Show CSSTAVi A10 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday December 30 2003 inksl ITooKlon i nejotiVveathe GintoJ I Utah outlook 1 ACCUWeatherxom IowcmI lor daytime conditions hioftflow National tonporaturos indcsto Providence Cache Valley outlook Forecast tar Tuesday 'r TienperatuiBS Mondays high and ovemitf low to 8 pm Eastern Time Lo PrcOdk sno 13 26 Anchorage Austin 60 43 dr IwwiIuim WEDNESDAY TODAY EXTENDED a 60 percent Mostly cloudy wHh a SO percent chance of snowL Accumulation chance of snow' Highs in the upper MosMydoudywtti ! 1- -2 i ncne6gnBr The upper 20s lows near 10 Boston CaBoer 20s Southwest V winds 10-2-0 mph Lows near 10! MosSy doudyweh highs in the upper 20s and lows near 15-2-0 There is an increasing chanos ofsnowthroujyvf out the week The Utah Department Quality Issues daily advtootiss to reduce airpoMution levels from burning wood in stoves or firepiacee Green means conditions are "satisfactory’ yellow means ': txrni if necessary and red means to “avoid’ Today advisory for Cache VaHey ja GREEN Local tonporaturos £SL Hi' Logan '29 KVNU!'- 31 21 17" 29 Smithfield 29 21 ' !l5 '" Sunrise: 7:53 am m '23 '4 " 31 Mendon Logan Peak 14 First quarter moon occurs at 3:03 Visibility: 2 miles ' moon! tonight ' Detroit i rtSQStalT Greet Fats " Honolulu1 4 cdy: 54 cdy cdy 04 cdy 51 m - dr 52 cdy vm 41 78 ody 53 Portend Maine 52 ’ dr Bryce Canyon Canyon lands dr : 78 r67 56 47 47 32 58’ cdy 32 37 29 27 cdy ' HeberOty 21 t 3 -- a : 005 004 000 f 052 20 ’018 7 16 t'-01- 13 19 20 3 006 018 051 12 013 27: 000 23 000? 37 21 31 000 013 22 ' 8 :4t Boise m ' Evanston -- 12 39 33 33 35 19 27 39 39 Vendover ZionNP m- poy m PTC 4: 059 31 Layton Moab Nephl Ogden Salt Lake City Snowbird Spanish Fork George m Lo HI 20 17 21 33 28 Alta Brian Head cdy i '5 31 14 41" mrerauiwv New York City 55 Oklahoma City 51 the Associated Press "f The AccuWeathsrom forecast tor noon Tuesday Dec 30 i i r r TW'jri: rm esa rsa - : Skies were partly to mostly sunny across the Northeast and Southeast Mostly sunny skies spread across the Plains Scattered light snow was reported in the upper Midwest ? In the Westr a storm system brought moderate to heavy rain to northern California and western Oregon and heavy snow to higher elevations Snow also blanketed the mountains of Idaho Montana arid Utah Accumulations ranged to more than a foot Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Monday ranged from a morning low of minus 1 6 degrees in Jordan Mont to a midday high of 79 in West Palm Beach Fla 7 -- Mam due south at sunset Please notice that it (quadrature) is occurring at the same place as the first quarter mist Denver cdy m cdy From flho nows wire Sm Tonight Neptune is only 19 degrees to the north of Venus Mars is at eastern quadrature tonight placing minimal) Moan first quarter Pro m ' Conditlonetight snow : Lo Up above Humidity: 100 percent 1 m By Sunset: 5:04 pm: UV Index: Hi- (75") Almanac Ctacbmall Wlmington DeL54 hack-count-ry WeiisviHe : 41 42 57 Chicago ' AvsisrKwsrninosxWndsd Rating: Conditions: natural and humsn triggered avalanches (My In the tniveian urged to stay oil el stsap atop wwwavalanciieorg -- City m 17 " Preston Prc 02 Lo Avalanche danger HIGH 46 NC65 Houston Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Beach Air pollution advisory of Environmental 42 213 Chariotte ' 24 36 16 30 36 45 15 SB m m ody 25 43 30 33 25 58 39 60 San Diego : ? 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'ED d E3T v C3-E3'- Iw ' tmmf Hits: K COnOr CtaOr CacheValleyJorecast provided bv National WeatherServiceFSUp Above1 feature' provided bv Astro Data u he has r Andersen said received calls from people as faraway as Ogden end Salt Lake City seeking certain ' “It’S difficult tO Continued from A 1 models of snow Mowers In have to tell cus addition to new machines Perkes said sales are at their there’s been a surge in demand vye-v' ' - fastest for parts some of which are pace in six years ! have don’t have anything numbers unavailable he said : “Definitely “It’s difficult to have to tell been good with this big v venting people inoutlying to offer areas from shopping Pack stonn“ he said “Gu back ' : customers But we don’t have ' ' about as long as Utah has been'1 offer them” said there was a lull in bysj-aai- ft to he anything ' in a drought and that's how “We didn’t have a Crystal ness on Friday when the storm '1 balL so we cotilffiT iBemerr fifiSlTiiL but more long snow blower1 sales have said sold out ' he ' ' Home 7 Depot braved the weather oh Satur- been in a drought" hekvy snowstorms) coming ' - Like Andersen of the machines on Friday Perkes said biit wiE're glad for it” y 'v J:dayy - : and “I out ' in 0 ! : ' completely a -: unable restock beiieficia-e to be had lie will Other commercial “Actually pretty ! unfortunately so is everypne - ries of the recent storms ' good week even with the this year ' -V and the consumer is kiiul When I'm gone I’m gone" include snow removal cantfacr ' storm'! Pack said “I think ‘ of left hanging" Edelman there’s a fine line thatdivides he said tors and ski resorts y ' : sa'd- when it helps and when it '? Gus Allen store manager at Brandon Blanchard owner ‘ Both Edelman and Iprtco s : doesn’t help” Time Rental Sales & Service Andersen said natural disiBters V in Ugan said he sold about Other local retailerssaid Such 'hurricanes ion the 'this weekend’s weather fell ! 15 new and ysed snow blow- -' ' into the latter category:-Johers dyer the weekend and has : East Coast and fires on the contributed to 1 ' Coast i full throttle since the Coppin coowner qf Orpin’s : only a few smaller models hig storm the luck of snow blowers prtH Lit Hallmark in downtown 'remaining-- ' ' duccd by manufacturers this ti snow' sold We've Logan said he noticed a every big ' ! : v becaui " : ww marked decrea from last blower we had in stock he for' nsed thedemand tomeet V of number in said "It’sheen a pretty good postyear the generators Edelman and Christmas shoppers To com- year for us so far It's above J v saidthey received pound matters the Coppiii’s : average ' ' v all the machines ': they initially increased additioii to In y jn concrete and excavation dur--' store in Ogden was without the and : ordered f v Frihavehours on three surprising for said Warmer months entered :salesAllen people power jng ! weather caught them on al business last day morning: been rushing To rent blowers the - and olher snow removal equip-- '' guard y “Even here in Logan where winler which Blanchard called Of the number said Andersen we did hhve'power there was such hackhoes as and! inent !twetty dismal"--T- : snow blowers Ipaco orders effect from a clear “skidsters'' “We’ve already pushed four each is based on a times as much dollar-wis- e than the snowstorm” Coppin said “They’ ve heeii Nmked since 'three-yea- wintersales f average the day it started snowing” he’ v we did last year ‘’he said Despite the which was low this year ! lull : said of his store's rental Ski Mountain Beaver yy though Coppin said holiofthe ongoing 'machihes:y-becausResort meanwhileis reaping day sales were good overall He said one reason for the Even larger retailers report- - ! the benefits of 20 inchesof! V : ' o s tough to try to predict lack of customers this week- -' fresh snow that was deposited ed snow blow ef shortages ill the maritel fcr snow blowers ' end may have been the fact ' the wake of the weekend v on slopes over the weekend ' ! he said Mother Nature plays - storm:-Athat Coppin’s didn’t have very assistant manager at “The crowds have been tricks on you! Two weeks ago t: much merchandise left said Cindy Allen a said the store had good” 1 was wondering what I was ' “We’ve been very pleased blowers snow a resort’s the in Logan : just atuplcof secretary ' going to do next It changes with how the holiday season ' left on Monday and Dana “We’ office ve hadrcally busy ' ' has gone” he said “Unfortu- overnight" iujclniun store manager at days every day” Blow tomersthat them" peofe'Tc I yV : - - snow-remov- : not-as-bu- sy : : as : - Wal-Mar- The disease takes four to seven years td incubate ' "Most of the cattle we eal are : slaughtered well before they could have it in those tissues ” anyway Bagley said ' US investigators have traced the cow back to Alberta Cana- da where !a single cow tested' 'positive for triad cow last May Meat frwn the infected ani- nial may have reached retail ' stores in Alaska Hawaii Idaho' Montana and Guam in addition : to Washington Oregon Cali-fomia arid Nevada Continued from A1 ' ’ ' Investigators said Monday the infected cow was bom in April 1W7 Bagley said the age of the infected aiw is important because it predates a US' bah on feed containing animal parts-- ' which farinas used to fatten ' cattle The infected cow was bom three months before the ban which began in August ofr ' " i BnM TUnaUp i Altonwlbn ' As a precautioQ federal offi- cialshavC recalled 10000 ' pounds of meat from the cow and 19 others processed at a plant in Moses Lake Wash! Several western supermarket chains includingAIbertsoo’s and Fred Meyer have Voluntari-'ly-remov- die affected distributors Bagley said the discover of mad cow hill likely inetoi cows over 30 months will receive extra senifiny before they enter the food chain and even tighter procedurcs'for tracking beef Cooling SyatMii OH Swvtca - 5 “no-braine- - : - ' Jrom all oj tu - of the other in our case” he said “We V made up for it by selling a ' !v year’s worth of snow blowers in one day” "' -- If You Can Read This Help Someone Who Can’t Bridgeriand Literacy 716-914- 1 !' v msrdfsssnmr Join us New Year’s Eve for ' PROIE RIB or BAKED SALMON plus extm Chefs Specials and of course GiaV nomdexpaiitledrnenu ' New Year’s Eue Dimer 4d00 pm 'New Ycan Day '( Brunch " slaughtered at 12 to 16 months Bagfey said Most U5 slaugh- tethouses like EA: Miller in Hyrum don’t process cows that are any older than 30 months g State Safety Inspection : : atJ Breakfast a majority of beef cows are ‘ 'weather c:- “One took' ciue !0i00am-2dX)pm ” - v S' j ! U5 beef is safe because ‘There’s nothing to panic r about or he overly reactive about” Bagley said "Oar products are still very safe: But we V Still need to certainly pursue it put the money we need info testing and identifying so we can trace animals" TniwnMoM '' S : - ed beefproducts fiom ' er the store’s daily delivery of merchandise from a ware- - !': house in Spanish Fork was unable to get through WellsviHe Canyon on Mon- day “If that had been before !' Christmas I would probably be pulling my hair out” he '' said Meanwhile Cracker Barrel in Paradise was closed on Fri- daybecause employees could-- y n’t get to work according to Alan Stock owner of the restaurant Fortunately road conditions would have limited the number of customers any- v sway he said' “Being the day that it was it hurt us” probably didn’t ' ' Stock said ' Dana Edelman manager of Home Depet in Logan said an increase in sales of snow- -' related items offset an overall : dropoff resulting from the ‘ the ' cow- : - 1997 The only waymadcowdis- ease can be spread is if feed J containing infected tissue was ground tqi and fed tt another ! niately the last few days have been kind of rotten” v Mark Fjeldsted store man-agat the Sportsman in ' downtown Logan said it’s a ' ' r” that snow y increases sales by keeping shoppers in the valley “Everybody knows that” he said “That’s old news ” Fjeldsted said the Sportsman benefited doubly from the weather because the store " mfisimowHPeiated clodiing and gear “We want this weather” hr Said “It’s'been great for us” V Scott Hansen generalman- Cache the of Valley Mall ager said that of the nine store managers he polled on Mon- - ! day all but one reported that sales wefe up this month from December of last year He said estimated increases ranged from I to 1 5 percent That’s particularly siirpriung in light of the fact that the mall is still in the midst of an expansion ' and part of the front parking lot is blocked off due to con- ' Struction ' “Considering thatwe’re really happy with the sales 1iere”'hesaid""-- : Hansen said none of the 'store managers he talked to" ! felt the snow hurt business ' ' this weekend! 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