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Show '1 Pace 10 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 722-455- Traffic delays in Indian Canyon this week Tho Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) advises motorists 1 of periodic traffic delays along in Indian Canyon, Nov. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maintenance crews will be removing unstable rock formations between milepost 169 and 1 70 f approximately 3 miles north of the DuchesneCarbon County line). Flaggers will be posted to help traffic move through the area. Signs will be placed at the junctions of US-4- 0 1 in Duchesne and at and US--6 and 1 outside of Helper. Motorists should expect periodic heavy delays during the work. UDOT advises motorists to use caution and travel at the posted speed limits while driving through construction zones. US-19- 13-1- US-19- US-19- :? t 13. 2001 Two parolees arrested More Mormon crickets, on meth charges grasshoppers Driver sought in hit and run Rooaevclt police arc seeking information in a hit and run uccidcnt that occurred last Thursday nigh, Nov. 8, just before 8 o'clock on main street in front of the howling ulley and Zions Bank. According to Sgt. Cody Lee, witnesses at the scene said a newer model silver gray Dodge extended cab pickup truck with duel wheels went through a stop sign ut 100 North 200 East und struck a blue Chevy pickup truck. The driver of the Dodge pickup truck immediately drove away from the scene of the accident. The silver gray Dodge may have (hint end damage, suit! Lee. Anyone who niey have in formation that would lead to the identity of the driver is asked to contact Lee by culling Central Dispatch at mwwm mm Two Utah State Prison parolees are back behind bars after their probation officer allegedly found them with .thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine and cocaine. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, about 4 p.m. Corrections Agent Brad Draper stopped a truck driven by Kyle K. Stringham, 42. According to Draper, Stringham was acting fidgety, nervous and agitated. A search turned up a blue container containing ten individual baggies of MUNICIPAL ELECTION Although it still wasnt what you would call in Duchesne turnout County was a bit higher than it traditionvoter "brisk, in and towns cast their ally is during a municipal election year. Voters cities e voters approved On races. basis, acounty-widcouncil and ballots in mayoral a S3.S million bond election to remodel Duchesne High. New trial denied for man who son molested his 6-year- methamphetamine and cocaine. Street value ofthe drugs is estimated between $1,500 to $2,000. A syringe loaded with approximately 30 CC of crystal methamphetamine and $1,100 in cash was also found. Stringham and his passenger, William C. Samples, 41, were both arrested. Sample allegedly admitted to hiding drugs in his pants. Further investigation resulted in the discovery of another container holdingeight baggies of methamphetamine and two baggies ofcocaine. The estimated street value of the drugs is approximately $2,000. Stringham allegedly admitted to Draper that the drugs were his and that he had sold some prior to being picked up. Both men tested positive for drugs, said Draper.Stringham is charged with four first dcgivofel lony counts for dis- tribution of mathsmpliBtiiiniim, die-tribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and third degree felony obstruction of justice. third ichargBdwithth ' counts for obstruction of justice, possession ofcocaine dpos- session of methamphetamine. Both men are being held in the Duchesne County Jail without bail because they are on parole on charges. drug-relate- d -old Appeals Court asked to dismiss Timpanogos suit A motion for a new trial in a child sex abuse case has been denied by 8 District Court Judge Lynn Payne. AsgiaJi AJ." Hanigan, 47, formerly of Myton, requested the new trial on the grounds that he had ineffective counsel and that newly discovered evidence would help prove his inno- coming Some compared this year's infestation of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers to a Biblical plague. But just wait until next year. A survey this fall found the cricket population has more than doubled. The state Department of y found 3.3 million infested acres. Thats up from 1.5 million acres this spring. The survey is an indication of the number ofacres that are infested with cricket and grasahoppereggs. The eggs will hatch in the spring and summer of2002. The fall survey of2000 showed about one million infested acres. Cricket populations rise and foil in cycles, said Larry Lewis, spokesman for tiie Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Weather conditions the past couple of years also have been favoring the crickets. Fimb female cricket lays about 80 eggs in an underground sack, Lewis said. Workers with shovels look for eggs in certain areas to estimate the total population. There are far too to simmany eggs for the ply squash them all, Lewis said. Agriculture officials are seeking $130,000 from the Utah Legislature to combat the insects on private and state lands, and theyve asked Congress for $8 million for the UR. Dost of Agriculture to treat the Agriculturescricket-eggsurve- tively. Hanigan was appointed a new pub lic defender who could appeal the original conviction to thei Utah Court of Appeals. Hanigan claimed he couldn't have committed the crime because he was incontinent and had a catheter in place Utah asked a federal appeals court its members. when the crimes occurred from 1993 cence. Utah Assistant Attorney General last Wednesday to keep the Followings bench trial a year ago, - 1994. He was unable to produce Timpanogos tribe from issuing hunt-in-g Philip Pugsley asked a three-judg- e to his claims. medical records prove Hanigan was found guilty of two first permits on a reservation it shares 'panelof the 101US. Circuit Court of Prosecutors said they found 400 Reprinted with permission of the degree felony counts of sodomy on a with the Northern Ute tribe. Appeals to throw OUt the hjunetinn-HDeseret News child and one first degree felony count poundsof magazines, letters andother The Timpanogos had won a tempothe that do argued Timpanogos of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. materials which included a large rary injunction stopping the Division not have federal recognition. During sentencing last May, Payne amount of child pornography" in his of Wildlife Resources from prosecutMichaelHumiston, attorney for the noted that Hanigan had not taken possession when he was arrested in elk and deer on Timpanogos, said the tribe has been Recount still shows Bush anyone ing hunting war1999 on Colorado in a Durango, responsibility nor expressed remorse the Uintah-Oura- y Ute Indian Reser- hunting and fishing and living withfor his conduct, and imposed the long- rant out of 8 District Court. out a constitution or official recogni- won vation without a state license. probably est sentence possible: two terms of 15 Hanigan remains incarcerated in The tribe won the injunction about tion since the reservation was created his is case Prison while State the Utah five to life term. years to life and one two weeks after Utah threatened to about 140 years ago during Lincoln's All three sentencesare to run consecu The most comprehensive study of being appealed. prosecute hunting violations on the presidency. The case was heard by three judges. the troubled presidential election in reservation on Aug. 28, 2000. The Florida shows the main culprits were tribe had issued about 200 permits to They issued no decision. simple and fixable: ballot design, in- consistent election rules and voter error. The yearlong review ofthe Florida election reveals that even if the UR. i Court had allowed arecount , there is no dear indication that Democrat A1 Gore would have gained enough votes to triumph over RepublicanGeorgeW. Bush. A close examination ofthe ballots A Wisconsin man was arrested by vehicle saw that the Urban Deputy the Uintah county sheriffs office in had driven into a local apartment com- suggests that more Floridians atVernal on Thursday for possession of a plex and told Sgt Roth that he was tempted to choose Gore over Bush. stolen vehicle. going to conduct surveillance on foot But more Gore supporters impropOn Thursday, Nov. 1, Uintah county in the complex. Sgt. Roth maintained erly marked their ballots, leavingBush sheriffs Deputy Derek Urban and Sgt the perimeter while deputy urban with more valid votes. We are a nation of laws and the Robert Roth were attempting to serve went into the complex on foot.Shortly a paper on a male that was driving in after entering the complex, the male presidential election of 2000 is over," the 400 S. 200 W. area of Vernal city. approached deputy Urban with a title Gorei said Sunday in a prepared stateDeputy Urban had a vehicle stem m and stated that the vehicle wasnt ment Rightnow,ourcountryfocesa front of him and pulled to the side of stolen. After an investigation and veri- great challenge as we seek to success the road. He made contact with the fication from the Rock County Wis- folly combat terrorism. I folly supconsin sheriffs office, the mole was port President Bushs efforts to driver, who asked him if he was looking for him. Deputy Urban stated that taken in to custody for possession of a. achieve that goal. Bush presssecretary Ari Fleischer he wasnt and obtained some inforstolen motor vehicle and the vehicle said, The election was settled a year mation from him. The male then drove was impounded. Bush won and the votaway. As the vehicle drove away, Gregory JamesMueller, 20 years of age, President have long since moved on. ers was Rock of Deputy Urban had central dispatch Wisconsin, County age, Reprinted with permission of the check the status of the Wisconsin licharged with one count of driving on cense plate. Central dispatch advised suspension and possession ofa stolen Salt LaketTribune. that the vehicle was listed as stolen motor vehicle, a second degree felony. out of Rock county, Wisconsin. X.rs e Wisconsin man arrested for auto theft & it Perfect for Stocking Staffers Huge Shipment of Toys Arrived This Week! - Indians say if LDS can buy sacred sites, they can, too McDonald's adds McE-ma- il to its menu A Big Mac, fries and a computer mouse on the side. McDonalds restaurants are going at least in some of its cyber cafo 28,000 shops. The Oak Brook, 111., retailer is joining the ranks of more retailer is joining the ranks of more than 4,000 cyber cafes that have popped up world wide, offering a venue for travelers and people without home computers to browse tiie Web, and socialize. McDonalds first cyber stores are located in Israel, Miami, Boston, Albuquerque, N.M., Boise, Idaho, and 'cities in New Jersey, New York and California. A McDonalds in Miamis Little Havana section was one of the first eateries to offer PCs, said store owner Jose Montea. IBM and Interamerican .Data donated the computers and Montes installed a digital subscriber line (DSL) for Internet access. Students from three nearby elementary schools use tiie computers for schoolwork and to play games, Montes said. McDonalds employees monitor the computers to ensure children do not look at inappropriate Web sites, he said. Reprinted with permission of the Salt Lake Tribune If the federal government sells Martins Cove to The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, it will set precedent for American Indiana to buy sacred sites on federal land, food-servi- The big John Deere machines are built to work hard, but these die-ca- st scale models are just for fun. Kids will love 'em.... and so will you! . attor-neyssa- Martins Cove is situated on Bureau of Land Management land in central Wyoming. It is the area where d European converts to Mormonism perished in 1856 when their handcart caravan was stranded by a blizzard. The LDS Church regards the site as sacred and has sought for three years to acquire it through a land exchange with the BLM. When a land exchange became unworkable, the church began to seek an outright sale through Utah-boun- pjwial lagialnfiww Jack Trope, attorney for the AssoSisseton, South Dakota-base- d ciation on American Indian Affairs, said he sees a dear parallel between selling a sacred site on federal property tothe Mormons and the purchase by tribes of their own sacred sites on federal lands. The analogy is there, Trope said. Ifthe Mormons can get special legislation to order the sale of federal property because it is a sacred site," reasons Trope, why cant American Indian tribes get the same deal? Tribes have numerous sacred sites on federal land, he said, and have sought either guaranteed access or some measure of control and protection for those sites. Although several federal laws provide mixed levels and degrees of protection for the sacred places of Ameri-ca- n Indiana, Trope said none offers the kind of complete or absolute control found in private ownership. Andy Baldwin, attorney for the Northern Arapaho Tribe, said he sees the potential for a strong precedent, especially considering the government-to-government rela tionahipbe-twee-n the UR. government and individual tribes. I don't see how anyone can distinguish the LDS Church from the Native American Church, when it comes to special legislation to acquire sacred sites, Baldwin said. Casper conservationist and said she is also con- cerned that there is much archaeological work to be done inthe area. She said the work might not be done ifthe cove is under private ownership. Ilnalaoconcemedthattheneaity Sweetwater Rocks, which have been nominated as a wilderness studyi might be affected, Doboa laid. Liz Howell of the Wyoming chapter ofthe Sierra Club said she, too, aeea precedent ifthe sale goes through. This will really open a can of worms," she said, regarding American Indian sacred sites in Wyoming. Devils Tower National Monument, the Medicine Wheel National Historic Site and parts of the Red Desert in southwest Wyoming are considered sacred sites by Indians. trade-of- f. e This is a Congress cant work with one religion (the LDS Church) and not with others, she said. The BLM office in Lander also recognized the potential precedent, stating in an internal memo: The transfer of Martins Cove . . . establishes a potentially complex precedent. Other groups, such as Native Americans, could make the same point for a land transfer of property (that) they feel are central to their belief systems. big-tim- Car Accident Victims Who Are Not Represented Lose Thousands of Settlement Dollars & v&fXLLi mmT Uintah Basin - A newly released Free Report is now available to car accident victims that reveals who most victims do not get the money they deserve. This free report explains how to determine if you are entided to a settlement. 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