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Show T SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101-12- then youlljust have to serve as a horrible Warning. Catherine Aind Ifyou cant be a good example, C005 0 0 p UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 200 S SUITE 4006 (5) 0 12 50$ DWR's land plans The Division of Wildlife . Resources says 951 acres of land they own at the bottom of Indian Canyon in Duchesne County is up for sale to a private party. Atthe same time they are close to Tuesday April Roosevelt, Utah 88, Number 13 www.ubstandard.com Vol. wrapping up negotiations on the of purchase approximately 4,500 acres of land in the Lake Canyon drainage of the county, Meth use & domestic violence are prominent in '00 crime stats private to public ownership. Seepages Tribe requests more time ByT-mlon- Water officials will allow an additional six weeks of public comments on thedraft Environmental Statement on the proposed enlargement of Sandwash Reservoir and other water-relate-d projects in Duchesne County at the request of the Ute Indian Tribe's governing Business Committee. See page 2 Roosevelt City Police 2000 99 M. 20QL i Whiting E Last year, the departmei teenage girls who are the victims i d violence. arrests recorded ?$ 1,170 were 29 victims of 2000 In there show Police Roosevelt Department , crimes involving sexual abuse, comthatcrime in mostof the nuyor reportand 1,520 crimes that pared with 19 reported sex abuse ing categories rose last year. The in: crimes in 1999 an increase of 63 . were that comes a 2000 crime after crease in in charged The actual number ofcrimes percent decline in most areas of criminal acin connection with the 29 averages out to 145 tivity in 1999. cases is much higher, noted reported In 2000, Roosevelt police officers arrests per officer in 2000. Roosevelt Police Chief Cedi Gurr. responded to a total of 13,401 inciSex crimes, along with the other dents, or calls that required police crimes AdVictim and administers the runs charged are processed inacom- were ofthose calls tothe actum 328 scene ofa dispute involving domestic vocate Program for Duchesne County ' puter system wllich will only pick up the first crime reported or charged, violence. Thats an increase of 196 and Roosevelt. that in the future s Gurr percent from the 111 domestic violence reports they responded to in more, theylre conffltl thzltwhei J officenlcodeiLiividusl reports in 1999. (See related chart) they call the police something will he' order to obtain a more realistic count i surge done, said Hansen, adding that her ; of the number of charges filed in conattributed in part to a change in the client list has grown by 150 from a nection with each case. In a report to the Roosevelt City year ago. That number does not in-- 1 Council hut week, Gurr said the been coded to.indude protective or- dude repeat clients, she stated. Hansen said about 70 percent of departments most pressing issue der violations as well as family fights. At the same time, however, more the domestic violence cases her office is the effect of methamphetamine use alcohol-relatein the community. In 2000, the Uintah people are reporting violent acts be- handles are drug and cause they are aware of resources to The average victim is a female in her SEE RPD STATS on page 3 help them, said Trade Hansen, who late 20s to 40s. The Victim Advocate Statistics compiled by the date-relate- ' . It's prom time! Statistical Report IJOOSEVELTROLICEDEPARTMENTSSE effectively transferring itfrom : When a guy finally gathers his nerve to ask that certain girl to the prom ... well, he cant just ask her. Nope, none of that Creative ways of asking a girt to the prom, or guy to post prom generally accompany the question. ' m 3, 2001 13 Seepage d. lfffi Will new club house at course R TAXDOLlARS WONT BE USED TO REPAY, tOAN Roosevelt City Recreation Budgets bring more play, other benefits? By Leileo E. Whiting Union Whips Uintah, Twice Those backing a plan to build a $600,000 club house at the Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course want to get one thing straight right away the loan charged at the golf course. repayment proposal for the project will be done with fees paid by golfers, ditkmal revenue through tournaments and not taxpayer dollars. ' The city will hold a public hearing scheduled at the course. Ifwe are successful on our binding on Tuesday, April 10 to discuss a to the Community package we will repay the loan at Board for a $300,000 grant $10,000 a year for 20 years through a I $200,000 loan to build revenue bond which is based on green a 4,400 square-foo- t club house. fees charged at the golf course, said Roosevelt would contribute $100,000 Roosevelt City Administrator Brad Hancock. Were not talking about labor and materials. through The Roosevelt Golf Course Commitimpacting the taxpayer at all, not tee has $16,000 in their clubhouse from the source and not from the hind, and anticipates generating ad-- payback. pro-app- ly Cougars pound Utes in baseball softbaH games. Boys win wild 15--1 2 contest Girls down thirdranked Utes, 5-1. Seepage 'Ifwearesuccessfulonourfundingpackagewewill repaythe loan at$10, 000 ayear for 20years through a revenU9 bond which is based on green fees 16 st in-ki- STORAGE IN FAIRLY DECENT SHAPE The good news is that water storage is in fairly decent shape in Duchesne County as the 2001 summer irrigation season looms. It was water storage that helped carry farmers and ranchers through the 1999 irrigation season, during a summer punctuated by hot dry winds, and lengthy perioda without rainfall. Laatyear it warmed upquicky, we didnt even have high water, said Nick Lunds tram, soil conservationist with the N atural Resource Conservation Service. Whats in store for the upcoming water year? Lunds trom will tell you I Irrigation water is expected to be tight in some areas, but culinary water should be plentiful. thateven the best scientific estimates dont hold up under unpredictable Mother Nature. We are the driest area in the entire state, we get less than eight inches of precipitation per year, said Lundstrom. We are in a rain shadow in the Uintah Basin with mountains to the west and north and so the big storms that come into the Salt Lake v The CIB binding the city will seek comes from money returned to Utah by the federal government from leases paid by oil and gas companies. It is specifically earmarked for communities impacted by mineral extraction. The new club house wpuld replace club the current 1,000 square-lo- ot house, which proponents of the construction plan will tellyou is too small to meet the demand and expectations ofboth golfers and large tournaments, which lastyear racked upover 30,600 rounds ofplay the citys Paying maintenance and operation costs for a new club house should And play at the course is expected to increase, particularly if Rooeevelt is successful in attracting high technology companies under their recent designation as a Smart Site, in conjunction with the governors plan for rural Utahs participatioa in the Silicon Valley Alliance. Corporate people want a golf SEE CLUB HOUSE on page 3 c 2001 irrigation season to be good to poor ... depending By Leriee E. Whiting Valley have clouds that hit the mountain range and sail over the top of us. Most of our storms come up out of the southwest, out of Cedar City. Statewide, snowpack was at 65 percent of normal as of last week, according to the Utah Climate Center. Their prediction for a snowstorm across the state that would bring Utahs mountains up to 100 percent of normal? Extremely slim to none. Depending on where you farm or ranch in the Uintah Basin, the summer water outlookfor irrigator ranges from good to poor. Snowpack through the middle of the Uintas is between SEE IRRIGATION on page 3 WHAT.T0 EXPECT IN TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP This Friday UBTAUBET takes over phone service Basin wide ByLezlee E Whiting . You will immediately see On April 6, when UBTAUBET Communications begins providing telephone service to former QWEST customers in Duchesne and Uintah counties the first time ever that the entire Uintah Basin has been served by the same telephone company, and But you shouldnt notice a thing then again, you should. The transfer of ownership is expected to be seamless. Your telephone service wont be interrupted. Rates will stay the same, at least during a mandated rate freeze. After that base and service rates will change, but the adjustment is expected to be minimal. At the same time, there will be some differences. You will pay your monthly telephone bill to UBET Telecom the new company formed to serve UBTA-UBEcustomers in Vernal, Duchesne, and Roosevelt areas. You will be able to call a local number and talk to a local representative of UBET Telecom whenever you have questions or concerns about your You will immediately service. se enhancements in your telephone service and a more rapid connection in service. The new company is in the process of installing DSL tech- nology which allows the transmission of dialed calls and d data over the same copper wire, making it possible for a single telephone line to handle Internet and telephor ser- - enhancements in your telephone service and a six-mon-th T high-spee- PATRONAGE REFUNDS Employees from UBTAUBET Communications distribute patronage refund checks to members ofthe rural telephone cooperative during their annual meeting last week. At the meeting coop members were on the impending takeover of QWEST territory in Duchesne and Uintah counties brought through their newly formed subsidiary UBET Telecom. The new commercial company has three appointed board members to represent Vernal, Roosevelt and Duchesne. Pictured at left is Duchesne UBET Telecom Board member, Greg Garff. I POOR COPY 5 SV - r fw vice. Voice mail will be available for residential customers, something that In about two to four years, UBET Telecom customers are also expected to see another change the merging ofUBTAUBET Communications and UBET Telecom, providing all Duchesne and Uintah county telephone customers the same benefits by virtue oftheir membership in a more rapid connection in Internet service. member-- owned wasnt offered by QWEST. The local economy will benefit UBTAUBET is hiring about one employee a day until they reach their estimated workforce. Right now they employ 90 people in the community, including 10 former QWEST employ- er Afew months after the rate freeze is lifted, its anticipated that all calls throughout Duchesne and Uintah counties will be made for a monthly flat-rat- e of $5. 95, with no per-m- i nute charge. Plans to implement an extended service area to allow calls to be made to and from anywhere in the two counties for one monthly charge is one of the amenities that UBET Telecom customers are eagerly antici pating. However, it wont happen immediately, reminds Glenda Stewart, UBTAUBET executive retaiy. The Federal Communications Commission must first approve the one rate for longet distance calling. According to UBTA' UBET Board President Kent Peatross, its conceivable that by this November the free cal ling throughout UBTA UBET service area will be cooperative. The anticipated merger will happen when the newly formed UBET Telecom which carries a tremendous debt load at the time is on relatively the same financial footing as UBTACommunications, said UBTAUBET General Manager Bruce Todd. Cooperatives bring two important benefits to a community: representation the board members who set rates and policy are elected by the cooperative members they will serve, and dividends in the form of annual patronage refunds. UBET Telecom does have three board members, appointed by the UBTAUBET board to represent them. Because UBET Telecom is a commercial company, they must have their rates approved by the Utah Public Service Commission. I think the purchase of QWEST service territory by UBTAUBET is going to be outstanding for the community, said Rep. Gordon Snow Ultimately we will have better service and a more responsive company. It will take a few yearn, but weli all be nembere of the same cooperative. I think the directors noed to be commended on the outstanding SEE UBET TAKEOVER on page 3 |