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Show Page B5 Area-Wid- e i fa I I Week in Review Items from regional newspapers Arsonist gets year in prison ... A man w ho doused a house with gasoline Oct. z9, 2000 causing it to explode and burn to the ground has been sentenced to one year in the Tooele County Detention Center. Jared T. lllis admitted to Tboele Police the morning following the blaze that he had poured seven gallons of gasoline on the e, floors of the house, just before it exploded. Homeowner William Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in prison tor Willis to burn the house. Apple had promised to pay Willis $2,500 for burning the house. Willis had not worked in months and was more than $25,000 behind the child support payments. Tooele Transcript Bulletin 137-year-o- ld Billy-Appl- Fungus closes Mesa Verde center ... cloCortez, Colo. A mysterious fungus had caused a y sure of Mesa Verde National Parks research center. The research center houses Mesa Verdes curatorial collections, including the objects in the archives. The artifacts are fine, the archives are fine, the photos are fine, and all the objects are fine. Even though only a small amount of the fungus was found in the center, any amount needs to be addressed since it had the potential to temporarily reduce employees immune systems. The type of fungus in the building is normally found in humid climates and wet places. f Cortez Journal 10-da- Attorney to seek death penalty ... Vernal Uintah will seek for the death penalty County charges filed in 8th District Court against a Vernal man arrested July 6 after the slaying of Roosevelt City Police Chief Cecil Gurr, 50. Chief Deputy Ken Wallentine claimed that the defendant, Lee Roy Wood, 35, committed six crimes: Criminal homicide, aggravated murder; two counts of attempted criminal homicide, aggravated murder; aggravated kidnapping; aggravated assault and purchase, transfer possession or use of firearm by a restricted person. A disturbance was reported at the parking lot of a Maverick Country Store on Hwy. 40. When the officers arrived at the scene, the chief arrived first and others behind him, and they reported that a man and a woman were having a dispute in a truck parked outside the store. As the officers surrounded the vehicle, the man in the vehicle got out of the truck with an assault rifle. He fired at the officers and they returned fire. Gurr was hit in the head. The man forced the woman he was arguing with, apparently over drugs, to drive away. The suspect was arrested five blocks from the shooting. Vernal Express Fireworks accident kills man ... project turned tragic on WednesJuly 4, 2001 when the portable fireworks stand Devro (Dev) Duke of Salem was supervising overturned and pinned him beneath the structure. Duke, 46, was replacing signs on the back of the stand Ranch parking lot when a sudden strong wind located at the gust blew the stand over. Witnesses and others immediately worked to lift the stand off of Duke. Police and emergency personnel arrived within minutes. They desperately worked to revive Duke who had sustained head injuries. However, he passed away at the scene of the incident. Spanish Fork Press Spanish Fork A fund-raisin- g day, C-A- Band safe after crash on 666 ... Cortez, Colo. Returning home from what had been an exhilarating trip to Washington, D.C., members of the Montezuma-Corte- z High School Marching Band narrowly escaped injury when their bus collided with a vehicle driven by an alleged drunk driver, who died in the crash. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, July 7, on U.S. Highway 666 bus carrying 43 two miles south of Shiprock, the Cortez-boun- d Johansen driven a car encountered students Begay, by highschool in vehicle was southbound N.M. of weaving 21, Newcomb, Begays into the school and out of the northbound lane and smashed head-obus. No one on board the school bus was injured. Cortez Journal ? (Ttmrs-3itbcpnib- Thursday, July 26, 2001 mt Environmental groups welcome new Reclamation Commissioner Moab resident John Keys settles into Washington, D.C. office Environmentalists welcomed WT. Keys, III as Commissioner of Reclamation, expressing their desire to work with him and his agency in redirecting the mission of the US Bureau of Reclamation from development to environmental restoration. In a letter sent July 18 on Keys first full day at work, the environmental group Living Rivers requested a meeting with the new commissioner to discuss a restoration agenda for Reclamations second century. Moab is Keys hometown, as well as Living Rivers headquarters. John ten-poi- nt We welcome Mr. Keys ap- pointment and look forward to working with him on critical issues affecting the rivers of the West, and ensuring that Reclamation will be admired in its second century as an agency that solved the problems of dried-u- p rivers and fish species going extinct," said Owen Lammers, executive director of Living Rivers. With only 334 days left in Reclamations first century, time is running out to address the major problems with the collapse of the elaborate plumbing systems the agency has constructed and managed." Joining Living Rivers in the letter to Keys was the Tucson, Center for Biological d Diversity, Salt Lake Utah Environmental Congress, and the national organization Friends of the Earth. Keys is taking the reins at Reclamation during an historical and difficult time for the Ariz.-base- d City-base- once-powerf- federal bureau. His ul con- firmation comes amid reports that pngry irrigators are committing vandalism at Reclamation facilities in Oregons Klamath Basin. Protection and recovery of endangered fish and other species dependent on healthy Western rivers needs to be the number-one pnonty for Reclamation," Daniel said Patterson, ecologist with the Center for Biological Diversity. Reclamation must act swiff !y and decisively to stop the illegal vandalism and tal The palio Is the place to lie. much of the physical damage to the rivers ecosystems." The above organizations represent part of the rapidly growing nationwide coalition that is organizing around the agencys centennial to mobilize public awareness of what they say is a need to reform the Bureau of threats by irrigators, and get to work saving the species before they go extinct." The groups noted in their letter that the agency will celebrate its centennial in 2002, and sought a meeting with the new commissioner. SSEssaESMEE: Restaurant & Pub t hundred years of dam building, canal digging, tunnel blasting, and flood irrigating have created benefits but also many problems," said Shawn Cantrell, northwest directhe Seattle-basetor of Friends of the Earth. Leadership is sorely needed in the federal agencies at this time to reassert federal control over Western rivers and begin dismantling fishA Fcr All Your fMTJyifiTTrzn Plumbing Needs: d Viua, Vasia. Mexican Orders or t9-66- 4 t60-t?3- d killing dams such as those along the Snake River." 259-601- 8 IflCEflSEP7&' River activists across the country are now coming together to promote major reform within the bureau, and demanding the agency undertake basin-wid- e studies to reveal the most effective and fastest ways to recover endangered species, restore the dying deltas of the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, halt construction of new dams such as Animas-L- a Plata in southwestern Colorado, and decommission dams such as Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Reclamations engineering prowess may have been the theme of its first 100 years, but cleaning up the mess and ensuring equitable water supplies and environmental restoration must be the focus now," said Denise Boggs, executive director of the Utah Environmental Congress. 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Magna Aquake 3.4 on the Richter scale minor earthquake measuring Magna and centered near Magna shook the surrounding western Salt Lake Valley early Sunday morning, July 15. Thousands of residents in Be creative Magna, West Valley City, Kearns, Bennion and Taylorsville were jolted by the quake, which struck at 7:55 a.m. The quake also was felt in Rose Park and Salt Lake City. While no injuries were reported, light damage was sustained during the earthquake, including structural damage to homes and a Magna water line break. Magna Times Air conditioning isnt the only way to keep cool. A bttle creative problem solving can go a long way to keep everyone, including household pets, comfortable this summer while holding energy costs down A few strategically located fans can take a senous load off your air conditioning system. Dinner off the outdoor grill (or from the microwave) w ill use less power and save you again by not heating up the kitchen Conserving energy during this crunch can save you dollars and help us be resourceful with everyone's supply Here are some tips for you to consider Give it some thought - you might have a few tncks of your own Delta does traffic calming ... Delta Speedy drivers on a street flanked by homes and an elementary school have prompted an exercise in "traffic calming" that one day may guide future street improvements. Residents complained of speeding traffic on the busy Seventh Street on Garnet Mesa about 18 months ago. In response, the city developed a streetscape design that incorporates the latest engineering methods in traffic control. "We've got a narrow street and a lot of kids and a lot of traffic, so we want you to help alleviate that," said Public Works Director Steve Glammeyer. Construction is slated to begin in late fall. The Daily Sentinel Keep doors, windows and window coverings closed during the hottest part of the day Open windows to let in the cool morning and evening air Use portable fars to stay axil instead of large air conditioning systems when outdoor temperature is below 90 F If you will be away from home for more than a few days, unplug TV s, V CRs and computers as they draw power even when not in use rv Do the bright thing. Cali us at and ask for a copy of our Bright Ideot If; o o-- v -- North end of Downtown booklet. : rtf? Use microwaves or outdoor grills instead of ovens Use a programmable thermostat and set to 78CF or higher as comfort and health allow Wait 'til late to use electricity Avoid using vour dishwasher and washerdryer during summer peak hours of 2 p.m. to 8 p m. Run only full loads Make saving energy a habit 2! UTAH POWER C20T1 Pofwp |