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Show I ; t - . - And honesty '?f' ? L : 1 4 jr 'i .3 i I Integrity is truing myielf the rruth. is telling the tniih to other people. Spencer Johnson iZTH HOUR PROTEST AGAINST IMMINENT BID M Duchesne residents say they weren't adequately informed prison may come fly Lorna Stradinger It waa a full house at the regular Monday Duchesne County Commie -- ' ' & ' Wackenhut Corrections AMBI VALENT-Deni- se Grant, with daughter Menisa, Duchesne, says, I dont know. I don't like having all the criminals around, but it would bring good jobs to town." See page II for more public comment. It's 1 is fast becoming a favorite for mar Uintah Basin residents who want to get into shape. Find out whats so fun about the new way to exercise. See Page 11 HOT! i:i - kick-boxin- Stan-dar- ty hearing. The news coverage continued r -- Commissioners say they irtll not rescind their resolution to support a prnute corrections company bringing a prison to Duchesne ifthey should be aunrtlcd a state bid. nothing to do with the plan. intermittently and was again brought Commission Chairman Larry Rom to the forefront recently when another private corrections company welcomed the input at the Monday announced they were considering a Commission meeting and said he was site in Rooaevrll for a prison Cornell encouraged by the public's desire to make their views known, he noted the Corrections, Inc., withdrew their interest in Roosevelt, due in put to meeting waa not an official public objections voiced at a public meeting meeting called by Commissioners." The prison would employ bet ween last month. With bids due to the state in a 100 to 150 people and have an annual matter of weeks, numerous Duchesne SEE PRISON on page 3 Uintah Basin 4 Cardio Second largest privatized corrections company in the US. and the largest international privatisedcorrvctiona company. Currently has 52 contracts to oper-at- e and manage private corrections facilities in the US.. England. Scotland. Puerto Rico. Two more currently in development in South Africa. Became a public company in 1994, in business since the early 1980a. Able to develop and open new prisons within 12 to 24 months, 30 to 50 percent faster than the normal government approach. area residents are stepping forward to ay they weren't aware their community was among the front runner for the states first attempt at privatising adult corrections, and they want Support of city and county government for the proposed prison was and nounced on the front pageof the for several weeks after the public ion meeting Feb. 8. Over 70 county residents turned out to protest sup500-be- d port Cor a privately-operatemedium-securicorrectional facility by Duchesne County and city. Last December the Utah Stale Department of Correction sent out a request for bids to four previously approved private prison construct ion compsmes- - Florid based Wackenhut Correct ions Corporation, which builds and manages private prisons throughout the world, responded to the request and chose a site acjpcent to Duchesne'snewjailon the Blue Bench. Their bid was supported by the Duchesne CityCouncil and Duchesne County Commission based on results ofa public hearing held May 1 1 , 1998, at which citizen approval for the proposal waa evident. Not ooe of the 80 people in attendance at the public nearing in Duchesne several months ago spoke out to oppose the prison or preferred cite in Duchesne. 50C g Tuesday February 16. 1999 Roosevelt. Utah MrO VoL 86. Number 7 www. ubstandard .com CRIME DOWN IN MOST CATEGORIES City enjoyed decline in crime last year By Lezlee E. Whiting I 'Alcohol and drug-relatCriminal activity was down in crimes uxre down , health Rooeevelt City last year in most mtgir categories, according to recently reeconomy and other factors ed - Roosevelt police plunged by 979, a decline of 9 percent. Arrests directly related to dnig incidents dropped by 36 percent, going from a high of 87 incidents in 1997 to 56 in 1996. Alcohol-related crimes, suchne disorderly conduct and intoxication, also took a substantial nosedive, dropping by 39 percent and 66 percent, respectively. (See related chart.) Incidents of criminal miachirf, which includes acts such at property destruction, went from 166 in 1997 to 1 16 last year, a healthy decline of 3t percent Calls to police to investigate reported incidents of domestic violence were almost cut in half, going from 222 in 1997 to 128 last year. According to police reports, domestic violence incidents included 63 family fights, 19 cases of child neglect. 11 calls to report spouse abuse, 17 viola tv Easing suffering . Sterling Scholar candidates from Altamont High decided to do something to aid fami-lies suffering from the effects of the earthquake in Columbia. They teamed up with other students end sent loads of food to the country. ROUGH LANDING-T- be pilot of this single engine Piper Comanche retractable "belly landed" bis plane at the Roosevelt Airport when it appeared the landing gear had foiled to deploy. Noone was injured n the bumpy landing last Thursday, Feb. 1 1 at about S p.m. The airport was closed intermittently to incoming traffic until the plane could be removed from the runway. two-pick- Seepage 12 NECESSARY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE nine burglaries, many ofthem et recreational cabins west of Duchesne can be closed with the errest of a West Valley man who was stopped for traffic violation. Seepage - 4 v I 10 Moon Lake Electric to bo Y2K compliant by this summer r Over ByJaroe Ashby i' Moon Lake Electric Assorialion is ' I I i 1 i DOMESTICATED ELK HARVESTING Elk ranchers could expand business if SB-4- 5 passes By Lexlee E. Whiting The Utah Senate last week approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Leonard Blackham that would allow the hunting of domesticated elk; the hill has been referred to the House for their consideration and vole. Uintah Baain elk ranrhera have been lobbying lawmakers for the chance to sell their animals for huntingpuipoM. The 20 elk ranchers in the state view dome tinted elk harvesting as a way In strengthen not only their business, but as another source of economic development fur their communities. Six ofthe stales elk ranr hen reside in the Uintah Basin. Its been lm than a war since legislators passed a bill allowing elk iwnchinginUtah.Sinrethat tune three elk ranches hgv stalled up in the Tabmiutllanns area. There's an elk ranch in Ballard. two elk rnmhc in Altamont, and one in the Rmnevelt f Hunters are willing to 1 pay from between $3,500 to $35,000 for the chance to hunt trophy elk on a game preserve. arra with a second expected to be approved in about a month. Elk rancher Chris Dram recently testified before n Senate subcommittee on the positive imparts such a measure would have oo Utah a industry. The stale' current rule prohibit the hunting of dome! iewted elk. The sale of domesticated elk to hunter w bo would ha v acceiwtothem within the confines of a private game preserve has already herndonrinneigtihonngColorsAifinr about nine years now. said Denver. 'ThrdrnwndiMV'c prnplrrvvm to r Ik ranchers to buy and hunt! have Roosevelt City Police 1998 T eauip-tnen- bulls ready to be harvested, but 1 will have to send them to Colorado. Whv not keep that money here in the stale?" Denver queried. Tea years ago there were about 30 elk farms in Colorado. Now the state is home t 130 elk farms, with a domestic elk population of about 6.50& A typical elk ranch runs about 100 bulla Elk are in demand, not for their meat, but for their wrf vet coaled horns and trophy-siz- e horn. The velvet is harwsted in the spring and is used to treat eveiything fhm arthnUe to high blood pressure and strengthen the immune system. The demand for the velvet is particularly high m the Asian market where it ie ground upand used as a hormonal stimulant, as wrll the base ingredient in some herbal formulas. The concept of hunting domesticated elk is similar to bunting phras- - Statistical Report sTEE fisTFARMING Total Incidents Total No. of Crimes Charged Total DUIAnests Total No. of People Arrested Total Amrsts per Officer Incident refers to every call officers responded ht the fdloning is a break of the mafor number of the 1996 incidents that Electric Reliability Councils (NERO quarterly report on industry progress toward delivering reliable efotric power to home and business customers in the year 2000, "Only n small percentage of component tested indicate problems with Y2K date manipulations such error as incorrect date in event logs and displays, but impact of these prob kernel do not appear to affect the ability to keep generators and power delivery facilities in serviceandelrctnoty supplied tocustomers." The report result also show that "... the types of unpacts found include such error as incorrect dates in event fogs or displays, but do not appear to affect the ability to keep generator and power delivery facilities in service and electricity supplied to customers." According to Ken Winder, Moon Jrn -- vert received BUSINESS IN REVIEW INSIDE! Blast off with area businesses! Lake EWvtnca manager ever Engineering. "We havent found anything at all tn our system that would threaten the continuous delivery of power through the year 2000 rollover dale." Moon Lake Electric ha taken an no inventory of all then electronic small task -- and has ca. led the manufacturers of all the equipment to determine if they are uK ready and what replacement part are needed if any. They also tested all the equipment themselves regardless of the manufacturer statement. "(hit of the 70 computers in the Moon Lake office. 24 of them have been replaced to ensure their - rewts-twws,- " said Smart He fiirther explains that the Novell network has been updated a of child abuse. Simple assault were down by 26 percent The number of erxerimea committed last year era down by 39 percent from 1997. Crimea within that category include 13casee of srxual abuse of a child, four sexual assaults, three rvpurts of mdecrai exposure, two rapes and one unclassified sex mine. Burglaries and theft presented a mixed bag of statistics last year. Residential burglaries dropped by one, going from 15 in 1997 to 14 in 1998. but business burglaries more than doubled to stand at 13 last year Cases of fokiny theft acrimr punishable by possible prison time plunged by 68 SEE CITY CRIME on page 3 srrs'iarevj'yi the next seven! weeks The Standard will examine prrfiarations being made by local utility companies , government entities , school districts, medical facilities and businesses to become 2YK compliant. nuking significant changes in their system and equipment in order to be Union boys on ready for the new millennium. They are aware of the potential problems winning streak that the year 2000 brinp in terms of t Union boys knock-of- f computerized floctncal systems, and controllers in computers and Out are date sensitive and are Wasatch and Lehi to improve the possible affects it will have on not year 2000 compliant. "We have H their record to 10 4 behind them and tnrir customer. made the necessary changes in our been has The actively cooperative Bo ettack. strong the YZK bug for over a year, computer system and our data softp Gardner scored 40 points in pursuing said Parley Smart. Computer Services ware supplier hat made the changes '4 two games. and YSKReadmeu coordinecessary to put us in check with the H Seepage 14 supervisor nator for MonnLake.The largest threat year 2000," Smart explained. yi(rvs'j ry' exists in any undiscovered embedded According to the North American ' tions of protective order. 3 incidents of custodial interference and 15 canes well. Along with the internal equipment. BEEWr LTD AT E on page 3 Question- What is delivered throughout the state of Utah and mailed almost daily to ot her stales as - well? Answer: The Uiatah Basin . Standards annual edition ofBunnem in Review Youll find the 1999 Businecs and Review included in this week's edition of the Standard Information on where you ran go to find financial and insurance aervMek get your floor carpeted, have your ear fixed or window repaired, get in shape, grab a quick hue to eel, have your hair fixed, buy muk h for your garden, retain legal advice, find that perfect gift, have your home remodeled, buy farm supplies, locate the name of a good day care provide or discover the ideal at your fingertip with the grt-- way Bucinem and Review. Over 80 businesses are featured in this year's issue, which includes a list of upcoming community event in Business in Review. Take a good look at your copy of the 1999 Business in Review, you may discover there's a lot more service than you ever dnra med could be found so close to home a |