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Show Obituaries ; ;i . - , i III-- -- Mary Harrison Mary Earleen Longson Harrison Har-rison passed away March 23 at the age of 76 at the Federal Heights Rehab Center in Salt Lake City. She was born July 4, 1931 in Park City to Earl Angus and Francis Grace Longson. She married Keith Arvine Harrison May 10, 1953 in Vernal. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Oakland LDS Temple March Family outings available at flaming Gorge Dam Partial tours have started at the Flaming Gorge Dam and are available Friday through Monday. The tours will focus on the top of the dam and its construction. Cameras are now allowed on the tours. Flaming Gorge Dam also contains a movie theater which shows various movies about the construction of the Flaming People First's presents 'U Make Me Shine' awards March is disability awareness month and People First wants to teach the community a few things about living with disabilities. "We want people to see that we are people first," said participant Valari Tanner. "And see our disability dis-ability second." A gathering of People First Speeding By Preston McConkie Uintah Basin News Service A sure sign that winter has passed is when Uintah Basin drivers start to press harder on their accelerators, Roosevelt Police Chief Rick Harrison said, and that means it's time for patrol officers to crack down on speeding. "We've been patrolling already," al-ready," Harrison said. "However, it doesn't hurt to step it up, especially in the spring - make them aware of the speed limits. The roads aren't slick now and they get a little lead-footed, so it's probably time to do that again." Harrison's comment came several days after Ballard Mayor Tom Nordstrom suggested using the 20 hours of random patrols Ballard contracts for through the Roosevelt Police Department for speed enforcement rather neighborhood crime patrols, "They're patrolling by driving around," Nordstrom said last Tuesday's Town Council meeting. meet-ing. "We'd like them to sit and catch speeders." Later Nordstrom clarified that he is pleased with the police department's service. "I do get good response from them if there's a problem," he said. "If there are four-wheelers going up and down the highway, they're out here in five minutes. They have super response time. It's the patrollingthat's the problem, especially on Saturdays. There's a speed limit and it's for the safety of the neighborhood. " Nordstrom said that although Ballard pays for police coverage A golfer's dream! One level custom home across from the golf course! Includes extra lot with utilities. Immaculate yards with hot tub. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large open kitchen, dining sunroom. Many amenities. 6, 1970. Married was married for 57years. She raised five children, William Earl Harrison, Grace Clayton, Faye Betts, Dorothy Harrison and Larry Harrison. She has 23 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Living in Vernal most of her life she made many friends. The family and grandkids will really miss her happy smile. She enjoyed crafts like embroidering em-broidering and making dolls. She was the best mom and grandmother and we will all truly miss her. Mom and grandmother we love you and miss you with all of our hearts and thank you for all the things you done for us. She is preceded in death by parents Earl Angus Longson and Francis Grace Longson, Brother Blaine Longson, Sister Faye Kopp and two grandsons Duncan Young and Kelly Rae Betts. She is survived by her sister Edna Rae Person and William Leo Longson. Services will be at the Vernal 9th Ward LDS Chapel on Saturday, Satur-day, March 29, at 1 1 a.m. Friends and family may call at the Blackburn Black-burn Vernal Mortuary Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the chapel one hour prior. Interment will be in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Gorge Dam, a movie of the full tour of the Dam and other movies about the area. If you are looking for an escape es-cape with the family this weekend, week-end, consider a trip to Flaming Gorge Dam and Visitor's Center, now open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Visitor's Center can be reached at (435) 885-3135. members met in the National Guard Armory in Vernal to celebrate cel-ebrate each other's accomplishments accomplish-ments on Monday March 17. Celebrations were due as Utah's People First and the Utah Developmental Disabilities Disabili-ties Council has asked Gov. Jon Huntsman to sign a declaration a worry for Ballard from Roosevelt, he thinks the town is also entitled to some speed enforcement from the Uintah County Sheriffs Department. Depart-ment. "There's not a lot of other things that go on in Ballard," the mayor said. "I used to get the Uintah County sheriff deputies depu-ties over here watching. They'd park in front of my house and I'd bring them out eggs to try to encourage them. They were really re-ally busy when they were here, and it helped, it really helped." Uintah County Sheriffs Lt. John Laursen said Ballard does get its share of enforcement from the deputies he supervises. "We have officers over there all the time," Laursen said. "We try to stay back most of the time to assist Roosevelt City, since they have the contract, but we don't just say 'Roosevelt's got it.' We do patrol. "But the road department is doing too good a job," he said. "We've got too many roads and not enough people. We do have a dedicated officer to be in there sometimes, but sometimes it g 0W ? " O r 7 let me tell you, It is LVW worth shopping in the pages of the... VrRHAl 54 North Vernal Avenue W i ry Vernal, Utah f?JI wO 435-789-3511 www.vernal.com .'y,. m- ,r rr if " . 'v " ' '1 ..' . 1 "Expect the Best 1 140 West I lighway 40, Vernal, UT 84078 blUee: (435) 780-7555 Fax: 781-2913 Vernal Meth's Victims Continued from Al "The craving was intense. I knew the smell and I knew what would happen if I breathed it in so I would leave and try to stay away as long as possible. I started after school activities but had no support. That's when I noticed my teeth hurting." April's mother brought her to the dentist after a tooth broke while eating a piece of candy. The dentist took X-rays and explained that her teeth had rotted from the inside out. He told her it was a result of being around meth and breathing it in. Feeling depressed and hopeless hope-less April gave up and started using meth. As a meth addict at age 15 she became pregnant. "I quit everything cold turkey and did everything I could to have a healthy pregnancy. I went to the doctor appointments, but at two and a half months along I started having pains in my stomach and miscarried. The doctor said he believed it was because of the cooking. Because I was breathing in the fumes, I lost the baby." Extremely depressed, she spiraled out of control and began be-gan doing meth daily. She only made it to 14 days of school that year. "I became out of control. The meth was free because my dad never knew how much he cooked and because he was so high he never knew I would walk in and take baggies full. I became extremely skinny, sunk in face. At first I felt beautiful but I would look in the mirror and see myself fading. I did it constantly for about a year only sleeping now and then." Eventually her father was caught by the authorities for running a meth lab. April moved in with her mother but was able to hide her drug use from her. Things changed when she was making March Utah's Disabilities Disabili-ties Awareness Month. "We have 'U Make Me Shine' lapel pins for all participants," said Kathy Harmer, case management manage-ment supervisor, who displays a Utah-shaped gold pin stamped with the words of recognition. "Each pin has a thank you note works and sometimes it doesn't." The reason enforcement doesn't always work is because be-cause people tend to be more aware of others' speeding than their own, Laursen indicated. "I have to stress more than anything that it's a matter of community involvement," he said. "We need their help. They may be speeding in someone else's neighborhood and they get mad when someone some-one speeds in their own. In my career when someone calls complaining about speeders, they're usually one of them we pick up when we go out there. That is no lie." Laursen said the sheriffs department divides the county coun-ty into eastern and western patrol districts. While he did not know how many tickets had been written by deputies inside Ballard, he said 180 speeding tickets were issued by the western patrol division between Jan. 1 and March 21. JJ - J -U.-.t-l ASPEN BROOK REALTY INC. Jennifkr Am.H.A Hawkins, Walker, Acfnt- A;k.nt: 828-4198 Frf.ida Parker 828-2270 Express severely beaten for no obvious reason by a group of her drug-using friends. The experience was so traumatic that April broke down and told her mother about her addiction. They decided she needed to get out of the Vernal area. "We looked up Job Corps. The day I left I never tried meth again. I would get intense cravings but I would just focus all my energy on school work which helped. I finished a year and a half program pro-gram in six months. That feeling of accomplishment, of doing it without meth, is what kept me off it. It has been seven years since I last used. My motivation to stay clean is seeing what it has done to my father. I used to be a major daddy's girl." Aside from the contamination that children and teenagers like April are exposed to, meth is also a major cause of child abuse and neglect. An report in a 2007 issue is-sue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing evaluated the effects on children who had been removed from meth homes. The report explained children living at a meth lab site may be subjected to fires, explosions, abuse and neglect or a hazardous lifestyle including the presence of firearms, pornography and social problems. Meth increases sexual drive in users and children often suffer from sexual abuse as a result. The inability to parent includes forms of neglect such as lack of food, dental and medical care, and inability to supervise the children. Homes are characterized by hazardous living conditions. They often lack running water leading to unusable or backed-up toilets and bathtubs. Living areas may be infested with rodents and insects. Children in these settings generally lack proper hygiene, grooming and adequate sleeping conditions. Older children chil-dren are often required to take on the care-giving role for the that they will fill out and return to their state representative. The legislators will wear the pins at the April People First meet-mg. meet-mg. "There will be a special recognition for the group who returns the most pins and cards," explains Barb Akers, Basin-area director for Utah Division of Services Ser-vices for People with Disabilities (DSPD). - People First's igoaL.ial the! recognition of the valued -oon tribution of persons throughout What Are Interest Rates Doing? Are they going UP or DOWN? Is Now the Best Time For Me to Refinance? Should I Consolidate My Bills? i How Much Money Would I Save? Should I Liquidate My Equity and Invest It? f 7ty ill, mdmi5 wmm With the warming weather and the snow rapidly melting Western Petroleum wants to remind all customers that they should inspect their gas line piping as it enters into their homes. Be sure to inspect and make sure there is no snow & ice build up around the piping and regulator, this could cause damage and potential problems. If you see anything that concerns you or you think could be a problem, Please call the professionals at Western Petroleum at 722-5171 A message from your friends at Western Petroleum ptin'GD Q Wednesday, r Carol Cisco of Utah State Department of Health Services said, "When we go into a meth home making drugs, the meth-mak-ing equipment will be strung all over the house. If there's food it's usually rotten but very often there is no food. The kids ... a lot of .times don't have clothes or if they do they're practically rags and t things that no longer fit them." younger children. A 2004 study reported that children in homes with surface meth contamination suffered from respiratory problems like asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and upper respiratory issues. Children with meth poisoning also suffer from agitation, rapid heart rate, inconsolable crying and protracted vomiting. In one recent Uintah Basin case, 10-month-old Samantha (not her real name) was placed in a foster home after being-removed being-removed from the meth lab environment envi-ronment she knew as home. For the first week, Samantha cried nearly all the time, had severe diarrhea and vomited often. She showed many signs of developmental develop-mental delays and anxiety from possible abuse. Fortunately, Samantha is adjusting well to her hew foster family and has shown many improvements. im-provements. Unfortunately, her pediatrician suspects she was physically abused while living the community. In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, creating a platform for personal independence indepen-dence for people with disabilities in the workplace. The significance of the act recognizes persons with disabilities disabili-ties as contributing members of society. By acknowledging March as disability awareness month we partner with DSPD to help Biibpte First clients to lead the m jst productive lives possible. I Can Help Answer These Questions and More! Hi I'm Kammra Clark, I am a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist. Let me put my 14 years experience to work 1315 West Hwy 40, Vernal Office 435. 7B1. 1773 Cell 435.B71.B571 V.' 1 k. J an nini A3 A T n: t 3 $ y t ... ... i- - i in the meth environment. Under his recommendation Samantha will undergo a series of tests j to determine if any permanent j damage has occurred as a result of the abuse and neglect. '; There are many innocent chil- dren under the care of adults who use andor cook meth. What hap- v pens behind the scenes is often a i ripple effect because eventually methamphetamine will destroy everything. i Basin residents who suspect j any form of child neglect or abuse should call the Division of Child and Family Services at 781-4250 ' or the Uintah County Sheriff Department at 789-2511. Find! more information on the Utah i Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Web site, http:www. utahdecalliance.org. This is part four of a five ! part series examining metham-: phetamine use in the Uintah ; Basin. Share comments about; this article on http:www. vernal, com. ( correction An article in the March 19 ; Vernal Express should have ; stated that Erin Bibles attended ; a national competition in Bur- i bank, Calif. Bibles was not a I competitor. ' in tne marcn iz issue oi the Vernal Express, an article explained a new Uintah County parking ordinance. The ordi nance applies to all garbage can collection receptacles regardless i'of trash company. -- f of mortgage for you. 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