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Around the Region iTViW, (ejTrfbri1 seeks citizens info oJTte Cowpfete Qrcrvefer LUGGAGE AND GIFTS 300 Main Street 241-7044 Downtown Grand Junction MAXUALVADQI The Dai Sofcnd RULE In an effort to study the Roan Plateau, Vhich it recently acquired, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is calling on Vocal residents to be its teachers. MAI officials are launching a wilderness inventory with an open house at 7 pun. Tuesday at the Rifle Fire Station. They hope local residents will show up to tell them whats on the scenic plateau west of here before they begin investigating this summer, said RLM Community Planner Brian Hopkins.

Hopkins said the federal agency wants to know roads, trails and other improvements that exist on the property from people who may have hiked, hunted, driven cattle and drilled for gas on the land. If the area is found to have wilderness characteristics, it definitely could be looked at to be a Agency wants to know more, about roads, trails, etc. wilderness study area," Hopkins said. In wilderness areas, motorized and mechanized vehicles, including mountain bikes, are prohibited. The BLM acquired 56.000 acres called the Naval Oil Shale Reserve, which includes the Roan, Plateau, from the U.S.

Department of Energy in 1997. Because it was not part of the original wilderness inventory required by federal law in 1976. the inventory- is now being undertaken. Hopkins said that while some of the land under study was included in US. Rep.

Diana DeGette's wilderness bill last fall, this study is not linked with that proposal, but rather is a second phase in a process that began last year. Then, the agency studied 12.000 acres, mostly located at Iowa- elevations, Hopkins said. Much of that land was leased in March for gas development The agency has yet to determine how much of the remaining area it will study when the field assessments begin in July, Hopkins said. Specifically, the new study area includes the cliffs seen from state Highway 13 between here and Meeker, accessed by the JQS Road from Garfield County and Cow Creek Road from Rio Blanco County-. To ask questions, call Hopkins at 947 2840.

FREE Classes for the public and health care providers: Advances in the Treatment of Obesitv AH public classes ore from 7:00 9:00 p. in the following locations: Glenwood Springs June 16 Colorado Mountain College 1402 Blake Grand Junction June 21 WCAHEC Conference Center 592 32 Road Steamboat Springs June 30 Olympian Center 845 Howelsen Parkway Montrose July 8 Montrose Memorial Hospital 800 South 3rd Si Durango July 27 Hampton Inn Hotel 3777 Main Avenue Continuing Education Credits are approved for a variety of health care disciplines for a fee of payable at the door. Contact Nanci Ann Southern at WCAHEC (970) 4345474 for details. Friends fear foul play in mans disappearance By AARON PORTER The Daily Sentinel Supported by a Community Grant from Roche Pharmaceuticals FAC NUCLA The auto mechanic who vanished under suspicious circumstances two weeks ago is still missing, family friend Tammy Low-rance said. Dale Williams drove out of town in his white Ford F250 pickup on May 27, uncharacteristically leaving without a word to his family.

The 42-year-old businessman was called to tow a vehicle from a remote stretch of highway near Bedrock, where friends fear he met foul play. Witnesses last saw Williams at the Family Market grocery store in Na-turita at 6 that night Were solid that at 6 oclock he was at the Family Market grocery store and after that Dale just disappeared, Lowrance said. Lowrance speculates that Wil liams fell victim to foul play, and his pickup was stolen and driven toward Moab, Utah. Weve always lived in a very- secure little community. To have the outside world come in like this, its really Shocked us and made us concerned about our safety, Lowrance said.

An intensive air and ground search covering every road and river in the area was unsuccessful, Lowrance said. A Nucla Marshals Office investigation has yielded no clues either, despite a thorough inspection of his shop, she said. Friends and family of the lifelong Nucla resident are appealing to nearby communities for leads. We need help. Theres family and friends left behind here wondering what happened to Dale.

If anyone saw something, no matter how large or small, we want to hear about it, Lowrance said. kNVu 7 7 CertAcotes Avolabte 34 tribeslan to file suit against tobacco mdustiy By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Thirty-four American Indian tribes were to file a lawsuit today seeking billions of dollars in damages from the tobacco industry for the cost of treating smoking-related illnesses. The tribes, mostly from the West and Midwest, are accusing the tobacco industry of deliberately targeting Indians, who have the highest smoking rates for adults among any ethnic group in the United States. The tribes also want an end to advertisements that target Indian teen-agers.

Tribal attorneys say damages could reach into the billions of dollars. The lawsuit comes seven months after the tobacco companies agreed to pay 46 states more than $200 billion in the first 25 years to recover Medicaid costs for treating smoking-related illnesses. The tribes were not included in the settlement They got no money. They got no benefits of the settlement They had no one representing them at the table, said Turner Branch, an Albuquerque attorney. Turner and a team of attorneys and representatives from the 34 tribes were to announce the filing today at a news conference in Albuquerque.

The case is against more than a dozen tobacco companies, including Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. The latter company distributes American Spirit cigarettes, which feature a logo of an Indian in full feathered headdress smoking a peace pipe. According to the 1998 Surgeon Generals report, about 39 percent of all American Indians smoke. That compares to 26.5 percent of blacks, 25.9 percent of 18.9 percent of Hispanics and 15.3 percent of Asian Americans. Its a problem because we have never been educated about the dangers of smoking, said Red Eagle Rael, governor of the Picuris Pueblo in northern New Mexico.

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Orchard, was arrested Monday after Mesa County Sheriffs deputies received reports of a man threatening people with a knife in the 300 block of Clarinet Lane, according to his arrest affidavit. According to police reports, Gadberry, who identified himself at T-Dogg, threatened the people in the car, and when the passengers exited the car, Gadberry entered and demanded the driver take him to another location. Another victim told police he was attacked by Gadberry 'that same evening in the 300 block of Piano Lane. According to the arrest affidavit, the victim suffered a deep cut on his right arm and a smaller cut to his wrist. Gadberry was held on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping and seven counts of menacing with a deadly weapon.

3 hospitalized after head-on crash A head-on collision on Colorado Highway 82 sent three people to the hospital Monday, the Colorado State Patrol reported. A Honda Accord, driven by 17-year-old Brian Hunter veered over the median while heading east on the road. Several cars in the oncoming lanes managed to avoid the car, but a 1993 Chevrolet truck hit the car head-on. The driver of the truck, Troy Remus, 45, and the passenger, Jack Davis, 54, were taken to Valley View Hospital with minor injures. Neither had been wearing seat belts.

Hunter was also taken to Valley View with moderate injuries. Thousands of dollars in jewels stolen Close to $7,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home in the 1200 block of Gunnison Avenue Monday, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. Boys possibly tied to several crimes Two juvenile males were arrested by Grand Junction police Monday in connection with a car theft, and officers believe the boys may be involved in several other crimes. The boys were contacted in the 2600 block of B'A Road while driving a stolen car and then fled on foot. In addition to the auto theft, the boys were also charged with first-degree forgery, first-degree trespass, theft and resisting arrest.

Camper shell stolen on Thrush Drive A $400 camper shell was stolen from the 3000 block of Thrush Drive Monday, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department. DUI alleged in crash with trooper A Denver man was arrested for drunken driving last Tuesday after he ran a state trooper off the road on Interstate 70. According to Colorado State Patrol reports, Gerardo Z. Ramires, 28, was allegedly speeding when he passed the trooper. When he spotted the trooper, he reportedly slammed on his brakes to slow down.

The car swerved into the troopers patrol cruiser, forcing him into the shoulder. Ramires was held on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, no proof of insurance, careless driving and driving without a license. tered throughout the building, hallways were flooded and windows were shot out. We want the building to reflect changes and. a new vitality, Swanzy said.

The main hallways will be repainted, he said. Carpeting in hallways will be replaced by tiles. The cafeteria will be completely remodeled with new furniture, floor tiles, ceiling and different wall colors. And bullet-riddled doors and windows will be replaced. There will also be changes in the tone of tfre fire alarm which was blaring for seven hours straight during and after the rampage.

Strobe lights that went on in the library gave it an eerie disco appearance, and smoke wafted in from the hall, witnesses said. Those who were trapped in there for three or four hours said that sound would stay with them for the rest of their life, said Swanzy. We want to make sure people dont jump out of their skin every time theres a fire drill. LITTLETON Two months after two teen gunmen opened lire at Columbine High School, the bullet holes have been plastered, broken glass repaired, and the bloodstained carpet stripped from the hallways. The repairs, shown to reporters Tuesday, are the first in a massive renovation project aimed at erasing memories of the deadly rampage before classes for the 1999-2000 school year resume Aug.

16. The intent of the school district is to put this back as a high school, said Jack Swanzy, the lead architect in the project. We dont want to make it a shrine to the tragedy. Columbine seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris stormed Columbine on April 20 hurling bombs and unloading semiautomatic weapons. They killed 12 students and a teacher before committing suicide.

Twenty-three others were hurt. Those who visited the site shortly after the massacre said it looked like a war zone: The library was littered with slain students, tables were overturned, backpacks were scat Cash 5 Tuesdays numbers: 4, 9, 14, 18 and 32. Integrity Knowledge Value Since 1 895 The Daily Sentinel (USPS 145-900) Published every morning at 734 Seventh St, Grand Junction, CO 81501 Penodical Postage paid at Grand Junction CO Carrier home delivery prices 8 weeks s22 00, 13 weeks s34 45, 26 weeks s65 00, 52 weeks M17 00 5-day (Mon -Fn 1 25 per week 6-Day (Mon -Sat 41 50 per week Weekend delivery packages. Thursday thru Sunday 50 per week Friday thru Sunday 1 35 per week Sunday only '1 10 each Weekend delivery includes the following dates (in 1999) Jan 1. Jan 18, Feb 15, March 17; May 31.

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