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Show Stephen Uresk Stephen J. Uresk, age 55, died July 22, 2007 at his home in Roosevelt. He was born Nov. 28, 1951 in Salt Lake City to John and Bonnie Kump Uresk. He was reared in Myton. He served an IDS mission to Bolivia. He married Karen Latham Dec. 21, 1974 in the Provo LDS Temple. Theyrearedtheirfamily of seven children in Roosevelt. In 1979 they opened a printing business, The Ink Spot. In 1981 Steve was named Roosevelt's Businessman of the Year. In 1982 Steve was named Utah's Small Businessman of the Year. Steve and Karen and children spent a lot of time together, their favorite things to do were making Polish sausages, chicken Timeline announced for county nuisance ordinance BlEuzkedlEesl Express Writer Uintah County planning and zoning department is preparing prepar-ing a draft nuisance ordinance for review and decision by the Uintah County commission. A public meeting was in the county courtroom and commission chambers on July 17. At a planning commission meeting the following night, County Planning Director Matt Cazier provided the timeline for the development of the ordinance. ordi-nance. "From today July 19 until Aug. 7, the department will redraft re-draft the ordinance based on comments received attfee oublie meeting and addition! input'! from the residents planning commission members and the commissioners," said Cazier in an interview last week. "OnAug. 8 the new draft will be published. County Extension Agents Say Be Vigilant Some farmers being bugged by hoppers Uintah Basin News Service With summer in full swing, record high temperatures, and prolonged dry conditions, one of the few content species of creatures are the grasshoppers that are swarming in pockets of the basin. Some local farmers are reporting damage to pastures and hay crops from the ravenous insects, and are beginning to contact their county extension offices with requests for help. According to Duchesne County Coun-ty Extension Agent Troy Cooper, grasshoppers have done damage mostly to grass hay crops in Upalco and the Coventry Cove and Hancock Cove areas near Roosevelt. He also heard reports of swarms in the Neola area. Uintah County Extension Agent Boyd Kitchen said the grasshoppers are concentrated mostly in the western part of the county, near Fort Duchesne, Whiterocks, and Lapoint. Cooper said landowners being pestered by the grasshoppers have three options. They can spray now, even though the majority of the grasshoppers are flying, which will require twice as much chemical to kill the insect, and has no affect on the eggs that have probably already been laid. "If you spray now, youH probably prob-ably need to spray again next spring in order to kill newly-hatched newly-hatched grasshoppers," Cooper said.. The second option is to do nothing and hope for a cold, wet spring next year. "A cold winter doesn't affect the eggs, they winter-over just fine," Cooper said. "But when the grasshoppers start hatching in the spring, if it's wet and cold, they don't like to come out of their egg sacks and they starve to death. Or they can develop a fungus infection that kills them." The third option is to wait and spray next spring when the hatchlings are shedding their exoskeletons. According to Cooper, Coo-per, spraying when the insects are in this stage requires only half the amount of chemical barbecues, gardening, camping and fishing. Steve loved playing with his grandchildren. He was their "Papa Papers." ' Steve was active in the LDS church serving in many positions including a counselor in the Roosevelt 3rd Ward bishopric with three different bishops, young men's president, and he served as a high councilor in the Roosevelt East Stake, He was involved in the Boy Scout and Cub Scout programs. He loved to cook for ward outings. Heissurvivedbywife,Karen, Roosevelt; children, Jason (Rachel) (Ra-chel) Uresk, Roosevelt; Mackenzie Mack-enzie (Lori) Uresk, Saratoga Springs; Melinda (Phil) Baker, Payson; Kylene (Duane) Za-ger, Za-ger, Roosevelt; Dustin (Karlee) Uresk, Payson; B.J. Uresk, Roosevelt; Nicole (Beau) Glines, Roosevelt; and 13 grandchildren. He is also survived by parents, John and Bonnie Uresk; brothers, broth-ers, Gary (Lois) Uresk, Jack (Masayo) Uresk, Glenn (Lee) Uresk, and Wade (Patti) Uresk. He was preceded in death by Karen's parents, Bill and Jennie Latham. Funeral service will be Thursday, Thurs-day, July 26, 11 a.m. at the Roosevelt Roos-evelt East LDS Stake Center. Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and at the church Thursday morning from 10 to 10:45 am. Burial in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Copies will be provided to the public, and the entire ordinance will be printed in the paper's legal section." The public comment period will be from Aug. 27 through Sept. 10. Written comments may be delivered to the Uintah County commission, or given by telephone or e-mail. The comments com-ments will be confidential and writers or speakers must identify themselves. Anonymous comments com-ments will not be considered. "We encourage everyone to present their remarks, whether for or against the ordinance," said Cazier. "That way we will be able to write an ordinance that the majority of the county jsidejits wjll accept" - - . Sstf iOgi3eM.X4toievisions Mthfepropobrdifiatfcewillbe made if they are needed, based on comments from public. The final draft will be completed by Sept. 19whenitwillbepresented to the planning commission at a required to kill an adult grasshopper. grass-hopper. If landowners see adult grasshoppers in large numbers this summer, they need to be especially vigilant next spring, between May 15 and June 15, when their eggs begin to hatch. That's where county extension agents can be helpful; upon request re-quest they can do field surveys and assess whether or not a field can be certified for a Utah government cost-share program to spray affected areas with an insecticide while the insects are in the hatchling stage. In order to certify there must be at least eight grasshoppers per square yard across the entire field. Currently Cooper and Kitchen Kitch-en say the grasshoppers are concentrated con-centrated in large numbers along the borders of many fields but aren'tspreadingout the way they normally do. Additionally the men say they are seeing several different species of grasshoppers grasshop-pers across the Basin, with each species responding uniquely to different insecticides. The extension agents say they anticipate they will be heavily involved in scouting fields next springlookingfor"hotspots"-or grasshopper hatching beds. "When you hit a hatching bed you know it," Cooper said. "There will be 50 to 60 grasshoppers grasshop-pers per square foot and they will spread out from there." Cooper said farmers and ranchers can do their own scouting scout-ing to locate hatching beds, and can then do their own spraying. If they catch the insects just as they're hatching, before they migrate mi-grate away from their egg sacks, the need to spray the entire field ' is eliminated. "It's cheaper and easier to treat the beds rather than the whole fields," Cooper said. He urges landowners to pay attention and try to stay on top of the problem. "Where we're seeing a few now, those numbers can multiply mul-tiply pretty darn quickly. The potential is there to be a bad problem next year," Cooper said. "If we have another really warm dry spring it could be a big, big problem." Vernal ill Debra Marie Nelson Pummell Debra Marie Nelson Pummell, age 40, returned to our Heavenly Father July 21, 2007 surrounded by her family after a long courageous coura-geous battle with cancer. Debra was born June 4, 1967 in Vernal to Harden and Janet Robins Nelson. Deb married Kirt Pummell Pum-mell on April 5, 1986 and their marriage was later solemnized in the Vernal LDS Temple on June 4, 2005. Deb enjoyed many things: camping, shopping, boating and four wheeling. But most of all Deb enjoyed spending time with her family, watching her two young boys play sports, and supporting support-ing her daughters in dance and choir. Deb had a great sense of regularly-scheduled meeting and public hearing. On Oct. 1 the Uintah County Commission will vote to adopt or reject the ordinance at a regular commission meeting. In describing the ordinance, Cazier said the commission is looking to clean up the county by requiring property owners to clear junk such as old couches and cars alongside roads or in people's yards. One of the purposes is to get all the garbage cleaned up. Another An-other purpose is to get longterm parking of trailers, boats and cars off streets in residential areas. They also want to get vehicles off roads during winter months so snow plows can go through without risk of damage to prop-, erty. Cazier said county officials don't care if people have the vehicles, but simply want to keep them on the property, out of the right-of-way. Lecture Services (Lecture is M WDM EWM Qssfis Wwray Yao? Express humor and will be greatly missed. She was a loving wife, mother, . daughter, sister and friend. Deb is survived by husband, Kirt Pummell; children, Ashley, Haley, Tyler and Trevor Pummell; Pum-mell; parents, Harden and Janet Nelson; brothers, Scott (Cindy) Nelson and Darin (Kristy) Nelson; sister, Stacy Nelson; mother- and father-in-law Tony and Margie Pummell; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Randy (Tammy) Pummell, Rick (Rox-anne) (Rox-anne) Pummell, Kevin (Karen) Pummell, Lane (Stacey) Pummell, Pum-mell, Tonette (Lew) Weldon, Levi (Sandee) Pummell, Torie Pummell and Cole Pummell. Deb is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by grandparents, Harden and Marie Nelson and Stan and Lila Robins; nephew, Brandon Nelson; and two nieces, Kairie Weldon and Angel Murdock. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted Thursday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at the Glines 2nd Ward LDS Chapel. Friends and family may call Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Thomson-Blackburn Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Bonnie and Edwin Hacking -V f if-, 3- A . f 1 , O 1 r, OPTIMUM MORTGAGE, L.L.C. Phone: 435.789.7705 Conventional Fax: 435.789.7706 FHA S Purchases (Up to 100) ' 80 North Vernal Avenue State Income Loans I I Vernal, Utah 84078 . Manufactured Housing rett Rey0,ds breynoldsoptiinumusa.com . Uss fhan Perfecf CredU MorageJUan SENIORS UNAWARE OF GOVERNMENT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM FOR NURSING HOME CAREI (No need to purchase long-term care insurance) Attend a lecture educating Seniors on how to keep your home . and money in the event of Nursing Home confinement! 2007 Entitlement Allowances will be revealed! This is NOT a FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, or INSURANCE Seminar ...and no reservations required!!! Western Park 300 West 200 South Monday, July 30, 2007 10:00 AM or 1:00 PM by: Jeff Brown, Elder Law Attorney (Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) free to the public Both spouses must attend unless incapacitated) Tuesday, 7 Am Ivyl "Buddy" DeCamp Ivyl Junior "Buddy DeCamp, age 76, returned to his Heavenly Heav-enly Father July 12, 2007 in bis home, surrounded by bis loving family. He was born in Dexter, Iowa, on Nov. 13, 1930 and lived in Iowa until joining the U.S. Navy at age 17. He was a decorated veteran in the Korean and Vietnam wars and earned awards for excellent marksmanship in the 7th Fleet Marksman Squad. During his service in the Navy, he met his future fu-ture wife Betty Jean Armstrong to whom he would be married for the next 52 years and sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. After serving honorably for July 25, 2007 A5 more than 20 years and living all over the United States, he retired from the Navy in San Diego, Calif., but soon moved to Vernal with their three children. People remember him most for tiie cheerful way he would say, "Hi there, neighbor!" He loved leather working and building build-ing in bis shop. Buddy brought cheer into the lives of friends and family by surprising more than 200 of them with handmade birdhouses. He served in many church callings during his lifetime but bis favorite was the nursery where the children quickly learned to call him grandpa. His peppermint candies were known everywhere he went, from the nursery to the temple, where he served as an ordinance worker. Ivyl is survived by wife, B J.; two sons, Don (Rayann) De-Camp, De-Camp, Vernal; Colby (Jo Ann) DeCamp, Evanston, Wyo.; one daughter, Gayle DeCamp, Vernal; 12 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Four sisters, Evelyn Anderson, Melba Fuoss, Hariett Swarm and Carol Smith, also survive him. Preceded in death by parents, Ivyl and Esther DeCamp and three sisters. Funeral services were Monday, Mon-day, July 16, at the Ashley Maeser LDS Chapel. Graveside services were performed with military honors at Vernal Memorial Park. Hackings retire on July 31 Edwin and Bonnie Hacking will be retiring on July 31. Edwin has been a State Farm Insurance agent since 1974. Over these 30 years, he has enjoyed serving his clients and will miss them. Bonnie of Bonnie's Classic Windows and Design has also served the community for 30 years. She too, will miss her friends and clients. Following Fol-lowing their retirement, the Hackings will travel to China where they will be teaching English at Qingdao University Univer-sity on the northeast coast. Qingdao is a resort city scheduled to host the sailing competitions of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Qingdao University is about the size of Brigham Young University and occupies a campus about one-hall mile from the Yellow Sea. The Hackings are looking forward to their year-long commitment as foreign teachers and -wish all tiwrftrnjerclien wefl., |