Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday February 28 2004 — AS D Utah & Idaho Ddlailhi© BOISE Idaho (AP) — A Senate committee shocked the Idaho Legislature Affairs Committee Chairwoman Sheila Sorensen of Boise declared that she intended to block the bill by not having a hearing Geddes’ move td override the Sorensen and the Senate’s bulwark committee system was a move rarely — if ever seen in modem history of da : I Mils ntraamag® Idaho Legislature on Friday by deciding not to consider a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have banned same-se- x marriages Republican leaders split over a motion made by Senate President Pro Tern Robert Geddes Springs to schedule the House-passe- d legislation for a hearing next week Earlier in the week State In brief I J oimefltoin) MfAt R I Kt E1TI PJ lit AI Cl E Prices Effective Feburary the body Senate leaders have traditionally upheld the decisions of the committee chairs Little said “This isn’t Massachusetts It isn’t California “1 don’t think this is neces- But the split vote in the GOP leadership was perhaps just as rare as Assistant Majority Leader Joe Stegner and Majority Caucus Chairman Brad Little opposed Geddes and Majority Leader Bart Davis “If I thought for one minute that the sanctity of marriage was under eminent threat I' would support the Pro Tern’’ sary” Sorensen Little and Stegner were joined by Democrats Marti Calabrettaof Osbum and Clint Stennett of Ketchum to block the amendment from moving forward Republican Sens Mel Richardson of ' Idaho Falls and Denton of Declo sided with Geddes and Davis Dar-ringt- on BOISE Idaho ( AP) "SOUP! Campbell's ChiKAm S ' AP photo r of The Backcountry Jim Holland left and John Bresee Store' pose outside their company's headquarters Tuesday inHeber City HEBER CITY (APX-r- : If customers had an offline question about their online purchase at Jim Holland and John B Internet outdoor retail store in 1997 a call to the vice line would have been answered by a distinctively for’s — The fortune of Idaho’s richest man is eign accent On the Web site wwwback- countrystorecom droppers had their pick of about 50 pieces of speciality equipment for skiing the backcountiy --r- regions beyond the bounds of ski resorts typically untouched by novice sloiers What the site’s patrons probably didn’t know is that the company consisted of two mm working out of a Heber City living room Holland’s wife a native New Zealander record- ed the company's voice mail ' greeting because it made the seem “international” company The site was anything but a global conglomerate ' House OKs bill to let undergrads carry concealed weapons in Utah ' ' SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a measure intended to overturn the University of Utah’s campus gun ban but which critics say is ambiguous about die rights of private property owners to turn away gun-tote-rs Senate Bill 48 passed 36-1- 4 Thursday and now returns to the' Senate for concurrence on an amendment after which it would go to Gov Olene Walker Opponents of die measure are hoping she wjll veto it She has said she doesn’t believe guns should be carried on campus but she has not taken a stand on the bill " The measure was drafted after a judge ruled last summer that tire University of Utah can decide whether legally concealed weapons are allowed on campus The ruling came in a lawsuit " by the university seeking to have its gun ban upheld Attorney General Mark Shurtleff appealed the ruling ' "but has said he would drop the appeal if the bill goes into law University of Utah spokesman Fred Esplin said the university plans to continue to defend its firearms ban in court mid-Janua- SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alvino Rey a nationally famous swing-ban- d leader of the ’30s and ’40s and the pioneer of the ' pedal steel guitar which ' became his trademark has ' died He was 95 ry ' BOISE Idaho (AP) — The average price of unleaded gaso- line has jumped more than 11 cents a gallon since in an apparent response to surging demand and limited supplies The American' Autotpobile Associatioii on Friday reported the average price of unleaded gasoline at $169 a gal- Ion essentially matching the price of a year ago The price on Jan 14 was just over $158 a gallon (The Idaho average was barely a penny more than the national average which rose six cents in the past month The price surge left Idaho with the 15th highest average in the nation The state ranked 1 8th in mid-Janua- ry self-servi- ce : : Bone-l- n Shank Hams Cook’s “We had literally our pieces of gear in the living room and 50 pieces advertised on the site" Bresee said “If someone actually ordered something we had to go out and find it real ’r ' quick The accent on the vofte mail Holland said “would just sort of contribute to the idea that it was a real business” Seven years later the site is one of the few scrappy survivors of the dot-cobust Started with just $2000 the ' two scraped together from building Web sites for real estate agents the site has been profitable every year since it began It's growing faster than Holland and Bresee envisioned — pulling in $15 million in rev- enue in 2003 up from $65 million a year earlier The company says it’s the country’s or peaches Nectarines Fresh - He had suffered from’ pneumonia before dying Tuesday at a Salt Lake City mire facility said his son Robert ' Bom Alvin McBuimey in mid-Janua- ry Campbell's for Bathroom Tissue Western Family See SKI on A8 6 Double or 12 Regular Roll for Towels Paper Western Family 6 Roll Oakland Calif Rey changed his name in 1929 to capitalize on die Latin music craze after beginning his music career in New York' He led orchestras for 40 years under his new Advantage Pack name Never a formally trained musician Rey instead learned ' ? to play' guitar by watching other people and listening to recordings said his son Robert of Salt Lake City In 1937 he married Luise King one of the Four King : Sisters -- - a group that sang backup for the Alvino Rey Orchestra and his other ensembles AUCTION Juicy Tomato Juice 46 oz uttermilk Bread wonder 24 oz for Shoestring ‘ 2 GIANT TACK & SADDLE AUCTIONS : & m Band leader pioneer Alvino Rey dies at 95 ' Idaho gasoline prices surge more cents since 5 cream of Mushroom or Chicken i - - 10-7- (Creamed1075 soups oz - Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s billionaires put JR Simplot ’s’ chip fortune — potatoes and computers' — at $2 billion That was up from $22 billion the year before in a possible reflection of the recovery in the stock market and the gradual improvement in the value of computer chip maker Microti Technology Inc the company Simplot helped to finance Simplot’s stockholdings although reportedly in the millions of shares are less than 3 percent of total shares according to Micron's last proxy statement The magnate ranked 205th on the Forbes list slipping from 177th last year The run-u- p in the stock market ballooned die Simplot fortune to $44 billion in 2000 ranking him 1 14th in the world- But the value had been slipping since then until the latest report 11 or Tomato soup CamPbel's °z ) : than Chicken Noodle Noodle Idaho’s richest man: forbes Simplot 205th amorig' billionaires on the rise again Chicken Ski bums make hobby profitable ranks - I SI' m : snowshoer dies in avalanche - Butter Cream o‘ Weber 1 lb Quarters om SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —A heavy storm has moved into ' Utah bringing up to 2 feet of snow to the mountains and mixed rain andsnow to the valleys A man snowshoeing at Park City was killed by an avalanche and some communities had minor flooding Thursday Rain was expected to turn to snow and continue into Saturday Jason DeLecour 34 of Houston was killed in the avalanche Thursday evening in an undeveloped canyon area of the resort community Park City police Chief Lloyd Evans said the victim and a Park City resident man were hiking when the snowslide caught the one man and missed the other ' The new snow coupled with high winds created the avalanche conditions said Bruce Tremper director of the Forest Service's Utah Avalanche Center Street and basement flooding were reported in portions of Weber Salt Lake and Utah counties In Farr West about 36 miles north of Salt Lake City in Weber County rain turned to show and clogged storm drains Water was 31? feet deep in some places and one drain burst flooding a new subdivision 2004 27-2- 8 AA v Utah storm brings flooding - L Potatoes Potatoes Buy 20 oz Better STAXTS 7 PM Dam Opca at ' 4PM Eadl Night DUE TO BAD WEATHER in Juuuijr we bad a lower turnout fi 2 matt aactioos to f : i ' Clearance Women’s Sportswear ' Urr All Clearance Caws' Dresses9 7 Amue itoia Modest Foams ' for canon Milk dun Irft Inner TEfc reduce this surplus inventory— have echcdulcd Each Auction hat approximately 100 saddles Western Ranch Ropers Pleasure Silver Show Youth PonyAiutralian English and Pack Saddles PLUSffllOQ Silvered Snowand Ranch Bridle LeadsHaltcis Lariets Bicast Collars Saddle Pads and Blankets Grooming Items’ Whips ' Latigos Cinchet Hone Driving Harness Groom Clippers PLUS 100 of more items! AUCTIONEERS NOTEWTlut will be a great opportunity to stock your tack room or store with brand new btand name merchandise at a fiaction of the costManu&cniics New Warranties apply Amtioneen Spence Rogers 190968 1J990 western Family Skim 2 or Whole ' - Coca cola V' Products Uter VwtTlueeBaiiWebSiteatWWW3BSADDLESCOM Afc Crab Ctnk m Cturma Item TERMS Cash ATM and Credit Cards only (No checks) Tuesday March 9th it 7pm DAVIS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Doom opanatHpm1 151 South 1100 Wsst Farmington lftah North on liaa Exit 325 -- South on F15 lisa Exit 327 t t 1 V Wednesday March 3rd at 7pm CACHE COUNTY FAKGROUNDS '': Doonopsn at 6pm 195 South 100 West Logun Utah 1 lo&n TVo Convenient Locations: Smitlifield 850 South Maiii 555 East 1400 Xoilli’ 0 (435 (435)563251 755-510- (435) vKrr ls oson website at '(435) 56U201-Pbamiac- v wwwjccsmafkctplkccom |