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Show 16 Vernal Express Wednesday, June 5, 1996 - ft :v V OPINION A good deal by Jerry Golins Voters will be asked their opinion about whether the Uintah County Commissioners should increase the local sales tax by one-tenth of one percent (.001) on June 25 during the Primary Election. The Commissioners want to earmark ear-mark this tax revenue for Western Park which has a budget deficit which is funded from the General Fund each year. There is no two ways about it, this is a good deal. First, by using a tiny portion of the sales tax, you lift the burden of paying for Western Park from the shoulders of property owners. It is the closest thing to user tax as there can be, because practically everyone benefits in some way from Western Park. The facilities of Western Park are clearly in demand because their schedule is always full. Whether it is horseback riding, putting on a rodeo, enjoying a concert or a play, attending a public meeting, ice skating, skat-ing, learning from an exhibit, visiting visit-ing our local museum, hosting a private pri-vate party or attending a convention, conven-tion, watching or participating there is something for everyone. This includes in-cludes tourists, even people just traveling through the country, providing pro-viding they stop and purchase something. Second, the price is right. For every ev-ery 10 dollars spent, one penny will go to Western Park. One cent for every 10 dollars, that should not hurt sales or anybody's pocketbook. Third, this allocation is just what Western Park needs. It is a mature operation. We know what it costs to run the facility from year to year. The amount has become predictable. pre-dictable. This was not always the case as it was developing in the early ear-ly years. Why does Western Park need any additional support in the first place you may ask? Why is not earned income (money earned through fees charged directly to the Western Park customer) sufficient to cover expenses? Simply put, it is the cost of inviting participation. Its goal of being a recreationalcultural resource for the community creates an inclusive agenda. We want as many people as possible to participate partici-pate in the experiences offered there. That translates into keeping down the fees. Finally, the amount of money which the sales tax will provide is sufficient. Like anyone living on a fixed income it will require re-quire some belt tightening here or there, but that never hurt anyone. Western Park is here to stay. It needs a dowry which can serve as its bedrock of support Raising sales tax one-tenth of one percent is an equitable and efficient way of giving giv-ing Western Park the support it has earned. ' If you would like to adopt this 3-month-old, male, curly-haired border collie mix, or any other pet, call the Uintah County Animal Shelter at 789-5601.. Mon.- Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat. until noon. Tim Bonnet settles in on the floor of the Delta Center and prepares to take photographs of a Jazz game. Oil and water don't mix Bonnet takes best seat by Vicki Feldt Staff Writer There were many Utahns who painstakingly planned, hoped and begged for a seat at this year's Jazz game. In his third year of freelance photography of the Jazz, Vernal resident res-ident Tim Bonnet has earned his way into what many consider the best seat in the house. The floor. In 1992, Bonnet joined an international interna-tional freelance photography organization. organi-zation. His photographs soon earned him a privileged press pass. "I'll never forget that first game against Chicago," recalls Bonnet. "I was so nervous I probably looked like a heroin addict going through withdrawal. I was shooting with an 8008 Nikon, and when the pictures came back, I discovered I had shot the entire game on the wrong setting. set-ting. I almost cried." Messing up shots from the JazzBulls game would have been enough for many to warrant a Prozac prescription, but Bonnet knew he was a decent photographer and was determined to prove it. He would buy Jazz tickets and go down to the floor as often as he could. The nervousness disappeared and his professional patience soon took over. "I remember sitting for five minutes, with my camera poised to take a close-up shot of Karl Malone. He just wouldn't look my way. Finally one of his team members said something to him and Malone turned to talk with him. "I don't sec much of the game through a camera. I have to record the games and watch them later. It's nice to be able to see the plays and say to myself, 'I took that."' After his first year of freelancing the Jazz games, Bonnet began shooting with a Nikon F4 and a Nikon N90S. Until 1996, he was stitl shooting with a SO mm lens. Now he has a zoom lens which allows al-lows for a close-up view of the ac tion down at the far end of the court. "I have a little difficulty shooting the play under the basket where I'm seated, but otherwise I'm getting great photographs. The major diffi culty with shooting on the floor is I'm always fighting to get around the referees." Sitting on the floor has also given Bonnet another perspective of the Jazz team. "What is heard on TV isn't anything like what's heard on the court from the crowd. Some of the people don't have any right to say the things they say to the players, play-ers, whether it's to the opposing team or to the Jazz. "The Jazz work hard to maintain their professionalism and play good ball. When they played Detroit, Stockton and Malone would talk with Grant Hill. They showed a lot of respect for this young ball player, and I just don't see that with other teams." This past season, Bonnet has gotten got-ten to know Jazz photographer Norm Purdue. "Norm has strobes hooked into the ceiling, so he may shoot 100 speed film like he's standing outside. I don't have that luxury, so I have to use 800 speed film." Bonnet is appreciative of the photography pho-tography tips from Norm Purdue, and the two often compare their shots. "Although my name isn't in a box taped on the floor of the Delta Center, I sit with Norm and no one bugs me. The national media was so thick after game five of the play-offs between be-tween Scatlc that Bonnet was unable un-able to get to the floor at all. "It's too bad they didn't win game seven," sev-en," says Bonnet. "I would have liked to see them take Chicago to seven. They have what it takes to make it nil the way, and I can hardly wail to start shooting next year's games." A single gallon of improperly disposed dis-posed motor oil can create an eight-acre eight-acre oil slick poisoning fish and reducing re-ducing the oxygen produced by aquatic plants. In just the first quarter of FY96 enough oil has been collected through the DIYer program to create ah oil slick large enough to cover all of Utah's lakes and reservoirs (excluding (ex-cluding the Great Salt Lake). "We are extremely pleased with the effort put forth by residents in Uintah County to recycle their used oil," explains Dennis Downs, director direc-tor of the Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste. "Some of the most popular outdoor recreation involves in-volves stream fishing and boating. V It's great to see people taking the necessary action toward a cleaner environment, especially to keep the streams safe for fishing. We encourage encour-age people to continue their efforts by recycling their used oil." The major noncomsumptive water uses in Utah are stream fisheries, water-based recreation, and aesthetics. aesthet-ics. About 3,350 miles of the total 5,377 miles of stream are classified as trout fisheries. Assistance in recycling used oil is provided locally by the Uintah Basin Public Health Department and can be obtained by calling Lowell Card, environmental health director, at 781-5473. We'll Keep it Honest! ...... ..., ounitJ ui must; auveiuseu pnueo um manufactured homes sound pretty good don't they? That is until you find out that they aren't the full price. Add another $6,000 to $10,000 for delivery and set-up for starters. At Uintah Auto & Homes our prices include the delivery and set-up in the local area including utility hook-ups. Delivery, set-up, steps, utility hook-ups and service are not an extra pay option. s ' If you want quality, honesty, and service check out from the most experienced dealership in the Basin. Uintah Auto & Home 1300 W. 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