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Show T 7 rt:s U T A s H - rv i i.1 ui. 3L r '5 A sza i. t i- L- - C I A f ! 0N ( t J x . CITY, Ir'-K- f T 8 t UT 1 J 1 -- 1 tM groat h and inflation, the inflation WORK PROPERTY BOND MAY STILL adjusted dollar figure would remain constant. Gov. Mike Leavitt has also proposed education budgets for FY 1999 and FY 2000 which are not reported by the National Center for Education Statistics. The governor recently proposed a 2 .5 increase far FY 2000, far prater than the 0.4 inflation experienced alongthe Wasatch Front during the past 12 months and greater r-- :r than the 1.6 national inflation duri Judge instructs defense A tax watchdog groups says that despite the a national per pupil expenditure in- - I ing the same time period. Gov. By Lexlee E. Whiting crease of 18.8. WPU increase in Leavitts 2.5 the just to obtain clear title to i significant increases in funding, Utah stilt remains An 8th District Court judge last for FY 2000 would constitute the largAdjusting per pupil expenditures double-murdallow for Con k the national refused to inflation using the bottom in per pupil expenditures. est increase above Wasatch Front inproperty they are sumer Price IndexshowsUtah's"real" flation in his tenure. Even in FY 1999 suspect John R. Pinder, 41, to be reto early estimates by the Na- school expenditures in FY 1993 dol- the WPU increase of 3.5 was much leased from jail on a 96 million propseeking to put up as Utah school expenditures have cording StatisEducation tional for from 92,804 in FY larger than both Wasatch Front InflaCenter lars increased until that its bond, proven erty 19, bond in place a $1 grown $521 million or 40 .3 during tics. 1993 to an inflation adjusted average tion of 1.7 and national inflation of Pindar's family has clear title to the the first five years of the Leavitt admillion cash only bond. Not only are Utah's total school of 93.337 in FY 1998. Utahs 19 land holdings they plan to post for his 2.3. ministration, increasing from 91-2nabut increase to bond. a rapidly, these spending favorably per compares increasing funding significant Despite billion in fiscal year (FY) 1993, the tional increase erf just 4.7 in infla- increases Utah still ranks at the bol-toPinder and one ofhis ranch hands, amount. Pinder has been held in the expenditures fiscal year before his first budget, to pupil FilimenoValenchia-Ruiz- . enced rapid increases, climbing 9983 tion adjusted per pupil spending. 34. are each Wasatch County jail on the cash-onlin Utahs expenditures. pupil per FY 91.81 billion in 1998, the last year or FY 1993 to bond since he turned himself in to from two in educational with counts if of 92,804 Normally, charged spending 35, for which total expenditures are availSEE UTAH SCHOOLS on page 3 homicide and several other capital authorities on Sunday, Nov. 8 Prop93,787 in FY 1998. This compares to were only keeping pace with student i felony Utah to the able, according Taxpayers charges in the Oct. 25 deaths ofRex K. erty bonds are typically required to be Association. Tanner, 48, and June Flood, 59. The double the amount ofacash bond, said These figures represent 'current victims were previously employed by Yengich The property ia owned by Nadefined as the expenditures by Pinder. Authorities allege that Pinder Pindrr's father, Robert Pinder, a Park tional Center for Education Statistics shot the couple and then blew up their City attorney who has considerable oil and exclude property, equipment, bodies in a dispute over stolen prop- - and gas holdinp in Duchesne County. community services, and debt service Eighth District Judge John R. expenditures," explained Wes During a bearing in Duchesne on Anderson told Yengich to return with Quinton, Utah Taxpayers Association Monday, Dec. 28, defense attorney a report which provides clear title to Research Analyst Ron Yengich asked the court to re- the Pinder's reported properly hold- Utah's 40.21 increase compares Source: Uuh Taxpayers Association, 'Inflation adjusted using Bureau of Labor Statistics. bond with place a 9 1 million cash-onl- y with a 27.5 increase nationwide ac SEE BAIL PLEA on page 3 property bond of an equivalent NATIONWIDE SPENDING ROSE 28 PERCENT Judge rejects bail School spending up 40 during Gov. Leavitt's administration plea for Pinder at er of . m y Utah School Expenditure Analysis UWV, Uintah Basin Tabiona rallies 50C Tabiona moves to aperh 0 record in boys basketball after defeating previously unbeaten Duchesne. 7-- Seepage Tuesday January 5, 1999 12. Roosevelt. Utah VoL 86. Number 1 www.ubstandard .com HOME THREATENED BY FLOODING Excavator opens ice jam, explosives fail being released down the river down, j The Bureau closed off a much as pot-- j sible, but the flooding continued to I critical, a track hoe was used to break-u- p the ice jam that was forcing running water from die bank of the Strawberry River. By Loraa S' Have nose will travel Duchesne Countys canine corp is in demend when it comes to finding fugitives, lost hikers and dead bodies. See page 3 f j 1 - Ready to retire After 36 years of looking 1 into peoples j' Roosevelt dentist. mouths, Dr. Dale Larsen is ready to turn his business over to someone he t knows and loves. See page 9 t: H v PhV it f Lawsuit filed Three members of the Ute t: Tribe have hiede complaint in federal court seeking to have a landmark jurisdiction agreement appealed by a higher court Seepages : Ok. - Stradinger County officials were relieved and elated when they returned to the banks of the Strswberry River Thursday morning, Dec. 31, after nearly a week of touch-and-g- o flooding at the ConwrU and Klienne hxialh residence near Starvation Reservoir in Duchesne. An ire jam that had caused flooding over Christmas has been successfully dislodged and water is now flowing fhely (town river. Water levels dropped five inches overnight. to vwUtlat ends weU," goes the old saying, butcounty officials and whose homes were threat- ened by flooding were not in agreement as tothe beet way tobreak up the ice. As recent as last weekend, passers by were treated toa geyser show of ice showers when county officials set off 12 charges of explosives aear Starvation in an effort to dislodge and break up an enormous ice jam. Ice jams are not uncommon and normally do not post an emergency. However, Saturday, Dec. 26. an ke jam near tbe reservoir caused tba watertoflow over the river banka. The newly formed water channel was headed straight tbs Ponath home, which site in the middle of the river plain. Volunteers were summoned and over 100 people worked until late that evening filling sand bags. When tba water first began to threaten his borne, Ponath called tbe Bureau of Reclamation and asked them to decrease the amount of water POnath subsequently requested emergency services from the county. "1 definitely feel there is some liability on the pert of the county," says Ponath. They issued ms a building permit, and I've got a home and I Lave r 1 to protect it." Georg Adams, director oTDuchesne County Fire and Emergency Management, declared an emergency in order to secure the services of the National Guard. The Guard arrived on Sunday, Dec. 27, but declined to become involved. "It was the opinion of the National Guard," said Adams, "that because of tba warming trend in tbe weather, they would rather leave it alone." The Guard contended that it would take a 40 pound charge alone to get just oor-ei- x foot hole, and that would be a waste of time. County officials, including Road Supervisor, Doug Nielson, decided to go ahead and try to blast the ice jam. Nielson is licensed to handle sives. "We drilled holes in the ire for 12 charges of dynamite," reported Adams. The blasting made no impression at alL The ice blew straight up in ths air and came right backdown right in the same place, only in the limn of slush. Monday. Dec. 28, Ponath approached the commission and petitioned them totty blasting ooce more. "We tried everything." says Ponath. There are really only two options. One ia to help the already diverted water temporarily continue down the channel nature found and fix it in thespring. The other is to continue digging and blasting to try to bust up explo-residen- the ke jam. Tbe county drilled to 18 more holes approximately 500 yards from tbe fire! blasting site. "Mr. Nielson and I were skeptical that it would work." says Adams. 1 agreement with the National SEE niOQDING on page 3 nijn TIMELY ARRIV ofDuchesnc County's New Year's baby. Sendee and Bren Cramer, weren't expecting the arrival of little Shanrssa for about 13 more days. But she surprised them and was delivered v Dr Kei'JiFvans on Jan. 1 at 9:39 p.m. The Damns lost out on a chance for a 1 993 ux deduction, but local meahants and the U mi ah Basin Medical Center tried to fill die void by bestowing diem with hundreds of dollars in gift ceruficatcv baby gifts, savings bonds, and even a few things for tnom and dad. Shanessa weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz and was 20 inches long She joins big sisters Kallee Sue, IVfc Shalyrm, 6 14; and brother Cody . 2 S. AL-Par- mts SPROUSE PROPERTY IN UINTAH COUNTY City signs deal to acquire rights to new water source By Leak latino of20,000 people. Development E. Whiting The first phase of a project that would double Roosevelt's culinary water capacity was completed last week with the purchase of 91 million hi property, an irrigation well, water and water righto. Several mooths age the city announced their intention to purchase 200 acres and the rights to an underground water sourer in west Uintah County from former county retidrnt Gary Sprouse. Last Wednesday they dosed the deal on the sale. The city paid Sprouse 3300.000 up front and secured 9700.000 in a 2 . perrent loan from the Community Impact Board. The city eventually plana to drill ' new wells and construct a pipeline which will honk into the city's water system Before that can happen, however, environ mental requirements will have to be satisfied, and additional fluids must be totaled, said city administrator Brad Hancock. The city has applied to tbe Safe Drinking W tier Board for ry in The project ant expected to result u aa inrrease in water rslea Repay-men- on tbe C1B loan begin in 2006 at the time HOUSE IS SAVED Thanks to die aid of about 100 neighbors and members of the IDS Duchesne Stake who sandbagged for hour tv. Saturday. Dec. 26. the Conwell Ponarh family home was spared from rising waten or the Strawberry River. A few d.i s Liter a track h was used to successfully dislodge tbe ice jam. Hopefully for good. -- Ute rityv rutrrnt water bond matures A water and sewer rate increase implemented earlier this war will also help fluid the planned Water piMCt. Together, the city's existing llayden wells and the Sprouee water source could supply water for a pnpu - of the source would make it highly unhkriy that the city would have to buy water from a water company to meet their demands, said Hancock. Because they would also own their own culinary water souror.they would be able to lump water costa (town. Tbe Haydea wells are meeting the city' water demands but are close to being utilised to capacity. If Inland Resources moves ahead ariih plane to reopen the former Frnnunl refinery in W00, the oeed fur additional weter will be even more pronounced, explained Hancock. Test have shown the water el the Sprouse source to be even more pure than the city's water source which supplies the I ioyden well near Neoia. The Sprouse property is on the Neoia Highw ay heading cost just before the Whiterocks intersection. WATER PROJECTS TOP AGENDA County's improvement wish list for 1 999 r A plan arermbled by cit- strurtion of water storage tank, ies and other entities in tXirhrsne 9300.0th); Allamont City Develop County spells out intentions to seek and install a secondary water system flindtng eourese for culinary water to conserve cull nary water, 9225,000. Duchesne Visitor Tourist project, a tourist information center InformationCounty Center, 935.000, and bousing complex for seniors. five-yea- The county's 1999 capital improvefive-ye(dan ia as follows: Town ofMyton- - Install a secondary water system to cwnswre culinary ments water. 9225.000; Hanna Water Sewer District Development of a culinary water supply, 93.3 million; LppreCmintry Water District Pottle Spring Water Operation. Johnson Water District New con- - Duchesne County museum, 92 million; Duchesne County. Transitional Housing complex for the elderly. 93 Bullion. Duchesne County. Water Conservative District Canal rehabilitation I Red Creek, Pleasant Valley. Sand Wash. Pry Gulch lateral D'). 93 mi', lion Upper Country Waty District: SEEm,NUSTo5 |