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Show 108th Year .September 21, 2000 -- ' 500 Price, Utah No: 76 f. ... North Helper; By RICHARD SHAW Staff reporter;' ; t Helper officials . countys . economy and way . life. Their stay to ;of : : Carbon county Senator Joe Hull and wife Sandra were . eluded day long tours as well as a; : public input : rand comment ... Annually legis-ilators retreat toiif-;ferent locations in ' 1 ' 7 meeting; addressed the results of ij; i . . ! project ; This option Impacts existing rest-- ;, denoes and buildings the least compared to the other qppona, added Jacobs. According to Jacobs and Rachel, f McQufllen, a second project engineer, one-- ?J.r s : v ; ;datotbetoureaiidmeetiiigsnet tour included siops at well beads, pump imd compressor Nup to acquaint the legislators to slice Cartxm of avarfed County stations;. There were many life and economy the group was questions faskedty the legtsto-tor- s about the future of tUS divided to haff The legislative 7 In Carbon and Emery Vs agenda included: ' 'Sally Mauro Elementary., oountles.-'''..... . : . bust-ness- . first-han- i dtt Street.-- ; , . ri ' r will generate'. 'V 'The wetland concerns near the Price River, which win require an environ men- before construction can I tal assessment ' 7 V..7 ;; begin. .yU: The council asked some questions j ; about the other options and why the alteiM i: ' i: S Continued on page 2A J j I . t . . . sentenced to Fry .t , isix months in jail 7: 1" rural health care; Frandsen . talked about the hospitals $5 million eaqumskm and the variety of services offered by their 7 . SO plus physicians and different departments. Jensen discussed : the rural health care given. through the East Caibon fadl--; Ity where there are 30 plus em-- 7 V- ' A i .1 ;;ByIYNNDAJOHNSON Su n Advocate editor . - w i t 'Tbe 7th District Court has ordered Tcrry Ladon Fry to Berve six months to jail 7' . 7 in connection with the felony receiving sto-km property case filed against toe former Price businessman. v. 7 7,y : .'7 ...... ' The OOyearokl defendant appeared at .;iployee8 offeringavariefy of priH. the seuttmdng phase to the third degree care, mostly. ; mary and felony level criminal complaint on Sept 18. to those who qualify for medt--; three members of the visiting legislature inspect ttys material and seams used to seal fee bottom of the collection cells at Presiding over Monday's criminal pro-care and medipaid and are not ECDC during a visit bn Tuesday, iepslatora Commented this was a valuable visit as they wiH know about fee technology 7 coediftg, Judge Bryce K-- Bryner sentenced insured. '7 used when approached by other companies wanting to operate like mdusby in fee state. .. the former Price businessman to an todo- - :i , term to the Utah State terminate ' .? . Prison, ; . The district court later stayed toe ex- t ecuilon of the indeterminate tocaroeratiqn A period and placed Fry on formal probation under the direction of the Utah Department ' ;. of Corrections for 36 months. .. j As conditions for formal supervision, f Judge Bryper sentenced the defendant to ) six months to the Carbon County Jail and 7 toe former Price businessman instructed t to with all specifications outlined 7 I comply at work toe Star Point facility v time caused by the uncertainty sustained level of readings indi- Japan has a contributing voice said Mike Rounds, corporate surrounding Willow Creek's fu-- cating that gas levels are going in the company, said toe Plateau 7 to the department of corrections' proba-tionaagreement tore: ) In the right direction, comrepresentative. spokesman. In addition, the district court directed If salaried employees are beThe action does terminate mented Rounds. Dmitrich said toe final deciFry to Voluntarily report to the Carbon J ing trained for recovery pur- - toe. employment of hourly em-- . Dmitrich said he could hot sion lies with the mine opera-. coihI County Sheriff's Office by 0 ajn. on Sept of am Willow toe unaware and the answer should of toe of is the mine tors, but reentry poses, it, ployees, question why " 25 to oommence serving the mented Rounds. Creek facility reopen, high se- decision of whether or not to Impossible without MSHA jafl 7 i , 7,'..ap ' ' . term."' : James F. tore-turu reenter toe mine is taking so provaL Roberts,. President niority minero choosing would do so as new hires, long. Rounds, too, found the of Platesn Mining Corpmations In a previous interview, I The usual and 'ordinary requirements 7 r RAG Dmitrich confirmed. Coal American difficult to parent address, Rodney Brawny MSHA accident ; for maintaining eligibility for continued question formal i probation specify that convicted : .No determination has been saying onty that the decision In- investigator operating out of too Company noted. 'This action is not the result of a final decision made as to when, and if, the volves a complex set of facts, as West Virginia office, stated that t criminal offenders shall violate no laws daring toe designated formal supervision to dose the mine, ltmeretyro WQtow Creek Mine can be reen. . Wpjf as steps that he wwld nnt the decision to continue operar fleets a desire to do what is best tered. Plateau Mining CorporaInvolve which but of tlon a fire mine following a clearly define, On Jute 27, Fry waived the right to trial for the employees to the short tion is currently monitoring the the abnosphere of the mine and rests with the mine operator, not 7 and. pursuant to a negotiated disposition 7 term. He added, the average mine 'atmosphere remotely to the safety conditions of toe em- the federal agency: : '' the former Price business- - ; arrangement, of service for employees determine conditions in the ployees. , . While toe future of the mine years man entered a no contest plea in an at this mine is considerable and mine and continues to cooper- 7 remains to limbo, the hourty emamended criminal information. ; It is also unclear with whom we must do everything reason- -' ate with the Mine Safety and ployees Who once woriced WH- -. de- - ; The amended accustri the g cotnpiainl able to help them through tola Health Administration to toe final decision lies. Rounds low Creek now know that they, fendant of knowingly accepting stolen ; time of uncertainty. identithe incident Indicated that although unsure, will be starting over, many of property valued from $1,000 to $5,000, a i Dmitrich said this action is fying possibilities for reentering of the answer, he would think them after 20 plus years of ser- -' not a ploy o v. that decision is joint one vlceto a single company, regant ; third degree felony offense.. The. court ; Company to thimine. 7 ' .document identified the CoHeg fEa?-tm-' .7-- ' toe "Indications break are tost the fire between RAG top management less of when adedsion is miAi, seniority roster, but affegod-nctiutca mrthe .r- ciimiitaf in the t Is MSHATRAGTs nru-baout and Wfaffmakiagthfe s . way fohefp employees dedsinn, Ontety Coni nued onpajg 2A through the financially difficult been flooded. There has been a company though Mitsubishi of . that decision involves. . . mid-lev- el . . . . . ar v announces - V;By JACKIE ANDERSON S Staff reporter iy . Pl&te&u Mining Corporation offkdnls met with hourly employ-- ;f ees Wednesday morning to an- -. nounce a status change which is designed to provide economic to workers during the cur, help rent period of nncertainty about .the mines future, said Willow ...Creek public relations - ; 1 are being severed under 1 r current severance ; Operations at the underground facility ceased after a July 31 fire and explosion that resulted In the sealing of the ' mine poriSls and subsequent . pajTheck for their redamation - . . inves-tig&lin- - te - rers Thefon-afisecGohha- . Vi f- -i ? - by-th- . six-mon- th -- Previously laid off employees plan. ; . : represen-tative-MikeDmitri- 1 7 . The noise a new four lane expressway , U--rect- f ; . - 23-fo- ot CEUProflistorlcMuBeum. Legislators came away better. funding and npdowtiyiiting museum. of the operations Don Burgs and others, were available to answer ques.' tions. - ; Rural health care presen-- . tation from hospital and the . community health clinic. Jeff . Fr&ndsen and Yvonne Jensen , presented Information about V : ' es ry The group toured the school to see first hand the implementation of a new reading program and how technology is being used in the schools. ' 'Hcer Mato Street The leg 'islators walked Helper Main the Street to see and historic renova-- . tfen that has taken place to attract artists, tourism and new business to thedty The tour tor eluded a visit to the Mining and Railroad Museum as well as a tour of the Rio Theater. 'Carbon economk: overview Carbon County economic development director Defynn Fielding described the uniqueness of Carbon Countys economic forecast and dismissed legislation . that would be proposed to Janu-- ,' to reloto businesses aiy. help cate to rural settings through tax credits far new employees. He compared sagging rural :- v . - ; t : there are other, requests for similar businesses to be located in the state. A new cell is under construction, and ECDC officials answered many questions about the liningof clay and plastics that surround the cells.' They discussed environmental concerns as. well as how. the in duBtiy helps. with local econo-'- ; . jv f v'ECDC. Legislators were In- -, teres ted fe the ECDC visit as see first hand life and working Whsatch Front and presented conditions inthe area. : "I see that you survived your what solutions to encourage 6 at 'growth. here 'trip way Highway by ' CEU campus tour. The and we welcome you here, ; ; stated Representative Brad group visited several of the on an in buildings on campUB and came open gathering King was made The Sway with a better understandTuesday group : . .up of legislators, 'spouses and ing of the size and needs of the " ' v .Istalt" college. Coal bed methane tone The ' business one residence, four outbuildings : r and part of the Helper river parkway wfil . and new its j overpass f be the vtctimsof the approaches. The business In question was identified as Fbssaf Drlve-to- ; No matter what we do, Fbssats Is just to close not to be impacted," indicated ; Jacobs. "There Is also some discussion L about the changes at Martin's crossing and vide necessary .sendees in that mfes, how it wiU affect Workmen's Markets busk : 'Carbon Health Clinic in area:- - Legislators were im':'xness.:" ;V ;: East Carbon, Yvonne JenSen pressed with thejevel of dedicato improve. be done Some should work discussed the needs of the tion and sincere service avail- -, Moth toe Those j North and road. frontage ' people who come to thei dinfe. able &t the clinic. listed as are within our project, options T Ridge Road Industrial IYuk, She stated that the clinic has . jpointod out toe engineering consultant been In East Carbon for the past Legislators drove part the to and the Jacobs . McQulllen, According f,: allocated along Ridge 50 years and several times it ad- - most closed. They formed a Road. They learned about the f design Issues that, will need to be dressed inctudev board, and through the help of new water line being Insttffled f 'Pedestrian access. ' federal end some state funds and the mixture of lands owned The impact to buildings. . f 71. , "I Continued oh page 2A they bave remainedcqjen to pro- -' over past '7 'The visualMpatds a will have on residences, especially on Gan-- 4 mote Democrats. economies with those along the 7 5 .education is to elect to-to- - li ' ;l v mote funding into Brad King and Mike Senator. 7Dmltrich invited : ' the legislators Carbon and ; . 'Emery counties. :They commented. that this would be !! an opportunity to let the lawmakers -- . i- - - eighth graders for 31 years in the Weber School District HuB said the way to funnel ; 'representative - jp . Tuesday. Sen. HuN is . in his last year of teaching before 0 retirement He has. taught German to Utah to become 7; better acquainted i ; with the areas " needs. This year, : U : Oementay school e townmeetlngtore-;teetv- ; v.' f, the dtys plannlng committee on the North J ; Helpw interchange of U.S; Highway 6. The results were presented to the coun- on a scriesof large charts, which rep- presented the options the committee mem- - ; here had considered-- The largest Chart represented the alternative the panel had ,. selected. This .to thebest option because Jtpnv pvidea the mod for the doHars and keeps us 'Within our $12 million budget, ex- - 7 plained RobertJacobs of Stanley Consult-- 7 ants, an engineering firm working on the f ; : among members of the stats legislaturato visit Sally Maura in- -' ;f: Hi council During the Sept. 7. . : plans reviewed Over 70 mem-,be- rs of the state . legislature visited '! Carbon County on 7 Tuesday in an ef-fort to bepoine bet- -: f ter informed about the Cross country teamcompetBs, page 6A ... r- - . M .... .' .''f.-.'.f-Vv' r |