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Show friyjriarTAfr'iigiirlh1n pr-- OgMagi 1 2 Vernal Expr8fldvertlser Wednesday, October 16, 1985 Assault counsel appointed Seventh District Court Judge Davidson has appointed Attorney Robert Faust to represent a Vernal man charged with assaulting a prisoner while in the jail and damaging jail property. The charges were brought against Mark Hudspitch following a Sept. 25 incident in the old jail. The assault charge is a first degree felony and damaging jail property is a third degree felony. Hudspitch originally waived his right to a preliminary hearing and agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges of second degree felony assault and a misdemeanor charge of U.S. Provides Food States provides just United The under 30 percent of the food donated by western nations who are members of the Development Assistance Committee of the International Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. France donated 14.3 percent, Germany 11.3 percent and the United Kingdom supplied 6.4 percent. TEMPERATURES damaging jail property. Hudspitch entered a no contest plea to second degree felony assault in district rourt on Tuesday morning, but changed his plea later the same afternoon. Because of Hudspitchs desire to change his plea Judge Davidson referred the case back to circuit court. A preliminary hearing will now be set in the case. . customers can reduce their monthly electric bills UP&L By Traci Menke Express News Writer number of people are concerned about their rising electric bills particularly when cold weather approaches but few realize that they play an important role in bringing the cost down. Some of the increases in electricity bills are going up because of inflation. Monthly bills can be reduced, however, by being an energy conscience consumer. Consumers need to realize that they have control over where they spend their electrical dollars and how much they will spend each month. Electricity is billed to customers per kilowatt hour (KWH). A kilowatt is 1000 watts of electricity delivered to a home for one hour. Currently a kilowatt hour costs consumers approximately $.08. In an effort to help customers reduce their electric bills, Utah Power and Light (UP&L) in Vernal has an Energy Consultant, Leah Osiek. Mrs. Osiek meets with customers on an appointment basis to review their heeds and offer advice on how to reduce monthly bills. Prior to going to a customers home she will send out a package containing written materials on electrical power, how much wattage everyday appliances and household items use, and tips on bringing bills down. Mrs. Osiek will also prepare a computer readout on the amount of electricity that has been used since installing their meter. The readout includes information on the average amount of wattage used during the month and the number of days included in the billing period. A One of the first things Mrs. Osiek goes over with consumers is how to read the meter, which is more complicated than it sounds. The four and five dial meters which are used by UP&L for residential customers must be read from right to left. The meter reading is made up of one number from each dial. When the pointer is between two numbers, the number it has passed (the lower number) is the one that is recorded on the bill. After reading a meter, Mrs. Osiek will determine the average number of kilowatt hours that a family is currently using. Weather and climate often play a major role in how much wattage is used. She makes a list of every item in the home that uses electricity and the average monthly cost of each item. The estimates are based on statistics complied by UP&Ls main office. Utah Power and Light estimates that aside from electrical heat, the water heater is one of most costly electrical appliance in the home. Based on a family of four a hot water heater will use an average of 500 KWHs per month and will cost approximately $40. Waterbeds can also be a costly item to operate. On the other end of the scale an electric clock that is on continuously will cost about $.12 per month. Other appliances that are relatively low in cost to operate are radios, curling irons, and hair dryers. After assessing monthly charges heater at 80 degrees, a waterbed will cost approximately $10.80 per month. If a waterbed is not well covered with bedding, the energy use will be up to 40 percent higher. Extra insulation, such as foam insulation or heavy bedding can lower costs. Mrs. Osiek will give customers advice on reducing their bills. One of the best ways monthly bills can be reduced is by purchasing a blanket for a hot water heater. Customers can save up to $30 each year on their bill. Mrs. Osiek explained that without a blanket the water heater has a dual role to play by not only heating up the water, but heating up the room where it is located. Bills can also be reduced by turning the temperature down on the heater. With a dishwasher in the home the heat can be reduced to 140 degrees and to 120 degrees where there is no dishwasher. Another money saving tip is to allow dishes washed in the dishwash to dry by air. Using a dishwasher once a day with the drying cycle will cost about $2.60 a month. Without the drying cycle the cost is only $1.36 a month. The energy profile conducted by Mrs. Osiek is available free of charge to customers. Mrs. Osiek offers a professional service that is beneficial to customers. For more information on helping your home to become energy efficient contact Mrs. Osiek Waterbeds using a typical thermostatically controlled heater will use a variable amount of electricity depending on the temperature of the bed as well as the temperature of the room. With a room temperature of 60 degrees and the 400-wa- tt at 789-136- conference sponsored by the Utah Innovation Foundation to discuss the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs of grants and federal assistance will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Triad Salt Lake Sheraton Hotel beginning at 1 p.m. Over $1 billion in seed monies are available for the commercialization of technology. Through those programs the Federal Government awards research grants to small or emerging businesses for product development, research, and commercial production. By law, Federal agencies with research budgets over $100 million must set aside six percent (6) for small business. More than $1 billion in grants will be awarded through the SBIR programs. As much as $50,000 for research and development may be awarded to successful applicants. Follow-u- p funding of as much as $500,000 for commercial production may be available. In addition to the federal grants program, the Utah Technology Finance Corporation has established the Small Business Innovation Program (SBIP) to award as much as $50,000 to Utah applicants with promising technology-base- d proposals. Up to $1 million has been provided for research grants over the next year. The conference will focus on four areas. First, an overview of the programs; second, a practical How to fill in the blanks, and apply panel discussion; third, review of how to leverage and keep track of the funds and conform with government accounting requirements; and lastly, a panel discussion from local SBIRSBIP award winners highlighting their experiences with the grants and how important they can be for a new company. Utah has repeatedly ranked as one of the top SBIR grant awardwinning states. The conference will be of primary benefit to inventors, university A half-da- y LEAH OSIEK, energy consultant for UP&L, explains that the hot water heater contributes a large cost of monthly electric bills. The hot water heater can be turned down or a blanket can be added to reduce bills. 15 million HERMAN E ft PE-W- E VIC AVi xiuiH m&m mm po O (SI vft fin Starts Friday - 7:30 Till & 9:15 CINEMAS THEATRE i Starts at 7:15 & 9:00 COBUIZANDO VjjO Arnold Schwarzenegger Tl Somewhere, somehow, someone's going to pay. f V l dBS??!, (1 A panel discussion of local SBIR grant winners will offer practical guidelines. The panel will consist of Dr. Alan Grahn, President of Bonneville Scientific; Sam Sparks, Project Manager of Technical Research E Starts at 7:30 & 9:10 Stephen Kings Associates; Russ Rosander, Controller of Terra Tek, Inc. ; and Michael Alder, Founder and Vice Chairman of NPI. All are multiple award winners. Silver Bullet Rated R Starts at 7:40 One show nightly 7fip JOURNEY' NattyGamr, Starts at 9:25 One Show Nightly dition to the Regional Matching Funds Program, these monies are spent primarily to promote rural Utah as a whole and to attract new industry to rural locations. ING MM4MOUNT Movietime Video In Program goals include creating 1,500 jobs jduring next year and stimulating $3,000,000 of private the lobby at the Tri New Arrivals Weekly Show Information investment. 789-613- 9 Ms Tnnm to get ready for a woodburning winter. We offer prompt, courteous, basinwide cleaning service for fireplaces, woodstoves and fireplace inserts. CHIMNEYS WEST Chimney Sweep Service 789-529- 7 - Vemai - 722-994- 2 Roosevelt BCM-lifi-t The First Division Winners of the Country Comfort Baby Pageant LEAH OSIEK explains a monthly bill to Jaree Ford. Mrs. Osiek also goes over how much it costs the Fords to operate appliances in their home. 6-1- $500 OFF Mountain Jeans & Bibs "X'- tv i 24 Months i7 5 DOORS NORTH OF CHRISTENSENS -- Keith Hausman Kara Sue Warley Joshua Earl Massey Crystal Lynn Hansen - 3 Years Judging for the Second Division will be held October 19th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Hey Parents - Didnt have time to look around? Jim offers this special... Any purchase over $250 will receive a 15 discount! Stores. IN VERNAL 23 Months Matthew Mulvey Kelsi Jewel Goodwin Chelsi Marie Thomas Good until October 19 at the Vernal or Roosevlet Kathy Ross, left and Polly Olsen, right, owner o The Clothes Garden. - Daniel Richard Guffey $25.00 or more purchase IW V 12 Months 1 Amy Danielle Smith Dominic Franz Muth Megan Marie Mecham Rocky $2999 It affects Announces... $1499 Dresses serious. Americans, most of them women. Osteoporosis actually begins0 much earlier in life. Yet it tends to progress unnoticed until fractures occur. al BEBtflUBC "Coupon $1499 Osteoporosis and You, an informative slide presentation, which has been developed by the Dairy Council as an educational service for all ages, will be held at the Golden Age Center on Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m. The program takes a close look at this bone disease how it develops, whos at risk and how it can be prevented. Osteoporosis, sometimes called brittle bone disease, is economic development professionals, grant writers and accountants, attorneys and bankers with technology-base- d clients. If a person has an exciting technology based idea or new product under development, they should attend. The conference is sponsored by Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the Utah Innovation Foundation, the Utah Small Business Development Center, the Small Business Administration and the Utah Techonology Finance Corporation. A fee of $50 includes all conference materials. Grant application forms will be available on site and individual help and advice will be available at a reception following the conference. R. Kent Moon, Director of the Small Business Administration, will provide an overview of the SBIR programs; Grant Cannon, Executive Director of the Utah Technology Finance Corporation will discuss state programs; Michael B. Malan, Senior Consultant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, will discuss SBIR grants as a source of capital; Gregg Goodwin, a consultant with the Utah Innovation Foundation, will discuss the preparation of proposals for funding consideration; Barry A. Erickson, a Deloitte Haskins & Sells partner, will discuss the preparation of business plans and the management of SBIR funds; and Kumen Davis, State Executive Director of the Utah Small Business Innova-tionProposal procedures. Pin-noc- Stirrup Pants of Tops bone disease research facilty, entrepreneurs, The Utah State Division of Business and Economic Development has implemented a program which focuses on the economic development needs of rural Utah. The newly developed Rural Development Program emphasizes the importance of a closely knit partnership between state, regional and local economic development agencies as well as with the business community. A key element in this partnership is the $150,000 Regional Matching Funds Program. This program provides funds to the various regions for promotional efforts. These funds must be matched with local funds. The match shows local commitment and encourages a cooperative approach toward economic development. Utahs rural economic development interests are reflected not only in the program goals, but also in the composition of its staff and officials. For example, the Utah Economic Development Boards Rural Subcommittee is chaired by Mayor Amoir Deuel of Mt. Pleasant and includes Harold Lyman, Job Service, Blanding; Ed Gossner, k businessman, Logan; and Hugh whose LDS church assignments include the areas covered by the rural development program. In addition, program director Ed Meyer comes from a background of rural Utah city administration. The Rural Development Program is funded with a $365,000 appropriation from the Utah State Legislature. In ad CLOTHES GARDENS MOVED? $1995 inform public on Program targets economic development in rural Utah DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE Assortment Presentation to Conference on small business ventures planned J Coupon 182 East 100 South - Vernal, Utah - 789-728- 6 - Mon. Sat. 9 am - 8 pm vJ i i J )h n , Oim Huii n Am ilti'miffniii w Ihm iiftim, Ah ,, An p, w ,.,1 - r t n, |
