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Show River runner drowns in white water Launching from the Gates of Ladore on Friday, July 21, a party of 23 guests and seven guides set out to run the Green River. The party shared six rafts and three inflatable kayaks. Saturday, July 22 at approximately approximate-ly 1 1:50 a.m., the group approached Hales Half-mile where they spotted white water rapids. Shortly after entering into the rapids, one of the inflatable kayaks overturned. In the kayak was a 42-year-old man and his wife. When the kayak was overturned by rapids, the wife was able to float down out of the rapids, however, the 42-year-old male's right foot became entrapped. Gusher man arrest for sex abuse A Gusher man was arrested on various alleged sex charges after a two month investigation by the Uintah Country Sheriff's Office. Kent Larson Uintah County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Jeff Merrell began an investigation into allegations allega-tions after receiving information from Duchesne County. After an extensive investigation, a suspect "7 c -l - ' Steven Loflis Glenda Hurdel Uintah Sheriffs Warrant List Outstanding warrants in the Uintah Justice Court as of Aug. 1, 2000 include: Steven Joseph Loftis, born July 13, 1973. is wanted on a $1450 warrant issued July 27, 2000. Glenda Faye Hurdel, bom Nov. 18, 1956, is wanted on three warrants, $1030. $110 and $100, issued July 25. 2000. James Perry Evans, bom March 30, 1974, is wanted on a $1280 warranted issued July 31, 2000. Leticia A. Estrada, born Jan. 12, 1981, is wanted on two war- Hatch sponsored religion bill passes U.S. Senate Houses of worship and other religious reli-gious assemblies that have run into restrictive land use regulation will get some needed relief because of a bill authored by Sen. Orrin Hatch that passed the U.S. Senate last week. The measure, S. 2869, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000. provides limited federal remedies for violations of religious liberty in the land use regulation of churches and synagogues. The measure also protects the rights of institutionalized persons to exercise their religion as long as it does not undermine the security, discipline and order of their institutions. "At the core of religious freedom is the ability for assemblies to gather gath-er and worship together," Hatch said. "Finding a location to do so, however, can be quite difficult when faced with pervasive land use regulations. Under current law, an assembly whose religion practice is burdened by an otherwise 'generally 'general-ly applicable' and 'neutral' law can obtain relief only by carrying the heavy burden of proving that there is an unconstitutional motivation behind a law, and thus, that is it not truly neutral or generally applicable. applica-ble. Such a standard places a seemingly seem-ingly insurmountable barrier between the religious assemblies of our country and their right to worship wor-ship freely." "During Congressional testimony, we heard examples of this type of religious discrimination including a case where a city refused to allow the LDS Church to construct a temple tem-ple simply because it was not in the 'aesthetic' interests of the community," commu-nity," Hatch added. The Hatch bill prohibits discrimination discrimi-nation against religious assemblies and institutions, and prohibits the total exclusion of religious assem Rescue efforts continued for 90 minutes. Hue to the rapid water and strong water pressure, the victim fatigued and was unable to keep his head above water. After numerous rescue attempts, the river guides prepared for body recovery. At approximately 6:15 p.m. the body was finally recovered. recov-ered. The victim was taken by raft down the river to Echo Park where the sheriff's department and park rangers were waiting to take over. Dinosaur National Monument Chief Ranger Dave Panebaker encourages river runners to float the river with feet downstream, and to be safe and prepared at all times. was arrested on sex offenses with children. The investigation suggested suggest-ed that the suspect used computer games to lure his victims. Booked into the Uintah County Jail was Kent Shurtleff Larson, 54, on six counts of first degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child, four first degree felony sodomy upon child and two third degree felonies, dealing in harmful material materi-al to a minor. His bail was set at $250,000 cash only. James Perry Leticia Estrada Evans ranis, jd ana i -jr. , I $270, issued July Vf rvH I V " Robert Lee Glenn. - bom I March 31. 1951, PfV. issued July 31. Persons with Robert Glenn information about these individuals should contact con-tact the Uintah County Sheriffs Department at 789-2511, Central Dispatch at 789-4222 the Secret Witness Line at 781-5400. blies from a jurisdiction. The measure mea-sure also prohibits unreasonable limits on religious assemblies and requires land use regulations that substantially burden the exercise the religion be justified by a compelling com-pelling government interest The Hatch bill, however, does not provide pro-vide a religious assembly with immunity from zoning regulations. If the religious claimant cannot demonstrate that the regulation places a substantial burden on sincere sin-cere religious exercise, the claim falls without further consideration. "My bill also provides that substantial sub-stantial burdens on the religious exercise of institutionalized persons, per-sons, those in prisons or mental hospitals, must be justified by a compelling interest," continued Hatch. "Some institutionalized persons per-sons have been prevented from practicing their faith. For example, some Jewish prisoners have been denied matzo, unleavened bread consumed during Passover, even though Jewish organization have offered to provide it to the inmates at no cost to the government. While this legislation seeks to improve the ability of institutionalized persons to practice their religion, it remains under the complete application of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995." "American is the most successful multi-faith country in all recorded history largely due to both components compo-nents of the phrase 'religious liberty.' liber-ty.' Surely, it is because of our Constitution's zealous protection of liberty that so many religions have flourished and so many faiths have worshiped on this soil. This measure mea-sure is an important protection of our religious liberty." The bill now goes to the House of Representatives where passage is ' expected. J 1 7-, mm 'i : f . I', f V 1 ;!"! " ''"'.I 1 : i Corp. Vance Norton holds momento for his service on the state level. Deputy recognized for state service Corp. Vance Norton was recently 2001 Winter Olympics, recognized for sen ice as secretary Sheriff Rick Hawkjns praised of the Utah S AT Association. Norton for jng a state leader and Norton will be the organization's bringing the expertise back to the vice president next year and will be local level, its president during the year of the Resurfacing begins on Diamond Mountain The resurfacing the Diamond Mountain Road will begin next week on a portion of Ashley National Forest Serv ice Road 048. The project will include the section sec-tion of road from Highway 191 intersection to the crossing at Reader Creek. This includes approximately 1 .25 miles of road. The project will involve paving to a w idth of 24 feet with a 3-inch top of hot native asphalt. This work will not require any change in width, grade, or alignment, but would most likely include blading of the existing gravel in order to have a uniform surface to lay the asphalt on. Those traveling in the area can expect some delays as equipment is moved around on the project. "We encourage everyone to use caution and patience during the time of this construction," said Vernal District Ranger Brad Exton. Previous work on this portion of FSR 048. and the road into the DG&T mine site was analyzed for impacts and authorized by an EA and decision Notice signed by the forest supervisor on June 16, 1999. SBC Communication L.ap . dry May Dept. Stores Pacificorp YWd 06.01 ). tubfed to vateNRy. Yield and market vafcrt may fluctuate I aok) pnor to maturity. Speaai cal provtsioot may exist. Please see tivestment representative tor data. fee ..I . ,.i.n.i.i.i Wild horse heird By Melissa Scothern In the weeks since the July S release of the wild horse herd, all are healthy, free and two new foals have begun to call Bonanza home in a habitat the BLM officials describe as fair. The BLM has been conducting weekly monitoring efforts to ensure the wild horse herd is finding enough to forage and w ater to sustain sus-tain their overall well being. Several w ildlife guzzlers, which is a holding device for water, have been in the area for at least 30 years, and many reservoirs are present. Recent, scattered rain has helped in the efforts to keep water in the reservoirs. According to BLM resource management Supervisor Jean Nitchke-Sinclear, "the herd is finding water all on their own." The habitat on the whole is described as holding up fairly well. Concern about competition for forage for-age in the area is "not as some people peo-ple would have you believe," says Nitchke-Sinclear. The horses are finding grasses and there doesn't seem to be contention since the livestock in the area are winter sheep herds that feed on brush, and antelope are not posing any threat to the habitat The BLM is also following fol-lowing the herd to ensure that they stay within the area, and are watching watch-ing closely for any damage to the Ute boundary fence to guard against the herd spreading to areas other than what the enviammental assessment covered. Equine Infections Anemia, a ...7.718 YtoMto Maturity Do V0173 7.964 Yield to Call Callabto 71 SAW $104.15 7.425' YteMto Maturity Out 7nvw To invest in these high-quality high-quality corporate bonds, call or stop by today. Steven S. Holt Investment Representative 755 West Highway 40 Vernal, UT 84078 Dus: 435-781-2100 Toll Fire: 877-781-2120 www.rdwaHj4Mim.rora Edwardjoncs ST-theW-iJleii-iSice7i ..- .. v , -im I. i Theodore William Rants Two Jensen men arrested for drugs Last month on a Tuesday at 5 a.m. Uintah County Sheriff deputies arrested two Jensen residents resi-dents for drug and DL'I-drug charges. Deputy Leonard Isaacson and Corp. Vance Norton stopped a vehicle vehi-cle on SR 40 near the Ashley Creek Bridge for a traffic violation. After making contact with the driver, the deputies located a marijuana smoking smok-ing device with uhat appeared to be marijuana in it. The driver was given field sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested for DUI-drugs. DUI-drugs. The passenger also exited the vehicle and a small plastic bag of marijuana along with another marijuana smoking device was deadly blood disease found in horses hors-es had been detected in the herd and was the original reason for the round up and containment The disease dis-ease is no longer resent in the Bonanza herd. Because of testing that was conducted and following the euthanizauon of 31 infected horses and the quarantine lifted the BLM is confident thev have a strong hold on the disease. Area horse owners are urged to have private pri-vate testing done on their horses to rule out any further possible spread or reoccurrence. Of the herd that was being held 143 were shipped to the Butterfield facility for long term holding. Of those, 50 horses were brought back to the area for adoption to private horse owners. On July 22 the BLM held the adoption as a thank you to the community for support shown throughout the nearly eight months of containment Thirty-five to 40 local supporters w ere present w hen the horses arrived form the Butterfield facility on Friday and about the same number attended the auction on Saturday. The horses that were selected for adoption were part of the herd that local followers had made specific mention of and had shown interest Now It Comes With A List Of Ingredients. A short new report from your water supplier will tell you what's in your tap water. Look for your report and read it. When it comes to your drinking water, the most important ingredient is you. C I. A Vernal Express Wednesday. August 2, 2000 3 Edward Rants retrieved from him. Both men were arrested and transported to the Uintah County Jail. Arrested on third degree felony DL'I-drug. third degree felony possession pos-session of marijuana, third degree felony possession of drug paraphernalia parapher-nalia charges was Theodore William Rants. 43 of Jenen. All three charges were enhanced to third degree felonies because of prior convictions for the same offenses. Also arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was Edward Rants. 42 of Jensen. healthy in while the herd was contained. There ere 20 applications submitted submit-ted for adoptions nd of those 16 w ent home w ith horses. Most of the people who applied to adopt had a specific horse that had in some way made a special connection. Of the horses that were adopted were several older studs, vearlmg fillies and vearling stallions and mure, foal pairs Adoption organizers organiz-ers had many goals to achieve but are most satisfied that the horses went to good homes. Of the 50 horses brought 28 were adopted and according to Niichke Sinclear. over 50 percent adoption of available horses is very gxJ and all are happy with the results Minimum bid on a horse was SI 25. and the pnee went as high as $5S0 The adoption effort brought in over $5000 which will be put into the general treasury to fund the wild horse program. The remaining horses still at the Butterfield facility will also be available for adoption and any interested are urged to contact t jciI-ity jciI-ity Manager Phil Bennett at (801)561-4532. Drinking Water. Know What's In It For You. Call your water supply Of the Safe Dnrrrg Water Hot'me at V630-4:S-47S1 Ovist www er-a govsa'ewater SEPA |