Show r j 7 tr- - Recycling program extends landfill's life “A3 Jazz play second fiddle on Kings' home court — B1 i Logan I Utahi© 2003$$5Q Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper Church donates to academy fund Oneida institution Weather Mostly cloudy with rain likely Highs in 60s The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints Foundation announced on Monday that it has made a financial contribution towards helping organizers move the historic building to a new site The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- Saints Foundation is a sepa- rate charitable Wing of the church that donates money for humanitarian Latter- -day — PageAS closer to target but time is short i By Mark Randall staff writer Update Technology ‘Eye recognition’ ter-d- Supporters raising money to save the Oneida Stake Academy in Pre- ston are more than halfway toward their goal thanks to a recent grant ftom an LDS charity organization ay causes “They made a bjtof an exception here” said Professor Fred Woods executive Director of the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation who applied for the grant “They felt it was a worthwhile project and wanted to contribute It shows that this foundation also recognizes the importance of preserving this historic structure” The pledge brings the amount of money raised to just over $650000 Supporters need to raise $12 million to move the building and another $13 million to restore it according to preliminary estimates Earlier this month Utah Jazz owner Lany Miller and his wife Gail pledged $250000 toward die effort The Millers own a ranch outside Preston and Miller’s wife has family ties in Franklin The church has already agreed to donate land at Benson Park as the new site for the building Organizers have been trying to raise money to save the historic edi-- : fice from the wrecking ball The building needs to be moved from its present location behind Preston High School to make way for a new cafeteria and library ' See FUND on A8 security system tried in school PLUMSTED NJ (AP— The biggest security breach in recent memory in this small central NeW Jersey school district happened when a parent forgot to sign in at the office before delivering cupcakes to a child’s classroom So it was somewhat of a surprise when the Plumsted district’s three schools became the test site for a cutting-edg- e eye recognition security system designed to keep out strangers “We’re an appealing test site because we are a small community where everybody knows everybody" said Michael Dean the schools’ technology coordinator “We’re taking a rural town and asking ‘What is John Q Public’s perception of this technology? What is people’s comfort level — is this easy to use?”’ The iris scanning technology will be used to identify employees and those authorized to pick up children district Anyone in the 1800-studeelse will have to show ID before being allowed in Students themselves will never been screened In the wake of shootings and child abductions schools nationwide have been taking steps to tighten security from installing metal detectors and video cameras to hiring extra guards But iris scanning has never been used in a school according to Lina Page director of marketing for Iridi-a- n Technologies The company holds patents on the iris recognition soft- ware being used here Iris recognition systems use a video camera-trecord the colored ring around the eye’s pupil More accurate than fingerprints and other biometric markers iris scanning is considered a nearly foolproof way of identifying people because markings in the iris are unique to each person and do not change as people age The Justice Department is building a database on school security and is using Plumsted as its first data collection nt o Go to Trie Herald Journal Web site wwwJtjnewscom to cast your vote ' on today's survey question See Friday's newspaper for results and a new question" Important note: This is not a scientific survey Results simpiy reflect the opinions of some of the people visiting the newspaper's Web page Todays question Did you travel out of the valley ng break? bj No Number 89 262 b)- No total respondents: 351 if Karl Percent 25 76 Index Classifieds- Comics Movies - Future farmers educated on safety rules By Mark Randall staff writer " C8 Obituaries C4 Opinion C2 Sports wwwhjnewscom space clothes twisting in a shaft rotating at 540 rpm until finally the tractor stalls or someone is close enough to turn it off Sound likesomething out of a Stephen King novel or honor flick? Guess again It’s actually some- thing that hits close to home for every farmer It's called a PTO accident one of the most common and frequently three-inc- h ' of an eye A loose glove A ripped sleeve A dangling sweatshirt string You climb down off the tractor to clear your machinery of anbbstruc- tion You lean over not paying much attention to the spinning shaft below you Then it happens They touch Before you know it you’re lifted off the ground and spun over and over again your body sucked into a deadly accidents associated with the family farm ' “It only takes that one time” said A J Ferguson a farm safety instructor with the Cache County Retired US killed" PTO or power take off refers to the telescoping driveline shaft on the back of a farm tractor that transfers all of the power from a tractor to whatever farm implement is hooked on to ithe back When engaged the shaft spins at 540 ipm or nine times a second “If a person gets caught in that oh it's terrible” said Utah State University extension agent Clark Israelsen Ferguson spoke to about 20 14- - in Iraq A6 A4 B1 year-old- i s See : PTO on A8 US experts unearth items that can make chemical weapons Hussein's regime But the work of rooting out the old Iraq went on Military officials announced the arrest of a key figure in the bloody suppression of the Shiite Muslim uprising of 1991 — Muhammad Hamza the “Shiite Thug” they promised to try on charges of war crimes or crimes against humanity Efforts to bring electricity to Baghdad progressed Iraqi engineers started a turbine at the city’s biggest power plant and afew lights flickered in the capital for the about PTO safety as part of a weekend Youth Agricul- tural Safety and Operator seminar held at Utah State University The program teaches future farm- ers about topics such as ATy safety tractor safety pesticide safety livestock safety and agricultural equipment safety on public roads The youth must pass a written test as well as a tractor driving course in order to be certified to work on a farm "Our objective is to prevent 16 to lead rebuilding aged country came to Baghdad and Muslim multitudes converged on holy cities for a ritual long suppressed by Saddam IRAQ on AS I Farm Bureau “Normally anyone who comes in contact with this is BAGHDAD Iraq (AP) — Glimmers of a new Iraq were evident Monday as the American charged with rebuilding a rav- Malone left the Utah Jazz alter this season? Answers a) Yes A straw dummy is shredded during a safety demonstration on the dangers of 'power take off units on tractors The units provide power from the machine's engine to drive other implements such as hay bailers but can pose deadly dangers if safety rules are not observed It can happen in the hlink Quick read ft survey results (you be dsappointed Brent StevensHerald Journal By Dafna Llnzer Associated Prase Writer in Iraq have discoveiod and equipment that can he used to ingredients make a chemical weapon US million officials confirmed Monday The discovery south of Baghdad wav made several days ago with the help of an Iraqi scientist who claimed to have worked in Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program The military officials involved hi the weapons US weapons experts AP photo Dr Mohammed General Jay Gamer right and Retired US hosof Iraq' take a look at the wreckage of general will head pital in Baghdad on Monday The the civilian administration that will start the uphill task of big Iraq and preparing the way for an Iraqi government Lt v See EXPERTS on A8 j i ' i |