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Show 8 Vernal Express Wednesday. August 24, 1994 1 - - - ''. ; : 'j til 14 . 1 $ i "4 a' i 1 "tl:lHT" $ J DENNIS PAULSON, Uintah CountyAernal City Fire Chief receives re-ceives completion certificate at National Fire Academy. chief completes academy training Uintah CountyVernal City Fire Chief, Dennis Paulson, successfully completed a six-day course this month at the National Fire Academy in Emmcttsburg, Md. In the class of 27 fire fighters, only one from each state was invited to attend. "I've applied for the last three years," Paulson said "and was finally final-ly accepted. It was quite an honor to be asked to attend." Paulson is the first fire fighter from Uintah CountyVernal City department to attend the academy. The course provided fire command com-mand operations and tactics training. train-ing. Besides classroom training, the students worked on computer operated oper-ated simulators and hands-on command com-mand systems. It is a volunteer incentive in-centive program sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, who handles national na-tional emergencies. Paulson has been on the Uintah CountyVernal City department for 14 years and has served as chief since December. He is employed full-time for Chevron in Rangcly, Colo, and is currently working on his associates degree in fire science from Utah Valley State College; a degree he plans to finish this year. When asked why he is interested in completing his degree, Paulson replied, "It's a personal interest. I enjoy doing it and this is a better way to serve." So far this year, the Uintah CountyVernal City fire department has responded to 74 calls. Fire fighters have received 1,215 hours of training in the last six months and there arc 21 of 22 department's volunteer members who arc class-one class-one fire fighter certified. In addition, addi-tion, some of the volunteer members mem-bers arc wild kind and hazardous materials certified. Sears store celebrates re-opening in Vernal Area resident, Fred Thacker, has teamed up with Sears to re-open the Sears retail store in Vernal. Thacker and area customers celebrated the grand re-opening of the new Sears appliance, electronics and lawn and garden store at 25 S. Vernal Avenue, August, 13. "We couldn't be more delighted to be re-opening and we think customers cus-tomers are very pleased with how we look and we'll offer. Our merchandise assortment will continue contin-ue to be very broad," Thacker said. The store is part of Sears new retail re-tail dealer program and is owned and operated by Thacker, who lives in Vemal. This is one of 225 new retail dealer deal-er stores Sears has opened in communities com-munities across the county since 1993. Many of these stores were part of the former Sears catalog network net-work of stores. "Sears received hundreds of calls and letters from customers all around the country asking them to continue to operate local stores. We have been able to join the Sears network net-work of retail stores and get very good support from Sears retail systems sys-tems that will help us offer customers cus-tomers great merchandise at competitive com-petitive prices," Thacker said. Sears will deliver the merchandise to the dealer stores where the customer cus-tomer can either pick it up or arrange ar-range delivery with the store owner to their home. "When customers come they will surely recognize our popular Kenmore and Craftsman brands, but they will also be surprised to see all the name brands we have here," Thacker said, "We have all the top names - General Electric, Whirlpool, Amana, KitchenAid, Magnavox, Philips, Sony and many more." Like the Brand Central departments depart-ments at larger Sears stores, the store in Vernal offers major home appliances, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, chest freezers, ranges, dishwashers, microwave ovens and range hoods. The store also offers vacuum cleaners from Kenmore, Eureka and Hoover. In consumer electronics, customers cus-tomers are able to shop for TV's, VCR's, camcorders and stereo systems sys-tems from popular brands such as LXI, Hitachi, PhilipsMagnavox, RCA, Sony and Zenith. Craftsman brand lawn and garden equipment, along with Craftsman bench power tools and portable electric tools, are available. Kenmore water heaters, water softeners soft-eners and gas grills also are offered. California man pleads guilty to fraud James Anthony Pascarella, 51, pleaded guilty in Eighth District Court Tuesday to one count of communications com-munications fraud, a second-degree felony. Originally Pascarella, also known as James Shrone, was charged with three counts of communications com-munications fraud, all second-degree felonies, and one count of theft, by deception, a third degree felony. The charges stem from a complaint com-plaint filed against Pascarella by Vernal City Police stating that when he moved to Vernal in February, 1993, he placed advertisement in local lo-cal media offering investment opportunities op-portunities in a new process to recover re-cover micron gold on the Green River, Several Vernal residents pledged cash, equipment and work to set up the gold recovery process which never produced a single ounce of gold. He had claimed to have assets in Mexico but did not want to liquidate liqui-date to finance his venture. Pascarella was arrested in Oxnard, Calif, in June after leaving the area. He is alleged to have taken up to $20,000 from the Vemal people. Judge A. Lynn Payne accepted the guilty plea and ordered a presentence presen-tence report from Adult Probation and Parole. He set Pascarclla's sentencing sen-tencing for Sept. 20. Pascarella remains in custody in the Uintah County Jail. COMMISSIONER MAX Adams presents an plaque to Mary Wagner, District Ranger, for her efforts on the Economic Development Board which she chairs. L , Izszz:- ft l Garth Heaton, Forest Recreational planner, is presented a plaque by Commissioner Max Adams representing the Uintah County Economic Development Board. Heaton was honored for his efforts in gaining funding for a scenic byways project on SR 191. Express Current with what's happening r. wltoatt's cuewo Dtts cn) cm ntra ds uuCDatt's DoeteCa 3 8 Liter StFl V-6 engme Electronic 4-lfccdlut0 fJCk-jnd pmm EtettfOr.iC mm 4 ptemiuffl : ni Jl I'll' JCvL inrrii "3: A ford Credit Red Carpet Lato maket tt aftordablo. 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