CLEARFIELD -- A four-vehicle accident slowed an already congested commute on northbound Interstate 15 on Thursday.
Traffic slowed until it came to a stop near Mile Marker 335 because of the highway construction, when a Chevrolet Monte Carlo did not stop in time and ran into the back of a pickup truck around 5 p.m., said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Owen Horn.
A second pickup truck then rear-ended the Monte Carlo, which caused a chain reaction that pushed the first truck into the back of a Ford Explorer, Horn said.
Troopers shut down the left lane until they could clear the scene. No one was injured in the crashes.
The drivers of the Monte Carlo and the second pickup truck were cited for following too close. Their vehicles were also towed.
Residents asked to 'Take Pride'
WEST POINT -- Take Pride Day is a community service day in which residents and friends may come to West Point City Hall, 3200 W. 300 North, at 8 a.m. Saturday to take part in one of eight community service projects.
The projects include such activities as planting flowers, pulling weeds, picking up trash and painting pavilions in the city parks.
People should bring their own gloves, shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows. Doughnuts and juice will be provided.
The projects should take about an hour and a half to two hours to complete.
For more information, call 801-614-5347.
DATC offers free event on stress
KAYSVILLE -- Davis Applied Technology College will have a free business and breakfast function focusing on stress management for the workplace.
The event will be at 7:30 a.m. May 11, at the DATC Northfront Business Resource Center, 550 E. 300 South, Kaysville.
Klayne Rassmusen from IntraLife Performance Center will present the event as part of the college's employer and continuing education program.
For more information or to RSVP, call 801-593-2205.
Hill major general, others promoted
HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- The Senate confirmed three generals to new positions within Air Force Materiel Command, including Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base.
Busch was promoted to lieutenant general and will become vice commander at AFMC, which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
The Senate also confirmed Lt. Gen. Charles R. Davis from Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts and Maj. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma for promotion.
The three centers the generals oversaw will stand down and their workforces will instead report to the new Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker. Each location will still operate one of the Air Force's three air depots.
Free program looks at meals, nutrition
OGDEN -- Cottages of Hope is inviting the public to a free program on planning and preparing nutritious meals on a fixed or limited budget.
The program will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Cottages of Hope, 2724 Washington Blvd. (behind 2722).
Call 801-393-4011 with questions or to enroll.
-- Standard-Examiner staff
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