Show ito to f I t- pMi Ir I (i How will Aggies fare in Big West tournament? — B1 Paralympics doctor talks of special needs —A3 olI93INol65JLWednesdaViMa'rcli6I2002 Woalher UoganXUtahl© 20021550 Planners nix Powder Mountain plan Highs about room By Leon staff witter 35 age A a' -P- Bridgerland’s'DailJJewspape After several months of protracted wrangling over the fate of the proposed resort and recreation zone at Powder Mountain the Cache County Planning Commission in a meeting on Monday evening voted overwhelmingly against the creation of the zone According to Planning Commission Chairman LaMar Clements five out of the commission’s six members voted down the measure Update WinterXOlympics SLOC workers “After considerable discussion most of the planning commissioners determined that it wasn’t in die best interests of the majority of the residents of Cache County to of the recreation zone” Clements said Clements was one of two planning commissioners originally opposed to an ordinance that would permit the creation' of a recreation zone He told The Herald Journal in January that the establishment of such a zone ' would deprive Cache County residents of a place pf solitude recam-mendappro- begin looking for new jobs “The forest recreation zone is a transitory region On that zone we can have cabins that people don’t live in all d but if we allow development there then we no longer have a recreation zone What we will have is a residential commercial zone and I’m not sure that a majority of the public wants that” Clements said At a public hearing held earlier last month several Cache Valley residents came out in opposition to the recreation zone confirming Clement’s intuition and causing year-roun- Mdl £© SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —After working 14 to 18 hours a day during the 2002 Winter Olympics at an ice hockey practice rink Brad Eggert isn’t too anxious to return to work Instead he’ skiing at Deer Valley and planning a Florida vacation and Caribbean cruise: That inay be just as well Jobs are scarce The Salt Lake Organizing Committee wanted 90 percent of its employees to have job offers by the aid of the Paralympics on March 16 With 10 days to go about 33 percent have found jobs “I guess I kind of hoped to have something but I’m not real bothered by it” Eggert said “There are a couple jobs where I’m sure that if I pushed hard I could start next week but I just want to find the right one" Job offers to SLOC employees picked up after the Feb 24 dose of the Olympics said SLOC ’s job manager Lisa Wardle “Once the games were so successful we've been inundated with companies (calling) us” Wardlesaid “We’ve been very proactive and some of those seeds we’ve thrown out are now coming back to us and I think part rtf that’s because of the ' success of the games” SLOC president Mitt Romney is ' among the soon-to-unemployed — although there’s speculation in his home state of Massachusetts that be will run for governor there rs About of SLOC’s e 3000 employees still have jobs through the end of the Para- lympics though most will be off the payroll by Accountant Tkavis Jones leaves April 30 and he shares Eggert’s lack of concern He doesn’t have a job offer yet despite sending out several on - be three-quarte- full-tim- Jones has no idea what he’ll be doing but he is confident time Will be jobs available in his field “I knew this job would end and I would be looking again but that didn't bother me” Jones said Some variables — an economic downturn and Sept 11 terrorist attacks — may have dampened hiring efforts But SLOC says itis working hard to help employees find new spots An aggressive job transition pro- gram encouraged employee to send out resumes and network months before the Olympics began on Feb 8 The program hosted refresher courses in interviewing and worked wjfti the Internet job posting service Monstercom for a job and resume posting site1 About half of SLOC’s employees will work in Utah Wardle said No one company has hired a Mock of SUX? employees and those still looking within the state could run - V into problems an Manpower employment agency estimates a 3 percent drop in Brent beet to list of oddities7‘ By Darratt Edward ’ '? ' "'I ‘'i y r j c ii' — ' n JK- t- - If you don’t know don’t wpny even sttte(makcncanthnjig & “I think only imagination limits what weean have as a symbols” said Rep Brent Pinker However on Tuesday morning die Utah Senate took the magnanimous task ' of adopting An official state vegetables The senate signed off on the bfcet addi-tio-n by a 22--3 vote Both the Spanish sweet onion snd the sugar beet moved - ! from the respectable realm of produce to hallowed status of modem vegetable and ' -historic state vegetable respectably v "Some lawmakers seemed genuinely excited by the newest additions to the ' state symbols “Ta relegate the sugar beet to hfodiy V W the Beehive Clusterk)cated ml what a wonderful thing” said Sen Peter the consteflatlon of Cancer The centennla - f atarlaDubh one of the aeven brfcMtters ' Knudson i cqmpoeinothe Gig DtpperJ : 'v ‘ ! V- -: r I ww joumii “p ii officially I’m thrilled ‘ and excited” - Ranee USU Pugmire athletic director ponent of women’s programs available here at Utah State” The “right thing" came up in everyone’s talk “TTiis is an exciting day for Utah State” Palmer said “It’s the right thing to do like Ranee (Pugmire) said I challenge (USU men’s basketball coach) Stew Morrill and the men's team to keep it up” There was plenty of excitement at Tuesday’s announcement Morrill was all for the addition of women’s hoops “To be recognized as a legiti- mate Division I athletic pro- gram we need women’s basketball” Morrill said "1 enjoyed my relationships with coaches and players on the women’s side at both Montana and Colorado State before coming to Utah State” With the addition of the women’s basketball USU will now carry 16 Division I sports The last sport to be added was women's soccer which began competing in 1996 The 16 ' ' See COURT on A? 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Nucor welcomes new See JOBS on A7 rt StevenaHwald Journal Utah Stats Athletic Director Ranee Pugmire announces that women's basketball added to USlTs athletic prog ram next year ve ' and long over due at Utah State am ' University” Hall said-“pleased we have found a way without using state funds to ' bring it back It simply doesn’t make sense not to sponsor one of the four premier sports found on every IA campus in the country It is the right thing to do and a move that will enhance an already strong com- I resumes' Vf Beginning with the 2003-0- 4 academic year women's basketball will return to the cam- -' pus of Utah State University After several years of rumors and discussions USU announced the addition of the sport Tuesday The Aggies held a press conference in Salt Lake City in the morning then informed Cache Valley in the afternoon at the Taggart Student Center After showing a highlight clip of last year’s championship game between Notre Dame and Purdue USU athletic director Ranee Pugmire addressed a gathering at USU “This has been one of the worst kept secrets” Pugmire quipped “I’m happy to announce women's basketball ' is here officially I’m thrilled and excited” following a round of applause Pugjnire went on to explain how much the sport would cost a time table for get- ting a head coach hired and' why now 'USU president Ker-m- it L Hall and USU studenf-bod- y president Steve Palmer also addressed the group “Women’s basketball is back mid-Apri- l: lit' f ©©oM It’s official ‘ SLCXT-exchisi- See PLAN on A7 By Shawn Harrison sports editor post-gam- es tran-siti- ' other planning commission members to switch sides “Most people are concerned that if the zone is successful it would transform the area into another Jack-so- n or Park City or any other resort area dramatically driving up property values making it difficult for low and middle income earners to continue to reside there any longer" Clements explained There are also concerns about wildlife habitat water and quality of “i ' - ! grapmc Teen accused of ‘mooning’ off-duLogan policeman ty By Jnson Bergraen staff writer An unwitting teepager was arrested on suspicion of lewd-- 1 ness Sunday for allegedly dis- playing his buttocks to an Logan politanan and jus fanuly after the officer reportedly admtetished him And' amend for! off-du- ty cer’scar - - C The “mooqiqg incident occofred between 4:30 pm and 3:30 pjn Sunday near mile poqt 380 on US Highway 89 After a day of skiing at Beaver Moun- tain Ski Rraort the Cache Coun' ty Sheriff’s Offici reported The Logan pigh IOONonA6 v l |