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Show I 1 s CMS UTA pBt53 Ji7 u. 5LT LAKt a?so',AI (7) r CITY, ui When God meuues a run. He pua the tape around the heart imtead of thecal Anunvricuj i o'Jiei-iz- 2 CITATIONS FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING EXPECTED Dumping of garbage in Ballard, and dirty habit a low-dow- n M 4a - cleaning up the garbage. Officials say there's no excuse for roads, bring in sewer systems and those who illegally dump household build a park, and now we have to deal waste, because there are waste diswith this. It's really discouraging. posal services readily available. K4 K The city is asking people to come Sanitation in Ballard acts a a transfer forward to put an end to the illrgnl station just offEast Highway 40 They cenload garbage into a semi-truc- k metal to danferous material. dumpmgby reporting violators. "AnyA well a beinf destructive to the one who sees anyone dumping, contal nrrand haul it to the land fill. They environment, illegal dumping is tak- tact the Uintah County Sheriff s Of- charge 7 for a pick-u- p truck full of ing it toll on city and county manag- fice and report it, Wold emphasised. household garbage and slightly more for items such as old furnii ure or waers. Carey Wold. Ballard Prefect man Federal, state and local law enter beaten. They do not take refrigager, is incensed at the trash piles forcement are investigating the illehidden in a small basin surrounded by gal dumping and have taken on the erators or tirea. For service in Duchesne and Uintah hills on the north boundary ofthe city. mieerable Uskof aorting through the "I cant believe it! This was not like garbage for clues tothe identityof the counties they charge 1 10 a month for offenders. alargr can which they supply. Fortwo Several names have already been cans they charge S IS. The Duchesne County landfill, lodredged from the rubbish and invesMOUNTAINS OF TRASH-Carc- y offendon Altamont Road 12 miles cated cite will the tigators say they Wold, Project Manager for Ballard, is ers. Littering is the official term for north of Duchesne, take ail trash disgusted and frustrated at the illegal the crime of illegal dumping. It is a inr hiding Urvs and refrigerators. They dumping problem which has grown in misdemeanor punishable by a 1 100 charge a minimum of $5 for up to 760 fine for each piece of trash dumped. pounds. For very large amounts of the past few months. Violators could also be given the job of trash they charge 1 13 a ton. - ' k rfa' iM ijr r'; '' ' Krrfruk-ri- on rhUw '( nn this sis months ago said Wold. The Mounds of trash both ordinary household reftisa and bulky, rusty k have piled up in tbs appliance hills ouUide of Bollard. A once scenic place to jog and ride hone i nowan area where hasards ranee bum carengtngTata, broken glass arid rusty I srih.sifoWi a ty and the water district tryi ng to fix red-roc- Uintah Basin 50C Tuesday March 23. 1999 Roosevelt. Utah VoL 86, Number 12 www.ubstandard.com ni gV" fcv. y tqm Mu 3S2S IMPROVEMENTS EXPECTED BYTHIS WINTER Will farmers get bit? Farmers and ranchers ere a prime target for the Y2K bug. say computer experts. Those who are invoked in egricufture are urge to take a look et their equipment end be prepared. 9 ByMaryWerts" Although many people in the Uintah Basin have satellite television television programming is Drugs take their toll systems, brought to those with sntettnss by the combined efforts of Duchesne and d parenoia Uintah counties. Signals are picked had a Duchesne County up by transmitter atop Tabiona couple endangering eyes by ountain and rebroadcaat toeoraaw nities in the Basin. Cocnmisaionen shooting at Imaginary intruds ers inside their home. from ths two counties are in the --SeepegeS oTplanning enhancements for the system which is fragile in wind, lightning and snow storms On Friday.March 5. Duchesne and Uintah County Commissioners met with Kent Parsons, Regions! Director A passion for life ofKural Television in Utah, and other Neol sculptor Dave ABtson interested people about improving television service in the area. Accordsoys his art work is inspired by County Commissioners the beauty that is allaround ing to Uintah Swain and Cloyd Harrison, the Lloyd us. thrust of the meeting was to "mainSeepage 13 tain free television secret to Duchesne and Uintah counties as well as improve reception and increase chanw f f --See page Addicts! Enchanced reception, new channels coming Boob-Tub- e urn vn? Drug-induce- pro-era- ? nels. The group looked at two options: Tons of runs, but no win the first involved the use of fiber optics However, some discouraging is- i t hdntive, so micrimmie " technology is being , pursued. Funding from the Legislature wiU aid the counties in coming appropriation. "Wt don't want to wait several up uith money to pay for years to do the job, said Rom. We'd television enhancements. SEE BOOB-TUB- f . .mi A l.lfeuA.. i Jm work necessary and aamciated cost is being drafted by the group, which is headed up by Parsons and hopefully E on page 3 333BE Feds to equalize cable ft satellite programming SyHaryWertT Due to a recent Miami court trial where cable TV suppliers sued satellite distributors over broadcasting local stations via satellite and won, lawmakers in Washington. D.C, are working hard to push through legislation that would the pitying field" between cable and satellite distributors. Were trying to protect rural consumers so they can hsveaccem to local sues arise about burying fiberoptic cable in public land; in addition, the Rick Rasmussen hit three cost of fiber optics is prohibitive. So, home runs, but the Cougars the group is pursuing the option of run game using microwave technology to lose their to Moffit County. prove television. A plan that detail the parts and programming. Seepage 16 12-ho- will be implemented before the folL Duchesne County Commission Chairman Larry Ross said a rough estimate of the cost is S 250 ,000 to 1300,000. A hill passed recently by the Utah Legislature provides I ing to rural eountim for television upgrades and thecounties are hoping J rests will he covered through the twer optics is cost pnH explained Chris MscKay. a legislative assistant in 3rd District Congressman Chris Cannon's office. "If passed, this HR768 will allow people out in rural Utah to get adear picture through their satellites f local stations. Unless the bill goes through, satellitedistributors have until April 30 to . off K ths tvy' Accocdingto MacKay.tbe local stations didn't mind th satellite distribution because it expands their view-ingrang- e. Hmrerer.in order to push this along, MacKsy add, satellite distributors have already cut ofTCBS and FOX to put pwmureon members ofCongwes SEE PROGRAMMING on page 3 k comes to your money, (he financ tal YOUR MONEY IS SAFE-W- hn instiaKions are in good shape for the ytar 2000. Melissa, pictured here, upholds First Security Bank's motto of giving 1 10V ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN" Banks buck up to TIME LINE UNCERTAIN Prison proposals undergo scrutiny by state the Year 2000 bug can ...not quite sure how quickly they . . . state ByLetlee E. Whiting State officials are carefully considering propose Is submitted by four private prison construction and management companies lying to win the contract for Utahs first privatised adult prison, but arent prepared to ay when they anticipate announcing their selection. Four companies turned in their proposed plans on March 16 for consideration by State Pure basing Department officiate. Each ofthe companies propose building lbs 600-becorrectional facility at sitae in rural Utah. In all four communities, elected leaders and citizens want the prieona for the jobs and tax revenues they d mow the process along . . . would bring. However, those against having their town known as a "prison community" are equally as vocal in expressing their opposition to the proposal. The companies and their selected sitae are: Florida-baseWarkanhut Corrections, in Duchesne; Ventura-Californbased Cornell Correction. CorrecGrantevtUe; Nashville-base- d tional Corp. of America largest prison management company in the US. ispropoaingaeitein Wendover, and the Ogden, Utah-base- d Management A Training Corp. proposes to d ia -- A purchasing agent at the State Purchasing Dept, says that while is "anxious" to aee a contract awarded, theres no specific time line for announcing when that will be deo build In Fillmore. Utah has incarcerated around 500 new inmatesayoarover the past three yean, spurring the immediate need for more bed space. The state has contracted with counties who have built larger jails to help accommodate the growing need, but Department of Corrections officials sy the demand coo tin ues to outpace available facilities. There are currently over 6.050 inmates in Utah and 1,000 of them are housed in county jails. The state has also sent some inmates out of state because of lack of room. termined. We want it done ae aoon as pos- sible, said Rosalie Miller.addingthat a lot will depend on how long it takes to consider and compare the plans submitted by each company. She said there's also thechancethat additional public hearings may have tobe held in conununitiee under consideration to host the planned private prison. Miller said thst because thie is the first time the state has called for bids on a private adult prison, three are a lot of unknowns with the process. banking institutions. First Security and Zaire Rank Both ban k hare ovalr suiityhraliihliiycwivaMMi.jn- - the year WW a top priority vitlun eniairwicwtthsn iucncts swfi- - their coryawationa They hare been cal jbnlihn mid anna hmwMn to working specifically with this problem since 1995 and 1996. tMww IT K eomplwtt. First Security Bank has hern tak RyJacre AKbr ingsggisssiresleps to make sure they ran dehrer uninterrupted service to By now about everyone has heard their customers In early 1997, First various vemanaof what could happen Security Bank completed a cwnpre-beiui- v aseessment of all their syswhen Jan. 1. 2000 rolls around and some computers, if not fixed, start tems to determine what needed to he thinking it's 1900. There are many done and developed a plan of action worries that networks are going to based on that assessment A of December 31, 1999, well over melt down or thst hard drives are pingto fry And even some think that 905 of all critical business sWrm it's going to be the "end of the work!" were determined to be Y2K complas we know it. or the extinction of iant Every system was checked, red mankind. paired sod tested to be free of Lee Outer, Senior Vice President problems. While testing will of Zmmis Bank, doesn't mince words continue through 1999. First Secu when he dec larva, "Ite not going to rity remains oo schedule to reach its happen!" Faxes are still going to fox. fnal of 100S readiness for all criUcal Calculator are ft ill going to calculate. systems by June 30, accord ing to ban k "Some computers just don't carewhat officials. date it is." Although no one really know t Here we take a look at one of the artly what's going to happen until we most important aspects of our lives hit the mark. First Security Bank besides our (amity's and anticipates no unusual disruptions that's the financial end of the spec- Customer accounts are safe, including trum. Within the United States, fi- drposita. loans, bankcards, insurance, nancial institutions have been the I RAs. brokerage. capital markets and kadrie in the YSKxvue. They Ve been all othrr types of accounts. First Secudoing our bankingon computers since rity is romnvtted to giving 1 1 O' custhe mid 60s. If you stop and think tomer service well into the year 2000 about it, to calculate a loan, and beyond. Nadine Olsen. First Securitys they've been dealing with the Y2K branch manager for and problem since 1970. In Roosevelt there are two major SFF. YiKon 3 (X vr the meat srurrof seeks TV Standard uhII examine preparations bn ng dale-relate- ARMED HOME INVASION White & Wilson plead guilty to armed robbery fcyU.UfcWhitmf Nine counts were drooped against two Vernal man accused of entering the home of a Hancock Cove couple last month, threatening them with guns and robbing them, but enough chargee remain to send the men to prison for a long time. In a plea agreement in 8t h District Court od Monday. Man. h 1 5, Steven D. White, 22, entered guilty pleas to three felony counts of first-degre- e k1 aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and aggravated kidnaping. In exchange for his guilty pleas, four other lesser charges against him were dismissed. Inasimilar agreement, the second suspect in theense, John T. Wilson. 20, s pled guilty to two frkmy counts for aggravated robbery and fint-degre- aanwvatedburgtaty Pnwerutnredw-misse- d five counts against Wilson. Both charges carry possible enhancements due to the use of fire ' Vl?- arms. The chargee also carry mini- couple at gunpoint to hand over their mum mandatory sentencse which jewelry, money and credit cards The must be imposed by the judge. Both suspects wore Halloween masks and White and Wdeon remain incarcerthreatened to kill the couple if their ated in the Duchesne County jail. A demands weren't met. They left the Many count enrriss a term Carvins unharmed and were stopped of 15 years to life in the Utah State by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper about 30 minutes later as they headed White and Wilson were arrested east on Highway 40. They got away shortly after thry allegedly broke into with 9 106 in cash, some credit cards the remote home of Bcyre. 56. and and shotgun. Kathy Gunn, 69. around 6 am. on SFE ROPPFRYonpsge3 Saturday, Feb. S, and ordered the find-degre- e -- 1."' " well-bein- 30-yea- V V ' f ' ' |