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Show 2 LdKetiae htview faAAtiblUfc Tuesclay April 14, 1998 steam were generated by the plant last year. Expo , 4 Nf w j if " iiTiimwiftf f 4 ' 5 , The burn plant processed From 1 age young people, as well as the general public, to improve the environment. The burn plant has taken some heat from residents through the years about air quality and safety issues. Also, past recycling efforts throughout the district weren't as successful. But officials say they encourage recycling and want to demonstrate what they are doing to help the environment. Director LeGrand Bitter said he considers use of the burn plant a form of recycling, called thermal recycling, because workers take something that is not useful anymore - trash -and use it to create steam that can be sold for energy. About 799 million pounds of , i i 121,247 tons of trash last year, according to plant statistics. Some studies show that incinerating garbage reduces the volume of trash by 90 percent and saves landfill space. We're involved in the business of improving the quality of our environment as part of our industry, Bitter said. This gives us a chance to participate and discuss with the public ideas like recycling, landfilling and composting . . . our objective is to manage solid waste in an environmentally sound fashion. The burn plant at 650 E. State Road 193 will be open for tours during the week. To schedule a tour, call Kathy Ext. 11. Hammerle at 771-566- 1, 1 . v,, : J ' f v yR v . u. $ am COIIDITIOHERCOOLER ' Savings 41. . Energy High Efficiency T SALE Ail Work Guaranteed Free Estimates on new installations We do our own installations FAMILY TIME: Claire Bennett (above, left) and daughter Alicia, with some help from her dad, Romeo (right), play a game of Couple opens catch. The Bennetts have adopted five hearts, home At rfT'hT'n Your Air Conditioning Headquarters 5 i I i 520 South State, Clearfield children with handicaps. hf 773-483- 292-- 1 6 636 left, Rudy Bennett helps clean his sister Cha'sface. AMY NEWMAN Standard- - Exammer Remember Preventive Maintenance Works and can save you money! By JEAN T0NT1 Standard-Examme- r correspondent UNSET - Youve given of I yourselves in many ways: . Encouragement, guidance, understanding And most importantly. Your love. As I evaluate my life, I can appreciate how much you have given and how little you have asked in return. Thanks for being such wonderful parents. Love, Todd, class of 1997, Northndge High. This is Todd Bennett's most personal tribute for his parents, Romeo Bennett, 75, and Claire Bennett, 65. He was adopted by the Bennetts at 7 months old. His birth mother could not help him with his disability. Claire and Romeo Bennett live in Sunset and have adopted five children with challenging handicaps. Four are confined to wheel- chairs. The children are Todd, 20; Michelle, 20; Ahcia, 24; Cha, 17; and Rudy, 8. The Bennetts also have four biological children: Denise, 41, lives in Ogden; Linda, 40, and Nancy, 39, live in the East. The youngest birth daughter, Louise, 34, lives with the Bennetts. She was bom with spina bifida and congenital birth defects like most of her adopted brothers and sisters. Louise volunteers at the North Davis Hospital information desk eight hours per week. While m high school, she participated in the chorus for three years and now sings in the a cappella chorus at their LDS ward. Michelle is in training at Grocery Outlet She polishes wood, cleans counter tops and straightens items on shelves. Michelle interprets sign language. I like helping people through sign language. I enjoy going to Mutual at our LDS ward. Michelle and Todd graduated from the LDS Seminary. . Todd said he likes building things with my hands. Making model airplanes is fun. Todd has a paid position in the Big Brother, Big Sister program m Kaysville. I get along great with people, he said. Todd and Michelle graduated from Northndge High last year. Michelle earned the Perfect Attendance Award for her entire three years. Michelle enjoyed special education classes at Northndge. Todd especially liked his resource studies at the school. His best classes were English and spelling. He won the spelling bee for his class and proceeded to the school level. He said, smiling, I misspelled fashion at the school contest. Ahcia was adopted from an institution at 4 years old. Asked why she loves her parents, Alicia said, They are always here to help and talk to us. Theyre really great people. Alicia, too, knows sign language. She reads to children at South Davis Community Hospital. Alicia also has a paid position at the hospital. She performs clerical duties on a part-tim- e basis. forts, the Bennetts received a We Believe in Heroes Award in February. The honor was presented by the Utah Chapter of I The Bennetts are proud of their childrens achievements. They are vocal parents in the community and state and work to address issues pertaining to all children, including foster care. The Bennetts believe their gifted children need extra special attention because of their challenging difficulties. Our children do their best to help us in the home, Claire said. The Bennetts said, There is someone watching over our family. We are childrens advocates, and our lives are a tapestry of love for each other. We believe every child is entitled to a home, a permanent home that loves every single one. Through our childrens many surgeries, school work, employment and volunteer work, they have given us and each other an invisible bond that can never, ever be broken. needs. Because of their untiring ef- ree-do- Foundation at Valley Forge. Don Gale, a member of the Board of Directors for the foundation, wrote in part, Although they do not see our recognition, we need them. We set aside this hour, this day, to gratefully acclaim them. We believe in heroes. ivyajyv-if- - Get Ycur TRANSMISSION PRESENT THIS AD, AND WE WILL Road test your vehicle prior to service & check for transmission leaks Remove, inspect and dean transmission pan Adjust linkage and throttle cable Replace filter or clean screen Reinstall pan with a new gasket and fill transmission with new fluid Check modulator and replace hose Road test vehide after work is completed SAVE b -- - umiBSiiy 'dphSftC-- ' ' Prvscntcil by Weber State Umi'crwty Off! if of Cultuml Affairs OyyJjt Bourn u i . fitt c'T' H t i. sf' .fiii ' . y4 t. , ? u) m. Mi !za n , ..'i HF yy 6484 S. 2000 chil- snQ SOIL PEP SHREDDED BARK MEDIUM CHUUK BARK LAVA ROCK MULCH MANURE SANDY LOAM TOP SOIL VALLEY FARM MIX SOIL . The Bennetts left their Rhode Island home in 1993. Before leaving, they knew exactly where they wanted to live. We found better medication, service and education in Utah, Claire Bennett said. She is a licensed practical nurse. The Bennetts exceptional dren have Medicare and Medicaid. Together, the insurances pay 100 percent of the childrens w 40 TRArJStt?JSSIOsVS non-verba- y, Today! P OW EO nHDJ ULIE Another adopted daughter is Cha. She loves to listen to toys that create a soothing sound. She enjoys music. Although blind and l, Cha responds to a touch, to a voice, to someone who cares. Rudy is a bright, happy child and loves sports, his parents said. He was an k baby who needed lots of holding and love, Claire Bennett said. I ortunate-lhes healthy even though his birth mother abused a multiple of drugs. TUHE-U- Reserved Tickets 626-850- 0 or nnv cubic yard THRU APRIL 18. 1998 South Ogden (Uintah) 479-606- 0 15 $2 eff Seniors and Children E., , 8-1- 2 Open Monday - Saturday 8 - 6 Closed Sundays P001 |