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Show A12 Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Vernal hires new assistant city manager Vernal City introduced a new staff member to the council last Wednesday. Allen Parker, the new assistant city manager, comes from Boise, Idaho, with four years of experience in city planning as well as a military background. Parker said he is happy to be here, out of the crowded city. "I wanted to get away from such a busy place," he said. "I'm more of a small town kind of guy." Parker was born in Texas, but grew up in a small town outside of Boise. He moved to Logan to attend Utah State University and graduated with a degree in political science and business. He worked for three years in Cache County as a planner for the city of Millville, and then served in Iraq with the Idaho Air National Guard. Upon returning, Parker moved to Boise and worked as a planner plan-ner for Ada County for a year. Awards presented to Basin officers Uintah Basin Section of the Utah Highway Patrol held its annual awards banquet on Sept. 23. The Utah Highway Patrol consists of 11 troopers, two sergeants, one lieutenant and 8 ft) WtfHHMi Offi 0 Have you been injured as a result of a medical error? IF so, you may be entitled to compensation. Medical malpractice cases are not like other cases. Your legal rights require specialized protection. At G. Eric Nielson & Associates, medical malpractice is all we do. If you feel you or a loved one has been a victim of a birth injury, wrongful death, delayed diagnosis, surgical error, or any other type of medical malpractice; call us for a free consultation. We can usually tell you over the phone if your case has merit.. 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"It's great diversion from the type of work I do for the city ... radically different." Prior to taking this job, Parker said he had spent quite a bit of time with friends in Roosevelt, but not in Vernal. Since moving here, though, he has had the opportunity to visit Flaming Gorge and drive Red Cloud Loop. The city council welcomed Parker to Vernal at last week's meeting and said they look forward for-ward to working with him. manager. In 2005, the dispatch center cen-ter handled 120,688 calls for service and 10,573 emergency (911) calls. The 911 calls as of September 2006 already number num-ber 13,171. The Uintah Basin dispatch center handles calls from 40 different agencies. The award for the Uintah Basin Communication Center Dispatcher of the Year went to Bruce Brown who was praised for his quality customer service and team work. Special recognition rec-ognition was given to Leasha Stewart when she was awarded the EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) incident of the year award. The Highway Patrol Officers were presented the awards for Section 5 Outstanding Trooper and awards for Outstanding Trooper in District A (Vernal and Daggett areas) and District B (Roosevelt and Duchesne areas). Sgt. Boyd Gledhill presented pre-sented Trooper Craig Young with the Outstanding Trooper in District A. Trooper Seth Spencer was presented the Outstanding Trooper in District B. Lt. Jeff Chugg presented the Section 5 Lieutenants Award to Trooper Craig Young. Recognized for. her many unrecognized contributions to the community and the Highway Patrol was Secretary Danette Horrocks. coolina svstem Sealed and pressurized to eliminate dust and pollen e"m'r . ,n f quieter than competitive models' ii Express, Graduating cadets, pictured left to right, are Vida Laursen, Timothy Novinger, Adam Hudson, Clayton Mathews, and Jared Harrison. UBATC graduates 5 from academy Five cadets took an oath earlier ear-lier this month "to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent in-nocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional constitution-al rights of all to liberty, equality, equali-ty, and justice." Out of the eight students who began the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Col-lege (UBATC) police academy, these five alone survived the demanding schedule. "I have great respect for these cadets," said Sgt. Wayne Embleton, the academy director. direc-tor. "I see what they go through and their commitment ... They didn't quit. They continued. The academy has standards. If they don't meet the standards, they don't graduate." Most of the cadets worked during the day and attended school at night and on Saturday, Satur-day, while also raising families. Vida Laursen was pregnant when she joined the academy after prior training and had her baby in June by Caesarean section. sec-tion. In order to graduate she had to pass the physical. "I have come too far and worked too hard to not graduate gradu-ate with this class," Laursen had told Embleton. Laursen's husband trained with her, and she passed. Bruno appointed to Dr. Frank Bruno, Director of the Uintah County Library was appointed by Governor Jon Huntsman in October 2006 to the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board for a three-year term. Bruno joins Patricia Smith-Mansfield (Director, Utah State Archives), Phil Notarianni (Director, Currently Uintah County Public Land Specialist Supports extraction industry Advocate of higher education Defends water allocations Promotes open door policy She'll Listen, Take Vote Darlene Burns FOR U::jtah County CckcCC3x::zr Paid Political Ad ! 0 f - F Of U Of Graduation speaker Brad Draper, an adult probation and parole officer, emphasized the importance of family support. "Without family, fam-ily, you won't be able to do the job you do," Draper told cadets. "The profession you have chosen will expect you to view horrific scenes with images im-ages you will deal with for the rest of your Roosevelt Police Cecil Gurr Award life." Draper also told cadets that they had received the best instruction in-struction possible. He added that it may not have always been pleasant, but real-life instruction in-struction is important. "On the job, you won't have time to think. You must respond re-spond immediately," he said. "As an officer your life is going to change drastically." Lt. Ben Lemmon of the Roosevelt Police Department presented the Chief Cecil Gurr Award to Clayton Mathews. Mathews was chosen based on ten attributes: compassion, dedication, determination, fairness, fair-ness, honesty, kindness, leader- Utah State Historical Society), Janet Burton Seegmiller (Utah State University), Bruce G. Perry (LDS Church), Dixie Swasey (Emery County Recorder), Jeffrey Nichols (Westminister College), Wayne A. Harper (Utah State House of Representatives), and Brad Cole (Utah State University) on : 'I Actios, Get Results J) SKI h ; ' , V . : mtxr v U fjSH Lt. Ben Lemmon presents the Chief to Clayton Mathews. ship, loyalty, personal integrity, and wisdom. Both Draper and Lemmon spoke of Gurr, who was killed on active duty several sev-eral years ago. "He is a hero because of the way he lived, every day," Draper Drap-er said. Lemmon recited a poem he wrote in memory of Gurr titled, "He Was My Brother." Several other awards were given. Timothy Novinger received re-ceived the Firearms Award, the High Academic Award, and the High Achiever Award. Adam Hudson received the Most Improved Im-proved Shooter Award. USHRAB the board that oversees Utal State records and archives. The Utah State Historica: Records Advisory Boarc (USHRAB) is the central advi sory body for historical records planning in Utah. The Boarc is responsible for conducting statewide historical records assessments and creating stra tegic plans for the continued care and access of historica records as well as the solicita tion, development, and review of grant proposals for proj ects to the National Historica Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). As part of its mission the USHRAB is creating a consor tium of archival and repositorj institutions. This group wil network with USHRAB anc other institutions to identify preserve, and make accessible historical documents. These institutions will come from al sectors of the state represent ing both government and pri vate organizations. The Uintah County Library has been select ed by USRAB to be one of sever regional repository archives. Some of the things sponsored by the board are: Archives month. Works for an endow ment for History Fair students awarding best projects using repositories andor original source documents. Participates with the Utah Manuscripts Committee and cooperate or joint projects. Distributes information about training opportunities and seminars tc archivists throughout the state Conducts a training assess ment, especially assessing needs of smaller institutions ir the state. Develops a director of Utah repositories. Develops a speakers' bureau. Supports electronic initiative to preserve electronic records. Supports the access to records through new formats such as digitiza tion. Supports the Mountair West Digital Library. Seeks NHPRC grants to foster a wide range of records identification preservation, and access activi ties. Promotes the developmenl of regional repositories. DE3CUIN093SL 48Sf nTiM taEqadOppcrtiTiyUnclir ', |