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Show w - - .,v; n . vif - 0 a v., r . - j w- - o;, - 7:7 v- -- jl - ."-- : , atfstwii i jM ' - ; we , ss ; . , u "! ASSW'. J IJINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September Now At Georgia work for the CIA, but instead decided to head the political science department back in the late 1960a at Geor gia Southern University. Glen added, He came back from his LDS mission on the day, UB. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. The Semester At Sea" program ia sponsored by the Institute for Shipboard Education through the University of Pittsburgh and allows students and faculty from across the United States to complement classroom learning with a variety of cultural experiences. A total of 434 college students took part in this years 65-dvoyage that took them to three continents. Students from approximately 200 different colleges and : universities .took part in the program. The University of Michigan, Penn State University and San Diego State University had the largest number of students. Smithy Former UHS student goes on world trek Lane Van Taaaall, a former Duchesne County resident, and scribes himself as the only sheep herder left in his family. His son, Lane was an football player at Union during his junior year, 1957-5- Union High School student, has been around the world literally since leaving the Roosevelt school with his latest trokbeinga Semester At Sea" summer voyage. He is currently associate vice president of Academic Affairs and dean ofthe College of Gradu-at-e Studies at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA.. Van Tasaell's parents are Glen and Erma Van Taaaall ofNeola. Glen, who will soon turn de all-sta- te 8. The family moved from Bridgeland to Provo where Lane was a member of the last gradua tinge of Brigham Young High School in 1959. Later he was graduated from Brigham Young University and Claremont Graduate University out of the California. According to his father, Glen he had an opportunity to ay Duchesne County gets another crack at recovering tax refund from Qwest 27 Utah's Supreme Court ia giving Utah counties another chance to recover $16.9 million refunds that were in property-ta-x given to Qwest Communications International Inc. for 1988 through 1996 and return it to telephone customers in the state. Although the counties lost their bid this month for a rehearing from the Utah Supreme Court when justices upheld a lower court decision in the case, the states highest court did raise thepossibility the Utah Public Service Commission may look at the controversy. Duchesne County is one of27Utah counties whichjoined in a class action lawsuit in 3rd District Court in 1999, state-assess- ed Thousands of Utah students will be given a unique opportunity to learn more about how their representatives form of government works as state legislators take part in a nationwide program next week. Members of the Utah Senate and House of Representatives will take port in the national AmericasLegis-lator- s Back to School Week, Sept. 1 2 1 . More than 2 ,500 state legislators from across the country are expected to participate in the second annual event sponsored by the National Conference ofState Legislatures (NCSL.) Rep. Marda Dillree (R) from Farmington and Sen. Howard A Stephenson (R)fromDraper are spearheading the effort on behalf on the Utah Legislature. They report that more than 67 Utah legislators are planning to participate in the.gvent by gimiking to students in local Mediter-raneanduringt- Aind. This is really a problem that should go before the PSC, said Bill Thomas Peters, the attorney who is representing the 27 counties. He said he intends to recommend this to his clients. Utah students get first-han- d lessons on Democracy for Glen) stated that the program is rewarding and said that educationally, intellectually, culturally there isnt a substitute for visitinganother country. A 12,000 ton ship that is part of the Royal Olympic Cruise Line was used for the trip. His highlight of the trip was the presence of his wife, Chris, who is a former teacher. Van Tassell commented, That may have been the beat part of the trip for me. I was able to spend the summer holding my wifes hand in some of the most beautiful places in the world. After departingfrom Greece, June 13, the group visited Spain, Norway, Russia and Belgium. The ship was docked in Morocco, Italy and Egypt and Turkey before returning to Greece, August 17. We ran into a storm off the coast of France and Spain on our way back from Belgium and Russia and about rs of the people on board got sic k for a couple of days." Van Tassell said. Other than that, everything went very smoothly." He taught courses on U.S. foreign policy and politics in Europe and the voyage. Van Tassell has visited 60 or 70 different countries. He was able to take his students to a tour ofSt. Petersburg, Russia, which included a visit to places Lenin (old-tim-e Soviet Union leader) had lived, worked or slept. "In Oslo, Norway Iwent to the place where theyaward the Nobel Peace Prize, Van Tassell commented. "Sometimes you would teach class with the rolling waves, which was a little different. For more information on the Semester At Sea program visit its web site at wwwjemesteratBea.com. three-quarte- between the counties and US Weak But the counties contended that US West already received its reAind because its cost of doing business were including its property taxes included in the rates it was allowed to charge its customers. The counties maintain that allowing US West to collect the $16.9 million reAind from them would be the equivalent of the phone company collectingthe reAind twice once by recovering the cost from its customers and again from the counties re- hoping to halt payment to the phone company for eight years of property-ta- x refunds and get the money returned to the telephone customers. The dispute stems from a ruling by the Utah State Tax Commission that determined thnt businesses could only be taxed on their tangible property, such as buildings or parking lota. Until that rulingin 1997, someiarge businesses complained that they were being taxed on intangible" property aa well. US West, which was later taken over by Qwest, challenged their property tax assessments from 1988 to 1996. An out of court settlement for a $16.9million tax reAind was reached Dr. G. Lane Van Taasell (G. is short Partners in the Americas ot soil. The Better Business Bureau is concerned that the aftermath ofthis unprecedented attack may include side-effec- that are unfortunately ts common after many other mqjor disasters. In the wake of tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and armed conflict around the world, scam artists have a record of attempting to divert assistance donated by individuals from the needy, into their ownpocket8. "The Better Business Bureau system has witnessed scam artists diverting Ainda intended for survivors man-mad- e disasters . of natural and since World War II, warns Russ Behrmann, President of the BBB of Utah. "Neither the size of the tragedy, nor the nature of the human suffering will deter a criminal mind from lookingfor ways to take advantage of a situation, he stressed. Behrmann advises those wanting to And ways to assist victims of these terrorist attacks to seek out well established charitable organizations that offer disaster assistance as part of their primary mission. Some of these charitable organizations will allow donors to direct their funds to specific efforts. Because the true nature of the losses in human terms may take days or weeks to determine, and assistance may need to be rendered over extended periods of time, potentiul donors should be aware that they are likely to have time to donate to relief efforts in thoughtAil and targeted ways rather than giving under pres- well-meani- Tribal officials bump BIA from land lease negotiations Three members ofthe Ute Tribes govemingBusiness Committee recently voted to approve a resolution that changes the way the tribe negotiates the value of their leases. According to a story in the Ute Bulletin, the Denver, Colorado-baae- d Jurrius Group will now negotiate surface use of tribal lands, and oil and gas of tribal trust minerals. The Bureau of Indian AiTairs had previously held the authority to appraise lease lands. The Jurrius Group will conduct a e study of proposals Business Committee and has fore been authorized to get no less than the fair market value for the lease. Business Committee members Roland McCook, Smiley Arrowchis Rose Taveapont voted and vice-cha-ir to approve the change. Tribal Chairman FlqydWopsockwasoppcped and representatives Luke Duncan and Ron Wopsock were absent when the vote took place. Most public servants can remem- inspired by local or national leaders, said Senator Howard A Stephenson. "Our legislature believes it is important to reach out to our youngpeople and let them know how much we want them to be active participants in their government and their community. Rep. Patrice M. Arent (D) from Livestock slaughter Commercial red meat production totaled 44.7 million pounds in July 200 1 , up from the 4 1 .6 million pounds in July of last year Cattle slaughter in Utah for July 2001 totaled 56,900 head, 5.6 percent Above a year ago. The average live weight was 1,228 pounds compared with 1,208 in July 2000. There were 5,100 hogs slaughtered in July 2001, a 38 percent from July of last year. The average live weightof 178 pounds compared with 1 79 pounds lakyear. Sheep and lamb slaughter during July 2001 totaled 2,500 head, the same as a year ago. Average live weight at 121 pounds was down 17 poundsfromayearagp. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.64 billion pounds in July, down slightly from the 3.65 billion pounds produced in July 2000. Beef production, at 2. 18 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slauiter totaled 2.94 million head, down 1 percent from July 2000. The average live weight was 1,2 16 pounds down 4 pounds from the previous year. Veal production totaled 16 million pounds, 14 percent below July a year ago. Legisla- For more information about America's Legislators Back to School Week, contact Jim Goehring, NCSL, or Ben Christensen, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, f be-th- case-by-ca- ry berat some point in their youth being L emotional plea sure ot an common to many scam artists. It is likely victims of these events will require assistance for a significant time to come. The merger of two of the nations top charity watch dogorganizationa this year has given donors a one-sto- p web-sit- e reference guide to determine which charities are most likely to use their donations for legitimate sponsored purposes. The web-sit- e, by the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council ofBetter Business Bureaus Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service ia located at www.pive.org. The terrorist attacks on the United States are unlike anything ever experienced before on American tors Back to School Week include the Center for Civic Education, the National Education Association, the American Association of School Administrators, the National Association of Elementary .School Principals, the National Association ofSec-ondaSchool Principals, the National Council for Social Studies, the Close Up Foundation, and the Reading Recovery Council of North America. schools. PaK-L- Beware of bogus disaster appeals Holladay expressed a hope that the classes will not only shed light on how thelegislative process works,butalso will help teach young people the importance of public service. "Our legislators are very excited about visiting classrooms to allow students to see the importance of debate and compromise said Rep. Marda Dillree. Representative democracy may be complicated, but we hope to make it Ain, too. ICSL, a bipartisan nonprofit organization, is composed of the nations state legislators and staff. 7-- 18. 2001- - While elk season rages around them these hull elk at the LC Ranch remain ofTlimits for hunters. ELK SEASON annual Kings Peak However, Nick and Ann Stevenson, did welcome visitors to view the elk during the first Ranch. LC Celebration- held at the "Moon Lake Electrics involvement helps us provide top - level patient care Brad LeBaron, Administrator CEO Uintah Basin Medical Center the Uintah Basin Medical Center knew it on more important things. 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