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It: over 10000 fresh items weekly Items from 45C - 4 ' lifetime repayment plan where they reimburse the county a small fee each month for 30 or 40 years "In Utah County they are very voracious in their legal proceedings to recover suppression costs but this is a small community and I am opposed to anything that would put an undo burden on these families" he said I I t4N lidli-t-'!tia- 1T4tL Off Clothing Off All Electrical SO ver" He suggested the possibility of the families' homeowners insurance policies covering the costs or — following a practice used in Utah County — requiring the youths to enroll in a I Labor Day Sept 7 1092 11111 g open-burnin- Sweltering Savings Sale: To adopt one of these children or others contact the Rocky Mountain Adoption Exchange 610 E South Temple Salt Lake Financial assistance is available City or call 359-770- 0 1 According to investigators the boys had been camping on private land July 21 near the Blue Sage barbecue and hayride ranch west of Wanship They built a campfire violating the prohibition county's The boys attempted to extinguish the campfire the next morning by burying the ashes in a pit they had dug in the ground and dousing the embers with water from their canteens A parent who checked on the young campers inspected the campfire ring but apparently was unaware of the buried ashes said Summit County Attorney Bob Adkins Authorities say 24 to 36 hours after the youths had buried the ashes the hot coals ignited the woody roots of oak brush and the fire burned to the surface The blaze quickly spread and the fire was reported to the county tional Guard said White House officials have not yet confirmed whether Bush will attend Nelson said Vice President Dan Quayle may come in the president's place but the Guard does not expect final word on that until at least next week PRESS The National Guard has invited President Bush and presidential candidate Bill Clinton to an annual Guard convention held this year at the Salt Palace But Lt Col Bob Nelson public affairs officer for the Utah Na should prosecute this criminally" The attorney said hell decide shortly whether to press criminal charges then he'll study the possibility of taking civil action against the boys Mr Vis told the county commissioners that he did not want to see the youths or their families prosecuted criminally for the fire "The criminal side would give us no financial relief for our suppression costs and I'm sure these kids have already been punished" he said "I would like us to investigate the civil side and see if there's something we can reco- say National Guard Invites Bush Clinton to Salt Palace Convention needs supervision especially with younger children because of his high energy level and short attention span An American Indian family is preferred for this trio although other families will be considered The children would do best with no siblings close to their ages because of the extra care and attention they need Therapy and early childhood preschool programs should be continued is making good progress Learning to trust may be diffi- seek restitution or punishment for the wildfire the state may be reluctant to foot its half of the bill "But 1 don't put a lot of credence in that threat and it should not affect your decision whether to prosecute" he told the commissioners Four Summit County boys aged 11 to 13 were responsible for starting the fire officials throughout northern Utah bat- tied the fire for three days managing to keep several homes from burning The price tag for fire sup- - !BYWAYS pression: an estimated $200000 not counting $15000 worth of destroyed fencing The cost easily eclipsed the $19000 Summit County had budgeted for the entire year's firefighting The state of Utah will pay for half the cost once the county's firefighting budget is exhausted but that still leaves the financially strapped county with an estimated $80000 bill "We would really like to recover some of the costs of supression but the people involved in this do not have that kind of money" Summit County Fire Warden Chris Vis told county commissioners Tuesday "But the fact ) t lc by one of the childrens parents on the morning of July 23 "The kids really did think their campfire was out" said Mr Adkins "This appears to be an accident but I'm still studying whether we is a fire was started illegally and I don't think we can let this go unanswered" Mr Vis said some state fire officials have warned him that unless the county attempts to Christopher Smith THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ' Serving children who wait ii B9 6 1992 - i - - - ' - 7- - I 773 East 1300 South SaletrallititliNIMS '' 4 4"- - - 1 ai - P 1 |