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Show r r 1 RESERVATION BOUNDRY DISPUTE FIRST BABY BORN ON JAN. 6 Counties appeal to be reviewed Jan. 23 Countys New Year baby (finally) arrives! By Cheryl Mecham The 1998 Duchesne County New Years baby has arrived! The Uintah Basin Medical Center announced the birth of Ryan Sticht, born January 6 at 5:34 p.m., to Thomas and Monique Sticht ofVernal. The robust baby boy weighed in at 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long. Ryan is the Sticht 's fifth child and was due mid January, but when' Dr. Keith Evans told Monique she could be admitted to the hospital and deliver she n for rejoiced, after being four months due to complications. Monique saidshe thought her baby would be born at 36 weeks because of her trouble with premature labor. But testing in December confirmed the baby wasnt ready. Having a New Years baby was the last thing on Moniques mind when she arrived at the hospital. "When I bed-ridde- By Lczlee E. Whiting was being wheeled down the hallway someone said, are you going to have our New Years baby? I thought, its the sixth of January! "This is amazing!" Monique said when Kyla Allred, director of Employee and Community Relations wheeled in a table stacked with baby gifts valued at over $1,200. Allred said the yearly award is "something that the hospital loves to do, and the businesses who donate, they are great. Dozens of Roosevelt merchants give valuable merchandise and gift certificates for baby and parents. Holding her babe, Moniques pleasure and gratitude is reflected on her face and in her voice as she commented on the celebration involved in little Ryans birth and the months of assistance her neighbors gave to her family SEE NEW YEARS BABY on page 3 - r.:pT AT A&fc'SP- WELCOMETOTHE WORLD! Monique Sticht holds newborn son, Ryan, just a few hours after his birth at the Uintah Basin Medical Center. Monique and her husband, Thomas, are the proud parents of Duchesne County's New Year's baby. The U.S. Supreme C jurt is scheduled to review a request for a rehearing on the Ute reservation boundary dispute on Jan. 23. Thecourt initially docketed a conference on the appeal submitted by Duchesne and Uintah counties for Nov. 26. But they postponed any decision until they hud a chance to find out wliat the State of Utah had to say about efforts to have the high court review the case apiin. Gov. Mike Leavitt instructed the Attorney Generals office to submit a brief stating that the state favors negotiation, not litigal ion with the t ribe when it comes to issues which arise from mixed jurisdiction in Duchesne County and west Uintah County. Duchesne and U intah cou nties filed for the rehearing in Septemberon the grounds that a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling misconstrued I he Supreme Courts intention in 1994 to erase the exterior boundaries of the original Uintah Valley Reservation. In their decision released lust sprin, the ApX'jls Court removed honu stead land Irom within the rcservi tinn. hut divlarcd the original reset vat ion boundaries remained intact. The Dt';i Circuit Court rulingguv the Ute Trilw iiii isdict ion over uhou 50 percent of Duchesne County am portions of west I'iniuh County. As i result, it was led up to the two conn ties, the Irilie and the stutc to solvi extenuutingcircumsiunci s which result from chcckcrbourdcd jurisdiction issues related Utjurisdic-tininclude luw enforcement, water, zoning, and huntingand fishing. Lust month UtcTrilicleudrrsand Gov. Leavitt joined in sigiiingucoop-erutiv- e letter of intent in which the twoentilies pledged to work together to nep-Lia- t e areas of common concern. In viewoflliepohi'i in tin state lias taken in t ho cont rove y. court watchers believe clumces are slim that the high court will agree to revisit t heir reservation boundary ruling. g n d righls-of-w.i- y, Serving the residents of Duchesne and Western Uintah Counties Tabiona Tigers win 3, improve o 9-- 1 for the season Uintah Basin Wrongful death suit against UDOT will proceed seepage 3 TANDAE Tuesday January 13, 1998 Roosevelt, Utah 85th Year No. 2 16 Pages 50 sec page II Teen suicide is on the rise, watch for warning signs see page 9 FEELING AWFUL? YOURE NOT ALONE season hits with a vengeance, reports of strep up 81 last year Flu ofthe flu aaiutsa are finding out that it takes a few weeks I senouscases to completely shake the bug. The Uintah Bruin Medical Center has been busy treating people who Oh sure, the makers of Kleenex have contracted pneumonia, a comhave gotta love this time of year, and plication which arises from the flu. In the companies who manufacture fact, there are so many pneumonia medicines are no doubt patients that those who come to the ecstatic at their good fortune. But if hospital with a bad case of the flu are advised to continue to follow their you dont own stock in a tissue company or pharmaceuticals youll find doctors instructions, but remain at theres nothing even remotely optimistic about being hit hard by the flu PROJECT REMAINS By Lezlee E. Whiting bug. It's that achy , feverish feeling that e makes your skin so that touching it with a cotton ball is agony . Your head throbs with so much pain that even a whisper shreiks through your skull as though someone has run their fingernails down the blackboard. Youre too tired to function, and you emit a lung wrenching cough whenever youre not busy blowing your nose. Wait, theres more! On top of everything else, in some cases the flu victim will experience nausea. Been there, done that, you say? Well, if its any comfort you're not alone, especially at this time of year. hyper-sensitiv- U cs home rather than opting for hospitalization, said Carlene Jensen, Patient Services assistant administrator. "What we are seeing are complications that come from the flu. We have a fair amount who already have ailments and have complications that turn into pneumonia ... mainly it's the elderfy and the ones who are more suaceptible. But weve also had young people come in, Jensen stated. The hospital has also had to poet signs limiting visits by children under pw .ATTl Ffrfey r 1 , f : - ON PENDING LIST USU planners get slight nod from CIB By Lezlee E. Whiting What they had hoped for and what they got were two different things, but proponents behind plana to expand the Utah StateUniversity Uintah Basin branch campus in Roosevelt are still optimistic. A request by the Higher Education Committee for a $2.3 million grant and $500,000 loan will st remain on the Community Impact Boards pending list Committee members had hoped their funding application would be moved to the CIB's priority list Projects on the assured fund- ritylistaretypic During their quarterly funding meeting last week in Salt Lake City, the a new CIB proposed policy that would limit the amount they grant to $2 million per project. They also established new procedures that would impact the funding application submitted for the USU construction project. But, committee member Brad Hancock:says he remains confident that funding will eventually be secured. "I felt very encouraged because the CIB staff flew every red flag they could prior to (considering) our project, but they kept us on the pending list with apian to let us work with their administrative policies and procedures and helpus." The Higher Education Committee have a return date to meet again with the CIB, but they do have the assurance that CIB administrators and staff will assist the committee in reviewing the funding options SEE PCIB REQUEST on page 3 doesnt STINKY PRANK Roosevelt firemen hosed down pig manure from the front of Union High school and shoveled it into a wheelbarrow last Friday. Custodians had to use shovels to chip away at the frozen ycchy stuff before the fire department was called to assist. It didnt take a rocket scientist to determine just which animal the substance came from. In the words of one Roosevelt City police officer, Have you ever smelled pig poop? You dont have to do any testing, you KNOW its pig poop." Its believed the manure was left at the school by rival pranksters from UintahHigh. 1998 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: DWR, STATES OIL INDUSTRY Tax relief, more accountability on lawmaker's agenda this session considera but that turn continue to .1 tax relief to the oil industry, ana another provide ensure the DWR obtains public input prior to making sensitive decisions. a By Cheryl Mecham State Senator Alarik Myrin will be going to battle for issues that effect this Uintah Basin in the upcoming 1998 Legislative Session which opens Jan. 19. Sen. Myrin says he will support reauthorization of a House Bill which gives severance tax credits and other incentives to oil companies who invest in reworkingold wells, and doesn t see much opposition to the bill. "Its a good conservation measure and gives oil companies incentive to work over rigs instead of closing them up, they can produce more and leave less in the ground, and from the financial data I've seen its effective. Myrin is also sponsoring Senate Bill 11 that will require the Division of Wildlife Resources to follow a process that will allow public informa- tion and consideration concerning management oflands and transplanting new or sensitive wildlife species Passage of bill could stop secrets The passage of Senate Bill 1 1 , being sponsored this Legislative Session fry Sen. Alarik Myrin (RrAltamont) would assure that the public is involved from the beginning on plans by at least one state agency when it comes to managing wildlife. (See related story on thia page) A case in point occurred last week in Vernal during Wildlife Advisory Council meeting. A citizens committee organized to oversee plans for use of public lands within the Book Cliffs was not pleased to hear that the Division of Wildlife Resources has proposed increasing the size ofthe elkherd by about a Regional MOM, I DONT FEEL GOOD Tie flu is hittin" voungsters and adults hard this season, and medical authorities in the Basin say its worse this year than last. COPY w SEE FLU SEASON on page 3 ing. - 's ajw hrifi 400 percent. " People for the West" has blasted the plan to boost the number of elk in the Book Cliffs to 7500 head, in view ofthe fact that the BLM mandates no mm than 1900 elk on the available forage. Citizens involved in - r- - ? ' i a resource management plan for the areaweren't happy either to learn that since 1994 the Bureau of Land Management has considered establishing a 14,000 acre wilderness study area on portions ofthe former Cripple Cowboy Ranch in the Book Cliffs. The BLM's wilderness study proposal was kept so confidential that the Uintah County Commission was to learn that 14,000 acres in their caught county will be submitted by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance for inclusion in next years House Resolution 1500 for consideration by Confess. The information apparently surfaced in a Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance newsletter. Efforts are underway among state and federal government officials and the citizens committee to reach reement on both the wilderness issue and proincrease in the elk population in the Book Cuffs. off-gua- on public lands. It sets up a new criteria to allow public input in the planning process, so things don't just happen without people knowing, and a chance of changing it. People from the mining indus- try, sportsmen, environmentalists are affected by the outcome, Myrin reported. (See related story on this page.) State funding for the Utah State University Uintah Busin branch campus in Roosevelt, which Myrin says has not only his support but other tremendous local support is on the line this legislative session. A House Bill will be submitted asking for $2 million in state construction funding. Myrin says he feels, somewhat encouraged, but admits, the problem is funding is awfully tight with the highway Rinding which effects not on ly the budget but bonding as well, and it may go down to the wire - right until the last week." Supporters of the USU expansion project may not know if the state will give financial support until the 45 day Legislative Session is over. School districts across the state will be impacted by a bill Myrin ia supporting with other senators that will ask school districts to have an accounting done ofthe time students are released from school for extracurricular activities and report it to the legislature. Lawmakers hope that the accounting will help the schools realize how much time is missed for sporting activities and other extracurricular events ai hat they will make efforts to control it. Other issues with less impact that SEE 98 LEGISLATURE on page 7 -- |