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Show Mud Bog Races gat everybody dirty Three prison sites picked, county not one Utah Department of Corrections maJe their regional prison selection known Monday but two sites in Duchesne County were not selected to house the estimated 2,000 inmates. Price, Monti cello and Gunnison were selected. Other sites included , were Roosevelt, Duchesne and Cedar City. State officials will now look at the three sites in great detail. They will tesjooils and other criteria before finally selecting their primary site in August 74th Year The decision came after county and city officials in this area worked hard to secure a site the state could choose. Tlie elected officials thought the two county sites were excellent" to house the minimum to maximum security prisoners. For some months, Duchesne and Roosevelt worked on their proposals to entice the prison officials to build in their area. They spent money to help their proposals be as complete as possible. No. 29 Sentiment among city and county officials Monday after hearing the news was disappointment They thought the unity that was shown among the two communities could be carried over to entice other business to build in the area. We gave it a good try, but we feel real bad about it" Duchesne Mayor RoJean Addley said. We will take the unity and do something. We have our groundwork already completed. Duchesne County Commissioners Larry Ross and LeGrand Gilbert i along with County Clerk Roger Marett traveled to Salt Lake City Monday to hear from the state building board what sites were to be selected. The ride back was not as enjoyable as the anticipating drive down. I thought we had a really good chance," Ross told the STANDARD shortly after hearing the bad news. We are disappointed, but the cooperative effort we saw in going after the prison can be carried over to something else. We Wednesday, July 22, 1987 have hkd a learning experience and we should continue to work to- gether." Roosevelt City Administrator had a dream that the county hopes were dashed in. lie said it was more like a nightmare. 1 feel very bad about the decision. I still think we had the best site," Hancock said. 1 had a dream the other night and we didn't get it and Gunnison wound up with it. It was very disturbing. I think it was more like a nightmare." Roosevelt, Utah State officials chose their seven favorite sites - out of 35 submitted - one month ago. They reviewed each site during the month and made their derision after sifting through all the data. -- One enticing factor area officials saw with the prison was the employment it would bring to this depressed area. Over 250 jobs would be needed with an estimated 250 spinoff jobs. State officials said they would only build in a depressed area. 18 Pages 50 Cents dairy complex is waiting for financing Thirteen individuals are working to got binding completed for a dollar dairy, green house and facility, in the Randlett area. The complex, multi-millio- n when completed, will employ approximately 650 people, accor- - hansley, Johnny Fausett, Junior Jenkins, Arvin Labrum, Larry Brog, Kyle Brewster, Brent gensen, Greg Anderson, Jor- Art Allred, L.D. Baker, Alvin Celcer and Cousin Buck Presley. The property that will be used for the "Any business with promise is good for the Basin. ding to Arvin Labrum, one of the organizers involved' in the project . ..The .complex would indude a lSOfoot by 1,200-fodairy barn for 2,000 milk cows, a 100 acre greenhouse, an electricity cogeneration plant a steam generation plant, a dairy processing plant, as well as game bird , ot shooting, fish farm and sportsmen's lodge, and 200 convenience stores on wheels. Doyle W. Hyde, president of International Funding, is working on the financing for the project others involved include O.B. Ober- - complex belongs to Jenkins, and was leased to the company for $1 and the. contract to purchase, all feed produced by him. ' The project when completed could cost $100 million according to Hyde. However, funding for each portion of the complex will be separate. Funding has been committee for the greenhouse and power generating facility. Other financing will come through funds, indis trial revenue bonds, private placement of corporate stock, private money, and project corporate revenues. Much corporate of the funding may be generated overseas and in stock sales. Labrum said the prospect for the project is completed. Now if the organization can get the money, we will be ready to go ahead with the project. Hyde said the county has given preliminary approval of the project, and they are in the process of merging the corporation with a funding organization to get financing for the dairy. He said severl people have expressed an interest in financing the project. This type "The farming industry has bottomed out and is heading backr of business has been successful in other areas, Hyde said, With huge dairies in Arizona and California, and thousanc-acr- e greenhouses' in Europe. The complex will sit on part of a 1400 acre farm owned by Jessen. However, Hyde said it is likely that more ground will be procured CONCERNED MEMBERS Posse calls meeting to discuss policy by Tom Brennan editor Duchesne County Jeep Posse has called a meeting to air concerns over sheriff deputy Tom Angle resigning, and to ask sheriff Clair Poulson where they stand when they make a mistake. Angle resigned after accidently shooting LL Gerry Ivie July 2 with his 30.30 rifle. He mistook Ivie's vehicle as a suspects he had been chasing. The July 29 meeting at the sheriff office starting at 7:30 was called after Poulson had heard complaints on his decision to ask Angle to quit. He said posse members were concerned he would turn his back on them when they make a serious mental mistake. Poulson said he will tell, along with county attorney Herb Gillespie, the liability constraints on posse members. He said once posse members hear the problems they may only want to help out on rescue missions. But, the sheriff said, he does not want them to quit Herb and I are going to discuss the liability and where we stand on Standard will close on Friday Because of the July 24 holiday Friday, the STANDARD office will be closed. Consequently, the dead- line for advertisements will be 5 p.m. on Thursday this week. Please make a note of that change so that your ads can reach the office in time for publication. the issue. We may end up having search and rescue only search, Poulson said. I don't want the guys to quit I just had one man (last Thursday) tell me he would only work with searches, and that is fine." ' The sheriff said problems arise when deadly force is used. He said all trained officers must be certain about using deadly force, and in what circumstance. The jeep posse is an important arm of the sheriff department, Poulson said. But, when they get into the use of deadly force, I don't know if they want to do that They must remember every single individual is responsible for their eventually. Although Jessen has a contract to supply feed for the dairy operation, Hyde said he couldnt possibly supply the 200 tons needed annually to feed the 8.000 head of cattle that will be contained on the property. So there may be a good market for feed from local farmers. The dairy will house and milk 2.000 cows to begin with. With each cow producing about 75 lbs. of milk per day, the output will be 150,000 lbs or 18,000 gallons. The cows will 40-ho- jeopardizes their effectiveness and efficiency also jeopardize the public. I wish these groups to .continue in service to that public as they have in the past, Angle said. Larry Abplanalp, commander over both Roosevelt and Duchesne posse squads, said only some members were upset over Poul-son- s decision to ask Angle for his resignation. However, he said, the posse will always stand behind the sheriff. The commander said most have been from the Continued on page 3 complaints . own actions. ' Poulson said posse members working under the sheriff department are covered by some insurance. Angle said he had heard of posse members and EMT members resigning in wake of his resignation. He said he does not want either organization to lose one member because of him. He said they are too important to county residents to resign over him. There has been wide spread discussion among members of the sheriff posse about a mass resignation. I have heard concern expressed by members of the EMT jap W-- never see me light of day according to Hyde, but will be fed and cared for on a computerized basis. There will be 64 milkers oeprating 24 hours a day, to milk the 2,000 cows 3 times daily. The milk will be preocessed in a creamery on the property. There it will be converted into cheese, ice cream, butter, and other dairy products, as well as pasteurized milk. The facility, at a cost of $2.5 million, will be able to process the period each supply in a week, and to store all the products until they are shipped out for sale. From there, about 200 franchised stores on wheels will carry the products to local neighborhoods as well as into the Wasatch Front Hyde said they are hoping to develop a mobile unit that customers can walk into to purchase the items. There will also be a meat packing plant in conjunction with the dairy to utilize bull calves and other animals not suitable for milk production. The 100 acre greenhouse will be constructed in 12 Vi acre segments. Although it will be the largest in the United States, much larger greenhouses are successful in Europe, according to Hyde. Funding has been committed from Isreal, if Isreali made materials are used in the construction. Hyde would like to see the greenhouse eventually Continued on page 3 J iP1 ft,; The sprinkler was still spraying on Bevercomputer last Friday. The sprinkler started during the night and continued spraying until four inches of water was left dormant at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center administrative area. SPRINKLING ly Evans UBAVC gets watered down from inside Uintah Basn Area Vocational Center administrative area was heavily damaged last Friday when a sprinkler malfunctioned in Beverly Evan's office and i is to those people. The importance of these two groups are understated. But, anything that sibility In the business classes, water was flowing through electrical outlets in the computer and typewriter classes. This same sprinkler malfunction happened two years ago, but was during the day. Employees were able to rescue most materials without damage. Last Friday, association about lack of support," Angle said. I do not want to see the first resignation from either of these organizations, either as a show, of support for myself, or due to perception of lack of support from the office of the sheriff. "These volunteer groups are essential to the public safety and welfare of the people of Duchesne County and their first respon- sprayed throughout the night. It left four inches of water dormant throughout the administrative area and down the business hallway and into classrooms. Estimated cost damage was unknown but was expected to reach into the thousands of dollars. ' Kelly Sprouse, Roosevelt City Fireman, was helping put out a fire at the Wilkerson home by the golf course. Firemen responded and no one was injured in the Thursday accident. BRUSH FIRE however, they were not so fortunate. Computers, printers, carpeting, textbooks, paperwork and discs and many other items were damaged. Officials say the hard work in completing the discs and paperwork is something that has all been wasted. Carpet damage alone is expreted to be over $11,000. Fire Marshall and insurance investigators will be looking at the damaged area throughout the week. Preliminary investigation showed questions why it happened. On Friday, custodians did not know exactly what caused the damage. They believe just a faulty or weak sprinkler head was the culprit. Area teenagers were hired to help with the cleanup. |