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Show Uintah Schools Foundation Showalter Endowment Award for Excellence in Teaching Uintah School Foundation is seeking teacher nominations for excellence in education. Little time left or nomiiiBtions Since 1997, the Uintah Schools Foundation has been recognizing outstanding teachers teach-ers who have given extraordinary extraordi-nary service to students. Once again, nominations are being requested, and time is running out. Parents, family members, current students, and former students are all allowed to nominate nomi-nate the teacher who they think is deserving of the award. Nomination forms include such criteria as how the nominee motivates students to learn; what teaching methods stand out about the teacher; what special services the nominee provides for the students; how they interact in-teract with students, families, and the community; and a brief statement as to how the teacher has made a difference in their students' lives. Nomination forms are available avail-able at all Uintah School District elementary and secondary school offices. Forms must be submitted to the Uintah Schools Founda- Burdick, Simplot receive MSHA safety recognition Two Uintah Basin businesses are the only firms in Utah to receive re-ceive a prestigious safety award from the federal Mine Health and Safety Administration. Burdick Paving of Roosevelt and Simplot Phosphates of Vernal each received MSHA's . Sentinels of Safety pward for 2006, which recognizes mining operations in various categories that record the most hours in a calendar year without a single lost-time injury. "Showcasing examples of good safety programs is very important," said Richard E. Stickler, assistant secretary of labor for MSHA. "Such recognition recogni-tion encourages safe operations to continue their best practices and shows the rest of the mining industry that it is indeed possible to run safe mining operations every day of the year." Burdick Paving also received four 2006 Safe Mine Achievement Achieve-ment Awards from the U.S. Department De-partment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration's Rocky Mountain District. The Sentinels of Safety award is the oldest established award Cjtv.1rii the c'd; ia!eg;;,7cnr".1 i Bath S Body Produas Purses Sunglasses Wry ie Users ill , r - X ' J ' 4 till zzCjL':!.j uU JUL a- in ot toe new - v Candles for The r-i-re tion, located at the Uintah County School District Office, 635 W 200 S. in Vernal, by Friday, Jan. 25. This recognition is a one-time honor. Those teachers who have been previously honored are Laura Ahrnsbrak, Kay Baker, Nancy Birchell, Stephen Borton, Shannon Deets, Janice Dickson, Kevin Dickson, Wayne Dittmore, Hollis, Dixon, Mark Dockins, Rosa Eaton, Karen Erickson, Floyd Farnsworth, Penelope Hanberg, Reed Hansen, Vernie Heeney, Dorothy Hullinger, Wendy Karren,JeanKlein, Linda Kurtenback, Rose Nelson, Jane Preece and Jeanne Tollefson. The award is. made possible through the Showalter Endowment Endow-ment Award for Excellence in Teaching. Each recipient will receive a plaque and $500 which will be presented at the Foundation's annual recognition evening. Please, take the time to go and nominate your favorite teacher. for occupational safety. The first one was announced by President Herbert Hoover - a former mining engineer - when he was secretary of commerce in 1925. Beginning in 2005, a minimum mini-mum of 4,000 hours without a lqst:time, injury, were required for consideration, and the award categories were expanded to allow al-low greater recognition of the safety accomplishments of both small and large mines. GET IN STEP... 12-step recovery program "With men it is impossible, but not with God; For all things are possible with God. " , Mark 10:27 Begins January 17th First Baptist Church (gym) 2100 West Hwy. 40 790-7917 Thursdays 7-8 p.m. Open and Anonymous LJ Bath & Body Store, Accessories & Mere 1056 W H 40 (Plaza next to Smith's). mum Vernal State seeking nominations for Utah's best workplaces For the 10th consecutive year, the state of Utah will recognize and honor companies that are creating exceptional workplaces and businesses by effectively addressing their employees' workTlife needs. The state is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Utah WorkLife Awards. "Businesses have learned the wisdom of incorporating worklife initiatives into their corporate culture and everyday operations, as they reap the benefits of those investments in their workforce," said Lynette Rasmussen, director of Utah's Office of Work & Family Life. "The best practices learned and shared through the award process have a positive impact on Utah's economy, businesses, communities, families and quality qual-ity of life." Whether a company is small or large, for-profit or non-profit, has vast resources available or relies on a few dedicated employees to get the job done, Rasmussen said the award seeks to honor the workplaces that best listen Newb orns Charles Flint Williams, son of Flint and Leasha Williams, was born on Dec. 26. Bryce Dillon Jensen, son of BJ and Jowanda Jensen, was born on Jan. 12. Polar bear comeback SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Plans to bring polar bears back to Hogle Zoo got a boost last Monday when the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation donated $3 million to help fund the construction of a new Arctic Exhibit. The exhibit is expected to cost $19.6 million and is part of Hogle's "Renew the Zoo" master plan. Early plans call for a "nose-to-nose" glass-viewing of the polar bears and possible encounters en-counters with seals, Arctic foxes, fox-es, wolves and snowy owls. Zoo officials say the design phase for the exhibit will last through the end of the 2008, with construction expected to begin in 2009. , ii X Lj lj Lj 54 North Vernal Avenue Vernal, Utah 435-789-351 1 www.vernal.com I Mime Cologne Men's Products nirr my Pre-made or Custom Made i mm rn rn mm II . I II. . L II.. .1 I I IUVII. I IUVII I IVI V. ) 1 . Pamper 1 hi I Express to their specific employees and strive to create a culture of equity and opportunity. As competition for the award has increased over the past decade, and the applicant pool has expanded, the creativity and ingenuity of businesses and business leaders has also grown, she said. All Utah companies are eligible to participate in the 2008 Utah WorkLife Awards. Individuals may nominate their own company or any other Utah company that they think should be recognized as one of Utah's best places to work. Awards will be presented at the annual Work Life Celebration this summer. Award nominations are being accepted through Feb. 15. The nomination form, online application details and information informa-tion on past winners may be found by going to www.jobs. utah.gov and clicking on "2008 WorkLife Awards." For more information, e-mail worklifeutah.gov or call the WorkLife Award Team at (801) 526-4321. Josie Marie Knight, daughter of Dale and Shalee Knight, was born on Jan. 14. Evi Gene Stewart, daughter of Kris Stewart and Lisa Gilbert, was born on Jan. 14. Rachael Hadasa Nicole Lee, daughter of Jeremey and Juli-anna Juli-anna Lee, was born on Jan. 16. Logan Mark Cook, son of Mark Douglas and Bonnie Cook, was born on Jan. 17. o o OurAft are worth the clip in the... 54 North Vernal Avenue Vernal, Utah 435789-3511 www.vemal.com CLASSES BEGINNING MS WORD 2007 , Vernal 129-228 T,Th 2:30-4:30 QUICKBOOKS PRO Roosevelt 25-34 T 5:30-9:30 WORKSHOPS TRANSITION FROM WINDOWS XP TO WINDOWS VISTA WORKSHOP Vernal 117 Th 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jameson $27.60 PICASA 3-HR. 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