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Show Wednesday, February 2, 2005 All Four more ski trips left this season Uintah Recreation District has four more ski trips available. avail-able. Three to Sundance ski resort on Feb. 5, Feb. 19, March 12 and one more to Sunlight Ski Resort on Mar. 26. Lift pass and transportation is $50 per trip. Lessons and rentals are also available for purchase. Participants will meet at the Vernal Middle School at 5:25 in the morning and take a Wilkins bus to the resort. The ski bus returns to the Vernal Middle School by 7 p.m. Space is limited so don't wait to register. To register come by the Uintah Recreation District office located in the back of the Chamber of Commerce Building at 134 West Main Suite 101 or call 781-0982 for more information. Cindy Perry, president of the Vernal Rotary Club, accepts the Uintah County and Vernal City proclamations proclama-tions setting Feb. 23 as Rotary Day. Tom Wardell, manager of the Uintah CountyVernal City airport for 16 years, will retire March 1. Jeff Merrill will leave the Uintah County Sheriff's Vernal Express, I Department Feb. 7 to take Warden's place. New airport manager, rodeo and Rotary recognized during joint meeting Jeff Merrell, an officer with the Uintah County Sheriffs Department, has been selected select-ed to replace Tom Wardell as manager of the Uintah County Vernal City airport. Merrell was recognized at the joint county and city meeting held Jan. 28 in the Vernal City offices. offic-es. Wardell plans to retire March 1. Merrell will begin work Feb. 7, which will give him three weeks of on the job training with Wardell. Merrell said he is excited about taking over the position. "I enjoyed the many years and the many friendships I have made over the last 24 years of protecting and serving Uintah County. I am looking forward to many new challenges. The airport manager job is a full time position posi-tion and I will try to do good things there for the public," Merrell said. Wardell has been manager of the airport for 16 years and was a commissioner over the airport for four years prior to that. He said he and his wife are excited about retiring while still able to travel and enjoy doing things. He also said he has enjoyed working at the airport. air-port. He has appreciated working work-ing with the people in Uintah County and with the government govern-ment agencies. Susan Horrocks, current president' " of the ' Dinosaur Roundup ' Rodeo Committee presented an update to the commissioners com-missioners and council members. mem-bers. Horrocks said the rodeo continues to gain fame and to draw top name contestants. She said last year the rodeo was once again in the top five outdoor rodeos in the nation. Horrocks and committee members mem-bers have painted the stalls at Western Park to improve the appearance of the rodeo grounds because the rodeo will be televised. Last year's rodeo drew 692 contestants. The projection for this year is 750 contestants. The rodeo will be held July 6 through July 9. The county commissioners and the city council members agreed to continue the financial finan-cial partnership with the rodeo. Horrocks reported that bank deposits from local businesses increase dramatically during '. rodeo week, helping the econo-. econo-. my of both the county and the city. They also agreed to send personal invitations for the rodeo to President Bush, Gov. Huntsman and other political leaders. Following a presentation by Cindy Perry, current president of the Vernal Rotary Club, the commissioners and the council members agreed to proclaim Feb. 23 as Rotary Day. Perry said Rotary was founded found-ed Feb. 23, 1905 and -now has over 1.2 million members in 165 countries. Rotary provides medical supplies, health care, clean water, food production, job training and education to people in need worldwide. It is the world's largest privately funded source of international scholarships and promotes international understanding through exchange programs and humanitarian grants. Perry said the Vernal Rotary Club will be celebrating the centennial year with a public fund-raising dinner and charity chari-ty auction March 26 at Western Park. The theme will be "kick up your heels for charity" and will feature western music and dancing along with cowboy poetry. Perry reminded the commissioners commis-sioners and council members that the traditional Daffodil Days will be here soon. That project, which will be headed by Amy Farnsworth, collects funds for local scholarships and for cancer research. 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