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Show Vernal residents receive scholarships A Venial family who lost a father in a work-related accident covered by Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) received scholarships intended to help the children further their education. In its 11th year, WCF's Legacy of Learning program pro-gram provided 70 people with SI 05 .000 in college scholarships. Recipients include Todd and Leasha Stewart, children of Clay R. Stewart, who died in an industrial accident in 1981. Todd graduated from Uintah High School in May, and will attend Utah State University this fall to study architectural archi-tectural drafting. Leasha. who operates oper-ates a daycare in Dutch John, is finishing fin-ishing her elementary education degree at the USU-Vernal branch campus. Woirsti ffBires since By Stephen Corrick Lvcry summer the West has fires, but no summer since 19 10 has seen fires of the size and ferocity seen already this summer - and the fire season is most probably far from over. "Some say it's just chance, but it bears all the evidence of global wanning a literal smoking gun, says former firefighter and planetary plane-tary researcher, said Stephen Corrick. The key is the incredibly early spring experienced all over North America this year - a spring that was the warmest in North America since weather record keeping began. When spring comes five weeks early and the winter has produced very little snow, what ordinarily would be a six- to eight- week fire season in the Northern Rockies becomes a 12- to 14- week season Joshua R. Tyree Christopher Timothy. Beath Sheriff's warrants list Outstanding warrants of arrest as of Aug. 20, 2000 have been issued for the following individuals: Joshua R. Tyree, born Nov. 11, 1974, is wanted on a SI 1 15 warrant Aug. 18 from Uintah Justice Court Christopher Timothy Beath, bom March 31, 1978, is wanted on a $305 warrant issued Aug. 18, 2000 from Uintah Justice Court Jennifer Ray Colonna, bom April 17, 1976 is wanted on an $11, (XX) warrant issued by 8th District Court. Janae J. Benson, bom April 13. 1968, is wanted on a no bail TRUSTS vs. WILLS WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? FREE Public Seminar Del B. Rowe Attorney Seating RSVP: 298-0640 or 1-800-748-4144 12:00 PM Lunch included or 6:00 PM Dinner included Monday, September 11, Frontier Grill 65 South 200 East Roosevelt, Utah Lunch 1:30 or Dinner 6:00 Medical Issues. Right-to-Die, Wills & More PLEASE COME HEAR THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE LAW CONCERNING CON-CERNING INHERITANCE TAX. CAPITAL GAINS. 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Each Legacy of Learning recipient recipi-ent receives $1,500 to be used for tuition, books and fees. Selection criteria includes grade-point average, aver-age, standard test scores, general character, community involvement and financial need. and the opportunities for disastrous fires multiply out of control. And, unlike a bad year for crops, the consequences of a bad fire season sea-son will leave the land stunted for half a decade or more. In fact, many areas burned in the west in 1910 have never returned to forest Here are some of the questions Corrick and his fellow researchers can answer which will give powerful power-ful new insights into why the West is burning and how we can make it stop. Call for information. 1. Is global warming as great a threat to Northern forests as to the rain forests? 2. How do forest fire fighters try to stop or slow fires of the magnitude magni-tude they are facing? 3. Why shouldn't we just let the fires bum? 4. What is the greatest danger in a Jennifer Ray Colonna Janae J. Benson Frank Paul Reyos Jerry Lance Herrin warrant issued on July 16, 1999 from 8th District Court. Frank Paul Reyos, aka Francisco Paul Reyos, bom Dec. 14, 1981, is wanted on a no bail warrant issued Aug. 15, 2000 from 8th District Court Jerry Lance Herrin, bom Feb. 2, 1973, is wanted on a $10,000 warrant issued May 22, 2000 from 8th District Court Person with information about these individuals should contact the Uintah County Sheriff's Department at 789-2511, Central Dispatch at 789-4222 or the Secret Witness Line at 78 1 -5400. Robyn R. Walton Attorney Limited Wednesday, September 13, Francesco's 411 North Main Tooele, Utah ) I . ,i Lapoint landfill temporarily shut down Uintah County Commissioners Monday shut down the Lapoint landfill due to poor health of its operator. The landfill has be operational only a few days a week. "The operator has suffered a stroke, which has made it difficult for him to operate the facility," said Commissioner Cloyd Harrison. The county, in hardship cases, will allow people from the westside of the county discounted or free use at the Uintah County landfill, while the Lapoint Landfill is closed. Commissioners said the landfill will remain closed until they decide what to do w ith the facility. fire? 5. Why is the greatest tool against a fire a simple, heavy-duty hoe? 6. How we can stop heating up the atmo-phere without wrecking the economy? 7. Why is Indonesia the poster child for what we have to prevent here? 8. Why do fire fighters sometimes end up pink and laughing hilarious-ly? hilarious-ly? 9. What can a homeowner do to prevent the destruction of hisher house? 10. What can individuals do to reverse global warming? Stephen Corrick is a contrbuting editor to the non-fiction planetary science thriller, "Dead Mars, Dy ing Earth,' by authors Monica Rix Paxson and Dr. John Brandenburg. In the book, the authors draw on many disciplines to outline the fiery consequences of a global greenhouse gone out of control -but also offer a Nobel Laureate endorsed plan for how we can reverse these terrifying consequences conse-quences of global warming while creating a world-w ide boom economy-, See w ww.gardeneanh.com for " more details or call 773-381-1 122. White River documentary has broadcast premier A locally-produced documentary on the White River has its television televi-sion broadcast premier this week on VTV Channel 6. "The White River. Canyon Under Siege" will be shown each evening this week at 5:30 p.m. through Sundav, August. 27. The video is narrated by noted Utah author Terry Tempest Williams. It was produced by the Uintah Mountain Club through grants frcm the American Rivers Conservation Council and outdoor retailer REI. Space station to be visible Friday night The newly enlarged and even brighter than before International Space Station is due to make a observable pass above Utah this coming Friday night, Aug. 25. From Utah look for it to rise, looking like a slow moving point of light, in the northwest about 9:47 p.m. Gnawing brighter the higher in the sky it gets, it should pass almost directly overhead just before 9:52 p.m. Less than a minute later the station will pass into the shadow of Learn tax preparation from the people Who wrote. Loam how to minimal your tax liability and keep mora of what you earn. Study with the nation's ir$i number one tax preparation firm and yovt ;J t discover how to make the tax laws work for you. You'll also team what you need to know to begin earning money as a qualified tax preparer. ' Enroll In an H&R Block tax training course. 1-435-789-3335 OPEN HOUSE Ttiesduy, August 29th 9 am to 4 pm 107 W. Hwy 40 - Vernal KR CLOCK Co KB HTMl Smcc Cmmm Helicopter loads bucket at Taylor Dry Fork fire reduced to a couple of hot spots The Dry Fork fire, which has blackened over 2.070 acres, is 90 percent controlled and all active suppress efforts have been curtailed. cur-tailed. "There are just a few hot spots left in Black Canyon," said Brad Exton, Ashley National Forest District ranger. "We cannot risk putting fire crews in the canyon because it is highly treacherous. We are monitoring monitor-ing the hot spots daily." Cool and wet weather over the weekend assisted fire fighters in bringing the lightning-caused fire to The White River winds through a desert canyon just south of Bonanza in Uintah County. It is known by river runners to offer an uncrowded. quality experience which can be enjoyed by boaters with even minimal white water skills. River supporters are concerned, con-cerned, however, that increasing development pressure threatens this oasis. The White River video was produced to call attention both to the river's unique qualities as well as to these conflicts. the Earth and fade from view high in the southeast. Currently judged to be the third brightest object in the nighttime sky (behind the Moon and Venus), ISS can be easily seen with the naked eye even from light polluted urban areas. ISS is currently vacant with its first full time crew set to arrive in a few weeks. Hansen Planetarium's Starlirte information serv ice has more information infor-mation at 801 -532-STAR. r V m mm m mmm pnm iw mimmm- f H Mountain Heliport before making near total suppression. The fire began Saturday. Aug. 13 about a mile north of the Dry Fork settlement settle-ment on BLM ground. The fire quickly spread northeast and reached within a quarter of a mile of private property before air tankers were able to divert the fire with fire rctardant. Seventy fire fighters. 20 flights of air tankers and two helicopter w ith water buckets buck-ets were used to suppress the fire. By Monday last week the fire had jumped a fire line and hit the rim of Ashley Gorge and Black Canvon. Forest dfficiak were concerned that All bulls must be tested Beginning August 1. all bulls that are nine months of age and older in Utah must be tested for the livestock live-stock cattle disease trichomoniasis. The new law was created this year as a means to control and prevent the spread of trichomoniasis, a venereal disease that causes infertility infertil-ity and abortions in female cattle. Veterinarians certified by the I'tah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) must conduct tests. "We are encouraging everyone who raises, sells or is anvway associated asso-ciated with cattle in Utah to have their bulls tested for trichomoniasis by a certified veterinarian annually." annual-ly." said Dr. Michael R. Marshall, state veterinarian. "This is both a health and economic issue for cattle ow ner," he added. According to the new trichomoniasis trichomoni-asis rules, all bulls nine months of age or older being offered for sale for rcproducuvc purposes in the state of I'tah must be tested for trichomoniasis tri-chomoniasis w ithin 30 days prior to sale and shall bear a current official trichomoniasis test tag. Exceptions A Dr. Brian Spendlove, D.D.S. Says Thanks For A Great Year! We 're celebrating our first year anniversary of re-opening our family dental practice at our new location! A If """:, jA 1 Dr. Spendlove, JsyHeoe Spendlove, Cheryl Meier, Sandra Rtcrtens. and Kim Haakmson. Mygtenist (not pictured) (Across From Vernal Middle School) Vernal Exprest Wednesday, August 23. 2000 3 another flight to the Dry Fork fire. conunued wind and dry weather would push the fire up Black Canvon and into prime Forest recreation recre-ation areas. Tuesday last week a heliport was set up on Taylor Mountain where helicopters could quickly fill their buckets from a 6,000-gaIlon temporary canvass reservoir. Pilots w ere able to make a flight to the fire and back every couple of minutes. Access to the area was curtailed while the helicopters were using the heliport. ' - J to this requirement are: I. Bulls going to slaughter or to a qualified feedloU 2. Dairy bulls in total confinement con-finement operations. 3. Feeder bulls in total confinement, which are not exposed to female cattle. All bulls, which test posiuve to trichomoniasis must proceed by direct movement within 14 days to: 1. Slaughter at an approved slaughter slaugh-ter facility. 2. A qualified feedlot for finish feeding and slaughter. 3. An approved auction market for sale to one of the above facilities. Such bulls must move only when accompanied by a VS 1-27 Form issued by the testing veterinarian or other regulatory official. Anyone found in violation of the new trkhornoniasis law is subject to fines and administrative action by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. For more information about the new trichomoniasis testing rules, visit die UDAFs Internet web page at: w w w ag state ut.us or call the UDAF at (801) 538-7161. |