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Show 1 Saturday, November 11, 2000 New Sierra group g O A multi-issue Sierra Club names new group after the Glen Canyon A now group f the Sierra Club has galvanized environmental activists in seven southern I'tah counties iCatbon. Lnicrv. Garfield. Grand. Kane. San Juan and Wayne). This summer the members voted lo name the group after Glen Canxon. which is now under Lake Powell. and elected Ken Sleight. John Weisheit. Kevin Walker. Jean Binvon and Patikk Diehl to represent them as the group's executive committee. I he fact that so many local activists have gotten mvoived in the new Sierra Glub group shows there is a huge potential for volunteer, grassroots action on environmental issues in Southern I'tah." said Walker "We expect our upcoming community open house to iccruit even more people into the various conservation committees " t the Communitv Conservation Open Mouse, scheduled lor 4 to h p m at the MARC (HIE H N . Mo.ibi on S.ituidav. Nov ll. people will have a chance to meet the new group's leaders Weisheit. ch.nim.in ot the group, is a river cuide and president of Glen Canvon Action Nctwoik Binvon. vice ch.nr ol the group and ch.nr of its local Political Issues Committee, is a lone-time lone-time Siena Club activist .mj former chair of the I lah Chapter of the Siena Club her Slow down: AAA offers driving tips for winter weather maintenance, hazardous conditions Winter is arriving early this yeat and the change in weather presents challenges to drivers, lo keep sate this winter. AAA l American Automobile ssoeiation) I'tah Chapter urges motorists to brush up on their winter dining skills " There is really no mystery as to why the winter months have the highest number of weathet-related weathet-related crashes." said Rolavnc Fairclough AAA I lah spokesw oman. Drivers in winter have additional difficulties with low visibility, fewer daylight hours, slick roads. poorly maintained vehicles and adverse weather conditions " With winter officially underway, several Utah ski resorts are scheduled to open this weekend. Backcountry conditions have also incurred enough snow for skiing, snowboarding and other winter activities. Before heading out to the backcountry call the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center locally at 658-5512 or in Salt Lake City at (801)354-1581. pr5 o 1 Some of the most fivhnjhlc nvms in Utah hjvr distinctly EuMpran accent. Not i.rtesy of BcrliU. cvrn hargjun aitt'ares to the continent. In fact, they're remarkably silent. Except for the w.lumci they speak about the taste of their owncrv Exifricnee Italy this holiday season without evTr leaving snr home. r 1 So lok. C J0 Mkd 0- Mt 10 . S I0 .a?2?0l b Cy ieo fcw Or M Sot IO.V70r2 1100 So Sw--r 10 7, SjH 10.4O -iJVW - rnimu Mnwm committee concentrates on the pressing planning and development issues in Moab and Grand County. Walker, who represents the group on the Executive Committee of the I'tah Chapter of the Sierra Club, coordinated the citizens" BLM wilderness inventory in I'tah for the Utah Wilderness Coalition, Diehl. secretary of the group and co-chair of the Forest Grazing Committee, and Ion Woodard. conservation chair, are former staff members for the Livermore Action Group (a nuclear disarmament organization), core organizers of the successful Save Ward Vallev campaign, and board members of the F.scal.mte Wilderness project. Chairs of the group's several conservation committees will outline their programs at the Nov. II community open house. Sleight, chair of the group's Nuclear Waste Task force, lounded Friends of Glen Canvon in 14 and has decades ot experience working for southern Cutis environment and for environmental justice. 1 he Nuclear Waste Task force is trvmg to s.ne I'tah from becoming the dumping ground for this nation's radioactive waste, with a particular focus on the Atlas uranium tailings near Moab and the White Mesa mill in San Juan County. Owen Lammers. chair of the group's Colorado River winter conditions arriving early this year AAA I'tah offers these tips for safe winter driving REDICE SPEED Vehicles need three times more distance to stop on slick roads (SI V drivers also need to slow down because their vehicles are equally prone to skidding as other vehicles.) I've extra caution when passing. Winter weather conditions often reduce Visibility. Increase following distance. The extra distance provides a butler in case of skids. Maintain a high attention level Being aware of driving conditions helps to avoid having to suddenly apply the Our designers taught Michelle Jensen's dining room to speak fluent Italian without ever saying a word. 1 '" "VP- ik- J T The Park alvanizes Committee. is executive director of the Glen Canvon Action Network and former director of the International Rivers Network Looking at the Colorado Basin as a whole, the Colorado River Committee seeks to halt the construction of more dams and to get serious consideration of the decommissioning of existing dams. They are currently producing an educational publication about the etfects of the Glen Canyon Dam and the benefits ol drainins Lake Powell. Dan Kent, chair of the groups Wildlife Committee, is founder of Friends of the Abajos and former environmental representative on the southeast Regional Advisors Council of the I'tah Wildlife Board. Bill love, forest grazing co-chair, is a long-time Sierra Club member and the Moab representative of the t'tah Wildlife Federation; he has worked closely for the past decade as a volunteer with the BLM Grand Resource Area and the Manti La S.il National Forest I he Wildlife and Forest Grazing committees arc-working arc-working hand in hand to change the heavtlv politicized, abusive handling ot wildlife in the stale of I'tah and to improve protection of public-lands public-lands within the Glen Canyon Group's area. Kalen Jones. ORV committee chair, has a BA in brakes and possibly skidding Keep vehicle in top running condition Make sure the brakes, lights and windshield wipers work and the tires have adequate tread If you have trouble, pull completely off the side ol the road, turn on the hazard lights, light Hires or signal for help and stay in the vehicle with your seat belt buckled, unless you are in danger of being hit by another vehicle Summon help on a cell phone. Fog. presents additional problems m winter. Visibility can deteriorate quickly and create a serious driving hazard Tips for driving in log include: REDICE SPEED Drive with lights on low-beam low-beam Open the window to listen ." 0 Record activis environmental studies, has run the Moab Recycling Center and currently works on sustainable building design and regenerative site planning I he ORV committee is preparing a citizens' plan for halting ORV abuse in the BLM Grand Resource Area and is a!so organizing ongoing monitoring of ORV damage to wild lands in the group's area Ray Williams, outings chair, is a staff person for the Glen Canvon Action Network and was a river guide for manv years. David Orr. membership chair, is a long-time Sierra Club activist, field director of the Glen Canyon Action Network, and co-founder of the John Muir Sierrans. a national network that works to return the Sierra Club to the uncompromising conserv ation c als of its founder. Juhi. Mu. Jim Gostlm. j.roup treasurer, is a veterinarian and volunteer river guide "This geographic area is too important not to have a Sierra Club group working hard to promote its environmental issues, including superlative wilderness. dynamic Watersheds. and sensitive desert ecosystems." said group chair. John Weisheit "'We must also promote sustainabihtv in our town and tribjl communities, such as freedom from nuclear waste, and from uncontrolled growth, which would destroy our vi-'w sheds and our night skies and dew, iter our aquifers and streams." for traffic you cannot see. I'se wipers and defroster as necessary for maximum v isibility Don't change lanes unnecessarily Don't stop on freeways or other heavily traveled roads unless absolutely necessary If possible, postpone your trip until alter the fog clears Established 100 years ago. 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