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Show Page 2 - December 16. 199? Basin Standard i Uintah ! Yes, we have slowed down. We no longer have a telecommunications specialist in Duchesne County to spearhead efforts on different fronts. We will have the assis- SmartUTAH. One year ago it was an event that was kicked off with an enormous amount of publicity and fanfare in the Uintah Basin. Simply put, the goal of SmartUTAH is to educate everyone from corporate exhomeecutives to small business-owner- s, makers and school children on the use of the internet On a larger scale it involves educating the Utah public in the latest telecommunications technology so this state will be prepared to lead the nation into the 21st Century in business, commerce and education. While the concept of the Community Learning Center inspired by SmartUTAH is thriving in the Duchesne County library, allowing people access and training to the internet, other inroads initially made when the SmartUTAH project was launched in early December 1996 appear to have fallen by the wayside in our community. Cliff Ames, the for SmartUTAH said it best I think youre just in a lull period. We just need to take the time and rethink, the vision needs to be vice-preside- tance of computer-relate-d consultants, but what we really need are computer literate citizens willing to take up the cause and help community efforts to become an electronic village. In cities where the SmartUTAH concept is flourishing, leaders in business, leaders in government and leaders in the community are forming telecommunication committees, they are getting the public involved and they are utilizing the resources at the state level provided through SmartUTAH. Their enthusiasm is catching on and taking hold. The advent of new technology has been compared to as dramatic an event as it was when the nation went from horse and buggy to the automobile. It wont be easy to instill in everyone the urgency to become educated to the ways of the new commerce and new learning via telecommunications, but it will be worth it andre-energi- ize nt ze Lawsuit Doesn't Involve Utah recreated.' Thanks to all who helped make light parade a success EDITORS NOTE: Hie Uintah Basin Standard welcomes and encourages opinions from readen int he form of letlen to the editor. Letters may be utilized to express opinions or comments, to highlight outstanding service of an individual or ofganization, or any other worthwhile purpose. Letten may not be used to replace Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsois, participants or contributors to a particular event or propose. LETTERS MUST CONTAIN 400 WORDS OR LESS. BE TYPED OR WRITTEN LEGIBLY. SIGNED, AND INCLUDE NAME, ADDRESS AND NUMBER PHONE OF THE AUTHOR. Letten will be published uniaiaraiwy aonlainw kbeious pot defamatory statementWe reserve fhe qgbrro.MihQuIaaagmly deque if the nature of the letter is positive, and to edit letten. Letten may be submitted to the Standard office at 268 S. 200 E., Roosevelt, Utah, 84066 by the published deadline (normally Thursdays at 5.00 p.m.) All letten become property of the Uintah Basin Standard. Uintah budget wont include pay raises The Uintah County Commissioners approved a $20.9 million budget for 1998, but their approval did not include a cost of living increase for county employee. The budget included a 2.5 percent increase for employees but said Tuesday any increase would have to be approved by the commission and it appears to be unlikely any increases will be approved. Commissioners are attempting to hold the line on county expenditures because of a possible $1 million tax rebate to Deseret Generation and Transmission in 1998. DG&T has appealed its assessed value of the Bonanza Power Plant in southeastern Uintah County. If the Tax Commission grants the entire appeal. Uintah County entities, districts and governments could lost $3.6 million. - Vernal Express rn Dear Editor, I would like to say thanks to all the people who entered floats in the Roosevelt Festival ofLights parade. Each and every float was apectacu-la- r and had a lot of time, work, and money invested in it Thanks to the people who didnt enter the parade, but loaned generator to those who needed one. Also thanks to the Roosevelt Police Department for directing traffic and for leading and following the parade. A special thank you to KNEU for donating the sound equipment, and to Gloria Johnson and fired Brown for announcing the parade. Also a pecial thank you to M.&.E. Kawasaki for furnishing me with a four wheel motorcycle, which wax a ; tremendous help in organizing the parade. Thank you Card, Jack, and Shawna for all your help the evening of the parade. A very special thanka to Judy Smith from the Chamber of Commerce who worked with are from the first day of planning to parade time. And last but not lout thanka to all the people who came to watch the parade. Without you the parade would have been pointless. Sincerely, Larry Henley Parade Chairman Resolution Is needed to oppose introduction of wolves in Uintas Dear Editor, Aaaformer chairman of theUtah Agricultural Advisory Board, I would like to express my deepest concern about a recent article in the Deseret News propoeing, by e group of individuals in Salt Lake City, to introduce wolves into the Uinta Mountain. Uintah Basin. Also, the introduction of wolvea into this area would seriously deplete the herds of deer and elk available for sportsmen during the hunting i Both Indian and rancher have range permits extending up into the Uinta Mountain. The Ute Tribe has extensive land holdings on John Starr Flat and the Rock Creek area, both of which extend into the Uinta Mountain, and they conduct extensive livestock operations in these areas. These entities, in my estimation, would suffer a severe loea of livestock from the depredation ofwolvea. Also the deer and elk herds would be depleted since the new barn fawns are especially vulnerable to the rav-agofwild animals. One eection in the article inthe Deseret News stated that ranching operations would b compensated for the loea of liveIB, stock from the wblVe. 1 would hkfctopamft out that many of the range permits are in remote areas, and the rancher would never realize that a loea ofhia livestock had occurred until dry cow returned in the fall of the year. The rancher would not have exact evidence as to what had caused the loss to enable him to seek com pen- ation. During the winter months of heavy snow in the Uinta Mountains the herds of deer and elk migrate into the lower elevations and certainly wolvea would follow this migration seeking food. This migration of wolves into the lower foothills would inflict damage cm those ranching operations on private land at the base ofthe Uinta Mountains. I do not believe that I have exaggerated the facts in this article and would propose that legislation be introduced into the coming' legislative session in the form of a resolution which would point out the problems associated with the introduction of wild packs of wolvea into the State ofUt&h and opposition to that introduction. Such a resolution should be supported by both form and sportsman organizations. non-Indi- an es It is my belief that the introduction of three animals into the Uinta KariShialer Mountains would devastate a large portion of the livestock enterprises in Uintah and Duchesne counties. The production of livestock in these j counties comprises the primary source of agricultural income in the Dear Editor, A Newspaper has things you ' might like to buy, thing! you might like to try. Placet to go things to see. Even places you don't want tobe. ' Periodical portage paid tfRoosevek md Ducheme. Utrii (USPS PaUiihed weekly at 268 S. 200 E, Roomvek, Utrii 84066-New car and old. 09 POSTMASTER: House to rent and ones that Whats inside a newspaper Uintah Basin Standard Inc. 646-90- 3 1 Send address changes kxheUiMhBaMSiiadMdrt 261 S. 200 E, Kooeevek. Itah OFFICE HOURS: 8:00a.m.lo 1:00 p.m. Monday, am. to 5 :00 p.m. Tadqrdmi Friday. 84066-310- 9 90 Fine Fax: 0 DEADLINES: For all News, Legal Notices, ChMifiedi A Advertising, the Deadline is Thmiday at 5 pja. PUBLISHER: Craig Ashby EDITOR: Lezke E. Whiting ADVERTISING: Michelle Roberta OFFICE MANAGER: Tracy Wonwck PRODUCTION: Writers; AidmRacheie.aieiyl Meehan. Dixie Brown rndWroeOapooee Pinhictiaa; Colette Ashby. Bonnie Parish, KadynMeyen end Kim Ames CORRESPONDENTS: ROOSEVELT-Tie- 3; 0; m Hamaon 722-23- 1 1; ALTAMONT-- : BLUEBELL-Sha- m Lee ; HANNA -- Tracy Roberts MS-541-7; re MONTWELL - Nola Neieon 3534544; MYTON ; TRIKLL - Lonw McEee NEOLA-Zo- la WHITEROCKS-Virginia Spencer 353-452-8; 4; Fctmioa DUCHESNE. Orinda Gee 738-263-4. Subscription Rates: Clip md Send to. Uintah Basin Standard 268 S. 200 E. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 I I Name. I Yr. $20 2 Yr. $32 I Out of the Uintah Basin I 1 Yr. $32 2 Yr. $52 ' I In the Uintah Basin 1 - Address. CSty V. .in SmartUTAH Concept Re-energi- ze LoeftKha-4S4-3976- Editorial t Zip4 Cwh nr Chech tmh, Jerry Ho Omntt WOBR. old, Picture of thing to kf you laugh, Boot thing make you ay, writings of times you admire. . When it done keep warm. build a fire Lorraine Fillingim Dont believe what you hear about Gerber settlement ByLezletE. Whiting If you're the parent of a child born between 1985 and 1997, contrary to some published reports you wont be getting money back from Gerber Food Corporation. The company has been deluged with request from parents who have heard that by sendings copy of their childs birth certificate and social security card they would receive a $500 U.S. Saving Bond or $1,400 cash from Gerber as pert of a class action lawsuit settled last fall. But Gerber Foods waant even a pert of the lawsuit which involved alleged price fixing by the maker of Simijac, , Enfamil, and pther.Jbaby i formulas. 'jsHpv-ffpcqrdomassage t the Richard Redfem, administrator for the settlement of the lawsuit, aid at first it was believed the rumors were part of a carefully laid scant, but after investigating has determined its really just a massive misunderstanding. His Minneapolis office is getting an average of 80,000 calls a day and has received more than 3 million letters from parents hoping for part of the settlement. But parents are finding out that the settlement applies only to consumers in eight states, of which Utah is not one. Parents who do get cash settlements will only get $5 to $45 and they must have bought the 1, 198g baby formula betwee VifaOi inn ' . W mil nl mhmmn nmIn mmtmm milt Water District board approves $11.8 million for three major water projects The Central Utah Water Conservancy District Board of Directors and the U.S. Department of Interior have approved the appropriation of $11.8 million for three mqjor projects in central Utah. In compliance with conservation requirements of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA), the water district board Wednesday approved $6 million for the East Juab Water Efficiency Project, $4,457,050 for the Riverton Seamd-ar- y Water System Improvements Project, and $1,369,388 for the Thanksgiving Point Water Conservation Prqject. Under provisions of the CUP Completion Act, the sponsoring water district is required to conserve 39,294 acre-feof water annually by the year 2010. To achieve that goal, water entities from CUP are throughout the invited to submit conservation proposals. The conservation programs are evaluated and ranked by a committee which oversees the CUP Water Conservation Credit Program. Funding is then appropriated on a cost-shabasis, with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District providing up to 65 percent of the funding and the applicant a minimum of 35 percent ofthe cost ' It truly is a win-w-in proposition for all parties, said Don A. Christiansen, general manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. The beet way to ensure an adequate water supply for all users in our CUP region is to conserve water end use the water-conservati- et ty re ty Citys main water line breaks, band closes leak A few Roosevelt neighborhoods were without water for several hours' last Thursday when the citys main water line developed a leak near the golf course. A city employee saw water coming up fium underground early Thursday morning, Dec. 11 The water eventually began flowing across Clubhouse Drive. Ita unknown what cawed the leak in the 24 inch steel line that runs down thaNeoIa'iighway from the citys 2 million gallon water tank. Crews worked throughout the day Thursday draining Che line to Gerber Claims Administration office in Minneapolis, Minn, acknowledges that there is a settlement, but aid that numerous reporta circulating about the settlement and Gerber Foods involvement are false. The deadline for filing a claim with the companies involved in the settlement expired Jen. 81 at thi year, and the amount eligible parents can expect to get only amounts to a few dollar, according to the message. The misleading reports, attributed to bogus faxes and rumors on the internet which are now making the rounds in Utah -- offer different versions of the settlement, but the massage; is .hsakally same: If you have:a childmderngm.l2 Gerber Food Corporation ftranyma money. expose the leak. City Administrator Brad Hancock says a stainless steel band with a rubber gasket was able to be placed around tiro leak and tightened to halt the flow of water. Hancock said the leak in the main line is the second to occur in six year. It doesn't sound liki a lot but when youre talking a mqjor line its serious. Water to nearby hones was shut off for most of the day Thursday. Water service was restored that evening. water we have wisely. This type of hand funding makes it attractive for mqjor water users throughout central Utah to devise long-ter- Engineer David M. Murphy. The prqject includes construction of a gallon reservoir, a constructed wetland, a pump station, and 263,100 feet of pipe ranging in diameter from six to 18 inch-- m projects to conserve water. Generally speaking, its much more to implement conservation programs than to build new Asms and inter-counpipelines to deliver additional water as our demands cost-effecti- ve The project will eliminate approximate four miles ofopen ditch, which constitutes a safety hazard and compromises the quality of water delivered through the ditch System. The constructed wetland, which will range from 10 to 12 acres, will be located along 13400 South near Roae Creek at 4800 West. The Riverton water prqject will conserve about 782 acre-fe- et of water by the year 2000, with that amount iny creasing to a projected 10,390 2029. The Thanksgiving Point Water Conservation Project in Lehi will focus on water conservation through technologically advanced irrigation features and innovative landscaping systems designed to minimi evaporation and erosion. Three central irrigation control systems will be installed to monitor and control water distribution through central computers. Two weather stations will be linked to the control systems ty The East Juab Water Efficiency Project wiU convert water use on 1,600 acres of farmland from flood to sprinkler irrigation by replacing earth and deteriorated concrete canals with a pipeline irrigation system. When frilly operational, the East Juab Water Efficiency Prqject is expected to conserve 6,785 acre-feof water per year. A measurement device will be installed at tits Salt Creek diversion structure, the inlet to the main pipeline, and at each turnout to the eight distribution laterals to gauge the amount of water used and to calculate water conserved. Discharge of the five project wells also will be metered. The Riverton City Secondary acre-foetb- et Water System Improvements Prqject will provide Riverton with a d secondary water system, according to Riverton City to calculate evapotranapiration rates and to control irrigation sys- long-neede- tems also will be installed to reduce waste, as well as the planting of drought-reaiataplants. A second portion of the Thanksgiving Point pregect will focus on educating the public about effective water use, conservation methods, and water-savin- g techniques. Tha d conprqject will includes servation display at the Animal Farm at Thanksgiving Point, die-- t tribution of informative brochures, public gardening daises to share water-savin- g ideas, and an educational demonstration garden devoted to water conservation to show--' case native vegetation and various nt Everyone has a photographic memory. Some dont have film. .. For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. What happens ifyou get scared half to death twice? Ifyou choke amurC what color does it turn? Who ia General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk? .. : I used to have an open mind but my braina kept falling out , . Icouldnt repairyour brakes, so I made your hora louder. How do you tell if you've run out of invisible ink? Laughing Stock cattle with a sense of humor. Boycott Shampoo. Demand real wall-aise- . conservation techniques. The TWksgiving Point project will an estimated 1,162 acre-feof water annually by 2001. eon-en-re et - ttOJlfeah Basin STANDARD Pbo! OK. So dark? whats the speed of I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose. Infanout eomtdian Stevtn Writt mmn mvmmaen 8mm , |