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Show . 'V. i- . 4'i - 'lr Yvy Thursday ; :58x July 19, 2001 Price, Utah ! 50 wwma ; dbmtamtvBa v . me i; ' - . Check out the newspapers .Website . lk V atwwwunad.com:' drcall : 637-073- 2, : ;Ki:Vvv Price city considers : the UtahDepartment of v court reporter wiUrecotodic- Tlansportatiofi will conduct a i tated Comments, ; : . ;X:Xp - . t publichearing regarding pro- - j.; AH comments received will posed US. Highwayfi improve- - ; become a part of the official - . project record and wjll be con--, ments on Aug. 7 ; The open fbrmatsession is , sidered by UDOT official in L&om 4 to 7 p.m at making dedsibns regarding the -. Wellington Elementary School, proposed US. Highways im' Jlocatedat250West20QNortlL provements. AocordingtoUDOT die two- - : .Carbon County; residents purpose of the local hearing able to attend the Aug. 7 infpr- -. focuseson; ; nwl public hearing mly submit written comments to the state ; f: Presenting dkplaysshowing die proposed widening of US. 6 transportation departments en--' from Price to WelKngton. gjneeringronsultant, : v?". Gathering public comments. ; The comments should be sub? and input from all interested in-- mitted to URS Corporation co dividuals or groups in the Car- - Prt Rothacher,756E.Winche&-bater Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake County area. Castle Wley residents may City, Utah 84107; . . . . ' n changing park name ill Mike Halloran, representing the Carbon County Cham- bm of Gmmnerce, addressed the offitials with the idea for ' thehame change. Halloran proposed that fee : Gambusia affihis or mquito fish' swim just Wow the : k; surface of the watoraftor being piantedin a local pond.The mirt be postmarked by mKhngltf aKj at lhe golf course to wrB attethepubiKsessiooat i openhpute format public V 1 shearing pinted out the state transpevta- - i . - namedpmk. The council members dis- cu?sed hether the namewould he broad enmwh tn fit die us- . pubite seminar win be presented Juij 2attfw county -courthouse regarding the insertproblem.The seminarm highlight the practices private citizens can implement to A . . : ment conducted a public infor-in August 2000 to present project: offidals dedde to : information. tkmdepartmem, The environmental study ba ; By RICHARD SHAW No fbtmal presentations or ' v' speaken are planned in connec - , becncompletedontheproposcd StaffrcpOrter ' roadway improvements. Inaddi- tionwiththeAug.7sessron.; : However,durtheinfdnnaI tion,tlro design of the project is Unique newinhabitants ar- -' rived r in die Carbon area on Hies- . UDOT and puUic hearing, ; However, UDOT desires to day at the invitation at county gjneering consultant. URS will show diilm widi details ofdie obtain additional public comi- - government: They were trans-- . ported from EmetyGounty to the highway widening ment on the pnosaL pCposed .. Foradditional information Caibonville area, where they wifi 'i'- J; Transportation department .. concerning tiieinfonnalptmiic help fight off mosquitoes. The new residents ari called Icprestmadvesand URSpersoiK hearing and the proposed project. nelwill also be available at the CaibcmQiimtyatizcnsinayoon- - by a number; of names. Ms-meeting to answer individual tact UDOT Region 4 commu- - quito fish"is one of die commtni questions regarding the pro-- nity involvement officer Myron jlabdsbr "Gambu," which, is short forthe scientific name ' poSedroadwtyimprovements.,, Lee at(435)893-4702oryR- S '. ,J ; i1 Written comments may be nuWic invotyementenvironmerf. Gambusia affinis. ; We have been looking tof a totytbwtastiMmosqufopopu-.- . . ., business community raise $16,000 to erect an Gary Prazeh statue featuring a coal .miner and family in thenewly n , taPark.'' ; .. - Wee city officials havers- - v' un-fo- ld - . . tool the impor-explan- ed Gxnmunity input meetings wiflbeannouncedmthefiltuie. contkd projects in many parts of the country. The fished the tar? vaeofthemosquito asfast asthe eggs laid by mosquitoes in rafts onthe surface (rfdie water hatch. ; Most of the time, the fish re- quire no feeding and litde care, except that waters where they live cannot have large amounts of chlorine or other types of ebemi- cals m it, becmise it can ldH these .. ravenous swimmers. The fish are small guppy like creaturesand they have a very (Continued on pegs i) : " - areennlxiedbynaturetbcm- Gambusi fish are an tantpart ofmost major mosquito : : in- -' tooduce the prosal to the community befora making die final detenninatkinon the re-- . lation in the county by some other means than just chemical, Commissioner Bill Kreaxid mi Mondafiernoon,; We havebeen kiokmg for abk- logical : method, and We: think these fish are the answer VOnTlMmhtymmnaingrfish; were placedinscveral private ponds in Carbonvillc andatthe golf course, The fish have been used for rxmtrol purposes in EmetyCramtyfbr a fewyears. Still water is the breeding ground of mosquitoes and the ponds provided perfect spots to start the population of fish that Atleviating risks for ;heqt stress; illnesses Heat Alness Ssuresuhofdie Dortys maouiiy to coot ltseir. 0r hl8y hu ?fi,t jtj.... ; , tnneaoacne, i. ; naiBqtmne . cause death in more than 10 percent of the victims. Individuals rnoie prone to die related illnesses include dnkiren,the ekteriy, chronically ill, theobesc , alcoholics, diabetics, peoptewithdrcula-- . toiy promems and adults dr ; youth piartidpatmg in sttemi- ous work or play in the heat . ' The Utah Safety Council offen the following infonna-su- lt V . ' A Utah legisiarive tesk fince is considering a proposal to extend the states current sales taxes to enconass services. Propo- oeoto daim the yrfmi would re-- but later repealed the practice in , of t part due to an businesses.Severalstetestaxroe; in a lower overall fate, ac- - cific service?, largely limited to;,. - tkm to help protect Carboq cording to the Utah Taxpayer Gxmty residents: ' cleaning maintenance and deliv--: Do not spend extended Association. ; etyv-.'vl'At present, Utahs state and amounts of time in thesun Broadening Utahs sales rev- -, local salratobEgaiieralty qipty; ienne base bv taxing services tococdtoff. to the purchase of tangible result m a lower overall Make sure to drink liquid 'often to avoid dehydration, ucts that wfil not become jt of rate. But the association ques-- a fixed asset, explained the asso- - O tionS whether the action would .EastliitjCoolmeals. ciation. Industries like legal. fi-- - reduce the impact on lower in-; Avoid strmious activities nandal, medical and dmitotlser- - come families residing in Utah. during the hottest times ctfthe : vices are not taxed, ; ; y Sales taxes tend to berepes-day. As tlro economy has shifted sive, taking a larger proportron-mor- e Wtchfor signs ofheat re-towardthe service sectors,ate share of.kw incomes, and thesalestaxbasefbrstateandk)- - ,weigh more heavily cm the poor, Ifit is extremely hot, avoid cal government has narrowed. By placing a sales tax on medical goingoutside or traveling ina The Utah Office of Legislative ; or insurance services, the total car unless Research has estimated that less burden placed on low incomes necessary. Be aware of howyou lf of the state's eco-- could be greater tiian what exists, than feel and go inside or into the shade if you feel dizzy,disoiv; nonucactivity is subject to sales - The impact to Utah'i families : depends entirety on which ser- ;'tasesL ented or nauseous. While the inqJetus for taxing v vices are taxed, .. Wear sun biock,evenif the v sendees may be to broaden the ' Extending sales taxes toser-Sltyisovereast base andreauce tite rate, the as-- vices used Ity businesses caisdi Use common sense. Ifit is sodation pdnts out that there is,: several diffiailt issues, indicates toohot,donotgooutside. v.;,-' Check on relatives or; . a concein aboutlow projections theassodation. Fust, S sales tax on business insaksrevenuegrowtbdue toa neighbors prooe to heat related illnesses frequently. slowing economy. purchases is hk?ly to Ontytwostates-Hawaiiand akmg to oonsumen hi the prices extended sales charged for goods or services. New Mexico-hav- e HoHirie ossists Tnctim$ taxes to oover most services, in-If business products are sub- of domestic violence eluding accounting, legal L Ddaware and . WashingcascaduttcanresulLPyramidrng ; . ton have gross receipts and wsi- - means the imposition of a sales in (XUuOn UXJmy OCeO : taxes on simi- - taxontop ofa' sales tax. lar professions. Climbing domestic vio? (Continued on pegs 12) . ;, j - wjth-outbrea- ; prod-coul- d . . , -- : . one-ha- r ; - LaW. enforcement, emergency crowd respond to accident ' Emergewy personnel respond to an accident July 19 that worlt blocked as traffic the for rapes at Vie dose pf . day to respective ; l Emery and Carton residents were returning nonm. ins kocmi occurrw jproxBnaiBiyiwo mucs south of Price on State Road 10 it 4:10 p.m. Cody Wiltxnt ' 1 20 ear-old Price resideii was cited in the incident : fcf toHrarmitnocteely, iwficated Carton Count(Sheritf.; Cordon. Wilburs, who was driving a Fairmont supply truck, purportedly failed to slow for construction ukfi won taung place on me sunen or roadway ana rmr--f ended the cartrawtiism front of to vehicle. The impact ' - . pushed the car into a third vehicle. Rose Adams, a pas-d, was trans- sengerm the vehicie which was ia3Su8WW u) pOflSg rKopnai uf imOUianCS, WTWfB SFW Was treated end released, explained Cordon. Passengers and drivers of the two passenger vehicles were ai uw nin0 oi jnupacti Tunncr suieu w63fiiig Scaujens the sheriff. Alttwigh the Utah Highway Patrof also responded to ttn accident scene, the state law enforce-- :. H .l t : ; d mM ; h i! memagmcyreiiiKiQtsneainevivKagaiioniDinesrierin s office after leamirs one of toe driven involved in toe accident was toe wile of Trooper Chris Pa riu ns, Jennifer. . , rear-ende- ; - . iiifiiriwwf pitwt tywtiinif By lACKIE ANDERSON shop manager Csrol Southards." Davisisasuccessstoryforthe . dubhouse transitional employ- Transitional enqrioyment for meat program, said Paul Hart, tile mentally ill takes a lose-lotransiuonalempktymerncoordisituation and turns if into a win - nator. , . Steffrqxxter -- v ; se - . win situation said Vhum Shaw. ?The individual wins, the em-wins and sodety is better The garden shop manager sec- ohds Shaw's observations. '. We love Maxine and just wish -- ehadmoreofher,pointedout levels ming. of Vocational program - Davis began her career with the local retail store in this man - to pose s serious law enforce-ment and social concerns throughout the nation and 'across the state.-- ' -- - " . , v; tier. f- .- . .. rroportunity that has bemi given them and want to perform well Both Shaw and Southards (everyone New Heights is anTCCD dub-- confidence and routine necessary ing and shelving Christmas centered around ladr of confi- house operating in Price to serve v to return to paid fmpkrymenL The work can be tedious dcnce and difficulty dealing with local people suffering from a - The second level is foe transi- - because you have to read feeler ; people. mental illness. The dubhouse is tional employment program. , els to make sure the lights are In fact, when Davis finished a form of psydiiatiictthabilita- - Staff from New Heights train grouped by their bar code, mim-- bertrainingatK-Martandinove-d tkm. It provides a place where each participant at a community ber and price.Vsaid the garden . on the a local fast food restau- people with asevere and persis- - employment site and fin id for shop manager. But Maxine never rant, her experience was not so tent mental illness are given op- - them if they are out sick, A par- - complains and is willing todo the successful portunities and the necessary, tiapam works half tune, paid by work. Ihavetorcmindber to take . .She worked with teens, and a break." siqiporttohvcandworkindepen- - theemployet,forsixinonthsper theirundeistantfingishotaswell dentiy in the community.. The work ethic is strong developed. Kids can be really position. Participants Work three Employment programs are , : or four different positions to learn among program participants, cniei, said Southards. one aspect of the dubhouse con-- different vocational skills. ; said Hart They appreciate the1 (Continued on pege4) . . ' ' Unfortunately, Carbon domesticassault and spouse abuaewhoresideintiieCstle ' hlley area may drtainassis- tance by simply making a lo- cal telephone rail Domestic violence victims are encouraged to dial the ' countys crisis line at 637 .6589. ;, : . " County residents are not immune to the mounting prob--. The firstisan practiccworidngin program, developing Iits. ojf Shawisthefootwearmanager t Kmart and has spent the last fouryeartworkingwithMaxinc Davn. Davis is the reason Shqw ... feck the way he does. .ceptNewHeiprovidesthree . V;. r BflibRHS ' - The domestic violence . telephone hotline number is avauable 24 hours per day. ; . " |