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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. December 29. IQQft which essentially provide for of county, state and BIA law enforcement officers, and a pledge by the county to allow tribal members Headlines Continued from page 1 era to hang on to their livelihood. Congress authorized a $2.8 billion aid package for the industry last month. Hopefully the money will filter down in time to help small formers and ranchers. The Good News Now, for the strictly good news department, the Ute Reservation boundary dispute was essentially settled in court this year after of litigation. After that ruling the tribe, Duchesne and Uintah counties and the State ofUtah, made giant strides culminating in an historic agreement which was ratified in a court of law. After the US Supreme Court declined the counties attempts to have reservationboundthe ary dispute revisited, and the 10 Circuit Court of Appeals clarified that the exterior boundaries of the original Ute Reservation existed, but that lands opened to homesteading-suc- h as Roosevelt and scattered areas within the two counties - were removed from the reservation , County Commissioners and the tribes governing Business Committee began to provide negotiations "seamlesqjurisdiction and law enforcrs ld ement" The result was three agreements arrested off of Indian lands to be referred to tribal court for prosecution in misdemeanor cases. In return the tribe has promised not to regulate who reside within "Indian Country. The expansion of higher education in Roosevelt was a definite coup for our area. State lawmakers approved a $2 million fimding request from the Higher Education Committee, and the Community Impact Board approved additional monies in grants and loana for the project which will total $5.4 million. Site work on a addition to the 33,000 square-foo- t USU Uintah Basin branch campus in Roosevelt is expected to begin this non-India- spring. itself for a time. Citizen petitions were submitted in support of the vote at the same time that area businessmen were criticizing the Council for failing to work towards a settlement to bring tribal accounts back to Roosevelt. As things stand now, both the tribe and City Council have been corresponding, but have reached no agreements. Its no surprise that two proposed taxes caused a stir. On the November ballot Duchesne County voters rejected a proposed tax that would have increased sales tax ona$100 purchase by a dime. The tax would have raised about $100,000 for recreation and culture in the county. Ballard resi- x dents also spoke out against a their by City proposed it was all said and done, the Ballard City Council opted to implement the tax, but only after an earlier vote in which they rejected the tax. prop-ertyta- Coun-ciLWh- Other good news headlines in 1998 include another mqjor crackdown on Agroupcallingthemsetves "Sportscrime. InJune the Uintah Basin Strike men and Sportswomen of NortheastForce arrested 33 Uintah and ern Utah called for Gov. Mike Leavitt Duchesne county residents accused of to put a stop to the taking of "public elk fay the Ute Tribe. The tribe began felony drug violations. The arrests sent the tally of felony drug arrests for rounding up elk by helicopter two task force to 1,000 years ago to reduce the overthe multi-agenc-y abundant population they maintained history. during its Something that should have been had beenravagingfarmers haystacks accomplished decades ago finally came and hurting mule deer herds. DWR to fruition in 1998 with the formation officials said they had no authority to become involved in the tribes deciofacounty- wide water conservancy district. The sion and viewed it as "a sound manwater district will speak and lobby for agement practice. Private land owners and livestock the county as a unified voice on water owners found themselves pitted issuea. Property values in Duchesne against each other over a rural land County continued to rebound in 1998 use issue. A proposed ordinance to after suffering bargain basement protect rural land use called for those prices for several years. After a drop in who own land located in areas used for agricultural purposes new home construction in 1997, the to bear the responsibility of fencing numbers were up in 1998. New business ventures also opened. The Ute out animals if they wanted to protect feed their yards and gardens. Many private Tribe is now operating an lot in Arcadia. Last month the tribe property owners strongly objected to Associated Foods the idea. The rural land use ordinance ope nedafull-servic- e grocery store. The Childrens Justice is now being reshaped by a committee Center also opened its doors to serve consisting of cattlemen, private land as arefiige for sexually and physically owners, and others. abused children. Despite progress which resulted in over 50 new jobs for Ute Tribe memAfter public hearings and an investigation into potential construction bers, all six tribal leaders are being targeted in a recall drive. Current sites, a company interested in buildprivate prison in Utah Business Committee members are ing a 500-be- d announced they had selected being accused of mismanagement of Duchesne County as their site, if they Water Settlement funds, and authowin the bid. Wackenhut Corrections rizing agreements with the state and Corporation is reviewing the bid re- counties which will harm the tribe. quirements recently released by the They adamantly deny the allegations State Department of Corrections. and say their detractors should file their case if tribal court if thy have Should the company get the to build here, the correctional facility information to back up their claims. And Now for the Bizzare would bring 100 - 150 new jobs to You wont have to struggle too hard Duchesne County. In October the Ute tribe announced to recall the most chilling event to old boycott happen in Duchesne County this year . the end oftheir of Roosevelt. In September 1997, Agnsly double murder discovered on Halloween day on a ranch in southtribal leaders directed tribal department heads to transfer all accounts west Duchesne County could no doubt n novel. The from Roosevelt businesses, and urged be fodder for a tribal members not to shop in remains ofthe two victims were found Roosevelt after a federal court judge blown up with explosives, and buried. lifted an injunction against the city One Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms official, sent out to help investigate which prohibited them from over tribal members. the crime said hes never encountered anything like it in the entire region he The tribe said they ended their boy- oversees for the agency. The two mn cott "in recognition ofRoosevelt's ef- suspected in the deaths are in jail forts to reconcile longawaiting prosecution. A spring storm that delivered 1.5 standing differences. Which Brings Us to Controverinches of rain in 26 hours cost cities, sies of 1998 the county and some homeowners a In May the Roosevelt City Council lot of aggravation and a pretty penny voted 3 - 2 to retain misdemeanor in dean-upan- d repair costs. Roosevelt criminal jurisdiction over Ute Tribe is still repairing culverts and roads members arrested in Roosevelt. Tribal damaged by excessive rains. Governleaders had asked the city to ment entities were covered for the so that tribal memcost of damages through contingency bers could be referred to tribal court funds established for "rainy daysbut for prosecution on misdemeanors. The many homeowners discovered they Councils vote split members of the were on their own. Efforts to determine if the Uintah community, ami the City Council 10-ye- ar tradi-tional- ly TOP SPORTS 80-ac- re STORIES Continued from page 1 thing. No. 3: Cougars remember title winning year in 1965 In 1965 Union High School won its first-ev- er state football championship. The team was honored at the 1998 Union Homecoming Game. Union clobbered Delta in the Class B title game, 30-- yean Thirty-thre- e later, Quarterback Wilford Evans was back in town along with Gordon "Woody Olsen, and took part in the coin toss for the Homecoming Game. Bothrecalled their champkmahipdays. Wilford Evans: "The Delta Rabbits got slowed down. They came in undefeated and coming into the game Union had just one tie to go along with rtro loosen." Gordon "Woody" Olsen: "I had a big gainer in the championship game on a crack-bac- k play. Other team members were also honored as well. ad non-fictio- exercis-ingjurisdicti- No. 4: Lady Cougars Finish 2nd in overtime loss It appeared Union High School was on its way to its first girls basketball championship since 1986 due to lead going into the fourth an 1 quarter . However , they ended up losing the state title to Snow Canyon in Union just barely overtime, missed a last second shot that would have won the game in regulation. The Cougars ended the year with a 22-- 2 record. Union girls placed third in the state softball meet, but once again encountered tough luck. They were one strike away from reaching the Title Game, and sadly loet in extra innings to Snow Canyon (those gals . 71-6- 1. 3-- A agBin). WORD No. 5iTabiona pockets third One Point kept Tabiona High School from repeating as state champion. The Tigers lost to Panguitch, 56-5in a semi-fingame. Tabiona got over the disappointment by caging for third the Milford Tigers, 68-5place. The Tigers ended the year at 23-- SRRCHR 5, al 2, 2. Stringham won his second state long jumping title. No. 7 Kyle Farnsworth, 145, Altamont; Shane Ivie, Duchesne, 125, and Rhett Walker, 119, Altamont, won state mat crowns at the state wrestling meet Ryan Crum, Duchesne, 140,and John Jenkins, 160, Altamont, placed second. Altamont placed fifth at the state meet. Tabionas Stringham won thestate long jump title, and Matt Price of e state Union became a high jump champ. Justin Carroll, Altamont won the high jump title. Duchesnes S henna (keen finished second in the girls 100 meter Locate all the words listed below. They run in all directions; up, down, backward, forward and diagonally. BLITZ BLOCK CENTER DEFENSE DOWN END END ZONE EXTRA POINT FIELD GOAL FOOTBALL FORWARD PASS FULLBACK FUMBLE GOALPOST GUARD HALFBACK HUDDLE KICKOFF LINEBACKER OFFENSE 2-- A YOUR 401 (K) A DOWN PAYMENT SOURCE? No. 8 No. 9 Utah Jazx advanced to the NBA Championships Finals, but sadly they lost to the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan strikes again. No. 10 Uintah stung the Wasatch Wasps to return to state wrestlingglory. They also nipped Dixie, 1 to take the baseball title. 2-- ' qj e has vowed to continue his drive to oust the entire Business Committee, and has the right to protest the outcome of the verification process. At the forefront ofthe recall effort are allegations by Pike and his supporters that tribal leaders have diminished the tribe's sovereign rights bysigningthree landmark agreements with the state and Duchesne and Uintah counties. Business Committee members say Pike, a former Business Committee member, is just posturing for the upcoming Business Committee elections slated for this spring. They maintain their actions have enhanced for the tribe - particularly through an agreement that allows enrolled Utes to be prosecuted in tribal court, rather than state court for misdemeanor crimes committed outside of Indian Country. "There is a misunderstandingover the three agreements, said Business Committee member Raymond Murray. "Youve got to live within what the law is now and thats what we are trying to do with those three agreements and make it a little easier on everybody. The seats held by Murray, Rose Taveapont and Lany Blackhair are up for election this spring. Blackhair has announced he will not seek because of plans to work for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Murray said he is planning to run for Taveapont has not yet announced her intentions. by A. Lynn Snow CRS, CRB Century 21. Country Realty Many people now have 401 (K) retirement programs. In accordance with current federal regulations, you can borrow up to 50 of the account balance - up to S50.000 - to gamer money for a down payment on property. The question is: do you really want to? The borrowed money must be repaid; if not, you could suffer significant tax consequences. You need to find out how much you can borrow, foe loan term. interest rate and default consequences as well as lender qualification policies before you dip into your 401 (K). Tax laws change frequently, so check with your financial advisor before pursuing this or any real estate strategy. C Century 21 Country Realty has offered quality service to our customers in the Uintah Basin for over 53 20 yean, call today for answers to your real estate questions. 722-45- ' JUJU '' ... P: moon lake r ELECTRIC association ,V .vi ty ut FREEZING TEMPERATURES-Accordi- ng to the Moon Lake Electric sign, its finally warming up. On Christmas day, according to KSL, Roosevelt was the coldest spot on the lower 48 states, at 20 degrees below zero. area gets over $3 million in funding from CIB Tri-coun- ty Eight out of 22 loan and grant applications recently awarded by the Community Impact Board will go towards improvements in Duchesne, Uintah and Daggett counties. The tri county area will receive a total of $1.2 million in grants and $1.8 million in the form of loans for prqjects ranging from the expansion of the USU Uintah Basin branch campus in Roosevelt to the improvement of streets in Ballard and Myton. life of The Community Impact Board is a program of the Utah Division of Community Development that helps collision on Saturday A two-cclaimed Dec. the life of state and local government agen26, evening, that are or may be Jennie Beckstead Potter, 41, cies and entities or indirectly impacted by directly and a Duchesne, seriously injured mineral resource development on old girl. nearby federal lands. The Board Pato Utah According Highway trol trooper Jeff Chugg, the acci- provides assistance for planning, dent occurred at 6:20 p.m. on the ' construction, and maintenance of Old River Road 4 miles east of public facilities. Project funding approved for in Duchesne when a weat bound 1993 the Basin include: a $500,000 grant Pontiac Grand AM driven by Potter crossed the center line directly into for the construction of a new conthe path ofan east bound 1993 Chev tinuing education building in a $700,000 loan for the pickup truck driven by Tammy Roosevelt; of water rights and the purchase also of Duchesne. Remund, a new of culinary wadevelopment inChugg said Potter was killed ter well in Roosevelt; a $207,750 stantly, Remund's daughter, oldCori Ann, sustained a skull frac- grant and a $207,750 loan for water ture and was taken by Life Flight to system improvements in the Uintah Water Conservancy District; Primary Children's Medical Cen- County ter. Remund sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Uintah Basin Medical Center for treatment and released. Potter and Remund had on seatbelts, the child was unrestrained. Questar Gas today asked the The cause of the accident remains Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a $31.7 million under investigation. decrease in its Utah natural gas rates. This change is requested to go into effect Jan. 1, 1999. If this request is approved by the PSC, it will decrease the annual bill for the typical residential customer using 115 deca therms per year from in hundreds of people Every year the Duchesne City area buy or hunt $592 to $553. This is a decrease of out their own real tree. Since these $39 per year or about 6 12 percent. The decrease request was made trees only stay good for the Christmas season they are all eventually in the companys semiannual or "pass-o- n filing. thrown away. TTiatjust fills dumps the company to enable Such filings with old trees, who not recycle the adjust rates twice a year to reflect trees to be used all year? costs. That is what Andrew Spencer changes in Just over half the natural gas will he doing for his Eagle project on Jan. 2. The trees will be removed Questar Gas provides its customers from the front porches and lawns of is purchased from outside supplithe people living on both sides of ers. The rest, however, comes from d wells and is Main street and the bench area, Questar to customers delivered at please remove all lights, decorapricing, which is more stations, and nails from the trees prior ble than gas purchased from outto Jan. 2. The trees will then be chipped by side suppliers. The combination of and company-owne- d Moon Lake. The wood chips can market-price- d benefits customers by gas supplies for then be picked up by anyone their gardens or flowerbeds at the producing a reliable, attractively priced gas supply. This is one rearodeo grounds. son Questar Gas customers eqjoy gas supplies. -- st Collision claims Duchesne woman ar ar Myton city will receive a $44,854 grant for reconstruction and improvements of city streets; a $25,000 grant for a development plan for a new water system south of Tabiona in Duchesne County for the Pinur. Forest Special Service District; Daggett County Water and Sewer Improvement District received a $150,000 grant and $600,000 loan for improvements to the district's water system which serves the area around Manila; and a $100,000 grant and $350,000 loan for construction and improvements of several streets in Ballard. Some of the projects were given funding approval and at earlier date, and the money was appropriated during the CIB meeting earlier this month. HE One Show Sunday 7:30 ar Questar gas requests rate decrease Recycle that tree low-pric- Not A Double Feature Prince Of Egypt "G" One Show Only 7:30p.m. Water Boy "PG-1- 3" One Show Only 9:20p.m. Patch Adams "PG-1- 3" Robin Williams 7:30 and 9:30 p.m UINTAH TIIEtTIlEi) Dawn Huber Real Estate Comer" hurdles. All three Duchesne County football teams, Union, Altamont and Duchesne advanced to the state meet. Unfortunately, all three were unable to defeat first round opponents. t PENALTY PUNT QUARTERBACK RECEIVER REFEREE RUN SAFETY TACKLE TOUCHDOWN YARDAGE 3-- A two-tim- , A, RECALL 1 fayc I ' r if Continued from page s, 1W8- - Sl' Gas-owne- the state playoffs, and Jeremy offensive line. 'jfe'? Institute ranch, the Las Vegas-base- d of Discovery Science, arent releasing any details about their findings at this point, but do say that into their second yrar of research and study they arent sticking around just for the weather. " gas-supp- ly 1998 was an excellent year for the Tabiona Tigere. Besides having one of the top male basketball teams they also had their first girls hoop team ever. The Lady Tigersqualified for the state volleyball meet and won one game. Their baseball team reached No. 6 Three former Union football athSam White, Kevin Wilson and letes, ' Brandon Dart are members of the University ofUtah team. White wasa starter for most of the season on the Basin is a UFO magnet continue at a Uintah County ranch. Owners of the is the lucky winner of our Therm ax Home Cleaning System , Pictured with Dawn Huber are" Theresa Farnsworth and Julie Richer. We want to wish a Merry Christmas to all our customers. Thank you to everyone who registered for our drawing. We will continue giving away some lovely prizes over the ensuing months 77N.200E. 722-550- 6 Mighty Joe Young TG" One Show Only 7:30p.m. No Show On Sunday MOVIE Information Call 722-209- 5 |