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Show 16-2-F Chttk Inside Apple addiction page 10 - PIC honors Perry page 3 Rape charge .. .....page 8 Election Day Dinner page 11 Utet eye Park City.. page 18 Good hunt predicted page 19 Single Copy 50E WEDNESDAY, October 18, 1995 Vernal, Utah 84078 103rd Year No. 42 22 Pages CR UT PRESORT -14 7 C 123199 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 307 W 200 S U5005 SLC, UT 84101 777 mm a New chapter oimdirs by Steven Wallis Express Editor Signatures on the Revitalization Severance Tax Agreement were less than an hour old when money provided by the agreement was allocated to projects in Uintah and Duchesne counties and for the Ute Tribe. The formal signing of the agreement agree-ment was Monday at 4 p.m. at the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center. The agreement established a committee of one commissioner for Uintah and Duchesne counties, a representative of the state and two members from the Ute Tribe. The counties will receive 25 percent of the funding generated from mineral leases on tribal trust lands and the tribe will receive 75 percent. The money which amounts to $400,000 year, can only be used for capital projects. This is the beginning of cooperation coopera-tion between entities which could be the means to resolve other issues, said Gov. Mike Leavitt, who was one of the signers Monday. "This is a new chapter in relations with the tribe," said Gov. Leavitt. "We now have the means for improving working relations in the future." In signing the agreement, Gov. Leavitt said the state now recognizes recog-nizes the Ute Tribe as sovereign people. "It is good the state recognizes our sovereignty," said Ruby Atwine, chair person of the Tribal Business Committee. "I hope you will continue to work with us." Uintah County Commissioner Iftofofoeiry SMspectis ireffemredl ttD adlaiiDti conoirti, Miradeir mew Daw by Steven Wallis Express Editor Two 17-year-olds charged in the Oct. 10 aggravated robbery of a Maeser convenience store were bound over to adult court after a hearing Tuesday morning. In juvenile court Judge John Anderson determined there was probable cause the two 17-year-olds were involved in the robbery which involved the beating of a store clerk with a two-by-six board. After the beating, the suspects forced open a cooler and took a case of beer. Six suspects in the case were arrested in Deep Creek, about 15 miles northwest north-west of Maeser. The store clerk testified that he was hit on the head with a blunt object and he could have lost consciousness. con-sciousness. One of the four adults involved in the incident, Darryl Santio, 32, said he paid for the gas he had purchased and left the store after being told he would have to go into town to purchase beer. He said AVMC donates equipment Ashley Valley Medical Center is donating over $100,000 in outdated out-dated medical equipment and supplies sup-plies to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for distribution to world-wide relief efforts. In the past, such donations have been sent to third world nations in a time of crisis or natural disaster. Ashley Valley Medical Center's donation will be used whenever and wherever it is needed. "We are very proud to be a part of such a relief effort," said Ron Perry, CEO of Ashley Valley Medical Center. "I think we all see and hear about needs all over the world, but often feel helpless to do Governor Mike Leavitt signs severance tax agreement setting in motion the Uintah Basin Revitalization Board and the stage for future agreements with the Ute Tribe. Ruby Atwine, chair of the Ute Business Committee and Larry Ross, Duchesne County commissioner, also sign. Lewis Vincent said he was excited with the prospects of the working relationship with the tribe. "We look forward to working with the other county and the tribe in doing some innovative things with this funding." "We will never go back to business busi-ness as usual," said Irene Hansen Duchesne Chamber of Commerce executive secretary. "We can go on from here, to a better future for the Uintah Basin." After the signing of the agreement, agree-ment, members of the he saw the two juveniles enter the store and they said they were going to hold it up. "I told them not to do it," Santio said in court. Santio is being given full immunity for his testimony. Santio said they left the convenience store only to return within a couple of blocks of the crime scene to pickup a juvenile whom they had left at the scene. The six individuals were located after the pickup had run out of gas. They were in the process of filling the tank when Uintah County Deputy J.R. Oaks spotted them. Judge Anderson turned the juveniles juve-niles over to the Uintah County Sheriffs Department and set bail at $15,000 each. Attorneys for the juveniles waived their right to a hearing to be placed into Juvenile Court. The Uintah County Attorney's Office filed the charges of aggravated aggravat-ed robbery, a second degree felony, under a new serious youth offender procedure added to the Judicial anything. We are fortunate in this state to have the LDS Church's worldwide distribution capabilities so that we will all make a difference." differ-ence." Items hauled to the LDS distribution distribu-tion center last Friday include a tread mill, surgical instruments, typewriters, x-ray machine, surgical tables and numerous other items. ' "All of these items are still functional, func-tional, they have just been replaced by newer, more advanced equipment," equip-ment," said Pete Richardson, director direc-tor of engineering, maintenance and operation at AVMC. . ry y - J ' ; , ' Revitalization Board met to discuss the distribution of the funds. Commissioner Vincent proposed three projects for Uintah County: lighting project for ball diamonds at Naples Park, $51,000 including 50 percent local match; ice skating facility for Uintah County, $29,800 including $11,800 local match and Lapoint Park Proposal $25,000 including $ 1 2,800 local match. . During the meeting of the Uintah Parks and Recreation Association Board, Tuesday morning, Vincent said he was eager to go ahead with the Lapoint and Naples projects, but Code last July. Under the procedure, proce-dure, if a juvenile commits one of nine, "deadly sins," and is over 16 years old, he or she can be tried as an adult. The juvenile can be sent back to Juvenile Court if he hasn't been a previously adjudicated delinquent for an offense involving the use of a dangerous weapon, if the offense was committed with one or more than one person and the juvenile appears to have a lesser degree of culpability or the juvenile's juve-nile's role in the offense was not committed in a violent, aggressive or premeditated manner. Attorneys for the juvenile waived the hearing in juvenile court stating the evidence evi-dence didn't support the requirements require-ments in the procedure for putting Volunteers and medical staff load medical equipment for transport center. The equipment will go to help other counties that might need it is determined that the association cannot pay the maintenance cost for the ice skating rink, he would support sup-port doing it in stages. The Revitalization Board also approved $110,000 to renovate a building in Ft. Duchesne to be used for a senior citizens' center. Total allocation to the tribe is $300,000 this year. Duchesne County requested request-ed $50,000 for the purchase of property near the Utah State University complex. The land will be used for future expansion. the defendant back in juvenile court. Other adults arrested in the case are Justin A. Gardner, 21; Donna Taveapont, 25, and Jesse Miller, 27. Other "deadly sins" in the new procedure are aggravated arson, aggravated assault, intentionally causing serious bodily injury to another, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, aggravated sexual assault, discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, vehi-cle, attempted aggravated murder or attempted murder. fitsa'T i; Medical Gift WtestisBdle vofie sett ffoir Jaraairy by Kathleen Irving Staff Writer West Uintah County residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes for or against possible annexation into the Duchesne County School District Jan. 9, 1996. The Uintah School Board scheduled the election last Tuesday for registered reg-istered voters who reside in the Union High School attendance area. The informal election will not include Duchesne County voters and is not legally binding on the school board. Annexation, which would essentially move the existing boundary line east to include the west Uintah County residents who currently attend Union, has been proposed as a permanent solution to an emotionally-charged emotionally-charged situation. Duchesne District agreed to explore annexation because they refuse to renegotiate the 15-year Union contract which expires in 2001. While favored by some, the proposal is vehemently opposed by others who prefer that the Uintah School District continue to operate Todd Elementary and West Middle School, and, particularly, want to see the Union contract renegotiated - regardless of Duchesne's official position. In refusing to renegotiate, Duchesne County School Board members this spring cited increasingly crowded conditions at Union and also complained com-plained that the Uintah District was not paying enough to offset voted leeway and other taxes passed by Duchesne voters last year. In addition, they claimed ninth grade students were not originally included in the '86 contract and demanded funding to keep them at Union this year. They have also tied a "crossover" problem occurring in grades K-8, to any possible renegotiation of the contract. According to State law, parents may opt to send their children to a school outside their attendance area providing the school has space available for them. State per-pupil funding follows those children. Last year, Duchesne accepted nearly 100 Uintah students into Roosevelt schools. This year, they grandfathered in children who had already attended Duchesne District schools, but refused to allow any new crossovers. While the crossover situation creates an obvious burden for the Duchesne District, Uintah officials maintain they have not forced the children from the District, do, in fact, operate schools where they could be educated, and will not send extra funding for 100 children when those funds are necessary for the expenses of students who remain at Todd and West. They also say they have paid in full their contract obligation for the education of high school students at Union through 2000, and paid an extra amount to cover the ninth grade and leeway taxes this year. Westside parents, caught in the stalemate, have as yet been unable to come to a consensus among themselves concerning which solution would be best for the majority. They have been advised that if Duchesne continues to refuse to negotiate and annexation proves unacceptable, the Uintah District will have two otner options: create a ia nigh school at West Middle School for students in grades 7-12, or bus high school students stu-dents to Uintah. Neither option seems palatable to parents. Before pursuing a possible annexation any further, Uintah Board members mem-bers said they want the results of the informal election to determine whether the majority of westside residents actually favor inclusion in the Duchesne District. If they don't, the proposal will be dropped. If the results show support for annexation, however, the Board still will not be bound to act on it. Despite the uproar, Union High School's Class of 2001 could yet include west Uintah County residents. Five years of the 1986 contract remain, and the series of elections which will occur in that time could easily wipe out the current policy makers on both sides of the issue. By law, the decisions of one board cannot bind another. Leaders of the different westside factions have vowed to support a voter registration campaign and encourage all affected residents to vote on the issue in January. Ballot language has not yet been determined. See map on page 4 Two-year-old A Vernal 2-year-old died after being struck by a vehicle when he wandered onto State Road 121, 486 feet east of the 3500 West intersection intersec-tion Friday, Oct. 13. The vehicle, driven by Rynda W. Hacking, 34, of Vernal, had just to the LDS Church distributionb the equipment. dies turned east onto SR 121 from 3500 West and accelerated when the accident occurred at 6:05 p.m. Trooper J. Gardner, Utah Highway Patrol, reported that See Accident on page 4 Beware, if the deal is too good An 82-year-old Uintah County resident was taken for $14,000 by a company posing to be a lottery clearinghouse. Detective Steve Hatzidakis, Uintah County Sheriffs Department, said the elderly woman was asked to pay the $14,000 upfront in order to receive millions from a company titled International Lottery Payout Service. "If anyone has been contacted by this company, they should contact me at the sheriffs department," Deputy Hatzidakis said. "People need to be aware they are at risk whenever they send money or give their credit card numbers to such organizations," Hatzidakis said. It is believed that the company has contacted several people in the Vernal area. See Too good on page 4 |