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Show Page 2 - March 27. 1991 .1hm I Editorial Standard Uintah IBasSn cuzO' thereMi t's THEM A NONE COM PL-- 1 CAT--I How much more? i sLetters Where is the noise coming from? tqtheEditm& Dear Editor: I read the letter the mayor of Roosevelt sent to Mr. Snyder, owner and operator of the "Rock & Roll" skating rink, with disbelief. I was appalled that Ferguson would send such a letter to a Roosevelt Business. I thought the whole tone of the letter was very threatening and dictatorial. Had I been the recipient of such a letter, I would have been greatly UINTAH BASIN EDITORS NOTE-T- he welcome! and encourage! STANDARD opinion! from reader! in the form of leUen lo the Editor. Lelicn may be utilized lo expicii opinion! or comment!, and alio lo highlight ouutanding tervice of in individual or organization to the community. Letleri may not beuied to replace adveitiiemenli of appiecia- - lienor Cardi of Thinki", lilting ipomon, participant! or contributor! to a particular event. All leilen will bepubiilhed unlesi they contain libeloui andor defamatory ilale-men- ti. Letlen muit be ligned and include a telephone number. Leilen ihould be typed or dearly hand printed, double ipaced. They can then be wbmhted to the Standard ofTtce at 26S S. 200B., Rooaeveh, Utah 4066, before 5:00 pjn. Friday . All leUen become the property of the Standard and may be edited. Spiritual Leader Dear Editor: Greeting from the Western Shoshone National Council. The purpose of thin letter is to offer your Nations the opportunity to participate in an All Nations Ceremony For Mother Earth, Her Peoples And All Living Things. We would be pleased to welcome a Spiritual Leader from your Nations. The gathering will take place on 1991. The location will be April at the gates of the Nevada Test Site near Mercury, Nevada. We hope that Spiritual Leaders and Representatives of your Nation will join us at a Native American encampment at the test site for cultural activities, workshops, a sweat lodge and the Healing 3-- 8, Ceremony. Due to the short period of time before the event, we ask for your prompt response, so that we may make arrangements as soon as possible. Please respond to Western Shoshone National Council at P.O. Box 141168, Duckwater, NV 89314-006or phone (702) Raymond D. Yowell, Chief Western Shoshone National Council 8, 863-022- 7. offended. I was always taught when you . threaten a mans means of making a living, you are in essence messing with his life. I see in last weeks Standard where a course on "Ethics In America" ia being offered in Roosevelt ly the UBAT. Perhaps Leonard and his council might consider enrolling? I know Leonard Ferguson only casually and he has never come across to me as the sort of person who wrote the letter. Methinks ha had acme help from someone with an ax to grind with the rink or its owner. The letter stated that the Chief of Pblice has offered possible solutions to the complaints, most of which are apparently taking place outride the rink. If the police want Mr. Snyder to do their job for them, why not deputize Mr. Snyder and give him a uniform and salary? As to the reports of loud music coming from the rink, I went to the rink myself and sat outride awhile and heard no music, period. I related this fact to a friend who lives across from the Toco Tima parking lot and rite arid "Loud muric! Just tell them to come to my house and 111 give them loud muric! We can hardly sleep some nights." This loud muric is coming from persons gathering in the parking lot and playing their car stereos on high. Did the manager or owner of IGA and Sprouse and Taco Time get letters from the mayor threatening to revoke their business license? Are they also required to monitor the noise level in their parking lots? The Uintah Basin Standard Inc (USPS 9 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Uintah Basin Standard E, Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 OFFICE HOURS: 1 9 am. to 3 pm. Tuesday Friday, Monday, pm. 8:00 am. lo Phone Fax: 722-414- 0 DEADLINES: For all News, Legal Noticiea, Classifieds, and Advertising, the Deadline is Friday at 5:00 pm. PUBLISHER: Craig Ashby EDITOR: Delyse Bellon ADVERTISING: Keith Hicken PRODUCTION: Aldon Radicle, Writer; Diane Fcnn, Circulation, Reception; Colette Ashby, Fay Reheii, Shauna Ross, Production. CORRESPONDENTS: ROOSEVELT-BeveriBALLARD-Marl- y y H ANNA-Trac- 454-397- 6; Hansen Rasmussen ARCADIA-IdaHorrock- 722-341- 1; 722-477- 2; Roberts Nelson 848-541- 7; y MONTWELL-No- li BLUEBELL-Shan- Lee Loertscher a McClure McKee TRIDELL-Lom- a Friguson DUCHESNE-OrindaGe- e 738-263- 4; 247-237- 5; 247-235- 0; 353-438- 4; ALTAMONT-CrisJackion454-37- Subscription Rates Clip and Send to: Uintah Basin Standard 268 S. 200 E. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 loud music at the rink is coming from the same source. I read your March 20 editorial with pleasure. Your comments were upbeat and timely. Soqja Anderton SECOND TIME AROUND S Abortion law Dear Editor: Utah law describes abortion aa any procedure undertaken to kill a live unborn child. In the U.S. last year there were about the same number of live unborn children killed as the total population of Utah. Moat of those children were killed for convenience sake. The National Organisation of women, the A.C.L.U. and Planned Parenthood are mounting a media campaign critical of Utahs Legislature and the Governor for passing a "sloppy, insensitive, restrictive, unconstitutional law," asking, almost demanding, we overturn that law or pay the consequences, returning Utah to the rank of states that allow "safe, legal killing at live unborn children." Boycotts are threatened and people are being asked not to vacation in' Utah. The Olympics and Utahs skiing are being targeted. The A.C.L.U., who prides itself in protecting the rights at the oppressed cr underprivileged, seem to be on the wrong ride of this issue. Thera are certainly no more oppressed people than these children whose civil rights are denied from them permanently. Utahs lawmakers were criticized for "ramming the abortion law through the Legislature without public testimony." Yet there were twenty-on- e open public meetings held over an eleven-mont- h period prior to the convening at the legislative session. For seventeen yean, the Supreme Court said abortion on demand "Roe vs. Wade" was the law. Now with the Webster derision in 1988, they seem to be saying we may have been wrong. This derision should be mads on a state level. States can determine for themselves what kind of abortion law they want and then faring it to the Supreme Court to determine if it is constitutional. That is exactly what Utah did. No other issue that I have ever been involved in has received as much attention or public input as has the abortion issue. We knew before we began, that if we passed any law more restrictive than "Roe vs. Wade," it would be challenged in court. So the threat of a law suit by the A.C.L.U. was expected. The best attorneys we could find have told us that Utahs law has better than a fifty percent chance of being upheld by the Supreme Court The question before us ia "Does a womans right to privacy out-- 1 weighs a childs right to live?" Utah has said lift ie more important Since we knew a lawsuit was imminent and would be costly, the Legislature passed a law creating an Abortion litigation Trust Fund. Those 646-328- 9; LAPOINT-Msilcn-c 353-454- In the Uintah Basin - Yr. $16 2 Yr. $26 Out of the Uintah Basin 1 Yr. $26 2 Yr. $45 1 1 7 peouct, , 646-9000- 0) Second Class postage pud at Roosevelt, Utah, Published weekly at 268 S. 200 E, Roosevelt Utah, 84066-310- 268 S. 200 &E&UCTIONS LEFT S time students would be walking to and from school? Perhaps, we are in too great a hurry to consider the lives we may endanger. Perhaps we forget how lethal a ton of steel at 40 miles per hour can be. Perhaps because we arc alive and safe, we dont realize how lucky we are, or how quickly our luck can change. Speeding through the school zone might save a person 30 seconds. Let's hope that no penalty for lateness is worth the life of a child. Lets hope that we all take the responsibility, and even perhaps a little of the guilt, for the safety and protection of pedestrians on any street we travel Lets hope that this accident is the lastof a horrible string of accidents in that Two girls were struck and injured a week ago at the dangerous intersection at 600 East on Highway 40. The driver hit the girls and then continued on through the red traffic light, without even stopping. Ironically, the very next school day, crossing guards at that intersection counted three vehicles that ran the same red light in a thirteen minute period while children were en route to school Certainly, with all the accidents, most involving children, motorists must be aware that that intersection is a school crossing for local students. Certainly, anyone with a drivers license must know the laws concerning flashing yellow signals at school zones. So why do some motorists continue to speed along that road especially during the . N' Name Address City Cash or Check only, Sorry No Charges who feel that abortion should be limited to those few cases of rape, incest, and sever fetal deformity are invited to contribute to tide fund. All ftinds donated will be used to defend Utahs abortion law challenged by the A.Cli.U. The address to which money can be sent is: Utah Abortion Trust, Room 215, Utah Stats Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114. Over $5,100 had been donated even before the Governor signed the bill into law. Since national organizations are banding together to fight Utahs abortion law, I would invite those of other states who want to see Utahs law upheld, to demote to this fund also. Evan L. Olsen Representative by Delyse Bellon that meant I stayed home too. your Easter net In bon- Saddam Hussein doesnt know anything about torture. Fll tell you about torture. Torture is Easter shopping for four teenage girls. When your kids are little, they don't care what they get, as long as the Easter Bunny brought it But at that age, theyre too young to shop with and too young to leave at home. I remember dragging my daughters out to shop when the oldest was 1 and her sister was a baby. I vowed never to take them again until they turned 23. Of course, By the time the kids are old enough to stay home alone while you shop, theyre too fusty. You dont dare pick anything out I have learned one little rule of thumb. If I like an item, the kide wont The problem is, if I dont like an item, the kids might-b- ut they might not. Sometimes even someand weird as body as I, can tell when something ie not always. absolutely geeky-b- ut Sometimes absolutely geeky is in. So I have to take the kide hopping. At least they dont cry and whine and run around under the clothes racks like they used to. Well, actually, they do whine. But instead of whining for something to eat, (I didnt know how good I had it) they whine for the most expensive clothes in the store. The really hard part is narrowing it down. "I dont want very much for Easter, just one pair of jeans, denim shorts, flowered shorts, purple shoes, stretch pants, high tops, tights, earrings," etc. And thafr only the things that come in pairs. Since Fm still paying for Christmas, the thought of more bills is not pleasant And we still have birthdays to face. Meanwhile, the other kid has searched every store in the state, and still hasnt found what she wants. Fll probably spend more on her trying to please her than I spend on the one who wants everything she sees. Ive tried all the tricks to surprise them Easter morning, but I dont think theyre ever fooled for a minute. But then, I guess it wont be too much of a shock when they notice they picked out the clothes the Easter Bunny brought them. Ill bet they can figure it out Another view .. ." x- Dear Editor: During the week of March 18, 1991, an admonishment would by Aldon come over the local radio station asking the tribal voters to refrain from "harassing the Election Guess what? I just acquired a Board. The announcement ended with, "Lets be fair and democrat- microwave, which has enabled me to discover faster ways to bum ic." Good people of the Uintah Basin, things. I decided to try something is signing your name on the voting ballot "fair and democratic?" If you simple in the microwave such ae were required to do this in order to good old American popcorn. The vote, couldnt you be outraged? The instructions were simple enough, Tribal Constitution guarantees and I brushed right over them. secrecy in voting for Counrilmen. Cook for five minutes and hit the You would think the Election high button caught my eye. It was kind of fun to watch the Boards attorney would have flat package become inflated. violation. this (I flagrant caught signed my name on the ballot, aa However, the popcorn view became many other did, for fear that my a horrible sight when all of a sudden stinky smoke started vote would be thrown out) This is just one blunder the pouring out of the bag. That was Election Board made. Ae a Federal my first hint I had done something Judge declared in Tribal Court on wrong in the fine art of popcorn March 13, 1991, the Election Board popping. I quickly pulled the bag out of the needs to be "orientated and educated" to a set of applicable rules and microwave, and soon discovered the regulations. Therefore, as far as popcorn was burned so badly that Im concerned, the Ute Tribe needs it would be impossible to serve for to put new people on the Election the late show viewing of: "Billy tire Board before the General Election Kid vs. Dracula". Fm serious folks. on April 4, 1991, to insure that the There is a movie involving Dracula election process moves along and Billy the Kid. Look it up in your smoothly with a very minimum of movie guide. Billy the Kid becomes a good guy error and to insure that our voting knocking aft the vampire with a by Thank intact. rightsprivilege stay silver bullet It turns out Dracula you. was the uncle of Billys hide. Well, Everett Ceaspooch A Ute Tribal Member at least Dracula wasnt Billys Mood relative. A trip to the grocery store was s Dress codes Dear Editor: Our children brought home a note from the Middle School stating that shorts may no longer be worn to school because of problems with some of the 7th graders. This causes hardships for many people. We have purchased clothes solely for our children to wear to school. These clothes were purchased with the school dress code in mind. Because of a late change in the dress code, several school outfits may be eliminated from our childrens wardrobe. Some parents will easily be able to replace these clothes, others will not because of financial reasons. The changes in the dress code have been made because of the problems with some children, not all of them. Maybe a way could be found to punish those who need it, without changing the rules at the last minute for everybody. Robin Taylor Carolyn Taylor Ruth Ann Hardinger Tammie Mecham Betti J. Garren : : necessary for more popcorn. By carefully looking over the instructions I discovered it takes from two to five minutes to cook popcorn. I settled on three minutes, but only half of the kernels had performed their corny deed. I took out the good com and put the "popless" stuffback in the microwave. I burned it again, but finally the third time was the charm because I achieved my goal of good tasting popcorn. Next time I want some popcorn I will go to the movie theatre even if those Teenage Mutant Niitfa Turtles are back in town. Now I am ready for new micro-wav- e challenges like hamburgers, TV dinners and dare I sqy it (Yes, I and meatballs. Maybe I will by meatlonf. I have a bit of beef. People who speak incomplete sentences bug me. An example is one person will say, "Why dont you. . ." and then pause for along time, comb his or her hair, take a bite of an apple and then say mini-pizza- s, willD-spngh- etti ". . . change the TV channel." Beef No. 2 are sports announcers during the NCAA basketball games who hold a conversation while the game is taking place. An example ie the Utah-UNL- V .wV s .'v 1 V f- Rachele game. The Utes dashed down the court, made some good plays, but the announcers were busy talking about UNLVs next opponent, Arkansas. At that moment the Utes were within seven points, and the outcome wasnt decided. Apparently the TV sportsmauths werent watchi ng the event TTiey were busy dribbling out words of hoop wisdom. Utah gave UNLV a good battle, but the Las Vegas team hit the jackpot in the second half by picki ng the Utes pocket for countless steals and eaty buckets to win by 17 points. Utah lost the game, but they made Vegas earn the victory. Utah finished with its most wins ever at 30-I could always mail those NCAA d sportemouths a bag of my 4. micro-wave- popcorn. Be a responsible pet owner Before you get a pet, you need to learn what involved in pet ownership. You alto need to answer some important questions. Do I know what type of pet I want? Do I have enough time for that type of pet? Can I afford Veterinary care, food and grooming coats? Do I know what Fll do with my pet when I take a vacation? Am I willing to obey community laws concerning animals? Am I able to provide the amount of exercise my pet need? Am I willing to make a commitment to a pet for its entire life? Remember children may help with pet care, but dont forget that the main responsibility will fall on your shoulders. Please license your animals as soon as possible. Licenses are available through, Roosevelt City, and Basin Veterinary Clinic. Cost of a City Animal License is $10.00. $5.00 if the animal is spayed or neutered. |