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Show itjjl ijjjji PJ.l IMIliMIT aT r.i -r-nmJ-T- Jerry Goodrich, president of UBET, signs agreement to purchase EasiLink Internet Inc. Also signing the agreement are Steven Wallis, president of EasiLink (right, seated) and Brent Bullock, EasiLink executive ex-ecutive director (left,standing). Glade Sessions (left, seated) and Leon Mansfield (right, standing) will operate the Vernal Internet access. Easilink sells to UWDN Access to the Internet took a step forward recently with the purchase of a Vernal Internet access provider by a telecommunications company. Friday, Feb. 14, the owners of Easilink Internet Access sold the Vernal-based Internet provider to Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications (UBET). Easilink owners Brent Bullock and Steven Wallis agreed to sell the company they started almost two years ago after Bullock moved to the Wasatch Front and UBET, which has provided Internet Access to Duchesne County for almost a year and a half, showed an interest in buying the company. "One of the most frustrating things about the Internet business is staying abreast of growth and new developments," said Wallis, president of Easilink, the oldest local lo-cal Internet service in the Uintah Basin. "UBET, with its resources and knowledge of the telephone business, will be in a better position to stay ahead of the game." Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications has added ad Impact fees... Continued from page 1 According to Bassett, State Senator Al Mansell, R-Salt Lake, sponsored the fee study bill. Mansell is a realtordeveloper in Wasatch Front communities. In an ironic twist, the study recently completed in South Jordan City recommended impact fees to Help is closer than you think, (So is April 15th.) A timely reminder that no one has more experienced preparers at more convenient locations than H&R Block. Our rates are reasonable, we stand behind our work. So while tax time is just around the corner, the good news is, so are we. H&R 390 West Main Why Haven't You Bought A Home? Down Payment? Advanced Funding has a program to help you purchase a home with NO DOWN PAYMENT. To name a few benefits: No Down Payment Required Possibility of Closing Costs Included In loan $0 Out of Pocket Cost No Prepayment Penalty Why Rent When You can uwni latl for your FREE fat Credit Analysis ditional lines and equipment to Easilink to reduce the number of busy signals and increase the speed one can access the Internet. Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications Internet division, divi-sion, Uintah Basin Worldwide Internet (UWIN), has the same Internet provider in Provo as Easilink. With the same provider, any changes in the operation of Easilink will be seamless to the user. us-er. "We know that Steve and Brent worked hard to provide the best level of service," said Jerry Goodrich, UBET president. "We would like to continue that level and even greater service as we anticipate an-ticipate being able to provide links over fiber optic cables in the near future." "We at UBET are also users of the same service, therefore, we are committed to providing the very best service we can," Goodrich said. The Vernal Internet office for UBET will be located at the UBET celluar office in Naples, 1827 S. developers be increased. That is probably not what the senator sen-ator was looking for. Bassett says local water and sewer service districts are also required to complete impact fee studies before a mandatory July 1 deadline. BLOCK Vernal 789-3335 ADVANCED FUNDING HOME MORTGAGE LOANS 1500 E. Internet technicial support from UWIN is available at 781-0812. 781-0812. Uintah Basin Telecommunication wants to be a one-stop provider not only of Internet service but cellular telephones, direct television and paging. Current Easilink customers can be assured the UBET's Board of Directors has made the commitment commit-ment to provide the best Internet access not only in the Vernal Area, but Basin wide. The new operator of the Vernal Internet service is Leon Mansfield. Glade Sessions, formerly of Vernal, will lend his expertise to the Vernal operation. He has been the operator of the Duchesne County Internet service for the past year and a half. Bullock and Wallis will continue to be involved in the Internet by assisting as-sisting businesses in putting their message o'n the Internet by designing design-ing and promoting web pages. "The opportunity for commerce on the Internet is endless," Wallis said. "The key to a successful web page is knowing how to promote the page." Legislature Continued from page 1 citizens to be aware of, which passed both houses this week, is HB 020. HB-20, Citation Procedure, sponsored by. Rep. Hendrickson will make passing a stopped school bus quite expensive. This bill implements a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 fine for any subsequent offense within three years, and a $500 fine for any offense after that with in three years. This bill also allows a school bus driver to file a report of an offense within two days of the violation, at which time a ticket will be sent to the offender. One last point of interest is IIB-216. Rural Health Care Provider Amendments, which successfully suc-cessfully passed the Legislature this week and is wailing to he signed into law by the governor. This bill has been mentioned over the pust 2-3 2-3 weeks in this release. kg? mm to, Lloyd Winward Accountant gives 50 years of service This week Lloyd Winward has worked as an accountant in Vernal for over 50 years. He opened his own accounting office on Feb. 24, 1947, but actually was a practicing accountant in 1945 as a junior at Uintah High School. His first client was Woodey B. Searle who asked him "to take care of his books." Electa Caldwell, accounting ac-counting teacher at the high school, helped him set up the account. He soon had all the work he could handle han-dle and by the time he graduated had a thriving accounting business well on the way. The 7-11 Ranch Restaurant is his oldest single client. He started doing bookkeeping for the Belchers in 1945 and still performs these same services for them today. After graduation, Winward spent a quarter at the University of Utah, but found because of his physical challenges, he was unable to continue. contin-ue. He came home, opened a public accounting office with Garth Atwood as a partner and was on his way. He soon bought out Atwood and some years later Bob Foley joined the firm and became a partner. part-ner. In 1988 Winward and Foley merged with Drollinger and Judd, however in 1990 the merger was dissolved. Foley joined Caldwell and Coombs Accounting Firm. Winward remained in the same building as an individual proprietor. Winward has been a member of the Society of Public Accountants since 1951 and qualified as a licensed li-censed public accountant in 1957. In 1981 under a new law, he was "grandfathered" in as a certified public accountant. Throughout his carreer, Winward has kept abreast of new accounting laws. He attended the New York Institute of Federal Taxation in '61-'62 '61-'62 and in 1979-80 passed the CPA review which updated all general accounting information. He has also taken commercial law courses. "Whenever I saw that I needed technical tech-nical knowledge, I found a way to get it." He served as part of a nine man team who designed the uniform accounting ac-counting system for counties, cities and towns and special districts in the state of Utah. Winward has been a member of the Lions Club since 1954 and served as a district governor in Lions International in 1967. He is actively involved in the Chamber of Commerce, and is a charter member. mem-ber. He currently serves as a member mem-ber of the Utah State Board of Accountancy. Winward married Alia Weeks in 1951, they have six children, one deceased. He is an active member of the LDS church. "I work," said Winward, "not because be-cause I have to, but because I love Ihe work I do and the people I associate asso-ciate with." 5-year 6.70 4 -year 6.59 3-year 6.49 30-month 6.43 24 -month 638 18-month 6.22 12-month 6.17 6-month 5.64 Miiwimm 4tpen e( ll.X tbf Mt i fctutaif et MM, xHM to chanef without tut "wultjr tt Wtlv t1h4ial full I X Jld J2 at is (hit mtftnrt Mr Imp irtrwm mtnamrtM g Vernal Express Wednesday, February 26, 1997 3 PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion? The Express welcomes letters from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin. There are no restrictions re-strictions as to contents, il not libelous or vindictive vin-dictive and of reasonable length. Letters must be sufnined exclusively to the Express and bear the writer's full name, signature, phone number and address. The name or name of those submitting letters must appear on an published letters. All letters are subject to condensation. con-densation. Letters express the opinion of the writer and are not necessarily the opinion of the Express Editor. Remarks Dear Editor, I am a little concerned about some remarks reportedly made by Uintah County Attorney Kenneth Wallentine in an article published in the Feb. 19, 1997 edition of the Vernal Express. Mr. Wallentine in reference to a 204-year-old Treaty of Paris, which I make no claim to know what it contains or what law it is in refer ence to, but to shed doubt to its credibility on the basis of age is hardly an effective argument. Unless a law has been repealed it is as valid now as when it was enacted. en-acted. If it has survived for a good many years, only leads one to believe be-lieve in its creditability because it has withstood all the tests of time. The laws against stealing, lying and murder are no less valuable today than when they were enacted from time immemorial. The United States Constitution is still as viable as it was when it was ratified in 1791, 216 years ago. Mr. Wallentine made reference in the same article, and in a negative way, to a local constitutionalist group. In Black's Law Dictionary, a highly respected volume even by people in the legal profession, defines de-fines Constitution as: The written instrument agreed upon by the people peo-ple of the Union (e.g. United States Constitution) or of a particular state, as the absolute rule of action and decision for all departments (i.e. branches) and officers of the government. Constitutional is defined de-fined as: Dependent upon a constitution, consti-tution, or secured or regulated by a constitution;. To be a constitutionalist constitution-alist is to subscribe to or support, defend ones belief in the constitution. constitu-tion. All officers of our United States Government are sworn to uphold up-hold and defend the Constitution of the United States when they take office, Mr. Wallentine included, and are made constitutionalists by definition. It is every ones right, and should feel it a duty, to study and know your constitution and constitutional rights. Thousands have died in its defense. You have enjoyed these rights as Americans without a second sec-ond thought but be warned, complacency com-placency can only lead to bondage. Sometimes, when power is given some people tend to abuse and ex-eicise ex-eicise dominion over others. Study your constitution it can only make this a better place to live as it will make you aware of your, and everyone's every-one's rights. Have you ever been to a law library? li-brary? at some universities it is huge, two to four floors of wall to wall books. Each containing laws -federal, state, enacted and repealed, rules of procedure for courts, rules pertaining to police powers, and many, many others. 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DARREL HADDEN Vernal Vent pipe is serious concern Due to reports that "High Temperature Plastic Vent Pipe" is susceptible to corrosion, cracking and joint separation, Goodman Manufacturing is mounting a campaign cam-paign to identify the installation location lo-cation of mid-efficiency furnaces that were manufactured between October 1988 and July 1994 and installed in-stalled with High Temperature Plastic Vent Pipe. These furnaces were manufactured manufac-tured under the following brand names: Janitrol, GMC, Hamilton Electric, Franklin, Liberty and SearsKenmore. "There is one business in Vernal who deals with one of these brand names," says John Baker, state fire warden. "The state fire marshall's office wishes to make sure the public pub-lic is aware of possible problems due to this type of vent pipe." For more information, please contact con-tact Bob Haag at Allred's Inc. at 1-801-266-4413 or the Goodman "HTPVSC" Program at 1-800-394-8084. 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