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Show m EagcS; April d wtmtiueakita OPINION 13-1S- 22 Uintah Basin Standard Become Involved, and Make a Difference attention ofresidents, meetings arewell attended and oftentimes passionate. Another example of civic involvement is theway our local electric and s sponsor annual meetings that telephone full house. Elections aswell as attended are by a When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in the middle 1 800s, he remarked thatthe citizenry displayed a need for association and community involvement that was not apparent in France or other countries he visited. Tocqueville declared that it was this co-op- public education on pertinent issues are the forums followed at these gatherings. However, the lack ofinvolvement in formal political institutions is low at all levelsofgovernment. Apathy is typically characterized as the reason for the phenomena. Why is involvement activities so high in in more typically contrast topolitical involvement? involvement that preserved the republican form of government There was, he noted, a lesser involvement on the national level, but not a man or woman could be found who did not associate with some group ona local level. As the twentieth-fircentury approaches, association among American citizens are still non-civ- ic st Two reasons: people dont believe they make a difference or theyj ust dont care. What istheremedy?Ii'saquestionwhichwemayhae an answer for. On T uesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in the Crossroads Center in Roosevelt a public issues forum will be held to begin the process of identifying issues crucial to the economic wellofour being and preserving the rural area. We plan shaping an agenda which will result in having those issues addressed to the satisfactionofour communities at the state level by Utah lawmakers. Its a process that will take time and research, and a number volunteers. It s a process very much the core ofthe republican way of life. Although voter turnout is embarrassingly towin the American republic aid although few ifany residents attend city council or county commission meetings or town meetings for state and local officials, Americans are still avid participators. Almost all Americans are affiliated witha least one organization. There arc churches, myriads of clubs, selfhelp groups, neighborhood watch groups, home school groups, life-sty- le hunting and fishing groups, professional clubs, groups, health dubs, PTA, AAA, ALANON, support groups for cancer patients and their families, and the list goes on. Furthermore, when civic matters such as die prison issue in Duchesne County catch the 4-- H Inventory & Usage Growing Going to the library will soon just take click of a button that we believe will be well worthit, and one that must be undertaken. Let s make a di fference. Duchesne County library isn't alone when it comes to growing pains. Rural libraries across Utah are suffering from sudden growth and increased usage. Many rural areas also have old facilities that aren't compatible with the American Dis- By Lezlet E. Whiting Right to Believe EDITOR'S NOTE: The Uintah Batin Standard welcomes and encourages opinions from readers in the form of letters to the editor. Letters may be Dear Editor, It is interesting how easy publication can change information to leave an atmosphere of incrimination. As an Indian and interested par- ty, I have fallowed Mr. Hardmans plight to establish his religious spirutilized to express opinions or itual freedom to believe in the Indicomments, to highlight outstanding an way of worship. service ofan individual or organization. I believe what has now been conor any other worthwhile purpose. under the color of law will strued Letters may not be used to replace Cards all Indians in the of Thanks, or to list sponsors, eventually affect of America in future United States or contributors to a participants years, especially Breed Indians as particular event or purpose. LETTERS MUST CONTAIN 400 WORDS OR well as participants who LEL BE TYPED OR WRITTEN share faith in the Sweat Lodge LEGIBLY. SIGNED. AND INCLUDE Prayer Ceremony in the Indian spirNAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE itual way. NUMBER OF THE AUTHOR. Letters In the beginning, a very vindicwill be published unless they contain tive person tuned Mr. Raymond libelous or defamatory statements. We Hardman into authorities ofthe Ute reserve the right to withhold a name by Tribe for having these prayer feathrequest if the nature of the letter is ers in his possession because ha is positive, and to edit letters. Letters may be submitted to the Standard office at not an enrolled member of any rec268 S 200 E, Roosevelt, Utah, 84066 Tribe. ognised bv the published deadline I normally The Indian religion is classed as Thursdays at 5:00 p.m.) All letters a B misdemeanor offense under become property of the Uintah Basin United States Code for the sole purStandard. pose of allowing the federal government court system to use any act it so desires, such as the protective bird act, etc., to bring Indian and alike into public scrutiny in an effort to prevent spiritual people from practicing their belief in the Indian way Dear Editor, We wish to thank the Standard The average American dtisen for its article in the March 30 issue knows very little about the dictatoron the page marked, April Fools ship Indian people witness in trying Note. The response has been over- to hold on to their heritage and whelming. We are ao glad to know culture because of manifest destiny that moat of you want us to stay in created as American Indian Policy business juat as we are. We are also in Washington, D.C. and adminisglad to know we would be missed if tered through the Depart OF the we were not here. Interior CFR Code.... Mr. Hardman was denied a jury Hopefully not too many of you were fooled by the article. We were trial because of the B misdemeanor surprised and very much amused. classification concerning this case. The person who wrote the article Does this mean theUnited States did a very good job. Government considers all religions Thanks again to the wonderful a second-clas- s misdemeanor? staff at the Standard. Do other religions tell their chilCharlotte L. Zufelt, Manager dren they cannot carry a Bible until Roosevelt Theatres they are 18 years old? ! non-Indi- an Roosevelt Theatres to continue as Roosevelt Theatres Tb non-Indi- an Uintah Basin Standard Inc. 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J 37 Out of the Uintah Basin I Yr.SJ6- -2 Outpouring of generosity is appreciated Dear Editor, We would like to extend our heartfeltthankstoeveiyone for their kindness and help after our house fire. The five persona who tried to save our puppy, friends, neighbors, acquaintances, and kind strangers. Thank you all for your gifts, donations, and most of all, thank you for giving generously from your hearts kind words of encouragement and comfort May God bless you all richly with His gifts. Mary Nicholaon and Kara Boudreaux - at 5 p CORRESPONDENTS: 1 Ilia H. Chivers Have you ever really wondered what life is all about? This earth life ie a journey. We are traveling toward a desirable destination, that of eternal life and exaltation. Now the Lord has said, For behold, this ia my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of men. . Yr.S24-2Yr.S- are. Dear Editor, Ui Jacce Ashby and Shauna Gilbert 1 dtisen in the United State of America, no matter what race they Love Your Enemies PRODUCTION: Wmen. Aldon Rachels. Mary Wertz. Lonu Sfradingcr. ft Stacy Mechn Production; Colette Ashby. Bonn Pen. Kartyn Meyers, Xus Mats Clip and Send to: Uintah Basil Standard 268 S. 200 E. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 The three small feathers in question were given to Mr. Hardman by an Indian Medieine Man from Keams Canyon, Arizona. A few years back, at a meeting with Indian Tribes in Washington, DC., President Clinton was made a gift ofEagle feathera by Indian leaders. Do these laws being applied to Mr. Hardman apply to Mr. Clinton? Or is Mr. Hardman being railroaded in the federal court in Utah? I have aat in the circle of prayer with Mr. Hardman for many years. His belief ie strong. Mr. Hardman's children are enrolled in the STGallam Triba.i Washington State. Mr. Hardman told, became he is a white man. he cannot hold sacred prayer feathera and is being pronounced guilty under the color of law to deny him religious preference. Without hia sacred feathera, Raymond S. Hardman, aa a parent, cannot help hia children with Indian descent grow spiritually in the circle of life. A freedom of spiritual choice, we all assume, is accorded every Amer-ica- Yr.S56 (Moms 1:39) Our goal should be to become . perfect, even as our Father in heaven ie perfect It would be well in our life to select and make secure the characteristics and traits needed for this journey of Ufa by discarding the ones which are harmful and which might ba classed as excess baggage. We can then be sure aa we continue our journey, that we do not have things in our life that are harmful for our progress. Some of the traits that might be harmful and are bad things that we do not need are: hate and anger, holding grudges; a hot temper and a quick; envy, jealousy, and greed; a critical attitude resulting in faultfinding; backbiting; and judging harshly. All these are excess baggage, and we have to pay dearly for them. In contrast, there are certain basic, essential characteristics or Later this year, youll be able to browse through the Duchesne County library from your personal computer to see if they have the book you're after. The library will soon be putting their inventory on the internet thanks toe $12,500 federal grant they received to purchase new computer software and upgrade abilities Act Right now I would uy there is a high percentage of libraries in the state planning same type of buildequipment. The enhancement ing project, Evans stated. State library officials last week project will also ensure the library will be Y2K compliant. were awarded a S 100,000 grant from We have two goals explained the Community Impact Board to librarian Lori Evans, one ie to up- study the beet way to address the issue of overcrowded libraries in grade so we can put our catalogue on line, the other is to make the rural communities. The money will library more accessible to the outly- be matched by $100,000 ia private 'donations. ing areas Since federal monies for library When the new setup goes on line probably in October library patrons with access to the internet in their home, as well as through their local school, will ba able to renew book they have previously checked out, and place a hold on a book they want to read when it comes in. Patrons will still need to coma into the library to check out By Aldon Rachele books. Uae of the county library continThe 1999 Citywide Spring Cleanues to grow, said Evans. Nearly half up Campaign ia set to begin in of the county's 13,000 residents are Roosevelt City, Monday, April 26 and end May 10. Roosevelt will be registered library patrons. An avert divided into two areas with Area 1 age of 5,500 books a month are checked out or returned. The library (north of Lagoon Street) and Area has an inventory of 37.000 books, 2 (South of Lagoon Street). Area 1 will have curbside pickup from about 20,000 periodicals, 800 videos and 500 audio books. In addiMonday, April 26 through May 3, tion there are six public access comand Area f 2 from Tuesday, May 4 puter with internet servers, and through May 10. two staff access computers. Roosevelt residents can pick up Weie to a point where we Ye trash bag from the city office. Peoweeding our collection down because ple are urged to place bags at we have no room to put them on the curbside along with other househelves. Wa need more room for hold items such aa mattresses, shelving and that type of thing, chain, appliances, etc., that won't Evans detailed. fit into bags. Limbs and branches There no question that the liwill be picked np if cut into 4 foot brary needs to be expanded, but it's lengths and bundled together. Logs, rocks, dirt piles, etc. will not ba something that won't happen for another five to ten yea re. The picked up by city crews. Questions about items people want to throw - - construction dried up in 1996, available funding for new library construction and expansion is hard to come by. State library offidali art hoping they can convince the State Legislature to assume responsibility for providing money for bricks and mortar to help ailing rural libraries. The atats currently has a budget for technology funding for libraries, but nothing for construe-tion-. State assistance would make the dream of a new or expanded library a reality for many small communities, Evans commented. The Duchesne County Library Board will hold public meetings this summer in Duchesne, Altamont and Tabiana to gather inp.it arthey put- plan- - for the together a five-yea- library. City Cleanup Campaign set to begin April 26 traits that are very desirable. They are necessary baggage. One is love: love for our Father in heaven and love for fellowmen and neighbors. The Savior taught, But I say unto you. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hats you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. (Matt 5:44) From your big old friend Mr. Whitney R. Checketta 1 ffvwlto 1 Sayings to Ponder: Growing old is mandatory, grasping up ia optional. My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely. God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now 1 am so far behind, I will live forever. There cannot be a crisis this week; my schedule ia already full The nice part of living in a small town ia that when I dont know what I'm doing, someone else does. The older you get, the tougher it ie to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends. Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain r-- ( away and things they aren't sure the city will pick up should call the city office at No dumpsters will be available, and city crews will not come onto private property and will not pick up any items in alleys behind residences. All items must be placed at curbside prior to their pickup date. Street sweepen will sweep downtown each Friday morning. Residents are reminded to remove vehicles from front ofbusi nesses to facil-itat- a cleaning. Residents are encouraged to keep gutters clean in front of their own property. Priority for the sweeper will be downtown business district and public buildings. Any organisation wishing to participate and join Roosevelt City in this year's cleanup effort may con1 tact Roosevelt City offices at or Counrilmember Starling Rees at 722-40evenings. 722-500- 1. 722-500- 68 jasisLakxsryvorrxiMiiy by Cheryl Mecham Once in awhile I can corral the It brings me great pleasure to husband and kida long enough to sit invite people over for a meal. We down for dinner. Normally they beg have people over at least once a to eat like Americana which week, sometime more. WeYe pretmeans holding their plates on their ty informal about it, mostly spontalaps in front of the television set, neous with invitations. People are but most of the time we eat at the pretty receptive, but there ie one kitchen table. I'm leery of being young man I know would never come defined by such cultural traditions bark. Its my fault, really. Two young LDS missionaries anyway. I find 5:30 ia a pretty good hour were gueata in eur home one to serve dinner, if I've cooked din- evening. Ail of our children and their ner. If I haven't, well we reach for spouses were present. The kitchen the bag of popcorn. I wasn't raised ' was crowded, we were this way, it'a a strategy IVe adopted at the table eating tacos, rice all on my own. We eat a lot of pop- and corn breed and sharing convex corn at our house. Popcorn is a pret- tali on. Then, one of the missionar- ty good source of fiber, and it'a much iee seemed to bo having difficulty. more versatile than Raman Noo- Aa odd sound was coming from his dles. throat and before you could say boy, Air popped corn gives you hardhowdy 1 bad wrapped my arms around him and jerked him to hia ly any calories, then there's traditional with a little butter and salt, feet in an attempt to dislodge the it's nearly a meal. Oh, and for des- food in hia throat. sert --just throw a little caramel or Thera wasnt any food ia hia sugar over i-t- the kida are thrilled. throat He hed juat swallowed e dry When I do manage to mako a chunk of corn bread just before I meal and we ait down sprang to action. He was rather for dinner all at ths same time some- surprised by my lifesaving attempts. thing unique take place. Last night My husband and kids were mortiit waa laughter. Minutes before fied, but the missionarys companthe was some real friction between ion thought tha experienco good the kida, and then, magically, laughenough to write home about It took me awhile to recover from ter. The topic wasn't anything special, but all at once we wen having the embarrassment, but it wasn't to a shared discussion end the feeling long before I was asking, so, do you of unity wea restored. wanna come ever for dinner? elbow-to-elbo- home-cooke-d Poor w |