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Show A2 Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Vernal Express $p&cdnd JlcAP Region : I Accident on 2500 S. Vernal Ave. At 2:15 p.m.f March 13, a traffic traf-fic accident occurred at 2500 South Vernal Ave. A 1996 Saturn driven by William A. McCurdy, 27-year-old Ft. Duchesne resident, resi-dent, going eastbound on 2500 . South failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a southbound south-bound 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Chero-kee Sport, driven by Sherrie Keel, of Neola. ' The imapct forced the Jeep off the road and into a plowed field. McCurdy fled the scene and is sought by the Uintah County Sheriffs Department. McCurdy's passenger, Vernal resident Owen L. Oaks, along with Sherrie Keel were transported trans-ported by Gold Cross Ambulance Ambu-lance to Ashley Valley Medical Center where they were treated for their injuries. Both vehicles were believed to be a total loss. Charges are pending. VERIIAL If -r w a (ISSN 0892-1091) Published every Wednesday for $26 per year in the shopping area and $38 per year out of the shopping area within the state and $42 per year out of state within the USA by the Vernal Express Publishing Company, 54 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078. Periodical postage paid at Vernal, Utah, 84078. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VERNAL EXPRESS, P.O. Box 1000, Vernal, Utah 84078. Kevin Ashby Publisher Patty John EditorProofreader Janine Shannon Feature Writer Mary Bernard Feature Writer Elizabeth Goode . . Feature Writer Casey Christensen Sports Writer Tonya Harmer Legals, Obit, Classifieds Jennifer Downard AdsLayout Heather Crosby AdsLayout Michele Roper AdsLayout Jacque Hobbs Advertising Harriet Harding .Circulation & Billing Phone: 435-789-8690 FAX 435-789-8690 Website: www.vernal.com email: editorveraal.com DEADLINES News Friday 5p.m. Display Advertising Friday 5 p.m. Classified Advertising Friday 12 Noon Public Notices Friday 12 Noon Cell phone recycle drop-Union drop-Union Wireless John G. Woody, Vice President Presi-dent of Union Wireless, announced an-nounced that Union's retail stores would serve as drop-off centers for recycling obsolete wireless phones, batteries and accessories. It's estimated that over 10 million handsets are discarded each month in the United States alone. "Instead of tossing your old phone, bring it to any Union Wireless store for free responsible recycling," noted Mr. Woody. Nationally, only 5 percent of wireless phones are recycled each year. Union's participation in this program will help reduce electronic waste throughout the Intermountain area-'Electron-ic waste is a growing concern and as consumer electronics are discarded, it is important that we take responsibility and minimize our impact on the environment en-vironment by recycling as many of these items as possible," said Mr. Woody. Union Wireless has joined with Cellular Recycler to help preserve the environment by recycling mobile phones and preventing the release of hazardous haz-ardous components into the environment. Cell phones, batteries bat-teries and accessories from any mobile provider may be recycled recy-cled at Union Wireless. Funds received from the recycling re-cycling program will be donated donat-ed directly to "Relay For Life," an overnight community event that raises money for cancer research. It is very harmful to the environment when cell phones are thrown into the garbage. gar-bage. The cadmium and lead can leach into the ground water, potentially causing cancer as well as reproductive and developmental devel-opmental disorders. To help educate the public -, Aft n 1 ' 'J, A Lori Tiongson and Karla Heaton, secretaries at West Middle School and Todd Elementary respectively, were recognized rec-ognized at the School Board Meeting on March 13. Outstanding school support recognized At the Business Meeting of the Uintah School District Board of Education on March 13, the principals of Todd Elementary and West Middle School recognized two outstanding out-standing employees in their schools, the secretaries "who take care of everyone." Karla Heaton, Todd Elementary, and Lori Tiongson, West Middle School each received a bouquet of flowers and a gift certificate. Outstanding parent helpers Sandra Foley and Judy Huber were each given a bouquet of flowers in recognition of their voluntary services at Lapoint Elementary. Voluntary parents are not confined to particular hours of the school day, so they are "always making things happen" hap-pen" to benefit students when they generously volunteer many hours. Uintah County Farm Bureau woman's committee Chair Andrea Schoenfeld briefly described some of the agricultural agricul-tural information brought to the youth through the Farm Field Day. In addition to a large number of short workshops the students rotate through, a hands-on station is offered to teachers this year. about the phone and battery-recycling battery-recycling program, Union Wireless Wire-less is sponsoring the program "Planet Earth" on the Discovery Channel. Future print advertising advertis-ing will also carry details on the recycling program. "Planet Earth" has been more than five years in the making and is a breathtaking portrait of our .planet. This 11-part series features fea-tures never-before-seen animal behaviors and startling views of locations captured on camera. It will air every Sunday, beginning begin-ning March 25 and run through April 22, from 6 to 7 p.m. For additional information on the recycling program, contact con-tact Jan Fasselin at (307) 782-4326. JW BP 8? Jpneg) ::i31 Ml' mm - If" -. w T- II I V -1 II 1 , , 11 1 i 1 M II - - mm maimfiomMsnirioii V) B 0 i 1) V 1) |