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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. June Children of 1980s revive Transformers Numbers Up From Last Year Unemployment rate Duchesne County decreased last month win uae an economic pause such as this UtahiunemplqymentratelbrMay to 5.3 percent Thie assperiod for evaluation. Often times, ii a noticeable movement compared thisleads to the planting of seeds thatbear fruit in the next period of expan against April's 5.7 percent reading. Sanlnr fcwnnwiWt fly the tflfk For the United States, the May Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), commented, We are unemployment rate moved down of beginning to see the initial seeds of number a point to 5.8 percent. The of unemployed persons (8.4 in economic recovery Utah. The amount oflayoffactivity has skrwed in million) and the unemployment rate recent months and therefore new un- - (5.8 percent) were little changed over the month. The May unemployment f1TlyinantlnanraiiriegUiinanf.11Tn rate is 15 percentage points above its bere are Ailing oft The numbers haven't turned upward yet, most recent low of 3.9 percent in Ocbut it's not unusual in the initial tober 2000, and the number of unem2.8 is million persons higher. the stages ofeconomic recovery to employment still is not unemployment rate decreasea reflecting employgains. also numbers decrease.' ploymenl ment remains down by 1.0 percent These ment rate in Duchesne County below May 2001s total The third grade students in Gloria Jones' class at VISITING A DAIRY In the economic picture redropped from 7.0 in April to 6.3 last mainsUtah, the Harvey Dairy. They were given dairy visited Myton Elementary unchanged in that the same month as compared to 7.6 in March incream cones. Carolyn and Maurice also ice industries served and are These books, losing jobs. pencils, and 5. 7 ayear ago. Uintah County had clude mining, construction, manufachosted a hotdog BBQ for the students at the Rocks in Pleasant Valley. a decease from 6.3 in April to 5.7 in Pictured with Maurice, left to right, are Anthony Chavez, Jessica Gillman May. Other figures for Uintah County turing, transportation and trade. The financed are: 6.6, March and 44, a year ago. and Dylan Braithwaite. insurancereal estate division is a Daggett County rates are: May, 4.6; change-- it is emshowing the same April, 4.3; March, 4.2 and May 2001, this May as last year. Only 45. Uintah Basin figures as a whole ployment indusare: May, 5.9; April, 65; March, 6.9; services and government are divisions adding new workers. trial 48. May 2001, The most lost jobs are in manufacCarbon County increased from 6.0 r. in April to 6.7 last month. Emery turing, numbering around 8000 There are many much same stayed the County pretty diffiat 7.8 last month and 7.9 in April. within manufacturing, but its cult find to that are Its any growing. Wasatch County dropped from 7.7 in much job losses across this enpretty month. to last San Juan 55 April tire manufacturing spectrum. Leadstayed the same at 8.9 and Garfield U5. economic indicators suggest didnt change much aa it went from ing that the manufacturing division is on 12.5 in April to 12.1 last month. the verge of righting itself and startUtahs other primary indicator of ing a comeback. If so, it will be welIn the whole process there were current labor market conditions, the come news for Utah. BySusan Collier abeolutely no negative comments, just The industry conglomeration of change in the number of wage and Balanedjoba, conPublic scoping meetings were held a few questions. Everything was positinues moving downward. A loss of adds to the economic woes. last week in Roosevelt and Vernal to tive to move forward, he concluded. Folks can send written su ggestions 16500 Jobe, or 1.5 percent, ia the analyze issues relevant to Denver, moved downward " two-tent- th . non-fiar-m Non-far- m ommunica-tions-utilities, Turn out almost nil at year-ove- Inland Resources public scoping meeting year-ov- er non-far- m -- preliminary employment measurement for May. Aprils measurement has been revised downward from its preliminary -- 15 percent, now reading 1.4 percent. Raylene Ireland, Executive Director of the Utah Department ofWorkforce Services noted, "Utah's economy is weak right now, but we may be on the verge ofturning the corner. Still, economic factors in Utah do not suggest a cjukk reversal this year. An opportunistic business -- MINUTES FOR REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING HELD JUNE 3, 2002 Commission minutes may be edited for space. The official copy of As complete Duchesne County Commission Itinutm are available through the clerk auditors office. . U. . i Road Issues: Doug informed the rmmnissirm that he had received information from Has Harriaon of Horrocki Engineers that the BIA has signed the MOU on the Arcadia Road. Doug also stated that the purchase of the Myton Landfill will be finahsednast week. Commissioner Btradinger informed Doug that she had a request for pavement on the Parriett Road, County Road 38 in the Peasant Valley area from Alton Moan. Doug stated that the rood is chedulad to receive anothv mile of asphalt this year. Consideration and Approval of Fair - Jany Ground Maintenance Contract Jerry end the nnmmisainn reviewed the contract and agreed to artand the contract for three year with a one hundred dollar reisf each year. Motion: Commiewoner Thayne made e motion to accept the maintenance end operations as written in the contract Motion carried Roll Cell Vote: Both ere in Utah, its still about 2,200 less than May 2001. Trockingjob are fewer and the communications industry is in the midst of a major economic correction, so these are the soft spots. Government in Utah employs around 196,000 workers and it added about 2, 600 new workers to itsranks. Services employ nearly 3 16,000 workers and added 2500 new year-ovjobs. er Morning Agenda Matters - Attor- ney Ureek stated that Pinion Forest Service District Baked to borrow (5,000 on a tax anticipation note. Motion: Commissioner Thayne made a motion to do a tax anticipation note in the amount of $5,000 for administration coats to Pinion Forest Service District Motion carried. Roll Call Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aye. Division of Wildlife Resources Road Closure on DWR Lands on Tabby Mountain CHqrton Chidestar stopped in earlier in commission meeting to report on this agenda item. Ha stated that the Public Lend Use Committee recommended the agreement be rewritten to extend it for four years with a twwyeer review period and no sunset douse. Randall Thacker informed the eommie-othat the proposal has bean before the The committee has lend uae given s favorable recommendation, after having had good input from neighboring n property Motion: Thayne mode a motion to acoapt the agreement with the Division of Wildlifo Resources. Motion carried Roll Call Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aya. Colorados Inland Resources, Inc. proposed expansion of its existing water flood oil recovery in the Castle Peak and Eightmile Flat areas which are located 25 miles southwest of Vernal and 15 mites south of Roosevelt. Inland representative Rill War anticipates development will continue for approximately 20 years. The proposed expansion would occur on 65509 acTeB of primarily public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in I finish and Duchesne aunties west of the Green River and aould increase crude oil recovery and rroduction for the area According to War an environmen-a- l impact statement ia being prepared by the BLM for Inland s continued use, expansion, and development of their oil fields at Monument Butte. The process should take about IB months. The team is looking at the proposal to make sure we are meeting all the requirements, explained War . War said that no one from the public showed at the Roosevelt meeting.' He did note that County Commissioner Loma Stra dinger was present to support the company in their expansion efforts. It (lack of attendees) suggests that nobody has any mqjor issues, surmised War. Carole He- -, era was working at the Crossroe & Senior and Community Cejviur where the meeting was held in Roosevelt. I told them as long as it creates jobs, its a good thing, she recounted. We had two people show up at the Vernal meeting. We sort ofhad a chat and answered questions. The meeting was pretty quirt, said War. or issues to Duane DePaepe, Project Team Leader, BLM Vernal Field Office, 500 East 150 South, Vernal, Utah 84078 ' or Email comments to duanedepaepeut.blm.gov. Com-mentsln- be received by July 12. The Transformers, a race of gigantic robots, invaded planet Earth two decades ago, desperate to find for their ailingeivilization. Now theyre back, this time fueled by the nostalgia of Generation X. because they could change shape into cars, trucks and jet fighters, Transformers came in the form of toys, comic books and an after school cartoon series that ... r well, transformed them into a pop culture phenomenon. Over the years, the toys were tossed away or vanished into attic comers while the cartoon show was canceled and forgotten. But as the children of the 1980s die-ca- st billion-dolla- a Dispute of 24M2 Tax Sale -- Rick 4 Aliasa Coil Mr. Coil eddreend the commission. Ha stated that he wiahas to contest the sole of property VDF-003rt the May SO, 2002 tax eels. Mr. Coil asked that the property originally sold to him bo re7 turned. Mr. Cog stated that during the eela standard and ukklinae were at which Whan the auditor racetvad no higher bids aha would ennounee sold. In this particular ease the biddm than stated that she should have bean given mare time to respond end tliet riie had been bidding ell along. The auditor eakad for a determination from Commiaeianer Bom, he reshould con sponded that the tinue. CUrkAudftar Diana Fraaton noted that the bkkfer wee Into with bar response and he hod called the bidding dosed end iMMuiMtaJ Bold to Mr. Peril, Attorney Umk informed the commie-rio- n that in order to make a fair dednon w need to hareaiaspanM from the other bkkkr. A dackkn will bi mack in thk matter after the other bidder hM had a chenoe to respond in next masting To DVD of the first Transformers Family travels to teach the Ten Commandments By Susan Collier A year and a half ago David Christ received a visitation from Yahweh, Hebrew fur God. He asked me to give him back my home and stop working with my hands and to travel by faith from town to town to teach the ten commandments. People pretty much sweep the commandments under the carpet, David lamented. When the family informed Habitat for Humanity the organization that held the lien on their honiein the Northwest of their intentions to travel by faith across the countiy, they foreclosed, even though all of the payments were current. For a year David and his family n drove from covering 80,000 miles and visiting 45 states. They started walking on Dec. 8, 2001 , and have been walking 25 to 30 mike a day since. Their trek has taken them across the South and up and down the coast of Florida. This spring they headed to Oregon and then started their journey east They have no particular destination in mind. town-to-tow- David is intent on preaching the gospel of peace and he and his family rely on Yahweh to help them in their journey. The Christs were overjoyed when Roosevelts Taco Time gave them two burritos each when they asked for food. Yah wehs love is great enough end powerful enough to take care of a few basic needs, David explained. Accordingto David, the family has been able to sleep in a motel room every night for the last six weeks except for about two dozen times. They have spent these nights in a strawberry barn, a city hall, a fire station, and private homes. On seven occasions the family stayed up all night and sometimes they spent the night sleeping outside. Their children all said they liked their unique lifestyle which does not include a formal education. Their parents concentrate their studies on reeding, writing, end arithmetic. Even old Olivia keeps up with the family. She doesnt want to be left out, Mary explained with a smile. We have no worries, cares, or troubles, noted David thankfully. Cold winds in Idaho pushed theChrist family south on their wail: toward THEY ARE WITH THEIR KIDS 24-- 7 the east coast. They passed through Duchesne County last week on their never ending journey. Olivia. 7, sits between her parents Mary and David Christ, while her brothers Judah, 13, left and Josiah.1 1, pose in the hack as the family takes a short break after a local resident gave J udah a hat. He was the only one in the family who hadn't been given a hat to protect his fair complexion during the journey. Correct Posture PERMANENTLY!! Only 25 people accepted for free screening to determine eligibility! Call Now! 722-146- 1 Screening to be held at 48 South Main St. In Roosevelt on June 22nd (Saturday) The office of Fitzgerald Famiy Chiropractic, inc COPY3! ' Pmc 21 cartoon season, anew comic book about the famed robots in disguise" is a best seller, and sales of the vintage toys abound on the Internet, many selling for triple their original value. Reprinted with permission of the Deseret News. right-of-wa- y. subdi-viaio- 2002- - have become financially independent adults, coUectingTransformers memorabilia has become a passion. Theytakeyou back to fourth grade, when you didnt have any problems, said collector Angie Hung, a manager at an Internet service company in Calgary, Canada. I wish I could go back to the mid-SO- s and use the money I have now to buy them all. In some ways, shes getting her wish. Rhino HoraeVideo hasjust released Commiaeinnars Voting Aye. Consideration of Fence Removel from County Bight-of-Wa-y Lamar Long and John Walls Attorney Ureek informed the commission that the Cottonwood Creek Estates subdivi- approved in 1982. Bath Mr. Wile end Mr. Lang own property in the subdivision. Mr .Long owns property an both rides of the road. A number of year ago he fenced the property off far livestock use. Then has not been any problems with the (knee until now. Mr. Wills would like to have the fknee moved back off the eounty Mr. WiUa stated that he is going to reopen the road in order sell lota. Mr. Long stated that he would remove the fence, but ha wants the road to moot county subdivision standards. n Mr. WoUe stated that whan tho waa put in the road wee bonded by the county. Attorney Urask informed the commissian ths old ordinances are not dear as to who ia responsible for developing the road. Ha would like soma time to renarch this issue before a dad-io- n is mode. Thie issue will be raochad-uk- d l. nmmftSsmmmmmemoomoenmseoisp |