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Show 12 Vernal Express Wednesday, Apri 3, 1996 i ..) i Ui, v l .:&.ai. til', JA Shirley and Wayne K. Bullock Bullocks celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Wayne K. and Shirley Wood Bullock were married April 8, 1946, at the home of Rulon C. Bullock by Bishop Harvey McKee. Their marriage was later solemnized solem-nized in the Salt Lake Temple. For 50 years Vernal has been their home although they have traveled over much of the west. Wayne was born in Maeser. He served in the Army Signal Corps for nearly three years during WWII, which took him through Australia, New Guinea, Philippine Islands and Japan. He has spent SO years as a bookkeeper, operating Bullock Business Service since 1960. He writes fiction and poetry and has published, with his wife's help, three books of poetry. He enjoys cooking, his specialty being sourdough sour-dough pancakes and bread. He also enjoys his farm, fly fishing and the out-of-doors. Shirley was born at Charter Oak, Cellist in side-by-side performance Jody Richards, a Vernal cellist who is a member of the Utah Youth Symphony, performed in a "sidc-by-sidc" concert with the Utah Symphony on Monday, March 25. The concert was in Abravancl Hall under the direction of Joseph Silvcrstcin. The Utah Symphony first performed per-formed excerpts from Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust" The Utah Youth Symphony then took the stage and performed the premiere of "Vignette" by Utah composer John Costa. The Utah Symphony returned to the stage, and sharing stands with the Utah Youth Symphony joined in performing Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8 in 0 Major." A reception was given at the Salt Lake Art Center following the concert for symphony members Current Topics Clnh Annual RUMMAGE SALE Sat. April 20 9 n.m. jVptinnnlGttnnl Armory If tmt hvr ny Mtrlr tuiiM likf to iliumtr. jdrtiu mil . 7119.01 6.1 - 7IW.3tt.17 - 7B9.Q3BO 2L WHOA! It's getting cloco to tht time sgm..... The 4601 Annual Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Parade July 10 o 5 pjn. f This event has been designated as the OfficiafN Utah Centennial Rodeo end Parade, and it will be huget Get the jump on the rest of the state entries and come help us celebrate by participating in the Parade with your entry of d Float, Marching Group, Horse Group, etc. Contact Dm Hopla 7894741 tnei for detain Wash. She was a civil service clerk at Fort Vancouver, Wash, when she met Wayne, and they were married a short time later. Shirley has enjoyed en-joyed oil painting and drawing since childhood. She is a self-taught self-taught artist, preferring landscape painting. She is a photographer and the family historian in genealogy. Shirley and Wayne are parents of six children. Two sons, Gregg Delane and Gii Zayn, died shortly after birth. Vikki, barely 3 pounds at birth, is now 49 years old. Adopted, specially chosen, are daughter, Shannon, and sons, Kirbin and Shayn. They have 11 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Their children have been their life. "We have been blessed and have known the best of life." A special family dinner is planned. - , X" . . f . Jody Richards and their guests. Richards, a junior at Uintah High School, stales "I really enjoyed this concert Playing the Dvorak symphony sym-phony with such great musicians was really fun!" Father Glen Gleaves presents a plaque to Vernie Heeney which honors her as 'Uintah Basin Volunteer of the Year.' WIS Society recognizes Heeney as 1 995 Volunteer of the Year The Utah State Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society recently honored Vernie Heeney as Uintah Basin Volunteer of the Year. Heeney is a 4th grade resource teacher at Ashley Elementary in Vernal. She became involved with the MS Walk in Vernal five years ago, starting out as a walker and gradually becoming a part of the planning committee. In that capacity capaci-ty she helps set the route, recruits volunteers and solicits sponsorship and food donations, along with anything else that needs to be done. "I have many friends who have multiple sclerosis, so the MS Walk is important to me," said Heeney, who was the top MS Walk fund raiser for the state of Utah in 1995. Father Glen Gleaves who accepted the award on Heeney's behalf at the Salt Lake City ceremony, presented the plaque to her on March 22. "The Walk in Vernal has grown over the past five years," said Gleaves. "Here, everyone knows someone or has a family member with MS. Where I am from in the southern states, MS is very rare. An estimated 10,000 people in the state of Utah have MS, which means there are a lot of people touched by this disease-and it doesn't get better." bet-ter." The National MS Society defines multiple sclerosis "as a chronic, often of-ten disabling disease of the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. It is believed to result from immune-system dysfunction, although the exact cause in unknown. Inflammation and breakdown in the protective insulation, myelin sheath, surrounding the nerve fibers of the central nervous system occurs. oc-curs. Myelin is destroyed and replaced re-placed by scars of hardened "sclerotic" "scle-rotic" patches of tissue. Such lesions le-sions are called "plaques," and occur oc-cur in "multiple" places within the central nervous system. Resulting symptoms of multiple sclerosis, which are highly individual individ-ual and vary in severity and duration, dura-tion, may include at one time or another an-other abnormal fatigue, impaired vision, loss of balance and muscle coordination, slurred speech, tremors, stiffness, bladder and bowel bow-el problems, difficulties with gait, ind in the most severe cases, partial or complete paralysis." The drug Bclcscron has been approved ap-proved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of less severe cases, but for those experiencing ex-periencing progressive functional deterioration, drug treatments arc rare. Father Gleaves, who has what is termed "primary chronic progressive progres-sive MS" explains "the FDA regulations regu-lations make it difficult to make drugs with animal pans. There is so little of the drug made and the wait-' wait-' ing list for this treatment is increasing, increas-ing, so the drugs that I need are not available. The average cost of the drugs are approximately $2,000. The total cot of an individual treatment can tfn't ftrgtt to triiy i fktm pf your cnt-yw-cU Tutttyt il 21 am. M it printti (it fiftti 3 "Tu. j i 1 ' 1 Tl nl til 1 KHH" ";,V I 1 ! 111 ::n:sK &r-5s 'iff .? JMW fc AT cost up to $6,000 at a time. A lot of the money raised through the Walk go to help with costs and to find drugs to alleviate the symptoms and to find a cure." Along with research funding, the Utah Chapter uses the money raised in MS events for: Providing current information to people with MS, their families, and to health professionals who serve them. Loaning wheelchairs, beds, crutches, scooters, lifts and walkers through a physician's prescription. Assisting persons with MS in locating community resources dealing deal-ing with accessible housing, employment em-ployment issues, disability benefits and transportation needs. Enhancing the physical health and well being of persons afflicted with MS by offering physicalhydro therapy, water exercise programs and range of motion classes. Father Gleaves confirms, "the "I name Tickets on tale at: IGA Super Center, Vernal & Roosevelt Music, Music - Bitter Creek Books and at the box office the evening of the performance r,:-- money earned here and more, comes back to this area. Perhaps the best use of research money is through the University of Utah neurology neu-rology department." The 1996 MS Walk for Multiple Sclerosis will begin with registration registra-tion at 8 a.m. at the Colton Pavilion in Vernal. The six to nine mile walk will begin at 9 a.m., and will include in-clude rest stops with high energy snacks, lunch, and many cheering supporters. All walkers raising over $125 will be eligible to be included in a national drawing for two round trip tickets to Paris, France on TWA. For more information on how to register, call the Chapter office at 575-8500 or 1-800-527-8116, or register the day of the Walk. Heeney, who is also a member of the top team fund raiser "Our Mayor's Own" challenges, "any area businesses that would like to walk as a team against us for this worthwhile cause is certainly encouraged en-couraged to do so." Utah Symphony Uintah High School Auditorium Monday, April 15, 1996 7:30 p.m. just decided to my first; male child jjuawig 0. 10 adults, '8 student (under 17) 40 family of five Procoptor Pi meeting news The regular meeting of Preceptor Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was on March 26 at the home of Mary Kutzler. Alice Lemons was introduced as a guest She shared a little about herself and her involvement with various activities. She also won the door prize. Plans were discussed for the upcoming up-coming Founders Day Banquet on April 30. The hostess, Mary Kutzler, served desert and gave a program on how television was started, and the progression pro-gression of television commercials. At the end of the program, those present took a test to see how they reacted to various commercials. The meeting was a St. Patrick's Day theme which was hosted by Audrey Luna. Sixteen members and two guests, Alice and Everett Lemons, were present. Billiards and bingo tournaments were the play of the day. Donna Burchinal, Mildred Tadlock, LaRae Heath and Rita Combs were winners of the bingo tournament. Dinner was served with the traditional green beer and Creme de menthe cake. April Historical Society meeting The Uintah County Historical Society will meet on April 13 at 2 p.m. at the Golden Age Center. The speaker will be Donald D. Noel from Provo, who will be telling the history of Frank Leland Noel, Mary Eliza Roberts Noel and their children. He will be sharing their experiences, escapades and other happenings in Uintah County when they first came from the San Juan, N.M. area in 1917. They owned over 300 acres of Kobell Ranch, and leased the Joe Rick farm and the Humphrey Phosphate holdings on the face of the mountain. moun-tain. Frank Noel also served as county clerk and auditor for a number num-ber of years. Thirteen Noel children graduated from Uintah High School. Other members of the family who will be present are Floyd C. 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