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Show D2 Wednesday, April 28. 2004 Community Calendar H 0 nmipetie for ?f y Vl.(, Barbara Baker K''2 ) eft t .1'' ' Lorie Ann Chivers Chelsie Lynn Cook Tracina Casper By Mandy Oaks Express Writer When most people think of rodeos, rode-os, they think of things like bulls, horses and ropes, but no rodeo would be complete without a rodeo queen. This year, there are 10 young women competing for the title of Miss Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo and the competition is tough. Barbara Baker is the daughter daugh-ter of Jim and Lee Ann Baker of Roosevelt. She is 20 years old and is currently attending Utah State University (USU) Uintah Basin where she is majoring in business administration. She plans to continue contin-ue her education at USU in Logan, where she will earn a minor in photography. She enjoys riding her horses, scrapbooking and photography; photog-raphy; her main emphasis in photography pho-tography is black and white photos, which she has learned to develop and print herself. She is employed with Nielsen's Furniture Store in Roosevelt. Baker is currently a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which extends membership member-ship only to freshman and sophomore sopho-more college students who excel in their first year. She was invited to go to Brazil to study abroad for two weeks this summer, which is an honor because only 14 members are invited to attend each year. Baker has been vice president and president of her local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter. chap-ter. While acting as president, she helped her chapter get involved with the community by working with the local conservation district. Her chapter teamed up with the conservation conser-vation district and the PAWS program pro-gram to help elementary students learn about plants, animals, water and soil. Baker's officer team was in charge of planning banquets, holding hold-ing officer elections and planning many various activities. As vice president, it was her duty to help out the president and take charge in her absence. Baker was also president and vice president of her 4-H Llama Club. Some of her duties included conducting con-ducting meetings, helping younger kids with their showmanship and animal grooming and helping out at the annual show. Because the club was a new addition to the county. Baker and other members had to write their own books for the meetings. meet-ings. She helped write the record books because the county's book was for other types of livestock and didn't pertain to llamas. The Llama Club took their animals ani-mals to schools and rest homes and walked in parades to increase the community's awareness. Baker has been offered a position as a 4-H 4-H llama leader in Moffat County, Colo. Baker's future goals include earning earn-ing her bachelor of arts degree in business administration with a minor in photography. She plans on opening a photography studio after college so she can help others oth-ers capture their special moments. She would also like to buy some land and run her own ranch, where she would raise quarter horses and either black angus or beef master cattle. When the time is right, she plans to get married and raise a family. I Leslie Bristol is the daughter of Kandice Lyn Matthews LaVor and Cindy Bristol of Bluebell. She is 18 years old and is attending Utah State University Uintah Basin. She is currently employed with Dr. James F. Allen's office, and enjoys her job. Bristol loves to be involved in everything. She played volleyball for four years and was involved with speech, drama and track. She participated in 4-H for nine years and has also been actively involved with rodeo queening; she was Miss Duchesne County last year. She enjoys camping with her family and doing activities with her friends. Bristol plans to enter the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program next fall. She would like to go into the sports medicine program and would ultimately like to work for the Justin Sports Medicine team. Tracina Casper is the daughter of Leon and Ginger Casper of Tabiona. She is 18 years old and a student at Tabiona High School. Her hobbies include hunting, snowmobiling, four wheeling and playing baseball and basketball. She also enjoys being outdoors with her brothers, barrel racing and riding horses. Casper has been named Prep of the Week by the Salt Lake Tribune and has been a 1A all-star basketball basket-ball player. She is the only girl on the boy's baseball team, for which she plays second base. She has also been named a most valuable player for basketball. She won the title of Miss Vernal in last year's rodeo queen competition. After graduating from Tabiona High School, Casper plans to attend Bon Losse Hair Academy and get her masters esthetician. She would like to compete for the title of Miss Rodeo Utah. Lorie Ann Chivers is the daughter daugh-ter of Dave and Jenny Chivers of Vernal. She is 16 years old and is a student at Uintah High School. She enjoys riding her horses Cache and Sunday and is extensively involved with 4-H, FFA and VICA. She loves teaching riding lessons to younger children and hopes to one day become a 4-H leader. Chivers enjoys spending time outdoors and always enjoys meeting and getting to know new people. She is always open to new ideas. Chivers wants to excel in life while learning and having fun along the way. She believes laughter will always be the best medicine. She will graduate from Uintah High School in 2005. After graduation, gradu-ation, she plans to attend Utah State University and obtain a degree in public speaking. Her biggest dream is to become a motivational speaker. After graduating graduat-ing from college, she hopes to travel extensively, giving talks to different differ-ent cultures and groups of people. She would like to help underprivileged underprivi-leged teenagers know they can do t' " w S CD Chelsea Roth anything they want in this world. Chivers wants every child to have some of the same opportunities that she has been so blessed to have. Chelsie Lynn Cook is the daughter daugh-ter of Duane and Brenda Cook of ; Vernal. She is 18 years old and a student at Uintah High School. She enjoys dirt biking, competing in FFA, snowboarding, teaching and training horses for the High Uintas. Cook has been heavily involved with FFA throughout high school and was the chapter president for the 2003-2004 school year. She works with Connections, an after school program, where she teaches English, computer skills, sports, cooking and dance. As a member of the high school honor society, she was inducted into Who's Who in America. She recently received a full scholarship to the College of Eastern Utah. Cook plans to go into elementary elemen-tary education and hopes to attain some practicum while teaching in a third world country. Upon finishing school, she says she will return to the Uintah Basin to teach. Tara Duncan, daughter of Ralph and Jamie Duncan of Roosevelt, is 19 years old. She is a 2002 graduate of Union High School and attended Colorado Northwestern Community College for one year, where she participated par-ticipated in the paralegal program. She is currently employed with National Oilwell. DHT. She enjoys hunting, fishing, camping and riding rid-ing and training horses. Duncan plans to attend USU and complete her degree in business management. She would also like to continue to show horses in the American Quarterhorse Association and open horse shows. She plans to continue to train horses and build a ranch. Tina Gregory is the daughter of Troy and Kaye Gregory of Vernal. She is 16 years old. She enjoys team penning, sewing, being with friends and family, participating in basketball, basket-ball, entering local queen contests and working with horses. She is a member of FFA, participates in 4-H 4-H activities and acts as the manager for the high school basketball team. In addition to being employed with Arby's Restaurant, she has held many other responsible positions such as Mia Maid president and Laurel 1st Counselor for her church. She also helps her father break horses and baby-sits many children in her neighborhood. The school activities in which Gregory participates provide her with many challenges. She competes com-petes in FFA and participates in horse judging throughout the state of Utah. As the manager of the girls' basketball team, she takes the stats of all the players, carries equipment, helps with practices and attends games where she helps and y I X vy Leslie Bristol Tara Duncan V "M C X 1 I Tina Gregory alt Megan Scott cheers on her teammates. Gregory was crowned the 2003 Uintah County 4-H Queen, which made her responsible for riding her horse in every parade as well as for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo,, speaking to youth and learning the responsibilities of being a queen. She was the Pie Bald Patriots 4-H 4-H president and as a senior member, mem-ber, she served as an influence and example to help the other kids succeed suc-ceed in their areas. She continues to serve the community com-munity wherever she finds there is a need. Gregory helps clean up Naples City roads and keep the city neat. As a 4-H member, she bedded the stalls for the Westernaires during dur-ing the 2003 Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. She has replanted and weeded flowers for an elderly family in her neighborhood and often visits vis-its Uintah Care Center, where she shares stories and learns of the experiences of others as she meets new and interesting people who do not get many visitors. She said she is truly available to donate her time to do whatever she can to help the community become informed and be a better place to live. Gregory's future goals include getting good grades in school so she can qualify for scholarships, preferably prefer-ably to a four-year university. She is thinking about majoring in architectural archi-tectural design, but is still interested in many other subjects. She plans to take college courses next year, which will give her a better start on college. She wants to become Miss Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo because it will open the doors for her and allow her to better serve her community com-munity and others around her. Kandice Lyn Mathews is the daughter of Gary and Angie Mathews of Altamont. She is 17 years old and is currently attending attend-ing Altamont JuniorSenior High School (AHS) where she is a junior. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses, camping and spending time with family and friends. She especially espe-cially loves to dance and is a new member of the Spirit Line dance team. Mathews was a member of the AHS drill team for three years. During that time, she helped her team win many Region 16 titles and a state championship in 2002. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years. Her enthusiasm for horses keeps her very busy in 4-H competitions. She has qualified and attended state 4-H competition for the last five years. She encourages kids to become involved with new hobbies and sports to make themselves better bet-ter and more self-confident. Upon graduation in 2005, Mathews wishes to go on to col lege and start a career in ultrasound sonography. Chelsea Roth, daughter of Robert and Judy Roth of Vernal, is a 16-year-old student at Uintah High School, where she is an active member of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). In March, she attended state competition and won first place in public speaking; she will now represent Utah at the National Conference in July. She is the 2003-2004 sophomore class secretary sec-retary and has been involved with student council since 1998. As of Jan. 1, she was ranked No. 15 in the class of 2006. She maintains a 3.9 grade point average and is ranked nationally in the top 10 percent for reading, science, language, social science, math and complete battery. ' She also enjoys playing tennis oh".' the high school team. Roth has been riding and showing show-ing horses since she was 2 years old. She has been an active member mem-ber of 4-H for eight years, during dur-ing which time she has won multiple mul-tiple local and state awards and titles. She began showing with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) in 1999. Since then, she has been the Utah Paint Horse Club all-around youth saddle champion twice and the reserve champion once in the 13 and under category. Roth has also shown in the Color Country Paint Horse Spring Circuit, where she won the 18 and under all-around title for two consecutive consecu-tive years. In 2001, she attended the World Championship Paint Horse Show in Fort Worth, Texas, where she succeeded in winning five top-10s top-10s and a reserve world championship champi-onship in team tournament. Since 1999, she has obtained her Youth Championship and 14 APHA registers regis-ters of merit. Roth strongly believes in goal setting and achieving. As things become more challenging, she pushes herself to set higher goals and work harder to achieve them. She likes to broaden her horizons and try new things. She also enjoys working with children and helping help-ing them to learn that they can do anything if they are determined and work hard. She would like to continue to excel in school and work hard to earn her associate degree before she graduates from high school. After that, Roth would like to attend college col-lege and graduate with honors, earning a degree in the medical field. Eventually, she would like to marry her eternal companion and raise a family, but is happy enjoying enjoy-ing life and trying her best in everything every-thing she does. Megan Scott is the daughter of Lane and Cindy Scott of Vernal. She is a 17-year-old student at Uintah High School. She enjoys riding her horse, scrapbooking, dancing and sewing. She shows her horse in 4-H horse shows and plans to show in both project horse and colt classes this year. She scrap books everything, whether it has to do with her horse or not, but if she is in a parade, you can bet it's in her scrapbook. Scott spent 10 years learning jazz dance, after which she helped teach others swing, ballroom and country line dances at Way Out West. She spends long hours sewing sew-ing her queening outfits and show See Queen on B3 April 29 TOPS meets in Conference Room of Vernal City Building 1 1 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gwen Peterson, 789-8356. Open house 11:30a.m. Basin Symphony Rehearsal 7 p.m. Vernal Middle School Band Room. Greg Rau, 789-4438. Opening night of Vernal Junior High's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream-The Musical." Doors open at 7 p.m., curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Admission Ad-mission is $4. Performances on April 29, 30, May 1 and 3. April 30 Annual Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. Deadline to register for the Uintah Recreation 2004 Ice Breaker Softball Tournament, to be held May 6-8. Registration Reg-istration fee is $135 per team: Call 781 0982 or register at 134 West Main, Suite 101. Deadline may be earlier if all spaces are filled with paid teams. Community dance at Golden Age Center, 155 South 100 West, 8-10 p.m. every Friday night. Kay's Band provides pro-vides the music. Deadline to apply for HEAT program. pro-gram. Call Vernal HEAT office at 781-2021 or Roosevelt HEAT office at 722-3218. Final deadline to register for Uintah Recreation adult softball league play. Fee is $435. 78 1 -0982, 1 34 West Main, Suite 101. Uintah School District offering GED test April 30 and May 1 at the Uintah School District Office, 635 West 200 South. Test begins April 30 at 6 p.m. and will continue on May 1. Application Applica-tion must be filled out by 5 p.m. on Friday. Fri-day. Administration fee is $55; retakes available for $11 per subtest. Contact David John or Elaine Gardiner at 781 -3100 ext. 1013 with questions. May 1 World Vision Assembly of God's 4th Annual Cinco de Mayo dinner, 444 West 400 North, 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost will be $4; menu will include Navajo tacos, ice cream and lemonade or coffee. cof-fee. There will also be a silent auction. Five-mile health fair run, 9 a.m. Sponsored by Uintah Recreation, 781 0982, 134 West Main, Suite 101. USOMATA rummage sale at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 226 West Main,' from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sale will be moved inside in case of inclement weather.' May 6 Uintah Recreation 2004 Ice Break Softball Tournament to be held May 6- 8 at Vernal City and Naples City soft-ball soft-ball fields. TOPS meets in Conference Room of Vernal City Building 1 1 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gwen Peterson, 789-8356. Open house 11:30 a.m. Basin Symphony Rehearsal 7 p.m. Vernal Middle School Band Room. Greg Rau, 789-4438. May 7 Deadline to register for Uintah Recreation Recre-ation t-ball for kids ages 5-6 and coach pitch softball for kids ages 7-8 at discount dis-count price of $25. Uintah Recreation, 781-0982, 134 West Main, Suite 101. Community dance at Golden Age Center, 155 South 100 West, 8-10 p.m. every Friday night. Kay's Band provides pro-vides the music. May 8 Safety Fair at Vernal Middle School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., sponsored by TriCounty Health, Safe Kids Coalition, Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Health Civic Committee and Uintah Basin Medical Center in Roosevelt. Letter Carriers' Food Drive. Place non-perishable food items in a bag by your mailbox and your letter carrier will pick them up and donate them to local food banks. Final deadline to register for t-ball and coach pitch softball through Uintah Uin-tah Recreation. 781-0982, 134 West Main, Suite 101. American Legion Post 124 Jensen, Rummage and Bake Sale. Many great items, chili and com bread lunch, craft and bake sale. Donations accepted 789-8869 or 789-2050. May 11 AVMC Diabetes Support Group, 6:30 p.m. in the AVMC medical offices of-fices conference room, located on the ground floor of the building adjoining the hospital on the east side. Topic will be "Is Your Blood Pressure an Ever Increasing In-creasing Problem?" with guest speaker Dr. Kirk Woodward. : May 13 TOPS meets in Conference Room of Vernal City Building 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gwen Peterson, 789-8356. Open house 11:30 a.m. Basin Symphony Rehearsal 7 p.m. Vernal Middle School Band Room. Greg Rau, 789-4438. .y To place items of public interest on the Community Calendar, mail to the Vernal Ver-nal Express, P.O. Box 1000, E-mail, editor vernal.com, or call the Vemal Express at 789-3511. |