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Show Sun Advocate, Price. Utah DISTRICT COURT Actions taken in misde- B attempted retail theft (shopmeanor criminal matters lifting) offense; sentencing in 7th District Court for phase in the defendants conCarbon County on May 5 viction scheduled on June 13. before Judge Bryce K. Actions taken in felony criminal matters on May 7 Brynert ' Richard Charles Roedel before Judge Bruce K. -- pronouncement of judgment and sentence in a misdemeanor category criminal information containing a single class A driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) with personal injury accident count. , , Roedel sentenced to one year in the county jail, fined $1,850 and instructed to pay an additional $275 in restitution along with any physical therapy costs incurred by the alleged victim in connection with the criminal complaint. Margie Y. Fitzgerald - the defendant appeared at continued proceedings in two separately filed felony level criminal informations. The first felony complaint filed against Fitzgerald contained one third degree unlaw- ful possessionuse of a controlled substance count plus three misdemeanor category charges, class B unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance, class B unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia and class C operating a . The district judge Actions criminal matters on May 7 before Judge Halliday: Tony Lee Ellington - the class B retail theft (shoplifting) count. After weighing the evidence presented at the criminal proceeding, the district court ren- dered a verdict finding , - Ellington guilty on the class B shoplifting diarge; defendant fined $200 inclusively in con- nection with the misde- meanor category conviction. Actions taken in felony criminal matters on May 8 before Judge Bryner: Jimmy Leroy Timothy -the defendant failed to appear at trial in a felony level complaint containing one third degree unlawful possession use of a controlled substance voluntarily report to the charges. Pursuant to a disposition county shenfFs office on May 13 to commence serving the agreement, Fitzgerald waived offense. The district court initially ruled in favor of proceeding in , Timothys absence, but later advised the jury of an inadvertent error and subse- quently declared a mistrial in the felony level criminal case. ; count In the second complaint, meanor category criminal case containing one class A retail theft (shoplifting) charge. ' Pursuant to a disposition arrangement, Atwood waived the right to trial and entered offenses contained in the felony level criminal cases filed against Fitzgerald dis- The coal industry continues to play an important role in the load economy. Although most of the defunct underground operations portals located within the defendant appeared at trial in a misdemeanor category information containing a single against the defendant conmonetary assessments are sat- tained one second degree unisfied in full, and placed the lawful possessionuse of a condefendant on probation un- trolled substance offense plus der the direction of the Utah three additional misdemeanor Department of Corrections for counts, one class C denied 18 months. drivers license and two class B unlawful possessionuse of As conditions for formal supervision, Roedel ordered to a controlled substance remaining incarceration time the right to a preliminary hearand instructed to undergo an ing in the first criminal inforappropriate alcohol abuse mation and entered guilty evaluation as well as enter pleas at felony arraignment on intocomplete any treatment the same date to the third deprograms deemed warranted.' gree unlawful possessionuse Phyllis Marie Atwood - the of a controlled substance offense and the class G misdedefendant appeared at continued proceedings in a misde- meanor denied drivers license During the late 1800s and ing like naturally formed caves which are attractive to recrethe first half of the 20th taken in misdemeanor motor vehicle on a denied drivers license. The second felony case filed sus- pended the service of all but 10 days of the jail sentence, on condition the designated charge; pronouncement of judgment and sentence in Fitzgeralds two convictions set on July 14. In exchange for the missed. . In addition, upon the "defendants failure to appear at the previously scheduled trial setting, the district judge authorized the issuance of a warrant for Timothys arrest and fixed bail on the warrant ' at $2,500. the defendant waived preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty at felony arraignment to an amended lesser included a no contest plea on an ' third unlawful possessionuse amended lesser included class of a controlled substance cautions residents, visitors about abandoned mine dangers OSiyi defendants three guilty pleas, the five remaining class C and class B misdemeanor category the defendant appeared for Halliday: Tuesday. Mav 13. 1997 3A cen-tui- y, area have been mines still abandoned sealed, a serious safety hazard to pose curious residents and visitors two-count- y alike. The United States Interior Departments Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is distributing a brochure designed to warn people to stay out of abandoned mines because of the deadly dangers lurking inside. Acting director Kathrine Heniy pointed out that the brochure relays one very simple message - keep out - old mines can be dangerous. Henry warned that besides the risk of cave-inabandoned underground mines conceal a multitude of other potentially s, lethal hazards, including deadly gases, poisonous snakes, loose rock, decaying mine timbers and vertical shafts hidden mmmr -- annBCfgROdlEIigfflfe Qu B Professional care from a qualified professional A comprehensive audiometric hearing evaluation to determine individual requirements. A thorough explanation of your hearing loss State Licensed National Board Certified Certified m Deep Insertion Technology ' w UOU Miracle Ear. CENTERS Hearing 1 1 System by Reliable, high quality, hearing instruments A wearing schedule & After Care Program Satisfaction that your hearing instruments will assist you in making the most of your hearing ability Bausch A Lomb 1 neighborhood watch supporters congressional report's findings dispute ft. why we are distributing this brochure as a means to heighten public awareness. For safetys sake, dont go looking for abandoned mines, cautioned Henry. But if you find what you think is an aban- taken as such, Henry said. Mines and caves are two very different things. Hiking, exploring and other outdoor activities are a source of enjoyment for millions of Americans, particularly during doned mine shaft, tunnel or the spring and summer other danger; mark the location months, commented Henry. so it can be easily spotted. Be But outdoor recreation also recareful not to get too close. quires caution - especially near Then report what you found to the hundreds of abandoned the nearest location of the U.S. mines scattered across the Office of Surface Mining or the American countryside. state reclamation office. There is nothing of any Reporting the location of value in an abandoned mine abandoned mines is a public thats why it was abandoned, service, concluded Henry. You explained Henry. But there will be protecting others from are any number of ways to lose danger and helping America your life in old mine workings. maintain and improve the enThe safest thing to do is to stay vironment. For additional information completely out of them. Henry noted that each year about abandoned mine reclaa number of persons are killed mation or to obtain a copy of the or injured in abandoned mines, brochure, contact the OSM Ofusually because they do not fice of Communications, 1951 know of the dangers. Constitution Avenue NW, We need all the help we can Washington, DC 20240. within the tunnels. People have even drowned in abandoned surface mine impoundments. They may not have been aware of hidden objects under the water and the steep, slippery sides of the impoundment, Henry added. Abandoned mines are noth -- the dangers of abandoned mines," Henry said. Thats Utahs coal mining indus- ational and professional explortry centered in the Carbon-Emei- y ers, and should never be misarea. get in spreading the word about Dr. BaileyLowe Office 94 N. 400 L, Price (801)637-318- 6 DARE, HMringaldM won! ration natural ItMrirg. Individual mpartancaa My vary tfapandkig on evaluation and aDMIty to Map) to haaring tU. prop m, savarity ol hearing km, accuracy Vf Supporters of neighborhood rections in Utah, indicated that watch groups, boot camps and hes not surprised the congresDARE sional study found boot camps the popular anti-dru- g dont work. schools in maintain program Boot camps, when they that a recent report to Congress were originally considered, met was just flat wrong. The congressional report more of a community need for concluded that such crime pre- just desserts. But in designing vention measures dont work. correctional programs, you have The Drug Abuse Resistance to design the programs for the Education program was offenders, said Webster. Utah doesnt have any youth founded in Los Angeles in 1983 used 70 is now in about and program directly comparable to the of nations public boot camps, which are heavy on percent schools. regimentation and discipline. , The classes warn about the The Genesis program, opened dangers of drug use and are in 1994, is a work program taught by uniformed police of- where teens from 14 to 18 work for up to five hours a day. ficers instead of regular teachers. Presented to fifth graders in Carbon County, the DARE program is extremely popular with parents. But the report to Congress in April said repeated evaluations had found that its effects on drug use are, except for tobacco . -- Judging how effective any program is for crime prevention is difficult, pointed out Webster. The effectiveness of a pro- gram, such as neighborhood watch groups, is nearly impos- sible to account for numerically, explained Salt Lake County sheriffs crime prevention officer Bill Morris. When neighbors band together, often the number of reported crimes will increase in an area where they previously went unreported. That, however, wouldnt show the real benefit of community watch: a neighbor-hood- s peace of mind. Meet the People Who Give You 110 ML use, nonsignificant. Denise Gottfredson, a professor of criminology at Maryland and a of the congressional study, pointed out that DARE has its good points, and she would never recommend stopping it. But the trouble with DARE, is that it doesnt have as much a focus on developing social provide a or S2jl competency skills like teaching students how to make decisions, solve problems and learn to read emotions, also offer you convenient banking with our drive-thr- u ATM, our ATM located in the City Market, and our Visa Check Card which acts like a check when you use it to make a purchase. We explained Gottfredson. 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