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Ogden schools move forward to educate teachers, administrators about saving energy
OGDEN -- Ogden School District is moving ahead with its energy conservation plan.
The school board, during its regular meeting Wednesday night, voted unanimously to approve hiring an energy manager.
Darwin Smith, who has been Ogden district's head custodian for 14 years, will take over his new position in two weeks for a salary of $49,500.
"We need to educate our teachers and administrators on things we can do to save energy," Smith said.
The board, a few months ago, approved a four-year contract with Energy Education, Inc. a behavioral modification energy-management consulting company out of Texas.
Smith will spend the summer setting up the program. Educators will be trained on energy conservation this fall, said Gary Reed, director of support services for the district.
Weber School District has been using Energy Education since November 2003.
"The experience that EEI has had with their clients, and in particular with Weber School District, is very positive," said Ogden district superintendent Noel Zabriskie.
Man in good condition after bear attack
TETONIA, Idaho -- An eastern Idaho man was mauled by a grizzly bear just outside his rural home, suffering deep bite and claw wounds across his back, investigators said.
Timothy Henderson, 33, was reported in good condition but will remain in an Idaho Falls hospital Thursday for treatment to injuries, the Idaho Statesman reported.
"He just stepped outside of his house to look for his dog ... then the bear knocked him down," said Idaho Fish and Game Regional Supervisor Steve Schmidt, who visited Henderson in the hospital Wednesday.
"The bear caused significant injuries to his head, back, shoulder and buttocks. In other words, the bear was biting him all over his backside," Schmidt said.
Local police and fish and game officials were working to capture the bear. Schmidt said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has the authority to manage grizzly bears, granted the state agency permission to remove the bear from the wild. The bear's fate, if captured, is uncertain, they said.
The attack is the first in Idaho since July 3, 2006, when a female grizzly attacked a hiker near the western border of Yellowstone National Park. Grizzly attacks in Idaho are rare compared to neighboring states like Wyoming and Montana, Idaho officials said.
-- Standard-Examiner staff and wire services
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