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Show Visit us on the World Wide Web http:www.ecprogress.com ' 99th Year - No. 24 June 15, 1999 Tuesday Castle Dale, Utah i 500 Rolled tanker nearly forces evacuation By BETTY BAILEY ' Green River correspondant The time was 3:58 p.m. and what was heard on police radios was the following, The wheels are on the ground... The tanker is up... We can all breathe now. That is what Utah Highway Motor Carrier Trooper Scott Robertson said Wednesday, June after crews cautiously 9, uprighted an overturned tanker truck filled with hydrofluoric acid that rolled in the median of Interstate 70, between the two Green Doug Wright spins a tale of rookie cow milking and Paula Wellnitz suggests seven strengths parents need to pass to their children. Orangeville historians are looking for information on TV and the food bank in Castle Dale is in danger of closing. cautionary measure until Haz Mat crews could determine if any of the acid was leaking from the tanker. Hydrofluoric acid, used in glass etching, cleaning solvents, and as a catalyst in refining gasoline, is flammable, corrosive and can be lethal if it is inhaled or comes into contact with the skin. The rollover of the westbound truck, at mile marker 160, forced traffic in both directions off the freeway and through the City of Green River. Robertson said the driver, Robert Booker, 53 of El Paso Texas, said he had to swerve to avoid a car stalled in his lane when the truck rolled. However there was nothing to indicate to troopers- that a car had been stalled, or parked in the middle River exits. Officials had prepared plans to e evacuate a radius around the truck once they learned the nature of the volatile cargo in the tanker, which was traveling from of the roadway. El Paso Texas to the Western Indicators show the truck was Zerconium Co. in Ogden when it traveling in the left lane, veered to the left entering the median, rolled Wednesday at 3 a.m. Residents of two houses and a and rolled. A Ellias farm within a half-mil-e of the ac- Porras of El Paso Texas, who was A tanker carrying hydrofluoric acid rolled over into the median along cident were evacuated, and the in a sleeping cab of the truck on page 2A) last Wednesday creating a potentially dangerous situation. railroad was shut down as a pre See pages 6A five-mil- n - The Friends of the Manti have been working up Hunting-to- n Canyon and the Emery High Rodeo Team has been busy. See page 3B co-driv- Emery School District requests tax increase Huge turnout for blood donation DORIS QUINN Progress editor By The Utah Taxpayers Association has completed its annual review of the budgets of local school districts, counties, ' and the states largest cities and have found that, to date, 20 school districts and two cities have indicated that they plan to increase property taxes, including the Emery School District. Emery School District officials are proposing to increase the districts tax levy by approximately $400,000. In addition, the district may recommend a judgement levy of an additional $186,222 to recoup monies which it was required to refund on taxes overpaid on centrally assessed property. Emery School Districts Business Administrator Ross Huntington told the Emery County Progress the biggest reason for asking for an increase in the tax levy is to offset a 25.1 percent increase in health insurance costs. The Emery School District is facing declining enrollment, expected to be Last Wednesday was the third highest blood donation day the Utah Red Cross has ever had and it was all for the benefit of Luke Johnson of Emery. 224 units of blood (190 usable units) were donated on his behalf as his friends, teachers, and concerned residents of Emery County turned out to the special Red Cross Blood Donation at Emery High School. Over 115 people showed up the first hour and donators remained steady with estimates that not less than 25 people were waiting to donate at any given time throughout the day. The Red Cross praised the people of Emery County for their willingness to contribute their blood. Pictured above Lane Stilson, recent Emery High graduate, willingly donates a unit of blood for Luke. down by 131 students, for the 1999-200- 0 school year. This is extremely painful for the district. We receive $1,901 per student from the Utah State Office of Education, and with 131 less students the district is looking at a loss of $249,000 of state funds. We have also had a cut in our transportation funding from the state, Huntington said. With the declining enrollment of students the district has also had to make adjustments in staffing. An equivalent e of 10 teachers have been eliminated for the coming school year, as well as the equivalent of three teachers aides. Also the maintenance department has declined by one person. The Emery School Distnct was required to refund $293,530 of taxes paid on centrally assessed property this past year, money which was already programmed into the districts budget. The biggest part of this refund went to Desert Generation and Transmission ($162,590), PacifiCorp ($91,789), and US West ($22,228) Refunds were also made (Continued on page 2 A) full-tim- . June Jamboree Queens Join Cancer Societys Relay for Life Lace up your running shoes, pack your tent and sleeping bag, and join the American Cancer Societys Relay For Life crowds as they take to tracks around the about progress to expand our services to more as it is a cancer patients and their families, fundraiser, said Dona Heiner, the to offer more educational proSocietys Relay coordinator in grams that will reduce peoples Utah. Many of the participants risk of getting cancer, and to exwill be people who have been cured pand cancer research programs, of cancer themselves. Their in- Heiner added. For registration forms or addivolvement is proof of the progress that has been made not only in tional information about the Recancer rates, but in the quality of lay For Life you may call Cathy life following cancer treatment. Sitterud, Emery County Relay For The funds raised will enable us Life Chairperson, at awareness-raise- r against cancer state. Walkers and runners will go around the clock in the battle against cancer in Castle Dale on Aug. 13 and 14 at the Emery High School track. Teams of walking and running enthusiasts from all walks of life will gather at locations throughout Utah for relays against cancer. Relay For Life is the American Cancer Societys version of a relay, but with a new twist. Relay For Life is a team event where participants can walk or run around a for 24 hours. Partrack relay-styl- e ticipants camp out around the, track and when they arent taking DORIS QUINN their turn running or walking, By editor Progress take part in family fun activities, entertaincontests and games, Last Friday evening turned out to ment. Alan for a be Teams from companies and or- Musicnightmare of Mt. Pleasant. Music fell ganizations collect donations from a ledge approximately seven to from friends, family members and eight feet, near the Wedge overlook associates and can win prizes for in the San Rafael Desert around their efforts. Each team member that evening, suffering midnight is responsible for raising $100. head and hand injuries. an as For Life is much Relay An ambulance crew fron? Castle 381-564- 7. 24-ho- Mt. family-oriente- POOR COPY d Pleasant man falls out by Wedge overlook Dale, along with the Jeep Posse and deputies from the Sheriffs Department responded to the call for help. Lamont Gordon and Varian Allen of the Emery County Search and Rescue also were called to assist with the rescue of the victim. Music was transported by Life Flight to Utah Valley Hospital. Sgt. Gayle Jensen of the Sheriffs Department was the investigating officer of the accident. Representing the City of Castle Dale during the June Jamboree festivies were June Jamboree Queens (front row left to right) AnnDee Adams, Teigan Adams, (back row left to right) Carrie Bell, Trinadee Hardee and Natalie Smith. |