Show Monday December 29 2003 I A3 Locgl state in after a series of avalanches in northern Utah’s backcountry was recovered Sunday night in four feet of SnOW ''v -- V- Mike Hebert 19 of Orem was ' identified by his driver’s license and cell phone which were with the body when it 'wasfourid around 5:20 pm Utah County Sheriff Jim Tracy - ’ : ' ' DRAPER (AP) — A motor home with 10 people all believed to be members of a family from Washing- ton plunged off an interstate over pass Sunday killing a man and four young children the Utah Highway Patrol said The names of the victims were not immediately released until grandpar- ents iriWest Richland Wash were notified said Trooper Anthony Car-- : rubba- '' - - The driver thought to be in hfe 40s was killed instantly Canubba ‘ said The other victims were a 5- month-oldbo- ' y " said1 The body was found with a pole stuck into the snow just above an area where two hats a backpack and a snowboard were found earlier in the day Two other men remained missing Sunday night although the search continued even after dark' Hebert’s family was at the scene ' ' - - ' and were notified shortly after the ' ' s body was discovered Rescue' workers kept poking and prodding thedeep snowpack hoping avalanche 'to find the two other PRQVO(AP) —The body of one' of three men missing since Friday in and regiondl news '"7 V ing meji jbodies or another' The group was snowboarding in a remote area where there is no sign that they maybe avalanche control about a mile north nearby " of Surfdance ski resort and about 25 “It makes me : miles northeast of Provo' They were hopeful’’ Tracy said of tire recovery swept a half mile down a narrow ' chute above Aspen Grove Two r - The snow was alusmaller hvalanches followed : so tight packed minum pples were JD Settle 20 whs completely ' v ' had buried and to be replaced by by the first avalanche but dugbreaking ' ones " himself out only to be buried up to : steel Workers mule of ' his neck in the second He survived remained on the mountainside Sun-with a slight knee injury and was day night but were not to return because treated for hypothermia then joined of an Monday approaching storm that was expected to dump 12-1-8 the rescue effort Sunday afternoon “1 want to go up and help find my inches of fresh snow on the area' friends: That’s all I want to do” Set-- Hebert Rod Newberry 20 and : Adam Merz 18 were lost Friday tie said before Hebert's body was ' found “I thought I was gone That ' afternoon when one of several one I thought it was going to them third over two and swept friends- who survived A day of bury me because 1 had just niy head extensive searching over 10 acres on poking out of the snow and that’s Saturday found ho sign of the miss- - There was no sign of the missing snowboarders until a dog sniffed out a black ski cap found later to belong 'l to Mere along the eastemcdge of of the snowpack left by the avalanches Several hours later a backpack snowboard and another hat in roughly the same area where Hebert's body was also dis- covered The search was halted earlier in the ' day socrews could use explosives to blast away loose show as a precau- tion against further avalanches The search continued even alter the clear ' afternoon turned cloudy and the wind whipped through the canyon Harris another with the sheriff's office spokesman said the snow was also deeper than initially believed '"At first we thought wc were deal-- : ing with four to' 14 feet Now we're were--foun- : ' s - : See SEARCH bn A6 a girl and a boy An adult fefnale an l ' boy were all girt and an flown by medical helicopters to area hospitals The woman's age was not immediately available: A boy and an 8- - or 9- taken to area ho$ were year-ol- d boy ' pitals by ground ambulances Camibba said vehicle was north- The ’ bound oil Interstate IS near Draper '" of about 20 miles south of down- -' V ' town Salt Lake City when it went ?: into the median Camibba said The vehicle went aiibome after ' through a guardrail Car--' crashing ' rubba said the motor home flew about 100 feet in the air before it - landednose-flrs- t on the highway about 30 feet below the interstate ' V bridges " “It basically skidded back up the cement structure and ended up basi- cally between the two freeways back up on top” Patrol Lt Steve Meyer “There wereno skid marks" Car-- ’ rubba said when asked if there was ' any attempt by' the driver tostop before 1:38 pm MST accident The cause of the accident ' remained under investigation North- eni Utah has been hit by a crippling winter storm but the interstate was ' clear and dry at the time of the acci-30-fo- ot ' ' ' ' y 'dent ‘The road conditions were fine" Camibba said He also consulted with the Utah Department of Transportation about - wind conditions but said that was an unlikely cause because there were no gusts over 19 mph Sunday The large white motorhome with blue trim 'remained on the sloping r hill hours after the accident secured-- ' by two steeltow ropes one holding ' it from above toft the interstate and the other from the highway below The vehicle lying Oh its side was ' ' bowed from the accident ' visibly - Part of its contents including fur- niture appliances a plastic milk jug ' and luggage were piled in a heap in : V the median and thrown in a largebin brought iti for the cleanup: Traiffic in both directions were ' backed up for miles for about two ‘ hours following the accident Patrol spokesman Chris Kramer ' : said initial reports had six of the 10 people in the motor home were con- firmed dead but the total was five Mitch MascaroHerald Journal ' Albertson's employees from left Wendell Waters Kpvih Allen Steven Denton Chuck Medrano Kevin Hansen and Kaytyn Mjsrasi have all been with the comr pariy for over 20 years -- "You can’t put a price tag on it: : develop with grocers over two entirenched in Logan a piece of these guys wood’and ishiny goldcan’t com- -' decays of service that interaction ip as well as the friendships made Cache Valley" said Hansen and 'pare to memories ' between employees over the yCars mentioned customers who make : He’s watched construction of a ' ' new store when Albertson’s keeps Misrasi at work as she ricars ' specific requests for fruits and Veg' ' ? Medra-etables to manager Chuck her 25th anniversary : moved from a circarl960 building no or trust Stcvb Denlori a meat “It's all a comfort zone' said the: across the parking lot to the cur-- ' ' ' 28 for woman who spent 24 years' is a will the cutter Tent 2000isquare-foo- t years larger past front-en: d' deliver the perfect Cut of meat home in 1990 He’s organized new By David Nelson manager between the staff writer ‘That’s our groupies we call and Logan Albert? at the Logan location Brigham City departments " ' son's locations befonsteppingZ ' like the pharmacy service deli and them”said Denton back to a checker positron this fall Denton and Medrano a Asked about his years as store butcher block And he saw the staff director of the Albertson’s grocery : increase frtnji35 people when he -' Albertson's veteran larighed at the “They become pail of your Jile ' ’ ' maninside Joined Kevin Hansen pulls a small card-boar- d “v tooVer80 began by bakery really” joke employees today 1 Y One a part of 3 has his been Kevin Albertson's Allen and he box out from under aii hasn't years seep ager change thing ' at the Logan store Kaylyn Misrasi number of thiose ' j- - is a significant many lives as well said Hansen orange couch in his office thru Workers who can boast of longevi- - who cofnmutes from Bear River c who remembershiring bag btiys ovcrlooks the grocery floori Dig-' mid-1- ' and with the that have Hansen wwkers crew man in his remain tti those it to the records'similar freight company City ging through ty moved through company tanks to after 24 years' and Wendell Waters 50s with Tight blond hmrpWted to' has been awarded for ' Albertson high-levin 's worked after who anotiier learn has know one to “You one side removes plaque positions at the 47 stores in the comment for Utah 22 bakeries what in effort or a team commemorate that years stayed in ttown io pur-- : ‘ (it) you compagets plaque like law and niedi- about years of customer service sue professions accomplish” said HaAsen of the ny honors and milestones from his ' ' : ': cine have' in the of that include business 36 years with Albertson’s core group employees grocery experience ' ' 'after sueari Even thie 20 audience: met over director Albertson’s as been store 28 th(sc with watching appreciative years ing " “It’s a real unique situation 'said cess stories Hansen hasn't been that make him the longest tenured ' years “It's certainly helped the Hansen of the remarkable longevi- store be as successful as it’s tempted tp makea similafchange director in the stated ' “When you've been with the Later gathered with the group ?f tyihat extends each day at the He doesn't dwell on the awards long-tim- e because after the years he's spent company so 6ng you hale to jest supermarket qri 400 Nprth in employees near the " new waters You develop a IbyaL' entrance ofthcLtogan store he Logan earning those plaques' at stores Denton the for Staff the veteran Clearfield their from Roy to Ogden to Although joked aboqt piraised tysaid Hansen “My bldoil flows' :V blue contributions during his tenure ' arid Bountiful before becoming relationship that customers' can £ rOCv? ry' - ‘ 25-ye- iir ' In - - know-everybod- store boasts veteran staff : y J X - - : el brief V ' - ' k v Woman’s remains fourid after blast ‘ salt Lake city (APj — bn” 86-ye- - Old Man Winter ry am' : - -- '" ! Investigators believed an old woman suffocated after natural : ' gas filled her house which was lev- eled and burned in an explosion ' Reva Moriey’s body was found in the rubble Of her house after the explosion early Saturday The gas V house later filled her one-stofueed an explosion that leveled the structure just after 2 “More than likely she didn’t suffer” said Salt Lake County Fire CapLjay Ziolkowski said ' the blast The force of Saturday shattered windows at five surround- ing homes and flung debris through- -' out die neighborhood Fire crews could see the flames shooting skyward from two blocks away Ziolkowski said Fire crews were in vestigating how the natural gas leak occurred and what sparked the explosion :Ziolkowski said : Edltor’s note Each week The: Herald Journal republishes articles that ran hi the newspaper 25 50 75 or 100 years ago Today's Utah TheriT is from 25 years aga Spoiling and grammar wasoriginalty appear jri the storyastt ' 'written' ' attacks vaNey with cold temps County makes budget changes The Cache Ciginty Commission southeast Idaho portion Winter last-minu- recreationists are expected to be out in force internal juggling that was necessary in order to take care of some deficits and surpluses in several depart- - te - - - this weekend agreed Thursday squeezed in one last meeting vfof 1978 in order to make some adjustments to the county's 1978 budget: ' According to Deputy County Assessor Tamra Stones the commis- sion approved a resolution to redis- tribute $7700 in county funds in' order to balance the budgets in sey-ercounty departments “There was no change made in the ” budget total for 1978 Ms Stones explained ’This was just some last-minu- te ' Fire does damage at hospital Near record cold expected ' The stillness of winter will be Damage was estimated at $150 a fire Thursday at Logan punctuated this holiday weekend following near record cold possibly a few Hospital According to a fire department report firefighters extin- more snow flurries and partly cloudy y guished a Fire at about 3:30 pm f skips Predicted lows for Cache V which started when a curtain in a above 5 the in between range south to as much as 20 below in the hospital room caught fireVal-le- - al ritents” ' Among the allocations approved by the commission was a $4300 increase for salaries and fringe bene? fits in the sheriff's department bud-- -' get Ms Stories :said the increase was necessary because of vacation pay diie two deputies who are resigning from the sheriff's office arid also for' vacation pay due Sheriff Darius Carter who also leaves the sheriff’s -' 'office Jan 1 : ' r t‘ |