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Show Dr. Laird Hartman, director of the Utah State University Uintah Basin Campus, and Gayle McKeachnie, member of the USU Board of Trustees, accept a $10,000 check from Henry Schaefermeyer to create the Schaefermeyer Scholarship Endowment for local students attending the Uintah Basin Campus. U.S. West funds fiber to Vernal U.S. West Tuesday announced the funding of continuing a fiber optic cable from Lapoint into Vernal by September next year. Uintah Basin Telephone has already al-ready placed fiber optic cable from Whiskey Springs, east of Heber, to Lapoint. At splicing ceremonies last month, the fiber cable was extended ex-tended from Whisky Springs to Park City by U.S. West. Further extension of the cable into in-to Salt Lake City will not occur until un-til the end of 1996 when a moratorium morato-rium on construction in Parley's Canyon is lifted. Study shows need for Vernal visitors center A study to access the feasibility of a Information Center in Vernal, when the Welcome Center moves to Jensen, has concluded that there is a need for such a facility. Susan Bellew, who did the study, stated that a local center should be a priority. Her view was supported by twenty twen-ty four federal, state, local and private pri-vate entities who have joined together to-gether to support the effort to establish es-tablish such a center. Three possible locations have been discussed: in conjunction with the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce; at the Utah Field House of Natural History, where the Welcome Center is now housed; and a free standing building at some other location. First choice of the steering committee com-mittee was to house the center at the Field House. The study concluded that there was a need for a "local" visitor center cen-ter because it would give the traveler travel-er more information on public lands, local attractions and accommodations accom-modations than the state welcome center will be able to. The center could be a ticket outlet for local events and sell government govern-ment permits such as fishing, hunting, hunt-ing, wood cutting and Golden Age passports. It could sell items to help cover operating costs and would tie into the proposed revitalization of the Field House and proposed Outdoor Education Institute. I INTEKIYIOUIMTAIN ffTOXICOLOGY 1179. E, Hwy 40 5 Vernal (801)789-5249 Drug Screen Collection and Handling Alcohol Evidential Breath Test Consortium with Random Selection EAP Training Sessions 'Services tailored to your company's needs Ann Petrlk, owner Manager ; ' 1 . a n rl aAi. V& - 1 - att,J Marie Yoder, Uintah County Economic Development director, said the Utah Legislature will be asked to lift the moratorium so the fiber cable can link to Salt Lake City. Once the cable is in place, the capacity ca-pacity of Vernal's telephone and data connection to the Wasatch Front will increase immensely. "Fiber optics will allow for electronic elec-tronic imagery and future development develop-ment of the information superhighway," superhigh-way," said Yoder. Immediately the connection will result in a cleaner and clearer connection. con-nection. Traffic stops result in two drug arrests The result of a traffic stop in the Maeser area for an out headlight, two were arrested on drug charges. Deputy Jody Ray Oaks, Uintah County Sheriff's Department, arrested ar-rested Darin W. Saddlier, 21, of Vernal, for DUI drugs, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Also arrested was Duane Harold Smith, 35, of Escalante. Smith was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and contributing contribut-ing to the delinquency s of a minor. Also arrested as the result of a traffic stop was William Larry Dick, 29. He was charged Nov. 29 with possession of a controlled substance sub-stance with intent to distribute. County deputies confiscated over $400 in cash and a half an ounce of marijuana. November 30 Deputy Shawn Abplanalp, Uintah County Sheriff's Department, stopped a vehicle driven driv-en by Phillip T. Garcia, 26, of Ft. Duchesne. Abplanalp asked if any of the occupants of the vehicle used hair spray. When they said they didn't, he inspected a can of hair spray in the vehicle. He found a can of hair spray in the vehicle had a false bottom. Inside the spray can Deputy Abplanalp found a half-an-ounce of methamphetamine two baggies with more meth and seven bindles. About $800 in cash was also al-so seized. Garcia was charged with distribution of a controlled substance, sub-stance, possession and driving on a suspended license. In the last two weeks Uintah County has seized illegal drugs with a street value of over $4,000. Thanks to all our advertisers and subscribers for making this past year one of our best. We wish you all Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year. Express 7Wt si 54 N. Vernal Ave. ft 789-3511 Sheriff's Dept. Operation Stop Crime December 7 between 1 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. a burglary occurred at the Pipe Renewal Office in the Ashley Oil Field. Windows were broken out in the office and main shop area. Anyone with information about this burglary should contact Det. Steve Hatzidakis, Uintah County Sheriff's Department, 789-2511. 789-2511. For current UDOT 24 hour road conditions report 1-800-492-2400 "Reel Estate Corner" by Jannlne Smith OPTIONS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY The presence of an option in a real estate contract means the .owner is giving the prospective purchaser the right to buy or lease the owner's property at a fixed price within a set period of time. The purchaser usually pays a fee for this right and assumes no obligation to make any other payment until deciding to exercise the option, that is, to buy or lease the property, or to allow the option to expire. If the option is not exercised within the specified period of time, it is considered expired. The buyer cannot recover the consideration fee paid for the option. But the owner could agree to apply their fee to the purchase price of the property.6 Jannine Smith Sale AtfMit Coldwell Banker Aspen Brook Realty She can be reached at 789-7555 78941436 790-2202 wm - High bids received on BLM leases The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a total of $342,629 in bonus bids for Federal oil and gas lease rights on 34 parcels involving in-volving 35,324.22 acres of land in Utah during an oral auction held on Nov. 27, in Salt Lake City. A total of 165 parcels was offered, of-fered, amounting to 205,095.51 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the BLM. Bids ranged from the minimum of $2 per acre to $135 per acre and averaged $9.70 per acre. Recapture Metals, Blanding, submitted the highest total bid, in the amount of $86,265 for a 639-acre 639-acre parcel located approximately 15 miles east of Blanding in San Juan County. SonJa V. McCormick submitted the second and third highest bids, in the amounts of $67,600 for a 1 ,039-acre ,039-acre parcel located in Uintah County and $59,800 for a 1,040-acre 1,040-acre parcel in Duchesne and Uintah Dinosaur Monument visitations up 33 Unseasonable warm November weather has boosted the visitation at Dinosaur National Monument to near record highs for this time of the year, according to the Monthly Public Use Report. With a 33 percent increase for the month, compared to last year, the end of the year totals may exceed the one-half million mark. During November there were Forest employees catch the spirit Ashley National Forest employees employ-ees donated over $10,300 to this year's Combined Federal Campaign CFC) which is a 16 percent per-cent increase over last year's campaign. cam-paign. The CFC is a once a year charitable charita-ble fund raising program, among federal employees which allows year-round support to the agencies of their choice. All contributions are tax deductible and contributions can be made through payroll deduc ATTENTION HUNTERS & SPORTSMEN Uintah Engineering & Land Surveying would like to take this opportunity opportu-nity to show our concern about the current status of the deer populations popula-tions in Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties. In the last year our survey crews have logged thousands of miles in historically prime deer habitat areas in both summer & winter ranges, and with all of our crews being avid hunters they are observing the deer as much as possible. It is apparent that the deer population, especially the buck numbers, are alarmingly low which was evident during the 1995 hunting seasons. We feel that the herd numbers that have been provided by the DWR (7500 deer in the North Book Cliffs) are inaccurate and that the documented docu-mented DWR's population objectives of 15,000 wintering deer and a yearly buck harvest of 1 ,500 are an impossible goal with 2,700 permits or 23 percent of the Northeastern Region permit cap. Please remember that the DWR is going to sell the entire regional permit cap of (11,732) permits (even if they need to change the nonresident tags to resident tags at the last minute). You may get the impression that their jobs depend on it. If you have any doubt about the severity of this problem, please take a morning or afternoon and scout some of the prime winter habitat areas and look for yourself. If a plan is not adopted to remedy the situation, then deer hunting as we have been accustomed to will be something that future generations may never enjoy. We feel that there should be some major changes made toward the future harvest, predator control, & management practices prac-tices for this area. If you feel the same way we do, then now is the time to submit your recommendations in written form to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources or a member of the Regional Wildlife Advisory Council. All comments should be sent prior to the RWAC meeting which will be held January 29, 1996, and should be addressed to one of the following: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Attn; Deer Management Plans Northeastern Regional Office 152 East 100 North As sportsmen we must show a response in order for any change to be made to the current regulations. Your support in writing and your attendance at the January RWAC meeting is vital. It is not our intent to offend anyone with this statement but we feel we do need to show our concern. Management & Staff of Uintah Engineering & Land Surveying Vernal Express Counties, both located approximately approxi-mately 25 miles south of Roosevelt. In addition to the bonus bids, the sale netted $52,995 in first-year rentals and $2,550 in administrative fees. Successful bidders pay a $75 administrative fee per parcel. Parcels not sold at the auction are available for noncompetitive filings on the day following the sale. On the day following the sale, the BLM received 15 noncompetitive filings on 14 parcels. Both competitive competi-tive and noncompetitive leases are issued for a 10-year term and require re-quire yearly rental of $ 1 .50 per acre for the first 5-years and $2 per acre thereafter. The State of Utah will receive 50 percent of all monies collected on these leases from rentals and bonuses, and nay royalties paid to the U.S. Government if a ease becomes be-comes productive. 8,899 visits at Dinosaur National Monument compared to 6,691 last year. Year-to-date total visits at the end of November is 492,951 compared com-pared to 474,139 last year, a 4 percent per-cent increase. November overnight stays dropped to 292 with a year-to-date total of 73,958, according to Ann Excell,' Dinosaur concessions specialist. spe-cialist. tions. The employee designates their contribution to one or two agencies which represents a local, national or international concern. This year 46 percent of the Ashley National Forest employees participated in the campaign. Natalie Gale, campaign co-chair, said "One-third to one-half of our employees participate every year." This year people gave more than usual. The total amount contributed was $1,500 more than last year and Wednesday, December 13, 1995 3 -5 Rae Jacobsen Mrs. Jacobsen retires from Job Service The old familiar "Job Service, Mrs. Jacobsen, can I help you?" will soon come to an end. After 20-plus 20-plus years of service, Rae Jacobsen is retiring on Dec. 15, from the Department of Employment Security, to spend more time with her family, primarily her 20 grandchildren grand-children and one great-grandchild. "It has been a great job," says Jacobsen. "I've worked with a lot of good people." She has devoted many years to helping people get back into the workplace through retraining re-training and special programs. She has worked in unemployment, placement and many other areas to help out. She will be greatly missed by her co-workers and clients. An open house will be given in her honor on Friday, Dec. 15, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Vernal Job Service Office. exceeded expectations. CFC will award 20 employees "Eagle Club" memberships for contributing con-tributing over $250. All Eagle Club members receive an eagle statue manufactured by clients at a CFC supported sheltered workshop. "This is one of the most generous campaigns in recent history," said Forest Supervisor Bert Kulesza. "I believe it demonstrates the commitment commit-ment of Forest Service employees to worthwhile causes." Vernal, Utah 84078 ! Regional Wildlife Advisory Council Attn: Brad Weber 3191 South 500 West Vernal. Utah 84078 |