| Show City Editor 625-422- standard net Standard-Examine- U"f Obituaries Weather 4 www V r Saturday Union Station buys relic after tty CHAIMS f TRCNTELMAN StsnOanl txsmxwf Staff ' OGDEN - After four months of fund raisins Union Station has succeeded in buying a railroad Post Office car Hob Oder said Thursday he mailed the first payment off last week If all liocs well the car should be in Ogden by early May The car now part of a private codec tion In Idaho was one of the Inst built for the US lHistnl Service which used them until about 1967 to move and sort a successful fundraiser mail across the country Mail was loaded into the cars in sacks which were sorted bundled and dropped off of the moving trains as they passed through various towns along the route When the service was switched to airplanes most of the railroad postal cars were converted to other uses This articular one half post office and half nggnge car was kept mostly intact It still has its wall of nlgoon holes into which mull was sorted for example in cluding one hole for Ogden In January Oeier and the Union Sta- tion Foundation Issued a plea for donations It had $20000 pledged hut estimated It needed another $10tXX) Oeier declined to disclose the final sale price He said the pica for funds brought about 25 donations mostly from old railroaders around the lntermountaln West - Oeier said Union Pacific has agreed to bring the car to Ogden It will first he taken from St Maries Idaho to Spo kane Washington to be Inspected to make sure it is in good enough condition to make the trip Oeier said Union Stotion will try to have the car available for display by May 10 the anniversary of the joining of the Transcontinental Railroad in Promontory After that it will be restored and said that es Union Station will be asking people for money to help do that as well You muh reporter (in Trentclman at 625-421- 2 or Charles etreNte!-MiiMff'fdmiur- net Roy students plant trees as part of DARE project Department workers DARE officers and Mayor Roger Duractt students planted crab apple maple and honey locust trees in the pork at 4600 8 braved Sixth-grade- rs pea-size- hail rain d to help community By BCTH DOVE BMndait! ?t ?00l April n'UW "ITOUitWIBMUTJ 2900 West When the Examiner Halt - When a sudden ROY threatens to your party it helps to keep a sense of humor "We were about to find gold when they threw a tree in Alex there" said Luh standing over the hole he helped dig wielding a shovel "I was alxiut to be a millionaire" s from Ixikevlcw and North Purk elementary sctuxils braved dark skies and a few minutes hall Friday to take of part In a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) project at West Park Helped by city firefighters Parks and Recreation Sixth-grader- pea-size- four-daproject completed next week 425 students from five schools will have planted 100 trees The fragrant blossoms lining the pathway in spring will bring to mind the famous cherry trees In the nation's capital said Al Poppcll the city code enforcement officer who supervises bcuutlflcatlon projects "When you see them along this walk like this they'll he beautiful" he said Adults had already started the planting process by holes drilling a series of in the ground The students' Job was to deepen the holes with shovels and using teamwork roll the y Is Police still looking for bank robber OGDEN - Police are still searching for a man who robbed a local bank Around 10 am a Friday man in his early 40s with dark giey touched hair a scruffy beard and dressed in a white T shirt dark removable sweat pants and dark baseball cap entered Key Bank 21 N Harrisville Road and approached the teller said Lt Dave tarran The man handed the teller a note with a message saying he had a gun and to put the money into a bag he was carrying though he never showed any weapon to the teller The suspect walked calmly out the south doors ot the bank then went westbound on toot before getting Into a dark colored late 70s model Gremlin type vehicle Witnesses told police the car went westbound on Second Street and disappeared FBI officials have said this robbery Is not believed to be tied to a December bank robbery in Ogden they are Investigating Any information on this robbery should be immediately forwarded to the Ogden Police Department at 629 8221 SLC copsmayor at an Impasse SALT LAKE CITY -- Contentious contract talks between the city and the police union ended without an agreement Friday the two sides couldn t even agree on how much they disagreed Salt Lake Police Association President David Greer said the two sides came within a few thousand dollars ot reaching en agreement Mayor Rocky Anderson said the difference was more than $500000 It s now up to the City Council to decide how mudh to pay the city s police officer! The Council gels a proposed budget next month The police contract expires In June i There have been some fory moments in the talks during the Iasi two months Anderson accused Greer of threatening to stage an Illegal strike during the 2002 Winter t Olympics Greer denies he made a strike threat but he promises picket lines during the Games it the pay issues are not resolved A strike is illegal under city ordinance Oft duly picket lines are within the officers right See TREES3B Governor’s wife bitten by dog SALT LAKE CITY Jordan Peterson of Roy (right) Jumps on a shovel In order to make room for the bulb of a tree he and other DARE students are planting at Roy West Park Friday Troy Easton of the Roy Fire Department (above) helps DARE students plant a tree The students need to complete a community service project to graduate from DARE flmtwlsMj Examiner DftvN Bumeu LAYTON - Because Leon Poulscn Construction Company was able to meet a timetable the city demanded Iiiyton City awarded a $14 million contract to the West Haven company to build a waterline despite Poulscn not being the lowest bidder originally Two other local companies did submit lower bids but after city officials reviewed the Life’s the 1 Wednesday bids they decided to award the contract to Poulscn construction company said Gary Crane the city attorney lcon Poulscn Construction Company originally submitted a bid of $1 681921 for the conh struction of the 2200 West cullnury pipeline project that will cross two state roads connect to existing pipelines go under Interstate 15 a canal and two railroads The pipeline will run from Clearfield High Schixil where Lindquists honored for support of the arts a reservoir wus built last year to Gordon Avenue It will serve the west Layton area where future growth ted to continue Is expec- By CATHY McKITRICK 91Kld IS SALT 12VKE CITY - John A and Telit hu Lindquist were After being awarded the bid city officials asked the company to make some adjustments to Its hid so it could meet the amount of the -lowest bidder honored for their Invaluable support of the arts In northern Utah during the 12th Annual (iovernor's Awards in the Arts Friday For the past 21 years the Lindquists have sponsored the second- City engineers hud cstlmut-e- Examine) d the cost of the project to See" CONTRACT30 annual Summer Pops concert at Weber Slate University and were Instrumental In kicking off the fund raising and construction of t he $15 million Kimball Visual Arts Center scheduled for completion this winter The Top of Utah couple also So0 ARTS3B journey its seasons can be sunny or stormy fair or rainy stood on top of pxpod Pat Bean It had been a steep rocky climb and I was wuy tix hot for comfort My youngest son had been waiting for ages when 1 finally made the summit Exactly a year ago 1 strxxl In the exact same spot atop this special place in Zion National Purk Then us 1 lixikcd out over streaked red rock cliffs and below nt a sliver of water that was the Virgin River 1 bulled snowflakes off my nead The cooler weather had made the climb easier but the rocks sllpplcr It's different every year 1 have climbed Angel's landing with three young granddaughters In tow -the older more cautious child leading the way the middle hyperactive child with orders to stay behind me and the youngest whose hand I never let go I have climbed Angel's landing with a teenage daughter and her friend and beat them both up by ages Life was Jackie Leavitt the governor s wito was treated el a Salt Lake City area Company gets $14 million Layton job By LORETTA PARK ! Haiti Beat gixxl that day I have climbed Angel's tending with sons and grandsons 1 have climbed It with friends who decided they didn't really want to make the lust half mile push across the narrow rocky ledge that allows hikers a look down two sides of the high cliff at the same time And 1 have cllmlied Angel's landing alone on a day so windy tiiat 1 felt 1 could have been blown away If 1 loosened my grip on the rocks It Is my birthday ritual There Is something special alxiut this place that calls out to me 1 believe everybody may have such a place on this earth - und 1 wus Just lucky enough to find mine This year while the going seemed more difficult than usual 1 never doubted I would reach the top Resides the advantage of going slow is that you have plenty of time to study nature's handiwork 1 found numerous patches of Indian paintbrush growing miraculously out of rocks I found tiny Intricately marked lizards scampering across sand I found fantastic water carved nooks and crannies around every turn of the trail Waller's Wiggles always gets a lot of my attention It's a stretch of short switchbacks that steep human-carvemarch up the mountain - 1 swear - at a 90 degree angle I was tuking a breath break near the top of the switchbacks when 1 noticed a hawk using the rising wurm air currents to get aloft d The bird was slowly spinning as it rose - effortlessly It never onco flapped its wings until it wus well above Angel's landing The bird was taking advantage of nature's hmmty - and 1 was Jealous Fortunately the ugly feeling didn't last long finally slrxxl on top kstking When out over the canyon whose eons of I birthdays arc etched In stone 1 realized it's the journey not the summit that Life Is the Journey It has its seasons: Sunny and stormy fair and rainy hot and windy cold and dark Most of us pass through them all As for me? Once again I made It to the top of Angel's I uniting U-- t the coming year bring what It tnuy - I'm ready for it You run reach city editor I'at bean or pheanWHtamUirdnet at 625-422- hospital Thursday after being attacked and bitten on the back by a dog She was treated and released said Bridget Fare a spokeswoman for Oov Mrkja Leavitt s offlte She s slightly shaken a! “ said anyone would be Fare 'But she seems fine “ Fare declined to disclOB when and where the attack' occurred saying only that tjio wound did not require stitches She said the animal was not a pot ot the Leavitts’ ' Group sues to doso Canyonlands road SALT LAKE CITY A conservation group said Frjjlay It had filed another lawsuit trying to keep vehicles out bf Salt Creek Canyon In Canyonlands National Parl ''Since ttie Park Service won t act we have to" Stoke J Bloch a lawyer tor the Southern Utah Wilderness J Alliance said In a stntemor SUWA blames San Juan ! County for violating an J emergency closing and provoking ttie suit The coiflrty claims It has a Civil War art right to maintain a road In ilt Creek Canyon EZ! IMlflCK 12th Annual MS WallC 6 3 miles today at 9 30 a m Farr Park 1691 Oramercyj Ogden Each walker Is askid to tnn make a $30 contribution toj participate Those raising 00 or more will receive an MS walk T shirt and may qualify for other prizes Ogden Rlvar Clean-Utoday from flam to 2 p mi J Wesalch Paddle 1810 Washington Bivd Lunch $ nerved al 2 p m Bring chaiQ saws hand saws and wadrhs - Standard Enamlner tiafl end wire aerfces p |
