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Show T "C005 UINTAW 210001 P CO PUBLIC LIBRARY 155 E Main St Vernal UT The only way to prove yvu're a good sport is to lose. Ernie Banks t 84078-200- 3 Uintah !&asm tiiiiiwiiiiliilili,iilliillllliillililljij...t.,f , ! Telecommunication Basin Uintah . Association is warning all telephone subscribers of a , 50C Kng Peak Phone scam scam that could add thousands of dollars to your telephone bill, if you fall for it. See page 2 - v j. n s? j v rs Tuesday , a k. j s V November 14, ! i 2000 Roosevelt, Utah t T V Vol. vj f long-distan- V 87, Number 46 www.ubstandard.com ELIMINATING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Reunited on TV Shana Hoffman was two weeks shy of turning one year old the last time she saw her mother. She spent the last ten years trying to find Sarah Stafford, she found her in Roosevelt at the Family History Center. -- Seepage 13 Fiber link to Vernal nearing completion Construction crew from Uintah Basin Telecommunications Association are busy laying 35 miles of fiber optics from Roosevelt to Vernal along Highway 40, according to UBTA UBET General Manager CEO Bruce IL Todd. ProjectSupervisorDick Bern anticipates having the conduit completed by the end ofthe year, weather permitting. Over the past several years UBTAf UBET has invested million in its extensive fiber-optiproject, said Todd. Economic growth is the key for the Uintah Basin and its residents to nourish in this new century. Roosevelt and Vernal need to be able to keep the businesses they have and attract new ones. Our company is doing its part by providing access to all the Information Age has to offer. UBTAUBET is committed to eliminating the "digital divide in the Basin," Todd stated. Todd said the rural telephone co-4-- cs Overthe past several years, UBTAUBET has invested $4.2 million in its extensive fiber optics project. operative has always been "ahead of the curve when it comes to investing in new technologies and services and that, with t he completion ofthis route, UBTAUBET will be able to offer higher speeds of data transmission. The advantage of buried fiber over copper is that it allows fora truly pure transmission that isn't interrupted. A fiber strand not much bigger is capable of than a human hair handlingseveral thousand transmissions at a time. The transmissions are sent by pulses of light at a rate just slightly slower than thespeedoflight. More meth charges A man who failed to appear in court last week on charges &s that he was operating a Clandestine methamphetamine lab, was arrestedthe following day and allegedly caught in possession of enough of the drug for 20 people. -- Seepage 10 College stars Former Union High athletes going great guns on Utah and SUUfootba'I teams. Kevin Wilson gains his first start Seepage 16 I" WAui VETERAN'S DAY Families remembered loved ones who served their country or lost their lives defending freedom during special ceremonies Saturday at the RoosevehCemetery.Partofthe ceremony included a2 1 gun ' salute by local veterans along w nh the launching of hundreds of balloons. aft' r -- VOTER TURNOUT 64 PERCENT Duchesne voters elect woman tQ county commissjon post In what Duchesne county officials are calling a rather heavy turnout, where some 64 percent of registered voters showed up at the polls, casting ever 4 200 ballots, the county followed a statewide trend, giving the nod to Republican candidates in every contest. Percentages favoringthe Republicans ranged from a high of 79.8 percent to 16.9 percent in the pcesiden-!:a- l race, to a low of 57 4 percent to perrons ia the pwweoraraos where Michael Leavitt waa returned to a third term, defeating challenger Bill Orton. In the race for the Senate seat, Orrin Hatch received 3.401 votes to Scott N Howell's 865. For the US House of Representative. Republican Chris Cannon was given 2.889 votes over Democrat Donald Dunn's 1,320. In balloting for Attorney General, county voters gave the nod to Mark L Shurtluff, Republican, with 2.996, over Reed M. Richards, Democrat, .i A ? it t C . . . OWUS. Coils of fiber are nearing Vernal. Construction crews from Uintah Basin TRYING TO BEAT THE COLD Telecommunications Association should have 33 miles of fiber optics line laid from Rooscveh to Vernal b the end of December, ifthe weather cooperates. The project was stalled for a time while negotiations weir in progress to enable the line extension to be completed. See related chart of precinct totals on page 20 with 1.212 votes. Ons Mats contest of interest to Duchesne County voters was the racs tor Houseof Repmsentatisssseat iq District 54. Incumbent Gordon K. Snow of Roosevelt received 84 percent fthe rotas in that district (3,435), to Debra Whitings 15.6prrranti639t. Snow will return to the House for soother two-ye- ar term. la county commission balloting, Lorna Stndmger. Republican, received 2.564 votes (65.7 percent ), over Alma Rxhins, Democrat, with 834 votes (19. 1 percent Land LsoL Brady, a write-icandidate, who received 661 votes (15.1 percent). Stndinger soil begin a four-yea- r n By Leake E. Whiting A company called "High School Sports Promotions has been contacting area buaineMce for advertising which they promise to include on a large calendar listing the home and away games for Union High sports teams. They deliver the calendars with the paid advertiaementa, but claims apparently being mads by ronyitny sales representatives purporting that a portion of the merchants advertising costs will go to ths high school is untrue.said Union High Booster Club President Debbie Wieener, Wisener recently found out about the misrepresentations when the Union Booster Club which also offers Union High sport schedules on promotional calendars with ads from businesses began making calls to merchants seeking advertising for the boys basketball season. "We need to get the word out to the businesses that ifthe company calling them is not connected to the school, don 1 do it," said Wisener. "The money is all going out of state to Arlington. Texas. In their last call to a business they said they were using the money to buy uniforms and equipment for the Union basketball team." Wieener estimates that the booster clubkwi out on about 12.000 in advertising on each eerie of calendars that High School Sport Promot n sold to area merchants All proceeds earned by the booster club through the sale of calendars are returned to Union to help pay for thing the teams need hut the school district cannot afford. Wisener explained Kitty Conover, owner of Cody's - i has rr you forever, you don't realize it lr(wvmivninrbrgkrLbp the Standard on a by without sftvy ui methampKclartme. a highly addic-dt-v and devastating drug that is tardy manufactured oad obtained. In tenet on pari one of a tuo-par- l uzmmz c ii nr rrT.T'nfl in. nmuiim nt t iju:. n ., . nuun n.r it so 1 let go and it dropped, that would do it, Gary related. Yet. even during the abuse they stayed together. Why? Because. Gary explai oed,in baseline reality we bad no one else to turn to. 1 mmediate Addiction Patmia and Gan Caritton f nof their mil no meel than t Gary was 23 when be met Patricia, their ttory cf how dabbling m dmgt who was 1 1 year hi senior, in a bar. turned into an addition to meth to They moved ui together a month later . ravaging that it ml them their job, They had used tKrMtional drugs their homeand f:nal!ieir thrtechd-dm- . cocaine, pain pill and alcohol plenty oftime when they wete introduced to a new drug known as crank. p i Tuesday's balloting also saw two members elected to the Duchesne County Board of Education, one each from Districts 4 and S. In District 4, Philip R. Thompson received 547 voles 165.9 peresnt L ever Stephen R. Lett with 263 votes (34 1 percent). In District 5. Douglas Swasey polled 86 6perornl ofthe ballots (732). loGlennM. Fean's 13.3 percent (113). Duchesne County voters also cast their ballots in favor of both initiatives and both propositions. Initiative A. the English only proposal, gained the highest support. A total of 75.5 percent ofthehailou cast were in favor of this proposal. Other measures earned by margins of about 55 percent to 45 percent. Living for meth: "The drug their own. We purchased a new paint ftnac hint to paint the soccer field and football field. Thedwinctjust had one that ha lobe used by all the schools By Lexlee E. Whiting Clay Thompson, customer semes manager for 1 bgh School Sports ProPatricia Carlston went through before they give any motion. said his company w legiti- three reconstructive surgene to remate and denied that eulicilori are more money." the damage her husband Gary, leading customers in the area to be- pair inflicted lieve that any of their money is going e-induced on her during mcl amphetaminfights. It took 157 Round-uCafe, just paid 5300 for an to pi to their hoiuetoon higher hoot stile he for doctor to close a wound on ad after they wera told over the phone He said that if that is the case, busiGary caused when ratnria smashed a by a sale representative that the ness owners should contact him at glass beer pitcher pa bis bead. money would helppurohase new team The Carls tons fought constantly 1 need to hear from uniforms and equipment fix the boys customers. my over everything and nothing "lflheld basketball team at Union. A west out a coal to her and I though I she had Uintah County business said sales EEBOOSTERCLUBonpsgeS comfrom same tbs representatives pany led them to believe that a portion of their advert wing dollars would also go to Union. Uintah Basin Telecommunications Association purchased calendar listing sports schedule of Union and Uintah with the understanding that s portion of their money would be used by the high school teams, said UBTA spokeswoman Lana Neheker. Area businesses are very supportive of high school athletics, W owner Mid. However, they just do not have the financial resources todonate twice to the high school. "They need to know it's an actual representative of the school calling before they give any mors money. We fight hard for our money and thebusi-- n esses don't havealrtofmonevtogive aw ay. said Wisener. The Union 1 1 qdi Rooster Club helps to financially support each athletic 1 team a well as cheerleader and drill Id D! NO ON I v cry day iv t vtntp gV for recov ermg mcthamphci am me teams. We huy thing thal are twevVd Jdaiv. For (:rv avl Pst?n,a LVtf drvg rvi'rcd two a for each sport that they can't buy on tl'gh'.IVtfV "They need to know its an actual representative of the school calling mission. Kappen did not seek TWO PART SERIES EXAMINES ABUSE AND RECOVERY MISREPRESENTATION BY COMPANY Area businesses find out their money isn't going to help UHS term on the Duchesne County Commission, beginning in January 2001. She replaces Ted happen on the com- r yuwmiOni ii "You get to know the people who ate doing drags in the ban and in the Their youngest daughter as she sat and watched her friends' families. and her own parents fall apart. Their two older children, who were in their early teena. wens using meth just as much as their parents. "We sat down and got high with them and their friends, said Phtneia. "My thought process was they were already getting high on it so w ought to sit down and do it with them that's the meth slate of mind. years-ol-d Supporting Tbeir Habit In the beginning, when they were high on methamphetamine the CarlstonswiB teD you how gnod it waa. They felt like they could fix the world's problems. They had enerjjr. They were happy. They would spend hours "fixter'. ing things but not really fixing them He sent the couple some "crank. a at all. At different points in their high form of methamphetamine. For the they would want to be around people, first two months they had a conve- at other times they craved solitude. At nient and plentiful supply ofthe drug. first the come do wn was a mellow one, Most of the time they didn't have to but before long the thought f compay a penny for it. ing down was unbearable. In fact, it Onratheyweiebaokedhowever.it pit to the point that their bodies was a different story. When their needed the drug so badly they would dealer didn't nwd any more free work fall asleep in the middle of smoking it. done on h car and ran out ofhi meth Thecaiefiee.euphonr feelings first supply, it was then that they realised produced by snorting and smoking meth aoon gave way to a deep, dark they would do anything to get more "Wecalled it chasing the dragon." descent. said Gary, who had worked ae a certi"It accentuate your highest highs fied mechanic. We would spend five, and your lowest Iowa, Patncia exsix. seven hour looking for it a! all the plained. "There's no middle of the different drag houses. road, do rational thinking It exagIt s silent grabber. It gets you gerates it to the point oThynieria and and you don't even know it ' doing it, paranoia. Mid Patricia. "It was an Tosupprat their habH. Gary would thing for us. It gut to the point shoplift oa a daily basis. It wasn't where we started doing it more and unusual for thousands of dollars ia stolen merchandise to pass through more and we lost our fibs. Their friends were learning the hi hands and onto hi supplier in one him teeeon Meth was ohat mat- day "1 wouldn't steal from people, but tered the most. Jobe were Vwt and eviction notice came. Thera was do- store wore fair game We would ask mestic abuse and divorce. There was the dealers what they wanted, and if the death, witnessed right in front of 1 was giving to steal something 1 waa their eye Out of the 60 couple in going to steal the highest price, beat their social circ le, with hundred of quality I could find, it waa more imchildren among them, thev are the pressive and I got more drugs," Mid only one ho are still together today METH on 3 SEE neighborbowis,eaidGeiy "One night we were partying and we asked if he ttheir supplier'! had some cocaine and be said. Mt 1 have something bet- JIVING . .. pa - ,v : - , |