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Show Fage 2 - November 27. OPINION 2001 Uintah Basin Standard Get in the Holiday Spirit Right Here at Home! popularity since they began about seven years ago. In conjunction with the Parade ofLights the Enchanted Forest a display of Christmas trees, decorated in theme fashion and aucis held for two days at the tioned off Crossroads Senior Center. Proceeds go to benefit the Childrens Justice Center. Wc often hear ofthc things we wish we had: more recreational opportunities, better roads, more nxmey for libraries and schools. Realizing that these amenities take money, we must also real ize particularly during the hoi idays that we must spend our money locally in order to hclpour sales tax base so that itcan help fulfill V c our wish list. Local stores dont have everything we need, we real izc that. But don t leave the area tobuy everything. Ifyoucan find whatyou need here, then please spend what you can in the community where your dollars are turned over In Duchesne after the Electric Light Parade, community members meet for hot chocolate and donuts and a visit from Santa. Businesses typically stay open late on the parade nights to offer specials for shoppers. No one can catch the spirit of the holidays by accident, it happens when folks join others intheir community to participate in these joyous several times, ultimately benefitting YOU! Our local merchants have limited budgets, but they have put up a lot ofcapital to make their businesses better. They donate to community celebrations. Make plans today to attend the parades and the Enchanted Forestdisplayasa family. While youre at it stop in at local businesses and take a look at what they have to offer, you may just find yourself pleasantly fund raisers that are almost too numerous to mention, to high school athletic programs, to individuals seeking door prizes to give out at meetings. Ask anyone who has approached a local business for some help with a fund raiser and they will tell you they are rarely turned wwwJwryKartoon&com surprised! Open To Kids and Adults The Parade ofLights will travel down Roosevelts main street this Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. The Enchanted Forest will be held Friday, Nov. 30 from 1 1 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Electric Light Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. along Duchesnes main street Santa will greet children from6:30 to 8:30p.m. at the blue building in Duchesne. down. At the same time, stick around town and enjoy the activities this week. Ithasnt been too long since groups ofvolunteers got behind the idea that Roosevelt and Duchesne needed a more festive atmosphere during the holidays. The Parade ofLights in Rooseveltand Electric Light Parade in Duchesne have been growing in It's easy, it' fun, it's "The Best Christmas Photo Ever Contest Think back, maybe it was just last Christmas, or perhaps it's been longer say ten or 20 Christmas ago; whenever it was, remember how that special picture taken at Christmas time made smile, laugh or maybe even part of the investor. Or, the higher cry? Ifyou have ever taken a truly you the rate, the greater the risk, so to photograph of a Christmas unique speak. event then we want you to Mr. Jurrius has been telling ev- holiday with us by entering the it dure eryone that the Tribe is only earning Standards Best Christmas Photo in3 on funds a rate of percent the Contest. vested with OTFM. This is not true! Ever Maybe you caught the kids with We have historically been earning EDITORS NOTE: The Uintah Basin wide open in astonishment on between 6.5 and 7.25 percent since eyes Standard welcomes and encourages Christmas morning when they saw the flmd was established. Sure, this is opinions from readers in the form of letters to the editor. Letters may he a lower return than Mr. Jurrius tarutilized to express opinions or get rate, but with a lot leu risk. comments, to highlight outstanding Now, the real scary stuff, what service of an indi vidualor organization, if the plan fails? Paragraph happens or any other worthwhile purpose. 6 27 of Resolution resolves Letters may not be used to replace Cards that the Business Committee will seek to list or Thanks, of sponsors, removal or modification of the reparticipants or contributors to a strictions currently in effect with reparticular event or spect to the Tribes Water Settle-- J MUST. CONTAIN WQRMPB - investment management companies ment - - t funds. LESS. BE TYPED OR WRITTEN Uintah Basin Applied Technology around. Have any of them even been LEGIBLY. SIGNED. AND INCLUDE Paragraph 28 resolves that the ceconsidered? Business Committee will not have College is planning a community NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE to commemorate lebration their What-dwe really know about the to eliminate to or NUMBER OF THE AUTHOR. Utters the plan, right John Jurrius? What sort of contract even make revisions to any of its key unique transition from Center to will be published unless they contain 1. am truly concerned about turning the financial future of the Ute Tribe over to a smooth talking from Texas. Perhaps some of you can help to ease my mind about some of these questions. Whats the hurry? Paragraph 24 6 states that, of Resolution the Business Committee acknowledges that the adoption and implementation of the Financial Plan is a matter of urgency for the tribe and its membership. To whose benefit - the tribe or Mr. Jurrius? Has the Business Committee done enough research to ensure that there are no investment companies with a better plan out there somewhere? There are hundreds of credible, legitimate non-memb- er 01-25- purwtHg.-LfWTER- 0 B published deadline (normally Thursdays at 5:00 p.m.) All letters become property of the Uintah Basin Standar letter to all Ute Tribe members t 4- - Dear Editor, On Dec. 7, the membership of the Ute Indian Tribe is scheduled to vote on a referendum as to whether or not - you 6 to ratify Resolution know, the one that is intended to adopt the Jurrius Financial Management Plan. The very first words that I heard John Jurrius speak after he came to the U&O Reservation were something like this: If you think Im here because of my great love for the Ute Indiun people, think again. I am here to make money. Ever since I first read Resolution 0 1 258, 1 have been confused. Mqy be its becuuse lam ignorant and grossly uniformed, or maybe its because I 01-25- -- Tlw do we have with him? Resolution 6 is very It gives Mr. Jurrius broad control over the tribe's money, and other assets, without any mention regarding his obligation to the Tribe. Has the Business Committee taken the time to perform background checks on the Jurrius Group? If there is a contract between the Tribe and Mr. Jurrius, what does it say about recourse if he defaults? It appears to me that he is obligated to us by verbal promises only. How much risk is good risk? Paragraph 15 of the Resolution states that future growth of the tribes LLCs will be limited in scope to capitalising on low-ris- k small business opportunities, and that the initial funding will be limited to previously approved funding. Ifthis Resolution is ratified, the creation of Job producing enterprises will come to an end. On the other hand, Paragraph 20 stipulates that the Venture Fund (or the money available for investment by Mr. Jurrius) will be funded by the balance ofthe Water Settlement I held by the Office of Trust Fund Management ($185,000,000). Paragraph 20 further states that the target rate of return for these funds is 15 percent. Anyone who knows anything about investments knows that hit rates of return require bigriskon 01-25- one-side- d. Uintah Basin Standard Inc. Periodical postage paid al Roosevelt and Duchesne, Utah (USPS 646-90Published weekly at 268 S. 200 E., Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310-9 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Uintah Basin Standard at 268 S. 200 E.. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310-9 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a m. to 1 :00 p m. Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday thtu Friday. Phone Fax: 722-41DEADLINES: Fur all News, Legal Notices, Classifieds a Advertising, the Deadline is Thursday at 3 pm. PUBLISHER: Craig Ashby EDITOR: Lezlee E. 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Presiding over the celebration as honored guest and speaker will be Gregory Fitch, president of Utah Paragraph 29 resolves that the Jurrius Group shall have ftill authority to implement and execute the Financial Plan. 6 The ratification of Resolution will take the control of our vast amount of wealth from the hands of our elected leadership and hand it College of Applied Technology over to Mr. John Jurrius. Do you really want this to happen? I (UCAT), who now oversees Utahs ten regional applied technology coldo not! leges. I feel be vote like to NO sure do, Ifyou In celebration, the UBATC will on Dec. 7. host an open house on Wednesday, Crystal K. (Jenks) Axioms Nov. 28, from 2:30 - 4 p.m. at the FB 1821 day-to-da- y 01-25- Stradinger has done nothing wrong or illegal Roosevelt campus with a special program scheduled at 3:30 p.m., including an address by Fitch. A second open house will be held at the Vernal campus from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. that same day. The theme of the celebration, Ca main with the county. If the hospital can be owned by some other type of Dear Editor, Aa I continue to read your regular public entity, such as a cooperative, vilification of one of our county comwhy dont those would like to see it that way get busy, from the entity, missioners, I keep asking myself what in the world did she do to you guys. and buy the hospital from the county . Did she come by your homes and It appears the current commisshoot your dogs? Theres got to be sion would be interested. The new some explanation as to why you keep entity could then buy the Ashley Valtaking such personal attacks on her. ley complex and provide the whole Its plain that this is something per- basin with the great service and low sonal, not political. prices that are now only available at One of your first front page arthe Uintah Basin Medical Center. ticles about the Jay Sorenson case and your breaking all of your own Keith Goodspeed rules about anonymous letters to the editor were the first things that led me to believe there are personal grudges involved, not just pcilitical differences. Your constant tirades about everything she does have confirmed ray beliefs. You act as if our previous county Dear Editor, Christmas is a time to be joyful commissioners have never done any- wrong. I dont remember and a time to be with family and friends. For many of the patients at y editorials and personal the commissioner brought Utah State Hospital, Christmas can a stolen road graxler and lost around be a sad and lonely time of year. Many $100,000 taxpayer dollars. patients are unable to spend the holiTo my knowledge, Lorna days with the ones they love. Each year the hospital asks for Stradinger hasn't done anything wrong or illegal. In her zeal to find help from the community to provide Christmas for the patients that are better and less expensive ways to run the county government, or bring in alone. Sponsors are asked to help more tax revenues, she has appar- with gifts for a patient ranging in age ently offended a few individuals who, from six to ninety, who would have with the help of a very biased Stan- no Christmas without the help of dard, have blown things out of pro- groups, families, and individuals in portion. Evidently youve forgotten the community. The Forgotten Patient Christmas the fact that Lorna is only one member of the commission. She has to Project was designed to help provide have the support of at least one other Christmas gifts for these people who member to get her ideas acted upon. need to be remembered. The success As far as selling the hospital is of the program depends totally on concerned, I have been told that when volunteers from the community and the change to a 501 (c)(3) corporation there are a variety of ways in which took place there were other alternathey can help. They can take a patives as to the ownership ofthe corpo- tient name and provide Christinas they can send us ration, but the commissions at the for that one time insisted that the ownership re a cash donation and hospital volunteers will do the shopping; or donu- - S long-forgott- to celebrate transition to college Forgotten patient Christmas project PRODUCTION: To enter send or bring in your favorite Christmas holiday photograph any size, in color or black and white, even digital pictures are fine and tell us about what is happening in the picture and what memories it evoke. The contest is open to all ages. See its easy! The deadline for submission of photos is Dec. 13. Prizes will be awarded and the winning photographs will be published in the Christina sedition ofthe Uintah Basin Standard. what Santa left for them. Ur you may have captured a quietly touching scene that says it all without uttering a wend of explanation. Perhaps you snapped a shot of the whole family eqjoying turkey dinner and each others company. How about the time you bundled up the kids, grabbed the sleds they got for Christmas and headed to the hills? Dont wasteasingle minute! Check your storage boxes and scrapbooks for some photo that lets you relive memories and return to your favorite Christmas UBATC invites community 01-25- o libelous or defamatory statements. We reserve the right to edit letters and to withhold a name by request if the nature of the letter is positive. Utters may be submitted to the Standard office at 263 S. 200 E., Roosevelt, Utah, 84066 by the VF at-xh- en dr reers of Tomorrow Available Today focuses attention on the mission of UBATC: To provide flexible technology education and skilled training in order to encourage individual and employer growth in partnership with the communities we serve. The success of Utah's ATCs lias been their ability to work in partnership cooperatively with colleges and high schools resulting in the training d of of all Utah high school seniors, most of whom have joined Utahs job market to support the local economy. President Fitch affirmed that the fiiAire of ATCs as designated by the Utah Legislature in June will lead to further success, through continuing these viable partnerships. UCAT is committed to embrace community. To serve secondary and post secondary students and adults students. To continue to serve school districts and colleges, our sister institutions, through business and industry, he stated one-thir- tions of generic items can be made that can be used for anyone, such as ' UBATC Kegioiial'Fresuient under-UCA- and UBATC Regional Board ofTrust-ee- s President Michael McKee. At the conclusion of their remarks a special gift will be presented to the UBATC by the Ute Tribe Higher Education Department Automated slide presentations and informal tours of the UBATC will follow. Also on display, URATCs newly acquired transportation simulator to be used by students enrolled in Truck Driver Training. able life. Its our feeling that these veterans, and the women of their respective auxiliaries, have done this very well. Thank you very much. socks, underwear, deodorant, brushes, candy, etc. The Forgotten Patient Christmas Project is often the only touch ofthe holiday season that these people may experience. Please feel the spirit of giving this holiday season and spon-- g sor a forgotten patient For fiirther 0611316 3DDrOV6S information on how you can help, . . contact Shawna Peterson, Volunteer 6Xl6llSI0n OT D3I1 Director at OR Internet taxes Shawna Peterson Volunteer Director Utah State Hospital Veterans presentations were heart warming Dear Editor: On Thursday, Nov. 8, the Vernal Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presented a ceremony at the Vernal Middle School showing appreciation to the local law enforcement, fire departments, and search and rescue for the work they do to maintain a safe environment for the citizens of the area. On Monday, the Duchesne and Altamont American Legion Posts did a similar thing. Each one involved the local elementary schools who presented outstanding displays of gratitude and support. It was truly heart warming. It is even more noteworthy that these veteran groups did this st a time when America should have been recognizingand celebrating their contribution for the freedom we eiyoy. In the film, Saving Private Ryan, it illustrated the idea that those who come home from whatever war they participated in, owed it to those who died, to live an exemplary and honor- - Dick Jones said that Utahs ATCs have been doing their job adequately in the past, however, he believes they will be operating even more effectively in the ftiture We are looking forward to spending a day with our new president. This is a good opportunity for the community to meet our new UCAT President Greg Fitch, and get his vision of the ftiture, and see the exciting things were doing at the school right now, Jones stated. During the event participants will also hear short addresses by Jones, ( The Senate gave final congressional approval last week to legislation that extends for two years a ban on Internet related taxes. Already passed by the House, the bill was sent to President Bush on a voice vote. It renews a prohibition that lasted three years but expired Oct. 21. The White House said the president would sign the bill. Senators rejected an amendment that could have led to future collection of state taxes on Internet sales and even Internet access. The proposal would have required a congressional vote to allow sales-ta- x collections after 20 states agreed to collect for each other. The state compact plan failed when senators voted 57-4- 3 on a procedural motion to kill the measure. Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch were among the 35 Republicans and 22 Democrats who voted to kill the motion. Senators favoring a simple extension said they would continue to negotiate with senators backing the state compact. They argued that more Btudy was needed before a system was put in place that could allow a state to impose a direct tax on residents of another state. 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