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Show 1 B4 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Vernal Express : .rTmnratllfationS r v Ml . K ,. ., - A V- . ...... . .. . "... It was moving day last Tuesday for "the house' the carpentry class built." Uintah High students stand in front of half of the house as it is set on the trailer. The two pieces of the home were moved from the construction site near the high school to property owned by the couple buying the home. Uintah Basin Applied Technology College instructor Charlie Davis teaches the teenagers how to build a home from start to finish. "The kids learn framing, tape measure reading, tool use, dry wall, finish work and roofing," said Davis. "We are at the job site now and will build a garage and finish the basement." Davis' students complete one home a year in Vernal. UBATC carpentry students from Union High also build a home each year. The project is a partnership between UBATC, Uintah and Union high schools and the Utah Housing Association. Come to Mountain America's free seminar and find out why thousands of homeowners over age 62 are converting to a reverse mortgage and living life financially secure. There are no income, employment or credit requirements. require-ments. Isn't it time your home paid you instead of you paying for it? REVERSE MORTGAGE EDUCATION Please join us at the reverse mortgage seminar on Wednesday, April 1 6 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. APRIL 16, 2008 RSVP by April 15 1-800-530-3690 www.macu.com Saturday April 12 8:00 a.m. MEET AT ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS Union High School RBS Tools 2000 w. Hwy 40 Hill Top Chuck Wagon Cafe Ouray Turnoff Wal-Mart Vernal A barbecue for all those who helped will be served at the Ouray Turnoff and at Old Mill Park beginning at 11:30 Please bring gloves Sorry no one under 11 yrs of age Any Questions call 722-4215 "Remember trash has a place and it isn't along our highways!" MOUNTAIN AMERICA CREDIT UNION Uintah Branch 1818 W. Highway 40, Vernal fOIHI HOUSING LiNDlK f V v J - 1 If k. t tiii ft"" fc i NCUA - Tivn 8th annual USU-Uintah Basin research conference scheduled for April 18 Researchers, government officials of-ficials and the public will gather for the eighth annual Uintah Basin Ba-sin Research Conference Friday, April 18, at Western Park, 302 E. 200 South, in Vernal. The conference confer-ence provides an opportunity for the Basin community to become familiar with research by Utah State University students and faculty, while providing a venue through which partnerships between be-tween the community and USU can be established. Topics to be addressed include in-clude ideas and methods for understanding and supporting Utah's families, the role of undergraduate under-graduate research in monitoring Utah's water and the influence of undergraduate internships on future employment. This year's conference in Ma ft a ft m r i, . ft '-" mi The sign says "criminals beware," which is no idle threat to drug users caught in the Naples School Zone. "Zero means zero," said Naples Police Chief Steve Guibord. "Be forewarned. Anyone arrested ar-rested with drugs within 1 ,000 feet of the school in Naples will see their charges enhanced." The idea is to keep schoolchildren in a drug free environment. Similarly, Guibord said charges will be enhanced for drug possession for those caught near a church or place of business in Naples. His campaign leads in Naples, but other Basin communities are soon to follow. s s s s r 1 Mountain America CREDIT UNION ) Mi ''1 ) - ( , I cludes presentations by four featured speakers. Adrienne Akers of Dynamic Screening Solutions, Inc. will discuss the online social services ser-vices application she developed that enables users to submit paperwork for a variety of state and federal social assistance programs. USU's Brian Higginbotham will present his work on how family-life education is helping remarried couples and stepfami-lies. stepfami-lies. USU faculty member Nancy Mesner will discuss a new program pro-gram to utilize undergraduate students in monitoring Utah's water. Richard Etchberger, also of USU, will present an overview of the success of the Uintah Basin DRUG FREE SCHOOL ZONE 111 Jean Zufelt is joined with family and friends as Vernal's newest 7-11 Franchisee at the Naples store on U.S. Highway 40. Zuflet has been employed with 7-11 for 24 years and at the Naples location about 18 years. Originally from Heber City, from the looks of the well-wishers, well-wishers, she has a great many friends in the community. commu-nity. Asked why she chose now to franchise, Zulfet says, "It was good opportunity for retirement, but that won't be anytime soon." Regional Campus' internship program during the past 12 years. ' Community and university leaders will hold a panel discussion discus-sion on the role of higher education educa-tion in community planning and mitigating impacts of growth in the Uintah Basin. Additional discussion topics involve how to develop partnerships between the community, industry and the university and the role of Utah State as an economic stimulator in the local economy. The conference will showcase research conducted by students and faculty from the USU Uintah Basin Regional Campus, as well as employees from other local entities. Carrie Young is a senior biology biol-ogy student at the Uintah Basin campus who received the 2008 Peak Prize as Undergraduate Researcher of the Year from USU Regional Campuses. She will discuss the benefit of internships intern-ships in her education. Students and faculty will present their research on waste water analysis, families and education. A variety of posters detailing results from studies on prairie dog genetics, small mammal population dynamics, dy-namics, exotic fish removal in the Green River and class projects in microbiology, animal behavior and family-life education will also be presented. All are welcome and encouraged encour-aged to attend the conference "and learn about current research relevant to the Uintah Basin community. To view streaming video of the presentations after the event, and for more details regarding the conference, visit the Web site (http:uintahbasin. usu.eduubrc). Matheson leads fight for PILT funding U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, is leading a bipartisan effort of Western House members mem-bers calling for overturning a proposed cut to a program that compensates counties for lost tax revenues from large federal landholdings. The federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides funding to every Utah county. Matheson and nine colleagues col-leagues from Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho wrote to appropriations ap-propriations committee leaders, asking them to restore the $34 million that the administration budget proposes to cut from PILT. "The purpose of PILT is to establish a level playing field by making up for the tax base lost because of the high amount of federal land," the group's letter let-ter stated. "Nearly one out of three acres in the United States is owned by the federal government. govern-ment. Fully funding the PILT program is essential to the health of our rural communities." Matheson said last year's PILT payment to Utah was piore than $20 million. Counties use the money to fund services such as search and rescue, law enforcement, enforce-ment, schools, water system and road improvements. PILT payments are calculated using a formula based on the federal acreage, population data and the Consumer Price Index. "PILT is not just a 'handout' for public lands communities; it is the federal government fulfilling its obligation to the communities that host public lands, " Matheson's letter stated. "Without these funds, many rural communities would be unable to provide even the most fundamental services to both their residents and the users of federal lands." Matheson said last year the greatest amount of Utah's PILT funding went to Washington, Iron, Uintah and Box Elder countU'H. |