A new Weber State University Environmental Management Series will help business managers comply with government regulations and learn environmental responsibility.
The Center for Environmental Services will sponsor nine hands-on workshops from January through September.The first course, "Loss Control Through Pollution Prevention," will run for five consecutive Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 11.
Instructors include representatives from Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Weber State faculty and environmental consultants.
Workshop topics will include hazardous waste storage, transportation and disposal; water and air quality; spills and clean up; worker safety; environmental design techniques; and forms and permits.
Registration may be made by calling 626-6000. For more information call 626-7559.
South-central farmers can get low-interest loans
RICHFIELD - Low-interest loan funds are available for farmers in the Fremont River, Piute and Sevier Soil Conservation districts in south-central Utah.
Loans will carry a 3 percent interest rate, repayable over 12 years. The money is distributed by Soil Conservation District boards of supervisors, obtained from the Utah Department of Agriculture through the federal Agriculture Resource Development Loan Program.
Officials said the money can be used on agricultural land for such water and soil-conservation projects as concrete ditches, pipe systems, land leveling, sprinkler systems, pipe lines and range improvements.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the coordinator's office of the Utah Association of Conservation Districts in Richfield at 896-8566.
Most Lynndyl residents oppose facility for youths
LYNNDYL, Millard - A majority of residents have given a cold shoulder to a proposal to establish a facility for troubled boys near the town.
Mayor C.B. Tolbert said a survey showed 52 percent of the residents opposed such a home in the area, 31 percent were undecided and 17 percent favored Youth Quest's proposal to establish a facility that would house up to a dozen youths on a nearby farm.
The Town Council is studying the report, and rezoning would be necessary as a first step toward the facility becoming a reality.
WSU project to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
OGDEN - Members of Weber State University's Habitat for Humanity organization are hoping to raise several thousand dollars for future projects through a January fund-raiser.
The annual Habitat for Humanity/northern Utah fresh fruit sale is next month. Affiliate groups will take orders for fresh grapefruit, oranges and apples throughout January.
Proceeds will go toward projects to help with housing and related needs for struggling families.
Orders may be placed by calling Christine Colestock, Weber State Habitat for Humanity adviser, at 626-6349.
Gunnison hospital receives $1.8 million from board
GUNNISON, Sanpete County - Gunnison Valley Hospital has been approved for $1.8 million from the Utah Community Impact Board for a renovation and expansion program.
Hospital administrator Mark R. Stoddard reported officials will seek construction bids for the project, which is expected to begin in the spring. "We are fortunate to receive this funding in order to continue to improve rural health care in our area and offer expanded care," he said.
The major portion of the project will be a 12,000-square-foot addition.About 60 percent of the hospital will also be renovated.