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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. April 3. Volunteers Go The Extra Uji A two year old program blossoms yean dedicated their appreciation to all the volunteers in the community heve been watching over parents, grand-perent- increase In 2000 e, firienda. Year round, Mondaythrough Friday, day in end day out, volunteer with the Retired Senior end Volunteer Program, (RSVP) call homebound senior citizen! in the Uintah Basin to check-u- p on them. The number of people killed in traffic accidents increased slightly last year, partly due to yet another jump in fatal motorcycle accidents. Estimates released last Thursday show motorcycle deaths steadily increased from 1997 to 2000, growing 27 percent. Last year, there were 2,680 motorcycle deaths, according to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad ministration. Thats 208 more than in 1999. The rate of death per miles traveled on the nations highways increased slightly last year for the first time since 1977. There were 41,800 fatalities, or 1.6 deaths over million miles traveled, compared with 1 A in 1999 and 3.3 in 1997. Besides motorcycle fatalities, there were increases in deaths of teen fatalities rose drivers. Alcohol-relate- d from 15,786 to 16,068, but remained at 38 percent of total traffic deaths-a- n all time low. Reprinted with permission from the Salt Lake Tribune. volun- teers who have willingly given their time nowor in the past Success of the RSVP program is credited to volunteers for going the extra mile that RSVP is looking for volunteers as young as 65. The program targets the elderly and other individuals who are homebound. If you or someone you know needs this valuable assistance 3 please contact Lena Thomas at 7. or Pauline Brown at Anyone who would like to volunteer, may contact RSVP Coordinator Jody Priebe at the Uintah Basin Association of Governments (435) family, neighbor!, and 738-591- 738-200- danger. In the even that the recipient of the RSVP call doesnt answer, or needs aid, a local neighbor or family member is noticed to check on them. If farther assistance is needed local law enforcement is dispatched. We lookat this program asa way to make sure that if someone needs Two years after its beginning the Retired Senior and Volunteer program (RSVP) is a THE WHOLE GROUP members. RSVP volunteers call every supportive arm in the life of many homebound seniors and disabled community Bernard Hadden, Ralph Stansfield. left to row back Pictured individuals. right: those day to ensure the safety of Middle row left to right: Carol McKee, Bernice Killian, Rose Mitchell, Norma Hadden and Pauline Brown. Front row Left to right: Lena Thomas, Helen Abplanalp and Artemesia Mecham. Not pictured are volunteers Betty Hamblin and Wally Roberts. Fees remain the same, improvements slated at local Flaming Gorge danger, the Duchesne County Sheriff Ralph Stansfield. The Duchenae County Sheriffs Department sets as the sponsor for the RSVP program by donatingoffice space, and telephones. The dedicated RSVP group meets at 9 a ,m. for their scheduled shifts, then begin placing their calls. RSVP Volunteers take their job very seriously. Thqy show up on time to insure that all homebound individuals needs are beingmet volunteers. At times, even driving to home themselves to deliver needed prescriptions or food. The senior citizens that benefit from this program wait with anticipation to hear a concerned and friendly voice on the line, knowing that there will be help, if needed. Some actually plan their schedules around the timeLv call. FROMTHEBEGINNING-RSV- P Springs Campground will be undergoing come construction. There will be an addition of four new flush toilets and a fully accessible rite in the group area. Reservations for rites in the campground cannot be made during this time. Water also may not be available duringthis period. Campsites will be closed at times, especially in the group area, but AL&L, will do their best to accommodate you. Fee charge will price until hftgin April 6 at one-ha- lf the water is turned on. Eileen Richmond, FlamingGorge District Raner, cautions visitors to check the ice on the Reservoir before using it. Due to higher temperatures the past week, the ice is melting and many areas are unsafe. Boat docks are available to use at Mustang and Cedar Springs. Use caution and be safe. On March 16, Ashley National Forest concessionaire American land and Leisure (AL &L) began operating and maintaining the Spillway and Little Hole Boat Ramps. The fees for AL&La river pass, in effect from March 16 through October 14, are the same as last year. Aday pass is $2 and a season pass is $20. At these two locations, AL & L is , responsible for monitoringramps and contact stations, providing visitor information and assistance, maintaining restrooms, caringfor the picnic areas and grounds around the boat ramps, and removing garbage. The $10 overnight river camp foe remains in effect for 2001. AL&L is also a concessions ire at the Dripping Springs Campground. During April and May, Dripping vol- unteer Helen Abplanalp is making her daily calls in space made available by the Duchesne County Sheriffe office, to homebound seniors through out the county. Helen has been a volunteer of the Retired Senior and Volunteer Program since its beginning in Sheriff Stansfield, the Uintah Borin Association of Governments Sponsor ofthe RSVP program), and Jody Priebe would like to express 1999. Trucks? Tans, Sport .2000 AWainihr-wnmut- OwPria years ago he wanted legal action taken against county clerkauditor Diane Freston. Freston only destroyed the old tapes after asking Uresk if they needed to be retained for any reason. She was told they were a work product and were not required to be saved as a public record. County Commissioners directed Uresk to research the legalities surrounding the taping of commission minutes aa well aa the length of time the tapes should be kept. According to Ugesks findings, thedestruction ofthe tapes recorded by Barker was lawful under current state law and occurred well after time-limiset for retaining recorded minutes of commission meetings. The allegations of wrongdoing and criminal conduct lodgedgint A decision to get rid of audiotapes which contained the recorded proceedings of a 1995 Duchesne County Commission meeting was not in violation of any state laws, according to Duchesne Deputy County Attorney Roland Uresk. Commissioners unanimously agreed to close further investigation and discussion on the issue, based on Ureeks legal opinion. Mountain Home resident Keith Coleman had requested access to the tepee made by former county clerk Pat Barker because he believed they contained information not included in the written minutes, that could assist him with a lawsuit he was ts contemplating filing against the county, said Uresk. When he was told the tapes had been destroyed two r , 2000 Dodge Intrepid f Rut! '? ( .. a n . w ,:rrv.'r.' Oahrl7,4N v MjllMlBih. 1999 Jeep Wrangler, 4x4, blue 2000 Chev Cavalier, like new 2000 Ford Escort, 1,400 miles 1998 Pontiac Bo&Om green 2000 Pontiac Bonneville 1 V-- 6 !997BuickLeSabre )l Chev. I 997 ISOOQuad Loaded, 1 0 4x4 Cummin White200l Dodge 1500 Quad3l8,Si 1 998 Pontiac Sunfire, teal 1998 Ford Windstar.extranice Buick Riviera 2000FordF-25- 998 ChSOLIMna, blue 1999 Dodge Ex-C- 1 2000 Dodge Ram 2500, quad, 4x4 J996 Buick Riviera Leather Interior 997 Ford Aerostar Van, White 1997 Pontiac Grand Am. red 2000 GMC Jimmy $ 1 9,797 199934 Dodge Ex Cab 4x4 ex-- Silver 1999 Dodge Avenger, grey 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, Club 1999 Ford PowerStrokeClubCab4x4 2001 Ford Sportrac 4x4 4dr 1999 Dodge Ram, 2500, quad, 4x4 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 2000 GMC 2500 4x4 1999 Pontiac Sunfire, red Mishaps ere like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. James Russell Lowell I N Chick"outa few of our ma nyvehicles in stock! present inacounty commission meeting to tape record the proceedings. The county does not have a policy which mandates the clerk to tape minutes of the commission meetings. Tape recordings of Duchesne County Commission meetings are no longer made by the county clerk. . FORD,-CROW- VICTORIA i 1 Ms. Freston for the destruction of 'those tapes are frivolous and without any merit, Uresk told county commissioners last week. While the states Open Meeting Law requires written minutes of county commission meetings be kept, it does not require the meetings to be recorded on tape. However, if audio-tape- s are made they must be retained for one year in accordance with rules set by the State Records Com- mi t tee. After one year the tapes may be destroyed or reused, providing the i resolution of any related litigation, said Uresk. Related litigation is that litigation concerning the minutes or official actions of the county commission, which by law must be brought within one year of the action. State statute allows anyone who is 1999 , '.PWfclMS OaVHMM - ' SOftTS 2000 Plymouth Neon, 1,900 miles 998 Dodge Durango Loaded Case closed," say commissioners after attorney issues opinion on tapes 1 998 Chev ;A r.OoO 34 ton, ext. cab, bl ue 4x4 OF Al AND A U. MOKhJ pi iSiST.!? tarr. w Plus, Many, Many, More! IMPERIAIUTO:r- m teK' 1. hiunvw.v vmytnv, Y V. fcv WEST RIDGE FINANCIAL Brings to the Basin a Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. Mew Program through Rural Mousing Development which offers: 4 t 100 Financing i Pleasejoin usl S' ; V kyv ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS , - v. .., Thursday, April 2, 200 Union High School 1 PRE-MEETI- NG a No Mortgage Insurance V..Creat Low Rates Refinance your 1st and 2nd mortgage and save 100's of dollars! ' , 1 Quality service and expertise you've come to count on. Mike Larsen. He gets things done! 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