Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 13 2003 Utah In brief Q Interior reforms appraisal system Mormon Tabernacle Choir honored at White House ! President Hush awarded the SALT IAKL UTYiAP) Mormon Tabomiclc Clntii the National Medal of Arts in a Wednesday ceremony at the While’ I louse in Washington I)( Choir President Mac Christensen accepted the award which signifies the nation's highest honor lor artistic excellence It has been presented more than 2iH) limes since I4S4 to individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions'll) tiie' creation support and grow ill of the arts in ihe United States Among others choir officials attending Ihe White I louse cere- moiiy were music director Craig Jessup associate director Mack : ! Willvrgand organist John (onghurst "We congratulate the choir on this sfgnilicant national Ahonor" said Gordon B Hinckley president vf The Church ofSaints ” I he secret of the Mormon Jesus 'Christ o I alter-da- y ’ - - lag on federal lands after repeated criticisms that its land appraisers were falling victim to political pressures V The new organization would remove the land and V mineral appraisers from the supervision of Bureau of Lund : - land swaps in Utah and Nevada hud been criticized by the Interior Department inspector general Congress’ General Accounting Office appraisal organizations' and public inter- est groups The criticisms came to ii head last year when Bureau of Land Management appraisers in Utah blew the whistle on a proposed exchange of staite ' and federal lands that they said would cheat taxpayers out of more than $100 million ' in valuable mineral resources! ' An investigation by the Interior Department’s inspec-td- r - A general validated the prompting Interior Secretary h Gale Norton and Congress already approved the reform in the Interior Gov Mike Leavitt to formally Department's budget bill terminate the deal which was signed into law by Norton also ordered the President Bush on Monday consolidation of the depart- According to the department’s appraisal functions arid ment the land valuations will continue to be done by appointed Finfer's team to craft a structure for the new appraisers on the ground in ' the local offices The newoffice ’’We think its great1’’ said ' Office of Appraisal Services Don Kelly spokesman for the will be headquartered at the Interior Department’s Nation- Appraisal Institute an associ-'atio- n ul Business Center in Denver for professional apprais- ers ’Tt’s a terrific step for the "! In addition to the BLM the reorganization will include government to take both in aligning their processes to appraisers who do work for make sense and of course givthe Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service and : ' ing their appraisers indepen- -' A Bureau of Reclamation 'j then-Utu- - JxTaims inanAugust report: Federal ( 'onsumer lrotectjon lias confirmed the 'fuel 'saving Claims in this advertisement' Appraiser lVpailment will head the new f 'Office of Appraisal Services ' arrangement in the world guarantees you absolute immunity front what some would call pressure but this enhances jt’’ said Larry Fin- for the Interior Department I since become world famous through its recordings tmirs and iv"' weekly television and radio broadcasts ' Past' winners-oMa Kirk Douthe arts medal include Yo-Y-b glas Ilak Perlman May a Angclou and Barbra Streisand r - " Uinta hikers still missing after hunting season recovery crews ' Bclv ' '’ ' their ' They were reported missiiig after they failed To make ' ' ! 3 home! back A Septflights Their rented truck w as found parked at the Cry sial Lake head Maps in the truck seemed to indicate they were planning ii '" A day hi kg to one of the many lakes in the area! A ftircstrmger whii saw the women near thetrailhead on ' Sepl X (old them they needed heavier clothing in case the' weather turned and it did ‘ Rain fell thatal'terriobnand temperatures dropped below'' ' : that night By the follow ing night! several inches of freezing' : snow covered the ground SumihiL County Sheri ff bave lulmunds has ruled out foul ' ' hypothermic and died play He believes the two women became ' ' 'on the mountain mileage ' 22rr while meeting by all emission standards going to have id meet reeog- nied professional standards and its going to be done by appraisers under the supervi- -' sidn of appraisers It's a much better quality-contrmecha- - With a simple connection to a vacuum line the Gas Saver n(Nm ability tomakc ol siricc l 968 there have been !"lenw Department Kpamtt g in oiTuekcrCiawerelas1mnSepl official who oversaw the 'reforms' "The appraisers are Device may increase gas mileage by 22 lh XST( )N - National 1‘uclsavcj Corjr hns developed a knveost auloiiKxlivc accessory called the Platinum Gas Saver which is guaranteed to increase gas : The bodies of two hikers missing SALT LAKI CITY t AP) and presumed dead have not turned up despite numerous deer and elk hunters canvassing the rugged Uinta Mountains "Wo found absolutely nothing" Summit County Sheriffs ' Deputy Jim Snyder said And now that w inter has set in Snyder is cautioning viilun- teers mil to search the mountain range vTlie area is rather inaccessible to us now” Snyder said Roads have been closed for the w inter and the Cry stal Like area 51) miles east of Salt Luke C’itv is only accessible Kimberly I its appraisers from potential influence from supervisors 1 adds microscopic quantities of platinum to the a mixture entering the engine el Since platinum hits the unique fuel non-bunti- the Gas Saver than the 22'T claimed by the developer" engine is pollution this 22'T of each gallon nornvtlly burns when it reaches the platinum of the Catalytic converter l iil'ortiuiatdy tlic anncrtcr's platinum bums this fuel in the tail pijx: where1 the heat and energy produced from this fuel cannot be harnessed to driv e your vehicle But yvhen the (ias Saver adds! 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