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Show Vernal Express Wednesday. A11 District schools set registration dates Uintah School District personnel would like to invite parents to register reg-ister students who will be attending district schools this fall. All students new to the district will need to bring immunization record and birth certificate with them to be able to register. Listed below is the specific information infor-mation for each school for fall registration reg-istration in Uintah School District. Ashley Elementary: Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 ajn. to 3 p.m. Davis Elementary: Back-to-School Night and Harvest Fair-September 8, 7 p.m. NaplesDavis School: Carnival-September 24, 4-8 p.m. at Naples Park. Discovery 5th Grad Center Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lapoint Elementary: Registration-August 16 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Back to School-August 19 6:30-8 p.m. Lapoint School: Community Council (LSCC) Election August 19. LSCC Meeting-September 2, 4 p.m. Maeser Elementary: Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Naples Elementary: Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 pjn. Class lists will be posted at registration. reg-istration. Parents who wish to be on the School Community Council may sign up to be placed on the ballot. bal-lot. Back-to-School Night-August 19, 6-7 p.m. begins in multipurpose room. Elections for School Community Council will also be held at this time. Todd Elementary: Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 pjn. Uintah High School: Students who registered last spring will receive schedules in the mail August 1 . Vernal Junior High School: No registration will be held on August 9 and 10. Orientation for 8th grade-August 18, 6:30 pjn. in VJH Auditorium. Class schedules will be given out at this time. Class schedules for 9th grade students stu-dents will be given out the first day of school on August 23. Vernal Middle School: New students may register on Abgust 9 and 10. Orientation for 6th grade-August 17, 6 pin. Class schedules for 7th grade students will be mailed the second week in August. West Junior High School: Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Back-to-School Night-September 8, 5-6 pjn. School Community Council Elections will also be held at this time. Uintah Preschool (AVEC): Returning students will receive a packet mailed prior to registration. Registration-August 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. BLM Deputy Director to address Energy Conference August 4 Francis '"Fran" Cherry w ill be the keynote speaker at Wednesday's session of the Second Annual Uintah Basin Energy Days. Cherry will speak at the 11:45 luncheon. Cherry was named Deputy Director for Operations of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in May, 2002. A 33-ear BLM veteran, he had most recently recent-ly served as State Director of the Bureau's Alaska State Office. BLM Director Kathleen Clarke recognized Cherry as a respected and innovative manager and leader, understanding the needs of land users and the challenges the BLM faces in carrying out the multiple use mission. A native of Utah, Cherry earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from Brighani Young University and his Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin. Ruling... Continued from A1 sensitive resources like rock art," said BLM Deputy Director of Lands and Minerals Kent Hoffman. "We've taken great care in the analysis anal-ysis and management in this project, proj-ect, and we are confident special resources will be protected." With the ruling, the project will continue as scheduled. Work began in May adn more than 2100 source points have been drilled. Archeological and environmental monitors have been accompanying the operations and have reported no problems thus far. "The Stone Cabin Seismic Survey is a good example of a well-planned, analyzed and managed project. We consulted with the Native American tribes, the State Historic Preservation Office and a number of other agencies during the environmental environ-mental review process, and numerous numer-ous stipulations were attached to the final approval. The court's ruling verifies our decision was appropriate appropri-ate by both the spirit and the letter of the law," Hoffman said. In the ruling, the court upheld BLM's decision-making process and scientific analysis prior to the project's approval. The court found that BLM fulfilled its obligation to identify historic properties potentially potential-ly affected by the project, and took the proper measures to minimize impacts: avoiding all know cultural sites by 300 feet, watering the roads to minimize dust, and requiring monitors during the project. It also concluded that Wilderness Study Areas would not be impacted by heliportable drilling an operation that leaves less than 40 square feet of temporary surface disturbance for each source point when completed. The court also determined that the BLM's use of an Environmental Assessment in the project was appropriate, and an "Environmental Impact Statement" was not needed at this point of exploration. "As work progresses our bottom-line bottom-line is the same as it's always been. We're confident that no rock art or archeological resources will be harmed. We've gone through meticulous metic-ulous measures to ensure that these resources are protected , and as the project moves forward this same effort will be taken to implement on the ground," O'Ferrall said. Aprpoal of the Stone Cabin project proj-ect came after 22 months of review and completion of an in-depth Environmental Assessment. This analysis included the consideration of more the 24,000 comments from the public and the BLM's consultation consulta-tion with Native American Tribes, other land management agencies and local government. Geophysical survey is a low impact method of exploring for subsurface sub-surface features which may contain oil and gas. These surveys dramatically dramati-cally reduce the number of non-productive "dry holes" drilled which in turn reduces surface impacts associated asso-ciated with drilling rigs, pads and access roads. BLM' This analysis estimates that less than one percent of the total project proj-ect are (CX) square miles) will be impacted. Seismic testing for the project will use "shot hole" techniques tech-niques for the most part, with vibro-seis vibro-seis trucks utilized on existing road in Cottonwood, Harmon and I)r) canyons. No bulldozing will be used in the project, and only '"heliport-able" '"heliport-able" drilling will be allowed in Wilderness Study Areas (WSA). This type of drilling involves the transporting equipment crews to specific point by helicopter, which will limit any impacts in affects WSAs to less than half a acre. I'pon complete of drilling, the individual drill sites will appear natural to the average visitor. As the BLM's Alaska State Director he oversaw all aspects of the Bureau's operations on over 80 million acres of public lands, including implementation of a major energy initiative in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages 262 million surface acres of public land -more land than any other federal fed-eral agency, most of which is located locat-ed in 12 western states. The Bureau also administeis 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. i rr? IK It j Auto insurance for the long run. W hy has Henry Polin had American Family auto insurance for over 25 years? '"It's a very stable company," he states. W hy did Andy Mankovvski select us for his first auto policy'.' "Because my parents always had American Family." Different ages. Same insurance company. To find out more, call your friendly American Family Insurance Agent today. Steven G. Lamb 757 West Hwy 40 Vernal 435-781-6060 slam2amfam.com rA II - l : 800-374-1111 American Farmtv Mutual Instance Company 4 ts SctOsidiaries w iimtam con AMERICAN FAMILY i.i I'l.M.EPa. NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE The Daggett School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $100,000.00 residence will be $242.83, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $441.50. Without the proposed increase the tax on a $100,000.00 residence would be $238.87, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $434.30. The 2004 proposed tax rate is .004415. Without the proposed increase the rate would be .004343. This would be an increase of 1.7, which is $3.96 per year ($.33 per month) on a $100,000.00 residence or $7.20 per year on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity. With NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, Daggett School District, will increase its property tax revenue from $731,674.00 collected last year to $791,628.00 COLLECTED THIS YEAR WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASE OF 8.2. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 11, 2004 at 6:00 P.M. at the Daggett School District Office Bldg., 2nd North 2nd West in Manila, UT. Published in the Vernal Express on July 28 and August 4, 2004 o o I a m o CD o z C) H m O O r O Q O m Uintah Basin Medical Center Our'goal is to provide a broad range of medical professionals and technology to our neighbors and families. 1 3 Welcome Dr. David Krzymowski, M.D. Dr. Krzymowski is a General Surgeon. He graduated top of his class at Duke University School of Medicine. His 5-year residency resi-dency was at Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency in Arizona. Undergraduate studies were done at Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude. Dr. Krzymowski and his wife, Amy, have 5 children, Abigail, Anastasia, Edward, Timothy, and Alexandria. They enjoy ancient history, literature, classical music, camping and hiking. Why would one of the top surgeons from Duke University come to a rural hospital? UBMC has the ability to make local decisions. We can customize a management program for a doctor to open their practice. Large corporate-owned hospitals don't have the flexibility. The technology offered by UBMC is often better than many larger hospitals. We are committed to the technology needed for a doctor's speciality. UBMC has the medical staff to attract and support new specialists. We are committed to offering excellent care to our neighbors. Uintah Basin Medical Center Your Community Companion 722-2418 26 West 200 North Roosevelt, Utah 84066 -C3Uintai f Medical I (Center |