Show A12 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 29 2003 C28TAVWUGUC07Y WH EjWE ATH E R '7X2EZ4 National tomporaturos Cocho Valley outlook Utah outlook dr dr Temperatures Indicate Tuesday’s high and overnight low to 8 pmf Eastern Time Forecast for Wednesday toracMt tor daytims conditiona hlohAow fcwwanriufw ItCCUWeatherjom 0 (ftMaS TODAY THURSDAY Windy mostly ckxjdy witha40 Mostly ctoudy with percent chance of rain Highs in the 50s Much colder : tonight wilh a chance of snow EXTENDED HI Lo 55 AfcanyMY 37 Anchorage Boston 57 Charlotte NC 57 55 Chicago Cincinnati 50 Dalas-Worth 79 37 32 50 53 35 34 48 1 Mostfdpudy a 20 percent through the wi end highs In the chanceofsnow A 40 perHighs in the low ” 40s Mostly cloudy cent chance of tonight lows near snow on Friday Lows near 20 20 R cdy dr Pro Oik 10 m M m m cdy m 3 cdy M cdy 12 cdy Denver Paso mid-dO- s Fargo s Henna HonoUu Indtanepofis MobTwrMr rmr1 r&idif O 02003 ' AccuWmU 0 Q-- r Inc gold Lawnwatering Between HI Lo Logan 64 67 65 64 34 26 34 37 KVNU Smithfleid Preston Pic O-- o W00k ®'°8‘ I ' HI Lo Wellsville 65 65 39 35 39 Up s Sunrise: 6:53 sm Humidity: 46 percent UV Index: 3 (low) ConcStionK mostly cloudy "Pw Y&'iv- 31 above sstronomyOrocfcetmellcom m Cache VafTey 15 ro- By The Associated ' 38 81 70 07 cdy i)1 dr 41 48 m 11 JS cdy 58 42 XJ7 m 86 61 dr m 72 59 The AccuWeatharxom forecast for noon Wednesday Oct 29 i i "mirM-g-iBBr“Eeg Phoenix Portland Ore this " r r“i ' Press " 40 59 City 59 Phiadelphia 010 Last week day New York Orlando oe - Source: USU Extension Cache County ' ' s A storm brought heavy rain to parts of the Southeast on Tuesday while a system led to light snow over the Upper Midwest Perry Fla had the most rain with 26 inches and about an inch fidl in areas of southern Georgia Another low pressure system pushed through die upper Midwest and western Great Lakes trailing a cold front into northern Texas Northern and central Minnesota and Wisconsin saw light snow but there was no significant accumulation But scattered showers fell across tne Great Lakes Upper Midwest Ohio Valley and northern Rockies High pressure retained its grip on much of the WesL Haze continued to plague Southern California as wind from the northeast brought smoke from the wildfires ' fionSIdKra y wipi:y4n- 11 Las Vegas LosAnoeies MpfoStFad Nashvle low-pressu-re ’ - 7 s Moon: Firat quarter Oct 31 Poiten: 27 (low) of Water From the news wire Pro Pegasus also known as the Great Square is In the high southeastern sky at about 9 pm This is an unmistakable group because of Its large size and Its four bright stars This is also called "the Flying Horse 5:26 pm Visibility: 10 mites CHy 6 Lawn water use average inches per NIL Mendon Logan Peak Almanac Watering ThisWatk 4-' Sandy soil Loam and day sofa Local temperatures Cky ' Dsys Last Week f Sofliype' ' fjTosorutlsrT ARK 1 4-- Chama fo - 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the'' j Firefighters cany rations and sleeping bags and engine crews have credit cards to buy gasoline Even so it was a ' struggle to keep fifefighters wife everything they supplied need from lunches to toilet ' In San Diego County home of fee deadliest fires firefighters were so fatigued they were being pulled off fee front lines Some had worked for 48 hours straight “What the firefighters are facing is a lack of sleep a lack of food a lack of diesel fuel in ' : - that investigation” McKenzie said he probably will ask a neighboring law enforcement agency to inves- tigate because they are closer fail Vi i tlQbuMmi I ftwtabCHtal hx FrMh 11 $&nw 9511 M IifetpKnaOMMt 9Mr am fou i ring aivta a Tau frinilf &nu 10 FREE TOWING TO CAR SMART 58 12 W 400 N Logan 435-787-94- Honrs: UT 84321 58 Mon-F- rl 8jm-6p- m I s ' ' 'p j t larger fean Earth and hurtled through fee solar sys-te- m at more fean 1 million :' : miles per hour The resulting geomagnetic ' storm could be ranked among fee most powerful of its kind and last for 24 hours It is expected to disrupt fee communications satellites and high frequency radios A positive note: strong geomagnetic storms can produce colorful auroras in the night sky visible as far south as Texas and Florida beginning late Wednesday r student Danny Burton Freddy Billegas a South Campus student said that while fee students have hopefully learned a few sports skills he’s learned about opening a chocolate milk container without ripping it “They’re harder to open “We’re very proud of them” Wilcox said “They (South Campus students) need to develop a sense of community and it’s not just a narrow version of high school Now is a good time to learn it” Not only are teachers and administrators happy wife fee results so are fee high school role models “It’s a good thing It’s actu' ally fun” said South Campus EVALUATION! ffVl' ours” Billegas said fean All of the students hope the program will continue They said they’d gladly rush to eat lunch to help out at fee school The high school students don’t get a break from class — they have to eat lunch during fee drive to Woodruff “Whenever you’re in the hallway they’re happy you’re here” Pineda said five-minu- te DISTINCTIVE AUDIO VIDEO INTERIOR DESIGN 951 s s© ' J E ‘Y1 13 times Sundee Ware designed togeth- Is your old equipment working to it's foil potential? 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V ' ’ er 26-ye- ar IN-HOM- Continued from A1 Continued from A 1 ‘ FREE v Play 45-mi- le FuB Service Oil Change than fee Idaho State Police £They don’ have fee time ::l to do this” McKenzie said “I just need to get an investigator il lilted up that (Oneida County Prosecutor Steve Brooks) is 5 : comfortable wife that will be reasonably close so they don’t have to travel so far probably someone from Bannock Coun- - H ds Fall Coolant Flush Porter and Young want 4 McKenzie to ask fee Attorney : General’s Office and fee Idaho State Police to assist with the investigation1 “We have no problem with 'V Qiief Shaw” Young said “But it’s not his function (Shaw) works for fee city He’s busy He’s booked It’s not fair to use fee city’s :'- money McKenzie said he didn’t lie to Young because Shaw was going to handle the “I’m not going to hold somebody to something when they have an issue wife it” : McKenzie said “He’s a great investigator and a great cop He has a lot of stuff going on like I do” Shaw said he’s the one who asked to be let out of handling die investigation" “If feme’s any blame it’s mine” Shaw said “(McKen-zie- ) had every right for at least the past three months to be under the clear impression feat 1 was going to conduct cas6’: prflSiWted Fire Continued from A2 paper their petition drive to overturn the decision to start mandato- : ry garbage pickup Porter and Young also allege feat commissioners vich feted their own personnel poli- ' ' 'MT' " - 'wt it would be too close” Shaw cies and didn’t reprimand said “We talked about the 'vViv- - employees in the road and pros and cons and we bofe fH landfill department for alleged came to fee conclusion feat misconduct concerning their even if I did have time to dp timecards it I would be too close My :: The county has denied ' job is to serve the citizens of remains pending allegations his To credit ' Preston he i McKenzie has himed the 'Ahd Leavitt is on the it nesii list for fee bribery to fee Ctaei- Tlnvestigatidit'ffver - Residents Terry Prater ami da Coimty prosecutm' citing a cution of two former Salt ' Larry Young who represent a conflict of interest Lake Olympic bid leaders McKenzie said he under-stanwhose testimony could show group of concerned citizens have called for an investiga- Shaw’s concerns and what Leavitt knew about the tion Into fee conduct of will ask another law enforce-worst scandal in fee games’ 'iS'--t Franklin County commission- - ment agency to investigate: history ers and their handling of a ''4 ' ' That trial started less than “I understand” McKenzie ' said “It’s no big deal The county garbage pickup proan hour before the Senate confirmed Leavitt’s nomination gram city wasn’t comfortable wife The two claim county comScott doing it and he had Wednesday missioners violated state law some time constraints I’ll get' Leavitt will be commuting by refusing to accept fee lowbetween Salt Lake City and somebody else” : est bid from a private contracYoung claims McKenzie Washington DC until the lied to them feat Shaw had end of fee school year said his tor to pick Up the county’s garbage illegally charged reswife Jacalyn already agreed to do fee inves-- ! “He has this little apartment idents for garbage pickup tigation before they passed fee law a few blocks from EPA and “(McKenzie has) been I’m just hoping he’ll work his purchased a garbage truck disingenuous wife the peowithout a public hearing and tail off” sfe said ple” Young said “He used violated their First Amend(Shaw’s) name and has taken ment rights by interfering with it out pf context” some cases and a lack pf logistical support” said Rich Hawkins a Forest Service fire blaze of more fean 200000 chief acres in eastern San Diego He said the firefighters County formed a would leave even though offifront stretching into Scripps cials predicted feat two of fee Continued from A2 Ranch and Julian a mountain fires would merge and feat community renowned for its infestation Officials were par“blocks of homes" would apple crop The fire was just burn as a result miles from merging with a ticularly worried about 37000-acr- e “We’ve never had in my fire near Escondi“crowning” where flames career anything this wide- leap from one treetop to do The two fires have : spread It’s pushing our people another leaving firefighters on the ground all but powerand resources to fee breaking destroyed more than 900 less to stop them homes said Santa Barbara' point” “If that occurs we don’t If they joined up fee flames County Fire Department Bathave the capability to put would cut off escape routes talion Chief Ed Rodriguez a those fires out” US Forest and whip up fee wind firefighting veteran Service spokeswoman Carol “These fires actually create as he watched flames move their own weather” said Dave Beckley said “It will be a Mount toward uphill Baldy firestorm” Wheeler a state Forestry Village about 45 miles northCalifornia’s biggest fire a Department spokesman east of Los Angeles “immensely disappointed” with his lack of results and threatened again to take its trade show to another state An environmental group’s federal lawsuit fifed in August: that seeks details of the secret deal between Jxavitt and Interior Secretary Gale Norton feat lifted wilderness protec-- 1 tion from more fean 6 million acres of fend in Utah also SUBWOOFERS the nost powerful apgrade for any STRAIGHTWIRE: W ire syrtenON SALE! 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