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Show Bason dDSmtialh Big winners from small iantSartS Mav 4. 1988- - Page 13 schools District claims high percentage of Sterling Scholars The Northeastern Utah Deseret News Sterling Scholar Competition was held at Uintah High School on Tuesday, April 26, with students from 10 districts competing in 12 categories. Duchesne County students garnered more honors per capita than any other district. With four Duchesne District Sterling Scholar winners and 2 runners-up-, only Uintah District had as many total winners, with five runners-uand just one winner. Union High School took the lions share, with two Sterling Scholars and two runners-up- , while Duchesne arid Tabiona each had a Sterling Scholar chosen from their numbers. p Dennis and Kayleen Silver, Tabiona High; Speech and Drama runner-up Jill Lynette Goodspeed, daughter of Keith and Lynn e Union; Business Michelle Murray, daughter ofRaymond and JoAnn Murray, Good-spee- d, runner-up--Janec- Union. Sariah Silver, Tabionas sterling scholar in the general category, is the very first winner from Tabiona. The competition provides scholarship money and the prestige of a distinctive title in a chosen field for high school seniors. Scholastic excellence, leadership and community service earn candidates the right to compete. Science, Foreign Language, Math, Homemaking, Business, Vocational, Visual Arts, and General Scholarship. Musical numbers for the program were provided by the Uintah s, and by the music Sterling Scholar winners. Derek Spriggs, a School districts that participate in the Northeastern competition colorful individual from BYU Ofare Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, fice of School Relations, was the North Summit, Park City, Rich, Master of Ceremonies for the eveSouth Summit, Tooele, Uintah, ning event and Wasatch. Categories of compeSpecial thanks was given to tition include Music, Social SciVianne Prestwich, Union High ence, English, Speech and Drama, teacher, for her work on the portfo lios, for the program booklets, and for the considerable time she spent towards the success of the program. Various Uintah High personnel were also acknowledged for use of the facilities and support activities. Hi-lite- ' The entire awards ceremony was taped, compliments of the Vocational Center department If you wish to purchase a copy of the taping, contact George Miller at the Vocational Center. Tele-learni- b Sariah Silver i Students from Duchesne Dis- trict who placed, as well as their field of achievement, are as follows: Science Sterling Scholar winner--- Beth Ebright, daughter of Richard and Carole Ebright, Union High; Vocational Sterling Scholar winner-Lo- ri Freston, daughter of James and Diane FVeston, Union High; Math SterAmanda ling Scholar winner Pamela Spencer, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Richard Spencer, Duchesne High; General Sterling Scholar winner-Sari- ah May Silver, daughter of Janece Murray Pamela Spencer Amanda Ebright Roosevelt receives facelift along main shopping district As part of an ongoing program sponsored by the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce and local busi- nesses, downtown Roosevelt is getting a much needed sprucing up with the addition of a series of planters and trees that will line the main street of the business district Chamber President Polly OlseriT along with Chamber members, the Rough Riders, members of the American Legion, city representatives and several citizens met in front of First Security Bank in Roosevelt bright and early at 7 in the morning, on Saturday, April 30, to help place and fill 101 new flower planters, spaced at regular intervals along both sides of the street in ' the business district. About a dozen or more people responded to her request for help from chamber members and local citizens.' The concrete planters, which came in three sizes, each about 20 inches wide, had to be unloaded by forklift before being carefully set in place. Then workers filled them with pea gravel for balance and drainage, put in plastic liners and then added rich topsoil from the old sewer lagoon, provided hy the city. While the planters were being 1 another crew continued to out the concrete squares that had been cut out, for the placement of 37 or so trees near each set of planters along the sidewalks. Some of the holes were dug by another crew, who had to use pry bars, pick axes and shovels to clear downthetwofeetneededfraproper planting ofthe trees. They ran into remnants of the old asphalt sidewalks, broken concrete and bowlrocks, which had to ing be laboriously dug out According to Olsen, the planters and trees are just part of the total project that has been planned. There should also be a batch of hanging planters that will be arriv . K' ball-size- d ing soon, and there are plans for several large box planters in front of several mqjra stores in the city. Western and Indian theme trash barrels have also been set out and there is a plan to paint the inside of windows in several vacant stores in the area with similar motifs, to help the general appearance of the business district. Swap Meet Season is Coming The Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce and the Rough Riders are again sponsoring Summer Swap Meets at the Echo Drive-in- , starting May 14 and every second Saturday of each month All the labor for the efforts on Saturday was donated by volunteers and business people. Olsen, whose position as Chamber President is also a volunteer one as well, was pleased at the turnout for the the trees when they arrive. After the hanging planters are installed Olsen is planning on having a planting day to put flowers out in the planters. Olsen and the chamber have lots of ideas and plans for the area, to project help boost thebusinesa district and Other volunteer and Scout Roosevelt, that will be seen groups will be helpingput topsoil in sprouting up in the area this the tree holes as well as planting summer. Stay tuned! at sexual offenses, may leave the victim with more than just physical injuries. The victim may be left with mental and emotional Bears, that are not as easy to see, but which may be just as devastating to a person as a physical disfiguration, sometimes, even more so... Victims of sexual crimes, women and children in particular, often blame themselves for the actions of the person who committed the crime against them, and this is especially true in sex crimes committed against them by relatives or people they know. This feeling is even found in cases of rape against adults, where the person who is raped, somehow feels that they brought it on themselves, rather than bring the fault of the j long-lasti- Wheels for Life bike ride coming i A Wheels for Life bike ride, in support of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital will be held May 14 from 9 a.m. until 1 pm. at Gw Duchesne County Fair Grounds. Sponsor sheets are available at Duchesne Elementary and Duchesne High School. 1 I j Beef referendum vote is May 10 Voting on the Beef referendum will be conducted in the Duchesne county Extension Office in Duchesne at 50 East and 100 South in the duchesne County Courthouse during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Voting will be conducted on one day only. May 10, 1988 and is open to all cattle producers including 4H, FFA as well as importers of cattle, beef or beef products during the periot of October 1, 1986 through March 31, the victim might have to tell the . 1988. Rummage and Bake Sale to be held The Roosevelt Fire Department will be holding a rummage and bake sale June 4 from 9 am. to 6 p.m. at the station to raise money fra training items and equipment. They are looking fra donations of your unwanted items, (no clothing please!) to have for the sale. Fra more information or for pickup of items to be donated, contact Chief Jensen at the fire department at 722-489- 3. . American Legion to host convention The American Legion, Ft. Duchesne Uintah and Ouray 126 Auxiliary, will be hosting the District 9 Spring Convention at Bottle Hollow, Saturday, May 7, with registration at 11 am. Luncheon will be held at noon with meetings to begin at 1 pm. After the meetings a program will be presented by the Ft Duchesne unit Utah Department Officers will be present at the meeting. treatment. At this print the victim is so ' ; emotionally and mentally scarred that therapy and treatment is a realuphillbattleforboththevictim and the therapist However, some recent develop- menta in the courts as well as a pilot program that Hendy and Embleton are working with, may change that horrible repetition of reliving the crime fra victims. For almost two years now, they have been working on the idea of a y coordinated team or approach to dealing with this victimization process. In the pilot program, which may someday prove to be the vanguard for simitar programs nation-wida therapist is brought into the process from the very beginning; while reducing the number of actual interviews to one or two; while also having the added benefit of beginning therapy almost immediately fra the victim! In the program, immediately after the crime is reported, a specially trained therapist, (who remains with the victim throughout the entire process), conducts the interview. Using videotape and y mirrors, other team members can observe the inter- - ' 738-554-2. I stray one or two times, he continued. Either Social Services is contacted first or law enforcement, but either way, both are brought into the case, which means another interview and if its law enforcement after Social Services, it could mean another two or three interviews. Embleton said that often an expert witness is called in, such as the one used in the recent Lehi incident, which means yet another interview. An interview may also be conducted by the county attorney and law enforcement to be sure of the facts for prosecution, plus an interview at the preliminary hearing, one for the trial and then, finally another with a therapist for ' 722-607-2. The Duchesne Elementary PTA will be holding an informs- tional workshop on AIDS at the Duchesne Elementary Library, starting at 6 p.m. on May 6. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information; call jji who is being sexually abused by an older friend or relative, who finally tells a teacher, a parent or someone they feel safe about telling: Then, that person might contact a Social Worker or Social Services, where According to Rick Hendy of Uintah Basin Counseling; (an organization that used to be part of Social Services before splitting off as a separata entity), crimes of a sexual nature, such as child sexual abuse, are a -- .betrayal of trust.. and are very hard to deal with because of that fact Officer Wayne Embleton of the Roosevelt Police Department, who works with Hendy on a regular basis in the area of dealing with sexual crimes, explained that iri dealing with asex crime, the victim could be subjected to eight or more interviews, in essence, reliving the trauma of the incident, in detail, over and over again. He explained that number as bring an average. First, he explained, you have i Duchesne PTA to hold workshop when the victim, lets say a child, Crime is not only a big business perpetrator. This is one of the bigthese days, but major criminals gest myths that therapists have also grab most of the attention of to deal with. Part of the problem is the way the media, law enforcement and the public at large, which means the system currently handles often forgetting the person who is crimes of a sexual nature, which most affected by crime, the victim. according to some sources, can traumatize the victim almost as Crimes, such as those of a violent nature, or especially involving badly, as the actual crime itself. Public Presentation on AIDS There will be a special public presentation on AIDS at the Moral Lake Electric Building in Roosevelt, May 11 at 7:30 pm. presented as a public service by the Utah AIDS Foundation. The public is invited to attend and ask questions. Tree and shrub seedlings available Tree and shrub seedlings will be fra sale to the public, in Rooeevelt on Friday, May 6, from 12 noon to 8 pm. in the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) parking lot. The seedlings are available fra any type of conservation planting; but are not offered fra use as ornamental planting. Prices range from $30 to $55 per 100 plants. This will be the last opportunity this year to purchase seedlings through the local division of State Lands inter-agenc- i . and Forestry. e, FORK IT OVER, PLEASE--- It took two foridifts and over a dozen people to put the 101 planters that the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce had delivered to be placed on both sides of the street in the business district. The planters came in three sizes and were filled with gravel for ballast and dirt for the flowers that will soon be planted in them. Volunteers put several hours of sweat and tail into the project to help beautify the business area. one-wa- Continued on page 19 . non-chamb- er ;j Victims are often forgotten in the balance of justice : through September from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Booth space is free to Chamber members and $5 each to persons. Admission to the swap meet is 60 cents a carload. Fra more information or to reserve booth space contact DeWayne Johnson B-leag- ue Early Bird softball tourney The Early Bird softball tournament will be held in Roosevelt teams. Games start at on May 12, 13, and 14, for all 6 p.m. Registration is $115.00; registration and team rosters must be in by May 6 to Big A Auto Parts in Roosevelt. For more information, contact Dave Mecham at 722-403- 8. ue Democrats to speak at Chamber luncheon Themonthly luncheon meetingfor the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, May 5, at the Cow Palace. Speakers will be from the democratic candidacy in our area, and - Chamber members are encouraged to attend and support the organization. :j |