Show Page 4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday May 13 2000 Ik ? ' LOS ALAMOS NM (AP) — The blowtorch winds and searing heat that fed a raging wildfire broke Friday easing the threat to Los Alamos from a blaze that destroyed 260 homes damaged the town’s Mountains y : winds to remain calm through Saturday Y Crews used bulldozers and hand tods to cut brush and dig : still-standi- y Many of those who fled on Wednesday faced the anxiety of not knowing whether their homes were still standing The blaze swept through some : 'V of douse remains a house the Firefighters smoldering homes like a flaming scythe while neighboring homes woe r left unscathed In a Red Cross shelter at a high school in Santa Fe anx- ious residents crowded around TV sets ’watching i- in Los Alamos NM on Friday This Y- scan a list posted oh the ty Web site of destroyed few of our relatives' homes and it was ringing We felt that’s a good indication our houses are still standing" said James Robinson who sat at the shelter with his wife and five children the youngest 13 months old counhous- v es- A few dialed their home numbers A busy signal was taken as a bad sign "We called our home and it was ringing and we called a ck news footage to see whether their homes were still there Others logged on to four -- computers at the shelter to YY- Y 'Y vY-- - V-- ’ v- : roared through the town - round-the-clo- -- Y APphoto house was destroyed Tuesday by the fires that - the state tinder dry More than Relief workers had planned ta escort some residents to their homes today to pick up clothes medicine and other belongings but later decided the town remained too unsafe Across New Mexico months of drought have left : 200000 acres have hurned already — nearly four times the total for all of last year — and the fire season has just begun v Roughly 200 miles to the south a fire in the Sacramento Obituaries Our father was a’ diligent David Wilson Friends may cal Monday from 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday one hour worker as a CPA providing for his family He had a great love of music which brought fun Fenton pleasure and peace to those who heard his singing and the playing of his beloved banjo and ’ prior to services Interment will be in the Salt Lake City Center ' tery Dave’s family would like to especially thank those dedicated guitars Dave never quite got workers at Terrace Grove over the loss of his precious where Dave spent the last sev"Margie” as those that cared for eral months of his life after leavhim could tell you He was a ing Salt Lake City Their love devoted member of the Church compassion tender care and of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y friendship to those they care for Saints senring in many capecl-- jnscfoa lasting impression on ties during his lifetime DayldHthahea(tsofDaveand htsfaml-an- d his wife would often visit ly friends and tamBy in Cache Valley and Joved the area and the many friends they made here over the years He Is survived by four chilY Funeral notices LOGAN — David Wilson Fen- dren' David ton our dear father grandfather R (Sally) Fenton of Montana Shanna (Gary) Hendry of Midway Todd B' (Lynette) Fenton of Nibley and F Tim (Joan) Fenton of Salt Lake City and brother returned to his Father in Heaven to join his precious sweetheart of 70 years on May 11 2000 in Logan Utah He was born September 9 1905 in Salt Lake City to 26 grandchildren 27 two grandchildren great-- 1 great-grea- t- Joseph Jackson Fenton and Sarah Jacobine Jensen and grandsons and a sister Bertina F Jacobsen of Salt Lake City married Marjorie Burbidge on August 21 1929 Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple June 28 1930 Funeral services will be held Tuesday May 16 at 12 pm at Larkin Mortuary 260 E South Temple St in Salt Lake City Russell Alton' Hebdon Idaho — Russell 83 passed away on Wednesday May 10 2000 Funeral services win be conducted Saturday May 13 at 12 pm in the Bancroft LDS chapel The family will meet friends on Friday evening from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Sims Funeral Home in Soda BANCROFT Alton Hebdon Springs and from 10:30 to 11:45 am at the church prior to services Burial will be Bancroft Cemetery v ' VVHerald Journal RMiiiird ncry - PnjnMIl USPS 241-82- 0 L4m¥ Continued from Page Ezria Thurston PO Bin 4S7 Lupn I't rUiTctfrkw(4S)7S2-2l2l IVtiixlkjl ! 'll Thurston Dunn 86 passed away on Tuesday May 9 2000 A view-- ' ing will be held Saturday May 13 at the Logan 20th Ward chapel in the Relief Society room from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm A funeral service will follow at 1 pirn Burial will be at the Hyde Park Cemetery mon-soon- al - 'out the state The agency recently completed a 6000- - Michael Perc ' Perc died Tuesday WELLSVILLE-Mic- hael Poppleton 31 1 officer at the BLM’s Arizona Strip office said fires there arc on hold for now “We may start bums again in the fall when the weather cools and conditions are right" she said The Forest Service which has burned nearly 2000 acres HELLSTERN Ward 195 S Center St with Bishop Ray M Stokes conducting Friends may call from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the church prior to services Burial will be in the Wellsville Cemetery ' DeDe Walters and Brandt of Smithfield a fv: ? 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Weed and surrounding rural areas said Rick Hartigan a i fire information officer He did £ not know how many people had fled or whether any homes had been burned The break in the weather in I northern New Mexico gave firefighters hope of holding j the line against the Los Alam- os fire It was still growing 1 Friday but at a slower pace -- t ft |