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Show A8 Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Hannah Denzer's self portrait earned the young artist top honors at the Springville Art Museum, where it is on display along with more than 340 pieces by her peers. UHS student recognized at Springville Museum Uintah high School art students stu-dents Hannah Denzer of Vernal was recognized in Februaary at the Springville Art Museum's All-State High School Art Show for her self portrait. Denzer's oil paintingreceived one of four Master's Awards. Winning pieces will be included in-cluded in the museum's exhibits through March 28. In total, more thn 340 pieces of art by high school students will be on display at the museum. Working in a broad range of media, from bubblegum wrappers wrap-pers to ceramics, high school students express themes illuminated illu-minated by their broad range of Uintah County has sandbags available With the snow accumulation from this past winter beginning to melt, some residents of Uintah County may be experiencing flooding around their homes and businesses. Mechelle Miller, emergency management director for Uintah County, wants residents to know that the county does have sandbags sand-bags available to help protect their property from flooding. Anyone who needs sandbags, j i feltvAull;, ttw few-!! ifc yro - - ' I- - - J, - ("EST. I tm- 1 4 Productivity HI eeu Mobility. artistic backgrounds. For many students, years of effort and study culminate in this exhibition. However, the young artists have dreams for their future. The Museum received 780 entries from 75 Utah schools, of which 344 are on exhibition. First, qualified jurors selected the accepted artworks and proceeded to name the winners with the show officials. The Springville Museum of Art is open Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free. is asked to contact the county's Emergency Management Office at 781-1911. They will receive information on where to get bags and sand. Miller is asking citizens not to call Central Dispatch or the road department unless there is an actual emergency, and to please direct all calls regarding sandbags to the Emergency Management Office at 789-1911 or 435-781-5466. dt Mr? 7 Vernal MCDONALD SHEEP Roe McDonald tosses hay out over the heads of his sheep as he . feeds. His daughters Cydnee and Maycee have named the sheep and call them pets as they raise them for 4-H projects. By the end of the project the two will net about $1 ,400 per animal raising them for show and ultimately the market. Road condition restrict travel on public lands "Due to wet road conditions, the Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office is requesting the public stay on existing trails and roads. This will protect both federal lands and the safety of the public land visitor," said Vernal Field Office Law Enforcement Officer Camm Stephenson. "It can be a violation of federal law to travel off of existing roads and trails, even in normally open areas, because of potential resource damage." At this time, the BLM has closed the personal-use and commercial com-mercial firewood, pole and rock permit areas. The Field Office is not selling permits at this time, but if a permit has already been purchased, the Field Office can be contacted for a possible extension. exten-sion. Driving on soil that is moist or saturated "squeezes" out the air and water, collapsing the minerals together and compacting compact-ing the soil. This destroys soil structure and affects the soil's ability to absorb rainfall and provide essential air and moisture mois-ture for plants and underground animals; Also, ruts created by vehicles under wet conditions concentrate rainfall in the tracks, increasing its energy and erosive power. When these roads and ruts intersect waterways, sediment sedi-ment is deposited in the streams affecting fish and other aquatic wildlife. The lack of appreciation for and preservation of soils can lead to irreparable damage to Check you r email, connect to the office, get online, manage your calendar and get more done,all vMe With a variety of wireless phones, srmrtphones and wireless PC cards, it's never been easier to stay productive and moM t" -.. .,- td- iuS Nov Offering Our Lowest Prices Ever On Phones, Smartphones & Wireless PCCards! t f 1 hrii WIRE Express these soils. Riding responsibly and staying stay-ing on roads and trails when soil conditions are moist or wet, even in areas that are considered consid-ered "open," helps protect soil and water and your privilege to ride on public lands. Traveling responsibly with a clean vehicle also prevents the transporting of unwanted weed seeds from place to place. SEVENTH ANNUAL EVENT RETURNS TO PRICE Small business growth, energy development to be addressed at Rural Business Conference U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett's Seventh Annual Rural Business Conference in Price on March 25-26, 2008, will feature a variety vari-ety of presentations addressing business growth, and energy and economic development in Utah. "Our speakers and presenters present-ers this year were selected to discuss the forces shaping Utah's economy, including energy development," de-velopment," said Bennett. "We have a great lineup of sessions for rural entrepreneurs looking to increase productivity, acquire new customers, and reach new markets even the smallest company in the most remote corner of Utah will benefit." Hosted by Bennett and the Utah Rural Development Council, Coun-cil, the conference will feature keynote speaker, David Taylor, Procter & Gamble (P&G) Group President, who will discuss P&G's decision to invest over $300 million to build a new paper goods manufacturing plant in rural ru-ral Box Elder County. Attendees will also hear from marketing consultant and author, Donna !" LESS ! II ))A r I j it h'D i II ' PCS DIGITAL SERVICE f Y Spring is in the air, at least for these ewes owned by Roe McDonald, 2112 South 5900 East in Vernal where six of his 19 ewes have given birth. The sheep belong to Roe's daughters, "But you can see I do all the work!" he chided. Roe commented that from the six ewes there have been three sets of triplets, two sets of twins and a single lamb born. Only one lamb had to be taken in and bottle fed and one of the triplets died. "I did this as a kid and I thought it was fun and something that my kids would like," explained Roe. "And so far so good!" Fisher, on how to increase their business by building connections within their industry. Conference breakout sessions will include discussions on the changing landscape for natural gas in the West and the future of coal, as well as increasing your company's bottom line, exporting local goods to new markets, podcasting, marketing, and perspectives on health care reform. Attendees can network and interact with representatives Jury duty The Utah State Courts is advising residents not to be fooled by a jury duty scam that continues to persist throughout the nation. The scam involves an individual indi-vidual who claims to be a court employee calling a member of the public alleging they failed to report for jury service and indicating a warrant has been issued for their arrest. The caller requests personal identifying information - such as birthday, social security number, and sometimes credit card numbers - from the individual in order to cancel the arrest warrant. V'. I DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! 30 People Who Have Difficulty Hearing Especially in Noisy Situations, To Evaluate New Digital, Noise Reduction Hearing Aids! We will perform comprehensive Hearing Evaluations AT NO CHARGE for the first 30 qualified callers to determine if you are a candidate for this proqram. Applicants that are selected will Oe asked to evaluate the latest Hearing Aid Tecrmoloqy for 30 days Participants that wish to keep the instruments can do so at a tremendous savings due to their participation Candidates will be seen Wed, March 19 Those Interested need to Call for An Appointment RSVP Toll Free 1-877-568-6300 Mountain States Hearing Weston Plaza Hotel 1 684 W.Hwy 40, VERNAL We accept all Medicaid and Medicare Patients! 4 MM if r . from local and regional companies com-panies while viewing products and services on display at the conference's business exposition. exposi-tion. The conference will be at the Carbon County Event Center in Price. Attendance at the conference con-ference is $25 and includes the business expo, breakout sessions, a reception on March 25, and breakfast and lunch on March 26. For more information visit www.ruralutah.com, or contact Sen. Bennett's office at (801) 524-5933. scam scare "The state courts rarely if ever call a potential juror," said Utah State Court Administrator Dan Becker. "If a potential juror is contacted, the courts would never request personal identifying identify-ing information." Becker encouraged any resident resi-dent who receives such a call not to release identifying information informa-tion and to report the incident to their local law enforcement agency. For more information on jury duty, go to the Utah State Courts' Web site at www.utcourtsgovju-ryroom. www.utcourtsgovju-ryroom. . .:rdi K V .- |