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Show Page A7 vDte Thursday, April 26, 2001 (Times-Jubcprnbn- it State is seeking bids on land The Utah State Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is soln iting bids on six tracts of state and sovereign lands in Dui hesne. Summit. Uintah. Emery and Grand Counties The filing period for bids ends at 5 (X) p ni , Friday, May 11, 2001. Bids will be opened May 14, 2(HJl leases which means that no oil, gas or hyThese are drocarbon industry activity will occur on the surface of state lands, or the ordinary high water mark on sovereign lands," said Minerals Analyst Edie Trimmer The leases are referred to as landblutking type leases Interested parlies seeking additional information may contact Edie Ttim-me- r ts-lo- at The leases being offered on sovereign lands of the Green and Colorado for that Rivers are in accordance with a Mineral Leasing Plan area and made final in August of 1998 team is looking for family advocate volunteer Grade school Rodeo Committee buys equipment for Grand County Search & Rescue Each year Search A Rescue members work to successfully park cars at the rodeo and make sure everyone leaves in an orderly fashion. For their efforts Canyonlands Rodeo Committee Chairman Marvin Day presents Grand County Search 4 Rescue Commander Rex Tanner with rescue equipment to be used in back country emergencies. multi-agenc- y Both Red Rock and HMK Elementary Schools participate in a very successful program created by the State of Utah that brings families, agencies and communities together, to help children and their families succeed (hence it is called the FA C T. program). Teachers at both schools iTeryn Estensen at Red Rock, Julie Durf-- e at HMK, and Flo Saggtsiv, who works at both locations) supplement struggling students' educational programs with eqiecial classes and peiscnahzed attention. Once a week the FACT teachers and the school principals meet with FACT, coordinator Annette Greenberg and agency representatives from the Department of Health, Workforce Services, Mental Health and Child Protective Services to discuss and implement concerted services for the children involved with the program and their families Family advocate volunteers are a vital part of the FACT team and become closely acquainted with the involved families, providing informal assistance and representing them at meetings, organizers ay They are paid $20 for meetings attended and reimbursed for related auto mileage and phone child and cannot lie calls. Volunteers need to be the parent of a school-agean employee of any of the F.A C.T. agencies They should also have a ph me, driver's license and functioning vehicle It is recommended that the parent advocate have excellent communication skills and experience with various local agencies and community services Very strict rules regarding confidentiality need to lie maintained. Volunteers may contact one of the elementary si hool principals, F.A C T teachers, or call Rick Baker at Workforce Serv ices i2 d legal battle over Salt Creek Canyon travel SLWA fires volley in Environmentalists last weik fired an answering volley in the battle over the fate of Salt Urei k Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance filed a motion in federal district court asking ajudge to stop San Juan Courty from driving 4 wheel drive vehicles up the creek The group filed its motion after the National Park Serv ice all gedly refused to commit to enforce its ow n closure order on the ere k The legal move is the latest vol fired in the lung running battle ley ov er control of the c reek Salt Crec k is virtually the only route prov iding access to the wc II know n Angle Ar. h, and w hen it w as ojien to v ehic le traf fic, it was a popular choice for 4 wheel drive enthusiasts A !995 backcountry management plan restricted travel into via the use of a permit sysbut it still allowed limited tem, travel by vehicle into Salt Cret k SUWA disagreed with N'PSs decision and filed suit to close Salt Crec k to motorvehic les In 1998, a judge-rulein SUWA's favor, ordering the Park Service to close the creek above Peekaboo Spring Campground and tne tret k was closed But off road vehicle groups won on appeal On Aug 15, 2000, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the cree k closure and orde-re-the lower court to reexamine previeius ruling Once again it looked like ps would lie rolling cre-- t k the up But on Oct l 2'K) the Park .'serv I, - re dosed the c re k in orde r to prctect it from fur'.ht r damage Since then Sun Juan from ve file CountV fee gan to asse rt claims to the right-ei- f w,,v and in Decen.be r or i de its she riff to ee n the San Juan County S fee rdf Mike Lacy and a deputy notified park rangers of their intentions then drove- afsiut four mile S p.i-- t the huf made be tore finding the rood impa-slidAfsiut a we-- k late r .uiord.ng to N PS authorities a Son Juan came- hoik ut the County lock and removed the borne a rorger cited pork do-or- e polity ond stissi bv Ttie fie putv the n drove of s eat 100 vurd' !s lore run ning out of gas ut which time- the je-- e fre-e-l- e s re-- - e- e - ranger rendered assistant- - 7 t day, the Park Serv ii the- - barm a ic and hs k and t tie t roe k fids tins, d In t rathe at to SI'S authoritu cording Since then, Son Juan ountv has filed claims to the ro id citing - mo R.S2477 rights of wav H tion last we-- k was a dire-- i t re -- porist-to San Juan Couritv s claim "San Juan Couruv cannot simple i bum hv fiat it ha- - an RS2477 claim ,n the canvon said SUWA Cone rvation Diree tor He idi McIntosh "1 he re sari le galiv binding pres ritlv in plae e The Park ' rv le mut make- tie first all on w la I hi r the count v - claim is v a I id - t V1. re e - I c |