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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, January 7, 2004 A3 r f On nui ill (I Police seek information about auto theft The Vernal City Police is requesting request-ing public assist to solve a stolen v ehicle case. On New Years Day, a vehicle was stolen from the Vernal Jr. High and later located about 15 miles from town in a remote area of Uintah County. Due to the manner and location of the vehicle w hen it was deserted, it is possible that the occupants of the stolen vehicle had gotten a ride back into town from a second party. The Vernal Police Department is asking for assistance in locating the person or persons involved in the theft and damage of the vehicle. If anyone has information of the stolen vehicle, contact Det. Scott Blackburn, Vernal City Police Department, at 789-5835, the Secret Witness Line 789-8888 or Central Dispatch, 789-4222. Snow removal offered - - 11 1 r- 1 J Brent Wilson The Uintah County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide pro-vide snow removal upon request for Surrounded by members of the Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department, commissioner and county employees, Lapoint-Tridell fire chief Rick Perry presents $154,000 payment to Pierce Kenworth. New fire truck for Lapoint-Tridell Firefighters, Uintah County Commissioners and many others who had been instrumental in approving and finding grants for the newest member of the Lapoint-Tridell Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department, gathered Tuesday to welcome a 2004 Pierce Kenworth Contender fire truck. Lapoint-Tridell Fire Chief Rick Perry presented the $154,000 payment pay-ment to Pierce Kenworth as most of his fire crew men and women watched the long anticipated moment. The volunteer firefighters and special guests met the truck at the Uintah County Courthouse. The new unit will join an existing 20-year-old unit of the department. Perry says he has been working on getting this new equipment during dur-ing the last four of his 1 0 years with the department. The Contender model carries 1,000 gallons of water, and will pump 1,250 gallons a minute, giv ing it the capacity to empty in less than a minute. Heather Hoyt and County Clerk Auditor Mike Wilkins had worked to secure grant funds to purchase the unit, which had additional equipment of hoses, nozzles, valves and self-contained breathing units. The truck was driven from the manufacturer in Florida and arrived in Vernal Tuesday. Joann Marie Butterfield Kenneth Coates Nathan Samuel Collett Garry Harris Production logs seminar Jan. 15 Sheriff's Warrants The Uintah Basin Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) will host a one-day seminar on the evaluation of production logs on Thursday, Jan. 1 5 at the Western Park. The course will be taught by Dr. James J. Smolen who has over 30 years experience in cased hole well logging, applications, related research and training. Smolen began in the oil industry in 1970 with Schlumberger and since 1980, has been an officer and director of Petroleum Computing, Inc., and an international consultant and trainer of cased hold logging. Smolen has numerous publications publica-tions to his credit, including the 1996 PennWell text, "Cased Hole and Production Log Evaluation." He was a distinguished lecturer for both the SPE and the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University and his Masters and Doctoral degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. This program is a comprehensive and up-to-date course covering the new and traditional wireline diagnostic diag-nostic techniques for production by surveillance of cased wells. Smolen's 1996 book, "Cased Hole and Production Log Evaluation," plus a loose-leaf workbook are provided pro-vided to participants of the Jan. 15 program. The Venial seminar w ill begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. A continental breakfast and lunch w ill be provided. The public is welcome wel-come to attend the course. A nominal fee of S20 payable at the door will be charged. Those wishing to make reservations, reserva-tions, may contact Shri Kelkar at 789-04 if: 53jDpp That's how many Americans die each year from secondhand smoke. Remember that fact next time you smoke and think, "I'm only hurting myself." Just another example of how smoking affects us all. To quit, call 1-888-567-TRUTH or visitUtahQUltnet.com. TtlO TRUTH Warrants of arrest from 8th District Court as of Monday, Jan. 5, include the following individuals: Joann Marie Butterfield, bom Dec. 10, 1959, who is wanted on a $ 1 ,057 warrant. Kenneth Coates, born April 28, 1967, who is wanted on a $ 1 ,232 warrant. Nathan Samuel Collett, born Dec. 4, 1974, who is wanted on a S1,()00 warrant. 1 " ' Garry Harris, born Dec. 1, 1954, who is wanted on a $1,000 warrant. Persons with information about the location of these individuals should contact the Uintah County Sheriff's Department, 789-2511; Central Dispatch, 789-4222 or use the Secret Witness Line, 78 1 -5400. citizens needing this type of assistance, assis-tance, primarily the elderly or disabled. dis-abled. A sign up sheet for the service is available at the Uintah County Sheriff's Department and has limited limit-ed availability. Currently, there are some vacancies on the list. If you have such a need or would like to be placed on this list for future openings, contact Administrative Secretary Beverly Richardson at the Uintah County Sheriff's Department by calling 789-25 1 1 . Cars parked on road sides impede snowplows Vernal City Police Sgt. Pat Eden reminds everyone that in the wintertime win-tertime they need to keep their cars off the sides of the roads as much as possible, as parked cars interfere with the snowplows. Fden said the police department realizes that some people have to park on the street, but they ask those who do have driveways to use them. Cars parked on the side of the road are likely to get stuck as the snowplows will have to push the snow up against the cars. There is also.tha possibility of such cars getting get-ting .darnaged by passing plows. Winter is not over yet and Eden said with any luck, the area will receive more snow and streets will need to be plowed. If everyone does their part, snowplows can plow the entire road and not just the middle, which will create safer driving conditions. Traffic stop results in meth arrest Uintah County deputies arrested a Vernal man, Jan. 3, for pos session of methampheta-mine methampheta-mine with intent to distribute. At about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Uintah County Deputy Travis Mold stopped a suspicious vehicle. When the deputy talked with the driver of the vehicle, he detected an odor of alcohol. The driver was requested to step out of the vehicle and perform field sobriety tests. The result of the tests was that the driver had impairment and he was subsequently arrested. Deputies Bevan Watkins and Arleesa Carter responded to assist Mold with the arrest. During a vehicle search, Watkins deployed canine Ben to sniff the vehicle for any controlled substances. The drug dog alerted Watkins to the presence of controlled substance sub-stance located in the vehicle. Upon recovering the contraband, about 5 grams of suspected methampheta-minc methampheta-minc were located w ith other drug paraphernalia. Brent Wilson, 53. was incarcerated incarcerat-ed in the Uintah County Jail for possession w ith intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence charges. Rangely Master Plan meeting set The first Comprehensive Master Plan meeting for the town of Rangely will be held on Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. at Rangely Town Hall. Thereafter, each meeting will be held on the first Thursday of each monthat 6 p.m The Rangely Council, Rangely Planning Commission and the public pub-lic are encouraged to come to any or all of the meetings. If you have any questions, please e-mail Jeff DeVere at jdevere rangelygovt.com or call him at 675-8477. 9 r 0 I Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. Director Candidate Nominating Meetings To Be Held District 4 Members will meet Monday, January 19, 2004, at the Moon Lake Electric headquarters office in Roosevelt, Utah, at 7:00 p.m. (This includes members living within the boundaries of Roosevelt City) District 5 Members will meet Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at the Myton Elementary School in Myton, Utah, at 7:00 p.m. (This includes members living in and around Ft. Duchesne, Randlett, Myton, Arcadia, and Bridgeland) District 7 Members will meet Friday, January 16, 2004, at the Moon Lake Electric office in Rangely, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. (This includes members living in and around Rangely) 14 In |