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Show Page 6 Salina SunGunnison Valley News Wednesday. May 6. 1998 Nation's police officers participate in Operation ABC Early season accidents prompt boating safety warning Dutch John-T- wo boating accidents at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area have prompted boating rangers to caut ion recreation ists about spring boating conditions and urge boaters to wear lifejackets. These two accidents dumped six people into icy waters at Flaming Gorge. Although neither accident had a tragic outcome, boating rangers want to remind boaters about the dangers of sudden spring storms and cold water temperatures. On Friday, April 3, three men were thrown into the icy waters of the Green drift boat hit River when their a rock and sank to the bottom. The accident occurred about four miles below the dam. The boaters, all of Salt Lake City, credit their survival to their life jackets and a commercial river 14-fo- ot Utah industries can apply for $400,000 in federal grants Utah industries may apply for up to $400,000 in grants from a federal energy efficiency and industrial waste prevention program. Grants are issued through the National Industrial Competitiveness through fund new technoloEnergy, Environment, Economics program-orNlCE- Mo industrial reduce waste, or use that savings, provide significant energy gies one-thir- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received information reporting several wild horses were found dead in the Cedar City, Utah area. A search by BLM located the five horses, most of which had been dead for some time. A preliminary investigation by the B L M was on ly able to con firm that one of the horses had been shot. A reward of$ ,000 will be given for information leading to the arrest and conviction of violators responsible for killing the reported wild horses in the CedarCity District. Harassment, damage, theft, destruction or selling of wild horses and burros can be reported to the Bureau of Land Management hotline in Salt Lake City, Utah, prelim inary proposal should be submitted by May 2 to the Utah Office of Energy Services for initial screening. Qualifying proposals are sent to the US Department of Energy. Final proposals will be due October 1, 1998. 1 Projects are judged on innovation, cost efficiency, applicant capability, waste savings, competitiveness and job savings or growth. Mail preliminary proposals to Utah Office of Energy Services, 324 South nearly half would be saved if they were buckled up. Many people just dont believe theyll be in a crash, so they dont put on their seat belt or make sure that ch ildren are restrained, said Janet Dewey, Executive of the Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign. Unfortunately the possibility of a ticket is what it takes for many drivers to protect children by always buckling them up. Strong enforcement of adult belt laws will also save lives both adults and children. Drivers belt use has a dangerous impact on children. According to a recent study by the Ford Motor Company, when a driver is buckled, children are buckled up only 20 percent of the time. Intensive en can public overwhelmingly supports officers actively enforcing child safety laws. Law enforcement officers nationwide would much rather write a dozen tickets than pull one more broken child from a wreck, added Dewy. We salute law enforcement for stepping forward to protect the children of this nation. Operation ABC 98, sponsored by the Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is part of the U S Department of T ransportations Buckle Up America Campaign and takes place during Buckle Up America Week. Ombudsman to hear private property issues The state of Utah steps to the lead of private property movement under a new law that takes effect Monday, May 4, 1998. For the first time, with a complaint about zoncondemnation or building pering, mits can settle these issues outside the land-owne- rs An ongoing investigation by BLM will attempt to determine the cause of death to the remainder of the horses and identify the responsible party. Aerial flights will assist in identifying any additional animals that may have been damaged or killed. It is a violation of the Code of Federal Regulations to injure, harass, de- 1 courtroom. Under House Bill 388, a law passed by the legislature in March, Utahs private property ombudsman can arbitrate landowner disputes and settle them as a judge would resolve such matters in a courtroom, but with less time, expense and formality. This is the first time any state has created an ombudsman position to deal with property rights issues at the city and county level, says Craig Call, stroy, sell, commercially exploit, remove or attempt to remove wild horses or burros. Violators may be arrested Utahs private property ombudsman. and are subject to criminal prosecuBasically, the new law gives me the tion through the U.S. Federal Court. power, at the option of the property Penalties may include fines of up to owner, to require the government en$2,000 or imprisonment for up to one tity involved to sit down at the table year, or both, for each violation. and resolve the dispute, Call continued. The conclusion of such arbitration would have the force of a legal Wild horses and burros are very judgment unless the matter is appealed special to us, commented Bill Lamb, The Food and Drug Administo the court. Utah BLM State Director. We are tration has approved a new Among the issues the new procesaddened when we discover these for young asthma sufferdures could resolve are eminent do- drug horses are being harmed and will do ers. Singulair is the first once-a-da- y everything we can to stop this kind of pill to help prevent asthma behavior. attacks in children as young as State Street, Room 500, Salt LakeCity, Utah 84111. Foradditional information 5 or about this program and other grant programs, Call James Palmer, 538-8- 6 forcement of adult belt laws can increase belt use by as much as 1 5 percent. Recent surveys show that the Ameri- 1 reports wild horses found dead near Cedar City Process Innovators of Salt Lake City is developing an innovative petroleum refining technology that is more productive and efficient. e ot BLM steel-makin- two-pag- guide who warmed and transported them to safety. On Saturday, April 4, a family of three hung to the bottom of their capsized canoe after it was swamped in a swells. The snow squall and two-foaccident occurred on Flaming Gorge reservoir near the dam and several hundred yards from shore. Two members of the party were treated for extremely serious hypothermia after spending 30 minutes in the frigid water. State boating law requires that all children 12 years of age and younger must wear a lifejacket while a boat is in operation and it is recommended that all boaters wear a lifejacket at all times. For additional boating safety information or to receive a copy of Highlights of Boating Laws and Rules or the home boater education course, Utah Boating Basics, please contact Utah State Parks and Recreation at 594 West North Temple or call 80 5, 538-722- 0. industries are also eligible. Two previous recipients of this award are Covol Technologies, Inc. of Lehi and Process Innovators of Salt Lake City. Covol is developing a technology to g use coal fines and other waste products in the process, and A 1 1 waste productively to improve industrial cost competitiveness. Successful projects can receive as much as 45 percent of project costs, up to a total of $400,000. Targeted industries include those producing pulp and paper, chemicals, petroleum and coal products and primary metals. Other law During the week of May enforcement officers in all 50 states will conduct Operation ABC 98'. Mobil icing America to Buckle Up Children. This effort is a massive mobilization to protect children from the leading risk of death and injury unrestrained in a traffic crash. Law enforcements message is simple: Children must be properly buckled up at all times. It 's the law. No exceptions. No excuses. From big cities like New York to small towns like Yam Hill, Oregon, officers will be stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws. They will be stopping those who fail to d buckle up children. Over of the nations law enforcement agencies - 3,500 at last count - are participating in Operation ABC 98, making it the largest coordinated law enforcement effort to buckle up children in history. Despite years of education about the need to make sure kids ride buckled up, three in five children killed in crashes are unrestrained. Of those, 1 main (condemnation) actions, tion assistance to displaced residence, businesses and farms, and matters of constitutional property rights. I get calls about zoning disputes, excessive requirements for building permits and subdivision approvals, and other situations where property values are lost or uses restricted, Call says. My job is not to take sides, but to explain the law so that both sides can better understand what the government can and cannot do. As of May 4, Call can order arbitration of such disputes, which he hopes will help both sides. No one is well served by long, complicated and formal proceedings that cost everyone a lot of money. Many such cases never get to court because the property owner cant afford to fight. Call is a former legislator himself, and served on the Provo City Council. He has also been involved in construction and the redevelopment of historic buildings. The ombudsman can be reached by calling the Department of Natural ReHe also has sources at 801 a website that can be accessed through the department home page at http: www.state.ut.us. 537-344- 5. BUILD ON TOUR OWN LOT OR OURS six. 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