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Show i eee ¢ Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Servi aS ervice i day evening. The Forest Service now allowsoil.and gas leases on 197,000 acres, and almost all of those leases have been taken, said Dan Dallas, acting supervisorof the forest, in a statement. The Forest Service is now considering allowing leases on 777,700 of the 897,400 acres of the forest. The forest service already held one public hearing onthe matter, which only 13 people attended,said Pam Jarnecke, environmental coordinator for Uinta National Forest. Two morepeople have commented via e-mail. A second hearing was sched- becausethe defendant was not | addition, “we have had some interest from industry,” she said. Forest managers could decide 20! to expand the numberof acres where leases are allowed, OF Could allow leases on new acreage,or could relax or make morestringent the rules that those who lease must follow, she said. If managers determine more Uinta National Forest, P.0, | acres shouldbe opened upto | Box 1428, 88 W. 100 North, Provo, UT 84603. Call (801) 342-5100 \| drilling, that would not mean | drilling would immediately be| gin,she said. |. Bidders must purchase the | 9 Fax (801) 342-5185 | leases at auction and then file E-mail: comments-inter. | their drilling plans with the ea mtn-uinta@ts. fed.us. | est Service beforedrilling could | 5 begin. Butonce a decision has been madetoallow drilling on ceruled on Thursday “to make sure tain parcels,thereis little the we give ample rtunity for forest service can legally doto people to comment,” Jarnecke _stopdrilling in those areas, so said. Thursday's public hearing isimSeveral recent federal laws portant, she said. have required the Forest Ser“If you want to comein vice to analyze whether addiand do any disturbanceof the tional acres could be leased for ground, you have to comein oil and gas drilling, she said. In with a separate document that Armory Continued from D1 Ortiz-Alquicira charged with firstdegree felony rape wasset for April 5 and 6. The Provo man pleaded notguilty to the charge in February.A pretrial conference in the case was scheduled for March 21 at 9:30 a.m. Police say Drej shot andkilled his 25-year-old brother Lukasz Drej at their mother’s American Fork home June 1. Drej was found Police say while another man raped a 17-year-old girl at a homein Provo in January, Ortiz- mentally incompetentto proceed with his murdercase in August. D SENTENCING — A 42-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing several youngchildren was sentenced Tuesday to multiple prison sentences. Ajjudge sent Alan D. Wheeler of Provo to the Utah State Prison forfive terms offive yearstolife for aggravated sexual abuseof a child. Wheeler also gotfive one- to 15year sentences from the judge for his conviction on second-degree felony sex exploitation of a minor counts. In 2004 Wheeler sexually abusedthree children and photo- graphedthe abuse. » TRIAL SET — trial for Jorge co OP PUD cosinuetemo | Man. Incividuals [= "~}|_ To comment | | D Attend the public open | house, 5-7 p.m. on Thurs || day ‘atthe Uinta National | Forest Supervisor'sOffice, | 88 W. 100 North, Provo. i : : * |. Write to Dan Dallas, || Acting Forest Supervisor, | transported for Tuesday's hearing from the Utah State Hospital. personnel. New to Utah County, the 85th moved from Draper to the Lehi Armory at 380 E. Main St. in November 2005 after the 115th Engineering Battalion unit stationed there was deployed to Iraq. Commanded byLt. Col. WendyCline of the Air Na- tional Guard,the team’s second in commandis Morris, Alquicira held the door shut to preventothers outside the room from rescuing the girl. who began the presentation and was the tour guideat the armory Tuesday. » ACCIDENT FOLLOWUP “Out there we have the most — Orem police say an accident powerful communications equipment,”hesaid, showing with a motorist whoslid into a patrol officer Monday morning during wintry conditions should never have happened because the man’s driving privileges had been suspended. the dignitaries the outdoor equipmentdisplay behind the buil ted the accident in which Orem was an arrest warrantout for Armando Antonio Sierra, 26, of Orem,and that his driver'slicense had been suspended for past traffic violations, said Lt. Doug Edwards, Orem's Departmentof Public Safety spokesman. f ( Doilu¥Hera d Your ‘Town. Your Neighbors. Your Newspaper. “Wehavea satellite system that is absolutely in- A Provo. police officer whoinvestipolice Officer Trent College was slightly injured discovered there credible.” Thetour included a decontaminationline used to clean soldiers returning from a potentially hazardous site, a demonstration of the Tactical Operations Center — a van used as a mobile base for directing and organizing operations — and the Unified Command System — a van containing equipmentthat American Red Cross March 18, 2006 A eg ct) A| 5 03 = ean Dsof ene Fraud Seminar drilling sites =<25 sess: PUBLIC LOG D HEARING RESCHEDULED — A review hearing for Eryk S. Drej, 32, of American Fork, was continued until March 21 at 8:30 a.m. ae | Division of Soom commenton oil, x Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD ¥ Should Uinta National Forest managers expand the number of acres'where oil and gas drilling are allowed? Forest managers are hopingresidents will express their opinion about that question at a public comment meeting Thurs- ; DAILY HERALD I Carrabba's willbe providing a free lunch forall race participants Compete to win a free mountain bike goes through another level of public involvement,” she said. “Once it is leased, weare re| stricted in our ability to restrict them.If there are areas we don't wantleased,this is our opity to say so.” Even though 197,000 acres | of the Uinta National Forest *| are now leased for oil and gas drilling, no companyhas ever | _drilled, she said, though one application to start drilling has now been submitted to the Forest Service. Asthe Forest Service studies whether to allow moreleases, socioeconomic, environmental, cultural heritage andrecreational factors will be taken into account,said Dallas. A draft decision will be made by Decemberanda final deci_sion by Nov.2007. Forinformation,visit http/ www. fs.fed.us/r4/uinta/projects/nepa. _ | | | | | » Caleh Warnock can be reached at 443-3263 or ewarnock@heraldextra.com. can establish communications within minutes interstate by landline or airwaves during an emergency. “Wecan connect to the governoronhis cell phone and connect him with a police chief on cell phone,” Morris said of the communications system.All easily portable, Hesaid the team meets with Info: Utah Division of duped because they're more Securities, (801) 530vulnerable, trusting and pos6600 or www.securiSess an estimated 70 percent ties.utah.gov of the nation’s wealth, she Etc.: Presentedin said that doesn’t preclude othpartnership with the ers from being victimized by American Association Ponzi or pyramid schemes, of Retired People Internet fraud and investment e scams. a Caras said one of the most popular types ofsecurity fraud in Utah County isatechnique you understandthe details of called affinity fraud. Dishonest an offer or investment; moniindividuals violate the trust of tor investments yourself even membersofan organization to if a representative is assigned bilk them out of their money. the task; and ensurethe investIn Utah County the common mentagentis licensed. denominatoris typically reli“Get everything in writing, gious ties, howeverit can be get a copy, and don't put all any kind of community or eth- your eggsin one basket,” she nic group, Davis-Schmidt said. said. “People trust them more than they do someone coming Don't be swooned by someonejust because they act and When Utah County’s demographics, including its large retirement population caror havea nice office, Da- look thepart, drive a fancy vis-Schmidt advises. Get verification. le recognize that Utah Countyis an incredibly social | and active county.It is obviously an areaof the country wherethereis expandableincome,” Caras said,andis “ripe for the picking.” Davis-Schmidt said there are a hostofthings people can do to protect themselves. They include asking questions until “People should be wary of individuals trying to pres- sure them or rush them into a decision,”she said, or use a person's emotions to get a commitment. Ifit’s a good investmentit should be available in the future. “The one catch phrase that’s tired, true andoldis ‘Ifis sounds too good to be true,it probablyis,’" Caras said. » MichaelRigert can be contacted at 344-2548 or mrigert@heraldextra.com. GOING ON VACATION? Donate your newspapers to Newspaper in Education. a thefire departments. “Wecoordinate as much as wecan with them,”he said. “Anything we can do to have that interaction with them.” sharp, identity theft and fraud protection y When:Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; fraud protection at noon Where: Provo Marriott 101 W. 100 North — s Cost: Free Registration: 1-8779268300 ticularly susceptible to being Fi a secondresponse to a commu- WasatchFrontas well as with surfing Internet ads. As the schemespreadto classmates andfriends at church, the newbies got zilch. “Percapita, a larger group out of Utah was victimized then anywhereelse,” Caras ‘said. Davis-Schmidt said the goal of Saturday's fraud protection seminar is educate the public that “scams exist.” Thoughthe elderly are par- lege-age youth, are combined munications, and locate and take careof hazardoussituations. police forces up and down the What: Sessions on with the predominantreligion, residents becomean attractive target for fraud. ofthe call to help set up com- nity’sfirst response team. “They do have an arrow in their quiver,” Morris said. “They dohaveus.” got in andsizable numbers of col- toa disaster or incident and ableto arrive within 24 hours But the $8 million equipment and systemsdisplay isn't merely for show, it is meant as who off the street,” she said. the 85th is ready to be moved 1 | cannot take the next steps on my journey... 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