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Show rntm mttmm A DREAM COME TRUE w- The presses at the Standard are now rolling in living col r! Jr is. : ft y to move the press, Ashby continued. The new Many sa Hit troopsand other groups haw had tours of the Uintah Basin Standard. In fart, chances are that if you attended .schfad. when; home schooled. wait a Cub Scout or (iirl HICKENS CHICKENS Continued from page ; i order to add the units we had SiwanCuIlurr By i ' t - "r 12.2002- - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Nc - 13 Scout or involved in any clubasachild in Duchesne County then you have cinder-bloc- k addition was constructed probably been on more than one visit onto the rear ofthe building and then to the newspaper. Well, guess what? f. m west wall was removed increasing Wevechanged, so come see us again! the 33 area about the perproduction by Years of dreaming about a press upgrade and the quality improvement cent But the process was already in the enhancements would mean for even before construction bemotion the popular weekly, are now a reality. gan. Last November employees of In fact many people have commented Tatum press, located in Joplin Mison the improvement, and this is just the third week the newly modified souri, drove to South Dakota to bring ... .. two used units that Ashby had press wi II have been used to print the the refurto back for Joplin purchased newsfsiper. My brother said its starting to bishing. Then in August Ashby, his wife, look likea mil newspaper now, conold daughColette, and their fided proof reader Doris Bertnch. ter Megan piled into the family pickMatt Kvans, the Standard adverup for a five day jaunt to Joplin. They tising manager, said many advertisalmost looked like they were hauli ng ers have noticed the improved qualoil field equipment ity. Advertisi ng wil I in crease because in some more the advertisements will look better when they pulled into Roosevelt with the units secured onto their flatbed. and liomoreuttractive to our customTheexistingfourunits were turned ers. Kveryone who has seen it told ua , orientation inhave an east-wethens a noticeable improvement in to ii Voristead of their former north-sout- h the print qualify, ho said. The dedicated crew, Randy Ball (pictured right), and Harold Tatum, (pictured THEYVE GOT IT RUNNING Evans probably wont know what entation, and the two additional units center ), from Tatum Press located in Joplin, Missouri, had two additional press units and the Standards former were aligned with them. Because the to think when ulloflhe new changes four press units running smoothly after they were assembled in the Standards new building addition. They are press is now running the length ofthe have lat-- implens-nted- , because conshown above with the Standards ink boy, John Worthen. width buildinginsteadofits expanded ion struction of a mold it to the facility there is plenty of room for employees Ui adequately house tho new press, Press arrived in a pick-u- p truck last foot long machine. They performed which is 3.) percent larger than the to move easily at both midsand around the 800 pound rolls of press paper. of assembled units. the the to reassemble the units, and hundreds ofalignments and measurethe wasnt month However, length job realty last formerpn-Hbegun spring, shortly There is also plenty of room to store complete until the men fro nn Tatum level, balance, and tram the big 70 ments. They Mao upgraded the four idler lie wiis hind, and heshadahand units that made up tike old press. in the process ull airing. However, They worked two weeks straight, for modifications the started plans helping Standard employees run the many years ago in the mind of Craig first two issues with the new press Ashby, the Standards owner. to ensure the paper didnt mi a The plan was simple, add two adproduction deadline. The pair finally to ditional units the existingfourunit took a day offto visit Flaming Gorge press. The Standard was able to print the Sunday before the presses started color before the modi ficationB were rolling on their final day in Roosevelt. made, hut because there were only They marveled at the beautiflil scenfour units the number of pages that ery but were even more impressed could run u color edition was limited with the friendliness of the commuSo lie went . staff occasionally t toeight nity. Its different I actually enwith a color edition, hut in order to joyed it. We got to meet some realty run more pages the next week the nice people, said Randy Ball. press hud to lie modified to run black The biggest reward is the quality and white. of production. We expect increases in I tallows us to run (micessookiron 1 2 readership because we have a better pages. We plan to do it every week insleixi ofliit and miss as in the past, product in the end. With our great writers we can now put a little more explained Ashby. zaz into their presentations with a But it wasn't simply a matter of le bit Of color," said Ashby. just iiurchiising two more units. In l; min 4 f W 14-y- ear birds to Is released before they arrive. A rooster is $18, a hen $14, and a clmcker artrid(e $12. "f.hurkiTs areso swift in few hunters seek them." Keith notes. Guides with dot's ciisl $24 per hour. A party of five hunters from the W'fisiiU.h Front ewliiitnwl, Our tjuick;, I Wilson, and his Oerman short hair pointers ret rii vers ntadeourday! Rcciiiise oft twin, we bagged 3fi birds. I limn tfian weordered for relmse." These fellows wen well ulsive the general success rate of HO percent. S une h it nU rs n n so enlh used wi th what they hear nlioul the preserve thill they will send a $700 member-,-- h ip sit'll! u nseen. Weekends ( Friday, ami Saturday t see 3fK) to 500 birds released a day with about 100 cuch weekdnv. The 1 ickens close for u day of nut on Sunday. So. the llicken families feel they an1 ciiutrihiili nt; to the Basins financial well being. I'hil explains there is a multiplier factor when fnvid, lodging, and other services are purchase by hunters. Success really Isiils down to super costumer service and iiuility hunting. A fellow cnll(d from Casper, lust week and said, I hear you an; one of the I test pheasant hunting preserves in the nation! Thuts what I'hil and Keith like to hear. Happy customers urc willing to spend their money, and to come hack time after time, thiy exclaim. thetake-ofTthatonl- 1 n-- ,', ,'iv st . i n - NEW IRRIGATION PIPELINE PLANNED COLORUNITS Adjustments are being made to the new color unit on die press at the Standard. At the left ofthe picture you can see the 900 lb. rolls of newsprint ready to roll. Pictured are Standard owner Craig Ashby, press technicians Harold Tatum and Randy Ball, and Standard employee John Worthen. Dry Gulch Irrigation Company will enclose canals from Upalco to loka Ihil Johnson tin Duchesne WatcrConservuncy District. We completed our cost and eiigineiring analyses. Now we're do- The overriding reason for enclosure is to minimize evaporation and seepage from open canuls. This umount of salt thut flows in post irrigation water headed for the (iolorado River. llcosts far less to contain salt in upstream watersheds than to remove it by desalinating at llie Mexican border, "Murtensen emphasizes. Under treaty, the United States is required to allow usable water from the Colorado River to flow into Mexico. Calculations pred ict that the cost will be just $25 per ton of salt held buck by enclosing Upuleo-Iok- u canals. Alreadycompleted projects are showing similar low costs. Combined with the Nutural Resource Conservation Scrviceprogram to convert flood to sprinklers on farms, this cITort is leading to greater salt reductions. Its a win-wi- n situation for all We'll lie ready to Murtensen. By Dry (iulch Irrigation Compuny is ready for a $5 million project next siring I n endow; irrigation canals from Upalco to Iuka. According to Keith Miirlensen, Dry (iulch Cluss C TriiKt.ee, nearly 20 miles of pipe will In laid. This is part of 14 projects in the Basin. Some have been completed, are underway, and others urc flunk'd to start. This is all juirt of u much larger elfort to reduce salt flow- Mum ing into the Colorado River, Murtensen explains. TliisprojeclisdirTerent from most. 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