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Show 9 October 12, 1993 - Page C 11 Life Uintah Easln Standard White Systems Inc. Company receives national following for gun product By Aldon Rachels Hie muzxleloader gun making business started in Dr. Gary Whites garage and years later it has mushroomed into White Systems Inc. with approximately 18 employees who assemble rifles in a local business across from Union High School on 200 North. When the year is complete approximately 3600 rifles should be assembled. The Roosevelt area business services customers throughout the United States and Canada. iary w ing muzzleloaders since he was about 16 years old. While in his early twenties he made rifles for his friends. He built the traditional muzzleloaders in his Green River Rifle Works, which he started in 1968 inRoosevelt They handcrafted Daniel Boone type rifles, said his son, Dave White, who is the purchasing agent for White Systems Inc. Dr. Gary White is a recognized authority on muzzleloaders. White is alsoamedicaldoctor. Other White Systems Inc. owners besides G. White are Dave Gumudo and Jeff Winn. The Green River Rifle Works, which is no longer in business, focused on the traditional muxzleloader with round patched balls, but the White Systems Inc. founded in 1991 by Dr. Gary White makes New White Systems rifles with two types of muzzleloaders, Super 91 and Whitetail. Winn shows off a stone sheep with a 44 inch curl that he shot during a The animal is a record for one taken with a muxzleloader and Columbia. in British hunting trip will be listed in Boone and Crockett. TROPHY SHEEP-Jc- fF They still load like a muzxleloader, but feel much like a modern gun. The traditional ASSEMBLY LINE-Wh- ite Systems Inc. employees, Ricardo and Mike Winterton, left to right, do William Campos, McKay various duties while putting together rifles at the local Roosevelt business. muzzleloaders have longer barrels, and our new version have 22 and 24 inch barrels with longer bullets known as superslugs for better ballistic performance. The barrel and bullets go together and combine with the action for a in-li- modern high performance muzxleloader, Dave White said. Modern muzzleloaders, Super 91 and Whitetail" are known as Action, and a Sporting Rifle, which is in the planning stages and should be available in k 1994 is a Muzxleloader similar to English style rifles. Dr. White designed the Super 9 1 and Gumudo the Whitetail. The Roosevelt area business, White Systems Inc. has a national following with wholesalers and dealers throughout the USA and Canada carrying the hometown made muzzleloaders and bullets. Weve had some inquires from Europe, but haven't shipped any there, yet, commented Dave White. The products are sold at a number of Roosevelt locations as well aa fn Vernal, Salt Lake City and throughout the state. The barrels are made at Uintah Machine in Duchesne, and various otherpartaatacompany in Tucson, Arizona. Everything is assembled at the Rooeevelt store. We take time and labor and make sure it is a quality product through a quality control depart- In-li- ne Side-Loc- Myton Ele. ParentTeacher Myton Elementary will host its ParentTeacher Conference Thursday, October 14, from 3:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, October IS, from 8:00 am. to 12 noon. A special parent meeting at 7:00 am. on Friday will include discussion concerning Healthy Lifestyles. Call for more information. 722-27- 21 Family portraits East Elementary PTAissponeoringafamify portrait flind raiser that you wont want to min. Its a new company, but the price is still low, and portrait proofs can be viewed immediately after the photography sitting. Anyone can sign up to have a portrait done; you need not have a student at the school, since students are being asked not to sell contact an East Elementary student or Ruth Jex at Deadline to purchase a portrait sitting certificate is October 22. door-to-doo- 722-490-3. r, Flu Shots Available The Uintah Basin Health Department is offering the availability of flu shots to interested families at different locations throughout Duchesne County. October 12: Uintah Basin Health Department Duchesne Office, 9:00 am. to Noon. (After that date, flu shots are October available Tuesdays from 9:00 am. to Noon.) Call 14: Duchesne Senior Center beginning at 11:30 am. Call October 15: Special flu shot clinic to be held at the Roosevelt Office, 8:30 am. to 1 1:30 am. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 pm. (After that date, flu shots will be available during regular clinic hours.) October 19: Roosevelt Senior Centerbeginningat 11:30 am. All shots will cost $5. 5 for more information. Call 738-220- 2. 722-608- 5. By Cheryl Medum The public is invited to attend meetings to discuss issues to be addreesed in the Environmental Impact Statement for the Uintah Basin Replacement Project on Tuesday, October 12, at Roosevelt Jr. high School; Wednesday, October 13 at tiie Salt Lake County Government Center, and Thursday, October 14 at Altamont High School. All meetings will begin at pm. For more information, call the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (801) 7.-0-0 226-717-1. mentthatmakes sureeverythingis right. All the muzzleloaders are inspected before they go out, D. White said. It usually takesfourto aix houra to complete a Super 91 rifle. Some guns go together real fast and others take longer. The peak busineea period for J(. White Systems Inc. is from July 15 to December 15. Elk, deer, antelope and muzxleloader hunts are held during thia period. Our guna are really aelling well. Wholeaalers have doubled their orders, said D. White. The companys guns are featured in various muzzleloading videos, which are available at Rooeevelt Continued on page 20 Area artists Beasley LaRose, of the Ute Indian Tribe and Erica Welsh, of the Colorado River Indian Tribe, worked together last year to create original art work on a guidebook published for the 1992 Uinta Basin Minerals Symposium. - The opportunity to design the cover came about through a contest sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affaire. Chosen winners received $150.00 and were given the chance to design the cover. "My Mom told me I should try Union High School will host ParentTeacher Conferences Thursday, October 14 from 3:30 pm. to 7:30 pm. and Friday, October 15 from 4 for more informa8:00 to 12:00 am. Call the high school at tion. 722-247- . s it," Erica reminisced. Bath and Ericas drawings were chosen to be on the cover, therefore, the prize money waa shared as well as the job of combining their pictures together to create the Kes-sle- East Ele. ParentTeacher East Elementary wiUhostits ParentTeacher Conference this Wednesday, October 13, from 4:00 pm. to 8:00 pm. and Friday, October 15 from 8:00 am. to Noon. All parents are encouraged to attend. cover. Erica is a student at Rooeevelt Junior High. She enjoys free hand drawing, and will pursue her interest by enrolling in art classes Cancer Support Group The Cancer Support Group will be meeting Wednesday, October 13 from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 pm. in the classroom at Duchesne County Hospital. Rick Hendy will be featured and he will speak on the topic, Coping with Cancer. L Welsh of Roosevlet Middle School won ARTIST-Eri-ct BIA AUN Tribal Govt. Planning contest guidebook cover. .to design . offered through the school. Keseley works for Ute Petroleum. He creates original western and Indian oil paintings and free hand sketches, and is currently marketing his throughout the state. art-wor- k All Aboriginal Uto Nation (AUN) members or future members are requested to attend a Tribal Government Planningmeeting tobe held October 15 from 6:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m.at the Moon Lake Electric Building in Roosevelt "W eVe pleased LDS Single Adults Singles will host a dance class at the 2nd and 7th Ward building in Roosevelt Temple Day is October 15 and a fireside will is scheduled for October 17, 7:00 p.m., at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. DUP Meetings .vii y LaRose is a local artist who creates Indian and western art took part in designing guidebook cover. ARTIST-Kcssle- ; Sm' that the guidebook published especially for the Uintah Basin symposium has received so much recognition ," said Roger Bon, industry outreach geologist with the Utah Geological Survey, who chaired the symposium organizing committee. He went on to say that the purpose of tiie symposium was to generate interest in the oil, gas and mineral development in the Uintah Basin. e The guidebook was edited by Thomas C. Chidsey Jr., Utah Geological Survey, and Thomas D. Fouch and Vito F. Nuccio, U. S Geological Survey, which contains a comprehensive, overview of the geology and petroleum infrastructure of the Uintah Basin. 360-pag- 722-405- By Mike Bobs Local law enforcement officers were at work again last weekend buckling down on juvenile crime as three juveniles were arrested for stealing a Wasatch Front vehicle. Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) trooper LL Bench and Rooeevelt Police Department (RPD) officer Steve Hooley investigated the incident that happened about 1:40 a.m. early Sunday morning. According to a report from RPD chief Cedi Gurr, LL Bench noticed a car weaving in and out of its lane on Highway 40 near the Ioka junction travelling westbound. As he attempted to pursue the vehicle, a pickup trade with three individuals inside began to run what apThe guidebook entitled Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources of peared to be interference for the car. tiie Uintah Basin. Utah and ColoLL Bench ran a license plate rado received national attention as it has been chosen Outstanding check on the pickup and found that it was a stolen vehicle from the Guidebook of the Year by the Wasatch Front area. He called for Geoscience Information Society. The award will be presented at ' assistance and Officer Hooley the Geological Society of America responded, said Gurr. Annual Meeting in Boston, October 26. Union High ParentTeacher The local unit of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers meets every third meeting Monday, October 18, 10:30 am. Monday ofeach month-ne- xt at the Senior Citizens Building in Roosevelt The group encourages members or grandchildren of grandparents who came to Utah before 2 th trains connected Utah to Eastern America to attend. Call for more information. Police encounter more juveniles breaking law Petroleum book cover created by artists 781-647- More CUP Scoping Mtgs. LOCAL PRODUCT-Da- ve White of White Systems Inc. poses with the company's "Super 91" rifle, which is assembled at the Roosevelt store and sold to customers throughout the United States and Canada. The bear, No. 3 record, was taken by Dr. Gary White. Upon the halt of the vehicle, officers found three juveniles inmale and a 16 side. One 16 year-ol- d female as passengers, and female driving the stolen vehicle. Officers were unable to stop the car ahead and were unsuccessful in locating its whereabouts. The juveniles were from the Magna and Wasatch Front areas, said Gurr. Officers took the year-ol- d female male and the 13 year-olback to Roosevelt while the 16 year-ol- d female was taken to Duchesne. Officer Hooley charged the 16 male with possession of a year-olcontrolled substance and damage to city property (destroyed parte of a jail cell). The male appears to have gang affiliations, commented Chief Gurr. LL Bench will charge the male for possession of a stolen vehicle. The effort was part of a weekend push by local law enforcement to curtail drunk driving and traffic violations. year-ol- d a 13 year-ol- d d d announces grazing permittee meetings UCA The Utah Cattlemens Association (UCA) has announced that a series of localised meetings will be held throughout the state. "These meetings will help educate and update federal grazing permittees on the current status of activities resulting from the announcement fay the Clinton Administration to make sweeping rangeland reforms on federal grazing lands, Brent Tanner, UCAExecutive Vi Presi- dent A meeting is scheduled for October 20th at tiie Rooeevelt Jr. High at 7:00 p.m. for all livestock permittees grazing of federal lands in Daggett, Dhuchesne and Uintah Counties. Livestock producers utilizing federal landshave their livelihoods at stake with this issue, reported Seth Weston of Randolph, Utah, President of UCA. "The leadership of UCA recognized the urgent need to take lead and keep permittees informed and involved as this reform issue is debated. he added. Mike Spencer of Yost, Utah, Chairman of UCA Federal Lands Committee added, Every permittee in the state must understand their current fragile status and what must be done by our industry to save livestock grazing as a viable industry, which fuels our western economy. Second landfill blaze spurs investigation A second fire at the Duchesne County Landfill was determined to be deliberately set, according to Georg Adams, County Fire Marshall. The fire, occurring September 3, 1993, tod: about three hours to get under control. Although an earlier fire was thought to be caused by spontaneous combustion, or sun shining on glass, it is now under investigation as well. Adams said the Sheriff's Department has an idea who set the blaze, and in fact, may have a witness to the incident. However, at press time, charges had not been filed. Reed Vanwagoner is the investigating officer in the case. |