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Show I page 13 - October 31, 2000 Basin LIFE Uintah Basin Standard i ii rx 'f '.r if-i- E BRAINSTORMING SESSION i Silicon Valley" may be in very distant future for rural Utah E By meeting with Gov. Mike TOP FA R.MERS mayors and county coinnu.-iino-r from rural Utah was a very positive step toward advertising the area for high technology johs. hut these com-palet aren't clamoring to wt up shot in sparsely populated con tides Duchesne County Cnminision Chairman Guy Thayne attended the meetmglast Tuesday in Salt Lake to launch the rural component of the Utah Silicon Valley Aliiaru e. The Utah Silicon Valiev Alliance i a partnership among business executives, academic leaders, venture capitalists, and econonucdevclnpers formed to create a critical mas of resource necessary y to support Utah's existing high industries and to attract Silctm Valley expansions of build cut". i enhance Utah's reputation asr. ; er treprencurial center. GateRepresentative from way and excite home, were in attendance at the brainstorming session designed to find ways to help rural areas prepare to host start-uhigh tech companies looking to expand outside of California "They identified things that need to happen before companies look at an area They haw to have the infrastructure to attract them and not be a cost to them. Tliey are looking at available Charles and DaleAnn Lindsay were named Duchesne County Soil Conservation District T aimer of the Year. Also pictured are Lynn Burton, Cory Dye, Mark Monsen and Ed Bench. SOIL DISTRICT AWARDS Lindsays named top farmers; Mary Ellen Kettle best teacher teeh-nolog- two years and then went to"A" grade. Water, Soil) camps. Some of these They have increased their total of activities include pumpkin, worms cows over the yean. They leased 100 and an inside garden She is married to Mike Kettle and acres of ground in Bluebell and put up hay on shares in Roosevelt and Pleastogether they manage a beef operation. She enjoys being with family, ant Valley. In 1997, they purchased the Leo playing wit hgrandt hildren, teaching, Farnsworth farm in Talmage. Sprinreading, gardeningandchurch art iv klers were also added to tbs farm to increase water conservation and production. The farm now consists of 575 acres and provides feed for their 110 milk cows. Mary Ellen Kettle has been involved in education for the pest 15 years. She received her bachelors degree from Utah State University in 1990 and began teaching sixth grade at Lapoint Elementary. In 1998 rite transferred to fourth grad at Keoia Elementary. She received her master's degree this year from USU. Mary Ellen's classroom ia full of hands-olearning activities that she credits most to the learning she received from PAWS (Plants, Animals, ByAldon Rachele The Duchesne County Soil Conser- vation District presented annual awards to the Charles and DaleAnn Lindsay family as Conservation Farmer of the Year and Mary Ellen Kettle as Conservation Teacher oflhe Year. Charles and DaleAnn Lindsay credit their success to a ton of hard work and the family working together to make things happen. Charles, when asked if it was worth it, said, If I had to do it all again, I wouldnt change a thing!" In 1980 the Lindsays purchased their farm ground in Talmage from Charless father Guj Lindsay. At that time all the ground was flood irrigated, and the Lindsays raised grass hay, oats, barley and kids Charles Jr. (Chuck I and Emmykm. In 1987 the Lindsays sold their sheep and beef cows and bought 21 milk cows. They milked "B" grade for wlui Uniting . isuipU-efu- r Discussions with rural traiiungand retraining worker, and at the number uf people needingjole," leaders and high tech said Thayne. One technology company official company representatold i ural leader that they were real rciuctant logo to rural U lah, noting tives centered on highthat their employees were let than thrilled to be told they were going to speed Internet access, be transferred from Silicon Valley, transportation issues, Calif, to Salt Lake. The La. k of nightlife and the propped of a workforce that relevant training and a wasn't trained for high techjnbs were workforce willing to gain the major concerns. The move w a made, however, and new skills. Gateway's Salt Lake division is growing faster than it isanyw here.Thayne aid Indian reservations and impover-ihe- d related rural areas. An estimated 300 The group also explored the idea of to be created onco centers arecxpected job technology training creating around the state, sini ilar to one in the Ulr.ia River Technology becomes established and w ins government softd Uintah Basin. The Uintah Basin Technology Center is one of 35 ware application contracts. The k.y is to show them the jobs sues in the United State approved by w ill be there, explained Carry Wold, Oracle Corp. to teach software application programs, geared to prepare acting manager of Uinta River Techhigh school students for any type of nology The people in rural Utah need to believe that then is hope. career opportunicomputer-relateThen they will commit to spending six ties. The same day the meeting was to nine months gaining new skills, rather than remaining 'underemheld, the Ute Tribe Business Committee spproved seed money to offiployed.' The day that happens is the cially begin s high tech business with day that the first job arrive. The further promote the possibilthe help ofOracle Corp. the second ity that high tech companies would largest manufacturer of computer software in the world. tSee story on page lake a lock at the Uintah Basin. Thayne said the governor has recommended one.) The venture is just w hat the gover- forming sn alliance among cities, nor is promoting through the Silicon roun: ie and the UteTnbe so thst one Valley Alliance. The agreement be- ent ity could be formed to accomplish t nothing for the benefit of all. Thayne tween the Ute Tribe and Oracle noted that in many ways, the area ia which created Uinta River Technolhas been in the work fur well at readyw or kirgasa unit" to further ogy over a year and was made possible economic development. through federal funding designed to Ap-pl.e- Meet the Candidates The Duchesne County Form Bureau is sponsoring Meet the Candidate nights Nov. 1 at Rmwewlt Junior High auditorium. The meetingbe ginsal 7 pm. Utah History Series Sl'PERTEACHE "A Nat ive American Perspective of Life. Land and Spirit will be offered by Larry Cesspoocb, a Uial member of tho Utah Humaniliee Council's Speakers Bureau, at 7.00 p.ra. on Wednesday, November L at Duchesne County Library. The free program concludes a 3 part Utah history series sponsored by Basin Art Council and the Library. - The4graJcvljssaiNeolaEktncnur Holly Fair Holly Fair ill be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3, 4 at the Crossroads Senior Center. Bv Cheryl Merham Health Fair 3 p m. at the starts On Wednesday, Nov. 1 the Iintah Basui Association of Government will open it Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) program for the elderly and disabled. The general public will be served beginning Thursday, Nov. IS. To schedule an appoint ment call for the HEAT office located in Roosevelt. 722-321- t saw HOPES IT'S A GAL GHOST Earl Hawkins. KM l' radio personality, said he hopes kNEU's ghovt. who tosses coffee mugs on the floor and hides George Jones records, is a gal ghost. b BUSINESSES employee around Ghostly phenomena help to contribute to Halloween spirit Christmas Bazaar willbe held Saturday Nov.dfrom 9 3 p.m. at the St Helen's Catholic Churvh. Health Fair will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. Crossroad Senior Center. iskvkmgat n HAUNTS INCLUDE HOMES Christmas Bazaar HEAT program R- the plaque awarJcd to their teacher. Man Ellen kettle. She wj named Duchesne County Teacher of the Year by the Duchesne County Soil Conservation Disti kL She ue the I uh CORE to guide her lejihing. The PAWS-O(Plants, Animals, Water. Soil) program is part of that process. 8 Estate Planning Workshops will be held An Estate Nov. 1 at 7 p. m. ia Planning Workshop Wednesday, the Conference Room 1 at the Duchesne County Administrative Office Building, 734 N. Center, Duchesne. Powerful stralepe that can save money, time, the probate process, estate taxes and legal heartache will be discussed. For more information and registration call Barbara Mathis at 722 3997 ext 143. 738-114- Sub For Santa "He kruxkt dTthe coffee cups and hides leorrd. Especially George Jones rerorda. You can hear the phone nr e. except it's not really ringing, said llawkin Hawkins ha worktd at the radio station for 20 years His duties include Dtf work and rviordmcnewc for both KIFX 98 3 FM and KNEU 12 50 AM stations But.it wasn't until he' J been employed tlwnr a year or that he noticed the strange pimnw and could sens someone standing behind him. I'ni sort of cynical to unless it shows iiaelf I won't be!. it s a ghost. Hawkins must d A employee have come and guu over the years, they hut believed or disbelieved the legend We let them findout v--i t i row a It doesn't haunt every eir.piov. Haw kins added Disc jockey Jetir.ifer Rook ihes-- t believe the stories. Hopefully, it's a gi shot. Hawkins suggested, adding. bat uka of thing get b lamed on the ghost . such lo The DuchesneCity Lions Club, Sub For Santa program is underway a little earlier thia year in an efTort to mora efficiently distribute and collect assistance applications in order to meet the Friday, Dee. 1 deadline. Applications ran ba picked up st thcee participating businesses; First Security Bank. Kohl's Store, Clint Psrker Repair and Zmns Bank. . N3MY1-- ' diwnroe and is now keeping house with her in a down last week T wo year adjust before I Lnilow-ecthe tower Mew over. We blamed that on the ghost, but the insurance company rejected the claim they didn't think the ghost did it. New reporter Jean Liddell, w ho often records her stone after hour. Mid she has been unnerved on more than one occasion w hen she hear I he ghostly ring of a telephone, or feel that she a not alone Ifscreepy. Jean explained, abiding that she prefer being st the station in the daylight hours with other n with washing. ghtwl. Wherever Margie Kettle movwsahe dummies to be haunted by a ghost she affectionately rail "George. Margie's ghost followed her from Fort Durhesne to a duplex after her s when the satellite receiver r Iva strangasl pbenorn- -. ' enon yet was the appearance cf small, crange-cotore- d triangles that began showing up on theirclothing and carpet, which wouldn't come out One weekend when KNEU who personality and opcratKn manager Earl Haw kin w a working alone at the Ballard radio station he heard a crash. When be got up to inwstipte. he found the crow' coffee cup lying on the floor. Something nr someone had moved the mug off of the sink area, yet nothing else seemed to he disturbed, so Earl chalked up yet another prank to KNEU's reshiiii GHOST TO1.LOWS r., 1 - wr ' I r f single-wid- e trailer in Roosevelt. Margie guesse George has been around for the last ten years or so. Ho madr himself manifest just after her last move, three months ago when she had t u rned on the air conditioner and then went down the hallway to shut the bedroom door As soon a she finished the job. each door then re opened in the same sequence before her. M Crystal ha seen it She saw a dark shadow go up the stairs in the duplex." Margie said, adding that ... S F.E . lULiOWTEN7n24 " ; - ,r v jf - e't; IZrrfj : Hunter Education Class Hunter Education Class will be taugfu in the dyton area beginning Friday, Nov. 3 st 6 30 p m. a! the Myton Elementary School (west door). Clsirrs will be held on Monday, Thursdays, ahd or Fridays. Contact Jos ft Mary Perkins 722-385- or Leonard Wilson 648-318- Parent Workshop A parent workshop to learn ideas to help the nonverbal child cowmunicale at home will he held Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the ConAmors School from 1 . 3 p m. RSVP to Joni FitjgeraM by Ort. 27 at -- 722-4629- American Legion Post 64 will bo American Legion rust Wednesday, Nov 1 at 7 p ui. 64 holding thru- - regular meeting on of the Utah Pioneers Daughters will meet on Pioneers of the Utah Monday. No;, Cat Senior Center. The Ilotory of Emery County presented Come join u. Daughter at ilia 10-3- CrtMsnMtl Copy WJUSS'lJH8!R rnwmmmm w ,wV it cf Uintah HAUMI-nnv.k- am :i he thej ve heard m jryc hiifv thj j-- ment. J hi! - V i ,r the b ti i . in-- . .4 .' - j" r ( , :i j H.kih' ij the siyun-- ) ! - r.invtut.xe !iidi tc'.k'p ay !lcr HI SJPl City i;ht t patt- - MGIlnsT Kvn w -i h.CC that M p:a-r-jM- Sieve W KtitlcandVxg'c kettle havcsll phcmv.rxnauktrg place in the mobile slLMivty tNtly v't a: id Marjw sfare m 4 i |