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Show 4A r: 7 C.;tirrv E Cii.:e:.,e Jan foetH,'. jun 5 Dfo Scottish Power treatment of local miners despairing 2 DORIS QUINN Pr yry-.- f(i.r r Ir.terwest M.r.irg recenrly announced it would be dosing the TraJ Mountain Coal M.ne w.ih.n rwo years and around 2tiQ miners would he left wiuhuur jobs. I called the Deer Qet-- Mine Thursday morning and asked what tme the tour of that facility was to begin. The person I ta.ked ro said it was to start at 9 a.m. and they would not be going underground, just touring the office and Last Thurvhi ki fo,n the Sxr:.,n Povw-txar J cf directors, ak.rg r 1 with ofr.cuh from PariLCcrp and Lsterwesr Mjnmg Cnrp , were m Err cry Courry to "held a board rr.eenrg and make a tour of their newly acquired assess they re eived from the iner rr," oi.d Dave EDkeisen, media reianor.s director from FaritG.rp's office in Salt Lake yari. was wairxg at the Deer Creek Mine from 9 to 1 j'30 a.m. for their arrval, along with ot trues from Energy West and the Deer Geek M.ne. Calls kept comr g to the mine that they were on Lheir wav, bur they did nut amve. My visit ar the Deer Creek Mane was wonderful. I warched as the secretary chided the miners to wipe their feet before entering the building. Everything needed to be absolutely Power officials arspotless when the rived. Work had been going on for weeks at Deer Geek pair.nrg the hicilines, cleaning, and polishing everything ur.nl the whole building pracncaJy glowed. The employees ar Deer Geek mine need to be commended for all their hard work, the facilities looked great1 Ar Deer Geek I was invited to go upstairs into the control room where the monitor exI Gry. Eskeisen lioo ;a.d the Scottish Power Board of Directors oold be having dinner with the governor cf Lrj.h that same evening, and would amend another board meeting and luncheon in Salt Laie Gry the following day. He also added the media was nut included in the Set-ras- day's events in Emery G'.i.r.rv. For not being included in the day's events that leaves me to wonder why an employee from the Hunrer Power Plant phoned the Emery County Progress, and specifically made the request for someone from the newspaper to be at the power plant to take pictures on Thursday. The time given for me to amve at the plant was around a.m. This person also indicated the Scottish Power board of d. rectors, along with the Pacif.Corp and Inrerwest Mining olricials, would tour the Deer Geek Mine in Htr.rxg-toCanyon prior to touring the Hunrer Power 1 n Plant This person made no mention of the Scottish Power officials touring the Hxr:rgmn Power Plant, near the Deer Creek M.ne, or of any plans to make contact with the Trail Mountain Coal M,ne or irs employees. plained each piece of equipment there and how ir worked, along with what his job entailed ro keep all ft e coal miners underground accounted for and safe. It was impressive, but also sail. The monitor indicated the equipment they use in the control room is equal to the newest technology of the late 1970s, and here we are in the year 2000. An official from Energy West's main office arrived at the mine about 10:30 a.m. and said he didnt know where the Scottish Power offi Dont miss the second Ancestors series cials were, but he had been :cld they were on Lheir way. He then asked me if I knew there was scmerhir.g going on at me bottom cf the hill." That somemirg, he said, was some coal miners from Trail Mountain waiting for tie Scottish Power officials with signs. He said they were being very peaceful, just wanted to talk to the Scottish Power officials, and were not causing any problems. I left the mine sire and went down the road to the highway where the miners from TraJ were assembled. They talked bnerly with me and said they had witnessed the Scottish Power officials coming up the canyon in Suburbans and when they got close enough to see where they were assembled, they stopped their vehicles, turned around, and left At that tme the miners were angry because the Scottish Power officials had turned and run, instead of driving past them to read their signs or make any erfort to talk to them. I left from there and went to Huntington where I called an employee at Energy West's main office. According to this person they didnt know anything about what was going on, just that the Scottish Power officials where somewhere and they were supposed to tour the Deer Geek Mine. This person also said there were no plans for the Scottish Power officials to tour the main office of Energy West whJe they were in the area. After this phone conversation I went from Huntington to the Hunter Power Plant, and there were all the Suburbans lined up in the secured parking lot at the Hunter Power Plant I went to the gate and security guard called into the plant My photographer and I were allowed to enter the main foyer of the power (Continued on page 5A) and more being added almost By VALERIE JAMES Castle Dele IDS Stake daily, family history researchers The Second Ancestors are finding computers to be one of their best friends. The Genealogy and Technology episode shows viewers how to use com- puter software to organize branches of their family tree and hew to access family history information via the Internet. But the crowning jewel cf the new Ancestors series is the expert instruction, provided by Series is coming to PBS Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. beginning June 10, and Sundays at 9 a.m. beginning June 13. 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For more information about Ancestors, and to find the air Your was in dates and times in your area, trouble with the law. visit the Ancestors web site at With about two million famwww.kbyu.organcestors, or great-grandmoth- er ily history web sites already up. contact your local PBS station., When submitting a letter to the editor please remember: While there is no restriction on lenghth, please keep letters focused to on public issues rather than personal matters. Anything which is of a libelous nature, or indudes defamation of character or personally abusive comments, will not considered for publication. The editor reserves the right to edit all letters. The editor also reserves the right tij refuse letters for publication which do not meet the Progress guidelines. Home Made Give yourself credit for creative thinking By PAULA WELLNITZ for a week or two about developing your creativity. Creativity always involves bringing some-hinnew into existence which is of value. It always is an answer to a question. Much of our thinking is systematic, that is, we only open to what might be a better way to live, to think, or to do things. If you say you cant, you cant. Not beLast week I spoke of cause youre really not able, but because you things you can do to be won t do what is needed for Lhose little used more in touch with your capabilities of your Self to develop. We creativity. Being creative is answer a question with what we have sometimes shut up our talents because we so necessary to all aspects known or done before. When we think creare afraid it wont be good of our life, including how to enough; well keep ones chilatively we put some of those ideas together fa J. To be really creative we have dren safely occupied and to be ready learning; how to to come up with something new. to fail. With many things the only build the way to marriage relationship with this Most .people dont give themselves credit find out if some things work, is to try them. person, how do I(we) continue to grow as for any creative thinking that they do. Do, The trick is to not a person(s) now that the children are give up because one did or believe that they can be creative. not work. gone. dont In these things and many others, as well as Being so isnt how I encourage intellectually small one you to build up this attitude using it in one of the ordinarily thought of is, but how ones mind will tell and allow cf openness to being creative. Then you can arts such as music, writing, draw-ing- , ones etc. make Life possible and enjoyable. Some imagination to put out something new. use the things suggested last week and othgreat people had less capability or ers to come to have in yourself and Therefore I deciifod to add a few rrxre ideas your learning than many seb fours, but tf ;y were fum.Jy a fuller more exhilarating life. Pro?res columns f g e Fmen i h, VOICE OF EMERY COUNTY Administration Kevin Ashby SINCE 19QQ Editorial Publisher Linda Thayn . Office Manager Darla Lee Circulation Advertising Jenni FasseLin Display Patsy Stoddard Classified Sylvia Nelson ClassifiedLegal Doris Quinn Editor Patsy Stoddard Staff reporter Ryan Peacock... Sports writer Betty Bailey ... Correspondent Shane Brett Web page Office Sylvia Nelson .... Receptionist Patsy Stoddard .. 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