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Show PAGE SUMMIT COUNTY NEWS A4 4\Rcs Conservation Corner EBLAST — NEWS BRIEFS FROM UTAH NRCS State Conservationist Dave Brown has announced the appointment of Don Ashby, Jr., as the new Assistant State Conservationist for Area I Field Operations, effective July 29. He will be headquartered in the Ogden area office and have supervisory responsibility for all NRCS employees in Area I. Ashby (see accompanying photo) is currently a district conservationist in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He received a range management degree in 1983 from New Mexico State University and has spent his entire professional career in New Mexico. He began with the Forest Service as a seasonal range tech and firefighter. Following graduation he started work as a range management specialist with the BLM and worked his way up as a supervisory range con and as oil and gas resource management team leader. For six years he left federal service as an administrator of a non-profit Christian organization working with teenage boys and managing a 450 head cow / calf operation in Melrose, NM. In 2001 he started his career with NRCS as a range management specialist in Fort Sumner, NM, and then as an area range management specialist in Carrizozo, prior to his appointment as a DC in 2009. NRCS has many conservation programs and offers assistance to landowners. If you have questions about any of our programs, please contact the Coalville Field Office at (435) 336-5853 or the Ogden Field Office at (801) 629-0575. NRCS is an equal opportunity provider and employer. And the winners are...or, does it really matter - out to play and have a good time CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor July 7, the traditional Coed Softball Tournament was held at Oakley, the fields filled with men and women enjoying the competition and appearing not to mind the heat! Tents were up around the perimeters of the fields, and kids and families enjoyed the day watching the games and cheering on their favorite teams and tasting the food at the concession stand. The early morning hours started out with eight teams, narrowing it down to the final decision at the end of the day. The teams participating were: Peterson, Little Mac - Big Macs, Screw Balls Scared Hitless, Bowen's Cleats and Cleavage, Last Minute. The fun day began at 9 am, and ended when the last ball could be heard being hit! It was a fun day, and some are already talking about who might win next year's tournament! 13, 2012 D. Wain Allen, MD, receives award - honored at the Family Medicine Senior Banquet CHERYL OVARD Don Ashby selected as new Area I Conservationist JULY SCN Editor Notice of a special award presentation for D. Wain Allen, MD, was sent this week, announcing that he received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (rural preceptor) from the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine's Medical Student Education in Family Medicine. It was awarded at the Family Medicine Senior Banquet held on May 20, 2012. This special banquet provided students and other Department of Family and Preventative Medicine faculty and staff an opportunity to express appreciation to Dr. Allen for his commitment to the training of future physicians. Throughout the nomination process many high accolades were expressed by several students, staff and faculty regarding his professionalism, excellent "Intrapersonal skills, steadfast support of the medical students' education and superb role-modeling of a rural family physician. "Dr. Allen fostered a learning environment of responsibility and independence." "He gave excellent advice about being part of the community and avoiding burnout." "He is a great example of balance and caring. It is very obvious that he loves medicine." Dr. Allen also works with many of our family medicine residents. He has always been willing to come and talk to our students about rural medicine, most recently at the FM Honor student lunch." The selection as this recipient of the annual award is in recognition of Dr. Allen's outstanding performance as a preceptor for our third-year Family Medicine Clerkship. The above statements were written on behalf of those medical students. Dr. Allen is well loved by students, faculty and staff. Congratulations and thank you, Dr. Allen, for service to the community, faculty and students in your endeavors of treatment and instruction to training future physicians and on receiving the above-mentioned award! Lynn "Doc" Cleland - He felt the Pain and experienced the joy of reaching the Promised Valley - Alone CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor Lynn "Doc" Cleland is the first individual to travel any great distance by foot and handcart in almost 150 years. His reenactment of the original trek is an expression of his love and honor to God, Country, and a very brave, strong and faithful woman, his great-grandmother - Sarah Goode Marshall. Beginning June, 9, 2009, Lynn "Doc" Cleland reenacted the 1,400 mile historic journey made by his greatgrandmother, Sarah Goode Marshall. She was one of almost 3,000 handcart pioneers that traveled on foot from Iowa City, IA to Salt Lake City, UT between 1856 and 1860. Pulling a handcart constructed from the original specifications, Lynn followed his ancestor's footsteps, eating only what they ate, sleeping in a replica 1850's canvas tent, wearing period clothing, and following the Mormon, Oregon, California trail as closely as possible. Lynn "Doc" Cleland, pic- tured here at Henefer's Johns Park, visits once again. Late in September, 2009, just a few days prior to about the 150th anniversary of his greatgrandmother's original 1,400 mile trek to Salt Lake City, Cleland had stopped at the same place in Henefer to rest up for the next few days of his final journey to the destination of "This is the Place Monument", in honor of his great-Grandmother, Sarah Goode Marshall. She arrived with the handcart company on Sept. 26 - and that is the same day he walked in to Salt Lake City. This year he is in much better health - as he made the trek once more, but by car, with the handcart following him on the trailer he pulled it on. This time was another mission for him - to photograph the same scenery he had come across on the first trek three years ago. He has written one book and is awaiting publishing authorization, but is starting on a second book as he waits. His experiences the first time were phenomenal - many faith-promoting, and some health issues which came as a result of weather (being caught up in a tornado). He spent time in a hospital, and lost 48 pounds on the first journey. Many near-death experiences made his trek as near like his great-grandmother could have experienced, and he survived, as she did! Now he is ready to tell others of his re-enacted the 1,400 mile historic journey and how it related a parallel to what his ancestors may have encountered. Cleland witnessed his first "potato race" - an old pioneer game re-enacted every year in Henefer. With his camera he has captured many such experiences along the way, and will be sharing them upon completion of this new adventure - a pioneer trek - captured by one who made the journey - and felt the "pain" his ancestors may have experienced! Visit his website at w w w.F aithGreaterThanPain.com Photo by Cheryl OvardISCN Editor V July 14, 2012 10am - 5pm Oakley, Utah Cattlemen's Hall, Center Street FREE Admission & Parking LOCAL ART SALE LIVE MUSIC KIDS' ACTIVITIES FOOD BOOTHS Park City Summit County Arts Council arts museums t,=.'"""" crom :t 1111. |