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Show V - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. April IS. 1997 Pge g ' '' ; J , V.. '"l v, t ' 'i1 v '5 xV'- . '' i;. w'A ' ? t ' f! L1 Atwine: "The tribe needs to be on guard to protect their rights" Business Committee Chairwoman Ruby Atwins wont be running fir this month alter losing her bid for a second term in office during the tribes primary election. But Atwine, save she wanta to set the record straight on a few iaauaa. Atwine has nerved as of the tribe's body fbr the or. It wasn't a new assignment, in 1977 aha waa the firet woman to ba elected aa tribal on chsdrperaon. Sha served a four-yeterm and than political life in 1994 when she was elected to fill the unexpired term of Luko Duncan following Duncank resignation. This time around her "firet" was being the first mother to serve with her eon an the Business Committee. Her on, Larry Blackhair, waa elected to the Buaineaa Committee two ar Zai&Fi tracker and snowy roads were a bad SNOWY ROADS CAUSE TRUCKER TO CRASH-- An wnKiniiiwi on April 10. According k UHP Trooper Mav Gusten, the driver was travelling too fast and, near the entrance to the Strawberry Cemetery west of Duchesne. Hie driver was not injured. jack-knifout-of-st- ed Spring snowstorm causes accidents in 90 minutes 9 r Last week's spring snowstorm center line striking an eastbound old John L. not only brought mare snow and car driven by ar ice, it also brought plenty of Wood of Roosevelt. The men were taken to the accidents but luckily relatively few far injuries. According to Uintah Basin Uintah Basin Medical Center Central Dispatch in Vernal there treatment of broken bones and were nine separate accidents in other injuries. Haslem has been various locations in Duchesne and released, but Wood was transferred Uintah County between 6 to 7:30 to die University of Utah Regional Medical Center where he was listed ajn. on Thursday April 10. The most serious occurred on in stable condition at press' time. Four accidents occurred on the Highway 40 in Gusher just after 7 am. In that accident Vernal Bonanza Highway. Two of those resident Bradley G. Haslem, 24, involved Chevron employees. was driving westbound when he hit There were no personal injuries were in use. some ice and skidded across the and seatbelts 24-ye- . yoaraago. At 62 yean of e, Atwine eaya the daily rigon ofpolitical life and the traveling are hard on her, but aha eaye aha haa always loved the challenge. As tribal chairperson aha felt her job included not just keeping track of the tribe at horns, it alao included lobbying for Indian rights "outside in troubled areas that would affect us." IA something that should hare been dona long agoi sha saya. . Our sovereignty is in question now. Thsy are sren questioning our treaty rights. The new way now is fcr the government to talk tribes into " , and contracting" compacting, through stats programs. Thaaa am the areas ws hare to watch every minute because they change ao according to UHP reports. Other accidents occurred an Highway 40 in the "twists" about 10 miles west of VemaL Two accidents occurred on SR-12-1 (the Lapoint Highway). In one of those accidents wet roads caused a car to go over the guardrail but there were no serious injuries. A Duchesne County Sheriffs deputy had to be dispatched to one of the Lapoint accidents because all available UHP troopers were busy handling other accidents at the time. In the ninth accident to occur in the hour and time frame a quickly.' Amiaationa that Atwins haa semi-truc- k went off the road five triad to keep the tribe "on welfare miles west of Duchesne. The diver are unfounded, aha innate. The was not hurl truth, aaya Atwine, ia that aha has non-India- na . five-memb- er Court will let family move, DCFS wont back out yet neglect At the time DCFS stepped into By Leslmm E. Whiting An 8th District Juvenile Court judge has given the okay for a wertride Uintah County family to move to Tennessee provided they continue to comply with DCFS (Division of Child and Family Services) orders. Following a 20 minute hearing Thinday, April 10, Jenna and David Kelly (not their real names) were told they would be allowed to move as non is they wished, but under DCFS would remain jurisdiction for the next six months. fin m rA Av ewlfi wenHl mm ehnvnr Equity Credit' Line AND PEOPLE will think Home A - Jenna Kelly says she plans to continue to comply with guidelines the child welfare agency had given her earlier, noting Ait it was her efforts to seek help Cor her underweight toddlers that brought DCFS officials into her life in the first place. Open a Zions Bank YOURE bean speaking out in an effort to to the release of the money. make aura that sweeping Welfare "This settlement money was Reform Acts are fair to the Uta there by- Congress and can put Tribe. ba uasa fbr whet ie in that only who Unlike many legislative act Ws have bean would leave the area to find work trying very hard to ask to have it whan welfare benefits are be used for other needs. Remember exhausted, Atwine eaya tribal though that this money ia closely members are different because in controlled by the government ana many cases they want leave their ws have to account fbr everything home. To achieve fairness for her to the Department of Interior. people aha says aha worked at the Only until they feel wo are in line state and national levels to find with legislation can wa move solutions to assist tribal members forward. who lose their welfare benefits but As an elected official fbr the than could not find Jobe in the Uta Tribe Atwine says aha also worked hard to make aim the The Business Council, is Indian Child Welfare Act waa enforced by getting help far young victim or abuse and keeping last," children on the reservation and in detailed. "This takes a lot of work contact with family mambere. to oomo up with ideas, plans, and Sha saya ona of the moat get everything in place. I know it rewarding aspects of bar Job aa a asms to not move feat enough." Buaineaa Committee member waa Whan it comes to the issue of the time she with the hundreds of millions of dollars her constituents.spent talking in water Battlement monies set "I always had an open door and aside by Congress fbr the Uta I appreciated those who came to Tribe, Atwine saya the Business talk to me when they had a Committee haa established a or heard something question to r"mmittft of believing idle gossip,' instead liana for their uat, but has he said. ty federal strings attached jii The Kells two sons were removed from1 their home 'last September by a DCFS caseworker because a doctor had diagnosed old old Guy and Steven as failure to thrive. Under stale law DCFS has the right to remove children from the home due to such a diagnosis. The beys were out of Ae home for 13 days and during that time they lost weight, Kelly reported. The Kellys were never charged wiA any crime. After a aeries of court hearings and numerous trips to Salt Lake City for doctor's appointments it was determined that the youngsters inability to put on weight was due to heredity, hyperactivity, picky eating habits, but not because of ar FINANCIAL GENIUS. their lives the Kellys were making Ians to move ao that David could home more often his job as a trade driver it based out of Tennessee - and to be near his ailing father. Ever since her children were taken away from her Jenna said her life has been a nightmare. "If it wasn't for the ladies at Little Blossom (Early Intervention Preschool) being behind me I don't know what I would have done. sometimes They kept me going I'd be ao discouraged. It seems like even though you are doing everything they (DCFS) is telling you to do it sull rant enough, she said. Jenna says she realized her sons had learning disabilities and enrolled them in Little Blossom before any of her troubles wiA DCFS began. Since the Kellys went to Ae media two months ago Jenna says they have been assigned a new DCFS caseworker who is working better wiA Ae family. Even before their court hewing last week the Kellys and Little Blossom worixn found a physician in Tennessee who would work wiA the family. They alao enrolled the boys in an early intervention preschool near their new home. When Ae Kellys move they must continue to take their sons to Ae doctor once a month for checkups, keep Ae kids in the early intervention preschool, see the WIC nutritionist, continue to take early behavioral management class for maintain rrmtaft wiA their social worker in VemaL United effort by cops results in numerous drug arrests SIX MONTH APR INTRODUCTORY RATE VARIABLE APR 50 No Points A joint effort by six different law enforcement agencies in three different counties earlier this monA resulted in Ae arrest of eight Vernal residents on felony drag charges. According to. a press release from Ae Uintah County Sheriffs Office, on April 3 and 4, Ae Uintah County Sheriffs Office, Vernal City Foil Roosevelt Gty Duchesne Rio Blanco Sheriffs Office and members of the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force served two search warrants and ended up booking six men and two women into the Uintah County Jail on numerous drag charges. Those arrested include: Jason D. Patton, 23, for arranging for the distribution of methampnetamine; Crystal D. Hogue, 28, for possession of methamphetamine and drag paraphernalia; Brook Dimick, 18, for possession of LOAN-TO-VAL- No Fees marijuana and drag paraphernalia; s; Warren A. Turner, 34, far Lincoln L. Hatch, 27, for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, drag paraphernalia, and fbr possession of two firearms by a restricted person; Dennis Brysn Buist, 20, and Brace L. Christofferson, 22, for possession of a concealed weapon and a dangerous weapon by a restricted person; David AntiDion, 29, fiar an arrest warrant issued out of Ae 8A District Court in Ae amount of $35,000, and for possession of three dangerous weapons and methamphetamine. Last Monday, April 7, bail for Antillion rod Patton was increased by 8A District Court Judge A. Lynn Payne to $500,000. "Ibis waa Ae finest group effort conducted by local law enforcement We are going to take the fight to the street and step up the efforts on the war on drags,', said Uintah County Sheriff Rick Hawkins. i DU1-drag- The smart way to borrow money. kitchen, Buy a pay college tuition or get some- - mentioned in the same way to borrow. Plus, for sentence. 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