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Show Exp: 12312001 UFA i VOLUME 70 NUMBER 19 600 TUESDAY COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER JULY 3, 2001 Utah man drowns in Lake Powell National Park Service (NPS) and the Kane County Sheriffs Department responded to a report of. a probable drowning at Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell. The call was received by park dispatch at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001. An 18 year old from Centerville, Utah was last seen by members ofhis party while teak surfing behind a 0 foot ski boat travelling at 5 mph. The vessel had been loaded with extra weight to create a larger wake and the victim was body surfing from the back of the ski platform. After nearly four days of searching in near zero visibility conditions, including 45 hours of underwater operations and roadl San Juan and Kane - have U.S. District Court Judge Tena claimed that the rights of way Campbell issued a summary to these traveled paths are the judgement on Tuesday, June 26 counties property. Legally, they cite an 1866 minstating that rights of way are valid only if the trails were me- ing law which granted rights of chanically constructed and not way to states for highway conestablished by haphazard, un- struction across federal lands not reserved for public uses, intentional or incomplete such as national forests or parks. The Bureau of Land ManageIhesmt was brought against three counties by the BLM, SouthemUtah ment claims that rights of way Wilderness Alliance and the Sierra are valid only if the trails were By Dixie Brunner 19-2- 10-1- Club.The ruling appears to have mechanically constructed. The limited counties claims ofjurisdic- judge also upheld the bureaus tion over rights of way across fed- definition of a highway as a road 132 dives by members of both eral lands. The conflict lies within the fact that federal land agencies are primary land owners within many western counties. Since there are not many roads paved or graveled across this public land for a variety of reasons, much of it has been accessed by means of trails. Some of these trails are obscure and not the National Park Service and the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriffs Dive Teams, the body of Chad Ethington was recovered. The National Park Service was also assisted in the search by Gene Ralston & Associates sonar and with the side-sca- n Utah State Parks. Incident Commander Steve Luckesen praised the efforts of everyone involved in the successful search. The body was discovered on Thursday, June 28, 2001 by National Park Service divers in 60' Of water near the outer boundary of the designated search area at 5:53 p.m. and The majority of county roads do in fact show some level of mechanical construction or maintenance, said Kane County Resource Committee Chairman Mike Noel, so I dont know how or if, Judge Campbells ruling will affect us. When the State of Utah filed marked....butnever-the-less suit over the roads issue, counclearly have been used through the years. ties were asked to GPS, and get The three counties - Garfield, oral and pictorial histories on the roads to prove past use. With . Judge Campbells ruling, more Tri-Ci- ty wins tournament championship documentation concerning meKevin Simmons pitched a terrific game against a good Santa Clara team for chanical improvements may be m jf i the 13 & 14 year Little League Tournament Championship. The needed. boys iW C clobbered the Santa Clara Diamondbacks by the score of Photo by It is not clear how the ruling Matt Brown. will affect ongoing negotiations $ J v between the Interior. Department and Utah Governor Mike i f A Leavitt concerning the same C.i Friiiry, J C2, at 11:43 approved by the County Plan- - jected, the county is free to ne- ComThe Motion Commission. to carried gotiate. ning 7 Dutccn i reject missioners moved to approve unanimously, f KANAB WEATHER and the county will send a let- no jiji-- Bryce Lloyd, BLM, updated JuneJuly ter of support to Congres- - the Commission on plans for the i! r A (k:: 1 PAA GSENM Visitor' Center at Big sional legislators. jn Low Prec Date High for old Water. Lloyd reported that bids Bids were opened L J the I Ava 11 : uuia 26 Lc .a tL', hospital. One bid was submitted have been issued and they hope 27 by Christine Kelley for $211,000 construction will begin this 28 1 A as is. The recent appraisal for summer. The theme for the 29 : the Jiospital was $275,000. As 3,400 square foot building is 31 Attorney Eric Lind explained, paleontology. t 1 to the Commissioner the showed Judd ordinance, according Vous.ii liltJi in Tri-Ci-ty 11-- See DROWNING, Page 20 that is public in nature. 4 ii 1. w w - lit s County Travel Council Director resigns By Carol Sullivan Donna Casebolt, Kane County Travel Council Director, sur-prised the Commissioners by submitting a letter of resigna- titan effective July 13, 2001, at the June 25, Kane County Com-mission meeting. Ms. Casebolt has accepted a position for mar-- keting and development for Tuacahn. I have enjoyed work- ing for the county, but the offer was too good to turn down. Tim Bodell, representing Page One Project, reported the land exchange plan for sections 32 and 33 and was ' . A wi-- . vrAiuA -- v 3 4 r i . county must accept at least the other Commissioners the $275,000. Because it is $64,000 Land Satellite map of Kane short of the appraisal bid, the See COMMISSION, Page 3 county must reject it. 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