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USU wants people to think1 about it — A3 Logan’ Utah © 2003 VolI94 No?2781Sunday‘ October 5’ 2003 $1 25 Weather Ideal for whatails Cache District projects 7000 more students enrolled by year 2018 you — PageA12 - iSerialization : county's school population will grow by at least SO percent in the next IS years That translates to an increase of 7000 students Currently the district reports a student By Darrell Edward Ehrllck staff writer enrollment of just over 13000 However state officials estimate the district will double in that same g WELLSVILLE — In a study session at Sherwood Hills on Thursday the Cache County School District met to plan how to deal with the explosive growth it projects over the next two decades According to district estimates the time Regardless of whose estimates are used Superintendent Steven Norton said the district must be prepared to meet the growth that is already beginning to show up in district v numbers Elementary school numbers are up nearly five percent this day-lon- More school news — A3 year At the meeting on Thursday officials agreed that more land must be acquired for future schools and that more money will be needed to start those buildmgprojects The school district owns land designated for an elementary school on the east side of Hyrum which tops die district’s lists of priorities Hyrum is just one of the areas experiencing a population explosion However if state estimates become reality Business Administrator Dale Hansen said that the district could find itself building up to six more elementaries two more 67 centers another 89 center and an additional high school in foe district Based on die estimates provided at the meeting that could cost the district over $80 million in the course f of 15 to 30 years Board members' “eyes turned to mud” as Norton put it when they started to tackle the numbers and See BOOM on A12 Sunday spotlight Prologue M oroni Stewart thought that after the past year nothing could shake him But the last grave and marker had done it Heaven knows that he had seen enough graves and the markers to go with them in that year to last a lifetime When he had looked down at the one with r “HENRY STEWART 1862” carved on the headstone he felt as though die dark cloud that had been ing over him ' - t 4 About : v 'J nght tnon this feature The tough looking mar-shaloft- he y‘ mining town had been kind enough in his own way When Moroni Mitch MascaroHeraM Journal Rider numbers are up on LTD and CVTD buses and riders in outlying communities seem to be very satisfied service on a had approached him looking for his father the marshal had taken I he Herald Jour- Moroni into nal today begins his office and serialization of told him what Shoshone Trail’ had hap- a regionally based historical novel by pened: Franklin Idaho resi- - “He finally ' struck if rich dent David Hawkes This is the second of you know three novels by Worked that Hawkes a US For- - pjece 0f est Service craw a ground slave Then ie rvl0wh0 for future install- moots of the story each day in the newspaper's feature section gotnt° a ”ce pocketand tookbettcr See PROLOGUE on A12 Index C7 Obituaries A13 Opinion C7 Sports wwwhjnewscom I 00011 The people on the bus staff writer Below Kramer figures he saves a bundle by taking public transportation aid work riot to mention the hassle of trying to find a parking spot at school He rides a Cache Valley Transit District bus from Richmond at least three times a week to classes at Utah State University and again after school to get to work His wife takes it every day "It's really handy" Kramer said "1 like it a lot And it's free I takeihd bturat 6:30 am " 'and my wife parks the car here and her classes start around 9 o'clock" e students Being newlyweds and the money they save by not having to drive helps "Especially with gas prices" Kramer'said A8 A4 B1 am annual totals for Cache VtHeyTVanalt District busae (Each year recorded from July 1 to June 30) Shawn full-tim- than two thousand dol- lars worth out of there in four days Odd fellow meaning no offense Stayed to himself mostly Never drank or went into the saloons Just worked his claim and stayed in that shack of his Kindly fellow too fed every beggar and starvin’ injun’ that came along Then about a week ago your pahad just made his last deposit at Shum-man- ’s That’s what folks around hoe use as the bank Well I see him a walkin’ down the street singin’ some song about the spirit of God is bumin’ or some fool thing when he just sort of stops looks up at the heavens and says ‘Why Lorna!’ and then just tips over Me and old Philo Crossword Enterprise Movies By Mark Randall : z First year 147321 Second year 219899 "It savin us gas money and a lot of time in general Fd say it saves us at least two trips to Logan" It's not just the money and convenience that motivates him to talufthe bus though Kramer said he genuinely likes getting on the bus He gets to see many of the same people using the bus on a regular basis "What's nice is you can build some friendships" Kramer said Nibley resident SherrelR platt (the pin platt is lower case) a nurse1 at EA Miller said she doesn't know what she would have done if bus service hadn't been available' She had car trouble and rode the bus every day to the plant "I hadn't had a vehicle for about a year so I took the bus" platt said "It was awesome It stops right in front of my house It worked very well for me In fact if the weather gets a little worse I probably will take the bus again" Kramer and platt aren't alone Hundreds of other residents who live outside of Logan are also using CVTD busses as a means to get to Ranch takes Elk Festival to next level Tiger mauls magician ' Roy Horn By Joe Rowley staff writer During the twg months that Dan Christensen interviewed for the position of superintendent at Hardware Ranch state officials asked him multiple times how he would improve the ranch Finally Christensen told them not to ask again unless they were willing to implement his ideas because so much plotting had him excited “We have grandiose plans and I think the Division (of Wildlife Resources) is behind us” Christensen said Christensen isn't wasting any time in pushing his plans through either Next Saturday the ranch will host its annual Elk Festival just weeks after Christensen started his new job Many of the traditions like bugling contests See BUSES on A10 ill" ' Brent StevansHorald Journal Hardware Ranch Superintendent Dan Christensen left along with wrangler Griff Ahlstrom and assistant superintendent Mamie Lee have big plans for the facility e cooking will continue he said More than 100 head of elk have already descended from the mountains into the winter safety they know they can find at Hardware Ranch and down-hom- ’ Christensen said Two “mountable" bulls lead their harems out to s field each morning where they clashtin an age-ol-d display of dominance See HARDWARE on All LAS VEGAS (AP) — Illusionist Roy Horn of the duo Siegfried & Roy remained hospitalized in critical condition Saturday a day after a tiger attacked him during a show and authorities said they still didn’t know his chances for recovery Horn suffered a serious injury to the left side of his neck and underwent surgery toe Friday “The overwhelming likelihood is that we’ll have to wait two or three days before we really understand the full extent of these injuries" Alan Feldman an MGM Mirage spokesman said Saturday Horn along with longtime partner Siegfried Fischbacher See MAUL mi A1 4 |