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Show Wednesday, April 23, 2003 Vernal Express AS wiDI toll-fre- e Gabriel Atwood ee You could call from Jensen to said Glenda Daniel's Summit, Stewart. UBTA spokesperson. James Pliego Cost of the latest proposal is 80 cents a month per line in the Vernal area. $2 25 for Roosevelt, $3.75 for Duchesne and $5.75 in the UBTA original exchange areas. Stewart said the proposed rates would have to be approved by 75 percent of those surveyed in each area. William Turner Sheriffs Warrants If one area does not approve it, it won't be implemented, she said. There will also be a public hearing on FAS in the Vernal Area "HAS is not an optional service." Warrants of arrest from 8th District Court as of Monday April 21, include the indifollowing viduals: 22,' Nov. Nelson Sweat 1975, who is wanted on a war- no-ba- il Urging her audience to join the fight again.-- cancer because theres no finish line until the cure is found. Sharon Wilkins presented the America Cancer Society Relay for Life 2(X)3 to the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. This years Relay will be held June 6 and 7, from 6 to 12 p.m. at the Uintah High School track. The relay is an impressive community effort to honor survivors, and those who have succumbed to the illness. The lighting of luminaries in the name of all those touched by the disease is another fund raising tool. The luminaries surround the track at the UHS stadium. A minimum of 10 volunteers create a team. Those participating camp out at the relay site and take turns walking or running around the track in this celebration of cancer survivorship. Cancer survivors are invited to begin the Relay for Life by walking the Survivors Victory Lap around the track to help the community see that survivorship is real and that progress is being made in the battle against cancer. It is also a salute to rant. Daughn Jan Morrell, born Feb. 14, I960, who is wanted on il six warrants. no-ba- James David Pliego, bom Dec. 16, 1972, who is wanied on a $5,000 warrant. - Nelson Shawn Sweat, born Sept. 3, 1975, who is wanted on at $10,000 warrant William Ice Turner, bom Jan. 28. 1983. who is wanted on a nobail warrant. Persons with information about the location of these individuals should contact the Uintah County Sheriffs Department, or use Central Dispatch the Secret Witness Line, -- 789-251- 789-422- 2 781-540- Construction.. Continued from page A1 recent projects in Brigham City and Salt Lake. The company also built the new McKay-De- e Hospital in Ogden. With offices in Salt Lake and Construction is one Ogden, Big-of the largest designbuild and conin struction the managers Intermountain West. NEXGEK LENDING If your rate is oier 7 cc call now! Guaranteed closing costs! at the low cm rates in years' Conforming programs for Modular homes! Free credit report and consultation! Easy Application' Bad audit, slow credit, ok! hankrupiev 'Quick Approval! Call today and gel approved The Utah Division of Public Utilities has approved the proposal and will make a recommendation to the Public Service Commission which has the final say on the issue. Once HAS is implemented, rate increases would have to be approved by the Public Service Commission, which is very unlikely, Stewart said. We dont anticipate the rates going up. This w ill be an economic powerhouse fi r the Uintah Basin," she said. p.m. The distribution is based on a formula the takes into account the use of the services of the viability of UBTA. Those in the Vernal, Roosevelt and Duchesne exchanges are not members of the UBTA and are not eligible for the distributions. It is expected the calls between the exchanges will increase eight During the meeting there will be an election of directors from times if EAS is implemented. will receive a UBTA Members of share of a $250,000 patronage during UBTA's annual meeting on April 24, at Union High School. The meeting begins at 6:30 UBTA eventually plans on merging the Vernal, Roosevelt and into the Duchesne exchanges UBTA cooperative. For new they operate under the UBET subdivision of the company. Altamont and Neola exchanges. Lynn Haslem is running unopposed in the Altamont exchange. Kim Bastian and Max Warren are running for director from the Neola exchange. Cancer survivors urge chamber to join tight Gabriel Franklin bom Atwood, create largest area m sttatie Dim The approval of Uintah Basin Telephone Association's latest proposal for I .Mended Area Service (LAS) would create the largest toll-frcalling area in Utah. Daugh Morrell in this devastating disease. One of every two men in America will face some form of cancer. One in every three women will be touched by the disease. Despite these statistics, the fight to increase survivor numbers are better. becoming constantly According to Toni Tomlinson, Central Utah area ACS director of Orem, 87 percent of leukemia victims now live, as opposed to the 1920s when virtually all suffering the illness died. Today 85 percent of breast cancer sufferers live. The success is not that easy to achieve, however, according to several survivors who spoke to the Chamber. Horrible treatments are still the price which must be paid for survival. The ACS is the largest privately funded supporter of cancer research in the country. I look at the smallpox vaccina-lio- n scar on my arm and think, some day that will be what it takes to immunize a. against i. cancer," ' Wilkins Suggested. Several'" speakers involved the audience in acknowledging personal involvement with the disease. At one point all of the nearly (f) attending were asked to stand. The first instruction was for those who were cancer survivors to sit down. A surprising number sat at this point. The second instruction was to have those whose lives had been touched personally by someone who had cancer. E eryone else sat. Vernals place in raising funds for research, education and sustaining cancer patients is well established. In 2002 Vernal was named third ' place in overall per capita donations in a region of five states. This is the seventh annual Relay for Life held locally. The first year there were 0 business sponsors and raised $13,000. Last year there were 63 business sponsors that raised $58,000. Businesses may make a bronze donation of $250, Silver sponsors make a $500 donation, and Gold sponsors donate $1,000. Varying advertising advantages come with the different sponsorships. Also speaking to the Chamber about different aspects of the Relay Deb Andrea were Schwartz, Severson, Betsi McGee, Andy Severson, Katrina Harris, Kari Roush and Troy Smuin. Those in the community who would like to join a team to help raise funds may contact Deb those with canSchwarz, cer survivor ties to the relay may contact Betsi McGee at and' those' 'Wishing to purchase or sponsor luminaries may contact Cindy Severson at Also speaking at the chamber was Russ Pierson announcing the May 3 city curbside pickup of trash which must be in place by 8 a.m. He also announced the community flower planting to be conducted May 15. Kathy Irving presented a history of the Vernal Chamber which was originally founded in the late 1800s. One of the goals of the organization then was to obtain a railroad to Vernal. Irving noted that this is still a goal over 100 years later. 1 789-549- 0; 789-451- 789-675- 9; Colleen Jones and Erin Cushing measure and mark Russian olive trees at Ashley Nature Center. Students learning at the Ashley Nature Center by Mandi Oaks Students of all ages are taking advantage of the learning opportunities at the Ashley Nature Center this spring. The Ashley Nature Center (ANC) is about 10 acres of forested land along Ashley Creek, which is dedicated to nature study by students of all ages. Since it is only a couple miles away from most Llintah School District schools, it is relatively easy to get to. In the past high school and junior high students have, among other things, measured water quality, calculated how many acres is needed to feed one deer, examined soil development, and identified plant species their leaves, Utah State by University students base also used the site for scientific studies. This spring, a number of new events have been scheduled. On April 16, L.rik Mortensen, representing the Vernal Junior High Escape Club and Varsity Scouts from Troop 231. and girl scouts Erin Cushing and Elisabeth Jones, upder the direction of Dr. Pal Clark, located the position of all Russian olive trees. They also measured the diameter that their leafy crown occupies. This documentation will allow teachers and students to measure what effect the trees had on the area, even though the trees themselves will have been cut down. The Russian olives were also flagged for later removal. Utah State University students Colleen Jones and Chad Hamblin also assisted in the project. They are secondary education students and as a requirement they had to plan a project they could use in the classroom. Their experience at ANC would help them plan a learning field trip for students to the center. The girl scouts Erin Cushing and Elisabeth Jones have been researching what shrub and tree species will eventually be planted and will supervise the actual planting when In the a wetter spring occurs. meantime, the two scouts will ' locate and document the "specialty" plants that are already there. For instance, there are only a few speci-men- s of hoxelder (Acer negundo), which is an important species that the scouts want to encourage and protect. These specimens will he located by GIS technology, and plotted on a map. This will be the beginning of a vegetation management plan for the Ashley Nature Center. The next event will be the actual cutting down of the Russian olives, which are notorious weeds in the Uintah Basin. Much valuable land has been lost by being converted from farmland or wildlife habitat, to an impenetrable jungle of the thorny trees. At the Ashley Nature Center, these weeds will be eliminated. Uintah High School agricultural students will conduct this treatment sometime near the end of April under the supervision of Dave science Wilson, agricultural teacher. In May, two 4th grade classes, consisting of about 50 students from Naples Elementary will attend a Plants, Animals, Water and Soils, or PAWS-o- n event at the ANC. After some hands on learning about plants, animals, water and soils from local experts, the students will perform a service project for the area. Previously, the students planned to dig holes for planting newr tthrubs and trees; however, thtPrtbil moisture conditions are so poor that it seemed wise to plant in a wetter spring. Instead the students will be clearing out some pf the accumulation of debris. One day later, another set of 4th grade classes from Ashley Elementary will visit the Ashley Nature Center to repeat the PAWS-o- n program. 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