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Show Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Vernal Express Some Bunny Cares project in full swing B4 , ' s, ' V - v-.- v. Talitha and Tawnie Valdez surrounded 70 Easter baskets collected in 2007. They hope to get more this year from the caring residents of the Uintah Basin. Some Bunny Cares Project will shower local children with spring appreciation. V $ -; - J . , . , f .... . m i i i mum; mwmumat mm March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month If you are 50 years of age or older, or if you have a history of colorectal cancer in your family, schedule a colonoscopy screening today. Do it for yourself and for your family. 7 iJ 1 ! 13 If . a- ' "... V rUttj (S J', I rv .fl ) UINTAH ANIMAL CONTROL & SHELTER j SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT NEW HOURS OF OPERATION FOR SHELTER STARTING ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 4. 2008 MONDAYS & THURSDAYS 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. TUESDAYS-FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. CLOSED WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS Schedule a colonoscopy during the month of March and receive a $100.00 discount off your out-of-pocket expenses. To schedule a colonoscopy call: Dr. David Richards - 789-4180 or Dr. James Allen - 789-4797 Ashley Regional MEDICAL CENTER During March the local Home and Garden Party designers de-signers in conjunction with Curves of Vernal are working together in the "Some Bunny Cares" project. This program collects Easter Baskets for distribution to some of the less fortunate children in the Uintah Uin-tah Basin. This is the fifth year for the project and last year, 70 baskets were distributed through the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. They are determined to match or exceed that mark this year. J Individuals who would like to donate Easter baskets, Easter grass, and chocolate bunnies may do so by dropping them off at the Curves of Vernal location. Home & Garden Party is a home based party planning business. Parties and Bingo's scheduled in the month of March will center on an Easter theme. Guests are asked to give to the project in return for auction money or bingo cards to participate in the party games. The deadline to make your donation is March 18. v ".. r ' r . . .-.- .- y . . ! ; -rr v,.:-- ; . j x I "Hi .- 'mi Financial secretary Dorothy McConkie hands a check for $1 ,603.59 to Brittney Kickiner and Hayden Harris for mailing. The girls accumulated donation money for the School to School started a fund-raising fund-raising drive Invisible Children Club meets By Dale Schroedeb Guest Writer It all began with Dale Schro-eder's Schro-eder's gifted and talented class assignment to make posters to decorate the halls at Vernal Junior High. The class studied graffiti, how it created change throughout history, and how it can be a positive influence. One poster stood out. The one about the war in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Africa. From that poster and the review of historical graffiti came the realization that there was a war in Uganda that directly involved in-volved children. These children have been called the "invisible children." How can a child be invisible? in-visible? It seems that in a country at war with people holding little to no power, a child is just not seen as an important commodity. This report came from Brittney Kinckiner and Hayden Harris, who wanted to get more involved. As the girls' search continued, they found charities and websites devoted to this cause. Vernal 100 years ago Creamery opens in March 1908 Br Kristin Baldwin Express Writer Essential to the agricultural economy in the early 1900s were agricultural product processing plants. By the turn of the century there were nearly 500 dairy farms in Uintah County. Every year up to 450,000 gallons of milk, 80,000 pounds This affectionate and gentle Shepard-mix is about 2 and one-half years old. An unaltered female, she is good with other dogs. If you would like to see this dog or any other dogs and cats at the Uintah Animal Shelter has for pet adoption visit them at 1387 E. 335 S., Vernal or call (435) 781-7297 or online at www.petfmder.org. Pet sterilization vouchers are still available at the shelter for Uintah County residents to obtain for their pets. Limit is two vouchers per household. A verified veterinary appointment is required before a voucher can be received. And proof of a current rabies vaccination is required. Tired of being turned down for a home, call 801-975-7781 and get pre-approved over the phone Clayton Homes 3768 So Redwood Rd West Valley Utah Fax: 801-975-7782 Phone: 801-975-7781 m fib m m Vi v i Free to the Public Evening uppity . and i JLilvD?iiij'0 Expo Crossroads Senior and Community. Center March 19, 2008 5:30 P.M. -8:30 P.M. Exciting Products and Information Just for You! Bring a Friend Tables are available to vendors The scenes they found were awful, gruesome and horrifying. Children ripped from their beds never to be seen again. Young children forced to stab and shoot other children who fought back so that they learned to kill. It is a holocaust of the 21st century. Their emotional experience led them to involve Schroeder, who was Kinckiner's teacher. Even tough Hayden was not in Schro-eder's Schro-eder's class her gift of leadership was recognized. She captivated other students and was transferred trans-ferred to join Schroeder's class. As a class project it has taken on a life of its own with different fundraising aspects explored. Lunch time forays in classrooms to gather change and solicit $300 to $400 each day throughout the school. The students were self-directed self-directed and highly motivated. Sadly, the Gifted & Talented Class was discontinued after only one semester. Not so for Kinckiner and Hayden, who have vowed to form a club and continue con-tinue the effort. Other students have joined in as they planned a celebration. This too, turned i -tjtvjfctJ it trait i of butter and more than 13,500. pounds of cheese were produced in Uintah County. The Uintah Creamery Company was established estab-lished in 1900 to meet the processing pro-cessing needs of Uintah County dairy farms. Other creameries also helped meet the demand. After several years of operation opera-tion the Uintah Creamery closed due to a temporary slow in dairy into a fundraising event. Striving to motivate young people without offering a tangible tan-gible award, the students came with a challenge for the school. The class that donated the most money would get a surprise, which left the award open to interpretation. A check for $1,603.59 was donated do-nated to the Schools for Schools Foundation. Nearly one-third of of that amount was contributed by Mr. Oviatt's class. For their contribution they enjoyed an impromptu pizza party made possible by the Gifted & Talented Class. The Invisible Children Club continues to meet every Thursday Thurs-day after school. They continue to raise awareness and plan events that will help children a far country. These girls demonstrate the best of American youth - persons who care about other persons they have never met - they have volunteered their time and money to take on the cause of others. oth-ers. We are proud of our Vernal Junior High School students. farm production. In 1908 the management announced it would reopen in the spring. An expert from the agricultural college in Logan agreed to travel to Vernal in May to help restart the machinery. ma-chinery. The Uintah Creamery was purchased in 1911 by the Calder Brothers company and the name was changed to the Calder Creamery. The Calder brothers purchased other Uintah County businesses like the Vernal Bottling Bot-tling Works. QIHTAfi CREAMERY. Management Has Decided that It Will Resume Operations the Middle ol May. According to the latest information, from whit teems to lea i-lubld source, th Uintah treamery will resume operations oper-ations May 15 The head creamery man of the Agricultural collcgo at Logan Is to tome out hcie at the tamo tuna the professors como to hold the farmers' institute. He will assist in tho preliminary w oik mid In starting the machinery in motion again- ThoBe interested In the cieamery from a financial fin-ancial standpoint and in fact sit the former patrons of that institution will bo plcastJ to know that I'orley Ford, tho former foreman, will probably bo secured to take chargo again. He Is now at Wallsbur,; and the management Is in communication with him. Those who ought to know declare that Mr. This announcement appeared in the Vernal Express on March 6, 1908. at no charge! |