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Show V B4 Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Vernal Express UDOT reminds caution in construction zones , ' " ' 'r-ri a f & .yf , " Utah Department of Trans- ond project near Current .Creek portationofficialsadvisedmotor- starts at milepost 52 and cmdsat f v,; ,i, a,aro nf lnr. mileDost 58. One lane ot trainu lata lima w cca iu wt- u ui j, FBLA GROUP COMPLETES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Uintah Future Business Leaders of America traveled to Atlanta, Ga., on June 25, 2008, to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference. Uintah placed six students in the top 10. To have a student place nationally in the top 10 is quite an accomplishment, and to have one school place' in three different events at the national level is quite a feat. Cecilly Francisco and Alyssa Alonso placed second in the nation with their American enterprise project; Ryan Mattson placed eighth in computer problem solving; and Katie Palmer, Adrienne Francisco and Kristie Francisco placed tenth in the team event entrepreneurship. Adrienne Francisco was also recognized as the Who's Who in FBLA recipient for Utah. While in Atlanta, students were able to network with more than 4,000 business students and leaders, receive expert career training, and attend interactive leadership workshops. Other students attending were Megan Breitweiser, Aubri Elder, Randi Sorensen, Cory Helco and Jade Johnson. restriction due to construction work. Flagger s, signs and other traffic traf-fic control devices will be placed to guide motorists through construction zones. In areas with lane restrictions, motorists should expect moderate travel delays. UDOT encourages motorists to use caution and travel at the posted speed limits while driving through work zones. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, equipment problems or emergency situations. situa-tions. The following UDOT projects will affect traffic in the Uintah Basin through the July 24 holiday. Additional projects in UDOT region 3 are underway on U.S. Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon and along the Wasatch Front. U.S. Highway 40 near Daniel's Summit & Current Cur-rent Creek Asof July 21 UDOT is working on two projects on Highway 40 that involve replacing guardrail and repaving the road. The first project near Daniel's Summit Lodge will start at milepost 33 and go to milepost 34.5. The sec- will be oDen in each direction in the work zone with no passing lanes. Construction should be completed in August. U.S. Highway 40 near Vernal view area Construction of passing lanes is currently underway from milepost 139 to milepost 141. Fill material is being hauled to the site with work being done on box culvert extensions. Speed limits will be reduced to 50 mph through the construction zone. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through : Friday. U.S. Highway 40 Ouray Junction to milepost 126 UDOT is adding acceleration deceleration lanes and a center turn lane at Ouray Junction on Highway 40. A passing lane will also be constructed on Highway 40 westbound to milepost 126. There are no traffic restrictions in place with this project. Roosevelt-owned RV park to remain open By Geoff Lessx Uintah Basin News Service The Ballard Town Council voted unanimously last Tuesday Tues-day to allow Roosevelt City to continue to operate its RV park until Oct. 1. The vote came at the conclusion conclu-sion of a nearly 30 minute executive execu-tive session between the elected leaders of both communities. The meeting was legally closed to the public because it included discussions discus-sions about Roosevelt's impending impend-ing plan to sell of the park, which is located on approximately five acres of land behind the Maverik convenience store in Ballard. !Vt h cities are working together toward a favorable outcome for the pwple who live (in the RV park) and the two cities," said BaUiurd Town Coun-cilwoman Coun-cilwoman Tammy Meacham, following the governing body's vote to extend Roosevelt's license to operate the park. . The vote was something of a reversal of Ballard's position earlier this month. On July.l, Roosevelt City Recorder Carolyn Caro-lyn Wilcken, who also manages the RV park for the city, asked Ballard to grant Roosevelt an extension to allow it to keep the 54-lot park open while it tried to sell it off. Ballard Councilman Ace Davis voted against Wilcken's request, saying that he felt the park "needs to be starting to phase out so it can get done right." At the time, Ballard leaders granted a two week extenstion, but told Wilcken that they favored fa-vored either shutting the park down immediately and selling the property, or having Roosevelt make the improvements required under Ballard's planning and zoning ordinances and then sell the completed park. As of April, Roosevelt had spent roughly $40,000 on upgrades up-grades to the park, which was originally approved as a tempo; Dr. Brian Gardner Podiatrist Dr. Gardner, is returning to the playground of his youth. Dr. Gardner has fond childhood memories of visiting the Uintah Basin, where his mother grew up and where he enjoyed the outdoors. Dr. Gardner and his wife, Jaclyn, are excited to set their roots in Roosevelt with their three children. A graduate of Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical School, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. Gardner finished a three-year surgical residency program at the University of Utah where he specialized in surgical foot and ankle care. He specializes in diabetic foot care, bunions, hammertoes, flatfoot reconstruction, foot and ankle fractures and sprains, heel pain, and other specialty foot care. For appointments call 725-2025 intahX I 1BaSIn ) "r EDicAt7 V y Center Uintah Basin Medical Center Improving Healthcare for the Basin 722-4691 250 W. 300 N., Roosevelt rary man camp for employees of Barnard Pipeline during a 2007 construction project. It is estimated that the remaining improvements would cost at least $200,000. Wilcken said after last week's meeting with Ballard that Roosevelt Roos-evelt will be selling the park as it is. The Roosevelt City Council , is now accepting sealed bids for the RV park and property until Aug. 4. No minimum bidhasbeen established; however, the city has the right to reject all bids if the city council determines that they do not qualify. The sealed bids will be opened on Aug. 5 at 6:45 p.m. during the Roosevelt City Council meeting. The council will has also scheduled sched-uled a public hearing that night at 6 p.m. to accept comment on the plan to sell the property. V, ?4 ,j7 !1 Vr . AW 8 1 ' ' ! I x - , fl k 1 ! v- i j 'A ONE OF VERNAL'S BEST GARDENS i Passersby of the garden planted and tended by Chuck Preecej on 500 North and 900 East will see rows of corn now matured to; five different heights for a longer eating season. Two years ago. Chuck grew a pumpkin that weighed more than 400 pounds so1 when he said that he Jhad pumpkins planted for his grandkids, he isn't kidding. Also6n the menu are peas potatoes, oniore radishes and Swiss chard. He has a drip system that puts on just the right amount of water. "And I have lots of friends and know a lot of widows who don't plant gardens any more that help me eat the produce," said Chuck. j UBATC students capture gold at Skills USA contest The Uintah Basin Applied Technology College's Health Knowledge Bowl Team brought home the gold from the Skill-sUSA Skill-sUSA national competition. Teammembers Romeo Joseph B. Rosal, Jami C. Wells, Char-lene Char-lene F. Espindola, and Danna L. Beech, all 2008 graduates of UBATC's licensed practical nursing nurs-ing program, earned first place honors and gold medals in the annual an-nual SkillsUSA Championships. The contest pitted them against seven other postsecondary teams comprised of the best and brightest bright-est from across the country. The competition that took place during the 44th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference in Kansas City, Mo., showcased career and technical education students. Over 14,000 students, teachers, and judges attended the conference, which ran from June 23-27. "The first place finish was Quite impressive for the UBATC team," LPN instructor Carol Allred said. "They finished with a score of 5,830 points. The next highest score was 648. They didn't miss one question." The UBATC students were the only ones to answer every question correctly. Placing second sec-ond was a team from Florida. Third place went to a team from Louisiana. The competition lasted four hours, Allred said. To prepare for it, team members had looked up sample questions on the Internet and studied those. Not all of the questions asked were related to the medical field. Other questions ques-tions came from areas such as communications, English, and general knowledge. "They worked hard in class and in their studies," Allred said. "They put in extra study time over what was taught in class. They took the initiative to do Uintah County Fair Baby Show "(town On The Farm" August 16,2003 Western Park Indoor Arena One entry form per child PO NOT add extra children to one form. Entry fee Is H and must be enclosed with form, deadline for entries Is Wednesday, August 1 3 by 5:00 p.m. For more information call Jessica Peterson 247-261 1 or Joey Johnston 247-2241 Age Groups and "Times as follows: 0-4 mos - 9a.m. 2 year old -1 p.m. 5-12 mos-10 a.m. 3 year old - 2 p.m. 1 year old 1 1 ;30 a.m. 4 year old 2:30 p.m. Mjke checks payable to Uintah County. Send entry forms and fee to: Baby Show co Jessica Peterson PO Box 234 Lapolnt, UT B4039 Gender Ag more than what was required; of them in class to compete at ; SkillsUSA." i "Preparing for it was a lot of ; work," Wells said. "We studied : really hard. The program at: UBATC was very helpful to ; prepare us for the competition. ; It was a lot of fun to work as a ; team." At the state competition, one of the questions asked was about , laissez-faire, and team members : missed it. "The night before the national na-tional competition we thought about that term and wondered if it might possibly come up again," Wells said. "We Googled the term and researched it. We got its meaning into our minds, and practiced it as we went to the contest. It turned out to be a good thing because 'laissez-faire' did come .up again; but this time when we were asked, we knew it." "And they were the only team that answered that question correctly," cor-rectly," added Allred "We are very proud of this team and their success," said UBATC Vice President of, Student Services Bob Naylor. "UBATC has a strong tradition in this contest. We have had four teams compete at nationals in the past six years. Two of the four teams have won the gold medal, but none have dominated the competition like this team did. They were perfect. It's hard to beat perfect!" The SkillsUSA Championships Champion-ships is the national-level competition compe-tition for public high school and collegepostsecondary students enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service profession instruc-' tional programs including allied ; health occupations. ; Each year the conference' features more than 5,000 com- j petitors from the United States, i Guam, Puerto Rico and the Vir-: gin Islands who vie for national : titles in their fields of study. i The UBATC Health Knowledge Knowl-edge Bowl Team was able to! compete in the national Skill-j sUS A Championships due to the j donations of several generous i and supportive sponsors. Parent(s) Phone |