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Show - J( - -- ivKMKi )i -- - - $ ., .a..., i a ;i,J MiMU ,1kMurp If.CjF imTI'MOTmI irSirr iw Clic -- M- llW MOAB, U'lAH 500 Volume 110 www. moabt i mes . co m Number 37 WEATHER Lengthy investigations netted 24 arrests for felony meth charges FORECAST Thursday -- O- 'vf' Mostly Sunny 3 High 77 Low 52 4 by Sadie Warner Qt 'T' Friday Sunny assistant editor Low 52 High 84 Saturday 8r Low 50 k Sunday z Sunny ' - . . ' .4 - JL- A .X Read all about , . Y t - ' i ss8 Look inside for The uV Extra1 drug charges with intent a TV guide, horoscope, crossword, calendar, real estate listings, classifieds prison mandatory sentences Participating agencies also included the Grand County Sheriff's Dept Federal Bureau of Im estigation, the Grand County Attorney, Utah Highway Patrol, Moab Fire Dept the Division of Child and Family Services, an ambulance team, and a judge issuing warrants and more , Chilis! New fare at Eklecticafe7 . .Av Virginia Fossey contributing writer Provo's Squishy Woman See Triathlon B1 Displays may change and exhibits come and go at the Dan O'Laurie Canyon Country Museum, but one thing remains constant Virginia Fossey will be there to greet everyone who walks through the door. For 45 years, Fossey has encouraged visitors to discover Moabs past, and in that time she has become the very fabric of the museums history Fossey s service dates back to 1958, the beginning of the Moab Museum - now known as the Dan O'Laurie. She has assisted five museum curators, served as curator herself for a couple of years, helped relocate the facility from its first location in a small house to the present-dasite on Center Street, and watched as a wrecking ball demolished one old museum building to make room for the larger, more modern facility that exists today. Her first wage was 75 cents an hour, and the work hours were scant, Fossey says. Today, she works 42 hours each week during the museums longer summer season, and 28 hours through the winter. And after all those years and countless hours sitting behind the museums reception desk, Fossey still cant wait to get to work each day. I just love the people, thats all there is to it, she says, and breaks into a grin. The people who come in here make it so interesting. And her favorite people? The kids. I have always opened at any time for the school kids, she says. To see the kids come through with their teachers, and then watch them bring their parents in and tell them what theyve learned - for me thats the best part. Rusty Salmon, one of the museums two present-da- y curators, says Fossey is the museums most y . . ' . hJi Inside T he T imes Business Directory: Extra Dining & Lodging: B2 Editorials, Letters: 46-- 7 Historic Photo: A2 Notices: B3 Obituaries: A4 Region Review: 62 Sports: B1-- 2 WEATHER HISTORY Date High Low Preci'p. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 96 62 95 60 92 62 83 62 87 54 90 56 84 59 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 .14 ?essA sSo ' First Place In Four Categories Group Tht II To subscribe to The Times-lndepende- nt call subscribemoabtimes.com The nt This news- paper is valuable asset. Shes been the cement that held it all together for so long, Salmon says. And even today, she still gets out there to help people pump the player piano in the museum Shes amazing. Five years ago, to celebrate Fosseys 40th anniversary, museum officials named the facilitys temporary exhibit room for Fossey. This year, Fossey will commemorate her 45th anniversary with a party at the museum set for Saturday, Sept. 13 to coincide with the Moab Art Walk. They didnt know what to do for me this time, so they told me Im getting ice cream and cake, Fossey says. Thats sounded pretty good to me. No doubt, in the midst of her celebration, Fossey will still be welcoming visitors through the door. Everybody, no matter how old or young, or tattered or torn, theyre all treated the same, she says. And thats how it should be. . .03 .04 (Jyj printed on recycled paper and is recyclable. v j,L j y ' - .. . ' , ' - J -- f Y?.to- It' 1 - 'v h '1 - r Police Chief Mike Navarre looks on as three more teams prepare to round up suspected methamphetamine dealers Friday Sept 5 Twenty three o'fiet-- s Pom five law enforcement agencies arrested 24 people filling Grand County J ail to Photo ty Sodit? Warner capacity According to Police Chief Mike Nay arre, methamphetamine possession and distribution is the most serious problem the depart nu nt is faced ith yy Conservation plan nearing completion by Lisa Church and friends participated in ir v :r r jtt -- Virginia Fossey: 45 The Nature Conservancy years of dedication buys Onion Hill parcel to museum, people Paula Fuller r? to distribute, some carrying minimum Extra! ' T g You'll find weekly events, Read ArtWalk news in the v s , County Drug Task Force lead a diverse interagency squad in serv ing 22 arrest warrants. The roundup was the realization of a year and a half-loninvestigation into drug trafficking in the Moab area All warrants served were for ? it! nt ! 6am Moab Police Dept, and the GrandSan Juan , ..-i- . between 5.30 and -- - Low 54 High 83 t. 1 - ' Friday morning, September 5 local law enforcement agencies gathered at Moabs downtown firehouse to conduct the largest felony roundup in years Starting Sunny High Thursday, September 11, 2003 by Lisa Church contributing writer The Nature Cor.c,erian ofUtuh e has purchased a parcel at Onion Hill near Fisher Toyvers as part of the groups C River Corridor conservation plan 640-acr- non-prof- olo-rad- it o The property, one of only a few remaining parcels in Professor Valley owned by state's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), has long been eyed by the Conservancy because of its strategic location in the heart of Professor Valley, and its potential for rare plant habitat, Conservancy officials said. The land is considered vital to the groups big picture plan for protecting critical lands along a stretch of the Colorado River Corridor between Dewey and Moab because it serves as the gateway to other areas of high ecological signifi35-mi- le cance, said Chris Montague, the groups director of conservation programs. Its one of the biologically rich- est areas of the state, so its an important area, Montague said "Development of this parcel and in this area of the corridor would endanger wildlife habitat and disrupt fragile ecological systems Thats one of the reasons preservation in this corridor has been one of our top two project areas in the state. Since 1990, the Conservancy has purchased or put into conservation easements 3,688 acres -- including four SITLA parcels - along the river corridor, at a cost of more than $4.3 very important Wed like to sit down with the owners and try to come up with a way to permanently protect those, Montague said There still is work to do. but weve made great progress here Damian Fagan, a program manager for the groups Moab field otfice, said much of the property in Professor Valley is considered an area of critical environmental conci rn (ACEC) because it is home to rare plants including the Schultz Stickleaf, a yellow flowering plant found only in Professor Valley Its whole global distribution is right there in Professor Valley If the area isnt protected, the Stickleaf could be wiped out, Fagan said Rare plants drove a lot of our decisions to protect areas in that upper river corridor Although The Nature Conservancy now owns or has helped create conservation easements on a large swath of land along the river corridor that is popular w ith outdoor recreationists, the group has no plans to close the land to the public The traditional uses that the public enjoyed in those areas continue, Fagan said We do want to make sure that people understand the importance of respecting the land, but we dont just lock it up and tell everyone to stay away We try to be good neighbors, and to build strong relationships within our community Moab is not u n k i other commumtK-- ' ixphimid We v t got a ilia or nn til pi ol lun and we'vi taki n tin turn to makt ;mhh c a m'-- i uer- - that ate wmnihh aam because wi i got i nougli make com it t ions " Ski lh (I, olfil. t d t f u v d to d pnituiputing agiiuns hi J , Inge d tin file squad of mailv 25 depart mi nt gai age fm asst mhlv Inn booking, tin n tianspeited prisem is to Grand Countv Jail pist one blink north Bv tin i nd of the loundup, ofllssls Ivteti idled Cle jtiil te c.ipaeiCy u- -i i The final numln of pt oph was 24 Tin v ranged m agi from 20 to 50 years old including 17 nu n and six women It i' the polity of I In Time s Indepenih nt not to publish the names of those arrested until they hay e been at raigiu d In other law enfom nn nt h late d on Aug 29theGrindCo Ding ws. in Task Fm t e nriested lone time Gibson for suspect Chi rv of me distribution thamphe tnmme, and Mike Ingli by was found guilty by jury of mitli possession within a drug free school zone Inglebys sentence, for committing a felonv. will range hi twi i n years in the tali State Prison Also on Aug 29 James Fuller, charged with 46 criminal counts for more than 20 burglnrii s, waived his preliminary heat mg and pleaded innocent nt an anaignment Wednesdav. Sept '1 Statistics supplii d by the Grand Countv Attorney's otfice show that since the beginning of the v ear felony filings have increased by 38 percent, while misdemeanor filings are up by 21 percent Out of eight districts w lthm Utah State- Courts. Grand Countys 7th District Court has si i n the greatest increase in criminal filings from fiscal year 2002 to 2003 i -- , second-degre- - ' 4 'it n Tjr iiH r 'ji sit million. Those purchases also include side of Moab. Montague said acquisition of the Onion Hill is one of the final few land deals the group deems necessary to complete the river corridor preservation plan. There are some private properties within Professor Valley that are Homecoming! 259-893- 1. The Nature Conservncy's Projects along the Colorado River, 1990 1 e 1 the Mayberry Preserve along Hwy 128, and the Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve located on the west Grand County High School announces Homecoming Week, Sept 15 through 20: Tuesday, home tennis match. Thursday, home socceer and volleyball. Friday, Homecoming Assembly, parade and Homecoming football game. Saturday, Homecoming dance. Please support Grand High School in these great events. Alumni of Grand High are encouraged to join in the parade on Friday afternoon. If you are interested, contact Maralee Francis at the High School, ! . I - .M- - nu to idi aim d lot al mixed teams nu min is tiom dillt k nt ac iswue assigm that iik ludi t v - present. ' |