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Show xn. i Thursday. January 27. 1983 Uintah Basin Standard Letters to Tribal the Editor Continued from .r 1 leader 1 Continued from page ; T ... page 2 Cross walks need better posting Deer Editor; I am wri the safety community. The school zone crosswalk on the south end of town is not adequately marked due to its location. The sharp e turn into town on a road with a painted center median makes it difficult to see the school zone flashers. The flashers also are difficult to see because of their location high on the outside of a bend in the road. You do not drive directly toward them in such a way that they are dearly visiable. Also the speed zone coming into town is 60 mph until just before the turn into town where it is posted 30 mph with no reduce speed sign, between the 60 mph and the 30 mph. The school zone 20 mph flashers are only approximately one tenth of a mile past the 30 mph sign, hardly sufficient warning to speed reduce to 30 mph, let alone reduced to 20 mph for the four-lan- . the Tribe will be forced to deal with certain impacts, namely law enforcement and recreation. Cuch was asking about the possibilities of receiving impact funding to help with any impacts which may occur. We need some type of sup elemental funds to assist us, said Henry. He said they have been told that such funds would not be available for the Tribe. Nielson said he didnt believe this was so. I you, i driving. If you have similar feeling for the safety of the children, let your voice be heard also. But most important lets drive more safely on the roads. Gene Webb Principal thanks PTA for help ' i Dear Editor; On behalf of the staff members and students at Roosevelt Elementary school, I would like to tell the PTA how important they are to our school. Their enthusiasm, energy and time spent In doing things for the school, make our school a better place. This past week was "Teacher Appreciation Week," and the PTA had a different activity each day to show the staff how much they care. This type of activity gets spotlighted and people tend to think it is the only thing the PTA does. AU of the other hours the PTA spends working for our schools seems to be almost forgotten. I want our community to know that our PTA is a working PTA, and the officers spend many hours planning activities and programs to help our schools. Those of us who work in the schools know the real value of the PTA and want them to know that fin- us every week is PTA Appreciation Week. Thanks PTA for all you do for uslll Jerry G. Chapman, Principal - - .1 11 mm ' -t ( f js.ri-i- f j 1: ,V ; TEHfell 0 dont believe the law excludes said Nielson. It shouldnt The Congressman said he would do some research to determine whether impact funds would be available for the Tribe, and how they could obtain them. Several other issues were discussed with Congressman Nielson, the most stressed was that Tribal representatives seem to be overlooked as far as appointments to water and energy boards. I think the Tribe would fed better about a lot of things if we had more input, said Homey. Nielson told the Business Committee members he felt they should have this type of representation, and he would do what he could. P school zone. I have talked to the crosswalk guard and she said she has been concerned for her own life and the children's when she has been there, and people have foiled to slow down, let alone stop. She sees it as a very dangerous situation and is working to gist the cross walk more safely maned. She has talked to the Chief of Police and the Mayor to have the zone posted better. They now have bright colored pylons on the road which help but are not sufficient They have a patrolman watch the zone when they don't have anything rise to do. But the way they have been doing this, I believe is totally inadequate. They park a block behind several sign markers and are barely visable until after the crosswalk. It seems like their function is to cite people after they have passed the critical point the crosswalk. I believe the patrolman should be before the bend during school zone time, the school zone flasher moved to be before the bend into town and the speed signs coming into town be posted with the reduced speed sign and the 30 mph sign further back from the school zone to allow time to reduce speed in the normal course of 3 vv I believe the Governor is sensitive to this type of situation and I will talk to him, said Nielson. Having discussed a number of concerns, the meeting concluded by returning to Secretary James Watts statement the new Grill the establish- The Roosevelt ment quite impressive. Room, one of three eating areas, combines elegance with a feeling of home to THE NEW GRILL After months of construction is open for business, and patrons have found prove a pleasant dining atmosphere. Business was hectic Monday, but Gordie Harmston said that's the way they want it. all of the problems Mr. Watts described are things all of America is facing. The situation for Tribal members is not much better on the other side of the fence. Rep. Nielson hears out Duchesne water Roosevelt residents vented their frustrations to U. S. Rep. Howard Nielson concerning the federal governments handling of the Ute Indian Tribe in a meeting Wednesday, January 19. Spurred by comments about the Indians made last week by Secretary of the Interior James Watt, residents told Nielson they believed the Tribal status of the Utes should, be terminated. Three Roosevelt police officers in attendance at the 7 p.m. meeting at the Zion's First National Bank building said they were unset bv the It was pointed out that Continued from page 1 use will help offset the additional financial burden placed on the Duchesne water users. Carpenter said there is a possibility Duchesne will only have to pay 10 percent of the $190 treatment cost in 1983. Duchesne City officials said if the district baud does not present a satisfactory solution, the city may make an appeal to the governor for help. It was the governor who created the problem in the beginning, said Duchesne Mayor Scott Maughn. He condemned our wells and gave us the conservancy district. Maughn and Councilman Kim Hamlin both said they were dismayed that there is no direct way to appeal the decisions of the CUWCD board. Members of the board are not elected but appointed to the board by Utah district judges. Roosevelt residents special legal status given the Utes. Utes arrested on misdemeanor charges are taken to Fort Duchesne after booking and tried in the Tribal court rather than being tried in the regular court system, they said. Tribal members are rarely convicted of crimes committed in Roosevelt, the officers said, and most of the offenders are repeatedly arrested and never punished. Mayor Lawrence Yack told Nielson 48 percent of Roosevelts police budget is spent taking care of repeat offenders who are Tribal members. Nielson said he agreed with most was terminated in the 1950s, but several years ago they sought to restore it When the Tribe was terminated, the reservation lands were turned over to the government Now the Tribe is receiving back the same number of acres of land, but rather than it being the same land it is the land of their choice in three central Utah Counties. They are now claiming the land which is the water shed for the town of Benjamin and land surrounding one of the most valuable coal mines in the State, rather than their original land. The reservation restoration program is causing numerous problems, Nielson said. If the status of the Ute Tribe is changed, it is necessary to take measures that would prevent the occurs nee of similar problems in the Uintah Basin area. Addressing other concerns, Nielson said the economy was the most pressing national problem today, and that unemployment and the recession are more dangerous than inflation. The postponement of the Social the Security increase is congressman said, but if Social Security recipients have their in crease postponed, all other government employees, especially congress, should also have increases postponed. The private sector should also be encouraged to postpone cost of living increases. Nielson said he would support legislation requiring all new civil servants to pay Social Security. The Civil Service retirement program should be gradually merged with the ailing Social Security System but without denying promised benefits to present civil servants, he said. Medicare benefits should be drawn from tiie general fund rather than the Social Security fund. Nielson said he opposes the five cent per gallon gas tax and the excise taxes which places additional burdens on truckers. He said the taxes of the could put as many as nations truckers out of business and could spur the inflation rats. He also spoke out against the withholding, tax on interest and dividends. income tax is a good A first-rat- e idea, Nielson said. But everyone would have to be willing to compromise and give up all exemptions or it would once again diaolve to the present system. Nielson was visiting the Uintah Basin during a congressional recess. . Earlier in the day he had flown of the energy producing areas of the Basin. He was recently . appointed to the House Energy one-thir-d . over-man- y " Cnmmittpp A breakdown of the $308 per acre foot price tag Duchesne would pay for water according to the 1983 estimate follows; $57.22 for untreated project water; $36.48 estimated aquaduct carries aquaduct cost-t- he water from the treatment plant to Duchesne; 66 cents, operation and maintenance charges for the Bonneville project; $24.30, operation and maintenance for the aquaduct; 20 cents, reserve fund charges and $190.07 water treatment charge; for a total of $308.92. Carpenter said the aquaduct operation and maintenance will probably not be as high as estimate. If Duchesne only is required to pay percent of the $190 treatment chaige, the total water cost would be more in the area of $135 per acre foot in 1983. Although the figure is significantly below the $308 per acre foot estimate, it is still well above the original 19TB estimate of $82 per acre 10 WORKING CONGRESSMAN Howard Nielson, the new 3rd District Congressman, listens intently to Roosevelt area resident's at a meeting held January 19. Nielson was recently appointed to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. foot Watts statement that the American Indian situation should be handled differently than it is. Jim Watt is right in nearly everything he says but wrong in the way he says it," Nielson said. The 3rd District Congressman said he agreed that the Indians need to be not as integrated into society-b- ut rapidly as Watt suggested. Nielson said several Tribal leaders had told him they want to Bee their people improve to the point of being able to compete well in society, but think if all federal support was suddenly withdrawn they would fall flat on their face. Nielson asked for more input concerning the Ute's situation. Among the reponses given by the 30 people in attendance at the meeting of Main Street Star hours Mon.-Sa- t. - Duchesne 1-- 7 fobuMndw mm dsNd fahjfByt and iundiyi i j- - mnasy issMiyi p.m. each Cauliflower Large, 15 oz. IGA Chill regular or hot wBeans 8oz.iga Tomato Sauce 185 oz. IGA Cake Mix 15.5 oz. IGA Cut Green Beans i6oz.iga Large Mammoth, to. - Tangerines ...39 Lemons 799 Large 95 ct. Lb. Yellow Onions. . . 20 lbs bag Red Delicious, lb. Apples.......... , 7 Peas.. 32oz.lGA. Salad Dressing 16 oz. IGA Fruit Cocktail lib. IGA. Soft Margarine 39 16oz.6pk. Coke 79 59 41 .65 31 39 cmno 59 21 I38 were: Many of the Utes were independent and did well on their farms before the government started its handout programs. The Tribe should be separated from the government and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Their reservation should be turned entirely over to the Tribal members, and they should decide whether they want to own the land collectively or individually Tribal members should be tried in the same courts as everyone else. The Indian' people are not a problem; the problem is the way the federal government has handled them and "pampered them. Nielson said he believed the needs to be present program changed, but said if things were not handled properly, the same thing could happen with the Ute Tribe as is happening in Sevier County with the Paiutes. The Paiutes Tribal status . 14 x 56 COMMODORE CLASSIC V WAS $15,000.00 DOR n 3 JO010 WITH $1,450.00 DOWN ! imroMEM SEEP UINTAH MOBIL. HOMiS 1300 10. HtyNMj 40 Vernal 709-752- 5 |