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Show A2 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 25, 2004 r :. . ;. i.-r"-' ' ' "'t r '' " - ". III T I If ;vC a NJ l I II Utah's Lt. Governor Gayle McKeachnie looks on as Marti Allbright (center), director of the federal Take Pride In America program, presents an award to Uintah County representatives Bill Johnson, Dave Haslem and Mike McKee. Ashley Creek project earns state, national attention .'ft1 w.y. ! !"h I 1 xz, -U 11 o By Virginia Harrington Express Writer The morning of August 24, Lt. Gov. CJayle McKciichnic presented several aw aids to local agencies and citizens in a ceremony at Remember the Maine Park. The award winning work began decades ago and recently recent-ly received a boost from the Utah governor's office. Utah Governor Olene Walker targeted 25 priority watersheds for improvement in her Governor's Watershed Initiative. One of those watersheds was Ashley Creek. This was good news to members of the Uintah liasin Riparian Coalition who have worked for years to have , Ashley Creek returned to its. original origi-nal state. " Ashley Creek was straightened in ln as pail of a flx)d control project gone awry. The creek lost its meanders and gained channels after the straightening. This caused the velocity of the moving water to increase and energy to build up in the confined, meander-less creek bed. The result has been continued contin-ued flooding, erosion and loss of land for the families living along the creek. Some families have lost as much as 20 acres of land due to the increased flooding. The flooding flood-ing has also increased costs to water users and taxpayers. In 1974. Chad Crosby of Utah Fish and Game started the effort to return Ashley Creek to its natural natu-ral state along a 3.5 mile section in Dry Fork Canyon between the Thornburg Diversion to Spring Creek. It wasn't until 1989 that other government agencies joined the attempt to raise the funds and get the work done. Governor Walker's Watershed Initiative finally gave the project the backing it needed. The Watershed Initiative brought the project to the attention of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Take Pride In America program, lt also brought national and state awards to many area residents resi-dents that have worked for years to repair Ashley Creek. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton said, "The cornerstone of Take Pride is the belief that individuals indi-viduals need to be engaged to take responsibility for improving their community environment ... At interior inte-rior we call it 'cooperative conservation' conser-vation' and Take Pride's award-winning award-winning volunteers are helping to turn this philosophy into action." The motto of Take Pride in America is, "It's your land, lend a hand." Take Pride in America began in 1987, followed closely by Take Pride in Utah. This year's Take Pride in America winners include Bountiful City and Salt Lake City's Take Pride in Utah Volunteer Groups. The Ashley Creek project falls under the Take Pride in Utah Volunteer Groups. As a result, Lt. Gov. McKeachnie and Marti Allbright, executive director of Take Pride In America, were on hand in Remember the Maine Park to present awards to the Uintah Basin Riparian Coalition, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Utah Division of Water Quality, the Vernal office of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Ashley Valley Water Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ashley Valley Water Users and Dinosaurland Resource Conservation and Development. Private individuals who received the awards for their years of volunteer vol-unteer work were Feza Hullinger, Larry Wilkin, M.D., Greg and Shanna Witbeck, Todd and Janna Merkley, Ruth Johnson, Joe and Delores Lopez, Keith and Sandy Kump, Doug and Beth Murphy and Randy and Lou Ann Merrill. Vernal City and Uintah County were also presented with the Take Pride in America awards. Accepting for Uintah County were Commissioner Dave Haslem, Commissioner Mike McKee and Economic Developer Bill Johnson. The County Commissioners also accepted for Vernal City. Roosevelt Stake 31 Single Adults to hold mini-conference The Roosevelt Stake will hold a mini conference for single adults 3 1 years of age and older on Sept. 1 1, 2004. The theme for the conference is "A House of Order." Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the seminars will start at 1:00 p.m. Music and and a keynote speaker will begin at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. w ith dancing and games following dinner. The keynote speaker is Kaye T. Hanson from Provo. Hanson is a single mother and grandmother of seven. She is a faculty member in the Marriott School of Management where she teaches communication to graduate students and religion and business in the undergraduate core. Hanson served for three years as Associate Director of Brigham Young University's (BYU) Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem, Israel. She has written a communication commu-nication book called Say It Right. Her favorite pastime is writing books for her grandchildren. Dr. Hanson graduated from BYU with a bachelor's in English, a master's in Theater and German and a Ph.D. in Theater History and German. mmmm lmif Jl f a (ISSN' 0X92-1091) Published even Wednesday for $24 per year in the shopping shop-ping area and S3 ft per ear out of the shopping area within the state and $39 per jear out of state within the USA by the Vernal Kvpress Publishing Company, 54 North Vemal Avenue, Vemal. Utah S4078. Periodicals postage paid at Vernal. Utah 84078. POS I MASTFR: Send address changes to VERNAL FXPRFSS. P.O. Box 1000, Vernal Utah 84078. Steven R. Wallis F.ditorand Publisher Virginia Harrington Feature Writer Maureen Spencer Feature Writer Patty John Proofreader Kitta Dory Ad Layout Rock Mikulecky Ad Layout Michael Rjornson Ph.D Sports Writer Courtney Millecam Public Notice Jaequc I lohhs Advertising l. tine M in ray Advertising Terri Black Circulation & Classified Ads Phone 435-789-35 1 1 FAX: 435-789-8690 Website: w ww.vemal.com e-mail: cditorC9vernal.com DHADLINES News Monday 12 noon Display Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Classified Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Public Notices Monday 2 p.m. Roosevelt student receives scholarship from Wells Fargo Myles Thomas, formerly of Roosevelt, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Wells Fargo Team Members' Dependent Children Scholarship program. Thomas was one of more than 320 children of Wells Fargo team members across the country to receive a scholarship from Wells Fargo this year. To qualify, applicants appli-cants must be dependent children of Wells Fargo team members and must be enrolled or planning to enroll full-time full-time in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational technical techni-cal school. "We are extremely proud of our Wells Fargo scholarship scholar-ship recipients and their commitment to education, leadership lead-ership and the community," said David M. Wakefield, Wells Fargo Community Banking president for Uintah Basin. "We are happy to continue the tradition of giving back to our communities by helping the future leaders of tomorrow and wish them all the best in the next stage of their educational careers." Thomas is a graduate of Union High School and the son of Annette and Lane Thomas, senior Business Banking relationship manager for Wells Fargo. He will be attending attend-ing Utah State University, where he will pursue a degree in biological engineering. Wells Fargo scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstration of leadership and participation in school and community activities. Awards, honors, family circumstances, work experience and the student's statement of career goals and aspirations aspira-tions are also considered during the selection process. In 2003, Wells Fargo contributed more than $83 million mil-lion to more than 14,000 non-profit organizations across the United states for an average of over $227 ,000 a day. Russ Perry (center) accepts the Take Pride in America award on behalf of the Uintah Basin Riparian Coalition from Lt. Gov. Gayle McKeachnie and Take Pride In America Director Marti Allbright. The coalition was recognized for its many hours of working toward the restoration of Ashley Creek. West Nile detected in Uintah and Duchesne Counties Joseph B. Shaffer, Director Health Officer, TriCounty Health Department, reports West Nile virus (WNV) has now been detected in two pools of mosquitoes in Uintah County, as well as thirteen pools of mosquitoes and three sentinel chickens chick-ens in Duchesne County. Local mosquito abatement districts dis-tricts have been trapping mosquitoes mosqui-toes for WNV detection since May. West Nile is transmitted to both humans and horses by mosquitoes. Most people who are infected with West Nile virus do not show any symptoms. Some (about one in five) have flu-like symptomjvjth fever, muscle aches and possibly a rash. Fewer still (about one inl50) develop devel-op more severe illness affecting the brain and spinal cord. They may have symptoms such as headache, paralysis and stiff neck. The risk of severe illness increases with age, but there is no age at which there is no risk of illness. Although the TriCounty Health District has not had a report of a human case of WNV, Shaffer encourages people to continue to take precautions against the virus and mosquito bites. Shaffer stated, "Our mosquito abatement districts have done an excellent job of suppressing sup-pressing mosquitoes this year, but we still have a long way to go before mosquito season is over. People still need to wear long sleeves and pants whenever possible and use DEET." Utah Health officials have been anticipating WNV's arrival since early this spring. In other states, the second year after the virus was found has typically been the worst. Utah had one nonfatal human case of WNV last year and the health department later reported that antibodies anti-bodies for the virus were detected during the screening process for a blood donor in Uintah County. The virus was also found in horses and mosquitoes in several Utah counties last year. Area retailers have several forms of repellent containing DEET in stock. 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