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Show r I I jt " C305 0 UTAH F! 3 19 ,,('l U. T 0 Pr e S 3 200 . I A P rp ' 0 1 J r; - ITy rE UT 4 (3 005 84101-I21- As daylight can be seen though very mail holes, so little things will illustrate a person character. Samuel Smiles i ;, Jury to hear 500 civil lawsuit A civil lawsuit against the Uintah Basin Medical Tuesday Center that has been December 3, 2002 bounced from 8 District Court in Roosevelt to the Utah Supreme Court and back again, is expected to go before a jury. Roosevelt Utah Vd. 88, Number 49 www.ubstandard.com See page 10 INFANT TESTS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE Traffic stop leads to arrest of family for alleged drug dealing What a team! Leon Fillingim and Rolland Groover will tell you they have known each other for "a hundred years. Now the two men have put their skills together to give folks a glimpse of the past By Lex lee See page 13 The fishing is great! A Fort Duchesne woman and two of her teenage children are facing numerous felony drug charges for possession of cocaine, methamphet-amin- e and marijuana. Roosevelt Police say the tip that led them to the old Diane Reed last home of Tuesday night came from a traffic stop earlier that same day for a minor equipment violation during a special seat belt safety enforcement shift. According to Roosevelt Police Officer Henty McKenna, a search warrant was served on Reed by the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force at about 8 p.m Tuesday, Nov. 26, taking the family by surprise as they sat in their living room. During the search of the home law enforcement officers located $29,645 cash in different safes in Reed's mobile home, along with seven rifles 52-ye- The addition of 375 10 15 pound Lake trout at Bottle Hollow Reservoir will boost winter fishing -- READY FOR SALE Just 1 portion of drugs and other contraband taken into ev idence following a search at a Fort Duchesne residence. Law enforcement officials found marijuana stored in Tupperware containers and labeled for sale. One ounce costs S 1 SO, according to the writing on the top of the container lids. One Tupperware container lid was marked as, good stuff, S30 18 ounce. According to investigators, customers would drive up to the house and honk to let those inside know they were there to make a drug deal. opportunities. The fish have gotta go so grab your reels and get your permits! See page 1 1 HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES PLANNED Enchanted Forest and light parades welcome holidays Community volunteers, have put their Santa hats and have gone to work to help area residents get into the spirit of the holidays and encourage local participation in events scheduled on Dec. 6 - 7 . Entry forms were mailed out by the Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce to more than 300 area businesses individuals and organizations encouraging them to participate in county activities. Festivities include the Childrens Justice Center Enchanted Forest at the Crossroads Senior and Community Center and parades of light in Roosevelt Decembers, and Duchesne Eagles win... hoop opener Duchesne shoots down the Meridian Mongooses 61 to 47 behind Logan Despain's 18 points. See page 16 Dec. 7. Roosevelt and Duchesne City are actively preparing for one of the most "her mode of operation was to have kids sell and a handgun. Drugs confiscated during the search included almost 3 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $10,560; 6 grams of cocaine with a street value of$600; and almost 10 grams of with a street value of $ 1 ,200. Pipes, bongs, scales and packaging material were also located, said McKenna. Officers found the drugs in different rooms throughout the home. Most of the drugs were packaged for sale. It was all over her main bedroom, in drawers in containers ... she wasn't trying to hide it at all. It was all out in the open, said McKenna. The juveniles admitted to selling, 16-ye- ar ' - SEE DRUGS on page 3 OUT OF FUEL Small plane crash lands near Vfernal, no injuries A family of four escaped serious injury last Wednesday, Nov. 27, when their dew addition to Enchanted Forest Includes pictures with 5anta. popular events of the year. The annual community light parades are well attended by area residents and give local families and organizations an opportunity to demonstrate their Christmas spirit. Armed with a generator and a few strands of lights and garland it appears almost any object can be transformed into a work of art. Thats what make the light parades so much SEEFeSt11TIES on pageJL2 the dope. possessing and concealing. During their search officers also discovered numerous pictures showing drug use among the family and with others, he said. It was all over, it was bad ... it was nasty. Reeds four children, her old grandchild and a family friend were all inside the home when officers entered the residence shortly after the family had arrived home. The baby was placed in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services and was later placed with relatives. old daughter - who is Reeds will face the mother of the infant additional charges because the child tested positive for cocaine, said McKenna. The baby was reportedly exposed to cocaine through the mothers milk. Reed is charged with three first- - GIVING .COMFORT AT THE Utah Highway Patrol SCENE Sgt. Boyd Glcdhill holds a toddler while investigators examine the scene of an emergency plane landing. The boys father was piloting the aircraft. No one was injured. single-engin- Piper aircraft e made an emergency landing near Vernal after running out of fiiel. The family was en route to Provo from Fort Collins, Co. around 3:30 p.m. when poor weather conditions caused the father, who was piloting the plane, to overshoot the Vernal Airport where he had planned to fill up, according to Uintah County Sheriffs Sgt Robert Roth. The pilot noted that he was low on fuel and radioed for assistance from another pilot of where to get fiiel. The other pilot directed him to Vernal as being the closest location for fiiel. The pilot attempted to turn around and linevp an approach for the Vernal Airport, said Roth. Before they could make it back, the single engine plane ran out of fiiel and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing about 4 'a miles west of Vernal, near thetwists just off of west Highway 40, the plane went down for a bumpy landing. The pilot kept the plane upright, although the landing gear was sheared, said .. Roth. old The father grabbed his baby ran to the WghwfcylO'flflgTdown old help for his wife and a child. The family escaped the crash with only a few bumps and bruises and was transported back to Vernal by Gold Cross Ambulance and the Uintah County Sheriffs Department, said Roth. ar 17,000 NURSING HOMES ASSESSED National survey gives Basin nursing homes excellent ratings .future theres good news when it comes to Uintah Basin nursing If youre reaching the time of life homes. According to a recently leased report, nursing homes in must begin to think about care for an elderly parent, or even if Duchesne and Uintah counties both youre just planning ahead for your received excellent ratings in a state By Angela Eddington . and nation-wid- e comparisons. According to the Utah Department of Health, the numbers and proportion of Utah's elderly and frail elderly are growing. A mqjor contributor to this increase is the medical advances made in the last several years. The 2000 Census shows that 9.9 percent of the total population of Uintah county are age 65 an older, and in Duchesne county, 9.4 percent of the total population are 65 and older. The government recently released information on all 17,000 nursing homes in the United States to help families select care centers for their d aging loved ones. The data gives people a cnance to compare all the nursing homes they are easy-to-rca- I think rural facilities provide that extra touch In giving care. EXCELLENT RATINGS Stewarts Care and Rehabilitation Center in Roosevelt received excellent ratings in a nursing home comparison report recently released by the government. considering. Were hoping that it will help give people another tool to use, said Chad McNive, State Long Term Care Ombudsman. At the same time he warned that people investigating nursing homesbefore placing a loved on in their care, not to rely solely on the survey. They should go out and visit facilities, he said. Two of the 91 nursing homes in Utah are located in the Basin. The Uintah Care Center in Vemul and Stewarts Care and Rehabilitation Center in Roosevelt. Both rated excellent in comparisons. Parkside Manor, an assisted living facility in Roosevelt, was not rated in the comparisons of nursing homes. According to the nursing home comparison report, while the average number of health deficiencies for 2001 to 2002 found upon inspection of centers in Utah was five and the national average was seven, Uintah Care Center was found with only one, and Stewart's Care Center had SEEJNURSI NGHOME on page12 VARIETY SHOW TO RAISE MONEY ft AWARNESS Hardships never outweigh hope for woman awaiting transplant By Angela Eddington Thirteen years ago, Karen Bascom had no idea what her future held. The old Orem mother of five was living a very normal life with no clue that she was about to be stricken by multiple health problems including cancer, Myasthenia Gravis (neuromuscular disease), lung disease, and congestive heart failure. Thirteen years ago Karen and her family began an unwanted journey that hit them with more pain, heartache, and financial stress than anyone should bear. Karen has spent almost two years of her life in the hospital fighting assorted medical ailments. She is currently a patient at the UCLA Medical Center, awaiting a heart transplant. To help with medical expenses amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, Karens family and friends organized the Karen Bascom Foundation in hopes of raising the funds necessary for Karen medical needs. Two benefit concerts have been held to raise money, but have not boon as successful as the foundation had anticipated. Karen is married to Kent Bascom, a Roosevelt native and a 1971 gradu 48-yc- ate of Union High. Kents father, Elvyn Bascom, and several other members of his family and many of his friends still live in the Uintah Basin, so the foundation asked volunteers from the communities to perform in a variety show scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Union High. The response to their All request has been heart-warmin- "I g. think we hope that my wifes experiences can be an Inspiration toothers." proceeds from the ahow will go to the Karen Bascom Foundation to help with her medical expenses. Getting Cancer, Losing a Child Karens medical problems first began in 1990 while she was pregnant with her sixth child. Doctors discovered and diagnosed her with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in her chest and, because of the type of cancer, chemotherapy waa started immediately. The chemotherapy led to the premature birth ofher son, Ty, who died three days later. After three long years of chemotherapy and radiation, Karen was cured of the cancer only to face numerous health problems created by the chemotherapy treatments and radiation. She developed a lung disorder, esophagus and stomach diseases, endocrine system problems, bone deterioration requiring surand even congestive heart gery failure in July 2000. When her heart failed, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center immediately implanted Karens first artificial heart (LVAD), which Karen reports was the most difficult of all her health problems for her body to overcome because she was so weak. In the next year, she was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease. Myasthenia Gravis. Six months later, her first LVAD. failed and she was forced to undergo another massive surgery to replace it with a new one. Because an LVAD is only a temporary device, Karen has been on a donor list for the last 28 months in order to receive a much-neede- d heart transplant A strong advocate of do- SEEXXXXJOCXon page 3 |
