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Show r r ? j UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 8. Hyde, said he is simply trying to protect a poor little former. This area is not wilderness. Its farmsaid. Its land, Hansen, not a pristine part ofMount Naomi. Its Hyde Park, Utah. The congresa-ma- n said the land is worth about $500 an acre. Its a boundary adjustment. We literally do hundreds of these a year, Hansen said. Carter said Hansens bill states its purpose is to correct a faulty land survey. But to date, no survey has been found to be faulty. To double-check its own survey, the Forest Service has asked the UB. Bureau of Land Management, the official federal surveyor, to survey the property in question. The BLM has yet to complete that survey, Ferebee said. Carter said he also objects to the bill because it makes no effort to adjust boundaries elsewhere to increase the integrity of the wilderness area. Rep. Hansens bill would turn wilderness land over to farmer Associated Prut neM Area in northern Utah to a Cache County fanner. The move angers Dick Carter, an environmen- taliit who helped craft Hansens Rep. Jim HanMnhaa introduced blU K a.ut four acrea of the Mount Naomi Wilder Nine Mile Canyon fall gathering this weekend The Nine Mile Canyon Coalition Board is issuing a special invitation to people who are interested in the ancient and historic past of Nine Mile Canyon to attend their annual Fall Gathering on Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13. The Coalition is a grassroots organization formed several years ago under the signs are another goal of the Coali-tioAt the annual fall gatherings so far, the greatest success in fundraising has been the traditional silent auction. Prominent Utah artisans and generous benefactors have donated many fine items to the auction. 'Bidding will take place Friday evening and Saturday until 5 p.m. Generous participation is encour- n. leadership of H. Bert Jenson of Pleasant Valley, USU history specialist and librarian for the Uintah Basin branch of the college. The purpose of the Coalition is to help preserve, protect and educate the public about Nine Mile Canyon. Carbon County has built a day-us- e area in the canyon, including restrooms and picnic area. This site has been named Cottonwood Glen, and it is located one mile east ofthe Nine Mile Ranch Bunk and Breakfast Cost for the entire facility is in excess of $100,000, and it is being funded by grants, Carbon County, and durations of equipment from many organizations. Duchesne County is considering proposals for a similar facility lower in the Can- aged. Overnight campsites are available at the Nine Mile Ranch Bunk and Breakfast, which can be conOn Saturtacted at 9 a.m., a day morning, from breakfast is available by prior reservation, at $5 per person. From 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. mini-touofNine Mile Canyon will be conducted. Lunch is on your own. Dinner at 5 p.m. will include meat, corn, beans, squash, bread (Edythe Marett's own home8-- rs grown, home-groun- d, home-mad- e bread) and Dutch oven cobbler, for a mere $12 per person. A childrens dinner (for ages 12 and under) will be $6. At 8 p.m. there will be a campfire program, with entertainment by the Nine Mile Players. To reserve meals contact Chair Margene Hackney, Jim Brown, Edythe H. Bert Marett, Jenson, yon. The Nine Mile Coalition is committed to these projects as necessary steps in the preservation ofthe canyon and the protection of private land. Interpretive trails and 4; 1984 Utah Wilderness Act, which created about 750,000 acres of wilderness on Forest Service lands in Utah. This is a contemptuous, nasty, unnecessary piece of legislation, Carter said in a copyright story of The Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday. Hansens new bill, which was introduced in Congress on July 23 and has passed the House Natural Resources Committee, is designed to settle a dispute between Darrell Edward Hyde and the Forest Service over who owns a small parcel of land in the southwestern part ofthe Mount Naomi Wilderness Area. Hyde, who owns property adjacent to the wilderness east of Hyde Park, drilled a water well on the land in question several years ago, apparently believingitwashis propNational erty. The Waaatch-Cach- e Forest, which manages the 44,000-acr- e Mount Naomi wilderness, stumbled upon the well about two years ago. Forest Service surveys indicate the well was within the wilderness area, which is protected from development of any kind. There was a survey done by USFS in 1997. It indicated that the l8wildemeas 38 boundary was marked appropriately, said Brian Ferebee, the Wasatch-Cach- e Logan District ranger. Ferebee said Hyde claims his family, for whom the nearby city of Hyde Park is named, has cultivated crops in the vicinity of the well for more than a hundred years. But the Forest Service ruled the well was an encroachment and told Hyde to remove it or face criminal trespassing charges. Hansen, who was contacted by The state surplus for the last fiscal year is nearly $29 million less than expected. The excess tax collections came to $41.2 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to figures announced by Gov. Mike Leavitt last Friday. The state had prqjected a eur- -. plus of $7(f million in July." The' General Fund accounted for $8.8 million of the surplus, and $32.4 million came from the Uniform School Fund. Accounting errors in By Lorna Stradinger It may not appear that the announcement by the US Department of Agriculture to approve a request to apply for designation as an Empowerment Zone is significant or noteworthy. However, Uintah Economic Development Coordinator, Cary Wold explaina that the precertification of the Uintah River Empowerment Zone to apply for an economic development program means a great deal. It is very difficult to get precertified to apply and the approval dry-farmi- Juveniles who trespass at vacant businesses to be prosecuted the July estimate explained the mistake. Some income-ta-x revenues were counted twice. Leavitt Budget Director Lynne Koga said the administration never relies on prelimestimates for inary crucial spending needs. We've always said that was very preliminary, Koga said. Whether the diminished surplus will affect program funding or possible tax cuts will be determined in coming months. I don't see its a said Sen. Howard problem, a member Stephenson, of the Legislatures Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee and president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, a tax watchdog group. The point is revenues have come in higher than expected, just not as much higher as we thought." Stephenson warned that legislators have become spoiled by Utahs generous surpluses in recent years. We all know (the surplus) is not ongoing and to build future budgets cm shaky revenues is not prudent, he said. Leavitt is in the early stages of putting together his budget recommendations for the 1999 Legislature. Departments must submit their funding requests to Koga by the end of the month. Budget officials then spar with agency heads over the requests, usually ending numup with e bers. Requests for funding can come from the surplus. In the past, surpluses have funded wildfire fighting, textbooks, school computers and teacher supplies. Meanwhile, the administration is working up revenue estimates for the 1999 and 2000 fiscal years and isolating funds for any special initiatives Leavitt wants to push. The governors proposed budget will not be completed until December, which is also when final, audited surplus figures will be available. Were still in a growth economy, although not at the level we were a fow years ago, Koga said. ed one-tim- Q Apartment for Rent) StoneridgeUintah Apartments 2 Bedroom Starting At $320month 2 Bedroom Starting At $22Qmonth t Qurffed For Rental MsWance StoneridgeUintah Apartments l5SE.800&,RooseveN 1 1 J8MSS Equal Housing Opportunity COPY budget for general operations and schools. Last years surplus was As recently as 1995, Utah had hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses. But after midyear tax cuts and spending increases by the governor and Legislature, the surplus was whittled to a mere $9 million by the end of.that fiscal year. This year's surplus represents less than.l.Rercent of the $5.7 billion " if 4rre m $36.7 million. Nationwide, states are having a g year for surpluses, with roughly $30 billion in unanticipated tax collections. Many are doling out tax cuts in the election year. record-breakin- fr m Ferret reproduction surpasses expectations This year promises to be the most successful year in the history of the black-foote- d ferret recovery pro- gram. Reproduction has far surpassed all previous years with 339 ferret kits surviving from a total of 452 bmn in captivity this spring. ferret One hundred seventy-seve- n kits were bom in captive breeding facilities located in six participating zoos (Toronto Zoo, Phoenix Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, Louisville Zoological Garden, National Zoo, and Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park). The largest contribution of ferrets bom in captivity came from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services NaFerret Consertional Bladt-foote- d vation Center near Laramie, Wyoming, where 249 kits were bom and 191 survive to date. ofthe total were bom Twenty-si- x pens. Some of in Arizona in on-si- te 18 surviving kits will be released directly from their birth pens into the wild. This is the first time that ferrets were produced in onsite pens at an existing reintroduction area. More ferrets were produced this year, in part, because ofa discovery by the Conservation Research Center of the National Zoo in Front Royal, Virginia. Scientists found that many young male ferrets (around 1 year of age) appear sexually mature but do not produce viable sperm. When these males are paired with females, false pregnancies occu- r- a problem that has long plagued the captive breeding program. Significant progress has been ferret made toward black-foote- d recovery since reintroduction efforts first began in 1991. The most formidable challenge now facing ferret Pace FFA SUMMER ACTIVITIES Over the summer some FFA members participated in a float down the Green River. This activity gave the members a greater appreciation for the outdoors and the natural resources of the Uintah Basin. FFA member Amy Shaw said. It was a great experience to meet new people, and it was a blast!!" Special zone status to have positive impact in Uintah Co. Utahs tax surplus comes in at $30 million less than expected Associated Press 1998- - . ofthis request will place our zone at the top ofmost development project lists in the future, Wold detailed. Even ifwe are not designated as an Empowerment Zone to receive the block grants, we will be designated as a Champion Community, and as such, we will still receive many benefits, such as tax credits, prioritized streamlined grant applications and other federal assistance. The Department of Agriculture stated that, . . . you may proceed to develstratop your communitys long-teregic plan for development with the assurance that it will not be disqualified on this basis at a later time. According to Wold the zone des- ignation was made passible through a partnership with the Ute Tribe. He attributes the naming of the Union High school students and Uintah River Empowerment Zone others who are caught trespassing ' to tribal committee members. It is on private property just west rfPisthe only area in the entire state of za Hut will be cited by police and Utah to apply for the zone status. referred to juvenile court for proseSupport for the application of cution. Vandals have done an estithe Empowerment Zone has been mated $3,500 in damage to the small approved by the Uintah County wooden and adjacent home Commission and the Ute Business once occupied by businesses, but Committee. A committee is already nowvacant. The buildings have susin place to begin development ofthe tained numerous broken windows, strategic plan due Oct 8. The zone graffiti, and damage to fences which encompasses southern and western have been torn down. Uintah County. According to police, teens use the The Empowerment Zones and path in back of the buildings to walk Enterprise Communities (EZEC), to and from school. The backyards ofthe business are also a prime spot .for teens to congregate while breaking other laws. Police say those who are on the property need to be aware that they are violating the law. No trespassing signs were erected but stood for just a few hours before being taken down by teen-age- d suspects, according to police. is a Presidential initiative designed to afford communities real opportunities for growth and revitalization, said Wold. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has designated five rural Empowerment Zones and 30 Enterprise Communities. If a zone is designated, the program will benefit from more than $40 million over a ten year period, as well as technical assistance in strategic planning development, partnership building, and leadership development." This program is viewed as the first step in rebuilding poverty stricken communities in Americas rural heartland. It is designed to empower people and communitiea all across the nation inspiring Americans to work together to create jobs and opportunity. The framework of the EZEC program includes economic opportunity suchjobcreation, opportunity, and training. Wold stated that he is particularly interested in what will realistically work, Wold stated. Part of the strategic vision for change includes not only economic development, but a realistic assessment and follow-u- p addressing the social needs in the zone. For example, causes and remedies of alcohol and drug abuse and truancy among high school students, will be carefully studied. LCLA ROOSEVELT, UTAH iL 1 the Personal Fowl recovery is whether suitable prairie dog habitat will be available to achieve the objectives of establishing enough multiple, viable populations of black-foote-d ferrets in the wild. The slender-bodie- ferret, a long, black-foote-d d, black-maske- d mam- mal similar in size to a mink, was thought to be extinct until a ranch dog killed one near Meeteetse, Wyoming, in 1981, leading to the discovery of a small nearby population. In 1987 disease ravaged the Meeteetse population and, as an emergency measure to save the species, all remaining 18 wild blackfooted ferrets were captured and placed in captivity. Today, the blackfooted ferret is still one of the most critically endangered mammals in North America. Football and Chester Fried Chicken team up during Fall weekends for a winning combination. Crunch away on delicious Chester Fried Chicken while watching your team go for the victory. You'll triumph with the convenience of Chester Fried Chicken's Snack Box and Bucket. LCL Oil 380 S. 200 E., 722-446- 8 The Best Chicken Value You'll Ever Come Back Fori UINTAHSPECIALSERvic DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING RANDLETTOURAYINDEPENDENCE, EMBERJQ at?;0Q p.m: l! 2nd annual USSD will be holding community meetings to receive public comments and concerns regarding roads in this area and to inform the public as to the purpose of the District For questions please contact Vie USSD office at: (435) 789-463- 6 The Family Support Center would like to thank the local businesses who donated items for our annual fund-raise- r. Those businesses are: ALCO Arby's Green River Outfitters Nine Mile Ranch Home Entertainment Center Robb's Sporting Goods Basin Sports Inkles Kickin' W Big Foot Fly Shop Coast To Coast Dez Murray Sporting Goods L.C. Ranch Dianh Bowl Marion's Variety Frontier Grill Moon Lake Resort Golden Corral Motez Creek Farm Diamond Mountain Distributing Roosevelt Bowl Roosevelt Theatres Roosevelt Video Red Canyon Lodge Vernal Athletic Club Wal-Ma- rt Wendy's We especially want to thank those who supported our fundraiser by purchasing tickets for the items donated. We have had other members of the community bring clothing and toys to the Center. We thank you and appreciate your continued support. The Family Support Center Staff & Board Members Uintah Basin Business Symposium Computers and the Year 2000" Sources of Capital Marketing Ideas Business Plan Development Managing Cash Flow ft -ft Doing Business on the Internet Special Guest Speaker MB. JON M. HUNTSMAN Tuesday Sept. IS, 1998 9:00 - 3:30 p.m. Customer Service Western Park 302 East 200 South, Vernal, Utah 'jFel ttoxc Contact your local Chamber of Commerce (435)789-1355(435)722-45- 98 |