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Show 1 Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday February 19,2002 7A Heavy equipment operator reflects on incident, rescue: (Continued from page At around 7 a.m., a call informed the family that rescuers still hadnt reached Dustin. At the scene, Dustin had de- 1A) around 3:45 a.m. Dustin gets mad if Im still when he gets home, pointed up but the cat operators wife. When the doorbell rang at hround 5:30 a.m. the first thing jo go through Clereces mind was Oh my gosh, Ive locked the door on him again. But when the woman opened the door, she came face lo face with Carbon County Sheriff James Cordova. The sheriff told me there ; had been an accident and they were still trying to rescue him. .They said they knew he was in cided it was time to dig. Breaking off the windshield wiper, he used the arm to dig at the coal, throwing it behind him into the cab. Later, he pushed coal toward the feeder. Dustin said he dug for more than an hour and finally made his way to the top of the bulldozers radiator. Lying on his stomach, he could see the daylight. Clerece received a call between 8 and 9 a.m. indicating . rescuers could see Dustin his machine, but couldnt moving. But the yeach him, she said. He asked me if there was anyone I could call. Clerece contacted her parents, Kay and Linda Jensen, Svho live a short distance from the Chidester home. The sheriff called for an update on the rescue attempt before leaving the couples residence and told the family that he would contact them if there was good news to report. I was pretty worried. You try not to think of the worst, but there are realities that you have to think about, said Gerece. Dr. heavy equipment operator wasnt sure rescuers had spotted him. I crawled over on my belly and stood on the ram (of the bulldozer) and started throwing coal up out of the hole and started yelling and whistling, he said. Through the hole, he could see a rescue worker dangling from the line of the crane. With the danger of the coal collapsing even more, the rescuer was able to drop a line to Dustin. He looped the line around himself and was pulled slowly free from the trap Jean-Mauri- Poitras ce which had held him captive for almost six hours. It was an eerie feeling, knowing I was that deep, Dustin said. Free at last, a cheer went up from the rescue units from Wellington and Price, mem- bers of the Carbon County Sheriffs Office and Savage and Nielson employees who had worked tirelessly to free him. At home, Clerece received the call she had been waiting for. A week after the incident and the Chidesters have had time to think of the effort that went into Dustins rescue. I cant thank enough all of the Savage employees and the guys from Nielsons and the Wellington and Price rescue teams and the Carbon County sheriff, Dustin said. . They have also had time to think about the incident. The way the Cat was buried most of us thought that the glass had ruptured and he had smothered. I thought if the glass had held he had a chance, said Brett Christensen, the crane operator for the rescue. The couple plan to celebrate Dustins birthday on Friday quietly, at home. Its probably safer that way, commented Dustin. Nurture literacy environment in homes to prepare children to succeed in classrooms By DAVID ARMSTRONG teracting. CCSD superintendent Parents often ask educators what they can do to prepare their children to succeed in school. Fortunately, there are several answers to this question. Many parents naturally create an environment of literacy in their homes. Additional strategies can easily be implemented. Remember to make learning fun. Parents are teachers. Children learn many things during their first four years. It is very important for parents to teach their children to say the alphabet, numbers up to 100, moms name, dad's name, telephone numbers at home and work and home address. Children can easily learn to tie their shoes and write their own name. They can also recognize numbers to 100 and upper and lower case letters of the alpha- bet Parents should read to their children at least 20 minutes every day. If you know someone who has children and cannot read, tell the adults to discuss the pictures in the books with their children. Parents should buy books for birthdays and other holidays the family celebrates. Buy books at least as much as toys. Thru off the television. Children do not learn by watching TV. The learning comes from talking, singing and in If the TV is an occasional babysitter, choose programs that teach lessons such as caring and sharing. Have your children tell you about what they watched and what it means. If the show contains letters or numbers, have the child say the names of those letters and numbers. Remember, it is not the watching that creates the learning but the active talking. Point out the words in signs and when you shop. Show children the words that help you find the groceries and the words on the products that tell you what they are. Try to use vocabulary that will stretch the child's speech. Have the child learn a new word every day and use it in hisher speech. Place labels on common items in your home such as the door, cabinets, refrigerator, TV or stereo at the child's eye level. Occasionally, read the label to your child. Place your finger under the first letter and say the word slowly as you move your hand to the right. Some day, have fun and switch the labels to see if your child notices. Encourage your children to write and scribble. Provide paper, crayons, pencils, scissors, tape and glue for your children's play. Giildrcn need to leant to love words to be successful in school and become lifelong readers. & staff would like to welcome A. Bruce Carter, PA-- C trims Mill to the Price area. Bruce graduated from the University of Utah Physician's Assistant program in 1990. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic, giving him a total of 24 years medical experience. His specialties are family medicine and urgent care. Bruce will be seeing patients in the new after hours clinic at Dr. Poitras office from 4:00-8:0-0 p.m. week days. Walk-in- s are welcome or schedule and appointment 613-938- 0. by calling Most insurances are accepted. Carbon & Emery County Events Calendar 2002 as MarCQ Utah State Women Bowlers Tournament - singles & doubles at Jensen's Country Lanes, Carbomrifle & team competition at Gateway Lanes, Helper CEU Wind Symphony Concert Geary TTieater, 7:30 p.m. Castle Valley Community Theatre presents Century of Dreamt. Price Civic Auditorium - 7:30 p.m. $5.00 admission Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Opens for the Weekends y. Memorial Day thru Labor Day opens . 7 days a week. 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