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Show Pm 7. 1999 OPINION . Uintah Basin Standard Expect a Miracle beginning. They expect magic and wonder and miracles and unconditional love, without a moments thought they are worthy ofit ... but, because they simply exist A child is honesty itself. They give freely of their love without expectation, or control. NMien they hurt they cry andwften delighted they laugh. Ofall the gifts this holiday season brings perhaps the best is our attitude toward our fellow man. It seems that people become a bit more humble, a bit more forgiving and set aside petty grievances against others. Its a miracle that happens every year across the world and although we celebrate the season differently and for different reasons, the outcome is always the same: the SpiritofChristmas fills our hearts. It is a spirit of brotherhood, a spirit of peace,aspiritof giving and thercsno one who better radiates this spirit than children. Its Children dont become depressed. They dont worry about plague or unemployment. They have faith in the blessings oflife and wholeheartedly expect them to continue. Children are vessels of hope. This is the reason they so perfectly radiate the Spirit of Christmas, because Christmas is the season of captured in their eyes and smiles and skips and hops. They simply become the spirit ofChristmas ... because children know nothing but hope. Christmas is a time to count blessings and fully expect that w e will receive even greater gifts, not out of w orthiness but by grace of a loving God. It isatimeofperfecthoneGty.tooffer forgiveness to ourselves and to others to forget the fai lures ofyesterday and bring in the new day with an eagerness to leam. Christmas is a time of miracles. Let us, as childrenofGodexpectamiracle in our lives this season and in the new year. hope. Young children so easily forgive themselves. They arent paralyzed by their mistakes and human frailties. Theyre eager to leam. Eager to become what they dream they can be. And their dreams are never mired downin disappointment, because they have so many. Every morning inachildsmindisafresh Crime report for Basin puts thefts at top of the list A quarterly report on crime in Utah ahowa that in Roosevelt and Vernal during the firat nine months of thia year there were more caaea invohnnf theft than any other criminal activity. According to the report publiahed by the Bureau of Criminal Identification, there were 171 thefts invastigatodbyRooeeveltGty Police from January through September. In Vernal, police investigated 192 caaea of theft over that same time period. Crimea involving vandalism and destruction of property are second in occurrence in the Uintah Basin. Police in Roosevelt and Vernaldealt with 112 and 111 caaea of destruction or vandalism, respectively. The number of burglaries in the two communities rank third in termi of property Crimea. Rooaevelt police investigated 22 burglaries over the past nine months. The Vernal Police Department reported 50 Criminal activity in Duchesne and Uintah counties mirror that of the two cities. According to statistics, over the past eight months the Duchesne County Sheriffs office investigated 84 wefts, 64 caaea of destruction vandalism, and 55 burglaries. In Uintah County, statistics showed that during the past nine months there were 226 thefts, 168 cases involving destruction of property or vandalism, and 41 burglaries. In Uintah County there were alao 10 cases of arson. In Duchesne County, two cases of arson wen reported. . Drug-relate-d activity ranks at the top of the list when it cornea to crimes against society. In Roosevelt then wen 92 illegal drug crimes from January through September, while in Venial then were 60. In Duchesne County there wen 49 crimes involving illegal drugs, and in Uintah County then wen 193. In the category 'crimes against people, assaults ranked firet in the Uintah Basin. Rooaevelt Police investigated 75 assaults over the past nine months, while Vernal police had 44 assaults reported. The Duchesne County Sheriffs office reported 35 assault offenses. The Uintah County Sheriffs office reported 94 assaults. The quarterly Crime in Utah report is publiahed to give government leaden and citizens a better understanding of criminal activity in the state. The report is a compilation of data reported by local law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The data is reported under the guidelines of the national Uniform Crime Reporting program. bur-giarie- e. EDITOR S NOTE: The Uintah Baa Standard welcomes and encouragt opinions from readers in the form Setters to the editor. Letters may I utilised to express opinions e comments, to highlight outstandin service of an indMduu or organizatm or any other worthwhilepitrpose. Lena may not bo used to replace Card i Thanhs or to list sponsors, participant or contributors to e particular event i purpose. LETTERS MUST CONTAt 400 WORDS OR LESS BE TYPED O WRITTEN LEGIBLY. SIGNED. AN INCLUDE NAME ADDRESS, AN. PHONE NUMBER OF THE AUTHOi Letters unU be published unless du contain libelous or defamatoi statements. We reserve the right to ec letters and to withhold a name by reque V the nature of the letter is positiv Letters may be submitted to the Standai office at 268 S. 200 . Roosevelt. Uta 84066 by the published deadlit (normally Thursdays at 5:00 p. m.) A Utters become property of the Uinlt Basin Standard. Inlands Roosevelt refinery evaluated month to month By Cheryl Mecham Last year the announcement that Inland Resources purchased the Pennaoil refinery was good news for the Uintah Basin where jobs are in demand. It wasn't too long after the sale, however, that prospects ofthe refinery ever reopening dimmed because of sluggish oil prices, coupled with the feet that Pennaoil add off crucial refining equipment Today Inland official aay theyre not going to give false hopes concerning the Rooaevelt refinery, although they continue to reevaluate their position month by month. Many factors figure into the refinery scheme, says Bill War, President of Inland Refinery. The cost of equipment replacement to bring back production, the future of the oil market, and defining what direction Inland will take after their recent refinancing. War said that Inland is watching Periodic pottage pad tt Rootevek aid Duchesne. Utah (USES 646-90PuNuhed weekly 261 S. 200 E- - Rootcvdt. IMl 14066-310- 9 CORRESPONDENTS: ROOSEVELT Tense Hamslon 722-251- 1; ALTAMONT Shaic ; BLUEBELL Lee Loerttcher 454-397-6; HANNA - Tracy Roberts 7; LAPOINT Mafaic McChnc MONTWELL - Nob Ndson 353-454-4; MYTON - ; TRIDELL Lona McKee 247-235- 0; NEOLA Mondi Taylor 353-475- 3; WH1TEROCKS Vagnua Ferguson 353-431-4, DUCHESNE Oreida Gee 731-26- I . Yr.S37 J Oat of the Uintah Basia I 1 Yr. S36 2 Yr. S56 Yr.S24- -2 - it A woman will pay Si for a $2 item that she doesn't want because its on sale. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worriee about the future until ho gets a wife. A successful man is one who makes mors money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find that To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and don't expect to understand her at PRODUCTION: 1 The study is the work of the National School Boards Association, the National League of Cities, Jos DiMaggio Childrens Hoapital, baaed in Hollywood, Fla., and Youth Crime Watch of America. The problems confronting our children truly are challenges to all of America," amid Mary Ellen Maxwell, president of the National School Boards Association. "Either we meet these challenges or they will become obstacles to our future." Each of the 10 threats is listed ' like raiswith possible solutions ing the minimum wage and universal health care. Ron Sacha, spokesman for the coalition that put together the report, said its purpose was to raise, awareness of the problems, not to advance specific legislation. "What these groups have dona is to aay there needs to be a national agenda on childrens issues," Sacha said. "Throe problems an not new. They are chronic; they are pervasive." Clarence Anthony, president of the National League of Cities, and mayor of South Bay, Fla., said the repot indudea commonaenae solutions to problems. "This repot is not about gloom and doom it's about the obstacles our children face and embracing a national agenda that will benefit them in the next millennium," Anthony said. When my hair has grown that one millionth of a too long and no matter what I do, it lies flat against my head like a de-flated inner tube. Now, I grew up in the generation that adores Farah whose hair style wa all copied in the late 7 0s. Farah hair was defined by maxi-mum fluff bounce and volume. Wo called it a shag cut It was layered at angles all over your head and ere- ated just the right pitch and swing from top to bottom. Girls needed either gobs ofhair or lesa hair and a to pull it off. keen know-hoobtained by I had the know-hohour of experimenting with a curi- ing iron enhanced with bursts of steam that seared my scalp the first Christmas morning I used it, and produced my first verbal swearword my mothers home. curls were conye-Curling-iro- n but midway through tha school day flat head would return, so I eventually went back to setting d locks in curlers and my sitting under a noisy hair dryer for half an hour each morning before achooL When my head was plugged in, about 6 a.m., my mother would rise and always attempted a con- venation with me. "Rid whoo choo yooo oomme jerk asst might? "What, mom "Rid whoo choo yooo oomme jerk asat might? "What did you say? Mom, I can't understand you with this thing on my head! "Wall, ifd news pook toff daa fing inid tho hearst pace, she'd re-ply, obviously aggravated by the whir of the beast that sat atop head. She stomped off and I'd micro-centimet- er well-angle- r read-hea- d. ing. When the curler were gently unrolled, I left my pringy hair curia to cool down somewhat before the fluffing and hair praying began, After about an hour ofhair prepara-Faucet- t, the last few momenta per tion formed under the tension of my brother Mark hammering on the door and saying, 'Hurry up in there! Why do you take so long just fixing your hair! Nobody cares anyway Id prance out all poof and polish, Hes right, boy don't care about hairdos. They just want hair to be clean and combed periodically, ao my son reminded me when I came downstair agonising over my flat head right before church last week, Now granted, IVe had several inches chopped oflTcinc those Farah Faucett days and have replaced curi-i- n ers and hair dryers with thickening serum, a blow dryer and gel, cause fluff still matters to me. I am not ofthe slicked down hair jewelry generation, "You look the tame anyway," my son tried to reassure me. - be-nie- " That la hot' comforting', TYe- -' ponded, T ell her, Dad, girls always think they need their hair sticking up but it doesn't matter." Tve learned you can't talk hair with your mother, my husband re-aponded. Monday morning with my hair another millionth of a micnxenti- meter longer and as flat as ever, I'm on the phone with my beautician, "Fleceaaasae, can you book mo today. I'm desperate, I need a cut Today the poof is back. It doesnt matter if my boys or husband un-lodentand. I think its purely a gen-m- y eration thing between Farah and all ua girls! ud ties. if he wants Widen; Aldan Rachde. Lorn Stradmger. 4 Cheryl Meehan Production; Colette Ashby. Jacee Ashby, kaetya Meycn, Kan Mariu and Shauna Gilbert la the Uintah Basia ment . It happened last Sunday: flat get back to the magazine I was ANY HOPES?-T- he Roosevelt refinery now owned by Inland Resources ceased operation five yean ago. Many wonder if the refinety will ever operate again. A man will pay $2 for a $1 item, Scad addreii dunges to da Uintak Bata Standard at 261 S. 200 E Rootcvdt, Utah 14066-310-9 OFFICE HOI KS: 1.00 am. to 1:00 pa. Monday, 9:00 am to 500 pm Tuesday thra Friday Phone Fax: 722-41DEADLINES: For eil Newt, Lcgri Noucm ClaaiMi A Advertmng. die DredUac a Thunday a 5 p a PUBLISHER: Crag Ashby EDITOR: Lcdec E. Whiling ADVERTISING: Michelle Robots OFFICE MANAGER: Bcmic Parab Subscription Rates: are among the biggest dangers threatening America's children, according to a new report. The report, "Ten Critical Threats To Americas Children: Warning Signs fortheNext Millennium," alao lists such threats as substance abuse, poverty, absent parents, crime and dangers in the environ- By Cheryl Mecham Inland Production operates 500 wells in Duchesne and Uintah coun- and women POSTMASTER: . Teen pregnancy, abuse and neglect at home, inadequate child care, poor schools and lack ofhealth care economy. The difference between men Uintah Basin Standard Inc. Clip md Send to: Uitttak Basin Standard 268 S. 200 E. Rooaevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 what is happening on the GulfCoast, where between 100,000 200,000 barrela of oil an refined each day. War said he feels that oil may be "moved to the Salt Lake Valley," adding, "On an economy scale that's hard to compete with. The good news, aays War, is that Inland has begun oil and gas drilling again, which he specula tea will contribute to the Uintah Baain Report says, kids' future threatened all. Married men live longer than single men, but married men are a lot more willing to dio. Any married man can forget his past mistakes, there's no reason for two people to keep track of the same things. A woman marries a man expecting him to change, and he doesn't A man marries a woman expecting her not to change and aha does. A woman has the last word in argument. Anything a man aaya aiy after that is the beginning of a new argument Public meeting planned for county roadless areas a public meeting on President The Forest Service will hold Clintons Lands Legacy Initiative in the County Commission Chambers, 734 North Center, Duchesne, on Dee. 13, at 4 p.m. "The purpose of the meeting is to gather comments on the President's proposal to protect the remaining roadless areas in the National Forest System, said Bert Kulesia, Ashley National Forest Supervisor. Thia public meeting is part of a public rulemaking process to provide long-terprotection for mors than 40 million acres of pristine national forests that remain undisturbed by logging or other roads. President Gin ton kicked off the process to protect roadless anas with his announcement in early October. "The President is asking the American people to help decide the future and fate of more than 40 million acres of forest land, said Secretary of Agriculture Glickman. m "Working together we can ensure that our children and our childrens children will be able to eqjoy these precious lands as much as we da The US Department of Agriculture will use the public comments from the meetings to shape how it addresses the roadless area issue over the next year. The meetings, which are not required by law, are alao just tho first opportunity for public comment on the roadless issue. If the public is unable to attend this meeting, written comments will be accepted until Dec. 20, and can be sent to any of the following addresses: Via mail to: USDA Forest Service CAET, attention: Roadless Areas NOI, P.O. Box 221090, Salt Lake City, UT 64122; Via at: roadlesawo a; or Via facsimile at (801) The USDA Forest Service has initiated a national website for information updates about developing a proposed rule for roadless areas. The web address is httpJ? 517-102- 1. roadlessJsJed.ua and indudea answer to questions about the proposal, where to send comments, and background information. Secure Christmas possessions from the Grinch Its early in the season, but Roosevelt Police have already received reports from homeowners whose Christmas yard decorations have been stolen. Piece of yard displays have com up missing from a few homes, according to police. The thefts aren't limited to specific neighborhoods. Police urge residents to bo sure to secure expensive lawn decorations ao they aren't easy for thieves to carry off. Anyone noticing auspicious behavior around a home that is decorated should alao contact police immediately to report unusual activity. Its again the time of year when police receive reports of stolen Christmas gifts that ar taken from unlocked vehicles. Guns left in racks in pickup trucks are alao favorite targets right now. To avoid poasiblo problems, vehicle owners should be sure to lock their cars or truclunnd plac shopping bags out of sight if posaibls. |