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Show A2 Vernal Express Wednesday, July 28, 2004 WC2 Adopt a duck to make local wishes come true The 16th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby, a fund raiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah sponsored spon-sored by UAW-GM and Jerry Seiner Dealerships, will give participants partic-ipants a chance to help grant wishes for Utah children with life-threatening medical conditions. The derby will take place on Saturday, August 28 from 10:30 ajn. to 12:30 p.m. at Raging Waters, 1200 West 1700 South, Salt Lake City. The funds raised at the derby will be spent in Utah and 82 percent of every dollar raised will go directly to grant wishes for local children. Teralene Slaugh, a Vernal representative represen-tative for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah, said Vemal is the home of a couple "wish kids" that will be getting get-ting their wishes soon and encouraged encour-aged local citizens to get involved to help the local children. This year, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah hopes to raise more than $150,000 through the derby. "Volunteer wish granters and financial support from the community commu-nity enable us to grant more than 120 wishes per year," said Christine Sharer, CEO of the Utah Make-A-Wish. "The Rubber Ducky Derby is members to help ensure that every child will receive a life-affirming wish." Ducks can be adopted on the phone or online by using a credit card. However, no purchase is necessary nec-essary to enter or win. Everyone who adopts a duck for $5 will receive an individually numbered certificate of adoption in the mail, along with a two-for-one admission coupon to Raging Waters, a coupon to Chick-fil-A and a chance to win a new car and other great prizes. To adopt a duck call 789-1280, 801-262-WISH (9474) or visit www. makeawishutah.org. Slaugh and other volunteers will be at Wal-Mart Wal-Mart on Saturday, July 31 adopting adopt-ing out rubber duckies and selling paper circle donation mementos for $1 each. Rubber duckies and circle mementos will also be available at Maverick in Vernal. Organizations are invited to adopt flocks of 50-1 ,000 ducks and encourage their employees to participate. par-ticipate. Families and individuals can adopt a single duck or a "Quack Pack" of six ducks. The more ducks a person adopts, the better chance that person has to win. of Utah will take thousands of adopted rubber duckies to the race to compete in flocks of 5,000 on the Raging Waters Lazy River. The first 10 ducks in each flock to cross the finish line will win a prize and advance to the final race. The owner of the first ducky to cross the finish line in the finals will win a 2004 Chevy Aveo from Jerry Seiner dealerships. deal-erships. Ducky owners do not need to be present to win. , The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. condi-tions. The opportunities for a child to "make a wish" brighten an otherwise oth-erwise dark time in the child's life with an interlude that is hopeful, positive and joyful. The Foundation grants one heartfelt wish to Utah children with life-threatening medical medi-cal conditions between the ages of 2 12 and 18. Future fund-raisers include Golfing Fore Wishes at Thanksgiving Point on Sept. 15 and Park City Great Escape at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel at The Canyons on Oct. 16. Individuals and corporations are invited to sponsor a child's wish year-round through Adopt-A-Wish. a fun and easy way for community The Make-A-Wish Foundation McCord Marshall retires from Department of Human Services After serving 31 years with the State of Utah Department of Human Services, McCord Marshall has chosen cho-sen to retire August 1 , 2004. Marshall began his career in eastern east-ern Utah as a Social Service Planner with the Uintah Basin Association of Governments, following military mili-tary service and his completion of a Master of Social Work program pro-gram with the University of Utah. He served in this position for two years, and then for several years as a Mental Health Specialist while under the direction of the State of Utah Division of Mental Health. He was instrumental in developing develop-ing and restructuring many service programs that greatly benefited his Uintah Basin clients. Following Marshall's involvement with Uintah Basin Mental Health and Drug Treatment Services, he served as District Director of the Uintah Basin Social Services. In this presiding administrative position, he served for fourteen years over Assisted Payments, Family Services, Aging and Adult Services, Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services, and Recovery Services, supervising over sixty staff members. mem-bers. As areas changed and programs pro-grams were reconfigured, Marshall later served five years as the Region Director over the State of Utah Office of Social Services - Eastern Region; over the Duchense, Uintah, Daggett, Carbon, Emery, Garfield and San Juan counties, with a staff of 150 employees. For the last seven years Marshall has served vulnerable adults as a member of the Division of Aging and Adult Services. Many community commu-nity leaders have openly commended commend-ed his excellent, thorough protective casework with abused, neglected and exploited disabled and elder adults. According to the Region's Program Manager, Jerry Howell, "Many vulnerable adults have been protected through McCord 's dedicated dedi-cated efforts. His exemplary caring service will be truly missed, not only by his co-workers, but also by the clients he has served and other agencies as well." A retirement reception will be held in his honor July 29 at the Roosevelt DHS building, 140 West 425 South, from 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those wishing wish-ing to congratulate McCord are invited to attend. ' ;- f- - - - - -. v .. . - ; ; v -. A v . . ...... - - A quickly contained blaze erupted last Thursday as demolition work continued at the former Pennzoil Refinery near Roosevelt. ljm VERNAL , Express (ISSN 0892-1091) Published every Wednesday for $24 per year in the shopping shop-ping area and $36 per year out of the shopping area within the state and $39 per year out of state within the USA by the Vemal Express Publishing Company, 54 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078. Periodicals postage paid at Vemal, Utah 84078. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VERNAL EXPRESS, P.O. Box 1000, Vernal Utah 84078. Steven R. Wallis Editor and Publisher Kit Wallis Operations Technician Virginia Harrington Guest Writer Kitta Dory Ad Layout Maureen Spencer Feature Writer Mandi Oaks Feature Writer Patty John Proofreader Rock Mikulecky Ad Layout Micheal Bjomson PhD Sports Writer Courtney Millecam Public Notice Jacque Hobos Advertising Lynne Murray Advertising Terri Black Circulation & Classified Ads Phone 435-789-35 1 1 FAX: 435-789-8690 Website: www.vernal.com e-mail: editorvernal.com DEADLINES News Monday 12 noon Display Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Classified Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Public Notices Monday 2 p.m. No damages in Roosevelt refinery fire Roosevelt firemen responded July 22 to the kind of incident that they like best. No one was injured. Nothing of worth was damaged. The blaze was put out quickly. That is not to say that the shooting flames and heavy smoke wasn't enough to slow traffic on nearby Highway 40 as the curious paused for a quick look. The fire occurred as a spark from a cutting torch being used to prepare scrap iron for shipment accidentally ignited residual fuel in an old line. The lines were flushed when the refinery closed nearly 20 years ago, but a small amount of flammable material remained in the line. Initially the fire was contained by a crew member using a backhoe to dump dirt on the flames. Roosevelt firemen were summoned shortly thereafter. Current owners of the refinery, Silver Eagle, will be using salvageable parts at their Salt Lake City refinery. Shortly after the flames were doused, workers from Westcon Industries were able to resume their demolition work. Containing the blaze took about 15 minutes. Makesh. Inmato escapes from Duchesne County Jail Utah State Prison inmate Eric Damon Hauber escaped from official custody at the Duchesne County Jail on July 25. Hauber was discovered missing at approximately 9:15 ajn. from his kitchen work detail. Preliminary investigative leads suggest that Hauber was able to defeat a worker access gate, from where he fled the Duchesne County Jail on foot. Hauber was pursued by tracking team members throughout the day and into the night. As of 10:12 a.m. on Monday, he had not been located. Hauber may be wearing grey sweat pants and a white t-shirt. Search efforts are ongoing. Paper medallions such as this, along with rubber duckies, will be available for $1 at Wal-Mart on July 31 and at Maverick for an extended period of time. Rubber duckies cost $5 apiece; proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah. District manager receives recognition McCord Marshall 11 J. Randall Upton of Uintah School District has obtained the designation designa-tion of Registered School Business Administrator (RSBA) from the Association of School Business Officials International. The professional registration program promotes improvement in the quality of school business busi-ness management and encourages excellence among its practitioners. ASBO International's Professional Registration Program is one of the highest honors of professional achievement in school business management. Recipients of the RSBA title must meet or exceed ASBO International's criteria which includes earning a degree in higher education, maintaining membership in ASBO International, having significant sig-nificant experience as a school business busi-ness administrator and receiving recommendation from their superintendent superin-tendent attesting to their experience and qualifications. Upton has been with the Uintah School District four years as its business manager. In his spare time he referees High School football foot-ball games, umpires baseball for high school, the Mountain West Conference, Mid-Con Conference, AMAC Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Scenic West Athlete Conference and he fills in for umpiring umpir-ing for triple AAA baseball. O O O m o CO O z GO m O z o F O Q Uintah Basin Medical Center Our goal is to provide a broad range of medical professionals and technology to our neighbors and families. ' .TV -iV;- us K: 1 i I I 1 I i Dr. Shane Powell Opthalmologist - Eye Surgeon Practice Includes: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, dry eye, droopy eyelids, eye injuries, eye infections, crossed eyes, exams for glasses and contacts. Routine Eye Exams Cataract Surgery Eyelid Surgery ' Laser Surgery 1 Glaucoma Care Diabetic Eye Care ' Glasses Contact Lenses Most medical insurances cover yearly eye exams and procedures. Now offering glasses and contact lenses in both offices. 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