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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Monday,I 4,200 Cn | wm In the Spirit of Giving, Kids and Cops Shop Till They Drop ~ COUNTIES MAKING NEWS ASSET BY THOMAS BURR —————_—_—_. SPECIALTO THE TRIBUNE im through clothes racks and toy aisles spend- smiling. “It makes it worth it to watch their —— oe a ing $100 on Christmas presents for family . an them are not buying stuffforthemselves.We faces,” he said. have to prompt them.” A similar — was etee RICHFIELD — Law enforcement officers were out early over the weekend. In fact, 64 ing children and grinning peace officers, wound through Richfield with sirens wailing and lights flashing. No one was arrested. Highway Pa“This a blast,” trol Trooper Terry Smith,who was escorting name, bragged about his purpeepee ope pe cateboect perth some City, ’s Cedar southwestern northern Utah stores — including West Jor- Better even than Christmas.” With the girls’ cart overflowing with clothes, a comforter and a pillow, Smith said Janet Morgan, a Sevier County Sheriffs deputy, added spin to the situation. “It’s _really fun to see these big, burly officers try- Kmarts— will hold their “Shop with a Cop” events next Saturday. . ee. Nearly 80 peace officers were involved helicopter, greeting more than 100 kids during the annual “Shop with a Cop” program at the central Utah Big Kmart. After a free breakfast at McDonalds, the kids paired with peace officers to sweep “but I bring mycredit card just in case.” Richfield police Sgt. Alan DeMille, who was paired with two kids Saturday,said everybody who donated money to the program should have been there to see the kids son, the event’s lead organizer, said the proibd white Bet lly oad disadvantaged families. Sereaiaitataivineh ocnetimes woah for the children, Sorenson said. “A lot of counties, Utah Highway Patrol troopers, Richfield police the U.S. Forest Service, Utah Department-of Agriculture and the state Division of Wildlife Resources. P Saturday in Richfield, including sheriffs A lite later, Santa Claus flew in from the hewasnotconcerned ifthegirstoppedtheir ingtoput shoes on alittle kid,” Morgan sai. deputies from See | | GRAND A study on bypassing U.S. Highway 191 around Moab maynot be conducted, since the Grand County Council has refused to contribute $10,000 toward the project. The Utah Departmentof Transportation had asked for Moab City andthe county to each pay $10,000 for the study. Moab agreed, but the county refused. Currently the highway becomes Main Street in Moaband somehavecomplained it brings too much traffic through town, especially trucks. , Without funding for the study, UDOT has said it will look for projects in other communities. —The Times Independent Q * JUAB §Santaquin City, in southern Utah County, has received an annexation request to allow the development of approximately 2,000 acres of land. About 127 acres of this land is located within neigh- boring Juab County and would be used for about 200 homes and part ofa proposed golfcourse. The Juab County Commission will hold a public hearing on the annexation request-on Tuesday * beginningat8 p.m. in the commission chambers located at 160 N. Main Street in Nephi. Sevier County is oan fhnirs of the ranch on weekends until Christmas. ‘The tour includes a 45m. xte ride for $2 that allowsvisitors to feed andpetthe animals. 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