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Show A2 Wednesday, May 31. 2006 .Vernal Express, Bluebell plans 100 Year Celebration The town of Bluebell will be house anaa schoolhouse. This Tall white clover that sprang r r - : - :::: holding its 100- Year Celebration on Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Bluebell Park "from sunrise to sunset." Located in Duchesne County, at 6200 feet above sea level, Bluebell is as captivating as the name that calls up vignettes of home, sunshine and memorable memo-rable times. Driving east of the Bluebell Store for less than a half-mile, until recently a small, timeworn log cabin could be seen on the south side of the road, built new as the home of Effie and Heber Powell. This two-room home was the school for parts of the year 1909-1910 when Effie was not teaching in the granary owned by Elmer and Alice Delilah Gale. The Gales were the first ones in Bluebell in 1906, living among the Native Americans who respected the Gales because they did not take their cattle. By 1910 enough materials were gathered for a building to be used as a church house, general community meeting is known today as Gardner Goodrich's Granary. The history goes back just a century, but it is rich in stories sto-ries and deeds and memories. Population in 1914 was "273 souls," on tillable soil of 6,000 acres with another 2,000 acres under cultivation. Early products prod-ucts for market included wool, mutton, dairy products, beef, poultry, honey, alfalfa and clover clo-ver seed, each of which is a story in itself. The freighting industry employed some of the early folks full time, and others occasionally, occa-sionally, to haul the wool from the sheared sheep to Price, over Indian Canyon or by way of Cate Canyon to Nine Mile. After unloading the wool, the freighters would load their wagons with food, dry goods, farm machinery, hardwood for floors, and other necessities. Sandy loam soil and excellent excel-lent water rights made possible a town that adjoins grazing land and is not far from timber. Tall white clover that sprang up along the ditch banks provided pro-vided nectar for the numerous hives of bees as well as mature clover seed that could be sold by early settlers. Like many other folks in rural areas, Bluebell residents were without electricity until 1939, when the first 51 miles of line were energized with a contract con-tract from Uintah Power and Light Company of Roosevelt. Telephones came in much later to homes that had formerly used a Mountain States pay telephone in the community center. The Bluebell Centennial Book is available for further reading about the people and places highlighted in these paragraphs. Everyone is invited invit-ed to attend and celebrate on Saturday, July 1 at the Bluebell Park. The day will begin with breakfast, end with an auction, and includes a parade, games, booths and many other events during the day. 0 ! - u ' r !' - MCC;;u ; ' t ,.i - . ! - - J Sign welcomes all to vista outside Bluebell. Union High School graduates 180 seniors in 2006 Scouts construct arbor at Uintah Care Center as part of Daniel Schroeder's Eagle Scout project. Schroeder receives Eagle Scout Award Graduation exercises for the Union High School seniors is tonight, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Roosevelt in the Union HS Gymnasium. "The graduation program is for the students," says Principal Brent Fieldsted. "The graduates, do the speaking speak-ing and the music." Valedictorian is Stephanie Wells. Two tied for Salutatorian, Owen Hullinger and Wrandi Buxton. Other outstanding seniors include the Honor Graduates: Christy Weatherston, Erik Hacking, Amanda Price, Hailey Crozier, Rio Harrison, Tayva Puro, Matthew Grover, John Gillespie, Tressa Gilbert, Jackie Boren, Nicole Uresk, Anthony Summers, Leisa Heward, Vanessa Kelsey, Megan Whiting, Sarah Townsend, David Benson, Heather Hussey, Eric Berrett, Zachaias Courtright, Caleb Hatch, Megan Ashby, Katie Michaelson, Beth Jarrett, Candice Morris, and Barry Angus. Outstanding Boy is Owen Hullinger. Outstanding Girl is Katie Michaelson. In the Awards Ceremony on May 24th, $500,000 in scholarships scholar-ships were awarded by local businesses and the academic community. Following the graduation program, several all-night activities are scheduled by the Senior Class and the community." commu-nity." At 9 p.m. there will be a barbecue and Senior Video. The movie X-Men Three will be shown at the local theater at midnight, after which there will be games at the school and swimming at the Roosevelt City Pool. Fun will culminate with drawings for the big prizes at the 6 a.m. nreakfast at the West Stake Center, furnished by the parents. Drawings will take place at each of the activities, and those who come to breakfast break-fast and have been to all of the activities will have chances in the big drawing, which include a TV, $100 bills, bikes, DVD players and other prizes. Brent Fieldsted thinks 2006 will be his last graduation to coordinate. "After being Union High School Principal for six years and Assistant Principal for 10 years, I look forward to teaching history and PE next year at the Junior High. That is where I spent my first 12 years with the School District, and it will be great to be back in the classroom with the students." At an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the Schroeder residence on Friday, May 26, Daniel K. Schroeder was presented pre-sented his Eagle Scout Award by Mark Holmes of Troop 890, Glines 4th Ward. Daniel is the son of Dale and Jan Schroeder of Vernal. Daniel learned of the desire for a shaded shad-ed area within the enclosed garden gar-den at the Uintah Care Center from Wayne Dunbar, Scout Leader and CEO of the Center. For his Eagle Scout Project, Schroeder designed, organized and participated in the construction con-struction of an arbor to provide pro-vide shade for the residents of the Uintah Care Center. Scouts from Troop 890 assisted Daniel in this project. His father assisted him, as welL Various businesses in the community donated the materials to con struct the 12-foot arbor that was built over a sidewalk, which adds beauty to the enclosed outdoor out-door garden area. J f :: '111 Daniel K. 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