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Show 2 VjfTWl &CpfeS Friday, August 15, 1986 s County clerk primary Commission... Continued from page 1 ed. Sometimes it's easy to change but very hard to correct the mistakes and the effects that take place because of those changes. 1 f V - J. ,-v f ' : Dorothy C. Luck Dorothy C. Luck Dorothy C. Luck was born in La-point, La-point, Utah. She has completed night classes in bookkeeping and writing (USU). Political background: Charter member and trustee of the Republican Presidential Task Force 1985 Citizen of the Year, Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Uintah Uin-tah County Republican delegate and Uintah County Clerk. What is the most important qualification for county clerk: experience, ex-perience, education, personality, past performance? Why? All of the above are important, but the number one priority would have to be past performance. One may have the experience, the education, the personality, per-sonality, but of what value are these if you have not accomplished anything constructive in that office? Those years of experience and education are of no value if they are not put to use in initiating better ways to make that office more efficient, economical and better informed. Do you feel the citizens of the county coun-ty reality know what the county clerk is required to do? How would you propose pro-pose to make them better informed? I would think not. Perhaps a complete com-plete series on the duties and responsibilities respon-sibilities of each office in the courthouse cour-thouse would help. Questions like: "If you needed to find a Satisfication Judgement, where would you look?" To what degree should a county clerk be involved in issues outside the realm of her office? Long before I became clerk, I was involved in issues as a taxpaying, John Q. Public spirited citizen. Surely I still have the right as an individual. When I took office I was advised to "keep a low profile" and you'll stay in office a long . time. To me that means lukewarm and the Lord said to either be hot or cold or "I'll spew you out of my mouth." I have to live by the strength of my convictions and that means getting involved. Anything that's going to affect the taxpayers of Uintah County from public hearing on woodburning stoves, to higher taxes to more wilderness with its confiscation of our water, you can bet I'm going to be there physically and vocally, speaking speak-ing up for the people. If elected officials won't sound the trumpet, who will? One more thing about getting involved, every taxpayer in this county, state and nation had better become involved. Our very existence ex-istence depends on it. 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Monday 4 00 p.m. drrtifg , . . . Tvsday 1 1 00 o m. Friday Erf !;e Nwi.............-Tnvndoy 10 00 a m. Adr'uj .......... Tnrdaf 1 00 p m. Barsie Hatch Barsie Hatch Barsie Hatch was born in Roosevelt, Utah. Her education includes high school and extension courses in bookkeeping. Political background: I have been a Republican always and very proud to be so. I have been active in my precinct, serving as chairman and vice chairman several times. I am currently a member of the Uintah County Republican Women's Association. What is the most important qualification for a county clerk: experience, ex-perience, education, personality, past performance? Why? Experience is the best teacher. At least a high school education and a knowledge of bookkeeping is essential. Some secretarial skills would be helpful. Also executive and administrative ad-ministrative experience is important. Office mangement skills and employee rapport is a good quality. Do you feel the citizens of the county coun-ty really know what the county clerk is required to do. How would you propose pro-pose to make them better informed? As a whole I don't think the public knows all of the duties of the county clerk. I would invite anyone to come to the office to see for themselves. What you see stays with you longer. To what degree should a county clerk be invovled in issues outside the realm of her office? I think it is important for the county coun-ty clerk to be interested and somewhat involved in issues outside of the office, but on her own time. During office hours she should be concerned about office business. The office should be top priority. t The time has come for action, not empty promises. Uintah County needs to be run like a successful business. Let's unite Uintah County once again. Vote Nyle Bigelow 4 Year County Commissioner August 19th Bryce Caldwell Bryce Caldwell, 55, was born in Vernal. Ver-nal. He attended business college. . Politican background: Republican, 2-year county commissioner. What do you see as the most important impor-tant issue facing Uintah County at this time? Why? First and foremost, support for existing ex-isting businesses in the entire county which in turn support local employment. employ-ment. Second, try to make our tax base, and other support activity including, in-cluding, county unity to make our entire en-tire county compatible in attracting entirely new payroll to the county. We must support local businesses which in turn supports local employment. What is your opinion of changing from a county commission to a council coun-cil type of government for Uintah County. Why do you feel this way? I am for it. I am for everything that will increase the efficiency and save taxpayer dollars. Duplication and overlapping is expensive. I have been and desire to continue working to eliminate duplication of water management, duplication of law enforcement en-forcement services, overlapping of state and county assessments, etc. Proper and unified water management manage-ment alone could save our county perhaps millions of dollars. Uintah County Commissioner Robert Showalter Robert Showalter, 53, was born in Savery, Wyo. He is a graduate of Uintah Uin-tah High School, 1951; graduate of Utah State University, 1957, B.S. degree in business management. Political background: I have never had a political office. Until now, I have been busy running the various businesses I have been involved with. What do you see as the most important impor-tant issue facing Uintah County at this time? Why? Slow economy and higher taxation. Uintah County has overbuilt on the strength of the oil industry. Uintah County needs to-be run like a business and should be on the 'pay as you go' system. What is your opinion of changing from a county commission to a coun- IT Paid Political Advertisement tliill ' I J MY HUSBAND STAVED UP ALL NIGHT WONOERING" WHAT HAPPENED JO THE AND THEN T PAWNED cil type of government for Uintah County? Why do you feel this way? Uintah County should be run by the county commissioners. I think the council type government just creates more bureaucracy. A county manager would be one more bureaucrat to pay. If the county commissioners are unable to manage Uintah County, they should not be holding the job. Jim McMickell Jim McMickell of Lapoint is seeking seek-ing the Democratic Party nomination nomina-tion for 2-year commissioner. "Commissioners are faced with only a few solutions to the county's problems: pro-blems: increase taxes or cut ser-, ser-, vices." "We need to put some popularity back into the county commission. Public input should be the basis for every major decision made by the commission." McMickell said he would put two telephones in the county building, one for positive input and one for negative input. He said he would then prioritize the county's problems and make a decision. 1 SUN, OM HIM.1 Horses... Continued from page 1 primary provision of the act was the prohibition of helicopters or motor vehicle use in roundups or harassment harass-ment of the wild horses. The second act is the Wild Free-Roaming Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 which was aimed at many of the evils not addressed by the Wild Horse Annie An-nie Act. Among the major provisions of the 1971 act were that wild horses and burros were to be protected from capture, branding, harassment and death, that they were to be considered con-sidered as an integral part of the natural system of the public lands. Under the act, excess animals can be removed for adoption and sick, lame or old horses can be destroyed under humane circumstances. In 1985 Congress appropriated $16.9 million earmarked for the removal of 17,000 animals from public lands. Similar appropriations have been made in 1986. Once protected, wild horse numbers grew at an alarming rate, from an estimated 25,000 animals in 1971 to over 63,000 by 1977. Today there are about 52,300 wild horses and burros on public land twice the appropriate level in spite of the removal of 79,000 since 1971. The Vernal roundup will utilize a helicopter. Nationally, about 7 percent per-cent of the wild horses captured must be humanely destroyed because of age, lameness, diseases and illness or severe injury from which they cannot reasonable be expected to survive. "In spite of our best efforts, some horses may be injured in the roundup," roun-dup," said Dan Bardiner, BLM. Once rounded-up, the horses will be kept at a special holding corral for inspection in-spection by prospective adoptees. VOTE DONNA RICHENS Uintah County Treasurer i . . .. . , ,. . . .... ; & V . ( ' Friendly Courteous Helpful Motive of Vernal 6 years as Deputy County Treasurer Works with Tax Program Understands Apportioning Process Experienced with the computer Pa miliar with all functions of office VOTE REPUBLICAN AUG. 19 m Sheriff 'sDept. kept busy A series of thefts and burglaries has kept Uintah County Sheriff's officers of-ficers hustling from one end of the county to the other for investigations. Lieutenant Pete Pickup said Deputy Depu-ty Jeff Merrell is looking into an incident inci-dent of slashed tires at 850 West 3000 South where at least $50 in damage was done. Deputy Wayne Hollebeke is investigating an automobile theft from East End Auto Sales in Ballard where a 1982 Buick disappeared between bet-ween Aug. 2 and 4. Deputy Drew Christiansen is trying try-ing to find a lost hound dog puppy worth about $75 that was snatched off Highway 40 east of Roosevelt. He is also searching for a thief who got away with two sections of irrigation pipe and two wheels from a farm near Pelican Lake on August 9. Deputy Hollebeke arrested Shealith T. Clark 72 after a family fight ended in an assault in Vernal. The victim was Fran Clark. A residential burglary at the home of Max Haslem is being investigated by Deputy Ted Freestone. An air driven staple gun and nailer valued at $1,100 was taken from the residence sometime between August 1 and 7. Those not adopted will be shipped to one the numerous holding facilities located throughout the United States. Average cost of transporting, veterinarian services and feed runs about $2.20 per day. The general public is not invited to the Vernal wild horse roundup because of the safety factor. The public is invited to view the animals once they are transported to the holding corral to be located a few miles west of Vernal off U.S. Highway 40. Inquires about adopting a horse can be directed to the Vernal BLM office. 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