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Show Page A3 City Market group gets organized as proposed resort heads to planning commission King Soopers and City Market u cooperating with a voluntary ground beef recall announced Tuesday by American Foods Group, Inc., a wholesale meat supplier based in Green Bay, Wis. American Foods announced the recall as a precaution- ary measure after the Minnesota Department of Health linked 22 recent illnesses related to Escherichia coli 0 157:147 (E.coli) bacteria to ground beef that may have been manufactured by American Foods. Neither King Soopers nor City Market has received any complaints of illness related to the product. Both companies are asking consumers to check their freezer for any ground beef with a sell by date of Nov. 4 through 22. Consumers should return this ground beef to the store for a full refund or replacement. This recall serves as another reminder to consumers that proper handling, storage and cooking of ground beef offers the best protection against product contamination e and illness. According to the USDA, when ground beef is thoroughly cooked to an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees, the e.coli bacteria is destroyed and the ground beef is safe to consume. King Soopers and City Market d purchase their meats from who have strong suppliers y producreputations for tion standards The companies also have stringent quality control and food safety programs in place to ensure the quality and safety of the meat products sold at its stores. These programs include employee training in procedures designed to minimize or eliminate the risk of contamination at every step in the preparation and display of meat times. food-born- USDA-in-specte- high-qualit- More than 80 Grand County residents, including members ofthe Moab City Council and the Utah State Legislature, gathered on Monday Nov. 27 for the first public meeting of the Moab Citizens Alliance. MCA is a group of Moab-are-a homeowners, business owners, and concerned citizens formed to bring more local control to local issues. The group organized in response to the recent proposal of a New York develd oper to build the Cloudrock resort on lands on Johnsons-Up-On-Tb- p Mesa, located a few miles south of Moab, within Grand County. And they have put out the call for concerned citizens to turn out for the projects first official pass before the Grand County Planning Commission. Cloudrocks sketch plan will be officially submitted at the commission's meeting Wednesday Dec. 6. Commission staff said Tuesday afternoon that the Cloudrock would be presented at 6 45 p.m. in the Grand County Council Chambers. The planning commission is not required to take public comments during the discussion of the project at this juncture, a staff member said, but they had that option if they chose to. A full public hearing is required later in the process. Decisions about Grand Countys future should be made by Grand County state-owne- said Mathew Gross, a of the group. Cloudrock was negotiated between board members in New York City and bureaucrats in Salt Lake City. They should not be deciding Moabs future." The developers plan for Cloudrock calls for the construction of a world-clas- s wilderness resort, consisting of a lux my lodge-hotecondominiums, and nearly 100 home sites, priced in the halfmillion dollar range. Attendees at the Nov. 27 meeting expressed concern that the ultimate costs of the development would be shouldered by current Grand County resi- resiuenis ," l, Murder suspect enters y plea not-guilt- Carrol C.J." Brown entered a plea of not guilty to murder before 7 District Judge Lyle e first-degre- movie info 24-h- r aur Show Tints in tho Wofe hodywood.com Showtimes for 12-8-- AjlshowsJoree Dr. Hov 5eass fpgTTl tfe Grind) Anderson on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Brown, 35, is charged with the September murder of Joseph Levi Cleaveland. Cieavelands body was discovered on Sept. 16 after friends became concerned about not seeing him for several days. Police found him m a bedroom of his mobile home' on Williams Way. He had been dead for several days. Crime scene investigators deter- mined that Cleaveland had been Stole Christmas Nightly 7:00 & 9:00 Sat. 0 Sun. Matinees 1:00 0 K beaten and stabbed in a front room of the mobile home, then moved to the bedroom. An autopsy by the state Medical Examiners Office in Salt Lake City determined Cleaveland died of a stab wound, but did not pinpoint the time of death. The case was continued until Dec. 12, at which time a trial date will be set. Food Bank may give out turkeys reminded that the Utah Food Bank mav send turkeys to the Moab Food Bank. If they arrive, clients can come to the Food Bank on Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Please do not come sooner, according to Pefe and Ruby, directors. Bring your Food Bank Card and we will give them out until we for run out," Pefe said. Call Food Bank clients are Tin m ... Nightly 7:00 Sat. & A Sun. Matinees 1 9:00 :00 9 3:00 1 Thursday, December 7, 2000 Anti-Cloudro- ck announces meat recall Find nhfpniftf nt imrs-p- J 259-636- dents. They discussed the costs of supplying w a ter and sewer to the mesa, and the long term effects of the development on proper" y taxes. But perhaps the most common complaint by speakers at the meeting was that Cloudrock and similar developments that might follow it might benefit Moab landowners and business owners, but the myonty of Moab stand to lose if the costs of living in Moab skyrocket as a result. "Working families that have been here for generations are in danger of being pneed out of the market," said of the Moab Molly Gates, a Citizens Alliance. What happened in Park City and Tellunde could happen here. Others questioned if this type of resort would bnng the diversified economic growth called for in the county general plan. In addition to aeasonal tourism, d Moab needs a more stable year-roun- financial base, 6aid Howard Trenholme, owner of Red Rock Bakery and member of MCA. A resort for second and third homeowners will not necessarily benefit local businesses Spokespersons for the organization Dont miss our float in the Parade! Electric Light Watch said MCA aims to inform the public about the effects of developments like Cloudrock and to encourage citizen participation in the planning process Pnor to the meeting, yellow flyers that questioned whether Cloudrock was good for Moab appeared on billboards and m store windows at many locations around town. But it also appeared on numerous utility pules and apparently, city workers soon began removing them due to a city ordinance prohibiting flyers on public property. MCA organizer Molly Gates said she had not received a message from the city regarding the matter but had heard for trees from Sunshine Cardens and antique John Deere tractors from the collection of Dr. Fhil and. Jeanette KopeU Ware your source for Living Christmas Trees, Gift Certificates in any denomination, and Polnsettlas In Rtd, White, Pink, Marble, Jingle Bells and Monet WaterLIly, aetling forZ Moab's lowest prices: $5 pnd $9. that city workers were taking them down. She said none of the core organizers in the group had been aware of the ordinance. It was the work of one individual We did not promote telling people to put them up on poles," she explained And weve asked people to take them down." A city staff member confirmed that an email had been sent to the individual believed to have posted the flyers notifying them of the ordinance. For more information on the organization, visit www.moabutah org, or call SUNSHINE GARDENS 275 W. Williams Way, Moat 259-257- 0 259-171- Local teachers don 't strike Continued from Page A 1 lie education," said Ron Ferguson, su- perintendent of schools for Grand County. I respect the decision of our staff to remain at their respective schools on that day," Ferguson said in a letter sent to parents of students to assure them school would be in session. UEA President Phyllis Sorensen said educators are making a. statement to the community and legislators about the importance of adequate funding for public education. This job action is about informing the public and making them aware that educators are going to stand firm ... that teachers are willing to take the risk and speak out on behalf of Utah students for the long term. Before the sun rose over the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City, hundreds of UEA members wearing red ribbons and holding red and black Utah Students Deserve More signs - gathered for honk and waves on city street corners. Others met at local education association offices to pick up flyers that were distributed throughout the day in neighborhoods and communities throughout Utah. The flyers talk about the need for long-terfunding. Utah, which already has the largest class sizes in the nation, will have s to deal with an additional 100, students during the next 10 years, according to a report from the governors office, lb house these students, 4,000 new classrooms, or 172 new schools will be needed. The UEA is concerned because 4,000 new teachers will be needed to educate the 100,000-plu- s d of the states students. Since teachers will likely retire within the next 10 years, professionally competi -- 000-plu- one-thir- tive salaries are needed to recruit and retain quality teachers, Sorensen said The Utah Legislatures Funding of Public Education Task Force was organized in March 2000 and charged with creating a long-terfunding strategy for Utah schools. The creation of this task force d the commitment of additional education funding for the 2000-200school year kept educators from calling a job action following the 2000 legislative session. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the task force made five proposals to deal with education funding. Although the task force made some progress, the concept vision for education was of a long-ternever fully developed," Sorensen said. As a result, the UEA Board of Direcstatewide job actors called a one-dation emphasize the need for a visioneducational ary plan for long-terfunding in the State of Utah." Bob Chase, president of the 2.5 million-membe- r National Education Association, praised UEA members for their efforts. In a letter to Sorensen, Chase said, We are proud of your courageous stand of unity to sacrifice one day from your classrooms to help the citizens of Utah understand the importance of a longterm funding commitment to school children. Your collective action sends a message to all public school employees and the public at large: as Santas 1 Shotas come see our new facility at y employees working 284 N. Maui Pre-own- - Grand County community's children, you need the resources to do your job." Although Tuesday was a holiday for students and lobbying for teachers in the 26 districts that struck, the day will have to made up later in the year to comply with state law that specifies a minimum number of school days in each school year. interested in serving on the Grand County Travel Council Advisory Board. Letters of interest should terest from persons be submitted to the Grand County Travel Council at P.O. Box 550, Moab. Utah 84532 by 5 in Grand County that are 9 Tup quality U111H1E RUHR with a personal tuuib 20 $torewide Sale (excluding sale items) FREE Gift Wrapping , fcift Certificates mPtectiYourJIIghUaKno Travel Council Advisory Board Position Open" Grand County is now accepting letters of in- 259-495- vehif lex MR HUM at dixi mini pri es ed 23- the with . on Dec. 22, 2000. All applications received will be kept on file and may be used for future vacancies. Published in the Times Independent, Moab, Utah December 7, and December 14, 2000. P.M. Natures Uesp) 259-441- 4 N. 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