Show ramffer MM i Officials reopen My two cents worthCache 1000 East road to Providence Question: Do you feel that spanking a child is A3 Local state Valley views on topics of the and regional news day ever called for? By Joe Rowley staff writer By Tiffany Erickson staff writer RIVER HEIGHTS — Officials from the county state and several cities met Friday afternoon to reopen a major northsouth thoroughfare from Logan to Providence Nearly a mile of 1000 East extending north of 800 South in River Heights had been widened resurfaced and lined with a sidewalk on one side this summer The ceremony marked the com- pletion of one of the original pro- jects the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization committed itself to at its inception 10 years ago County wide Planner Mark Teuscher said A new elementary school on 600 South made the project to improve ' 1000 East more of a priority five years ago because’there was not a 'continuous sidewalk on either side of the road for children to walk om It started mostly as a safety project Teuscher said The construction was a joint ven- ture between the CMPO Logan River Heights and Providence Jack B Parson Co started work on the road in June and Providence ' Mayor Alma Leonhardt along with River Heights Mayor Vic Jenson cut the ribbon to reopen the road ‘ : Child abuse is commonly defined as deliberate a application of force to any child's of a body which may part result in a injury But what about spanking? Many residents say that the discipline they were given growing up could now be classified as child abuse and they have turned to anon-physicway of punishment' However some people feel that the saying “Spare the rod spoil the child” is just as true now than it has ever been For more information look for a story on spanking in Monday's paper by Herald Journal staff writer Arrin Brunson tal Rebekah Andrus " think it’s the individual’s “I al choice but spanking should never be done full-leng- th in Everanto Susanna Massinger ‘The fear of getting a spanking is almost as good as getting the spanking ” anger" much better" - V red-head- ed 752-21- hwrishjnewxom Got a local news tip? Call City Editor Darrell Ehrlicl Ext 323 dehrikkehjMwuoa 752-212- 1 Mitch MasoaroHerald Journal ' - Students above at Sunrise Elementary in Smithfield listen to KSL helicopter pilot Dan Brown during Vehicle Day at the school Friday Scott Bingham right plugs his ears ancf traces himsetf against the wind caused by the landing of the KSL helicopter ' ' See SCHOOL on A8 i Logan Transit celebrates 10th birthday By Jeremiah staff writer £tettler “Our dreams were never this big” said Mary Ann Warren f But in just 10 years she has watched her baby Logan Transit grow from a mere ballot initiative to a thriving bus system of mote than 1 million passengers a year “It just takes my breath away” she said no-far- e Warren was among those to champion a local bus system in the late 1980s and early ‘90s She recalls pacing the floor of her Logan home wondering if buses would ever come to Cache Valley Cries for UTA (Utah Transit Authority) had been defeated just years before What was to stop a similar fate from happening to Logan “ Transit? So she and a grass-roo-t! coalition of city residents mounted a campaign for bus service on a meager budget of $600 With the Selection approaching she deliv- -' ered flyers bought newspaper ads and advocated the service on local television Warren’s aim was to have sales tax a quarter-ceapproved by Logan voters that would sustain the bus system every year Her wish was granted The door-to-do- or nt i U t tuck-ingthc- m ten-minu- te : School news tip? Call education reporter Holli Weisi Ext 329 sequences of classmate picking off a brown leaf that had been blown onto his gray shirt when the helicopter touched down The helicopter landing kicked off ' Sunrise’s fifth annual Vehicle Day Service providers from around the county parked their work vehicles around the Sunrise school grounds and explained their everyday uses All kinds of work vehicles from a limousine to a sewer truck captured the interest of the students “What is that big one that has a slide?” asked a boy keeping his arms warm by inside the short sleeves of his camouflage “I think it mixes mud” replied a classmate pointing to the Jack B Parson Companies cement mixer Students made their way around the perimeter of the school stopping for sessions at each yehicle The Smithfield fire truck an ICON forklift and a police car were topics of conversation as the students walked from one vehicle to the nexL “The sirens and lights are always a big hit” said Smithfield police officer Aaron Roberts “They want to know if I catch robbers and kidnappers” Firefighter and EMT Intermediate Jon Thomas said he enjoys being a part of Vehicle Day because the childrenare so curious about everything including what’s inside the vehicles “The best part is all the excitement” said Thomas “The kids are so interested and they just soak in all the information” teacher at Jacqi McDowell a second-grad- e SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Deseret News will be a morning paper seven days a week by next tled fully con- got” replied her DesNews going to morning delivery 1 cerning the Sunrise Elementary students lined die edge of the sidewalk near the playground clapping wav-in- g and jumping up and down as the KSL Channel 5 helicopter landed slightly north'of a big white “X” that had been painted on the lawn “Why didn’t it land on the ‘X’” asked a blonde kindergarten girl wearing a pale yellow vest as the chopper blades slowed down “Maybe he for- i summer the paper’s publisher announced Friday The paper currently is an afternoon paper on weekdays and a morning paper during the weekend The morning conversion was approved Sept 11 by the Deseret News Board of Directors On Friday the Newspaper Agency Corp board approval the plan Newspaper Agency board members include Deseret News and MediaNews Inc executives The agency handles joiiit production advertising and circulation for the two papers under a joint operating agreement Denver-base- d MediaNews on 1 took over The Salt Lake TriAug bune Utah’s largest newspaper MediaNews purchased The Tri- bune in January 2001 buthad to wait to take control because of complex contracts and an ownership dispute that has yet to be set- physical ByHolllWelss In brief ' principles con- staff writer limit tuns ileges but not Sunrise students learn about careers during Vehicle ' —i in losing priv- "Spanking is appropriate in certain situations in order to teach to ©©©dmD ©0 “It’s not a drag strip and the sheriff will be out here (enforcing” Teuscher said! The 076 mile of road cost $630000 to rework Included in that price tag was 2990 tons of asphalt and 7790 feet of curbs and gutters according to a fact sheet distributed by the CMPO ' do not believe in spanking children I believe "I bad behavior” With a sidewalk on (he west side improved signs and a wicks' road surface the street is Safer than it was before CMPO Transportation Planner Jay Aguilar said The main concern now is speed Aguilar said pointing out a speed trailer an the east side of the road That stretch of road is straight enough that he worries drivers' will drive much faster than the 30 mph spetxl m "Instead of physical punishment we make them the children do chores That works out - ' Kelly Mendenhall Logan Weflaville nez-inzun- za : Friday Suzanne Johnson Marti No Logan Logan Logan u ft 1 :r - V tax was imposed and by 1992 Logan city had collected enough money to put buses on the road On April 27 1992 then Transit Manager Michael Noonchester watched the first buses roll into service It was a system of only nine buses 17 employees and a budget of $977000 The transit manager’s office was staged in a hallway See LTD on A8 LTD B-d- ay hosts party ' Logan Transit will be celebrating its anniversary today between 10 am and 2 pm at the Logan Transit Center 150 E500 North Activities will include prizes and refreshments 10-ye- ar |