Show March of Dimes ends county merger A March of Dimes merger that began one year ago was dissolved Wednesday at a meeting held at the Moon Lake Electric building In Roosevelt Ken Bacher state field representative explained that combining the three counties put an overwhelming work load on the director and felt that going back to each county level would be more fruitful HE liE APPOINTED Peggy Verdin as Duchesne County chapter chairman with Bat Barbara bara Schuler as treasurer and Karon Stirling will serve as Duchesne County campaign chairman Marion Marlon A A. A Behunin was retained as Uintah County chapter chapler chairman with Vicki Garcia treasurer and Mary Powell co-chapter co chairman Betty Lankford will continue as Uintah County campaign chairman and Mrs Albert was retained as Daggett County chapter chairman Others attending the meeting from the local area were Dr Terry Buxton medical advisor for Duchesne County Marilyn Thacker medical advisor Uintah County Kelly and Rod Powell Vernal Junior High TAPS Committee members and Mary Powell During the meeting Duchesne High School set their walkathon walkathon walkathon walk-a- walk thon for May 10 Jackie will act as chairman Chris Madsen as chairman co-chairman and Principal Glenn Horrocks as advisor UINTAH COUNTY representatives representatives representatives set their walkathon walk walk- thon a-thon for April 26 Tina Lankford Lankford Lankford Lank Lank- ford will serve as chairman for Uintah High School Keith Behunin chairman and Annette chairman co-chairman of Vernal Junior High will join forces with Uintah High workers to plan the best walk ever in the tie county stated of of- Steve TAPS chairman f for r Union High School will announce their walk thon at a later date Mr also chairman of the Future Business Leaders of or America announced that they will ill hold a talent show featuring Eugene Jelesnik of Channel Talent Showcase May 5 at Union High School Talent has been selected from Daggett Uintah and Duchesne Counties Proceeds from the show will be given to the March of Dimes Duchesne chapter Mr Bacher announced the March of Dimes Youth Conference Conference Conference Con Con- ference to be held at Midway Homestead June 23 and 24 The Youth Conference is geared to learning more about the cause of birth defects and preventing birth defects Only one youth conference is held each year Dr VanDyke of the State Health Department will be key keynote keynote keynote note speaker There will be entertainment and lots of study during the two day convention stated officials IN ORDER OnDER for students to be selected in Uintah County they have to be a member of the Teen Action Program for the March of Dimes according to Mrs Behunin chapter chairman If anyone is interested in being a member of the TAP Committee contact the chairman mentioned above Other business conducted at atthe atthe atthe the meeting was a report on the Mothers Mother's March by Rosie Bozarth Duchesne Mother March chairman and Mrs Schuler huler They reported the theother's others Mothers March netted Mrs George Street of Altamont gave a progress report of her daughter Leigh who will soon have artificial legs Leigh is f four our years old and has been the poster child for Duchesne County March of Dimes for the past two years 0 I l t IrI 1 I t 1 JAY ABBOTT was named 1975 Farmer of o othe the Year by the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District |