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Show Wednesday, March 5, 2003 Vernal Express 4? w ,4 - ' A7 s ' . J : fu&iUKrairiii iii Though their ranks were, decimated by illness, Vernal Jr. High MATHCOUNTS team members (left t right) Jessica Wallis, Tony Pierson, Josh Bullard - captain, Parker Huber, and veteran MATHCOUNTS finish in recent Region competition. coach Michael Merket pulled off a VERNAL MATHCOUNTS TEAM Vernal Middle School's MATHCOUNTS team of (left to right) Stephanie Sabin, acting coach Dan Jacobsen, Marleah Jacobsen, Vanessa Merket - captain, and Jeremy McQuivey was coached prior to competition by David Felton. 3rd-plac- e Input needed for long range Roosevelt Junior High to represent Basin at state MATHCOUNTS contest The sum of seven consecutive of corporate sponsors. Locally positive integers is a perfect cube. MATHCOUNTS is sponsored by What is the least possible sum? API (The American Petroleum That may not seem too tough until Institute), which is the largest proyou learn that you have 45 seconds fessional group for those associated to answer, including the time it took with the oil business. In addition to to read the question - IF your comfinancial support, API members act as proctors and judges. petitor doesnt buzz in with the correct answer before then-a- nd Lyn and Marc Eckels are the youre not allowed to use a calculator! If region MATHCOUNTS coordinapattern recognition is too abstract, tors for northeastern Utah. Other perhaps general math is more your competition officials included vetIn 1994, the average eran MATHCOUNTS volunteers style: American drank 60 gallons of soft Vince Guinn from API and USU drinks. How many ounces per day student Tyrell Fenn. In addition, We are now able to draw on of soft drinks did the average American drink in 1994? Express MATHCOUNTS alumni as volunyour answer to the nearest whole teers as well, according to Lyn number. Eckels. Those who competed as as such these our first year are seniors Daunting problems were faced by a group of 31 now. Union High School students mathletes, all top math Colby Duncan, Christopher Eckels, students from northeastern Utah Hyrum and Owen Gillespie, schools, at the sixth annual Eastern Hullinger, as well as Danielle MATHCOUNTS Merket of Uintah High School and Region Competition, held on Saturday, Derek Bruton of Duchesne High at Utah State served as officials. 15, February Some local mathletes have been University in Roosevelt. in included schools training since last fall, coached in Participating Duchesne High School (DHS) and skills and strategies on a school Vernal Junior High School (VJHS), level or through the Connections with grades along with program. Each school fields an offSchooL icial team of four for Region compe- -. Duchesne,., u High titiOit, with up to four more compet-- 1 (DESht.,! Roosevelt School (RJHS), Roosevelt Middle' ing as individuals. Regional teams from School (RMS), and Vernal Middle are made up of S school exams conducted in January. School (VMS). However, The traditional MATHCOUNTS is designed for sixth through eighth grade students only, competition consists of four rounds. First students basic who are considered to be at a critimath skills are tested without benecal stage in developing and sustaining interest and ability in math by fit of calculators. Calculators are allowed on a series of tough, multi-ste- p program sponsors. MATHCOUNTS is a nationwide problems. Then they compete in the a team round. Finally, the oral address to program designed round is conducted countdown skills math of problem declining with competitors Jeopardy-stylamong U.S. students. The innovative MATHCOUNTS program not ringing in for the chance to answer only challenges the growth of math correctly. Individual MATHCOUNTS winilliteracy in our increasingly techwere Parker Huber, Vernal ners rewards also but society, nological excellence in mathematics while Junior High School, 1st place; Reed careers. Page, Roosevelt Jr. High, 2nd place; promoting as such probability and and Sterling Winn, also RJHS, 3rd Subjects linear statistics; algebra; plane, place. Others who qualified for the final Countdow n Round by being in solid, coordinate, and transformational geometry and number theory the top 25 percent of individual MATHCOUNTS scorers were Anthony Anderson, are included. RJHS, 4th; Josh Bullard, VJHS, emphasizes practical problem solv5th; Shelly Fausett, RJHS, 6th; ing, quick thinking, and teamwork. National MATHCOUNTS sponAllyson Workman, DHS, 7th; Jared sors include the National Society of Bruton, DHS, 8th; and Vanessa the Merket, VMS, 9th. Professional Engineers. Winners of the oral Countdown National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NASA, and a number Round were Reed Page, RJHS, 1st Top fast-pac- ed e, math-scien- 6th-grad- er Middle School; Anthony Anderson, RJHS; and Parker Huber, VJHS. The team competition was won by the Roosevelt Junior High School official team of Greg Page, captain, Reed Page, Sterling Winn, and Anthony Anderson, coached by Paul Burgess. The second-plac- e team from Duchesne High consisted of Jared Bruton, captain, Allyson Workman, Jessica Paul, and Aimee Boggs, coached by A1 Jole. Vernal Jr. High placed third with its team made up of Josh Bullard, captain, Parker Huber, Jessica Wallis, and Tony Pierson, coached by Michael Merket. The Roosevelt Jr. High School team will automatically progress to State MATHCOUNTS competition on March 22 in Salt Lake City 7th-grad- cr 8th-grac- er 8-- MATH-COUNT- winners were Tim Duncan of Roosevelt grade-lev- el i Regiota coordinators, Accordingto other top finishers j Will most likely be invited to represent Eastern Utah at the State Finals, where four Utah mathletes will be selected to attend the national competition in Chicago in May. year-roun- 722-371- Brent Brown, owner of Brent Brown Dodge, Brent Brown Toyota, Brent Brown ChevrokrtBuick and Brent Brown Chrysler Jeep plans to sales event on hold a one-da- y Saturday, March 8th, at 1995 N. University Parkway, 2 blocks west of LaYell Edward Stadium. Brown stated that, due to current economic conditions, along with the threat of war and the effect it Kas had on sales, they find the dealerships critically overstocked with used vehicle trade-ins- . Quite frankly, weve never seen anvthing like these last few months. Were in a position where we have to liquidate these vehicles in a hurry to bring our inventories back in line. Brown continues, Were going to hold this unusual $99 saks rent, where evert used vehicle wiB be dras pre-ma- long-rang- 25-ye- ar Top scorers in the three grades which participate in MATHCOUNTS were presented with medals at Region competition: (left to right) Tim Duncan, Roosevelt Middle School; Anthony Anderson, Roosevelt Junior High School, 4th in Individual and 5th in Parker Huber, Vernal Jr. the Countdown ounci; and 2nd-plac e Individual and inthe Countdown. High, 6th-grad- er 7th-grad- er 8th-grad- er Ist-plac- r needs. V CfflD33 tEB CSG5Q3 d, ADS?,?,? WANT TO STRETCH VOUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS??? T r 12-o- z. V TWICE THE S02E -TWICE THE ROWER Lenders wall be there to arrange financing for virtually every level of credit history. Brown states, Please be advised this is a one day sales event. Because of the size of discounts being offered, when our inventories have been reduced to the desired level, the sales tags will be removed and all vehicles will return to their normal pricing.' This inventory situation has been very difficult on us, but it will certainly be an opportunity for the consumers who participate. Wed rather give our local customers the chance to purchase these vehicles than send them to the wholesale auctions in Salt Lake, says Brown. Questions regarding du sak can be directed to (SCI) (801) lowr-co- st FKEE555 During March the Vernal Express will double the size of any ad 2x4 or larger. Ad must run two consecutive weeks and the 2nd week will be doubled up to a 12 page. For example a 114 page ad will be doubled to a U2 page for FREE the second week it is run! Express or (801) Richard Harrington or Tom Leverton 1 or fax 789-- 8 690 789-351- 3?3-25- Vin numbers available at ership. iic deal- Thrifty Shopper For more information or to reserve advertising space call: 224-132- 0, 373-950- 0, f COPY 3rd-plac- 4. "Brent Brawn Dodge, Brent Brown Toyota and Brent Brown ChevroletBuick are overstocked and must sell 500 cars and trucks for as little as $99 this Saturday, sales event March 8, 2003 during a one-da-y tically reduced, some at only $99! To move these vehicles, we will be pricing used cars that could sell for six to nine thousand dollars, at the four to six thousand dollar range. This event promises to be exciting. If you've never seen this type of disposal before, make sure you arrive early," says Brown. To simplify the sale, we'll every used vehicle. The sale lot at 1995 N. University Parkway in Provo will open for preview at 9:30 a m. Saturday. AB vehicles wid be open for inspection at that time. At precisely 10 a.m. the slasher will begin slashing prices to the lowest possible price. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel of any used vehicle will be given first opportunity to purchase the vehicle at the posted sale price in the windshield. No haggle, no hassles. Used car buyers wifl be available to bid on trade-in- s during the sale hours of 10 a.m. tiB 7 p.m. The top individual winners in recent Region MATHCOUNTS compee tition were (left to right) Sterling Winn, Roosevelt Jr. High, Individual (based upon written examinations); Jared Bruton, Duchesne High School, 3rd in the oral Countdown Round; Reed Page, Roosevelt Jr. High, 2nd place Individual and 1st in Countdown; and Parker Huber, Vernal Jr. High, 1st place Individual and 2nd in Countdown Round. i MATHCOUNTS operates with training and registration materials mailed to eligible schools with 7th and 8th grades in September. New schools, which include 6th grade but no higher, need to request materials. Utahs Eastern Region, one of six statewide, is no longer the smallest, noted Eckels. We invite other in schools eligible Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah counties to participate next year. For more information on MATHCOUNTS, contact the Eckels at And for those who have been trying to figure out the answers to the questions posed above: 1) 343; and 2) 21 ounces per day. Thats one cans of and three-fourtsoda every day! from FOR LWMEDUTE RELEASE; PROW), UTAH The of Department invites (UDOT) Transportation Vernal residents to voice their cone transcerns regarding in A their issues area. repportation resentative from the UDOT Long Range Planning office will be in Vernal next week to give a presentation. UDOT will explain its decisionmaking process, will answer questions and will solicit comments e transportation regarding needs during a meeting to be March 13, 5:30 p.m.. Planning Commission chambers, 447 E. Main St. UDOT is currently working on the Transportation 2030 Plan, intended for completion by December of 2003. The plan will serve as UDOTs guide for transin and along investments portation Utah's 6,(KK)-mil- e highway system. Comments regarding state transportation systems in and around Vernal can be made at the meeting, Utah Dept. Of or by mail: Transportation, Transportation 2030, Box 143600, Salt Lake City, UT or 84114; phone, UDOTs long range plan web site: www.udot.utah govprogdcvtrans20 30. Citizen involvement is critical as UDOT prepares to evaluate and prioritize' 'the state's transportation long-rang- questions. rs rs plan Utah place; Parker Huber, VJHS, 2nd place; and Jared Bruton, DHS, who moved up to 3rd place by answering most of the correctly answered well-train- high-score- transportation 'Local adicmsery only. Excludes classified or legal adierttsing Ads must be at least 2x4 & cannot be doubled to more than a fit. U page ad. Ads must run during July 2002. 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