Show iv - ry iiW mm 'Ww'i wiMflf AM “ j IMI ANWa ewinnwvjwit'iiiaTFvv-w-cjTOfi- - immin-T Bridgerland The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April Page 3 2 1996 Water outlook good in Northern Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As this year’s snowmelt season commences Utah’s water-supp- ly outlook is good in the north and not so good in the south “The snowpack (in the south) has been pretty poor and there’s very little chance they can pull out” said US Soil Conservation Service snow-surve- y supervisor Randy Julandcr “But people have been smart in their reservoir management and they appear to have plenty of water to get through the summer” Especially if April and May are wet National Weather Service meteorologist William Alder said Monday “April is the wettest month of the year It’s still a good month for water volumes” In the north even the Bear River drainage enters the runoff season with an above-averasnowpack “They’ll be able to put a lot of storage water into Bear Lake” said Julandcr “That’s good for the people who enjoy the recreation there as well as the farmers and other water users” Drainages that serve Salt Lake City are in good ge shape said Nick Sefakis general manager of the Metropolitan Water District “We’re in good shape for people to use water wisely and enjoy it” he said predicting Deer Greek and Jotdanelle reservoirs will fill easily Little Dell Reservoir which was drained last fall for repairs may also fill A plentiful snowpack on the Wasatch Plateau and good carryover storage in Joes Valley Reservoir has Emery Water Conservancy District manager Jay Humphrey expecting “a pretty good year We haven’t had this type of snowpack two years in a row for a long time” In southeastern Utah drinking-wate- r supplies should be sufficient but Blanding has announced restrictions on outside watering and the San Juan Water Conservancy District may not be able to provide irrigation water for more than one hay crop “We won’t have any runoff this year" said district manager Bud Nielson “We went from the best year we’ve ever had (last year) to practically the worst this year Only 1977 and ’58 were worse” Idaho filing deadline looms Trial to be set in bottle assault trial will be A two-dset for a Utah State University student accused of strikay ing another man in the head with a bottle fracturing part of his skull Efrem Haymore By 24 pleaded innocent Monday in 1st District Court to aggravated assault a third-degr- ee felony and assault a class B misdemeanor Those seeking elected office in Idaho must file by 5 pm Friday Franklin County offices up for grabs in the May 28 Idaho Primary are prosecuting attorney sheriff the county commission seats Haymore allegedly hit Jeff Siler with a bottle of barbecue sauce after Haymore refused to leave a party last July in Logan held by Brad Smith and Larry Bradford and 16 party precinct committee leaders for cadi party Some state and federal offices are also being contested Both Siler suffered a concussion a hairline fracture above his eye and required three layers of stitches Haymore is also accused of punching Julie Anderson face and knocking her to the ground as he alleged- US Sen Larry Craig’s and Congressman Mike Crapo’s seats are up for ly went after Siler outside Rep innocent in knife incident A trial will be two-d- ay set for a Logan man accused of barging into a neighbor’s house and threatening him with a knife Martin Mendez 24 347 N 400 East No 2A pleaded innocent Monday in 1st District Court to charges of aggravated burglary a ee felony and first-degr- aggravated assault a He ee felony faces five years to life in prison if convicted According to police Mendez allegedly kicked over belongings in the residence of Jose Luis Corona who at the time lived at 331 12 N 400 East No 15 third-degr- Logan He then went kitchen and into the allegedly grabbed a steak knife Corona snatched the knife away cutting his finger and palm in the process the report said Mendez then cither left or was forced out of the house the report said and was later located by police Wind-whipp- By The Standard-Examin- er ay ft's more than One fire caused about $700 damage when it burned an haystack The other fires caused minor damage Cache County Fire Chief Kelly Pitcher it’s a disease and the doctors haven't found a cure for it " — Rep Ell Anderson buff Judd plans to ride toric with the wagon train “on and off” in June He said he likes the physical challenge of 1800s-cr- a living and “the romance of days gone by” “It’s not any one thing to everybody” Judd said “Some people do it because they enjoy the animals some people enjoy the challenge some have no idea what they’re getting into” Anderson says he fell in love with the past as a boy He likes to tell the story of a second-grad- e field trip to Pioneer Village a Salt Lake attraction that has since moved to Lagoon “I was with my mom and we looked at or a all the stuff like a cream separator pump organ and she’d say ‘We had one like that’ or ‘I used to use those’” Anderson said “All those things my mother had grown up with were totally foreign to me I started wanting to know more about them” He fixed wagons loving their individual- - said the people who were burning weeds crews hopping Monday night a hobby ized craftsmanship and their vital role in settling the West When Anderson was 15 someone gave him an old buggy which he restored after a few years “It’s more than a hobby it's a disease and the doctors haven’t found a cure for it” said Anderson as the afternoon light filtered through the door of his workshop picking up the soft gleam of sanded unpainted wood on a wagon he’s just restored The workshop filled with wagon makers’ business signs neatly oiganized tools and the rich dry smell of wood shavings is the center of Anderson’s universe the place where he works his particular magic It’s a magic that’s taken 20 years to distill and cultivate but its result is about 140 buggies and wagons in various states of repair Open the doors and feast your eyes on a boxy horse-draw- n polite wagon once used in Alaska or a sleek black Studc baker buggy with patent leather detailing and leather seats upholstered by Anderson Or hear the story of Anderson’s favorite a green and red conveyance wagon that used to belong to a horse trader related to Anderson's wife Carol Later he found it had also been owned by Cole Transfer and Storage of Ogden and had connections to his side of the family too There are plenty of wagons Anderson hasn’t gotten to yet and they sit outside the warehouses gray rusting hulks awaiting his expertise fires keep county crews busy ed 8-t- on AP photo Anderson stands next to a wagon ha is restoring in Bothwefl Utah last week' BOTHWELL Utah (AP) — If Eli Anderson wasn’t the wagon master of this year's 25-dCentennial Wagon Train — a 450-mi- le — it’s heart Utah the of journey through hard to say who would be Anderson who has restored semes of wagons and buggies from nothing more than a few bits of metal and some rotting wood is a buyer trucker blacksmith wheel wright upholsterer carpenter and painter in pursuit of his craft He’s a state representative — and a Democrat — so you could say he’s experienced at helping lead a party through the wilderness But those are not Lis most important qualifications What really makes Anderson a wagon master is his lifelong consuming passion for the individually crafted vehicles that rolled across 19th century America in endless ribbons colonizing the west and helping the Utah desert blossom “There’s not much of this work being done” said Anderson who is a quality analyst at Thiokol when he’s not studying or restoring wagons “It’s a part of our Western heritage and our past that seems like it was in ancient times when in reality it wasn’t very many years ago” Jon Judd of Castle Dale is a member of the Utah Centennial Commission and a his- - Four fires that started as controlled burns but were not put out properly kept Tire Eli Lawmaker to lead wagon train By Gina Howard staff writer county as well as Idaho State Sen Robert L Ged-deand Idaho State Rep Robert C Geddes’ seats Deputy Franklin County Gcrk Shauna Geddes said there have been somefhijgM in fjiejBW-“In the past independents ‘have been able to file ‘afidr fire dotting s’ Anderson’s apartment Man pleads Charles H Featherstone staff writer and trash may be cited even though three of them had bum permits because they are responsible to take care of the fires The first blaze of the night started in burn Hyde Park where a ditch-ban- k spread to an old tree near a house The tree had to be cut down to stop the fire About 15 firefighters responded Next crews were called to 4595 N 2400 West in Benson where another imr ditch-ban- k bum had spread tics About 18 firefighters railroad to some extinguished responded to the 11:10 caused minor damage Pitcher said 10 firefighters from the Wellsville Fire Department were called to the Jensen Historical Farm where embers bum had ignited from a third ditch-ban- k fallen branches below some poplar trees Larry Craig formally launches BOISE Idaho (AP) — Dedaring progress toward his conservative goals Republican Sen Larry Craig today formally launched his campaign for a second six-yeterm “to finish the job we started" “What we suited together we can finish together” Craig told over 100 supporters at a downtown Boie banquet room as he began a statewide announcement tour to five other cities ar “Idaho remains what America wishes to be’ Craig said “The policies of government must represent the best interests of the people and be consistent wi:h the values they hold dear — the very pm fire that re-elect- ion values their parents held dear That is all Idahoans have ever asked for” Chug 50 was flanked by his wife Suzanne and daughter Sbae while GOP Gov Phil Bait and various Republican members of the Legislature stood behind him In his 16th year in Congress Gaig faces no primary opposition and has a decided advantage over Democratic challenger Walt Minnick The cam- released results of a Feb 20-2poll of 500 Gign voters by GOP polling firm the Tarrance Group that gave Craig 61 percent rapport to Min 1 and embers were blowing across the road Crews were called out to the last blaze a haystack fire at 2347 S 2400 West in Col- lege Ward about 1 am Smoldering embers had spread to a haystack and started it burning About a dozen firefighters fro n Logan Fire Department and eight from Hyrum's fire department were there until 4 am extinguishing the blaze and mopping up changed Everyone must file on the same day” she said People filing for county prose- cuting attorney county commissioner or sheriff must pay a filing fee of $40 or present the signatures of five registered voters with the county clerk There is no filing fee or signature requirement for precinct leaders “Previously candidates had to both pay the fee and present the signatures but that’s another thing we’ve changed” Geddes said Candidates for county commissioner must be 21 yean old have resided in Franklin County for one year and their district for 90 days Candidates for sheriff must be 21 yean old and residents of the county for one year Candi- dates for prosecuting attorney must be 21 years old a county resident for 30 days prior to the election and a practicing member of the state bar People wishing to run for precinct leader posts must be 18 yean old All candidates must be eligible to vote People wishing to file for state and federal offices must file with the Idaho Secretary of State and submit a declaration of candidacy and either a $30 filing fee or 50 signatures of registered votcra according to Marilyn Johnson with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office Supreme Court Justices Gerald Schroeder and Linda Copple-Tro- ut and Appellate Court Justice Jesse Walters all face retention votes According to Geddes Idaho has also changed voter registration “People can register to vote with the county clerk by May 3 but there’s also registration at the polls” Geddes said The clerk’s office will be open until 8 pm on May 3 to make voter registration easier campaign for Senate nick ’s 28 percent The margin of error was plus or minus 45 percentage points M innick's date but this year that has campaign aides acknowledged the Boise businessman and former TJ International resident has embarked on an uphill campaign Slut they claim that financial support has been surprisingly strong for a Democratic challenger in a sirorig Republican state so that Minnick should least have the resources to get his message out to voters Craig opened 1996 with over $600000 in his campaign treasury and the potential to raise over another $1 million Minnick raised nearly $185000 and added another $49000 of his own money during the final months of 1995 and entered the campaign year with $130000 in the bank After five terms in the House from Idaho's 1st District Gaig quickly laid claim to the Senate seat when respected veteran Republican Sen James McClure surprisingly announced his retirement in 1990 less than five months before the primary Gaig raised $15 million in that campaign and easiS swamped Democratic challenger Ron Twilc-ga- r who claimed just 38 percent of the vote |