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I "TTT’ "1 ' c The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday April 5 2000 Page 3 'i Reeder input Investor service agency is reviewing credit ratings for Zions First Security her anticipating they would complete their planned merger said Rosemarie Conforte senior vice president of Moody’s financial institutions group But Zions shareholders last week rejected the merger and the hanks Creditors and some large deposi- - - appear unwilling to renegotiate terms tors use the ratings to choose the of a new deal “Deal that end like institutions with which they - this are very rare’’ Conforte said In a statement explaining its re- want todo business The rating service had upgraded examination of the two companies’ the two Salt Like (ranking ratingsMoody’s said Tuesday that companies’ credit ratings in Decern-- : “management at both companies - -- - City-bas- in trying to save ' ‘ n ' ' healthy markets throughout the j- f ' First Security and Zions have good credit ratings Even if bloody's A downgrades their ratings the two banks still arc considered financially strong said Dale Gibbons Zions chief financial officer' First Security Chief Financial cer Brad Hardy did hot immediately return phone calls Tuesday First Security shares closed Tucs- day at $1181 down 25 cents Zions closed at $4 lb3 up $163 ' Offi-financ- V I - facilities? A - location for the'physically? no matter what sport they prefer 7 A-- w 'Whether it’s: inthtor sweer dancing aerobics hockey fig-- ure skating rock climbing nrv weight training Cacho Vallcy residents may mnih be making- the drive to Hyde Park to train at one of tliese three facilities j VI think it’s great” said City ’ : active?— o? V Selling r- University several years ago 7 because of the great collegial envi-- £ ronment and the free interchange of ideas that used to be not only toler-- A ated but encouraged There Whs K nrme of the intimidation threat and ' i v duress Uiait permeates the campus j T1--: todays It is time for a change back" S' to where ideas are respected and considered without intimidation i 1 0 appeal to my colleagues to giv£ within the next week your feelings v in writing (but unsigned for your own protection) to your respective : executive committee members of the three employee groups A coin : bined meeting of the executive : committees should then be held to determine if a no confidence vote is appropriate for one or two of the Upper administration t shoes at Randalfs is the Johnson-r- best job in town according to saleswomen ' ' : 'i: Mountain Crest administration you are sacrificing students’ safety by trying to protect cars There is a dangerous situation at 200 South K Each morning cars are backed up : for two or more blocks waiting to turn into the parking lotvThey are mostly students who have been waiting and are anxious to turn when there is a break in traffic At the same time many students are?' crossing the street at the same cor-ner because they have parked off ?: campus Many drivers don’t notice the pedestrians that are crossing because they are concentrating on finally getting across the street It’s not right to have a parking kn half full while the streets arc full of parked cars There must be a better ' S john WilkinHorald Journal from left Kathy Hunter Debra Ricker and Laurie -S’ s ? 'vV v with no ? To the friends because you are my heart goes out to you I watched my own children go ' through the same thing and believe me your parents feel your pain This is a fact of life here in the state especially Cache Valley My prayer for you is that one day you will learn what and who opens doors for you and you will be smart enough ' to go through that door The old saying is “If you can't beat them join them” but keep your Christianity and your morals your parents raised you with It’s tough but it all washes out in the end Smile and hold your head high Good luck non-Morm- - Dear Doug Thompson mayor of Logan I want to find out why we’re digging up the comer of 700 North by Angie's and by A&W again this year I thought last year that was dug up and replaced the sewer and spent a kit of taxpayers’ money here in the city Are we See SOUND on Page 5 Got a local news tip? CaH City Editor Nicole FanreB ExL 3023 - -- r tiv'e’ Set HEALTH on Pase 10 ! or the: Family Shoes each day has great V' i potential Potential for a great lunch that is pairs of shoes she owned joking that Debra Ricker Kathy Hunter and i she would end up in divorce court if Laurie Johnson say selling dioes is hcr husband knew tile best job in town “It’s more than 25 pairt” is all that Ricker the store’s manager has ? she would say worked at the store fbrtwo years ? Selling shoes is S very social job ? ’Next to lunch she said receiving hew v everyone agreed’ r 'AV Wc always go out and get lunch' freight is the best part of the day ‘It’S like Christmas”-shsaid MJust £ and eat here” Ricker said “The first about eveiy day we get new merchan - thing 1 ask every morning is" ’What’s disc and 1 try on everything from the - for lutkh?’” r ? little old lady shiK's to the kid shoe's Ricker also cites the great cus--- and then 1 usually buy them!”' tomers as another reason why she With such a buying record Rielicr gloves her job' said sIk is ready for any event but “Often we see a customer conic in ' she rcfusedTo say exactly how many C for one pair of shoes and they get sev- Ricker and ihe w oihun discuss shoe styles and color and then he convertsation tmn es into what kind of shoes ’an be wi'an at church and the best j brands to wear when one'has tu stand ' in the kitchen for a long pcriotl of time As tlieWouvn laugh and chat Kathy Hunter brcezes'by looking for? a larger shoe sie She started winking at the shiv abirat stine’s partner the lyaief Slaip lii brief : No open fires: - - ’ waves Radio (du6 struggiestp “Our most recent endeavors have ByDanCtrase been to work with local resources such staff writer1 as the Cache Radio Group to try and “That was just a bad time because that was during a big (fee) cutback lime” Barrett added “So that got shot use the resources that they have avail- able’ Barrett said v A recent initialise by the Federal Commission is also down right away After that the issue died very quickly” More recent efforts have also been ' unsuccessful ' A short time after Turner the club was revived by Jeff Strain as part of a class project They formed committees and recruited students activities and of had number a “They some businesses to few a sponsor got activities theydid” Barrettsaid “Their whole initiative was to do opposite of what has been done in the past — not go to the administration but to try and go through other sources of funding any source other than the university That’s been the big problem in the waves to individuals and community groups interested in starting their own radio stations ' FM license program Die is in resHnse to inquines 10 the ICC But Barrett's and Morley’s efforts have included more than fund raising See CLUB on Page 5 - two-doll- ar Agendas Approving bills addition onto a home at 190W 3& 3 South giving the radio 'club 'new hope According to radio club technical adviser Friend Weller tlie lCC’s Tow- power initiative” was created to allot air low-piw- er license ’’ saiJ Weller “There’s been community FM for groups and individuals saving 'How can 1 get into broadcasting' — so many to the extent that they had 13000 inquiries in l‘W8 alone to the ITT1 ask- ing how the common guy can get into ‘ A 7' FlTG QGStrOVS Providence barn ham in ProviJcnce w as destroyed in a fire late lues- day that shtfifTs invcstigaiors siid was stalled by three chil-1 cable television franchise Requesting donations lor Dairy Darling Agenda items include: The NiMey City Council meets at 7:30 Discussing the BRAG 21st Century Project W 3200 pm Thursday at the city office 625 Discussing Easter activities at the park South Agenda items include: Discussing commercial water contracts Hearing a request to have fluoridation on Appointing a mambar to tha Board of the November baflot Adjustments and business Reviewing conditional-us- e Allocating frmds lor capital projects Icenses lor a child care business Discussing the fiscal year budget and business Discussing the bite path contest a building Reviewing conditional-uslicenses tor a tumiture assembly business inspector Sam's dub and suggestions in the Reviewing a txnMtng pomvt request tor an suggedionboi 0H South was fully engulfed in names when county lire crews arrived at midnight Tlie fire was extinguished and no other buildings were involved liminary estimates indicated Prc-pas- $5000 in t" dam- age and essentially destroyed tlie barn Discussing payment vouchers ' The Moequlto Abatement District 1 moets at 7 p m Thursday at the College-YounWard IDS Church (enter through the east Sheriff’s investigators have learned that a v boy and two hoys start- cd the fire w ith matches There were no injuries ear-ol- d g door) 2394 v'Tlw Garden City Town Council meets at 7 pm Thursday at the city office 145 Main St 1 W 2200 South The agenda includes interviewing prospective employees The North Logan City Council meets at 7 Thursday in tha North Logan Library 475 E 2500 North Agenda items include: Making appointments to the Board of Adjustments Holding an 8 pm public hearing on a proposed excavation ordinance Holding 4n 8 30 pubkc heating on revisions telhe coy's 2000 budget Considering enactnent of tna excavation ordmanuft pm HfHTlfHTPQ Cjrp T” c uai 1 LOQGD llOfTlS A grease fire in a Logan home Tuesday caused an mated $5 (XX) in damage esti- Logan police said that around 5 pm Kory Hanna 21 was cooking french fries in oil in a home at 6)4 N 500 Set FIRE on I’uge - : ing In the county open homing is allowed b permit only To obtain a permit county denis slunild call 71(y72l) dren playing with marches The barn ai Ih5 W ? 7 back from irrigation ditches March 30 to May 15 Y “We have to let the water through” Hunsiiker said Permits for irrigation diiih burns cad be obtained h call- - the fire caused - Requasling a renewal ol the franchise agreement and considering an extension ol the 1 7 psTinit imly residents can burn 7-- The Paradise Town Counci meets at 7:30 pm Wednesday at the town office 9050 S 100 West Agenda Hems include: Discussing the certified tax rate Discussing the parts maintenance contract Discussing the animal control contract Hearing council reports ssi burniug policy Irrigation diu heslf necessary and by ! student-operate- ' Department laigan City officials are reminding rest- denis that open burning is not allowed in Logan city "Wcj’ye had aldt of calls with people wanting to burn ‘and the answer is ho” Logan Fire Marshall liz llunsakcr said “Wc just have hw many homos too dose together"'one s There’ strict to excepiiori Logan’s - - ? Hunsakersays Fire - -t The Utah State University Radio Club has the Energizer Bunny Syn drome — it's jusl not giving up So says USU senior Troy Barrett who alone with freshman Haley Mor-le- y is (he latest to take the reigns of the club which has been unsuccessful in an tlie university ongoing effort to provide ' radio station d with a According to Barrett one of the! most famous attempts to begin a radio station was made by Patrick Turner and his fol- lowers in the mid ‘Ws s bird a proposal they drafted up "They and they even found some space on campus” said Barrett vice president of the current club “Then they got all the' stuff together and then they went to the administration and said Wc’d like to fee or get a fee — a one or stuthe the fees to on added something dents currently have — that would jru - : 1 MM ? of other kids iis well W'e: 7 want ijuf community to' hi Z77 7 known for siVmcthing posi-- 7 ’ t e' nfaneH6hjntwscom y ’Councilman Frank Ashcroft' These facilities provide great 7 A ojijvalunilies for our youth aiul ' ' y'--'?'-- ' A a lot e MM I ttM ts planning of the community ice arena bordering North 7 nd the approval of a new location for Jake's Gyni lly de'T Park is quickly becoming the ? r A 1 joined the staff of Utah State & V iif HYDE PARK — With The : "? 1 'V rtJIlimate Sports Arena the insinuated by The Herald Journal Also the publicity generated from this suit probably has not been nor is welcomed by Brian and his family 1 am not acquainted with the Seamons but 1 know what Bruin is going through I experienced his horror years ago in my high school locker room 752-212- I By Tucker Heap staff writer ‘ pIan-- " ' O j misinformed people who are both- cired over the Brian Scamons lawsuit actually became acquainted with the facts and issues instead of spouting off their biased mentality A Brian's lawsuit isn't over " I V if ' 'I $15000 kt alone the $80000 v 7s' ' - - - ' ial - ‘ ”lV ' - I wonder if the narrow-minde- d ir A West" Moody's said Hyde Park I'd like to pose a question for Sound Qff Why do the powers that be insist on thrusting Duylight-Sav- ing Time upon its when it is so dis-A liked and also so many senior 7 A citizens have such a difficult time ' v'v adjusting their bodies to the change? : ed have been distraLTcd by the consider- able delays and ultimate failure of the planned merger” The rating service also suggested Zions and First Security combined would have been a much stronger ' V financial institution bank-' combination the two of “A ing organizations f would have strengthened their individual market shares in Vtah and Idaho and would : have broadened positions in other 111 |