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...- uove t.;reeK I-"ress: JUlY ;lU, ;l006 -page 2 Circulation: 1,350 Front page news from other communities Cortez. Journal. Montezuma County Commissioners refused to issue a high in1pact permit to the Rally in the Rockies Bike Rally and Echo Basin Dude Ranch. but the rally owner and Echo Basin later decided to sue and said they intend to hold the rally anyway, · The Montezuma-Cortez School District voted to place a seven mill levy override on the November ballot · The Cortez Sanitation Di:nrict says it needs a cover to protect some cement work that is not rated to handle winter uncovered. The cost is cstimmed at a million dollars. · Rick Deremo of Dove Creek out ran a field of 32 rock mcers and placed first at an event held in McElmo Canyon 15..~.. .~, mila ~lm!'1lf!F~seil'~ Pass July 2. The mud was four to five l) "-""~="'\".~~;o..<-'*<;'>"<j".",,,"=,"~~'_"-""<'->'",,:~",",,,'~~"".,' ,....._.""',,--""', _,-,~,,"""-'_.,,',._' - e ICO ug e - e \Vn"(lJKICO-prolesleo lnit'p-roposed-" management plan presented by the Forest Service. The Forest Service proposed a Theme 2 for Silverton and ell Theme 7 for Rico. Rico's protest says that the two communilicsare similar and should be managed in the same manner. Rico also wants two areas to be "unsuitable for over the snow travel" and others to be designated as non-motorized only_ Pine River Times (Bay field) - Southern Ute Tribal officials in Ignacio armoun,ced that a new 45,000 square foot casino will be built by 2008. The new facility is to have 700 slot machines, 20 table games. a 200-seat bingo hall. a 1S0.room hotel, a 24-lllnebowling center. altd a convention center. San Miguel Bnsin Forum (Nuda) - The Miner's tavern has the only legal indoor smoking in 120 miles. Owner Bob Hopkins qualified because gross to'Oucoo sales amount to five percent or greater of his sales. Hopkins told the paper he believes that Montrose County intends to use the smoking ban law to raise revenue by fining smokers and businesses, · Rain totals in carly July measured from 4.73 to 5.73 inches in the Naturita and Nuda area, Palisade Tribune- La Muneca. a doll's face made from a round bale of hay, is spending the summer greeting customers to the Valley Fruit Stand in Palisade. La Mufieca means "doll" in Spanish, Telluride Weekly Planet - The Crescendo project received preliminary approvaJ from tlle Towo Board, but; still has to seek final approval. That may not be e.asy after a crowd came to {our the site and inspect story poles that have been put up to show how high the residential development is to be. A variance from the TOWIl's 45~foot building height limit to a 60-foot limit was granted. Silverton Standard - Some Durango residents are trying to get the DurangoiSilverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to install pollution prevention devises on ils coal.fired train engines. Paul Schranck. general manager for the railroad. offered to help study the. problem nnd help find solutions. The Dolores Star - Larry Spencer, vice president of the Galloping Goose Historical Society told the Town Board IhaL the Goose museum and the Dolores Food Market were the only stores open on July 4 and he was discouraged and embarrassed when he had to tell visitors to the museum that there were no 1uly4 events. San Juan Record (MontIcello).. Kim Hoggard. 50. of Monticello was installing a;.telephone system in the College of Eastern Utah's new Health Scien<;es/Librnry buildIng in Blanding when his ladder came in conHlcl with an electrical line. He later died at a bum center in SaiL Lake. The Blue MOuntain 'Panorama (Blanding) - A Utah Highway Patrol officer stopPed a van on the northern edge of Monticello and. when storics from the driver and a passenger didn't match. decided to search the vehicle. In side Iher found 790 poundsof marijuana and a person willing to help setupa sling to reveal more drug dealers in New York City. and help break up a Jamaican drug ring.