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Show DAILY d2 HERALD Saturday, March 18, 2006 HE STATE Ute tribal excotive objects to closing of BIA jail Natchees, chairwomanof the DUCHESNE — The ent should not auof Inirs jail on the Uintaha Ute tribal ai! um.’ “s y closure of the Meansthat many sonvieted of misde» wil be housed in BIA =nters in Colorado Mexico, far from their n Utah, said Maxine The Fort Duchesne facility was oneof three BIAjails tribe's Business Committee. “We want to make sure our facilities are safe and appropri- Defendants charged with closed this year, he said. responsibilityto the tribe but ate for inmates,” Chaney added. “The Utefacility needs major the jail. The decision to close the 30- repairs and construction. We has provided nofunding” for don'tbelieveit's cost effective to make them.” Also, the “closureis necessary dueto insufficientstaffing,”said a Jan. 27 letter from the BIA to Natchees. year-old jail at Fort Duchesne wasa Cost-cutting andefficiency measure, said Chris Chaney, deputybureau directorfor the BIAoffice of Law Enforcement Services. Thejail had only three of- Duchesne jail. Felony cases are handled by the U.S. Department of Justice in Salt LakeCity. Housing inmates in the out- ficers but needed 20 to operate safely, said the letter from Guillermo Rivera, BIA associate director of corrections. This is a big concern for our people,” shesaid. “The federal governmenthas a fiduciary of-state lockups is a hardship and many detention managers very unhappy with the waythis was handled,”she said. Aftertribal court senttencing, inmates will be transferred to BIAfacilities in Mof‘atrenny: Colo., or Gallup, The U.S. Departmentof the Interior in 2003 conducted an assessment of 73)jails in Indian Count:ry. Miao: in felony cases werenot housed at the Fort understaffed, underfunded and poorly managed,” a 2004 interim report said. “In most facilities, basic jail administration procedures are not followed for Ute families, Natchees said. “The bottomline is we are misdemeanorswill be housed 35 miles away at the Duchesne County jail in Duchesne. characterized as drastically “For many years, the BIA detention program has been and staff have not received professional, certified training in detention procedures.” Althoughthe inspector general cites deaths, suicides and escapesin various jails, none wasattributed to the Fort Duchesnejail. Pill found in candyinvestigated the Ski ultimatetest mountaineering racers face of stamina, skills as case of possible tampering Jim Graham SALT LAKE CITY —A me day-care'provider said ounda pill mixedin with vy. andone of the children e was caring for tested posi- for opiates, the Salt Lake nty sheriff's office said Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Morgan said the candy. Nestle Nerds. was pure hasedat the Smith’s ig store in Her- candy was placed 1a bow! and given to the chil- dren Thursday The day-care provider said she then founda pill in the candy and tookit-to the Smith's pharmacy, whichsaid it was anextended-release pain medication, Morgansaid. SALT LAKE CITY — It's vised of the incident. He said the Smith's store removed its remaining Nestles Nerds from its shelves. He did not knowif the store had found anything in the other packages. Hesaid the fourchildren, Lynn Marmer, a spokeswom- ages6, 4, 4 and 2 1/2, were tak- an for Cincinnati-based Kroger en to Jordan Valley’ Hospital Co., which owns Smith's, said and examined. The youngest tested positive for opiates and the company was awareof the tampering allegation and was cooperating with the FBI. Morgan suggested that to their parents. Morgan said Nestle, Poison anyone whobought the candy wastreated andreleased. All of the children werereleased Control and the FBI were ad- recently should inspect the contents, Utah County News. wwweheraldextra.com your neighborhood grocer. NSiselmakati i2 oy www.harmonsgrocery.com PT SATURDAY |. 18, 2006 Chicken Breasts Tyson 49/5 lb. Bags Boneless, Skinless Frozen at wange AY 2°3 Russet Potatoes Idaho Premium Bakers 10 lo. Bag et nye Y -Malt-O-Meal H Cereals, GoldenPuffs, u Marshmallow Mateys y or Berry Colossal Crunch, Up to "ah oz. fe"), eaeSulfate ‘Bib. 21 i TTOREM 870 East 800 Nor Orem, Utah not enough that competitors in Utah's toughest ski moun- taineering race have to climb up, traverse and ski down thousands ofvertical feet of dizzying-steep eae and torso- devouring moguls They must also be prepared for avalanches. Entrantsin the Wasatch PowderKegon Saturday are required to carry an avalanche beacon, shovel andprobe. The courseis patrolled to minimize avalanche dangers, but organizerssay being pre- pared for the worst is what it takes to excel at ski mountain- eering racing — and any winter backcountry adventurein the mountains. They hope the race showsthat backcountry travel, even at breakneck speeds, can be= with careful planning. difficulty is finding a ures that's safe, and safe in all sorts of changing weather conditions,” said Brad Barlage, 32, of Salt Lake City, who raced it two years ago. Barlage works for Salt Lake City-based Black Diamond Equipment,which sponsors the PowderK« “It's not a race for the firsttime skier,”said Katie Cavicchio, the race’s spokeswoman. Expert skiers would be wise to think twice about entering,too. Covering 8.4 miles, racers start out from Allaski resort at 7a.m., maketheir way up and over one canyonnorthto Solitude and wind upat Brighton. . Competitors in the hardest divisionclimba total of 5,400 vertical feet up several peaks,traverse ridgelines nearly 11,000 feet high and ski four downhill runs that dish out everything from groomed skiresort trails to narrow, powder-filled chutes. The men's recordis 1 hour, 33 minutes, 8 seconds,set last year by Florent Perrier of France. The women’srecord,also set last year,is 1:56:07, by Gloriana PellissierofItaly. “You've got to be good at a lot things to do well in this race,” said Cavicchio,28, of Salt LakeCity, who competed last year. “The course goes out of bounds, and anytime you go out of bounds you really need to have a beacon,a shovel and a probe,”said Colleen Nipkow, of Black Diamond Equipment. “That's what people should be doing anytime they travel in the backcountry in winter.” Participants also need to bring along closet-full of winter gear, which they change almost constantly to match the conditions. 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Racers must also bring their ownfood, water and enough clothing for conditions that can range from mildin the valleys to severe up high. ki mountaineering races are a relatively new trend in the United States, although they are popular enoughin Europe to support a World Cup circuit and hefty prize purses. The PowderKegis oneofeight races sanctioned by the U.S. Ski’ Mountaineering Association this year, with proceeds supporting avalancheeducation. Andrew McLean, who organized the first PowderKeg four years ago, remembersa climb that was so steep one year that a rope was anchored onit, so racers couldpull themselves along hand-over-hand. Crampons aren't necessary,although some World Cupraces allow them. If avalanche conditions are too oh“eee the race will be held Sunday. Avilbectes havekilled two menin Utah this winter. Last year, the race was a World Cup event. 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