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Show r I j . p.g. 2. (Uintah ' -- v: : Editorial Basin Standard Trustee Program is a benefit Duchesne County Jail has developed a program that gives its inmates a chance to work, be active and provide a service to the jail. This trustee program is under the The supervision of Sheriff Clair Poulson. In it, inmates are given work responsibilities around the jail such as serving food and custodial work. The program is designed on a series of levels. A first level inmate is one who hasn't earned the amount of trust a fifth level inmate, the highest level, has. If inmates can prove themselves responsible and do satisfactory work in their assigned duties, they progress up a level. Each level of trust provides the inmate with more responsibility and freedom about the compound. This program seems to be beneficial in a number of ways. It saves the county money that would be spent on custodians and laborers at the jail. Inmates do all of the maintenance and clean-u-p inside the jail and out on the jail grounds. They wash the floors, windows, county vehicles and work in the kitchen. The inmate responsible for the outside of the jail has kept the grass watered and tended and cares for a vegetable garden for the jail. The program also provides a rehabilitative opportunity for inmates They can learn to work and be useful to the community. This is a skill seldom learned if they are constantly under lock and key. Some inmates are paid for some work like washing cars for local residents. They can use this money to buy cigarettes and other things they need for themselves. These items are otherwise paid for by someone else. People may have some concerns about the trustee program. They may Letters P.O. Box 370at 268 S. 200 E.. Roosevelt, Utah 84066, before 5:00 p.m. Friday. All letters become the property of the STANDARD and may be edited to fit space restrictions. Angle Dear Editor, I would like to express my appreciation to the people of this community for their understanding and support during my recent ordeal. I regret that I will no longer be allowed to serve you as I have in the past. Again thanks for your support Tom Angle needs help It's time to get together to see friends and classmates. The class of 82 will be holding their 5 year reunion on Saturday, August 1, at the old park, at 4 p.m. Please bring your spouse or a date. We're going to have a late lunch and a swimming rental, at 8 p.m. so bring your swimming gear. Cost for this years reunion is $7.50 single and $15 couple. If you have any information on these people; Joilet Ankerpont old Clark Appawora, Lori Argyle, Gary Blanchard, Orrin Barney, Sandy Boren, Tina Brown, Beth Brown, Slecia Cesspooch, Lynn Chandler, THE Although Utah has an average unemployment tax that is dose to the national norm, it has one of the highest maximum taxes charged in fee UJ3. This fact was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in an analysis of unemployment taxes and benefit reserves. by Delyse Baden staff reporter Feet are interesting objects. They are often unappreciated and uncared for, but it's to everyone's advantage to have a good understanding, especially where feet are concerned. Feet are often considered the ugliest part of the human body. reason-t- he And crooked, lumpy toes, the dinky little cuticle-covere- d toenails, and the corns, blisters, and callouses that afflict them, all make for a pretty hideous sight But feet have a tough job. They bear all our responsibilities. They have to support us, no matter how much we weigh, or how much they disagree. They have to carry us: over the golf course, through the shopping malls, up the mountains, Chris Call, Chris Cude, Angle Copperfield, Gwen Cuch, Mike Currier, Karryn Evans, Tina Goodrich, Darrell Gillman, Ednalee Hamilton, Mellissa Hansen, Janet Hardy, Melody Hubert Shawn Hackford, Carol Ann Johnson, Julie Justice, Clark Jones, Clayton A SherUyn Munden, Wayne Murphy, Correction Bryan Snow, Constance Sera wop, In last week's STANDARD, we may have left the impression Utah Senator Alarik Myrin and House Member Beverly Evans were supporting only Duchesne City in Troy Stewart, Jerilyn Tapoof, Lancy Watson, Julie Wilkerson, Trisha Wilson,Amanda Williams, acquiring please contact Deneau Winterton, 722-814- 4, territory. The cereal leaf beetle was 722-998- 6 874-055- 7 or John Buchanan, 1 . infested fields. One fanner began threshing and was getting so little from his field he gave it up," Karren says. Utah's wheat oat and barley crops generate about $55 million a year in cash receipts to formers, according to Utah Agricultural Statistics. The cereal leaf beetle over winters as an adult so it's easy to transport especially in straw, It survives best in irrigated grains the regional prison. by July 28. Tho Uintah Bain STANDARD is pubbthod wookly crt PC. Bo 370, By the Uintah Roosevelt, Utah 84066 Basin Standard. Second-ClaUSPS 6469-000-0 Postage paid at Roosevelt, Utah. POSTMASTMi Send address changes to the Uintah Basin Standard, P.O. Bos 370, Roosevelt, Utah B4066. OfFICI HOURS! Send address changes to the Uintah Basin Standard, P. O. Bo 370, Roosevelt, Utah - 84066. HOURS! Office hours for the Uintah Basin Standard are: 8 o.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. OTFKI Closed Wednesday, Scti6qyjvxjjunda MISSIO TOUR PAPIRT call 722-513- 1, K you missed your paper, during Working hours. NIWSTIPS: Call 7226131 and ask far, Tom Brennan (Roosevelt and Duchesne)) Delyse Bellon (Upper Coutv try). IDfTORIALi Reporter. DRADUNISi Tom Brennan, Editor) Delyse Bellon, ' Deadlines for the Uintah Basin Standard are: Legal Notice, Friday at 5 p.m. Classified Advertising, Friday at Noon; Display Advertising, Friday at 5 p.m. Around the town news Friday at 5 p.m. To request a photographer, please call during working hours and set up a time. ADVIRTIS4NO: Craig Ashby. Advertising Manager) Cindy Betts, Advertising, Ad Design. dis- Cache County and Box Elder County, says Jay Karren, Utah State University Extension entomologist The beetle attacks wheat, oats and barley, and has been causing economic losses as high as 80 to 50 percent Karren says. That means a former who usually would harvest 100 bushels an acre is now getting onljt 50 to 60 bushels an acre from years, Utah has been able to I . replenish unemployment trust fund $160.6 million by Sep- assets which had been depleted in 1982 and early 1968. The report notes that the balance in Utah's unemployment trust fund had reached tember 80, 1986 and was equal to 1.64 percent of total wages. This percentage is about 89 percent greater than the average state trust fund balance throughout the U.S., which was equal to 1.18 percent of total wages. The Foundation observes that Utah and most of the other states have been able to restore their unemployment reserves over the past five years. Nine of the states, however, continue to be plagued by unemployment problems feat have depleted their reserves. These states have been forced to borrow from the federal government in order to keep their unemployment benefit program operating. and other areas, but Karren says there is concern it could adapt to dryland grains and I I ' grasslands. He says the beetle and its damage are fairly easy to see, and he advises Utah grain formers to keep an eye out for it The insect has black to blue wings and is orange at the head. It is about a fourth to a third of an inch long and it lays yellow eggs and has black larvae. It can be found on the leaves where it eats the top green layer, leaving the leaves white. The grain heads appear to develop, but there's nothing in them. Two years ago, ' entomologists introduced a parasitic wasp into Morgan County in an attempt at biological control That parasite, which preys on the cereal leaf beetle larvae, is now becoming established. This spring the entomologists plan to introduce at fee Farmington Agricultural Experiment Station a parasitic wasp that preys on the beetles' eggs. In the meantime, formers can work to control the beetle with fee chemicals Gufeion, malafeion or feiodane. These chemicals give good control if applied at the right time, which is when most of the eggs have hatched, probably around fee 1 722-2776- 646-328- UHP checks speed in Vernal In conjunction wife the Utah Highway Patrols "Arrive Alive campaign, area troopers will be conducting free speedometer checks on SR 191 (North Vernal Avenue) at 1600 north in Vernal on Thursday July 28, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. In support of our efforts, 1 .stores are offering a free "Big Gulp" to the first fifty drivers having their speedometers checked by troopers at the checkpoint Remember, speed does kill and injure. Have your speedometer checked before entering this holiday weekend. The Utah Highway Patrol and 1 stores want you to "Arrive Alive" during the 24th of July weekend. HANNA NEWS Year-6- 12 Tracy Roberts 2 year 629 722-477- 2; nu- merous eggs being laid, so he advises formers should keep a close watch on their fields in the next few weeks. Sevin, registered for use only on wheat, kills the eggs, larvae and adults and can be applied at any time, he says. For more information on the cereal leaf beetle, call the USU Extension county office. Zip: - Karren says. surveys showed Mid-Ma- y 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES I Craig Ashby, Publisher; Joan Z. Crazier, Business Delyse Bellon, Manager; Tom Brennan, Editor; Address:. Reporter; Stephanie Betts, Circulation; Tomi Lang, I City: Typesetter; Cindy Bells, Ad Design. Stater J Correspondents ,Ida Horrocks, ArGladys Ross, Roosevelt, cadia Marly Rasmussen, Ballard, Garda Seeley, Bluebell, Tracy Roberts, HanArda Mansfield, Lapoint, na, Nolo Nelson. Montwell. Marian Behunin, Myton, Connie Lee, Tabiona, 8485471; lama J McKee, Tridell, Zola Spencer, Neofa, middle of June, high-moistu- re 1 UINTAH BASIN STANDARD 722-513- Because of the higher taxes imposed in 1988 and subsequent . is covered causing damage in Morgan County in 1984, fee first sighting of the beetle west of the Mississippi "It has since spread into Weber, Davis and Summit counties, where it has also caused economic damage. And signs of its presence have now been found in south They are, in fact, supporting both Duchesne City and Roosevelt City. Brigitte Townsend, destructive beetle that causing economic losses in northern Utah grain fields is expanding its Leddy, Fawn Lewis, Brian Long, Sue Mathews, Carrie McDonald, Franeie Mills, Martin Derkins, Jennifer Payne, Randy Reynolds, Chelli Ross, Shauns Sherman, Kolene SixkiUer, Sheila Smith, Jeff Swenson, Sheryl Lynn Shuey, stantially higher unemployment Cereal Leaf Beetle spreading in Utah bottom of the bed, have ingrown toenails, or blisters on the heel our feet never fail to pick us up and carry us to our destinations. These loyal supporters deserve a pat mi tiie back or somewhere. Usley Myore, Christina Moler, eUima, k cover of playboy with the Playmate of the month baring her feet for all the world to see Someone could make a fortune selling creams to develop the feet and make them shapely and beautiful Manicurista could double their incomes doing sculptured toenails. And teenagers would get into far less trouble messing with each others feet So, whether they stick out the around the obstacle course of on fee other hand, are assigned higher rates and pay sub- employee. Utah has the fifth highest maximum tax among the 50 states. Foundation analysts point out that the taxable wage base of $12,900 is generally higher than that found in most of the other states. It is 89 percent above the U.S. average taxable wage base of $9,314 and is sixth highest in the According to the Foundation study, unemployment tax rates in nation. Statee with a high taxable Utah during 1967 vary from a low wage base tend to place a greater of 0JS percent to a high ..of BA proportion of the unemployment percent, depending upon fee em- tax burden on firms and industries that pay high salaries than they do ployment experience of the business firm. These rates are applied on firms and industries that pay to fee first $12,900 is wages paid to lower wages and salaries. each employee during the calendar Utah's present unemployment tax structure is an outgrowth of year. The average tax rate in Utah major legislative changes that were currently is L89 percent. This rate ' enacted in 1988 and became results in a tax of about $244 for effective in 1985. Among other each employee eerning $12,900 or things, the 1988 revisions estamore during the year. This tax is blished a charge-bacrating sysalmost identical to the U.S. average tem, which made an employers tax unemployment tax of $245 per rate dependent mainly upon the employee. unemployment benefits that are Utahs mHmnm tax rate of 8.0 paid to former employees. For the percent, cm fee other hand, results most part, employers wife a stable in a maximum tax of $1,082 per employment experience are assiemployee. This amount is 55 gned lower rates. Employers wife a percent greater than the average large number of unemployment U.S. maximum of $664 per dothes and books to our beds, and over all kinds of rugged terrain. In fact feet have a real paradox. If we're heavy, they have to bear all that weight but if we want to slim down, they have to haul us around while we jog or do aerobics or whatever. I imagine our feet really cheer when somebody says, "Sit down and take a load off." Certainly feet are the undersung heroes of our lives. Think of it: Without feet, how would we measure or walk, or run, or know how deep to dig a hole? If there weren't feet what would our husbands watch on Monday night and what would they use the coffee table for? How would we know which end of the bed to tuck the sheet into? Worst of all, without feet wed an have to go metric. Perhape oomeone ought to start a movement to turn feet into a sex symbol. Can you just imagine the Checora, Benny Colorow, Orlando Class of 82 plans reunion, Utah unem ployment hits national level mates, who see their work, make the decisions. It would seem, that these are the most qualified individuals to do so. The county trustee program is a benefit and should be supported by local residents. Those who can't see its immediate benefits, should wait and see if it can turn out individuals who were once inmates, but can now function and provide for their society. for-goo- thanks residents r future? Jail officials and the sheriff make the decisions as to who progresses up a level, and who has not earned more trust. That way, the decision can be based on each individual case, since each case is different. Those closest to the in- First Time Observer The Uintah Basin Standard welcomes and encourages opinions from readers in the form of letters to the Editor. All letters will be published unless they contain libelous andor defamatory statements. Letters must be signed with a telephone number, letters should be typed or dearly hand printed, double spaced. They can then be submitted to the STANDARD Office. argue that inmates are in jail as punishment and they should be kept in their cells as part of their punishment. They also may argue that these individuals gave up their rights to function in society and shouldn't be allowed to do so. It must be realized that most of these inmates will eventually be let out of jail. If they step out into the world with no realizations of how to function in society, they may make the same mistakes they made to get there in the first place. A trustee program, such as this, gives inmates that chance they need to learn how to contribute to society. Another concern the program may create is that there are inmates who are not locked up constantly, like those who tend the jail grounds. People may worry that they may escape cause disruptions in society. So far, there have been little or no disruptions by inmates on the trustee program. They seem to be performing well in order to impress the sheriff that they should earn more trust. If there have been few problems so far, why be so anxious to anticipate them in the 454-318- 848-541- 7; 247-237- 5; 353-454- 4; 722-585- 7; - 247-235- 353-452- 8; Virginia Ferguson, Orinda Gee, Duchesne, 738-263- Whiterocks, 353-458- L Clip this form and mail to: THa Mr. and Mrs. Max Giles of Salt ' and Mrs. Frimk T. Sunday and helped get in the Uintah Basin P.O. STANDABD Box $71. 2M ft. 286 I. Da UTMM4 .1 WmMmiI |