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Show M Wednesday, March Zl, 2007 Vernal Express Obituaries Annette M. Williams Annette M. Williams, passed away March 17, 2007 at her home in Vernal, Utah. She was born to Herbert and Marie Jackson on March 3, 1920 in San Francisco, Calif. She married Collin Joseph French, they later divorced. Annette later married Tom Williams and they remained married until his death. As a young lady, Annette modeled for painters while growing up in California. She loved flowers, roses were her favorite but she adored all flowers flow-ers and always kept the house Full of fresh flowers. In her earlier ear-lier years, Annette enjoyed traveling trav-eling and visited many foreign sountries. Together with her late husband, Tom Williams, they traveled much of the country coun-try with work related goals. They retired in Grant, Ala. After Tom's death Annette moved to Vernal with her daughter, Beverly Wright. Annette is survived by her daughter Beverly Wright IRS early returns indicate Utahns not requesting$1.9 million of telephone tax The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to check to see if they qualify for the telephone excise tax refund after more than 10 million mil-lion early filers did not request the one-time refund. In Utah, during a three week period, 196,634 tax returns were filed. Of these, 132,317 returns requested the Telephone Excise Tax Refund. Regrettable, 32.71 percent or 64,317 of these early filers did not request the telephone tele-phone tax refund. The estimated esti-mated amount of excise tax refunds that these Utah taxpayers taxpay-ers are potentially forgoing is $1,929,510. ; In the first release of this year's weekly filing season statistics, sta-tistics, about 30 percent of all taxpayers did not request the telephone tax refund. "Many taxpayers are overlooking over-looking this special refund and the chance to get a bigger refund," said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. "We encourage encour-age taxpayers to spend a few extra minutes , reviewing Temperature ; As temperatures rise, gas prices are not far behind, reports re-ports AAA JJtah, which tracks fuel costs as a service to consumers. con-sumers. Although Utah's price is the second lowest in the country, coun-try, motorists are experiencing a surge in prices throughout the state. The average price in Utah for regular, self-serve is currently $2.34 a gallon. This is a 19-cent increase AAA's last monthly gas price report on February 13, and 3 cents higher than a year ago. The national average price increased 31 cents from last month to $2.54. The current price is 18 cents higher than a year ago. "The price of oil has stayed rather constant in the $60-$62 range these past several weeks," said Rolayne Fairclough, spokesperson spokes-person for AAA Utah. "The in-' crease in gasoline prices can be attributed to the switch-over to the more expensive fuels formulated formu-lated for summer weather, and the increase in demand because if the warmer temperature." I Prices increased in al of the Utah cities surveyed by AAA. The highest 27 cents,-was in Moab. The current price in Moab is now $2.45 a gallon. Provo's price increased 25 cents to the current average, $2.34. Ogden's motorists now pay an average of 21 cents more than last month. Ogden's price for a -gallon of regular, self-serve is now $2.32. Both Salt Lake City and Logan motorists saw prices increase an average of 20 cents this past month. The current cur-rent price in Salt Lake City if $2.29. The price in St George increased in-creased 15 cents to the current average, $2.40. Vernal's motorists motor-ists saw the smallest increase in a month, 5 cents. The current price in Vernal is $2.34. ' All of the states . In the In-termountain In-termountain West saw prices jump since last month. Idaho's average price rose 21 cents to the current price of $2.41. Annette M. Williams of Vernal; . grandchildren: Alfonzo J. Sanchez of Pamona, Calif., Daniel M. Sanchez of Alaska, Eric James Sanchez of Puyallup, Wash., Keith D. Sanchez of Escondido, Calif., Patrick R. Wright of La Mesa, Calif., Christopher D. Wright of Washington State, and Deborah A. Wright of Vernal. She is preceded in death by her parents and her two former for-mer husbands. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 19, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rockpoint Cemetery. Friends and family may call Monday morning at 10 a.m. at the Mortuary. Services will be under the direction of Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. their tax return to make sure they are making an accurate request A little extra time can mean a bigger refund check." The government stopped collecting col-lecting the long-distance excise tax last August after several federal court decisions held that the tax does not apply to long-distance service as it is billed today. Federal officials also authorized a one-time refund of the federal excise tax collected on service billed during dur-ing the previous 41 months, stretching from the beginning of March 2003 to the end of July 2006. The tax continues to apply to local-only phone service. To make the refund easier to figure, the government established a standard refund amount, based on personal exemptions, ranging from $30 to $60. If taxpayers have phone bills and other records, they can request the actual amount of excise tax paid. Though using the standard amount is optional, it is easy to figure and approximates the eligible and gas prices Montana's motorists saw prices jump 32 cents to today's average aver-age price $2.42. Wyoming has the lowest average price in the country. The price in Wyoming is now $2.31, 22 cents higher than the last month. Colorado's price increased 33 cents. The current price in Colorado is $2.49. Arizona's average price is 35 cents higher than last month. The current price in Arizona is $2.60. Nevada's motorists are paying 27 cents more this month. The average price in Nevada Ne-vada is $2.76. California's current cur-rent average price is the highest in the country. Breaking the $3 mark, the current price in California Cali-fornia is $3.11, a whopping 48-cent 48-cent increase from last month. "Another reason process tend to increase this tine of year is that when refineries switch formulations, for-mulations, they often shut down for routine maintenance, causing caus-ing a temporary decrease in the supply of fuel," said Fairclough. As the temperature change, the f -h $45 -5v Donna Lee McDonald Stewart Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Donna Lee McDonald Stewart, age 82, of Roosevelt, returned to our Heavenly Father on March 5, 2007, at her daughter's home in Ballard. She was born July 13, 1924, in Mutual, Utah, to Frank and Idonna West McDonald. She married Verlynn Edward Stewart, August 4, 1941, in Evanston, Wyo. Their marriage mar-riage was later solemnized in December 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died Sept. 15, 2002. Donna was involved in the health care industry in the Uintah Basin for over 30 years. She worked as an LPN, owned and operated with her husband hus-band Stewart's Care and Rehab Center, Vernal Care Center, and a few restaurants. She was very compassionate and always took care of other people. She was active in the LDS Church before becoming ill and had served in various callings. Donna enjoyed traveling, shopping and cook- amount for most individual taxpayers. tax-payers. Taxpayers only have to fill out one line on their return, and they don't need to present prooftothelRS. Out of the tax returns filed through Feb. 16, more than 10 million taxpayers did not request the telephone tax refund. And nearly half of those returns more than 4.8 million mil-lion were completed by a tax preparer. "We are surprised how many tax preparers are overlooking overlook-ing the telephone tax refund," Everson said. "We want all taxpayers tax-payers entitled to this refund to get it, whether they are using a tax preparer or doing the return themselves:";;; , In other statistics released today, early filings show e-file returns are up nearly 3 percent and e-filed returns prepared on home computers up 7 percent compared to last year. Through Feb. 16, the average refund is $2,733, nearly $100 above last year. For people requesting the increasing pressure in tires changes, too. Motorists can stretch their fuel dollars by making sure their tires are at the proper pressure and by making sure their vehicles ve-hicles are properly maintained checking to see if the fluids are clear and the niters are clean. It is also a good time to clean out the unnecessary articles that often of-ten accumulate in a vehicle during dur-ing the winter. Even though prices are increasing, in-creasing, motorists can save by shopping aggressively for the lowest price available. AAA's Fuel Finder located at www. aaa,comgasprices has real time information on gas prices at more than 85,000 stations throughout the United States. AAA's Fuel Gauge Report is most comprehensive retail gasoline survey available, with over 85,000 self-serve stations surveyed everyday nationwide. Data is provided in cooperation with OPIS Energy Group and Wright Express, LLC. Donna Stewart ing. She is survived by her daughters, daugh-ters, Debbie (Glade) Hamaker, Ballard; Tammy (Jeff) Hayes, Raleigh, N.C.; daughter-in-law, Leora Stewart, Ballard; 12 grandchildren, and 6 greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Verlynn; son, Milton Vernell Stewart; grandson, grand-son, Christopher Stewart; sister, sis-ter, Edna Charlesworth; and brother, Bud McDonald. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Saturday, March 10, 2007, at the Roosevelt West LDS Stake Center. Burial in the Roosevelt Memorial Park under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary. telephone tax refund, it adds $30 to $60 or even more onto a refund. The IRS wants to make it as easy as possible for anyone who paid the tax to get this special refund. If you paid the tax and haven't filed yet, here are some tips to help you figure the refund correctly and get it quickly: File electronically. Electronic-filing software flags often overlooked tax breaks and helps you figure them accurately accurate-ly and report them properly. If . you use a professional tax preparer, pre-parer, ask that person to e-file your return. E-file for free. If your income is $52,000 or less, use the Free File link on ffiS.gov to connect to a private-sector company offering free e-file services. ser-vices. Choose direct deposit. Whether you file electronically or on paper, you can get your refund at least a week sooner by having it deposited directly into your checking or savings account. Utah's top forester retires Utah State Forester A, Joel . Frandsen has announced that will retire March 23. The departure depar-ture marks the end to Frandsen's more than 40-year career caring car-ing for forests and rangelands in the Mountain West. Prior to becoming the Utah State Forester For-ester he made a career with the Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture, serving on six different national forest in four separate states. Frandsen joined the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State lands in January 2002 and in May of that year was appointed ap-pointed State Forester and Division Divi-sion Director. The division has New assistant director named to manage Trust Lands The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration announces the appointment of Douglas O. Buchi as its new Assistant Director of Trust Lands Planning and Development The appointment appoint-ment was announced by Kevin Carter, Director of the Trust Lands Administration. "I am pleased that Doug has accepted the role of heading up our Planning and Development Group," says Carter. "There was an extensive search to find the right person and Doug is an excellent fit for this organization. organiza-tion. As a licensed real estate . agent and a member of several professional land agencies, Buchi is uniquely qualified for Trust Lands' mission of real estate development, land planning, plan-ning, and land conservation." Buchi is an accomplished real estate professional with a background of more than 30 years in the commercial real Leo Hoyt Crofts Leo Hoyt Crofts, age 88, passed away March 19, 2007 in Vernal, Utah. He was born April 16, 1919 in Orderville, Utah to John Edward (J.E.) Crofts. He married mar-ried VerNell Chamberlain July 12, 1944 in the St George Temple. Leo was co-owner and operator of logging and lumber lum-ber operations in Southern Utah and Canada with his father and brothers and later in Vernal, Utah. He served mission mis-sion for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission, followed by service in the U.S. Army in WW D.. He served in many Church callings including includ-ing Bishopric Counselor. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather. He is survived by his wife VerNell; sons, Preston Leo Consider using the standard-refund amount for the telephone-tax refund. Though using the standard amount is optional, it is easy to figure and approximates the eligible amount for most individual taxpayers. You only have to fill out one line on your return, and you don't need to present proof to the IRS. The standard amount, ranging from $30 to $60, is based on the number of exemptions you can claim on your return. If you paid more than the standard amount, you may figure fig-ure your refund using the actu- , al amount of tax shown on your phone bills and other records. Base your refund request . on the, three-percent .. federal, , tax paid, not the total phone bill. Do not count tax paid on local-only local-only service. You must have the phone bills or other records adequate to support the amount you are requesting. These documents should, not be sent along with the refund request but should be retained in case responsibility for state sovereign, sover-eign, wildland fire protection on state and private lands, urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, agro-forestry, forest for-est legacy, and the Lone Peak Conservation Center. "Joel has performed a stellar stel-lar service for the citizens for the citizens of Utah," said Department De-partment of Natural Resources Executive Director Mike Styler. "His dedication to the well-being of our lands is unparalleled." A national search has began to select se-lect a replacement. Frandsen has served on the State Fire Prevention Board and chaired the National Coop- estate industry. Most recently he was employed by Zion's Securities Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah where he was responsible for both ongoing land assets and land sales. Buchi replaces Ric McBrier who has been the head of the Planning and Development group since 1996. McBrier founded the group, and has nurtured nur-tured Trust Lands' planning and development operations from its infancy into a very successful entrepreneurial unit within the Trust Lands Administration. McBrier announced his resignation resig-nation in January of 2007, but has agreed to remain to assist with the transition to the new manager. The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is an independent state agency which manages 3.4million acres schools and other public institutions. Leo Crofts (Marilyn), Edward Patrick (Patricia), Douglas Hans and James Hoyt Crofts (Kolet). He was preceded in death by a son William Leo. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 12 noon in the Orderville LDS Chapel. Friends and family may call Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Orderville Town Cemetery. refunds the IRS questions the amount requested. Do not file duplicate requests. If you file a regu lar income-tax return, do noi file Form 1040EZ-T. Designee exclusively for requesting the telephone-tax refund, this sim pie form is for people who don'i need to file a regular income tax return. If you want to take advantage of the earned income tax credit for low and moderate income workers, the child ta credit or other tax breaks, file a regular return and include your telephone-tax refunc request on that return. Stay away from tax pre parers who falsely claim thai many,4f hof 'inostphone cus' tOmers can get hundreds of flol lars or more back under this program. Use the Telephone Excise Tax Refund section on the from page of BRS.gov. Here, you car download forms, find answers to frequently-asked questions and link to participating Free File partners. erative For Prevention Committee. Commit-tee. He was affiliated with the National Association of State Foresters, Council of Western States Foresters, and the Western West-ern Forestry Leadership Coalition. Coali-tion. He is also a member of the Society of American Foresters and the Society for Range Management. Man-agement. "I would like to leave a parting part-ing thought for all who care about forest, rangelands, and open space," said Frandsen. "Invasive plants are dominating dominat-ing many ecosystems and they are expanding. Aggressive action ac-tion is needed and is starting to happen. Our private forest lands are being urbanized increasing fire risks and impacting watersheds," water-sheds," he added. "Our public forest lands are in bad shape but they could be correctable if they could be properly managed by professionals. If the current course is continued we will pay the price for many years to come." Although he's retiring, Frandsen says he intends to keep active in natural resource issues. He's also an avid student of western history, legends and folktales and has written numerous nu-merous articles on early outlaw-lawman outlaw-lawman adventures. As a member mem-ber of the Western Outlaw and Lawmen History Association and the Outlaw Trail History he says, "There's plenty to learn, talk and write about." Reeling from the cost of transportation. |