Show enano The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March 30 1999 Page 3 :ln brief Car catches fire on 'canyon's ‘big curve’ ‘ A car caught fire Monday afternoon as it was entering Wellsvilk Canyon on section of road known as the “big 'i "curve" and the entire vehicle was i destroyed in the flames According to Cache County Sheriffs J Office reports a 1985 Monte Carte was “ southbound around 2 pm when its engine caught fire The car was v engulfed in flames when deputy sheriffs arrived and they shut down the south- bound lanes of traffic on Utah 89-9- 1 Wellsville firefighters extinguished ' the fire There were no injuries BYU prof appointed 'to federal ’ council SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University law professor Larry Echohawk has been appointed by Presi- dent Clinton to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The council coordinates federal programs that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles or relate to missing and exploited children ' Echohawk was attorney general of Idaho from 1990 to 1994 He previously was Bannock County prosecuting attorney in Idaho a member of the Idaho House of Representatives and was chief general counsel of the Shoshone-Ban-noc- k Tribes The White House announced the appointment Monday Man charged with negligent homicide S John WitkinHerald About 500 acres of land burned up to the snow Monday afternoon in Clarkston after SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Howard Bolton II has been charged CLARKSTON — Firefighters had as much trouble fighting the mud as they did fighting a brush fire that got out of hand Monday afternoon northwest of Clarkston Deputy Cache County Fire Chief Jeff Peterson said firefighters were initially called to stand by as a fanner burned with negligent homicide and tampering with evidence in the death of a man who was struck by a bullet that had been accidentally fired in the apartment 1 I " The negligent homicide chatjpjf Class A misdemeanor carries a muin penalty of one year in jail $2500 fine Tampering with evidence ( carries a potential sentence of one to IS years in prison and a $10000 fine " Salt Lake County sheriff's officers said Bolton 19 brought a 9 mm hand--t gun to the apartment above Howard’s He sat down on the floor disassembled “the gun and put it back together As he " did so the weapon discharged The slug went through Bolton’s pants and underwear and through the floor of the apartment and hit Howard in the cheat 'Agondai Include: r Discussing entering Into an Interlocal agreement with the state lor communica-LHo- n and dispatch aervico Discussing the draft d a water conser-vatkplan which waa mandated by the r1BB8 state Legislature i Presenting Information on a parks and ‘'recreation bond election proposed to be m held in August Discussing home occupations regulations Meeting as the Logan Redevelopment Agency the council will diecusa appropriating $360000 for the North Main Proect Area --’ Rede-vetopme- nt The SmlthfteM Planning and Zoning Commlaaion meets at 7 pm ! Wednesday at the city council chambers J6fl N Main St Agenda Hams Include: Holding a workshop diecussion to conditional use permits I I ! 'The Lewiston City Council meets at 7 pm Wednesday at the city office 29 8 Maln SI Agenda Rems Include: ! Reviewing the emergency plan Discussing a public works annex and medical annex a 6 The Preston CKy Planning and Zon- Commission meets at 6 pm Vednesday at the city councH chambers 70 W Oneida SI Agenda Items Include: Holding a public hearing to consider zoning property along State 8treet belonging to Tim Taylor Qene EspHn and £art Pitcher Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and Utah State University Extension meets at 2 pm Wednesday In USU’s Agricultural Systems Technology ind Education building 1489 N 800 East The purpose of the meeting Is: Discussing Ideas and concerns to help steer USU research and Extension State ntws tips Cad reporter Mike Weibel 752-212- OOR 1 copyJ Ext 3034 Journal a supervised bum grass and sage brush on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land But the wind drove the fire out of control “I thought we were going to be able to catch it and (hat wind came up and it just took it” he said “There were three or four times we just almost had it then it jumped the road then it jumped the other road then the wind would change” “We chased that thing in circles" he added “I bet the wind shifted 20 times while we were out there" Firefighters from Clarkston Lewiston Richmond Trenton Newton and Smilhfleld fought the blaze that burned approximately 500 acres Several of their trucks got stuck in the mud formed by snowmelt as the fire burned up to the snow on the mountainside But despite the wet soil Peterson said the vegetation was quite dry and fueled the Are Flames reaching 10 to 20 feet were not uncommon “I've never seen fire behavior like that this time of year" he said “Until we get some stums that green things up it’s going to stay the same” He said this may be an indication of what may be in store this summer “Everything is just so dry" he said attempting to cut justiceswon’t- adult businesses off at the pass hear public establishments yet but the town By Nicole G Farrell staff writer If you’re thinking of setting up business shop as an don’t go over the mountain Garden City is in the process of outlawing all such establishments A proposed ordinance states that movie theaters peep shows and adult book and video stores are prohibited within the town Rehabilitation centers and halfway houses are also forbidden A public hearing on the ordinance is April 8 at 6:30 pm at the Garden City office building 145 W Center St Garden City officials said they hadn't had any requests for such adult-orient- ed ed The Logan Municipal Council moats In a workshop session at 6:15 pm Wednesday In the Logan Council Chambers 255 N Main Si Items on the agenda flames went out of control during d Fire lias squad scramMiu By Michael R Weibel staff writer above him Kenneth E Howard 58 Taylorsville was watching television in his living room on March 19 when he was struck by the bullet wind-fanne- should be prepared “With all of the controversy going on in other cities we thought we should get something in place so we don't have a problem” said Mark Hislop of the Planning and Zoning Commission The nature of Garden City wouldn’t support that type of business anyway Hislop said Though busy during the warmer months of the year when the town sees all walks of people Garden City slows down immensely when the weather turns cold During these six months of the year the town is sparsely populated Hislop said The ordinance states that adult-us- e businesses are inconsistent with the “community and residential character of Garden City" “Such activities may be detrimental to the health welfare and wellbeing of the residents of the Town of Garden City” the ordinance stales prayer case WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for a Utah man plans to ask the US Supreme Court for a rehearing rtf his client’s public prayer case after the court rejected his appeal Monday The court without comment refused to hear Tom Snyder’s argument that the city council in Murray Utah unlawfully favored one religion over another by rejecting his unusual proposed prayer "The danger is we get government-approve- d prayers and we get government-censore- d prayers" Snyder's attorney Brian Barnard said today He said an appeals court ruling on March 18 in a Cleveland Board of Education case contradicts die ruling the high court left intact on Monday In that ruling the 10th Circuit Appeals Court Planners compiled the Garden City ordinance by studying ordi- nances from West Valley City Salt Lake City and a city in New Jersey There are no video stores in Garden City but several convenience stores do rent videos If the ordinance passes these stores will not be able to rent films defined as obscene by the law Hislop said Penalties for violating the proposed ordinance include a $100 to $1000 fine 90 days in the county jail or both called Snyder’s planned prayer a "political Governors U names new president SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Robert W Mendenhall a veteran of marketing and developing education has technology-base- d been named as the new president of tum" the Western Governors University Board of Trustees The for the on-liuniversity approved Mendenhall's appointment Friday technology at Brigham Young University and has had his own consulting business for several years He has previously worked as the 20-ye- ar ne Utah Gov Mike Leavitt and said “We believe he is the right person to build on our existing momenMendenhall is currently complet- ing his doctorate in instructional manager of IBM's K-1- 2 division Washington Gov Gary Locke issued a joint statement Monday praising and as founder president and CEO of Wicat Systems Inc “I am excited to join an organization in the forefront of both Internet-base- d seasoned operating executive and a committed educator" the governors education” said Mendenhall in a statement "I believe that with the the selection "Bob Mendenhall brings to WGU a unique combination of successful entrepreneur a and competency-base- d ed support of the governors and our corporate partners WGU can indeed establish new models of delivery in higher education” Mendenhall replaces former WGU CEO Dr Jeffery Livingston now dean of continuing education at Weber State University in Ogden WGU was formed in 19 to proeducation vide a competency-base- d via the Internet Schools from Alas- ka Arizona Colorado harangue" that fell outside this nation’s "long-acceptgenre of legislative prayer" and the Murray officials were not obligated to let him pray before the City Council meeting Snyder's proposed prayer was addressed to “our mother who art in heaven (if indeed there is a heaven and if there is a god that takes a woman's form)" It asked "that you deliver us from the evil of forced religious worship” and uestioned “if in fact you had a son that visited Earth1 The city council in Salt Lake City dropped its practice of opening meetings with an invocation rather than allow Snyder to pray The city attorney told him the prayer “is not a time to express political views (or) attack city licies or practices" City officials refused to let nyder offer an invocation but said he could give the prayer during the council meeting's public comment period That is when Snyder sued Hawaii Idaho Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Utah New Mexico Washington Wyoming Texas and Guam contribute courses to the university Headhunters coming to woo USU grads at job fair By Tim Vitale USU Information Services The continuing auspicious job environment will bring more than 185 com- panies to Utah State University Wednesday for the ninth annual Career Fair in the Taggart Student Center The nation’s booming economy and low unemployment rate are good news on many fronts including for college graduates hoping to enter the job market this year “Things look good right now and students may be able to choose exactly what they want” said Jan Lyons assistant director of Career Services at Utah State University National companies with displays at the fair will include Fidelity Invest ments Hewlett Packard IBM Norwest Financial and Toys-R-U- s Regional organizations will include ICON Health and FitnesyrBrigham Young University Law School LDS Social Services and Micron Government organizations also will in force including representatives from US Customs the FBI Peace Corps Secret Service Bureau of Land Management and the Federal Highway Administration Lyons said the USU event is the largest career fair in the state atmo“It's always a festival-lik- e sphere" she said “The hallways are packed the displays are exciting and there is lively conversation going on every way you turn It really is like a big festival” But this party-lik- e atmosphere serves SJU4 ILookTOnllno For Info-lin- on this topic environment “The major companies are right at “ their fingertips and they have the — http:wwwhjnewacom a purpose It’s fun she said but it also offers students and community members the chance to set themselves up for the future in jobs with some of die major organizations in the nation At last count more than 185 organizations have reserved space Lyons said and she expects the market for those people looking for jobs to be exceptionally lucrative this year There are jobs to be had she said and the Career Fair offers the perfect opportunity to fish through the pool in a nonthreatening real-wor- ld chance to meet with exactly who they want" she said Lyons also stressed that the event is free and open to the community In fact it is not only open to people looking for jobs The fair gives anyone interested the chance to meet some of nation's most innovative and influential business and government organizations Career Fair displays will be open from 9 am to 3 pm Wednesday March 31 throughout the second floor of the 1kg-ga- rt Student Center at USU General information about the career fair and details about individual companies that will have displays is available on USU's Web site |