ys ' 'v "t Vernal's Asphalt Ridge facility almost completed EBB: CROE), announced today that construction of the Asphalt Ridge facility is scheduled for completion within the next 30 days. He said vr, j!y jji'. -; ( . that consistent with Crowns inter- grriT est in maximizing shareholder ue, : t4 lj i '. the company has engaged val- C' . Page 19 ' --"3i Ladenburg Thalmann, & Co., Inc., one of the nations oldest investment banking and services firms, has begun making a market in the companys common stock. A member of the New York Stock Exchange aince 1876, Ladenburg Thalmann has a specialized re- t- - V , .J -. wn- search department focusing on com" --ii.--x 'trswr SZp ... .. rfw.. panies in emerging growth indusm tries. Crown Energy Corporation is a company capitalizing on opportunities in the rapidly changing asphalt industry. Crown specializes in the production, sale and distribution of and specialty asfan? Si.. phalt products. Crown Asphalt Ridge, LLC, a joint venture with A HERD OF GEESE?No we know its really a gaggle of geese. MCNIC Pipeline & Processing The geese are enjoying the weather at Twin Pots reservoir. subsidiary of MCN Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: MCN)- - is engaged in the processing and marchildren. Everything went fine, but Glenda is at present taking therapy keting of premium-grad- e asphalt the baby came down with chicken on her knee, which is improving from oil sands. products pox while Virginia and Quinn were since the operation on it. ' - the services of Ladenburg Thalmann to assist the company in identifying and evaluating growth opportunities. OVKr'l 1998- - - Jay Mealey, president of Crown Energy Corporation (NASDAQ rrarjr. UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. June 23. TV? Lz- - !W WHEW! Sand bags apparently did the job and saved this south Ballard home from exorbitant amounts of rain during last week's storm. -- .t ' i..- Com-pany- Harold and Orinda Gee was out to Provo on Thursday, A A yBr 'JL y , ,AV - A Av- ' , - y , vS.; v'- VVV W v.VV 'v' si X. RAIN STOPPED BUT WORK IS STARTING-The- se Uintah County jail inmates take a break from bailing water out of the Ballard City building. The city building had about 4 inches of rain water inside and S inches outside despite sand bagging efforts. June 11 to at- tend the funeral services for their good friend Leon Smith. He died after having Kidney failure. Betty Hamblin had her son Ron and Connie Hamblin come over from Denver Colorado. They only stayed over night but Ron brought his Mom a car. Bettys girl Romanza Hamblin of Salt Lake came out and spent a night with her mother. When the Gee's was out to Provo on June 11, they stopped on their way back home in Heber. They visited with Della Tumbow, who is the sister to Lloyd Remund. Della is in very bad health. Elsie Hicken Lloyds other sister of Heber waa out and spent some tome with Lloyd and the family. There was a group of Seniors that went on the Senior bus out to the Hale Theater where they eqjoyed the Sound of Music. They all went to a the and had dinner before they went to the play. It was in Salt Lake. Jennie Merkley of Duchesne has had her grandchildren out staying with her. They are the children of her daughter Jana & Brent Sweat of Heber. The Sweats have sold their home in Heber and are building a beautiful Log home in Fruitland. George and Esther McFarlane haa been out to Bluffdale spending some time with their daughter Phyllis and Mert Singelton. Their daughter Amber, 14 years of age had some serious surgery on Friday of last -a serving his mission in Canada Winnipeg. He will report his home coming on June 14 in the Duchesne 3rd Ward. Clyde Chinn haa been back in Duchesne but not for long as he said he haa to return back to the VA hospital where he will have some minor surgery. The Darrell Dean Family reunion was held in St. George. It was held for three days. Those who attended were Vaun Darlene, Jack Thomas of Duchesne; Darlenes two brothers came, James Dean ofSeattle Washington, 'and Lynn Dean of California. Her sister's Betty and Devear Hancock, Colleen and Bob Sly both ofRooaevelt, a siater Vangee Morrell also ofCalifornia. They met for three days. Street and 600 E. was another trouble CLOSED TO TRAFFIC-Lago- on spot during Wednesday's rainstorm when the gulch over ran its banks and threatened nearby homes. Bernice Van Taeaell travelled to Vernal Friday evening, June 12 to the viewing for Arvid Merkley. Visitors at Bernice Van Tassells over the weekend was Mr. and Mrs. Larry Van Tassell her son and wife from Salt Lake City. The Rex Gardner reunion was held at the Gardner Park above Vernal, June 7. 45 members travelled down the green river on rafts, then they met at the park for k dinner. 80 were present for the cake walk, then articles were raffled off. On May 29, Hattie Jensen, Kelly Hollie and Hanna Horrocks travelled to Logan to Hatties grandson Trover Theurer's graduation. There were 550 graduating in the Stadium. Roberta and Francis C rosier were there also watching their granddaughter graduate. While there they visited the Olsen fami- pot-luc- Whats wrong with this picture? These 501(c) organizations don't pay income taxes: American Red Cross Boy Scouts of America America First Credit Inion? lies and Theurer families and had a good time. Ray and Hattie Jensen travelled to Salt Lake to watch their son Dennis and Brads horses run. Visiting for a few days with Guasie Yack is her sister Grace and Jim Rivera from Las Vegas Nevada. The boy scouts from neola 1st Ward leftMonday, June 15 for camp Maplcdell to spend a week. Kirk Wilkins is the scout leader. Visitors at the Bill Hoopes last were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harvey of Kanab, Utah. Stella Harvey Anderson and Mrs. and Mrs. Evan Rosser of Salt Lake City and Flora, Lee, Marietta and Richard Fitzhugh of Woodland California. week-en- d Nelda Murphy of Arcadia has been down spending some time with her daughter Kathy Thourp in Sandy. Nelda has been on the ill list for a few weeks. The Duchesne Daughter's of Pioneers would like to thank everyone that came out and supported the garage sale that we had at our building on Saturday, June 6. Elder Treaver Grant son of Jim and Joan Grant returned home from They were all here to attend a reunion who were descendants ofJames Douglas Harvey and first-cous- in Sarah E. Kellett Harvey and Nancy Anderson Harvey. About 100 who were first cousins have been born to these people. Some have passed away but about 55 attended the reunion. They ranged in age from 55 to 85. It was held June 13 and 14 at the Tridell Community Park. It waa the first time for many to see some of their cousins. They came from as for away as Mesa Arizona to Woodland California. SOME THINGS ARENT WORTH PRESERVING - The current tax code is an abomination for too complicated and simply unfair. Chris Cannon is pushing legislation to eliminate the current tax code and the IRS by 2001. Such a deadline will prod Bill Clinton and the Congress to create a simpler, fairer tax system. Congressman Cannon is also working to Maurine Bellon drove to Provo June 11, and spent 3 days with her mother, Geneva Gilbert. Arvin Bellon came to Provo on the 13th, and the following day, Sunday, the Bellona drove to Richfield, to attend the meeting in church where their Michael Peterson, who is married to their daughter Sheri, waa sustained as bishop of the Richfield 3rd Ward. Then, the Bellona drove to Orem and helped Maurines sister, Shauna Gilbert, pack her belongings for her move to Roosevelt the weekend of the 20th. Maurine also brought her mother back, who will be staying with the Bellona for several days. son-in-la- Sunday night, J une 14th, the John Moosman family, including LaRae, Questar Gas requests rate decrease Questar Gaa today asked the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a $1.1 million decrease in its Utah natural gas rates. This change is requested to go into effect July 1. Ifthis request is approved by the PSC, it will decrease the annual bill for the typical residential customer using 1 15 decatherms peryear from $594.60 to $591.46. This is a decrease of $3.14 per year or about .5 percent. The decrease request was made in the companys or filing. Such filings enable the company to adjust rates twice each year to reflect changes in semi-annu- al and, their daughters, Maria, Lisa, Amanda, Heidi, and Alexis, drove to Orem. Some of the family stayed with their grandfather, Norval Kitchen, and others stayed with costs. another daughter, Josette. On MonSlightly more than half the natday morning, at 5:30, the family ural gas Questar Gas provides its gathered at the Salt Lake Airport, customers is purchased from outto see daughter Laura, before she side The rest, however, went on her mission to the New comessuppliers. from Questar Hampshire Manchester Mission. wells and is delivered to customers Since the family had come to Salt at pricing, which is Lake in two cars, John left with his lower and more stable considerably Truck to go to his work at Sandy, than gas purchased from outside while LaRae and her daughters visIts this combination of suppliers. ited her sister, Norma Brooks, of market and company-owne- d supOrem. On Monday LaRaes brothplies that haa helped stabilize gaa er., Marvin Kitchen, and Chris, and costs. their daughter Dixie, came to Normals home, and visited with the Moosmans, on their way back from Richfield. The Moosmans returned pass-throu- Chuck-A-Ram- week. gone. gas-supp- ly Gas-own- Virginia Bisel, with her son, Quinn, age 12, were in a group of 6 Utahns who flew to Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 6. In Washington, D.C., the group toured the Smithsonian, the Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson Memorials, the Holocaust Museum and Archives, spending 3 days in the city. They also visited the Old Poet Office, and the first modem skyscraper. Next, they took a bus to New York City, and they visited Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and went to a Broadway visit play Cats. Following a in New York, they boarded their plane, and returned home, suffering in the meantime extreme turbulence on the plane, and there were several upset stomachs, including Quinns. During the trip to the East, Virginias mother , Marie Priest, had been tending the Bisel children. Mrs. Priest, 65, lives in Ridgecrest, California, and drove all alone to' Whiterocks to take care other grand- - home later on Monday. On Thursday, June 11, Frank and Glenda drove to Cedar City, and spent the day with Stephanie Span, who was playing soccer in the Utah Summer Games. She was there with her parents, LaRee and Ed Span, of Taylorsville. Stephanies team won 2 games out of 4. The Arrowchis were gone four days on their trip, during which time they toured Cedar Breaks, Escalante, and Torey. Glenda did find time to go to Provo to see her doctor for a knee checkup. Buckle Up and Save A Life! Public Service Anaouscemcst by the Uintah Barin Standard 722-05- 15 540 East Hwy 40 Roosevelt, UT (LQttBg&fQtfs, INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE Stona Computer Coaasetioas has msay different traisiag dssMS. 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