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Show ets Apes ae DAILY HERALD D3 Pleasant Grove Ten Commandments |_ Huntsman lobbied to back Wheresat ce faith-based social work ae case sent hack to U.S. District Court | ED PRE was f religious, and didn’t jatend to establish religious SALT LAKE CITY — The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- Pleasant Grove’s memo- peals has reversed a judge's ruling that a Ten Commandments monument may remain on city property in Pleasant Grove. court sent the case back to U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City for reconsideration based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Ten A year ago, U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins dismissed the Society of Separation argued the Ten Commandments Texas Capitol. ty because it is a clear violation _its would be upheld if their ists’ lawsuit, saying the court with the Ten Commandments tionistsfiled the lawsuit, City didn't promote one religious in hav- sect over another. ing other Ten Commandments monuments around the state removed from public When the Society of Separa- es - The 10th Circuit said the lower court needed to examine factsin the Pleasant Grove case in accordance withthe U.S. Supreme Leaders of the effort will | meet with Huntsman’s chief of | Ss. | State Office Faith-based Community Initiatives. | The office would help all charities — religious and secu| lar — competefor public fund- — ‘ A Woman’s coworkers respond to Lindon bachelor’s piece of that,” Huntsman said. State homeless task force director Lloyd Pendleton said “there is money out there” that Utah isn’t pursuing Pendleton, who is on loan ing and arrange partnerships ee the the Mormon church would be- The state's two previous governors have been hesitant. Huntsman is reserving judgment until he has a chance to review the pr but said he likes the idea of “engaging members ofthe religious community who have not been engaged before.” federal faith-based grants for programs aiding children, the elderly, homeless, uninsured, a andothers. romerceme disoriented and lost as they descended Y Mountain Satur- day night were rescued early Sunday by members of Provo's Police and Fire Mountain Rescue Team. to the state from the welfare Tonya Showalter, 19, of system of The Church of Jesus Provoand Paul Avery, 24, of Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Provo, were stranded on some he would be willing toshepherd cliffs. onthe Rock Canyon the initiative if “the governor side of the mountain while aten ne | tempting to climb downin the ‘obert Bowles, a Park City dark. Though they spent the that provide social services. He wouldlike to tap into pices ; meteeotees SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Jon Huntsman is being lobbied | toback a faith-based approach | tocombat with government agencies main purpose was to honor the nation’s legal, rather than religious,traditions, and if they American Civil Liberties Union have been ruling by the 10th Circuit in a similar Utah case. In that case, a panel of judges held that a monumentinscribed ‘ The court ruled that exhib- of ‘ing church and state and excludes by i other religious ideals. Heand the sccm: | | In June, the US. Supreme Court in two 54 rulings down framed copies of the Ten Commandments in two Kentucky courthouses but upheld a granite monument couldn't second-guess a 1993 J ‘t promote any one nal sits in a secludedarea that honors the city's heritage. The monument has been on city property since the Fraternal Order of Eagles donated it in 1971. Attorney Brian Barnard, — representing the Separationists, should not be on public proper- is Monuments. 3 Nemes ©Christine Peterson the monument wasestablished for a secular purpose homeless task force, doubted entire night on the mountain, they had food and water. The hikers were able to come involved. Hesaid it traditionally has shunned public money because use their cell phone to call for hel The mountain rescue team it doesn't need it or the strings reached the pair Sunday Religious organizations that receive federal funds are forbiddento discriminate against clients on religious or other downthe main trail. Noone was injured. attached to it. rounds. morningandassisted them Without advertising, They candeliver programs containing religious messages, _but states must also provide clients with secular alterna- “test bitionthatis tives. PeeCmts] [DECCutie ' NOTHING! billboard with not-so-personal stuntoftheir own DAILY HERALD Lance!Let's go out!” Andthis is even more what Forget impersonal chat Anmaree Osmonds friends and rooms, smoky bars or embarcoworkershadin mind when rassing personal ads. they put up an answering billBillboards are the new way board that says, “I'm Anmaree! forsingles to meet, greet, and Go out with me, Lance!” if their friends have anything According to a newsreto say about it, settle down, get lease, Osmond’s cohorts saw married and have children. the billboard and decided she This is what Lance Arshould apply for a date with chibald’s friends and coworkers Archibald. They decided inwereplotting whenthey erect—_stead of playing the numbers ed a billboard on Interstate 15 gameand hoping he would near Lindon proclaiming, “I'm pick heroutofall the entries, Rent Continued from D1 families on the reductionlist. Provo's authority may be able to absorb the people through transfers,but they'll have to live in Provo. The two housing authorities arestill working out the details. “We maybe able to help a little bit,” he said. Also, Carly said the people Safety Continued from DI wereawareofsafety issues and would know whatto doif there was a problem,shesaid. John Bird, a sector leader for CERT,said the organization was thereto inform the community and to get volunteers: They are always recruiting they'd introduce heron electronic in downtown Salt Lake City to help convince Archibald. Osmond’s Web site, www. datemelance.com, is a mirror image of Archibald’s. The Web site assures its visitors that other men beside Archibald are welcome to apply for a date with this BYU|graduate and returned LDS missi Plus, friends point out on the site, she’s an Osmond. onthe list would be given con- “Our problem in Provo was sideration for open spaces in the Housing Authority of Utah County-owned units. Provo’s housing authority _has had to reduce the number of vouchersit gives, too, but its cuts have been over the last 12 months, thoughattrition. It used to get 883 vouchers from the federal government. “Asfamilies leave the program,wejust would not put a new family on,” Carlson said. probably not as serious.” The Provo program is serving about 50 fewer families now,hesaid. : Rentin Provo has remained stable, with its housing author_ity paying an averageof $380 per month per voucher, Carlsonsaid. rs b Amie Rose can be reachedat 344-2530 or arose@heraldextra.com. morepeople to help in case of a eaeSOE: he said. being trained mostly forisoe of anearthquake to help respond within our neighborhoods and throughout the city,” he said. CERTvolunteers primarily are trained to be able to take care of themselves andtheir families first, then their neighbors andthen helpemergency officials when they arrive. Finlayson was pleased with the turnout, which was one of the big unknowns because this event was first. “Bythe first 20 minutes I'd say yeah, os come to be an annual thing,” he said. D Heidi Toth can be reached at 344-2543 or htoth@heraldextra.com. PUBLIC LOG » DUI ARREST — Jose Luis Qui jas, 37, of Orem was stopped early Sunday morning at 600 S. Orem Bivd. by an Orem police officer as a drunk driving suspect. A search of Quijas’s vehicle turned up a bindle of cocaine and some drug paraphernalia, Orem police said. The suspect wasarrested and booked into the Utah CountyJail. » HOME BURGLARY — An Orem homeinthevicinity of 500 East and 800North wasbrokeninto during the day on Friday. The front room was ransacked and cash, jewelry and a DVDplayer were reported stolen to Orem police. Wwww.cleanair.utah.gov 3. a Sponsored bythe l jtah'Depebitene of E Avironmental Quality NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE The CITY OF ELK RIDGEis proposing to increas¢-its property tax revenue. Asaresult of the proposedincrease, the tax ona $245,000 residence will be $320.98, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value ofa residence in the taxing entity will be $583.59. Without the proposed increase the tax on a $245,000 residence would be $285.94 andthe tax on a business having the samevalue as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $519.89. The 2005 proposed tax rateis .002382. Without the proposedincrease the rate would be .0021 22. This would be anincrease of 12%, Wearepleasedto introducethetwo newest membersofourfamily. ( whichis $35.04 per year ($2.92 per month) Scott H. Mumford, M.D. Scott H. Mumford,a board-eligible pediatrician, has joined our AmericanForkoffice. Dr. Mumford receivedhis medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residencyat Stanford University Hospital. Gregory W. Nielsen, M.D. Gregory W. Nielsen,a board-eligible pediatrician, has joined our Orem CherryTree office. Dr. Nielsenreceived his medical degree fromthe University of Rochester Schoolof Medicineand Dentistry and completed a pediatric residency at Strong Memorial Hospitalin Rochester, NewYork Dr. MumfordandDr. Nielsen will be participating with ourotherphysicians in our after hours pediatric clinic onarotating basis. Both physicans are accepted by most insuranceplans Office Hours:| All concernedcitizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 9, 2005 at 6:00 PM, at 80 E. PARK DR. 8:30 a.m,to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays 8:30 a.m.to12:00noonon Saturdays Orem Cherry Tree Office Off on a $245,000 residence or $63.70 per year on a business having the same valueas the average value ofa residence in thetaxing entity. WITH NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, THE CITY OF ELK RIDGEwill increase it’s property tax revenue from $149,816 collected last year to $175,541 COLLECTED THIS YEAR WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASEOF 17%. Offi 17L North 400 West, G+ 1555.N Chaiversity Ave #210 1055 North $00 West, 110, 7H West 80North #0 1159 Eat 200North, #200 (Open, tab 84057 Provo. (tah S60 row, UtaS404 ‘Orem, ah 4057 nerican Fork, Utah $4005 224-4550 373-8930 357-7883, 224-0421 756-5609 ELK RIDGE,UT. Published in the Daily Herald July 26 and August 2. |