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Show Washburn Builds, Rebuilds, Restores, Creates All for Nothing f v iy ? ucucm uuesuon Page Page 3 . I ; 4 I J The Basin ? I i"' : 1? f Aews Features and Classified Ads of the Entire Uintah Basin i 4 Wednesday, Decembers, 1982 Volume 2 Number 59. Paraho Elated withl Give Blood in Man Arrested for Wound Vernal Gty Police arrested a Clifton, Colo, man after he was treated at the Ashley Valley Medical Center for stab wounds to his groin area. City police officers were called at 3 a.m. Thursday by Estelle Bailey, 27, who claimed he had been stabbed in the groin by two men who attempted to steal the tools from his car. . After being treated at the hospital, evidence showed that Bailey could have inflicted the wound himself. Police Detective Dave Free said that Bailey had earlier in the week attempted to buy prescription drugs at local drug stores and thereforemayMve injured himselfjto receive pain killers. Bailey is being held at the Uintah County Jail on charges of attaining drugs fraud ulantly and issuing a false report. Paraho. Development U A 1 ; Former Basin DJ Nielson, 30, pleaded guilty Larry Melanie to Friday kidnapping Larson of Kaysville and taking her against her will to Nebraska. Nielson, a former radio announcer at the Vernal and Roosevelt stations and another station in Salt Lake, said he was badly- stoned on amphetimines and marijuana when he kidnapped Melanie on July 23. Before Nielson entered the guilty plea, U.S. District Judge David K. Winder warned him that he could get a sentence of life imprisonment. Nielson ' ran across Melanie at a convenience store where he had stopped because of car trouble. Nielson coaxed Melanie into helping him with his' car when he kidnapped her. A sentencing date will be set later. 10-year-- old : H - V. f . Bull Canyon May be Area Wilderness located on Bull necessary for the proposed Paraho-Ut- e project. The U S. Department of Labor notified Paraho that their mine training program has been approved. Training of miners must begin within 90 days of plan approval. The Division of Environmental Health of Utah notified .Paraho that it has granted a feasibility approval order to produce, a maximum of 42,000 barrels a day of hydrotreated shale oil in Uintah County. On the other hand, Paraho officials were not pleased when the Synthetic Fuels Corporation removed Paraho from the second solicitation for a requested $1,283 billion in loan and price guarantees for the first phase of the proposed 39,500 barrel a day shale oil facility. But Paraho officials were encouraged to reapply in the third solicitation which is due to close January 10. ' Pleads Guilty David I Corporation received some good news last week and some bad news. Last Tuesday, Paraho learned that it had been approved of two major permits - V Uintah Hoopsters, Matmen Win Tourneys Both the Uintah High School Ute basketball team and wrestling squad wound up winners in their respected Colorado tournaments over the weekend. The hoopsters won the Craig tournament by defeating Craig and Steamboat high schools. The wrestling squad regained the Steamboat tourney crown, the title they lost last year. Three Ute wrestlers garnered first place in the Ute victory. Postal Service Vernal Study Conducts The U.S. Postal Service is conducting . the preliminary studies to dtermine future Canyon, border just north of Highway post office space needs in Vernal. . In a letter to Vernal Mayor Samuel 40, is being recommended for wilderness. The area has been studied by the Bureau Snyder, Postal District Manager Fletcher of Land Management and found to Acord asked for community suggestions contain the necessary qualifying and offered to meet with local officials to review postal service preliminary plans. characteristics. Acord said the anticipated postal needs The impacts on all resources of the area, feet of totaling in size of 1 1,690 acres with only are approximately 13,200 square size to 6SS acres in Utah, have been analyzed and interior space.on a site of adequate et parking for customers, presented in a draft Environmental provide employees and postal vehicles. The area Impact Statement. consideration is bounded by the Copies of the statement may be under East and obtained at the BLM office in Vernal and streets 200 North, 200 South, 500 under a public hearing will be held on the Bull 800 West. The expanded area consideration is bounded by 500 North, Canyon Unit on December 8 at the Uintah 500 South. 500 East and 1500 West: : County Courtroom at 7 Utah-Colora- do off-stre- P-- .OI Christmas Tree Basin Drive Good, Smitten with Bad Upcoming American Red Cross and Utah Self-Inflict- ed r-- IOC . I Valley Hospital have scheduled the next blood drive on Dec. 14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The drive will be held at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center mall. Donors in good health, weighing at least 1 10 pounds, age 17 (with written parental consent), or 6 are eligible to donate Anyone over 66 can donate with approval of a physician. 18-6- 'Family Center1 to be Full of Healthy Fun Shane Luck, RooievtJIl Clly manager, presented the Roosevelt Chamber of ' Commerce last week with the plans for the proposed Family Recreation Center that would be built in that city. , ... . The center, which is proposed to be sited where the present city swimming pool is located, will include a new swimming pool, racquetball courts, whirlpool, suana and a library. Luck showed Chamber members sketches of the proposed center and estimated the cost of the project at $1 M.V- million. Vernal Presentation to Propose 40 Widening officials will make a presentation to the Utah Transportation Commission next Tuesday on the city'fc proposal to widen West Highway 40 to Vernal City four lanes. City officials said they would like Highway 40 to be widened to four lanes from Gibson's on the west side to the Naples curve. Conference to Speak on Small Business The Association of Govern- ments Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a conference to explain Utah's new Small Business Economic Revitalization Program. The conference will be on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center. Need a Summer Job? Applications Accepted Applications for Forest Service summer and seasonal jobs will be accepted on a nationwide basis between Dec. 1 and Jan. 15. Application forms, available at all Forest Service offices, must be 1 postmarked no later than January 5 to be considered. Qualifications are based on past experience and education,-,-.;: There is still time to cut down your own Christmas tree. The Upper Stillwater Reservoir area in Rock Creek was open to Christmas Tree cutters last Saturday and Sunday and will be open again this Saturday and Sunday Dec. 1 1 and 12 also between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The trees are to be for personal use and cost $2 each. Tags can be obtained at the Duchesne District office on Saturday. Dec. 1 1 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Upper Stillwater area has been to the closed to the public Stillwater construction of the Upper Dam. The area open to cutting is cleared and as a result every effort will be made to salvage as many trees as possible. i i- - |
