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Show Wednesday, April 23, 2008 A3 Vernal Express Research Continued from Al people," said Toth. "But the service component of the school's charter is to be responsive to community needs." Some of this need concerns the energy extraction industry in the Basin, which has been largely responsible for recent developments. To remain viable, the industry has brought with it considerable demand for skilled technicians in all levels of produc-. tion. "Education is key," McKee added, "And we are committed to that promise. The community has brought over $20 million in grants toward the construction and expansion of the campus facility." "And the state legislature responded by passing legislation legisla-tion to partner in funding this expansion," Frazer explained. "It has allowed us to hire faculty to deliver on that promise. And raise the level of education for the student." One recent hire made possible pos-sible by the bill's passage is Richard Etchberger, USU associate as-sociate professor of wildland resources. Etchberger places student interns with federal, Family Support Center By&oftLesik Uintah Basin News Service The Family Support Center of the Uintah Basin received widespread community support Friday night at its inaugural "Roll out the Barrels" Blue Ribbon Rib-bon fundraiser. The dinner drew about 85 people to the. Red Barn Event Center in Ballard for good music, good food, and a good cause. "We were pretty happy with it for our first event," said Suzanne Prevedel, a member of the Family Fam-ily Support Center's board of directors. "I know that there's still some donations coming in from the community." The evening featured more than $2,500 in door prizes from a variety of Basin area businesses. There was also a prime rib dinner and music provided by Tex Ross and the Rhythm Wranglers. The money raised Friday night - a total was still not available at press time - will go toward primary child abuse prevention. Prevedel said the center receives small grants for Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties to. provide this service and is required to match those monies with community donations. dona-tions. "Between the Newfield Foun fliravsfflinigE Up to $50 million in FDIC Insurance Through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS), First National Bank of the Rockies offers a convenient way to enjoy full FDIC insurance on deposits of up to $50 million. This unique investment tool is perfect for depositors whose priority is safety and convenience. Businesses Estates & Trusts Foundations Financial Planners With CDARS, you get full FDIC coverage, plus the convenience of working with just one financial institution. For more information on how you can put the convenience and security of CDARS to work for you, contact First National Bank of the Rockies today. FDIC Craig Grand Junction state and tribal agencies for natural natu-ral resources management. The practicum approach has resulted in a 100 percent hire of students post-graduation. "Students need to be part-ne. part-ne. ed in community-based research," he explained. "We want to teach them to go beyond classroom. We want them to think critically and be able to apply" that learning to every day life. The student's real world experience will temper unman-aged unman-aged growth as they move from the classroom into local employment. employ-ment. "I know for myself, I valued my internship experience tremendously," tre-mendously," said Bassett, underscoring un-derscoring the resume building nature of internships. Dean Hubbard noted that internships provide incentive in a powerful learning environment. Added to that power is the ability of companies to recruit locally from a pool of interns who wish to remain local. "It works both ways," said Woolstenhulme. "Private industry in-dustry has the opportunity to select from a locally motivated workforce, while the student gets to investigate the industry." An illustration of the bonus student interns bring was offered of-fered by Toth, who said one of dation and some of our other donors, and then the hours that everybody put in and the items they donated to the fundraiser, that allows us to meet our grant obligations," Prevedel said. In 2007, the Family Support Center - located in Roosevelt behind Rocky's Place, just off of U.S. Highway 40 - provided services for 275 children who required anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks of care. The main service the center provides is a crisis nursery; a safe place for children to be while their families are in crisis. The service is also available to parents who have doctor appointments or similar commitments but cannot find or afford child care. Services at the Family Sup 'Jt Mi Your bank. Your Way. 'v-V Non-Profits Churches Hospitals Private Investors JlAAaIfirsi FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE ROCKIES fnbrockies.com Hayden Meeker Oak Creek his graduate students would be returning home to Vernal to work with the planning commission. His year-long internship would be to assist the officials in socioeconomic socio-economic development. "This falls within the scope of appropriate planning for future growth," commented Mashburn. "It provides a basis from which to measure continued impacts on local resources. This first panel discussion of community leaders and educators educa-tors brought up as many questions ques-tions as answers. Alternatives for future internships were recommended recom-mended with tribal, private sector sec-tor companies, federal agencies and the Basin community. Dean Frazer suggested a USU community advisory board be established with half the participants coming from the university and the other from the community. "USU has a 160-member advisory board that draws on administrative, faculty and community com-munity leaders," said Frazer. He and others recommended that the group capitalize on the momentum of the discussion to move forward in planning. The hall included numerous poster presentations by students demonstrating the results of their internship programs. fundraiser port Center don't stop there. The center provides parenting classes, a large selection of educational edu-cational videos and brochures on topics including potty training, step-parenting and grandparents raising grandchildren. Right now the center is also working to educate expectant teenage mothers; taking them through what to expect during childbirth and preparing them for motherhood. The next class is slated for Vernal in mid-June. Prevedel said the center hopes to grow the fundraiser in the future into something similar to the annual sportsmen'sbanquets held in the Basin that generate thousands of dollars. Contributing: Lezlee Whiting Whit-ing Wow! Let me tell you, it is worth shopping in the u pages of the... . B11 54 North Vernal Avenue "" ' Vernal, Utah ' 435-789-3511 www.vernal.com I : I I i i X Rangcly Lenora Smuts 222 West Main Street 970675-8481 Rangely Steamboat Springs vi Uintah Basin Applied Technology College instructor Bill Reese (left) stands with the school's winning Automated Manufacturing Technology team of Nolan Scott, Tawny Williams and Jared Chandler. The trio of Uintah High School students won the state SkillsUSA competition, qualifying them for nationals in June. High school AMT team takes first at SkillsUSA Jared Chandler, Tawny Williams, Wil-liams, and Nolan Scott, a CAD CAM team from Uintah Basin Applied Technology College, took first place in Automated Manufacturing Manu-facturing Technology (AMT) at the SkillsUSA Utah competition at Salt Lake Community College last month. The win earned the trio of Uintah High School students the right to compete at the national na-tional SkillsUSA Championship, June 23-27, in Kansas City, Mo. Chandler is a senior at Uintah, Williams a junior, and Scott a sophomore. The AMT competition is entered en-tered as a team. One team member mem-ber does Computer-Aided Design (CAD), one does Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), and the third member does Computer Numerical Control (CNC). Chandler competes in the CAM portion of the event, and is a "very talented, individual," according to his instructor, Bill Reese. "He is here on time, every day," Reese said. "He has a lot of patience and his attitude is wonderful." Reese said these attributes are essential to be successful in this type of skill. Williams does CAD work on the team. She works at the Vernal Regional Airport as a mechanic's helper and helps overhaul aircraft air-craft engines. "Her mechanical ability is very good," Reese said. "She When Betty Stone found a lump in hei breast she "freaked out." Thomas, who sent her immediately to the Emergency Room at Ashley physician found a large abcess. After surgery, by General Surgeon David Richards, to remove the antibiotics. The infection was stubborn and tunneled deep into the every day for 3 long months. After having a PICC line inserted, Betty found herself attached to a pump, which she fondly named Buford. Buford went everywhere with her, including work. Every day she came to the Short Stay Surgery (SSS) unit at Ashley Regional Medical Center, where the nursing staff would hook her up to antibiotics, "From the first trip to the ER, everyone was wonderful," said Betty. At Thanksgiving, Betty was feeling particularly low about not being able to leave town. So the SSS staff trained her fiancee to administer the antibiotics, and arranged for her to take her antibiotics with her. She was able to go her family for the holiday. "They were wonderful," said Betty, "I just SSS nurses are not just nurses, they're family." Ashley Regional MEDICAL CENTER a draws the part in 3-D on the computer, and is excellent." Scott's exceptional ability has already been recognized by Reese. "I realized his talent when he took CAD," the instructor said. "He was done with the assignments as-signments before anyone else. I recognized his ability, and asked him if he wanted to learn CAM. For the competition, you usually have a student who is good in one area - CAD, CAM, or CNC, but not as good in the others. He is good in all three. "He has lots of patience, a good attitude, and good work skills," Reese continued. "He is rock solid, and will make a good employee. He is a rare student. It is exciting to take a person like that and direct them into an area where they can be very successful." According to Reese, this portion por-tion of the SkillsUSA competition is very sophisticated because it is a highly skilled contest, and there is a limited pool of students to draw from with not as many high schools involved. "We have tough competition. Many of the competitors are from the Midwest - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Wis-consin, Michigan, Ohio - right where the technical high schools are," Reese said. He added that the Midwest has technical high schools geared to the tightly clustered auto industries in the so-called auto corridor. They focus on technical for your community and your family. ", ? ..- . ., r v. z training rather than on academics. academ-ics. Reese teaches about 50 secondary sec-ondary and 12 postsecondary students. In the seven years in which he has had teams compete at SkillsUSA, his students have placed first on four occasions; second, two times; and third, one time. The SkillsUSA competition runs much like industry. The CAD operator constructs the part geometry, the CAM operator generates the toolpaths, and the CNC operator does the setup and machines the part. The contest is designed to promote creativity in organization of production responsibility. The competencies for the competition include: performing mathematical and measurement calculations; designing, sketching, sketch-ing, and planning machine work; creating a toolpath (CAM file), CNC code; and performing CNC machining functions. 3 EAS'J STEPS TO QUMEHJFOHyeUi! own home O GET PRE-APPROVED O LOCATION O HOME Clayton Homes 3768 So Redwood Rd West Valley Utah Fax: 801-975-7782 Phone. 801-975-7781 She called her 0BGYN, Dr. Rick Regional Medical Center. The ER abcess, Betty had to be given IV breast; so Betty had treatments "They were wonderful, I just can't thank them enough." to Grand Junction and be with can't thank them enough. The |