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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Thursday, January 28, 1999 c3 td Utah Colleges Could Get Windfall of $707,000 BOX ELDER Nucor Steel has awarded From Cash Never Spent byLeavitt’s Virtual U. UTAH and the public invited. torium of the Val R. Browning Resource Center. The readingis free, $18,500 to the Box Elder School District to fund projects submitted by the faculties of 17 schools. The award was madeby J. Curtis Broadbent, controller of the com- County by County pany with offices in Plymouth, The bookis an anthology of 43 stories from a cross-section of Mor- mon writers including General Authorities Vaughn J. Featherstone and Hugh W. Pinnock. Thestories for next year. Varela said the gov BY DAN EGAN THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE State moneyset aside for Western Governors University could soon flow to Utah's nine public colleges. At the request of Gov. Mike Leavitt, legislators have designated about $400,000 annually for the past three years to fund the north of Brigham City, and will deal with environmentalissues fac- fund a variety of projects, includ- ing Utah including growth, open space, water and clean air. — Joy Alder oadbent commended district WEBER Some Central Middle School teachers are concerned that their students have been able to access start-up of the computer-based pornographythrough computers at spent. ing a computer lab, accelerated a program andscience proCarlee teachers, noting they were doing an outstanding job of “teaching the children of our Nucor employees.” — Box Elder News Journal ages Emery Grand Reaver Pita Wayne fea scheduled for Mondayat the Crossroads Community Center in Roose- a" the Weber County Main Library. ‘Sas Joan I Featured Today velt. Sponsored by several agencies, including Utah State University Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the seminar will offer information on how producers can minimize their risks associated with agribusiness. Seminars will deal with topics such as federal crop insurance, nonpoint source-water quality rules and managing inventory. — Uintah Basin Standard ball Junction, construction of the long-awaited County Services Building, requiring a visible street address on county homes and not approving any building permit without a proven “wet” water re- County communities, including ranchers, gathered recently to outline how they plan to respond to the environmental impact statementcovering the GrandStaircase- Escalante National Monument. Their primary concern dealt with “administrative roads” which require a special permit for motor- ized vehicles. The residents said they would want fewer restrictions on the roads for multiple use. Commissioner Clare Ramsay questioned the legality of administrative roa Garfield County News oO Atthe sametime, thereis only so muchlibrary staff can do, shesaid. “Our staffis vigilant, butit’s not their job to censor or spy,” Wangsgard said. — The Associated Press courses delivered by existing over. former Colorado Gov. Romer. the school’s start-up phase is Legislative fiscal analyst Boyd Gariott has proposed spending the $414,000 on the Utah Electronic Community College, which is a partnership amongthe state’s higher education institutions Leavitt co-founded WGU with Roy The school has about 100 st dents enrolled, and WGU admin istrators hope that number will pick up this semester. two-year colleges. Theidea is akin to a mini Utah-operated WGU The goal is to coordinate the Everything is moving along said Varela. “We always knew it schools’ Higher Education Commissioner Cecelia Foxley said she would defer to the governor as to how computer-based course offerings so individuals can earn would be complex andtake time. Leavitt spokeswoman Vicki Varela said the governoris willing to entertain other uses for whathas grown into $707,000. “At this pointit does not appear an associate's degree without having to commuteto a campus that Western Governors Universi- moneyhas beenspentonthe sala- we will honor how he feels they ought to be used,” said Foxley ty needs that funding,” said Varela. “It would be our preference that it go into higher education ry of WGUChief Executive Officer Jeff Livingston, who will be leaving WGUlater this year to NOU TeeA mm Cs we're open to discussion.” The WGU fundis part of higher education’s base budget, and another WeberState University. technology-related [projects], but $414,000is slated to be allocated “We would have no difficulty with that,” said Varela. Varela said most of the state take an administrative post at the moneyshould bespent “Because those funds were really secured by the governor * Low rates ever WGU, which has 18 member states, openedon a trial basis this fall. The school acts as a broker- county will not go into debt, even though its budget “is a third less than Park City’s and must serve three times the population.” ~~ Park Record o UTAH Brigham Young University’s Construction Management Team beat 16 other schools to win a competition of the National Associa- tion of Home Builders. Each team hadto preparea written proposal including a detailed quantity takeoff estimate, construction schedule, market study and break-even cost analysis, among other of a fourphasesingle-family residential subdivision with six different model homes. BYU's Construction Management Team has placed in the top three positions in this contest nine times in the past 10 years. o WASATCH MILLARD TheMillard CountySheriff's Office is warning area businesses about accepting newly designed $100 bills after 18 counterfeit ones turned up. ‘Thebogus bills have been passed at 11 businesses. Sgt. Jim Masner says the new bills have several security features, including a watermark on the portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Masner says when an authentic bill is held to thelight, the water- mark can be seen without changing theportrait. On the phonybills,the watermark causes Franklin to wink his right eye. but she believes it is rare. source. The documentalso states the a GARFIELD Residents of several Garfield Library Director Lynnda Wangsgard, whosaid she has never been contacted by schoolofficials about the incidents, said it is possible that some patrons have viewed pornographyat thelibrary, Most of the money was never ing service for computer-based ernor is no longer asking for taxPayer support of WGU because — Derin Phelps o Don Morganhas been named the new managerof Wasatch Mountain State Park, the busiest of Utah's state parks. Morgan has been an assistant manager at Wasatch Mountain for the past 24 years. The appointment comes as the park prepares to host the biathlon, cross-country skiing and combined nordic events of the 2002 Winter Olympics. “It is my desire to continueproviding a quality recreational experience on the golf course, in the campground and on the trails,” says Morgan. WASHINGTON Three writers with stories in SUMMIT The Summit County Commission has released a documentof whatit expects to accomplish in 1999. Thelist of projects the commi sion will push includes a bus tem between Park City and Kim- New Genesis: A Mormon Reader on Land and Community, will “snop. anywhereelse? read their work at Dixie College in St. George on Tuesday Authors Marilyn Arnold, Lyman Hafen and Steven E. Snow will appearat 7 p.m. at the Dunford Audi- Nominate a Big Tree for Record Book Professional and amateur tree hunters are combing the country looking for an elusive trophy — a national champion tree. These biggest-knownspecimensoftheir kind are found in forests, parks and towns across the nation, according to the state Division of Forestry. Every two years a national nonprofit conservation group, American Forests, publishes the official list of champions in the National Register of Big Trees. The deadline for nominations for the year 2000 register is Aug. 1 Tree hunters in Utah have suc- cessfully placed six trees onthe na tional register. The largest blue spruce in the nation can be found in Duchesne County, and the larg- est Rocky Mountain juniper is Sku#3500233 found in Sardine Canyon in Cache County “All told, 823 species of native )) 4-15 Ib. plates and naturalized trees in the United States areeligible for inclusion in the register,” said TonyDietz, ur- 4-10 Ib. plates ]- Adjustable bench banforestry coordinatorfor the division. “There are 136 species which don't have a championlisted, so a nomination for one of them stands a good chanceof ending up in the register.” For information on howto nominate a tree, call (801) 538-5505 or write to the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3520, P.O. 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