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Show i V r UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Janusrv 7. 1997- - Page 3 LETTERS continued from page 2 Commander of the American Legion and Florence Smith, President of the local chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary are two more very willing and capable Prticipanti who help to create continuity between resources and work forces. Our congratulations to Duchesne High School's Future Homakers of America Club Chairmen, members and their advisory, Mrs. Ellen Hill, for taking part in the FJLA.s national program of "Family First by joining the Christmas Assisunce Committee. Through organized activities like the 25 CENT CHALLENGE, the club raised $126, gathered canned food from ihe kids at Duchesne ' Elementary, and sponsored a film where two cans of food was the price of admission. . It was a ball working with these kids, they worked as lurid as any of us and made it so much fun todo what we da Thank you all for the efforts, Melanie Park, Zita Bartlett, Stephanie Rowley, Cody Flint and Dukin Madsen. ' In appreciation, rye salute the food gathering efforts of ow Boy Scout Troops who helped us "be prepared" by sharing the bounty with us when we needed items far our food boxes. This year, the dynamite family team of Bill and Judy Allen ana their kids were there with help in every aspect of implementingand carrying out die project. Their tireless efforts and ability to ferret out resources added an invaluable - dimension to the entire process of collecting and distribution. Two faces we see every year without fail, are those of Virginia Aired and Betty Luna who' represent the Catholic Mission. Both work at jobs outside their homes,: have families to care for and every year schedule their free ' time to give of their energies and good natured assistance. . Due to the efforts of Dee Skewes, Angd Luna and Bobbi Jo Williford who assisted in a lot of areas, we got the work out to the public about the availability of Without the opportunity to strategically hang the Angle name tags on trees which were located in places where they would get die optimum public exposure, we would have to come up with some other plan to get the names into die hands of gift givers. We certainly wouldn't nave been near as effective if daces like the County Court House, First Security Bank, Zfom Bank and KohLs Store hadnt opened their doors to us. Our special thanks to an of you who made arrangements to accommodate our needs. Whenever the time arrives for expressing gratitude to those who so richly deserve recognition, one runs the ride of an unintentional . Should this be the case in open letter of "Thanks," apologize for the oversight want you to know that you your efforts on behalf of Duchesne City this we and and the Christmas Assistance project were truly valued and appreciated. Sincerely, Carole Monsen Free firewood gathering day at Ouray National Wildlife refuge The Ouray Notional Wildlife Refiige will initiate a new program of dead wood clean-u- p along the banks of the Green River by allowing the public to cut dead and downed trees in designated rites for one day only on Saturday, Jan 11. This firewood will be free but win be limited to two cords per family and must bo need far use. This private, program win start at 8 and conclude at 4 p.m. Participants must register at the refuge office when they arrive and will be directed to selected sites at that time. ' A fow areas of the reflags have extremely thick stands of cottonwood treee which are about 15 years old. Theao stands of trees have been naturally thinned bf; beavers which have left large' numbers of downed and dead cottonwood tract that are about 8 to 10 inches in diameter. This dead debris ie extremely thick and hat created potential wildfire threats to romaining live cottonwood stands and prevents access by many aperies of wildlife. The refuge ie very interested in maintaining and improving healthy ana vigorous stands of riparian vegetation, including cottonwood trees, along theca Green River bottomlands. Because five and standing dead treee an important to many species of this wood cutting wildlife, ie limited to only downed timber in designs ted anas. Moat of this downed wood is good and solid which should, provide fine firewood. Hopeftilly, this program can improve wildlife habitat and provide a source of heat to prople at the asms time. was selected for this event because the ground should bo frozen, allowing vehicle accesa to some areas and many water bird spedee have left this area for the winter. This program can be completed with minimal disturbance to wildlife tide time of year. In addition, this may provide an opportunity for the public to find a place to gather firewood .when the higher elevation areas are inaccessible due to heavy Mid-Januar- OIL ACTIVITY Continued from page 1 law, all comments will be taken into account in the process of formulating the final Environmental Impact Statement A lot oftimea oil and gaa compa- The primaty location for cleanup is along the auto tour route adjacent to the Green River. This should provide a good opportunity far a family outing to view wildlife and gather wood at the earns time. A fow bald eagles should be visible along the river this time of year. Deer and Canada geeea have bean using the refuge form fields viable from the tour route. To roach the Before Office travel 4 miles south of Pelican Lake on State Highway 88 than turn cast on refuge entrance road and drive 1.5 miles to the office. For further information contact Westside school board election awaits A.G.s opinion The dale of another election for votere on the westxide of Uintah County has not been aet at election officials are waiting for a rating from the Utah Attorney General's office. Uintah County Cleric Pat McNeill said she has requested an opinion for the Attorney General's office on if just the people who voted in the original election or everyone in the affected precincts should be allowed to vole. Dec. 17, Judge John Anderson, 8th District Cbwt, invalidated the election of Anna Marie Hanrison, a write-i- n candidate to the Uintah School Baud District 4. Voting precincts affected by ruling for a new election include Gusher, R. Duchesne, Tridell, Lapomt and AvalonWillows. Harrison won the election with 52 votes over David Murray, both from Lapoint, but alterations in voting machines was enough to affect the outcome of the election, ruled Judge Anderson. It is expected that die election win be set for later this month. Until a replacement is officially elected, Uintah School Board member Gene Harvey will remain on the board, even though his term ended Jan. L buy. "m - have a single thing to gered Species, Environmental Contaminants, and Wildlife Beeouwee. The DEIS for the Uintah Unit is expected to be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for public review on Jan. 31. At the commencement of the tie comment periods, a final ronmental Statement will be formulated after which a y public comment period will follow. Ifeverything is in order a Record of Decision could be issued late this spring by the Department of Interior. Construction funding has already been requested for both projects in the DOre budget for fiscal 1998, which begins Oct 1997. Hearing registration forms and requests or copies of the technical reports or DEIS should bo sent to: Nancy Hardman, CUWCD, 335 W. 1300 S., Orem, UT One bill put the issue before bin votere, asking their approval of g became lew lent Wednesday, but the plan. The second that still will be too late to help specified the duties of Alter office and of the etate Superintendent of him. "I just got my windshield Public Instruction. Two other bills preserve a broken again driving bock from Brit Lake City two weeka ego," the defendant's right to a jury trial in criminal cases, and they establish Hoopar Democrat arid. "Since IV been in the Legislature, thia in my the rim of trial juries. Capital fifth or rixth broken windshield cases win continue to have 12 driving to and from Salt Lake. jurors, white in certain criminal All but e dozen of the 414 bills and tivO uuee, as few ns four end resolutions passed by the 1996 jurors will do. . Some of Utah's military Legislature already have become lew. Hulls biU wee one of those veterans will be seeing a reduction 1 until Jen. in their residential property taxes 1, 1997. lulls biti requires that friD this new year. The state already gives truckload of gravel, scrap metal or rimilar loose materiel be property-ta- x breaks to the spouses covered. Driven also must remove of soldiers killed or members of all loose material from the outride ' the military who are wounded in surfaces of trucks before entering combat, and now that exemption a "J applies to veterans disabled in the hope this law eaves a lot of lino of duty or to the spouses of for a lot of folks" Hull 84058-7303,(80- windahield-protectio-n bond-ratin- 1) " 226-715-0. if we adhere to it, it a lot of money over the "And, should save yean." The states insurance industry hoe estimated it pays out $18 million a year to repines or repair . damaged windshields. Another pair of faille promisee to eeve Utah reri dents millions by allowing eehoal districts to use the etetee Tripte-- band rating whm they barrow money in other ward the etate now gunnnteee thooe bands should a school district get into financial trouble. The difference between the stats! borrowing rate and a echool district1! rate in ;a quarter of 1 percent. On a $10 million band paid off over 20 years, a district would now save nearly $350,000 in interest 545-252- 2. - --- --- Crown wins approval for asphalt production facility "Now fbcuaed almost entirely on financing, Qown is in the threes of evaluation and woriring toward a decision. I am more confident than first permanent ever that Qown can deliver and company's production facility at its Asphalt will arrive at a program of Ridge oil rend deposit near Vernal. capitalization that will expedite the The formal green tight was given companys business dan red be in following a regulatory bearing Dec. the bat interest of Qown 11 before the Utah Board of Oil, shareholders." Gas and Mining. Qown Energy specializes in The facility, located on 45 acres premium asphalt production from of Crowns 7,500 acre site at oil sands extracted from ha 100 reserve. Qown's Asphah Ridge, is designed to million-barr- el initially process approximately first production facility at Asphalt 2j000 tons of oil sands drily for an Ridge, near Vernal, Utah, will averageproduction of ljOOO bands process oil sands which naturally asphalt per day over an meet new- stringent highway 1 life. Qown specification! at lower cost Qown asphalt, 'designed by nature to anticipate! shipping product offer high durability and lower "life the 1997 construction season win expand output from the facility cycle" cost, is expected to be in 1998 in response to market available during the 1997 construction demand. to James A. According ' Middleton, uown Corp. chairman ( and chief executive ker, while ; vJJinsah' BsTSTANQAK awaiting regulatory . approval, Qown has been evaluating financing alternatives and has proven attractive to a number of names in the industry. & "A green tight in the regulatory us over a process pushed v. significant hurdle," said Middleton. "Well easily eeve $1 million in the first year, mnte even more," state Treasurer Ed Alter arid. "WsV going to save mansy. Were to eeve ton of money, no Sag about it,e and now we dont PI CACAMtVaI I EV CliVS 1 'fear Round 20 Shooting Stations Events Happening All pot f Summer iwiw mmiuKKHi m W(546i3i94' as Snow Course Duchesne County Commission jjass By Letlee . Whiting Police are looking for clues in five business burglaries which have occurred during the pest month. One business. Turner Lumber, was hit twice by thieves. The fim break-i- n occurred about four weds ago when small change mdpocket knives were stolen. Thieves returned again sometime between Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28 but their efforts were thwarted by a heavy metal security doer which had been installed after the first burglary. Police believe that an the same weekend die same aspects broke into the Ink Spot on 245 N. Union and stole cash, four dozen expensive pens and Boy Scout pins. to investigating According Roosevelt Police Cpi. Steve Hooley, entrance to the building was gained when perpetrators broke out the front door window and unbolted the door. The Sate Liquor Store on Main Street was burglarized shortly before Christmas, thieves got away with so unknown quantity at alcohol. W & Water Supply Forecast of Bnaflgn The legislation requires publication of expanded judicial-evaluatio- n surveys in the regular voter information pamphlets. The other bills allow the state School Fund to accept bequests and other and donations, eliminate some outdated language in the constitutions revenue and taxation article. USDA-NRC- S Water Content break-in- s The most recent break-i- n occurred early Thursday morning, Jan. 2 when thieves struck Chicos Pawn Shop on Lagoon Street. A window was smashed and apistol was stolen in that incident. Thanks to a burglar alarm installed in the business police were an the scene within three minutes after the break-i- n. Police are following leads in all five cases, and are asking for assistance from anyone who may have information which would help lead to arrests in the business burglaries. iioosi:VFi SNOTEL Sites. 30vr. Average -- 0 UneS!!ow?un3avW do&tfeti osssosy My Fellow Americans "PG-13- Monday Jan. 6th, 1997 Booed on Mountain Data from SSS business ate HjM im&m those killed while on active duty. Another new tew raises legislators pay by $15 a dnv. Now they, will receive $100 n day for attending legislative meetings, up from the old $85 a day. Redevelopment agencies win have to spell nut more about their collections under a new tew. The bill mokes RDAs mare accountable by requiring regular public notices and public hearings on their budgets and project anas. And- voters will be getting mare information about etate judges up for retention election. Clues sought in five A Qown Energy Corporation officials have announced that they have received final regulatory approvals for construction of the The BoardrtCoCommisskxiers of Duchesne County, Utah, w meet in regular pubfic session every Tuesday 930 a.m. to 430 pm in the Commission Board Room. do State Son. Joe Hull is pleased hie new Refuge Asphalt RldaeTNear Vernal too do it." 60-da- FAX (801) L, S'mSM RAIN AND SNOW WOES Makeshift "buckets" tine the receptionists desk at the Uintah Basin Medical Center. Winter weather has exacerbated the problems of a leaking roof at the hospital. The roof will be replaced later this month. Associated Press 226-718- nVm!rE-r- : 1997 starts with new laws made by legislators in 1996 789-035- well-respect- "--7 Continued from page 1 . Inland's employee - ' ' - 1 Manager, Steven Brock at or Assistant Manager, Dan Schaad at ' .v-w- wrr rj-- UPALCO UNIT nies just let there things slide, but we challenged them end I think the BLM ie taking another look, Dyer stated. BLM officials could not be reached for comment before presstime ENSR Consultants out of Fort Please note that the following agenda is tentative due to Press Collins, Cdo. is preparing the final Environmental Assessment from schedules at the Uintah Basin Standard Because of pubfication which BLM District Manager David deadlines, some agenda items may not appear. Howell will iaaue a Record of DeciTUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 sion at the end of this month. The Tlw agenda far the meeting It es tolows: Record of Decision will determine if 9:00 am PrayerReading of the Minutes Inland may proceed with their multi- - 9:45 am Road Matters Supervisor Doug NMeen million dollar drilling plans and if 10:45 am .Cotnmiulon Correlation Appointments to the Administrative Control Board of the Pinon Forest Special Service District so, what accommodation! will be made to mitigate potential impacta 1 1 30 am Auditor Vouchers - Tax Adjustments - Finance on the ferruginous hawk. 12:00 pm Lunch Break Dyer says inland was already 1.i5 pm Bureau of Land Management Dean Event and Dive Howelt aware that they will not be issued Discussion of the Proposed Coordinated Resource Management Plan any new drilling permits this month for the Book CWfa. howso rigs will be shutting down, 2:00 pm Business pertinent to the Jal Complex Construction ever, completion work will be on230 pm Utah Department of Transportation Annual Meeting George J. . going. Thompson for work Theresenough for a fow mors weeks, but 430 p.m. And any other matters that may come before the Board of County after that we will have to aee. If ifi l?U uLtefiroupli? oT dout know," he arid, adding that then is (till plenty of work to kep "Si, " Jack Lemon James Gamer 7:30 and 9:25 p.m. Trial Lake 7.6 Duohnarm ftrror Rock Creek 3.5 RockCiw$k Lake Fork Basin 11,100 LSeFeikRhar (North 7.2 at Moan Lake) 9.8 10,600 Brown Duck late Fork Avar (VIM of Moon Ufce) Lake Fork 1 7.6 10,200 yatowstane flAwfEaeCoTMaon Ufce) Five Point Lake 11,000 8.6 Chepeta MMemofts 10300 8.3 YtUoaHamnam . 9,500 Mosby Mtn. HMteooto Rhm 4 Ataety Oreo Trout Creek 9.400 5.9 Kings Cabin 8,730 6.9 Hickerson Park 9,150 2.3 9,150 Skpi) 9,100 3.1 8,000 5.4 lafobirrMek BnShOwakM Hole-In-Ro- ck BnamrCmk (North Indian Canyon SUmtOtny fhimr 4 Argyll Crook Cuirant Creek amort Cr. I SMmbtnynm East Willow Creek 8,250 Wham Crook (Book quit) 12.0 4.8 4.6 Turbulence "R" Ray Liotta 7:30 and 9:25 p.m tillYIAIl rurvriti The Relic One Show Only 7:30 p.m. Se Show Oh Sunday ftlFCRMAriGxX IMCVIE 722-20- 95 j |