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Show frj ji pi 0 'j)P '1 fwrp' 0 0i IKfPMpnP)M jn The 0 ' Area-Wid- e Week in Review fee . . . dump Mandatory are still exploring lawmakers Carbon Price County available alternatives to bring the county into compliance with unfunded state and federal solid waste solid waste management mandates. "We are garbage collection as a possible considering mandatory county-wid- e Bill Krompel. Carbon Commissioner solution to the problem," said a waste disposal agreement with East has already entered into Carbon Development Corp. which will accept appropriate county waste at a rate of $2.25 per ton, for disposal in its 2,400-acr- c disposal facility near East Carbon City. Price non-hazardo- us Sun-Advoca- te school shortfall . . . Major to a packed crowd last week, the Uintah Vernal As it played School Board learned it has come to the end of its financial rope. Finance ad hoc committee chairman Irvin Haws told the Board they presently have a $275,000 budget shortfall and unless they acquire an alternate funding source by next spring, they will be forced to make cuts in educational staffing and programs. The committee was formed shortly after a voted leeway measure failed last fall. The committee is considering recommending a central purchasing school week in order to cut the amount warehouse, and a four-da- y necessary to cover the shortfall. The committee noted that the four day school week has had minimal success in other Utah districts. Vernal Express The hogs are coming . swine on a Delta Ground . . large production facility near breaking Milford took place this week, featuring a number of dignitaries including Gov. Mike Leavitt. The rites marked the construction of a multi-sit- e prototype farm complex. This initial complex is the pilot a large integrated venture by Smithfield Foods, Inc. of of phase and Carroll's Foods, Murphy Farms, Prestige Farms, all of Virginia North Carolina. The partners include three of the four largest producers of pork in the Unites States. The group will first construct a cluster of three farms as a demonstration unit. Breeding stock will be raised on these three farms from farrowing to adult hogs. The other two farms in the pilot phase will be 2400 sow farrowing units. The companies will seek contracts with local farmers to raise the animals produced at the farrowing farms. The $9.4 million project is expected to involve 80 people in construction, and 40 permanent workers when it is completed. Millard County Chronicle-Progres- s out of money ... Countys $120,000 revenue Manti County is confronting a Sanpete shortfall in its 1993 budget as it prepares its 1994 fiscal year budget. In fact, the revenue shortfall could approach $130,000, one commissioner said. The shortage occurred when the county did not get to house the number of state prisoners it previously had housed at the county jail. And for another reason, because the payment on delinquent property taxes was below the estimate. Sanpete has heretofore had a budget surplus at the beginning of a new year. The Manti Messenger . . . Sheriff takes a hit Law Roosevelt Administrative Judge J. Francis Valerga has to recommended Police Officers Standards and Training that Duchesne County Sheriff Rick Harrison's certification be suspended for two years. The recommendation will be acted on on Nov. 22. "His misrepresentation of the truth betrayed the trust placed in him by the residents of Duchesne County and damaged the honor and reputation of all peace officers," said Judge Valerga. "His misconduct is exacerbated by the fact that as a public elected official and the most visible peace officer in Duchesne County, he has disrupted, diminished and jeopardized the public trust and fidelity in law enforcement." In May, Sheriff Harrison pleaded guilty to and was convicted of misdemeanor charges for falsifying records filed for three automatic rifles he bought for a friend. The Uintah Basin Standard that easily Cant withdraw Former now Congressman Wayne Owens from to its withdraw effort the in Millard County representing Central Utah Project, tried to get a quick exit for the county in Washington, but it didn't work. In fact, Owens' proposal to gain a withdrawal for Millard County from the Central Utah Project before public hearings are held has caused the District to pass a resolution barring the District from striking a financial settlement with either Millard or Sevier Counties prior to the public hearings which won't be scheduled until late November. Richfield, (D-Uta- W gflfrpppftilUfrOq Thursday, November 4, Times-lndepende- 1993-- B1 Lodging guide update coming for Council The Grand County Travel Council is updating both the Lodging and Campground Guide and the Tour and Recreation Guide for Moab and Green River, Utah. Forms have been mailed to those currently listed in both brochures. If you have not received this information, or if you are a new business, forms are available at the Travel Council administrative office, 210 North 100 West, Moab, Utah. If you would like them mailed to you, please call If you have questions or need help filling out your forms, please drop by the office or give Sherrie a call at We will be happy to assist you in any way we can. In order to have the guides printed and ready for distribution by 1994. ALL forms must be turned in to the Travel Council by November 15, 1993. Any forms turned in after that date run the risk of not being included in the 1994 guides. 259-882- 259-882- 5. 5. mid-Januar- y, New members invited by Seekhaven Seekhaven is presently interested in filling vacancies on the Board of Directors, in broadening the base of the Advisory Board, and in recruiting shelter volunteers. Anyone interested in applying for one of these positions may wish to attend the joint Board of DirectorsAdvisory Board Meeting scheduled for Monday November 8, 1993 at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 450 East 100 North, Moab, Utah. This open meeting will provide an opportunity to meet members of both boards as well as shelter staff members, and to hear a business meeting and short program dealing with domestic in Moab and Seekhaven's efforts to alleviate these problems. If you would like to attend, please call Seekhaven at 259-222- CO-E- D 9. VOLLEYBALL Interested in playing co-e- d volleyball? Come to the Middle School gym Wednesday night (Nov. 3, 10, or 17) for practice and to organize teams. We still need more people and teams! Throe boys pose with a Colorado squawfish they caught in the Green River in the early 1920s. Colorado squawfish once grew to nearly 6 feet long in the Colorado River Basin and were called "white salmon" by early settlers. Now endangered, these fish were found nowhere else in the world. Historic Colo, squawfish made thrilling catch, anglers said In the early 1900s landing Colorado squawfish estimated at 20 to 80 pounds gave some anglers the thrill of a lifetime, according to a research document released this week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "I pitched that green frog out there and this (Colorado squawfish) hit it, just about straight across, and he ran down that fast water, riffles, and took out about 200 feet of line before I turned him around," the report quotes Maybell, Colo., resident Gene Bittler as saying. "It was one of the most thrilling fish I ever caught if you want to know the truth." The report, "Historical accounts of upper Colorado River Basin endangered fish," is based on more than 100 interviews conducted last year with senior citizens in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Written by Fred Quartarone, who worked for the Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River, the document includes historic photos of the fish as well as residents' first-han- d accounts of catching, and razorback suckers also were consumed, but reportedly were bonier. "I know those bonetails (referring to all chubs) aren't edible because I tried to eat one when I was a kid, and cooking and eating the Colorado squawfish, humpback chub, bonytail chub and razorback sucker. Anglers reported catching voracious Colorado squawfish on everything from swallows and mice to earthworms and chunks of chicken or rabbit. Time Merchant of Green River, Wyo., said his grandfather caught squawfish using chicken parts to bait multiple hooks on a clothesline. His grandfather tied the line to the bumper of his truck and waited. "When (the line) went tight, they'd just back the truck up and drag those fish out on the bank," Merchant said. "They were as big as a junior high school kid, 90 pounds. That's a big fish." Anglers told of Colorado squawfish that were up to 5 feet long and 80 or more pounds; most recalled squawfish to range of 20 to 40 they're absolutely sickening," Merchant said. "There's about 2 million bines in each of them." But Tom Hastings of Green River, Utah, recalled a trapper who regularly ate razorback suckers. "He'd catch those suckers and eat the. I don't know how they fixed them, but they thought they were better than catfish," Hastings said. Several seniors compared the taste of Colorado squawfish to salmon. "Gut them and chunk them and put them in quart jars, pressure cook them. Damn, they made salmon taste bad. said Lyndon Granat of Palisade, Colo. Seniors recounted both positive and negative attitudes toward the fish. As Don Hatch of Vernal, Utah explained, "When you grow up and all your life you've been told they are just trash fish, its hard to get over that feeling. Of course they're valuable, of course they're endangered so that's the reason you should take care of the. We know now." pounds. Many of the seniors said they used Colorado squawfish for food, espe- cially during the Depression. Humpback chubs, bonytail chubs Moab mayor testified in D.C. Local leaders from mining communities across the West joined with on Senator Larry Craig (R-Imake a Hill to strong Capitol today and emotional appeal to lawmakers to oppose the economically devastating provisions of H.R. 322. "These folks are fighting to protect the future of every man, woman and child they represent back home and I for one wholeheartedly support their plea for fair and reasonable treatment," remarked Sen. Craig. "I call on my colleagues in the Congress to shed some sensible light on this issue and enact responsible mining law reform," Craig added. "We're here to tell our members of Congress that we oppose H R. 322 and its measures that would devastate g of hundreds the economic communities of mining throughout well-bein- Anglers used several different names for each fish, sometimes making identification difficult. For example, Colorado squawfish commonly were called "whitefish," as "Questa is a mere shell of the community it once was when the the country," said Elizabeth Brown, mayor of Republic Washington. Brown continued, "Provisions contained !h H.R. 322 would eventually force the closure of productive mines in Republic, throw hundreds of hardworking Americans out of work, and cripple the local economy." "Towns like Globe (Arizona), Troy (Montana) and Elko (Nevada) are on the front line of this debate and we will suffer the most from punitive taxation and overregula-tion,- " remarked Elko mayor Jim Polkinghorne. "Hardrock mining represents the backbone of our communities and any measure that curtails or eliminates mining activity will result in severe economic hardships for all of us. "Were fighting for our economic livelihood our very existence," added -- MolyCorp mine was operating," said Lawrence Gallegos, mayor well as "white salmon," "Colorado of River salmon" and "landlocked Questa, New Mexico. Gallegos continued, "Since the mine closed, Questa has become a virtual ghost town as other small businesses, that depended on the mine, also closed. My town is living proof of what can happen to a thriving mining community when its lifeblood is shut off." The group of a nearly dozen local leaders came to Washington, D.C. from mining towns in Arizona, salmon." Looking at a razorback sucker photo. Bill Allen of Vernal, Utah, showed how confusing the identification process was back the. "Now that was the humpback," he said. "We'd still call them roundtail, but we call them humpback round-tail- s. . . .squawfish. . .kind of a humpback squawfish sucker." Quartarone used photos and detailed descriptions to verify which fish the seniors were referring to. The report also covers seniors' recollections about the fishes' decline. Dams changed the river habitat, they said. The fish swam into irrigation ditches and become trapped or were flushed onto fields. Some squawfish were found dead with catfish lodged in their mouths, reportedly because barbs on the catfish punctured the squawfish's insides and And the chemical killed the. rotenone was used to reduce native fish populations and make way for non-natiin and upsport-fis- h stream of Flaming Gorge and Navajo reservoirs. The Recovery Program is a three-stat- Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and South Dakota, with their Each met Washington. members of Congress to respective ask for their congressional support of fair and responsible mining law reform. Polkinghorne. The Richfield Reaper Missed ISTEA funding ... will most Colo. Montezuma Cortez, likely miss out on County some $300,000 in highway enhancement funds provided to the Southwest Regional Transportation Planning Commission by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Two proposals from within the county were submitted to the commission for enhancement money, but both ranked low on a list of eight proposals prioritized by the commission. The two projects that did not make the cut were a $52,000 application for improvements to the Mancos Visitor Center and surrounding roadway, and an application for $241,000 to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe that would have provided a lighted bicycle path between Towaoc and the commercial center around the Ute Mountain Casino. e, multi-participa- program nt aimed at recovering endangered fish while providing for future water development. Pheasant hunt opens here Saturday The Pheasant hunt opens The Cortez Sentinel 1993 Saturday, Nov. 6. Although the overall pheasant count is down throughout Utah, pheasant chick are a hazard . . . Shingles Local builders and the Park Park City Fire District are City of wood shingles on over use the at themselves loggerheads finding residences in the wild land fire zones. Park City Fire Chief Kelly Gee is worried about fire hazards and builders are concerned about aesthetics. Areas of particular concern include the Silver Lake area of Deer Valley and Iron Canyon. Gee said his concerens were intensified after the fire two summers ago in a wooded summer home above Midway. "We witnessed how fast a fire spreads up and down hills. It was phenomenal." He said that a fire in Iron Canyon that was not aggressively contained would damage every home in that exclusive residential area. The City is studying an ordinance which would require shingles over wood shingles. The Park Record fire-retarde- nt wThS' ST f Mfb' iS populations are up in some areas. In fact, according to upland game biologist Dean Mitchell, production is the best in the last ten years.' But you'll have to be persistent to find them. The best areas this year will be the Cache Valley, Uintah Basin, Delta, and Utah County around Utah Lake. Another option for hunters is rnCd by Senalor Urry posted hunting units. Private Crai8 (standing) at a press conference in to oppose law urge reform legislation in the House which would mining discourage mining companies from returning to the Moab area. Along with Stocks and Craig is Lawrence Gallegos, mayor of Questo, N.M. Mayor Stocks was one of eleven and other elected officials from mayors small mining towns throughout the west who were in D.C. making personal visits to members of their congressional delegations to encourage them to support the Senate bill. R-I- D landowners permit hunters to work these fields if they get permission. Also, try some of the Division's wildlife management areas like the new Bud Phelps area near Logan. i n I if rf rfi rt'i rf ' - -- -- |