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Show .s .4 . , .1 '. ' Thursday : - if. ' Aprils, 2001 v " V ii1- . rtf ." - 7 . ' f t y vtM as ' A . 'A "T .' ?.. r-- ; i 4.'tWkw4hM V?7 . ,',sr-- v w.fefcnft iv-- yV ., 'V1 rAj . 109th Year - No. 28 ;; y Vaaj. w, w i'f 9 Price, Utah .,. ''' lth& r'S "- - i !. 'I 4 . ' t 'Vs ,.. ts. - r. 7 - c i. r' - 500 .; ''.,s u IYV1'-. ; . . . . : . . fc' Mixing reading with technology, , .. SO -- !t " VX . -- . !,. v V il k i i S' $ v-- v.v'sVt4 ' hPJK, Meyiiswstr , . Check out the newspaper's website ; atwww.sunad.com or call 637-073- 2. . A, V. ,t ' . -- Vi,' Wellington officials ' jh r r ! " ri planning to develop - - v ' . ' v H . 'Vsl4 ? V t , 5 y:.- V-- N'v ! ' -- - .38'v "I H tx; ' ' t 21st rcntuiy project r .' ' ' y Weliingtpn officials have an-- . pounced the city intent to partid-- ; pate in the 21ai century communities '"r program, an initiative of ' the ; governors rural partnership. ... By enrolling, Wellington win be - eligible for technical and financial assistance from the state to complete various program requirements, . '. - , &-Irs.-t r. V .if Q Sf f 'V!- ; ""-j- , : : rKrsA . . Welling-- : . . f--. :A wr t. ., a.- -. 4;.;; City officials encourage ; 7 ton residents, business owners and interested parties to become involved In the projeei The Southeastern Utah Associa- -. tion of Local Governments will st Wellington in establishing a $lst ' ' as-si- I t i: ' century vision statement, completing : assessments, developing a plan and1' " implementing a project for the pro-- V gram. v '.v:. : Fbr additipnal information, may contact Wellington plan--; ning commission representative Bill .7 or Jeff Sovich at ;; Bates at 637-52- - 1 . ' : Xt?--:;--' i ; 1 . I ? f- c- k. it s. - vr?TV1 : Mv :5 -- V reai-den- ts ' i 13 the association fice in Price. ' 7 mid-si- r ze almost forced into the cliff oh the west side of the highway. The incident backed up traffic while troopers and emergency crews extricated the victim before clearing tee highway ; ; v ' I . ',' '. ! V. '" enQT lists waste handling tips : er y rcsidentialhazardcHis Deadly U.S. Highway 6 claims life of paissenger vehicles driver In accident Wednesday afternoon off the front end of the tractor. The trailer stretched ocross the too" 3 emergency personnel assist at the scene of an accident involving a nd while the car was semi-trail- of- -; - .?. ety automobile and a rig near the top of Price Canyon, on Tuesday. The collision resulted in ths cteath of an umdenfified male. The accident demolished the car and took, of governments Household hazardous wastes are common In every private residence. Many products used daily to main- -. tain family homes and yards can be--' come dangerous when disposed of Improperly, stressed toe Utah Safety, v '. CoiindL 7V-'When managed carelessly bouse- hold hazardous wastes can create en--: vironmental and public health haz- - . ;: . ' - . - By JACKIE ANDE31SCM nation for the number of private, nonprofit Utah rapes teat occur jumualfy hi agency dedicated to the fact, one in four wranen and elimination of sexual vioare everybaelfc-- ; pne in seven men will be lence in Utah, announces the y&unces U: first statewide effort to faintfaeCa8deyky knows raped in thdr lifetime. vy; ; eomeonewliohaBbeeneexn-- y Six indlvlduals were Assault treated at Castleview Hospi... iliyumwiM. ; : ; . Re8ident8 may not be ; tal in the year 2Q00 for rape, Monica Owen, Executive according to nursjpgoffkW ; Director of UCASA, de' , ; ;; khi is Hving with, but ststie-- ' ; Bonnie Cook. Howev-t scribes the importance of V ; tics Indicate that it is very from the National Vkv their work by saying that, tim Center indicates dial oofy Sexual Assault Awareness .; ; i likely that a neighbor, i r ! teacbe doctoi; mine, check- -: 16 percent of rapes are r& Month is crucial to edueate ( J ; out derk, qr pastors wife has ported. The survey states teat people about sexual violence. ;beenthevictimof8exuala-fault;.- ' only one out of every 25 As a community we need to reported their . start talking; about sexual i violence and actively involve Evaydevenhoun,aome' saulttothepolioe. ..'oim in Utah is raped. Utah i8v TheUtahCoaStknAgainst ourselves in efforts to end ft. Sexual Assault (UCASA), a ; ranked 14tth highest in the Although much of the 1 . 'Jaflrqwrter. r ' : state will be ccmducting activities to bring attention to fliia important issue, Carbon County wiQ not be partidpat- -' in Efforts to createasexual . ..v- v' Carbon and Emery counties . ,; cametoanndthjsyBa CairbonrEmery Sexual are-pm- ,' en : a-- : .' stu-dent- s, assault resource service in h. '.' : . . Assault Resource Services (CESARS), which was being vdoped through die lege df Eastern Utah Health fad Yfeniiess Center; lost its tending this year; according to director Tfeny Holbrook. The funding lore created a conflict with student and. community services.' Be-- cause the first responsibility of the campus health and witness center is to tfie the rape crisis team had to be sacrificed, explained Holbrook, v1 Christine Wfeters from the Utah Ofllce of Crime Victims pointed out that CESARS was allocated a $16,900 grant She said Holbrook in--, dicated the grant was not ' enough money to continue the pregRdnandturneditdown. :. The funding is still avai- ' lable to Carbbn County, pointed out liters in an interview Monday She said several entities in the area, in- - . . -- area BLM approves By KEVIN ASHBY Sun Advocate publisher v cluding the victim advocacy program run by Debbie Kobe ; : , ards. out of the Carbon County Common household hazardous Sheriffs Office fad coordiwastes include adds and alkalies, . nated through Castleview by , gasoline,, aerosols, kerosene, anti- - i Kathy Ibrker and the state freeze, mercury, chlorine bleach, health department are look.paint, car batteries, pesticides or ing Into expanding rape herbicides, cleaners and polishes, servioes in the Castle solvents, disinfectants, motor oil and hlley gas cylinders. 7. 7'.; Eiqifaded savioes would ; .When using household hazardous indude a rape crithe safety council advises products, sis Una Carbon County residents that there v Rape is the most underare two basic principles to keep in reported Grime," said Wa- Vmind:. ters. A crisis line shows the When possible,1 uso the entire victims of sexual assault to product or share leftovers with some-- : ' ask questions and explore OUR (Continued ?n page 2) Many times, even products that have bpen stored for a few years can 7 still be used according to label dl- - '' rections. 7 In addition, some common prod- ucts may be regenerated or recycled suchas used motor oils, solvents and -- . . " : re-oove- .. - . 24-ho- . . . . . . '' . car batteries. ' i ' Purchase the smallest amount of the materials needed to complete , . t School District ; iatt, nt . Price. At the facility Lott mixes the districts training with the offerings of the service center and the Utah Educational Network, a support program funded by the Legislature. Lott explained that the trainingeenter offers two allday classes per week to area teachers. Classes could be in Powerpoint, any part of the a haz-- . . ' d- . ' ; There are many disposal options throughout the state based on the 7 type of waste. To obtain a list of disposal sites and a list of alternative products, Carbon County real- - y dents may contact the Utah Safety r Council office in Salt Lake City toll-fr- -- . . non-hazardo- us . ee at (800) 933-594- 3. After reach- -' log the council's office, local residents should ask for extension 303. e Teachers participate in a Ptwerpoint computer program workshop at Cartwn School District's tech- - by toe Utah Educational Network, teaches many of Duringtbe last two weeks, teachers ranging from kindergarten through high school were at toe center learning Powerpoint. The first weekwas spent on 12 . point and toe second week was an advanced course in Photoshop at special .toe program. software needs by request Lott stated that 30 percent Mika Safas, regional to 40 percent of toe teachers technology instructor for in toe district hare taken at the Service Center funded least one class from toe se- . . notogy training center. The . who repeat as they want more and more after the first training opportunity" men ted Lott. The classroom is also used to teach toe technology core to teachers. The core program Is the minimum standards set for students and teachers. Teachers need to be taught the oare as many hare not had any previous training; explained Lott L "We inVlAP announces classes are designed ; to provide priority training for local educators. lectkm offered at toe technology training center. "There are a lot Of them toedassea. Microsoft suite, Groupwise, Dream Wfeaver web page n, . non-hazar- ; Disposal of household hazardous wastes does not have to be compli-cate- d, pointed out the safety councO. de-sig- . household chores. And practice substituting ardous product with a ous alteniative. pro-man- u around. During toe years, the district has been upgrading and obtaining more and more omipiter hardware for both toe teachers and toe classrooms. Now the district must spend time and money cm making sure toe teachers knowhowtoure the computers and the programs, Lrtt, technology training coOTdinator. The county technology training facility is locatedln-thSoutheast Service Coder at 800 East and 100 South in find-Ingof- no )OR COPY . : ay (Continued on page 5) has one (tf the best teacher training campout events. CoveringtheflveyearperiodfrMn2001through2005, file permit authorizes owfauied Safari use d30 popular vehicle routes and seven campsites. the BUI According to office manager Maggie has approved these events through a series of environmental documents and permits oyer the years. The cur-repennU authorizes activities similar to those of past years. As in the past, the Safari and FhQ Campout will utiHze established routes and campsites (pen to general public use. Mortrffhe routes are featured in commercial guidebooks and maps, said Wyatt As part of processing the permit application, BUM heM two public OMnment periods. The first (me, a30day invited the public to subperiod In November-Decembe- r, mit information about any isAes not adequately addressed in a previous environmental assessment As a result BLM received 223 comments from the public and considered the issues raised in a new environmental assessment The analysis also reviewed the results of past monitoring; new knowledge, and changed conditions. The first comment period helped us focus our analysis," stated Watt "Ws revised the environmental assessment and then held a Unlay comment period that ended cm March 19. We received an additional 297 comments, most of which expressed support for the Safari. Several people raised additional concerns, including consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service fur the Mexican spotted cmi The Service has concurred with our . The approved permit for the Phil Campout event eliminates a campsite located to a riparian area near Dripping Sprin g. The site was voluntarily deleted by the Red " puter, .Carbon County TbelMedStateaBureanoflandManagHnentskfoab fleMofllre recently announced that federal agency has approved renewal of the Red Rock 4wheelere special recreation permit for the Easter Jeep Safari and tell effect" Where do local teachers go to obtain training? When it comes to operating com- are retooling the teachers here, said Lott Thetrainingisexpoctedto continue along the same course next year with the opportunity for toe center to have public access for training as well as become an Ednet receiver sight for those classes. Fiber will be connected to toe CoDege of Eastern Utah educational network in May allowing for the plans at the center to move forward. The fiber service will be paid for by the Utah Educational NctWk. - . . ( Fbr Carbon County residents ait- -. ' tempttngto call the Utah Medical As-- ii sistance program (UMAP), toe num-- 1 ; ber.has been changed to . 801-53- . 8- '6416. : . .... change in offices telephone number ' . The association! service is not' a Medicaid program, though it Is ad- ministered and funded by the state of Utah. The UMAP program provides a limited number of medial services to Jow income persons who are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. In general, the services are limited to life threatening conditions. V .A . ... |