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Show 777 VB . SIC, Ul 84101 Single Copy 50 j ElaipDes to loyfeDe Naples City Councilman Grant Hatch revealed plans to expand the Naples Park to twice its present size during the Tuesday meeting of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce. The expansion will include additional addi-tional parking, ball fields and a tennis ten-nis court. Hatch said that new play ground equipment will arrive Oct. 6. The Park Committee and Current Topics Club were large supporters in raising the $8,000 needed for the new equipment. "Service oriented groups are needed to help put it all together," Hatch said. The Naples tube slide, which has continually paid for itself, will need some help in restoring its supporting support-ing hill. "I don't know where the hill is going, perhaps into your children's clothes and into the wash," Hatch said. The "save the hill project" has received bids to reshape the hill, widen the base and plant trees and shrubbery. Hatch said he hoped the park becomes a multi-use facility. The addition would include walk Homecoming week: never a dull moment by Annalee Bassett UHS Staff Writer There is no doubt about it. With it being homecoming week at UHS there will be plenty of activities going on to keep the student body busy. Each day is a different dress up day: students came dressed (or undressed) in their favorite sleeping attire. There was also a flag ceremony cere-mony in the morning before school started to kick off the week. Tuesday was Camo Day, Wednesday will be Hat Day, and Thursday is Red and White Day to show school spirit. Everyday there will be lunchtime activities. Pie eating, musical chairs and ice cream eating organized by the student council. Council members mem-bers also came up with Gladiator Jousting. TemnipDe kunldeirs pass 'graduation) day' by Loretta Park Special Feature Writer Rod Park's next project is a bit simpler than the building of the Vernal LDS Temple. Park, 42, is the project superintendent superinten-dent for the temple's general contractor. con-tractor. McCullough Engineering & Contracting in Sail Lake City. For the past 28 months Park trav-eled trav-eled from his home in West Point to Vernal on Mondays returning Thursday evenings. He spent 10 to 14 hours day woiking on the temple, tem-ple, which has 37.485 square feet. His next project is the completion of a 82S square foot shop in his backyard. Park brought his family to the contractors' temple open house on Sept. 27. Subcontractors, architects, engineers and others who worked on the temple and their families attended the event. More than 800 people toured the temple. This was "graduation day." Park said. "It fell good. Il fell complcie." he said. Park dreamed of building tern pie for the paM 18 years. He took his wife on their anniversaries lo 19 temples in the U.S., including the Toronto LDS Temple, At each temple. tem-ple. Park obverved the architect design and craft Mnanhip. "I juM figured I'd build a new CR UT PttFSORT -4? 16-2-F C 12519 UTAH PKtiSS ASSOCIATION 307 W 200 S 50O5 WEDNESDAY, ing and jogging paths, horseshoe pits, soccer fields and a small pond which could be used for ice skating in the winter. Seventy-seven new picnic tables are being sought. The new field will not be lighted and will be located away from neighbors to the park. "Even if I am not elected back on the council, I would like to pursue the park expansion," Hatch said. Man sentenced for Vernal kidnapping Donald Arthur Harley, 61, was sentenced to five prison terms for his part in the robbery and kidnapping kidnap-ping of two Vernal businessmen. Harley was arrested May 21 after he, and Harry Gooch, 45. both of Rock Springs, Wyo., drove to a residence res-idence in Vernal and attempted to rob the occupants. Harley was found guilty of two counts of aggravated kidnapping, evidence tampering, possession of a firearm and aggravated burglary. "We asked the woods class to make us some stands and then we got some mats and pillows. I think this will be one of the most fun lunch time activities offered," said Sam Malouf, student body president. presi-dent. There will also be a movie shown at the football field Tuesday night. Wednesday is a full day with 60 seniors going up to U Hill to white wash the U all day long. The rest of the school will be having homeroom home-room competitions from which they gain points. They will be playing volleyball, basketball, fighting it out in tug-o-wars, sumo wrestling, and slip-n-slide competitions. The other way they will be able to gain points is by bringing loads of firewood for the bonfire on Thursday night. The homeroom with the most points will win a pizza party. Thursday night is the final pre- temple from the ground up." he said. Park has worked for McCullough for 23 years and was the superintendent superinten-dent on three historical renovation projects the Brigham City LDS Tabernacle, Building No. I at the Utah State Fairgrounds and the St. George LDS Tabernacle. After the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints awarded McCullough the Vernal LDS Temple project. Park headed to Vernal on May 29. 1995. "This is an opportunity given lo you once in a lifetime to do," Park said. He had no idea where to start and as a devote member of the LDS Church, he heard the legends concerning con-cerning opposition during temple construction. This project was different dif-ferent than the other historical renovation reno-vation projects because the contractors contrac-tors removed everything inside the building, leaving only the facade, he said. The trusses and the outer walls are all that is left of the original origi-nal building. Two new trusses were added to ihe roof, he said. "This job was different because it was more technically difficult, more precise and more unique." he said. It was also different because he experienced more delays and had more challenges than any other project pro-ject he has worked on. he said. October 1, 1997 Hatch's term on the council is up at the end of the year. "Young people in Ashley Valley have a lot more opportunities than I did growing up." said Naples Mayor John Mathis. City manager Craig Butt said the city will be improving 500 East, widening the city's streets by 8 feet is some area, and making street signs more visible by using larger lettering. Judge A. Lynn Payne sentenced Harley to two 15 years to life sentences sen-tences for aggravated kidnapping, two 1-15 years for evidence tampering, tamper-ing, and 0-5 for possession of a fire arm. These sentences will run concurrently. con-currently. He was also sentenced to 5 year to life for aggravated burglary bur-glary which will be consecutive to the other sentences. Gooch was found guilty and sentenced sen-tenced last month on two counts of aggravated kidnapping, 15 to life and aggravated burglary, 5 to life. homecoming game activity. It will start with a Powder Puff football game, complete with guy cheerleaders. cheerlead-ers. Then the Lady Ute Cheerleaders will have a pep rally with the help of clubs organizing different games played on the field. The bonfire will finish the night with all the wood that students and homerooms have brought. The parade will start at l p.m. in the afternoon on Friday, and the big game against Richfield will begin at 7 p.m. Student Council has been busily planning the 1997 Homecoming dance, with the theme for the week "Going the Distance." This week is the most hectic week that the student council has to plan, but all the work that they have put into it will be worth it when the Utes defeat Richfield. I . " ' ' 1 . f i lt I . I ' I Vlf ' . . f Tf 1, lifuft .ill I At the Vernal Temple front entrance are Leo Jorgensen, assistant project manager, Lloyd Hess, project manager, and Rod Part, oroject superintendent for the general contactor. 1 Paik's first order of business was nixing a schedule. deciding what to do first and orga- .. M ,h(! rans SaVk. hc Mle anJ Check f Inside Vernal, Utah 84078 Members of the Vernal Junior High Escape Club begin Dry Fork Trail project. Groups unite to build 12-mile Dry Fork Trail The Dry Fork Trail project hopes to draw on local history, hydrology and volunteers to make a path that identifies with young volunteers and community residents. The trail was originally proposed by the Vernal Junior High Escape Club. Wednesday last week, 14 members of the club, its leaders and BLM officials began construction of the first two miles of the trail in Dry Fork Canyon. The trail begin at the BLM administer admin-ister picnic areas in Dry Fork and will continue 12 miles north to the Dry Fork Flume and Flume Saw Mill. Daune De Paepe said the Dry Fork area is quite unique because the rock formations are limestone. Over thousands of years, mild acidic water running through the canyon has carved a network of underground caverns. Usually during dur-ing mid-summer and late fall, the flows from Dry Fork Creek are completely gobbled up at sinks in the stream. Water from the creek resurfaces miles away from the sinks at springs in Deep Creek and Ashley Creek. Due to tons of silt coming into Dry Fork this year, the Natural classroom page 10 Photography show page 13 psar DUP volunteers page 15 Clean-up day page 16 Utes sting Wasps page 18 1998 Ashing rules page 20 sinks have been covered, and Dry Fork continues to flow, noted De Paepe. The trail will lead its users past a 2-mile flume which was built in 1894. to divert the water from, the sinks and to the Dry Fork Community. The project was a failure, fail-ure, but remnants of the project can be seen in the canyon. "This is a dream come true." said Louise Murch. Escape Club advisor. The club is service oriented and the trail project lends itself well to its goal of "giving something back, rather than always taking," she said. "These kids are here because they want to be." Members of the cub used racks, shovels and picks to clear the trail which follows the old wagon trail on the west side of the road. "This is pretty awesome," said Daniel Smith, who worked on the project. "I am coming back to the trail next winter to go cross country skiing." The trail is open to all non motorized motor-ized travel. Other partners in the project are the Uintah Mountain Club and Utah State Parks and said. 'Where do I start?'" he said. Park woiked closely with Lloyd Hess, the church's project manager, and Leo and Veda Jorgensen. lifetime life-time Vernal residents. The Jorgensens served an LDS service mission as Hess" assistants. "These arc good, down-lo-catih people. I've never worked with more honest and helpful people in my life." Paik said of Hess and the Jorgensens. They. Uh. gained a lot of respect for Paik. "Rod is very knowledgeable about construction. 1 hac never woiked with any superintendent who is as knowledgeable.'' said Hess, who woiked on other LDS temple and visitor center rcnuxlcling projects, "Rod has put his life in il (the temple) (or the past two years. It's just natural for him to want things just so M." Hess said. tven with his perfectionist attitude. atti-tude. Paik found time for fun. usually usual-ly al Veda Jorgcnvcn's expense. "I ncscr knew when he'd be lying in wail for me and hit me with a snowball. He's a big tease." she said. The first week Hcs bowcd Paik a portion of drapes html on the tabernacle's attic floor by omc unknown sourve. The fiv-fort cc tion of drapes wrapped around a Express online: www.verexp.com 105th Year No. 40 20 Pages Recreation. "We invite anyone to participate in the project," Murch said. The Escape Club members want to combine local history of the Dry Fork area with a pamphlet about the trail. Anyone with stories about the area should contact Scott Pinter, advisor, at 781-3130. "Eventually the trail will grow into a human, cultural, geologic and history lab for students." Murch said. The project will be three to four years in the making and will be. by far. the largest project the club has attempted. "If this project teaches young people peo-ple to treat the outdoors with care, gives a hands-on experience and shows them what is in their own backyards, (hen is will be successful." success-ful." she said. "We are delighted to be a part of a collaborative effort to construct a backcountry trail that will interpret the unique local history, geology and natural history of Dry Fork Canyon." said Dae Moore. Bureau of Land Management Recreation planner. wooden handle was burned and so was the handle. Hut the (H)-e.ir-oKI dry. wooden beams were h.ucly charred. I less said. "For some reason the building didn'l burn dow n." Paik said. Thai wasn't the only fue P.nk dealt wiih dining construction, The summer of I Wo iwo fues in local lumberyards let Paik know who was in charge, He ordered rough sawn 4"xl0" (or Ihe slruciutal framing of the roof ai a lumhcryaid in Lapoini. A few days later, on a l iul.iy. he heard of a fue al a lumberyard, bin fell relief when it was not Ihe one al Lapoint. His heart skipped scvcial beats when he was helping his wife with the laundry on Satuid.iy. watching the local TV news program pro-gram The Lapoint lumberyard was burning il said On Monday Paik dune straight lo the lumberyard and s,is ihe damage. dam-age. A building and a couple of large pieces of equipment, besides lumber were destroyed. "None ol the logs w aside for the temple were een tombed." be sud. Paik said be knew who was in charge throughout Ihe construction of the temple. "Mitaslcs" seemed lo happen cficn. Or pt the drt "mirasle" Paik witnessed was the ancx prtisuled S Temple on page 8 POOR COPY |