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Show CR UT PRESORT -1.05 C i?31?9 UTAH PRESS ASSOC All UN X V 4 II ffrm A 67 e:: 300 s CHECK Nun sense page 1 4 I Fish threatened page 7 V" ( A ' f INSIDE New big game rules ...page 12 Soccer on a roll page 19 Utes swat Carbon page 20 Ute Tribe election page 24 2 r v r-: - Serving one of the "Top 50 Best Small Towns in America" Single Copy 50 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1993 Vernal, Utah 84078 101st Year No. 15 24 Pages 4 MOT u t Sheriff to add canines The Uintah County Sheriff's Department is planning on adding a full time employee next fall a canine. ca-nine. The dog to be purchased will be cross-trained in several areas including in-cluding obedience, tracking, handler protection and drug and narcotic detection. de-tection. Similar programs have come and gone in years .past, said Sheriff Lloyd Meacham, but have sometimes some-times been unsuccessful due to improper im-proper training, lack of handler dedication, ded-ication, lack of utilization or the animal ani-mal having behavioral problems. The difference with this program is that instead of starting with an untrained animal and spending hours training the dog, which may or may not work out, the department depart-ment is going to purchase an already al-ready trained dog that has all of the potential training and temperament problems worked out before the handler obtains the dog. The handler, Deputy Robert Roth, will spend about 10 weeks in training train-ing learning how to handle and read the dog's indications, as well as liability lia-bility issues concerning the use of the dog. Upon returning to duty the dog will live and work with Roth full time and be readily available to respond to such calls that merit the use of the dog, including searches for drugs, lost persons or evading suspects, as well as other normal patrol pa-trol duties. The need for this type of asset to the Uintah Basin is now greater than ever, due to the increased drug trafficking traf-ficking through the area and the need to sniff out these types of ac- FaDir9 seimtieirDCDiriig Despite what one state media is editorializing about the Basin Roundup, Uintah County Attorney Harry Souvall believes the action was successful. "We will never arrest persons like Noriega but when you arrest over 60 individuals in the Uintah Basin, COURT hSuSe" - . j:?: PROPOSED VETERANS Memorial is planned Building. The memorial will list the names of for the south side of the Uintah County State those from the area who lost their lives in war. Memorial begins to take shape The long awaited Veteran's Memorial is beginning to take shape, according to Duane Hall, commander of Post 5560 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Workers will begin to lay the foundation for the brick floor and monuments in the next month. The memorial will be located in front of the Uintah County Courthouse and situated behind the Doughboy. About one year ago, the Doughboy was moved from in front of the Library to its location on the lawn in front of the State and County building. According to Hall, this was the final resting place for the Doughboy statue. The memorial will consist of five granite and concrete monuments, SR-40 IS BEING realigned in preparation for the replacement of the Jensen Bridge which will be just south of the present structure. The old bridge tivity, Sheriff Meacham said. "There are a lot of drugs in our area concealed con-cealed in homes, vehicles, schools that are being missed. By utilizing a dog's keen sense of smell these are no longer barriers to law enforcement." enforce-ment." Cost of the canine program is about $10,000 which includes the animal, handler training, equipment and other costs. With the cost involved in-volved and the benefits to the community com-munity the Sheriff's Department is soliciting financial support to get the program going. To make a donation to program or for more information contact the Sheriff Meacham or Deputy Roth at the Uintah County Sheriff's Department. it cripples the distribution of drugs." All individuals arrested last April pleaded guilty to a felony some were given light sentencing because they were first time offenders, Souvall said. The sentencing was fair and com VETERANS MEMORlAlz each six-feet tall and 54-inches wide at the top. The names of veterans veter-ans who lost their lives while serving serv-ing in a particular era will be engraved en-graved on the memorial; 56 from World War II, 3 from Korea, 10 from Viet Nam and none from Desert Storm, all of which called the Uintah Basin their home. Hall said they made a concentrated effort to get the names of lost servicemen in each era, but names from the Korean conflict was he hardest A mural will be the center monument. monu-ment. On it will be the face a representative repre-sentative from each of the five services, ser-vices, a female and a black soldier. . POWs and those missing in action have not be forgotten. A monument bearing an eternal flame and the - will be torn down by the contractor, as no one has offered to buy the old structure which is one of the last of its kind in Utah. Jnniry ffavoirs soon odd SeairOe Haws&flift After 11 days of testimony in the father versus son lawsuit over who owns Searle Gas, the eight-member jury rendered a verdict Saturday which favored Randy Searle. In closing arguments Saturday, Mike Hansen, attorney for Woodey B. Searle argued that assignments of Searle Gas stock signed by Woodey B. Searle and his wife, Vonnetta Searle, were forged. When Randy Searle purchased Searle Gas from his father in a handshake agreement in 1978, Randy was only dlealltt out plied with pre-sentencing reports by Adult Probation and Parole in accordance with state guidelines, Souvall said. The Salt Lake Tribune labeled the Roundup as "Dynamite busts become be-come duds" because of light sentencing sen-tencing and all but half a dozen symbol of POWs, will stand next to the other four monuments. A directory direc-tory of names of people who bought bricks for the floor of the memorial will be the final monument. Around 300 bricks have already been bought including some by a Swedish couple visiting Vernal last year. According to Hall, they have enough money to pay for the granite gran-ite when it arrives. The VFW will be giving two halves of beef away at the conclusion of the Memorial Day service. Hall said the VFW hopes to dedicate dedi-cate the memorial on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 1993. 0. hnvin(T thp. ricrht tr mannm. the. huci- "J -O ' "0"- - o- ness and enjoy its profits, argued Hansen. Monday last week, forensics document doc-ument examiner George Throckmorton, testified that the assignments as-signments of stock were copies of original documents and were not manipulated in such a way that would have transferred the writing on the documents after they were signed. See Searle on page 2 ddd bust were spared prison. "We have always said the only significance of Basin Roundup was the number of arrests," said Souvall. "There were heavy fines, random drugs tests and jail time, but the sentences allow them to turn their lives around," Souvall said. One person, arrested in Basin Roundup, has already begun turning his life around. Warren Turner, sentenced sen-tenced to one year in jail, random testing and $1,000 fine, was released re-leased from jail six months early because of the caliber of work he has done for the Uintah County Road Department "They will hire me full-time, if I can get out of jail," Turner told 8th District Court Judge A. Lynn Payne. Turner had letters of recommendation recom-mendation from members of the County Road Crew. Turner was released re-leased from jail, but not released from the fine of drug testing. Other sentencing of Uintah County's portion of those arrested during Basin Roundup are: Shad Stubbs sentenced March 14, 1992 0-5 years USP, suspended and 18 months probation; $500 fine, 5 days jail, random testing, counseling or rehab per corrections. John Simmons sentenced Sept. 9, 1992 0-5 years USP, suspended & 18 month probation; $1,000 fine, 15 days jail, will receive $500 credit cred-it toward fine if he finishes school. Leslie Wissiup sentenced July 21, 1992 to 0-5 years USP suspended suspend-ed and 24 month probation, $1,000 fine, 10 days jail, random testing, counseling, or rehab per Corrections . Brent Manwaring sentenced June 23, 1992 0-5 years USP, suspended sus-pended and 30 month probation, $1,000 fine, 30 days jail, random testing, counseling or rehab per Corrections. Jason Dansie sentenced July 10, 1992 one year jail suspected and 12 months probation, $500 fine, 10 See Roundup on page 4 Boacd proposes to swap schools by Kathleen Irving Express Writer Succumbing to time pressures, the Uintah School Board chose last Tuesday to ease overcrowding at Vernal Jr. High School by transferring transfer-ring eighth and ninth grade students to the current Middle School and moving middle schoolers into the Jr. High School building. Some members of the board wanted want-ed to conduct further studies before making the switch official, but Superintendent Grant Drollinger reminded re-minded them the school year was quickly drawing to a close and urged that some decision, even a preliminary one, be made. Board members have been contemplating con-templating methods to relieve the Jr. High overcrowding for several weeks. District projections show a bulge of students going through the eighth and ninth grades for the next three years after which population pressures should ease. Middle School enrollment is projected to decline over the next three to five years. School board members could have chosen to build new classrooms, remodel re-model the old automotive building or purchase portable buildings for the Jr. High School instead of sanctioning sanc-tioning the school switch. Each of those options carried a hefty price tag, however, and the board saw the switch as a way to ease crowding while saving money. They also agreed that wider halls at the Middle School and the better facilities should be used for Jr. High students. Narrow halls at the current cur-rent Jr. High have been a particular problem during class changes and increased problems were expected with the higher projected enrollment figures. Board member Valda Massey said in March that "movement "move-ment of students during class changes and lunch is a sight to behold. be-hold. It's almost dangerous." In addition to moving sixth and seventh grade students into the Jr. High, the Board chose to require a more traditional elementary core program for sixth graders that will r4 r fU .. f CENTRAL DISPATCHERS, Sandy Vallard and Valen Clark, handle han-dle the day shift of radio calls for 38 agencies and 348 officers. Dispatch provides core service The core of any law enforcement or public safety service organization is the communication center. The communication center for the Uintah Basin is Central Dispatch located lo-cated on the first floor of the Uintah County-Utah State building. The Uintah Basin Dispatch Center services ser-vices 38 agencies with 348 officers in Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties. In 1992 the center handled 46,098 incidents. The center has two dispatchers on provide classes with only one or two teachers during the day instead of allowing them the multiple teacher teach-er program currently in place in the Middle School. Sixth grade classes will be housed in one wing of the school, a plan which will ease hall pressure since students won't be moving as much. School Board members also agreed to use capital outlay funds to enlarge the cafeteria at the Jr. High School, a step they say is necessary regardless of which students attend the school. They plan to install a Plexiglas bubble extension on the west side of the current cafeteria. The cost of the project is estimated at $53,000. Two teachers, one each from the Middle and Jr. High Schools, objected ob-jected to the proposed switch. Both said they were concerned about making the decision so quickly without giving school staffs a chance to make suggestions or take part in the decision making process, although everyone agrees the switch will have the greatest impact on staff members who must deal with the details of the switch. Board president Dennis Judd tried to calm the teachers saying the intent in-tent of the board was not to cut staff "out of the loop" in making the hasty decision. "We consider this decision to have been made on a first reading basis," said Judd. "We must all remember we have the time pressures, but we certainly encourage and welcome any suggestions from anyone on how to accomplish this task with the least disruption to the educational process." Should the school switch occur this fall, the ninth grade sports programs pro-grams will have to be revamped. According to district business administrator ad-ministrator Richard Tolley, the Middle School facility, with only one gymnasium, is not adequate to run the current sports programs. Superintendent Drollinger told the Board freshmen could be integrated into sophomore teams at Uintah High School. duty except from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. daily. These trained dispatchers provide pro-vide basic life-support instruction to ill or injured callers while coordinating coordi-nating response of other emergency service providers. Dispatchers record every incident and keep a computer record of time, date and code for every dispatch. Last year Enhanced 9-1-1 was installed in-stalled with automatic number and location identification. The location See Dispatch on page 2 |