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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. January 9. 2001- - .Car lands Crude rises as OPEC sideways in debates added cuts Crude oil nee almost 1 percent here Wednesday, its third straight gain, as OPEC members prepared to reduce output quotas for the first time since 1999 to counter last -- ByAldon Rachele female driver surA vived a rough landing in a field located near an area knownas Ostlers Corner in Hancock Cove, 10:25 a.m. Friday morning, January 5. ShalonMcDonald, Roosevelt, was headed east into Roosevelt on the Hancock Cove road. According to Dave Swenson of the Utah Highway Patrol she lost control, over corrected and rolled her 1996 Pontiac vehicle 1 2 times. It stopped on its side in a field owned by Gene Ostler. She was transported to the Uintah Basin Medical Center, and then was released. She didn't receive any injuries. Officer Swenson cited McDonald for not wearinga seat belt and unsafe lane travel. He reported that she was going Too fast for the corner. The vehicle was totaled. ld non-OPE- in Vienna. People are raising their expectations about what OPEC will do on the 17th," said Robert Laughlin, a -based broker at GNI Ltd. Those expectations are for "a minimum of one million barrels a day. Brent crude oil for February settlement rose as much as 20 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $24.50 a barrel on Londons International Petroleum Exchange. Yesterday it rose as much as $1.03 abarrel, or 4 percent, after an OPEC spokesman in Vienna said members had generally agreed to Jan. local field An unidentified senior Saudi oil official said Sunday that the kingdom would back an OPEC cut of between 1.5 million and 2 million barrels a day, Agence France-Press- e said. Saudi Arabia is the dominant OPEC member and the world's largest producer. The Kuwaiti oil ministry official, who asked not to be identified by C allies mayjoin name, said the group in lowering production. Norway, Mexico and others have cooperated with OPECs efforts to prop Kuwaitis oil minister, Sheikh Saud Nasser al Sabah, will seek an output cut of as much as 2 million barrels a day, equal to 2.5 percent of the world total, an oil ministry official said Wednesday in an interview. The Organization of Petroleum 17 1-- upprices. OPEC boosted output quotas four times last year, raising production targets for all members except Iraq by a combined 3.7 million barrels a day to 26.7 million barrels a day. Members aimed to lower prices that readied a high of $37.80 a barrel on the Nymex in September. The eleven-membproducer group has said it wants to keep the price of its oil benchmark between $22 and $28 a barrel. An informal OPEC agreement calls for a production cut of 500,000 barrelsaday ifthe priceofthe group's benchmark stays below that range for 10 straight business days. London- 10-ye- ar ROUG H RI DE-- A 1 996 Pontiac car is on its side after leaving the road, Friday morn ing and coming to rest in this field in an area known as Ostlers Comer in Hancock Cove. The driver, Shalon McDonald, 22, Roosevelt, was transported to the Uintah Basin Medical Center and was treated and released. She was cited for unsafe lane travel and not wearing seat belt by Dave Swenson of the Utah Highway Patrol. er J lower quotas. In the United States, crude oil for February delivery rose as much as 9 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $27.30 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. OPEC, which pumps 40 percent We never understand how litof the worlds oil, "pretty much tle we need in this world until need to lower output we know the loos of agrees on the ; quotas this month, OPEC spokesJH Barrie man Fernando Garter said from the groups Vienna headquarters Tuesday it nnfiiwuMiiMP Hw wiilaiiMil in iW.il MINUTES TOR REGULAR OOMMI88ION tilt attached ppfdirwtifln. tha County Mu-MEETING HELD DECEMBER 28, Commiion minute nay be edited far oidpal Building Authority wild bo tho vehicle by which tha ioongrant would bo ipac. TheaffiaaloafyafthtcampleteDuchmne County Commiteio minutee are available obtained. TheeooaultaiitwasLewisYo MuHui throughthederkauditortoffice. lb Tim Tim cation was asking for oooriructkn or raaiod-rii- ha and Surveyor Jerry Alrsd wan about finiahedwith themapa to be sent to Stephan n.iLw a riCriuour R8 2477 radnConimiMionar Bowmpraparinc the latter to ba sent with ntSooapleteth.7rt: about a bbIemI road ieeua that was ducuaead ou November 21.2000. Thieoonmnmd.privatapropeety of(4)buiidiini,onoinDuehanaono in Auamont, ana in Friiitland, and ono in Naoia. A Myton Fin Station was being nmyeietn pnjari. The I9M.000 ban appWfor called ft Ofointar-- n art and payback m 13 wean with tha 1 payment due in 3002. The Debt would be ahand with tha eitiaa and tha county. Tha application inchidod the purehaea of new aquipaeni for Kinv.lt, Duche.n. Altamont, Tabiona, Naoia, Friiitland, and in the amount of Free Hotline to answer questions for uninsured What can you do if your family member needs help with s medical problem, butthere is no health insurance or money to pay for the care? Who qualifies for Medicaid? Ia your child covered by the Childrens Health Insurance Program? Which clinics and hospitals will help you with a m edical concern , regardless of ability to pay? The answers to these and other questions are just a phone call away. How to access medical care when you dont have insurance will be the topic of January's Deseret New a Intermountain Health Care Health Hotline. The free hotline will be offered Saturday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to 12 hotline number, noon. The toll-fre- e can be called from anywhere in the Intermountain re- - All calls are confidential, 'gion. n-- "- ' THE FIRST COFFEE TO GO First customers! Ute Petroleum Gas Station in Myton, James Browfield ofChicago. III., pays cashier JennifcrBird forhis cup ofcoffee. Browfield stopped on his long journey East to stretch his legs and get a cup of coffee. When informed that he was the first customer he asked, wheres the doughnuts? The gas station opened last Friday at 7 a.m. The grand opening for the new Ute Petroleum is set for Jan. 20. (Photo courtesy of Curtis Cesspooch.) lDqwrtnw. Wi.leh-uWoIotothC- IB eras in tha Board on January 11, 3001 Commiaaionar Thayne aakad if than waa any public input n Swaaey aakad if theCounty would mw owner's accem to the property wilt not eontmue to pay theotiaaforfire rune aa they bedaaiad. Jerry will research the matter to had in tha peat Tha oommiewoo anawend that becauaa of double taxation laaues tha .K aid that be would alao pursue the matter. oounty would no loapr be bjUiMforfow protection aacept for tha induatnal fan lihae, li George vehicle fine and naglifent burning. Tha attention thatinWrils Draw going towaid atiaaeould ifthey wanted tobiUfcr their Bn Nina Mila Canyon then wen a ooupla real runahowavar. - t Road ana who - gnd u. - - Robad in tha road that created a Zoaa Change Shiriio Burdick AR-uaet to etange nontag Irime l them. hit tcnibla duet bowl when anyone - the roadterorororv diy aroeciauTin the Ha asked if the county oould put eome shale on tha road and wot tha road down with the water trucks and then pack it. Mr. Marett also aakad about a road by tha Bad ft Breakfast in Nina Mile Canyon. Carbon County had gone in and nqyded Boms old blacktop and puked it down and had left a small strip undone. Tha atrip of road ie lass than Vi mile on tha Carbon County Side. CommiaainperRoeseucxaafed that thaNinaMilaOnalition contact Carbon it iaaCarbon County County road or the State Boad Department . Ounmiaaionar Boas aim indicated that tha county needed to do a good review and surveying on tha Laka Borem Bond beginning at Highway 40 going waat past Dallas Murray's residence and running waat into by Chuck's the LakeTork Bridge and tha Lahaftrk River Agricultural Recreational, a ona.toaRRRuralRaaidantiall-acrnone. Located in the Bridgeland A - Sac 33, T38, RdW, (JSBAM Tersaa Nielsen waa press litre presenting the Planning and Zoning Board. Tereaa atated that the Planning Commiseijn had given a favorable raconunandation to this Ordinance :- at- - 00-17- 3 tachad............ and Adoption of Ordinance AjPvol Change 00-17- 3 Motions GounuMioiMv Kopptn notionod to approve Ordinanoe Qwnmiarinner Roaaaaoond. Tha motion carriad. Hall Gall Vote, All fintnmiainnarB Vntine Ave. Neal Potter-Carri- er Heating and Air Conditioning Service Contract 001-3003 -3- Mr. Pottar presented contraatertlieco a ar aarviea approval. This Jbrieaayayontha Adminietratjon Building; tha Justice to,bgttaCromroC-pu- t out for one week at the meat tm budding; and thalibroiy building. a counter Motioni Commiaaunar Boee motamad to ..w .. -- v- . H- -T 4 " na dft-cM- - Tan laeuea Jamie Park from the Treasurer's office waa called in to tha meeting. Mr. Swaaey indicated ha had coma in to pay his team. Later ha got a delinquent note from tha Treasurer indicating that ha had missed twoparnileuliirh ha still mradtamo on plus a ten dollar penalty on each panel waa bring charged. Mr. Swaaay aaid he did not raceiva the two tax notioaa and ahould not have to pay the penalty and would like tha penalties waved. Ha alao thinks that whan someone comas in to pay thair tans the treasurer ahould raesarrh while there in tha office to aaa if there have been eome parade miesed and help the taxpayer a little. Jamie indicated that that would ba impossible because of time restraints. The Treaaurara office sends out over 35.000 The taxpayer ahould know what property he haa. The oommieaionara indicated that they foal that the Treasurer's John Swaaey - Office does an excellent job collecting taxes considering the short amount of tuna they have to collect. Commissioner Boaa aakad Mr. Swaaey if be 1 bi. ililftnre wntieerf Mr.Sweey aaid yea ha did. Commissioner Happen suggested that if John got hie disclosure notioaa than ha moat likely got his tax Motioni Comsuasiaiier Boaa motioned to deny Mr- - Swaeey's request to waive the penalties on the two missed tax pareels. Gommimioner Kappenaaeond. Themotion earned. Roll Call Vo- -; an ere Voting Ave. CIB Hearing For tho purpose of m Voting Ave. Attorney Herb Gillespie . Mr. Gilleepia presented tha with the aignad Deputy Attorney Contract for 2001. Mr. Gillmpie presented the commission with a Disclosure Statement prepared by Tbs ivumiiiinw wiptrfukl m-- itiimni County Attorney Herb GiUeepia-Fa- ea for legal aarvieaa of Andrew Morse in connect low with the Charles Stout Matter and other legal business - F yyvH ih.itKi.ii'-,tar had coaaote tha flnmmiaeimi three times prior and had been denied. TbaooaainisBion felt that the insurance should pay for tha legal services in this matter. Attorney Gilleepia want into detail explaining tha conditions of tha caae upon which the commission asked iftho Attorney had promised that the county would pay thia MIL Mr. Gilleepia stated that ha guessed that ha had panicked and got help. Commissioner Boas said that they did not agree with his dedaion, but iftha Attorney had made an agreement then the bill needed to be paid. Motion: Cnmmiasionrr Boas motioned to dear up tha iaeua with Snow, Christensen and Martinaau law office that Duchesne County pay 1 1,754 At for lap amvioee in the Chaiiae Stout Matter. CommieaionerKappen aaeond. The motion carried. Roll Call Vote, A3 fjonunieeinneea Voting Ave. Auditor Office - Vouchers - Deportment Heed Time Sheets - Tax Adjustments- i securing a LB million dollar grant loan combination for tho purehaea of Judy Mutton - Personnel Imuee Fire Equipaaeut - County Wide. A-Judy informed thecommieeinn that Thayne welcomed all present to Duchana ountya Pormanent Cmmu- nity Impact Fund PuUkHnufog. Those present were Commission Chairman Guy B. Thayne, Commieeiocer F. Ted Happen, CbmmimioiMr Larry S. Roes, Kane Freetoo, OerkAuditor, Jean Liddell from KNEU, Leslie Whiting and Katie Nelson from the UB Standard, Beverly Park, John Swaa ey. Attorney Herb Gillotpie, Teresa Niriaan. Oommieeioner Thayne atated that the hearing was to get public input on the following: Duchaam County hoe applied to the Permanent Grmmunity Imped Board for a 1J million dollar in tha combination of a $900,000 loan and a 3600,000 grant oombiiia-tio- a to improve the fire equipment eounty-wid- e in Duchesne County. a sheriff deputy had reeijnedhiepoeitioiiea ofFriNimiy3,2001aodtheAeriffwoiildlike to repleoo the deputy. The pe-- B- Judy also presented theooeuniaeioa with the paperwork for the maintenance technician position for the Justice Center Building under the Building and Grounds Department. C-Paperwork waa presented to the commission for the Deputy Part-tim- e Recorder Position. D- Judy mated that aa employee had askid about tha epedtke of the education fond that the commiarion had budgeted for in 001. The employee wonted to know wbat paperwork had tobe filled out end that criteria had boee set. A meeting was scheduled for January 17, 3001 at 10 AM for the purpose of Organizing the Education Budget Fund. PaEC Just give us a call and well sw itch your accounts right over the phone, including direct deposits and automatic payments, then we'll bring the forms out to vour home or office for you to sign. And well give you free checking. Why? Because we understand you have a lor of other things to do. And wc want you to know M haven't forgotten who keeps ut in business. Too busy o SUJrtell bdAfcs? Call 1.888.723.9719 and we'll come to you. ZIONS BANK www. C ?001 Zion& Bank Vrmber FD1C. on sfc jr k . c om |