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Show A2 Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Recycle Plan Continued from Al have been a continuing issue for the area. Manpower to operate the program pro-gram will eventually use inmates along with the Can Do Crew, but for the time being the latter is the only available workforce. To diminish drive-away expenses, recycle bins will be purchased and placed in easily accessible locations. "The public may support recycling but they aren't going to drive out of th?r way for the privilege," said Omtafc County Commissioner lav H$)m, "until such trow ofevlAi Wf ncials mk wcjv&fif 15 fawt aspects fcV &a$ UUW squares' $fc.ii$ til. tins, la tViftswBk. 5b short- sad; watt? oiSdt&ls tsa.. City ,idvui4als voted So thi $H 0t price tag in a 557-50 3piiti with tte provision that !Sapie City W approacc?d as a potential partake in the pro-gram. pro-gram. NapieaOty Manager Craig Biunt agreed to bring tba recent mendaaon before the Naples City Council for consideration. 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Vernal Ave Vernal, Utah 84078 Name Out Address City Cash or Check only, S V W - -111 1 f ll ) A ' f School Housing Continued from Al "I appreciate the work and effort ef-fort the school board put into it, but I personally cannot support this. I feel that it is not within the province of the school board ," Anderson stated in the question ques-tion period following the formal motion by Ruppe. Perry Taylor said he had struggled with the decision but "There is no reason why we cannot do it It appears that a number of teachers could have been employed but they couldn't get housing. Our first responsibility is to get teachers. The money comes from reserve capital outlay, not education or teachers' salaries. Our expenses will be covered, and in the worst eas we could sell the property. We are not subsidizing teachers.' teach-ers.' Ruppe agreed with Taylor's statement. Cowan voiced the need to "step up and try something new" since they had explored other options op-tions such as signing bonuses. Frost commented that he had also struggled, and he is "not sure it is the thing to do." "The adnunistration will continue con-tinue to work with legal counsel and or other school districts, which may be doing similar things, to develop criteria for who is eligible for housing and the lease terms," the motion I In the Uintah Basin 1 Vr.$26-2Yr.$48 Out of the Uintah Basin lYr.S42-2Yrs.S70 of State -1 Yr. $46 2 Yrs. S80 I Zip4 ! Sony No Charges 151 West Vernal stated. It also included the plan to continue collaboration with Vernal city, Uintah County and other agencies to address the long term need for affordable housing, Weed War Continued from Al Duchesne County chose to use six-wheelers, four-wheelers, and trucks to spray 230 acres in the Mytbn and Pleasant Valley area. According to Ron Johnson, Weed supervisor for Duchesne County, this area was chosen because spraying in this location compliments compli-ments a previous grant. Uintah County sprayed 160 acres from the air leaving 70 acres to cover with Polaris 4-wheelers. 4-wheelers. Milt Billings, weed Maeser students celebrate new building Maeser Elementary School hosted a grand opening for the new building on Aug. 29 with participation by students who began the school year the previous previ-ous week. DinahMites and area notables cut School. Fr Maeser second and third grade students demonstrate the Maeser the Grand Opening of the new building. I'm actually right now starting to train for a half-marathon." Shaun Shurtliff, do. is just at beginning stages. "I know I'm not going to be ready for the one in 2 months. But, I've got another one scheduled for January and I think I'll be in good enough shape that I'll do fairly well. My father was a sprinter and I've got a boy that I think has that gene... it's a red headed gene, you know." As a Family Practice Physician, Dr. Shurtliff practiced medicine in Panguitch, in Southern Utah; and in Pekin, Illinois before settling in Vernal. "We decided we wanted to come back to Utah and be a little closer to my wife's mother and father who live in Orem. I could never see myself living on the Wasatch Front. Too many people. Too much traffic. So we started looking for a smaller community...not quite as small as Panquitch. And Vernal sort of came in-between the two." "We came here and interviewed... and actually Si Hutt, the Administrator, is one of the big reasons I came here. I felt very comfortable with him. Which, for an Administrator, is sort a rare thing for me." Dr. Shurtliff is one of a growing number of new physicians joining Ashley Regional Medical Center. The Medical Staff at Ashley Regional has grown 20 in the past 6 years. With the announcement of funding for a new physician office building next to the hospital, Ashley Regional is planning for continued physician growth to serve not only Vernal, but the entire region of Northeastern Utah and the western slope of Colorado. Ashley Regional MEDICAL CENTER 200 North ' Vernal, Utah 84078 (435) Express supervisor for Uintah County explained that much of their focus has been in the Lapoint area. The Ute Tribe has contracted with Hi-tech Construction to have 200 acres sprayed. This acreage lies southeast of Myton all the way to Randlett along the river corridor. Harley Cambridge, Cam-bridge, the project coordinator, said that the grant provides for three years of treatment and two years of monitoring its impact. "We'll take a before picture and after picture," Cambridge said, "and see how things change." Lori McNease, RC&D coordinator, coor-dinator, said the county weed boards decided that the target for this year would be Tall Whitetop otherwise known as Perennial Pepperweed. Under ideal conditions condi-tions this plant can reach six Principal Carol Parrish welcomed wel-comed the guests, and explained guidelines for the building and parking areas. A new handbook for students and parents is being prepared; until it is published, the ribbon to celebrate the grand 789 - 3342 feet tall. Reproduction occurs by seeds and from a deep, creeping root system. Johnson explained that totally eradicating this plant would be virtually impossible. "The plant gets its name 'pepper' from the size of the seeds. They are as fine as ground pepper," Johnson said. "Birds get them in their feathers. When they land on the water or take dust baths they dump the seeds." The man who has fought these weeds for over 18years continued to explain that Tall Whitetop is called perennial, in part because the seeds remain viable for seven to nine years. Add that to the fact that one plant can drop up to 200,000 seeds and it's easy to understand why it is nearly impossible im-possible to eradicate the weed. "We walk the shoreline of all the general rules of the previous handbook will apply. Some of the second and third graders from Mrs. White's class sang the Maeser School Song to the tune of "The Adams Family," opening of Maeser Elementary School Song for the audience at Q the lakes," Johnson said. This year's crew of three also used ATVs on large patches and then strapped on backpacks to get to the extremely rough country. Johnson laughed when he explained how applicants to work on his crew often think that riding rid-ing around on the four-wheelers will be an easy job. ' "They find out it can be hot and tedious," Johnson said. Farmers are also involved in their own weed control. Johnson buys $60,000 to $70,000 worth of chemicals every year. He sells much of this to local farmers for 25 percent below cost so they can do their own weed control. This nationwide effort to improve im-prove the management, productivity, produc-tivity, and health of the nation's privately owned grazing land is making strides in at least 700 acres of the Uintah Basin. complete with finger snapping. The words were written by Marianne Moore, third grade teacher, and Patsy Willard, a former teacher at Maeser. The DinahMites did the ribbon-cutting and congratulated the school district on providing the impressive building. Dr. Rodney Anderson, presi-dentofthe presi-dentofthe Uintah School District Board of Education, thanked key officials from the district and community as well as special groups involved in the bond election. elec-tion. Architect Kevin Madsen spoke about the special benefits of the building layout, with a double gymnasium cafeteria, a large computer room and library, a kiva off the library and a feeling of space throughout. Before the tour of the building, build-ing, former Maeser principal, Dennis Atkin spoke about the building. He encouraged the students stu-dents to imagine what the walls would say if they could talk. He suggested it would be something like, "Doyour best, be kind, work hard, have fun, and be a caring kind of person." For the adults, Atkin read a statement from Abraham Lincoln, Lin-coln, "A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things which you think are important. You may adopt all the policies you lease, but how they are carried car-ried out depends on him. He will assume control of your cities, states and nations. He is going to move in and take over your churches, schools, universities and corporations ... the fate of humanity is in his hands." "And what have we given him?" asked Atkin. "This beautiful beauti-ful school." 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages drop Rates on 30-year mortgages sank this week to their lowest point since late May, providing a little ray of sunlight for would-be would-be home buyers, the Associated Press reported. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages mort-gages averaged 6.52 percent. That was down from 6.62 percent last week and was the lowest rate since the week ending May 31, when rates stood at 6.42 percent. The moderation provides a dose of welcome news for prospective homebuyers, some of whom also may be facing a situation of harder-to-get credit. In mid-June, rates on 30-year mortgages climbed to 6.74 percent, per-cent, the high for this year. Other mortgage rates also went down. Rates on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing, averaged 6.18 percent, per-cent, down from 6.30 percent last week. For five-year adjustable-rate adjustable-rate mortgages, rates dipped to 6.34 percent, from 6.35 percent last week. Rates on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 5.60 percent, compared with 5.67 percent last week. Mortgage rates eased following fol-lowing last week's decision by the Federal Reserve to slice its lending rate to banks, a move designed to calm Wall Street. A year ago, rates on 30-year mortgages stood at 6.48 percent, 15-year mortgages were at 6.18 percent, five-year ARMS averaged aver-aged 6.14 percent and one-year ARMs were at 5.60 percent. OfSCTl Call Tonya at 789-35 1 1 . |