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Show nW f UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 19. 1996-- Page Ute Tribe leaders hear about impacts of 96 election On November 5, the American Indian Resources Institute with 13 (AIRI) .in other Indian organizations held "A National Meeting to Analyze the Impact of the 1996 Elections on Indian Country'' in Washington D.C. Mr. Richard Trudell, Executive Director of AIRI, and Mr. Ron Allen, Chairman of the Jamestown SKlallam Tribal Council -Washington State and President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), chaired the two-da- y meeting. The meeting was held to assess the political landscape of the 105th Congress and to plan a more meaningful tribal relationship with the Administration and Congress. Over 200 tribal leaders and interested parties listened to the comments of Congressional leaders and the White House Staff. The Congressional Leaders included: Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; Rhode bland Congressman Patrick Kennedy; Alaska Congressman Don Young, Chairman of the House Resources Committee; and Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior were warmly received by the assembly. 14-1- Post-Electi- Darin S. Matlock Kevin Rasmussen Two Ballard Men arrested for drugs By Cheryl Meeham ip trai behind the residence. County Sheriff's living Matlock, who had beat arrested deputy's arrested two Ballard men, Danin Steven Matlock, 25, and on an outstanding warrant, was also Kevin Rasmussen, 29, Wednesday charged with one count of afternoon, Nov. 13, for possession distribution of methamphetamine, a of methamphetamine when second degree felony, one count of with die u,fcnt to responding to a call for possible P??.10" distribute methamphetamine, overdose. drug felony and Deput; Steve Rich reported that second degree upon arriving at the Ballaid possession of drug paraphernalia, a residence where Rasmussen was class B misdemeanor. Rasmussen living, he spoke with a female who was charged with possession of third degree was allegedly overdosing. methamphetamine, a According to Uintah County felony and possession of drug Uintah Sheriffs Detective Steve paraphernalia, a class B Hatzidakis, the woman voluntarily misdemeanor. Both men were booked in the Uintah County jail. gave deputy Rich a The female, who police declined of gram baggy methamphetamine, ta identify, was taken to the Uintah telling him that it belonged to her Basin Medical Center for and her boyfriend. and released into a drug observation Additional Uintah County rehabilitation program. Possible deputies and detectives arrived at the scene and upon investigation drug charges against the woman are located more methamphetamine hi pending. Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt could not break away from his busy schedule and attend the two day session. The White House Staff consisted of Patsy Thomason, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel and Liz Montoya Associate Director of Presidential Personnel. They informed die audience about the process of appointment, the time table and the consideration of the application process far govemmentagency positions. All the government jobs required a FBI background check. Their job is to ensure that the "right people serve the President Administration." the and also They infonned the audience about the "plum" and "prune" books. The books list and describes all the government jobs. The "plum book" is now available on the internet. Ute Tribal personnel attended the meeting. Chairperson Ruby Atwine, Councilman Larry Blackhair, Executive Director Lob Charging, Tribal Secretary Dana West and Tribal Attorney Sandy Hansen attended on behalf of the Ute Indian Tribe. Curtis Cesspooch, who accompanied his daughter Keny to a Youth Forum in Washington D.C., also attended the meeting and was one-quart- er Are you ready for Christmas? Tree permits are coming I know you are saying, "It cant already be Christmas , but Ashley National Forest is gearing up for the sale of Christmas tree permits. Thanksgiving weekend is the traditional tune far families to make their tide to find the perfect Christmas tree. Permit sales will begin Monday, Nov. 25 at all Forest Service offices. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 un. to 5 tun. The Duchesne and Roosevelt Ranger Districts will be open Saturday, Nov. 30 from 8:30 aju. to 4:30 pjn. mid Saturday, December 7 from 8:30 to noon (if permits are still available). The following vendors will assist the Forest Service permits: Wilkersons in Kicking W in Mountain Home, Hanna Store in Hanna, IGA and Stewarts in Roosevelt, IGA, LaVerne & Shirley's, Last Chance, in Vernal and Lapoint Country Store. Duchesne and Roosevelt Districts will have two different cutting periods because of a limited number of permits and trees available. Christmas trees may be cut until December 25 in the Indian Canyon area south of US 40, but will only be allowed until December 15 on die portion of those two Districts north of US 40. Permits are $5 for a tree 8 foot tall or under, and the permit must be placed on the tree before it is cut. Please remember your permit authorizes you to cut only a National Forest Land and die map and specific instructions will help the boundaries. locate you carries Unauthorized cutting penalties and is harmful to resource management in the area. Christmas trees are for personal use only and cannot be resold. The weather is unpredictable this time of year, and snow is on the mountain roads. Forest roads are narrow, winding, and not always snowplowed. All vehicles &S Westside school board outcome may be questioned Like the Duchesne County District 4 school board race in the Duchesne City area, the results of the contest for the westside Uintah County school board seat are being questioned and could be contested. The official canvass of the votes didnt change the outcome of the race between school board candidates David ' Murray and write-i- n candidate Anna Mane Harrison, but nonetheless voting in procedures are being questioned to 529 won Harrison, race the by 477. According to Uintah County clerk, Pat McNeill, in five of the six westside precincts the voting booklets were damaged by voters who crossed out a candidates name and then punched in the hole to vote fix die candidate whose name they had written in. In some cases the damage was not repaired by the election judges. By law the outcome of the race must be contested by we of the rUAnis or someone who voted election, said McNeill. Unless the outcome is officially contested the results will stand. talte risk becoming stuck andor damaged due to rough roads and wet conditions, and passenger cars are NOT recommended. Some areas on the Duchesne District are open to snowmobiles only. Watch for logging trucks, andpull off the road completely so traffic can pass. Remember you need to prepare fix winter survival. If you have questions about permits or road conditions, please call the Ashley National Forest office in your area or ' call (801)789-118Have a safe and .v. happy holiday. 1. Man is pinned, but escapes serious injury A Bluebell man who pinned in between two trucks last Thursday, Nov. escaped serious injury and was abb to be treated and released from the Uintah Basin Medical Center the same day. According to police reports, the old accident occurred as Vem Morris was helping Mike Johnson, 35, of Roosevelt, jump hu truck which had stalled in front of the gas pumps at the Circle K Convenience Store in Roosevelt. Morris was standing between the two tracks as Johnson turned the key in the ignition. The truck was m gear when the dutch slipped and Johnsons track said police. "jumped," Morns between die front of trucks. The impact pushed Morris trade backwards, releasing him. He was pulled to safety by his wife. MILLARD COUNTY -- A conference hu been scheduled for December 2 in the murder and child abuse cases against Bobbie D. Widdison and her boyfriend and fanner brother-in-laTravis D. Widdison, formerly of Della. The conference will be held in Millard County Fourth District Court in Fillmore. The Widdisons arc each charged with felony minder far the February --old 22 death of Breanna Loveless, Bobbie Widdison's daughter. They also face three Mcand-degra- c felony child abuse counts. Travis Widdison faces two class A misdemeanor child abuse counts. - Chronicle Progress pre-tri- al first-degr- ee BOX ELDER-Fac- cd with opening a S6.4 million public safety building in 1997, Box Elder County Commissioners can tee no way to avoid a tax increase in the budget they will adopt in December to operate county government far the next calendar year. - Box Elder News HEBER CITY --The Subway Sandwich shop at 138 North Main was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening. Police report a Caucasian man in his early 20's entered die stoic at approximately 9:25 pjn. and held a pistol against the head of a woman working at the store. A second male employee was ordered by the suspect tostay where he wss or the young woman would be hurt. No other customers entered the store during die entire 10 minute robbery. - The Wasatch Wave is providing Christmas trees this coming Christmas season for the nation and all counties have been asked to participate in the project. Juab County Commissioners agreed to be a part of the program when they met an Monday. The project is partof the CentenniilTree to D.C. Ihiogram and is another of flic. Centennial of.Statchood celebrations. imca-News Cotrespoodent JUAB-Ut- ah WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE-CongressPatrick Kennedy speaks to those gathered for the American Indian Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. Federal lawmakers told over 200 tribal representatives what to expect from the government over the next four years. man Local volunteers make a difference List year, 865,000 volunteers participated in a National Celebration of Service known as "Make A Difference Day". This year on October 26, 1996, 104 of the nations volunteers participating in "Make A Difference Day" came from the Uintah Basin. The Utah Commission on Volunteers encouraged the UBAOG sponsored Railed and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) to participate in the sixth annual event The RSVP Advisory Council took the challenge deciding to involve both senior and community volunteers in collecting, cutting, and distributing firewood to the homes of individuals needing the wood to provide winter heat Some preliminary work prior to the Oct 26 "Make A Difference Day" was necessary. Wood was cut and stockpiled at two locations and lists of those needing wood were prepared and coordinated. October 26 started out to be cold, wet and snowy. Inspite of the weather more volunteers than planned showed up to haul over 35 cards of wood in 20 trucks to 66 families throughout the Uintah Basin. "The day may have started out cold but die volunteers successfully in warming many homes in need and warming their own hearts when seeing what a difference a -T- County and Price City experienced increasing gross taxable retail and purchases during second cjuarter 1996. According to the latest data compiled by the Utsh Tax Commission, gross retail sales, service and purchases in Carbon County climbed 6.1 percent compered to second quarter 1995. - Sun Advocate PRICE-Carb- on sale, services PRICE Coal reserves in the Kaiparowits coal field, now located inside the Grand National Monument, would have provided 400 yean of coal mining in Utah. But it's possible elimination means Utah's coal industry could be completely out of business in 30 years. Conservative estimates there ere between two and four trillion cubic feet of natural gas within the coal beds of die Kaiiparowits coal field. At current market prices, this would be worth $2J to five billion. The UppeiValley oil field is partly in national forest and pertly in the national monument. The field currently produtxs about 250,000 barrels of oil per year or about one percent of Utah's oil production -- Sun Advocate Staiicase-Escalan- i'M Year Round 20 Shooting Stations Events Happening All Summer For More Information Cafcvx? 646-319- 4 THANK YOU! Kiri's Caipet said state leaders The Associated Prttt Gov. Mike Leavitt, Attorney General Jan Graham and Auditor Auston Johnson would get salary increases of 7.5 pendent under an advisory panel's recommendations. The Executive and Judicial Compensation Commission on Tuesday proposed increases of 7.5 percent for the three elected officials, while recommending a 4 percent boost for state judges and executive-branc- h chiefs. Leavitts salary would increase to $91,600 under the proposal, Graham's would go to $77,100; and Johnson's would be $73,500. Lt Gov. Olene Walker and Treasurer Ed Alter were recommended for 5 percent increases. Supreme Court justices would, get a $3,945 bump to $102445, under the plan. Utahs 68 district court and 21 juvenile court judges would get $93,132. The proposals go before the Legislature in January. The Uintah Basin Standard will be taking applications for a Part-Tim- e Reporter. Submit Resume To The Uintah Basin Standard 268 South 200 East in Roosevelt Were Opening New Branches in St George & Vernal and Celebrating with Fantastic Rates! Dr. Kowalis LCLOil LAL Motor Dr. Dale Larsen Marion's Variety Maverick Moon Lake Electric Munay Motor Nielsen's Petroglyphs Operating Pinks Pool Well Setvice Robb's Robin's Body A Paint Seeley, Aycock A Hales Stewart's Thrift way Subway Sullivan's Concrete TERM DEPOSIT North Vernal Avenue, opens November 18th and our spacious St George branch, 123 South River Road, opens December 2nd. Every branch is celebrating with great Term Deposit rates. 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