Show n' I ft r fU ’AV A ' ': is1: l‘ ' ' -- r ‘ ' : " 'J ' ' V X V ' w’ V j 4 X--' m i ' ' ' A y os' '' ' '' ' ' V - OZ- Tuesday' J December 30 2003 4 A3 local state and regionaf: news In brief Smithfield -6- ask that hydrants be clear Officials t i Smithfield Fire and Rescue is ask-in- g all residents with fire hydrants on their property to clear them of know following each winter storm v v This includes natural snowfall and- - 0 T snow piled in front of hydrants by j ' 0 snow removal efforts Hydrants V should beseen from the roads and ‘J r' there should be enough room to -7 walk around diem v :' -- 0 : 6 we did for November! Jensen said ages and 85 inches of snow which v ? “November was was 37 percent of the normal aver- good for snow But V ura’iw still'fifF a littla lMf fnp tiMnin! age Most of October’s precipitation ' Cache Valley isn’t oiif of the v Qv was in the form of rain drought yet but precipitation totals "f''’’ ‘Jctober was not good” Jensen said “We got some rain early on so v and a recent dousing ofsnow are ' that helped soil moisture” v'-- ' 'j j' very encouraging and J November was much better j According to Don Jensen a retired state climatologist at the Utah Cli- - ’ f November received ii5 inches of - V- cent of the monthly average Decern- - : x i' : v v nnn ' J : S v precipitation or 90 percent of the 7 mate Center October was below her averages 163 inches of snow 7 wireo ciimarowgisi for the month and 7 "We’re doing OK” Jensen raid i xiyT:’ ' average but November and Decern' — “It‘s on its way up anid looks good It her were very good as far as precipi-- x 92 inches of snow whiclj was 122 V ' : r - r tation totals i i' said A recent snowstorm dropped up looks like we' re going to start on the i & percent above the 7S inches the r' J' X' 1' s7 to 16 inches of snow in most parts of right foot iii January as well We’ve ' month normally averages 90 inches of ' ' December Cache 'Valley''1has fared very well in X V ' precipitation or 48 percent of fee both precipitation and snowfall he “We got a little bit more snow than '!'' v'- Se WATER on A6 rXX"' aver-' ' ' inches month 187 fee usually ' V f j ' ' : ge -- ? T“ - rvtohM-nvwiVm- f - : X'-- - Utah J - Valley business Stephenson blasts new education plan SALT LAKIi CITY (AP) — State Sen Howard Stephenson president of the Utah Taxpayers Association v' : says there’s little chance Republicans:' would support Gov neWalke v for another tepn because of her pn posed boost in education funding Stephenson thinks Walker has no v plans to run for a full term and is ' ' using her budget so she will be known as the education governor “A jtovemor who’s going to stick ) wouldn’t be doing this” the ' ' 'can said budget is irresponsible and : if is something that Would break the OYbank” Stephenson said “She’s set' “ to resume y - V-- i ’ CrV 'fJ Walker's spokeswoman Amanda Covington said the govemor s remains firm on her budget priori- A ties: education keeping the state's V V' baud rating safe and creating struc- tural balance in the budget '£$ a I mn r ! A X' f' V'1?' 'fx:' O' it ij r ' 'm' 'Bin ) 's j- 'v: v : 5 V' v li y : v v : xv!’' caseif a conviction is deiedAx 'V 'vi' 4-- X ' i :‘Judge Clint S Judkins made a :7 similar ruling ' ‘X v XX'-:: Nidsen’S attorneys were ' hoping the trial would be postTX'": boned' while fee Utah Subreme' : 7 ' Court decided whether taped X x 1: jailhouse interviews made flfnt StevensHerakt Journal between Nielsen and Cache' iftermore thahr X 'Countv Sheriff s investieatcii ' :' yA ft '' ':- 'r ' - ' 7 X Vy -- :- ) : v - groups ' smaller teams' We neve a lot more teaim out there working to visit these individual locations Divide and edn-' querso tO speak” Hansen said n' There were about 45 crews working to restore the out- - X ages that were widespread but spot- tywith sometimes just one outage': in a neighborhood Salt Lake City’s yearly average is 1638 inches ioftprecipitation As of Sunday nighti the city had received 1577 inches compared with last year's total pf 1006 5 z' ' 4' I i though- tptlie outagesquickert'yj respond ‘We’ve split our up into V - ' high winds caused somc additional outages Hansen’ said smaller two-person crews have beeii able to : xiZ'j : ie rv the comes only two iiThe “ weeks ruling after 1st District Court fit i ’ ''j C°urt denied a defense motion x il7 to stay the trial but allowed ' them the opportunity toppeaI ‘74 " -- 2300 customers The Utah Supreme Court rilled last week that the mur- - X der trial of Cody Lynn Nielsen will proceed despite the fact ' that fee court is still reviewing : an appeal as io whether certain J' the Utah Supreme s morning about " J iv- -' SALT LAKE CITY (AP) j About 2300Utah Power customers 7 r were without power Monday but Utah Power ofTicialssaid most : " Vwouldhave their power restored by ' ' 'day's end'v-ome residents were in the dark Vfor three daya as a result of ast’::' 'M weed’s snowstorm J : V V' Ci-Tlistorm which dropped up id 4 : feet uf snow in some areas caused : outages for about 70000 Utah J werewithckit power and v- - O ' 'i-- a --V -- Over 2000 Utahns still without power Power custofnerssome for just minutes while some others Mve'‘' 1 been without power since Friday ’'£ o il!r UP&L spokesman Kimball ' Hansen said Uiat as of Monday v ' " ' f y V: ' By Jason' Bergroen staff writer Laisensaid "They ’re going toput Highway91 to four lanes from' Larsen said hemayslillfixa few two-perso- : Avalanche survivor remembers panic — PROVO (AP) JD Settle remembers the planic he felt aftef being buried by an avalanche then the joy of digging himself free only : to be sent tumbling by another Wave 'of snow that left him buried up to:-':his neck V:“What it looked like when comes off that horn isjust pure :V : j DRAPER (AP) — Investigators said high winds may y white coming at you fhere’s nothr a role in the weekend crash of a motor 7 f v ' have ing but white” said Settle who lost 7 home played several members of a Washington state killed feat three friends who were sno wboard-family ing wife him in the backcountiy df : The father who was driving and four children were northern Utah ' killed instantly Sunday when fee vehicle went Off Inter- One of the three bodies was-state 15 in Draper ibufe of Salt Lake qty The family’s recovered Sunday night but fee remained other someburied mother died later Sunday in a hospital of her injuries two j1 ‘wherein fee snow of Provo : Utah Highway Patrol spokesman Chris Kramer said Four other children survived the crash but oiie of Canyon The search was called off A ' for Monday andTuesday afier 10 them was in critical condition Monday at Primary Chil inches of snow fell on the!canyon drcn’s Medical Center in Salt Lake Qty Kramer said " Monday The search may resume : The family is from West Richland Wash i: Wednesday though anodier storm The dead were identified as the father Mark Mattila X and its expected heavy snowfall his wife Margerieandchildmi Max Mattila 7 Katie could thwait the effort at 11000- - ' Manila 6 Marci Mattila 4 and Adam Mattila 5 months foot Elk’s Peak where four succesEmergency personnel work at the site of a x sive avalanches trapped the Sunday along Interstate 15 in Draper Five of ' See CRASiH onA6 vehide were killed snowboarders winds may have played role in deadl -- -- tr court during Timpke’s sen- -' tencing on felony theifk and H igh ? ' J t t : : - : 1 f V r Randall EricTimpke'wiere 7 V ' ahested in July when Cache ' Sheriff’s 4 investigators County ! found fee Miistaiigt' several ': '4 ' V : classic motorcycles and thou:-4‘-"' sands of dollars fif :'X 5 property in Smithfield "' The woman told 1st District Court judge Clint S Judkins ' XX: v feat investigators Were only : 4:i able to recover a door the trunk and a few personal items ‘ '' ' - from what used to be her car She said items belonging to VV her grandmother and a camera V motor home crash it‘ Y APphoto ‘ 1 believe he should do some hard prisonUme motor home accident ' 10 people ridinfl in the ' fee ' See PRISCW on A6 ? 7 |