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Show Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Vernal Express Basin sophomores earn scholarships C12 Four Uintah Basin sophomores sopho-mores are among the 120 Utah students to receive a $2,000 scholarship from the EnergySo-lutions EnergySo-lutions Foundation. Uintah High School's Rex Bunderson, and Alyssa Hales along with Duchesne High School's Stacey Taylor and Ta-biona Ta-biona High School's Kenneth Fryar-Ludwig were chosen from a field of 580 applicants statewide. state-wide. The goal of the EnergySolu-tions EnergySolu-tions scholarship program is to help create the next generation of mathematicians, scientists, and engineers for America's future. "This is an excellent opportunity oppor-tunity for the Foundation to act locally and get results on a global scale," said Jordan Clements, chairman of the board for the En-ergySolutions En-ergySolutions Foundation. "We recognize the need our nation has for a well-trained workforce and this is a great vehicle to promote that." The members of the scholarship scholar-ship selection committee included includ-ed professionals in science, math, engineering, and from academia. They evaluated each application for academic achievement, community com-munity involvement, and career goals. The students selected each receive a $2,000 scholarship to pursue a bachelor's degree in math, science, or engineering. Students can choose what school they attend, as long as they plan to seek a degree in biochemistry, chemistry, ecology, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, mathemat-ics, meteorology, or physics On the basis of their selection, Taylor, Fryar-Ludwig, Bunderson Bunder-son and Hales are each eligible for a Distinguished Award scholarship schol-arship for an additional $2,500, $5,000 or $25,000 and a laptop computer upon entering college. col-lege. Utah's scholarship recipients will be honored at a banquet in May in Salt Lake City. The keynote speaker for the banquet will be Richard Brown, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Utah. The three Distinguished Award recipients will be announced an-nounced at the banquet. .. A v A.; ' ,., . L A . ' -" - .- fc f. -taaai - - i. , 1 I - - - .-. . -- . .. .j-l . ... - -, .-n i. , .ai.ik--ii.il UINTAH GOLF HOSTS HOME TOURNAMENT Stephanie Garner hits a ball towards the green during the girls' golf tournament at the Dinahland Golf Course. Uintah placed first in the tournament at the Dinahland Golf Course and second in Roosevelt. Garner is sitting in fourth place in the overall competition. Makenzy simper is seventh. Questar and UDWR enhance knowledge of Greater Sage-Grouse Questar Exploration and Production Company donated $27,450 to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to fund a Greater Sage-grouse study that will be conducted in 2008-09. The research will be conducted in the Deadman Bench and Glen Bench areas of northeastern Utah. DWR will use the funding to study new and existing leks to determine their seasonal migration patterns. Additionally, Addition-ally, the researchers will acquire information on breeding and productivity, habitat quality and the effects of oil and gas development. Ultimately, the goal is to identify opportunities for direct habitat improvements and to suggest mitigation where energy development may cause impacts. "We are pleased to help fund the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' study, said Scott Gutberlet, General Manager of the Uinta Division for Questar Exploration and Production. "We have found these studies to be beneficial to wildlife and wildlife managers in other areas that we operate. Results from the studies help us to better manage our operations and to ultimately demonstrate that wildlife and energy development can coexist. This is another step towards our goal of being responsible energy developers wherever we operate." oper-ate." "Questar has been very proactive pro-active resolving wildlife issues," said Kevin Christopherson, UDWR regional supervisor. "Working together to solve problems prob-lems on the front end has proven to be beneficial for both wildlife and energy development. We appreciate Questar 's progressive approach." Questar's collaboration with wildlife managers in Utah will help develop a solution to reduce impacts and improve knowledge about the Greater Sage-grouse of the region. This partnership will address important natural resource issues in Utah. Both groups look forward to working work-ing for the greater good of the grouse. Notice of Sale Residential Land for sale in Dutch John, Utah The Daggett County Commission will sell the lots listed below through fixed price written bids and public auction. Dagget County is hereby offering the following land for sale: Block 5 , Lot 3 .283 acres Appraised Value $42 ,000 .00 Block 5 , Lot 4 .424 acres Appraised. Value $50,000.00 . Block 6, Lot J 6 .675. acres Appraised Value $60,000.00 (Pending Infrastructure Resolution) Block 6, Lot 17 .432 acres Appraised Value $50,000.00 Bids shall not be for less than the appraised value as identified above Bids must be received by Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 5:00 pm Public Auction will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Daggett County Courthouse 95 North 100 West, Manila, Utah A complete "Notice of Sale Packet" can be obtained by contacting the Daggett County Clerks office at 435-784-3154 or you can visit our website at www.daggettcounty.orgsale QUESTAR EXPLORATION I PRODUCTION CO. ' RW 23-23C LEASE UTU 033 API 43-047-32629 UNIT 8920007610 . NE SW. SEC. 23. T7S. R24E" UINTAH COUNTY, UTAH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL (800) 995-8455 i 'Y vry . .' .. 'I V 17 J :V V i i 11 SAGE GROUSE Questar's $27,450 donation will fund a study of the Greater Sage-Grouse on Deadman and Glen Bench. uxv Pius $2000 cm . """.r.: -m-' '.. Owner Loyality M t ; t-. r- 0 19 Finasicins or j $3500 rebate GMC Sierra 12 Tm 1 1 1 IHHIIW!!.1 V '""I-"''1 'T , fQyteLJn 1 SI V Pine onnft r;ii Owner Loyality fee Certified USED VEHICLES Plus $1500 GM Owner Loyality r 7 0' t V 7 Plus $2000 GM Owner Loyality I. i i Y i 5-VfAR POWCKTftAIM Health officials encourage families to 'Unplug n Play' Spring is here and the Utah Department of Health and the Check Your Health program want children and families to turn off their electronic toys this week and experience all the fun activities the state has to offer during "Unplug 'n Play" week. Data from a 2007 health department survey show that, among Utah children age 5 to 17, 30 percent of boys and 32 percent of girls watched two or more hours of TV on a typical weekday. Thirty-two percent of boys and 11 percent of girls played video games two or more hours per day on weekends. Also on weekends, the number of hours spent watching TV and playing video games increased for both boys and girls. "The purpose of Unplug 'n Play week is to make kids and parents aware that they need to set limits on screen time," said Lynda Blades, project coordinator coordina-tor for the Utah Department of Health. "Kids need to know there are more active and creative things to do - just get up off the couch and go play." According to the Center for Screentime Awareness, television televi-sion cuts into family time, harms children's ability to read and succeed in school, and contributes contrib-utes to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity. On average, children in the U.S. will spend more time in front of the television - 1,023 hours - than in school this year - 900 hours. 'A mm tMr Express 54 North Vsrnal Avenu Vernal, Utah -435-789 3511 |