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Show I I UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July 31. 1991 - UBIC Continued from page 1 of the UBIC in 1959, and he said, "Each year we tried to have a project to improve and upgrade the UBIC." The UBIC hai been held in Roosevelt for many years, but Shields remembers when the Ute Tribe put on the Hiawatha Pageant in Ft. Duchesne. "The late Lorena Denver Iorg used to sing in the pageant. She was the main lead in the play." In 1969 were DeVere and Betty Hancock. Son Shane also had to put in a good days work. "Shane needed an Eagle Scout Project, and I told him he could earn one by cleaning the UBIC grounds each morning during the three days of the celebration. He really worked hard picking up trash," Betty Hancock said. She added, "It was a lot of work in those days and it still is. I always worried about making ends meet so we weren't in the red. Things turned out ok. Josephine Yergensen was the UBIC president in 1954, and she said, "I do remember that year, 1954. There were people as far as you could see in the old park for the UBIC." John Gale was UBIC president in 1964 and 1965. The Hiawatha Pageant and tractor pulling contests were held during the UBIC. Gale remembers when he was soaked a number of times. "William O. Whitehead had a dunking machine and everyone wanted to dunk the judge. (Gale was Justice of the Peace for many years.) It was a popular item at the UBIC," Gale said, "One year we hooked up what we called a guy wire to a telephone pole and let youngsters ride down it We also had some real hot baseball games between Ft Duchesne and Roosevelt where we became real excited." Gale played on the Roosevelt team many years ago. Baseball playing days have ended for Gale and many other folks in the Uintah Basin, but they can still take part in other UBIC activities, which are scheduled for this week in Continued from page House votes to raise grazing fees again The House of Representatives voted again today to raise grazing fees despite warnings that the large increases could leak to bank foreclosure on loans made to ranchers, according to Rep. Bill Orton (D-UThe amendment to the Bureau of Land Management authorization bill passed advocates did, moderate their proposal however, in the face of strong opposition from western Congressmen. A measure passed by the House earlier this year would raise grazing fees more than 400 percent over four years. The 264-15- Anti-grazin- 1 and having an impossible dream." "The amount of energy I and my office expend trying to deal with Gordon, and his honorable band of is tremendous. Thank goodness for you and others who have a big view of the potential of this area. it is sad to see that our worst enemies are some of our associates." "Gordon will succeed in doing a great deal of damage if he is allowed to continue, and you can quote me on that! We urgently need to meet with the Board, or at least the best minds on the Board, cut-throa- Never-the-les- s, ASAP!" A few weeks after the date on this letter, Scott, RoJean Addley, Max Adams, Lorin Merrell, and Leonard Heeney did meet It was at this meeting that allegations were made against Kitchen that were later used in justifying his termination. Kitchen was later reinstated by a vote of 10 to 2 at a grievance hearing before the UBAG Board. Most of the allegations against Kitchen were not brought up at the hearing, but were later written in a letter of reprimand to him. Another letter was also read and discussed at the July 8 UBAG Board meeting. It was written by Laurence Kay, mayor of Naples City, and contained 15 allegations against Ruf and UBAG. Apparently, after considerable discussion, Kay withdrew the letter saying, "I've been set up." He said later that he believed the allegations were true. "They wanted to shoot me down in that meeting. Nobody really answered any questions (asked in the letter). I think the chair probably set me up." Among the allegations in his letter was Rufs hiring and firing of people without board approval, interrogations of employees, loss of daytimers from employees offices, makeup of minutes of meetings with distorted comments, demands and threats made to UBAG employees, etc. He continued.."I have read some of the allegations that have been made against Gordon Kitchen, and in my opinion, they are dumb, ridiculous and utterly false. I have known Gordon far a long time and I do not support the firing nor the process that terminated Gordon." "I really feel that because of these problems, the JTPA funding should be pulled from UBAG or UBAG dissolved, and that Gordon then continue the JTPA Program without Heine's interference." UINTAH BASIN 8TANDARD yj CLASSIFIED: ADS! Call Toll Free--- J 5. g amendment passed today would raise those fees but limit the increases to no more than 33 percent per year. Certainly a 33 percent increase asalOO percent increase per year, said Orton. "But no businessman can sustain these kinds ofcost increases and expect to keep making a living." Under the measure passed today, the maximum fee that could be charged in 1991 would be $2.62 per Animal Unit month (AUM), compared with a minimum fee of $4.35 per AUM under the Synar amendment passed earlier this year. Currently, the grazing fee is $1.97 per AUM, or the amount of forage to feed one cow and one calf for a month. Orton warned the house that any proposal to raise grazing fees "would deal a body blow to our Farm Credit system. It is estimated that under the Farm credit Administration guidelines, many ofthese loans will have to be classified as V "Existing loans, in the eye of regulators, may become classified as under collateralized and additional security may be insisted upon to make up the shortfall," continued the letter from Utah Banker's Association President Lawiy Alder. "If additional security is not available it could force foreclosure ff w - , proceedings." Both of the measures boosting grazing fees now go to the Senate where their prospects for passage are considered uncertain. Watch out. for counterfeiters Each year, particularly around tax filing season, the public experiences a surge in swindlers, bill collectors, and various other un- scrupulous individuals posing as Internal Revenue Service employ- ees. These impersonators attempt to cheat people out of money, gain access to confidential records or initiate an array of other illegal schemes. These individuals have the most success preying on elderly persons, widows, or small businesses. To assist them in their scheme, these individuals often have counterfeit IRS badges and other forms QUEEN FLOAT Tlic Uintah Basin Tclcplxmc float, carrying Altamont queens won second place in the Longhorn Days parade. of official looking credentials. In recent weeks, several Ogden area persons have received phone calls from someone representing himself as a collection agent from the IRS. The caller has instructed them to come to the local IRS office to clear up a substantial tax bill. These somewhat distraught persons then show up at their designated appointment, only to find the call was a hoax. Many individuals are unaware of who to contact to verify the identification of an IRS employee or to report any type of suspicious actions. The IRS offers some advice. First, always get the name and phone number of the person contacting you. If you are not expecting a tax bill, you can call the IRS toll free at to verify the bill. If none exists or you have no other issues pending, the IRS has an Internal Security Division in Ogden and Salt Lake City that can help. Impersonating an IRS employee is a FELONY and carries a penalty of imprisonment andor a fine. One of the many responsibilities of the Internal Security Division is to investigate any reports of impersonators. If you receive a suspicious phone call, or want to report any swindler schemes, contact the IRS Internal Security office at 5 in Ogden or in Salt Lake City. 625-653- 524-696- 5 ROOSFATL All Theatres Closed for UBIC Aug. 4 The Provo Democrat then read a letter from the Utah Banker's Association warning that with large grazing fee hikes, "new or increased financing will be out of the question for many sheep and cattle opera- 1-- Will Open on liiesday Aug. 5th tions." 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