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Show maemc i n am r-- u. i ' '' t l ' - : irv, .. t - - r ia J i f i : J f 1 1? i u ? K'l - Viln nil t,i'v.al . . . itii! vm-w- THEY MUST BE DISPLAYED IN MUSEUM -- ' hA Artifacts and heirlooms offered to county on one condition '' '' W' -- ByMaryWertx iPIji"(7 'N. A collection of antiques from Uintah Basin homesteading days has been offered to Duchrsne County if a suitable location can be found to tbs' play the items. According to Duchesne County Commissioner Guy Thayne, who previewed the collect km, the pieces are in very good shape. There is well over f I million in artifact- s- some Indian artifacts. The collection has been gathered not only from the Uintah Basin, but from all over Utah. said Thayne. There are chains made from Johnson's army. I can't believe that one home could hold so much. 1 le said the items tre stored in the couple's basement, garage, porch and sheds, and that it is very generous of them to offer it to the county. Among the Items he mentioned are sleighs, buggies and all kinds of stoves. The elderly couple is downsizing and needs tohaveacummitmenl from Durheene County within the neat 90 day . The only stipulation the couple has is that the items be on display in the heart of M' -f j SNOW MAKES THE BIG HUNT A BREEZE-T-he Easter bunny made a quick change ofplans on Saturday morning Her about two inches of mow fell overnight in the Roosevelt area. Those who braved the snow and cold end showed up at Constitution Park for the annual egg hunt didn't even have to get their feet wet and were rewarded with their very own sack of goodies courtesy of area merchants and the Duchesne County Area Chamber ofCommerce. - r.T? . March 30. Brad Gale saseln'todi The cldn h couple who wants to donate a sizeable collection of hair-ma- n of the group that will purue possibilities of storing the coLierfnm and investigating possible funds, in eluding grams and kams.thai may hr available foe such a vrmuie. Uintah Basin history Hansen is hopeful about the fur a museum in Durhrrttr County. If aebu. Idil. ev can f:u she said during the mn ting ?i war noted that although LViUh f - on.iy has three dkwuw, Du has none. Haoven said Shat hen the Chamber oTConunrrve sat lirauil on Main Street in Kouseveit. pmpie traveling through would often stop in to msk about things to do in the Although the Chamber would d.reci v tailon to golf, swimming ai d feels that whutihry would really have Liked was to vtwi a urn arum and learn about lie tiitory of the area. s to Duchesne County needs their answer in 90tla$. Duchesne County. As the L10 of 1 tai to support a museum did not pass in last November's election, the county cur- rently has no frindingsourre set aside for a museum In accordance with stale law, once something has been turned down by the voters, there is a five-yelimit before the issue can be placed on the ballot again. However. Irene Hansen from the Chamber of Commerce called together a group of community leaders to discuss options the eountycould consider when it comes to establishing a museum. Dunnga meeting last Tuesday. Utah Stale Uintah lnitn!iy Basin Branch Campus l.brarutn Bert Jensen said when hr so h:rvd i be l.brart ln.t oi)ly was hr taint-ror. SF.E ARTIFACTS on p., Uintah Basil! 50C April 6. 1999 fitwsevtfi, L"ah 86. Njmtx Vol. uhstanJ-'if- j A ! PREUMNARY HEARING DELAYED place in her heart Jane Thompson has lived . a an adventurous Me. but has J settled down a bit now and has devoted her kfe to helping children. 5 Seepage 13 .t 'v 5- - Pi- H rural counties a hand when it f; comes to mapping roads in proposed wilderness areas and promoting communica- tion systems. Seepages "V( W Big winner Members of the Duchesne High FHA Chapter walked 5 away with numerous awards at the annual state FHA com petition, including the Four 3 Star Chapter recognition. Some of the schools FHA i members will soon be head-- 3 ing to national competition. -- jj Seepage V v r . . Attorneys need more time in muder case that her mother told her Pinder killed Res fUTanner, 48 and June Flood, SB A preliminary hearing for two on Oct. 25, 1998. Oowlrs said her Duchesn County men accused of mother later told her to tell law then Mowing up, ttrteriajf ; frwwiinwihuntiea that Ruii dif up and disposing oftbe bodies of two the killing if she was questioned. former Dehart ia scheduled to stand trial on which wss schede uled locoodude today (Tuesday, April a felony for obstruction of justice for allegedly helping 6) in 8th District Court in Duchesne, has been continued to April 20 at the Pinder dispose of body parts. request of attorneys. During the preliminary hearing Three days of testimony in the last month, the state's key witnesses preliminary hearing wrapped up testified that Pinder admitted to March 10, but closing arguments are shooting the couple after taking them pending a ruling from Judge Lynn to Lake Canyon, a re mote area on his Davison e number oflrgsl end factual ranch aMithwMtofDuchrsna. and then issues which arose during the problowing their bodies up with exploceedings. Attorneys initially felt they sives. a Duchesne County ShenfTs would have enough time to submit deputy aha testified that Ruii told their briefs by Apnl 6; however, they investigator his boss did the shoothave since determined that additional ing and threats tied to shoot him. time is needed tocomplete their work, The motive for the killings wss according tocourt officials. sppsrently due to a theft of which and Flood. Among issues the judge must rule Pinder had on is whether the court will admit Tanner wss a hi red hand, and Flood testimony of the daughter of Barbara did some serretai si work for Piader's J. Dehart. Dehart is the girlfriend of JJNP Ranch, taw enforcement offiaccused murdererJohn R. Pinder. 4 1 . cials have a!i aiiuJed to the fact that a Dehart's drugs played a part in the killings. daughter, Cowles, testified at the prelimiAlthough both suspects are being ; nary hearing for Pinder and By Leslec E. Whiting 'Four bills signed fa fr fry Gov. Mike Leavitt recently wit! give Wt 14 ewsn . second-degre- aocuF-dTanne- r Mel-ias- Filomeno Valenchia-Ruia- , 34, SEE HOMICIDE on Page 3 WORK TO MAINTAIN RIGHTS. Cannon: Concerns here in the Basin are harshest he's heard By Loma Strndinger Uintah Basin residents who attended the Community Outreach Forum Thursday evening expressed dicgrunllement about several key national issues. U.S. 3 District Con gressman Rep. Chris Cannon hosted the forum and acknowledged the difficulties the people in the Basin area face. Cannon responded optimistically to questions regarding the federal budget recently passed by Congress. Although the bill was primarily a conservative Republican budget plan, congressional support was bipartisan. We have a budget surplus that has not been seen for decades and if are don't pend it, w have chance to eliminate the federal deficit in 8 to 10 years. The fight is on as to what to do with the surplus, Cannon detailed. He projected that, "American businesses will continue to boom, the people will be paid mors and intersat UTAH RANKS 35 Utah's teen birth rate.once higher rate in Utah has declined steadily. than the national average, has been Only 15 other states have tower teen declining foradecadeandahalfand in birth rates than Utah. 1996 (latest available figure) stood One study concluded that declinat 43, placing Utah 35 highest in the ing teen birth rates are the result of nation. Trends in the Uintah Basin greater emphasis on delaying sexual are minor those statewide. Once the activity, more responsible attitude highest ranking region in Utah w hen among teenagers about casual sex and it came to babies born to teenage child bearing, inmoms, recently released statistics creased fear of sexually transmitted show births to teens (married and diseaeea. the growing popularity of unmarried) ages 15 17 dropping from 32 teen births for every 1.000 deliveries from 19S8 1992. to 23 lees births for every 1.000 deliveries from 1993 -- 1997. According to a recently published report by the Utah Fouivist ion. after peaking in 1992, at 62 births per 1,000 teens ages 15- - 19,the teen birth rates will falL The current Albanian conflict was a worry among the 25 citisena who attended the fonua. Rep. Cannon Information sought in poaching incident Lrilre E. Whiting Antler hunters came across a mature bull elk last week that bad been shot and abandoned in the Anthro Unit southwest of Myton. Division of Wildlife Gonservatton Officer, Tony Wood, said the animal appealed to have been dead fora few days before it was found March 91, about 80 yards oftthe road on the left forkof Antelope t Anthro Mountain is a limited-en-t- i bunting arts, but right now there Poor am nobig-punhunting seesoruopen. Anyone who can provide wildlife officials with information leading to theconvirtion ofUie person or persona responsible for the poaching will be rewarded with cash or hep vena limited-entry permit, said Wood. If you have information on this incident, or want to report any art of poaching, contact hebwr toll-fri- t poaching hotline at call the DWR regional office in Vernal at 79W3103. All information will be kept confidential. mm IN NATION Utah's teen birth rate continues decline, but costs remain high BULL ELK FOUND ON ANTHR0 UNIT By co"t - Rural Utah g 14 tong-lastin- g contraceptive method, and a stronger economy wuh better job prospect for teens. Teen births were much higher 40 yean ago. according to figure compiled by the Utah Foundation, and after ruing in the late are on a five-yedownward trend Eventflhe trend continues, it wont negate the AUhough the birth role to tern moms is dropping. the social and economic impacts created by teenager s hiving labie cunlinuc to be significant. tremenctou snrta and ecvnomr cv wls awociated with teen births Each vear, abuul one nulimn teen in the I niled State become pregnant. 10 prrrentofsll teens age IS-1- 9 Of throe teen about SEE RJRTHRATFon page 3 Population Projections for Duchesne County Aisa. Alumont Duchesne ar. Itsjust plain wrong, agyaCan- - Mjton RiXtseteh Everyone agreed that (hero art Tsbionx erious problems with the Basia's Balance of Duchesne County economy and the floundering agriculTotal Duchesne County ture and oil industries. The group uggested thst the North American stated that he is very much opposed to US involvement in the Serbian civil Ftoe Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is the root of the problem. Although Cannon is a supporter of Ara tothe dumping of subsidised agricultural coounodi-tie- e Ballard Naples and beef in our country, particularly from Gsnada. He agrees that the Vernal same problem exists in the oil Balance of Uintah County suern Total Uintah C ounri FEE CHRIS rAJSXON on Souivc 3 OuW of Ia'ir:r g svj tHrwv' page NAFTA, he is opposed m v w.i 'i Ptalrt - LVmi'g'SpbN: anj fAonwnc A.nvn Vituy; fpj m O .w 5)e! V, 3 |