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Show i: UTAH l-'KKSS ASSOCIATION i5i K .V'juO s si.c, ut 4i4 Wednesday September, 28, 2005 , Single Copy 50 Vernal, Utah 84078 113th Year No. 39 iT DOWN UNDER WEATHER BY 7 vernai resmeni HE hunts in Australia See B7 shook inc. SeeA12 f P d Vnrior-n Tlf " -VS LASERS I - I - I I Ijf ( 928 829 I Used 'n medical v I treatments. W I C D1 7143 7042 fhzJmm .tr J Bl iParttvctoodv. I Mb erf un and w ffi City councilman seeks continued service By Michelle Eden Express Writer Allen Mashburn, a long-time Vernal resident and city council coun-cil member of 14 years, has announced his candidacy for mayor. Allen and his lovely wife Kathy transferred here with his job 25 years ago. "When I was transferred to Vernal, I told them I could do it, but only for 2 years. Twenty-five years later, we are still here." Allen and Kathy have 3 children chil-dren and 7 grandchildren with an 8th right around the corner. cor-ner. They are the owners of Bittercreek Books which is about to celebrate its 10th birthday. birth-day. Mashburn ran the mayoral Driver takes out canopy near bowling ) : '' v V. - . : ..... Driver "bowls" over By Michelle Eden Express Writer A Vernal driver was east-bound east-bound on Main Street Wednesday and allegedly caught his coat zipper on the Narcotic Stride Force eradicates local meth lab On Friday, Sept. 23, the Uintah Basin Narcotic Strike Force executed a search warrant war-rant in the MaeserTrailer Jason Glass Park. Agents knew this building build-ing to be occupied and operated by Jason Glass and his father, Ronald Glass. These individuals individu-als operate an illegitimate tattoo tat-too business out of that location known as Felony, Ink. They also run a paint shop there. Strike Force agents obtained information over the past several sev-eral weeks that Jason Glass, a known felon and gang member had been operating a meth lab at that location. Probable cause was obtained, a warrant was issued by a judge, and the warrant was executed. Assisting agencies agen-cies were Vernal City Police Department, Uintah County Sheriffs Department, and Uintah Basin Narcotic Strike ffoir Weraa race once before, 8 years ago against the current mayor, Mayor Bill Kremin. As Mayor Kremin is now retiring, Mashburn will give it a second run. He feels he still has "a few good years to contribute." As a councilman, he has participated partici-pated in such major projects as the park downtown and road upgrades. When asked what he foresees fore-sees for Vernal in the near future, Mashburn brought up substantial growth along with its associated pressures, additional addi-tional housing needs, and additional addi-tional police coverage as a few examples. He feels that Vernal has the infrastructure for such growth and feels qualified to handle this change. alley. steering wheel of his vehicle causing him to crash his vehicle. vehi-cle. While attempting to release his coat, the steering wheel rotated sharply, pulling his car into the oncoming traffic lane. When the driver noticed Force. Uintah County Sheriffs Department orchestrated the "hit", or the entry. No one was injured during the execution of the warrant. Certified "clan" lab experts entered the structure struc-ture and obtained and seized a fully operational methamphet-amine methamphet-amine clan lab. The clan lab was dismantled. In addition to the meth lab, firearms were located. Jason Glass is a former prison pris-on gang member. He is the self-proclaimed self-proclaimed leader of the local gang known as 2-1. Jason Glass is currently on the run due to an outstanding warrant for his arrest. That warrant stems from gun and drug charges that occurred previously in the year. Jason Glass has a violent and lengthy criminal history. He is considered to be armed and dangerous. Glass is a considerable con-siderable threat to the community. com-munity. Anyone with information informa-tion as to his whereabouts is instructed to contact the nearest near-est law enforcement agency. Meth labs are a major threat and health concern to the com Ctty I : f y NA tfJrN 7 w Alan Mashburn During a time of substantial substan-tial growth in Vernal, Allen's expertise in the oil industry along with his experience with business another car coming directly at him, he immediately yanked the wheel the other direction to avoid hitting the oncoming car, instead swerving into the awning of Rain Check, the east end of the bowling alley building build-ing on the north side of Main. munity as well as the officers dealing with the scene. Arrest warrants are forthcoming forth-coming in regards to Jason Glass and Ronald Glass for possession of a meth lab. The investigation will continue to uncover other associates of Jason Glass involved in this meth lab. Different people within his organization are assigned to grab different materials mate-rials necessary in the making of meth, and then these materials are pooled together. This also includes dealers and enforcers. enforc-ers. Enforcers are the people that collect outstanding debts from drug buyers. Evidence will consist of eye witness and informant interviews along with physical evidence such as DNA or fingerprints collected from the lab itself Friday night, which will link these parties to the operation. Sergeant Bob Taylor feels confident that the main target, the meth lab, was eradicated in a densely populated area such as a trailer park. See Meth on A10 offlapir Eric Hunting the council and general public pub-lic will help him see the needs from both sides. He also feels See Mashburn on A10 canopy The driver only suffered minor injures, but the vehicle took out two supports for the awning causing collaspe near the vehicle. The west lane of traffic was blocked for most of the day while a crew repaired the awning. M (V. Naracotic Strike force members inventory items taken in a meth lab bust Vernal native files as write-in candidate By Steven R. Wallis Express Editor Eric Hunting, long-time Vernal resident, filed as a write-in write-in candidate Monday for Vernal City mayor. Hunting was born and raised in Vernal and has been married for 26 years. He has two children. chil-dren. He has been a self-employed residential and business builder and owner and operated a retail store. He is currently a pharmacist pharma-cist technician at Davis Jubilee. Hunting said he filed as a write-in candidate because "the people of Vernal deserve a choice and the right to be heard. "I feel I am that choice and I will be the voice of the people in Vernal City." Hunting said he would like to get Vernal City government back to the basics. "I feel Vernal City has reached the point where a few individuals indi-viduals are making choices in conflict of what is right for the community," he said. "Those few ignore laws, ordinances and those who voted them into office to do what they want. During an announcement of his intention to file as a write-in, Hunting received the endorse Food Pantry in urgent need By Carissa Magee Express Writer Along with those affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region, there are still a number of families from the Basin area who are in need of urgent assistance as well. These individuals and families may not have been through a major catastrophic cata-strophic event as a hurricane, but they are suffering also. The Ashley Valley Food Pantry Pan-try serves anywhere from 600 to 1200 families depending on the month, along with at least 50 homeless people right here in the Basin. "People don't realize how difficult it is for low income families right here in the Basin," said Louise Taylor of the Ashley Valley Food Pantry. "There really re-ally is a lot of poverty right here in our little hometown." The Food Pantry offers families fami-lies a bit of a break when it comes to the obtaining of much needed items for survival. Cold and frozen foods are available some of the time, depending on the donations dropped off, along with a few dairy products and other items. For the most part though, the Food Pantry provides low income families with canned food items, some r 7a -QU r C- Llt 3 or ment of all but one of the 20 in attendance. "Taxes should only be raised when the city actually needs the money," he said at the meeting. meet-ing. "Once that need is met, that tax should be dropped and don't find another use for that money then raise taxes again for another anoth-er need." He said that in open meetings, residents are told the City is financially fit when tax dollars are used to sponsor certain projects proj-ects that benefit only a few and then taxes need to be raised a short time later because the city is broke. "Tax dollars belong to all the people and should be used to benefit all," he said. , During the meeting Hunting talked about the need for consistency consis-tency in government "The same rules have to apply to all the people in the same way," he said. "We do not have that consistency in Vernal today. Promises need to be kept. When the council says that something is going to happen, they need to follow through with it." "I'm going to be completely independent and will always do what is best for the people," he concluded. hygiene products, and any oth er food products they can get a hold of to provide. Most of their donations come from the Utah Food Bank, Smith's Grocery in Vernal, Davis Jubilee Grocery in Vernal, and other private individuals in-dividuals or companies. The Utah Food Bank currently current-ly supplies the Ashley Valley Food Pantry with most of their vital donation items for the families fam-ilies of the Basin. With everyone every-one across the country sending as much as they possibly can to Hurricane Katrina relief, including in-cluding the Utah Food Bank, the Ashley Valley Food Pantry has become increasingly low on supplies. sup-plies. "We definitely do not want to take away from those individuals indi-viduals in the Gulf who need it most," said Taylor. "But we cannot can-not forget those who need it elsewhere else-where at the same time. We just hope to get some donations for our people in Vernal as well." Donations of all kinds are being accepted at the Ashley Valley Food Pantry. Personal hygiene items, pet items, food, school supplies, baby items and other donations are always welcome. wel-come. The hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m in Maeser. irk -4 |