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Show A r yn'vvi FORECAST High 98 Low 62 Fridiy. Party Cloudy High 99 Low 58 High 104 3 Low 65 Isolated Low 66 Read it in the classifieds! Look inside for The Extra! nt You'll find a TV guide, horoscope, crossword, real estate listings and more. Rather look online? See news, ads notices and classifieds at moabtimes.com. Pets perk up patients happy faces at the Allen Memorial Hospital extended care facility. BIO Inside The Times Busines Directory: B5 Church Page: S8 Dining & Lodging: B3 Editorials, Letters: A6-- 7 Historic Photo: A2 Notices: BC, 7,9, 1 0 Obituaries: A4 Region Review :B July 1 July 2 ri -- Fireworks will sparkle above Grand County on July 4, despite severe drought that has forced many communities in the region, including Grand Junction, Monticello and Blanding, to cancel their pyrotechnic shows. The Grand County on Council voted to hold INSIDE! Monday night the $10,000 fireworks aEHMO display planned, in i the scenes aia bmthqav part, to help celebrate Moabs 10- 0- birthday. card The fireworks are scheduled to begin under close supervision at 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. have gotten away with sparklers hitting that green bush in the front yard for ten years, but you may not get away with it this year," Brewer 105 102 103 103 103 108 108 cautioned. Dont do your own fireworks. Watch the display. Additionally, if unstable or windy weather occurs Thursday evening, officials may decide to cana l the display at the last minute. Citing concerns that the fire- Brewer said he feared that canceling the display would actually create a bigger fire hazard because mure people might decide to set off fireworks at their homes, or may do so in remote places in Grand County, where all fireworks and open fires are now banned. Brewer urged the public to enjoy the controlled display presented by the county and to refrain from using fireworks of any kind, including sparklers. All of southern Utah is now under complete fire closure, Brewer said. The measure, imposed by the state, bans all open fires, including campfires. In most areas, machinery with combustible engines, such as chain saws, is also outlawed. The City of Moab, in conjunction with Emergency Services, has deemed that the fire danger is so extreme that personal fireworks of any kind are officially banned in the city limits. This is an extension of the county ban that prohibited any use of fireworks. The decision of local leaders mid-Jun- a INCORPORATED MOAB CX3UNGILMEN Marry lit sen, J. W. printed on recycled paper Under close supervision, the Moab community and its visitors will be able to enjoy a fireworks display Thursday evening to celebrate Independence Day and Moab's 100th birthday. the center line and collided with an oncoming vehicle. A man from Mesa, Ariz., was killed in the collision along with one of passengers, Bernarda Granica-GordillMexican national who a had been living in the U.S., but returned to Mexico, along with her two sons and daughter-in-law, to bury her husband. By the time the saga made its way to Grand County, two sons had lost both their mother and father within a period of weeks. A federal grand jury returned an indict Aranda-Flore- s' and is recyclable. nine-passeng- er poor copy single-engin- llliam., Johnson City Park where the community enjoyed the first annual Indejiendence Day celebration last year. We expect it to be even bigger and better Ilian last year, said City Council Member Kirstin Peterson. Everyone come. Any volunteers for the dunk tank? Mayor Sakrison expressed enthusiasm about the r birthday event. Its not official until citys winter, but were going to make this a year long celebration, (The town of Moab was officially incorporate on I)c. 30, 902. ) Were currently sol icitmg ideas for a time capsule which will be buned and dug up another hundred years from now Were considering having a contest to redesign the City of Moab logo Its going to be a very special year for a spinal event in our history," Sakrison said The mayor also invited the community to visit the citys website at moabcity st ut.usgeneralcentennial Theres some information about the history of the city as well as some old minutes from the first few years of city council. Its a hoot'" the mayor said Reading the minutes and the newspapers from the late 19' century and the first years of the 20ltl century really puts tilings into perspective. If you really look at the Lssues, they arent any different now than they were 1(J0 years ago. Were still struggling with some of the same things, Sakrison said. o, ment on June 26 charging Aranda-Florea Mexican national, with transporting undocumented aliens for private financial gain resulting in the deaths of two people. If convicted of the charge in the indictment, Aranda-Flore- s faces up to life in prison. After being held in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv ices GNSj, he was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service in Utah on July 1, Continued on Page A7 s, Idaho airline courts Grand County for Salt Lake route by Lisa Church Representatives from Salmon Air showed off tils new Cessna Carae van a commuter plane during a to the Grand Council at Canyonlands Field on County presentation Idaho-base- d The Monday. company hopes to wm the essential air service contract during bidding this month. Photo by Usa Church - D. A. W 1 ffWTI is Pre. 100-yea- GThe Tme&independ&t er Nil staff writer can IlltfflfDPE ' I1 As Moab begins in earnest to celebrate 300 years of incorporation as a city, Mayor Dave Sakrison invites the public to get in the spirit and join in the celebration. The kick off will begin on July 4 at Swanny Fffl independent iji by Janet Iaiwe -V IhftJ3mgi T1MKS. Mayor invites community to join the party works could ignite wildfires, Council Member Kimberly Schappert cast the lone opposition vote. There are all these agencies out there working their tails off to put out fires, and its been suggested to me that it would be a 6how of solidarity (to cancel the fireworks," Schappert said. Moab Valley Fire Chief Corky s, To subscribe to news-pap- VAX XEY J1 The front page of the Grand Valley Times heralds the incorporation of Moab nearly 100 years ago staff writer This 6 RAND 1 A picture of illegal smuggling, greed, and endangering the lives of Mexicans desperate to reach family or opportunity in the United States is slowly emerging from a fatal car accident on Highway 191 two weeks ago. Isidro Aranda-Florean alleged coyote," has been charged with two counts of smuggling involving death in connection with the acce ident. Two people died in when Aranda-Flore- s fell asleep at the wheel, crossed 59 ji uMUP I) ft. Orlm, staff writer 89 84 62 67 84 64 . o OlWtlfHPX 1) V. P. Marlin, by Janet Lowe WEATHER HISTORY 28 27 28 29 30 IHWfi Federal indictment stems from fatal crash Sports: Bf-- 2 June June June June June HiUlVtRht by Lisa Church staff writer 4-- Sunday High 104 .. comes after careful consideration of the welfare of the public. You may ryv Saturday Party Doudy mill mmntiVi Fireworks to sparkle over 4th of July skies WEATHER Thursday Party Cloudy VUmvHi (VV)VJ uti - Salmon Air wants to become Moabs community airline. That's the word from company officials who appeared before the Grand County Council on Monday night asking the council to support the companys bid to provide essential air service to Canyonlands Field Airport. The Salmon, Idaho-base- d airhne also gave free rides to council members on a new Cessna Cara- van. the plane Salmon Air will use if it is awarded the route The company will compete against Great Lakes Aviation, and possibly ot ers, to provide scheduled air w vice from Moab. But unlike Gre Lakes, which provides flights Denver. Salmon Air would conni Moab with Salt Lake City, runni a flight schedule much like tk once offered by Alpine Air. T company also hopes to take ov service to Vernal. Salmon Air comes into tl with the idea of ultimately ms rout ing this a said Stan DeLong. the oompan Utah operations manager. W Continued on Page t self-sufficie- nt Clerk to count final votes Friday Official results from last week's primary election will be available after July 5, Grand County Clerk Fran Townsend said Monday By state law the county cannot open and count absentee and provisional ballots until that date, Townsend said The delay leaves two candidates for county council in limbo On!) four voteg separated Max Young and David Everitt for the second spot in the primary for Council District 3. The winner will r face last weeks top Rex the in primary, Tanner, in November With as many as eight absentee ballots and an unknown n umber tprov isiunal balkAt- - uncounted until the official vote cam ass Townsend last week smd the race between Everitt and Young was too close to call Watch for the final remits in the vote-gette- , July 11 issue ofTheTimes-Indpendent. e |