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Show 7 7 T ! Comprehensive Conservation Plan released for Ouray Refuge The UA Fish and Wildlife Service recently released the Summary of fte Gwryirchensu Tan for the Ourqy National Wildlife Refuge. This summary and ita supporting document outline a vision for the ftiture of the Refuge and specifies how Uiia unique area can be maintained to coneerve indigenoua wildlife and provide enjoyment to people. Active participation ia vitally important to manage the Refuge successfully. Bjy reviewing thia summary and viai ting the Refuge, you will have opportunitiea to learn more about ita purpoeea and prospects. We invite you to become iinvolved in ita future. The following goala and objectivea have been aet for Ounqr NWR. Spe cific atrategiee to attain the goala liated in thia aummary can be found in the Ouray Comprehensive Conaer-vatio- n Plan. Goal A: Restore and enhance riparian and wetland habitata for mi gratory birda that depend upon the Greenf corridor. Specific otyec-tivtot thia goal are: Improve structure and compoai-tio- n of woody and herbaceous ripir- ian communities to provide nesting, feeding, loafing, iana resting habitat for migratory birds. Improve structure and competition of submergent and emergent wetland communities toprovide nest-- , ing, feeding, loading, and resting habi- -' tat for migratory birds. Goal B: Provide habitata that support the recovery of federally liMed and Utah State special status species on or adjacent to the Refuge. Specific objectives for this goal are: Provide habitata that support the recovery of Colorado River en-1 ea objectives for this goal are: Protect cultural and paleontological resources on the Refuge. Inform visitors and the local community about cultural and paleontological resources on the Refuge. For your convenience, the complete Comprehensive Conservation Plan can be viewed and downloaded at our worldwide web site: http: erww.r6Jws.govlarp . Or you may request a copy of the complete plan by writing to Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, HC 69, Box 232, Randlett UT 84063-972- dangered fishes (rasorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub). Maintain populations of the Uintah Basin hookless cactus. Goal C: Maintain healthy land (Indian rice grass, etc.) And semideeert shrubland habitats for wildlife. The specific objective for this goal ia: Investigate whether management techniques exist that can ensure the health of cold desert grasslands. Goal D: Minimize wildlife exposure to environ mental contaminants on or adjacent to the Refuge. The specific objective for this goal is: Reduce the selenium concentration on 240 acres within Sheppard Bottom Goal E: Ouray NWR will promote and enhance opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependerecreation. The specific objective for this goal is: Provide opportunities for wildlife photography, wildlife obeerva- tion, hunting, and fishing. Goal F: Increase awareness of the Refuge and the role of the Refuge in wildlife and fisheries management, the National Wildlife Refiige System, and the UCRE for visitors and local communities through environmental education and interpretation. The specific strategy for this goal ia: Inform visitors and local communities about the fish and wildlife that de pend on the Green River and the Refuge's)role in protecting these . History -- Ouray National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 under authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act and Public Land Order 2730 to provide sanctuary for migratory birds. The 11,987-acr- e Refiige is located in northeast Utah on the Green River near VernaL Early in ita history, much of the Refuge's floodplain and wetland habitata were altered with dikes and levees to gain control over seasonal water flow from the Green River. Impounded marsh units were created to provide secure water, food, and nesting cover for waterfowL Since the construction of Flaming Gorge Dam upstream, the Green River system has changed dramatically lass and degnsultingin long-terradation of riparian habitats and wildlife species dependent on them. The Refuge's riparian habitat ia now critically important to protect declining fish and migratory bird species using the Given River corridor. nt Goal G: Provide protection for cultural and paleontological resources on the Refiige andeducate visitors about these sites. Specific unemployment insurance system i pay unemployment insurance to workers who have been laid off from part-tim- e jobs and are searching for new suitable and comparable part-tim- e work. Creating a formula that will guarantee adequate resources for state unemployment insurance and labor exchange operations, including dedicated resources to help unemployed workers find jobs faster. This balanced, fair package represents the best opportunity we have had in a generation to retool the nations unemployment insurance County Sheriff Ralph Stansfield; Julie Fagen. State of Utah coordinator for HUD; Ned Fillingim, Duchesne County Sheri ffsOffice: Keith Nielsen and Paul Hacking, representing the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center; Curtis and Lisa Nielsen, representing the Uintah Basin Association of Gov ernments; and Brent Tucker. HUD Dastmp Community Building. and employment service system so that it meets the needs of employers and job seekers in the 21st Century," stated Robert C. Gross, Executive Director of the Dept, of Workforce Services. "What is especially gratifying ia that employers will get more bimg for their buck with these changes. Not only will they see a reduction in federal taxes, but our agency will also have more resources tobetter profile and refer unemployed workers to available jobs in the community," Grom added.,. " . Water Board oks funding for Uintah water project In a setback to scientists, the U.S. Interior Dept, decided that Kennewick Man, one of the oldest skeletons ever found in North America, should be given to five American Indian tribes who have claimed him aa an ancestor. The decision comes after four years of dispute between the tribes and researchers, who hoped to continue d bones studying the that have already forced anthropologists to rethink theories about where the original Americans came from. In a statement. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt aaid the remains were "culturally affiliated with the five tribes and were found in the Columbia River shallow near the tribes aboriginal lands. Although ambiguities in the data made thia a dose call, I was persuaded by the geographic data and oral histories of the five tribee that collectively assert they are the descendants ofpeoplewho have been in the region of the Upper Columbia Plateau for a very long time. Babbitt aid. However, the fate of the bones in court. Eight anthropologists, including one from the Smithsonian Institution. have filed a lawsuit in federal court, in Portland for the right to Vtuifythebonee. The tribes want the bones now being kept at the Burke Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Seattle buried without further research. may be decided old distribution pipeline with PVC pipe. Committed 8209,000 to Spanish Fork South Irrigation Company in Utah County to replace 6.000 feet of a damaged concrete-line- d irrigation canal with h pipe. "Authorized 121,700,000 to Daria and Weber Counties Canal Company in Weber County tocarry out its longterm canal improvement plan. The plan includes replacing, over the next ten year, nearly 6Vfc miles of deteriorated canal liner with new liner . pipelines or box culvert. Replacing the head works at the diversion on the crose-coun-t- ry During the regulator scheduled meeting, board action included: Authorised 8720,000 to Uintah Water Conservancy District in Uintah County to provide a more reliable water supply to the Ashley Upper, Highline.and Colton Ditch canals by bringing water from Red Fleet Reservoir to Ashley CWk. and to provide more water to Ashley Cbeek by pump-in- g from the Steinaker Service Canal. " Authorized 12,635,000 to Morgan Secondary Water Assn, in Morgan County to construct a pressurized secondary irrigation system throughout Morgan City. The project will indude a pump station, regulating reservoir, and about 13 miicaaf transmission and distribution pipeline. " Authorized 81.304.000 to in Cache County to upgrade its culinary water system by drilling 36-inc- Rep tinted with ptrmteeum of tho Salt Lake Tribune. e U.S. cattle on feed Cattle and caNvs on feed for slaugh- first anthropologist to examine Kennewick Man claimed the skull bore little resemblance to today's ter market in the United State for fcedloto, with capacity of 1.000 or more head, totaled 10.36million head on Sept. 1, 2000. The inventory was 9 percent above Sept. 1. 1999 and IS American Indian people. The Interior Dept, agreed to decide what should happen to the bones under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of ? 1990. Professors who studied the bonce for the Interior Dept, have said Kennewick Man appears to be most strongly connected to the people of Polynesia and southern Asia. The find has helped force research-er- a to consider the possibility that the continent (earliest arrivals came not by a land bridge between Russia and Alaska a long-heltheory but by boat or some other route. .. Pieces of the skeleton were sent to three laboratories, but none was able to extract DXA for analysis. "Clearly, when dealing with human remains of this antiquity, con percent above Sept 1, 1998. Placements in feed lots dunng August totaled 2 44 million, slightly above 1999 and 18 percent above 1998. Net placements were 2 39 million. Dunng August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 573.000: 600 - 699 pounds were 504.000. 700 -799 pounds were 691.000; and 800 pounds and greater were 672.000. Marketings of Ted cattle dunng August totaled 2.19 million. 7 percent above 1999. and 1 1 percent above 1998.. Other disappearance' totaled) 49.000 dunng August, 11 percent below 1999, and 6 percent below 1998. d 'Rebate 'ftaya - T- The more paint you buy, the more money youll get back! Buy a gallon of Fuller OBrien9 Color Key or Weather King II9 and get a $5 rebate! Buy up to 10 gallons and earn a $50 rebate! ! Weber River, improving two wasteway to allow drainage of the canal during emergencies, and installing telemetry that will automate canal operation, the board committed 11.020,000 for this fall's first project phase. " Authorised 8150.000 for the Operational Cloud Seeding Program with a maximum state eost-ahu- e of 50 pmwt with local sponsor. TKn-tonTo- The lawsuit was put on hold pending the Interior Department testa. Now that Babbitt has issued hia determination, the scientists say they will ask the judge to let their lawsuit go forward. Discovered in 1996, Kennewick Man is one of the most complete skeletons found in North America. Radioearbon-datingofth380 bones and skeletal fragments place their age at between 9420 and 9,5 10 year old. The disposition of the bones has been hotly contested ever since the Super Savings and equipping a new well and installing a transmission pipeline to the existing system, ana replacing the Prior to bolding ita September meeting, the Utah Board of Water Reeources took a tour of several projects in Wasatch County, including Soldier Hollow at Wasatch Mountain State Park where the skiing and biathlon events will be held during the 2002 Winter Olym-- crete evidence is often scanty, and the analysis of the data can yield ambiguous, inconclusive or even contradictory results. Bobbitt said. He said if the remains had been 3,000 years old. "there would be little debate over whether Kennewick Man was tha ancestor of the Upper Plateau Tribes." But "the line back to9.000 years ... made the cultural affiliation determination difficult," he aaid. Ancient skeletal remains will be given to 5 tribes 9.000-year-ol- DWS seeks reform of nation's The Utah DepLofWorkforce Ser vices (DWS) has announced support for a of national reforms aimed at modernising and strengthening the nation's unemployment insurance program and public employment service system. Utah Governor Michael Leavitt, in remarks last week to the annual conference ofthe Interatate Conference on Employment Security Agencies, said, The governors support a national system administered by the states. I am awars of and support disnissionshfamd at reaching s consensus among workers, employers, and state and federal entities to develop comprehensive recommendations for Congress to address these priorities and inadequacies in the current system." Unemployment insurance is the primary source oftemporary .partial work- wage replacement for laid-of- t era looking for jobs. The public employment service ia changed with helping workers find jobs and employers find workers. These two important services are financed through the federal unemployment trust fund. The proposed package of reforms was developed by a workgroup in Washington DC made upof business representatives, worker representatives, state workforce agency representatives, and officials from the US Dept. ofLabar. Group consensus was reached on the package in June after 18 months of discussions and negotiation. The comprehensive reform proposal represents a unique achievement because it addressee program improvements desired by a number of diverao stakeholder. Highlight of tha agreement include: the federal unemploy ment tax burden by repealing a 02 percent surtax beginning in calendar year 2001 for an aggregate annual and simsavings of $1.75 billwo plifying employer tax reporting requirements. Modifying unemployment benefit eligibility rules by requiring states to count war kera moot recent earnings and by requiring states to HUD AWARD Three Uintah Basin agencies were recognized last week for their cooperative and successful efforts to provide housing for low income residents. Uintah Basin Association of Governments the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center and the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office together received the HUD Best Practices Aw ard for 2001). Pictured left to right are: Richard Walker, Utah Division of Community Development; Duchesne VERNAL CITY CORPORATION RRIMElRESIDENililAll WE? kirv-Weat Pat Exterior , 0 Venial City & the Municipal Building of Venial City are soliciting scaled proposals for the purchase of prime residential development property adjacent to die Venial Municipal golf course in Vernal, Utah. Property to be sold by the City includes throe separate parcel having the following approximate acreage: 1. 4.85 acres 2. M 8 acres 3. 3.143 acres All parcels for sale by the City have recorded restrictive covenants. Proposal information packets can be obtained at the Vernal City offices, 447 East Main. Vernal. Utah 84078 attention Ken Bassett, City Manager, telephone (435) 789-225All proposals shall be delivered to Venial City, 447 East Main. Vernal. Utah 84078 in a sealed envelope with Property Purchase Proposal" written on the outside of the envelope no later than December 8. 2000 si pm. Proposals shall include a proposal deposit of $1000 for each parcel of The be deposits may be a cash deposit or certified or cashier's check. Proposal purchased. property to shall be returned upon award by the City of the successful proposal unsuccessful for proposals deposits and acceptance by the maker of the successful proposal. Proposals shall be valid for a period of not less than '45 calendar days. proposals may include the purchase of one or more parcels of property. Vcnul City reserve the right to award proposals for the purchase of individual parcels or proposals for the purchase of multiple parccla. Commissions associated with realtor assisted proposal shall be paid by the maker of the proposal. Vernal City A the Municipal Building of Vernal City reserves the right to reject any or all proposal. 1 Jf Late II Painrt Sst Quart Can m arpited vuKen tovera-tvare low as 35 T is as Covers W3it surfaces rv one coat 5. Sr Ctor s 22 99 5.-0- Copy) SjO dZZD WHEN IT'S WORTH DOING RIGHT G2? PAINT & GLASS IDQlD (EDGHUZh |