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Show . . y, t . ' ' J Tuesday !?sssss& aMV smU 017 C7 VJ 'd3 ..Price, Utah 109th Year -- No. 63 .August 7, 2001 bec Wi -- C?" .c . t . wm III yM f f- - i' - iJ. H. " -- ' ' : v An accident early auto-tra- in Saturday morning daimed the , Idaho man. life of a 21ear-oi- d .. Adrian 'ntomas of Pocatello .was reportedly killed when the vehicle .he was tiding in was strudrfeombehindbya trainon' -- . ; Aug. A . . Die tatol accident occurred about seven miles southeast of (Ridge Road.; sv,L,. ';. . Aoxirding to Carbon County - Chief Deputy Guy Adams, the car driven by Ryan John Scott, 21, also of Pocatello, was purraveling down a side portedly 7 toadwhoi the velucietumed left ontp die tracks, apparently in an attempt to cross the rails. ( Thevehide became high cen--; tered on the tracks. In the trying to get the car off die rails, the driver reportedly ended up woridng.the vehicle around until it was parallel with the . .; . . pro-cess- bf : trade'.--':. : a 'i.-- ' '". S! ; i ' ' ' - : ? " ,, " " ... , ' v .!. . . ' S f , '. ' ,. .' . ,j, - .. ''''' .'.' V v r ' "'.i-- i .fe' ,v : C-A:- iVviV ; ' - r- ' vSi erwis are woAing on the transmis- 76-m'- de -, ' cubic feet daily. A new compressor station is also under constniction aLOak Springs, five mites west on Con- -. sumers Hoad. Public officials and company representatives ; : : . ' A'- - l'-j- ' .;' T- - - K'v-- f ! . ; fcpQITBQ a rauTICOip icpFBSfimauVO hi Ui6 nM6uiyS, :.r. By RICHARD SHAW $teffreportex i : ( Marshall explained that it will take the company about a year to open the mine. And the mine will only be opened if the coal market demand makes it financially viable for the operators. ; "Die second generation mine that is higher in sulfur and not considered a prime reserve is here," said MarshaH Gaiy Barker, Am yfest, talked about his company's interest in reopening the Willow Creek tf trip last Thursday and Friday in Price. Attendees included government employees and energy company .representatives all in the same room at the same time.' Coal is important to the economics of Carbon and Emery counties as well as the state of Utah, said DOGM director Lowell Braxton. Wc dunk its important that the coal industry meet b this type of setting and have the opportunity to discuss the future of the indiistry, as well as get updates on new rules and regulations that effect how they Marshall pointed out that American Energy is the largest independent coal producing company in the natkm and produced more coal in its other mines than what was produced in Utah last year Work has been going on for the past four years to receive the air quality and other permits as do business. Subjects discussed included poal reserves, energy policy im "Helper opts well as receive a right of way from the United States Bureau of Land spring flows, abandoning underground equipment and the office surface minings new applicator violator system rules. , . Remarks were heard fiom the two new players in the coal ing induTOy locally. Jqr Marshall reported on the Horse Canyon and Lila Canyon mines being devetyied Utah American Energy. coal industry conference and field In ajnoposalatfhelastrMet--; mine.' y.; . After admitting that he hasnt been psychoanalyzed recently, Barker described AmWests interest in producing coal at Wil- ( low Creek and using the farili-tie- s to help Utah Railway haul : additional coaL. . .... (Continued on page' 2Af ing, smne residents of Spring Ofen requested an old county. toadwsy he abandoned. V; Die road runs in between some properties owned by a man-ber- m townspeople and yean ago it appeared the situation had all bemi worked out :. But as it sat before Wednesday night, apparently the county still owned part of the property, which residents has assumed be kmgedtothem. Becauseofdie situation, some of the residents had made improvements to the property, including building sheds and ga- -' rages on smne (rf the areas. ' During a public hearingin the . . matter, reskkmt Linda Ibpoiovec voiced Concerns about fee fact that many of fee people in Spring Glen use the old roadway to walk through to get from one side of the tqwn to another. on State Road 123 in Sunnyside Canyon cm a highway that alternates between paved and dirt Finally, Scott apparently tried to physically pull his friend out of the car, but the driver was un- . ;abte to do s:;-When the train struck the car, Scott was sdll standing next to the sdr-fao- By JACKIE ANDERSON Staff reporter." monthly basis as calculated on a , . ' Die PontiacSunfire to Woodi C Reed pur- portedly hit & turn where the surV fece turned frompavement to dirt and ran off the left side of the vehicle and the force of the impact threw the driver a hundred ;( road, said Sgt. Don Kelley, Utah feet off to the side of the tracks. ; ( Ifighwqr Patrol. 'Die vehicle impacted with a He was uninjured by the hit,. ..dirt embankment and flipped . however .?; 7 Die duee girls who had been over onto its top. Die Pontiac r riding in the car, all reportedly then hit a second dirt embankfiom Price and Heer, were also ; ment and finally came to rest not injured in the aeddent upside down on the road facing ; Because of the nature of the northwest incident, Adams indicated that... ; According to the UHP the dnVer of the vehicle, the Utah Highway Patrpl assisted in the investigation of the Cates, was ejected through the accident. At the same time, the rear window. He sustained bead eounty sheriffs department arid internal injuries. Die started a criminal investigation . ' Castleview Hospital and then air imo the matter.. Scott was dted for driving un- - . flighted to IDS Hospital . der the influenceofan intoxicanL '. .The passenger, Shumway, re- -' Dm driver was also arrested on mained in the vehicle throughan automobile homicide charge ' out the ordeal and sustained a minor hand injury. based on the facts in the case. In an unrelated incident, an ; According to Kelley, neither East Carbonyoudi sustained lead of the youth were reportedly and internal injuries in a single wearing seatbelts at the time of car roll over i Sunnyside Can- the crash. No citations have been issued yon last Thursday. in connection with the At$p.monAug.2,16-year-ol- d Lynn R. Gmes and mishap, but speed is being old William Shumway were re- considered as a contributing facportedly traveling southbound tor, concluded the UHP sergeant. ?. 1999 reg-istere- ! By the first heat of summer, Helpos springs were running at 50 percent, said coundlmembcr Richard Sherman in an interview The monthly base amount is equal to Helpers actual water production fiom its own springs and its usage of Colton wells divided by fee number of water, ..... - ; - . ' ser-gea- ; . . . single-vehic- le r-' leases to an individual in Spring change indicated that they had no intention of shutting, down fee road and that people could still walk through ft. V Glen.-'.- . Apparently, Tbpotovec nccds a right of way access throu gh the property, yet fee lessee will not allow it to happen. At fee conclusion of fee disdecided .. The commissioners cussion, the commission closed fee hearing and voted to abandon to havea representative from fee feeroad. county talk wife the lessee about Commsioner Mike Milovich fee problem and modify the lease warned fee people in attendance ; so feat document roll allow the ; at meeting about property lines, .'kocesSr' In addition, Tbpolovec intro- -. .however. "We will abandon the road, duped the ssue of a different old but you must work out between county road that needs abandoning due to property problems. you fee easements and property "I move we have a legal lines, pointed out Milovich. We cant get involved in that. scription done on feat section of IWo other property' issues, property and sbe if wp own any of also involving the Spring Glen the land in question, indicated on the Milovich,area, wereTr ' The commissioners voted to , flpnrniiini)HppHi.' The matters involved agenda take the action recommended in items placed on last Wednesdays Mifovichs motion.. Addressing unrelated ebunty meeting schedule by Tbpolovec. business matters at the Aug. 1 Y "Dime is another county road feat needs to be abandoned or public meeting, fee commission dealt wife the following agenda com: something done with it, mented Tbpolovec. We thought items:' The lawmakers listened to a feat fee situation had been taken care of in the mid 1980, but it; presentation from Patti Pierce, fee director of animal control, wasnt" The problem has to do wife a concerning an award fee shelter . section of county property that it (Continued on page SA) . J-- ' .' ,m;. .' . - . . . 1 : - - '.J .. . ) i iff- - Ci : . Crews strip off blacktop, prepare to apply new surface along Carbon Avenue Coftstruboncontracton, Price city personnel and Utah Department of Trans- -, portahon employee! work to remove the old layers of blacktop off of Carbon Avenue from 100. North to 100 South test Thursday. Die removal was in - . - .. Thursdty. Dry. weather conditions for .connections. Several years in a row have de- - 1 Die base amount should not exceed 1(1000 gallons per month. pteted fee springs which provide the water supply for Helper. It is usage greater than the desThe Helper City Council ignated 10000 gallons per month voted tonporove an increase m ' that will experience the rate inwater rates for fee first time since crease, pointed out Sherman, 1992 in an attempt to remedy the y The Helpeirity rate hike will : situation. . register at 30 percent, straight It is hoped that a rate increase across the board, for consumers will encourage residents to conusing water in excess of fee esserve the precious commodity tablished base amount without mandating water rations, For residential properties loSherman. within fee city limits, the cated explained The rate increase does not ap- increase amounts to $1.89 per ply to the base water use of ljOOO gallons of water used above 10JXX) gallons per month, but to the base amount water use that exceeds that The residential rate outside of fee Helper city limits wifi inamount, pointed out Sherman! " The Helper residents who are crease $208 per ljOOO gallons for - On fixed incomes generally do fee next 6,000 gallons. not exceed the base water usage . The rate will dimb to $2.15 and should not be impacted by per 1,000 gallons for fee next fee rate increase, pointed out ' 6,000 gallons and then increase Sherman. to S228 per 1,000 for water used Water service is assessed on a (Continued on page 2A) . . . - d . fluctuating base amount of gallons.-. e, ' 3 ' . ' .yni tohike rotes to ' ' - .'4 The residents requesting the C The Carbon County Commis-uo- ri met Aug. I to consider nunber ofmatters, with land issues being the most discussed at thesession. . : pacts on coal arid thechanging electricity market. t '. ; Environmental issues in- -. eluded the effect of mining on j' Die UtahDivisionof Oil, Gas and Mining conducted state feam wins second, 6A V met last week to discuss the future of energy in Carbon and Emery counties as well as the state. AS natural gas is used state By KEVIN ASHBY , ; Sun Advocate piMsher v. ... more end more to produce electricity, deregulation continues and the electricity market stabilizes, It will be harder, to make adecision about coristrucbng Hunter 4 to Casbe Dale miHion vJ1 H n Sion line from Price to the Kem River gas line near Altwtal8 miles east of Payson. The capacity of the line wffl be 275 - , 'Tej tSis Construction ' At that point, according to Adams, two unidentified girls riding in the back seat of the car yelled that a train was coming .from behind the vehicle. Everyone got out of the car, except Thomas, who was riding in the middle of the back seat. focal attempts by the other four individuals traveling inside : : ,,T - ' - - WBBA - v the car did not coax the victim, out to exit the vehicle. By RICHARD SHAW Stiffrqxnter : . ' X v" autorain Man dies in . -- ' 'J- Price . , ' &. if.. 500 preparatiofi for Bie laying of a new surface on the roadway. All ttw businesses along the route were impacted for the day and a coupte even closed. Luckily, the demolition process was completed by late afternoon on Aug. 2. t: , : 'yt 7 : . |