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Show 77 wsrMi l T c sr v j Chek j IiJJide Trikes for adults .......page 10 Deserets new manager... .page 9 Pink Ladies donate .......page 12 Tasty Fair treats...,.......page 16 Facility expands ...........page 18 Lets play football. ...... ...page 19 Single Copy 50t WEDNESDAY, August 24, 1994 Vernal, Utah 84078 102nd Year No. 34 22 Pages u Agreement paves way for roads by Steven Wallis Express Editor Uintah County and the Ute Indian Tribe, acting through the Uintah Special Service District, have tentatively tenta-tively agreed to jointly improve 26 miles of an oil field road which will help the tribe economically. The Glen Bench road which connects con-nects the Red Wash oil field to the Mountain Fuel Bridge in southern Uintah County runs through the heart of major oil and gas fields and is used by recreationalists on the White River. The road also goes through seven miles of Ute Indian Trust Lands. Uintah County two months ago requested the Uintah County Special Service District to secure the right-of-ways of the roads in the Bookcliffs and determine what improvement could be done. Through negotiations with the Ute Tribe, an easement was granted through the seven miles of the Trust Lands and also through other Trust Lands which would give the Special Service District access to haul gravel to another project on the Seep Ridge Road. The county and Special Service District agreed to award a newly formed construction company, which is 51 percent owned by the Ute Tribe, to make the improvements improve-ments on the Glen Bench Road. The company has secured a rock crusher. The tribal company, headed head-ed by Johnny Faussett Jr., w ill provide pro-vide the maierials and human labor on the project The construction company was formed to provide economic development for the tribe by employing tribal members. The Special Service District will pay the costs of the road improvements, about S900.0QO. Commissioner Max Adams said the agreement was primarily the result of some good communications communica-tions between Max Itaslcm, chairman chair-man of the Special Service District and Stewart hke, chairman of the Ute Tribe Business Committee, This is a fteat step forward in working ih the inbe," Adams said. "If c ate careful and rrpc1 cash whet ngnr. things can continue con-tinue to progtcss " A similar arrangement ha born, made between the county, tribe and of Utah for jmptovTtncnts to the WKiicri Koad hit l rr through Ttwsi Lands. The same company H he UsJ f.if the improsTft tof the road as the (tkn Ikinfc Ko4 "We ppp4 to put the Wgl oe k of ibe uHe and kt Dim ftti ftfirtiMe in thai fWM trnvc 0nffl," A4m m4 "the ftvKtik iMr thai e frpe) to to ftri hf44 he 44rrsJ Wt the rM 4e of the lMe " Uveir (TecipDeiiDtl: by Stewo Wmt f fs h h-. h4 4 Wro f eH. M 44 hi f-79 pt he hf M mfm M frei ! f?V 4f fwd'HI w n l ln H-w4 t,t C t l TT)f s;i trf Avjim fMI H !- (V (hrgWfl s- Im4 tt Viw w '- f ' - ?s if , i " FIRST DAY at Vernal Middle School two stu- Educator Kathy Worthen. 952 VMS students dents are welcomed to school by Health showed up Tuesday. Fiirstt dlay goes sunuootMy The first day of school went as smoothly as can be expected for 6.800 students in the Uintah School District The number of students at Uintah High School was up to about 1,366 which is about 100 more students than last year. The number of students stu-dents at Ashley Clementary was also above last year at 534. New at Ashley School this car is a program pro-gram for deaf students. The portable yoonftalhi by Kthletn Irving Slat! Wrfler An already beleaguered Uintah Schr4 DoitKi may suffer yd aismhrf financial Kthaik coroc r,ng - W of federal PL 174 ttwor) to the turn? of S4M,i0, The 874 funding Cdablohcd in the IVVH to conrvna nhA dotkt fW the Ms of la revenue f ntl jKivemmrtil fattier a4 Itvtiitn trfv WeJ teithifl. tr.mmytMi.rv rtd to 44 rofOfy to br4 Hi4fsl hy the M4nn of ffOrtal r4ner of fcotVm f twTftair h"e fiMr art foetal n fetklal hr. tc&tal a4 N A"Htt ffpnrlir m V1 44 ty . U ,iu4 ry h sw-l ttN d) t C" hfHI b. 'ff C .- lf &ti nA4 rtif v- (wp " "mtjfirtrMi 4 "" t-j r. tiwnrl 4, J t1f 4 They're Back classroom was brought in from the School for the Deaf and Blind from Logan. The school has five deaf students. stu-dents. Principal Frank Andreascn said the program provides special ized training for the deaf students and integrates them into the regular classroom. One of the school's students, stu-dents, BJ Aldridgc, is this year's poster child for the deaf. Bill Caldcll. new principal at Vernal Middle School, said because scCucboIs to lose SSSOnOOO Now Congress seems to he making mak-ing a move to eliminate a large chunk of that funding. The US. Houm? of Kcprrentaiives has already voted to discontinue funds for children of federal employee, while the Senate apptwvcJ continued funding, The hill is currently hemg held up in a Hiu Senate confertrK commit' let, and no one know fx soma a final kvMc ill he m4e, According to Sth Darnel Dullness Adminu!. KuMd Tolley. Uintah has resns e4 as mm h j mill dollar fmm ft fund in Ihc hut NtnHa srongfs hasc i MfJ Mt4y 4rtTM fmi4ng rsety )ft4" 4 Toficy. Cuamigs onto Me If it) fhjr Vfy ftjo lavYst I rn f" Vf. thfycaUfwsli?' My." S .4 Hs ott pV 4 tVft f Xf4 ?M frs- 4 M f? I-1 tH? h'f. "1 h f?l a H rl t n f-nftvt 4 h'f f (M( 4vrt- jn4 SVffj rH ? fW r r-'N V pottif ytN t s of the good faculty at the school the first day went smoothly. "The transition tran-sition for the 6th grade was less traumatic this year, because people are rimed into the problem.' The school had 952 students the first day. Superintendent Grant Drollingcr said there were no new positions in the district this year, but 17 new teachers were hired to fill open positions. Budget already tight "W'i know ii is vft muney and ssc'sc been budgeting fr devreaed revenues fir tl lat 3 or 4 )car " Tolley said the 874 funds, demed primarily horn ibe imp.wi of the Ute KctsaiKfl proprfiy. never artoe in ilc District until the spring of the caf. o they arc allocated in the f. tomg year's hwdrt The $aVui reseive4 earlier this ing. fajgdal far t-Y "We do that m if thry 4 tut fund. e have a one sr twth," T41f y .i4 Only f"M ibrt 4tw4 4"'?ts rhnry ijvw finish Hu Sft t-t i?"f tf r-f i? fr-iH. , M-4.-th fBgig in ? fn t o iL fsjt?tt h hr4 rt-4'v'" rt-4'v'" p-r. M ht!p Vft S fr-4 V ..4 ty U'ft Mf N-f4 rM, I s h4 a tvr? -J a f ft tjSlsf h?ii f- JK .ui4 ijyti-4 ftn Tj-ntfrtt . rVt ! - H f-E fr-KWff tff Ji 4 !" Th f5 f"wr 4n irtj H--j-.-.J f't f w ic SV j "Kt- .( P-?k ?9 Sf Iff ! tf'f tf4" fml p-rv I -.. tf-V ?v-S I s-.m5-. "if. !?!.! t City seehs mrooire coadls by Kathleen Irving Staff Writer Vernal City is in the process of making application to the State Community Impact Board (CIB) in hopes of obtaining additional funding fund-ing for 1995 city street improvements. improve-ments. The city is asking the CIB for a $500,000 grant and for a loan of $250,000 to be secured and repaid by sales tax receipts. According to City Manager Ken Bassett, a $250,000 grant was awarded to the city Monday night from the Uintah County Special Service District. Vernal has already received a half million dollars from the Transportation District for this year's projects. That money was matched by a $400,000 City contribution contri-bution and $300,000 in federal grant money, for a total of $1.2 million mil-lion to be spent in 1994. No requests for road improvement funding were made of the CIB last year. Mayor Leonard Hceney, who sits on the Community Impact Board, said Vernal should have a good shot at securing CIB funding. "Uintah County hasn't gotten back anywhere near what we've put in this year," Mayor Heeney told City Council members last Wednesday. The CIB is funded through mineral miner-al lease payments. That money is supposed to be relumed to counties which are impacted by companies holding the leases. 1994 city street repairs are scheduled sched-uled for completion at the end of September and city officers hae set their sights on continuing the improscmcnt trend. Acceding to Tolley. Umtah ucs the funds to pay stff, reduce slass sic and aid Special t dilation pro grams, 5buld the funding he dinoniin-ued. dinoniin-ued. Tolley said the Dotticl has lo pri"ns: a f?dtofl in siaffirig. ssith nf.ff,panviri highrf ! ufr and Uk of SpPtiaJ I 4 fun4f.g, or les)i-.g a rnjg'on s ty U, that is a sprsiaJ la IK? VN4 H4 impftrtiNif td tre )fs to fnit'ge f tf- f fr4rfJ fuMg," m4 T'-ry Hna4 h uV p rr to Wsy t ls i.lwt sft fws J tlHt upfintft4fnl Cl4 1 1 ' , 'i Streets to be upgraded in 1995 Should adequate funding be secured 700 West -Main to 100 North 200 West -Main to 100 North 100 West -Main to 100 North 250 East -Main to 100 North 700 West -Main to 100 South 200 East -Main to 100 South 400 East -Main to 100 South 500 North - 500 East to Vernal Ave. 600 West -100 South to 400 South 200 East -100 South to 600 South 100 East -100 South to 400 South 200 North 500 West to Vernal Ave. Dale Ave1 350 West- Entrances to Smith's Food King and WalMart This year the city plans to overlay 10 side streets from M.iin Street to 100 Ninth and 100 South. AIm the city plans to resurface 400 North from 5Q West to Vernal Avenue, 100 West from Highway 40 to 500 Nonh and 5 i South from Highway 40 to: KwWevt. t)jilJ;pger sas he is m corHetncsl ahrtirt the posuMe cut in the tedftaj dollars this J eaf "Thry change tfe towla evcy ea." he s4 'We'd he des as'a'rj if they cut S?4 funJ.ng aiugfiM, hut thry ssn'1 4ti ij swtijjrtrs thry tell us xbfj'tt g'ir-g to m cuts. 4 c aiu:!s pi ft tliM Vufc 4-'inls m Ks ftf 11 ff i ffi lh? pnrf(4 lytt Uir.lih. (.:"., vtaulli t-.Mhi4-q f-4fJ - y hr rth hr tls ff4 t I, tte - tUss t l fHrry i ttpsi4tff?'4 a jisi" H4 :ll f'SiJftl I A iK )-ftg )-ftg H? ( 4 rt.'s t-.i-lf A 4 |