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Show B6 Wednesday, April 1 6, 2008 Vernal Express Meat processing plant proposed in Jensen Uintah County gave the go-ahead go-ahead for a meat processing facility in Jensen last week. A conditional use permit was re-approved re-approved for R. Todd Thacker's proposed meat processing plant at 4125 S. 9500 East in Jensen. The original approval was granted in January 2006, but the unavailability of a ready workforce postponed the project. Thacker allowed the conditional use permit top lapse after one year. Before any construction or operation can begin approval will have to come from the U.S. Department De-partment of Agriculture, which will include an environmental health compliance evaluation. Planning and zoning also approved the request with the provision that a site plan be submitted and approved along with USDA support. "It is not common for facilities like meat processing plants to receive approval without a public pub-lic sewer," said Darren Brown, Tri-County Health Department environmental engineer. The Jensen area location is not on a sewerline. "Environmental quality will be doing the approval," Brown added. "And the process of approval ap-proval may require a separate discharge system" for a slaugh terhouse. Such a system is projected pro-jected to be difficult to construct according to Brown. The conditional use permit was granted under the condition that a site plan be approved with USDA and any other agencies with oversight on slaughter houses. hous-es. Commissioner Dave Haslem added that a privacy fence will be constructed around the yards and animal holding areas. t ' . i '' : It r ; A I -. ... " I . 7 ' - lit V- I' ' ' ' (-- - -r .2 r ., v . ... ......i- ; : 1 :r If"? i ' -:- ' 1 i; if (', '.T . i x - 4 K-9 COLLEGE CANINES GRADUATE WITH HONORS The K-9 College of Vernal celebrated graduation at the Western Park indoor arena on Tuesday April 8. Attending the last class with instructor Jacque Hobbs are Kathy Grant (with companion Noel), Alii Morton (Holly), Kandice Searle (Dexter), Rut Norris (Trina), Ruby Morton (Ivy), Janet Lesh (Callie), Kristin Hogan (Pepe) and McKell, McKalla and Gage Cunningham (Boomer). Hobbs has been training dogs for more than 30 years. She teaches owners methods to train their dogs, focusing on basic obedience for the family pet. Hobbs has participated in sled dog races and weight pulling competitions. Many of Hobb's former K-9 College canines have become search and rescue dogs, drug dogs and handicapped-assistance animals. She also works with the 4-H dog obedience classes. UBCA hosts annual fundraiser Ringed with caution-fencing to block admittance the Dinosaur National Na-tional Monument fossil quarry building stands idle as it has since 2006. With the release of an environmental impact statement in March, changes may be coming in the next year. Monument releases EIS for fossil quarry building Uintah Basin Christian Academy Acad-emy is hosting its Fifth Annual Night On the Town: Hard Hats and Black Tie dinner and auction on April 26 at Western Park. Doors open at 5 p.m., with silent auction bidding open until 6:45 p.m. Dinner and entertainment entertain-ment will start at 6:45 p.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m. when the live auction begins. Silent auction items will be on display at 5 p.m. and begin closing, at 5:45 p.m., and then every 15 minutes until 6:45 p.m. Items include weekend getaways, framed art by Thomas Kinkade and others, electronics, collectibles, handmade items by talented local artisans, automo tive items, tools, items for the home, garden and garage, beauty products, gift certificates from local restaurants, coupons for goods and services, spa treatments, treat-ments, manicures and pedicures, hair styling and more. The items for the live auction include a Flaming Gorge fishing trip for two, a cast aluminum elk sculpture by Bloom Master artisans, arti-sans, beautiful handcrafted wood carvings, weekend getaways, a river trip for a large group, an AKC registered Yorkshire, a 42-inch 42-inch high-definition television, a barbecue grill, patio furnishings furnish-ings and decor, and guns for the hunters. In addition to the items listed, there are many other qual ity items that will be auctioned off. All proceeds from the evening will be designated as building funds for the new school facility planned. UBCA currently has an enrollment en-rollment of over 130 students, preschool through eighth grade. It operates in the Vernal Christian Chris-tian Church facilities at 1845 W. 750 S. in Vernal. The school's staff includes an administrator, nine teachers, a proctor, three teachers aides, a secretary, and a custodian. This fundraising event is made possible by the generosity of many local businesses and individuals who donated items, services and cash. Those donors are highlighted in the auction catalog and in a full-page newspaper newspa-per ad that follows the event. Cost for the evening, which includes admission to the event, a catalog of auction items, a bid number and dinner for two is $50. Singles are $25. Catalogs may be reserved by calling the UBCA office at 789-9332, 789-9332, and may be picked up after Thursday or at the door the evening eve-ning of April 26. It is anticipated that over 200 people will be in attendance. Last year 's auction generated approximately $80,000 for the school. Dinosaur National Monument Monu-ment is moving forward with plans to revitalize the visitor center at its quarry near Jensen. The announcement of the final environmental impact statement visitor center was published in the National Register on March 27. The visitor center and dinosaur di-nosaur wall of the quarry were closed to visitors in 2006 when it was discovered that the building was unstable. The final EIS offers of-fers five alternatives for quarry management: Alternative A, no action - Continue current management; manage-ment; Alternative B, the preferred alternative - Rehabilitate or replace t.he exhibit;, JjalL&nd construct a new facility off-site; Alternative C - Retain the exhibit hall and construct a new facility at the quarry visitor center cen-ter site; Alternative D - Retain the exhibit hall and construct wings similar to existing facility; Alternative E - Demolish the entire facility and construct a new facility at the quarry visitor center site. The preferred alternative will construct an interpretive area, including a protective shelter for visitors and dinosaur bones in the fossil wall. Whether that means reconstructing the existing exist-ing building or building new has yet to be determined. I'" L J "8th Ammo. Pdotah Research ' H it t v FERENCE Friday, April 1 8 Western pari: 302 E lOOS, VERNAL Schedule of Events: 9:00 am welcome Featured Speaecer presentations 1 2 :00 pm Lunch Served Community panel Discussion 1:15 pm Poster Session 1:45 pm Student & Faculty Presentations S:3o PM Closing remarks All are welcome to attend this COMMUNITY RESEARCH CONFERENCE o jn c' KtJ LkCJ iiii ijrs UNIVERSITY uintahbasin.usu.eduubrc 435.722. 1 783 ASHLEY VALLEY HAS A HOUSING CRISIS! Can one person make a difference in helping to find solutions to this problem? YES!!!! Your opinion is critically important in resolving these housing problems! Elected officials in Uintah County, Vernal and Naples Cities are committed to finding solutions! You are cordially invited to participate in an open house to find solutions to the lack of affordable housing options for all persons and families in Ashley Valley! A public open housing will be held on April 23. 2008 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Western Park Convention Center 302 East 200 South. Vernal Please plan on attending this important open house, Thank You! |