Top Stories Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Celebrating the 24th in BRC
Every holiday is better with cotton candy. Just ask Cael Nelson, who joined in the festivities in Bear River City on Saturday, July 24. The city’s annual celebration is fun for all ages and a great time to visit with old friends.
Preparations continue for
temple groundbreaking
In anticipation of up to 10,000 individuals attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Brigham City Temple on Saturday, July 31, Brigham City will temporarily close several downtown intersections and streets.
Street closures will begin at 6 a.m. and will reopened at approximately 11 a.m. Residents will be allowed vehicle access to their homes by showing a drivers license with their address. Access to open businesses should not be interrupted.
A limited number of parking spaces for vehicles with handicap placards will be provided near the temple lot at 100 West between 200 and 300 South. Public parking will not be allowed on the site. As many out of town visitors are expected, Brigham City residents are encouraged to walk to the event.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the sacred building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin at 9 a.m. A limited amount of event seating will be available and will be by ticket only.
Televised coverage will be broadcast to local LDS church stake centers and at the Tabernacle. Speakers will also be provided for sound at the tabernacle lawn. There will be no sitting or standing on Main Street and personal chairs and blankets cannot be used to reserve places.
Those attending are encouraged to bring drinking water as summertime weather may be quite warm.
Ag industry, local gov’ts up
in arms about Ruby Pipeline
deal
An environmental group known for its efforts to get cattle off rangeland in western states has struck an agreement with El Paso Corporation, the builder of the proposed natural gas pipeline which passes through Box Elder County on its way from Wyoming to Oregon.
The agreement between Western Watersheds and El Paso Corporation involves the payment of $15 million to Western Watershed and $5 million to a second environmental group in Oregon.
Elko County Commissioner DeMar Dahl, traveled from Nevada to meet with Box Elder County Commissioners at their regular meeting yesterday morning. Dahl said he originally thought the pipeline was a good idea but when he read about the deal between El Paso and Western Watersheds he felt the company “stabbed us in the back.”
Dahl is concerned Western Watersheds will buy up grazing rights from landowners in his county, in Nevada and surrounding states, and eventually retire the permits. The permits can only be retired if the Taylor Grazing Act enacted in 1943 is changed. Dahl said that is another goal of Western Watersheds.
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