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Wednesday October 23 2002 High 70 Low 48 Page B6 Goulishly good Make your Halloween party extra scary with these treats BZ Page Cl he Spectrum iv iv iv thespectrum com A 2 1 finale Dixie falls to Canyon View in final volleyball game of Region 9 season Page Bl tjEfflp Jtagg HpALWsk MW 1 fljJ fjr a A fejH cCl i Rjl Morning briefing Make a Difference Satur day is the annual Make a Difference Dav a dav set aside to promote vol unteerism across the nation Throughout Southern Utah residents will take part in service projects aimed at helping others We at The Spectrum and Daily News want to know what your church group service club school business or orga nization has planned for this weekend's event Send us what you're doing when and where by the end of the day Wednesday and we'll publish a list to let the community know what you're doing If residents can partici pate be sure to include contact information and what materials they should bring Send items via mail to corrthespectrumcom or via fax to (435) 674 6265 or bring them to our office at 275 St George Blvd in St George Candidates set to debate Candidates in the 2nd Congressional District will debate at 6 pm Thursday in the Ballroom of the Sharwan Smith Center at Southern Utah University The debate between Republican John Swallow and Democrat Jim Matheson will be hosted by the Center for Politics and Public Service The debate will include pre determined questions as well as ques tions from the audience Everyone is invited Mayor: ree speech remains Mayor Rocky Anderson on Tuesday said he wouldn't try to rewrite the Main Street plaza sale contract between the city and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints but rather would keep the sidewalks through the plaza open to free speech A5 Market in brief Dow Nasdaq 8808 1687 or market news see B6 Inside Today Answerline A4 Obituaries B6 Around Town A4 Opinion A6 Business B6 Sports B1 Classifieds C6 State A2 Comics C4 SW Living C1 Crossword C8 TV Grid C3 Local A2 Weather B6 Movies C3 West A4 Nation A9 World A10 Outlaw Ridge held up in construction but other work proceeds By PATRICE ST GERMAIN patricesthespectrumcom Almost a year ago developer Henry Isaksen unveiled his newest project a 2200 acre master planned community in Hurricane called Outlaw Ridge Resort and Golf Community Isaksen presented the plan for a destination resort hotel signature golf course mixed with about 4000 homes along with 200 acres of commercial property along State Route 9 Not one shovelful of dirt has been moved at the pro ject site but Isaksen presi dent and broker of Sun Realty Corp who worked on the Entrada at Snow Canyon project said a lot of work has already been done Several key issues pn the project are still being worked out including financing for the project who will provide power and who will build and run the hotel which even been designed but has a business license to operate INSIDE Science center observa tory add attractiveness to project Page A8 always go through all kinds of ups and Isaksen said the development standpoint we are moving at warp Isaksen said construction has not started on any part of the project but soil tests drainage studies and engi neering for preliminary work has been completed There are still loose ends to tie up but conditional use permits have been granted on the first of two housing develop ments on the site are taking reserva tions on two platted subdivi sion that have been approved one for 71 units and another for 42 custom lot homes on one half to three quarter acre The first phase will include 680 homes Isaksen See OUTLAW on A8 Quail Creek jeservoir distribution 51 gl 6 1 nter' SR 9 I Ay oj Outlaw Ridqe 7 RZ (n Resort Golf A i Community Gina Jrel The Spectrum Banding together against bullies Nick Adams I The Spectrum JV H' I I KN ri Ah 11'? fi WwRsht WynIWR1 1 "I j' I Debbie Larsen from left Sharilyn Green Janet guitars to an anti bullying song Tuesday at an assem Doxey Colleen Van Norman and Trisha Orr play air bly at East Elementary School event encourages students to take a stand against violence By JANE ZHANG jzhangthespectrumcom ST GEORGE Dressed up in purple wigs and purple scrubs the five women of the played bright colored toy instru ments sang a and illustrated their points on colorful cartoon boards: not OK to be a bully No one likes a said one of them Janet Doxey are really cow ards They tease taunt hurt people They make up said another Debbie Larsen As part of Violence a pro gram sponsored by the American Medical Associa tion Alliance a half dozen spouses Tuesday afternoon gave two 45 minute lectures on bullying at East Elementary School As educators and parents become more concerned of safety bullying in recent years has been ad dressed as one of the major social problems in education According to a study by the National Institutes of Health almost one third of sixth to lOth graders or about 57 million children nationwide have experienced some kind of bullying Every day about 160000 children skip school because of intim idation by their peers accord ing to the Educational Infor mation Center a national information system support ed by the federal government a very big said Jane Madsen president of Medical Alliance which has about 50 physician spouse members in Washington County more prevalent in the younger age children why we go to elemen tary schools to stop it right Dixie Andrus principal of East Elementary said she is not sure if elementary Nick Adams The Spectrum LT rar 'r jA'1 Children from East Elementary listen Tuesday during an anti bullying assembly at the school schools have more bullies but the problem does exist know that children are trying to identify who they she said they tty to do things to see if they are accepted We need to teach them what is appropri ate behavior what is accept able At assembly Larsen taught children how to recognize physical emo tional and verbal bullying behaviors Doxey encour aged the and to ignore the bullies and tell adults what they are doing Nine year old fourth grad er Tylan Glines said he will tell his teacher if he spots bul lies are he said tease a lot of His teacher Kaye Wor then said she wished there could be more educational programs on bullying a good reminder what they know what they need to be she said out there They need to take a stand against Sniper may have struck 13th time Bus driver killed authorities issue appeal to shooter By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press ROCKVILLE Md A bus driver was shot to death Tuesday as he was about to set out on his morning route in what authorities fear was the 13th attack by the Washing ton area sniper Police also revealed a chilling warning found at a weekend shooting scene: children are not safe anywhere at any Montgomery County Pol ice Chief Charles Moose is sued a new plea urging the gunman to continue a dia logue with investigators is important that we do this without anyone else get INSIDE Police are using mes sages to get information out of the sniper Page A9 ting he said In an extraordinary state ment that appeared to confirm authorities are in a desperate parley to stop the killing the police chief said the sniper had tried to communicate with police over the past several days and he suggested the gunman had made demands have researched the options you stated and found that it is not possible electron ically to comply in the manner that you Moose said we remain open and ready to talk to you about the options you have See SNIPER on A8 Russia rance unhappy with latest draft on Iraq By EDITH LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS In a troubling sign for US efforts to push a tough new Iraq resolution through the Security Council Russia and rance said Tuesday they satisfied with a revised draft that warns Baghdad of conse if it fails to cooper ate with weapons inspec tions The five permanent council members the United States Britain rance Russia and China discussed the new US text for the first time at a three hour meeting on Tuesday with Paris and Moscow concerned the draft could be used by Washington to launch an attack on Iraq The five veto wielding mem bers met again for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon American draft reso lution does not answer the criteria which the Russian side laid out earlier and which it confirms Russian oreign Minister Igor Ivanov said after meeting Hans Blix the chief UN weapons inspector in Moscow rance also expressed dis appointment with the latest US offer is still a lot of work to rench oreign Minister Dominique de' Villepin said Tuesday in Luxembourg are some points that need to be discussed among us before we have an Subscriber Service If you haven't received your newspaper by 7 am call Subscriber Service before 10 am and a copy will be sent Spectrum 674 6212JP Daily News GANNETT 586 7646 2002 The Spectrum 50 CENTS lllllllllll IB82660 00050 Business gives St George a taste of Vegas Automotive billboard on Bluff Street is first LED sign By ANGIE PARKINSON angiepthespectrumcom ST GEORGE It may not be but Bluff Street now has its very own Vegas style sign St George Motorcars executives recent ly had the first color Light Emitting Diode sign in St George installed in front of their business St George Motorcars co owner Darin Toone said the sign is meant to be a good way of catching attention always good to be on the cutting Toone said The sigh has been in oper ation since Monday and offers full color moving pictures much like a televi sion screen It uses the same technology that highway departments have used for years to warn motorists of hazards but those signs use larger LED displays with no color Aside from advertising cars and other specials the new sign will provide safety reminders to all Bluff Street drivers Toone said Some messages will be incorporated into the rotation The 5 by 8 foot sign is 26 feet high and was installed by Rainbow Sign Company of St George The company will be leasing the sign to St George Motorcars At about $90000 the sign See SIGN on A8 Submitted An LED color sign provides information about St George Motorcars on Bluff Street The new Las Vegas style sign represents the first of its kind in St George southern Utah I lobitl Internet Services.