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Show www ' wwitm firw a Mnyw towfr 4 Thursday w , v. : April 11 1th Year 25, 2002 34 No. -- r ' "V ' ' , i . ,,H;-wjv.V'V-f . . , .' u'j A ' ).., C ..'''''. ; ii - - .i . t "Vi' .;-. .Vx ! v !. J i1, . - - t .; rA, O.'.i; v t :..V Vi '- 1 By LYNNDA JOHNSON Sun Advocate editor ,p On Tiesday, the 7th District Court sentenced the subjects of last Octobers manhunt in Carbon terms County to serve indeterminate one-t-o in the Utah State Prison . i The defendants u)pearcd via video camera before Judge Bruce K. Halliday at continued proceedings in the felony level criminal complaints on April 23. n Acting on behalf of the state at the hearing, informed the Gene Strate County Attorney court dial the prosecution and defense counsels had negotiated a disposition agreement in the felony level criminal complaints filed against Michael and Lewis Heffclfingcr. Pursuant to the settlement arrangement, the state prosecutor agreed to amend the two first degree felony attempted aggravated murder counts filed against the father and son duo to lesser included second degree attempted murder charges. The third degree failure to respond to a law officers command to stop offense contained in die felony cases filed against the defendants remained unchanged in the amended infbr- - v. 15-ye- ar 11 v . If J, Car-ba- i ' ''Sr ' Price Main Street Improvement project entering 200 East White Pries Main Street is tom up, the traffic lights are stiSfunctiorangaitf the puenappeare to signal that the project is go. The project moved a step last week when construction entered the 200 East Mock in front of the county courthouse. Merchant along Main Street by the dosure are having back door1 promotions. 500 taguoarxM Defendants enter pleas on attempted murder charges "T" V Price, Utah In exchange for the prosecutions proposal to amend die first degree counts, Strate indicated the defendants agreedto waive the right to an April 25 preliminary hearing and enter pleas in the felony The merchants remind Carbon County residents that the stales are not dosed, but open for business as usual level cases. Michael Harrison represented Lewis Heffelfin-e- er and David Allred served as defense counsel for Michael Heffelfinger at the April 23 criminal proceedings. After Harrison and Allred submitted signed statements of the defendant to the court, the district judge accepted pleas from the father and son. Lewis Heffelfinger entered a no contest plea on one second degree attempted murder count and pleaded guilty to the third degree evasion charge. Michael Heffelfinger pleadeaguilty to two second degree attempted murder offenses. Hie district judge granted a joint motion and dismissed all remaining criminal counts filed against the defendants. Pronouncing judgment in Michael Hef-felfing- second degree felony attempted murder convictions, the court sentenced the defendant to two concurrent one- - to ar terms in the state Lewis sentenced court The Heffelfinger to prison. five-ye- ar zero-t- o concurrent me-t- o 15-aprison terms, then credited the defendants with any jail time already completed in connection with the felony level criminal matters. 15-ye- nd In conclusion, the district judge remanded the father and son codefendants back into the cukody of the Carbon County Sheriffs Office for transport to the state prison for immediate execution of indeterminate incarceration periods. In addition to the 7th District Court cases, Daggett County Attorney Dennis Judd previously (Continued on page 2A) . bids on county projects ently not been paid by the con- tractor at the time. The commis-X.Staffreporter sion indicated the matter should : When the Carbon County be worked out as soon as pos- ' ir55" Commission met last weel the Tsible. officials opened the bids on the The parties apparently differ ; second phase of the community on how much the general owes exhibit building at the fair- - the masonry contractor. , " In other business, die conn grounds. : Three bids were submitted: misskmers: , Electrical Contractors Inc. at Approved three conditional ' ; $299,000, Larry Young Con-- , use permits for Phillips Petro-- ; : struetkn at $247,389 and Ken leum well drilling sites in the Stibon Construction at $244875. Hiawatha area. 1 TWo companies submitted The property is owned by a ' bid bonds with the proposals. mining company, which is pies- The commission decided to endy doing reclamation on some X form a committee to review the of the area. . ; bids and select a contractor to Terry Willis from the finish foe job. Childrens Justice Center gave The committee consists of a the commission an update on the X representative from foe county agency. Inthelastsixmonthsaf2001, attorneys office, derk Robert Pero, building official Dave Le-- the center logged 1,170 crisis vanger, surveyor Evan Hansen, nursery hours. In the first three building inspector Lew Korenko months of 2002, the crater has .and road supervisor Ray already done 3300 hours. Hansen. What the public needs to "What I am interested in is know is that our emergency ser- how long it will take than to fin- - vices are available to anyone, ish the budding, said Commis- - said Willis. "We serve anyone in skmer Bill KrompeL "I want to any income bracket when they be sure it is finished in time for need emergency care for their ' the fair. children. I think the increase in the hours is because people are Levangersaidhetalkedtofoe bidding contractors and they, becoming more aware win" know the project needs to be fin- Nancy Bentley fromActive S. talked with foe com- fehedquiddy. ; . A discussion ensued about mission about the contract to foe first phase of the project build the new building. (Continued on page 2A) SomesubKxmtractonhadappar- - X By RICHARD SHAW ' 1 t ! . . , I . : ; , . ! - Automotive students participate at state competition, capture top placements Julie Dalton, Aric Nelson and Karl Bringhuret check out a motor vehicle's engine and electrical wiring system. Students in the College of Eastern Utahs automotive classes recently competed at the state tournament Dalton and Nelson placed third at the competition, white Karl Bringhurst captured sec- - . Re-Ent- . -- Officials emphasize importance of water conservation . address conservation measures by regions within the state. The governor has identified water conservation asastatewide policy goal in an attenqit to main- tain an adequate supply for the droiufot concerns to crudaLCar- - ban Countyresidents should con- sider foe following: - certbyrolkwingthissimpieprao- tice." San Juan County and the Na-- vNatunhaveaheadydedared. a state of emergency due to foe. . Groups collecting learning supplies national Volunteer week is under way and local organizations are focusing on collecting supplies tor the ABC Learning Center in East Carbon. Residents may donate reading books, coloring books and crayons at the senior citizen centers in Price or East Carbon. drouiLOthersoufoemandcen- tnlUtahareasfecesimilarcondi- tionfachidingCarbonCounty. "Given our states arid atmo- sphere, the drought were experi-- ; pointed out that most of the water simply evaporates. The team reo- ommends tuning up irrigation sys- terns to avoid watering sidewalks or gutters, refraining from using hoses as brooms and adjusting sprinkler timers. The mountains surrounding Castle Vfelley received substan- dardsnowpack last winter and the water level at Scofield remains extremely low. Implementing wa- - ter conservations to alleviate ; summer andfalL Utahns should refrain from watering between foe hours crflO am. and 6 pm, pointed out Leavitt "We can reduce water consunmtionbytentofifieenper- - . - ry Officials continue to stress the importance ofwater conservation as Utah enters into a fourth con-secutive drought year. . On Monday, Gov.Mike Leavitt water representatives to discuss Utahs drought situation, review management options and . ond in the job intBrvtew category. A junior high school student, Bringhurst wiH participate at the national competition scheduled in June. Bringhurst will compete against students from schools across the United States, including automotive programs. educational institutions with four-ye-ar A leaking tdlet can waste more foan 100 gallons of waterper day. Tbcheckfor leaks, puta mde food adoring in foe tanks If foe cokxing appears in the bowl with- out flushing, there is a leak. Ad-just or replace the flush valve or contact aphunber. Flushing a cigarette butt, fin dal tissue or small bit of trash down the toilets wastes five to sevengalionsofwater. TbCetscanflushaselficiently with less water. Prior an inch or . , encing is taking a serious toil on. twoofsandorpebtdesin twoplas- our water supplies, sakl Larry ticquartbottles. Place foebottles in foe toilet tank, away from the . Anderson, water conservation team chairman. ; operating mechanisms. toilets , During extremety hot and dry Purchasing low-flo- w : summer months, foe chairman represents a more expensive op- - tion consumers may consider. Long hot showers waste five to 10 gallons of water every un- -. needed minute. Limit showersto the time it tikes to soap up, wash down and rinse off. g shower Install heads or flow restrictors. Most beads put out five to 10 gallons of water a minute. Three gallons is adequate forashower.Installinga small plastic insert limits flow ' through shower heads. aThe smallest drq due to a worn washerinafaucet can waste 50ormoregallonsofwateraday. Replace damaged washers. . Running a dishwasher uses about 25 gallons of water. Fill to capacity before operating. When washing dishes by hand, do not leave foie water running for tins- water-savin- . ing. 'Keepabottie of drinking war terinthetefiigerator.Thiswfllend the practice of running the tap to coolwater off for drinking. Automatic wafoiiK machines use 30 to 35 gallons m water in a wde. Limit operating the washer for foil capacity loads. Plaang a layer of mulch around trees and plants slows the evaporation of moisture. . Refrain from runningahose while washing vehicles or equip-- merit Wbsh with a pail of soapy water, fora rinse with the hose, 'Tkach children that hoses and sprinklers are not toys. Few thinggwastepxxe water than ning sprinklers or hoses on a hot run-metwi-fo day. 'Watering lawns frequently faib to allow for cool spells or fall Step on foe grass. If the grass springs back up, a lawn doesnt need moisture, Whter lawns long enoui for foe fluid to seep down to the roots, where the moisture will not evaporate quickly and itwtyldo the most good. A light sprinkling sits on the surface and evaporates. A slow steady fell of water is foe best way to irrigate lawn, 'Water dumig the cool parts of the day.Earty morning is better than thmk incg ttw prartir lu-i-p i prevent the growth of fimgus. Position sprinldera and hoses so the water lands cm the lawn or garden, not on barren ground or rain-enact- ed concrete. Avoid watering on windy days. Wind can cany the watcrawaybefarethemoBturelats foebmdsope. Check for leaks in outdoor fyhnwfaiwanHfWiipiii Danraged fixtures can waste more water than leaks in the hnh from the meter. . |