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Show 0 P (?) ASSOCIATION b UTAH PRf SS SUITE W. 200 s UT 8410I"116 C00S lake city Whose running for what? Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision is a dull one that hacks and tears and leaws ragged edges behind it. Gordon Graham jasin 50$ Then's no shortage of candidates for several Duchesne and Uintah t . Tuesday March 19, 2002 county offices, in Uintah County 1 1 people have filed so far for the two open commission seats. In Duchesne County the sheriff and attorney races have multiple candidates. See page 3 Hit and run Roosevelt, Utah Vol. www.ubstandard.com 19-MON-TH run accident that claimed Ufa of a 43-ye- ar transient near Ogden. Seepage OLD CORBIN IS DOING FINE Toddler gets a real chance at life after rare lung transplant suspect A Mountain Home man is in the Weber County Jail in connection with a hit and the 12 Men in black? On the morning of Jan. 4, old Corbin Burdick got his translungs. The rare double-lun- g th When FBI agents Ashdown and Wright go to work in the Uintah Basin they are more likely to wear cowboy boots and tennis shoes than suits and ties. Seepage 88, Number 12 plant performed at St. Louis Childrens Hospital saved the life of Since the the Roosevelt toddler. time he was six months old Corbin 13 often had to struggle for breath and had gained little weight. Corbin, the son of Joe and Thyrrna Burdick, had the doctors baffled for months. Before his birth he had been diagnosed with inter-uterin- e growth retardation and was not developing as expected. Born three weeks premature on July 1 1,2000, and weighingjust 3 the third child lbs., 1 1 ox., Corbin and first son for the Burdicks was small but healthy, and left the hospital after one week. The Worst Day At six months old Corbin's growth started to taper off and his appetite waned. He stayed at 12 lbs. for a very long time, said his mom. He had to be hospitalized on and ofT while fighting pneumonia. Tests showed the youngster had low oxygen levels in his blood but little else that warned ofhis serious condition . He was referred to a pulmonary specialist at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt lake. Two rounds of testing showed nothing wrong, but he continued to lose weight. Even increasing his caloric intake failed to result in any weight gain. The doctor was so baffled, he didnt know what was wrong, said Thyrena. examination Another head-to-to- e former Roosevelt pediatrician Dr. by Amy McNellis found that Corbin had an enlarged heart and the Burdicks were sent to a cardiologist at Primary Children's Hospital for more Softball girls pocket victories Union Lady Cougars pound North Sanpete, 9-Sr behind two homers, and beat Uintah t 1, 6-- 2. Seepage 17 SNOWPACK STILL BELOW AVERAGE Storms help but not enough By Susan Collier , ifpes , Republican Party caucuse locations Duchesne 1 Duchesne County School District Roosevelt 6 Moonlake Building Neola Elementary Neola Roosevelt S Boender Residence 143 E. 300 S. Mt Home Thompson Residence 22,267 W. 3750 N. Talmage Roosevelt 5 Cary Smith Home 2000 S. 375 W. Poleline Road Altamont Altamont Elemen- tary Library 55 E. Main, Altamont Myton Elementary LiMyton brary Tabiona School Tabiona Duchesne 2 Duchesne Elementary School Eruitland Steven Sweat Residence 5707 So. 470 W. Fruitland Ut Roosevelt 2 Kyle Snows 1339 N 2700 W. Coventry Cove Roosevelt 1 Roosevelt Middle School Ron Remington's Roosevelt 4 house, 481 E. 400 N The Democratic Parly will hold their precinct caucuses at the following locations: Roosevelt Jr. Roosevelt 6 High auditorium Duchesne Duchesne 1&2 County Administrative Building Commission Chambers 1-- Tabiona Fruitland-Tabion- a High School Altamont Moon Lake Building Ron Mountain Home Farnsworth home Neola Neola Elementary School- - faculty room The water situation is looking a little better with recent bouts of rain and snow storms, but the wet weather isn't enough to quell fears of a lack of water this summer. USDA Soil Conservationist Nick Lund strom receives reports daily from the National Resource and Conservation Services (NRCS) and distributes them to water users and irrigation companies. Snow water content at each of the 1 7 SNOTEL drainage sites is up from last week. Trial Lake on the Duchesne River drainage was up by 2.4 indies, to stand at 70 percent of the average. Last week Trail Lake was at 64 percent of the average. Lake Fork Basin jumped up by 1.8 inches to stand at 66 percent of average. "I think what's important is how this year compares with last year. At Trial Lake we are 3 inches higher than we were last year. However, at Lake Fork Basin we are 3 inches less than we were last year at this same time. At Brown Duck we're 7 indies less than we were ... and this is all water. At Lake Fork 1 we are 5 indies leas than we were at this time last year. At Five Point we are 6 inches less this year. March is generally one of the wettest months, and we are halfway through it. These are just the facts as to where we are right now. "If we would have been 140 percent of normal in February and 140 percent of normal in March, by April we would have been average, explained Lundstrom. Were still quite a bit below average. As of March 18 the ten SNOTEL sites that affect the Uintah Basin were all between 61percent to 81 percent of the average. The NRCS maintains automated radiotelemetry data sites. The snow we would have been 140 percent of average in February and 140 percent of average in March, by April we would have been average. telemetry (SNOTEL) network consists of approximately 662 remote sites. The NRCS distributes data about the snows water content and stream flow potential almost daily. Water content refers to the amount of water in the snow, it not necessarily related strictly to snow depth, as some snow has more water per inch of snow than other less moist snow. As of late last week, the average snowpack statewide is 70 percent of normal, ranging from 30 percent in southwestern Utah to 84 percent in the Ogden and Weber River watersheds. Forecasts by the Natural Resources Conservation Service show that all major Utah streams will flow well below average. According to Lundstrom, fanners and ranchers often look at the amount of water in inches rather than the percentages. They compare this amount with the two previous years to determine how to manage their lands. Agriculture supply businessesuse the figures to help manage inventory. If there is not much water, they dont stock much seed, Lundstrom explained. Snowpack sometimes vsries across the Uintas, with higher percentages often found through the SEE WATER OUTLOOK on page 3 held Monday, March 25 POOR copy!L they want to represent their party in a primary election. Some delegates even go on to represent their county at their partys state convention. Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican. The Duchesne County Democratic neighborhood caucus because those in attendance will decide who will run in the county elections for sherr, iff, attorney, surveyor, treasurer, recorder, assessor and two county commission seats. There are five political parties registered in Duchesne County: Roosevelt. The Duchesne County Republican Party Chairman is Ryan Harrison, of Arcadia. Every voting precinct has a caucus and this year there is new precinct in Roosevelt. Roosevelt Precinct 6 includes people living in the Hancock Cove area and along the Neola Highway. clerk-audito- EAST ELEMENTARY - MIDDLE SCHOOL SATs examined for Roosevelt schools Students at East Elementary and Roosevelt Middle School earned : alarmingly low scores in language, with a 34 and 35, respectively. By Therena Morrill In a con tinuing series, the Uintah Basin Standard is taking a look at how third grade students from East Elementary in Roosevelt and fifth graders from Roosevelt Middle School performed on their Stanford Achievement Tests taken last September. Both classes earned a complete battery score of 47, with third graders testing highest in word study skills and fifth graders testing highest in science. (See chart accompanying this story.) The scores are median scores, which are found by plotting all scores on a graph, and the score that is exactly in the middle is the median score. The median scores are then com- and pulmonary vein stenosis, Thyrena recites. You usually have four pulmonary veins, but when she As has been true for almost all schools and classes within the Duchesne County School District, students at East Elementary and Roosevelt Middle School earned alarmingly low scores in language, with a 34 and 35 respectively. Administrators of the Duchesne County School District have historically expressed concern over students failure to master skills within the categories of reading and language. Kevin Heaton, principal at East Elementary, said he is pleased with the approach faculty members are takingin teaching language and reading to students, and anticipates improved scores on future tests. As a school we have worked hard in developing a balanced literacy program within each class, " Heaton said. He explained that they are designing their program around proven practices that have been researched by the National Reading Panel. The reading program consists of phonemicawareness (learning sounds that letters make), phonics instruction, and use of good literature. A crucial part of this program is daily writing instruction and prac-- SAT Results: East Elementary, pared with the Chairman is Roland Uresk, of score, which is always 5Q. A score of 47 means that 46 percent of students performed worse and 53 percent of students performed better than those who scored a 47. graders scored at or below the overall district score in every category procedures, where they scored a 59 compared to the district's 54. Roosevelt fifth graders scored at or above the district in every subject tested except for editing, where they scored a 29, which was their lowest score. Two Months To Live About three weeks later Corbin underwent a fairly new surgical pro- cedure in which gnrtex was inserted into his tiny pulmonary veins in an effort to open them up in order to increase his circulation. The results ofthe surgery didn 't give the Burdicks much hope. When he (the surgeon) came out of the operating room, he sat down and I could just see on his face that it was bad. He said when they sedated him they actually lost him, but brought him back, Thyrena related. He said that out of the four veins there was only a pinhole opening in one vein. A follow-u- p examination three months later showed Corbins disease was progressing rapidly; three of the four veins in which the gnrtex had been implanted, had already collapsed. They gave him two months to one year to live, and the year was very, very optimistic, said Thyrena. The Burdicks found themselves with just one option, and they took it. percent. Roosevelt third did his echo cardiogram she could only see three and two were very small. The doctor told the Burdicks they were amazed that Corbin hadn't already gone into cardiac arrest at home. Just the act of breathing consumed almost all the calories the baby could take in. Waiting For a Donor There are only three hospitals in the United States that perform pediatric lung transplants, a surgery so innovative that it has only been done for the past ten years. The one year survival rate for pediatric lung transplant patients is 86 percent, at five yearn out it is 59 Roosevelt Middle School national norm Neighborhood caucuses will be It's important to attend your Corbin were finally answered. Thats when the Burdicks discovered their young son was suffering from pulmonary vein obstruction, a potentially fatal disease. I asked the doctor to write down what was wrong with him ... right heart failure, right ventricular enlargement, pulmonary hypertension, If GET INVOLVED AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL! The grassroots level is where you can really make an impact, so say political leaders. Your opportunity to get involved in the political process has arrived. All you have to is howup to the Republican and Democratic caucuses which will be held statewide Mondav night, March 25. Those who participate in their local party caucuses are often selected as delegates to the Republican or Democratic county convention where they vote for the candidates tests. Thyrena still vividly recalls what happened the day of that appointment on June 1, 2001, the worst day. That was the day when their questions about what was wrongwith Heaton said he believes that bring students up to grade level reading and language, an increase the amount of time spent reading necessaiy. We need a three-hou-r to in in is SEE SAT RESULTS on page 3 We looked at all the statistics before we came. We didnt have any choice. There was a 100 percent statistic that he would die if we didn't do something, said Joe On Sept. 28, 2001, the Burdicks packed up their car and drove for 23 hours to St. Louis for a week-lon- g evaluation to find out if Corbin could be placed on the transplant list. They said if they evaluated him and there was hope that it could lie done, they would do it. .But it was very scary, knowing they might say no," said Thyrena. The Burdicks were fortunate that SEE CORBIN on page 3 |
