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Show LLNTAH BASIN STANDARD. October 19. 1999-- Ranchers gain a hearing in top court on grazing rights privately held. The rest belongs to the federal government In fart, half of the state's 5,000 cattle and sheep ranches most ofthem small family-run depend on operations public lands, according to Utah State L'rviveraityi Range Science Depart- menk Around the region, thousands more have permits to grate livestock on 170 million acres of federal rangeland, some of them dating beck to the introduction of permitting in Tom Hatch's father fraud cattle in the Dime National Forest. So did hi grandfather and his and another gene ration before that. Hatch thinks he and some 28.000 other ranchers throughout the West should be able to follow the law his forebears did. rather than newer rules the Ginton administration imposed in 1995. He may have come one stepcIooerTueo-ds- y when the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the regulations filed by ranching and farming groups. Were being threatened from so great-grandfath- er Lenore Rasmussen Hutchings Teny Lee Reynolds T. Gaylord Lee Nelson C. Nelson Gaylord Lee Nelson, ago S3, of Utahn, died Oct. 16, 1999. Ha was born Nov. 16, 1965 in Murray to Brant LeRoy and Colena Birds Nelson. Gay loved to fish and grow flow ers Ha was interested in Indian culture and was good at abstract art. Ha loved his nieces and neph- ews. He is survived by his father of Hurricane, mother, of Utahn, maternal grandfather. Max Birch of Utahn; paternal grandmother, Nola Peterson, Mount Pleasant; 2 sister. Tina White, Rifle, Colorado; and Brenda Martinet, Utahn; 6 nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held Tuesdsy, Oct. 18, 1999, 11 a.m., at the Duchesne LDS Stake Center. Burial in the Utahn Cemetery under direction of tha Hullinger Olpin Mortuary. Burial will hs at the Utahn Cem- etery under direction of the Hullinger Olpin Mortuary. Reynolds Terry Lee Reynolds, age 54, of Roosevelt, died Oct. 10, 1999 in tha Uintah Basin Medical Center. Terry was born Sept 6, 1945 in Long Beach, California to Sylvan and Wanda Massey Reynolds. Ha was married Feb. 14, 1976 to his best friend and sweetheart, Gwen Neilsen String ham. He was a member of the LDS Church and a prominent businessman in Roosevelt; a Viet Nam veteran who served as a helicopter door 1934. Four roars ago, tha Deportment of Interior tightened up the rules, amending the permit process to conform with land-us- e plans, dropping said different directions, many a serves who as state repre- the requirement that applicants be Hatch, sentative and grazes 300 head of in the livestock business and giving cattle on public land just north of the government title to fences, waimBryce Canyon National Park. 1 ter tanks and other permanent might provements permit-holdethink what ranchers are really lookbuild on the land. Mostly, ranchers ing for is some stability But stability it hard to come by say, the new regulations have made in the cattle business, where drop- it harder to be guaranteed permit ping commodity prices have put the renewals the way their parents were. squeeze on ranchers who fear envilt has made things a whole lot ronmental regulations could drive more complicated for us said Barthem off of public lands. For many ranchers, they would bara Marks, who with her husband maybe have no place whatsoever to has permits to graze 64.000 scree and other ones maybe they would on national forest land in eastern ve no place to go for half the Arizona. Il has made it difficult to year said Bill Thomas, a lawyer survive and has forced some of our and rancher from Sacramento, Ca- friends to cutback their herds. Some local families have even lif, and member of the California given up, she said. Cattlemen's Association. They have changed tha face of In Garfield County, which Hatch calls home, only 4 percent ofland is this community, abe said. Tl breaks our hearts to see what is going on. So the Public Lands Council, the National Cattlemen s Beef AssociaThe family expresses gratitude tion and other groups took their for the care given her at Castle case to court in 1996 and a federal which has Country Care Center, Castleview judge in Wyoming Hospital and Dr. Potter; and to issued at least 3.000 grazing perthrew out the new proviLoman who was so devoted to her mits sions. until his passing. The 10th US. Circuit Court of Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. in the Appeals reinstated them last fall and the ranchers appealed, saying Price 4th Ward at 545 E. 400 N the rules threaten their ability to Price. Burial in nice Gty Cemetery, get bank loans to keep their taai-neseFausett Mortuary are the directors. going. L Hutchings (Emma) Lenore Rasmussen Hutchings passed away Oct. 15, 1999, in Price Utah. Born Feb. 5, 1908, Provo, Utah to Albert and Annie Sophronia Oliver Rasamuseen. She married Leman F. Hutchings May 27, 1935 in tha Salt Lake LDS Temple. Lenore graduated from Provo High School and from BYU in 1930. She taught English and journalism at Farrar Jr. High, ftwo; Roosevelt rs I Jr. High, Roosevelt; a schoolhoua in Randalette,; one-roo- m gunner and crew chief. Terry Altamont; Carbon High and Mont touched the lives of many people in Hannon Jr. High, Price. Her jourthe Basin. He was a quiet, gentle nalism and yearbook domra won man who did many kind and unstats and national awards. Sht known deeds. He eqjoyed life to the taught journalism workshops at fullest as a stock car racer, restor- BYU. Sue was an active member of tha ing old cars, raising and breeding hones, good music, hunting, fish- LDS church and served a three-yea- r ing and camping. He was a devoted temple mission with Loman in family man and the thing he loved the Manti Temple. most was being with his family. She was an accomplished painter Teny, as his father and grandfaoflsndscapes and florals. She wrote ther before him, was a barber and a food and travel column for the Sun his talents will be dearly missed. Advocate and won prises and trips He is survived by his wife, Gwen; for her writing. She loved to serve three sons, Gabriel Ryan Reynolds, others and taka cars of her family. Kristen Van Reynolds, both of Preceded in death by husband, Roosevelt; Kyle Kent Stringham, Lotnan; aoo, Craig; sister AllieJex; Pinedale, WY; daughter, Myco Lyn brother Jamas Rasmussen. Gault, Riverton, WY; four grandLenar is survived by son, Brent children; mother, Wanda Reynolds; (Mary) Hutchings, Sandy; brother, Robin and Sue Reynolds, daughter.Cristie (Bryce K.) Bryner, Roosevelt He was preceded in death Price;Sister Miriam (LaVar)Jones; by his father. Sylvan Reynolds, 16 grandchildren, 8 (Tillie, the barber) Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Roosevelt 9th Ward LDS chapeL Burial was in the Ncola Cemetery with military honors by the Pig 21 ItS a major change in the ruleq of the gam, said Connie Brocks, a Denver-base- d lawyer who has worked on the rancher's case since it was first filed in 1993. "They can! have financing unlaea they can have the guaranteed right to have live- E stock on public lands." But lawyer for the Justice Department called the rules a "change m terminology" and said the grazing permit granted gsnerations ago gave only privileges, never tha right to graze. "None of these issue involve the heart of our grazing reform, wtuen deals with resource advisory councils and standards and guidelines," said John Wright, a spokesman for the Department (Interior. TheyV all working just fine." And environmental groups say that grazing ahouldnY necessarily be a guaranteed right. The real problem is that grazing has a nugor negative impact on our public lands and something needs to be done about it, said Joes Walker, an attorney with the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies. Tn sura these people foci their livelihood is being threatened and I'm aura thats scary, but we have to make these tough decisions same-tunas- ." But randier would rather take such choices out of the hands of the Clinton administration and give the court the final word. Arguments in the csss will be held this winter, and a decision is expected by 1st June. "We are absolutely ecstatic," said Caron Cowan, executive secretary of the Cattle Growers Association in New Mexico, when nearly 2,500 rancher have grazing permits on more than 12 million acres of federal land We knew there was probably leas than a 5 percent chance we would get heard on this. W fool that it's a really good sign that tha Supreme Court ie willing to look at this issue." RtpruiUd kiM ptrmuaum of the Ante Dremrf es n. American Legion Post 64. Funeral directors, Hullinger Olpin Mortuary. To begin earning v ; qAs points lor your Anna Belle Osborne Warren A. VYapefio;i;;fn purchases, Woure. os? 1191!) t'nm Anna Belle Osborne Warren, age 90, of Mountain Home, died Oct. 1 1, 1999 at the Stewart Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 21, 1909 in Ashvilla, North Carolina to Amos and Amanda Bryant Osborne. She married Roy Anada, Colorado. She is survived by nephews, Howard Lewis Osborne, Clarence Lewis Osborne, Nieces, Anna Zelle Reanes, Cynthia Wiggs and Roberta Glass. Graveside services held Thursday, October 14, 1999, 2 p.m., at the Bluebell Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Olpin Mortuary. Utah milk cnstal-dea- r Diana Mac Chaiwin Lower D. Losser Our beloved mother, daughter and sister and valiant soul, passed away October 12. 1999 after fighting a courageous battle with leuke- Born June 17, 1945 in Tabiona, Utah, daughter of Arnold and Colleen Wall Chatwin. Married Randall Lee McIntyre; later solemnized in Salt Lake Temple; later divorced. She waa a bus driver for Greyhound but especially, she was a wonderful, loving Production up Utah milk production during the third quarter of 1999 totaled 419 million pounds, up 9 percent from the same quarter in 1998, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of milk cows period during the averaged 94.000 head. 4.000 head more than the same quarter in 1998. Milk per cow was 4,457 pounds, up 201 pound from the previous year. Nationally, the quarterly produc tion of milk was 39.8 billion pounds, 3.3 percent above the ber 'period last year. The average number of milk cows in the U-Juljr-Septemb- July-Septe- during the July September quarter was 9.17 million head, 17,000 head more than the same period last 1 snowcapped mountains or Warren, Oct y enroll in the surrounded by 26, 1933 in Johnson County, Tennessee, he died April 26, 1964. He eqjqjred crocheting, loved to rook, can and bake. She was Up-tise- d a member of the Church of Saints Jeeus Christ of Latter-daJune 14, 1988 while living in tfo Oifelktfi I9fj mother. Survived by children, Daniel Lee McIntyre, Sarah Jane Haskan, Jenny Lynn McIntyre, Henry David McIntyre, Beiuamia Joseph McIntyre; grandchildren. Tommy, Jason and Katie; brothers, Phillip (Judy) Chatwin, Robert (Diann) Chatwin; sister, Lorraine (Gene) Jorgensen. The family would like to thank Bud Clark for his constant support and caring attitude along itnth wonderful people at Greyhound. Funeral service will be held Saturday, 12.00 noon at theTabiona LDS Ward. Friends may call Friday, 6-- 8 pm. at McDougsl Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Rood and Saturday at the church. 11-- 1 1.45 am Interment,Tabiona Visa Gold Rewards program, OligMltll today For just $50 annually, waters? A citv you 11 enjoy the benefits of youve always wanted to one explore? 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