Vernal Express | 2004-11-17 | Page 6

A6 Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Vernal Express Veterans Bay honored fcliiroaitglioyt; the 6oiniiiyin)iifiv Scouts combine for Veterans Day Maeser and Ashley students from Cub Scout Pack 890 presented pre-sented a Veterans Day assembly for Maeser Elementary School students. Kathleen Marshall and Marianne Moore led the students stu-dents in sinking, "You're a Grand Old Flag" with Wil Woodward leading his Cub Scout pack in presenting the colors and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with all of the students. stu-dents. Cub Scouts participating were Adam Labrum, Chris Montoya, Wil Woodward, Garratt Rich, lan Conrad, Jake Trujillo, Jayden Bartlett, Kaden Strole and Braden Uastrup. Following the presentation of the colors, everyone sang, "God Bless America" followed by, "The Star Spangled Banner." Principal Dennis Atkin noted, "This was one of those assemblies assem-blies where the students may not remember everything they heard, but they will remember how they felt and how impor- Vernal Junior music salutes An enthusiastic crowd of Vernal Ver-nal Junior High School students filled the auditorium on Veterans Veter-ans Day. Students joined in a heartfelt rendition of the National Anthem An-them and Pledge of Allegiance. The youth had gathered to hear Private First Class Sara Johansen of the 1157th Combat Engineers tell them of the sacrifices sac-rifices made by service men and women throughout the world. An invitation was made by video presentation for youth to volunteer to help bolster the morale of veterans in hospitals throughout the country. Patriotic music was presented present-ed by a large group of students. Vernal Middle School students joined If iti k 1 :lf m T Til - . 9 (1J ' H IL. Vets enjoy free meal at Golden Corral Steve Jones, owner of the local Golden Corral, and his staff served a free dinner to 180 veterans on Monday, Nov. 15. The Veterans Day event was started many years ago through an agreement between the corporate headquarters of Golden Corral and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Restaurants in the chain served hundreds of thousands of free meals throughout the nation this year. DAV Chapter 10 members Eugene Searle and Jean Staten manned the exit of Golden t " (I V alii Disabled American Veterans Eugene Searle and Jean Staten catch Steve Jones (center) on the run just long enough for a photograph. Jones' Golden Corral restaurant served free meals to 180 veterans Nov. 15. M nh --' II ' v - I r i 4 J 1 r J " I .... - ... t, 1 Adam Labrum and Chris Montoya prepare the flag during the combined Maeser and Ashley Elementary school's observance of Veterans Day. High patriotic nation's Veterans PFC Sara Mr in a special choir presentation of Corral during the feasting event. They collected donations dona-tions for the DAV, sold paper forget-me-nots and recruited new members for their organization. organi-zation. The long line at the restaurant restau-rant moved quickly as Jones and his staff worked hard to serve the veterans and their families. From all appearances, appearanc-es, the Grand Buffet at Golden Corral and the steak window were the most popular spots in town on Monday evening. 1 1 xi i '1 f os - f i , . jf j Johansen patriotic music on Veterans Day. Vernal Elk's Lodge showed their support and respect for community com-munity veteran's with these flags. & . ' ill .i fa aa ,S I ' - t r. ; '. t " " i, 1 i 1 MA Veterans Hollis Haws, Max Hutcheon, Harry Miyoshi and George Long listen attently to speakers Veterans Day at Naples Elementary. Veterans bring strong message to Naples students Post Commander Duane Hall left no doubt in the minds of Naples Elementary School students in his message on Veterans Vet-erans Day--those who hurt the United States have made a poor decision. Hall, Commander of Vernal's World War II veteran Hollis Haws presented flags from the Veterans of of youngsters before the Veterans Day program at Naples Elementary. W0k !t Iris Hacking and Betty Sheffer walk in Freestone Legacy Walking Park decorated by Dalton Caldwell and volunteers who placed nearly 100 flags all along the paths as part of his Eagle project. Evans Continued from A1 Representative Gordon Snow of the same district said, "Senator Evans has been an outstanding leader, well-deserving of being recognized by her peers in being be-ing elected to a leadership post. She has been and will continue to be a terrific benefit to the district that she represents." Flu Continued from A1 by repeatedly calling for healthy individuals not included includ-ed in the high-risk categories to forgo vaccination this year in order to save doses for more vulnerable persons, calling those who stand aside from vaccination vac-cination "health heroes." While a vaccine shortage short-age continues, Tommy G. Thompson stated that government govern-ment officials are still working work-ing on getting more vaccine. Bush administration health officials are in negotiations with German and Canadian vaccine manufacturers in an effort to secure part of about 5 million unclaimed flu vaccine doses. "Literally every known manufacturer of flu vaccine in the world is being contacted," stated Lester Crawford, acting commissioner, Food and Drug Administration. "We do not VFW Post 5560, joined his fellow fel-low veterans in a strong program pro-gram of Hall's remarks, patriotic patri-otic words from former County Commissioner Lorin Merrell, patriotic slide shows and the enthusiastic and well-prepared patriotic music of the students. Ji In representing District 26, ranging from Park City to the Colorado Border and east to the Wyoming border, Sen. Evans Ev-ans will represent a variety of significant issues. Sen. Evans Ev-ans said, "The issues we face include oil and gas, water and tourism. I have been given a good opportunity to have an influence on those critical issues." is-sues." Beattie said, "Beverly is one of those individuals who ap want to create false hope, but want to explore every option." Linda Abel, Immunization Program Manager for the Utah Department of Health said, "The response to the vaccine shortage has been a little too good in that even some high-risk high-risk people have chosen to wait so others at higher risk could get their shot first." She goes on to say that some people with asthma or diabetes are harder to convince that they needed vaccinated against influenza because they feel healthy, and may even feel guilty to be getting get-ting their shot. The UDOH encourages all high-risk individuals indi-viduals to get vaccinated now, even if they feel healthy. UDOH also recommends that individuals 65 years and older or those who have long-lasting medical problems receive pneumonia pneu-monia vaccine. Pneumonia is a life-threatening complication complica-tion resulting from influenza. Pneumonia vaccine, which is V. Veteran Hollis Haws was a popular figure prior to the program pro-gram as he handed out small American flags to every child in both the audience and students in the program. Flag waving youngsters were a continual sight throughout the program. Foreign Wars Post 85560 to dozens proaches things with her eyes wide open, cautiously and systematically. sys-tematically. She has learned the importance of asking questions, ques-tions, evaluating issues and articulating them in a meaningful mean-ingful way. She doesn't blow her own horn. She is a great stateswoman in this state and has been for many years. It is a great compliment to her to be chosen by her peers to have a great impact in the leadership of the Senate." readily available, can be given year-round and is usually given just once in a lifetime. Influenza vaccinations continue con-tinue to be administered at all TriCounty Health Department Facilities. A "flu only" clinic clin-ic is scheduled to be held in Duchesne on Thursday, November 18 from 10:00-12:00, and 1:00-2:30. The Vernal and Roosevelt facilities continue to administer adminis-ter vaccine during regularly scheduled clinic hours. For more information on flu vaccine or prevention, please contact Toni Bolton at TriCounty Health Department, [phone] Vernal, [phone] [phone] Roosevelt, [phone] Duchesne. You can also contact them through their web site: www. tricountvhealth.com.