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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH American colonists to form a free nation. Ground has been broken for construction to begin on the Bridgerland Community Arena inNorth Logan. Funding comes from several sources, Ice including the Sevier vate donations, is scheduled to be finished at the endof 2001. The facility will benefit Cache groupsandindividuals. Valley residents economically whilefilling recreation needs, says tricity to the new site and $2,500 to purchase materials for the new stage. during the 2002 Winter Olympics. —The Cache Citizen Qa DAVIS Taxing entities in Davis County must refund $59,143 in taxes collected from Delta Air Linesfor the This year Utah Power contributed laborfor installation ofelec- —Hal Edwards Spraying HBB Counties Making Today's Headlines transportation lines, water and sewerlines, andelectric, natural gas andtelephoneservice. —The Times-News a trict will pay the largest amountat $35,000, with the county paying $8,000. The rest will comefrom cit- ies and towns. Delta stands to collect $3 million in refunds from Utah counties in a settlement approved by the Utah State Tax Commission. —Davis County Clipper Qa SAN JUAN Construction has begun on the widening of the Blue Mountain Road from Monticello to Foy Lake. The work will proceed along 200 South in Monticello to Harts Draw Road, 10 miles west of the city limits. The first phase will include also be widened and an accompa- JUAB Some Juab County residents have asked the County Commis- nying ATVtrail built. The first phase should be finished in September. The second phasewill include paving the road and should areas of Tooele County for grasshoppers began Mondayand is expected to continue today. Tooele County extension agent Justen Smith said anairplane will spray malathionon 20,000 acres of public land. Smith said Monday that the change. The show,featuring more than 100 people, depicts the struggles of SouthernUtah Wilderness Alli- vehicles when damage is docu: mented to be taking place.” ance attorney Other =. environmental groups also jumpedto the Forest Service's defense in the case. They included the Wilderness Society, the Great destination for all sorts of recre- groupthat brought the lawsuit. USA-All plansto haveits attorneylookat the ruling to see if there ation, including hiking, camping and fishing. maybe a basis for appeal, he said. The grouphas said the area would become a “King’s Forest” because it limits public-land accessto “the chosenelite.” Old Broads for WildernessWildlands chapter and the Utah chapterof the Sierra Club. K Huck said that under Dixie’s comelargely from the dirt tracks worn by ORVs, she concluded. Q WASATCH Sayingit was necessary to pro- and four-wheel-drive vehicles. With its numerous small lakes, the 11,000-foot alpine forest is a grand example of southern Utah The judgein the case disagreed that the Forest Service should have done a formal environmental impact statement. She agreed with defendants that the agencydid not have an obliga- Boulder Mountain. tion to look harder at the impacts “Thedecision to focus on roads exclusively was not arbitrary and capricious.” she said. Safety tests are being conducted. on Deer Creek Dam as part of a high program to inspect all dams in Lieutenant Governor Presents Excellence in Youth Awards lems with the dam’s foundation, and July3. The production will be at the new Century 21 park near the northbound Interstate 70 inter- agencies should Boulder Mountain lakes are not nativeto those lakes. Meanwhile, environmental groups are pushing to have the area protected as wilderness, a infestation. travel is discouraged on the road. tion, will be held June 30, July 1 “Federal never be afraid to protect Utah’s natural resources from off-road of camping and grazing on the mountain lakes andfish. Thesilt choking the lakes appeared to cause ofa decision to build a pipe- ward it to the county Planning ance. “It’s a pretty massive road closure for prettysuspect reasons,” he said, adding the fish in many dam suggests there may be prob- Commission. If the Planning Commission goes forward with the proposal, public hearings would be held. County commissioners noted an industrial area needs certain factors including access to pointed Rainer Huck,of the group. Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-All), the ORV advocacy Southern Utah Wilderness Alli- Steve Bloch the federal agencylast year closed 89 miles — or about68 percent — of dirt roads on the top of Boulder Mountain to motorcycles, ATVs Utah. Existing information on the “A Field of Stars,” a patriotic production that is part of Richfield’s Independence Day celebra- “We thought this case deserved its day in court,” said a disap- Steve Bloch, an attorney for the county and Tooele City. This is the third consecutive year for the spraying project to combat insect said. Money for the spraying is Until work is completed, public SEVIER ‘its ORV ban on BoulderTop. and nonmotorized users,” said tect the forest’s watershed andfish, to be effective. “We were early this year and had funding for the project,” he be finished bythe endofthe year. —San Juan Record Q Boulder Mountain in southern Utah. “The court made the right decision to uphold the Forest Service's planto have balancedrecreational opportunities for both motorized never be afraid to protect Utah’s natural resources From off-road vehicles when damageis . . . taking place.” coming from the federal, state and spraying wentwell andis expected sion to develop an industrial growth plan for the county. The request came, in part, be“line terminal station north of Nephi. Oneresident suggested that future industry be clustered away from residential areas. The commission expressed interest in the concept and will for- Off-road vehicle users have learned a federal judge will not help them remove a roadblock now keeping their sport off much of policy, someone who is handicapped would never enjoy the ORV ride to DonkeyPoint for a spectacular view of the 100-mile Capitol Reef. A co-plaintiff in the lawsuit, Anthony Chatterley, is physically disabled and a frequent visitor to grading the road and installing proper drainage. The road will designation that would make it ~ “Federal agencies should— off-timits to motorized recreation: THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE US. District Judge Tena Campbell dismissed a case Friday against Dixie National Forest for TOOELE years 1995 through 1998. The Davis County SchoolDis- BYJUDY FAHYS City;>-Utah Arts Council, church MayorJack Draxler. The arena also will be used by the Utah State University hockey team. The French National Hockey Team has expressed an interest in usingit as a practice site D3 Advocacyorganization’s lawsuit against Dixie National Forest is dismissed County Travel Council, Richfield Thearena, built largely bypri- BEST AVAILABLE COPY Judge Upholds Off-Road Vehicle Ban SS TATE OF THE STATE CACHE Tuesday, June 13, 2000 says Jay Henrie, a deputy area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation. Henrie said oneof the concerns is liquefaction of the dam’s foundation, in the event of an earthquake. country and a_ popular Four Utah students have been recognized with the Lieutenant Governor's Excellence in Youth Awards. Presented by Lt. Gov. Olene Walker, the awards honor excellence in leadership and compassion, serving their communities and demonstrating perseverance in theface of great obstacles. Winners were: scheduled for 2003 may provide additional support for the dam. Several damsin Utah havealready been upgraded under the program. —Dave Anderton W@ Eleazar Balderrammaof Sunset Jr. High School in Davis County for communityservice. Alex Esquibel of Grand County Middle Schoolfor leadership. @ Skyler Ostler of Beaver High Schoolfor obstacles @ Gretchen Battle ofBryant Intermediate Schoolin A proposal to widen U.S. Highway 89 acrossthe face of the dam Salt Lake City for academics. overcome. CN CTR eT aVi MERICA Tires & Service Koalas Join Kookaburras, Kangaroos at Hogle BY LORI BUTTARS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE For a coupleofvisitors from out of state, Baringa and Bundaleer are lookingpretty comfortable in their new surroundings at Hogle Zoo. The two Queensland koalas, on loan from the Sah DiegoZoo for the summer, snuggle in tree branches surrounded by bunchesof freshly cut eucalyptus leaves in the new exhibit that opens Saturday. Though the two are not re’ od, zoo keepers say Baringa, an 8year-old female, and Bundaleer, a l-year-old male, have been good companions as they make the transition from California to Utah. “Baringa is areal trouper,” says San Diego zoo keeper Ann Dahl, whomadetheairline trip with the koalas. “She’s been through a couple of loans before and she has some good maternal instincts, so she'll do things like go check on Bundaleer if he squawks or something.” The two marsupials have been extremely slow metabolism that makesit so they can eat the fragrant, yet usually fatal plant. “It has lotofwaterinit, too,so” in Salt LakeCity for nearly a week and need the timeto get used to the sights, sounds and smells of the glass-enclosed display. They are amongthe nearly 80 koalas in the San Diego Zoo collection. After their arrival, zoo officials said the two were clingy with each other but are becoming more independenta8 time goeson. Asof Monday, they were resting separately in the tops of the treelike structure in the “Wonders From Down Under”exhibit. Koalas, who are known to sleep for 18 to 20 hours a day, are native to Australia, where they can be seen clinging to eucalyptus trees along the continent’s eastern shore. The Eucalyptus, which contains tannins and other components such as cyanide, is poisonous to most animals. Koalas have an they don’t drink lot,” says Jane Larson, the Hogle Zoo keeperassigned to care for the koalas dur- ing their Utah stay. “The word ‘koala’ is an Aborigine word meaning‘no drink.’” KELLY’S BEST The koala display will be housed in the same area as last year’s visiting Komodo dragon. Other Australian species, such as kookaburra birds and walking stick insects, also will be featured in the display,as wellas kangaroos and kowaris (a small burrowing animal) that already are part of Hogle Zoo’s collection. “Last year, we had to keep this area hot and humid for the Komodo, but this year, visitors will notice thatit is a lot cooler in keeping with the climate in San Diego,” All Season Radial 60,000 Mile Larsonsays. That’s a balmy 70 to 75 degrees. U. Study Links Elderly Drivers With Certain Accidents THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A University of Utah study examining ifa “graduated”driverlicense for ‘senior citizen drivers might improve road safety found thatelderly drivers are more likely to be involved in certain types of car accidents. The study was meant to determine if restricting older drivers to the speed andthe hours they could operate a car would be a good idea. Butit found that those two areas are not a particular problem for older drivers. 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