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Show ,'-- I,. I i : t A : 3 CO-WORKE- ? RESCUE FAMILY. RS RECREATIONAL USE OPTIONS WEIGHED Management plan released for Starvation Reservoir Split second decision to aid accident victims saves lives By Ilr then wu nothing that E. Whiting Scott Landry Mid as soon as he heard the sounds of a crying baby could have topped him from rushing towards the burning truck the child was trapped in to get him out. Landry, of Neola, and his two F co- workers. Shane Coltharp, 27, Roosevelt, and Luka Thompson. 27, RandlrU. all employee ofRasmuasen Construction, were leaving Vernal, traveling west on Highway Won their way borne after adaysworkTuesday, Aug. 24, when they came upon the aorident that could have easily coat a Vernal family their lives. When we came around the comer the tires were flying at us, the truck went flipping down off the road and whenitknded it went into flamea. As soon as we saw smoke we jumped out ...when we made it around the hill we could bear a baby arreaming and the truck waa engulfed in flame, the old Landry related. JustafterBpim, Jeff and Christine old ton Shephard and their one-yea- r were on their way home, headingeast on Highway 40 with Christine at the wheel. About 8 miks out of Vernal, while driving through the twists a tire blew on their 1980 Chev one-to-n pickup, lending the vehicle which 30-ye- ar Uintah Basin District of the Utah Highway Patrol is TO THE RESCUE-T- hc from UHP headquarters for Scott Landry. commendation a reconunending Luke Thompson and Shane Coitfuup (pictured left to right). The three helped rescue a Vernal family from their burning vehicle. "J&. 1 - SEE RESCUE on page S - r - According to Jim Jensen. planner for tho Bureau of Reclamation there are re four different alternatives outlined in the assessment. Plan A, which left management as it is. plan B which favored environment over public nr private use; plan C which calls for better management and improvement; and plan D, which allows outside influences such as private land owners and developers to have accasa to the water. Jenara said under alternative C the proposed action will call for the By Cheryl Mecham development ofadditional access road Starvation Reservoir in Weat which will provide more public and IXxhrsiieCountybaasU 3000 acres of wildlife use of the reservoir. For exatrace water, however, it ia the 112 ample, the alternative calls for addiarr.s of shore line owned by the US tional road development, however, road will be left natural and mainBureau of Reclamation that was theStarva-lio- n tained by grading, ao they do not house at anopen wildlife. Slate Park recently. "To keep that natural atmosphere, The open house was held to provide the public with information regard- and not be a detriment to wildlife," ing the Draft Environmental Aiaesa-mt-- Jenara (aid. The plan favors upgrading recre(DEA) for Starvation! Reservoirs Resource Management Plan, and ation facilities, suebaa restrooms, boat discussion of Alternative C described ramps and providing campsites, picnic areas, parking and toms roods. in the DEA. One plan sets aside . land for construction of a golf course and other improvements at Starvation State Rirk, but funding could still be years (linen the road . ins-pa- ct nl and hikingtrails. As well the proposal allows for development ofa golf course on downstream from the dam. which the Reclamation Bureau says Duchesne City would operate through contract with Reclamation foruaeofthooe lands. While Reclamation nay own the reservoir, they work ia cooperaiioa with SUM Parts and Recreation to manage the shorehm around the dam and with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to manage the water and flows. Jensen noted that together State Parks and Reclamation must decide which rsaervoirs will receive priority year by year then take their recommendations tothe stole legislators for funding. He estimates the cost of the StorvaUoo project to run $4 million to $5 million depending on the prion-tie- s the slate dictate. It may be years down the road. Jensen explained. Last year the Bureau of Reclamation received approval and funding to develop Deer (Seek. Willard Bay and East Canyon reservoirs. Uintah Basin v. Look who's getting 50C f ready for school! Kids arent the only one with high hopes as they head bad to school. Take a took at what teachers are thinking about as the school bet! rings. -- Seepage ft Tuesday Aug. 31, 1999 Roosevelt. Utah 12 VoL 86, Number 34 www.ubstandanl.com IfojKfrfeU af. I Tho search for water Members of the Pinon H For-- DRILLING TO RESUME 2 A nose for crime - i v A Duchesne County Sheriffs detective is theowner (done of the top dogs m the field when it comes to finding bad guys, drugs and even corpses. --See V Inland restructures gsssa? to save I : company tinder $9abarreiforfahck wax. Inland laid off 15 worker who wens never. v A restructuring agreement, calledback.Sipce that time they have expected to be closed by the end of maintained a workforce ofabout 65 ia September, haa saved a major oil and their Pleasant Valley headquarters. By terms of the restructuring Ingas producer in the Uintah Batin from will issue redeemable preferred land ReInland poaaible bankruptcy. source, Inc. lart week announced they stock with an initial liquidation pcef-errnof approximately $92 million had readied an agreement with lenders and preferred aharrboldrrs irgard-in- g and common stock of Inland to their the restructuring oflnland capi- junior secured lender and preferred By Lesley E. Whiting Mt ce page 11 tal. We had too much debt, we were and this was a way for us to the balaacs sheet, explained Dave Donegao, manager of Corporate Development for Inland. One ofour significant leoders-Tru- st Company of the Weat will convert theirdebttoaquity and at a result will become a major shareholder of this company. They ar looking forward to contimiingdevelopment of the Monument Butte field. Drilling in that field came to an abrupt halt late last year due to falling oil prices. Donegan said that (billing wont reeums at the record setting pace it accomplished in 1998 whenlnland drilled 93 new wells south of Myton -but. Inland does expect drilling to be done "at an aggressive pace. Ware looking forward to picking the rigs bark up and hopefully wc will be able to do that by October." Ha said hiring and work which waa previouslycontncted out willbe dona "in house to aave on overhead costa. W have confidence that ail of our employees can do a lot. Even though pricing has improved, our crude oil which sells as black wax still trades at a discount,! detailed. Uintah Batin black wax haa a posted price of about S17 a barrel right now, thats typically S175 to S3.7S lower than West Texas crude. Last November, when crude oil pricea were continuing their (all to SEE INLAND on page 3 over-leverag- ge - - L y ,i ii nWi leijwaraiM Season openers Altamonts touchdown ratty dies in the final seconds in a dose hss to South Summit Greg Hanberg scores a touchdown for Duchesne. -Seepages 14 b IS ; MARCH 1, DRILLING EXPECTED TO oil field wwier in the Monument Butte field south of Myton tightens up a pipe. The announcement by Inland Resources. Inc. that they have restructured their debt b expected to bring new life to (he Held with plans to resume drilling. (Filephotaf BESSES aasgg-sg- NEW DIRECTOR SOUGHT AS PROGRAM REBUILDS Commitment vowed to Ute Indian Tribe Head Start program by Business Committee s Eiifor'iNok.1 Thisistheseeondcf o tu'o-pasenes that takes a took at serious deficiencies that Head Start officials in Washington, D.C, have mandatedbemfixedmb?theUielndian Tribe Head Start or toss the program. This article mil examine some of the rt ? issuesthat brought the program to this point and took at the pomtwe steps taken to make corrections in a miy variety of arras so that Lie Injun Tribe Iftad Start can effcciuety sene and focus on what node makers children and families. f By Loaleo E. Whiting Acting Ule Indian Tribe HeadStort Director Sandy Hanarn has great for thr early education program that serves 3-- 5 year old laaian n and children. The Hoad non-India- 2000 DATE SET FOR RUIZ Trial postponed in double murder case By Lesley E. Whiting The trial for a Duchesne County ranch hand accused in a gary double murder haa been postponed until March 1, 2000. Fitomeno Valenchia-Rui- x was scheduled to stand trial ia the capital homicide caae in November. Prosecutors did not argue against the extension Myuig they would ntlhrr allow it, than have the case come bark on appeal yean down the road. Eighth District Court Judge Lynn Payne took under advisement a motion to suppress practically every piccr of evidence against a confession he allegedly gave to investigator after his arrest following the murders of Rex K. Tanner, 46, and June Find, 69. from being introduced at h trial During a Iwtwtar h rinr on the in IucIvfiw, dr- motions U$l de-fen- Ruix-includ- ing mi by the Lte Tribe for 35 yean haa been arrutiaixed by federal Head Start officials and found to be seriously deficient in a number of areas. Efforts over the past year to bring the program into comphance with federal regulation haws feUra abort, and the clock is trcUngdown toacriticwl deadline. New, as the search for a permanent director m on, Hansen rays effort are in foU awtng to not only meet federal performance standards for Head Start, but to exceed them We knew we haveourworkcut out ferns in the next sis months, but ia the next two yean we want to vnn the award for being the best program ia the country that 's not a pipe dream, that's a dream that myself and mem-ber- s ofthe tUte Tribe i Business Committee are committed to. Hansen detailed. The commitment includes coming fense attorneys Clark Donaldson and Richard Mauro argued that Ruix, a Mexican National, did not understand enough English to folly comprehend what news being asked by Duchesne County SherifTsdetartivus wboquee-liona- d him about the murders after unto compliance with federal Head Start requ imnrnts, more training for Heod Start teachers, staff and parent, careful monitoring of the program's progress in written form, redwing high turnover retro among employees by hiring capable and dependable administrator and the forming committees toaddrroe arrw htaaireal. Lawenfonwroeat officers testified Ruix was read his Miranda rights, did not ask for an attorney .spoke to them in English and didn't need an interpreter when he provided details that implicated hiroaelf and his bom. John R. Finder. 41, in the murders whkh allegedly tookptace at a remote site on Finders JJS'P Ranch on Oct. 25, 1999. The victims - both former employee of Pindrra - were shot and then blown up in an effort to conceal eri-SEE MURDER CASE on mice 3 1 . of cancers. What went wrong? Last month Head Start officials in Washington. D C. told the Otolndtah Tribe they have until Feb. 18, 2000 to correct writa-upa-" BACK 1 0 SCHOOL' U wj hard to tell who was most excited ahcvK the first da of Svhvl. lids er the parents. One thing it certain ft both- - summer vacation went K too fast which were supposed to have been cleared uphy Ju(y 1999. The extension wtO give the Budaevs CommiUee and Parent Policy Council -- the two rot it who hare shared SrlnrEtSTARTwij |