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Show ! Page - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 8. 1998 12- building, it allows logging, mining, oil and gas development and offroa- Road policy under fire by environmentalists Associated Press A plan to halt road building temporarily in national forests falls short because it exempts large swaths of land, especially in the said West, environmentalists Thursday. While a proposed U.S. Forest Service moratorium covers 35 million acres, it exempts as many as 25 million acres in small forests and in forests where plans have recently been revised, The Wilderness Society and 26 conservation groups said in a report. road-buildi- fa' S.J 0 ft HP!' Among the largest exempted areas are 9.5 million acres in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and 3 million acres in California, Oregon and Washington covered by the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan to protect the northern spotted owl. Also exempted are 1.4 million acres in Colorado and 800,000 acres in Idaho, the groups said. The interim policy is fraught with loopholes large enough to drive a truck through, said Ken Rait, conservation director for the Oregon Natural Resources Council. Even in the 35 million acres where the plan would suspend road r mnmirvwm. years ago, a rumor started around the business community was looking for property in Sanpete County, which had not that been substantiated by the name on any documentation until now. On Thursday, August 20, Corporation announced plans to build a store at 700 North Main in Ephraim. The company anticipates creating and filling 200 positions including department managers, receiving clerks, cashiers and sales associates when The Manti Messenger the store is completed. MANTI-T- wo Wal-Ma- rt Wal-Ma- Wal-Ma- 109,000-square-fo- - rt rt ot - Care administrators unveiled plans ThursHEBER hospital to be built in Heber City adjacent day for a new to the Wasatch County Justice Center on US. Highway 40. The new facility will focus on outpatient care and will more than double existing services provided by the current Wasatch County Hospital. Randall Probst, hospital administrator, said the project will cost $7.5 million to build. --- The Wasatch Wave CITY-Intermoun-tain 43,000-square-fo- ot MILLARD and Training Corporation (MTC) of COUNTY-Managem- ent Ogden, a company use, said Michael Francis, director of national forests for The Wilderness Society. "They ought to look at the entire problem, said Francis, who urged the Forest Service to strengthen the plan before releasing a final draft this fall. A Forest Service spokesman said he had not analyzed the conservationists report and could not comment on it. The Forest Service could approve the plan before the end of the year, but it would be in effect only while the agency drafts a final road policy, which is expected in fewer than 18 months. When he announced the propos d-vehicle that operates prisons around the country, is considering buildings privately operated prison in McCormick. Millard County Commissioner Tony Dearden said he thinks this would be a good compromise for people who dont want such a facility next to one of Millard County's many communities. --- Chronicle Progress three-da- y BOX ELDER--jury trial is scheduled March 3,4, and 5 for John Daniel Kingston, 43, Salt Lake City, who faces a second-degre- e felony charge of child abuse. Kingston, an alleged polygamist with more than 20 wives, and his new attorney Ron Yengich, appeared in First District Court in Brigham City to conference and hearing for waive his right to a speedy trial. A final pre-trimotions was set for Feb. 8. - News Journal A al in January, Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeek said some large forests along the West Coast would be exempted because management plans recently had been updated and would provide adequate protection until a long-terstrategy is i I I adopted. The Forest Service manages 373,000 miles of authorized roads and 60,000 miles of unplanned, or ghost roads, in its f forest system. The roads have long been a target of environmentalists, who say they harm forests and make logging easier. In announcing the proposed policy, Dombeek said "ample new scientific evidence had shown the social and environmental values of keeping forest areas roadless. i i i i 1st Security funds insurance for Union High athletes For the eighth consecutive year, First Security has announced it will fund catastrophic insurance for Union High School students involved in sports and other activities. The $475 donation will be presented to the Bchool during a foil activity. During the 1990s, First Security has spent more than $1 million to provide catastrophic injury coverage to students participating in, or enroute to, Utah High School Activevents. ities Association-sanctione- d Sanctioned activities include baseball, basketball, cross country, drill, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling and other activities such as music, speech and drama. This year, First Security will find coverage for 60,000 Utah students involved in such activities. The insurance provides income and medical care for life in the event of a serious injury to a high-scho- ol student. We are extremely grateful to First Security for providing this vital comfort to the families and participants of high school activities, said Jerry Bovee, associate director of the Utah High School Activities Association. We would not be able to afford this costly program without this contribution, which illustrates First Security's commitment to the school children of this state. With 132 branches in Utah, First Security is the largest financial services company in the state. Since its incorporation in 1928, First Security has believed that success is not only measured by performance and profitability, but also in the way it interacts with the communities it serves. To that end, First Security donamakes financial and tions to various nonprofit causes and encourages the active involvement of its employees in the community at large. i GETTING THE JOB DONE-T- he job of welding holding pens at the Ute Tribe's new fecdlot has been done by Indian labor, said Ute Tribe Business Committee member Raymond Munay. The feedlot is a grower yard" which takes calves and fattens them up so they can be shipped to a finishing yard. Beekeeper stung 100 times by .swarm of bees of one of the bee hives which he keeps in his back yard when the at about 2 p.m. The bees stung him despite his full protective gear. Ogden Fire paramedic Casey Anderson said rescuers found bees swarming all around the house when they arrived. Fire fighters had to wear full fire fighting gear, including breathing apparatus, to rescue Price. Some neighbors were stung, but none seriously, a fire captain said. Price was treated at McKay-De- e Hospital and released. i The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for anoth ers little lapses. David Storey j bees attacked Associated Press As many as 100,000 honeybees attacked a beekeeper Saturday afternoon, stinging him 100 times and then swarming around the neighborhood near Weber State University. Tom Price, 76, was in his garage with his son taking honey out . ! .1 in-ki- al -- Sevier Countys May unemployment rate edged up by above Aprils figure, the number of persons employed rose by 5.4 percent over May of 1997, the latest available figures. The unemployment rate in Sevier County in May was 4.2 percent The Richfield Reaper RICHFIELD-Whione-ten- of th le one-perce- nt - and rudeness are on the increase on Wasatch HEBER CITY-InciviCountys roadways, according to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Ken Purdy. The phenomenon known as road rage, typified by aggressive and dangerous driving, has become a leading concern among law enforcement personnel. We get more calls on U.S. 189, from Bridal Veil Falls to Heber Citys Main Street, than anywhere else in Wasatch and Summit Counties combined. -Wasatch Wave lity AMERICAN FORK-On- ce again, American Fork City has been told to turn to an outside agency to resolve any differences it may have with the citys Police Department. A representative of Utahs Office of the Attorney General, Steven H. Morrissett, recently sent a letter to Mayor Ted Barrett, indicating he and his office had reviewed a number ofcitizen complaints sent to us during the last several years relating to continuing concerns about the citys police department and other city officers. - New Utah than 14 months after the collapse ofa hillside in Dry Canyon Ashley Valley's drinking and irrigation systems, water users journeyed to the site of the devastation and were awed by the sight. Heavy runoff in May of last year washed an estimated 1.5 million cubic yards of red dirt down Dry Fork Canyon, 20 miles northeast of Vernal. Chris Savage, U.S. Forest Service hydrologist and manager ofthe redama-- t ion effort in Dry Fork, said that the placement ofa couple of thousand trees in the bottom and head of the gulch expedited the natural healing of the VERNAL-Mo-re that jeopardized mountain. - Vernal Express PRICE Carbon government and the cities in the county are attempting to negotiate an equitable resolution to a financial dispute about inmate housing costs at the jail. Since the Carbon government has collected $12 per day for inmates arrested and booked into the county corrections facility by municipal police departments. In May, the commission mailed letters to the mayors and city councils advising the cities that the county could no longer maintain the level of fee. - Sun Advocate services at the jail without raising the mid-1970- s, BOX ELDER-Brigh- am City drained its million gallon reservoir last week after vandals broke through a fence and broke locks on Reservoir Hill, the site of four reservoirs that hold approximately two million gallons ofchlorinated water. - News Journal QUALITY. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE'FEATURIHIGASElCERTIFIEfr MECHANICS IASs The door is rusting off the hinges, and theTs just the beginning. Maybe it's tome you called Jones Paint & Glass for a FREE ESTIMATE on a new or remodeled garage door. MARTIN QUALITY MARTIN DOORS " THE CONTRACTORS CHOICE Jones 140 Eoitl 00 North, . Roosevelt, Utah 722-39- 2 PAINT & GLASS POOR nMMMMMIfV . |