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Show 79th Year Wednesday, September 2, 1992 No. 35 Roosevelt, 20 Pages TLJtah 50 Cents Retained Jobs Basin West 2000 back in motion By Aldon Rachele Working closely with Senator Alarik Myrin and Representative Beverly Evans to reauthorize House Bill 110, which has retained many jobs through incentives to the oil industry, was stressed reauthorize the bill, but said, We will have to wait until the election is over before we can be effectively involved. Many key players could be gone from the legislature. There could be as high as a 40 percent turnover in legislators. Basin West 2000 has concerns - v I ' ? ' . 4 . " V? $ r - .Vi-- i fi L- i- I "Many key players could be gone from the legislature. There could be as high as a 40 percent turnover in legislators. -- Representative Beverly Evans . during an update session of Basin West 2000, Wednesday, August 26 in Roosevelt Rep. Evans was in attendance at the meeting and was told that House Bill 110 has created better working conditions. The group wants to be sure that they are allowed to give their input in reports made when the bill is reauthorized. The bill has played a major factor in helping Utah to begin to level off during a decline period, whereas other states have suffered mqjor declines in their oil industries, according to Basin West 2000 officials. Basin West 2000 will meet with legislators to plan a lobbying strategy for the General Session, and make arrangements for key local leaders to be available on 24 hours notice to testify at hearings during the legislative session. Rep Evans commented that preliminary work is being done to over the Seep Ridge Road, which has been proposed to run through the Book Cliffs from Vernal to the Moab area. James Lisonbee, a member of the Duchesne City Council said, "Duchesne City Council is opposed to paving the road. We are concerned what it will do to Highway 191 (Indian Canyon) and the loss of travel from Helper to Duchesne as well the west end of Duchesne County." Hie non-pave- d Seep Ridge Road seen from CITY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS-- As the basement under the police station at the new Roosevelt City Complex, progress has been rapidly proceeding during the sundrenched days of the past few weeks. The south portion of the has received daily pressure by energy related companies. Economic value and impact of a paved road will have to be determined. A north-sout- h route would open up eastern Utah from Moab to Vernal. However, it might not be as promising to Roosevelt and Duchesne County, according Basin West 2000 officials. USU Center Continued on page 3 Pre-prima- ry profiles Candidates offering multitude of solutions for Utah, county issues Editor! note: In this weeks Standard, wa will offer information on candidates for Utah Governor and State Attorney General, as well as local contenders, who will face off in primary elections September 8. Following the primaries, we will introduce the remaining candidates you can expect to see on your ' General Election ballot November 3. The Standards information on candidates comes from personal interviews and mailed information. Candidates who have not made themselves accessible to us are more limited in their coverage. After spending years of his adult life preparing successful campaigns for By Karla Cox ' Republican Richard Eyre NEW BROCHURE-T- he Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce has recently come out with a new pamphlet called: "Dooshane" to promote the local area. Richard Eyre is a politician. Not in the sense that usually comes to mind, since he has never yet held a political office. But his educational a masters degree in training-wi-th political science --and business experience-- as a political consultant in Washington, D.C.-h- as prepared him to understand and deal with every level of the political game. Chamber of Commerce presents new Duchesne County brochure ideas. The brochure also includes some of the tourist attractions such as, Kings Peak and the High Uintas. The brochure is pact with photographs that are hoped to entice touriste into visiting Duchesne County. The Duchesne County brochure has been put together and designed by Scott Bigler and Howard Brinker-hof-f. By Mindy Duncan The Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new brochure that has been designed to bring tourism to the Duchesne County area. The main purpose ofthe brochure is to excite tourists about what Duchesne County has to offer as far as recreation goes. Some of the ideas that are highlighted in the Duchesne County brochure are wildlife, , Pow-Wow- s, dean air, country stores, open spaces, secluded highways, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking and many other recreation . The photography that is displayed in the brochure was taken by David N. Olsen and Curtis Cesspooch. The pictures in the brochure not only depict various tourist attractions in Duchesne County but, the pictures also show some ofthe people in Duchesne County. Many of the photographs in the brochure are oflocal people who live in the Uintah Basin. The Chamber office received the Brochure on August 6th and are very excited about the responses that they have received so far, said Beverly Mortensen, executive director at the Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce. The only thing left to do now is to find enough places to distribute the brochures, so that people can be informed about Duchesne County and the recreation it has to offer, conduded Mortensen. County races hinge on budget woes, water use base. By Karla Cox ' Governors race includes strong contenders, views rodeos, county fairs, country parades, building can be seen in the rear of the picture. Crews will continue on the building as lorig as weather permits, but city officials are hoping for an early 1993 completion date. others, he is eager to jump in to the partisan foray himself. But, campaigning far governor an the Republican ticket, Eyre says he wants to change the status quo in Utah politics, and for the right reasons. and "Utah, geographically detnographically, is extremely unique. The federal government owns most of our land, so our tax base is very small. Our families are by far the largest in the country. Our wages are only 86 percent of the national average. And we are the second highest taxed in the United States. "These realities," he says, "Make it imperative that we turn away from and in the 90s." Eyre is convinced Utah can not only avoid further tax increases, but actually cut some taxes, and still improve programs, with a shift in thinking. "It will take fresh new ideas about how we approach our needs-a- nd fresh new faces running government programs." The state can continue on its present course, he says, or it can P.I.V.O.T: his symbolism of change in favor of market enterprise instead of government solutions. T stands for privatising parts of government; I stands for innovative ideas that involve competition, not mare bureaucracy; V stands for more organized volunteerism, particularly in social service areas; O stands for operation market, or giving people more choice in educa- politics-as-usu- al Continued on page 6 Voters will have the opportunity to select a Republican candidate for Duriwane County Commission at the September 8 primary election, choosing between Larry Ross and John Swasey. Larry Roes Having served previous terms as a county commissionerin Duchesne County, Myton resident Larry Ross feels he is prepared with the essential knowledge and experience to better address the issues facing the county at the present time. "Everything the county spends money on, needs to be put on the table," he said, and evaluated for its overall benefit to residents. Though the current cuts are necessary, a strong financial stand earlier would have made the situation more tolerable now, he indicated; thats because "Additional cuts will have to be made" in the coming years budget, due to the diminishing tax is convinced that "The can continue to offer adecounty quate services with the funds that will be available." He suggests a tighter roads budget and a county fair that pays for itselfas examples of areas to examine and possibly adjust. "I want us to have the best roads program possible," Ross painted out; "But we receive $1.1 million from the state in the fund, so we have been adding $900,000 of our own. The money may have to be reduced, but maintenance is still important" While a good county fair is also important, many events offer unnecessarily huge prize money, and sums are spent less carefully than they could be. "Many events could pay for themselves," Ross stated, and a limited budget would not necessarily cut anything from the fair, more efficient operation, however, would result. Strong on education issues, Ross Continued on page 7 Ross Neola resident fatally roll injured in 1-c- By Mindy Duncan Neola resident Ernest Engavo 28, was fatally iijured in an automobile accident on August 26 at 7:20 a.m. The auto accident occurred 14 mile north of the whiterocks turnoff on the Whiterocks road. Utah Highway Patrol Officer, Carlos Reed responded to the scene of the accident Reed was assisted by other UHP and BIA officers as well. Reed reported, that Engavo was northbound on the whiterocks when he missed a curve in the road and hit a dirt embankment ar After hitting the embankment, tl 1971 Mercury that he was drivii vaulted several feet into the air ai then rolled several times. Enga was not wearing a safety belt ai was thrown from the vehicle. Engavo was transported Duchesne County Hospital ambulance where he was pronouno dead. At the time of the accident Enga was traveling about 55 miles p hour the vehicle that he was drivii at the time was totaled. UI: 1 reported that the estimated mnm of damages on the vehicle totali around $2000. |