| Show Rate hike on hold Sox tWex North Davis Roy sewer rate increase is delayed for further study3B Standard-Examin- ? Thursday May 27 1 999 er Committee agrees to study effects on Hill training range ance She contends the wilderness study by the Bureau of Land Management is the proper place for the Air Force to resolve any concerns about its training range Hansen’s call for a separate study is unnecessary and part of the congressman’s larger effort to block the preservation of large areas of wilderness she said The Utah Test and Training Range consists of two large pieces of land in the Bonneville Salt Flats on each side of Interstate 80 where there are bombing targets and warfare situations can be simulated In addition to the land the range includes a much larger expanse of restricted airspace where fighter pilots can test their skills The southern boundary of the restricted air space is near Delta and the northern boundary is near the Idaho border It extends west to Wendover and east to Skull Valley This huge test range already contains staff and wire reports r The House Armed Services Committee j has approved a legislative provision by Rep Jim Hansen that wouid delay cre- ation of new wilderness study areas in parts of western Utah t The Utah Republican wants a study done to determine whether they would create problems for the Air Force training range that covers much of the region “We will do nothing to hurt the Utah Test and Training Range” he said I 1 j : Local News Editor: House delays wilderness decision Standard-Examine- ' Obituaries Wednesday Language prohibiting the designation of new wilderness study areas until the exam- ination is done is included in the Armed Services authorization bill “He is trying to bottle up wilderness” said Heidi McIntosh conservation director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alli “ WewiU do nothing to hurt the Utah Test arid Training Range ” - Rep Jim Hansen wilderness study areas in places such as the Deep Creek and Fish Spring mountains said McIntosh and officials from Hill Air Force Base told SUWA members they have not created any problems for the training mission She anticipates no problems if additional wilderness study areas are designated The Bureau of Land Management recently completed a study that found additional possible wilderness areas around the training area Included are areas such as the Newfoundland Mountains Silver Island Mountains and Pilot Peak At the direction of Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt the BLM recently concluded an inventory of public lands in Utah and identified another 26 million acres that could be added to the 32 million acres Congress has already set aside in Utah as Wilderness Study Areas The proposal lists another 289720 acres that could be added to the 464000 wilderness study acres in the west desert near the range Col Ron Oholendt vice commander of the Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing said more west desert wilderness designation bodes ill for the future of the test range because military flights over the area could become subject to severe restrictions Bill Johnson Hansen’s legislative director said any threat to the range is also a threat to Hill which narrowly averted closure during the last round of Base Realignment and Closure Committee activities He argues the base’s viability is determined by three factors: The 388th Fighter Wing the Ogden Air Logistics Center and the range cyclists sent back to jail After prosecutors presented hol-relat- Memmott ruled that Hudgens bail be increased to $500000 after she found that he had been arrested 10 prior times for alcohol offenses “There is extreme reason not only in the light of this case but in the light of his criminal history that the defendant’s bail be substantial” Nestel said “This record shows that this defendant can’t be controlled” Memmott opted for the 50000 bail citing concern over the two instances where Hudgens was arrested for a DUI just days after he had bailed out of jail for S2 another DUL However Mem- mott didn’t increase the bail to Nestel’s $500000 request be- cause Hudgens didn’t present a risk of flight In response to seeing Hudgens taken back to jail Mary Paolucci a fnend of the victims said “It was a move in the right direction We feel he doesn’t belong on the streets with his background” According to Ron Yengich Hudgens’ attorney his client won’t be able to post bail Hudgens’ next court appearance will be during a preliminary trial on June 22 at 9 am You can reach reporter Jacob 1 or jsantonCu stanSantini dard net or send a letter to the editor at lettenCa standard net 776-495- j Ben Lomond High will get a new principal on July 1 Tim Smith presently serving as principal at Mound Fort Middle School will switch to Ben Lomond High School district officials announced Wednesday night Smith implemented the nationally acclaimed Community of Caring program at Mound Fort Mozelle Prestridge has served as principal at Ben Lomond High School for the past 4 years She will become Coordinator for Special Education 504 Sexual k evidence that Steven Hudgens 48 was involved in 10 prior alco offenses Judge Jon Nestel argued that Hudgens Ben Lomond High to get new principal SALT LAKE CITY -- An FARMINGTON - The man accused of running down three bicyclists while driving drunk was sent back to jail Wednesday Hudgens has been charged AT A GLANCE estimated 100 million attempts a day to look at the new LDS Church Internet genealogy service continues to overwhelm the site The free site had been built to handle 25 million hits a day -five times the load experience on an average day during the eight-weetest period according to a press release However four days after it debuted the site is accommodating 40 million hits a day Additional demand from people not being able to log on because of the huge volume of traffic is estimated at another 60 million hits making it one of the most sought-afte- r sites on the By JACOB SANT'NI with three felony counts of DUI resulting in an injury as well as two misdemeanor traffic violations Police say Hudgens’ blood alcohol level was measured at 20 The legal limit in Utah is 08 EAT Genealogy site overwhelmed Standard Examiner Davis Bureau presented a risk to the community put him in custody and increased his bail from $5100 to $250000 Hudgens was arrested May 16 after he allegedly smashed his pickup truck into three bicyclists while driving on US 89 m I ruit Heights Cyclist Brian Carlson 29 was flown to the University of Utah Medical Center and is listed in serious condition after having his left leg amputated In court on Wednesday Heidi Nestel Davis County deputy attorney said doctors had removed tissue up to his pelvis Also injured were cyclists Maikel Wise 30 and Brookanne Mickelson 28 both taken to McKay-De- e Hospital with various injuries Wise has been released while Mickelson continues to be in stable condition with a broken pelvis as well as a broken left foot NEWS Harassment and other programs at the district office Distnct officials also introduced new Superintendent Ted Adams at the Wednesday night meeting Adams from Oregon is in town visiting schools this week Man accused of hitting Judge raises bail to $250 (XX) on evidence of 10 prior alcohol arrests " 625-422- 0 BRIAN NICHOLSON SLOW GOINS: Bobbie Potokar stops cars at 3500 West at 5500 South in Roy Internet 'Standard-Examin- Construction is one catalyst behind “road rage" ‘Road rage’ incidents on the rise in Utah Construction crews police report more angry aggressive drivers By JACOB SANTINI Standard Examiner Davis Bureau ncidents of “road rage” are increasingly a daily occurrence in the Top of Utah and angry drivers motoring through the streets of Davis and Weber counties are endangering the hves of others “They’re going to kill somebody” said Randy Cox a project supervisor for Granite Construction Company “I’ve had guys run into (flaggers) and others who have tned to just push (the flaggers) over” for more coverage wwwstandardnet j Learn how to cage the rage spot and avoid potentially aggressive drivers and take a quiz to measure you own anger on the road Crews like Cox’s are hearing the nasty outbursts of stressed out drivers Every day dnvers who are slowed down near the intersection of 5600 South and 3500 West in Roy shout profanities at flaggers and kick rocks up as they screech away from the construction zone “You’re always going to get a few idiots every day” Cox said “They forget there’s real-lif- e people out here That flagger she’s probably got a couple of kids at home She’s here for a paycheck not to make everyone’s life miserable” Although the state hasn’t yet begun to keep statistics on road rage incidents the Utah Department of Public Safety has reported that aggressive driving has risen 205 percent between 1990 and 1997 In 1997 officers issued 7520 citations for tailgating in 1 997 and 2163 2705 for for disregarding traffic signals In all 38571 dnvers were cited Report shows Utah kids doing well But problem areas still persist say Ogden school principal child advocate How Top off Utah kids compare OGDEN - Emerging from the pages of the 1999 Kids two-pare- nt year-roun- where physical and material need are a rarity Compiled between 1985 and 1996 and released last week the annual measures the report of American children by their exstate-by-sta- Ogden City alone has 58 percent ol children on free or reduced lunch Source 1999 Kids Count Data S andard txainmer BooK te well-bein- g factors - facposure to high-ris- k tors which indirectly if at all touch 95 percent of Utah’s children But for Donna Corby the statistics ring hollow As principal of Ogden’s Dee Elementary School Corby and her staff not only educate 550 children each day but provide hot meals medical care and counseling to youngsters who may not get them elsewhere In the case of Dee students is an un Corby sas high-ris- k POOR COPY See RAGE5B Air show taking off Ogden Standard Examiner staff Count Data Book is a reassuring portrait one in which a Utah child lives in a household where both parents e d hold jobs full-tim- With the heat and more road construction coming on this summer officers are anticipating more angry drivers And dnvers commuting to Salt Lake City won’t be any calmer Starting in Woods Cross construction crews will begin exto panding pressure-packe- d four lanes finishing in the Farmington area “There are more problems now than what we had a few years ago” said Farmington’s UHPSgt John Mitchell “Starting on Aug 1 traffic is going to slow and I’m sure we are By GEOFFREY FATTAH staff r driv- ing in By TRACY LGUSSON Standard-Examine- for some type of aggressive derstatement “I talk to some of my kids when they come in hear the awful stories of what they endure and can’t believe they even come to school” Corby says “But their resilience is amazing They’re getting themselves up dressing themselves and their siblings and showing up every day Because the truth is this is the warmest most loving environment a lot of these kids have” Corby only “glanced at the figures” in the Kids Count Data Book - a starkly dillcrent picture of Utah children than those Dee serves The report prepared by the Annie E Casey Foundation a Baltimore-base- d child advocacy group ranks Utah first nationally tn number of families headed by households and second in the country for children whose partwo-pare- work ents year-roun- full-tim- e and d Kids Count also places Utah first in the nation for its low per- - See K1DS6B OGDEN - Saturday will be a time to take to the skies as the Ogden Airport puts on its air show I rom helicopters to a vintage World War II AT-- 6 airport manager Jeremy Taylor said the show will have something for every age just as long as they like aircraft In addition to airplanes Taylor said paragliders heligliders and copters ultra-lighot air balloons will be included in the program The gates will open at 9 a m for parking and the show is scheduled to start at 10 am with the Ogden Skydivers dropping in with the American flag for the opening pledge of allegiance “The committee has put together a busy program” Taylor said In addition to a variety of military and civilian aircraft demonstrations there ht See AIR SHOW4B Because of this unprecedented use many people are experiencing delays or difficulties in logging on to the site said Randy Bryson director of the FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service Church technicians are working closely with site host IBM and LavaStorm developers of the system to spread the load and help resolve the challenge LavaStorm applied a rotation technique Wednesday ultimately allowing more users to access the site “We’ve rarely seen anything like this with a site launch on the Internet We and our technology partners are doing everything possible to help people have a good experience when logging on to this site” Bryson said The site address is www FamilySearchorg LDS missionary from Layton struck HOUSTON - A missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints is in a Houston hospital today after he was hit by an alleged drunken driver earlier this week Thad Steele 22 of Layton is currently in stable condition after he was allegedly struck by a driver fleeing from a hit and run accident in the Houston suburb of Pasadena said church spokesperson Dale Bills When Steele was originally admitted to a hospital he was listed in critical condition with head injuries caused by the accident Also involved in the accident is Steven Loving 19 another LDS missionary Loving was admitted to the hospital for minor injuries but was released shortly after He is currently recovering in the LDS missionary home said Bills Steele's parents flew to Houston on Tuesday to be with their son after the accident Steele had one month left before being sent home to Layton said Bills - Standard Examiner staff and wire services Local News Search fcuaGaaAYA ifeWaui |
