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Show S 79th Year 0 Tuesday, December 8, 1992 No. 49 16 Roosevelt, Utah Pages 50 Cents UBATCs expansion fulfills dream of educational leaders By Karla Cox Winter weather and frozen earth were no deterrent to the enthusiasm of educational officials from throughout the state, gathered last Tuesday in Roosevelt far the Uintah Basin Applied dirt-toni- ng Technology Centers ground-breakin- g ceremony. The UBATC will add 23,000 shovel being used to officially break ground for the UBATC addition is SAME the very same tool used when construction began on the present facility. Wielding the veteran shovel is Keith Beigquist, who was on die Centers governing board at die time, and has since g served as director. He was honored as the main speaker at the ceremony last Tuesday in Roosevelt. SHOVEL-T- he ground-breakin- National Finals Ft. Duchesne cowboy takes top Old-Tim- er The Ft. Duchesne area can claim a world champion cowboy in Sher- wood Cuch, who ia also a member of the Ute Tribe. Cuch pocketed Rodeo AssociaNational tion Senior Pro Tour bareback bronc riding championship honors for 1992 at the conclusion of the Finals held last month at Reno, er . Nevada. Cuch split'fourth and fifth in the first go of the Senior Pro Tour Finals, was shutout in the second go, but split first and second in the third go with Tony Day, a former world champion from Oklahoma. Cuch also split third and fourth in the bareback bronc riding average. Cuchs totals prior to the finals, and Senior Fro Tour Final results added up to a first place bareback bronc riding title for the year. "I scored a 72 in the third go, and I had a pretty good ride. The horse kicked, hung in the air for a good scoring ride. The horse was an old veteran," said Cuch. Cuch was awarded a belt buckle and saddle ai well as a large cash price. He hasn't added up his year end cash totals during hie first full season of competition. The year before he competed only half a year and finished seventh. He won the first go at the 1991 Senior Pro Finals, but didnt place in the remaining "This is the .first time for me taking first place. I did real well during my first full year of competition," Cuch said. "It was one of the better rodeos with many good bucking hones. Toward the end of the competition the cowboys were started to ride thoee rank horses." Cowboys from 13 Western States and three Canadian Providences competed in the National on page 3 ..Old-Continu- ed Roosevelt Fire Department keeps busy: douses 3 fires What's more, said Bergquist, additional space was needed just as quickly, because dramatic need in the Basin for Job training created rapid growth in the vocational education arena. "We knew this was a critical facility for the Basin. So many people needed job training. We had a vision to make vocational education available throughout the Basin, and this center was a model for the state." The Uintah Basin Area Voca-- 1 tional Center, as it was originally d called, began in the building north across the street from the present facility, adjacent to Union High School. Programs were geared mainly to high school students, due to limited capacity, funding, and exposure, Bergquist explained, but the need for more space and training was already great. "Marlin Johnson was the director, and he began planning a new building when he was hired." "Many people said this building the present facility on East Lagoon Street was a white elephant, too large," Bergquist remembered. "But within six months, we were looking far more epece." When Bergquist took the helm in 1975, outreach services were initiated. The Center eventually expanded to include a Vernal campus, and course offerings changed as local industry demands changed. "We recognized that students needed the opportunity far training without leaving the Basin. We began the push for a technology wing." By Mike Robs Rooaevelt City Fire Department responded to s wood burning stove ceiling fire located at the doublewide trailer ofWayne Zufelt, north of Poleline Road, five miles west of Roosevelt. The December 1, 10:30 a.m. firs was at the location of a double wide trailer occupied by Zufelts daughter, Tina Zufelt, together with a two month old baby, a daughter, andboyfriend, Fred Kallis, received limited damage to the roof and ceiling areas. When the fire department arrived, the ceiling waa on fire. "I waa just getting out of the shower when my boyfriend entered tin house and saw the burning ceiling, said Tina Zufelt "The fire probably started because of the extreme heat in the stove pipe, said fireman Kendall Murphy . The surrounding materials in the ceiling became too hot and caught fire. Tm glad the fire was detected when it was, said Zufelt "The ceiling was hot ss far ss ten feet tive. "We have yet to determine how the flame ignited, but there was no real damage done." Pettit said that the deficient needle was replaced and the sys tem is back to operational. A November 29, Sunday night dumpster fire near Cedarview, was also extinguished by the Roosevelt City Fire Department Pioneering also took place at the Center through the efforts of George Miller, who brought the UBATC Telecommunications programs to a level worthy of national recognition. "The UBATC ogy Center. "If the wing had been built in 1985, when we asked for it, the cost would have been half--we could have saved $2 million. But well still take it, and be happy with it," Bergquist quipped, concluding, "Near 11 years in the ,, , SMALL SCALE MODEL-UBA- TC predicts the new addition to their facilities to look something like this. Education officials have been waiting years for the new expansion to take place. Judge sends Butler to Utah State Prison By Mike Boat Judge A. Lynn Payne at District Court in Duchesne,' sent Harold Dean Butler to Utah State Prison on an original sentence for violating probation of crimes committed in 1991. Butler (42), escaped from Duchesne County Jail on November 12, but was apprehended a week later by Duchesne County deputies near the Strawberry Pinnacles area close to Camelot Resort. The violation of probation of previous crimes caused Judge ' Payne to resentence Butler for three crimes committed in 1991. Those Crimea and original eentenc- - es consisted of disposing of a stolen firearm, second degree felony, one to fifteen years; unlawful control of a vehicle, third degree felony, zero to five years; and escape, class B misdemeanor, 6 months. The sentences were- consecutive and fines for the three crimes were alio reinstated totalling up to $8,000. Duchesne County Sheriffs office has yet to file charges on Butler's latest escapade of escape, burglary, and numerous other crimes. When information is gathered and prepared, charges will be filed and Butler will be brought back to Duchesne County Courthouse to - face arraignment Truck disintegrates Fatal accident near Indian Canyon Cresi By Mike Boot Afatal accident occurred Thursday afternoon November 3, two miles northeast of Bamberger Monument, in the Indian Canyon area. Gregory John Fox (42) of South Dakota, waa heading southbound on highway 191 in his semi truck owned by Larson Trucking Company, when hie brakes failed him. According to Price Utah High- way Patrol Trooper, Gordon Bennett, the aemi truck, filled with molasses feed for cattle, was heading down the summit towards Price at about 3:00 pjn. when Fox lost control of his high-prote- in truck trying to maneuver the steep decline ofIndian Canyon. The truck wentover an embankment, fell over a ledge, and disintegrated. Trooper Bennett said that Fox was killed aa he was thrown from his vehicle. It the truck was completely in pieces all over the place, said Bennett The driver, he said, was not wearing a seat belt Containers filled with feed were thrown alongtheembankment end ome of it spilled into Willow Creek, a small nearby stream. State officials were cleaning up the spill Thursday, trooper Bennett said, but it was not expected to endanger any mqjor drinking water reservoirs. Measer Road crash totals two vehicles sway from the stove pipe. RooeeveltCityFireDepartmenthad the small fire quickly under control and returned back to the fire station at 11:56 ajn. No injuries wen sustained. On December 3, the Roosevelt Fire Department responded to a 11:00 a.m. call at the PEPCO, B2 oil storDarwood Campbell Bluebell on located the tanks age Road two miles west iff Roosevelt near Hancock Cove. On arrival, the flames from a spewing gas Una were doused by the firemen. The fire cell lasted for ony 45 minutes. "A leaking needle valve was thecauseofthefire, said Joel Pettit, a PEPCO representa- - ties underway here," Bergquist stated. When technology became the buzzword of vocational training, the Center's name was changed to The Uintah Basin Applied Technol- making, Im looking forward to seeing this building rise." Mark Rose Superintendent spoke of an ongoing vision for the Center: "We want these students to have the same opportunities as those downtown in Salt Lake City. In order to continue what these people have pushed for, ife going to take cooperation from the community, from the students, end from the teachers. Robs concluded the ceremony with a plea to "all of you who are involved in business or industry in some way. Come let us help you fill your training needs." Completed. beehive-shape- By Aldan Bachde Old-Tim- Rodeo honor square feet to the present building Flexible Use Irith a Multi-Tec- h wing, planned for the east end of the building. The project is expected to be complete by January 1994. Anticipation of the new building wing is high among UBATC officials past and present; former UBATC director and early board member Keith Beigqmst, featured speaker at the ceremony, said the project was dreamed about almost Ss soon as the present building was continues to be leader in telecommunications learning, with the microwave and fiber optics capaci- By Mike Boat . 1-- TRAILER Firemen work on pealing off the siding of this trailer occupied by Una Zufelt and Fred Kallis. There were no injuries sustained in the ceiling fire ignited because of excessive heat in the wood burning stove pipe. The Boldine area trailer fire was just one of three fires doused by Roosevelt firemen. FIRE-Roose- velt Roosevelt resident, Randy V. Lebrum (31) Was involved in a nasty head on collision with Vernal resident, Clayton Thompson (33), at state road 121 an(l 3500 W. (Measer Highway), Vernal, Wednesday, November 25. At 5:05 p.m., driving a 1984 Ford pickup and pulling a goose neck trailer, Thompson, with daughters Ten (5), and Tlffiny (7) as passengers, was travailing outbound on highway 121 approaching 3500 West. Labrum,-drivin- g a 1988 Ford pickup wu travelling westbound on highway 121 approaching 3500 West. The collision occurred when Thompson attempted to maka a left Continued on pdge 3 |
