| Show v The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday June 10 2001 — AS Q Tho West I I Inbriof The ‘R1 o in Rexburg is history REXBURG Idaho (AP) —Ricks College — soon to become — has decided not to reapply Brigham Young Univereity-Idah- o for a Bureau of Land Management permit to repaint the school’ll “R” on the northeast side of Menan Butte v 10-ac- °© & o 0 The college plans to work with die BLM to return the site to its natural state Student Life Vice President Robert Wilkes said student safety was die main reaton for the decision hut the school's name change this fall also made it an appropriate time to abandon die monument Wilkes said die college has serious concerns about potential liability that could resutt from students biannual trek to repaint the R which was designed and built in 1962 by Mathletes a college mathematics chib The letter 120 feet wide and about 280 feet tall lies on a steep rocky slope prone to rock slides The whitewash used to paint the R is a mixture of lime white cement and water that has the potential to bum students’ eyes and skin “There has also been some uncertainty about long-teraccess to the site” Wilkes said Restoring fee site to'its natural state may require some kind of environmental review BLM spokesman David Howell said in late May Whether die letter will disappear this summer or later will depend on the review if one is required re Wildlliwe c o season arrives 2f SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two wildfires had scorched across more Jhan 4600 acres o Saturday with one of the blazes nearing a fireworks warehouse The Timpie fire on the Stansbury Mountains 20 miles west of Grantsville had burned 2100 acres since itwas sparked Friday afternoon It was burning about 2S miles from the nearest structure and about 5 miles from the fireworks storage building If the wind changed direction AP photo that storehouse would be in the line of the fire Salt Lake Intertomahawks Surrounded other man items mountain a reenacter and by II i who calls himself Digger sells and trades beaded items that he creates Hill agency Fire Center spokeswoman Teresa Rigby said annual Rocks at Massacre Rendezvous 10 miles west of American the HILL AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — Air Force officials on Fri' of None Falls Idaho birth men the mountain their Each names Crews had made little go by UlQQ6r day told 11 Indian tribes from Utah and other western states that new handle as he enters the culture a up picks progress in containing the fire they will not tai practice bombing on areas coiuidered sacred she said which is believed to land been caused by human have Some of the US Air Force’s target ranges are located in error — an area that is considered a part of the aborigiwestern Utah Another firehad burned nal lands of some Utah tribes 2500 acres on the west side of Hill Air Force Base’s leadership opened a new bombing range SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — arship payments a year before other comment” attorney Gary the Stansbury Mountains and not far from die Ibapah Goshutes’ home in the shadow of the Welch and his attorneys Tom they became public Doxey said north of the Skull Valley Indiborder Deep Creek Mountains on the Welch and former Salt Lake retraction and a are “Inappropriate demanding payments Ibaan Reservation Rigby said It “My people used to migrate across this whole area” said from Gov Mike Leav- were mislabeled and hiddeqjn Organizing Committee vice apology was not known if that fire traced as his tribal Goshute Chairman Steele a finger Rupert pah itt for accusing the former bid SLOC financial statements” president Dave Johnson wide circle on a maps “We don’t want their remains to be disthreatened any structures or the governor’s office said Mon- allegedly conspired to bribe leader of falsifying Olympic turbed If they bomb in this area our ancestors’ remains could homes Its cause was International Olympic Commitfinancial statements day “The state took prompt be unearthed” unknown she said In a letter faxed Friday to the action when the payments were tee members with college aid “June is normally a very dry Archeologists hired by the federal government worked with free health care vacations gifts governor attorney Bill Taylor revealed” tribal leaders to identify about 100 “cultural resource” sites in month and we’re supposed to and direct cash payments and called Leavitt’s comments slanTfcylor said the statement the newTSS western range near Wendover be near normal” Peter Willen-sk- y officonconcealed it from public derous and suggested they are accuses Welch of a crime Base officials assured tribal leaders Friday that bombing runs lead forecaster for the and slander is concerted stitutes false cials trial to and trustees a Their of campaign part test range neitake place in only two areas in die National Weather Service 16 “Your public dissemination smear Welch begins July ther of which contains cultural sites said “It’s like not we’re going this a statement to was Green of who worked as referring particularly Taylor Friday’s meeting also brought leaders from other Utah tribes to move to the tropics all of a SLOC’s budget director before on the eve of my client’s trial statement issued such as the Skull Valley Goshutes and the Northwestern Band on charges of which he is going to work for the state told sudden” Monday in response to news of the Shoshone whistle-blowinnocent reckless federal investigators he alerted was about The forecast entirely reports Scott Green a state budget ana- and intentionally harmful” shows no significant precipitastatedmdget director Lynne Ward to die scholarship paytion in northern Utah soon he Taylor wrote lyst Leavitt had not seen Taylor’s ments more than a year before The governor’s office said That follows the driest SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Daily flights in and out of letter Friday but his attorney rebutted Green’s claims that they became public May since 1972 Canyonlands Field north of Moab are back Leavitt and others conspired to had “I’ve looked at die letter Great Lakes 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