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Show Page Week in Review Items from regional newspapers reveals drugs ... pickup Separated and East Millard Medical Service personnel Utah Highway Patrol troopers responded to a routine traffic but the veterans were surprised by what they accident on found. The white, 1995 Chevy 0 pickup truck was completely torn apart. The truck bed and exposed engine were still attached to the frame and in an adjacent field, rescue workers found the two female occupants seated in the cab of the truck, which was still intact. The accident had exposed a false bed covering a hidden compartment. Inside was a 2.2 pound brick of marijuana and $1,400 in cash. The driver and her daughter were to sell. with intent with possession charged 5, S-1- ld A f;tqrd County Chronicle Progress BLM releases management ... plan Plan and Record of Kanab The Approved Management Grand Staircase-Escalant- e Decision for the National Monument was released recently after undergoing some minor adjustments. Signed by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, the plan outlines strategies to safeguard the undeveloped character of the Monument and establishes it as an outdoor laboratory. The tlan is the result of a unique collaborative planning process involving state, tribal and local interest groups, scientific and the general publics participation. (Times-3- 1 irprnbrnt Public Information Officer, Moab Fire Department An accidental fire at the d found Room 3 ablaze. The classroom was unoccupied at the time and there were no injuries. However, one student was transported by Grand County Emergency Medical Services to Allen Memorial Hospital for acute stress reaction and hyperventi- - five-poun- d breaks a window to get the blaze Photo by Franklin Seal A firefighter Smoke pours around the cracks a door before the blaze is contained. Photo by Franklin Seal of Office. A wire, from which sev- eral flags were hanging, failed e teacher Taryn Kay, whose classroom burned, watches students assemble Monday morning to discuss the fire that closed school Thursday and Friday. Photo by Franklin Seal. HMK A LOOK BACK IN TIME Courtesy of the Dan Museum Blanding was ordered to comply with an Injunctive Order that was issued in late December. The order called for the district to pay approxito three employmately $300,000 in attorneys fees, give back-paees (and restore them to their original jobs), and other stipulations as part of an $18 million lawsuit filed against the Health District. Fees, costs and expenses are expected to be paid by March 31, or the defendants (the Health District) will be subject to execution on their personal property and contempt of court. The Blue Mountain Panorama Public against power system... one-tim- Our first Ramada Inn... When Moab was first settled around 1880, a sod cabin with a ramada was a common site. Probably of sod and mud construction, this early cabin was typical of pioneer settlements all over Utah. Photo courtesy Dan O'Laurie Museum from the Howard Balsiey collection sixth-grad- Students assemble to talk about fire The fire that destroyed a classroom at Helen M. Knight Intermediate school last week, fortunately did not injure any students, teachers or administrators. Nevertheless, it may have left its mark on the hearts and minds of some of those closest to the incident. After closing the school Thursday and Friday, HMK was back in session Monday. And the first order of business was a school-wid- e assembly to talk about what happened, to celebrate the effectiveness of the schools response to the emergency and to heal the potential sixth-grad- y e emotional wounds left over from the trauma. Moab Valley Fire Chief Corky Brewer joined school district and That's what you'll get. We've set some prettv high standards for our performance. What do you expect, a quick response when you call? O.K. And now our service comes with guarantees. W'hen we say we're going to give you a certain level of service, w e mean it. And we're so serious about holding ourseh es accountable, if, for some reason, we can't live up to our commitment, we'll pay you VVhv? first, to compensate you for any inconvenience But, more importantly, as a reminder to ourselves not to let it happen again. Say you have a question about your bill lira I weean't answer when you call us. We'll investigate and gel bai k to you by ktter or phnc as soon as possible. But if it takes longer than ten working days, we'll credit $t() to your account Guarantees. Uncommon for a power company But, then again, we're an uncommon company. You can reach us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just call UTAH POWER Making it happen. Utah Pomr EL Friday with classes scheduled to resume on Monday, March 13 record of the Grand County Schools. Theyve been doing Fire Drills for a long time, and they do them very well." The fire was investigated by the Moab Fire Department and the Utah State Fire Marshals district to comply.., Judge orders The San Juan Health Care Services District , -- who witnessed the evacuation, It was the best Ive seen. The kids knew exactly what to do." Fire Chief Corky Brewer attributes the success of the evacuation to the excellent fire safety multi-millio- In 1979, Monticello City sold its electrical Monticello e to Electric. The contract gave the city a system Empire back for to 20 this year, or renew the next years. buy it option Over 200 Monticello residents attended two public meetings on the subject, and the majority was in favor of staying with Empire Electric. A private consultant hired by the city advised that Monticello City could generate more than $200,000 from the system annually and use the money for city projects. Some residents fear that reliability, maintenance and emergency response would be compromised if the city owned the system and if maintenance was handled by Utah Power and Light. San Juan Record then made entry through the classroom door They contained the fire to the room of origin, which sustained heavy damage including the complete destruction of the rooms contents All of the rooms windows were damaged or destroyed and the ceiling sustained heavy damage as well Fire Chief Brewer declined to estimate a dollar figure for the damage pending final assessment by the Grand County School District. In addition to the burned out classroom, other classrooms sustained minor smoke and odor damage The school was closed for the rest of the day Thursday and all day school. According to Dick Pacheco Lehi The worlds largest manufacturer chips is finally n Microns in Utah. dollar northern its facility opening Tasting Production Area will be opening soon. When the plant was built in 1995, the plan called for 3,500 employees, but only about 10 percent of that number will be hired over the next year. Micron has announced the opening of the building twice in the past, but due to changing conditions in the world market, was unable to do so. American Fork Citizen New Utah at- Students and staff were evacuated from the entire &chool and relocated initially to the City Park across the street from the Boulder falls through Telluride... when a were Micron to open test facility ... of I teams g Medical Services Supervisor n injured Telluride, Colo. Only two people massive boulder tumbled off a rock ridge above Telluride and smashed four homes, a school maintenance shop and two vehicles. It was about 10:15 a.m. when a sound like a cannons boom alerted those nearby of the calamity. Onlookers watched in shock as the boulder split and bounded towards their own homes and neighbors loitering outside. Fortunately, the most serious injuries were a few stitches, cuts and bruises. Another stroke of luck was the timing of the accident: if it had happened just a few hours later, there would have been a class in session in the maintenance shop. The Cortez Journal opened it." He partially discharged a ABC fire extinguisher into the room but quickly retreated be felt cool so Fire-fightin- tacked the fire initially through a w indow, w hich had blow n out; Chris Conrad. 1. Transcript-Bulleti- Moab Police Officer Greg Nielsen arrived on the scene armed with a portable fire extinguisher. Nielsen said he was concerned that thee might be children in the room. I felt the door with the back of my hand and it cause the fire was overwhelmingly intense lation" according to Emergency Stansbury Park, other cities recently underwent a cable service upgrade. AT&T Cable Services has launched AT&T Digital Cable, w ith digital quality picture and sound and a rate increase that was put into Tooele Brewer said. Brewer added that at the lime the fire started there w as no one in the room The teacher assigned to that ruom had locked the door and left the area for several minutes When she returned to the classroom, she saw smoke venting from an e aporative cooler. The teacher unlocked and opened the door to discover the fire. She then activ ated the schools alarm system. Helen M. Knight Intermediate School destroyed the contents of a single classroom and caused smoke damage in other classrooms early Thursday morning, March 9. No fire or smoke-relateinjuries were reported. Investigators said the fire was caused when a wire used to suspend flags, allowed them to fall onto a burning candle. Moab Fire Department was dispatched to the school at 8:15 a.m. and the first unit to arrive Southern Utah News , and allowed a flag to fall onto a lit candle. Appart ntly, the flag ignited and the fire spread undetected for several minutes, Chief by Captain John Flahie cable service ... Digital Tooele Tooele, Grantsville and several effect March Thursday, March J 6, 2000 Officials determine cause of schoolblaze Area-Wid- e Fillmore (The B1 I HMK officials on the gymnasium stage as students and teachers were praised for the way they carried out the fire drill. In a news release after the fire, Margaret Hopkin, director of the Community Coalition for Safe Schools which sponsored an emergency response training for all district personnel only two weeks before the incident, said, On Thursday morning we saw the entire community unite as a team and work to ensure the safety of our children. Hats off to everyone involved!" Utah State Risk Management has hired a fire restoration company to sanitize the south wing of the school, which sustained smoke damage. March Special!! Haircuts half off with highlights. V L 259-16855-1- 2 9 E. 100 So. 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