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Opioid bill gets overwhelming support in Utah Senate by

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Sen. Kevin Van Tassell (R-District 26) and Rep. Scott Chew (R-District 55) have made it a point during the early part of the Utah State Legislature session to bring more attention to the awareness of the opioids issues behind the advocacy voice of Yvonne Gardner.

The two Uintah Basin elected officials are co-sponsoring bill SCROO4, which has a short title of the concurrent resolution on deaths from

opioid-induced postoperative respiratory depression.

Gardner, mother of Parker Stewart who passed away in his sleep on Dec. 4, 2016, testified before a Utah Senate Committee on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

“I thought it was going to be kind of scary at first, but it wasn’t too bad,” Gardner said about her experience. “They just asked me to tell me a little bit about my story about how my son passed away and how a healthy 21-year-old could not

wake up when they go to sleep at night.”

The bill passed the Utah State Senate 28-0 on its second reading on Friday.

The bill moves into the Utah State House.

“We are just so excited,” Gardner said.

“We are just closer so it won’t happen to somebody else. We had good doctors and medical professionals there. They were telling how many people have been lost and how nobody has done anything about it until this point.”

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“It has gotten personal because we have discovered an impact that hasn’t been watched at clearly that close in the past,” Van Tassell said. “Once, we get enough data there will be some more that will need to be done on it. We are in the process of gathering the data. This is just a good way to get it out so people know what is happening and make the loss of Parker Stewart so it’s not all in vain. I feel

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Public Notice

Land Sale In its December Board Meeting, the Daggett School District Board of Education authorized the sale of the District owned land on Bennion Lane. The property includes 82.42 acres of land and 35 shares (Sheep Creek Irrigation Company) of water.

If you are interested in purchasing this land, please contact Sue Olorenshaw (435-784-3174) at the Daggett School District Offices to obtain a bidder’s packet containing detailed information about the land and the auction protocol.

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We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to those of you who sent beautiful flowers, offered monetary gifts, gave kind and compassionate service and who showed a tremendous outpouring of love for our daughter, sister and granddaughter, Bella Giese.

We would like to thank Jake Phillips and the staff at Ashley Valley Funeral Home for their help and thoughtfulness during our most sorrowful time.

We would also like to thank the Vernal Police Department, Gold Cross Ambulance crew and the Vernal City Fire Department. With a special thanks to, Shawn Lewis, Keith Campbell, Sam Howard and Tony with the towing company for being so respectful of our daughter during this tragic event.

With open arms the Glines 5th Ward Relief Society and Bishop, Craig Timothy, embraced our family without hesitation. Thank you, for your love and compassion.

Erin Hacking and staff with Vernal Floral, thank you for the stunning floral arrangements, they were truly breathtaking.

And to our community, thank you for your prayers and support.

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The annual meeting of the Duchesne/Strawberry Water Users will be held February 20, 2018 at the Duchesne County Commissioners Chamber at 1:00 PM. All water users are invited to attend.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING FOR THE HIGHLINE CANAL COMPANY The annual meeting of the Highline Canal Company will be held Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in a meeting room at the Uintah Conference Center, 313 East 200 South, Vernal, Utah.

The Annual Report will be presented to the stockholders along with the Financial Statement covering the 2017 expenditures.

Business will include the election of one twoyear Director and one oneyear Director. The meeting will follow an agenda as set by the Board of Directors.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dwayne Holmes, Secretary, Highline Canal Company.

Published in the Basin Nickel Ads on Jan. 23rd, 30th and Feb. 6th, 2018.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLERS MEETING FOR THE ASHLEY UPPER IRRIGATION COMPANY The Annual Meeting of the Ashley Upper Irrigation Company will be

held Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in a meeting room at the Western Park, 302 East 200 South, Vernal, Utah.

The Annual report will be presented to the stockholders along with the Financial Statement Covering the 2017 expenditures.

Business will include the election of one twoyear Director and one oneyear Director. The meeting will follow an agenda as set by the Board of Directors.

BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS, Brent Jackson, Secretary, Ashley Upper Irrigation Company.

Published in the Basin Nickel Ads, Jan. 23rd, 30th and Feb. 6th, 2018.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING FOR THE ASHLEY VALLEY RESERVOIR COMPANY The annual meeting of the Ashley Valley Reservoir Company will be held Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in a meeting room at the Western Park, 302 East 200 South, Vernal, Utah.

The Annual Report will be presented to the stockholders along with a Financial Statement covering the 2017 expenditures.

Business will include the election of two three year directors. The meeting will follow an agenda as set by the board of

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BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS, AL HUNTING, Secretary, Ashley Valley Reservoir Company.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Naples City Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday February 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room of the Naples City Offices 1420 E 2850 S, to propose adding Accessory Dwelling Units in the R-1 zone and a Lot Line Adjustments ordinance into the Naples City Land Use Ordinance.

The hearing will be held at a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Public comments are welcome. If you desire further information, please contact Joshua Bake at (435) 789-9090.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations during these hearings should notify the Naples City Office at least three days prior to the hearing to be attended.

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Uintah County Animal Rescue finds deceased 15-foot Burmese Python carcass

by Ryan Collins rcollins@ubmedia.biz

The Uintah County Animal Control got the surprise of lifetime Jan. 21

when they inadvertently came into the possession of a dead 15-foot Burmese Python.

“We just stumbled upon the carcass,”

Tina Williams with the Uintah Animal Control said.

The dead reptile is the subject of an alleged theft. An ongoing investigation

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According to Williams, it took a volunteer, two animal

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The python was legally owned, according to several sources close to the situation.

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“It was a first for us,” Williams said.

Public Information Officer for the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, Brian Fletcher was able to give limited comment on the ongoing case.

“We recently took a theft case involving a dead python.

The complainant reported to one of our deputies that the snake had died, and he was going to harvest parts of the snake. The snake was reportedly placed outside to preserve it and was then reportedly stolen.”

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February is Bald Eagle Month Submitted February is the best time of the year to see one of the country’s most iconic birds.

Bald eagles fly to Utah in the winter to find food and escape colder conditions farther north.

By the time February arrives, hundreds of eagles are in the state.

You can see the eagles, and learn more about them, during Bald Eagle Month.

Matt Bartley, special events coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says the agency has expanded its former Bald Eagle Day to include several Sat-

urdays of viewing.

“Holding viewing events at different times, in different parts of the state, will give folks across Utah the best chance to see the greatest number of eagles,” Bartley says.

In the past, the DWR held the event on a single Saturday in February.

“On the day we held the event,” he says, “some of the sites had good numbers of eagles while other sites had fewer birds. In some cases, eagles hadn’t arrived at the sites in good numbers yet. In other cases, they’d already come and gone.

Holding the event on different Saturdays

should increase the chance you see eagles on the day you attend.”

Seeing the eagles is free. You can see eagles during the following days and times: Feb. 24 Northeastern Utah Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, near the refuge headquarters in Randlett at 19001 E. Wildlife Refuge Road Viewing on Feb. 24 takes place from 8 a.m. to noon.

To reach the site, travel on U.S. 40 about 14 miles west of Vernal, or about

13 miles east of Roosevelt, and turn south on state Route 88.

Travel south on SR88 for 14 miles, and then turn left into the refuge entrance. The refuge headquarters is one mile down the entrance road.

The Ouray National Wildlife Refuge and the DWR are cosponsoring the event.

Get a close look Bartley says spotting scopes will be available at each viewing site so you can get a good look at the eagles. “If you have any challenges spotting the eagles,” SEE EAGLES on Page x

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Bail denied for trio accused of raping nine-year-old

by Ryan Collins rcollins@ubmedia.biz

When a mistrial was declared in the case of a trio of men accused of taking turns gang-raping a nine-year-old girl on Easter Sunday of 2016 in mid-December of last year, the community expressed outrage on social media for fear the men would receive bail.

The mistrial was declared because 36 potential jurors failed to show for jury selection in Summit County, resulting in a subsequent mistrial. The trial was then moved to the Salt Lake City Third District Court after Uintah County Eighth District Judge Edwin Peterson agreed to allow the case to be

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From left to right, Larson RonDeau, 36, Randall Flatlip, 26, and Jerry Flatlip were refused bail by Salt Lake City Third District Judge on Jan. 24. The trio stand accused of gang-raping a nine-year-old girl on Easter Sunday 2016. moved One woman wrote on social media, “Do people know what case they will be trying before they show up for selection? I’m

just astounded how many people didn’t show and why. If these men are released because of how badly this has been handled (it)

is just sick and a horrible case of no justice for this baby girl.”

The three men were denied bail by Third District Judge

Randall Skanchy on Jan. 24, despite Skanchy saying he was sympathetic to the situation.

Larson Rondeau, 38, Randall Flatlip, 27, and Jerry Flatlip, 31 have been incarcerated for nearly 22 months and are set to stand trial in Salt Lake City Third District Court May 2. The trial is scheduled to last 10 days.

“The judge heard arguments,” Uintah County Attorney, Mark Thomas said.

“The defense counsel raised some issues in terms of the length of the incarceration and urged the court to believe that they would appear for the trial.”

Bryan Sidwell, the attorney represent-

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Lezlee Whiting

Several historic incidents occurred in 1968: The Civil Rights Act, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the introduction of the 747 Jumbo Jet, the first manned spacecraft, the North Vietnam Tet Offensive, and the construction of Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center.

The birth of UBAVC during this historically significant year may seem like a side note but on-thecontrary, this institute, made possible by the 1968 Amendment to the United States Vocational Education Act, was a significant milestone for education and the economic advancement of the tri-county Uintah Basin and the United States.

UBAVC’s contributions to the economy and livelihood of the country were predicted during the October 24, 1968 dedication by then Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. T. H. Bell, who would eventually become a U.S. Education Secretary.

“An important function of better education is to get people off welfare rolls and onto payrolls,” Bell said in his dedicatory speech. “Vocational and technical education should build confidence and character as well as skill and performance capability.”

The first UBAVC was honeycombshaped facility that still stands today adjacent to the Union High baseball field.

It has remained in continual use over the decades, first by the VC and later by Union High School, housing different classes and school departments.

The small size of the first VC didn’t reduce the building’s importance or the springboard it produced for future programs. The 10, six-sided classrooms located directly across Lagoon Street from the current UBTech, housed a full-slate of vocational education classes in the daytime for students at Union High, as well as those from Altamont and Duchesne high schools.

Evening classes lured adults who wanted an opportunity to study building trades, welding, and auto mechanics.

Business classes gave students skills in typing, shorthand, and business machines. Introductory drafting courses were available as was an electronics curriculum dealing with direct current electricity and alternating current electricity.

Home economics programs included tailoring, principles of nutrition, and family finance.

George A. Thatcher, the first director of the Center, was also the part-time electronics instructor.

Thatcher spent part of his youth in the Uintah Basin. When he was tapped from his teaching post as an electronics instructor in Salt Lake City to lead the VC, he and his wife came to Roosevelt with 9 of their 12 children still living at home.

Thatcher led the fledgling vocational center during its first three and a-half years.

Today one of Thatcher’s sons’, Daniel, is a member of the Utah Senate, representing District 12, which includes portions of Salt Lake and Tooele counties.

In 1968 the vocational center was financed through a Federal Vocational Grant, which was matched by Duchesne County School District, the original building cost close to $200,000. Nearly 40 years later, when ground was broken for the new Vernal building in February 2007, the cost was close to $26 million.

To get a perspective on the enormous jump in building cost, consider that when the original building was constructed a Dodge Charger cost around $3,000. A bottle of Gerber’s strained baby food was a dime, ten pounds of Idaho Russets sold for 38 cents, and the original UBAVC building only needed to accommodate several dozen students.

Compare these costs to the 2007 building. In 2007 a Dodge Charger was around $30,000, Gerber baby food cost well over a

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dollar, and the new Vernal building was designed to hold hundreds of students.

Throughout 2018 UBTech, formerly UBATC, and before that known as the VC or vocational center, will be commemorating 50-years of providing vocational and technical education.

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Standard for more information about this 50-year-old groundbreaking school. If you have a story to tell or know of someone whose life was affected by the school, please, email ajslade7@gmail. com. Pictures of events at the school, either 50 years ago or more recent, would also be of great interest to us.

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Sen. Kevin Van Tassell (R-District 26), right, has generated all kinds of support for bill SCROO4 in the first stages of the Utah State Legislature session in Salt Lake City. The bill brings more attention to the opioids issues in Utah. The bill passed the Utah State Senate 28-0 on Friday and now moves on the Utah State House.

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bad for the family and the issues.”

The general description of the bill includes the resolution of the Legislature and the Governor recognizes the devastating effect of the sudden death of the Utah residents from opioid-induced postoperative respiratory depression, urges further study of this issue, and encourages physicians to prescribe in-home monitoring devices for patients who are discharged with opioids after surgery.

Va n Tassell couldn’t believe what the reaction has been like in the Uintah Basin area.

“Since, I have started to work on this I will bet you that there are 20 families that have had similar situations who have come forward to talk to us,” Van Tassell said. “They have had the same symptoms and reactions. There have been quite a few deaths, but three or four saved because people were there.”

Before the session started, Van Tassell announced he isn’t seeking re-election, but he hasn’t slowed

down at all.

VanTassell began his first legislative service in November of 2006.

“It has been a very busy session,” VanTassell added.

“We are working in appropriations subcommittees right now doing a deep dive into some of the line items and making sure the money is being spent right, which will take another 10 days before we start the base budget. We will wait for the projections on what we think the money is going to be for the coming year.”

Some of the committees VanTassell is on are the Executive Appropriations Committee, Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the State Fair Parks Committee.

The annual general session is held for 45 days.

“I have a number of bills that are being drafted that will affect the Basin dealing with some water issues,” Van Tassell said. “When there are 1,300 bills you kind of wait your turn. We are picking up several that I have been a sponsor for house members. It will be a busy year.”

VanTassell added education is always a

key issue during the session.

“We believe we are going to have enough funds to pay for the growth of the new students we picked up as well as do some good raises for education.

We are going to shift a few things in the Education Budget.

Chew began his legislative service on Jan. 1, 2015.

“It’s interesting because right now most of the bills we are cleaning up,” Chew said. “Some of those are getting extended five or 10 years. Most of it is dealing with things on the Wasatch Front.”

Chew is on the House Natural Resources Agriculture and Environment Committee along with the House Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Com- C mittee.

“I have really been watching the water bills,” Chew said.

“I’m concerned because they are always talking about air.

I’m concerned about what comes our way.

We want to be aware of our air and keep it clean. We want to make sure that energy comes back to life and maintain the life we do have.”

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he says, “our biologists and volunteers will help you find them. We’d also be happy to answer any questions you have.”

You can also pick up a Bald Eagle Month button. Handouts and information about bald eagles, wildlife watching and birding opportunities in Utah will also be available.

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Items to bring If you attend Bald Eagle Day, dress in warm clothes and

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“You need a telephoto lens to get good, close-up shots of the eagles,” Bartley says. “The eagles will be fairly close to the viewing sites, but you still need a telephoto lens to get good photos of them.”

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ing Jerry Flatlip, called for the case to be dismissed because of a lack of evidence by the prosecutors.

When judge Skanchy inquired where Jerry Flatlip and Rondeau intended to live if they received bail, the two indicated they would live on the Crow Reservation in Montana, or in Utah if that was not a possibility.

The Crow Reservation has a land area of 3,593 square miles and is not subject to extradition laws.

Randall Flatlip’s attorney, Loni DeLand indicated his client would not be seeking release because of additional charges that are still pending. Those charges include 74 counts of seconddegree felony exploitation of a child.

“My client wants to

clear his name. That is his motive, that’s why he’s going to show up,” Sidwell reaffirmed to judge Skanchy.

According to Thomas, the two could not give an address in Utah.

“The judge did acknowledge moving out of Utah would be a concern and particularly on an Indian tribe where there are other laws that apply,” Thomas Said. “The third defendant indicated that he still expected to be incarcerated on other charges.”

Sidwell began to address what he felt was a lack of evidence against his client.

“The judge didn’t really entertain any further argument on that,” Thomas said.

Ultimately, judge Skanchy denied the three bail and they will remain incarcerated until their day in court on May 2.

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