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Show Murdock finish the work. Construction can only be done between October and April, when the canal ' isn't delivering irrigation water. The 2010 timetable assumes everything goes as planned. If there are any stumbling blocks along the way, another year or two could be added to the project, he said. The association wants to cover the canal to protect the water quality, stop evaporation and seepage into the ground which will increase stream flows in the Provo River for the and endangered June Sucker prevent drownings. The canal runs through four inverted siphons, or tubes that use gravity to force water to the end of the canal People drown when they get caught in the siphons. The most recent to die in the canal were two brothers, Ash-to-n Hobbs, 23, and Byron "BJ" Hobbs, 21, who were killed in October 2003 when they tried to g scuba dive through a 1,200-- f syphon easement Also, a canal could along the now-opebe turned into a trail system, which will be done in conjunction with the enclosure project, ' said Lindon Mayor Larry FJlert-soone of the mayors working on the trail The mayors are working out a memorandum of understanding between the association and cities. The trail would follow the maintenance road the association now uses to maintain the canaL Continued from Cl ' , "We're pretty excited about it," Denos said The canal runs from Provo Canyonto the Point of the Mountain, through Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Lehi and Highland. The title transfer is the first step in covering the canal, Denos said. The association will have to bond for the $115 million enclosure project, which would cost $25 million to $30 million more in higher interest rates if the federal government holds the title. The project has widespread support, from environmental groups to federal agencies, Denos said. "We have a pretty good mix of people that support this he said. The title transfer wont cost anything. But the association will need to pay its remaining debt to the US. Bureau of Reclamation for the canal project, which included widening the canal and building Deer Creek Reservoir. The debt, which the association has been paying since the project was done in the 1940s, is less than $1 million Although some preliminary funding work has been done, the project won't be finished until at least 2010, Denos said. It will take a few years to get the project funding in place, and then at least three seasons to pro-ject- ," oot-lon- Crime I PLANE n n, measured by the truth he professes, the greatness of the service he rendered and the greatness of the life he lived,'' Hernandez said. Machado-Olmo- s was born to Jose Manuel Machado and Patricia Olmos on Sept. 20, 1983, in Los Mochis, Mexico. When he was only 4 years old, his father passed away. Machado-Olmo- s moved to the United States with his mother in 1989 and when he was 9 years old, she married Esau Acosta. He is survived by his mother, stepfather and two Esau, 12, and Samantha, 9. Continued from Cl s' . step-sibling- s: 21-gu- JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald Online fer people to Orem's Spanish traffic school, Asay said. One possible downside for defendants in Lehi is that the traffic school price is actually increasing from $50 to $65. But the program is a good one for the Lehi Police Depart: ment, which will save time and money because it no longer has to provide an officer to teach the school or pay that person overtime, said Sgt. Jeff Swenson of the Lehi Police Department. He believes the school will be especially useful for people who live out of state but received a ticket in Lehi, something he expects to see a lot more of once Cabela's, a sporting and hunting store, opens near Thanksgiving Point. Swenson has also gone through the course and believes it can really teach peo- Continued from Cl from the date of the citation to complete the program, Asay said. The online program consists of 18 categories with quizzes at the end of each and a final quiz a person must get 70 percent correct on, she said. The program helps to make sure all people are going through the same process and learning the same thing, Asay said. " VvVheeded to go this way because it also makes the curriculum standard," she said. "The officers try to teach the same thing every time but people have questions, they get on different subjects and this way it's a more standardized traffic schooL" For those who do not have a personal computer, the Lehi library will have computers specifically designated for online traffic school, she said. The court is also trying to get a Spanish version of the program, but until then, as it has always done, the court will re ple. "I think it is a good thing and helps us out and people out so they don't have to come back," he said. For now, Lehi will be the only city to put its traffic court online exclusively. Provo, Orem, Spanish Fork and America Fork traffic . it Col-lar- 3:im; -- silver-dollar-siz- . If the Legislature passes such a law, "the first time they try to prosecute a member of the Native American Church, we'll be back in the Utah Supreme Court," she said. Mooney, who is the founder of the Oklevueha EarthWalks Native American Church, and his attorney have also been told by the U.S. Department of Jus riMttt! anznM (D I'M It A- Residential Rates Delivery 6 DaysWeek WWWW 6Cub.Yd. 4Cub..Yd. BCub.Yd. ffw) "More and more organizations are reluctant to provide it because you miss that ructor-student interaction; the personal element is missing," he said. "It's very convenient for the student, but it's not the cure-alL- " that you are a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe, you would be criminally nauie it you idKe peyote." Kris Leonard Utah Assistant Attorney General ar Deputies seized nearly 17,500 peyote buttons in addition to the church's computers and records. Mooney and his wife were arrested the next month and posted bond; the Utah chapter of the church has since declared bankruptcy. 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A I I therapy. But despite evidence that peyote helps addicts, including a five-yestudy now under way at the Harvard School of Medicine, federal and state agencies are afraid to reclassify peyote for fear other groups will try to legalg ize other dangerous, drugs, he said. "Peyote is lumped with other abusive drugs because it is a hallucinogen, but the reality is that it causes no harm," he said. "The only harmful effect is that it causes vomiting, which is considered part of the therapy. The Drug Enforcement Agency should broaden its classification of this drug." tice that the federal government will not recognize the June ruling of the Utah Supreme Court. The U.S. Attorney General's office is now investigating Mooney to determine if federal charges should be filed. Mooney and Collard have said they will defend both the federal and the state cases all the way to the U.S. Supreme nrCaluo.cbiti umui the five-doll- scribed for medical reasons, even by doctors, Gahlinger said. If federal authorities would lower the classification to Schedule Two through Five, peyote would essentially become a prescription drug and doctors and Native American spiritual leaders could use the drug as a Those who are given the peyote sacrament during Native American Church ceremonies use it to bring themselves closer to their spiritual connection with God, he said. Peyote is a ' "truth serum" that often causes intense vomiting, part of the process of cleansing away spiritual barriers and taking, responsibility for harmful actions and behaviors. "It takes a lot of courage to do peyote," Mooney said. "When was the last time you saw God as a victim? When you feel you are one with God, all feelings of being a victim go away." Gahlinger said peyote "is known to have properties, and this is one reason peyote is very useful in alcohol addiction treatment." Peyote, which naturally contains 1 percent mescaline, a hallucinogenic drug, is now legally classified by the federal government as a Schedule One drug, meaning it cannot be used or pre from THEFT An Orem woman reported that she believes someone stole several hundred dollars from her while she slept in her home Monday night. The woman reported that for security reasons, she tucked the money into her bra before taking a pain pill and going to bed. When she awoke Tuesday morning, her bra was disheveled and all but a bill was missing. Several teenage friends of her son stayed in the home Monday night and are listed as possible suspects. The case was assigned to a detective. courts are run under the umbrella of the 4th District Court, which only allows online traffic school for defendants who live out of state,' said Jody Meyer, Provo Traffic Court clerk. Robert Parenti, president of the Utah Safety Council which provides defensive driving courses throughout the state, said it is up to each court to decide what school traffic violators will take. But he is concerned that with the online course, there is no way to make sure that the person taking the course is the same one who committed the violation.. A few years ago, online school "was the rage," but people have complained that without the teacher's knowledge, questions are sometimes left unanswered and students may not learn as much, Parenti a cactus, legalized for use in treating of all kinds, said Dr. Paul a professor of medicine at the University of Utah Medical School and author of "Illegal Drugs: The Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use and Abuse." "In Europe, peyote is sold over the counter," he said, noting the American Medical Association has classified peyformote as not harmful and non-habing. "The reason peyote is not abused is because it is not enjoyable. It is nauseating. It does bring insight, but at the cost of being unpleasant." James Warren "Flaming Eagle" Mooney, who is the founder of the EarthWalks Native American Church and who is now under federal investigation for distributing peyote to Indians, said those who fear peyote do not understand its spiritual uses or ability to treat addiction. munion in the Catholic Church because of their race. "If they try to pass a law where the government is telling the Native American Church who its members can be, that to me would violate the First Amendment and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment," Collard said. "It would prevent the exercise of the freedom of religion." suf- couple and then forged the checks for cash, which she kept. She was arrested on six counts of forgery and booked into the Utah County Jail. Officer Robert Marshall of the Lehi Police Department shows photos of a traffic accident to people attending traffic school in Lehi. Wednesday was the last night that the class was held live and from now on, people will have to take the course online. should we have 15 state and federal officers standing around?" But the celebration by church members was marred by the news that Utah County prosecutors have asked a committee of state prosecutors to seek legislation that would allow only American Indians to be members of the Native American Church, she said. "This is an attempt to end-ru- n the Utah Supreme Court,",Col-lar- d said. "We'll go to court to fight for the right of Americans or Mormons or anyone to choose their church." In an interview with the Daily Herald, Utah Assistant Attorney General Kris Leonard said state prosecutors will ask the Legislature to adopt a federal statute that would bar Indians from taking peyote. "If you could not show that you are a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe, you would be criminally liable if you take peyote," Leonard said. "Giving it to them would be illegal, too." But because the peyote sacrament is a "central tenet" of the d Native American Church, said such a law would be tantamount to telling someone they could pot take the sacrament in the IDS church or com- non-Nati- man such, she stole checks Peyote - controversial and ceremonial Peyote, should be addictions Gahlinger, A FORGERY Officer Josh Adams investigated a report filed yesterday by the adult son of an older couple living in Orem. It was reported that George of Provo had been hired as a caregiver for the couple and, while employed as Peyote Continued from C I beat CRASH fered a sprained ankle when the left wing of the Cessna 172 he was piloting hit the runway during takeoff at Provo Municipal Airport around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The plane went off the runway into the dirt. The man was taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center to treat his sprained ankle. 100-fo- ot Funeral personnel from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, standing in rank and saluting the fallen soldier. After Hernandez dedicated the grave, U.S. Marine Corps officers, uniformed in dress blues, quietly folded an American flag that was draped over Machado-Olmocoffin and handed it to his silent mother. The mood was chillingly somber as Marines fired the final n salute. "The greatness of a man is a HERALD DAILY Thursday, September 23. 2004 DINNER HOURS Monday - Saturday 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 1415 S. Foothill Dr. SLC M14222 4U N. UithwrtMy Ave Provo -- 373-4- MlDlCAL (8 Corporation |