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Show Vernal ExprtSS Wednesday, October 2, 2002 3 Utah tribes receive business training grant The Vuh Division of Indian Affairs received a gram for $99,386 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office. The grant will be used to conduct a leadership training course for seven Native American Utah Tribes. The Empowerment Training Course, named the ASSET Program (Assuring Support Services for Empowerment Training), will provide pro-vide training on economic development develop-ment and business operation skills in addition to leadership and managerial manageri-al training to about 3 members from each of the seven Native American Utah Tribes or 21 plus 10 trainees from the Wasatch Front or approximately 31 total trainees. The leadership skills, technical training and networking relationships built through the ASSET Program will enable the attendees to assist in community development and economic eco-nomic planning and further the economic eco-nomic development for individual Native American Entrepreneurs and Tribal Business Enterprises. Last year 20 trainees completed this training. Forrest Cuch, Executive Director, $6 f Michael Gene Corrina Gardner Mitchell 1 1 n V " Gregory James Blake Larry Mueller Jr. Shetton Patricia June Stewart Shannon Ahin Walter Sheriff's Warrants Warrants of arrest from 8th District Court as of Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 include the following individuals: Michael Gene Gardner, born Oct. 12, 1973, who is wanted on a $10,000 warrant. Corrina Mitchell, born Nov. 29, 1971, who is wanted on a $5,000 warant. Gregory James Mueller Jr., born Dec. 9, 1980, who is wanted on a no-bail warant. Blake Larry Shelton, born Nov. 1, 1966, who is wanted on two warrants for $600 and $337. Patricia June Stewart, born May 22, 1981, who is wanted on a $7,500 warrant. Shannon Alvin Walter, born Feb. 27, 1970, who is wanted on a $10,000 warrant. Person with information about the location of these individuals should contact the Uintah County Shenffi Department at 789-2311; Central Dispatch at 789-4222 or use the Secret Witness Line, 781-5400. I IS. r 781-4725 55 East Main Vernal, Utah Cruise the Internet at speeds to 50 times faster then dial up with rates starting at just $45 per month Download at rates up to 25 times faster than DSL Covering the entire Ashley Valley from Jensen to Maeser "ireiess internet tranifen up to 1.44 MBPSll! Now also serving Utah Division of Indian Affairs stated. stat-ed. The overall success of this program pro-gram will be measured by how well it develops the capability of Tribal people in applying the knowledge gained in this training w ithin their respective communities- This project is aimed at business development through leadership development What we are try ing to do is develop leadership skills that will help establish estab-lish policies to support success in business at the tnbal level." There is an assumption made that the level of education on reservation tribal lands is the same as our rural communities. That is not true. We don't have people on the tribal lands trained in being successful in business. busi-ness. We have to go out and provide that," stated Cuch. John R. Cox, Rural Development State Director, stated, "We are grateful grate-ful for the opportunity to award this grant to deliver training to the leaders lead-ers and managers in the Utah Tnbes and enhance their business qualities through empowerment training. AU too often new businesses in rural areas of Utah fail within their fust few months of creation due to basic misconceptions or misunderstandings. misunderstand-ings. Methods of trade have changed drastically over the last few years and the client is expecting more for their money than they ever did before. Good focused business planning plan-ning is required for all new businesses. busi-nesses. We are proud to have the Utah Division of Indian Affairs as a partner in funding this training." Richard Carrig, Rural Business Programs Director for Rural Development, stated. This training will teach entrepreneurs how to become better business people. With access to training and finance many businesses will become economically economical-ly active which will dramatically change the dynamics of their business. busi-ness. This Rural Business Enterprise Grant will be used to promote the economic development of multiple small and emerging rural businesses-Ann M. Vcneman, Secretary of Agriculture, has stated "Rural areas across the country will benefit from grants which will be used for medical, med-ical, educational, fire fighting, maintenance main-tenance and child care facilities. This Administration continues its efforts to strengthen rural communities communi-ties through these projects. Promoting business and community development in rural areas is an important priority for the Bush Administration." The seven Utah Tribes are the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni in Box Elder County, Skull Valley Goshutet in Tooele County, Goshute Tribe in Tooele and Juab Counties, Paiute Tribe Kanosh Band in Millard County, Paiute Tribe Indian Peaks Band in Beaver County, Paiute Tribe Shivwits Band in Washington County, The White Mesa Ute in San Juan County and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (The Ute Tribe) in Duchesne. Uintah and Grand Counties. There it more information about the seven Utah Tribal Lands and their history on the Utah Division of Indian Affairs website web-site http:www.dced.utah govindian USDA Rural Development serves as the lead Federal entity for rural development needs and administers financial and technical assistance through three agencies: Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service. Further information informa-tion on USDA Rural Development can be obtained by contacting any USDA Service Center or by visiting USDA' i web site at http:www.rur-dev.usda http:www.rur-dev.usda gov. Local support! Lapoint, TridcU, Areola & Gusher! Motorcycle-vehicle accident causes serious injury Tuesday last week at about 4:30 p.m. two Vernal residents were seriously seri-ously injured in a motorcycle accident acci-dent at a Maeser intersection. Mel and Fawn Curtis were riding a Harley Davison motorcycle east on 500 North when a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old was in the westbound west-bound turning lane on 500 north and turned left to go onto 2500 West The sunset at that time of day is believed to have been the contributing contribut-ing factor to the driver of the vehicle vehi-cle not seeing the oncoming motorcycle. motor-cycle. Mel, who was driving, attempted to stop before striking the truck that had turned left in Newborns... Continued from page 1 if the baby is exposed to drug or alcohol it is taken into custody. The dilemma is that DFS cannot do anything any-thing until the baby is born. Still there is a lack of research to document the connection between meth and birth defects. There is more research on the harmful effects of smoking mothers on their babies than there is for meth " Sgt. Merrell said. In one review of research on babies born to methamphetamine-addicted methamphetamine-addicted mothers, the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Swallow... Continued from page 1 bills. "We need to explore possible solutions. We don't want to nationalize nation-alize health care, but we have to find someway to separate health insurance from employment and to make health insurance affordable for everyone." Financial Focus 'Rules of submitted by Steven S. Holt Edward Jones As an investor, you may sometime some-time wonder what on earth is going on in the financial world. One day, the stock market is down 200 points; the next day it's up 300. One day, a scandal rocks a company; the next day, another firm declares a poor earnings report. Isn't there any completely smooth route for you to follow as you pursue a comfortable retirement and other key objectives? objec-tives? Actually, there isn't. But you can smooth out your journey by following fol-lowing a few basic "rules of the road." Here are a few to consider: Create a plan You can waste a lot of time, effort and money through haphazard investing. That's why you need to create a plan that defines your long-term goals and establishes a strategy to achieve them, taking into account your individual indi-vidual tolerance for risk and your time horizon. Take action The best plan in the world is useless unless it's implemented. Once you've set a course of action for yourself, follow through on it. Don't wait for the "time to be right" before you invest because you can always find excuses to delay. The best time to get started is right now. Stay invested When the market mar-ket is "hot," it's easy to for people to keep on investing. After all, everyone else is doing it, with We don't ask you to g a kUrmservvce contract to try ari keep you-Call you-Call today (or rates and jBore information! front of them but hit the side of the vehicle. Both Curtises were transported to Ashley Valley Medical Center w ith head injuries- Fawn Curtis was flow n by helicopter to University of Utah Hospital w here she has undergone under-gone several surgeries to stabilize her condition. The juvenile driver was issued a citation for failure to yield right of way. Sheriff Rick Hawkins advised drivers to be more cautious at this time of year with the given conditions condi-tions and adv ised motorcycle riders to wear protective helmets. New York found that metharnpheta-mine metharnpheta-mine produced many of the same effects as cocaine. Both are powerful power-ful stimulants that raise blood pressure pres-sure and the risk of stroke. Both drugs have been associated with heart abnormalities in babies. Babies exposed to melhampheta-mine melhampheta-mine were smaller, showed abnormal abnor-mal behavior in constant crying and jitteriness and were at greater risk for bleeding in the brain. Other researchers have associated cleft lip with methamphetamine exposure. The three meth babies could be returned to their mothers once it is determined that their home environment environ-ment is safe. Swallow said if elected he would open an office in the Uintah Basin. "I will stay close to the issued of rural Utah."he said. Swallow said the main difference between him and his opponent. Rep. Jim Matheson, is that on many issues Matheson doesn't vote for Utah but with his fellow democrats. Swallow spent the day, last Thursday in Vernal. the road' for investors apparent good results. But it takes far more courage to continue investing invest-ing during a long bear market, when so many people head to the "sidelines." "side-lines." And yet, it's essential that you do stay invested, through good times and bad. Ultimately, the long-term long-term performance of the investments invest-ments you have chosen will have far more impact on your portfolio's success than the daily price fluctuations fluctua-tions that are an inevitable part of investing. Look for quality Persistence in investing, by itself, isn't enough to help you reach your long-term goals. You also need to be investing in quality. Look for the stocks of those companies that have solid track records, strong management teams, competitive products and well-defined business plans. Of course, you'll experience ups and ififficiWiRitJnjv Wilt Havt a new dnver in tie household? Then maybe you also have a new appreciate far fast and fair darns servce. ThaTs why gererations of tarries park twir verctes under our roof. Trey rety on Amercan Farriry far professional agents who promptly respond to al of Iher auto nsurance needs. Fa lie American FamJy agent nearest you, seefieVAiteaYefcMrPagavourWefcsrteatarrfcorn. All Your Protection Under One Roof , - :T V" ' Deputy Rocky Samuels and Cpl. state sniper competition. Two place 1st and 3rd in sniper competition Two members t the I'intah County Sheriff's Department com peted at the 2U2 SWAI Sniper Shoot Out in FARM Police Training Facility in Ivhi Sept. 21. The FARM and the I'uh SWAI Association sponsor the event each year. The Shoot 'Out gives Utah's SWAT Snipers the chance to come together for a day of fun and com petition to find init who's the best of the best This vcar the event had the snipers shottf different scenarios that have been put together to resemble real life situations. Each event placed a variety of stresses on the snipers letting him know what his limitations were and where he needs to improve. Cpl. Vance Norton and Deputy Rocky Samuels represented Uintah County Sheriff's Department at this year's shootout. Deputy Roily Samuels, new to the competition downs even in quality stocks but if you hold them over time, you'll greatly increase your prospects for success. Diversify your holdings During any given market environment, envi-ronment, some investments will be doing well, while others will not. You could try to pick the winners but that's almost impossible to do with any degree of consistency You'll be much better off by diversifying diver-sifying your dollars among a wide-range wide-range of high-quality stocks, bonds, mutual funds, government securities securi-ties and other vehicles. By staying diversified, you'll help cushion yourself against downturns affect ing just one type of investment and you'll multiply your opportunities opportuni-ties of benefiting from assets that are performing well Review your plan You should mrm Cmmi mtntmmm Hor C - Mm m 53783 mr " '' cXTTT, Vance Norton take third and first m this sear, nude an inipressne hi-i showing bv placing thud in competition. 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