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Show ripi y nrn'nfr)gy yi "m ' "."lrfMrT',Tr"-- 011e A river journal. Area Wide Week in Review Part 11110 days on the Green v ftygii 'Cimcs-(3lnhepenbcn- and Colorado f x te0 Thursday, October 17, t, 1996 - B1 . V, f A 1 V', W 'V News items from area newspapers . . . Carbon on the big screen . . I . Price The Carbon County area will soon be featured on QVC, the nationally broadcast television shopping show channel. This area will be featured as part of our Discovery Tour series, explained producer Bill Balliet. We are spending two days in the Price area. We e spent one day in Canyon and another day at the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum producing a piece on dinosaurs. Nine-Mil- I QVC is seen by millions of viewers all over America Price Kane county declares war . , flit; X . . H I f. i Kanab The Kane County Attorney has been directed to promote and manage a legal strategy that seeks to overturn the process f f t ,U? which created the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument. County Commissioners unanimously voted to take legal action against President Clintons action Since a legal battle with the government will be costly, the county is soliciting donations for their war chest. Commissioners passed a resolution which opposes the monument because of its adverse effects on the people, lands, resources, economic stability, culture and way of life in Kane County. They maintain the action was carried out in secrecy with no public involvement; was done for political gain and not for the protection of historic landmarks, historic or prehistoric structures, or their objects of of historic or scientific interest. Southern Utah News Still fighting the homebuilders $ w as " . . . American Fork The court battle is far from over as American Fork City has had yet another motion filed against it by the Home Builders Assn of Utah The association prevailed in an attempt to have some of the citys impact fees set aside in one of a small number of test cases in Utah As a result, American Fork placed a moratorium on any building or annexation which would require an increase in sewer, water or park needs those items on which the impact fees were determined ineligible. The city subsequently put an interim measure into effect which would have allowed the builders to pay the amounts of the previous fees into an escrow account, with the provision that either party would reimburse the other if the charges were later determined to be different. Home Builders object. The City is blatantly disregarding the Courts authority and is attempting to enforce the sewer, water, and park impact fees through a voluntary agreement with the City and the building permit applicants . . . The citys disregard for the Courts authority is shocking, ..i I r 37 V smm are celebrating the centennial of Utahs statehood. We are also celebratrivers of the American ing our dedication to the remaining West and the peace they give us This Duckie, shwon here with Molly Martin, is one of four craft being used by our group. It made for great solo rafting through the famous rapids of Lodore Canyon. Fall is upon us on the river. The cottonwoods and box elders are golden. The sumacs are orange and red. Yellow and purple composites are flowering all around us. We marvel at the complex geology of the Uinta Mountrending mountain system in the Westtains, the only massive east-weern Hemisphere. In this year of 1 996, we seven river people from Moab free-flowi- st A u m ' j i the suit continues. American Fork Citizen Winter grazing cut back . . . Cortez, Colo. The drought may be over, but its effects arent. Although recent rainstorms have brought close to 6 inches in the Four Comers area in September and last week, the moisture came too late to return many of the areas parched public lands to their normal condition. As a result, many fall, winter and spring grazing allotments on Bureau of Land Management lands have been cut. Even with the rains we can be assured that existing plant production will not be sufficient to carry your annual licensed use, said a letter sent to grazing permittees in the San Juan Resource Area. Approximately 110 permittees holding allotments, almost all for cattle, on BLM lands in the area. Of those, 80 to 90 percent will see a large reduction in either the numbers of animals or the grazing time, according to the BLM. Montezuma Valley Journal Fees for land use proposed 1-7- 0 .. . Vail, Colo. Faced with increasing congestion on Interstate 70, the Colorado Highway Department, as it was then known, several years ago proposed widening the road to six lanes all the way to Vail. Now the state agency is back with a new study, seeking to look at and both short-tersolutions, and the options are not just limited to more lanes, although that could be part of the mix. Improved airport facilities, expanded bus operations and newer forms of transit technology will also be looked at. Average traffic volume on within 10 to 15 years is expected to be comparable to peak traffic m long-ter- m Vail Beaver Creek Times delayed . . . project Hospital Monticello Construction on the American SurgiCare Hospital in Blanding has been delayed one more time. According to Project Contractor Pete Skomaski, a recent redesign meant that the footers and steel fabrication needed to be changed. As a result of the changes, we lost our place in line for steel fabrication. Skomaski said it would be a few more weeks before the steel can be fabricated. He anticipate e construction to continue on the project by the end of the month. The San Juan Record full-bor- Donation of land . . . Heber City Wasatch Mountain State Park is slated to receive a donation of 92 acres of land adjacent to the park and Snake Creek Canyon. The donation is expected to be converted to a conservation easement and held by Utah Open Lands to ensure the land remains accessible and is preserved for watershed and wildlife. The land will be donated by Richard Malia of Seattle, Wash., with the condition the land remains open to the public and no development takes place. The conservation easement will meet those conditions. A signing ceremony with Malia and representatives of Utah Open Lands and the State Parks is expected some time this month. Other lands in Snake Creek Canyon have already been preserved for the park through The Nature Conservancy and a collection of public and private enterprises. The Wasatch Wave btflltflhMflcB Meade. The seven who took too much on the river by The The crew Same On September 22, 1996, four assorted vehicles carried five boats and equipment for seven Moab locals to their launch point below Flaming Gorge in Northeastern Utah. This was the start of an expedition that will end sometime of 1997 on Lake in Mead in Arizona. Today, October 1, nine days and 90 miles later, we write from the depths of Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument. Todays camp is called Wild Mountain and we will stay here for two nights Behind us are the famous rapids of Lodore Canyon Disaster Falls, Triplet and Hells Half Mile. These rapids were run with success by this mid-Janua- well-season- crew. " is made up Moabites who work professionand Sheri ally for Tag-A-Lo- ing the centennial of the river trips of George Flavell and Nathaniel Galloway We would like to say that indeed, we are, but we would also like to say that we celebrating are celebrating our remainto dedication to the re- Griffith Expeditions, namely: . .we are our dedication the rivers of ing the American West and the peace they give us. free-flowin- g Nancy Allemand, Joe Englbrecht, Molly Martin, Zane Taylor, Susette and Weisheit, and Steve John Young In this year of 1996, some might say we are celebrating the centennial of Utahs statehood Some might say we are celebrat maining rivers of the Amerifree-flowi- can West and the peace they give us In our camps the hours pass by with good conversation, good food, hot drinks and libations. We play games, hike, sing, dance and read Before going to bed we make a group entry into our official trip diary and read captions from the books of ancestral boatmen We started our trip in rain suits with cold and frost following us for four days. Halfway through Browns Park and into Lodore Canyon the weather changed into clear, sunny days with afternoon breezes. Warm enough to leave tents unassembled, to bath, wash clothes, and air sleeping bags. Fall is upon us. The Cottonwoods and Box Elders are golden. The Sumacs are orange and red. Yellow and purple composites are flowering all around us. We also marvel at the complex geology of the Uinta Mountains, the only massive east-we- trending st mountain system of the Western Hemisphere. We anticipate with great enthusiasm the coming 100 days left of our trip and look forward to sharing them with the readers of The Times-Independen- t. Red Ribbon Week" planned in Moab schools The Red Ribbon is more than periods today. We started the trip in rain suits with cold and frost following us for four days above and near Browns Park. The weather changed to clear, sunny days with afternoon breezes. We anticipate the coming 100 days left of our trip, which will end sometime in January in Arizona at Lake PROGRESS NOTES ON: . . . Blanding Residents of San Juan and Grand Counties may soon have to pay additional use fees to use public lands. This proposal is being considered by the Canyon Country Partnership, and was the topic of A lengthy discussion at the Partnerships recent Monticello meeting. The fee proposal has been suggested as a demonstration project to put more additional money into local areas where the land is being used, BLM Moab Area Director Kate Kitchell explained. Based on a program operating at the Sand Flats near Moab, Kitchell suggested a management agreement might be established for cooperative management for Grand and San Juan Counties, including BLM, Forest Service, Navajo Nation, Ute Reservation and other agencies. To be collected for camping, hiking and other Activities outside the designated areas, fees could run from $5 to $10. Blue Mountain Panorama Congestion on In our camps the hours pass by with good conversation, good food, hot drinks and libations. We play games, hike, sing, dance and read. Before going to bed we make a group entry into our official trip diary and read captions from the books of ancestral boatmen who made the trip long before us. just a ribbon. It is a symbol of awareness, a sign that we choose to strive for drug-fre- e lives. It is a powerful educational tool that should be utilized not only one week in October, but throughout the year. By wearing a red ribbon and saying no to drugs, we can make a difference and prevent future tragedies. Heres how it all began: On Thursday, February 7,1985, Enrique Kiki Camarena, a 37 year old U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and father of three sons, made history. He had been investigating a drug scam in which he suspected officers of the Mexican army, police and government. Apparently, as he left his office that Thursday to meet his wife, Mika, for lunch, five men appeared at the agents side and shoved him into a car. Kiki Camarenas body was found one month later in a shallow grave, ar 70 miles from Michoacan, Mexico He had been tortured, beaten and Congress of the United States in 1988. Since then, it has become brutally murdered Parents in Illinois and Virginia, angry and sick of the destruction and killing caused by alcohol and other drugs, launched the first Red Ribbon Campaign, which was proclaimed by the larger and stronger, reaching millions of Americans No other single drug prevention movement in history has had an impact on so many lives. Grand County School kids will be wearing their ribbons dur ing the week of October 21 - 25. The start of ribbon week is October 19. Students of the Grand County Middle School will be passing out ribbons to businesses this week. The churches may get ribbons for Sunday (21st ) by callin ing Glee Parriott at 2S9-715- 8 the mornings. be careful with campfires Hunters must wet Forest start The September s cool, weather brought an abrupt end to the worst of Utahs wildland fire season. However, hunters into Utahs venturing backcountry are urged to use fire cautiously. Recent warm weather has increased the fire danger, warns Gary Cornell, fire management coordinator with the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. Weve had several recent fires, two of which were human-causeand because weve lost most of our seasonal firefighters, a small fire could become a large d, fire before we could control it. fires Please USDA Service, Bureau of Land Management and dont leave campfires Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands are asking hunters to be especially careful with campfires. Sparks and heat from vehicles and equipment can also unattended, asks Cornell, and be sure your campfires are out before breaking camp. Lets have e a safe and hunting season Teleradiology system is giving Allen Memorial Hospital the ability to instantly digitize radiological films and send them to Mercy Medical Center and radiologist for immediate review and second opinion consults. This equipment is like having a radiologist on site at all times says Steve Page, Director of Imagining Services. It digitizes the image and sends it over the phone line allowing the hospital to access more accurate and fire-fre- New equipment at Allen Memorial A new timely diagnostic information. When getting medical attention is Time Cntical this innovative system provides Allen Memorial patients with care. state-of-the-a- rt |