OCR Text |
Show k pi pi ggr Thursday, April 3, 1997 ixrtfa-3nhfprnhf- nt, iirJlBif'1ir'iri'"'ftgti B1 Area Wide Week in Review News items from area newspapers . , . for spring floods Prepared to do their Manti Close to 200 . . . people eager part, met last week at the library to begin the job of cleaning creek bottoms in anticipation of possible spring flooding. Many had primers, some had chain saws and shovels. It took three to four hours. As a result of this effort, at least 90 of the city creeks are cleared of willows, weeds and branches that would surely cause water backup resultingiirfleoding of low areas as the high water begins to flow. It is heartwarming to see this kind of cooperation and willingness in our community, said project spokesman Jay Cluff. There will be a lot less concern about future flooding now. The Manti Messenger Open space protection . . . Heber City The Midway City Council has held a public hearing on planned unit developments. The new proposal calls for a size reduction of single open block areas. Currently, 45 of a PUD must be retained in a single open block. The proposed ordinance calls for 27.5 of a development area to be retained in a permanent open block, clear of buildings and parking. The Wasatch Wave Cities not cooperating . . . Price Overcrowding in some jails along the Wasatch Front is making it difficult for local police officers to make arrests on some wanted suspects found in Carbon and Emery counties. The system m place to catch Utah residents with valid warrants for arrest is tied to driver licenses. When a license is checked through computer by a Utah law enforcement officer, the warrant is listed along with the information on tiie license. By consent of the Utah sheriffs, we have all agreed that we will come and get anyone arrested with a statewide warrant, said Emery County Sheriff LaMar Guymon. We honor that. If someone is arrested anywhere in the state, we send a deputy to pick them up. But not all Utah(agencies are following the agreement. Some Wasatch Front agencies, such as Salt Lake City and West Valley City, are refusing to pick up those people caught in rural Utah with valid warrants. We pick them up, put them in jail and they wont come get them, said Guymon. We now do what we said we would never do, we sometimes let them go, Guymon said. Price Sun-Advoca- te Rewards for information . . . Sires, advisor; Lisa Knight, treasurer; Stacy Holyoak, president; Michelle Mick, secretary; Julie Fredericks, Mindy Robison, Emeily Llewellyn, vice president; Bonnie Seright, Alysia Weeks, Cassidy Neal and Sara Hoffman. GCHS marketing students have been on the road that Grand County High School has had the opportunity to participate in a new club this year. DECAis an organization of mar- keting students. Thanks to Theresa Sires, the students have been able to learn a lot of new things. DECA is an opportunity that every student at GCHS should experience. In DECA students travel across their region and compete in various fields. Students also have the opportunity to meet a lot of people from across the state. There are several individual or team events to choose from when competing. Most competitions involve both a written test and or a role- - tests students underplay of standing business and marketing concepts. The event categories range from Advertising and Visual Merchandising to Sales Presentations to Travel and Tourism Marketing. During the year, the club participated in several competitions across the state. In October three of our DECA members went to Park City, Utah, to the State Leadership Conference to learn about club organization and management skills. 'The three who attended were Stacy Holyoak, President, Mindy Robison, who was a stand in for Vice President, and Tanya At this confer- y Pulham-Secretar- drilling were requesting that they Emily made it to Finals. 'event. The trip was great and was lots of fun. Members of the GCHS Deca Team were instrumental in organizing this new event. The event permis- Region wildlife board to meet on Tuesday The Southeast Regional Wildlife Advisory Council meets on Tuesday, April 8 at 6.30 p.m. in the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River. The council is seeking public input regarding the 1997 bucks, still hopeful . . . bulls and application process. In addition to the application process, the council will be discussing the following items: Allowing bull elk permittees to buy a cow permit, if Cortez, Colo. Its time to put all the cards on the table, Colo. Governor Roy Romer has told stakeholders on both sides of the Animas-L- a Plata water project talks. Several congressman have proposed killing the project once and for all, and Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt recently angered Sen. Ban Nighthorse Campbell by saying that the Indian water rights claims of the two Ute tribes could be settled without constructing the project. The last meeting in the process, a series of talks designed to bring interested parties to the table, ended in acrimony, and a future meeting planned for Farmington was canceled. But Romer said he has not given up hope that the meetings will produce a workable solution. We need to find a compromise, Romer emphasized. Its the only way to keep out of litigation over the long haul. Montezuma Valley Journal City takes over ...Adventure Highland of closure, the American Fork After a year and on April 15 this year under the direcLearning Park will d property tion of Highland City. The park is located on and was operated for years by the state. Utah County took over park operations and kept the park open until last year, when it turned the facility back to Utah State, and officials decided to keep the park closed. We want to keep the popular park as a secluded, restful place where people can go down and walk their dogs, said Lloyd Hansen, who has spearheaded many service projects aimed at bringing the park back into its earlier glory. American Fork Citizen re-op- en state-owne- Schools accredited Salina High schools in Sevier . . . School District are accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges despite concerns raised by an article published last week in The Salt Lake Tribune about accreditation. The article said that nine Utah schools and e schools were on a warned status for the 1996-9- 7 three school year. North Sevier High School was warned for turning in an annual report late, according to the article, and Richfield High School was warned for high class loads, a high counselorstudent ratio, an inadequate number of perioicals in the media center and not enough media personnel. Parents and students can be assured Seviers high schools are accredited, said Duane Bresee, assistant Office of Education to superintendent. Well work with the State he said. address concerns, special-purpos- The Salina Sun and Stacy, Lisa and Cassidy all did well and gained experience at the sion to begin exploratory drilling at two sites within the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The two sites are in close proximity, one being on BLM land and the other on School Trust Lands. The Utah PTA is supporting this move for a number of reasons, including: (1) It will begin the process to provide compensation for the school children of Utah as promised by President Clinton at the creation of the Monument. (2) It will begin a valuation process of the School Trust Lands so that a fair trade or compensation can occur. (3) It will begin to determine what activity can and cannot take place Monument. The PTA is urging parental support for in a multi-use- " their position, in contacting officials in support of Conoco. Southern Utah News Colo. Governor Knight, Stacy Holyoak, and Cassidy and Lisa chose the Quick Serve Restaurant Management event. . . . Conoco announced regional representative. Since the Moab DECA chapter is very new, students talked to club leaders from several other schools to see how their chapters were run. During their time in Park City they were able to attend many great workshops, including How to Become a Millionaire, How to Become an Entrepreneur, and the Chump representative spoke about Financial Stability. The first competition for the year was held at Snow College in Ephraim. Emily Llewellyn, Lisa Retail Merchandising, Ttmes-New- Kanab ence they were able to meet with the state president of DECA, Brady Withers, and also with the Cassidy Neal participated. The competition was the first for all, and they were really excited and nervous. Emily participated in Entrepreneurship, Stacy competed in Nephi Nephi City Police Department is now offering a reward for information which results in arrests made for illegal drug use. Nephi City Council has agreed to fund the effort to keep illegal drugs out of the community. The rewards will be for amounts beginning at $25 and ending at $500. We want individuals who give us information to know that their names will never be revealed. They will never have to testify in court nor will their names be released to the court or revealed in any way, said Chad Bowles, Nephi City Police Chief. The community needs to recognize that we have a serious drug problem. Members of the community need to be aware of the problem and start watching and paying attention to what is going on around them, he said. . . . s The Nephi PTA supports Marketing Quiz Bowl Team: Emily Llewellyn, Cssidy Neal, Lisa Knight and StaCy Holyoak cow permits remain after the 1997 antlerless draw, bills from the 1997 legislative session which impact wildlife, how and where habitat authorization funds should be used during the RC&D Council of State Cunningham was reSam of cently elected the newly formed Utah State Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council. Cunningham represents the interests of Grand, San Juan, Emery and Carbon counties on the state council. Cunningham is currently chairperson of the Castleland RC&D Council, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to work- ing with local units of government to address regional natural and human resources issues. Cunningham has been exten- sively involved in community service in the area, having served as chair of the League of Women Voters, been a Grand County Commissioner and held elected or volunteer posts with the Southeastern Utah Public Health Board, the Dan O'Laurie Museum, the Grand County Recreation Board, the Grand County Fair board, and Business and Professional Women. Cunningham is employed at the Allen Memorial Hospital where she is a laboratory technician. She has resided in Moab for ten years. Cunningham will provide leadership to the State RC&D Council in partnership with David Blackner, chairman of the Wasatch Front RC&D Council. Work begins on mortuary Don Palmer, owner of Moab Memorial Mortuary, has announced that construction is underway on his new facility at the corner of 400 East and Locust Lane in Moab. Visitors are welcome at the construction site. This will be the largest, nicest and largest mortuary ever in Moab, Don said. An open house to open the facility will be held in the near future. coming year, cooperative wildlife management units and southern region landowner permit program. Sportsmen, naturalists and anyone who enjoys wildlife is encouraged to attend and voice their opinion to the regional wildlife advisory council. Tobacco use is high in Utah The use of smokeless tobacco, including snuff and chewing tobacco, is increasing at an alarm- ing rate in Utah, especially among teens. Tbbacco advertising continually promotes products with images of independence, glamour, success, and maturity. The fact is, cancer and other oral conditions related to the use of smokeless tobacco, are dangerous, ugly, and can be seriously disfiguring. lb learn more about chewing tobacco, contact your local American Cancer Society office or call Mindy Robison and Lisa Knight display their Finalist Award at State. was planned to give rural schools an opportunity to compete and practice before going to the bigger and more intense competitions. Fourteen students from GCHS participated in this competition which was a great success and will be continued annually according to organizers at CEU. On February 5th, several members of the DECA club went to Salt Lake Community College. The DECA members that at- tended were Stacy Holyoak (DECA Club President,) Emily Lewellyn (Vice President,) Michelle Mick (Secretary,) Lisa Knight (Treasurer,) Mindy Robison, Rachel Stucki, Roseann Adamson, Alysia Weeks, Julie Fredricks, and Bonnie Seright. These members competed in many different categories. Stacy Holyoak was a finalist in Transportation. This is a category in which you read a scenario, then you go into a room with two judges and formally tell them your opinion on the problem and then tell them why you think this. The other members competed in various categories with the same basic format. None of the other members were finalists, but they did very well, and the Marketing Bowl team nearly made it to the state event in their first year! The GCHS DECA Club had the opportunity to go to State Competition on March 11 and 12. Taking this trip were Emily Llewellyn, Michelle Mick, Lisa Knight, Alysia Weeks, Mindy Robison and Stacy Holyoak. The competition was held at the State Fairgrounds. The events that they participated in were: General Marketing Associate Level, Retail Merchandising Associate Level, Travel and Tourism Tfeam Event, Apparel and Accessories Associate Level, and Advertising and Visual Merchandising. There were three people that made into the finals. Stacy Holyoak in Retail Merchandising, and Mindy Robison and Lisa Knight in Travel and Tourism. Making it into finals gave students the opportunity to compete with other finalists to qualify for the National competition in Anaheim California. Three out of six of our people made it to the finals. Only eight out of up to 80 competitors reach this level, and only the top three finalists make it to Nationals. While they didn't make it to Na- tionals this year, the experience and knowledge they gained give them great odds for next year and club members are proud of pgin fP1 |