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Show Wednesday, April 5, 2006 A5 PEAKS award Holmes places at state winner announced welding competition .Vernal Express, ' The quarterly PEAKS award winner was announced at Ashley Valley Medical Center (AMVC) on March 30th. Jennifer Lance, RN, was chosen cho-sen as the recipient for the 1st quarter of 2006. The PEAKS (Performing Exceptional Acts of Kindness and Service) Award is given quarterly to a nominated employee. The nominations come from other staff members who witness a particular act of kindness or service, and then nominate their co-workers. All nominations are then considered consid-ered for the quarterly PEAKS award. Jennifer has been employed at AVMC since 1991. She has been often cited for her many acts of kindness and service to patients and other employees. She was specifically nominated when she came in to assist with a delivery on her day off with a cheerful countenance. She made the experience for the patient a memorable one, and also assisted the staff during a .... ij .. V'f. . ; l jU 'ill. Si Hutt congratulates Jennifer Lance, RN who was chosen as the winner of the quarterly PEAKS award. stressful time. services. "She is always will- "Jennifer is a great example ing to help when needed, and of customer service," stated always makes the patient her Pennie Johnson, Director of OB number one priority." Senior citizen pool tournament to be held There is to be a senior citizen citi-zen pool tournament at the Golden Age Center on April 10. The tournament, open to all men and women age 55 and older, will start at 9 a.m. The entrance fee is $5. You must register before Friday, April 7. There will be light refreshments refresh-ments and great prizes. For more information contact Marcie Young at the Golden Age Center 435-789-2169. Brant Holmes, . representing represent-ing Uintah Basin Applied Technology College and Uintah High School, placed second at the State Welding Competition and received silver medal. Holmes competed in the state Skills USA Welding competition, com-petition, held at Salt Lake Community College March 30 and 31. Brant welded against 26 other welding students from programs around the state, coming up short by less than a point for first place. Mr. Taniguchi, Brant's welding instructor was pleased at the outcome," but disappointed that Brant came up short by such a small margin. Brant competed earlier in the year at a competition held at the College of Eastern Utah, placing 8th over all. Brant improved greatly in the past 2 months and it showed in this competition, said Taniguchi. Brant works for Greg Goodrich Welding after school, and attributes much of his skill to his experience on the job and with his training from both his instructor and his boss at work. Brant has several more competitions compe-titions to attend to finish out his senior year at Uintah. Brant will graduate this spring with a diploma from ' ' - - x I ; Jeff Taniguchi, UBATC Welding Instructor, congratulates Brant Holmes, silver medalist, at the state Skills USA competition held at Salt Lake Community College. Uintah High School as well as a 300 hour welding certificate of completion from the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College at the end of May. Bureau of land Managment to hold oil and gas lease sale CONSTITUTION PARTY itirtiitizitititititirCi it it it it The Utah Bureau of Land Management plans to offer approximately 440,000 acres in parcels at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale on May 16. Set to be the largest sale ever held in Utah, the agency posted the final list for the sale today after months of intense analysis, and in response to escalating market mar-ket demand. Nearly two-thirds of the offering includes parcels that had been deferred in previous sales. After lengthy reviews by both field offices and a newly formed State Office Leasing Team, the BLM made a decisive deci-sive cut for which parcels could be carried forward, and which may need to be delayed for further fur-ther analysis or completion of BLM's Resource Management Plans (RMPs). "The May sale is the most closely scrutinized sale yet," said Kent Hoffman, Utah BLM Deputy State Director of Lands and Minerals. "With the revision revi-sion of BLM's land use plans pending, BLM had to ensure that leasing certain parcels would not preclude options in making final decisions in the RMPs. This dramatically increased the complexity of the analysis for these parcels." This quarterly lease sale is part of a multi-year, market-driven market-driven trend of increased leasing leas-ing interest by industry. Since 2002, the average bid per acre for a lease has grown from $10.25 to $113.70. Newer technology tech-nology has not only provided capabilities to extract resources resourc-es at deeper levels, but also in more complex geology. Oil and gas production in Utah contributes to meeting meet-ing local and regional energy needs. Last year, Utah produced pro-duced 15.7 million barrels of crude oil and 303.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas enough to heat approximately four million mil-lion homes. Utah consumed 51 percent of in-state natural gas production, making it a net exporter. Hoffman noted that leasing is only the first step in BLM's process to regulate oil and gas development on the public lands. 'Once a lease is obtained, companies must submit their proposals for exploration and potentially full-field development. develop-ment. BLM requires additional addition-al permitting environmental reviews before any surface disturbing activities occur, and applies mitigation measures to minimize impacts. One-third of the nation's oil and gas production comes from public lands. Leases are for a primary term of ten years, and will be continued as long thereafter there-after as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. If the lease becomes producing, the federal government will collect royalty on production. Last year, royalties roy-alties of $178.9 million were collected col-lected and shared equally with the State of Utah. it it it it OF UTAH Uintah County Convention Saturday, April 1 5th 11 :00 a.m. Golden Age Center - 155 South 100 West, Vernal . t r i Public Invited ,,u,.,.. X; Gome meet the candidates and learn about this growing national movement! "The mission of the Constitutional Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitutional Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations." -Constitution Party Mission Statement www.cputah.org What are you doing thi& wmmer? Summer Scholarship are Available! Apply now for general scholarships tor summer semester Turn in your application by April 15th to be considered Applications are available atUSU in Roosevelt and Vernal For more information contact Karen Woclstenhulme 722-1721 karenwstext.usu. edu 111 I.': QEJcSStoto UNIVERSITY |
