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Show Saturday,March 18, 2006 DAILY HERALD Schwarzenegger asks homeland security chief for levee assistance Scott Lindiaw weeks after the governor declared a California state emergencyto hasten repairs to nesses in the levees — some Valley. That order suspended Chertoff pledged Fridaythat built more than a century ago © State environmental and con- the government would help the work. ‘system. but stopped short of “We obviously do want to the pre-emptive federal disaster déclavation that Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerseeks. “A disaster declaration al- tion. That's led to fears that an getting engineering assistance hashappened,”Chertoff said in an interviewwith The As- earthquakeor flood could cause and the moneyto help the state do whatit has to do,” Chertoff a Katrina-type catastrophe and ee wee ney x said in a San Francisco speech. “And we want to make sure wecan cut through red tape in 22 million people. The state needs a federal declaration to ease federal environ- sociated Press, all but ruling out the extraordinary request by Schwarzenegger — which camebefore any leveesfailed. But Chertoff held out the possi- terms of getting it done.” In the interview,he declined to discuss a timetable for the federal decisions. Bush administration officials bility of an emergency declara- ernment was exploring other ways to help,including helping month said the money is unlike_ly to materialize. Schwarzeneg- possibly tearing down bureaucraticrules that some believe works proposal to seek an additional $3.5 billion in voter- an imminentlossoflife.” That would representa tiny fractionofthe billions of dollars Schwarzeneggerhas said is needed to shore up the levees. fice on a promise that he would be “the Collectinator” whenit cameto shaking moneyout of Washington. Chertoff accompanied Schwarzenegger on an aerial scuttled Dubai deal, the Port of Oaklandis managed by the City of Oakland, althoughseveral are hampering the repairs. approved bond money for the Chertoff made only indirect reference to the Dubaiportsmanagementdeal in remarks to break, we need to have a plan in place,” Chertoff said at the Commonwealth Club in San The governor had hoped to place a wide-ranging public worksbondon the Juneballot, we speak.” whenlawmakersfailed to reach a compromise. levee work. reporters in Oakt: “Port security's been in the newsa lot but we've beentalking aboutport security for a couple years now,”he said. but the plan fizzled this week The 1,600 miles of federalstate levees protect farms and In the APinterview, Chertoff said he was using the Dubai From Sacramento, Chertoff flew on a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to the Port of Oakland, homes throughoutthe Sacra- mento-San Joaquin Delta and tourof the levees about three ike the six portsin the terminals are leased to overseas companies. Francisco. “We're doing that as Appeals court keepsfish center alive, swimming David Kravets ME ASSOCIATED PRES SAN FRANCISCO — fed- eral appeals court ordered the port tempest to raise public awareness of new technologies like the radiation detectors. thousands of minerals and gems on display, to draw new crowds the grouphas broughtin what Continued from D1 maybe the world’s-oldest celeb- through each other — and I wanttosee red faces. | want to This 9-foot-tall, 20-foot-long puppeteered dinosaur waspapier-maché a kid magnet on es — and nogiggling. Whatdid you feel between your hands?” The Scouts shout answers. “Pressure.” “Giggles shaking me.” “Heat.” grounds, 475 S. Main St., today and Sunday. Free to the public, the show is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to was surrounded by children with their heads thrown back and parents flashing cameras. Whena rock ormineral gets hot, it doesn’t melt, it changes.” | Whenhe could break away, Mr. Bones wouldsilently maneuver through the crowds until he found a groupofchildren Oneata time, she hands out rocks and says wherein Utah they came from — rocks vsed to make computers, rocks used to makeenergy, rocks wherein like a glittering sea, that steals the displays. nearby would crowdin, shrieking joyfully that they wanted to be “eaten”too. Thereis purple and white sphalerite, zincite the color of a blood orange,cherry-red cinnabar crystals, dusty yellow barite,brilliant gold marcasite, Christmas greentorbernite, grapefruit-colored rhodochrosite, glittery brown mimetite, honey onyx,alabaster, fire ag- Newto the show this year wasa walk-throughblack-ight ate, septarian nodules, dazzling dichroic glass — andthat’s just teeth — andthen every child teeth with,”she saysjubilantly “Utahis cool. Utahis so cool.” Last year 6,000 peopleattended this free, three-day rock show andthis year 8,000 are expected, said show chairman Frank Weight, whois also soci- within a few feet.’ Of all the vast displays of minerals and gems, one vendor display of fluorescing minerals, each glowing in unearthly hues of blue, red and yellow. Butit is really the myriad of stones and gems,spread out ety president. In addition to thousands of cabochons,cloisonné,glass, » beadwork,fossils and tens of 5 the show here. It takes well over an hour just to walk byall the crowdand clutch one of the unsuspecting children in his very realistic-looking foam “This is what you brush your = | mesmerizedby display of glitSlowly he would lean over red emeralds can be found. Andfluoride. 5 p.m. Sunday. tering gems orbrightly colored stones. gold, silver or Utah's famous | 0 dren in the crowd.Instantly he rock and you've been buried miles underthe earth,” Badertschersaid. “You are going to feel heat from the pressure. with a detailed history. This display is notre the rade Gemscontinues otheofSparvah Fork Fair Friday. Whenthe dinosaur came backto life after a break, word that he was on the moverippled through the hundreds ofchil- “Nowpretend youare this of the most rare and beautiful crystals andstones ondisplay, each meticulously cataloged » The Timpanogos Gem and Mineral Society's 47th annual Spring Pa- rity — Mr. Bones. see sweatpouring off your fac- event for the past 12 years from Castle Rock, Colo., has 3,000 ‘cn go is in a leagueof his own. Brian Costigan, who has cometothis faint-hearted collector. Prices start around $15 and jump quickly into the hundreds and thousands ofdollars. Here are found huge chunks ofcalcite thatfluoresce a brilne blue-white undera black mee ocean-blue chunk of hemimorphite from the Yunnan Provinee of China is $58, A hunk of deep purple and tropical green azurite with malachite,also from China, is marked at $65. Long,lean, pitch-black crystals of Russian ilvaite go for $45, a chunk of ee yellow Russian datolite for oF is a hobby business that has gonewild into a real business,” said Costigan, who has sold rocksfull-time for the past 15 years. “Wetravel the world ae go to the major shows to “te wentto Munich, Germany,last October and found someterrific European things I had neverseen sold here before and‘came back with really heavy suitcases.” doubted the researchers could provethe retaliation claim. The appeals court rulings and Haggerty’s decision are separate and they challenge Craig's decision undertwo differentlegal theories. Data fromthe Fish Passage The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not rule on the merits of two challenges envircrmentalists brought against a movetodiscontinue funding the Portland, Ore.-based Fish Passage Center, whose $1.3 million budget was to expire Sunday. Instead, the court said funding for the center's 11 employees should be continued until the litigation is resolved. The lawsuits, by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Northwest Sport- fishing Industry Association, challenged legislative move by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, something I would not support at all. I think we should focus on the schools that are not performing”andfind out whyit is Continued from D1 Henoted his introduction of a bill in the past session to set up andI've been able to carry them,” the Springville resident said. His opponents, Harold Mitch- prefer another school. Healso said he doesn't have high campaign expectations. “I’m not expecting to win,” Merrill said. He's voted for Ferrin in the past, and “I expect to vote for him in November.” Three Republicans havealso signed up for HouseDistrict 65, which includes Springville and points ast. First-term incumbent Aaron Tilton said he's not surprised, especially since the seat was marked by turnover before he was electedtoit. Hepointed to a couple of factors that could give him a boost. Oneis his status as assistant vice chair of the House's ConservativeCaucus, andtheotheris his wil ness to carry legislation such as the bill aimed at banning gay-straightalliance clubs or the measurethat would require environmental groups to post a bondbefore they could sue to stop a ee - pushagain next year, if given the chance. Ferrin and Sandstrom,an architect and three-term Orem city councilman,arefriends, and Sandstrom said he thought Ferrin might not run again whenheinitially considered entering the race. “It’s been kindof a goal of minefo getin the Legislature,” Sandstrom said, adding that nowis a good time for him to do so. In addition to working to protect local government authority from encroachment by the Legislature, he said he wantsto contribute to any discussion on schoolvouchers. “I'm not opposed to school choice, but we've got to keep public education whole,” he said. “Anything we dofor char- ter schools and private schools can't be to the detrimentof pubic schools.” Merrill, a service manager at Chuck-a-Ramarestaurant, Generations of Sewing Experts 631 E. 17005. Orem # 801 426-6900 son of Mapleton,did not return phonecalls seeking comment Friday. HouseDistrict 60 became a contested GOPrace late in the dayFriday, as did House District 27. In District 60, Linda Housekeeper filed to challenge incumbent Brad Dawfor the Republican nomination for the Orem district. District 27 incumbent John Dougall faces a similar challenge from fellow Highland resident James K. Vaughn. The race with the most crowded field of candidates is House District 61, which has drawnfive contenders. John Tinsley and Garr Judd, both of Orem, and Provoresident Keith Grover havefiled as den of Oregon took control of dam operations along the Columbia and Snakeriversafter concluding the Bush administration offered an inadequate plan for protecting salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act. Earlier Friday in Portland a federal judge denied a request by researchers to keep the center open. The researchers said they werevictims of po- noon. According to respond- ing Orem fire officials, both vehicles sustained significant Signs wncocnor.com hydroelectric generation. The lawsuits the court ruled provision doesnot have the force oflaw, because Craig inserted it into the conference Createdin 1984, the Fish fundingis provided under the Northwest Power Act, which requires someofthe profits from dam operationsto ben- efit fish and wildlife. The case is Northwest Environmental Defense Center v Bonneville Power Administration, 06-70430 and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation, 0671182. ared light at 1200 S, State St. around 11:30 a.m. was not injured. The victim,in his late 30s, was taken to Utah Valley Regional Hospital complaining of back injuries. Signs advertising commu- ebrations, fundraisers, school plays, religious activities and other nonprofit activities or events are not required to have a permit,he said. For garagesales, a homeowneris allowed two signs on the property and three directional signs. Thereis a maximum squarefootagefor eachsign, but no permit is necessary andthereis nofee. “There would be fineif they didn't take them down weekslater,orif they put them in an illegal placelike a stop sign oryield sign,”he said, noting the fine would be based on the amountof time spent by the city’s enforcementofficers removing the signs. Temporarysigns such as banners, posters, A-frame signs, cardboard or plastic signs,inflatable displays or other impermanentsigns are undertimerestrictions, he” Said. Businesses are allowed a temporary sign for 30 days at atimeora total of 90 days ina calendar year. A zoning enforcement officer will investigateall complaints on signs, and he or she mayissue a written notice of violation if a signis found to be in violation. Residents can get a copy of the amended eightpagesign law atthe city’s Web site, www.lehicity.com,or at the Lehi City Library, 120 N. CenterSt. PROVO COUEGE Vew Criminal Justice Degree at Provo College! 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The spillage cost and they werestill up three Continuedfrom D1 nity eventsincludingcity cel- race. a spendingbill directing BPA damage, butthe driver who ran Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, who Alpine — havealso filed for the running the water through tur- Craig inserteda provision in ~ PUBLIC LoG D ACCIDENT — One Orem man wastakentothe hospitalafter his vehicle washit by another running a red light Friday after- ranging from about $50 for temporary signs to $300 for a permanentpolesign. is vacating theposition to run for state Senate District 15 —a race that became moreinteresting this week when the incumbent, Parley Hellewell, decided he would seek re-election after all. Gordon Mella of Orem has joined that race for the Constitution Party. There's also a contest developing in Senate District 11, whichincludes far northeast ah County. Republican Howard Stephenson of Draper, the incumbent, is being challenged from within his ownparty by state Rep. Dave Hogue of Riverton. Two Democrats — Becky Boberg of Draper and Adam Ford of reach the ocean,rather than binesto generate electricity Passage Centeris funded by the BPA, which markets power produced by the dams. The Provois representing the Constitution Party. The seatis currently held by order to spill more water over the damstohelp young salmon Craig's move cameafter USS.District Judge James Red- tained from the city’s building andinspections department, he said. Fees vary by type, crats, and Steve Saundersof Center figured in Redden’s report, not thebill itself Provo is running for the Demo- Republicans Susan Chasson of that students and parenits would ell of Springville and Carl Niel- a $1.3 billion bond fund for road needs — a bill he intends to feet aera: “[’'ve jumped right in and picked up someheavy issues, not the courts. He also said he Administrationto eliminate the center's budget. areas lookingclean.” Permits are required for said he doesn’t think vouchers are a good idea: “I think that’s. on funding and government counts young salmon crossing tinue funding an agencythat most signs and can be ob- Election US. District Judge Ancer Haggertyruled that decisions contracts are up to Congress, directing the Bonneville Power Gems litical retaliation by the BPA and Craig. government late Friday to con- dams in the West ger then amended his public “If tomorrow wehave a levee Schwarzenegger ran forof- cargo willbe tested, Chertof Sen. Dianne Feinstein this to assemble response plans and $5 million “urgentlyto address American ports is tested for mental reviewsthat also could slow down the work. Without it, the governor said,repairs will take three years instead of one. said privately the federal gov- tion, which would allowup to know the thing that most scares people, and rightfully so, is the idea of a container as the vehicle for something so destructive that it would becoemtme to this country,” Two-thirds aall cargo enter- any large urban area in the na- stand with the state in terms of ‘Ways requires that the disaster onein=country to screen all cargo for radioactivity. “We — parts of the Sacramento region haveless than 100-year flood protection, the lowest of tracting rules that could slow California patch its fragile levee $33 billion in goods moving aes its om of Oakland is the Largely because of weak- weakened levees in the Central SAN FRANCISCO — Homeland Security Secretary Michael the fourth-busiest U.S. port with along the rivers that flow into it PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ARTPATIENT CARE IN NEWFACILITY: ] REALTOR® Herniated Disc? Degenerative Disc? Sciatica? 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