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Show i p (H "ew c;,lV ..i Ut - t MASSEY KILLS MOUNTAIN LION WITH THE HELP OF A BIG STICK : . Uintah County man successfully fejids off on ranch in the Book Cliffs attacking cougar .v ' - . i ; ' ; T ." . 'V- used a large rock to make sure the animal was dead. The cougar never looeened ita grip on the dog until it face-to-fac- e. (the cougar) was dead, Massey reported. The cougars small sise-abo100 waa thrown to the ground. pounds -- was the onfy reason Masaey While he was on horseback, the mounfelt he was able to fend off the attacktain lion ripped the skin from Maaeeya ing animal. Msssry, who has worked as a ranch hand throughout the Book right thumb with her paw. The cougar chased Massey's horse Clifla since he waa ayoung man, aaid a short distance and then returoedfor that waa the first time he'd ever met Massey, but had ita' attention diverted up with a mountain lion I haven't packedagun for quite a by Massey's btacklabrador pup. There were two dogs accompanying Maaaey while, but from now on I'm one." he renorted. Wednesday, the older dog hn-amHe walked the short distance back frightened and ran away, but the pup to the ranch house and waited until stayed with his owner. Massey was not canyingagun. but about 10 p.m. for the other ranch w as able to grabsthree foot long cedar hands tocomeback before he waaabje branch which he used to hit the ani- to get a ride into Vernal, he said. The mal aa it attacked the dog. He said ha remote area ia not anreasible byphone. struck the mountain Hon with the He waa taken to the Ashley Valley tree limb about four times and thn Medical Center whoa the wound waa f7 saw him over my shoulder and spun horse around and saw it t. JT - l M my ut By Lei lee E. Whiting A old Uintah County man was able to club a mountain'lion to death in the Book Cliffs area about 45 miles south oTVemal after the animal 64-ye- ar attacked him. face-to-fac- e. Don Maaaey was on honeback herd- ing cattie off the summer range on the Sweetwater Ranch around 11 am. Wednesday morning when he encountered the young female mountain lion. He was thrown from his horse after the animal began clawing at his mount. "I eaw him over nqr shoulder and pun nty horse around and law it Massey related. The hone swiveled around a few times and face-to-fac- e cleaned and he waa given antibiotics. According to DWR Northeast Region Director Walt Donaldson, the mountain lion's head will be taken to the Utah State Health Laboratory for testing todetermine if the animal w carryingadiaeaae. Donaldson says while "doee mountain liona and cougars aren't real uncommon, it ia "veryunusual" fora mountain lion to - attack a human. "Normally they are ' extremely shy. This ia the first time we Ye aware of this type ofan encounter withahuman in at least 20 years. Over the past year the DWR haa increased the number of cougarper-mit- s on state lands in the Book Cuffs and has opened the area to statewide hunting accuse, aaid Donaldson. The mountain lion was in poor shape and eras very hungry, said Donaldson. QUITE A STORY-D- on Masseys encounter with a young female mountain lion left him with a sore thumb and a fantastic story to tell. and Western Uintah Counties 4 Uintah Basin' Evans announces her bid for Utah Senate seat seepage Young wrestlers hit the mats in Roosevelt TAN 11 Tuesday November II, 1997 Roosevelt, Utah 84th Year Na 45 20 Pages SOt -s- ee page 14 Two sentenced to ten years in slaying see page 9 I WE ASSUME THIS BUILDING WILL BE USED EVERY DAY Crossroads Center will enhance opportunities for senior citizens By Lilee E. Whiting for the community to host small conventions as well aa serve the nw State Director of Aging has needs of senior citirena. It innmeOmcsroadCenten- - cludes an auditorium which will seat mal Senior and Community Center 300 people, an industrial size kitchen, ha m beauuul senior center exercise room, library, arts and craft and if yours been inaidej;rooM and office uce. The Ducheane new building,you know ahe aright County ArBaChamberofConunerceis Futmmonths after construction moving their offices into the building began the Ooasroads Center was dedi- to help assist people and answer cated last Thursday night before a crowd of about 200. We thia building will be Ducheane Countyanew senior and used Commissioner Larry those gathered. "Theres community center willprovidaapiacB Row day-to-d- ay u - ISENTENCING SET FOR JAN. 6TH Verdict split in UHP vs Holfeltz case CROSSROADS CENTER IS DEDICATED Well over 200 people attended the pf the (Ypt irptdt Centennial Senior and Community Center last Thursday, Nov. 6. Hollis Hullinger gave the dedicatory prayer. The grand piano in this pictyrc was donated to the Crossroads Center by the late Bill Murdock and his wife Shirley. I Apassingmotoristwhowitnessedthelncident i corroborated Gardner's story on the stand, hut Hotfdtzcfaimedthe troopersaccountofwhat 1 t MYTON & BALLARD MAYORS Roosevelt race tight, Duchesne incumbents are all reseated trmjdredwasgrossfy exaggerated. By Lexlec E. Whiting traffic. Defense another term. Incumbent Mayor Kim Hamlin defeated challenger Jill Kettarar 233-11- 0 Roosevelt City will hava a new for the mayoral aeat. In the Duchesne City Council race, incummayor andone new Cify Council member this January. Incumbent mayor bent Clint Park waa the top vote getLeonard Ferguaon, who was running ter with 251 votes. Incumbent coun-cilmfor his third term in office, lost to Dr. Paul Tanner also regained challenger Denn isJenkina by a vote of his seat with 156 votea. Challengers 300 to 392. Rodney Rowley and Mona Dean Roger Dart lead the race for City McGinnis followed with 137 votes Council with 379 votes. Incumbent and 129 votes, respectively. council member Mike Guinn collected Nearfy 52 percent ofthe registered 355 votes to recapture his seat and a voters in Ducheane turned out to vote. second on the counciL In- "Thats actually little low for an cumbent City Councilman Russell election held in a non --presidential Cowan lost hu bid for third term by year, said city clerk Joan Foy. Durtrailing Guinn byjust four votes, John ing the last nunnoral election we were Gale captured 2513 votes. 4 to 5 percent higher. Duchesne voters ahowed their Myton City voters support for the direction the city gov- mqyor Ludy Cooper to another term ernment haa been moving in by re- in office. Cooper received 48 votea to electing all three incumbents to serve challenger DawnettaRoche's36 votes. an full-ter- m : STREETS WIN, CULTURE & REC. LOSE :; New city tax wins, but countys bid fails a. st member Ellen Rawlings. One Roosevelt couple, Clyde and Ema Murrqy, donated $70,000 towards the purchase of couches, chairs, mirrors, lamps and artwork. Wecould never had what we have without Clyde and Erne," Rawlings commented. The Murrays were unable to attend the dedication far health reasons, and Rawlings commented that their presence was missed. Preparations are underway to landscape around the center so that garden parties and outdoor waddings can be held. And there's one more thing, Rawlings haa pledged to work towards having an enormous chandelier embellish the large auditorium. "Before I expire - not retire 1 want to see that beautiful chandelier hanging right down there, she said. and a-h- er is ar -- plane y. crash kills pilot sales tax falls City-baae- By Leilee E. Whiting Roosevelt City voters said yea to a proposal toraise the city's sale tax by of one cent The tax increase will generate an estimated one-quart- $134,000 m a war. By law tk tm-- - gr directly for road enhauce-nun- s and repairs. When the ballots were tallied, 384 people were in favor ofpaying an extra 25 cents on every $10 spent, and 261 were opposed. The tax increase goes into effect in January 1998 and will bring the citys aalaa tax up to 6 percent It will be tacked on to all retail aalaa. All four of the candidates for CSty Council, and both mayoral candidates favore-thofa e prnnoaed see SALES tax on page 3 one-quart- - i we hope you will be comfortable when you come. "This is a wonderful building and it's a giant step forward for our aenior program, said Commission Chair-tofawn JohnSwaaey. 1 can't think of another group who deserves it more." Construction funding for the 16,000 square foot facility came from the Community Impact Board in the form of a $1.2 million loan and grant Duchesne County maintains ownership responsibility, but Roosevelt City agreed to repay the loan. The city also donated the land for the Crossroads Center which is located just north of the city complex. The Crossroads Committee was praised for their diligent efforts to ace the project through to fruition. The committee met on e weekly basis for the past 11 months, Swaaey said. They not only helped direct design and construction, they were also responsible for raising about $140,000 in donations-most from senior citizens themselves to furnish the building. The small and the large donations were appreciated," said committee attorney, Alan Williams, days of charged that Gardner and fellow testimony in 8th District Court in trooper Brian Blevins cams to the Vernal but week, an aceneon their own "eqMctingaprob-km- , deliberated for two hours before and not becauae they had been In the race for three open aeats on jury returning with a split verdict in the summoned to aid the Vernal City of' the Myton City Council, councilman i against a Duchesne County man ficer. to his seat accused Larry Dye eras of dragging a Utah Highway Jurors were told they would have with 52 votea, and Ernest Martinet Petrol trooper a abort distance with to find that Holfelts "knowingly, in-haocreda win with 52 votes. Sharia Goff small pickup truck. tentionally, or recklessly, attempted had 38 votes and Clayton Chidester todolbodily harm to Gardner in order Holfeltx, 46, of Altamont, RogerL cams away with 32 voice. Stewart waa fiiund nilty of a third degree to find him guilty of aggravated ee- Dennis claimed the two-yeMyton felony far failure to respond to an sault chalCouncil with Seat 55 votes, City officer's signal to stop, but was exonSentencing is set far Jan. 6, 1998. lenger Wayne Smithy had 32 votes. erated onathird degree felony charge Holfelts remains free on bond. Ballard Mayor Vaughn Parrish of aggravated assault. ran unopposed. There were no incum-ben-ts Holfefts waa originally charged MEDICAL CARGO PLANE seeking another term in office with a second degree feloqr count of ia Ballard. New City Council mem-be- n attempted murder in the Feb. 16 are Susan Ballon with 62 votes incident in which UHP trooper Jon and Tom Nordstrom with 42 votea. Gardner was The Twin-engi- ne slightly injured. Skylar Murphy and Shar Benson were charge waa later reduced to third dedefeated with 39 and 30 votes, reepeo-'tivafgree moqy aggravated assault Brett Prevedel and Maria Nybert . were elected to the Ballard Water Improvement District Board. friend who area bung arrested by a InTabioaa the new mayor ia Den- Vernal CSty police officer. nis W. Jones. Jones defeated incumHolfelt was accused of at temptIt was a little after 2 am. Friday in a fire or explosion. Investigators bent mayor Gene Gnindvig 24 to 21. ing to flee when trooper Gardner asked when Utah pilot Joel R. White, 30, believe the plane lost fuel before the Grundvig ran aa a write-i- n candidate to see his registration and driven radioed in a distreas signal as he flew final impact on the ballot. Hoenae.TrooperGardnerfbUowedlum south ofMyton on his wqy to Salt Lake The scene was treated as a bioLane Webb waa to serve aa he in vehicle and had reached City. The plane then disappeared from hazard because White was another term in office, and John in thegot hadriven side door to pull radar acreeM. At dqrbraak the Qvil ing medical specimens andtransportundevd-AirPatro- l Hunan and Ronald Potter were out theopen lays what Holfelts allegedly began an air search for oped film. None ofthe containers car elected to fill the four-yea- r council cbeed the White's Piper Seneca H twin-pro- p. door, pinning Gardner's lying tissue samples and blood were torso. Holfettx then allegedly stepped Once the wreckage was located from broken open, said Duchesne County mi the gaa, dragging tha trooper for a the air, Duchesne andUin tab County Sheriff's deputy Dale Johnson. ' short distance. Search and Rescue ground unite were White, who had worked for the Salt County Gardner sustained minor irjuries directed to the crash site. Lake d American Aviation r YES At about 7:30 Friday morning asacarpo pilot for twoyeare, was on his NO TOTAL? to his left shoulder and elbow and knee, according to testimony Smiley Denver, of Roosevelt, was the way from Grand Junction, Colo, to a Atomonl . ; 5 48 ; 53 right ton Dr. William Durant, the firrt to arrive on the scene several Salt Lake City laboratory. lie was Duchesne 109 232 341? who treated him miles south of the Monument Butte flying along his normal flight route. after ths incident. field new Myton in an area accessible IBs family requested that his home31 94 63 Myton. A passing motoriat who witnessed only by drive. PartsoTthe town not be released. Roosevvk 331 389 720 the incident corroborated Gardner 'a plana and its cargo where scattered Officials from the Federal Aviaon the stand. Holfelts claimed for about smile, according to Denver. tion Administration and American TMom 51 56 story the troopers account of what tranWhiteY body waa the Aviation were at the scene over the waa TOTAL 481 783 1264 spired groaaty exaggerated and fuselage. It's believed ha died on imweekend to the cause of contended he waa simply moving his pact- There where no otter pareen-ger- e. the crash. investigate : TotaIitgisteredvoters7I30 rehicla to get it out u the way of Because the craah did not result J ,s rr.r 't Following one eight-memb- By Lmles E. Whiting & Dixie R. Brown ' great things happening here and Hour-whe- 'wh W - fcK 1;!. . . |