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Show Pace 10 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. December 5. 2000 Uintah Countv Flames consume local hot oil truck At around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.29, a hot oil truck owned by Action Hot Oil buret Into (lames and was completely destroyed. According to assistant Roosevelt Fire Chief, Ryan Larsen, the truck was parked in the Action Hot Oil company parking lot while a worker was circulating the coil with the burner on. Apparently the coil had a pin size hole in it causing has in the burner to ignite, he said. When the Roosevelt Fire Department arrived on the scene, the truck was fully engulfed in games. A 500 gallon propane tank on the back of the truck was not venting properly, so Cows impede flow of moooving traffic the fire department evacuated Over the past several months, Uintah County Sheriffs deputies busi- nesses one mile on each side of the parking lot and shut down highway 40 for about one hour. Fire crews and emergency personnel backed off and let the truck burn itself out, Larsen said. National fire protection agency codes say that in the case ofa propane fire, such as this one. Firefighters are to back off and evacuate the area. After the flames were almost out, fire fighters came in and cooled the truck down. The worker escaped without injury. The truck was a total loss, damages are estimated to be in excess of $80,000. CHRISTMAS GIFT-T- he Lights parade. gift that every man wants-- a backhoe- - is hauled around during Roosevelts Festival of Paid leases available to private pond owners in Basin HOT OIL TANKER FIRE Traffic was snipped and businesses were evacuated within a mile radius of this hot oil tanker fire in Ballard. The fire occurred in the yard of Action Hot Oil on Wednesday. Nov. 29. No one was injured. Park City man elected Farm Bureau vice-preside- nt Stephen A Osguthorpe from Park City was elected Vice President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation Nov. 17, 2000, at the UFBF state convention in Salt Lake City. Osguthorpe haa farm and ranch operations in Summit, Salt Lake, Wasatch. Juab and Millard counties. The Osguthorpe family raises alfalfa, oats, corn and barley in addition to their sheep and cattle operation. Osguthorpe graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Animal Science. H has served Summit County Farm Bureau Presi-- sj dent and as a member of the UFBF Board of Directors. He succeeds Leland Hogan, a farmer from Stock-to- n who did not seek reelection. The UFBF annual convention attracted more than 500 farm and ranch families from across the state who met to examine biotechnology and market trends and discuss and adopt the organizations governing polioes for 2001. In addition to policy development, the convention also featured leadership competitions. Consiltkia confest highlights ' s4 " - - Utah land owners who own ponds in Duchesne and Uintah Counties, may be eligible to receive funds for the use of their ponds to help recover native fish. Ponds will be leased to allow razorback sucker fingerlings raised in hatcheries to grow to 0 inches before returning the fish to their native river habitat This procedure significantly improves the fishes ability to survive. Razorback suckers are one of four endangered fish species native to the upper Colorado River and protected by the Endangered Species Act The other are Colorado pikeminnow, humpback results can be found on the new Farm Bureau website at www.fb.org'utfb. The Utah Farm Bureau is the largest general farm and ranch organization in the state with more than 22,300 member families. ft mission is to improve the net income of the state's fanners and ranchers and the overall quality of life in the state and nation through political action, chub and bonytail. Were looking for ponds anywhere from one to 30 acres in the Ashley Valley in Utah," said Dave Soker, land acquisition coordinator for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. We will pay landowners for the use of their ponds. Five-yeleases are available on ponds that meet the following criteria: depth of five to 30 feet, removal of nonnative fish, location above the floodplain and road access. Pond owners relinquish the right to control the fish in the ponds for the period of the lease. Existing fish population in the ponds are removed at Program expense because nonnae tive fish may prey upon the razorbacks andor compete with them for food. Once the fingerling razorbacks are placed in the ponds, they are lefj. to fend for themselves on natural ar 10-ye- finger-ling-siz- faS -- hJiTrVth?n if9fmJllQ5 Puerto When Elise Roe landa wanted to find out why her husband had kid- .uey stones and how he could avoid aheeearehed health sites oq tiw Internet rather than going to A doctor. v I learned some of the new treatments, and I learned it wasn't as - A new survey of Americans use of the Internet shows that Ruelands is hardly alone in her online quest , for medical information. The survey, prepared by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, queried more than 1 2,000 people about their Internet habits in order to discover how the Internet has changed the way people make health decisions. "Theres tons of anecdotal evidence shout this, but this is the first time that anyones quantified it, said Lee Rainie, director of tha of the surproject and a The deadline is right now to place an ad for your business in the Qwest Dex vey. Rainie said most of those searching for health information online Uintah Basin Area White & Yellow Pages Business owners... don't wait, or 789-035- 4, were seeking material for someone else. Ofthose surveyed, 92 percent said theironline search wasusefrilandSl percent Said they had learned something new. today High Peaks Foundation seeks donations and volunteers High Peaks Youth Foundation isa newly tion. for ety. l at-ris- k, We receive calls daily from par- ents who are in distress and in need ofa therapeutic program. Due to economic depression, aome families are financially unable to get the help they need. It is heartbreaking to bear the frustration in parents voice as they try to finds solution. This is the reason why High Peaks Youth Foundation was created, said Candi Anderson, who works for the foundation. Tha foundations main objective is to obtain grants and donations to provide Ainding for clients in financial need of a therapeutic program for their child. At this time, we are in need of cash donations and oflioe equipment. Any donation would be greatly appreciated, "aaidHaslem. We are alao looking far qualified individuals who may be interested in serving on a committee. "Any interested person may contact Ralph Davis or Candi Anderson si (435) 722-515- lilt w si- ' I I Incense burning believed . to cause house fire At about 1 a.m on Friday, Del the Roosevelt Fire Department responded to a house fire in Ft. Duchesne. According to Roosevelt Fire Chief, Lee Rockwood, when his crew arrived on the scene, the South East corner of the boms was fully engulfed in flames. Fire fighters were able to knock down the flames in about 45 minutes. They did have to wait until the power was turned off to knock holes In the walla to find out where the tire had traveled inside the walls. They discovered that the fire had gone into the second floor and the atuc. Rockwood said it took about 4 hours to chase the flames thru the walls and put them out Ute Tribe COtjORADO NORTHWESTERN COMMUNI People count on the Qwest Dex White & Yellow Pages more than any other directory in the Uintah Basin area. It's the most complete listing of homes and businesses in the area, providing results you can trust. When it comes to quality, consistency, and experience, no other directory even compares to the Qwest Dex White & Yellow Pages. We have been in the Uintah Basin area for over 60 years, and we will continue to be your directory of choice. call hatchery construction. The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is a cooperative program involving federal and state agencies, environmental group and water and power-use- r organisations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Its purpose is to recover endangered fish while allowing development of water resources for human uses. For more information, call Shirley Eluund, UJS Fish and Wildlife Service, Veext 18, or rnal Utah, (435) Dave Soker at the Services Office, Grand Junction, Colorado, ext. 20. decisions linked to Web sites ' ver Spring. Md.. who valued the eon- venicnce of clicking on Web pages t growout" ponds act as Health-car- e educational and informational means. The Farm Bureau is a non- partisan, voluntary organization, and its efforts are based on grassroots policies developed by members at the local, county, stateand national levels. It is affiliated with the American Farm Bureau Federation, the world's largest general farm organi- - food. These a halfway house for the fish to help them transition from the hatchery environment to the wild. After one growing season the fish will be netted and stocked into theGreen River. Rearing native fish in leased ponds la a cost effective alternative to hew along with the county animal control officer have responded to many more calls for service involving cows on the road. In addition to the additional calls from the Sheriff's office, the Utah Highway Patrol has reported more accidents than normal involving cowed on state highways. This is a growing concern of local and state law enforcement agencies in that it is now becoming somewhat ofapublic safety issue. The concern is not shout the areas ofUintah County that are considered "open range, but rather the areas where the live stock is supposed to be fenced in. These animals are supposed to be in fenced pastures and for whatever reason, they are gettingout and onto the roads and highways ofUintah County and in some cases causing accidents. State and local law enforcement agencies are asking for the cooperation of the owners ofthese animids to assist in making the roads and highways in Uintah County at a safe place to travel. aigsac-- ambulance crew had to go in and get one of the residents out ofthe burning home. Twoother men in the home had gotten out On of them sustained minor injuries as he triad to put the flames out. The state fire marshall and ATF came out, residents of the home told them that they had been burning incense, had falling aaleep. and it had started the couch on fire. The fire did an estimated $30,000 in damage to the home. Carbon monoxide poisoning hotline What are the signsofcarbon monoxide poisoning? How can you protect your family from carbon monoxide poisoning? How can it be effectively treated? The answers to these and other Questions are just s phone call away. 1 he prevention and treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning will be the topic of December Deseret News Intermountain Health Care Health Hotline. The free hotline will be offered, Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The tolll-fire- e hotline can be number. called from anywhere in the region. All calls are confidential. Calls to the hotline will be answered by Lindell Weaver, MD, medical director of the LDS Hospital Medicine Program, and Sue Churchill a nurse practitioner with the same program. More information about carbon monoxide poisoning can be found on the Internet at wwwihtLcom. Tha Inter-mounta- in ric Don't miss that important meeting of your town councils to get your business in the Qwest Dex Uintah Basin Area directory. Search the Utah Legal Notice Database Visit our Web site at www.qwestdex.com. HMQwMC. HnamMiMl In. Qwest Vex opta AsMvtaeofffw UbdifeAsaooMun and yns toad newspaper Poor |