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Show The o O El O No. 8 68th Year Thursday February 19. li)Sl 20 1 'a ties Roosevelt, Utah 20 Cents Gusher man critical after hit-and-r- un William David Gray, 24, Gusher, waa the victim of a brutal incident last Monday night. According to Trooper Joe Bennett of the Utah Highway Patrol, Gray was either walking or riding his d on the right hand bicycle aide of Highway 40 about one-hamile east of Hilltop when he was struck by a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. east-boun- lf The incident occurred at about 9:15 p.m. Ernie Brown, Roosevelt, discovered the man and reported the injuries at 9:20 p.m. Gray suffered shattered ribs, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured kidney, and multiple fractures of the left arm. He was taken to the Duchesne County hospital by the Ute Tribe Ambulance. Doctors there worked to stabilize the man who was taken to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City by helicopter about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. As of press time. Gray was in critical condition at the intensive care unit of the Salt Lake City hospital. Trooper Bennett was able to Life-Flig- briefly talk to the man who indicated that he never heard the vehicle that hit him. There was no evidence at the scene save Gray's injuries. f Hit and run is a class 1 misdemean or. The U1IP is conducting an on going investigation. a. X 'VC? Trooper Bennett asks that anyone with information concerning the incident contact him through the Vernal Headquarters of the U11P in this area. Their numbers are 722 and 789 3111. clerk offered a complete description of the suspect and his vehicle, including the car's license plate number. Following the lead, Officer Dale Smith caught up with the described vehicle as it was erratically traveling east on Highway 40, finally stopping the car near Bottle Hollow The ... fine. He also indicated that Utah statute requires Ik XX Mr -- , jsL.-1- 7 , PP 1 I iS mL ' ' ' i. i-- J I - - i ' : , 1 - .." Vi the tniign p picked up for shoplifting, regardless of the value of the goods taken, will be fingerprinted and the arrest recorded as part of a permanent file on the offense. nL I.1-'-- - "I T,'. . - m is. $? t T-- it,?. 1 nXU r w jr i ir-r-h STANDARD wins awards continue to develop a water suppy, especially irrigation delivery systems. Water and Power Resources Service has completed preliminary cost studies for canal and lateral improvements in the Uintah Basin as part of the program to reduce salinity in the Colorado River. Public meetings have been scheduled for Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. in the Duchesne County Courthouse, Duchesne, and at 2 p.m. in the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center in Roosevelt. A special invitation is extended to large and small irrigation companies, because their systems will be discussed. All the public is invited to attend. Mils " . rzj'VA- 'XPTJ HJ ilL - ; Public meetings set on salinity cost studies Since 1974, the Water and Power Service (formerly the Resources Bureau of Reclamation) has been actively engaged in the date collection and analysis for the Uintah Basin Water Systems Improvement. Progress to date has included: (D Irrigation canal loss studies, (2) color infrared studies, (3) topographic and orthophoto mapping of canal reaches, (4) collection of surface and ground water quality data, and (5) analysis of proposed canal lining on salinity impacts. The overall goal of these investigations is to maintain lower Basin river salinity at or below 1972 levels, while areas such as the Uintah Basin V " : H mLTN. sUmScjZ? "5 suspects headed east u Highway 40. The Ute Tribal Police responded to a call from Illll and caught up with the vehicle, now with only two occupants, on the Whiterocks Road. The pursuit continued west on SR 121 toward Neola. The chase ended near Hayden after the suspect's vehicle had been traveling for some several miles on a Hat tire. Officer Conrad Reed of the Tribal Police arrested Troy Jenks, 20, Fort Duchesne, and llomer Gambler, 28, them with Orem, and rharged intoxication and theft. They will appear Indore Tribal Court. Officer Smith said that all three 7 1 1 incidents were cases of shoplifting, a Class R misdemeanor punishal;i I y up s.299 to six months in jail and up i ihal anyone t.f; . Friday the Thirteenth resort. Sgt. Dave Holmes investigated the scene of the crime. Billie Back, 27, Altamont, was arrested and charged with DUI and theft. He will appear before the Seventh Circuit Court in Roosevelt. At 1:38 a.m. on the same morning, the same clerk reported that two juvenile males had left the 711 without paying for a food item. While the clerk was phoning the RPD, two juvenile females, who apparently were attending the same function as the two juvenile males, overheard the conversation and reportedly contacted the suspects. Although Office Smith was given another good description of the suspects vehicle, he was unable to immediately locate it. While the search was going on, the suspects returned to the 1 and belatedly paid for the food item. Later that morning, at 3:43 a.m., the same clerk reported that a vehicle carrying four men had tanked up with $15.58 worth of gasoline and peeled out of the stall without paying. The v .s Crime does not pay on The dreaded Friday the thirteenth got an early start in Roosevelt. Three incidents which occurred at a convenience store in early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 13, point out the relative futility of attempting to shoplift from such establishments. None of the three situations involved more than petty thievery, yet all were resolved through the diligent efforts of the store's clerk and the responsive action of Roosevelt Police Department officers. At 12:40 a.m. the clerk at the Roosevelt 1 store reported that a customer had left the premises after allegedly failing to purchase a food item which the suspect reportedly ate at the store. ' ' 715 West 2nd North in Roosevelt last Tuesday destroyed the storage building and most of its contents. The shed was owned by Cliff Casto. Fire Chief Burke Eldredge said that the fire was apparently started by children playing with SHED Several awards wen garnered hv the UINTAH BASIN STANDARD at last week's Utah Press Association Convention in Salt Lake City. The annual convention is designed to offer publishers and staffs of the various weekly Utah newspapers an opportunity to meet together and share ideas. This year Governor Scott Matheson was featured at a Friday afternoon meeting. Several workshops were presented by distinguished newspaper people from outside the slate as well as from local journalists. The STANDARD was in competition with 14 other newspapers which have a circulation of at least 3,(811. Awards won included two second FIRE-- at and one third place. In the iicst Front Page category, the STANDARD won second place. pun-e- Two fronts were considered in the competition with the weeks of April 7 and August 4 of last year the random selections. Iri the "Rest News Story category, tin; STANDARD won another second place. Publisher Kevin Ashby chose tinentry from the Kept. 11, 1980 paper entitled: Water and sewer bills confuse angry customers. The story - fire. Here Ed Richman, one of eleven Roosevelt Fire Department volunteers is hose. shown with an Mrs. Casto said that the loss was minimal. Mr. Casto, a RFD volunteer, was out of town when the fire occurred. detailed problems with new utility rale schedules and procedures hy Roosevelt City. The story was written by L. Ross Martin. In the Best Column category, the STANDARD took third place. Speak softly and carry a sharp pen was t he entry. Three consecutive columns were required to enter. The weeks of Aug. 14 through Sept. 4 were selected. Speak softly and carry a sharp Ross Ravings) was pen" (now written by L. Ross Martin. X s, . 'A WEATHER You Said offer further proof that people are human, too, there were several small errors in last week' STANDARD. F'rsi, in a story titled Co-odisconnecls Beehive Telephone," it was reported that I.arry Ross is the son of Loryn Ross. In actuality the two nien are brothers. Second, the headline of a story concerning a building to lx- - cons' ruried in Duchesne was in error. Rather than reading Duchesne City plans multipurpose building," it should have read, Duchesne County multi purpose building for plans Duchesne. Third, and last, but nut least, in a s'orv concerning the Altamont budget hearing, Altamont town meeting held to discuss 1981 82 budget, there was a quote attributed to Verna Allred in which she called the Altonah Cemetery an "eyesore." The implication it was intended to reflect w&s the problem with litter and loitering at the cemetery, not that the cemetery had neglected by those who have worked long hours in beautifying the To It!!! riewsp.-tpe- p . Once again it's time for another edition of You said it!". This week our roving was in Duchesne. Although most of the talk in the county seat these days is about the high school wrestling team and their state championship, we asked the question: "Why do you enjoy living in Duchesne?" Our sampling was made at several businesses along the main drag in Duchesne City. We found that the people talked to liked the rural town atmosphere and the proximity to many recreational opportunities. We think that the residents of Duchesne feel pretty good about their city. Why? Because "You aid it!" r . multi-purpos- photo-journali- . a ri; . V, .A . "I'm not lost in the crowd," said Linda Swenson, "And my kids are safe here." Linda had one of the most interesting comments when she said, "I like Duchesne for its size, which is the same reason like it." I sometimes don't "We have just about everything here that one needs," says Dwayne Mecham about Duchesne. "It's small and close to fishing and hunting," he continued, "However, woflld like to see it grow." I Lifelong resident Neva Rasmussen suggested that her love for Duchesnemight be explained by the fact that "I have never known any different. She really enjoys he town and feels that "I don't know of anywhere could go and do better." I High school junior, Steven Sleight likes "oil the hunting and fishing that's available." The young man also said that he enjoys the high school in Duchesne. He didn't say a word about the wrestlers. e lx-e- n facility. We stand corrected on of error. three counts |