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Show UINTAH BASIN STAND KD. Mav 12. IWX- - Page 3 SERVICE SECTOR, SELF-EMPLOYME- WILL LEAD NT Forecast: Job growth to be slow in Basin during next five years neSHeTlflOOW The third largest employing division in the Uintah Basin is trade, with 3,020 employed. The trade sector holds a 16 percent share of all jobs. Agriculture accounts for 1,800 positions. Mining, primarily oil and gas related, employs roughly 1,400 workers for a 7.5 percent slice of the em- I' new jobs will be created in Duchesne, Uintah and Daggett counties now through 2003. Economic development researchers predict that job growth in the tricounty Uintah Basin district will be "alower-tha- n average over the next five years. According to report recently released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services, employment in the Uintah Basin will increase at a rate of about 1.9 percent per year thats less than the state average of 2.5 percent per year. An estimated 1,700 new jobs will be created in Duchesne, Uintah and Daggett counties now through 2003. Total employment in the Uintah Basin for 1998 is estimated at 18,620 and 20,360 for 2003. (See related graph.) Of the 12 major industry divisions, services and will share the highest number of workers. The two divisions each account for 22 percent, or roughly 4,000 of the total 18,620 workers in the area, according to the report. The services division encompasses activities such as hotelsmotels,husi-nes- s services, recreation services, health services, and education services. In the Uintah Basin 36 percent of the services total comes from public school district employment. division inThe volves a variety ofactivities including professionals such as lawyers, accountants, engineers and physicians. Also included in are small business operators, skilled-trad- e craft workers and other individuals who are working for -- at least a bachelors degree. About 8 percent will call for an associates degree or applied technology educad tion with 10 percent needing long term training of at ployment pie in the Uintah Basin least one year (a combination of on the District job and classroom). The moderate The transportation, communicaterm (one month to one year) tions, and utilities division, along with category will claim 11 percent of local government (excluding educatotal jobs. The largest job training group is tion), each account for about five to six the short term percent of total employment. training By the year 2003, 18 percent ofall which accounts for 44 percent of the jobs in the Uintah Basin will require total 2003 employment. Employment Projections 1998 - 2003 UINTAH BASIN AREA ed New Call Issued for Foster Parents child welfare reform is DCFS objective now Community-base- d been four years since the National Center forYouth filed a lawsuit against the Utah Division of Child and Family Services alleging the agency was not adequately meeting the child welfare needs ahd fbater care de- - ' ' mands for youngsters in its care. The court gave the state until May 1998 to make numerous improvements. A monitoring report to be ' released soon will detail how well the state accomplished their task. In the meantime, the directors of the state agency are traveling throughout the state this month to carry the main lesson theyve learned over the past four years: The agency suffered from a lack of community involvement. "One of the real developments has been partnership. What we learned is we werent out there enough in the community, said Ann O. Cheves, Northeastern Region DCFS director. Two regional initiatives have come about as a result of changes which were made as the division worked to come into compliance with the lawsuit, Cheves explained, one is an agreement between the Ute Tribe and the State which combined services into a "neighborhood office to serve Ute families, the other is a call fin1 more foster parents in the Uintah Basin and throughout the state. Last February, the state and Ute Tribe celebrated the opening the d . Ute Family Center in Fort Duchesne. The project focuses on the concept of the "family unity method, and is designed to give the tribe greater stewardship over Ute children who enter foster care by allowing the childs entire biological family to be involved in the foster care arrangements. At the same time DCFS is working with social service workers from the tribe to recruit tribal members to become foster parents. Right now about 95 percent of Ute children are placed homes because of the in lack of foster care resources among tribal members. "The family unity method talks about issues, not about problems, explained Ute Tribe attorney Sandy Hansen. "It brings the family resources to address the issues in that family. Its a real native thing to do, its what the Utes used to da If all die issues cant be addressed in the family, we identify resources for the family." Eventually tribal social service workers will be trained to "take over the whole gamut of child protection services for their children, Cheves explained. The tribe will also be able to develop their own set of foster care licensing standards which the state will adopt "We need to be more sensitive to what will work for the Native Americana, commented Robin executive director for the ' Department of Human Resources. "The agreement lends itself to the concept that children can be raised by the community, said Ute Tribe Business Committee member Roland McCook, adding that the non-trib- tribe wants additional cultural senfossitivity training for ter care families who take tribal children. Gov. Mike Leavitt has set a goal of 3,000 foster families by the year 2000'. There are ipiifTently about " 1,500 foster families now, said s. "We would like three or four options for every child who needs foster care, our goal is to have a lot more choices and we need them in rural areas. Foster parents Diane and Tony Reynolds, of Roosevelt, say their experience over the past nine years has been positive, and has encouraged many of their extended family members to take foster children into their homes. DCFS social workers in the Roosevelt office have been non-Indi- Amold-William- particularly responsive to their concerns, Tony stated. There are 103 foster homes in Uintah Basin, servthe ing approximately 133 children, statistics are not kept specifically on how many of the children are Ute Tribe members. The caseload in the Uintah Basin accounts for just about halfofthe 230 cases logged throughout the eastern region which in- cludes Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties, as well as Moab, B landing, and Price. To find out mine about becoming a foster parent contact Rick Bisel, resource family consultant for DCFS Roosevelt office. Bisel can be 0 reached at or 722-655- Ground is broken for tribes retail complex COPY mm.-i.i- Bennett praises Senate ty on resolving year 2000 computer problems within the agency. Bennett has been at the forefront in calling attention to the Y2K problem. The IRSs preparedness for the Millennial Bug is of upmost importance if we are to avoid a national crisis and further blunders by the agency, Bennett said. "As we learn more about the impacts of the Year 2000 problem, it is irresponsible to think our nation's tax collecting body, and taxpayers for that matter, will not be drastically affected if changes are not made. The Act addresses concerns raised by a report given last June by the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service and subsequent congressional hearings. Witnesses, many of whom were later cleared of any wrong doing, testified of being assailed by IRS agents using tactics usually reserved for violent and dangerous criminals. Former and most inefficient, agencies in our government today - the IRS, said Bennett. "This Act takes aggressive steps to return the agency to its original purpose, one of serving the American people rather than intimidating them with flawed and aggressive methods of tax collection. The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 establishes an IRS Oversight Board to oversee the strategic plans, operational plans, management, andbudgetof the IRS and to ensure the proper treatment of taxpayers by the employees of the Internal Revenue Service. The legislation extends use of electronic filing and shifts the burden of proof to the IRS from the taxpayer in court proceedings questioning taxpayer credibility. d Bennett, chairman ofthe Senate Special Committee Continued from page 1 on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, was also pleased with reforming measures placing a high priori early 1900s, but at the same time they concurred the 1994 Supreme Court ruling removed homestead land from the reservation . Roosevelt city is comprised entirely of homestead land: Cor; inuedfrom pge,!. . ( ,, ,, About. 50 percent of Duchesne. and west Uintah County is homestead land Plans call for construction on the as well. With the Appeals Court ruling in 36.000 square foot facility to begin in spring 1999. The addition will be hand, last September the city petibuilt on land adjacent to the current tioned Federal Court Judge Bruce USU Uintah Basin education center Jenkins to lift the injunction which on Lagoon Street. The expansion will prohibited them from exercising misadd 18,000 square feet for classrooms, demeanor jurisdiction over tribal a 5,000 square foot library, a 12,000 members, along with the sales tax e room, and exemption. The judge granted their square foot 1.000 square feet for storage. request based on the court rulings. A meeting to discuss the design of Although the misdemeanor criminal the facility has been set with USU jurisdiction took effect in September, officials for May 29. Ute Tribe members who purchase goods in Roosevelt remain sales tax Business Committee member exempt. Even though the Business ComRaymond Murray said he hopes to mittee consistently agreed that see individual members use the complex as a place to develop their own Roosevelt was offthe reservation even prior to the lifting of the injunction, businesses. The new complex will employ 75 the day after it was lifted the Business to 90 tribal members, and construc- Committee announced a boycott ofall Roosevelt businesses by the tribal tion contractors and tribal memgovernment memto have agreed use tribal bers to take their business elsewhere bers in the construction of the comas well. The tribe said they enacted plex. Construction will begin withthe boycott because they were unin the next four weeks. The truck aware Roosevelt was goingto have to stop and convenience store could be injunction lifted. The opening as early as The Ute Tribe Business Commitgrocery store opening will be some tee would only comment through a time in October. press release which was not available at press time. newly-forme- full-servi- across the street from the Gotta Stop in Fort Duchesne, the tribe has purchased the land adjoining the area as well. This includes the land across the highway from the store, as well as land expanding back to Fort Duchesne. As time goes on, retail stores will be added to the complex, including a proposed lumberyard. This is long over due... its time for the tribe to become more self sufficient, stated Business Committee Chairman Ron Wopsock. One Show Sunday 7:30 MM NlalSiMay IE OCEANS RISE. CITIES FALL. HOPE SURVIVES CITY VOTES NO USUEXPANSION multi-purpos- One Show Only 7:30p.m. THE PERFECT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Joy HmwkE Ornelor. mid-Jul- 7:30and9:00p.m TV! 295 North Fust West "A VERY NICE WE STILL HAVE SOME FOR TOUR GARDEN TOMATOES Dan DiMroi a You! Find Fragrant HOT AND MILD ONES OR FASCINATING GARDEN PINKS COLORED ONES fun to growf TIT ORIENTAL POPPIES HI WHigh Valley Notes accident can teach many lessons. Like who are one's true friends and the fragile nature of life. But most of all, gratitude. My family and I could have spent a motherless and wifeless Mothers Day. When our delivery van rolled with Dorothy and a load of beautiful Mothers Day plants, destined for our Wasatch Front customers, she was spared the fate of the plants. As I thought of smashed and dying plants, with flower heads snapped off, I felt gratitude for her safety. And for friends who stopped by the hospital to express love. She was concerned about our undelivered plants, but they suddenly seemed of no value to me, compared with human life and love. Our faithful employees, customers and other friends give us greater hope. 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The store will also sell tribal hunting and fishing permits. Next to the store will be a 3600 square foot truck stop. There will also be a gift shop, smoke shop end a convenience store. The new store will be located al Amold-William- PROTECTING CHILDREN-U- tc Tribe Attorney Sandy Hansen talks about the new ly opened Ute Center in Fort Duchesne. The center is operated jointly by the tribe and the state and er ice workers. employ s Efforts arc moving forward to train and recruit Ute Tribe members to serve as foster parents for tribal children. Sen. Bob Bennett ( joined fellow Senate colleagues to pass legislation for extensive reform of the Internal Revenue Service following dramatic Senate hearings investigating abusive practices within the government agency. "This is a significant and timely attempt by Congress to reform and rejuvenate one of the oldest, and d Its N, passage of IRS reform ty California-base- v work-relate- experience. 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