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Show i'nlm anaiij CHM! '"nil -- 'ft f Uintah Basin H mv.; L flk I the force dr.MjoinnuB i; i no stronger force re is y. of character y 50 Reactions and reflections Tuesday September 18, 2001 How did area residents react to the news of fast Roosevelt, Utah Tuesday's attack on New York and the Pentagon? What took place in the Uintah Basin thousands of miles away in the aftermath ofthe tragedy ? 13 Seepage 88, Number 38 www.ubstandard.com Vol. BONDING WON'T RAISE TAXES Voters will be asked to approve school bonds in November We want the public to understand that this will beawaytofundour building needs without The new West With the start of a new school year the staff at West Junior High is diligently working to show community members that the schoolhas grown out of its troubled image and is continuing to for the better. change 14 Seepage raising taxes. ByTherena Morrill The Duchesne County School Dis- trict has the opportunity to take ad- vantage of up to $9.5 million in loans from the Utah State Office of Education at a 1.6 percent interest rate, but they must firs (obtain voter approval. which would be borThe loan rowed over a ten-yeperiod would be invested by the Public Treasurers Investment Fund on behalf of the school district where it would earn between four to six percent interest. By doing this, the school district would earn a substantial amount of money above what they will have to repay on the loan. The districts earnings would be spent on building new school buildings and making improvements on existing buildings. The proposed financial transaction will not result in property tax increases, but because it involves the issue and Bale of general obligation bonds, voter approval is required, said Duchesne County School District Superintendent John Aland. We want the public to understand that this will be a way to fund our buildingneeds without raising taxes, Aland explained. Ifvoters fail to pass the bond initiative the district would have to borrow the money as needed from a bank at a five percent interest rate, he stated. The Utah State Legislature has set upthe loan program through theState Office of Education to assist school districts in building new schools. The state has mqde $3.5 million immediately available for the Duchesne County School District to borrow, to be paid back over a five-yeperiod. ar park to get new look Old Roosevelt City Council has awarded a pid for the renovation work at the old citypark. Plans call for a new concrete basketball court, chain link fencing around the court, light poles, sidewalk, a drinking fountain and site improvements to the playground area. Seepages u rt v . A ; ''4 Volleyball warfare t? 13 ti In Roosevelt Union drops their first game to Uintah, but rallies backto win Vie match behind super serving from Jeana Rasmussen. Sf.t Seepage 16 ar According to Aland, all ofthe school buildings within the district are in need of repairs or replacement. The first mjor project on tap for the dis- trict is the new Duchesne High gym- nasi um and classrooms. Phase one of that project is slated to begin early in 2002 and will cost approximately $5 Estimated Cost School jasSnlS --I other buildings ?ne"t8 in the school district total an additional $i.5 million. Tabiona. 430,000 370,000 Union High Bus GaragesOffices Total: & their own ballot at voting 70,000 $12,520,000 - public on Nov. 6. I $6 MILLION PROJECT FOR DUCHESNE 11 f New Duchesne High plans are finalized Phase one of the new Duchesne High building project is slated for construction early next year. The 48,000 square foot building will cost approximately $4.8 million, according to Duchesne County School Dis- - 1 4 ' V ..(? v,f, s , s 0 v 1., M . s , f ..k Mst EBusiness Administrator Dee The new addition will house a new competition- - size gymnasium capable of seating 1,200 spectators, locker rooms, 14 classrooms, a media center, and counseling and administrative offices. The new building will be located across from the old Duchesne High where the city pavilion and little league baseball fields were located. Chad Peatroes of Valley Builders has been awarded the job of construction manager for phase one. Duchesne County School District Superintendent John Aland explained that the school district plans to hire local subcontractors under the management of Peatroes. Phase two of the new Duchesne High will cost approximately $1.5 million, and will not begin until sometime after phase one has been completed. As phase two begins, portions of the old high school will be shut down and demolished. The auditorium will remain intact, but a new commons area, new vocational shops, a concessions kitchen and perhaps an entire cafeteria will be constructed. Everything between the auditorium and the gymnasium will eventually come down, Aland said. Duchesne County School Board e members approved the building concept and have given the green light for the bond initiative to finance the project. Voters will be asked to approve the bond on Nov. 6. The bond measure will not raise property taxes. two-phas- ft wvir- V FOUND IN ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD Police uncover rare "Nazi" meth lab block away from I Wit ness Kingdom 1 fall anil t liree blocks from the Roosevelt swimming pool, police last week imcmvri d a 8useetud inethamphetnminu lob. Members oftlicUintah H.isin Narvot ics Strike Force were tiped to tile o V Y ,. - - meth lab following a routine traffic stop just blocks from I bo I.' residence in the early morning inmrs on Monday, Sept .1(1. Arrested and booked into the Duchesne County jail were Hilly I.. Richards, 37, Roosevelt and I.arry D. Jones, 3 , Osage, Kansas. FollowingaMian'boflbe iroN'i'ty later that morning, invest igulursiin I IoIh-is covered what believed lie first Nazi method methaniphetaiumc lab seized in Utah, said Strike Force Project Director Vernal Police Sgi Cary Park. Ti e Nazi metlvsl n. lined he cause it was used by Adolf liitli-- m WW11 to produce met h.iuipheliiiiiiiic to give his hungry ami discouraged troops instant energy and optimism gives met h co.iks a yield of up to Ho perreut with less hazardous waste It is uncommon in the West of the main ingredients, anhydrous ammonia, a type of fertilizer - is difficult to find here, explained hu.-ikt- 1 H '4T i'rs'Cis i - Just out; is. A ; Miles. board members selected are McKeachnie, Vernal. One of the six industry and business representatives will be selected to serve on the Utah College of Applied Technology Board. The six business and indust ry representatives were selected from a field of 45 eligible nominees, said UBATC Regions. President Dick Jones. - I; By I.ezlet! E. Whiting Trustees representative Gayle ' V lature in June after decades of debate Applied T echnology degree the school over whether it was prudent to turn will offer. Until now the new UCAT presiapplied technology centers into colleges. The legislation put the states dent and Board of Trustees develop the guidelines on the degree. We are technology centers under the direction of the State Board of Regents and saying we are a college now so anycreated the Utah College of Applied thing we do as a college now will Technology, the states tenth public enhance their certificates. We are college. UCAT consists of the states pushing the enhancement by name five applied technology centers and until we get the details around the four regional programs previously degree, said Jones. Last Thursday Jones met with the overseen by the state Board of Education. The new college is the largest in Board of Regents to discuss oneofthe the state. It draws from funding that first items of business for the new previously went to the centers and college: obtaining funding for new regional programs. technology college facilities in Vernal Jones said that for right now Utah just northeast of the Uintah High Applied Technology officials are keep- campus. UBATC and USU Uintah Basin ing a pretty low profile when it comes to recruiting students with the new officials are working together on a college designation as an enticement. proposal that would allow the two Work will begin soon to develop the SEE NEW UBATC onpage3 requirements for a new Associates of ,, .. ; t l. The new Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Regional Governing Board has been named. Six of the Duchesne and Uintah county residen ts who will represent area businesses and industry. Board members are as follows: John Busch with Chevron, Vernal; Dr.Mark Dennis, a Roosevelt veterinarian; Raymond Murray, Deep Creek, will represent the Utelndian Tribe; James Lekas, Randlett, owner of Lexco, a Vernal gilsonite mining and mining development company; Nancy Aycock with SOS Services, Vernal; Mark Holyoak with the Ashley Valley Medical Center, Vernal. State Board of Regents representative Darly Barrett, Salt Lake; Duchesne County School District representative Lindon Dye, Neola; Uintah School District representative Mike McKee, Tridell; Daggett School District representative Claire Reed, Manila; and State Board of nation watched in shock as terrorists highjacked two commercial jets and crashed them through the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, killing an estimated 6,000 peoples . Thousands more were injured and the attack resulted in what is perhaps the most extensive rescue and recovery effort in American history. America is preparing for war. See Page 13 for reactions from local residents. A SjEftSSU fuss as tech center turns into tech college Governing Board named SEPTEMBER111JI200H Altamont Elementary .... $175,000 The Duchesne Altamont High v.... 50,000 School Board, in aCounty unani- Duchesne Elementary 95,000 mous decision at thei r regu- Duchesne High 6,300,000 East Elementary 47,000 ing needs over approxi- Myton Elementary ..58,000 JSSSKMKSK 153 ,000 available and with short- Neola Elementary Middle Roosevelt 72,000 terSSS(LntySchooi ROOSevelt Jr. High 4,700,000 District Business Adminis- - No big On Sept 1 the Uintah Basin Area Applied Technology Center officially became the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College. The transformation came without fanfare Just a qi liet knowledge that along with the name change comes new opportunities and a great deal of work yet to do. Everything has been going ahead as normal, its like no change has taken place and thats the way its supposed to be, said Dick Jones, whose title officially changed last week from UBATC Regional Superintendent to Regional 'President. The Utah College of Applied Technology was created by the Utah Legis- - milliononhandtospendonphaseone and hopes to fund the rest in a pay as you go plan from current revenues the loan. (See and with earnings rela i ed story on this page. ) In addition to a new high school in Duchesne, Aland said that Roosevelt Junior High is also in need Spending projections for Duchesne County schools NEW UBATC GOVERNING BOARD NAMED By Lezlee E. Whiting million. The district has about $3 On America Attack c ji i TAKING INVENTORY Dressed in special suits to prevent exposure to toxic substances, members of the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force identify and inventory evidence seized at the site of an alleged methamplietamine lab operation. 1 he lab vvas located in the area of 00 W est 00 South in Roosevelt Roosevelt Nelson This method uses ditferciit pre ciirsorcl liiiiiicalsto manufacture meth rat herll inn the typical iodine and red phosplio runs meth. Chemicals used in the Nazi method are anhydrous ammonia itml lithium or sodium metals," sair I Park. llsiiif,' the Nazi or cold cook met IiimI. its unnecessary to heat the chcuiim Is because they will react within t to produce heat. The less cniiiplicated inethodallowsa meth ciKik to manufacture a hatch of the hig ily addictive and somewhat in less than an hour. Although f.isler to produce Hiid less complex;, if t he process goes awry it is still highly volatile bccuuse the hydrous in union in consumes oxygen. Nni lulls have recently been discovered m Denver and uppear to be iiiovmi; this wav, said Roosevelt Police olTn it and Strike Force member Ammon Manning. Nelktrn was on a routine patrol when In pulled Richards over for an alleged equipment violation and noticed w ?uit appeared to be an open coiit.iiiiTof alcohol in the vehicle. A scan In ifilic pickup truck turned up .iHuiiii; iMol along wit hjarsof various 111.11111'; i Is, In said. Pi dn r ft hi nd some finished prod-- 1 " dn ring t he search of a shed and trailers lm ateii near the residence, s.ud M.i lining, adding that it is difii- 1 SEE METH LABon page3 |