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Show - Tuesday, November Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah Youth detained after By Layne Miller the vehicle was reported stolen Staff writer out of Springville on Nov. 10. Local law enforcement officers chased the driver of a 1988 Chevrolet Caprice for approximately an hour Wednesday afternoon after the subject reportedly put $13.62 worth of gasoline in the vehicle at a convenience store in Woodside, located midway between Price and Green River, and left without paying for the fuel. Convenience store owner Roy Pogue reported that the driver, a young man with long hair wearing a bandanna, pumped the fuel into the cars gas tank, then jumped in the purple colored vehicle and sped off. was out there talking to him while he pumped the gas, explained Pogue. I tore the ligaments in my ankle and Im using crutches. When I turned to go inside, he jumped in the car and sped off. Pogue reported the theft and told police authorities he believed the vehicle was stolen. It had fresh scratches on the passengers side and one of those donut tires on the right I The suspect vehicle was eventually stopped near Fremont Junction on Interstate 70, approximately 100 miles from the scene of the alleged gas skip incident, when law enforcement officials stretched road spikes across the freeway and punctured the cars tires. Police officials indicate that By Layne Miller about 10 years, indicated Genwal reclamation engineer Gary Gray. These leases will extend our coal reserves by about 60 million tons. Those totals are yet to be determined exactly, but thats about how much coal we think there is Canyon. The proposed Mill Fork coal there. Manti-LaSlease tract, if obtained by the National Forest company, would mean an addi- and United States Bureau of tional 20 years of coal mining. Land Management officials are is a juvenile, but they were not sure of his identity. The chase lasted for about one hour and reportedly hit front. It looked like it had wrecked recently to me, said Pogue. Utah Highway Patrol troopers caught up with the vehicle The near Green River on driver purportedly failed to stop when Trooper Scott Robertson turned on his patrol speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour on the desert freeway. Pogue believes a white van with a pop-u- p top may have been traveling with the driver of the Chevrolet. It was parked back behind the store while he filled up. When he took off, the van took off and sped up the road with him, explained Pogue. Law enforcement officers did not locate the van in question. The incident on Wednesday is only the second gas skip Pogue has reported in the two years since he opened the remote convenience store. cars lights and siren. Other law enforcement officers joined in the chase on the interstate and others headed south on State Road 10 to set up the road spikes. The driver reportedly did not resist arrest when he was forced to stop after losing air in the vehicles tires. Emery County Sheriffs Office officials told the Sun Advocate they believe the driver al Estimates indicate that beginning an environmental without the new lease, the company will be out of the coal mining business in about 10 years. The new coal tract is located analysis on the lease proposal. The company currently employs approximately 120 workers and uses longwall coal minof south the ing technology to mine 2.5 milimmediately lion tons of coal each year. mine and companys existing U.S. Forest Service geologist encompasses approximately DeFreest indicates the proJeff un6,440 acres of coal located cess to offer the leases for bid der forest service land. At the rate were mining will take until sometime durcoal, we will be out of coal in ing the middle part of next year. The bid process is open to ZCMI ceremony It was over 85 years ago that the residents of Castle Dale began their shopping and much of their socializing at the local ZCMI Retailing has changed a lot since the p building was constructed in 1904 and begin doing business as the Castle Co-o- p. co-o- Dale Co-o- p in 1910. The build- ing still stands, however, and Americas First Department Dixies Trade Center, a secondhand furniture store. But 86 years ago it was an important gathering place for early residents of the area, according to Richard Madsen, ZCMI chairman, CEO and other coal mining companies, not just Genwal. But the Emery County coal mine has submitted the proposal and has done most of the research on it. Now that the proposal has The public comments will be used to examine the issues involved, then officials will develop alternatives and mitigations to address the concerns. A predecisional environmental analysis will be released (Continued from Page 3AJ He added he does not think Babbitt can come up with the The Secretary did not even have the courtesy to respond to our requests. Fortunately, he cannot ignore the federal court. It is too bad that we had to resort to legal action, but the Secretary must be shown that he is not above the law. We are confident that if the is conducted in a fair and legal manner, it will show that virtually none of the land Secretary Babbitt (was) qualifies for wilderness consideration. financial resources to conduct another complete study if the judge rules against him. This is a major victory for our county and the state, Petersen said. This is the biggest positive news about land use weve had in a long time. As if on cue, an already scheduled meeting of the Emery County Public Lands Council this Thursday (6 p.m. in the Museum of the San Rafael) will acknowledge the ruling, as local and federal officials, along with county residents, will begin formulating a new Petersen said Utah argued Babbitts process was flawed in that the sought out and focused on a specific quality in an area, rather than inventory all ofan areas quali- - land management plan. If we dont do something, Petersen said, someone will do it to us. tioo - been made public, the two gov- sometime next spring. The ernmental agencies must un- document will be followed by a dertake the required National public comment period. Once the extent of the coal Environmental Policy Act deposit is determined and its (NEPA) research and study. value set, it will be auctioned The federally mandated reoff during a public auction proquirements include studying cess. factors like potential impacts to Genwal officials expect the such things as springs found mining company can move into in the area, wildlife herds, culthe new lease without contural resources (archaeology) structing additional above and socioeconomic impacts. ground facilities. The NEPA scoping process Comments on the proposal includes taking written and should be sent to the local fororal comments from the pubest service office by Dec. 13. For lic, a procedure that will end additional information, contact Dec. 13. DeFreest or Liane Mattson. 30-da- noon ceremony with other ZCMI executives and Montell and Kathryn Seely, the owners of the historic building. The former p will be recognized with a replica of the early Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution sign. 7A chase Babbitt stopped: 1-- 70 Genwal seeks Mill Fork lease Staff writer A major expansion into a new coal deposit could be in the works for Genwal Resources Inc. at Crandall mine located in a side canyon of Huntington 19, 1996 life MEN Pre-Seas- & WOMEN S NAME w BRAND Sale on Monday, Nov. 25 thru Saturday, Nov. 30 Closed Thursday Nov 28 y7 ALL REGULAR PRICED NAME BRAND FASHIONS 20 y Gums CaMaKIda Girbiud off No Fear Big Rock 25 Uniaa Banr Triple XXX 9m off Ootlaw cn? Triangle ENUF Check out the NEW ARRIVALS y7 Triangle City m 2 piece Suits Calvin Klein Guess Dresses, No m Fear& Big Rock Sweatshirts y7 Guess Leather Coats You can always find great savings al the Clothing 9 9 Den1 a fiitf jtfi EBBUB American Heart Association co-o- NOTICE OF president. Weve been searching the mountain west in an attempt to identify as many as possible of the 60 to 70 ZCMI co-o- Store, ZCMI, is going strong. On Monday, the Castle Dale p took its official place in Co-o- history as the 29th to be identified as part of ZCMIs chain of pioneer retail outlets. The Castle Dale Co-o- p served the public until 1981, and is now operated by Ken and Dixie Thompson as that are still standing, said Madsen. As part of our TAX INCREA companys centennial project weve located and placed official historical plaques andor signs on 28 buildings. The cer- emony Monday at Dixies Trade Center was our 29th since 1990. by Bob Madsen officiated at the & Peggy Migliori AFTER A PATTERN No longer restricted to draperies, upholstery, or even area rugs, I Grandfather Clocks 40-7- 0 pattern is making a strong show in carpeting these days. 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