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Show was scene of kidnapping Gofta-Sto- p Uintah County Sheriff Deputy Chris Port was called to respond to an unusual incident at Gotta Stop in Fort Duchesne Saturday morning, January 24. About 6:15 a.m. the Central Dispatcher got a call of possible armed robbery in progress at Gotta Stop. He arrived about 6:24 a.m. and found one male in the store holding a rifle, one man sitting in the cab of a red pickup (he turned out to be the already subdued suspect) and a witness standing at the corner of the building. From the report taken by 74th Year Deputy Port at the scene' the suspect, Aaron Cuch of Fort Duchesne, alledgedly approached the clerk, Lana Jeane Boren, with the rifle. A struggle insued when the suspect forced her to leave and knocked Boren down. About this time four young men who were driving by jumped into the incident and were able to get the gun away from Cuch, it was reported. Cuch was told to Bit in the pickup, after his keys were taken away, until officers could arrive. The four witnesses are juveniles and were not able to be "How do you thank someone for saving your life?" -- - Lana Jeane Boren, kidnapping victim identified. One is a Gusher resident and three are from Roosevelt, according to a Uintah County Sheriff spokesman. As Deputy Department Port had the suspect get out of the vehicle, BIA officer Robert Yazzie arrived at the scene. The BIA Officer took Cuch into custody. According to the Ute Tribal Prosecutor's Office, Cuch was Wednesday, January 28, ,1987 No. 4 charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated weapons offense, kidnapping and criminal collusion. He also has a prior conviction of a 1983 kidnapping and rape, a March 1984 kidnapping, burglary and aggravated assault - for which he served three years. Deputy Scott Goodmanson from the Uintah County Sheriff's office said the incident was unusual for the time of day it occurred at and for the intervention of the young men. It was really great that they did that," he said. Boren was a very Roosevelt, Utah fortunate victim." Boren said she made a statement Saturday morning to law enforcement officers and hasn't heard about the cast. When asked for her idea ulxiut the incident she said, "if it hadn't . been for those kids.. .how do you thanlc someone for saving vour life?" Cuch was reportedly taken into federal custody Monday afternoon by II. S. Marshalls who took him to Salt take City. The case has been referred to the U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake for 16 Pages v 50 Cents Fire engine and Pike top council meeting The 1986 Businessman of the Year award was presented by Gene and Bonnie Ostler to Ormon Sullivan. The presentation was only part of the awards and festivities of the Roosevelt Area Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner, held Saturday, January 24, at the Frontier Grill. The dinner was well attended by local merchants and ... residents who support the chamber functions ... BUSINESSMAN . Money, indifference chamber problems New 1987 officers were elected at the annual Roosevelt Area Chamber of Commerce dinner Saturday night at the Frontier Grill. The 1986 officers , were President, Morris Casperson, President-elect, DeWayne Johnson, Vice President, Bonnie Ostler and Executive Vice President, Ted Daugherty. New 1987 officers are DeWayne Johnson, president, Polly Olsen, Ted Daugherty, president-elect- , executive vice president and Becky Runnels, secretary. The 1986 board of directors tions is to get the word out about the chamber. lie said members should tell their neighbors, other businessmen and anyone else they thought would leave impact Continued on page 3 tative. In his speech Saturday, Johnson told the audience of the major challenges for this community in 1987." Johnsor. said the two main problems facing the chamber in the future will be money problems along with indifference. He said money problems can be resolved if the second problem is addressed and answered. He told the audience the city has over 300 business licenses and the chamber has only 100 members. "If we were to receive another 75 or so members, we would likely have enough money to operate this year." The new president said he had five recommendations that he thought would help the chamber out of its situation. He said members should put faith in the chamber" along with pay their dues. He said the question What does the chamber do for me?" will be answered this year.' He encouraged people to get involved with the renewed interest in the Rough Rider Association. The Rough Riders not Duchesne County Sheriff Clair Poulson was selected January 21 to president of the Utah Sheriff Association. Poulson, who has only served as Duchesne sheriff for a little over one four-yea- r term, will start his challenging" job February 21. The sheriff said he is looking forward to the new position but added it may be added pressure. The president writes the monthly agenda foh the association, which encompasses representing the 26 county sheriffs, along with sitting on many state committees. The job is going to be fun, I think," Poulson said. I'm a little nervous though. It's going to be a challenge and Ive always loved While he was running against some tough" competition, Poulson said he frit somewhat confident he might win the election. He said he had a number of sheriffs ask him to seek the position. I had a number of the sheriffs ask me to go for it I figured if they had the confidence in me to do the job, I should have the confidence to handle it. I figured I had the votes going into the Smiley Denver was presented the 1986 Total Citizen Award by Gordie Harmston and the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce at their annual dinner last Saturday. TOTAL CITIZEN AWARD Police seek steel gun, thank Yack Roosevelt City Police are looking for a stainless steel 9 millimeter handgun taken from a break-i- n at the Phillips 66 station Saturday night. The Randall 9 mm handgun along with a yellow spotlight were taken when burglars broke the front door of the station. Police Chief Cecil Gurr said a reward is being offered for information on this incident. Morris Casperson, as outgoing chamber president, was presented the gavel by newly elected president DeWayne Johnson at the chamber dinner last weekend at the Frontier Grill. PRESIDENTS GAVEL ' the evening came when Stewart Pike, a member of the Ute Tribe Business Committee arrived. The Council had previously issued an invitation for the Business Committee to meet with them to discuss jurisdictional topics but had been informed the members of the Business Committee would not be able to attend. ' The council and Pike openly discussed topics from taxes to hunting and fishing rights, from concerns each side had to what each expected in the future. Pike told the council he was speaking as a sole member of the Business Committee and couldnt speak for the entire committee or tribe. Pike's forthrightness in attending the meeting was ex-- pressed and the invitation for the Roosevelt City Council to meet with the Trilie's Business Committee during business hours was offered by Pike. With only one memlxr of the Business Committee attending nothing of subsume-- was concluded but several issues were aired and discussed. Most of the issues raised were issues Pike said had to lx studies lxfore arything of substance could be stated as fact. Pike and the Council both agreed the meeting was a good initial step in the opening of communication letwcun Roosevelt and the Tribe. Poulson elected to head sheriff lobby challenges." Darrell Mecham, Gordie Harmston, Morris Casperson, Don Fitzgerald, Bart Morrill, DeWayne Johnson, Bill Labrum, Jeff Luke and Bonnie Ostler. Woody Olsen served as Roosevelt City representative and Larry Abplanalp as Duchesne County School District representative. The 1987 officers are Fitzgerald, Morrill, Johnson, Lab-ruLuke, Ostler, John B. Gale, Ted Olpin and Olsen. Mecham will serve as the city council representative and Abplanalp will again serve as district represenwere only are the public relations arm of the chamber, but have so much fun doing it. I am asking all of the board to join the riders. Also, one of his recommenda- Roosevelt City Council had an eventful meeting last Tuesday. What had begun to look like a short meeting, due to the brief nature of the agenda, turned into one longer than expected. The primary business of the '.evening was conducted, which included Ross Equipment getting the bid for the new fire engine -depending on securing the funding needed for the $169,856 Pierce Arrow. Ross Equipment was the apparent low bidder in the meeting before this one. Bids were opened and then all the bidders went with Fire Chief Tim Rockwood and Assistant Chief Mike Jensen for detailed bid packages. -The most important event of Gurr also reported a more positive incident occurred last week. Steve Yack, of Roosevelt, turned in a stack of 6100 bills to the Roosevelt Police Department that he discovered laying in a downtown parking lot. It amounted to 63,100. The money and the owner have since been reunited but Gurr said it was interesting that during election just by the number of sheriffs encouraging me to run," Poulson said. "Somebody has to do the job. You have to have somebody who wants the job and I want it Its probably the most important position in the asso- ciation. One primary facet of the job will entail Poulson to become the voice of the entire association. He said not only will he be speaking for himself, but must keep in mind the feelings of the other 25 sheriffs. Also writing legislation, and keeping a strong legislative lobby progressing, will make up most of Poulson's new job. The time is outside the already job of Duchesne Sheriff. The time is going to be stretched on this new job, he said. There will be sacrafices with my family and other time-consumi- activities but the county think will be sacraficed. I don't Clair Poulson was recently elected to serve as president to the Utah Sheriff's Association. He has been a sheriff for a little over one term. Board cuts $200,000 from their budget District teachers, principals and administrators anxiously sat around the Duchesne County School Board table Thursday night and waited to see how the five board members were going to trim 6200,000 from their maintenance and operations budget. After an hour of discussion, along with changing and de-eating a number of different items, the board finally approved the cut. The board cut 625,000 from a grant they received to study and alternative scheduling. They slashed 67,000 from the Career Ladder program that was earmarked for the board to give to outstanding employees in the district. Also the Career Ladder, 637,000 was taken from job performance, which is given to teachers who do more than they are required too and 626,000 from the level system that is 1 year-roun- d these hard financially pressed times this sort of incident would occur. It really is nice to know these kind of things happen here, he said. given to teachers as they excell through different, items. Administration took a slash of $20,000 and special education was hit for $7,000. Extended days, which allowed some teacher to teach adult education and summer school classes, was rut $20,(X)(h Gifted and Talented program had $1,000 tut and 10 percent of the basic program from the capital outlay budget had $57,000 taken out. The board agonized over the cuts but said this cut, which was imposed when the stale mandated the school districts to cut monies from their maintenance and operations budget, was easier than the upcoming cuts the board is planning to be imposed. Board members said they were unhappy about cutting so much from Career Ladder because of punishing the "best teachers in the district, but the area of cuts were so limited. District Clerk Phil Thompson said that only certain areas could be cut because of falling under the maintenance and operations budget. |