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Show T UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. August 15. 2000-- Page i.'. r 1 , W r V r.fic Trucking group gives out awards at meeting ' .v ' 0 W' Y . ' . " . ' v,Kit.- Lv '. MH petroleum-produ- V - jza& ct awards mileage BIG FIRE A wild land fire, suspected of suiting with a lightening strike in Dry Fork Canyon was burning strong yesterday morning, though ere ws were fighting it on land and from the air with helicopter bucket drops. The fire jumped fire lines and burned land toward Ashley Gorge. It has consumed over 2tX)0acres. Fork Canyon fire still burning strong Rollo were BrinkerhofT with 25 years and 3.1 million miles; Jerry Jackson, 16yean, 1.5 million miles; Bob Bateman, 13 years, 1.8 million miles; Sam Allen, 12 years, 1.4 million miles; Ron Haviland, 1 1 years, 12 million miles; Floyd Hardinger, 1 1 years, 1 million miles; Mike Meriwether, 11 years, 1.3 million miles; and Wade Goodrich, lOyears, 1.1 million miles. Gale Bagiey and Ralph Johnson received awards for 750,000 accident- free miles; Eddie Price, award for milea and 600,000 accident-fre- e Blaine Bear, award for 250,000 accide- dent-fre- Local fishing report Big Sand Wash Reservoir (Aug. 9) Reports of some nice rain- -- ar . of OpTracy Hall, erations for Darryl B. Taylor Transportation, expressed appreciation to driven for their close attention to safety and mentioned that many of these miles were achieved at a high nsk from driving The key note speaker for the meeting wssMiss Utah 2000, JamiLeilani Palmer. She addressed the group about Pediatric Cancer Awareness. Ms. Palmer isacancer survivor and is a spokesperson for the Make-A-WiFoundation. Darryl B. Taylor Transportation is proud ofthe achievements of all their drivers in earning 17.6 million accident-free lifetime milea and 170 total yean of service. UINTAH BASIN Best Crazy Hill Ute Spring Water," DrippingSprings," "Forgiven Tear," "High spirit, and "Northern Ute Crystal Clear Spring Water from Lovers Springs located oa the Uintah and Ouray Reservation," : are just boom of the names that were submitted to the "Name The Water" contest put on by the new White Rocks Spring Water LLC. With ever 106 ; entries, the water bottling name contest was narrowed down to three individuals who all came up with the same name, "Nu-Pameaning Indian j Water waa the winning entry. Ute Bulletin . sh h, v For the part 15yeart, the Josie Morris Cabin si Leon Cub Creek VERNAL in Dinosaur National Monument has been pretty much ignored by US Park Service. Officials had the attitude oTletting tbs old home stead weather away ' gracefully. Now, the Park Service is embarking on an aggressive proposal to preserve the old cabin as a reminder of the frontier way of life. "We are asking for donations from the community either monetary, services or materials, "said Richard Millet t.DN A director. Vernal Express Mixed reactions surround the proposed Heber WASATCH COUNTY Valley Motor sports Park,atwo mile racetrack that could attract up to 20,000 to 30,000 spectators and dump millions of dollars into the local economy, according to track organizers. The Heber City Council, expressing mixed reactions over the plan, is getting their first look at a packet with the propoeed plans, which detail economic impacts, race fan demographics, sound issues, and safety concerns. Wasatch Wave Brough Reaerovoi- r- (Aug. 9) Fair to good fishing for bass. Try lures in the early morning, eveningandat night Togrt to Brough, take State Route 88 south from US Route 40 (Ouray Roadl.Turn west at the second dirt road past the high power lines. Follow this road for about 2 miles, staying to the left at each top-wat- er fork. Pelican Lake - (Aug. 9) - Good fishing for bass and bluegiU, heavy angler pressure on weekends. Blue- have a 10 fish limit in Pelican. B'll vs been high winds in the afternoon so be prepared. Boat ramp being left high and dry creating some problems with launching larger boats. State and national news coverage have increased angler numbers on reservoir considerably, expect a crowd. Starvation Reservoir - (Aug. 9) Reports of fair to good fishing for bass and walleye. Trout have moved deeper, try fishing during cooler W Uek wwslVrejnher aituandafur dark. Acuon may pick -- . up on rainy overcast daysand during windy afternoons especially if fishing under or near an area where windblown dust and dirt is making slightly muddy (cloudy) water. Bass are in the rocks and going deeper. Please take a limit of the walleye home to help the fishery. Walleye have their prey base so this predator population needs to be reduced. DWR netting program to reduce walleye numbers which began July 17 Mould end thie week. L'inta- s- High Elevation Mountain Lakes and Streams (Aug. 9) Reports of good to excellent fishing on moet lakes and streams. Tlyi brightly colored lures and traditional trout baits such as worms. Also try small dark flies such as mosquito, mayfly or ant imitations. . 7 ; m i'i. I '1 f t I ;r iv r ;? -- f. e .a..--' 1 v r . It V it - I.,; - - j., .yrt , LL j ? ... , HalL . AWARDS MEETING-Tra- cy Vice-Preside- nt ' employee of Darryl B. Taylor Tranportalioa. " TOOELE The population of Tooele County continued to expand rapidly in 1999 according to a new report from the university of Utahs Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the countys population is now up to 35,847, an 8 percent increase. Utahs population rose to 2,121,053, a 38,551 person, or 1.9 percent increase. Salt Lake Countys population grew by just 0.6 percent, according to the report. Transcript Bulletin AMERICAN FORK If things seemed a little more peaceful and calm than usual in American Fork last Friday, perhaps ita because the community waa touched by an angel or two. Cast and crew of the popular television series of the same name were in town that day,forl4or so hour of shooting. They filmed approximately seven on OcL 8. New minutes oTThe Grudge," which is slated to air on CBS-TV Utah of Operations, speaks to " over-harvest- ed SALf HINGE JEAH Jr & Missy Jeans LCL Scores Again.. ...Serving Ihe Basin For OCer 50 ears vlilh Quality Products ...Reliable Employees 0ho Are 'four Neighbors! ...Certified & Licensed SerOicemen LCL OIL DELIVERS m C& ijpni7(?rcn TO YOU run? Ethyl 24 Hr. Servicet 1st Pair JLO 2nd Pair SO 3rd Pair 4th Pair 5th Pair 30 40 50Uicrc pair After ser- vice. top-wat- er (FAMILY). Every irt - New insurance fraud director appointed es If you believe in something you should stand RANGELY COLORADO up and fight for it. Thats exactly what many Rangely citizens did before the TownCounciL Many townspeople were upset by the explicit sexual graphics on the that also displayed the Rangely town name. There were an equal number of and thought them only to be folks that found no offense in the humorous. Owner Mark Archuleta said that he had already willingly pulled them from the shelves. Rangely Times bows being taken. Boat ramp no longer reaches water line, reservoir drained low for agriculture Regulation change to an eight trout limit from May 20 to Dec. 31. Bullock Cottonwood Reservoirs (Aug. 9) Few reports from anglers, slow to (sir fishing lor bass and a few rainbows at Bullock. Reports of good baas fishing in the ear y morning and evening at Cottonwood from float tubes. Try hires for bass. Dou-glas-f- ir, Commissioner Merwin U. Stewart announces the appointment ofJoe T. Christensen to the position of Director of the Insurance Fraud Division. Mr. Christensen will replace Gale Richard Evens who has accepted a position witfUhr Attorney Gsrwcsi'C Office as Director of their Medicaid Fraud Division. Joe Christensens background 1 Bachelor ofScience Degree in Law Enforcement Justice Administration as well as s Management Certificate from the University of Utah. After graduating. Joe worked lor Provo as a aty attorney court officer. In 1979, Joe began hit investigative career with die State. During the past 21 years he has worked for various state agencies, induding the Tax Commission, Social Services, Office of Recovery Services, Human Services and the Insurance Department His work with these agencies has involved the direction of statewide fraud inoperations of w hite-collvestigations, case development conducting business audits, providing SUIT training and initiating policy development Mr. Christensen has also served lor the past twn years as Viet President ofthe nonprofit charitable Foundation for Assisting Multiply Impaired Learning Delayed Youth Two giant fine have been burning in Juab EAST JUAB COUNTY County for the past weekand haveconsumed more than 70,000 acres between the two of them. In a lightening storm on Monday, July 51, more than 15 new fine were The Timee-New- s reported, aaid Greg Newton, county fire marshal. years; Ronnie Bastion, Trent Horrocks, four years; Joe Arnold, threeyears and Lawrence Clark, Bill Colvin, Jeremy Colvin and William Vice-Preside- nt The Dry Fork Canyon fire 20 milea north of Vernal continued to burn actively Sunday night During the late afternoon, a thunderstorm came through the area with increased wind . activity. The fire jumped fire lines and began burning down into Ashley Gorge. The fire has burned approximately 2000 acre. The lighting caused blaze began Saturday and is burning actively in very steep terrain. It is burning lodgrpole pine, and aspen. The first priority at this time is firefighter safety. At thepreaent time, crea s will reinforce the fire line north ofDry Fork. There is no plan to evacuate any citizens at this time. There will bean engine monitoring the fire in the Dry Fork 1 There will be helicopter bucket drops during the day and ifneeded in the afternoon tankers could drop retardant There are three dozers on the scene and approximately 60 firefighters. Citizens in the Uintah Basin area will probably experience smoke in the afternoon. People are encouraged to avoid the area in order to provide for equipment and firefighter access. For the second time in two weeks s nuyor power outage struck Tooele, closing businesses and government and leaving locals on their own through the best of another hot summer day. Utah Power crews found oil leaking from a transformer this morning and. in an emergency action, took the system out ofservice at about 8:05 a .m, aaid Utah Power spokesman Dave Eskelaen. Transcript Bulletin Katherine Tingey, two yean accident-fre- e 50 Cellular and Radio Dispatched Basin Wide 722-5171,789-91- or TOLL 54 FREE off She 11 month with Combine Seve friend end S!s Ctftrttfy Altamont, Utah 454-34- i. mv Copy 1 B - TOOELE Fieldsted, Scott I vie, Danny Pace, six years; VicriReary and Ron Winn, five miles. nt-free service; e y nnmrwfflsnnmwii&n vehicles weighing up to 129,000 pounds on a daily basis. The drivers obtained many ofthese accident-fre- e miles while hauling hazardous and flammable materials over tvro-lan- e highways, mountainous terrain, dangerous winter weather conditions and rural dirt roads. Dsrryl B. Taylor Transportation Employee Service Awards were given to David Duncan for 16 yearn Darryl B. Taylor Transportation, a carrier based in Roosevelt, Utah honored 33 drivers r commitment to public safety and accident-fre- e driving for the year 1999-200- 0 at its annual Safety and Service Awards meeting, August 3. Drivers receiving accident-fre- e t s!in 1 1 LCL A ROOSEVELT. UTAH SL 722-517- 1 , ' ; |