Show In brief Cache County clerk candidates reviewed Candidates for the Cache County clerk position will be chosen on Friday July 9 at the Logan City Municipal Council Chamber The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm with voting by 6:45 Currently there are eight candidates who have submitted applications These candidates include: Laync M Beck Vaughn C Benson Daryl R Downs Karrcn G Erickson Vaughn P Griggs Rodney C Low Neil Murray and Jill N Zollinger Each candidate will give a brief presentation after which the Republican Central Committee will conduct balloting to choose three candidates State law requires the position be filled within 30 days of vacancy Page 3 Sunday July 4 1999 The Herald Journal Logan Utah New county computer system up soon Tax and property information to be easily accessible By Michael R "It was much much bigger of a prob1 think than anyone realized" said County Execulixe Lynn Lemon Officials hope it's up and running next week but they're keeping their fingers crossed “We're very close but not there yet" Umon said $891 (HK) Completing the two-yea was deemed project top priority among county department heads and elected officials during a meeting last lem Weibel ar staff writer A new computer system is expected to make a wealth of lax and properly infor- mation readily accessible in Cache County The new tax roll system being develof North Logan was oped by he to completed at the end of expected last year But glitches hae postponed its operation In-G- eo week Once it's finished a lot more information w ill he available electronically “First of all we'll he able to do our job better" County Assessor Kathleen lowed said She said (he new system will he more efficient than the existing one which 1 includes a manual filing system with individual folders for cacti parcel of land in the county Taxing and assessment information are currently done on different computer systems The new system will integrate all that information into a single source and tie it to a Geographic Information System In other words someone using a computer could simply click on a particular parcel on a map to get various tax and assessment records for that parcel Howell said the new system will also allow her to do a mass appraisal of land throughout the county She's required to keep appraisals fairly current Police bulletin upgraded anyway Many computers are programmed only with the lust two digits of years setting the stage for several problems as they interpret 00 as 1900 instead of 2(XX) lie said the new system is Four Utah youngsters honored for heroism SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four Utah youths have been recognized as “outstanding unsung heroes” for their acts of public service Emily Lundgrcn of Salt Lake City Kira Christensen of South The Logan City Police Department wants to locate anyone who has witnessed or may have information about this or any crime in Logan Those with information are asked to contact Crime-ca- ll You may remain at 750-719- 9 anonymous and become eligible for a cash reward Jordan and Sandy residents Jascn Culacino and Rebecca Busic were honored last week with certificates and gifts from Domino's Pizza Vehicle burglary “If you follow your local blue 1994 Pontiac Grand Am A but staffing limitations only allow appraisals of each piece of property every five or so years — far behind the pace of increasing land values in Utah During the past few years new appraisals were done in a different part of the county each year The new system will make it possible to update appraisals county wide at one time — “making it fair and een" to everyone she said John Saunders who oversees ihe county's computer systems said the old tux roll system was fraught with Y2K problems and would have needed to he news you may think that America’s youths arc complacent about themselves others or society Well think again” said Domino's market specialist Gail Huni-ga- n belonging to the resident at 162 N 500 East was burglarized after 11:30 pm Tuesday The thief or thieves broke the driver side window and took several items including: Two black Infinity speakers valued at $40 One black Motorola cellular phone valued at $50 One hundred miscellaneous compact discs valued at $1000 from various artists If anyone has information on this at crime please telephone Crime-ca- ll ch 750-719- Calacino 13 was honored for saving his cousin Sarah Astlc also 13 after an accident at 9 html to view the most-wantpersons Callers giving information leading to the arrest of any of these individuals are eligible for a cash reward ed received (he 1 Jewish Community Center's after-scho- nities from wildfire flames fanned by high winds The fire had charred an estimated 40000 acres by Saturday — By Logan City Police afternoon Cache & Counting S John WilkinHerald Journal What so proudly we hailed Jack Yoder 82 a resident of Sunshine Terrace waits with the American flag during a patriotic program Friday afternoon Yoder spent eight years in the United States Navy serving as a first class gunner's mate on the USS Louisville a heavy cruiser Yoder a native of Tremonton shed a tear during the playing of taps remembering several buddies he lost in World War II Economy Continued from I’age 1 “Businesses and people are coming here because of our way of life" Coray said “With residents space will become a huge commodity We have something that is fast becoming scarce and we’d better protect it" The way of life in Cache Valley is that of a religious community that holds family values very near the heart Low crime rates and taxes also add to the appeal of Cache Valley “The quality of life is going to be the key to getting people here’’ Coray said Many people arc also choosing not to leave which suits Logan Mayor Doug Thompson fine “We want to see businesses that can hire USU graduates" Thompson said “Every year we export 3000 graduates We would like to see some of them stay within the valley” Recently graduated USU students usually grab their degrees and run taking skills and expertise with them But now some of those students an: choosing to stay put and start their own companies “The growth is really coming from within the valley” Coray said A younger work force which is generally more adaptable and willing to learn new skills has helped maintain the change to more technical highly skilled employment Journal Christensen award for saving her sister Kiylec from drowning in a bathtub when her parents were away Christensen then 3 found the baby cold and blue and administered first aid until paramedics arrived Busic 12 was honored for volunteering with Group Respite care of Easter Seals of Utah which provides services for disabled individuals Lundgren 12 helps lead arts and crafts and sports programs for children at the Salt Lake City EUREKA Utah (AP) — Dozens of fire fighters were battling Saturday to save homes in two small central Utah commu- wwwciloganutuspolicebodypolice ld bout-lowe- resource facility ol Fire threatens homes in central Utah town Please visit the Logan City Police at site Web Department Saleem Willard Buy a month ago She d was pinned under a flouting tube when Calacino rescued her “Utah has a young work force which is and totals were expected to climb higher before the end of the day as winds gusting to 30 mph helped spread the fire “(Crews) have put all their efforts toward trying to protect the small communities in the area from the fire” said Linda Jackson spokeswoman for the Interagency Fire Center in Richfield The fire was threatening the town of Mammoth and the southern end of Eureka in the northeast aimer of Juab County on Saturday evening Jackson said the fire “started making a run for the communi ties" at about 3 pm Saturday That forced roughly 60 residents of Mammoth who had been evacuated on Friday and allowed to return Saturday morning to again abandon their homes crews 75 Six five bulldozers five engines water trucks and three tractor 20-pcrs- plows were being used to fight the fire on the ground Five air tankers and two hcliaipters were dropping fire retardant from the air Many of the fire fighters have been combatting the blaze since it was first reported at about 1:30 pm on Friday and Jack-so- n said they were very tired Extra crews had been called up but not enough had arrived to give all the fire fighters a break Winds blew a thick cloud of smoke and ash north into the Salt Lake Valley some 55 miles away Cacheeconomiasnapshot “ Businesses and people are coming here because of our way of life With residents space will become a huge commodity We have something that is fast becoming scarce and we’d better protect it" — Bobbie Coray Cache Chamber of Commerce a definite selling point” Coray said “In today's work force you have got to be flexible” Flexibility and keeping community traditions intact are all part of a bigger plan that includes expanding downtown Logan Thompson agrees with Coray 's analysis and believes finding businesses that fit the community's needs is essential to maintaining responsible growth "The most important economic development is not to attract businesses from outside but to help existing businesses stay “The — is of have most here great you lifestyle the conveniences of a large city hut also the advantages of a small community" competitive" Thompson said Major employers Employer Product Workforce Utah State University Icon Health and Fitness EA Miller Inc Cache County School Disk Bourns Inc Logan Regional Hospital Logan City School Disk Pepperidge Farms Inc Weathershield Manuk Inc Logan City Corporation Cache Valley Cheese Cache Valley Electric Schreiber Foods Inc LeG rand Johnson Moore Business Presto Products Sunshine Terrace Foundation Electrostar Astro Circuits Inc Gossner Foods Inc Wal-Ma- Herl! Jones Space Dynamics Laboratory Maces Discovery Research Group Kelly Temporary Services LW Miller Transportation Inc Campbell Scientific Smith's Food King Hydone Laboratory Logan Nursing & Rehab Cache County Afcertson's Bridgerland App Tech Ctr Source: Cache County Data |