| Show - Is y ' V 17 xriAtgfi'j Bridgerland The Herald Journal Logan Utah In brief Middle school student wins Logan spelling bee Bcvrcn Yener of Logan ia on an academic roll After winning two lop honors in a recent regional math competition the Mount Logan Middle School eighth-gradplaced first in (he Logan School District Spelling Bee At the bee Feb 21 at Logan High School Yener outlasted other contestants by properly spelling his final challenge word “unctuous" defined as having the characteristics of an ointment Two weeks earlier Yener placed first i' both the individual and “countdown" rounds of the Northern Utah Regional ts competition Yener will represent the Logan City School District in the Utah State Spelling Bee on March 2M in Salt Lake City and will also compete in the Slate MathCounts Competition on March 15 as a member of the MLMS MathCounts team Yener is an eighth-gradat Mount Logan Middle School and has been taking math classes at Logan High School He enjoys skiing swimming video games and playing the trumpet He maintains a 41) grade-poiaverage in school His parents are Barbara and Muzz Yener Thirtccn-ycnr-ol- il er Math-Coun- Wednesday February 27 1997 Smithfield OKs subdivision rezone By Mike Wennergren mouths staff writer SMI I'll hi D — The Smith-fiel- d City Council rezoned 30 acres Wednesday night to allow for a subdivision though the council rejected a similar request on another piece of properly last month On a 2 vole the council changed the allowable use of the land owned by lairry Colton near Birch Creek Golf Course's fifth fairway to residential front agricultural City Manager Jim (iass told the council he had erred when he told Colton the 1 67-ho- 3-- properly east of ritlt) hast between 100 North and 100 South wits already zoned residential Colton bought the land based on that information (iass said He also said the property will most likely be zoned residential when the city completes its master plan in the next few But ( ouucilnian Chris Johnson pointed out the council hail refused Iasi month to ivone IS acres at 750 Cain on Road owned by Ora Law to residential from auricultuiil because the master plan - the city blueprint for development was not complete “We're in the middle of a master plan development'' Johnson said But Colton said wailing for completion of the master plan could cost him SI 0000 to $20000 because building contractors would be busy with construction and spring wouldn't submit bids as low as they would now And Councilman IJuv id Buys said (iass honestly thought the properly was zoned residential Buys said Colton's land is from Law's because the council was worried Liw's land might not he suitable for houses Council grills TCI about service By Mike Wennergren staff writer hearme i we icallv don't have uiui I: I'llutson and Councilman David Km ed to know why the table IA eon pi provide a limited number ol tele- immi at a reduced price lor those who don of the channels ottered on the has They said many Smithlicld result a cheaper alternative for basic serv n But Id's Smithfield ollicc manuait Sessions said it would be loo costlv a the system to oiler two types ol hisu - SMITIII-irII- ) — The City Council asked representatives of TCI Cahlcvisinn some tough questions Wednesday night about service in Smithfield Councilman Chris Johnson even went as far as to sav Ihe city feels TCI isn't responsive to Southfield's needs “Your decisions are all being made in a boardroom in New' York City and we just sit here talking about it" Johnson said “What I'm since parts of it are on a hillside “We also need to weigh all ihe facts and make common-sens- e decisions” Buys said Joining with Buys in voting for the project were Preston Walts and () Dean Clegg Dissenting along with Johnson was Duaine Frickson who said the - t Sec CABLE on Page council should he eonsisteiil in its decisions On other matters the council: fold Kim Foster to present the city with cost estimates for providing water and sewer services to propel ly he owns just 1 2 ings on the land aid on i the buildings hav e ahead' I" n leased to companies ilia- " ii ic trampolines and v in v But to leeommodii'' i u development the eonncil wiijs Fosier to extend w io i i south of Smithfield Auction Foster wants to build at least sewer lines laither nine small manufacturing huild- - See : h KEONK on Pam 1 2 er UDOT eyes speed limit hike for Utah 30 nt Sheriff seeks donations association members Cache County Sheriff Sid Groll announced this week that Cache County citizens will be invited to become honorary members of the Utah Sheriff's Association Groll said the invitation comes in response to an increasing number of people who want to assist officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against crime Membership appeals will go out in the mail shortly Those who choose to join the voluntary program can do so for as little as $20 while businesses can show their support with a $5£ contribution The funding provides important technical resources training and legislative support on key criminal justice issues Groll said in a news release In addition dues will he used to supand port programs promote public safety and provide college scholarships for teen-age- rs interested in law enforcement “With government funding becoming increasingly difficult to secure the honorary membership drive has taken on greater importance than ever before" said Groll “The funding is vital to helping us carry out our mission of making our communities a safer place to live work and play" Residents who would like to become honorary members can also sign up for the program by contacting the sheriff's office By Charles staff writer crime-awarene- i siatc-miniij-- i' S Jefln W'lkin Herald Journal Wintry view Jensen After a flood of bills restricting Man to serve time for child sex abuse A Young Ward man w ill serve six months in the Cache County Jail for child sexual abuse Gail Jensen pleaded guilty to the -degree felony charge in 1st District Court on Jan 16 He was sentenced Monday by Judge Clint Judkins to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison but the sentence was stayed and Jensen will instead serve 18fl days in the Cache County Jail with work release Jensen was also fined $2000 and ordered to pay restitution in the form of counseling costs to the victim and family He was ordered to attend and complete an Intermountain Sexual Abuse Treatment program and to have no unapproved association with people under the age of IS -- ! Gun bills languishing this session By Phil If you get a phone call asking for money from someone claiming to he with the Disabled American Veterans Don Winter is asking you to ignore it “The Disabled American Veterans do not solicit by phone We do everything by mail” said Winter the adjutant for the DAV Chapter 3 in Cache County “It will usually emanate from Cincinnati or Salt Lake City" Winter said the calls are targeting Logan residents and that DAV officials in Salt Lake city have been made aware of the situation ' Wednesday evening's snowfall in Cache Valley created a winter landscape this morning along the Logan River as seen through a fence at the Stewart Nature Park More snow is on the way forecasters say with valley locations expected to see from three to six inches of new snow while one to two feet is expected in the mountains staff writer group warns of scam con- cealed weapons dwindled in the Legislature to a precious lew some Utah Stale University officials are concerned that nothing may be done A bill generated and hacked by higher education to ban concealed guns on campus is tied up in committee as the legisla- tive session winds to a end The Legislature must adjourn by midnight Wednesday “We just want some sense that this will be corrected" Frank Ascione USU psy- chology professor said of a state law that allows concealed weapons to be carried by private citizens almost everywhere C'raig Simper Ihe university's legal counsel said USU is solidly behind SB27 a bill sponsored by Sen Robert Steiner Lake City that would ban concealed guns at public schools including higher -- msT-Utah Legislature education campuses But Steiner's bill is sitting in the Senate Judiciary Committee and has not gone to the floor for a vote of the full Senate The bill is one of a handful remaining from the more than 21) on concealed weapons that were filed when the Legislature convened Jan 20 None has advanced through Ihe process All bills would amend in various ways a law stemming I rum a hill in the DHS general session that opened the door to citizens to pack hidden handguns Since Ihe law went on the hooks in the summer of I ‘Jos ihe numbei of concealed weapons permits issued by the state has proliferated by thousands USU Police Chief Steve Mecham said his office has no idea how many university students or staffers have concealed weapons permits since those numbers arc not broken down by school campus Under the statute names of permit holders are confidential Ascione threatened to oinci I classes last spring when he learned of the permissive law and called in campus police to lecture students about the law Steiner's bill the most rcsiriuivc of (hose remaining would ban concealed guns on campus and at places of worship and would allow private employ ets io prohibit employees from carrying them during working hours The hill was drafted at the behest of the Utah Board of Regents which governs the stale's nine public colleges and universities and has been endorsed by the Stale Office of Fducalion which oi ersees public education Under current law anyone 21 years old or older who does not have a felony record mav pay a fee go through a shod naming course and get a permit second- Got a local news tip? Call Editor Charles McCollum 1 Ext 3020 752-212- Leaving Cache Valley emiil m little bit quicker il a I rh Department of Franspoi im !'i to mispeed limit from 55 to n inpli m Utah 31) from logati to In K Elder Counlv Line is nnpluncii ed ' According to UDOI KDirector Dyke I el e i tm omnieiulation to raise :i s limit on the Valley View ii came alter a study lixiked at current hielma speeds to set a new limit "If people tire driving tlin last and it's sale then we re to iaix the speed limit" Lcl cv rc - 'id - s The report also rccni’v: I ti1: limit on the raising speed m to 65 nipli from Snowville Nevada lx irder LeF'evrc said the liiL-UDOT is allowed to raise spud is 65 mph on stale and US hm ways and 75 on the inters! i' LcTevre said the speed on I 30 as il crosses Cutler Rc-swill remain at 55 Contrary to reports !inw the speed limit on US High a o SO through logan Canyon wil1 not increase which is line wu Sgt Gary Johnson a shift supu visor lor the Utah llighwav I'iird in Kigali “Our main problem t"f I Highway S‘M is Irom Kiht II u d Fork up through Ricks K’1 m a where it's really windy ! to see them do ilia: said - ss Disabled veterans Feathersione a - crime-preventi- H SDL hosts Russia’s ambassador to US Lynnette Harris USU Information Services Having worked on several joint space programs employees at Utah State University's Space Dynamics US-Russi- Laboratory are very accustomed to hav ing Russian aerospace engineers and scientists in their midst But Wednesday afternoon the lab was honored to be on the short list of Utah sites visited by Russia's Ambassador to the United States Yuli Mikhailov ich Vorontsov Hosted by USU President George Fmert and SDL PresidentCEO Allan Steed the ambassador was briefed on the laboratory's capabilities and current projects IK visit also provided an opportunity for administrators to thank Vorontsov personally for his help in navigating the uncharted political territory of working with rather than racing against the Russians in space On a walking tour of the facility in the USl Research Park Vorontsov saw the optics laboratoiy a demonstration of inlraied imaging capabilities and displays about SDL programs including the Spirit III inlrareJ telescope currently orbiting the Fanh aboard the Midcourse Space Experiment satellite Vorontsov was especially interested in a mivlcl of the growth chamber on the Russian Mir spaec station where astronauts hav Ken growing wheat in efforts to leirn more about the conditions needed to produce fix'd in space 1 le w as also show n simulation of brief some possible uses of another print a computer-animate- d US Russian project called RAMOS RAMOS or Russian American Observais in the “conceptual design phase” SDL Executive Vice President Frank Redd explained that alter winking through the initial political ups and downs ol a joint international project program managers in Russia and at SIM are moving ahead to design a space system to meet a h't I Johnson and Cache i Sheriff Sid Groll were hot! eerned about the inci-isi speed on Utah 30 lolnixni the number of accidents ia ' me deer elk and cattle is lari' high and as speed inereas si ' the amount i! damage Johnson was also ion a: that Cache Valley x roads rying tralfic they wer engineered lor "Traffic volume makes dd:i encc" Johnson said The comlah muter traffic to I hiok 3d crowds that ioul several limes a day “There are miles om igl: ways can accommodate it oihei times they can't " While Groll said the UDOI studies are usually accurate be s found that people usually drive about It) mph over the posted speed limit So raising 'he limit to 61) mph will mean h i' a lot ot people will rev it up in "c mph -- :w: l i I tional Satellites That's a vciy last sprd a' night” (in'll said Regardless of w K t!i r ihe post eJ speed goes up Johnson said Utah law still stales that the of environmental science and defense requirements The program may include dent" building new instruments and using existing rockets and airplanes to obtain images of atmospheric phenomena sim)iancousiy from multiple vantage points " allowable speed is ‘safe and pru “People will have to take into consideration the traffic and weather conditions” Johnson said "People will still have to use good common sense” |
