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Show 16 Vernal Express Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Merkley celebrates 90th birthday Came Burton Merkley will be celebrating her 90th birthday Nov. 2. She was born Nov. 2, 1906 in Vernal, and was the eighth child of 10 children. She is the daughter of Ira and Hattie Burton, who were pioneers pi-oneers of the valley. Merkley grew up and attended school here in the valley. She became the wife of Sidney Merkley Dec. 29, 1925 in Vernal. They were married for 46 years before be-fore Sidney passed away, Jan. 15, 1971. They are the parents of two children, chil-dren, Donald and Lorin "Pudge" Merkley. Donald passed away at the age of 14 and Pudge married Beverly Siddoway and they have three children, Wayne and Terel Merkley, and Lisa Merkley Reynolds. Merkley now has 11 great-grandchildren. Merkley loves to work with her hands doing such things at quilting, knitting and gardening. She has spent many hours this summer in her flower and vegetable garden, has made and given away many quilts and afghans. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and getting to- Pearce completes basic training Navy Seaman Recruit Justin G. Pearce, son of Lynna Pearce of Vernal, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 111. During the eight-week program, Pearce completed a variety of training train-ing which included classroom study, practical hands-on instruction instruc-tion and an emphasis on physical fitness. In particular, Pearce learned naval customs, first aid, fire fighting, fight-ing, water safety and survival, and a variety of safety skills required for working around ships and aircraft. air-craft. Pearce is a 1996 graduate of Uintah High School. f 1 ; , . ; Jam Carrie Burton Merkley gether with friends and family to do her hand-work and watch the Jazz play basketball. Her family will be having an open house to honor her Saturday, Nov. 2 at the home of her granddaughter grand-daughter Lisa Reynolds, 3327 W. 1500 S., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Halloween party held by Preceptor PI Members of Preceptor PI and two guests, Jean Staten and Melissa Combs, met at the Seven Eleven Ranch Restaurant for a dinner and regular meeting Thursday, Oct. 24. Audrey Luna, Mildred Tadlock, Theda Murray and Mary Kutzler planned a Halloween party following follow-ing the meeting. Jean Riddle won a doll by guessing the number of Halloween candies in a jar. Alice Lemons and Rita Combs tied for other prizes playing Candy Corn Bingo. The next meeting will be at the home of Mildred Tadlock Nov. 7. BPW highlights Women's issues Uintah County's Business and Professional Women's Club met last Thursday at the Skillet Restaurant for their monthly meeting. After a short busines's meeting and dinner, Representative Jack Seitz, the special spe-cial speaker, highlighted some new laws and issues in the legislation that can affect women. Seitz reported that women are 76 percent of all voters, so most and all laws concern women and families. Propositions 3, 5 and 6 are just some of the education related propositions that can help families by helping local school districts save money, get a better credit rating rat-ing and by taking the cap off the school fund so that the uniform school fund can be shared with the public higher education. Also being considered is the family fami-ly services being combined, such as welfare and job service, into a one stop shop. BPW meets every third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Women are invited to join this professional club to meet other business contacts and to help the local community with concerned con-cerned issues and special events. News from by Virginia Ferguson 353-4584 Arrowchis have visitors Kendell Arrowchis, and son, David, of Laguna Hills, Calif., spent four days with Kendall's parents, par-ents, Frank and Glenda Arrowchis, and went elk hunting. They bagged an elk. They left Saturday to visit LaRae Span in Bennion and returned re-turned by plane to their home in Laguna Hills. Leah and Verl Haslem drove to Park City for a business meeting. While the men were at their meetings, meet-ings, the women went shopping and had lunch together. Matt and Virginia Ferguson drove to Salt Lake, Oct. 23, to attend the funeral of a dear friend. how do your views compare to those of Chris Cannon and Bill Orton? On the previous page you were asked to take this Congressional Issues Test. Once you take the test, compare the results to help you decide who to vote for on November 5th. Chris Cannon Chris believes J- pmhkms in this country without l,cr having to take care of those who are to e' , alien$' here illegally. Chris Cannon than the bureaucrats at the Dept. of 'm077r1 GoTta r.uucauon, to icacn our inuurcn. edition Chris Cannon Chris believes in the long held military policy to deny cnlblmcntla Bill Orton Orton voted ajwiflsl allowing a jury to impose the death penalty when there has been a rtdlcss disregard for life. Bill Orton Orton voted against tax cuts, including the $500 per child la credit, oh r. 'U.i Bill Orton 3 He i&ciiLlmKMiJ3i mwtJ9-cUtt.lsLlbCjUl. but at the laM minute flip flopped with Pre. Clinton on this Uue. h jt ? Bill Orton Orion STrtoJ against making English the ofTkial US government language, and wted to tnpire printing baOots in muhipte Ungiwgrv m ! !?:' Cay In the military Death Penalty Bill Orton Orton voted to allow taxpayer funded art grants, food stamps and education to illegal aliens. (Cunningham mm ion to MR. 2.151, IOM9), Putbin motion in U.K. 4SM. 617N4; tullcgly intendment to H.R. 2202. iHOItt) Bill Orton Orton supports President Clinton's national education program, Goals 2000. (II R, 11104. J2JWI Bill Orton Orton voted to make Clinton's "don't afk, don't tell" policy the law of the Kind. (SMtwt mrnJmrnl to MR 24M.W2W1I Chris Cannon We need stricter t crimes like murder, drug crimes and rape. Chris Cannon Chris believes that the family budget . . 1 J ' should take precedence over the MtVI IT4 wmnmenA budget. Wcl(ir back to itatps tmjiish official U S. laigway Bill Orton lit n'tnl ajWM Ml VAMumum'iioi amendment to alkw Congress and the States to prohibit dWitation of the U.S. flag. M! f Protetting U.S. flag Chris Cannon He audiofloctufning welfare programs to the states. Chris Cannon We must stop printing government documents in multiple languages. English should be our official language. Chris Cannon We need fd provide the same protection to "Old Glory that we provide mailboxes and currency. J Melanie Schaefermeyer Schaefermeyer nominated to Who's Who Melanie Schaefermeyer, daughter of Robyn and Kathy Schaefermeyer of Vernal, has been nominated to be in the 30th Annual Edition of "Who's1 Who Among American High School Students." Only five percent of the nations high school students are honored each year. She is a sophomore at Uintah High School and is planning to major ma-jor in business throughout high school. Schaefermeyer is active in the LDS Church and is currently serving serv-ing as Mia Maid class president. Among her hobbies are rapelling, cliff jumping, playing piano, cooking cook-ing and sewing. Legion Auxiliary offers rides The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 124 in Jensen wants to urge everyone to vote Nov. 5. They are aware some of the older residents have a hard time getting to the polls. Therefore, this year they are offering rides to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5. An invitation is extended to the elderly who need a ride. For information call: Freda - 789-3156, 789-3156, Mildred - 789-2749, Lola -789-0201 or Annette - 789-0946. Young receives scholarship Rebecca Young, a sophomore speech communications major at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, 111., has been selected to receive the ONUF Scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year. She is the daughter of Sam and Mary Young of Vernal, and is a 1995 graduate of Uintah High School. Olivet Nazarene University, located locat-ed in the heart of Bourbonnais, drew 2,190 students to the campus during the 1996-97 academic year. Undergraduate students make up the majority, numbering 1,595, and 597 students are participants in Olivet's graduate and adult studies programs. Students come from more than 30 states and several foreign for-eign countries, but most are from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin (Olivet's educational zone within the Church of the Nazarene.) Bachelor's and associate degrees are offered in 62 areas of study. Bachelor's degree completion programs pro-grams for adults are offered in leadership lead-ership and management. Master's degrees are offered in business, education, ed-ucation, religion, church management, manage-ment, pastoral counseling, psychol- Rebecca Young ogy and teaching. Olivet is an evangelical evan-gelical liberal arts institution of higher education affiliated with and supported by the Church of the Nazarene and accredited by the North Central Association. Additional professional accreditation accredita-tion include nursing, education and music associations. The motto "Education With a Christian Purpose" expresses the objective of Olivet in every aspect of campus life: academic, social, and spiritual. Golden Age News by Ada m? Prizes awarded at Halloween dance A Halloween dance was held Friday night. Among those in attendance atten-dance were ghosts, witches, hunters and Hawaiians. Prizes were awarded to: Elva Bowthorpe and Glen McConkie for wearing their masks for the longest time; Ercil and Jerry Bingham (dressed as hunters) kept everyone guessing the longest, and Berle and Modena for being the only Hawaiians there. A potluck lunch was served. Sparky Hudson entertained during lunch Monday, Oct. 21. The Uintahs Club are selling tickets tick-ets for a quilt that they made and the proceeds will go to help fund the dances. For more information call the Golden Age Center or Mildred Long, 789-0415. The drawing draw-ing will take place at the Thanksgiving dance, Friday, Nov. 22. The bingo scores for Tuesday, Oct. 22 were Myril Bodily-five games, Hoyle Robinson and Jean Staten-four games. Friday Oct. 25, Norma Simper and Lois Crow with four games each and Lorna Holmes won three games. "Life is a one-way road. We can't go back and correct the mistakes of yesterday but we can do our best to avoid making them over and over again." GLEN WlcKEE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR UINTAH COUNTY COMMISSIONER During this campaign, I have tried to act with dignity and in good faith. Character assassination such as last week's ad in the Vernal Express has never worked in the past and will not work in this election. elec-tion. Citizen's of Uintah County are of high quality and beyond such antics. I congratulate the people of Uintah County for their good character and sense of fair play. I chose to run my campaign with honor and I invite my opponent to do likewise. If citizens still have questions involving last week's personal per-sonal assault, please feel free to contact the following individuals to set the record straight: A It i ill.. 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