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Show Page A5 -- -- (I hr cTimrs-Inhcpcnhe- Thursday, November 20, 2003 nt Dessert extravaganza Canyonlands Community Recycling Center: will kick off pregnancy how did it started and where is it now? get center fundraising contributing writer bv Michelle Wiley Arches New Hope Pregnancy Center announces its first fund-raisNew Hope for the Little Ones. The fundraiser will be a Dessert Extravaganza presented Saturday evening, November 22, at 7 p.m. This will be a gala af- ing date of April 2004. As a matter of fact there is a possibility of opening one or two fair with all the homemade desserts you can eat, live mu- open to the public. Help is needed for this resource center to improve and strengthen er sic, silent auction, door prizes, and lots more. Admission is free but you do need to make advanced reservations, please to call Debbie at RSVP if you have not already received an invitation from a hostess. Arches New Hope is excited to present recording artist, Eli Agajaman as its special guest entertainment for the evening. Eli is an independent artist and performer who was with the Timothy Paul Band when they received their months earlier. Counseling training is planned for February or March. ANHPC needs to reach a financial goal of $25,000 before the doors can lives in Moab; so everyone is invited to become a part of this worthwhile endeavor. 259-172- 4 Gospel Music Association award in July of 2002. With his unique folk rock style, Eli desires to share personal faith and love without fearing to address modern social issues, such as suicide and abortion. There are nine local churches and three bakeries that will be providing the luscious desserts for the evening. Numerous local businesses have donated items for the door prizes and silent auction. Arches New Hope is also happy to announce that they received the 501c3, nonprofit federal tax exemption status in October. This was a major goal that allows ANHPC to write grants for funding and major equipment; allows now and any dofor nations to ANHPC are now tax deductible. Debbie Nelson, president of the board, will be sharing the vision of Arches New Hope fund-raisin- and explaining the services and programs that will be provided. Arches New Hope is right on schedule for its open Recycling received In 2002, Canyonlands Community Recycling Center iCCRi processed and shipped 370 tons of material to be recycled That's well more than double the materials processed and shipped during its first year of operation in 1992 of 103 tons, and this year's tonnage is expected to exceed 400. Moab has been ongoing for most d curbside recycling services in place when CCR was just forming. Itah as a whole lags behind in recycling. However, the impasses that face the Moab community as far as recycling goes, such as its remote location, are out- weighed by the energy and perseverance of its residents. In March 1990, the . . . Agajanian is an independent recording artist and performer who believes in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to people of all ages and backgrounds through music. He has travelled and performed with his father and uncle, Danny and Dennis Agajanian for many years, and is no stranger to evangelical ministry through music. Eli was also with the Timothy Paul Band when they received their Gospel Music Association award in July of 2002. They were praised Eli by Michael Tait, of DC Talk, for having Passion, art, message, just good music." Eli has a Bachelor of Theology from Interdenominational Ministries Bible College, and believes that music should reach and teach, as well as entertain. He will be providing entertainment at the Arches New Hope Pregnancy Center fund raiser on Nov. 22. ing (previous to the March 2001 fire) and League of Women Voters issued a study entitled, Recycling and Its Feasibility in Grand County." In September, the League, along with endorsement from the Moab City Council and Grand County Council, initiated a task force to implement their study. In November 1990, the task force formed a corporation and applied for a Com m unity Development Block Grant, while Grand non-prof- it County contributed $5,000. use of the fenced county yard, where CCR currently operates, coverage under the county liability insurance, and occasional use of a loader and truck, totaling $21,000. Canyonlands Community equipment for operations with funds left over for the initial hiring of staff. An additional $5,000 from Grand County ran operations until June 1993. January 1993, the Solid Waste Special Serv ice District was formed al- years, and each year the materials processed and shipped by CCR increases. 13 While many communities across thi nation have had mandated andor government-sponsore- Music man which purchased the old build- In Formalized recycling in non-prof- it status in early 1991 and in July of that year, they were awarded a grant of $38, 515, l. y the Grand County Council and, due to public support, recycling was included in the function of the district. In January 1994, Solid Waste assumed responsibility for management of the recycling center. In 1995, the district started a free recycling pickup service for businesses to decrease the amount of waste dumped into the landfill. Approximately 45 businesses received the service and employees were servicing as many as 10 businesses daily, which proved to be labor intensive. The current equipment was unable to efficiently keep up with the increased volume of material to be processed. In 1996, the market for most materials plummeted, which increased the hardship for recycling in Moab. In 1997, the County Council wrote a letter to the Solid Waste District stating, eliminate or drastically reduce recycling. That year the budget for recycling was cut by more than 50 percent. The argument from some of the council members at the time was that recycling was too costly for a Bales of aluminum cans await shipment at Canyonlands Community Recycling. Alluminum is one of the center's most profitable materials. Photo by Michelle Wiley small town. The Solid Waste District owns the landfill and charges a tipping fee to Bob's Sanitation to dump waste there. The less waste that is dumped, the less revenue received by the district. The argument that continued from opposing county council members was that the cost per unit of garbage to be dumped was increased due to recycling. Fixed costs such as district staff, permits and insurance remain the same whether 200 tons of waste is diverted from the landfill or not. Since less waste would be generated, the cost per unit of garbage would the argument from those in favor of recycling was that the less waste that is dumped into the landfill, the longer the landfill will last. Currently, the Solid Waste Dist rict annually makes a $30,000 bond payment for the Klondike landfill, which was built by the district and completed in 1997. It cost approximately $525,000. According to Jane Jones, district manager, the landfill is expected to last anywhere from 40 to 100 years, depending on how the landfill is used and managed. C an yon a n d s C (im m u n ity Recycling resumed operations in June 1997 and since has been operating as a private through the support increase with the same amount of money being spent. However, the argument was unacceptable to many community non-prof- of members and it private donations, grants, funds from the City of Moab, a lease of its yard from the County for $1 per year and lots of community support. CCR. There were 1,000 signatures from county residents in support of recycling. Part of Canyonlands Community Recycling Center; where Does it go and how? by Michelle Wiley contributing writer .nc o CCRs top money making materials are aluminum, cardboard and newspaper, which offset the costs of shipping and processing for the lesser money making materials to be accepted. CCR employees sort and bale all materials, except for glass, which is crushed and contracts out its shipping needs to several entities, depending on who is available and rates charged. There is a facility in Salt Lake City that will take some of the materials that are currently being shipped to Denver, however, facilities in Denver are presently offering better prices. 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