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Show A.' f y. ' Thursday s.-u-zy- . :; :i December 7, 2000 " tf ' cr.,., v O - Tjiy J 108th Year -- No; 98 .w s ssrxf, t. r J .:. 50 Wee, Utah Oink presented tor energy workers,? K. Jr- - m 11 A? A fe.1 - 4 ;.-- I .'.. ' i By LYNNDA JOHNSON , Sun Advocate editor M . - ecutot ' V'A-- s -- ,JV ' . tSt - 35 . "i' , ' ; ' A v - ?A1 v v cants. By definition, an intoxicant temporarily Impairs or dimin- - ..." teachers throughout Carbon County arid Utah hit the . Price to shop Tuesday. Sheri has mixed feelings about streets with their message of frustration for a Legislature ; the strike. She recognizes the need for increased win hot provide a longterm funding plan for educa- mi for education, but feels some teachers have lost tkm, parents and students took advantage of the day off .. sight of why they are teaching. VWeres husband is a to Christmas shop. Sheri Vetere, her seventh grade daugh- - police officer. They are underpaid, but they cant go on ter Gji and third grade son Blair came from Green ffiver to strike poii out the Green Rhwwonren. v While S' : fund-whi- DUIdrlverB. ch over normal mental and pfrysk Intoxicating substances not only alcoholic bever ages, but certain prescription' : and over-th-e counter medications as well as Qlidt drugs. "Under the states statutory ' scheme, there are two oompo- -' neats invdved in handlinga DUI incident - the criminal mA the in-ch- ide : . : . ; - - The. severity of criminal p. .'., Rulteltien, i Utah Power fa stlfi assessing the dam-- " ' : age to the generator and no estimate, of r:; , jury accident been made. ' Third degree felony level i f-repair thnehas The cause of the incident has yet io be civil domain, pointed out criminal complaints may be filed .: determined, according to Eskelsen. deputy Carbon CountyAttorney against defendants with two or v u and examination of the Disassembly re-DUI more convictions George Harmond during a prior fa generator continuing. The initial assess-mecent interview within a " period. A V showed damage to the generator, but : JACKIE Ah Individuals operating a iN Taxable sales in Carbon down because they haven't Pursuant to the states crimi-extent ' the remains under Investigation, ' in ,.nal codes, investigating officers while nHpi the Influence made any decisions on what County dropped JStalf reporter ' 1 said Eskelsen. ' i i'. to do the of DUI with the September right after an Intaxicaotwlth a child pan drivers lay arrest suspected theyre going ;; one unit The generator, with an output V The owners ,of Willow Creek ' mine," DmltrichsaldLV offs compared with a year ear-- , and book the subjects into jail senger riding In a vehicle face of electricity fa jointly iof430 megawatts ; . . criminal prosecution on a class cool mine in Carbon County laid v.. Willow Creek owners RAG; lifer. By contrast, statewide tax- on related charges. the owned with Utah : r Municipal Power ' off 30 salariedpnployees, bring-In- g American Coal of Maryland able sales increased 8.9 percent County and city attorneys re- A misdemeanor, categoiry ' : ' ; to view ; the total number of layoffs dosed the mine in September, in September; according Utah the incident reports filed by duuge. J to nearly 350 workers since the idling 319 miners.' Tax Commission numbers. the law enforcement agencies, . The minimum penalties .' mine on a first class B DUI caught Ore In late July Speculations that Willow"; . Carbon County unemploy-- , weigh the evidenoe and decide ; The layoff, which occurred Creek will reopen hiring onfy intent rose front 0.4 percent in .whether to prosecute the cases conviction Include a fine of not leaves about 38 workers contract miners are just rumbn' August to 7.7 percent in Septem: Via the criminal justice system. less than S700 plus an addion the job at the mine, indicated said Dmitrlch on mdnesday ber; preliminary estimates from ; Prosecutors consider the '. tional 85 percent monetary asNa flnal decision has been the Utah Department pf Workconcrete nature and legal valid-it- y sessment and two days in the spokesman. Mike .Dmitrlch. ; Those employees continue made future show: of the evidenee before opting . ; county jaflv m force Services the regarding pf A., t. Coal wDl remain the primary fuel for the rA. In a first Dt)I efforts at the Star WDlow Credt The United States - The numbers largely reflect to file formaT crirnat convictIon, the of electricity throughout the generation : Point site as well as a core Unit Mine Safety and Health Assode- - the dosure of the WQkrw Creek courts may exercise statutory T next ' ; 20 v r years." tion continues to investigate the facility although recent iayofb .of accountants, etc. at the .."Effective frhd evidence has ; discretion and authorize a de" to United the States According Energy two '. to of TYafl 60 50 fire killed two basic prongs an alcohol fendant to substitute an adthat Creek site, explained employees in employees at Information Administrations annual fore ' ' Dmitrlch. ; July resulting in the sealing of Mountain mine in Emery County readingexceedingthe legal limit equate number of community cast report, coalproductton fa expected to - : - (Continued on page 2) (Continued onpage 4) of .08 and an impairment bo "Theyre slowly gearing it the underground facility i Increase from an iproxlmate 1.095 billion ' itK tons in 2000 to 1.331 billion tons In 2020. i Almost all the predicted Increase will Carbon7 County of UEAs campaign for long term education funding plan In Utah rally In occur In the electricity sector, where use ' " (Wary Mortshson distriEMitn signstD7' in 2020 1s eqpected to be 1.186 billion tons ' as opposed to the 960 million tons that will y Mis Iso, Carol Maura and lynli Hunt Cartxm County teachers met .; be burned for electricity in 2000. Both production and consumption fore at Washington Park Tuesday morncastsaresUghttyhigherthantheestimatesV ing to gather literature, posters and released In ElA's annual outlook report J signs for their community educa-tio- n v issued last year., .'. effort in support of the state- - economic impact S.By A ' . - , mine 4 . . ; charges ranges from a class B misdemeanor on the first DUI offense filed against an Individual to a third degree felony when an Incident Involves a serious In- -- 2.' . "It Is not Illegal to drink and drive In Utah. But it fa Illegal to exceed the .08 alcohol level and drive," stressed Harinond. cal powers.- . : : A generator at Utah Bowers Hunter plant near Castle Dele f&iled Nov. 24 and will remain off line for an undetermined ; amount of time.; ': ; Aooordlngtoacompany spokesman, the . plants unit one generator tripped at ap-praxlmately 12:40 p.m. on Nov 24. ; The situation occurred while the gen- erator was functlonfog under a full load after operators at the Hunter plant noticed excessive vlbrationsindicated Dave Eskelsen, Utah Power spokesman. - , ' There was no explosion dr Injuries In . " f the inddent ., not ; "The Incident is expected to impact the companys ability to serve tbe electric. requirements of customers, pointed out V suspected DIR motorists. The Impairment factor includes Irregular driving pattern witnessed tty faw enforoe-- . ment personnel, erratic Vehicle acceleration or traveling speeda and the results of field sobriety tests administered to suspected fishes an individual's control Parents, students spend Tuesday break shopping for holidays v ex-- . ; .. c 637-073- Utah Power discusses progress of generator t repair effort aft Hunter i ''' .... Criminal Investigators utilize treme caution before dlmblng ' behind the steering whed of a . motor vehide. . Utahs criminal codes estab- - , lish stiff penalties for driving ' ' under the influence, of intoxi. : standard breath testing and blood drawing procedures to measure the alcohol levels of Carbon County residents who consume alccfad or Ingest medications should exercise .'.tn'-;:4- tor," explained flic county pros-- . ; . A,' V 4 (FiflS Check out the newspapers website at www.sunad.com or cBll ; -- iff id . : nt Bix-ye- ar . I. ve-hic-le . : . -- . . . . ;1 . . ; : . ... .1 , Energy outlook report forecasts expanding (produiion in U.S. . - . - . '' ;, ,. Com-plaint- S. Wtt-A.lo- w , ;V , . , : teachers support : . - . : . M . 1 EIAhasbaseditsforecastonfangenn peryear v through 2020, pointed out the National. . s wwciBacnersuwe. ieacnersoiviaeo. into groups and canvased area U.8. economic growth of 3 percent afakkiu4itila ' f . w. neignDornooas wiui uiqii vnS$aEB ."This is not about teacher's salaries, emphasized Carbon County Education Association President Mining Association, v . ar Janis Blake, "This is about the legislatures failure to develop a long termfimdingplantoUtahschools, Utah teachers insist that if the state can come up with long term funding : , for roads and the Olympics, they can do it for Utah children: The job ac- ur ... tion is an attempt tp draw public at- xennon 10 me pnormes ih me stare s Mcno oTTiciais. im enori wss not ;4 . The EIA projections, If accurate, will . mean that the energy demand In the United States will Increase by almost one-quter from current levels to 127 quadrillion 2 btu, added the mining association. . : Electricity demand is mqected to In- crease at an average annual rate of 1 per cent and average electricity prices are : forecast to decline from 6.7 to 6.0 cents per kilowatt-hodue to increasing competl- -' tion in the electric utility sector and a forecast decline in real coal prices. Despite an Increase in consumption, ; coal is forecast to lose a share of the eleo--, trie market to natural gas over the next 20 : ' ' years. Todays 51 peroent share fa forecast to drop to 44 percent due to electricity re- . structuring that favors less capltal-lntesive natural gas technologies, indicates the . EIAs annual outlook. Nuclear power production also is ex- : irgeiy supponeo Dy iroon oismci teachers with what appeared to be around 60 of the 244 teachers em- aImiiiiI pioyeo oy me uisinci present . V . . n- on . pectedtodedine. In addition, the EIA outlook ; -- been successful In shooting ByJAMES DAVIS :Emery Progress editor 1 ' . . " ' , 4 Public land In Emmy County . ; ;ha8 been a topic widely debated : for years, from the living rooms ; -- residents to the chamber :Aof : rooms of the United States Seh-- ; ate, and still the San Rafael re---; mains a place where no one can ' seem to find a middle ground.' ; Fbr Emery commissioners, ; : preserving the natural beauty of ' ; ;the San R&fael while maintain-- . ring access for everyone to enjoy' has been a long and frustrating . struge. Fbr years, the oommis- -' sioners have tried In vain to get .. .. the San Rafael Conservation .: ; "Legacy Bill passed. Into law yet each time it comes close it has .met with failure. The Southern Utah Wilder 'ness Alliance, a strong and vo- - cal opponent to the bill, has : : R -- - - down the legislation each time it starts to fty Opinions on the San Rafael run deep and even proponents . of its continued use often dfa-agree. Wuious groups who want to maintain access to the San Rafael often find themselves at odds about how to protect it. Concerns over ft being dosed and declared a wilderness area, which most environmental orga-- : nizatlons desire, have risen steadily during the years. . County commissioners, who haye led the fight to maintain access, are left pondering the fact that bills from other states, some reading almost identical to the San Rafael proposal, have sailed through the U.S. House and the Senate and been signed into law receiving little or no opposition. . With the absence of a bill to protect the San Rafael and tbe people who want to maintain access, the county fa continuing on a project of detailing Its his-- ; tory, both with oral accounts from local residents who have long been on the desert,' and through the latest In technology with global positioning satellites', mapping out the many winding roads which crisscross the area. Fbr Margaret Swasey a global information systems technician for the county, it means driving in the San Rafael, detailing not only the history of the dusty roads, but destinations and uses: Her job seems to be equal parts tracker, historian and detective. "Theres A lot of roads out there that arent even on the (Continued on pege 13) .... report pro--: dictsthatthegrowthlnenergydmuandwfll mean an increase In carbon dioxide emb- ' sions. . ' ' ; In carbon dioxide emissions 2020, . from; energy sources are expected to reach 2)41 .. million metric tons, 51 peroent higher than the 1990 levels referenced in the Kyoto protocol. Carbon dioxide emissions in 2010 are ' , forecast at 1,809 million metric tons, 34 : percent higher than 1990. Most.of the pro--; jected increase can be attributed to the. transportation sector, indicated the EIA.' In tbe utility sector, carbon dioxide emissions from coal are expected to In-- : crease by and average I percent per year. Emissions froih natural gas are anticipated to go up an average &3 percent per . I 1 - .. '. . ': 1 . i; - V s.,. . Flu vaccine arrives at health department The flu vaccina has arrived at Southeastern Utah Health District in Price and Arpulfo Sosa is just one of the many Castle Valley residents to take advantage of the opportunity to protect himself from becoming ill. The flu season appears to be in full swing in the Carbon County area. Nursing director Joyce Pierce said Tuesday that there appears to be plenty of vaccine to go around and encourages local residents to get their flu shots. .. . year.- . v v. f. . The fuDUA Energy Ipformaiion Administration report will be released on Dec. 20. The Information scheduled for release by the EIA will also include regional projections and a report on the major assump- - tions underlying the predictions, con- eluded the National Mining Association. F. , J . . ' |