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Show t n SOCCER DROPS TWO 1 1: .".u nf Ait tn tun nf LIVING HISTORY Naples man lives the past 1 ' , through historic wagons. RU PRISB ASS0CIMI01iJ"l'1Uf' 641 I K 50 5 S c fss ... 1 I BftlT LAKE CITY" itt z a - -- 1 i! - ASFtN BROOK REALTY, INC. B1 See A7 115th Year No. 14. Vernal, Utah 84078 50 CENTS www.vemal.com Wednesday r Hometown Newspaper 43 ; 4 4 V v 5129 5529 km Urn td Hih the km the auO H o4 upper 20. kw m A --.; - t' it i f 1 - lYou ond TT V eras Firefighters responded to a field fire Saturday afternoon when an agriculture burn got out of control. While en route to the fire at approximately ap-proximately 300 North and 700 East, firefighters learned that the flames were not threatening any structures, but arrived on scene to assist the property owner in containing the blaze. Jeremy Raymond, executive director for Uintah Fire Suppression Sup-pression Service District told the Express that the fire started as a controlled burn, but winds picked up in the early afternoon and carried flames to the east a neighbor's property. He said with some water and a few shovels, fire crews kept the flames from reaching some Russina olive trees. V Free-roaming dogs at large In Jensen A dozen pregnant sheep belonging be-longing to Ernie Buist, Brush Creek in Jensen, were chased and harassed to death by dogs in early March. Buist witnessed the attack, firing a few shots over the dogs to force them off. But the damage was already done. "Most of the ewes just lay down in the snow and died," said Buist. "They were exhausted after being run out. The rest, I took up to corral, but they didn't revive. I'm still loosing sheep." Buist says the worst part is that the ewes were pregnant. After speaking with the neighbor whose three dogs caused the Bennett outlines 'perfect' energy policy By Kevin Ashby Express publisher While Senator Bob Bennett was in Eastern Utah last week for the Rural Economic Summit, he gave some time to the media to talk about issues that affect eastern Utah. One of those issues, is-sues, and one that is of looming concern to all of those that reside on the back side of the Wasatch Front, was his ideas on an energy policy. "It's a very complex problem and with global warming involved in-volved in it, it makes it even more i p - Pf J---T7 . , "B0 H C li fi ft , M a a . ' '; fyt. ,, j ' - Q y-' I. ' j j ; j j V - '1 , i ..." ' jLJ LK: "'" " iX " ' iiill. a 1 - f f ) i ""I I - V m POWER OUTAGE CUTS POWER TO VERNAL INTERSECTIONS Vernal Police Officer Garrett Whatcott directs traffic just before noon Monday at the intersection of Vernal Avenue and Main Street in Vernal. Officers responded to intersections to direct traffic after a power outage knocked out power through parts of downtown Vernal. By early afternoon, power was restored. ID) A Exit Rualty Profi-ssionals (435) 789-EX1T (3948) 1 1 FD resp "With the wind there, it got a little bit scary," said Raymond, adding that the smoke and spreading' flames caused some concern among neighbors. The fire district director reported re-ported no injuries or property damage from the blaze. Raymond reminded property owners to follow burning restrictions restric-tions for both spring cleanup and agricultural burns. He added that while there is no clearing index requirement for agricultural burning, fires should only be started in light or no wind conditions. Once wind picks up, flames should be extinguished. Fire guidelines for burning fields are explained in a spring cleanup story on B4. mayhem, Buist settled for partial reimbursement. Not many days later, Buist says he caught another neighbor's neigh-bor's dogs chasing his cows in a pasture. He describes the dogs as Rottweilers, which could have done serious damage had he not stopped the incident. Spring brings animals onto the landscape. And pet owners are reminded to keep their dogs confined to their property. Local Lo-cal code states, "It is unlawful for the owner or person having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog to allow such dog at any time to run at larsre." complicated," said the senator at the conference in Price. Bennett began by talking about global warming and it's effect on the planet. "It's clear that humans have added C02 to the atmosphere, but it is less clear that that C02 is responsible for an increase in temperatures," he stated. "I do however believe that there is a good chance it is, however." Bennett said that after discussing dis-cussing the issue with many scientists, he's found there are certainly links to the warming of the planet jind human activities, SEE BOB BENNETT on A2 - I QirM sldtler carpet, new and etininq hood! This Fire crews responded to help contain a field fire that got out of control with the help of afternoon valley winds. No structures were at risk, but a few horses were removed from the fields they were grazing. Hope, recovery possible from meth addiction By Kristin Baldwin Express Writer On the fight against meth Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. said, "I am committed to one common com-mon goal: hope and recovery." And despite the horror stories sto-ries from meth users, there is encouragement from recovering addicts. Recovering meth addict Taylor Tay-lor (name has been changed) showed an addictive personality as young as 14 years old. "I started partying when I was a kid," explained Taylor. "Immediately I was probably classified as an alcoholic. The kids I hung around with, we partied hard and took pride in it. That's just the type of person that I was and the people I liked to hang around with were hard core. It immediately became a problem. ..I've pretty much had an addictive personality for as long as I can remember." Eventually Taylor started smoking pot, which escalated into heavy drug use. In his 20s he married and quit his illegal drug use but continued to abuse alcohol. i in ii home with three bedioomv one b.ith, new tile, new window, and a very large kildien room, (lose (o shonninQ and nice neiohbor- home has tjas heal, trpeiatr laundiy, sloraq and a nice carport, heller may p,iy some Buyer (losing Costs, llsled lor $I6'),9000. Call $man for your thowtnq today 8)H 60AC s to first field fire of '08 "I didn't drink much athome. I liked to go to the bar. I liked to get rowdy and the excitement of that. But the affect it has on the people around you was something some-thing I never really realized ... I never killed anybody, thankfully, oil the highway driving home drunk many times." Mostly as a result of his alcoholism, Taylor's marriage ended in divorce after 20 years. Telling himself he was not an alcoholic, he sought support from the friends he had at the bar. Though he still appreciates the good people who helped him at that time his life continued to unravel. "That's when I first tried meth; it was during that time period," explained Taylor. "At first when I would use it, I could stay up all day and then sleep at night but eventually it got to where I just wanted to be high all the time. I didn't like going without it. People didn't want to be around me. I wasn't paying my rent. I'd use rent money to buy drugs. I remember a time I sold my washer and dryer to the neighbor next door so I had money to buy drugs." . i n -r- location. Localion. locatloni 3 bedroom. 1 bath, nice living room and kilchen with laundry mud room oil the garaga entrance. Gat heal, fenced yard, large coverod patio and tlorage shed. Single Sin-gle car garage with shelving and vinyl siding. Call Susan today at 828-6086 Taylor was arrested repeatedly repeat-edly for methamphetamine possession and paraphernalia. Each time he would go to jail, clean up and sincerely promise to quit his meth habit only to go back to using. ""I even made a promise to a friend of mine that I would quit and four months later I was back doing it again. You can't get any more sincere that you want to quit than making promises to the people you love and not being be-ing able to follow through ... I didn't know what to do about it. I lost all my self esteem; all my self respect. I didn't know how to love myself and luckily people in the community loved me and " Fire district proposes new Jensen building Uintah Fire Suppression Special Service District is looking into alternative financing for the construction of a new Jensen fire station. i r 1 P ) i I .i i Brand New Home Available. Four bedrooms, two and half baths, formal living room, lamily room and beautiful kilrhen with Alder cabinets. New Appliances imlude dl SELLIR IS OH IR 55.000. BUYIR INCENTIVES. View this home any afternoon, 2m W. 4S0 S. LISTED for $245,900. fall Susan J (M.1 cared enough to get me where I'm at." Finding himself in and out of prison Taylor was eventually given the option to enter the drug court system, which mandates man-dates treatment as a way for the criminal justice system to deal with addiction and coordinate treatment with drug related crimes. Taylor began a treatment regime that included support groups and counseling at Northeastern Counseling. He also attended a 12-step recovery group. "I learned that I really had no coping skills. I didn't know how to live life like everyone has to: SEE METH ADDICTION on A3 The current station is a single story two-bay metal building on less than an acre of land just off U.S. Highway 40 in Jensen. The location is inadequate for the growing community, but has little room in which to grow. Board discussions focused on the purchase of an additional, larger parcel for a new Jensen fire station. Off-site construction was considered preferable as fire operations could continue at the existing station while the hew building was underway. The board directed Jensen's fire department to look into potential po-tential buildingsites available for purchase through district funds. Board members also directed the Jensen fire chief to investigate alternative funding sources to pay for the construction. Construction costs may be covered by an application for CIB grant loans and potentially, a U.S. Department of Agriculture low interest loan. "CIB will provide a no-interest loan or at least one of low interest," Cowan noted. "But the USDA will pay $50,000 in a grant and the rest in a low interest inter-est loan. Currently the Lapoint fire station, which is under construction con-struction at an estimated cost of $650,000." A similar cost projection was offered for the construction of the new Jensen fire station. .mWMHttilHHiE j Beautilul Brand New Home Availjble for you to move into riqht away. Three Bedrooms, two baths, two living rooms, large open kitchen with nice windows. New Appliances Included! Over 1 200 sq. ft. in the basement for to finish however you would like, builder will finish also. SELLER IS OFFERING 55,000 IN BUYER INCENIIVIS. Call Susan today HJ8 0pn for you to view daily. |
