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Show T - . uni I HI urtJlm j n.i-flii- JCtncillHCI Over $30 million for Utah security, drug and cybercrime fight The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved legislation including over $ 12 million for increased security at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games which Sen. Bob Bennett, author of the Aindingrequest, says is essential to ensure the safety of the athletes and spectators at the sporting event. "This weeks horrific attacks in N ew York and Washington have irrevocably changed the global landscape and only reinforce the need for adequate security at the Olympic Gsunes," Sen. Bennett said. Not only are the funds in this bill essential, we may find they are not adequate and deride to seek additional ftmding. Given the atmosphere in the Congress in the shadow ofTuesdays violence, I would anticipate the support of my colleagues to Bind our safety The Diamond Mountain Dandies were just one group that entertained the crowd FANTASTIC FIDDLE FAIR! weekend at the Crossroads Center. In addition to fiddling, there was cowboy the over held Fair Fiddle the Basin at and some pickin' too. banjo poetry, dancing, singing UNIFICATION OF THE PEOPLE' Bottled water from Ute Tribe arrives in lower Manhattan One day New York lost more people than we have members of ourtribe." By Lexica E. Whiting Three members of the Ute Indian Tribe traveled to New York last week to distribute bottles of the tribes Whiterocks Spring Water to relief workers digging through the rubble led when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The tribe donated 36,000 bottles of the water produced at their newly opened water bottling plant to Good Will Industries in New York on Friday, Sept. 14. The water arrived in New York early Sunday morning, escorted by a driver for Advantage Truck-in- g Company, and Vernie Chapoosc, ucling manager for the water bottling plunl.Twootherlribal members, Rose I lernandez and Clint Perank, flew to New York to help distribute the water. Each bottle of water was lagged with this message: Our hearts go out to those who Buffered the tragedy in New York City Sept. 11. To those who have hfen personally affected, we extend our sympathy. This tragedy has touched all Americans, includingNa-t- i ve Americans. We feel the pai n , even though we ure far from the place where these terrible thingB happened. ' Inoursmull way, weareproudto donate our Indian Spring Water to those who are contributingtheir time in the clean-u- p process. We, like you, ure proud to be Americans. We want our voices to join with our friends, colleagues, fumilieB and neighbors, who ure proud to be American. Although the trio was not allowed to enter "ground zero", the area consumed by fire and falling debris from the catastrophe that claimed thousands of lives when two commercial jet liners slammed into the twin towers, Chapoosc said he can feel the calm" that now prevails in tlie once hustling city. People are quite united, but there's(uitc a fcelingof despondency among the searchers because things are not gningas well as they could, he related during a telephone interview from Queens last week. The unification ofllic people is the best thingthat lms roinc nut of this. We cumc in early Sunduy and we were fortunate that we did. We got within ubout three miles of the Goodwill Industries in Queens and it took about two hours to go the lust three miles becuiise they were shutting down streets and bridges. Streets arc staffed by literally dozens of police on every corner, surrounding ground zero- - there's nothing at ull going in - there are federal marshals, FBI, CIA, and black limoe with guys running around, he detailed. Chapoose said when he was interviewed by u CBS news reporter lost Monday he pointed out that one day $1 million superintendents The Rill und Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $1 million grant to help train Utah school principals und district superintendents in technology leadership. The announcement was made this week in Salt Lake City by Tom Vander Ark, Executive Director of Education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. According to Robert Mendenhall, President ofWestcrn Governors University tWGU), the funds will create a coordinated statewide initiative t hat promotes integration of technology in teaching and learning focused on increased student achievement. He said all 949 district superintendents und principals in Utah qualify for the program. A full description and enrollment information is available on the wch t it 80 percent all learning during a childs first 12 years comes through vision. Yet, nearly 96 pf children entering school have not had a complete eye examination, advises the American Optometric Association. That translates to 18 million children who will not have had an eye examination by an eye doctor by the time they start school. Statistics bear out the need for complete eye examinations for children. Vision disorders have been ranked as the number one prevalent handicapping condition in childhood. Around five percent of children are identified as having visual acuity problems using the Snellen chart, which gauges distance vision, duringa typical vision screenschool-ag- e project. Ad van tage Trucking, a whole- sale logistics carrier in Salt Lake City, donated the transportation of the battled water. Rex Davidson, CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York, pledged his full support for the distribution. Goodwill Industries has the logistic capabilities for delivery ofthe Whiterocks bottled water. We are pleased to work with the Ute Indian Tribe in this effort, he said. Goodwill representatives took Chapoose, Hernandez and Perank to see the Statute of Liberty. The three returned to the Uintah Basin late last week, drivings motor home that had been brought out to help with relief efforts and needed to be transported back to Utah. Third District Congressman Chris lauded the tribe. Cannon Advantage Trucking and Goodwill Industries for their role in providing water to the relief workers. I congratulate the Ute Indian Tribe for recognizing ttic problem of a cross-count- ry $10 millionfor the Department of Justice to aid in Copyright Enforcement, Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Enforcement (NET) Act since its passingin 1997 to six. $1.5 million for the Central Utah Met hampheta mine Program Over the last fewyears, the problem in the state of Utah has grown at an alarming rate. The highly addictive meth has been a concern for some time, as the number of labs seized annually to success in school prises, coordinated the donation efll-cien- the Eye exams can add up We had a pretty big bite into our budget, but we feel if you do something right then it will come back to you, he stuted. The tribe can produce about 24,000 bottlcB of water a day at their plant in Whiterocks. Because donations are floodinginto the impacted area, Chapoose said the bottled water from the tribe which would likely be arrived on pallets stored until it is needed. At that time Goodwill volunteers will reload it on their smaller trucks and distribute it to workers at the disaster sites in lower Manhattan. Raymond Murray, operations officer for the tribes business enter- frpireha-nwrsa.vidBomnn- i-tors, Utah's high-tec- h industry lias suffered losses as a result of intellectual property theft, from both Internet piracy and shrink wrap sales. Previously, the justice department was unable to search out and prosecute law enforcement personnel. Of the 3,500 law enforcement officials in the state, approximately 2,500 will be involved inthe Games. The Utah Olympic Public Safety ' lack of drinking water and working Command will receive $12.7 million out the New York lost more people than we tion of transportation and distribu- for this effort and in turn reimburse the water in New York City ... the appropriate agencies. The fluids have members of our tribe. this is an will help with overtime, housing and When questioned how the gener- America example of what makes said Cannon. other great! expenses incurred with involve- ous gift would affect the tribe's fledgling company financially, Chapoose explained that while the donation will put them in the red for a while, it was something they felt they had to do. hasjumped flromSl in 1996 to 266 in 2000. The additional Binding will be used surveillance vans, and other loequipment which can be used to cate meth labs and prosecute those who would meddle with the drug. $1 million for Cache Valley Law Enforcement Prqject This prqject will increase the of communication between various public safety organisations in Cache Valley andnorthern Utah as awhole. a school vision screening, while helpful, is not a substitute for a comprehensive eye exam by a doctor of optometry. The AOA has developed the Eye Teat, a list of questions that you can answer about your childrens eyesight and eye health. This test, while not decan serve signed for as an indicator for potential vision problems that could have a negative impact on a childs ability to learn and succeed in school. For a flee copy of the ' Eye Test, , contact Roosevelt 1 or visit Vision Clinic at Back-In-Scho- ol Back-In-Scho- ol 722-268- their at website wwwjooBevritrannriinr-viaanwebeon- i. Volunteers to spruce up public lands on Sept. 29 Internet hoax In the wake of Sept. 11 tragic attacks in New York and Washington, a message has been circulated around the Internet detailing the involvement of LDS missionaries in New York City. There are several versions of those message now appearing, most ofwhich describes a missionary conference planned to be held in the World Trade Centeron Tuesday morning ( the day of the attack.) The conference supposedly involved as many as 3 zones of missionaries. According to the message, all of the missionaries On Sept. 29, the PaiuteGreat Western Trail (Richfield), Brown's Park (Vernal), Ken's Lake Recreation Area (Moab), and the Cleveland-Lloy- d Dinosaur Quarry (Price), will get spruced up, thanks to a nationwide volunteer effort seeking to protect Americas natural resources. Volunteering to enhance BLMs public lands took root 25 years ago with the passage of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Sally Wisely, BLMs Utah State Director said. This gives the communities a chance to continue that proud heritage and make a difference in the quality of life here. miraculously failed to make it to the World Trade Center due to a variety of circumstances- alarm docks which failed, missed rides or bus connections, etc. There is no truth to this story. We have spoken with the President and Sister Noel G. Stoker oftheNew York New York North mission, which includes that area ofManhattan, there was no conference planned for Tuesday, and even if there had been, it would not have been held inthe World Trade Center. Please do not circulate this Btory, please help others understand thatit is computer fictitious and has no basis in fact. ing. Parents need to be concerned about more than just a visual acuity. A variety of visual skills p lay a role in a childs ability to read and perform in school. Color deficiency, focusing ( also known as accommodation) abilities, visual alignment, binocular fusion ( eye teaming), eye tracking skills, and overall eye health can have an impact on the learning process. A child may be able to see letters 20 feet away, but that does not tell whether his eyes are able to work together to read materials 12 inches away. Parents should keep in mind that gppomiMDW 8tory Ideas? See e story? 8eeH in Print! Call us 722-513- 1 Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration, Inc. Oiilnj, ils acllMj cold outside 19 m 7 m iV U- - ' -v PLUS A FREE STARTAC FUP PHONE 14 OUR BEST DEAL EVER! from Gates goes to Utah principals and ill wa w.w j.i Bennett noted that securingOlym-pi- c venues in mountainous areas requires a substantial increase in personnel. And unlike the Summer Games in Atlanta, where military troops provided a significant portion ofthe force for venue security, recent i venues ment of the Utah law enforcement officials, many of whom will be relocated from their homes for the duration ofthe Games. Following are other Utah pnyocts funded through Bennetts work on the Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations Bill forthe FiacalYear 2002: $5 million for Utah Communications Network (UCAN) The Congress approved a Bennett request of $5 million for the UCAN which will allow for an upgrade of security and communications infrastructure and assist with the law enforcement needs amplified by the Olympics. Let us keep your family warm this winter. 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