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Show .Vernal Express, Wednesday, February 9, 2005 A3 Presentation contains encouragement from Bangerter McKeachnie to speak at Foundation banquet By Virginia Harrington Express Writer Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Richard E. Kendell asked the Capital Facilities Committee to fund $102 million in projects for the University of Utah, Utah Valley State College and Dixie College. Paul Hacking, president presi-dent of Uintah Basin Applied Technology College (UBATC), and Dr. Guy Denton, director of Utah State University (USU) Uintah campus, asked for $13 million. The presentation made by Hacking and Denton was professionally pro-fessionally prepared on DVD by Dale Allred of VTV 6, Vernal's television station. It contained clips by numerous local political politi-cal figures, educators and citizens asking for funding for the proposed USUUBATC combined building. It also contained a statement from former Utah Governor Norm Bangerter. Bangerter, who is on the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) Board of Trustees, said that the proposed building is an important step in higher education for the state. He added that it has been a long time since the state has funded any new UCAT buildings even though UCAT has more students stu-dents than other state schools. Denton's appearance on the DVD included a statement concerning the growth in oil and gas extraction. He said the Uintah Basin needs to educate its population in order to provide pro-vide the human infrastructure needed to maintain the oil and gas industries. Denton also noted that many students who wish to go into nursing are turned away, partly due to lack of laboratory space. He said the school has seen an 80 percent growth requiring classes to be taught from 7 a.m. to midnight. Hacking's main statement concerned the trailers that students stu-dents must currently use as classrooms. These were meant to be used as temporary facilities facili-ties and are not in compliance with the requirements of permanent per-manent buildings. "Our classes are at full capacity," Hacking said. "They are being taught in undesirable conditions." Hacking also pointed out the strength of the business, individual indi-vidual and community support for the new building. "We have strong, sustainable support to maintain (the school)." Uintah School District , Superintendent Wayne Gurney said the district had donated three acres of land for the new building. He emphasized the limited access to concurrent enrollment due to lack of space. Ashley National Forest takes cave tour reservations The Ashley National Forest is now offering reservations for the Whiterocks Cave tours. The reservations for the summer of 2005 will be offered to the public through a lottery system, rather rath-er than by the received order of the reservation. This change was made to make reservation scheduling more equitable to everyone wanting a reservation. Tour dates will be Saturdays starting in June and ending in September. Available tour dates for 2005 are: June 11, 18, 25 July 9, 16, 30 August 6, 13, 20, 27 September 3, 10 There is no charge for the tours. The group size is limited to 15 people and all participants must be at least nine years old. The hike to the cave is a rigorous rigor-ous three miles and a climb of 1800 feet in elevation. It is very important to be in good physical physi-cal condition for this hike. Fore more information or to obtain an application, call (435) 789-1181 or visit us on the Web at www.fs.fed.usr4ashley and go to the recreation link. Si Hurt of Ashley Valley Medical Center (AVMC) said the Basin needs to educate and train local people in order to retain a reliable work force of nurses, technicians and managers. man-agers. "We need a dedicated building," he said, noting that AVMC has donated $50,000 for the building. The Uintah County Commissioners appeared together on the DVD. They promised to provide 20 percent of the cost of the building plus scholarships for students. They referred to the need for education educa-tion as a great economic tool for the community. Rep. John Mathis said the community must watch as the young people are sent away for their education because it is unavailable locally. "We have to develop education in order to develop economically ... This facility will help us enhance oil and gas." Rep. Gordon Snow said that without additional facilities, the Basin will be at an educational educa-tional impasse. Gayle McKeachnie, rural advisor to Gov. Huntsman, said USUUBATC came to the Basin as a substitute for a community com-munity college. He stressed the importance of the cooperation between the two educational systems, stating, "We don't have turf battles ... but we are at a point where we can't expand. The facility will allow for training workers for the oil field which will help the whole state." Sen. Beverly Evans was the last to present her statements on the DVD. She said USU UBATC is a perfect example of cooperation and maximization maximiza-tion of facilities. She referred to the proposed building as an economic engine for natural resources which would reduce the need for importing workers. work-ers. "This is truly a program planned by the entire community." commu-nity." Only about half the members mem-bers of the Capitol Facilities Committee arrived in time to hear and see this DVD presentation. Gayle McKeachnie, Director of Rural Affairs for the state of Utah, will be in Vernal Wednesday, Feb. 23. He will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Recognition Banquet Wednesday, Feb. 23, for the Uintah Schools Foundation at the Uintah High School Cafeteria. Since he received his law degree from the University of Utah, Mr. McKeachnie has had a wide variety of experiences. In his law practice he specializes special-izes in the areas of business, governmental law, natural resources and estate planning. His law practice has included service as a County Attorney and City Attorney. McKeachnie served four terms in the Utah House of Representatives serving in various positions including Majority Whip. He has held numerous other governmental positions. Olene Walker appointed McKeachnie to serve as lieutenant lieuten-ant governor in November 2003. While in that position he was able to advance many projects that have not been moving for many years, such as wilderness road issues. McKeachnie is married to Kathlene McKeachnie: They live on and operate a farm and ranch in the Vernal area and are the parents of seven children chil-dren and have 19 grandchildren. grandchil-dren. The Uintah Schools Foundation is pleased to invite the public to the "Hats Off To You" celebration and offer the public an opportunity to hear McKeachnie speak about the lighter side of his work as well as describe his new challenge as Director of Rural Affairs. In addition there will be music provided by the Uintah High School Jazz Band, a social at 6:00, followed by a pork chop dinner, along with prize drawings. draw-ings. Also, two Uintah School District teachers will be honored hon-ored recipients of the Showalter Excellence in Teaching Award. Teacher nominations are being accepted at the Uintah School District Office until February 11. Forms are available at the district office. The recognition banquet is Feb. 23 at the Uintah High School Cafeteria. Tickets fof the social and pork chop dinner din-ner are $12 per person and can be purchased at Davis Jubilee, Bitter Creek Books and Wells Fargo Bank or at the door for $15.00. All proceeds go to benefit ben-efit local schools through the Uintah Schools Foundation. Wyoming leads oil production revenues with $604.4 million During calendar year 2004, the state of Wyoming led all states by receiving more than $604.4 million as its share of revenues collected from mineral production on federal fed-eral lands within its borders, including oil, gas and coal production. pro-duction. New Mexico's share was $382.8 million, while $89.4 million was received by the state of Colorado. Other states sharing revenues included Utah with more than $72.4 million; mil-lion; Louisiana with $41.4 million; mil-lion; Montana at $31.7 million; California with more than $29.4 million; Alaska at $19.8 million; mil-lion; and Texas, which received more than $14.8 million. . , The Minerals Management Service is the federal agency responsible for collecting, auditing and disbursing revenues rev-enues associated with mineral leases on federal and American Indian lands. Disbursements are made to states on a monthly basis as royalties, rents, bonuses bonus-es and other revenues are col- Instant Money. Nobody gets you money faster. With Instant Money, you can walk in with your taxes and walk out with a refund anticipation loan check. Is your tax guy that fast? Vernal Office 1607W.Hwy.40 435-789-3335 Open 9-7 Monday - Friday 9-5 Saturday Extended Hours in Feb. H&R BLOCK Additional fee disclosed as an interest rale, charged by HSBC Bank. NA, the lender. Limited availability based on credit acceptance. Those not qualifying for Instant Money may qualify for a classic refund anticipation loan in as little as one day. At participating locations. G2004 H&R Block Services. Inc. lectedbyMMS. A state is entitled to a share of the mineral revenues collected collect-ed from federal lands located within that state's boundaries. For the majority of onshore federal lands, states receive 50 percent of the revenues while the other 50 percent goes to various var-ious funds of the U.S. Treasury, including the Reclamation Fund for water projects. Alaska receives a 90 percent share as prescribed by the Alaska Statehood Act. States may also receive appropriations from the offshore royalty-funded Land and Water Conservation Fund to help them with park and land acquisitions. In addition, coastal states with federal offshore tracts adjacent to their seaward boundaries receive 27 percent of those mineral revenues. Remaining offshore revenues collected by the Minerals Management Service are deposited depos-ited in various accounts of the U.S. Treasury, with the majority major-ity of those revenues going to the General Fund. MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting protect-ing the human, marine and coastal environments through advanced science and technology technol-ogy research. The OCS provides pro-vides 30 percent of oil and 23 percent of natural gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses dis-burses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, with fiscal year 2004 disbursements dis-bursements of around $8 billion bil-lion and more than $143 billion since 1982. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which pays for acquisition of state and federal fed-eral park and recreation land, gets nearly $1 billion a year. -07 z Vernal businessman Bill Kremin speaks at FBLA luncheon. FBLA forges partnership; with four businesses i Uintah High School's chapter chap-ter of FBLA Partnership with Business Project for the year 2005 was called FBLA Life. The chapter wanted to educate FBLA members about many aspects of life after high school including finances, business, landreal estate and automobile automo-bile purchases. In order to fulfill ful-fill the goal, the chapter had a luncheon with a guest speaker once a week for four weeks. Also, the members were given simple assignments that had them apply the information they were taught by each guest speaker. The Uintah High School's chapter of FBLA gained part nerships with four different businesses within the commu nity including David Ross of A Plus Mortgage, Shannon Cook of Ashley Valley Realty, Marty Hanson of Bloom Master and Bill Kremin of Showalter Ford. FBLA will now take this proj ect to compete at the state level in April. If the project fares well, it will be taken to Orlando FL, where it will compete at a national level against chapters from around the United States. District lists projects The following projects have been approved and will be constructed con-structed by the Uintah Special Service District as follows: 1500 South US 40 to 500 East Construction Fall 2004 to July2005 Ballard 1000 North 1500 East to 1930 East . 2000 South 1300 East to 1500 East "'. ' " ' Construction - April to July 2005 .-X 1500 West 700 South to 2500 South 3500 West 500 South to 500 North Construction April to August 2005 2005 Countywide Chip Seal Project Construction May to August 2005 Gusher to Lapoint Highway Construction April to October2005 r Property owners along these roadways are reminded of County Ordinance 11-15-2004 whereas Uintah County will enforce a moratorium which will not allow disturbance, cutting cut-ting or trenching of any new or reconstructed roads for a period of five years. Questions regarding this ordinance can be directed to Building, Planning and Zoning at 781-5336 or to Sharon Bedell at theUtatah County Road Department at 789-1070. 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