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Show T UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July 2 .2000- - PINDER TRIAL Continued from page 1 time they allegedly destroyed clothing and abagcontainingacafp and hair that could tie Pinder to the crimes. Other witnesses, including DeHart's own daughter, and father, refilled DeHart's testison-in-la- w i mony. Melissa Cowles said her mother called her the day after the murders and confided that Pinder and his ranch-hanFilomeno Valenchia-Ruihad been out all night, and said that things at the ranch were bad, really bad. When DeHart and Finder arrived in Calaldo, Idaho, Cowles said her mother came to her house and told her what had happened at the ranch and that she had helped Pinder get rid of evidence. Cowles also said that her mother compared herself and Pinder to the 1930s outlaws "Bonnie and Clyde, always on the run." Cowles' husband and DeHart's Esther also testified to similar conversations. Cowles said her mother called later and told her that Pinder "was innocent," and that it was Valenchia-Rui- s and ranch- hand Dave Brunyer the man who' provided investigators with the first details of the killings who were for the deaths, responsi Defer attorney Ron Yengich admits that his client participated in covering up the murders but said it was Vaumchia-Rui- x who killed the couple. DeHart testified that she and Pinder lived in fear oTValenchia-Ruiwho sometimes stayed at the main ranch house with them. At one point DeHart told the court that Valenchia-Rui-x was going tohave Pinder's African lion attack her. Valenchia-Rui- s testified early on in the trial that it was Pinder who pulled the trigger and then threatened to kill himjust after Tanner and d, s, '& 3 z, Flood lay dead. Valenchia-Rui- s pleaded guilty to the murders last November and is currently serving two concurrent terms of in the Utah State Prison. DeHart said she did see Pinder drivings bulldozer on Oct. 27, 1998 the same day others had placed him at the Lake Canyon crime tiyingto cover-u-p scattered human remains, but DeHart maintained Pinderwss there "makings pa th for ahouaeoracab in." The victims remains, including the head and torsoofTanner, were found by sberifTs deputies at Lake Canyon on Oct.3I.1998. By that time DeHart and Pinder had left the area Ear Idaho. DeHart was convicted last summer of obstruction ofjustice for harboring Pinder while he was wanted by - police for questioningin the murders. She was sentenced to 12 months in the Duchesne Countyjail and was recently released. She continues to deny the charge and hreconvictionisoaappeaL-former e of Pinder's told jurors that Pinder told him details of the crimes that weren't reported in thp media. Newly B. Welch testified that when heasksd Pinder what it was like to kiO someone, he put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Theres no bigger rush, especially when you can get away with it. Court adjourned last Thursday and will resume with defense testimony on Tuesday, July 25. Pinder is expected to take the stand to testify in his own defense. cell-mat- UBIC Continued from page 1 atalocalpixseria. They have recorded several albums. Breinholtoo-produce"Forward With Faith album with pianiatcompoacr Jon Schmidt for Brigham Young University's Youth and Family Programs. UBlCs annwd parade, which for s entries, will be years has had held Saturday morning, August 6 at 1 0 a.m. Lineup takee place at the city building at 9 a.m. No entries will be accepted on the day of the parade. Entry fbrms are available at Bev and Millies in Roosevelt or by calling Entry Beverly Hansen at deadline is August 3. Last year there record were lOlentriee the e was 148. The UBICqueen pageant is scheduled fbrWednmday,Auguit2at Union High SchooL7pjn and the Mr. UBIC Contest is set for Monday, July 31 at Union. The UBIC talent show will hold forth onTueodny.Augurt 1 at the Croesroada Center. The traditional d 100-piu- 722-341- 1. all-tim- a Salt Lake City lawyer about the pig show will be held August 5. Other scheduled events include A situation, he took the matter, telling who FriendshipFeast, Thursday, Augusts the couple that the credit union lent them the $16,000 should have from 11 am. to 1 p.m. Constitution Park; teen dance, Cinnamon Brown never done so without a clear title to and the Eskimos, Friday, August 4; the vehicle. While uncertain as to what would Roosevelt High School Class Reunion happen next and with very low fime s, Senior activity, 11 day Saturday, Authe Cooks were still without a family gust 5. Ellen Ra vlinp is in charge of car. This time when they went car the reunion which b being held for shopping they drove to a dealer they anyone who attended the old Root L&L Motor in Roosevelt. knew High School up on the hill. The re"If its a dealer you dont know, union will be held at the Crossroads even it they are licensed and bonded Center. (as Legend was) give the DMV the Additional events are co-e- d softball, August 1 and 2; men's and , vin (vehicle identification) number women'ssoftball, art show, and movie and have them find the title before you buy, Stephen said. matinees, August 3-- eveningenU While the Cooks do not know what August 3; children's readoutcome of the case will be, they -the fan swim, show, hour, ing youth pet ily swim, and eve ningentertainment, feel it's only fair to warn others what conAugust 4; softball, art show, Hoop can happen to the unsuspecting Classic atUnion parking lot, car show, sumer. "Noons had heard of this before, swimming, children's water games, Ronald McDonald time, Hamblin's givingout a fraudulent title, "Stephen said, adding, "we didn't think this children games, and evening entertainment with local August kind of thing could even happen. Editors note: This story was teased .8. The High Country Drive on the front pageofthe newspaper last Association is planning a rock crawling , Umek but due to an oversight, did not activity at the carnival ground! ' make it in the paper. We received numerous calls from unhappy readduring the UBIC. ers. We gave our readers the frustration of offering something and then not delivering and by doing not intentionally helped us all unContinued from page 1 derstand to a small degree, what the Cooks felt over their fraudulent car were notified by First Security Bank deaL that the Durango they bought from Legend Auto was being repossessed I Rail for nonpayment ofDon Scaih rough's loan, a debt he hadn't paid on in eight Continued from page 1 months, even though the Cooks had fiiU months four in paid the dealership large mentofSand wash Reservoir and before. "We contacted First Security and other features. Under terms of the told them that if they worked with os measure, the federal government we would pay the extra, Rachelle would Amd 65 percent of the $40 said. However, First Security had a million price tag; with the Central relien on the vehicle for $32,000, much Utah Water Conservancy District more than they could ever pay, or sponsible for covering the remaining 35 percent of the cost would want to. Under the planned 203 project, The Cooks approached lawyers in would be enRoosevelt, who told them they didn't Sandwash Reservoir acre-fee- t. The work to 24,000 larged off should case and have a just pay Central Utah overseen the be would by their loan. However, after consulting 4; pie-sho- -- FRAUD ugh - ID PI wUl 1AIATCD "Legal Conundrum" Duchesne water bill subject of Senate Energy Committee hearing By Lalet E. Whiting Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources listened earlier this month to Sen. Orrin G. Hatch detail his support for legislation that will give Duchesne City a secure title to its appropriated municipal and domestic water rights have been in the name of the U.S. Indian Service, preventing the city from obtaining dear title even though the federal agency no longer exists. "TheDuchesne City Water Rights Wster Conservancy District, said Act resolves a legal coConveyance Randy Crosier, manager of the nundrum that has prevented the city Duchesne County Water Conservancy of Duchesne from having full control District. over its water rights, Hatch stated. Preliminary numbers show the "It is imperative that this legislation additional 12,000 acre-feof water in the reservoir would include 3,000 be enacted into law this year. The measure, cosponsored by Sen. acre-fee- t for municipal and industrial Robert Bennett I now goes acre-feuse. of the to the full Senate for further considhas and industrial water municipal eration. If the measure is passed by been offered to Roosevelt. The Cenextral Utah Water Conservancy District the Senate and the House, os will go to President Clinton it pected, acre-febe would reserve 1,000 to forsigning. subscribed by municipal and indusDuchesne City was established in trial consumers elsewhere. A total of 1905 when the Commissioners of would be available for Indian 9,000 acre-feAffairs were directed to select secondary water users. High mouncertain tracts of land in the Uintah tain lake replacement storage would Reservation for a town site. In of that Indianthe account for 4,500 acre-fe1920, acting Indian Agent for the feet The of acre other 4,500 storage. reservation filed applications to ap1964 for is space in the reservoir propriate water to the city, but the project water. Indian Service was designated An Environmental Assessment on IIA holder of these rights. Since as the the proposed enlargement of that the city of Duchesne has time, Sandwash is expected to be released to obtain these rights but within 60 days. The study is being attempted conducted by CH2M Hill. Sandwash is owned by Moon lake Water Users Association, which also owns the next ten feet in elevation of the reservoir. Proposals call for level 20 vertical fret, as well as expanding it horizontally, said Crosier. "In some (daces it will put things under water, Crosier explained. "In other (daces there won't be much change to the shore line. Late last Wednesday afternoon. The project is dependent cm ecoJuly 19, a mechanical failure at nomic ErasibiUty. The proposal is probRoosevelts most critical ably at least six months away from a water well was remedied. culinary Hayden definite answer, said Crosier. h) et Two-thousan- d et et et rais-ingt- Real Emm Conwr" EARLY OCCUPANCY CAN CREATE PROBLEMS HZ limmSmnmCRSi 7X-45S- WON. 300 East, Roosevelt HIGH VALLEY NURSERY Wu FIFTY YEARS Rracveh. fUk SAVE WITH OUR BIG YARD SALE! FINAL PUNT SAU A 29 Aflrtmiininf tins BUY ONE. GET ANOTHER mmm UST DAT JULY 722-24- m s 15 machines. Ice Machines, Wei Fix ft and Keep It Running You Nome K - REINKArdt -"- Uks e good neighbor. State farm is there CajBrgy jj5-7jg-23- S0 State Finn Insurance Company Home Officer Bkwmmgton, ttnois r-- ri Trt 88S-7.Ht-I- X0 . a mpftfAmw ctormute al legaL 3 is on line and in full production. Well 3 has been known to produce 1,800 gallons of water per minute. The well went down on Thursday, July 13, creating a potentially catastrophic situation. All culinary water users supplied by Roosevelt city were asked to voluntarily refrain from outdoor watering from Sunday. July 16 until Tuesday evening July 18 to give the city time to repair the well and build up some water storage. Roosevelt City Administrator Brad Hancock said culinary water users heeded the request, significantly making a bad situation bearable. "I think the majority of people responded very well and that's w hat helped buy us time to bring the water j supply up. he said, sibling that cSy offrdali appreciate the coopered Well The well crashed when the gear, which keep the shaft aligned up and down ihe column, failed, rau sing damage to the shaft, pump and motor. Replacement parts had to be shipped from Sacramento. California and didnt arrive until five days afire the well want down. During that time, the city's water supply in storage tanks dropped "dangerously low," said Hancock, and the ochre four well none ofwhich produce the amount of water that well 3 does, were pumping to capacity. In early June, well 3 was out of production for eight days while the head shaft on the pump column was replaced. During that outage, thecity called upon large water users such as parks, schools and churches and asked them to curtail use. The remaining four pumps were mhr able to produce 3 million gallons a day, short of the demand of 3.4 million gallons. Roosevelt has purchased additional water rights and was recently cleared to begin construction of a culinary water well in the Nevia area. The new water source wuJ give the city some breathing room w hen there is a problem with one of the Hayden wells w hkfa are often being stretched close to capacity in the summer months. 29 JW3LJ' .m ANNUALS la al pads and pea AND ALL TREES j One Show Sunday 7:30 Call BUT ONE. GET ANOTHER IYYQfFEL' SOME met cuts CJ Commercial Refrigeration, Walk-in- Because the Bureau of Indian Affairs refused to simply clear the title on paper, the city was forced to go to Congress to have the problem resolved. By working with the Ute Tribe Business Committee and Utah'sCon-gressiondelegation, the city was able to promote legislation to make the change official and permanent. The legislation has very strong support in Congress, said an aide to Sen. Hatch. Tim city is expected to deed in hand by have their quit-claithe end of the year, making it ail underground water supply and rtarve their fields. Protestors predict the dispute will have to be settled in District Court. COME TO OUR PERENNIALS AND SHRUBS Ice-crea- MoCankie research the issuesnd prove the city was indeed the correct owner . the culinary water well are being met with opposition from fanners and rancher in the Neola area who contend the pumping will deplete their TO CHOOSE FROn Andy Drifts of Interior Attorney William The atyspUns for construct km of The perfect gift to Any Sysfemy XmH walk-throu- State Farm Ufe Insurance great package. Ci The closing on the home you're to close, insisting the property isn't in its original viewing condition? If selling has been delayed, but the do allow early occupancy, make you in want move Should now. to buyers sure the buyers perform and sign a you let them? inspection, accepting Granting early occupancy raises the property in its current condimyriad complexities. Will you charge rent? How much? How about utili- tion. O ties? Who will pay and when will the utilities be transferred? Are the buy- Crstary 21 Ceeotry Realty has ers willing to obtain liability insur- offered quality service to our cusance oa the property before the sale tomers in the Uintah Basin for over 3 20 years, call today for ana completed? What if they move fat, then refuse swers to your real estate questions. July 27,28 Tune-u- p ;; CXS-- CELEBRATING mt hem to wropmp this Duchesne without the ability to secure water rights, said Hatch. Throughout theyears city officials were told they could not utilize the wster for anything except city use because officially they could not claim the water right. City officials have been trying on and off for the past 46 years to pt the title cleared. About a year ago, Duchesne Mayor Kim Hamlin went to work on the problem again. This time he was able to have Department City's most critical well now back on line YEE HAW!-Winn- ers of the Fourth of July Outhouse Race were sponsored by Loros Stradinger, republican candidate for Oichesne County Commissioner. Team members pictured are. Cory Bsslian. Kaycca McCaims and Garnett Grant. Not pictured; Braydon McCaims, Mark and Jeff Wintciton. Spencer Stradinger, Russell Grant and Loroa Stradinger. 295 NanS raw help secure your child's financial future. Ser- vice created a legal impasse, leaving tiverespPMW. In touch-holdin- the abolition of the US, Indian Voluntary Cutbacks Worked Jm Ask water supply. No, the citys culinary water source isn't threatened, but since the early 1900s, Duchesne's What we learn day by day! 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I've learned that singing "Amax-in-g something to make them smile, Grace can lift my spirits for tostl High Valley Notes ewe the last wVe increased ou uoeU Aa My svpe'wnce yew's, we also have aocuralated nary Fungs ww no long us Books rut have been read and reread, toys and dcPvng tong wgrown. yard goods and lots more stiri So now a s time to paw some of those things on Ic 722-20- For Current Mot ics UHYTAII jyt iRvnt 3 7:30 One Show Only No Show on Sunday Call crere AndrinpeweVewnptednuichcicwrptaredsay apace. weVs having a bg yard saie. nght out tha front periofenenuraery Warn have conerece plants WL and r you can aso get fern at yatfea pneea. TNa week ends our cetebrahon. We hope you have enjoyed the noetagc recoNctiont Thanks to al toyri customs's who have made R a good season. We vaut vote friendship e tone Fd lUvirr ttty-yea- 95 722-20- 95 For Current Movie |