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Show f! t J! . "'.V Thursday' XK i May 2, 111th 2002 Price, Utah Year-No.- a3 500 CHS Lady Dirios finish with win, 6A ' - Hantavirus warning accompanies spring perts worked intensively to narrow the list of possible causes. In May 1993, an outbreak of an unexplained pulmonary illness The particular mixture of occurred in the southwestern symptoms and clinical findings directed researchers away from possible causes such as bubonic plague or exposure to herbicides or influenza and toward a virus, . indicated the US. Cknters fbr Disease Control. Due to ample vegetation and dly. While reviewing the case, mediground cover nurtured by. heavy cal personnel discovered the - rainfall in spring 1993, the Four victims fiqpcee had died a few. Corners region, experienced a days before after showing similar bumper crop of rodents. Medical investigators and re. symptoms. . searchers trapped the known viLocal health agencies combed the Four Corners region to idenrus carriers in the area and tissue studies on the rotify patients with similar case histories. . dents as well as the victims. . Within a few hours, the mediThe virologists with cal teams located five young, Craters for Disease Control uti- healthy individuals who had died lized several laboratory testing after acute respiratory failure. procedures, including newly deThe U.S. Centers for Disease veloped methods designed to pin- Control.incoigunctionwith tribal point vims genes at the molecular and public health agencies in the' level. The laboratory results linked Four Comers region, promptly mounted an intensive investigathe pulmonary syndrome to an ' tion in the area. type of hantavirus and posi- -. few identified as next the the diseases prinweeks, During twdy additional cases of the disease dpal carrier - the deer mouse. were reported in the Four Comers Die CDC researchers on page 2A) area, physicians and scientific ex--. ' United States in the Four Comers area shared by Utah, Arizona,' New Mexico and Colorado. A young, physically fit Navajo man suffering nom shortness of breath was rushed to a hospital in New Mexico and died very rapi- con-duct- ed . - the-U.S- ' subse-(Continu- ed Tuesday logging accident on Indian Ridge claims life of .Sanpete Gountyman Duchesne County Deputy Mark Heath examines the seme of a logging acd- dent Tuesday evening oft Indian Ridge. Richard Albert Newton, age 36 of Sterling, was killed when the John Deere loader the man was using to move logs apparently became twisted up on the top of the hill and rolled over four times on heavy equipment's 200 foot path down the incline. According to Heath, Newton, was ejected from the machine, apparently on thp first or second roll. No one actually witnessed the accident because the nearest logging personnel-wer- e operating other machines, with the closest working ' about 300 yards away fpifhe scene. Tlipainfwas detected when one of the loggers noticed the wheels upside .down dij jh'e' kader'Newtofi had been p.m. on April SO, wait operating. The accident Which happened about initially reported to.ther Utah Highway PatoFoffice in Price. The UHf sept troopers to the scene vijTa'fair wheel drive vehicle. The incident occwred in a remote area near the Bdchesnb-CarboHije. AriMritiek later determined. the matter was within th&JHichesne County Sheriff'sflffice jurisdiction. It ap- pea red Newton died instantly. Tl. incident remains under investigation. ri Animal urge citizens to report suspiciousfactmty .. Staff reporter . fost Carbon County residents have lost a petal some point in time. Many people have lost cats and dogs to deathTFor other pet own- -. era, animals, simply disappear -particularly independent felines. But the problem of disappear ing cats is becoming acute in Car-bonCounty. Since last fall, at least 100 cats . . haveaxneupmissingfrom homes ..in the area and the number in- eludes only the incidents that have been reported. Its almost ari epidemic, explains Patti Pierce, the director of Carbon County animal control. In Kenilworth alone, I have had 30 cats reported missing this past winter. But the problem isnt limited to outlying areas of the county. . ... trap's heavy steel sign used to make an illegal trap discovered Tuesday morning by Price ordinance enforcement official Byron Allred. The device. Trapping domestic cats and dogs is illegal unless the pets are turned over to animal control immediately. door could injure animals entering the ' Indian Hills area, points out Pierce.omething is going on." Pierce and other animal con-- s . . or - . County animal control director Patti Pierce explains the de- ordinance-officer- : , i in the, spring arid drop a quarter-inc- h had their suspicions abot , ''plate steel door over the pntniiKe. county ' ; The friip was framed bytwo-where the cats may be going. link fencing, The suspicions were con-- .. firmed when city ordinance en- The steel door on the trap forcement officer Efyron Alfred ' raised a major concern, The hea door couldrfuiimor picked up a homemade trap Tbes-Price. south animal following daymomingin behind the first cal' to rater the cage. An animal fcmairiing under door could also fie maimed or .killed. Ari uninjured animal would also suffer, being forced to remain ping cats to use for various rea--. trapped in the cage until someone sons, said Pierce. fetitout.. Catching domestic animals people may be using the animals .and not turning them over to ani-ftarget practice or possibly for aial control is also illegal, indi"cated Pierce. If people need to hound dogs to chisc and kill. If that is being done,, it is trap animals like skunks or raccoons, they need to use a legal trap. highly illegal, emphasized Pierce. In feet, if this trap is any Traps like this are awful. icationofwhat is being used to Pierce encourages Carbon catch cafe, it in itself is illegal. County citizens to be on the lookThe discovered trap had a out for illegal traps. can of cat food hanging The. county agencys director ferai a rat trap on the top. of the also urges citizens to refxxt people device to lure in the animal who set the devices or who use When rin animal started to eat , trapped animals forthe designated the food, the rat trap was set up to (Continued on page 5A) trol ByRICHARDSHAW . f half-open- ed . Resident questions Helper council decision to allow dogs on parkway and the dogwill end up in the river and I will sue Jlelper dty. Councilman Tony Gonzales responded to Mutzs comments. As long as dogs are on a leash, they can walk them on any city street, pointed out Gonzales. Owners are liable for what their dogs do not the dty. Mutzbrpught dp the point that i bitten by a dog ooa leash a couple of years ago. Dogs should be kept in yards and should not be orithe streets at all even on a leash, declared the Helper residratIf the owners want to run them they should go up in the mountains. And they certainly shouldnt be oil the ByRICHARDSHAW Staff reporter , HriperoffidalsihetlastDiiiis-da- y and heard fromadtizen concerned about the city council's recent decision toallow dogs pn the "river partway, ton Why did you let dogs! the parkway? asked Ronald Mutz. I know I will not walk on it again until the dogs are gone. People are not cleaning up after theiranimals. . In March, the council members voted to allow dogs to be walked on a leash on foe parkway for a y trial period. 90-da- - the Helper bans citys parks. But proponents said the path along the river was more -- like a dty street, whenf&is legal to walk dogs, than it was a park. The ban that was placed on the ma-ass- jst id -- i . dogs-fro- tipud and 8 percent had nb opin- - various indjykluaf retailers anxind ion onthe matter. Carbon County. , The city has decided to do a Acting on unrelated agenda items, the Helper coundl mem-.- . leaspoption tp.purchase on a ' ! bers: street sweeper. v 'Honored the volunteers who' . The oost of the refurbished . : chine will be $65,(XXJ, with pay- - . with city pitccts. "rnems-sprejhorioredtfie" the First; tiverthe riext six mayor individuals who have helped with - yean.- . the museum, some of whom hdve . machine "will hot be paid fThe been there almost 20 years; ' . for out of the general city coffers. ' Bonaed aLso honored citizens The lea.sefmancing" of the o have worked. to secure fends chine is going to be bid ouf to kv , for the Rio Theatre and the men . cal institutions if possible. whohavehelpedatGardnerbase- Following the regular agenda, ' ball field Councilman Gonzales reported Officials approved the pur- - that the poles for the repair of a chase of a new fire hydrant to re-- bridge had been delivered. a brbken one on 1 Oth No'rth Die poles for the bridge repair for the cdst ot$926.' project were donated by Plateau '.Officials dbcussedfyhatafo-- l Mining-Willo- w Criek. Utah .Bower & Light rppvbd the poles stitutesthetypeofo(ganizatioithe .dty should waive fees for when frit the dty, . Gonzales reported using such jfacilities as ues and the civic auditorium. . foat the repair projects around town on road repaving and curb Specifically, the city waived the fees for an upcoming blood drive,1 and gutter will begin soon. He also for a school group to use one of1, indicated the playground eqirip- -' ithe (tavilions on thd parkway for . mpntat the park is being removed lunch and the Carbon County becftufe of the potential liability Democrats Convention. ' . to fociity. The officials left future fee ; I hope we can sopn find some waivers, up fo Councilman Kirk fopding to replace that equipment Mascaro, unlesstye fcek theyneeiF; wrth safer equipment explained , to hear about it beforehand. Gonrales. ' The counQl Set limits on 'all . 'Chief ZamantakLs made a that will be issued teport on foe Hhifingerattpnytnj"' dty department heads.- - - ,V. Vv rowrdercq and informed theof-issuanwill eliminate the.:ficials foat Ik had applied for more cards the dty has bera-usipfor , grants for tne'ppUbedeparpnrat . , -- ma-wh- -- ple park-jwa- y, ' . ; ' Discussion ensued with dty employees abdut what they had witnessed on the parkway. When we had tharineetiqg no one objected to having this trial period to see .if it would work,'" Councilman Bob Welch discusses an agenda, item with Helper residents attend- 'parkway in 1999 had been adopted, ing the city's regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday evening byaprior administration because 1 of complaints about owners not .explained Mayor Joe Bonacd. a Police. Chief cleaning up after the animals and "Thei people who wanted to have , would continue trial and Helper George period also because of the problem with xlogs there have been patrolling it Zamantakis'issued the person in- - the situation would thra be evaluv ' vicious dogs. and our staff i$ observing what is quistkm adtation fot theviola- - ated. . .. .y ini .to see if there are any bon. In a web site poll conducted by Mutzbroughtthematterupat going foe April 23 council meeting. problems," City attorney Gepe'Strate ad- - (he Sup Advocate after the initial Some dogs are vicious rind . None ofthe dty employees or dressed the matter of HelperV dedsion, 38 percent of the respori-potenti-al council membeis reported observthey shouldntbe out oo liability; Strate told the dents supported the change and council that liability for dog bites wanted to be permanent Thirty- -. explained Mufz. I was out ing any problems or there one dayand, ifthe owner of tered complaints from anyone is pretty niich" determined on a two percentfavored the test pt one animal had not had foe leash 'ebe, with one exceptioa jteacJygaiift basis. But dties nHti(xl,butWanted4heresulfoofthe-gen- e The exoeptwriinvolvea a prab- oIwoiild have got bitteri.lcan trial before supporting a rally not held liable for the. 90-dpromise fou that if I am down lemwith one citizen kttihg a dog incidents. change. IVventy-thrpermanent there and get bit, both the owner in the sandbox area. The council agreed that the percent wanted the ban to con--, . qy ee , -- ce .'.'A -- s. ..; i . |