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Show I MJiniah (Basin Thursday, November 13, 1980 13 Uintah Basin Standard RAMEX oil shale tests in Duchesne area RAMEX, a corporation based in Sandy, is in the process of developing a demonstration hole to test their as yet untried method of extracting oil from shale. While most of the speculation concerning oil shale exploration and extraction have centered hi Uintah County, the RAMEX project is being attempted in Duchesne County. The site of the experimental drilling and extraction is- in Avintaquin Canyon on the Bill Peatross farm. The process of extraction involves the application of extreme heat to the shale and then pumping out the liquid and gases. The well to the underlying shale has already been drilled and cased with only the and surface apparatus plumbing remaining to be completed. According to RAMEX vies president Larry Vance, the demo hole will be in operation before the end of the year with the first commercial well following successful completion of the Ken demo hole. Secretary-treasurYoung indicated that lab tests had with satisfactory been completed results. He said that RAMEX u optimistic about the outcome of the. demonstration hole. We are using this hole to experiment with our process and to perfect it, said Young. Patents are pending on the RAMEX process. Our process is different from all the others in that it works," said Young. "With most other heat extraction methods, there is communication, while ours is strictly a heat transfer situation. mix of Young said that a liquid and medium BTU gas would be the end product of the process. The major reason for the location of the RAMEX site is that it is on private land which eliminates the necessity for such "red tape problems as Environmental Impact Statements. On federal land we would be months or. years before we could produce a commercial well, said Vance, "here we could be producing commercially in a matter of weeks. ' Among those interested in the process is the country of Brazil and the California Energy Council. Vance estimates the cost of making a well operational at $5.5 million. He further estimates 55 full time employees at the site with each id at least five holes producing up to 200 barrels of liquid and 750,000 cubic feet of gas per aiy. Each well should produce for up to six years. Vance said that the demonstration hole is drilled to s depth of RAMEX is a public corporation with on the Salt Lake Stock Exchange u an stock. Dr. Dim Nielson, Chairman of the Utah Science Council, is the president id the company and the developer id the revolutionary process. "We are hopeful of a breakthrough on the extraction of o3 from shale, said Young. "Hopefully, by next February we will bis in er lf -- er . commercial production." BUSin ESS J BRIEFS J A 8 CHEVRON and SAND-VOID'- S AUTOMOTIVE, located at Main and Center Streets in Duchesne, have expanded service and new equipment to offer a wide range of automotive service. Sandvold specializes in high performance engine work. Steve Lott, owner and operator of J&S Chevron, offers full time mechanic services, wheel alighment, carburetin' repair, and much more. OBDimUCN OF SALT LAKE BISHOP St. Helen Catholics going to Salt Lake for ceremony Uintah Basin Catholics will join the faithful of file Salt Lake Diocese for the Ordination and Installation of William K. Weigand, priest of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho, appointed as the 7th Bishop of Salt Lake City by His Holiness Pope John Paul H. The Episcopal ordination and installation will be held Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Salt Palace Arena, Brit Lake City. The ordination will be conferred by Most Reverend J.R. Quinn, Archbishop of Most Reverend J.L. Federal, retiring Bishop of Salt Lake City, and Most Reverend Sylvester W. Treinen. wells shares listed hole-to-ho- le in-ho- le 285 feet. Commercial which will produce the maximum estimated will be some 8000 feet deep. SSI Immediately Mowing, a reception will be held in the Salt Palace Exhibition Hall for all friends and SHUMWAY 8 FOOD AND DRUG, formerly Wilkersons Food Mart, is open for business in Duchesne under new ownership. John Shumway him also assumed ownership of the service station, laundromat, and trader park located in the same block. - faithful. Mrs. Bertha Cueh and son Wade, Gusher, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tapoof and children, Fort Duchesne, have been chosen from all the faithful to present file Offertory Gifts st the Ordination Mass. A busload of faithful from St. James Parish, Vernal, will leave for Salt Lake City Monday afternoon.. Catholics of St. Helen Parish, Roosevelt, are making their own arrangements to attend the Ordination and Installation. S8 THIS IS WHERE HE STANDS IN Sheldon Robb, teacher at East Roosevelt elementary school, confers with Mrs. David Keddy during parent-teachmeetings held this week. Teachers make a MATH er special effort to inform parents as to their children's progress and particular needs. Parents must come to the school to pick up their children's report cards for the first quarter of the school year. Twelve contestants vie Two cars stolen, for Junior Miss title but not for long San-Franci- aco, Twelve young ladies will participate in the Roosevelt Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant Friday evening, Nov. 14, at 7:80 p.m. The pageant will be held in the Union high school auditorium. The winner of the Roosevelt pageant will be eligible to compete at the state level, and the state Junior Miss winner will travel to Altanta for America's Junior Miss Pageant. Miss Danna Gingell, 18, Myton, . to the stolen car. The investigation was directed by Tom Reynolds, Roosevelt City patrolman. Local law enforcement agencies came through with some very prompt service Sunday, when two Roosevelt businessmen reported automobile thefts from their respective locations. Larry Murray, Murray Motors, discovered early Sunday morning that a 1981 Pontiac Grand Prix had been stolen from his place of business. The perpetrator had forcibly entered the ' office, and, in addition to taking keys to the automobile, removed a radio belonging to a secretary of the firm. Murray said that he called police about 10 a.m. and by 11 a.m. the same day police reported the ear had been recovered in Craig, Cola, and that a juvenile had been apprehended. Accor ding to Roosevelt City Police Chief Gurr, two officers were dispatched Monday to return the juvenile to Roosevelt Murray said there was no damage Lewis . , Murphy Monday reported that a 1963 Chevrolet left for repair at his Savemore Service in Roosevelt, had been stolen during the early morning hours Sunday. About an hour after Murphy called police officers, the vehicle was located, apparently having been abandoned at the junction of U.S. Hwy. 40 with State Hwy. 88 between Roosevelt and Vernal. Murphy said the vehicle, owned by a customer, has not been returned to his place of business, but aa far as he knows, there was no damage to the automobile. Detective Jeff Stage was in charge iff the investigation iff the Savemore incident. . . therapist She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gibson. Miss Cathy Lin Zufelt plans on a career in music or art She says she likes to work with her hands and teach people. Her wide range of interests includes painting, tennis, computers, marching clinics, and crocheting. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry . plana to attend Dixie College or Utah State University. One iff fourteen children of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Gingell, Danna is a member iff the National Honor Society, of the yearbook, FHS president, and recipient of a State Superior Rating for dramatic reading in 1979-8Mias Tammy Kaye Hardy plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She has been working at the Duchesne County hospital for ten months. A Girls State participant last or 0. year, Tammy has taught piano for three years and is active in church projects. Mias Brenda Lee Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair J. Duncan, will perform a clarinet solo ns her talent in the Roosevelt pageant Kntation cooking, traveling, and sewing, and plans to attend Utah Technical College in Provo. Miss Mary Lou Mangan aspires to a career in file performing arte. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mangan, Roosevelt file petite has been a cheerleader and drill team officer, lettered in drama and forensics, participated in concert choir, and likes all kinds of music. Miss Shelly N. VanderKraats was born in Emporia, Kansas, and is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David VanderKraats. Shelly's favorite subjects are science, art photography and German. She hopes to attend Utah State University or Scrippa Institute, Zufelt California. She will offer a reading in German as her talent presentation. Miss Cathy Bartlett, 17, was born in Vernal and presently resides in Tridell. Cathy would like to pursue a career in business, and hopes to attend Ricks College or Snow College. She will sing and accompany herself on the guitar in the talent portion of the pageant She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bartlett Miss Allyson Kent plana to major in accounting at Utah State University. She has been junior class historian at Union high school, and a National Honor Society member for two years. Active in girls' athletics, Allyson also enjoys water skiing, snow skiing and a variety of other outdoor sports. Miss Drinda Kay Gibson will offer a vocal solo as her talent presentation in the Roosevelt Junior Miss pageant. She plans to attend Utah State University or Brigham Young University and aspires to be a physical Miss Beth Wagers, 17, Roosevelt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Morgan. Her favorite school subject is business, and she plans to pursue a career in business management She will attend Utah State University or Young Brigham Her University. Continued on page 15 RJHS Parents Day Nov. 13 Roosevelt junior high school's Parents Day will be held Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 am. The teachers will go to lunch from 1 to 1:45 p.m. This is the day that students stay home and parents visit teachers at school. All parents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to check their children's educational progress. Ross Ravings Ross Martin I L. Last Monday night a group of residents from Summer Hills subdivision in Roosevelt visited the City Council to offer a plea for street lighting in their area. Spokesman Lanny Rosa began to explain the reason why they needed the lights. "We have approximately 65 kids in that area," he offered, "and about 85 of them are under five years of age. Mayor Ralph ' Shields interrupted Lanny with a two-bloc- whose . was the For the many of you out there who have a negative minion of local government, I would suggest that you attend one iff the many meetings held by the cities and While all present were chuckling, one of the wittier of the mothers quipped, "Because we havent any lights. . Yvette Collett Danell Taylor Danna Gingell Allyson Kent Shelley VanderKraats Tammy Kaye Hardy Beth Wagers Brenda Lee Duncan Drinda Kay Gibson counties. If you are willing to dedicate an evening and to attend From "Crackpot from Jackpot: it ia bettor to fall onto your face than backwards because you can see where you are going. the entire meeting, you may gain a healthy knowledge of how local government works. Don't be afraid to ask questions, either. i At the recent Mosquito Abatement Board budget hearing, the of us were cramped into the that Mosquito Abate- ment in Duchesne County calls home. Although it was a cold night and the office opens directly to an unheated garage, a peaty fly did everything but disrupt file meeting. As Uie various personages assembled attempted to swat the little bug, the Idas struck mo that a largo agency purpose cousins. Remember those childhood rhymes about not stepping on ant because it might be someone's unde? I didn't feel too badly, however, I killed the fly with my pen. Please, no jokes about pens being mightier than awards. k simple, "How eome7" sole extermination of mosquitos was being attacked by one of its One iff the most frequent things heard from individual members of commissions and committees ia n that phrase, "But Ive only got one vote. I wish they wouldn't say that If wa all felt time-wor- ' that way we wouldn't have any reason to fight for what we believe in. He or she may onhr have one vote, but he or ahe u certainly capable of certain powers of persuasion. Cathy Bartlett Cathy Lin Zufelt lary Lou Mangan |