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Show -- 'to,.. RnMUneWdStAum f - ' I OPINION Page 2 -- April 4. 2000 Uintah Basin Standard Its Absolutely Amazing! who happily agree to donate oroffer products at cost, it'sall really very incrcdible,andalmost unbelievable. And the list of folks who have contributed to the production goes on and on. People w ho have been contacted from out ofthe blue, even ifthe)- may have been unaware of the production, haven't hesitated to lend their services w hen asked. Probably the most fantastic part about it all is that such generosity and volunteerism is not at all unusual for our community. All you have to do is become involved injust about any effort in our town, whether if s dealing with the arts, recreation, education or safety, to name a few, get a few committed individuals to spearhead the efforts and before you know it, the rally has begun and you're on your way to success. Weofferour thanks to allofthose associated with the play from the top to the middle to those w ho have come to take tickets or lent pops, or supported family members involved with the production. Without the help of so many people willing to do w hatever they are asked ThcTaleofSirBnenowaite" wouldn't have had such a happy ending. It's absolutely amazing what kind ofhelp people will give when they are asked Inputting on the Basin Arts Council production of, The TaleofSirBrenowaitethatswhat everyone associated with the play is finding out Its not enough that the play itselfis quite uniqu- e- its the first ever to be written and directed by a local author but the way that people from - - throughout the community are offering their services, time and goods is extraordinary, and that is just what is making the play such a success. From actors, actresses, stage managers and directorswho have beenwilling to commit countless hours in practices and rehearsals folks since January. To the behind-the-scen- es such as the prop queen" who rounds up incredible medieval goodies for the stage, to the people who came up with a way to make an ice cave and a dragon with an extremely believable and creepy eyeball, to the make-u-p people and hair stylists, sound and light crew, school janitors, people called from out of the blue and asked to contribute time or services in speciality areas, and of course our local merchants I utilized to express opinion or comment, to highlight outstanding service ofan tndMdualor organization, or any other worthwhile purpose. Letters may not be used to replace Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors, participants or contributors to a lfcRS particular event or purpose MUST. CONTAIN 4ft WORDS 0& LESS. BE TYPED OR WRITTEN LEGIBLE SIGNED. AND INCLUDE NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE AUTHOR. Letters wiU be published unless they contain libelous or defamatory statements. We reserve the right to edit letters and to withhold a name by request ffthe nature qf the letter is positive letters mep be submitted to the Standard office at 26S S 200 E. Roosevelt. Utah, 84066 by thr- til - published deadline (normally Thursdays at 5:00 p m.) All Utters become property of the Uintah Basin Dear Editor, May 1 use your letten to the editor column to issue a strong warning to be on the lookout for thieves who teal the decoration from tha cemeteries? They have struck early this year at the Altamont Mt. Emmons pises of rest. No need to wait for Memorial Day! Because of the occasional bunt of Spring we have eqjoyed in the month of March, it opened up the opportunity to place some fresh flow-e- n at the site of my loved once. In my mind, it waa a way to demonstrate love and respect; a gesture of hope and God's beauty, a war, calming experience. But all of these expressions were dashed! When I returned to the cemetery, each beautiful flower had been neatly clipped from the two containers, leaving the leaves and ribbons. You would think at least tha robber should take the rest of the debris so that it could be said it complete, clean Thank you, Norma D. Mitchell get-s-wa-y. Th am submitting my I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an I want to go to McDonald's and think that itTs a four-sta- r restau-- . rant I want to sail sticks across s fresh mud puddle and maks a sidewalk with rocks. . I want to think MAMs are better than money because you can eat them. I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friend on a hot summer's day. I want to return to a time when life was simple when all you knew were oildrmuIGplicaiibn LabTesT and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, becauseyou didnt know whatyou didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to ho happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should maks At least some of the endangered ferrets released last foil in eastern Utah survived the winter and are expected to begin breeding soon, says Boyde Blackwell, a biologist for the Utah Division of Wildlife black-foote- d Resources. Detailed surveys of the Coyote Basin release site south of Venial confirmed the presence of eight of the sleek, weasellike mammals. There were three other sightings, but biologists were unsure if these were different individuals or pert of the eight counted earlier. Whether ' there were eight or 11 ferrets, it is only a email percentage at the 72 animals released there in October and November. But the nocturnal animals are hard to find, stressed Blackwell, biologist for DWR's Northeast Region. It's like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack, he said. So potting aa many as 11 ferrets is Periodical postage paid si Roosevelt aid Duchesne. Utah (USPS Published sccUy 261 S. 200 E, Roosevelt, Huh 14066-310- 9 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to At llmtah Basie Sondwd 261 S 200 E.. Roosevelt. Utah M066-310-9 646-90- OFFICE HOl'RS: t p, PRODICTION: Subscription Rates: la the Uintah Basin . lYr.S242Yr.S37 J Out of the Uintah Basin I lYr.S362Yr.SS6 I Name. Ziptl. CaA er Chech only. Sony No Ctnprs j lation has been of epidemic proportion. The potential for Equine Infectious Anemia to have crossed from the wild hone population to the domestic hone population is significant. The presence of this disease in the Basin has damaged our local hone industry and hindered recreational horse activities. To restore the public's confidenos in locally bred horses and in our respected Western park horse facility, Uintah County tha Uintah Ba probably an indication that last year's release was successful and many more were missed during the survey. The 20-- to ferrets have distinctive black masks. Their main source of food is prairie dogs. Ferrets wen believed extinct in victims of a governthe 1970a ment campaign to prison prairie dogs and convert their habitat into farms and more productive range land. A ingle population of 18 ferrets discovered in 1981 in Wyoming served as the breedi ng pool for animal that have been reintroduced in recent yean in Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and Arizona. The Utah release site is near the Colorado border in a remote valley that contains an estimated 40,000 white-taile- d prairie dogs. Twenty of the ferrets released last foil were fitted with radio transmitters that were supposed to allow biologists to carefully track their movements, said Blackwell. It did not work. The transmitters may have fallen off in ferrets burrows, or the signal might have been blocked by local soil conditions. An improved method is being developed for some of the ferrets in the second release planned for the Coyote Basin in lata summer. The plan is to place 70 more captive-breanimals in the same general area. Without radio transmitters, there are only two other methods to monitor the elusive animals. One is to go out after a snowstorm and look for their tracks. But a mild winter that brought only two small storms nude this method unworkable. That left just driving around at night with a powerfttl spotlight trying to catch a glimpse of the animals as they mow from burrow to burrow in search of prairie dogs. When caught in the light's beam, a ferrets eye reflects a brilliant green color that makes it easy to identity. Ron Stewart, DWRs regions conservation outreach manager, said two grants from private foundations will help keep the ferret reintroduction program operating this year. The Mennen Environmental Foundation dona ted $ 1 1 .000 that will help Utah State University hire researchers to study theferreta. The Outdoor Resources Foundations of Utah donated 85,000 that will be spent on equipment, including new radio transmitters. g nary Clinic; for the USA hooting Utah's first ever Equine Infectious Anemia Testing Clinic. Donations have been received to make taetingavailable for upto 1500 horses at tbs reduced price of $10 per horse. As an additional incentive to have your hone tested, the first fifty hones tested at each location, each day will cost only $5 per hone (limit on $5 test per horse owner). Veterinarians from across the country have volunteered their services to staff four Equine Infectious Anemia teat sites conveniently located throughout the County. Testing will take place on Friday, April 14 from 9a.m. 6 p.m. and Saturday April 15 from 8 a.m. -- 12 noon at the following location. Vernal - West Chapter of People Search ft Rescue Called Out old "stays.put jafterstraying on outing d Writers; Aldoa Rachete. Loma Stradmger, Jt Cheryl Mediant ProductMKCofcae Ashby, Jacee Ashby, ksdys Mcyen, Kan Melts and Shauna Gilbert CORRESPONDENTS: ROOSEVELT Teresa Harmstoe 1; ALTAMONT ; BLUEBELL Shots Lee HANNA Lootscher 434-397- 6. LAPOINT Tracy Roberts MI-341- 7. 247-237Marine McClure MONTWELL Nob Nchoa 3334344. MYTON -- ; 0; TRIDELL Loma McKee NEOLA Mondi Teytnr 3334733; WHTEROCKS - Virginia Ferguson 33343M; DUCHESNE - Onnda Gee 4. Address . City you worried or upset I want to think tha world is fair. That everyone is honest and good. I want to believe that anything is possible. I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again. I want to livs simple again. I dm want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, goe-siillness, and loss of loved ones. I want to believe in the power of miles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, pesos, dreams, the imaginw tion, mankind, and making in the snow. So ... hew srs my checkbook my car keys, my credit card bills, and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this, further, you 'll have to catch me first, causa Tag! Youre it radio-trackin- 1 00 am. to I 00 pm. Monday, 9 00 a as to 5:00 p . Tuesday thru Fnday 9. Phone Fas. 7224140 DEADLINES: For iU News. Legri Notices, Cbserficde Advotiwig. die Deadline a Thursday a 5 p w EDITOR: Lake E. Whang Pl'BUSHER: Craig Ashby ADVERTISING: Michelle Robots OFFICE MANAGER: Borne Psrnsh I free roaming horsea in Uintah County on both public and tribal lands. For the past two yean tha infection rate in the wild hone popu- Some Black-Foote-d Ferrets survive, are likely to breed Uintah Basin Standard Inc. Clip and Send to: Uintah Basil Standard 268 S. 200 E. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 In tha Summer of 1998, Equine Infectious Anemia was detected in resignation as an adult EDITORS NOTE: The Ubuak Bam Standard welcomes tad encourages opinion from readers in At form of letters to At editor. Letters may be Cemetery decoration thieves ruin expression of love Testing offered locally to combat equine disease the Lighter Side On ern park; Roosevelt - Basin LostJB-ye- ar old Duchesne An became separated from hie while riding on an outing in the Cedar Ridge area of Nina Mil Canyon Saturday, April 1, waa found safe by two Duchesne County Search and Rescue members, about five houra slier he was reported missing. Darkness and an empty gas tank i Dillion Grant aa he tried to find his way back to the spot where his family had parked their trailer and vehicle, and he knew to stay put. er So he simply crawled under his and went to sleep. He was found mi the road at about 11:30 p.m. by Search and Rescue members Ken Bird and Jerry Liaonbee, both of Duchesne. He was about 1 V4 miles from where the trailer was parked. He was dressed warmly and fared well in the cold ar four-wheel- four-wheel- nighttime temperatures, said rr Duchesne County Search and Rescue Smiley Denver. He was smart and stayed with the machine, said Denver. "We were running the roads in vehicles looking for him because we didn't think he would leave the road. The boy became separated from his dad, Tafl Grant, and three brothers about 22 miles from the site where the trailer waa parked. When Dillion realized he had lost the group he tried to find hie was back, but took a wrong turn. When he realized his mistake he corrected it and turned around, but darkness soon set in and he ran out of gas, said Denver, adding that the boy did the right thing hy staying on the road and not leaving his Fourteen Search and Rescue members and Duchesne County Sheriff sdeputiee participated in the search. four-wheel- er. Randlett-Aval- on VeteriCom- munity Center; and Jensen - BAL Gas Station. Uintah County is committed to this course of action that will enable us to determine ifw have a problem and deal with it and restore the good reputation of our local hone enlhu-siast- s, declared Uintah County Commissioner Herb Snyder. For more information contact or Jim Lekas at il I to gtWvvnI tm m, What do angels look like? lady wn turned your wallet yesterday. Like the taxi driver who told you that your eyes light up the world, when you smile. Like the small child who showed you the wonder in simple things. Like the poor man who Offered to share his hinch with you. " Like the nch man who showed you that it realty is ail possible, if only you believe. Like the stranger who just hap- Coed to come along, when you had way. Lika the friend who touched your heart, when you didn't think you had one. Angels coma in all sizes and shapes, all ages and skin types. Soma with freckles, some with dimples, some with wrinkles, some without. They come disguised as friends, enemies teachers, students, lovers and fools. They don't take life too seriously, they travel light. They leave no forwarding address. they ask nothing in return. They are hard to find when your eyes are closed, but when you choose to see. they are everywhere you look. So, open you eyes and count all for you are truly jour Angels Pilot injured slightly when copter crashes by Cheryl Mecham A Provo helicopter pilot managed to crash land his aircraft safely after experiencing engine trouble while picking up logs on the south slope of Indian Canyon Saturday, April 1, around 3:30 p.m. According to Duchesne County Sheriff Dot. Sgt. Wally Hendricks, Darvin E. Evans, waa hovering above tree level while harvesting the logs for a private company in his UH1B Bell helicopter when he heard the engine making a Atnny noise and smelted smoke. Hendricks said the pilot spotted a nearby creek bed and decided to land the craft, but upon descent the copter blades dipped a tree causing the helicopter to plummet to the ground. The craft landed in a snowbank. Evans suffered beck injuries, bruises and abrasions. He was transported to Castle Valley Hospital in Price. Evans has been a pilot for 27 yean and is employed by Precision Air in Provo. The incident was originally gated by Utah County Sheriffs Department, but waa turned over to Duchesne County when it waa determined that the crash occurred on the Duchesne County side of the boundary line. The other day my significant Shine your shore, boy, and I were defining our rela-- cause I've just enrolledbig us in not by terms of endear- - room dance classes. meat or where we go from here -- it Life at my house would he com- waa more a discussion about who's pletety different if I waa in charge, But perhaps he's not in chargs bdharge. Who caUe the shots? 1 be-oth- ball-twneh- ei-T- said. are, ther.or 1 ) He'd be barbecuing steak, ribs Noooooo.youara," he answered. Oh eosnt ont dont try to humor or tnamnv ld in-ve- eti at A In last week's Standard, the story, "Duchesne School District MmhFair outcome, in the education section, omitted the name of Colby Duncan, a 9 grade student from Union High, who tied for first place as the overall winner in the junior division.. m. You v. kin, of Ihii cut),,! countered. "No. you Mell'm not king or queen. I'm the tewty servant girl!" Mv husband of 23 yean protested that I wy truly Uie one in charge, In charge of what. You re tha u?ilaughed. t 1 I laughed. The discus- - but not the Ive bren turning over rohwhu in mind for a while now. my years, 1 thought he was the boss and hes been thinking r Cu. M Si .t-nU-hmk h"u?Vtion I could have avoided by making every household (tension on nty own with my own female view- point. Pink ie the color! I'm doing tha whole houae in pinks! "Wsrs becoming vegetarians! I'm putting off the garage and having a swimming pool installed! No more violent shows, I have season tickets to the opera! Im starting a support group for people who are grieving the !ou of a -- wn .urn , to outlawed in the kitchen. 2) Body gaeaee would be produced indiscriminately, without soinuch as an apology. 3) The thermostat would never be set above 60 degrees. 4) There would he absolutely no ln the household JnoP7 budget for new shoes, cleaners or bubble-bat5) Books would be taken offof the shelves and replaced with a display unrivl knives and spent bullet casings, h. cubic-yar-d dumpster placed eon renientty under the kitchen window to be emptied monthly by KAK Sanitation. 7) Hed poet feline hunting allowed signs throughout the neighborhood. 8) Sunflower seed shells would th. to melt down. They are much After thinking about this a little too dangerous to have around. Oh. more, I guees weTre both right. He's hand om the pocket knife while in charge and I'm in chain and in our household that's how it had bet you re at it. ter he - during my lifetime anyway. police Poo: |