Show CEST AVAILABLE COW mam mmmmmmmmmmmm—mmmmmmmmmmm Utah By Joe Rowley staff writer SLC man charged The gravel pits in Wellsville aren’t going anywhere and neither are the trucks that nimble up and down 200 South At least there’s nothing the county can do to alleviate the traffic The Cache County Board of ' Adjustment unanimously upheld an expanded permit for operations in die gravel pits west of Wellsville Hie Cache County Planning Commission had approved the permit in daughter’s death in ' SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shaking death of his daughter Christopher Paul Kale 35 of Salt Lake City was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court Kale admitted to violently shaking die baby July 3 after allegedly ' discovering she was not breathing according to court records' first-degr- ee August The pit part of which LeGrand Johnson Construction Co leases r from the Lewis Kerr family coven 80 acres The original permit dated back to 1982 and allowed three acres at a time to be uncovered As time went by demand increased until the pit had up to 14 acres open at once That increase prompted the request for a new permit to make operations legal again After hearing opposition from several neighbors in August the Planning Commission approved a new permit allowing crews to dig into as much as 20 acres at a time Several Wellsville residents appealed the decision saying the county left out part of the process Man pjeads gujlty a The law requires the county to notify surrounding landowners who may be affected by the new permit Wellsville resident Kendall Larsen told the Board of Adjustment that landowners within 300 feet of the gravel pit received notices of the pending decision but the key issue to him was truck traffic traveling through a residential neighborhood The county did not notify residents along the truck route nor did it notify the school district which operates school crossings on 200 South and Center Street Residents complained that the gravel trucks frequently break the speed limit One resident 'told boardmembers that when she followed a truck into a zone recently the driver went 55 mph Jennifer Larsen said she surveyed the trucks passing in front of her home counting as many as 16 within 15-m- ph 40-m- ph 30 minutes In its decision the Planning Commission deferred enforcement of the truck traffic to Wellsville since the roads pass through town and not the County Residents asked for an amendment to the decision that would include traffic restrictions a a a a k if i See GRAVEL on A8 Former policeman SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of killing his cousin during a July Fourth drinking party has pleaded guilty to manslaughter Leon Lynn Hackford 22 of Roosevelt admitted to shooting Thomas Eldredge 17 at a holiday ' party in 2002 He will be sentenced Dec 13 -Hackford said he had been drinking and was goofing off when he put the 9 mm pistol to the back of Eldredge’s head He had told police that he did not think the gun was : loaded £ y I neWS Valley people cousin’s death in and regional Board upholds expansion of gravel pits In brief : Local State A3 sentenced for bigamy '! ST GEORGE (AP)— A former police officer convicted of bigamy and illegal sex with a girl Ik took as a third wife when she was just 16 was sen- tenced to a year in jail Friday On Aug 14 jurors ruled that Rodney Holm an officer in rV I ‘About Cache ' SATURDAY The Lewiston craft boutique sponsored by the Lewis- ton Arts Council is from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday at the Lewiston Community Center the polygamous border towns ' of Hildale Utah and Colorado City Ariz committed bigamy The jury found Holm also broke Utah law banning sexu- - v ' al relations involving when their part-nis 10 or more years older unless the couple is legally Fall-a-Da- ys - : - 16-a- nd b er a The Bar J Wranglers will V" perform at 7 pm on Saturday at !' Mountain Crest High School 233 ' S 800 East Tickets are $8 general admission and $15 reserved seats V 'and are available at the Hyrum City Library Wellsville city offices and ' ' the Nibley city offices ": " v 4 married ' ‘ 11 r J v J’i ' jj' i ' 5 ‘I''j- finest serve 200 hours of A Jazz Fest rdns all day Saturday in Logan The schedule is: The Lightwood Duo at 3 pm at Caffe Ibis Rock Bottom Blues - Revue at 3:30 pm on the sidewalk ! in front of Caine Lyric Theatre The Jackson Evans Quartet at 4 pm at die White Owl William Polled at 4 pm at Chapter Two Books Valley Dance Ensemble (African Dance) at 5 pm on the sidewalk in front of Eccles Theatre' Nivison Taylor and Wright at the Caine Lyric at 7 pm rs followed by the Joe McQueen featuring Larry Smith MasovoHerald Journal Masako Nakashio Ewer right Ushld Hancey center and Sakura Ewer sell Masako Ewer's works at the Farmer's Market in downtown Logan last Saturday Mitch Va I ley All-Sta- ! The Stokes Nature Center Tails ' ‘ wwwlogannatureorg An Outlaw Monster Thick ' le free Hie Lace ‘N Levis Square Dance Club will dance from 7:30 to 10 pm Saturday at the Cache County Senior Citizens Center 240 East Logan Steve Sullivan will call and cue Call 563-35or 1 t treated to Japanese art forms By Arrin Brunson staff writer and Trails program featuring the story “Stellaluna” is from 10 am to noon Saturday at the Center This program is for ages 4 to 9 Space is limited preregistration is required Program fee: $5 'and $375 for SNC members For information call 755-323- 9 or visit show is at 7:30 pm Saturday at the Logan-Cach- e Fairgrounds Local participants may sign up for the mud bog races Sign-up- s begin at 3 tickets can be pur-- i pm Pie-sachased from Les Schawb Tires Bell’s Chevron and Phillips 66 in Wellsville Advance tickets are $12 for adults $8 for children children five and under are free Gate ticket prices are $15 for adults $10 for i children and kids five and under are "ope energy strength happiness dreams — these are but a few of the elements of life Masako Nakishio Ewer wants to share with the community' A native of Japan and resident of Cache Valley for the last 11 years Ewer shares her culture tty carefully drawing calligraphic symbols to fep-resent these nod many other positive characteristics An important step in understanding Japanese culture calligraphy is not merely an exercise in good hand- writing she said but it is the foremost art form of the Orient Ewer learned the basics as a child at school and became more proficient with additional lessons throughout her lifetime With equal skill Ewer shares the Common Ground and Gay bene- Gunnell are hosting a fit ride Saturday Registration is from 7:30 to 8 am in the west ! parking lot at Mountain Crest High I School Registration fee is $10 and For more I includes a tree 5 information call Clay at 10-mi- le T-sh-irt 881-619- ! 1 ' The Elk Festival is from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday at Hardware - Ranch Activities include free pumpkins breakfast for $4 a plate tepee talks bird house building nature games lunch for $6 a plate wildlife presentations and archery shooting Everyone is welcome i Cache people places & things beauty of origami the ancient Japanese art of making various shapes and forms with paper With ah abundance of colors sizes and shapes Ewer uses her hands to create traditional Japanese symbols like paper swans and obis or belts “Cranes are really good luck That’s why Japanese people use the crane pattern for special occasions” Ewer explained “I was always making origami when I was little I learned from my sister brother and family” Among those Ewer shares her cul tural traditions with is her daughter Sakura Ewer For Sakura origami is a pastime best enjoyed on the weekends when she has the time to sit for a rest Unfortunately the hobby is more difficult ' than it looks and sometimes makes her back ache Sakura said When Sakura teaches her friends how to make some of the basic origami designs they quickly discover how intricate each fold is Sakura’s creations make nice gifts her friends appreciate ‘They think they can do it but ' when they try they realize it’s harder than it looks” the Logan High School student said absence from her After a homeland Ewer and her daughter returned to Japan to visit family friends and the beautiful sites They ' five-ye- ar See JAPAN on A8 New site answers thousands of USU questions By-Arrl- Brunson staff writer 38 753-020- 4 Other stipulations of 5th ' District Judge G Rand Beacham’ssentence were that Holm pay 7 $3000 in- Do you know which Utah State University athletic team won a championship in 1979? Where can you go to find all of the USU team results from the most recent season? Just how big is the USU budget — revenues and expenses? How do USU alum feel about their experience at their alma matter? Do USU employees think sexual harassment is a problem in their work environment? How many recent USU graduates have found jobs in their fields? What grades did students give their USU professors last semester? The answer to these and thousands of other questions can now be found just two clicks away from USU’s homepage on the Internet at http:planiiingusueduanalysis The Facts and Figures area of Utah State’s comprehensive Web site has been designed to provide a broad range of data for anyone who has an interest in learning more about USU said H Craig Petersen director of Analysis Assessment and Accreditation and economics professor One screen provides an overview of facts and figures about USU and links to additional information are provided for many subjects of interest One link called Common Data Set contains data used by publishers such as US News & World Report in ranking Utah State in various categories Many of the screens have links which provide greater detail regarding the most recent data (eg college and breakdowns) andor trends over time A third link called Comparative Data compares USU to the other institutions designated by the Utah Board of Regents as USU’s peers plus University of Utah and Brigham Young University The site also provides results of surveys by USU students faculty and alumni surveys Another online information access program at Utah State is LIVE CHAT a service that allows students faculty staff and those in the community to ask questions and get answers online from reference librarians at academic libraries across department-lev- el newly-implement- ed the nation Whether students need to know what I See USU on A8 community service and get a sex efime evaluation after he is released from' jail He is expected to ' report to the jail Monday Holm will be registered as a sex offender said Paul Murphy spokesman for the Attorney General's office “We’re satisfied with the sentence the judge was fair and we hope it sends a mes-- ' sage that if you have sex with young girls that you will go to jail’’ Murphy said " Holm 37 who lives in Hildale was accused of having sex with Ruth Stubbs when she was 16 He was 32 when he allegedly took Stubbs as a “spiritual’’ wife which is not a legally recognized union The charges against Holm began after a child custody dispute between Holm and Stubbs During the custody hearing Holm invoked his Fifth Amendment rights ' against when asked about having sexual relations with Stubbs when she was a teenager The bigamy and illegal sex charges were filed against Holm last October Holm has at least 20 children with his three wives and lost his officer certification for Hildale and Colorado Gty after the conviction Most of the border towns’ residents are members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints Holm and his defenders have argued that Utah is selectively prosecuting polygamists for their beliefs Polygamy was a part of early belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints but was abandoned more than a century ago as the territory sought statehood The Utah Constitution bans it and the Mormon church now excommunicates those who advocate it but it is believed that thousands in Utah continue the practice |