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Show Editorial Standard dJJintah IBasin What direction will the Extension Center take? Change in never easy to unept, but change can come much easier when one is or prepared and has alternatives facis of the The issue change replacements. ing the educational environment of the Uintah Basin, and how we manage, or fail to manage, will depend greatly on a decision to be made shortly. Dr. Vamell Bench, Administrator of the Utah State University Extension Center here in the Uintah Basin, has accepted a position to teach in Somalia. With his accpetance of that position, a void is left at the Extension Center. We, as users of the institution, should make our voices heard for two reasons. The first of these is to thank Dr. Bench for the work he has accomplished since his arrival in 1975. He has shown an unselfish willingness to carry forward the causes of education and has fought to increase the awareness of the programs offered. Through his dedication to the Extension Center, and more importantly it's students. Dr. Bench has improved the lives of many students by offering them additional educational benefits. Dr. Bench, we thank you and wish you luckl However, with his decision to leave Roosevelt, Basin residents now have another concern to deal with. That of his replacement. We realize there are many qualified professionals who can do the job, but the job requires more than just ability. There is a great difference between administering programs on Campus and here at the Center. The job in the Basin requires a great deal of determination and willingness to fight to the secure the various programs. Dr. Bench pointed out the often times the Deans of the colleges on campus don't feel a program should be sent to the center, even though there may be an in- terest in it. When a situation such as this arises, the head administrator at the USUEC must fight T for the center's programs. However, he should never fight alone. The services offered by the Extension Center are an important aspect of the community, and residents need to insure that there is no decrease in the services offered. The job of filling Dr. Bench's position will not be an easy task, for when an individual has put forth as much effort as he, second best will not do. We as residents for the Basin need to let those in the position of selecting the new Extension Center Administrator know that we demand someone with the same kind of drive and caring attitude. We can only hope that a decision will be made to place someone in the position who has a desire to serve the area and not just a need to further his career: Although the position can accomplish this, we deserve an administrator at the Center who will be here for serveral years, thereby allowing him to come to know and appreciate the people and what needs they so deperately desire to satisfy. Dr. Bench last week commented that the educational enviroment in the Uintah Basin is one of the strongest he has ever seen. He said that people here seem to have a real "thirst" for educational advancement and the opportunities that advancement can bring. What a shame it would be to stray from our commitment to education. The USU Extension Center has provided a viable service since opening it's doors in 1967. However, those services will not continue on their own. They require work, and not just from the staff and administration of Utah State University. The Extension Center is there for our use. The classes are offered for our benefit. We must take the initiative and contact the University and voice our concerns regarding their choice for Dr. Bench's replacement. We have a good thing, but that does not mean it will always be there! Get informed by reading Monday i light another group of citizens met with the Roosevelt City Council in an effort to convince the City Council that zoning for land surrrounding their homes should not be changed to allow mobile homes, or housing that would permit up to 1 8 units per acre. The same concerns have been voiced before to the council and the county commissioners who are plagued with growing pain decisions. To be more specific, here are a few of the concerns: The developer is not interested in any of us living here, but in profits only. He is somebody that lives outside the area, buys up the land and then rezones it to fit his needs, not even asking the adjacent lot owners of their concerns. At times there are not enough roads to handle the proposed traffic and population new subdivisions would create. Developers want to put in only something that will produce profits to them not really goring about the impact to area residents by attracting transient people. The STANDARD feels that elected officials have a tremendous burden in deciding on the wheres and whens of future development. It needs to be pointed out that before any zoning changes comes into existence, the planning and zoning committee meets and makes recomendations to the council. The next step is a public hearing and an advertis-meof such in the STANDARD. nt HfflW 0 5H0h tfXIlHg REASON BEHIND OUR NO) , POSTHGB RfttEHIKE... Ip V0UWI5H, Ml SUPERVISOR After the public hearing, the council can decide on the proposed zone change with the information they have or table the matter pending more imput from residents and developers. How informed is the public and where is this information availible? The STANDARD is concerned about these questions as they are raised by residents who complained they has no prior notice of the zone changes or proposed subdivisions. We urge all our readers to stay abreast of city and county transactions by reading the minutes of the various government entities in the STANDARD. By law the only notification of public meetings required by the cities and counties is a notice placed in the STANDARD'S "Public Notice" column. The STANDARD is concerned about the future for the Basin and the effects of government decisions on existing homes and developments. We are weighted with the responsibility to provide our readers with all the information that time and space allows to make growing as easy and tolerable as possible. We hope that you, too, will feel the responsibility by reading what is available to you and step forward and become involved by giving input to the elected officials we have. If everyone would get involved, the decisions of "trailer courts or apartment complexes" that nobody wants in their back yards could be make more smoothly. Restroom filth shows peiversion Letters Chance to help one of our own Dear Editor: It often happens, when someone has special needs, that the rich can afford it..and the poor can get it free. Those in the middle often have a very hard time. Such is the case with a family in our community. Last summer, Walt Bonny and Ron Asay were in an automobile accident that left Mr. Asay severly handicapped. Mr. and Mrs. Bonny have undertaken to provide a home, and care, for Mr. Asay, who is their his wife, and the couples infant The family needs to add a room son-in-la- You are cordially invited to participate in a neighborto-neighbo- r project to provide this assistance. Already, men of the Bridgeland Ward have volunteered their labor with the construction: Goods peed Irrigation and Supply has offered a septic tank at a drastically reduced price: St Helen Catholic Church is donating the meat for a benefit barbecue, to be handled by the Myton Lions Club. If you would like to make a cash donation; volunteer some of your time to help with construction: donate building materials; or participate in some manner of your own choosing, call Bishop Ron Peatross at or me, at (after 5 p.m.) and add your name to the list of friends and neighbors who wish to help. It has been said that if everyone would take care of his own, there would be considerably less need for public assistance. This family is our own...Mr. and Mrs. Bonny have long been employed in the Duchesne County School District And Mr. and Mrs. Assy attended school with many of our young adults. Mr. Assys parents are respected members of this community of long standing. Be a good friend and neighbor.. .offer 646-824- 722-304- 5 to help! THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD A Consolidation of the Roosevelt Standard and Uintah Basin Record Published Weekly at Roosevelt, Utah 8406- 6- P.O. Box 1 88 Second-Clas- s Postage paid at Roosevelt, Utah (USPS M Subscription Rates: One Year, $9.00 -- Two Years, $16.00-Pa- id in Advance AAARK E. IBACH JOAN Z. CROZIER PUBLISHER EDITOR . . 646-328IDA HORROCKS. ARCADIA TEINTHA RASMUSSEN, BAUARD722-487- 5 454-318- 3 GARDA SEELEY, BLUEBELL . ... all people passing see or at least ever Roosevelt through remember. We feel that Roosevelt Gty should put some effort into the cleaning up and maintance of the rest rooms at the road side park, or shut the door. CORRECTION! An error was made in last weeks STANDARD, which referred to Bob Sheedy as a City Councilman in Ballard. He isnt. The article dealt with the proposal by Woodbury, Brown and Schmutz to build a shopping plaza in Ballard. Mr. Sheedy, a member of the Ballard Planning and Zoning Board, was contacted because of his input at the meeting, which was recorded in the City minutes. Sheedy was attending the meeting as a concerned citizen only, and any reference made to him as a councilman is erroneous. Any comments of Sheedys printed in the STANDARD are his and not necessarily those of the Ballard City Council. Phono Nows Itoms 722-51- 31 BUSINESS MGR. CRAIG ASHBY. . . . GENERAL MGR. MARLENE ROBERTS. CIRCULATION ELDEN RICH ADVERTISING ANGIE MATHEWS. . . .TYPESETTER ROBERTA GIBBS TYPESETTER CORRESPONDENTS GLADYS ROSS. ROOSEVELT .722 2776 is sometimes Dear Editor: On November 10 1 travelled through the Uintah Basin and stopped at the rest area west of Roosevelt to use the facilities there. Never in my entire life have I seen such filth! The mens restroom looked and smelled as if it hadn't been cleaned in months. And the disgusting obscenities and drawings scrawled on the walls represent human depravity and perversion at its lowest level. It seems a paradox that the Uintah Basin should invest so heavily in advertising to attract tourists and yet totally disregard a public facility used by those same tourists. Perhaps the people of Roosevelt should visit the place themselves (without the children). Hoepfully they also will be appalled and will pressure the officials in charge to dean up the before the Board of Health J forces Ws closure. Drew Hickmann Evanston, Wye. Sincerely, Barbara A. Smith KEVIN ASHBY This UlU-B- E TRACY ROBERTS, HANNA LOIS RASMUSSEN, LAPOINT LOLA JONES, ALTAMONT .... NOLA NELSON, MONTWELl LUOY COOPER, MYTON .. CONNIE LEE, TABIONA .. 1 353-454- 4 . 353-460- 0 . .454-369- 7 n Lake Electric You can prevent fires, property : damage, injuries and even a death, . simply by being vigilant. A fallen pole and sagging or broken wires, caused by an accident, weather, ' vandalism or other reasons, are acute safety hazards. By spotting these, . warning others away from the scene and promptly reporting the situation to Moon Lake Electric Assodatio or a ; law enforcement agency, you can, in effect, be a hero. Minding your own business may be ' the easy way out, but a moment of considerate involvement can prevent a ' tragedy. If you spot a situation involving electrical hazard-chi- ld flying J a kite, TV or CB antenna being j installed, irrigation pipe or tall farm'1' equipment being moved around MuF head power lines-l- et the people involved know the danger they are in. J The same is true in the home. Repairing energized appliances, using electrical appliances around water or plumbing, yanking on cords to unplug appliances and other unsafe actions are sure invitations to disaster. You can prevent it And if you spot someone poles, by gunfire-pow- er lines, insulators and other equipment, report this immediately. Not only will this correct a possible safety hazard, but it protects you and your fellow consumers' electrical service and costs. ! vandaliz-ing-especial- Union high Grade cards were issued at Union this week. Parents who did not have the opportunity to see the students copy may stop in the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to review their child's progress. High School 4 : 1 if To help overcome the lesser healing powers of most diabetics, strict cleanliness is a must. Strong antiseptics, and the usual patent corn and callous remedies she physician or require immec , can coqnerate with your physician and podiatrist by supiflying any product they may prescribe or suggest. "Rixatl for RllilbilHy RoommH, 722-24- 54 ly Grade cards issured at Infected corns, callouses, problem ingrown toenails, thickened toenails with ulcers at shoe pressure points, fungus and bacterial infections are the most common Toot problems associated with diabetes. 722-481- 0 848-547- 1 By DIABETICS ENDANGERED BY FOOT PROBLEMS 247-237- 5 454-336- 3 . ii 848-547- 6 247-235- 0 LORNA McKEE, TRIDELL LORRAINE BROADHEAD, UTAHN 848-552- 2 545-243- 9 IVY CHANDLER, RANDLETT TAMARA GARNER. DUCHESNE. .738-255..353-452- 8 ZOLA SPENCER, NEOLA . . ZELLA PIKE, WHITEROCKS .. BARBARA ORME, MT. HOME. k Currently |