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Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bath modular in town. $129,900. 63 W MAIN STREET Vernal, Utah 84078 raised in and has Service r Express, Marriage Licenses Jared Dustin Winkler and Kristina Kay Brown, both of Craig, issued Sept. 25, 2006. Garth Scott Atwood and Holle Sue Jackson, both of Vernal, issued is-sued Sept. 26, 2006. James Alfred Perkins and Kelly Marie Crum, both of Vernal, Ver-nal, issued Sept. 27, 2006. Newborns Mikenna Lynn Long, daughter daugh-ter of Trinity and Denver Long, was born Sept. 27, 2006. 'k . ' .St Bookmobile announces schedule for the rest of the year The Uintah County Bookmobile travels every other Tuesday; the dates to the end of the year are: Oct. 17 and 31, Nov. 14 and 28, and Dec. 12. The morning schedule, the community served, and the stops are: 8:40 - 9:05 Whiterocks, public welcome, at Head Start. 9:25 to 9:45 Ft Duchesne, at Oasis Christian SchooL 10 to 10:40 Ft. Duchesne, Four Winds, public welcome, at Head Start. Talking with our Teachers Express Writer In her fifteenth year of teaching teach-ing at Vernal Junior High and having taught for five years before that, Norma Draper said she has at least a few years left. Draper currently teaches math and also started teaching teach-ing United States history last year. Besides the enthusiasm of her students, she enjoys her summers to travel and to spend time with family. A few months ago, Draper spent ten days of her summer break in Salk Lake City and in Logan on a tour organized by the Uintah Basin Teaching American History Project. Participating teachers received $1,000 in instructional materials, materi-als, five credits toward highly qualified status, and a $750 stipend for their time, hotel room, and meals. Among other activities, teachers attended attend-ed a conference, visited the Western History Center in Logan, and watched a re-enactment of Buffalo soldiers at Fort Duchesne. The purpose of the project, funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education, is to "raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, under-standing, and appreciation for traditional U.S. history." Draper plans to attend next summer's tour which will include stops at the Escalante trail, Mesa Verde, the Grand Canyon, Mountain Meadows, Camp Floyd Museum in Price, and at an excavation site of Anasazi ruins that is not yet open to the public. Draper moved from California to Utah and graduated gradu-ated from Bringham Young University with a degree in history. She taught PH., history, histo-ry, and math in Emery County for one year, and then went on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England. Upon returning, return-ing, Draper taught in Ogden for three years and then quit when she started a family. After raising rais-ing her seven children, Draper taught in the Granite School District for one year and then moved to Vernal to teach at Vernal Junior High, where she has been ever since. Draper chose to teach junior high age students because they are full of enthusiasm 10:50 to 11:25 Ft. Duchesne at Uintah River High School. 11:35 to noon Ft. Duchesne, Little Mesa, at Head Start. In the afternoon the stops are: 1:30 to 12:50 Randlett, public welcome, at Head Start. 2:15 to 3:30 Naples, at City Park. 4:15 to 5:00 Lapoint, at Post Office. 5:30 to 6:30 Tridell, at Church Parking lot. and because they are at an age where she can still help them overcome obstacles in school. "I realized junior high is a critical time," she said. "It's one of the last times to be able to help students if they have problems." One of the things Draper enjoys most about teaching is the opportunity to watch her students learn. Although she will generally not see if a student succeeds later in life, Draper does witness those moments when the light flickers flick-ers on and the student understands. under-stands. This is especially rewarding with those students who complain that they have "math block." "Sometimes it's one or two small things that make a difference," differ-ence," she said. Draper developed a love for math early in her life. Her father did land-leveling, and she used to help him with the maps. Math also came easy for her, but she gives a lot of credit to her high school math teacher, whom she had for four years because her high school was so small. For the last few years, Draper has also been teaching religion classes at the Uintah County Jail. Sometimes she sees former students there, and sometimes she teaches the parents of her current students. stu-dents. Although it can be discouraging dis-couraging at times, Draper realizes that everybody makes mistakes. ' "People can change no matter mat-ter how old they are," she said. Most of Draper's seven children chil-dren and 16 grandchildren live in Utah. One of her sons returned from serving for the Army reserves in Iraq last October. He worked security on a convoy doing night patrols to look for roadside bombs. On one occasion he had a really close calL Draper said she is proud of her son for volunteering volun-teering to go, and even though she would have liked to keep him safe at home, she said she raised him to be independent, serve his country, and do what he believes. In her free time, Draper enjoys gardening, quilting, and reading mostly historical fiction. |