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Show 0 v 1 ' A: 4- t, - t i 1 ' mm0 Mi PAUL HUNTING competed in the 25 meter r'bbon. Hunting received a bronze medal at the backstroke, in which he received a fifth place games in the 50 meter freestyle event. Two Vernal teens compete in International games Ranger Gonzalez returns from Desert Storm Ranger Riche Gonzalez, formerly of Vernal, has returned from participating partici-pating in Operation Desert Storm. Jan. 25, Ranger Gonzalez, a medical medi-cal technician with the Air Force Reserves 302nd Medical Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo, was activated to support Operation Desert Storm. Technical Sergeant Gonzalez along with his unit were sent to Waddington, England to join other medical units from Washington, California and Wyoming to activate and operate a contingency hospital. The contingency contin-gency hospital at Waddington was one of nine set up throughout Europe to provide medical treatment treat-ment to the large numbers of anticipated antici-pated war casualties from Operation Desert Storm. Gonzalez was a resident of Vernal from 1986 to 1989. He was a'water-shed a'water-shed specialist and range conservationist conserva-tionist with the Ashley National Forest Supervisor's Office. Gonzalez' wife is still a resident of the area. Gonzalez is now working on the Rita Blanca National Grassland and Texas panhandles. Vernal Express Wednesday, August 14, 1991 7 : U Ml I JffT y I f I 4 PAUL HUNTING shows off his bronze medal and ribbons that he won during the International Summer Games in Minneapolis, Minn, last month. -A HAROLD HARRISON waves to the spectators as he is given his fourth place ribbon in the 400 meter relay. Jones Hole Fish Hatchery requests public help The staff at Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery is requesting the public's help in keeping the fish in the facility healthy and disease free. They ask that all visitors, especially espe-cially the fishermen, keep all foreign for-eign items out of the rearing units. Nets, poles and boots can transmit bacteria and viruses from one body of water to another. In a wild population, popu-lation, introduced diseases don't cause much of a problem since individual in-dividual fish are often widely dispersed. dis-persed. In a crowded hatchery environment, envi-ronment, where there are often forty thousand fish per rearing unit, these disease causing agents can easily spread among the fish. Some diseases can eventually be controlled at a great cost and after many of the trout have already died. For others there is no control and the only option available is to. destroy de-stroy all of the fish and then disinfect disin-fect the facility. When this happens, the hatchery is out of production for one to two years and doesn't stock any fish during this time. Jones Hole stocks almost one and a half million trout annually.' These fish go to various reservoirs in east-em east-em Utah, including Stcinakcr and Red Fleet Flaming Gorge Reservoir receives 400,000 8 inch rainbow trout from Jones Hole Hatchery each May. , Two young men, Harold Harrison and Paul Hunting competed in the Special Olympics International Summer games in Minneapolis, Minn, last month. Coach Sarah Young said, "It was the most exciting excit-ing and rewarding experience to be able to meet the athletes and coaches coach-es from all over the United States and the world. We met in place, practiced together, laughed together, cheered for each other and competed compet-ed against each other." This was the first time any special Olympic athlete ath-lete has ever competed in the games from Vernal. Harrison competed in four different differ-ent track events: the 200 meter, 100 meter and 400 meter relays and the 4 x 100 meter relay, receiving seventh, sev-enth, fourth and seventh ribbons respectively re-spectively and a participation ribbon for the last event. His times were 29.09, 13.93 and 1:09.16 in each of the events and he received a no time for the final event Hunting swam in four events: 50 meter freestyle, in which he received re-ceived a bronze metal; the 25 meter backstroke and the 25 meter freestyle in which he received fifth place ribbons for; and finally the 4 x 25 meter relay, placing seventh. When he received his medal, Hunting said, "I was real happy and proud of myself when I got my medal." Fifty-three delegates from Utah attended and returned with 13 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. The 53 were among some 6,000 athletes, 2,000 coaches and over 35,000 volunteers. The week long competition included 16 different sports and the Utah delegates dele-gates competed in eight of the different dif-ferent sporting events. Special Olympics is a year-round sports and training program for athletes with mental retardation. Both Hunting and Harrison said that their favorite part of the week was the opening ceremonies. The exercises were staged similar to that in any other Olympic competition and the young men were taken in by the showing. Coach Young said that rules were applied strictly and that some athletes ath-letes were disqualified. "It was a tough and exciting competition." The Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota, Washington, Argentina, Venezuela, Great Britain and Australia delegations delega-tions all stayed in the dorms at the University of Minnesota, home of the Golden Gophers. They were under un-der strict security having to show identification to enter the dorm, to unlock the doors and also to get out. Mother Nature had her hands in the games also as they were post- K r . "DAISY" NEEDS a home. Her . owners had to give her to the Uintah County Animal Shelter because they are moving. She is house-broken and good with kids. Call, 789-5601. Read it first 1 in the 1 Vernal A Express Si Subscribe to the JW ynwl Exptttt I A 789-3511 Sales training specialist is District's keynote speaker poned due to a tornado. Harrison explained, "I looked in the sky and could see the clouds building up, then we saw the tornado. They (the officials) took us off of the field and put us in a shelter until it was over. It was real scary for a while." The athletes were treated by the appearances of entertainers, such as, singer, Prince; Mr. Universe and movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger; film star, Warren Beatty; pro-hockey star, Wayne Gretzky; country singer, Randy Travis; "Funniest Home Videos'" host, Bob Saget; singer, Chris Burke; MacGyver star, Richard Dean Anderson; pop-singer, pop-singer, Debbie Gibson; film star, Kristie Alley; and film and television televi-sion star, Don Johnson. Elizabeth Hunting, Paul's sister said that he was in awe when he was able to meet his "hero," Richard Dean Anderson. Schwarzenegger described de-scribed his participation in Special Olympics as "A greater feeling than to nave a hit movie." Another highlight and the ice breaker between athletes was the exchanging of pins from the different differ-ent areas represented. Hunting's favorite fa-vorite was one he received from a contestant from China that blinked. Coach Young said that some of the Utah athletes became excellent traders. Snortsmanshio was stressed throughout the games. Harrison told a story about a relay runner on his team who, as he was racing, leaned too far and apparently sprained his ankle. "He went down and the race was stopped. He was afraid that we (the rest of the team) would be mad at him. We didn't get mad, we helped him off the track and even the first place team helped us." The event he was speaking of was the 4 x 100 meter relay that the team received re-ceived no-time for. ' Financing to send the athletes to the games was made available from BYU and Delta Airlines. Each contestant con-testant was required to raise $500. In June, law enforcement members raised funds towards Special Olympics by carrying the Olympic's eternal flame across Naples and through Vernal on its way to the opening ceremonies of the Utah Summer games at BYU. Young said about her experience attending the games, "It was a great time to get to know the other coaches coach-es at the staging area, waiting for 'your athlete to have his or her name called for an upcoming heat. Another good time to get to know the other coaches was doing laundry at 1 a.m. "In short, this was a once in a life time experience and I am very proud of Paul and Harold." Two men arrested on sex charges Last week Det. SgL Wayne Hollebeke, Uintah County Sheriff's Department, arrested two individuals individu-als for sex crimes. Shane Gross, 24, was charged with alleged femal sexual abuse of a 20 year old female. The charge is a second degree felony. Bail was set at $10,000. Karl D. Vidrine, 36, was charged with alleged two counts of aggravated aggravat-ed sexual abuse of a child, and one count of sodomy of a child. These are all first degree felonies. He was charged with one count of "Possession of a Dangerous Weapon", which is a third degree felony. Bail was set at $35,000. Pete Pickup referred a juvenile to Juvenile Court Aug. 8, for alleged aggravated assault, kidnapping and simple assault of an 18 year old female, fe-male, which are two second degree felonies and one misdemeanor. Dan Clark, chairman of Dan Clark and Associates a nationally recognized recog-nized corporation specializing in Human Resource Development and ManagementSales Training, will be the keynote speaker at the opening school institute for Uintah County School District employees. Clark will be speaking at Uintah High School on Friday, August 16, at 9 a.m. Clark is a member of the National Speakers Association where he received re-ceived one of their highest honors, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). He is also on the best seller list with "Getting High-How to Really Do It" and has written four other books. Clark is a songwriter and recording artist for Sun Records, has created several audio and video tapes and is and award winning athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career. In recognition of his service to his fellow men, Clark was named an Outstanding Young Man of America in 1982. Since 1980, Clark has spoken to more than 2 million individuals in all 50 states, Canada, Ireland and other countries. Over 70 of Clark's assignments are return engagements. ( 5?- Vji ; ( - jut u Dan Clark Clark believes that laughter is good medicine and thinks that motivation moti-vation without education and direction direc-tion brings frustration. After Dan Clark speaks the teachers teach-ers will be able to meet with him in an inservice and the classified employees em-ployees will meet with Richard Tolley. New rules adopted for High Uintas Wilderness The Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests have adopted new use restrictions proposed by a citizens' citi-zens' task force to protect the pristine pris-tine qualities of the High Uintas Wilderness. Since a portion of the wilderness lies on each forest, joint adoption of the new restrictions assures as-sures consistent management The new restrictions limit the size of groups using the wilderness to 14 people and 15 head of horses or other oth-er pack animals. In addition, the following are now prohibited: Camping within 200 feet of trails, lakes, streams, ponds, and other water sources, and within 100 feet of an occupied campsite. Shortcutting of trail switchbacks. Disposal of Garbage and debris within the wilderness. (Human waste and food scraps must be buried; all other waste must be packed out.) Bedding, tethering, hobbling, or hitching of horses or other saddle or pack animals overnight within 200 feet of lakes or springs. The citizens' task force that proposed pro-posed the restrictions is composed of a wide variety of wilderness users and represents a broad spectrum spec-trum of public opinion, according to Garth Heaton, Recreation Staff Officer on the Ashley National Forest. 0l L-i Can Chiropractic Help Me? HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? We are often asked "What's the best way of finding out whether or not a doctor of chiropractic can help my problem? We believe the answer can be found in a complete chiropractic consultation and examination, including x-rays. And to help you find out for sure, we will do a complete chiropractic consultation and examination, including x-rays (procedures that normally cost $130.00 or more) for $25,00. We will make this special program available through August. The only exception to the offer involves personal injury cases (worker's compensation and auto accidents) in which there is no charge directly to the patient. YOUR INITIAL VISIT WILL INCLUDE: A private consultation with the doctor. X-rays, if considered necessary. A thorough spinal examination including orthopedic & neurological test. A confidential report of our findings. An explanation of our treatment procedure if we determine chiropractic can help you. A referral to the proper specialist if we determine chiropractic can't help you. THESE CONDITIONS ARE SOME OF THE DANGER SIGNALS: Low back pain. Arthritic pain by stiff neck. Loss of sleep. Scoliosis (Curvature of the spine). Leg pain & numbness. Arm pain & numbness. Backache. Fatigue. Tension. Whiplash Injury. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, call our office today for an appointment! Dr. Robert Nelson Chiropractic Office 781-0048 756 West Main Vernal s |