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Show t Prir Issue sCR ut PFXSORT "0 a r- -n (Vt ft Q www i UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 467 E 300 S SIX, UT S4111 Remember to Vote Tuesday, Aug. 19t - ' t -f WILD HORSES or just strays? It anyone's guess, but the BUM is planning to roundup some horses that are running loose on Group seeks to save wit A local coalition to "save the wild horses" has been formed to keep wild horses in the Bonanza area, but their efforts may be too late as the BLM prepares to round them up. Clair Weber is heading up the effort ef-fort to keep the 110 horses in the Bonanza area. She is circulating five petitions to preserve the herd, and Wednesday there were over 33 signatures on them. The Vernal Bureau of Land Management for the past two and a half years has been planning the reduction in the district's wild horse population as mandated by Congress. Accidents Both injury and property damage traffic accidents have increased locally since the beginning of summer, sum-mer, according to Sgt. Dave Jacobsen of the Utah Highway Patrol. Full ballot tor 2 -year county commissioner Vernal area candidates in the 2-year commissioner race are being challenged by candidates from the west side of Uintah County. Republican Incumbent Bryce Caldwell is being challenged by Republican Jim Reidhead, west side; and Democrats Jim McMickell, west side, end Robert D. Showalter arc in the primary race. Jim Itrldtirad Jim Reidhead, 44 was born in Snowflake, Ariz. He graduated from high school and the school of hard knocks. He also attended Phillips Petroleum management school. Political KarkgnMimt: Four years M commissioner in Duchesne County. Served 4 years on National Indian Af" fairs Committee and various other state, national and local committees, Inside Discover Dinosaur National Monument gjj?)jgg ,. i 4" j!W u t To be rounded up are the Bonanza-Red Bonanza-Red Wash herd of about 40 head of . .wild horses and 70 head of strays and the Winter Ridge herd of about nine head. The Hill Creek herd of 200 horses will remain intact and will be the only on-ly herd the BLM will manage. The Winter Ridge herd is being rounded up because rough habitat and a sever winter has left the nine animals in poor condition. There are numerous reasons for the roundup of the Bonanza-Red Wash herd, the main contributor being be-ing one of impact on habitat and the on the increase He didn't pinpoint the exact cause for the unprecedented rise in accidents but said there has been heavy traffic, especially on the weekends, and that people seem to not be driving as carefully as in the past. He has been active in the church of my choice, community affairs, cattleman and youth leadership, What do you tee at the mont Impor tant Issue faring I'lndth county at this lime? Why? Economic development can only happen If we have a development of unity, Indian jurisdiction hats to be a great concern to each of as. The far reaching effects of this are to numerous to even think about. What ia jour opinion of thunslnS from county commUInn toa council tvpe of government for tintah toun t'y. hy do ou frrl this ay? I have seen some of manager tyupe commissions in effect i manager and council) and I would want to have a Very intensive study before I switch- Continued on poge 2 rlr U i -. - . . public land near Bonanza. A coalition has been formed to keep the horses on the land. cost. "It costs at. least $20,000 a year to Ama'inlaTn the fences and manage Uie herd," Ray Tate, BLM information officer, said. Other reasons for removing the herd are no natural water sources, the land is not as desirable as the Hill Creek area, last year two animals killed on the highway in the area, and there are problems with grazing trespass. Mrs. Weber said that most of the people who signed the petitions want the Bonanza herd preserved because it is highly visible, and "workers at Trooper Rob Smith, UHP, investigated in-vestigated an accident Aug. 6 at 12:45 a.m. near Browns Park where both the driver and passenger received Continued on pogt 10 Jim N. Reidhead n v I i I i s' V 1 N 'I ' x V J . If ' lY " , - Oil and water (KJ inore drilling rtsmpsrfd to ISaMn, if pf.se Friday, August 15, 1986 Vernal, Utah 84078 94th Year No 66 14 Pages 'A V Witt i the Bonanza Power Plant, and others that travel the area like to see them." A majority of the signatures on the petition were Bonanza Power Plant employees. Over two-thirds of the Bonanza herd are not wild horses. They will walk up to people and have characteristic of being horses that have just been turned loose, Tate said. The coalition to save the wild horses has petitioned Rep. Howard Nielson and others to stop the removal of the herd, but BLM officials of-ficials point out that no objections were voiced at public hearings staged to hear opposition. The contractor on the round-up has only to sign the contract, con-tract, and the round-up will begin 10 days thereafter. "We were surprised no one voiced objections at the hearings," Tate said. Wild horses and burros are protected pro-tected by two pieces of federal legislation. The first was the "Wild Horse Annie Act" of 1959. The Continued on paga 2 i Bryce Caldwell r Deadlines: News: Thursday 10:00 A.M. Advertising: Thursday 1:00 P.M. Phone 789-3511 Single copy 2 5 12 candidates vye for school board positions In the races for three positions on the Uintah County School board, ma-job ma-job issues are teacher salaries and the amount of money spent on administration. Two questions were posed to each candidate in the non-partisan race. Each of the position are 4-year terms for precincts one, two and three. . School Board precinct No. 3 Dennis Mott Q:What would you do to improve student and teacher attitudes in the Uintah School District? A : I would seek to establish a better relationship between the teachers and students. The "I am to be taught and you are here to teach me," attitude at-titude needs to be changed. The students need to understand the teacher's wants and needs and the teachers need to do the same for students. This would help solve the problems. Q: If required, where would you cut the district expenses? Where would you put more money if it were available? A: I would start with a cut of the travel and meal expenses for the district personnel. There was $60,000 spent on that last year. That equals two teacher's salaries! Extra money would be spent on classified employees'. If they are doing a good job and are paid for taking more pride in their work, it would result in a better school system. School Board precinct No. 3 Doug Gale Q: What would you do to improve student and teacher attitudes in the Uintah School District? A : I think it is necessary to provide an opportunity for an exchange of information in-formation between the two through the student officers. Then they could do effective follow-up on the ideas. Also, the student body officers should work more closely with the school board. Q:If required, where would you cut the district expenses? Where would you put more money if it were available? A: A complete picture of the whole budget should be examined for areas to trim. For example, materials, projects pro-jects and other areas that can stand cutting should be considered first. Teachers' salary should be the last 1 i Robert D. Showalter aem 1 , I 1 9 ? 1 ' 1 f 1 consideration for cutting. Extra money could provide year-round con- ; tracts including special programs as incentive for teachers. It would allow them to work at their profession through the year, keep them up on education and prevent the need to take a summer job where they were not using their educational skills. School Board precinct No. 3 Tom Snyder Q: What would you do to improve student and teacher attitudes in Uintah Uin-tah School District? A: I would put pressure on the administrators. ad-ministrators. If they aren't innovative in-novative enough to come up with ideas to encourage the students and teachers, then they don't belong in the district. Q: If required, where would you cut the district expenses? Where would you put more money if it were available? A: I would do cutting at the board office and at the administrative level. They have more chiefs than they do Indians and not one of them know what the other is doing. Any extra ex-tra money should go to beginning teachers so they can at least make a starting wage equal to a Vernal City cop. Uintah District School Board candidates can-didates Ronald J. Solmonson and Michael E. Craig have pulled out of the running. Craig has moved from the area and Solmonson is in the midst of a business transition and will be making some changes in his life so felt he would not be able to accept ac-cept the position if elected. Candidate for Precinct No. 3, Jean Fabrizio, was unavailable for comment at press time. School Board precinct No. 2 Kay Campbell Q: What would you do to improve student and teacher attitudes in Uintah Uin-tah School District? A: I would give students more of a choice of what to study and what to do with their lives. I would stress more subjects that relate to the local economy such as oil field-related job and vocational education. I would emphasize the professional fields. I would take a look at paying teachers on their skills and emphasis and not who they know. Q: If required, where would you Continued on page 8 seat 3& 4 y. Jim McMickell Express tourney bouts Itmsrvrtt lpm in doubles crn. .ee l)iiprry l)ay ell day Sunday. 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