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Show A4 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Obituaries Alyce Jacqueline Light Alyce Jacqueline Light passed away September 15, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born January 7, 1936 in Jersey City, NJ., leaving behind her dearly loved husband, Bernard, of 48 years. She is survived by children, Willian D. (Sara) Light of Kista, Sweden, Bernard A. (Brenda) Light II of Tucson, Ariz., and John M. Light of Rio Rico, Ariz. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Nichole M. Light of Tucson, Ariz., Bernard A. Light III, and her great-granddaughter, Nevaeh. The surviving siblings are Rita Harris of Tucson, Ariz., Vincent (Carol) Simmons of Anaheim, Calif., and Carol Miller of Tampa, Fla., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by William and Gertrude Simmons (parents) (par-ents) and Richard and William Simmons (brothers). Alyce will be greatly missed by her family and wonderful friends in both Tucson, Ariz., and Vernal, Utah. Alyce was A.R.T. certified and spent her career in the medical profession. After her retirement, she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends. She Elmer Ray Moon "We love you Dad and we'll miss you!" Elmer Ray Moon, 91 , a prominent prom-inent Uintah Basin livestock rancher, of Duchesne passed away Oct. 3, 2004 at the home of his daughter Maryetta in Logan, Utah. I le was born April 19," 1913 in Woodland, Utah to lleber and Emily Henrietta Van Tassel I Moon. He married mar-ried Arwella Caroline Pierce June 14, 1939 in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death May 16,2004. Dad loved his family and friends, he had a great sense of humor, keen intellect, an incredible incred-ible memory, a hard work ethic, a love of family history and a willingness to help others. Elmer served as a missionary mission-ary in the Eastern Canadian Mission (1935-1937) and served with his wife, Arwella, in the San Diego Mormon Battalion Visitors Center Mission and as temple workers in the Vernal and Provo Temples. He served as the Duchesne Stake President (14 years) and Stake Patriarch. He was a director for the Utah Federal Land Bank, Director of the Utah Wool Growers, served as a County Commissioner and on the Duchesne County Hospital Board. He received the "2002 Lifetime Service and Achievement Award" from the Duchesne Co. Soil Conservation District and the "2003 Old Timer Award" from the Duchesne Co. Cattlemen. Elmer is survived by his children: Jerry (Kay) Moon of Logan, Maryetta Sampson (Dave) Mum ford of Logan, Caroline Beth (Frank) Parry family memorial services Funeral services for Jim, Olive and Kathy Parry, formerly of Vernal, will be held Thursday, October 7, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. at the Moab Third Ward LDS Chapel, 701 Locust Lane, Moab. 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There was a memorial Mass held for Alyce on Friday, Sept. 24, at the Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Tucson, Ariz. In lieu of flowers please send donations to The Deseret Foundation at 8th Ave. and C St., Salt Lake City, UT, 84143 for respitatory research or your favorite charity. For more information infor-mation 520-604-7027. Elmer Ray Moon Woodward of Orem, Louise (Arnold) Thiebaud of Valley Center, Kan., Joyce (John) Eugster of South Jordan, Lee (Kathy) Moon of Duchesne and Judy (Richard) Bell of Park City, foster son Art (KaraLyn) Taylor of Duchesne; 39 grandchildren, grand-children, 54 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Also survived by a brother Vern (Dorothy) and sisters Venice (Carl) Spencer and Florence Anderson. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 7 at 1 1 a.m. at the Duchesne 1st Ward with vicwings Wed. Oct. 6 from 6 8 p.m. and Thursday 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. prior to the funeral, also at the Duchesne 1st Ward. Burial at the Duchesne City Cemetary under the direction of Hullinger Mortuary. E-mail condolences con-dolences to: jhllngrubtanet. com. In lieu of flowers, donations dona-tions may be sent to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund or the LDS Missionary fund. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moab Memorial Mortuary, 411 Locust Lane. Graveside services will be held Friday morning at Cedarview Cemetary, north of Roosevelt. Vernal Vernal City Vernal City welcomes new victim advocates, Pamela Webster and Annette Dunsmore, to the community. Pamela hails from Coventry, Vermont and has a bachelor's of science in Psychology and a Master's degree in Human Services Administration. Annette has spent most of her life in the Uintah Basin and holds a bachelor's of science from the Colorado Christian University. Both have found rewarding careers in the Victim Advocacy Program. Vemal is glad to have them on board and supports the program that they represent. The Victim Advocacy Program works in Vernal as a pillar of support for victims of spousal or domestic abuse. It relies on it's part-time help and volunteers from the community. To better understand how to help, each advocate attends a week-long training course through Weber State. Funding for the program comes from a federal grant which is matched at approximately approxi-mately 50 percent by Vernal City even though they are only required to match 25 percent. Though approximately 75 percent per-cent of the victims are living outside of city limits, there is no county funding. The program covers both Uintah and Daggett counties. Further support has come from McDonald's restaurant restau-rant of Vernal. Jill Goodman, owner-operator, has provided any needed food donations to the victims and their families. The program is a great contact for victims of domestic abuse. The victim advocacy program is a stepping stone toward recovery. recov-ery. The program facilitates all available resources to those affected, including, but not limited to: temporary shelter, emotional and mental counseling, counsel-ing, day care, legal aid, medical medi-cal attention, cellular phones, protective orders through the court and accompaniment to Escape Vernal Jr. High Escape Club helped with National Public Land s Day at BLM's Pariette Wetlands. Pariette, the oasis Escape Club volun-of volun-of the teer empties wheel-Uinta wheel-Uinta barrow as part of Basin, is service project on BLM's National Public largest Lands Day. waterfowl management area in Utah. The wetlands are surrounded by vast miles of harsh, arid desert, so it provides a green, marshy home for wildlife trying to survive sur-vive in the desert lands of Utah. Pariette Wetlands is made up of a perennial stream and 20 man-made man-made ponds. The objectives of the Pariette Wetlands is to: increase wetland habitat increase production of ducks and geese provide an opportunity for Joe M. Long Joe M. Long Jr., our beloved son and brother died September 23, 2004 at his home in Casper, Wyo. He was born October 14, 1950 in Vernal, Utah. Joe was the son of Joe and Erma Long of Casper. He was raised in Casper and graduated from Natrona County High School in 1969. Joe worked side by side with his dad in the Petroleum Services Industry and started out when he was just 12 years old. Joe will be missed by his mother and father (Casper) son, Joe Long Ankeny (Arkansas) brother, Jeff (Nebraska) sister, Jana (Colorado) 4 nephews and 2 nieces, and many other friends and relatives. A memorial open house in remembrance of Joe was held on Monday, Oct. 4, 2004 at Bustard's Funeral Home in Casper. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Blue Envelope Health Fund, 1430 Wilkins Circle, Casper, Wyo. 82601, or a charity of the donor's choice. mm Express welcomes The most recent professionals Annette Dunsmore. court. A victim advocate is more than just emotional support. sup-port. They have insider knowledge knowl-edge and offer instruction on how to dress for and behave in court, help fill out paperwork, and take necessary photographs for evidence. A victim advocate is the victim's coach, friend and cheerleader. JoAnn Cowan a victim advocate volunteer put it plain and simple, "It's just having someone there that's on their side." If it's needed for the victim, then the victim advocate is there to do all within their power to help them get it. Victims are throughout the community, many of which have not come forward. Most who seek support from the Victim Advocacy Program are referred through law enforcement enforce-ment or through local clinics r - : : :- Club helps with wetlands I Join Keep Africa Be?"itiful'si6reat American Cleanup Jordan Alexander, Sami Allred, Alyssa Alonso, Danielle Alonso, Brinli Aycock, Jessica Beasley, Mary Hunting, Mindy Hunting, Gage Larsen, Sami Meinrod, Mecailla Shupe, Ethan Smith, Erin Kerins, Chelia Shafer, Miko Spencer and Escape Club Advisor Louise Murch wildlife viewing provide a laboratory for aquatic ecology research develop a home for special status species increase bio-diversity r i) J O n O BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERV ICE COMMISSION OF UTAH In the Matter of the Application of Uintah Basin Telecommunications DOCKET NO. 04-053-03 Association, Inc., and UBET Telecom, Inc., for an Order of the Commission Approving the Combination, Merger and Consolidation of UBET Telecom, Inc., and Uintah Basin NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS Telecommunications Association, Inc. ISSUED: September 28,2004 By the Commission: Notice is hereby given that the consideration of a Joint Application for approval of the combination, combina-tion, merger and consolidation consoli-dation of UBET Telecom, Inc., and Uintah Basin Telecommunications Association, Inc. is new victim to join the Victim Advocacy and hospitals. You may not be directly affected, but as Cowan stated, "There's not a woman on the planet who doesn't have a friend or family member who was or is abused." Victims need to know that no matter how much they may believe it to be so, the situation they find his or herself in, is not their fault. The majority of the victim advocates are not only advocates, but victims vic-tims as well, so their understanding under-standing runs deeper than the training that they receive. The Victim Advocates' doors and phone lines are always open. The future of the program is dependent upon funding, community com-munity support and the dire need for volunteers. The program pro-gram would like to see a house as a means of outreach instead of the public office in use at this Some members of the Escape Club worked on painting of signs, kiosks and bridge. They also worked on the trail, placing culverts, trail barriers and graveling grav-eling the trail surface. before the Public Sen ice Commission of Utah. Notice is further given that those desiring to file a Petition to Intervene in this matter for consideration consider-ation by the Commission must do so on or before October 22, 2004. All Petitions to Intervene must be in writing, stating stat-ing the reasons for intervention, inter-vention, and be filed with the Commission at 160 East 300 South, Fourth Floor, Room 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, Attention: Julie Orchard, Commission Secretary. Public Hearings on the proposed sales of exchanges described above will be held in Vernal, Utah at 6:00 p.m. on November 3, 2004, at the Uintah County Commission Chambers, 152 East 100 North, Vemal, Utah. DOCKET NO. 04-053-03 -2- Hearings before the Commission on the proposed combination, merger and consolidation consolida-tion of UBET Telecom, Inc., and Uintah Basin Telecommunications Association, Inc., will be held Monday, November 22, 2004. The hearings shall be held in the Commission's Hearing Room 426, Fourth Floor, Heber M. Wells State Office Building, 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, and shall commence com-mence at 9:30 a.m. on the date indicated unless otherwise directed by the Commission. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals indi-viduals needing special accommodations (including (includ-ing auxiliary communicative communi-cative aids and services) during the foregoing hearings hear-ings should notify Julie Orchard, Commission Secretary, at 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake advocates Program, Pamela Webster and time. They would like to see a rape crisis center, but need the trained manpower. Perhaps in the more immediate future, they would like to establish a means to facilitate a regular support group for victims and their families. fam-ilies. Donations and volunteers are more than welcome. As Cowan stated from experience. "You can really make a difference dif-ference in a family. If you can break that (abusive) cycle, a lot of good things can happen," Though Pam has only been with this program and community commu-nity for a short time, she already sees that "This is a caring community, com-munity, more so than others." Anyone wishing to donate their time, money, materials andor efforts should contact the Victim Advocate's office at 447 East Main St. or (435) 789-4250. Louise Murch, Escape Club Advisor, and her club members have supported NPLD for 14 years. City, Utah, 84111, (801) 530-6713, at least three working days prior to the hearing. DATED at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 28th day of September, 2004. s Julie Orchard Commission Secretary G40582 Published in the Vernal Express on October 6 and 13,2004. Legal Notices continued on Page AS. |