Show The Herald Journal Looan Utah" j Page 3 Friday March 10 2000 Rilidir Input Straw is concerned that changing the site would give the city a black eye By Jeremiah Stetlier staff writer Logan city was looking for something concrete and Smith’s provided it f Food and Drug explained it is willing to work out a land swap to keep the Logan Transit District from developing a countywide transit center on the cor-ner of 100 East and 400 North “(The proposed site) will have a serious impact on our business” said enrich local I would like to make a comment about die Latin community in die Cache County area I understand in the paper there have been a lot of negative comments and I just wanted to add something positive and I just wanted to say tnank you to tbie people -here of die Latin or Hispanic community for theircourage and service A lot of people come to thia country not knowing the language very well or not at all and having the courage to try and make a better life And for die people that live here and the things ' that they do I want to say thank you- to aU the memben of the ktin community for the support and the diversity that they give to our community ‘ ’ Wade Williams “We would be willing to trade the property (at 100 East and 400 North) for more property on 500 North We would feel more comfortable leaving the tenter at its current location and expanding die proper- ty" : '' representative should a new gas station be built on The original design had created a y that corner exit but the access was Smith’s is worried about more than changed after downsizing the site a Mack eye said Williams It is confrom of an acre to cerned that combined vehicle and of an acre The city has probus traffic at major accesses reduced posed widening accesses to mitigate the impact of buses on customer trafvisibility along 400 North and parking constraints will intrude upon the fic But parking remains the stumbling company’s ability to do business Mock for both parties in negotiating According to the current design the transit center will funnel bus traf- an agreement The city feels that fic across an opposing lane of cus-- parking for the transit center is tomer traffic through an exit cm the unnecessary while Smith’s argues will be a greater west side of the puking lot Marsha that Gilford media spokeswoman for concern than the city anticipates Smith’s explained that die design is Gilford said transit center patrons will use the store’s parking eliminata safety hazard "Thu is going to create a safety ing space for Smith’s customers and concern at one of our busiest budding expansion Straw was skeptical about the entrances” she said “If you put a need for additional parking after docbus across a entrance we would be concerned umenting that only 71 percent of the that it would be easier for customers Smith’s parking lot or 281 out of three-fourt- Wednesday that Smith’s lot” bus-onl- : Smith’s to turn into the Albertson’s parking park-and-ri- 20-fo- 35-fo- ot The city agreed to consider the proposal but Transit Manager Geoff hs de ot six-tent- hs 394 parking spaces was filled on the Saturday before Thanksgiving He contended that the parking would not interfere with the store’s ability to dp business but suggested that Logan could either purchase puking spaces from the More or use the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints parking lot across the street for passengers paik-and-ri- de Gilford said the proposal was unrealistic “(Purchasing parking spaces) would only exasperate die situation" she said “We need parking for our customers It is ludicrous to think that people will park across the street at tire church They will obviously v park as close as they can get" The Logan Planning Commission voted to continue discussion March 23 after alternatives for the site had been discussed in greater detail ’ This cohnnn is a very divisive force in our community Is this really what The Herald Journal wishes it to be? Increasingly it seems that the length of items centers more on things winch divide us as a : ever-increasi- ng ' things which might help us come together to meet challenges and help one another My family and ! agree with those who have encouraged you to require in print names of those sounding off die same as you do for your letters to the editor Some of die comments have been mean vidodr' and very dost to tlande£1 CbrAeon 7: Herald Journal report the news runhv the ads and try not to be Logan's answer to die supermarket tabloid Ta the gentleman who thinks our children pay for our social security The number of children in a family have no bearing on this issue We have been in the work field for over 40 years thus we have paid for our own social security Retirees checks reflect what they have paid into their social security reserves r- ‘ - U6MCaI6 aiCn SJohn WffldrVHarald Journal snow shower afternoon's Today's tempera- Snow tinging to a piece of wheat begins to melt away after Thursday to near 40 to rise snow mett it the as wM to turns Mercury degrees continue expected any remaining Mendon get new grade school I just want to know everyone’s ideas on the Aggies making the NCAA tournament and the chances behind that By Dan Chase staff writer ' river bank After foiling to remove the The Utah Highway Patrol closed Logan Canyon for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon after a tractor-trail- pipes were transferred from Jackson’s trailer to a series of flatbed trucks “We had to slide them out of the truck officials then reopened ihe d pallets of canyon as the 1000-poun- I have a comment regarding the individuals who complain about not being able to purchase cigarettes at age 18 and to only be able to purchase 32 beer to be unaMe to purchase alcoholic beverages on Sunday or in restaurants and to be unable to purchase pornography or aduh material When die Mormon pioneers settled this state they did so not only to flee persecution but to also live in an environment surrounded by others with similar beliefs morals and standards It is for this reason I choose to live in Utihtoday This is America land of the free if you people who complain don’t like it here I do believe there are 49 other states : er truck slid off the road at near Milepost 384 - This question goes to all the parents who are members of the IDS Chinch who put their children's wedding announcements in the newsps-per- s Why do you mention that your child served an IDS mission if they aren't getting married in die temple? You are basically telling people that yourchild spent two years preaching about the gospel and the importance of eternal marriage but just couldn't practice what he or she preached I mean what would you mink if you opened up the paper and it said to Mr Jon Doe who the lottery? M& Doe won recently served as a mission leader in anytown USA You get die picture? na As I was driving to work I noticed the sign for the Historic District of Logan and I thought it was beautiful and I would just like to comment on die city putting that up I appreciate that See SOUND on Page f 1 pjn Dattage manager of Elden Dattage According to UHP trooper Tony Towing: “There were 38 of diem” After the freight was transferred Hutson William Jackson an indepenthen spent three hours removing crews Mo Sikeston trucker from dent became tired and was going too fast the trailer from die rail which accordwhen Ms westbound truck — carrying ing to Dattage was what prevented die pipes for Icon Health and Fitness — truck from going into the river “The soft shoulder pulled him in” slid off the road between Right Hand said Dattage “The only thing that held Fork and the Wood Camp campground taking out 75 feet of the guard him back was the back of his trailer" According to Dattage three wreckrail and settling on die bank of Logan ers River finally pulled the truck fromhe at 3 this morning bank Hutsaid tired” was “He running “It’s not a routine thing you see son According to Hutson officials every day" Dattage said Jackson was not injured in the accclosed the canyon from 2 to 3 pm as He was cited for driving too fast ident wreckers from Elden Dattage Towing false logs and the from the truck to filing pull attempted Editor's note: Staffers' Comer is an occasional feature giving Herald Journal reporters editors and photogra phers a chanca to offer a personal perspective on events and other facets of Bfe Today's cotumn is written by reporter Ann I L talk for a minute about dreams Everyone has sane kind of a dream: a hot tub of water no alarm dock a Jazz victory One of my longtime dreams has been to travel Ithinkmy start- - edit Cal education reporter Airin Bnmson Ext 3028 ammeoflShjnewsAom 752-212-1 pay for building the school said Councilman Bruce Anderson The city has thought of a few other ways to save money MENDON — More than 50 resResidents have talked about idents gathered Thursday night to discuss the possibility of building approaching the LDS Church winch has a meetinghouse half a a hew elementary school in MenMock to the north of the proposed don ' site on Main Street about sharing have kids For 32 years their boarded a school bus to travel 40 its parking lot so the city wouldn't have to construct one minutes to River Heights Resi" Residents also said they would dents say die community has a few donate services to help build the options in convincing the school' school Councilman Bruce Anderon new school a build district to son for example said someone their side of the valley The city could go ahead and could come and do the plumbing “I have a paint sprayer" said build die school on land it donates — die state requires 10 acres for resident RoseAnn Brandley joking elementary schools — and put for- but also serious The other option Mendon has is ward some funds in savings or assets to decrease the total amount See MENDON on Page 12 the Cache School District would Dreaming and planning the ticket to adventure parents School news dp? trailer individually” said Lance By Tucker Heap staff writer Since my dad taught at a junior college in southwestern Indiana and my mom stayed at home with us six kids we all basically had the summer off When I was about seven we moved to Indiana and my mother started her quest to learn all about our new state and region We went to just about every interesting site in a three-staarea There wks the Lincoln Bridge right by our house where Abe and family apparently crossed the Wabash River on their way to Springfield I1L Red Hills State Park where in die spring when the lake was sort of melting we could rock die floating docks and make the ice crack and foe local Memorial ' Now for those of you remembering your American history a man named George Rogers Clark led a small group of soldiers around some flooded lakes and captured several key forts in what is now the Midwest The British got kicked out and consequently many states were added to the union There is a big memorial to this in my hometown te and we would take ALL visitors to see it There was even a movie — with a great song and a horse Anyway dreams So 1 have always liked to travel but as mentioned above my dad was a readier and my mom stayed home — so when my high school French class planned a trip to France I knew I couldn't go But I still dreamed about the places I would go “someday” I know there is some person (hopefully under the age of 18) who thinks they will never be able to get out of this townValleylife I want to tell you this: There Is Hope Dream And then work Let me just tell you that I yelled out loud (in my head) acrossthe ocean when I finally landed in Paris And when I spit in the Suez Canal as we crossed over from Egypt — it was a victory The idea that you can't do something because that is a lack of fundage is not true If you can work plan and spend enough time searching Internet sites you can get where you want to go I was a poor journalist and now I am a poorer journalist and graduate student But I have four jobs and I spend hours searching different flight schedules and deals Most of foe time if you want a dream bad enough you can figure out a way to nuke it come true Dreams are good They can come true Think Work Plan If you really want it — no matter what “it" is — you can make it come true I’U be thinking ofyou in a few weeks as I get on foe plane foe my African safari |