Show ' t Inside support: All-Sta- take Little League Page 10 rs tournament C-- " July ?$ V'' program manager for the Utah Department of Health said support groups also serve as an educational tool for the victim's family and friends “There are an array of services available” he said “But it takes edu- cation to know where to look These See AIDS on Page 14 Raging wildfires stretching resources tJf r AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome More than 1800 people in Utah $ 50 companionship and medical guidance to those suffering from AIDS George Usher HIV surveillance virus HIV But the trend is promising Since an upswing of 247 AIDS and HIV cases in 1993 the number of new cases in the state each year has remained fairly stable fluctuating between 187 and 143 The figures may have declined but each case represents an individual who is struggling to cope with a terminal illness Gough said A handful of support groups have evolves into a condition known as ' been established across the state charged with providing comfort diagnosed with the precipitating its victims’ immune systems It Justin Gough state case 17 manager for the Utah AIDS Foundation said the foundation has organized a group meeting every third Jrv rt : A virus that has forced itself into the fabric of African society has clutched a few threads in Cache Valley Locally the victims are few — 44 to be exact — but the virus is no less real It still claims lives In Logan a support group for those who have the virus was organized 8 20C0 toXTvSims have AIDS of which 936 are still living Another 718 people have been Monday in the Faith and Fellowship Center There is some comfort in knowing that you are not the only one” Gough said “We are trying to help people become more comfortable with themselves while helping them get the services they need” HIV may take years sometimes more than a decade to break down By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer Logan Logan Utah" Brings rland's Daily Newspaper No 203 Thursday July 27 2000 j Vo! 4-v- r SVt kf v " 4 - ' ‘ 'r V Update V V : ' V - l - - Education I: ‘ 1 - ' yv iS rf'f ' 9 7 i'- v - ' a ?'- J - 'V- - rt ‘ - ? - rtUft- w 3 v i? T- Web altering S-- ft f t parent pupil teacher talk '‘'W s - Av V Carol Sicvers CHICAGO (AP) used to have to quiz her four kids every day after school: What did you do today? Do you haye any homework? What supplies do you need? Now she tuns to the Internet for the answers A mouse click brings up assign- ments for each class Another displays photos of students in action in the classroom Another lets here-ma- il her kids a quick "I love you” The Internet is fast changing the way parr a teachers and students communicate Parents can download permission slips or check their kids’ grades on toe Web while teachers can parents about their children's progress Kids online can chat with classmates “Before I leave work 1 log on and I check what their homework assignments are because they don’t always remember to tell me things like all kids” Sievers said “I can see what they’re doing during the day now and I don’t feel like I'm musing as much” -- v— — — he market for tools that combine education with the Internet is expected to grow quickly over the next few years A study in May by Merrill Lynch & Co found that the —' - ' V’' ' douses a hot spot from a wildfire in the Mesa Verde National Park Colo on Wednesday Craws struggling to control a fire that has burned one-thir- d of this sprawling national park headed back to work Wednesday after AP photo some muctvneeded help from the weather The 22909-acr- e blaze burning in rugged mesas and canyons was 40 percent contained by Wednesday evening up from 15 percent A slurry bomber ' Tuesday' No crews free to fight smaller fires DENVER (AP) — Expecting no relief for months in the West’s tmi-t- The wildfire season which began when a prescribed fire near Los Alamos NM raged out of control and destroyed more than 1200 homes in May has become the Worst since 1996! The forecast calls for much more hot dry weather before the brush-cleari- al Ky- C hard-to-rea-ch ‘ -- ' f vXv- - Special pullout section ail tx - Friday is opening day of the Festival of the American West : - --T- -- ZX i sparks blaze ng : '1 Herald Journal staff report A ge season ends typically with the autumn’s first snowfall Elite hot-sh- ot firefighting crews air tankers and helicopters are in big demand Federal authorities have asked Canada to send firefighting planes they’ve also asked lightning-cause- d - brush fire on top of Emigration Canyon has burned approximately 20 acres since Wednesday after- noon —The fire reported at 1 pra is burning in different spots on top of the canyon bordering Franklin and Bear Lake counties Fifty firefighters from the Forest Service mid Bureau of Land -- -- unfilled for days because resources have been devoted to major fires “Here we are approaching the end of July and already resources are thin” said Amy Teegarden a See FIRES on Page 14 Utah calls out Air National Guard — Page 2 Western wildfire season grows worse — Page 5 : Forest Service spokeswoman in Helena Mont “We’re just now ting into what is normally the busy fire season” on Wednesday National Park Cok long-ran- some cases calls for help with wildfires have been delayed or Long day: Firefighter Patty Keamon from Zion National Park is covered with dirt after working a long day on the Bircher Fire in Mesa Verde - and unrelenting fire season federal officials have called out the military to help contain blazes that are charring tens of thousands of atm from Washington to Texas At least four dozen fires burned across parts of 10 Western states on Wednesday racing through timber grass and brush About half of the smaller fires-had no crews on hand at alL In Management worked through the night to control die blaze said Robin IVler Montpelier Forest Service support services Fifty more were called in by this morning when the fire was still not controlled See WEB on Pap 14 Weather If it doesn't rain today - chances are Sydney residents yawn over Games Girls report '('r sex abuse attempt SYDNEY Australia (AP) — With 50 days to go before the v it week Page 14 21 Opinion 19 Obituaries -- 16 Sports Movies 'jjff t 18 10 V N ' tin WL § jit -- - Stubbornness may have saved two girls Bondi Beach site of Olympic beach volleyball “I’m excited because I love volleyball But I girls were playing in 4 pm and were Park about Hyde a approached by heavyset male in his late 40s according to a report from the North Park Police Department Die man told the girls the sheriff wanted to talk to them over by the school The girls rode their bikes over to Cedar Ridge Middle School 65 N 200 West where the man told them to stand against the school wall He then told them to take their pants off said SgL Brent Auman They said no ' The man then tried to get into the school building but the doors were locked According to Auman the man told them again to take their pants off and they again said no Then he reached over and banged their heads together The girls told police the man banged their heads together between five and 10 machines driving posts deep into the ground There arc no Olympic banners or signs nearby Store windows feature notices of garage sales not wwwhjnewscom rvu"- ByAnnBluemlein staff writer - from possible sexual abuse Wednesday leyball stadium Joggers splash past oblivious to die hum of huge Another Glenn MifleHike show is News planned for September lTW mr r 1 excited yet’’ says Maria Nori haven’t heard anything here about the Olympics” At Bondi where six protesters in buried thimselves neck-dee- p the sand in May a security guard yawns as kids day and tourists dip their toes in the Pacific Waves lap at the edges of “Stephen I luv U” carved in the sand A young couple kisses in the sand a few yards from the giant shell of the unfinished beach vol- A i n -- y m ' afternoon Two who works at an ice cream shop on 4 V ' WiyvKwo vr- - months before their Friday' : u games in 1996 “People from overseas are more excited People here are not that Index Comics! T Olympics most Sydneysiders are indifferent to the approach of the games — a stark contrast to Atlantans who were Olympics-obsesse- d won't rain all Classified J f M I-'- f "- - ' APphoto Australia's oldest man Jack Lockett 109 right exchanges Olympic (lames with Russell Jack in Bendigo Victoria southeastern Australia today the relay's 50th day and its halfway mark to the opening of the Games in Sydney of the Sydney Games It’s business as usual at the Russian Roulette restaurant Part of that lackadaisical attitude Ausk may be due to the tralian temperament And there’s no need for panic since almost all Olympic venues have long been completed --— again a sharp differ laid-bac- ence from Atlanta at this stage in 1996 ' But most Sydney residents are far more interested in their favorite Australian Rules foo(ba!l team or this weekend's international rugby match against South Africa than in a sporting event nearly two months away S See GIRLS on Page 14 TV r 4 x'1 -- ( -- ' rur r 'Vnr-n- a vi i I w r j- a- itfZmrr I T 'it m mt |