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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Jintah Basin Applied Technology Center receives $10,000 for Huish Scholarship Fund Uintah Basin Applied Tech-idogy Tech-idogy College (UBATC) re-eived re-eived $10,000 from the Robert D. luish Trust. This money goes 9 the Huish Scholarship Fund jr students in the Practical Jursing program at UBATC. Bob, a recently deceased harmacist, came to Roosevelt a 1926 with his parents and sis-it, sis-it, Helen. His father, Dave, was pharmacist and established le Huish Drug Store. Bob beanie be-anie a registered pharmacist a 1932. Huish Drug served the ur rounding country for 47 are. v : Fifty years ago, many citi-ens citi-ens in the area saw the need jr a facility for higher educa-lon. educa-lon. Bennie Schmidt was a bate senator at the time and itroduced a bill indicating the eed for help in acquiring such facility, but was unable to get le necessary financial aid. It asn't until Dr. Dan Dennis as in the legislature that fund-lg fund-lg took place and the Techni-d Techni-d College became a reality. Jeanne Stringham and her usband, Dr. Paul Stringham, ere early advocates of the ursing program. "I had a diffi-llt diffi-llt time getting the State Nurs-i Nurs-i Association to see the need r the program," said Jeanne ringham. "They couldn't see by the Basin students couldn't mmute daily over Indian Can-m Can-m to the school in Price." Stringham spent three years seking support and financial licking for the program and fas instrumental in getting it :ed here. It took time and ef- irt to get the State Nurses As JSC's first LPN graduating class. LPN Graduates of March 1976 (Top row standing L-R): Elaine Roberts; Jean Smith, ."actor; Helen Washburn; Rosemary Haws; and Beth Sweatfield, Instructor. (Bottom row sitting L-R): Kathleen Dahlberg; idra Powell; and Micki Daniels. T6J: 1 1 Elizabeth Goode jtpress Writer a? The January 21 edition of e Vernal Express in 1932, !5 years ago, headline read Outside water users must build Ws." I City council decide persons Erved by system outside city ust build their own lines to innect with new line to be kilt An impression had been reated by the outgoing city ouncil that when Vernal eplaced the old wood stave dpe line with cast iron pipe hat provision would be made a take care of those who were ilready users of the water, who rould otherwise be cut off by he change in the course of lie new line. The new council Tuled on Wednesday night that lo such provision could be awfully made by Vernal city where it would entail expenditure expendi-ture of city money, to accom-taodate accom-taodate outside users. The new e instead of following the ute of the present wood stave west to the Ashley Central near the old Nelson erkley cornet will take a orthwest course a short dis- ce from the Wilson Murray roperty and go through the elds to the Hacking-Merkley Y sociation to see the need for the program in this area. "The doctors doc-tors from Vernal and Dr. Condie of Roosevelt were helpful in the effort to establish it," continued Stringham. "I can assure you that the program has been a big help in ensuring quality medical medi-cal care in the Basin." A record kept by the LPN Department at UBATC relates the history of the nursing program. pro-gram. The following information informa-tion comes from past articles in the Uintah Basin Standard and the Vernal Express: In August of 1974, Mrs. Jean Smith, R.N., was named as Administrator Ad-ministrator of the Licensed Practical Nursing program at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Voca-tional Center. Marlin Johnson was the director of the Vocational Voca-tional Center at that time. In October of that year, a survey team from the Utah State Board of Nursing visited the school to inspect the classroom and clinical facilities that would be utilized in the practical nursing program. In December, the Utah State Department of Registration, upon recommendation of the State Board of Nursing, granted grant-ed temporary approval for the program. It would be based at Roosevelt and would include Basin health care facilities and selected clinical areas of the Uintah County Hospital at Vernal Ver-nal for some of the experience. The program was slated to run for one calendar year, after which it would be reevaluated. A temporary building was located across from Union High Words from the past sound familiar today corner, saving considerable distance and pipe. This change will leave all the users on the eliminated route of the old line without water, unless an extension exten-sion is made. A committee of water users from the section affected appeared before the council for relief, but were informed by Mayor R. C. Cooper that the council was powerless to render any financial aid in any extension program. He said that the city was overcast with a writ of injunction at the present time which prevented any new extensions outside the limits of the city. The delegation delega-tion was informed that should they decide to build an extension exten-sion to connect with the new line if they were already users, this would be permitted. According to information given by members of the delegation del-egation at the time the line was i first run to their homes years ago they were promised water service from the city mains as long as they wanted it Many of these outside users have gone to considerable expense to install plumbing fixtures and equip their homes for the use of city water. Right-of-way through the lands which will be traveled by the new line are being secured and owners compensated at the rate of fifty cents per rod. Marshall Lafe Richardson reported to the council that several large unsightly trees had been removed by the r x i Bob and Areva Huish, Roosevelt (Photo Uintah Basin Medical Center Healthcare School which provided a classroom, class-room, offices, and a lab; and remained re-mained there until the new Vocational Vo-cational Center was constructed unemployed crew. These trees have also been chopped up and their wood turned over to the Relief Committee. Mr. Richardson estimated that about 24 families had been provided pro-vided with wood in this manner. man-ner. He said that large trees which shade the smaller hardwood hard-wood trees recently placed out, are being removed. A drive is also being made to have many cotton-bearing trees as possible pos-sible removed this year. The marshal also suggested that the unemployed be utilized to aid in removing ice and snow from the streets and sidewalks when warmer weather sets in which was approved by the city council The city decided to purchase pur-chase an additional amount of two shares of Ashley Upper Irrigation stock at $175 per share. Some discussion was carried car-ried on regarding the complaints com-plaints received from people within the limits of the city being made to secure their pro-protionate pro-protionate share of irrigation water during summer months. A number of cases were mentioned men-tioned where users would hardly be able to get the water to their gardens without being able to do any watering before their turn lapsed. IS- 8 i . - J I i taken when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame 2001.) at the current location. Beth Sweatfield, who had worked for the Uintah County Hospital for 30 years, was hired as a full time instructor in the new Licensed Practical Nurse program. Ruth Rasmussen was hired as an assistant instructor. By February, there were seven students selected to begin the program which was scheduled to start March 17, 1975. The first LPNs to graduate from UBAVC were Kathleen Dalberg (Gusher), Micki Daniels Dan-iels (Ft. Duchesne), Rosemary Haws (Vernal), and Sandra Powell, Elaine Roberts, and Helen Washburn (Roosevelt). The graduated exercises took place at the Moon Lake Electric building in Roosevelt. At that graduation, Marlin' Johnson commented, "Additional significance sig-nificance can be attached to this 4 1 ' ."4 t I Let Zions Bank help with y. i: ' our Home Equity Credit Ur x C has never been easier. FL introductory rate. At L: . Totrecky- Tf Tos' M,' t graduation because of the availability avail-ability of this type of training occurring in a rural and geographically geo-graphically remote area." TheUBATCnursingprogram has an articulation agreement with Weber State University that has allowed graduates to continue to further their education educa-tion in nursing. Utah State University Uni-versity has helped significantly by offering prerequisite classes needed before entering the LPN program. Bob and Areava Huish have been advocates of the nursing program since it began. Bob's sister, Helen Huish Chapman, became a nurse, receiving her RN from UCLA. She served in the Air Force during World War II and was stationed in England where she helped care for the wounded from the Battle of the Bulge. Helen was overjoyed when she was told of the nursing program pro-gram in Roosevelt She decided to state in her will that interest from her investments would go to the program at the time of her death. This money has helped many students over the past ten years. A request Mrs. Huish has made is that the scholarship money will be given priority to Duchesne County residents or members of the Ute Indian Tribe entering the LPN or Pharmacy Phar-macy Technician programs at UBATC. "When people have died from Uintah County, they have had money go to a Uintah County scholarship program," Mrs. Huish said. "We need to establish this in Duchesne County." In reference to scholarships available to prospective students stu-dents in Duchesne County, Mark Anderton, Financial Aid director direc-tor at UBATC, said, "Duchesne 26 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Adoption Criminal & DUI Defense Divorce & Family Law 'Business Law ! ' s ' Real Estate ' " ."" Governmental Law ' j Wills, Estates and Probate Personal Injury 47 North 200 East Roosevelt, Utah 84066 (435) 722-4668 0l 4 Jeanne Stringham, Vernal, was instrumental instru-mental in getting the LPN program in the Basin. County residents have limited funds to assist with educational pursuits in comparison to the residents of Uintah County" Anderton agreed with Mrs. Huish that a general scholarship scholar-ship fund for Duchesne County students is much needed. Commenting on students who have received scholarships for the LPN program this school year, Carol Allred, LPN director direc-tor at UBATC, said, "There are students in the LPN program who would be very financially-stressed financially-stressed if it weren't for the scholarships they have received that cover tuition and fees." If a business or private individual in-dividual would like to set up or donate to a scholarship fund to provide educational opportunities opportuni-ties for those within their county, coun-ty, they can contact an accountant accoun-tant at the college or university of their choice to help in setting it up. For anyone desiring to ap-. ap-. ply for a scholarship to the LPN program for next year, they can contact Mark Anderton at UBATC. tf- K s- J (t ) 4-y ?..v.v.-.vv4 '..".av.v.v.. 4) wwlli ii-uttr ii-uttr mm t"VA-..V..',-. US |