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Show A4 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Vernal Express Obituaries Hunter Wat kins Our little angel Hunter Brittney Wat- kins went home peacefully on March 28. after a valiant battle with Late Infantile In-fantile Batten Disease. She was born on July 13, 2000, in Salt Lake IT X City, the daughter daugh-ter of Jacob and Trichelle (Gomm) Watkins. Although she was only on this earth for a brief moment, she touched the hearts of everyone ev-eryone with whom she came in contact. Hunter taught all those who loved her, greater love and compassion and brought a light into the world that can never be dimmed. Hunter attended Heartwood School and loved her teachers whose patience and kindness helped her and her parents through difficult times. Hunter's beautiful eyes and smile will forever be in our memory. Hunter is survived by loving lov-ing parents; sisters, AnnaLisa, Lacey, Kiersten, Whitney and Sadee; grandparents, Greg and Lisa Watkins, Bryce and Diane Gomm and Bruce and Marilyn Colton. Funeral Services were April 4 at 1 p.m. At the Hunter LDS Ward House, 5065 W Jannette Ave with President William Schaefermyer officiating. Interment Inter-ment followed at Elysian Burial Gardens. Condolences may be shared online at www.jenkins-soffe.com. www.jenkins-soffe.com. f Mobile Small Casey's Fix 7 come Tillers .mi HSl-avvnmowefs tL Si CaSl 789-3511 ! Call Casey for an appointment 790-8347 and Closing Sat. April 26, 2008 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Bottle Hollow Registration: 0:00 a.m. Fun Hun Walk and Bike begins at 0:00 a.m. FREE T-Shlrt for ths first 100 participants Everyone Uolcoiiel Frco ta ti?o public Bike Rodeo BBQ Lunch Rez Pet Contest Co-Sponsored by: - : i Clifa Johnson Clifta lone Knight Johnson passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the age of 86. She was born Dec. 14, 1921 to Charles and Elsie Knight in Randlett. Clifta lived in the Uintah Basin all of her life. She married Eldon (Jiggs) Johnson Dec. 15, 1939 and they lived up Deep Creek all their married life. They have two sons, Lloyd and Don. Clifta was a very caring and giving person. She loved everyone, every-one, and everyone loved her. She has now gone to be with her husband, parents, siblings, and other relatives that she has greatly missed. Her family and friends are going to deeply miss her, but know that she is now healthy and happy. She was very active in the Lapoint Ward. Clifta is survived by sons, Loyd Johnson of Ogalalla, Neb.; Don (Joyce) Johnson of Vernal; grandchildren, Pam (Randy) Dumse of Winnsboro,' Texas; Darren. Johnson and Marianne (Branden) Bowden ofVernal; and one sister, Lillie Richards, Vernal. She has six great-grandchildren, Lexy and Brock Bowden, Donovan Dono-van Johnson, Penny, Kevin and Kirby Sator. She also has one great-great-granddaughter, Kor-rigan. Kor-rigan. Clifta was preceded in death by husband; parents; sisters, Vera, Millie and Lillian; brothers, broth-ers, Glen and Harvey; and one great-grandson, Denim Gage Johnson. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, April 16, at 11 a.m. at the Lapoint Ward Chapel. Viewing was Tuesday, April 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Blackburn Mortuary. Burial will be at the Lapoint Cemetery under the direction of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Engine Repair It Wagon to f V i (V Xm and MORE IPtil 11 Ceremonies for Child Abuse Prevention Month Hie v ; Extension will host preparedness event Utah State University Extension Ex-tension will sponsor "Keeping America Prepared," a preparedness prepared-ness conference for families and communities on May 1-2 at the Dixie Conference Center in St. George. The conference is designed for members of county and city governments, health personnel, faith-based organizations, nonprofit non-profit organizations, business owners and emergency personnel as well as the general public. According to Carolyn Washburn, Wash-burn, conference organizer and USU Extension family consumer science agent in Washington County, the conference is intended intend-ed to better prepare communities and families to face disasters or emergencies. "A 72-hour kit is not enough," Washburn said. "Our families need factual information that will help mitigate loss and fear. This conference will provide information in-formation from specialists on a variety of topics to better prepare all of us in the event of a disaster or emergency." Report: Mjor quake would be deadly in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A new report says an earthquake like the one that hit Wells, Nev., two months ago would have catastrophic effects if it were centered in Salt Lake City. The Federal Emergency Management Man-agement Agency says a quake with a magnitude of 6.0 could kill 16 or 17 people and damage more than 86,000 buildings along the Wasatch Front. The report, compiled with help from University of Utah experts, is based on what would happen if the West Valley Fault were to slip. The fault line runs just west of Interstate 215. Walter J. Arabasz, director of the University of Utah's seismograph seis-mograph stations, said the odds of a 6.0 earthquake in the area is roughly 1 in 250, or about 20 percent in the next 50 years. Hi ) MSa i Eticatisi Prsiram Conference speakers include Dr. Dan Barnett, a faculty member for public health preparedness pre-paredness at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Paulette Valentine, emergency response coordinator for Southwest Utah Public Health; disaster specialist special-ist Al Cooper, and earthquake specialist Maralin Hoff. Conference topics include pandemic pan-demic preparedness, emergency preparedness kits, preparing children for emergencies, first aid, financial organization and preparedness, the psychology of dealing with an emergency and its aftermath, disaster cleanup, water and food storage and safety, bioterrorism and the Extension Disaster Education Network. The early bird registration fee is $75 if postmarked by April 21 and covers conference costs and food for both days. Registration cost after April 21 is $100. For further information, visit or call Washburn at 435-634-5706. The report says if such an earthquake were to occur, there would be $2.5 billion in damage and 1,004 buildings would be unsalvageable. Researchers say the buildings hit hardest would be unreinforced masonry buildings. build-ings. Those who own them, or who live or work in them, face special hazards. All but five of the 1,004 destroyed de-stroyed buildings would be brick or another type of unreinforced masonry, the study estimates. All of the projected deaths would come in unreinforced masonry buildings. Bob Carey, earthquake coordinator coordi-nator for the Utah Department of Homeland Security, says the report will help motivate people and agencies to better prepare for a quake. mm 54 North Vernal Avenue Vernal, Utah 435-789-351 1 www.vernal.com ""H MrptCAl J . --. ! - i ' t ! 1 , - - . SECOND ANNUAL HIGHWAY CLEAN UP DAY Emily and Jace Woolstenhulme, Bob Mueller, and Karen Wool-stenhulme Wool-stenhulme were among the estimated 300 people who turned out Saturday for the Second Annual U.S. Highway 40 Cleanup, which stretched from the Ioka junction to Vernal. Event organizers said they filled nearly every one of the bright orange garbage bags provided by the Utah Department of Transportation. The volunteers, which included employees from energy companies, schools, hospitals, and businesses, were rewarded for their hard work with a barbecue after the cleanup. The food for the barbecue was donated for the event. Annual research conference platform for USU-UB students a chance to shine By Leanne Ethcber&er Quest Writer The Eighth Annual Uintah Basin Research Conference will be Friday at Western Park in Vernal. The conference, which began in 2001 at the Utah State Uni-versity-Uintah Basin campus, gives students and faculty the opportunity op-portunity to share their research findings with fellow academics; federal, state, local, and tribal agencies; and the community. Since its inception, the conference con-ference has grown to include research re-search on a vast array of interests ranging from natural resources management to human development. develop-ment. It has become a showcase ofthe partnerships between USU students and faculty and the community. This year's four featured speakers will target the benefit of higher education for economic development in the community. The speakers are: Adrienne L. Ackers, M.S., is a former USU senior research scientist who is now directs Dynamic Screening Solutions Inc. (DSS). This is a web-based system that helps consumers complete and submit paperwork for state jprogr ams like Medicaid, fcHl"5 'an'd Head Start)' Ackers ' is : the : 2006" Innovation "Award recipient for the Council of State Governments and 2007 recipient of a $150,000 grant from the Utah Governor's Office Of-fice of Economic Development. Ackers spoke of her company's efforts to coordinate social services ser-vices online. Richard C. Etchberger, Ph.D, is the associate professor of wild-land wild-land resources at USU-UB and the newly invested coordinator ofthe natural resources internship intern-ship program. Etchberger's talk looked at wildlife ecology student internships and their outstanding outstand-ing success in the Uintah Basin. A teacher of biodiversity, ecology, and wildlife diversity courses, Etchberger's own research focuses fo-cuses on northeastern Utah's black-footed ferret reintroduc-tion. reintroduc-tion. Brian J. Higginbotham, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of family, consumer and human development at USU and a member ofthe National Extension Exten-sion Relationship and Marriage Education Network. He is also a licensed marriage and family therapist. His work as a family-life family-life extension specialist provides leadership for programs that strengthen family and personal relationships. He also directs two five-year, healthy marriage education projects funded by the Office of Family Assistance Power company to ask for second rate increase SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rocky Mountain Power says it will propose a new rate increase, even as the state is already considering con-sidering a hike that was proposed last month. The energy provider notified the Public Service Commission last Monday that it plans to file for a second increase in June. The company's first request is for a $100 million rate increase f I 7 .. WejeS fcsa8( tee-aS fm-v&LjJ 's , .J and the Office of Head Start. Higginbotham's presentation centered on the issue of providing provid-ing services to Latino clients in the Uintah Basin. Nancy O. Mesner, . M.S., M.S.E., is an associate professor of watershed sciences at USU and the associate dean ofthe College Col-lege of Natural Resources. She teaches, conducts research, and is the USU Extension's specialist in water quality. Mesner's talk brought to light water quality needs in Utah and the Uintah Basin. Her work involves managing man-aging watersheds, developing techniques to better monitor and evaluate impacts to our waters, and creating educational programs for youth and teachers. teach-ers. She is a strong advocate of engaging students at all levels in research experiences. Lunchtime will bringtogether local officials, researchers and the public in an open discussion of community needs. Following the luncheon, student researchers, research-ers, including Carrie Young, will present a number of papers on many of the topics covered by the panel. Young was recognized on April 1 as USU's Student Researcher of the Year. The USU-UB biology major has worked on a number of natural resources research projects as an intern and also as a volunteer. Under the guidance of Etchberger Etch-berger and other faculty at USU-UB, USU-UB, Young has worked as a field researcher with the Bureau of Land Management in Coyote Basin, Ba-sin, focused on counting white-tailed white-tailed prairie dog populations as part ofthe agency's black-footed ferret reintroduction effort. Young has also worked for the U.S. Forest on the Ashley National Forest studying the northern goshawk, while assisting assist-ing a graduate student with an elk habitat study in northeastern Utah. In addition to these projects, Young has assisted Dr. Lianna Hatfield Etchberger in her study of plague in small mammals. Currently, Young holds a one-year one-year appointment as an research associate intern at Pariette Wetlands. Her internship focuses on managing the wetlands by evaluating waterfowl populations popula-tions and manipulating habitat conditions. Organizers ofthe Uintah Basin Ba-sin Research Conference believe that opportunities like these enhance the education of their students. It also contributes to a more secure future for the Basin and assures the development of the local economy. - or about $2.80 per month per customer. It had initially asked for a $ 161 million increase in December, De-cember, but regulators that was too lofty based on the company's annual expenses. Company spokesman Jeff Hymas said the second request is a response to the commission's cuts to the first one. He said the company has not yet determined how much it will ask for. 54 North Vernal Avenue Vernal, Utah 435-789-3511 www.vernal.com ' |