Salt Lake Tribune | 1999-05-25 | Page 37

The Salt Lake Tribune D3 UTAH Tuesday, May 25, 1999 Communities to Meet With Regents UTAH BOX ELDER The Tremonton City Council heard from two Vernal City officials about how to raise moneyto fund a 35-acre park andrecreation center now on the drawing board Jim Abeggelan and Shane MacAfee told the council that whencollecting funds for their program, to drawfrom recreation funds from all taxing entities, especially the MotherGoose, Dr. Seuss, Waldo and AbrahamLincoln will be mak- = we wna a ie Emery schooldistrict. Box Elder County ioe eran last year was given $650,000 earmarkedfor recreation programs. Payment in lieu of taxes programs are another sourceof funds. me servea population of about 20,000. BH Featured Today The recreation center would oO GARFIELD South Central Communications in Escalante has announced a numberof newoptions will beavailable to its phone customers because of upgrades to its switching system In addition to standard voicemail, newserviceswill include direct dial, multiple-user mailbox, broadcast messaging, group messaging, operator revert and auto- legacyto their family. City Parks and RecreationDirector Eddie Allredh elected site for the trees in Monticello. ‘The family, which pays all expenses for the project, has so far Newton, wrote to the town’s mayor, saying thereare several aspec! of Mona’s administration for “sigificant concern” that could ex- se Monatocivil liability Among the complaints was that there has not been anactive Planning Commission for several months and that thedecisionto table the request was made in violation of Utah's Open Meetings Act. The Times-News go SAN JUAN Monticello officials are working with the family of John and Joyce Jackson of Kingwood, Texas, who nt to plant five trees in thecity as part of a project to plant that many trees inevery state as aliving At a public meeting, some resi- — San Juan Record dents along Mill Road expressed Williams Pipeline Co. maysoon a higher crimerate and a drop in has in northern Sanpete County for recently by the Town Council. M. James Brady, a lawyer for Still, other communities a proposedpipeline that will even- tually reach western Texas, the County Commission heard from officials with the U.S. Forest Service. Theofficials also said the Forest Service this summerplans to close 30 miles of “ghost roads” created displeasure with the proposal, citing blocked views, overnightlights. property values Other county residents supported the proposal sayingit is important forthe county to develop more of a commereial-tax base. Robyn Pearson, county economie developmentdirector, said the countyhas to balanceits tax base by adding morethanhouses. illegally by four-wheeldrive vehicles. Fees will also be charged in campgroundsnorth of Ephraimbe- ginningthis summer. A yearly pass can be purchasedfor $35. — The Pyramid SUMMIT The Summit County Commission voted unanimously to accept the transferof the Coalville City Park to the county ‘Thecounty, which has leased the landfor the past nineyears, wants to upgrade the park where the countyfair is held, butwill notpro ceedif thelandis just leased Approval of the land transfer means Coalville’s senior citizen building will also become there sponsibility of the county — The Park Record — Dave Anderton Regents Chairman Charlie Johnson said the George, Sal Lake and Oremare home tothestate’s public communitycolleges. *We all should havea concern about retaining the communitycolleges,” said Johnson. “They perform a tremendous role in this state and weshould not set aboutto lose[them].” Dixie hopes to modelitself after Orem's Utah Val- ley State College, which maintains a communitycollege and an open-admissions role in Utah County, though it offers a small number of four-year degrees. Moabresidents, meanwhile, also are looking for something more. The eastern Utah city with 5,200 residents does not have its own college. Price's College of Eastern Utah and Logan’s Utah State Univer- need toberefined CEU currently offers lower-level. or general education, coursework. USU provides six bachelor’s de- greesas well as six master's degrees. “Thereis a very real need for CEU in the way of vocational offerings and certification programs,” said Hancock. “Andwe needa strong academicpro: gramfromUtahState, witha particular emphasis on degrees uniqueto our area Shesaid those would include programsin natural resources andcreative writing ‘There are alot of people. not just high school graduates. who want advanced [education].” she said. “We've got averydiverse population now.” Johnsonsaid a handful of similar meetingslikely will be held in other areas of the state before the regents report to the Legislature in November. “We'll see howwell it goes and what kindof input weget, then we'll move it to other locations of the state as we deem appropriate.” hesaid I'mveryhappytheregents arestepping out and looking at these other communities in an attempt to service the entirestate.” said Rep. Bill Hickman, RSt. George, thelegislator behind the push to upgrade Dixie. “If the education needis there, I think the Legislaturewill step up withits limited resources. Wednesday'smeetingis scheduled for the Moab Higher Education Center, South. 5:30 p.m. at 1 Oo WASHINGTON Historian and storyteller Bart Andersonwill make apresentation about three of W fine County’s most historic buildings on Wednesday Anderson will use entries from journals kept bythosewhoparticipated in construction ofSt. George buildings that include the County Courthouse,the Tabernacleof The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterdaySaints and the church's temple. Along with thestories will be a performance by the Master Singers ‘Thefree event will be held at the ‘Tabernacle at Main and Tabernacle streets beginning at 7 p.m. — Lin Alder The neon To Go Snowmobiler’s Body Found; His BrotherIs Still Missing THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: MT. PLEASANT — Thebody of a snowmobiler lost this winter in theAspenHills of central Utah has been found Authorities say the body found Fridayevening belongs to Darrel Winegar, 50. Heandhis brother Craig Winegar,47, left Layton on Jan. 14 andtoldtheir familythey planned to campuntil Jan. 18. They were reported missing Jan. 20. A massivesearch started soon after turned up a snow machine registered to the men buried in three feet of snow beforeit was called off due to dangerous weather conditions and an avalanche The Sanpete County Sheriff's office revived the search and plans to continue looking for Craig Winegar this week THIS WEEK ONLY! 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Taylor. of Dix e Legislators gave the regents until November to comeup with a planto offer morefour-year degrees at Dixie, andthat mayinclude expandingthecollege to afull-fledgedfour-yearinstitution John Jacksonis the vice presi- take advantageofa right of wayit Greg Newton whichwas wastabled WASATCH year, St. George residents went to the Washington, D.C.. in 2000. dent of a Houston-based trucking select one of several packages be- permit for a house requested by — AnnShields Earlier this Legislz ture to accomplish theirlong-sought upgrade that you have enough [highereducationofferings] available,” dents in the booming resort town. Other communities will havesimilar meetings throughout the sum- lege. ing offered. legal entanglementover a building mer. member Council “[ don't think, wherever you live. On Wednesday, some regents and staff from the pects to culminateits project in SANPETE o free book. On the same day noon, the Provo Public Libra: also hold a celebration, of the Moab Higher Education Advisory Utah System of Higher Education will be in Moabto talk about howto betterserve college-hungryresi theposs: ilityof landing Utah's next four-year col- matic call-back. JUAB ‘The town of Mona mayface a education needs. Oo Not everybody is happy with the arrangement Regents should expect to hear residents clamor for everything from more USU offerings to the cre ation of a newcollege, said Adrien Taylor, Cities will get to tell board membersabouttheir own Booksfor the Millennium The UVSCparty will be held from10 a.m. to noon in theStudent Activity Center outdoor area Thereis no admission charge. at will cation Center While St. George residents eagerly await a state Board of Regents’ decision on their request to upgrade DixieCollege to a four-year institution, other planted trees in 43 states and ex- Subscribers using the current voice mail system will be switched to the newonein early Juneif they — Garfield County News THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Those attending will receive a — The Leader sity offer degree programsat the Moab Higher Edu BY DAN EGAN annual Utah Valley Reads celebration at Utah Valley State College on June 1 The theme of the event, to en- courage children to read books through the summer,is “A Million rand Moabis on Wednesday's schedule. 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