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Show Park Record Thursday, December 14, 1989 Page A15 rnimromfflfift ttdD SnnimpTimiStt WE'VE GOT PARK CITY COVERED i. , ; No wolf EIS this year j JotJyii nyic uumc JliMUM Although Utah's Congressman Rep. Wayne Owens has proposed his own legislation, a Dept. of Interior appropriations ap-propriations bill already signed into law will prevent full assessment of a wolf reintroduction program for at least a year. Owens' bill was introduced last summer, and calls for completion of an environmental impact statement by the end of 1991 on the plan to reintroduce wolves to the Yellowstone area. But DOI's budget bill notes money earmarked for the National Park specifically cannot be spent on that EIS this year. It does allow the Park Service to continue its studies associated with the viability of such a project and spend up to $150,000 in that effort. Yellowstone National Park representative Galen Buterbaugh said the law does not mean an EIS will never be done, just that "it won't be done this year, period." But others have disagreed that the NPS will ever be required to do the environmental study, and have argued the decision will be based on the results of the preliminary studies. The EIS will take a minimum of one year to complete, say DOI representatives. The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Plan, revised in 1987, identified Yellowstone as one of three zones in the area that can support wolves. It recommended recom-mended 10 breeding pairs be established in three separate areas over a three-year period. mnin imsm Man changes plea A man who has repeatedly denied charges of aggravated ag-gravated vehicular homicide in the death of 17-year-old Laurel Rudd has now changed his plea to guilty. "I want to get everything in the past," he said. "I'm prepared to face prison. Whatever the judge says is what's going to happen. This was very tragic and it's very important for me to do the right thing." Keith Goody, Pyle's attorney, said his client wants to take responsibility for the accident now that he's in a treatment program. "He realizes it wouldn't have happened hap-pened if he hadn't been drunk," Goody said. Pyle, whose blood alcohol level tested at twice that deemed "under the influence" in Wyoming when he was arrested Aug. 30, has always maintained Rudd's car drifted into his lane. He hit the car head on and killed Rudd. But Highway Patrolman Delane Baldwin testified Pyle had caused the accident after his van drifted off the road to the right and he then "jerked the wheel to the left, lost control of the vehicle and went into the left lane." The case is unusual in that the trial dates are set on the weekend so Pyle can continue with his alcohol ,r,ehabjlitation.program. He said the program has taught him that he suffers from "the very serious disease of alcoholism" and that he can't be cured without treatment. treat-ment. "The absolute fact of the matter is that a lot of people were hurt by this," he said. "I'm extremely concerned for the family. I can't sit with these people and tell them how I feel, but it was wrong and it can't ever happen again." The felony conviction carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Booths anger parents Parents and school board members are aghast at the North Tahoe Intermediate School's means of dealing with unruly students. Apparently the school has constructed "time-out cubicles" of plywood in an old storage room. The cubicles have walls which stretch from floor to ceiling, are windowless and are only about three-by-four feet. A crude desk is built into the corner. Parent Cheryl Correa brought the cubicles to the attention at-tention of board members last month, who were outraged. outrag-ed. Board member Helen Van Boer said "those booths were not normal like the ones in libraries. They were claustrophobic and we've stopped them. I was frankly alarmed about it." Fellow board member Ken Kott agreed. "We were appalled," ap-palled," he said. "It's outrageous. The plans for these things had one-way mirrors in them. The board would never approve of anything like that." But school counselor Shirley Hale said the rooms were used to help students rather than hurt them. "It has many different uses," she said. "We have a lot of different dif-ferent kids with a lot of different needs.'1 Hale said the rooms are used to give kids a "time-out" away from the rest of the students "where they get it back together." She said teachers' options were limited when a student was disrupting the rest of the class, and noted the rooms were better than "being in the hall where they can learn more bad habits." ; But the school board is adamant the rooms must be changed. "I'd say the district will have to work on a more up-to-date policy," said Van Boer. "There are so many ways to make kids feel better. Keeping them in bondage is not one of them." the aspen times Is no snow global? As time ticks by without a major snowstorm in any Colorado resort, Aspen is asking whether this is a permanent per-manent condition due to global warming. But experts, although they are sure global warming is a reality, are not ready to say whether bare slopes are a result of the phenomenon. "The year-to-year variation in temperature, rainfall and snowfall is very large over the last century," said John Firor, head of the advanced studies program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. "It's very difficult to blame or credit any year with the greenhouse effect." He noted that weather trends tend to be more regional or local, andjjointed out areas in Great Lakes region are experiencing a colder than normal winter this year. He added that all of the U.S. should expect a long-term warming trend, though, and suggested ski area residents help work to prevent it or prepare for its arrival. ar-rival. "This country is off-base saying we must wait and see before we do anything," he said. He noted residents could make efforts to reduce their energy consumption, demand non-oil-based fuels and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and chloroflourocarbons. Spice Up The Holidays All Year Long with a gift subscription to the Park Record In Summit County: 1 year $12, 2 years $20 (Out Of County) 1 year $23, 2 years $40 The'park Record Call 649-9014 P.O. Box 3688 vVe accept Visa & Master Charge Park City, Ut. 84060 NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATXi ZIP: .rj; T iff i ail H i .i v . mr 31 llfrlH I LIKE NO OTHER If you are looking for a unique Deer Valley Condominium you'll likfc this one. The 4 bedrooms and 5.5 baths give you plenty of elbow room. The custom furniture, decor, and accessories are included. 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