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Show Saturday, April 22, 2006 DAILY ' Ancestral Puebloan remains reburied at Mesa Verde PUBLIC LOG FIRE — TheProvo man accused of intentionally setting fire to Shadowood Apart. mentsin February pleaded Not guilty in a court appearance Thursday. Herbert Landry, a 46-year-old Hurricane Katrina evacee from Louisiana, is charged with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony HERALD TRUCK FIRE — A garbage truck caught fire while on interstate 15 on Friday after- THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS PARK, Colo. — Remains of more than 1,500 ancestral Puebloans uncovered by scientists, students Provo firefighters responded to a truck fire near the University Parkway Exit around p.m. and park visitors over the years have been reburied at Mesa Verde National Park. Thedriver pulled over after noticing smoke coming from The Hopi Tribe buried the re- the vehicle. Thefire started ,tive American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The law, enacted in 1990, pro. affiliated American indian tribes aroundthe engine and of- mains and associated funerary andnative Hawaiian organiza- ficials are unsure of what sparked the biaze. objectsin a private ceremony tons. Thursday, capping 12 years of consultation with 24 tribes affiliated with the park, Mesa Verde Pnobjects and the remains Thefire at the apartment complex causedat least $200,000 worth of damage. Twolanes were shut down for more than an hour becauseof the incident. No one wasinjured, but the truck mightbe totalloss. spokeswoman Tessy Shirakawa said Friday “It's extreme! | Reepulinig madeonar Recycling is as easyas throwing things away. No, reallyit is, said Provo City Public Service Man- | ager Scott Peppler. With the city’s two recycling programs, which involve separating yard waste and re- ‘ant to the tribe to have the cerenionies completed so thatthe life journey that was interrupted can be continued,” she said. She declined to reveal the burial site, saying the tribe wanted to keep it secret. Representatives from the Hopi Tribe did not return a messageleft by The Associated Press on Friday. The ceremony was among sev- © ‘ough Sept. 30, some 633,525 descendants, Hutt said. Also buried were 4,889 funeraryobjects, including beads, basketryand pottery, and 26 individuals who could not be identified with a specific tribe, between the 1890s and 1990s, prehistory of the Durango area Huttsaid. that wasn't knownbefore,” he Shirakawa said the burial enacted. The AcomaPueblo Tribe oversawa burial held earlier for remains and items found at the Animas-La Plata Project south of Durango. Jim Potter, principalinvestigator for archaeological investigations with SWCA Environmental Consultants, said hundreds of viduals of whom Navajos, Zunis, Hopis andother Pueblotribes are thousands of ceramicshards and artifacts have been unearthed over four years of excavation work at 72 archaeologicalsites cyclable materials into two separate cans and putting them out with your garbagecan,the city can divert about 25 percent of waste from the landfill. Of course, they'll take little recycling courtesy. “We ask that people rinse them out,” he said of the cans. “That's a nice thing to have done.” About3,000 homeownersin Provo have a yard | Donation second jobin order to end their need for Community Action's | Continued from D1 services, “Wemakeit clear that we are for the morale of our employees to give back,”he said. just here to help them through their emergency,” said Becky waste container. Once a week between March and Novemberthe city picks up the container;participating costs $5 a month. “It's gotta be something organic, and wereally don't wantfood in it,” Pepplersaid; the yard wasteis responsible for muchofthe space saved in the landfill. “You think about how muchgrass can fill up in the black can if you don't havea yard waste container.” The blue can recycling also costs $5 andis picked up every other week; paper, cardboard,certain types of As the goods were unloaded and wordof the donation spread through the warehouse and offices of Community Action in Provo on Friday, the response was oneofuniversal awe. “I can't believethis,” said Jim plastic, aluminum andtin cans and small electrical ap- Thomas,directorof the food bank. “It is a wonderful thing for us.” cycling service, the city put a drop-off containerat the lies of the working poor come to Community Action for food each month,he said, and each month | pliances can be recycled. More than 2,400 of the 20,000 | landownersusing Provo’s services have a blue can. | For renters or people who do not subscribe to the re| Between1,500 and 2,000 fami- | compostingstation at 1625 S. Industrial Parkway. For | moreinformation, contact the sanitation departmentat | 852-6714 — Heidi Toth Continued from D1 “It’s nice just not to have to go downto East Bay for us,” he said. “Otherwise we'd haveto be going all through townwiththis stuff.” Peppleralso suspectsoffering the bins throughout the city encourages people to keep trashoff the streets and alleys. “I’ve been otherplaces, and they seemto have a lot moreproblems with trash,” ofthe park’ng lot while they were dropping stuff off andjust left it for sanitation workersto clean up. “Sometimes I'm surprised why Provocity keeps coming back with stufflike that,” Davis said. Thebins will be at 430 W.500 Northforthe final week, community was multiethnic may havebeenfactors,Potter said, Hesaid he wasnot able to publiclydiscuss details of what scientists havelearned from the remains atthe site, out of respect for 26tribesaffiliated with the project site, although more details maybe published later in scientificjournals. letter carriers, schools and the LDS Churchhelp gatherthe 1.2 million poundsof food given out Continued from D1 childrento listen to anartist and then have hands-on experi- homeless, she said. The museum's educational outreach to the community of the families that come each Thetruth is that almost all monthhaveat least one member whois employedfull time. “A lot of them just don't make enoughforlights, gas and gas for the car,” Larsen said, noting the average family served by that patrons must meet with a Action delivers 500 sacks of budget and encourages the families to hold yard sales or take a conflicts and the fact that the Shampoo, laundry detergent, diapers, formula, conditioner, 200 of those are hereforthe first time. Thecounselor reviews their building sites and they would leave rapidly. We're trying to understand the reasons for that.” Environmental reasons,social Art City And while massive annual food drives bythe BoyScouts, In addition, Community groceries every weekto senior citizen centers in the tri-county area to supplementthe hot meals served bythe centers ence dabbling with their own supplies, Thomassaid Thereis a misconception that So high is the demand for food hesaid. Thecitywide spring cleaning did haveat least one unintended consequence, though; Davis said people routinely made a huge mess said Friday. “In a 50-to 75-year period, people were coming in, each year, whatis perennially in short supply are hygiene and Larsen,financial counselor. Community Action helps the Community Action has‘four or five children but incomeofonly $1,300 per month. “Gas just went up 20 or 30 cents.” counselor every time they come: Cleaning negotiations are ongoing and no date has been set. He expected it Were excavated at various times Mesa Verde since NAGPRA was tered into the Federal Register, said Sherry Hutt, NAGPRA program managerin Washington, DC. Hesaid morethan 200 human remains have been found. Another burial has been planned, but would occur in the next twoor three years. “This project is yielding some reallyinteresting results on the was thefirst that she knewofat of 31,571 people have been en- At Mesa Verde, services were held for remains from 1,528 indi- on the water project. unearthed by individuals wholater returned them to the park. Others were discovered bypark staff, archaeological teams or university field schools, Hutt said. remains andobjects date from 500 to 1300 A.D. and vides a process for museums and federal agencies to return certain American Indian cultural items to lineal descendants,culturally scheduled for May 18 and his jury trial will begin at 8:30 a.m. on May 30 in 4th District Court. His pretrial conference is Hutt said. Some ofthe items had been eral held or planned around the country to comply with the Na- MESA VERDE NATIONAL noon. artistic talents. toothpaste, toothbrushes and soap are someof the most ex- is another meansforthe art world tointertwinein thelives pensive items the working poor must purchase, he said. of Springville students. It may help “inspire these kids to may- be becomeartists” Jolly said. “We could never have too muchof that,” Thomassaid. As thecity continues to grow, and differing artistic CommunityAction has not had a singleroll of toilet paper to give awayfor the past four and a half weeks, Montoyasaid tastesare inevitable,Jolley said heisn't worriedthere will be an art-fueled battle over whatthe museum will feature. “Ninety percent of people ask forit,” he said. Swansonhascreated a mis- Todonatepaper goods, hy- gieneor babyitems, nonperish- able food,or to volunteerto sort or box food,call Jim Thomas of Community Action Services at 592-7832. sion statement for the museum that “carries over the community’s beliefs and community's traditionsthatreflect in the mu- seum,”Jolleysaid. Asthecity continuesto grow, so does the art museum. Plans to expand the museum's sculpture collection are under Treasurer For the most part, the county treasurer overseesthe property tax system and ensuresrevenues areproperly distributed Continued from D1 ceens it whereit needs to "These are differences, however, between thestate treasurer's duties and those at the county level, Jackson said — and he's emphasizing those differences. among the dozens ofpublic entities that are funded byit, Jackson said, “That's the biggest part of the treasurer's job — to make sure that's done accuratelyandefficiently,” he said. Jacksonsaid he's interested in adding some automationto the treasurer's office so that interfaces more seamless! the accounting system,” temhe's already worked with as clerk/auditor. “Myfocusis,I've got the county experience. | already understand howthe county oper- /. Mostof Springville’s sculpturepieces are scattered aboutthecity, but Swanson has plansto highlight these pieces in a sculpture gardenoutside of the museum. www.cougarblue.com ates,” he said. oO Oo FGGe ODULOr\ ee Oda GCE 2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe 2006 Infiniti FX35 Lease for $399/month for 24 months Lease for $499/monthfor 24 months ° 280 HP e Automatic ¢ 6-disc In-dash CD e280 HP @AllWheel Drive ¢ Bose ¢ Leather, Sunroof $2500plus lic. and fees required, 24 month lease, 10,000 miles per year, payment+ tax,residual $24,444. MSRP$33,950. Ends April 30, 2006. 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