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Show Page Week in Review Items from regional newspapers Fast growing companies ... a local Internet of hard work Monticello Several d a dam ... Blanding Theres more than one way to fund a dam raising.. .at least thats how the City of Blanding is looking at it. Blanding City Administrator Chris Webb told the city council two weeks ago that a planned project to raise the 4th Reservoir Dam has hit a temporary funding snag. The city had hoped that a $5 million estimate to raise the dam 30 feet was high. It was, but addition, the new estimate came in at $3.65 million for a addition. The city only planned on or $3.1 million for a spending $1.2 million. The city is now looking at options that included raising the needed funds, or alternately, piping the water in from a more distant reservoir. The Blue Mountain Panorama ot 15-fo- ot in fire ... Companies post rewards Carbon Sheriffs with the Price Investigators County Office suspect arson was the cause of a fire that engulfed a railroad trestle at 4 a.m. on Nov. 23. East Carbon Development Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad have posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for deliberately setting the fire. In a separate incident on Nov. 15, Carbonville emergency crews dealt with a potentially explosive gas leak in a transmission line. Investigation revealed that the line had been ruptured by a bullet. The Questar company is posting $500 reward for information to get the culprit. Sun Advocate Grant to study terrorism ... Colo. The isolation of rural areas caters well to Cortez, scrutiny, the Montezuma County Commission was told last week. And the lack activof proper training locally to respond to terrorism-relate- d g fertilizer-styl- e chemical such as or seriously ity threatens public safety, said Cortez Fire Marshall Frank Cavaliere. He and other county officials obtained a $2,000 federal grant to study the problem through terrorism simulations and a assessment of local agencies. Cortez Journal terrorists looking to avoid bomb-buildin- general-preparedne- Thursday, December 7, 2000 nt staff w riter Williams Energy, the same company that last year completed work on its petroleum products pipeline through the Moab Valley, hopes to begin work on a new Crescent Junction truck terminal sometime next fall. A company spokesman said the terminal will not increase truck traffic on Highway 191 through Moab if it is built. The terminal will allow trucks to a variety of products, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, from the pipeline for delivery to regional wholesale outlets and gas stations. It is being built in conjunction with a new Williams pipeline that will run from Crescent Junction to another terminal to be built at Nephi. From there the pipeline runs north to an existing terminal north of Salt Lake City. Industry observers note the pipeline will allow the company to compete more effectively with Salt Lake area refineries and in other West Coast markets. available online at the Christmas ritual Bird Count. And this year is no exception, as organizers are lining up bird watchers to assist in the annual census on Dec. 16. Moab has participated in the count since 1986, though the count has a history dating back to 1900. Over 50,000 volunteers, from South America to Canada and Alaska conduct an annual bird census. Counters catalogue every bird and bird species over one calendar day. The census gives important scientific data, but the counters also get an en www.qwk-eis.org- l Documentspage.html (download the Williams Plan Of Development, the Crescent J unction terminal is on section 2, page 9). If everything goes as anticipated, there be a notice to proceed in July (2001), well break ground in the third or fourth quarter and complete construction around July, 2002," Swan said. The EIS states the Crescent Junction tersite approximinal will be located on an inter mately one mile northeast of the by-pa- l 80-acr- Annual bird census is Dec. 16 101-year-o- ld 0, right-of-wa- y off-loa- d Every holiday season, Moab residents participate in a change. Swan said it is expected to handle 40 to 70 trucks per day. Most of those trucks will depart the terminal east or bound for points in westwest along ern Colorado and central Utah. Some will head south into Moab to make deliveries at stations in Moab and Monticello. Civic leaders in Moab and Grand County have voiced concerns about the proposed terminal increasing truck traffic through town and the subject has cropped up in several discussions regarding a proposed Highway 191 around Moab. But Swan said the Crescent Junction terminal will not sen e many points south of Moab or in the Four Corners region. That area is currently served by an existing terminal in Bloomfield, N M , which will continue in operation. If there is a concern about truck traffic through Moab, it will essentially be the same as now, Swan said. The two terminals and pipeline are part of the same Williams project; all three must be approved in order for the Crescent Junction truck terminal to be built, said Kelly Swan, spokesman for the company. The combined project is currently working its way through the environmental review process as part of a joint Environmental Impact Statement with two other pipeline projects by Kern River and Questar, which are planned for the same across the Wasatch Range. The EIS is joyable day of Birds are one of the first groups of animals to be affected by such impacts as pollution and habitat degradation, wildlife officials say. The Christmas count provides valuable information on the overall long-terhealth of bird populations as well as an overall check on the environment. Organizers say volunteers dont need to be an expert to pitch in. Call Rick Boretti if you are interested in helping. The day following the count, participants will gather for a pot luck brunch. bird-watchin- e National trust is acceping nominations for historic places The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2001 list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Every year, the National Trust spotlights 11 notable historic places threatened by neglect, deterioration, lack of maintenance, insufficient funds, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy. Nomination deadline is Jan. 19, 2001. The list will be announced June 25, 2001. Since 1988, the list has fo ss tobacco sales on decline ... Illegal battle budgets, cuts in Tooele Despite .... tEinifg-3nftfpmhf- by Franklin Seal by years was it when were rewarded recognized as one recently company of Utahs fastest growing companies. Number 35 on the list of Utahs 100 fastest growing companies is Internet Computer Internet service ServicesHubwest of Blanding, a family-owneprovider headquartered in Blanding, and serving the rural areas of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Mountain West Venture Group honored the companies, including Hubwest, at the sixth annual Utah 100" luncheon in Salt Lake City. The San Juan Record 30-L- (Die Energy firm aims to build truck terminal at Crescent Junction by fall Area-Wid- e One way to raise B1 teenage-smokin- g one-of-a-ki- since 1988. While a listing does not ensure the protection of a site or guarantee funding, the designation has been a powerful tool for A Look Back in Time Historic pictures of Moab and Grand County . the Utah Department of Health reported last week that tobacco sales to youths had dropped by about between 1995 and 1999. The underage tobacco Sale rate was gleaned from unan- Have a picture you would like to share? Submit it to The one-ha- lf Times-independe- raising awareness and rallying resources to save threatened sites from every region of the country, nt nounced compliance checks conducted by local law enforcement and health departments. In Tooele County, illegal tobacco sales dropped last year, reported Bucky Whitehouse, the Tooele County Health Departments teen smoking specialist. Tooele group members say. A wide range of historic plates can be nomi- Transcript-Bulleti- n Student records online... m. Spanish Fork Since the new Nebo Student Information System went online in late October, at least 41 percent of students in the database have had someone look at their information. The SIS system makes available to parents and students both attendance and grade information for all secondary students. A students data can be accessed by using a student identifier and a secret password, sent out in letters to parents around Oct. 20. The identifier and password are necessary to view a childs information. About 90 of teachers are currently using the system. A few have elected not to, some because the structure of their classes does not lend itself to straight numbers, and others because the software is still somewhat cumbersome. Spanish Fork Press five-dig- it Jr 1 J iJ.' i rr.. . v Torn Shore, district forester for the Manti-LaSNational Forest, sits in his Ephraim office flipping through an e document. Shaking his head in wonder, he turns to the section where copies of local state, county, and city government have letters to the Forest Service recorded. This is just the comments from elected officials," Shore said. The record for individual comments must be many volumes." Since the Forest Service first published its Notice of Intent to initiate a rule regarding roadless areas in October 1999 the public provided 517,000 comments on the expanse of the initiative. t m vY' v - si ur y ,J iff-- ( - ' . al 800-pag- Salina Sun Students protest teacher suspension. . . City votes down cell phone tax... Roosevelt Roosevelt city residents who own cell phones wont see a $1 tax attached to their bill, but the Roosevelt City Council is not entirely ruling out the possibility that the tax issue may need to be revisited at some time. The council last week voted down their option of implementing the tax on all cellular phones that are tied to a residential or business address within the city limits, calling it unnecessary at this time. The council had considered the tax last month, but after weighing the pros and cons and getting some input from constituents, they unanimously agreed theres no reason to impose the tax right now. Montana, the Lewis & Clark campsite Travelers Rest, endangered by encroaching development; publicity from its 1999 listing helped secure nearly $100,000 in funding and a buyer who preserved part of the site. The oldest surviving McDonalds, in Downey, Calif, was listed in 1994 because McDonalds planned to demolish it. Faced with widespread public h J X i . for preservation, McDonalds reversed its decision and opted instead to restore it. The 1953 restaurant has reopened, winning a National Trust Preservation Honor Award. The list endured its first loss on Super Bowl Sunday, Jan. 30, ' 2000, when Reno, Nevadas Mapes Hotel was demolished. The Mapes, built in 1947, was o the nations first and hosted many of entertainments top names through the years. The National Trust and local preservationists waged an unprecedented national campaign to save the landmark building. hotel-casin- lb obtain a nomination Pipeline to the top... Convinced that vast quantities of oil would be produced at Cane Creek Dome on the Colorado River (or trying to convince others), Monte G. Mason constructed a long pipeline from the river to the Big Flat north of Dead Horse Point where he also constructed a tank farm to handle the oil. The line never did cany any product, but it hung over the high mesa rims for many years. This photo shows crews pulling the last bit of pipe up over the rim in the early 1950s. Monte Mason was often accused of stock manipulation in connection with his decade-lonoperation down the river from Moab. No one, however Monte was finally convicted of income tax evasion by a 'was ever able to prove any relentless Internal Revenue Service. He was sentenced to a federal prison in California, where he died not long after, a broken man. He left a lot of friends in the Moab area, however. This photo concludes a series on the Cane Creek MGM oil operation, from a collection of photos made available to us by Robert Buckingham. g wrong-doin- g. 1 588-644- toric Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable. With more than a quarter million members nationwide, it provides leadership, education, and advocacy to save Americas diverse historic places and revitalize communities. l i f form, please call the Office of Communications at (202) download the form at www.natvonaltrust.org or call the Trusts service at (202) 4 and select document 7001. The National Trust for His588-614- 1, Uintah Basin Standard PY from encroaching sprawl. Local, state and national preservationists worked to save the park. In support Kanab Students protesting the suspension of Kanab High School social studies teacher Tracy Lindquist took their cause to the halls two weeks ago. Approximately 30 students left their classes, shouting Lindquists name in the hallway and setting off the fire alarm. We responded to a request for assistance from the high school," said Kanab City Police Chief Doug Crosby. Seven law enforcement officers, many in town for district and juvenile court, responded from the K.C. Police Department, Kane County Sheriffs Office and the Utah Highway Patrol. Crosby said that while the high school situation did not warrant that many officers, it helped dissipate the volatile situation rapidly. Southern Utah News nated, including ships, towns, homes, Native American sites, national parks, sports arenas, islands, bridges even entire states. sites have Many been saved from threats from man, nature and neglect. Antietam National Battlefield Park in Maryland made the list four consecutive years because of the threat st (& w ton. Forester amazed at comments ... Salina cused attention on the threats facing Americas historic treasures," said National Trust President Richard Moe. Until this year, no listed site had been lost. But the demolition of the historic Mapes Hotel in Reno last January reminded us that we must remain vigilant in our fight to save our nations heritage. Sprawl, neglect, weather and time still threaten these places, and it is up to us to preserve them for future generations." Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places has identified more than 100 threatened historic treasures ( f |