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Show Arches begins transportation plan Wilderness first Superintendent Rock Smith has announced that the National Park Service is developTransing a Multi-modal portation Plan for Arches National Park. As the popularity of Arches National Park has grown over recent years, traffic congestion and crowded conditions occur more frequently during the busy visitor season. The transportation plan will explore a variety of strategies to meet the goals and objectives of the parks General Management Plan and the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection Plan. Two public workshops will be conducted in Moab on February 6, 2003 affording citizens the opportunity to provide input and ideas for the plan and to comment on what r GARY WHITE, elements should be explored in the required environmental analysis. The workshops will be held at the Castle Rock Inn, 815 South Main Street. The first workshop session runs from 2 to 5 p.m. An identical workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. will give the public the opportunity to attend whichever workshop is most convenient for them. Additional information about the transportation plan project is available on the park website at www.nps.govarch. Comments may also be submitted electronically to arches.tpotak.com. Written comments may be submitted to Jodie Vice, 117 South Main Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104. Comments should be received by the close of business on March 10, 2003. Agent 376 N, 400 W, Bidding, Serving Mfcrfi & WT Arizona 8451 - 877- aid course Canyonlands Field Institute (CFI) of Moab, Utah is hosting a Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) course February Instruction for this 40 hour course is provided by Wi13-1- 7. lderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. an industry leader in wilderness medical instruction. The WMI of NOLS Wilderness Advanced First Aid course is a nationally recognized pro- gram that trains participants to respond to emergencies in remote settings. Emphasis is placed on prevention and ion-making, not the memorization of lists. The course is appropriate for anyone who spends time in the including hunters and fishermen, recreators, and land management personnel. decis- out-of-doo- 1 - Proud Supporter of our active duty militan ar posit of $150. Textbooks are included. For more information please call 435-259-77- Dolores County votes to nix Ricos request It took the approval of both the Dolores County and Telluride school district voters to pass a proposed reorganization of the Dolores County School District - it did not happen. Dolores County voters voted against the proposal to allow Rico residents to become part of the Telluride School District. Telluride School District voters approved the proposal. Dove Creek Press Dove Creek - 136-28- 3 Hospital project completed Gunnison - Visitors got their first and perhaps only conscious look at the new operating room at Gunnison Valley Hospital recently. The $4.5 million project increased the size of the hosThere are a number of other new features in pital by addition to the operating room, including a new labor and delivery room and six new private patient rooms. Messenger Enterprise 65. Smart Site creating jobs in Sevier County Sevier Smart Sites primary objective in creating jobs in Sevier County continues to be fulfilled, after a contract was signed to provide up to 12 jobs for medical coding in Richfield. The Sevier Smart Site has signed a service agreement with Aviacode, in Salt Lake City to provide qualified medical coders to work on Aviacode contracts. The initial contract is for up to 12 people to work, but the Smart Site director said more jobs could become available as people in the area become Richfield Reaper trained for medical coding. Richfield - The internet at www.canyonlandsfieldinst.org. Vernal chamber adopts new logo After years of using an orange dinosaur as the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce logo, the board of directors approved a change. Dinah, the dinosaur is still on the logo but more has been added. We wanted to do something new that encapsulated what the whole area is about and still include the chambers history, which is Dinah, said the Chamber ExecuVernal Express tive Director. Vernal A 5 rs WAFA certification and a CPR certification, the full course fee is $330 ($315CFI members) with a required de- or visit the January 29, 2003 - Page ROUND THE REGION The course provides a 435-678-26- 13 THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, mans feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. George Santayana - Kane County Travel gets a new slogan Canyon Country is a new slogan of Kane County Travel. Travel director Steven Browning showed off new brochures for advertisement with the new slogan, which also includes weve got you surrounded. Southern Utah News Kanab The Next Stage Wells Fargo EquityLine with the smart way to prepare for all of life's stages FlexAbilitySM - Zion-Bryce-Gra- Hospital project delayed by funds dollar expansion and remodeling project has hit a snag: its delayed until the federal government passes its budget for 2003. The project will be funded 50 by the federal government through USDA and 50 by Vectra Bank. Ninety percent of the commercial bank loan will be guaranteed by USA. Sue McWilliams, of the USDA Rural Development, said the project isnt necessarily on hold. Were going to go ahead and ask for the money, she said, Im going to submit the loan request and see if theyll go ahead and give it to us. Were not sure theyre going to approve a budget for 2003. They are looking at things on a case Cortez - Southwest Memorial Hospitals multi-millio- n Cortez Journal by case basis. New birds in town has had an unusual number of rare bird species recorded in the fall and winter. It started in October when a Pacific Loon and a grebe were seen on a local reservoir. As the fall and winter has progressed a large number of new birds to the area have been spotted. Morgan - Morgan Valley red-neck- ed Morgan County News Economy needs $19 million stimulant Cortez - At a time when the State of Colorado is faced with one of the biggest budget deficits in decades, Governor Bill Owens wants to spend $19 million to help stimulate Colorados economy. And although legislators from both sides of the political aisle question where the money would come from, they hailed the idea as something the state cant ignore while it struggles to balance a $13.8 billion budget. Owens has proposed that the state legislature should spend $10 million in tourism marketing, $7 million in grants to help bring new jobs to the state and $2 million to promote agricultural products grown there. Cortez Journal |