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Show i ' 0 w v V Vir- v')' -- -. r Winning logo for Cowboy Festival Pag 20 j Dr. Chsrtco Bowers FESTIVAL Pago 15 VOLUME 68 NUMBER? 500 167th Annual General Conference Messages of inspiration from the teachings of the Savior ahd sacred music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be featured during the 167th Annual U CoweSn WEDNESDAY COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER APRIL 2, 1097 Zion fall claims life of Sandy boy By Dixie Brunner County Sheriffs Department fell A 12 year-ol- d to Sandy boy Falvey reminds visitors to his death Friday afternoon at ZionNationalPark. Tyler Jeffery Eggertz, son of Nancy Elder of Sandy and Jeffery Eggertz of St George, fell to his death at the Pools in Zion National Park. Eggertz was wading in Heaps Creek and ventured too close to the edge of the middle pool, slipped and fell, landing approximately 100 feet below at the base of the lower pool. The accident occured five miles north heed the posted warnings which call attention to the presence of General Conference of The exposed cliffs. "Because of its LatterChurch of Jesus Christ of spectacular geology and canyon the park has steep for scheduled -day terrain, Saints, 5 offs; and parents need to keep track Sunday, April Saturday of their children and know where and 6, 1997. General sessions of the con they are at all times," he stated, fen ference are scheduled 10 a.m. Although the park was ex and 2 p.m. each day in the Tab tremely busy during the Easter ernade on Salt Lake City's weekend, this fall is the only major incident reported during Temple Square. the spring break period. at the Speakers conference Lxf the maixHP&r kvisitor center Anyone seeking information, will include general authorities in the heart of the upper Zion about the park or its trails, may 'and general officers of the v call . Church. Presiding over and con Canyon. Zion Donald Superintendent ducting the various sessions will be President Gordon B. Fahey said that bystanders attempted CPR and reported the Hinckley, world leader of the fall to park rangers, who reChurch,' and his counselors in the First Presidency, President sponded with advanced life supPower Association, Thomas S. Monson and Presiport equipment. Unfortunately, a Garkane electric rural eorperstive servbecause ofthe extent of the injudent James E. Faust General sessions will be carries, life saving attempts were ing southern Utah and northried live on KSL-Tnot successful and he w&rpre- - ern Arizona, has announced Channel 5, KSL-Anounced dead at the scene by candidates for upcoming elecand 1160, Salt Lake to its Board of Directors. City. They will also be transWashington County Sheriff tions The board is mitted live via satellite televi- - Governor Mike Leavitt will include Kanab on a southern Utah swing this Deputy Kurt Wright. three-yeelected to staggered The accident is being jointly sion to thousands of gatherings week. Leavitt will meet with the Kane County Commissioners in a public of Latter-da- y Saints through- meeting on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in the Kane County Commission investigated by Zion National terms. Two incumbent direcPark and and the Washington tors, George T. Blackburn, Freout the United States, and in Chambers. File photo by Busath Photography. mont, and Nckn Button, Kanzh Canada, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jaare running unopposed in this maica and the Dominican Reelection. Liicihurn has served public. &s ISyears, on Gark&nesBoarti Portions of the conference will Button whi'a is completing his also be transmitted live or deDirector. as sixth year layed to some 160 locations in Incumbent Director Terry Isles. the and British Europe Griffiths, Ordcrvilk, is Wag dtellericsd by Kingsley Nelson, We had been on the advised need for getting a certified coun- By Dixie Brunner KANAB WEATHER in the cooperative's GIsrdie, A copyrighted story by status for a few years," said Kane selor as top priority. We should 5. Griffiths March has served Bistrkt : Katherine Kapos in The Salt County Schools superintendent be able to solve tlsem this year. Director six a as far years. While the State Office of Edu4 Free Lake Tribune reported that Dr. Bayles. I guess that they Ballots were mailed to Kanab High School is one ofnine decided to get tough with us. recation said that the schools Garkane members the in living Utah high schools which have ; All high schools are required ceiving a warning still have acthmdlctrktsldingelactkms stabeen placed on a warned" to submit an annual accredita creditation, parents shouldn't be tus by the Northwest Associa- - tion report so the association alarmed unless the problems on or about March 23, 1237. tion of Schools and Colleges for can determine if they are meet- - persist. Students who attend Election results wul be tabuthe 1996-9- 7 school year. KHS Ing minimum educational stan- - schools that are not accredited lated and announced lit the was put on warning because dards. A variety of standards may not be able to transfer cred-thr- coopcrativaa annual meeting redeas,4 scheduled for April of their teachers lack the are utilized in this determina- - its to another school or risk not 23 and April 24 appropriate credentials; the me-- tion. Schools that meet or ex- - being accepted into many col-d- in in Crdrmlb memUtah. Garksne Lea, March Precip 0.00" specialist and counselor are ceed the standards are approved leges and universities, bers vote by mail or cast may not certified; and the fact that for another year. I think we can get back in their ballot at ths Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family appropriate We've known that we had their good graces soon," said the studentcounselor ratio was annual session. meeting too high. ' problems,"said Bayles, citingtha Bayles. drop-Emera- ld 601-772-32- Candidates named for Gsrftcno board M eight-memb- er ar School ee ia V a .4 |