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Show AS Wednesday, January 30 2008 Land By Marleah Jacobson Express Writer After many long months of exploring various land options, a final land division has boon made for the new I-npoint-Tridoll tire station. The new station will be built on more than an acre of land that stretches along the north side of the Lapoint HUhwaw I'tah Highway 121. During a previous mooting in November the Kurd of the Vintah Fire Suppression Siwi.-i Service District appro e-d A l.-iv.d purchase fvr a new Lajvaut titv station. The tVvird t.vnduc: ;i a public hearing tlwt nw v.t. to sovfc iviv.iv.uaity input o- S plv.'.'.g i'or a ili? gram tan . help cover the costs ef the r.ew rire s:a;iou. Tiut e: the CIS grr.t Ui-process Ui-process is to have a pv.Mv hvi:-,- i tor whxh we Are appVAS tVc said executive fcrtior e;v.'.'y now, Van Tassell suppor teacher, veteran legislation The House passed bills last week aimed at correcting two problems currently facing Utah: the shortage of teachers and care of veterans. The bills drew support from Rep. Gordon Snow, R-Roosevelt. and Sen. Kevin VanTassell, R-Vernal. On Wednesday, the House unanimously passed HB6S, which allows a previously licensed li-censed teacher whose license has expired to renew their license in a more streamlined manner. Under the current law teachers teach-ers are required to have 200 hours of university coursework, in-service training, and "student" "stu-dent" teaching to renew their license. If passed, HB68 will allow You won't pay f i ft t ' i v-r I The H&R Block Guarantee. Come in today. Your people stand by their work. And with the HSR Block Guarantee, they'll pay any penalties and interest owed due to an H&R Block error. They'll also support you in the unlikely event of an IRS audit. When you've got people, you're not alone. For other locations calf 1-800-HRBLOCK or visit hrbtock.com H&RBlock 1607 West Hwy 40 Vernal, Utah 84078 435-789-3335 If you want to UinEafo f Wt& 0 m m rm in February... call the Uintah Basin NOW! ' 4-Color Desi 'gn , Mailed Full Coverage in ALL l of Duchesne, Uintah and Dagjtt i 1 Counties, and into Western t Colorado, I Also included in information patPfrti ( distributed by Duchesne Area J Chamber of Commerce and Vernal ' I Chamber throughout the Year! fms&givmm&m y-stn 'mint otiraiase Raymond last fall. Board member JoAnn Cowan suggested the Fire Pistriet sot aside money and ask the I'tah Permanent Community Impact Board to match the amount, "If we set aside money and ask for a match we can demonstrate that we can make the match," suggests! Cowan. "We're going to pc.ivhase land, do the w at ci Nh'-e ... pv.!, forth some Uve.i c-.;Y c ets, SAid N.- e.v..i. p.V tVl iVAVi'l .'mV ve Se 0. ,V 5 w i. vc V'. N tCV? s-t JkS..V yi.VjWi AY vv w .-. :.,', -v.t. - 15 '"5 V.'V' VV Vi AlAt.V v.-.".' is. V""., sj.vitV. 'i ' Sxe '.-; ' vt'; v1'-"' kf. .V''i X t v"v' 'i -.v'. Vi.'i '- U..V..'. V.'vVv 7.vt- local principals t o h.;v p.reviev.s-ty-licensed teachers ;u create a teacher development program that will take into account the teacher's individual education, experience, and assigned position. posi-tion. Approximately 28,000 teachers teach-ers with licenses live in Utah but do not have updated credentials. Many of these teachers are mothers who left the profession to raise their families, but wish to teach again now that their children have grown. By allowing these teachers access to an easier method of re-licensure, the bill's sponsor, Rep. RondaMenlove, R-Garland, hopes that more teachers will be for mistakes. H&R BLOCK H&R Block 865 East 200 North Roosevelt, Utah 84066 435-725-3335 be a part of the Basin's ri e www smi . , , , v. i Vernal maae ror Special Service Pistriet . 'The way tho C1K board was last year 1 think it would have gone right through." said t'onmus.Moner Mike McKt at the November meeting. Vho properly located on the cxs nri of U vgh w .cy 1 1 and 1 OoOO Fast, acioss the street from tV I'mtah Kocreat ion Special Se;,v P'.stnct property, was je.'pn'ved tor purchase at the N.v VS wrvt. How ever, at t he c- w uuvi ing on dan, 2 aew.led the district's 'vx $, p-.e.v.i a a-.tVeivnt land h-.'- Wp-xng in hue w it h iV e.'..i" so se lvfc4x the Cll "s A ;;Vvv l;vmt fire , a t o $v and v isit one ix .'.. fi-h5 tvt'cie we made the -,x..-..- v.- -,; h , he itvtvanon ,y. ;.v;..x. ' ;s, tv.c'ad explained. ' V--" -c-.e j-. ac'.cus enough to ... ,- v 5 c'as for $1:5.000 -?s iccie.t Huhwav. avrc.laMo to lessen the teacher shoit ago in Utah. On t he issue of veterans' affairs. af-fairs. Rep. Brad Dee. R-Ogden, sponsored HB129, which would appropriat e J 19. 7 million to build a veterans" nursing home in Og-den. Og-den. The bill passed unanimously in the House on Thursday. Dee said the bill aims to improve im-prove the state's ability to care for its veterans. Veterans looking on from the House gallery applauded ap-plauded the effort, and were in turn honored by the representatives. representa-tives. Both bills must now be voted on by the Senate and signed by the governor to become law. Drill member-selected member-selected Academic All-State Kaitlyn Sprouse, daughter of Keith and Lori Sprouse, has been selected to the UHSAA Academic All-State drill team for this school year. Sprouse was selected because of both her ACT score and her grades. She will be awarded at the state tournament this weekend in Orem. DWR sponsors Starvation Perch Search The Uintah Basin holds many mysteries from forgotten gold or silver mines to Spanish treasure; trea-sure; among the more modern unsolved questions is what happens hap-pens to several highly productive summer fisheries once the ice forms? ' wdM (to? " f ,r M I'll rwi ISM ' J J 2007 si,,:.-' I:,,.- . Uintah Basin 's Best Don't miss out on this great opportunity! Express Lapoint fi We've all roaily signed a piuvhaso contract . We're getting a survey done." Currently, A KKoO cinder bliwk building located on school Uintah The Basin is homo to a unique, form of nvk art at t nbut od to the rYemont culture known as the classic Vernal style. Broad shouldered shoul-dered human- like figures, called anthrop-oniorphs, adorned with ornate headdresses, necklaces and oarbobs typifies this style. These anthropomorphs can be seen at many silos around the lvisin. along wit h foomorphs minimal- like figures and gwmetric designs in the form of r.igzags, dots, spirals and circles. Whether painted on picto-graphs picto-graphs or pecked in pet rogly phs, rock art almost invariably invokes a sense of wonder and curiosity in the viewer. We may reflect on the artists as individuals individu-als or t he particular message they were trying to convey. While it is natural to speculate on these quest ions, t he danger of our musings mus-ings lies in t he pot ent ial for inaccurate inac-curate int erpret at ions. The truth of the matter is that although we can make educated guesses The Basin is home to a unique classic Vernal style. For years biologists and ice anglers have wondered why they don't catch kokanee through the ice at Flaming Gorge or bluegill in Red Fleet and Steinaker? Recently a new mystery has appeared, where are the yellow perch in Starvation? In all cases, re district property nt (WOO North and 10SO Fast, houses the fire engine which services the Fapoint-Tridoll area. The fire district control board agreed to Basin as to the moaning behind the art, the Fremont left no written language or oral tradition from w hich we can derive definitive answers. That being said, there are some assumptions we can make about rock ail based on the common needs and experiences t hat thread through humankind as a whole, regardless of space and time. The need to document Think about the way we as people have the desire to document docu-ment our lives, whether in visual or written form. We have many types of electronic paraphernalia with which to record pictures, voice or text. Obviously the Fremont had no access to these modern implements, yet rock was an abundant resource almost anywhere they might wander, and substantial enough to withstand with-stand for many years the abuses of weather and climate. The need to communicate Just as we may communicate form of rock art attributed to the the fish in question are caught all summer long and in some fairly consistent areas but when anglers an-glers return to those areas after the ice forms, the fish are gone. To help solve one of these mysteries, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) has decided to try something new, the Starvation Perch Search. The plan is to put as many anglers as possible on the reservoir in the hopes of finding where these perch have moved. To do this they need the help of anglers, a lot of anglers. If you have a desire to step out on the ice and wet a line, join the Starvation Perch Search on January 31, 2008. Everyone is invited, no matter the skill level. They (the UDWR) would especially like to see those with powered ice augers, portable fish finders and underwater cameras as the equipment will make finding the fish much more t station donate the property to the school district once the new fire station is built. warm welcomes or dire warnings through signs posted on what we perceive as our territory, so might some rock art have carried these same messages. The need of spiritual help or guidance Some art may even have been a type of visual prayer or magic intended to aid a desired result. Consider rock art depicting hunting hunt-ing scenes of which a successful outcome was vital to the survival of the community. The need to mark the passage pas-sage of time Recent work has suggested that some rock art is a form of calendar, marking the important seasons for a culture dependent on the bounty of land. WTiether we reflect on the meaning behind rock art or simply sim-ply enjoy its unique beauty, we have the obligation to protect it for the enjoyment of generations to come. . v -,r::.. 3 Fremont culture known as the efficient. An informal staging area will be set up at the Park's boat ramp for anglers to get assignment areas and to report what was found. Additional information and maps are available through the Northeast Region Office, 152 East 100 North in Vernal. (435) 781-9453, ask for Ron, Roger or Ed. r ...are worth the time in the... 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