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Show I t UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September Teens With Sawed-Of- f passenger, Jesse Knight, 17, Neola. ars lucky to be alive after the "bullet bike" they were on went out of control at over 100 miles an hour. Rich and Knight suffered a ' severe case of road rash," and Knight also sustained a broken shoulder and internal injuries, according to RPD officer Mark Murphy. The bike slid for about 300 yards and pieces of it were found scattered throughout the treatment. In another domestic violence call, police went to a Roosevelt apartment at 2 a.m. Monday to investigate a fire. The apartment building behind the former store sustained thousands of dollars in smoke damage when old Kylia Thompson allegedly poured fighter fluid over furniture and then lit it on fire. A fight between Thompson and Both teens were taken to the Uintah Basin Medical Center for incident, said officer Bird. The fire had been extinguished when police arrived. Powell complained of injuries, but refused medical treatment Thompson was taken to the Uintah Basin Medical Center and treated for smoke inhalation. Ha is charged with a first degree felony count of aggravated anon and with a second degree felony for aggravated assault on a police officer for actions which occurred at the hospital. Sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning three downtown businesses sustained damage when vandals shot their storefront windows with BB guns. l Ths Labor Day weekend traditionally signals the end of aummer, but for Roosevelt Police it was the beginning of calla dealing with aerioua criminal activity. Starting on Friday night officer handled caeca involving teena in poaaeaaion of a dangerous weapon, araon, a domestic situation which resulted in numerous felony charges being filed, and a highspeed motorcycle accident in which two boys wen lucky to have survived. On Friday, Aug. 30 just after 9 p.m. officers pulled over a car carrying five teenagers ages 16 to 17 and one old adult, Eagles Curry, Fort Duchesne, for speeding on S-- 40 near 4th East hile talking to the youths RID officer Tracy Bird noticed a sawed-of- f shotgun on the front seat of the old male. car driven by a The gun was not loaded, but shells were found next to the gun in the car. The suspects told officers they were using the gun to hunt geese. All six were turned over to BIA officers. old was charged Dw with a second degree felony far shotgun, possession of a sawed-of- f and with a misdemeanor for altering the serial number on a firearm. The two boy and Curry were also charged with illegal consumptioh of alcohol. The driver will face prosecution in 8th District Juvenile Court. At approximately 4 a.m. Saturday morning, police were summoned to a residence on the east side of Roosevelt to check on a family disturbance. Once officers arrived they discovered the situation to be very serious, said officer J.C. Hansen. The victim, a woman in her mid-30was taken to the Uintah 21-ye- ar R 16-ye- ar 16-ye- ar s, Basin Medical Center for treatment of iijuries she suffered sexual during an aggravated assault. About eight hours later Roosevelt Police arrested old Ignacio Tiarado, at a Fort 26-ye- ar Duchesne residence with the assistance of BIA officers. Tiarado, of Roosevelt, is the victims He is being held in the Duchesne County jail on $80,000 bond and has been charged with multiple first degree felony counts for aggravated sexual assault, said Hansen. On Sunday night around 8p.m. Roosevelt Police assisted UHP trooper RuBsell Lee in. investigating!! motorcycle accident north of the Ballard church. Police say the driver, Chad Rich, 18, Ballard, and his JUDGE STEELE Continued from page 1 ing where those guidelines are being formulated. With the state facing the problem of meeting the rising costs associated with carrying out stiffer sentences for juveniles, Steele says juvenile court judges will meet this month to discuss costs and other concerns relating to the implementation of proposed sentencing guidelines. Steele says that many people have asked him if he "will be tough on crime, in his new position. He says as a prosecutor for the past 20 years he has no doubt has a reputation for being that way, but he says he would rather be known as a fair judge. Each situation is different. Each child is different Each case must be looked at separately and with wisdom and care. The court should do what is best for the child and what is best for the community, Steele commented, adding, We should care about children and we should care that children be responsible for what they do." He believes that keeping students involved in schools and education is the best way to deter juvenile crime, but he says when a child does run afoul of the law, quick and immediate consequences to their behavior is absolutely necessary. Although Steele lives in Vernal, he says his plans to be available equally in all three counties in his district so that he will be considered Police. HOME SCHOOL Continued from page common-law-wif- ' Julie e, apparently' led to the Howell, New director to for their consideration. We want to get a good all around view on this, Keel explained. We just want to make some meaningful changes and we want a policy that will stand up and not go away. Keel says many parents who home school would like to be able to have their children attend some public school classes for which they dont have the resources or capability to teach in the home. Similarly, home taught kids want the chance to take part in sports and clubs with their peers. So for Keel has found that some districts allow parents who home school to use the school's office equipment, while others lend out textbooks. She says school districts who work cooperatively with parents who want to teach their children at home, are happy to have the parents so involved. head mental health agency John Aland, Duchesne County School District superintendent, Bays school board members are certainly willing to entertain any meaningful The Utah Alliance for the Mentally 111 has hired a new Executive Director, Marilyn Mitchell, who is shared Executive Director with the Mental Health Association in Utah. Both organizations have entered into a joint venture to strengthen mental health advocacy, support and education activities in Utah. Mitchell has many years of nan profit experience and serves on various community Boards. She is of the currently the vice-cha- ir Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities, chairs the Utah Insurance Parity Network and the Utah Mental . Health Awareness Coalition. UAMI and MHAU share joint of Utah, Both St aJt and his wife Linda Neuropsychiatric Institute, at 501 are originally from Rangley, Colo., Chipeta Way. Coming activities and both are Uintah High gradu- include National Depression ates. The Steeles have three chil- Screening Day, a Policy Makers Mental Health Symposium, Journey dren, two are mqjoring in engineering ait USU, their youngest child at- of Hope Family Education Course, the Pro Bono Roundtable, and tends Uintah High School. Mental Illness Awareness Week jj Steele received his BA from BYU in 1974, and obtained his law degree Activities in October. " from Pepperdine University School Baibara Zabriskie has been of Law in 1977. He was a captain in hired as the Administrative the U& Air Force for five years serv- Assistant for both organizations. ing as a judge advocate, administra- Baibara has been a parent advocate tive law judge and trial attorney, and for Allies With Families and has a has been an instructor in business wealth of knowledge about the law, real estate law and constitumental health system in tional law for two California univer- public Utah. sities and a college. Continued from page 1 "These new additions should He opened his law office in Vernal allow us to progress and grow into in 1987. He has also served as an an even more vibrant and effective for Vernal Uintah the City, A bomb sniffing dog was called in attorney force, in the fight to improve the from Salt Lake County to assist in County School District, and from of life and care for our quality the search of the high school and 1988 to 1996 served as guardian ad said Jennifer Johnson, relatives, Car Litem for children) (a No guardian explolater at the care center. Anti Statewide ofStigma Campaign Court Utah the Administrators sives were found in either building. Coordinator. ob- - fice. information to According Steele will be sworn into office tained in interviews, the suspect mad at the school and placed the call Oct. 1. His official duties will as a joke in an attempt to get out of the following drain 8th District school for the day. Embleton says venile Court in Roosevelt. the suspected caller ia denying any involvement in making the call, howUtaht Highway Death Toll ever, the other three youths have As of August 30, 1996 are crimes the to confessed they charged with. All four boys have been suspended Year to Date 1996 180 from school for 10 days. They may baaed face more serious ramifications Year to Date 1995 212 on recommendations which may be made by the school board. All four will be prosecuted in juveTotal 1995 Fatalities 326 nile court. Duchesne County Deputy Attorney, Patricia Gary, will be able Driving Tip; School Is again to recommend to the juvenile court in session. Remember to lge what the punishment should in each case. watch for chldren dashing Police are still following leads in 10 across the road, to stop for called the bomb threat which was school on flashing lights into the homes of two Cedar Crest due Center employees. CpI. Steve buses, and to slow down In Hooley says a profile of the caller has school crosswalks. been built and a suspect is being ought to meet that criteria. A caller with a raspy voice said a bomb would go off in the facility at 10:30 p.m. Monday morning, Aug. Starting 26. At Cpl. Hooley encourages anyone who may have information in the case to contact him. All information While Supplies Last will be kept confidential. . 1 school are gathering home school policies now in place in other Utah school districts, and obtaining legal advice as they prepare to establish a new home school policy which they'll present to Duchesne County School Board members in the near future 32-ye- ar his offices at the University . -- BOMB THREAT proposal formulated by home schoolers. They're very willing to listen and weigh the facta on both sides to make a policy thats in the best interest of the children, Aland stated. He says the districts current " home school policy may very well be in need of revision. There are two different home school policies which Aland says the board anticipates addressing. One is do home schoolers participate in any extracurricular activities at all and second, how will we handle students coming in (to the district) from home school?" Current Duchesne district policies dictate that children who are home taught are ineligible to participate in all extracurricular activities. And because a child who is home taught typically lacks an accredited grade, a district policy which mandates that students maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average prior to being eligible for sports also denies chilparticipation by home-taugdren for at least one sports season. Aland says the Duchesne district isnt the only one to have such a restrictive policy. The Utah High School Athletics Association handbook also states that in order to be eligible to participate in sports, students must attend fall time ... the school heshe wishes to represent. The districts home school policy became a controversial issue recently when a Union High 9th grader was pulled from football team practices because he lacked a grade point average after being home schooled the second half of his 8th grade year. His parents maintained that they were not informed of the district's policy and have protested his exclusion from the freshman football team. (See related story.) ht DRUGS CONFISCATE A routine traffic stop on U.S. 40 last week resulted in the discovery of approximately 53,000 worth of marijuana which appeared to be packaged for sale. D--- Get The Word Out! Local volunteers needed to champion Duchesne County we are able to lake advantage ot By Jancy Hokctt "With these and new residents pouring into Duchesne County, the time has come for our people to become their own champions," said Irene tourism increasing Duchesne Hansen, While attending a ROOSEVELT; THEATRE HneSKow5un3ay7:jjT meeting 7! The question about it According to the speaker, UBET is a leader in technology and enabled the Basin to obtain fiber optic lines long before it became the "in thing." Then he went on io tell of the other technological advances that UBET of? nether are alone in the jniuUe unlierse has been ansvere stood for. "We've champions order to do what we got to start being for our area and, in that, we have to know have," Hansen said. "Duchesne County is a wonderful both for visitors and place, residents and we need to make sure everyone knows it The way to provide that information is to get a group of people together who love Duchesne County and will be willing to promote the area." to Right now, according Hansen, there is a tremendous for window of opportunity Duchesne County. The governor and the state legislature have never more been oiiittia One Show Only 7:30 p.m. 4jjTO9ii:0- - to receptive development in rural areas. The state legislature recently passed the Rural Resettlement Zone which offers incentives to Wasatch Front businesses to expand into rural areas. Among the incentives are grants, loans, and tax benefits. The Olympics will offer many financial and promotional opportunities. Its up to us to make sure that s iM 4 t i a : 7:30 and 9:20 p.m. UINTAH THEATRE Quality carpet 'H'Hil'l at Unbeatable Swing by - 722-459- outside of Duchesne County Hansen was amazed to hear what a wonderful telephone company the Basin had in UBET. What amazed her was not that the phone company was great, but that she had to leave the Basin to hear looking for - Anyone opportunities. interested in serving on a travel council or willing to help in other ways should call Irene Hansen, County Chamber of Commerce executive director. In 1990, Starvation Reservoir served 24,117 visitors; in 1995, it host to over 121,346 played visitors. The county population is growing tremendously, especially west of Duchesne. "The time has come to set up our own travel council and begin telling people what a great county we live in." Are you - rae j . Sullivans, Merlins Barber Shop and Mountain Air Gas, Inc. were all targeted. Police are seeking information on the shootings. Anyone who may have details which could help lead to the arrest of those responsible is asked to contact Roosevelt Shotgun Police kept busy investigating arson, sexual assault over holiday weekend By Lezlee E. Whiting j. 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