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Show Page 10- JMng 1V.2M21 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Maeser water district received additional funds Deputies continue to sift through reports to find missing "party gals Duchesne County Sheri IT Ralph S Lanti field and his deputies continue to track down leads in search of evidence that could turn u p the bodies of empty-hande- d. Aciwrding toStansficld, 1 ie detector tests are being administered to witnesses believed to have information that could narrow down the site of the search and provide enough details to clear the way for a new scorch warrant of the property. The confusion is compounded by an abundance of reports of missing women out of Arizona, making it impossible for investigators to uncovers local con nection or the names of possible victims. During Pinder'B trial last summer on murder charges in connection with the deaths of Rex Tanner and two Arizona party girls rumored to be buried somewhere on John Pinders JJNP ranch in southwest Duchesne County. Shortly after Pindcra arrest in November 1998 for the murders of two of his former employees, word began spreading that two unidentified women believed to be prostitutes who were reportedly brought to the ranch for a party had been shot with tranquilizers, placed inside the trunk of a car and then buried along with the car. The Utah Permanent Community Impact Board has approved $200,000 in supplemental ftinds for the Maeser Water Improvement District in Uintah County to com- June Flood, there was no mention made of the alleged deaths of the party girls. the Fiiomeno Valenchia-Ruiz- , About twoycarsago investigators searched various areas on the ranch in hopes oflocatingthe car, but cameup By Lezlee E. Whiting ' Pinder ranch hand who accompanied his boss when Tanner and Flood were shot and then blown up, has been questioned about the mysterious party girl murders. He told investigators that while he had heard the same rumors he had no information to give them, and had never seen the women at the ranch. Stansfield said he doesnt know how reliable any of the claims are that have been made, but intends to continue to probe to find out if the allegations arc true. plete sewer system improvements. -- Utah's crime rate continues to drop for the 3rd consecutive year Gov.MikeLeavittannouncedlast week that Utahs overall crime rate is the lowest it has been in 21 years. Utah's crime rate fell 12.6 percent last year, compared to 1999. This marks the third consecutive year of declining crime rates in Utah. "Utahs justice system is working, said Leavitt. The cooperative and determined efforts of criminal justice agencies and communities are yielding very positive results. Even though these rates are the lowest in over two decades, we will remain vigilant in our efforts to keep Utah a safe place to live. The crime numbers presented in the annual Crime In Utah report, released today by the Utah Depart ment of Public Safety, show an 8.8 percent drop in the violent crime rale and 12.8percentdrop in the property crime rate, both 21 year lows. Utah's property crime decrease was influenced by a 12.9 percent decrease in larcenythcft. Larceny continues to be a crime problem in Utah, but this decrease shows progress is being made, said S. Camille Anthony, Executive Directorofthe Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. In the past year, we conducted an extensive examination of property crimes in Utah. The findings show this is a crime that can be addressed through common-sens- e solutions, such as lockingyour car. The report, Property Crime In Utah, isavailublcon the intemetat wwwjustice.stute.ut.usResearch PropcriyCrime.pdf. This third year of reduction in Utahs crime rate is the product of cooperative efforts at thecommunity level and at the state level. Crime is reduced not only by cops and courts, but also byindividuals and neighbor-lioods-, said Robert Flowers, Commissioner of Public Safety. The Crime in Utah report can be viewed in its entirety on the Internet at www.bci.ps.state.ut.ua crimebookciuOOhome.htm. poisoning from food this year. Those are manageable numbers compared to but year, when outbreaksof salmonella led to 487 cases, said communicable disease manager Gerri Dowdle. Were doinggoodbut itjust means that theres salmonella out there and you got to be careful, Dowdle said. In years past, the threat of salmonella-tainted poultry has scared many consumers away from chicken and eggs. But the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta have reported a rise in salmonella cases linked to fruits and vegetables; Food-born- e outbreaks associated with cantaloupes and other melons have appeared all around the country, Dowdle said. Last spring, salmonella poisoning from cantaloupes showed up in seven Western state.., includingUtah, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. For most healthy people, a dose of salmonella will cause little more than diarrhea. But the bacteria can become life threatening to young children and the elderly people whose immune system cant handle the spread of salmonella. To avoid exposure to the disease, Dowdle suggested that vegetables, melons anaothcr fruits be treated as if they were all potentially contaminated. The following are some other health department salmonella protection measures: Wash hands thoroughly before cutting melons. Scrub the skin thoroughly with cool tap water and a brush to remove surface dirt. Clean cuttingboards and knives between foods. Use gloves, deli paper or a utensil to handle fresh cut slices. Maintain melon temperature at 41 degrees or below; uncut melons are OK at room temperature. game antlerless proclamation has prompted state wildlife officials to extend the deadline for antlerless hunting applications by one week. 200 1 Utah antlerless applications are now due no later than S p.m. on July 2. Randy Brudnicki, publications editor for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says Antlerless Addendums and applications are now available at all Division offices and hunter education centers. Hunting and fishinglicense agents should have their copies by the week of June 18. Both items also are available at the Division's Internet Web site (www.nratate.ut.usdwrdwr.htm). Hunters who have an American Express, Discover, MasterCardor Visa credit card are encouraged to apply online at the Division of Wildlife Resources Internet Web Bite (www.nr.state.ut.usdwrdwr.htm ). Hunters can apply by clickingon the Antlerless Permits, Apply Here icon on the home page. This is the quickest, easiest and best way to apply, says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. Hunters who dont have a credit card must mail their application. They''reencouragcd to do so as soon as possible, so their application has plenty of time to arrive by the 5 p.m., July 2 deadline. If hunters wait until a few days before the deadline to send their application in, we encourage them to use an overnight mailing service to make sure its received on time, Tutorow said. Hunters can obtain applications and Utahs 2001 Antlerless Addendum at the Division's Web site Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. Applications will be accepted for the followingjob opening: ENTRY LEVEL APPRENTICE LINEMAN DUCHESNE, UTAH Gai dens throughout the area took a beating last CHILLED TOMATOES storm week when nighttime temperatures plunged to freezing. A winter-lik- e that hit the state T uesday , June 2, caused heavy gusts of wind and provided some precipitation along with the temperatures. The bad weather was good news for local nurseries who were able to sell a lot of new plants to replace frozen vegetables and wilted flowers. services. The Community Impact Board will hold its next regular trimester fimding meting August 9. 1 lower-than-norm- al Family Seeks Compensation A lawsuit filed by the children of Rex K. Tanner against the two men convicted of their fathers homicide will be heard in Summit County, rather than in Duchesne County. Earlier this month, $th District Court Judge John Anderson approved a cl iange ofvenue in the wrongful death suit brought by Tanner's children againBt defendants Johp Pinder and Fiiomeno Valenchia-RuiAnderson declined an earlier request for a venue change when Pinders attorney failed to appear for a court hearing. Melody Butler and Preston G. Tanner, both of Roosevelt, the two grown children of Rex Tanner, are seeking damages from Pinder, and Valenchia-Rui- z on bis hired-hanthe grounds of assault and battery; false imprisonment, conspiracy, and z. Applications also areavailable from hunting and fishing license agents statewide and Division offices and hunter education cent ere. Its a little harder to fi nd a printed copy ofthe Antlerless Addendum, as there have been delays in getting the addendum printed this year. Printed copies are available at Division offices. A total of 12,450 cow elk permits; 4,560 doe deer iermits (including 995 two-do- e permits, which allow the taking of two animals); 294 doe pronghorn permits; and 31 cow moose permits, will he available to public hunters this year. Many of Utahs private Cooperative Wildlife Management Ujiits also have public antlerless peniuts available. Hunters can apply fi these public CWMU permits during the application period. In addition to arriving by the 5 p.m., July 2 due date, applications also must be completed correctly to be entered in the draw for permits. Tuwrow pn ividesapplicants with the following t ips and reminders to help assure that they are entered in the draw: Double-checthe hunt numliers you listed. Hunt numbers are highlighted in blue in the Antlerless Ad- dendum. Send the correct fees. Check your math. You may missouton your hunt ifyou dont send enough money. t k fatfiers-Forkroa- a Wednesday, June 13 12:00- - lunch- - Chicken noodle soup, cottage chaesepeaches, brownie, sattines and margarine. Thursday, June 14 10:00-- van going to Vernal for lunch and Stepping Pizza, hidden pear jsfl-roil and margarine, mexican fruit cake. 12:0O-iunc- o, Friday, June 15 new 12:0O-iunc- Lemon pepper pollack, creamed potatoes, peas, tossed salad, chcxxJate chip cockle, nod and margarine. 12:00-lunc- Beet stroganotf, green beans, carrot raisin salad, banana puddng, rod and margarine. 1:00- - Bingo for "givers web-to- ol (www.nr.state.ut.usdwrdwr.htm). Tuesday, June 12 9:00- - oil painting class st, 12:00-- lunen honoring macaroni n cheese, broccoli, cucumber strips, apricots, roll and margarine. abuse of a corpse. . AccordiLjto court documents, the plaintiffs suffered grief, bereavement, mental anguish and Buffering and other general damages, due to the loss of their father and the manner in which his body was destroyed after his death. Tanner'schildren are seeking restitution for medical and ftmeral expenses and lost earnings, as well as financial compensation for punitive damages and court costs. Pinder was sentenced last week to four consecutive terms oflife in prison for the Oct. 25, 1998 murders of Tanner and his companion, June Flood. Ruiz is servingtwo concurrent terms of 5 to life in the Utah State Prison for his part in the murders. (See related story on this page.) Acourt date forthe wrongful death " 1 Buitis pending. - BBB unveils July new due date to apply for antlerless big game hunts printing the Utah big low-intere- st By Lezlee E. Whiting 2 A delay in The board provides assistance through grants and loans for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities. The fimda also help community agencies provide public Wrongful death suit will be heard in Summit County Utah Health department says avoid salmonella by washing fruit The number of salmonella contaminated food cases is down, but Utah health officials are still warning people to beat the bacterium by washing their melons. State health department investigators report 86 cases of salmonella grant and The $100,000 $100,000 loan approved today was requested by the district because of higher-tha- n expected bub on the ptqject forwhich the board approved a $327,245 grant and $327,245 loan in December 2000. The loan carries an interest rate of 2.5 percent over 20 years. The sewer prqject consists ofthe construction and installation of aewage collection lines and associated manholesjnimp stations, and road repairs. The Maeser Water Improvement District is located weatofVernaL The Community Impact Board is a program ofthe Utah Division of Community Development. It helps state and local agencies and entities that are, or may be, directly or indirectly impacted by mineral resource development on nearby federal lands and the exclusion of those lands from the local tax base. The Belter Business Bureau of that Utah has put a new tool e on-lin- willmakeil easier for donors to iden-if- y local charit ies they want to support. The BBB of Utah maintains about 80 reports on Utah charities that solicit funds within the Utah area. Prior to Ju ne i f t h is year would be donors needed lo request a printed evaluation of a charity, or search through IhousandKofbusiness records also maintained by the bureau to find out how a charity may rate against a number of generally accepted standards. Not any more, says Russ Behrmnnn, President and CEO ofthe BBB of Utah. Right on our main home page you can clickyour way to an easy to understand list of local charities, with explanations of what standards we use to rate them, he was visited explains. The web-sitlast year about 50,000 times for reports on Utah businesses. We make no vulucjudgumentson the nature, or vHlidity of the mission of the charity, just on how they raise money, how they use their money, and how responsible they are to the community, says Behrmann. "We encourage donors to identify the causes or needs in the community that they wan t to help with, and then to pick out 1 ic very best organization that addresses those needs. We think the standards we use arc fair ly parallel with the kinds ofthings donors or 1 foundations also want to know about before they drop their pocket change in a bucket.. .or write out a check for thousands, he stresses. Behrmann urges donors to use the reports as a beginning, not a final word, in determining which charities deserve their donations. Even the best charitable organizations will have periods when they may not meet all of our standards. A good example would be a charity in the middle of s mqjor building program, expansion, or project that temporarily makes a financial statement look suspect. When you see a charity that you want to give to, or have given to, and they dont meet one or these standards, we advise the donor to ask the charity foran explanation. Ifit sounds like a temporary situation, donors should probably still support that charity, or particular cause. However, ifan organization routinely and regularly foils to meet the same standard, it may be time to put your money with another organization that does a better job in the area of concern, stresees Behrmann. The BBB ofUtah site also provides a link to the new site ofthe BBB Wise Giving Alliance formed by the merger of the National Charities Information Bureau, the Council of Better Business Bureaus Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service. Reports on national charities are available at that site. 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