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Show I Mirh24.1W8' I i - Page 11 (Basin Life :Clintah Basin Standard March 27 Childrens Justice Center to host open house By Cheryl Mtcham After all the planning, fund rais- ing, and countless hours of service by the community and volunteers, the Duchesne County Childrens Justice Center will be open to public view this Friday, March 27, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. The CJC Council is gearing up for the days events which will begin with a luncheon hosted by the Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce at Crossroads Senior Center to honor contributors and volunteers who helped take the fa sexual abuse and provide a homelike atmosphere where children can feel safe and comfortable while they are being interviewed. The child is spared the trauma of multiple interviews, and a team, comprised of law enforcement officials, and mental and medical health practitioners can assess the needs of the children and families for support services. The Justice Center will be decorated in a farm scene style with barnyard animals and meadows, to allow for a comfortable and cheerful atmosphere. Grounds are not yet landscaped, but work will be done to install a chainlink fence with privacy slats, the remaining landscaping will be completed as soon as weather permits by community volunteers. After lawn and shrubbery is planted an assortment offrontier style play houses will be built in the back yard. ry cility from the drawing board to reality. After the luncheon the public and dignitaries, including Senator Alarik Myrin, Representative Beverly Evans and the National Director of Childrens Justice Centers Chief Deputy Attorney Reed Richards, with child advocate Jane Thompson and the CJC council will gather to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony followed by the open house. Public tours will be conducted every 30 minutes. The Justice Center will aid young child victims of alleged physical or Started Out As Gas Station f t Ashcraft' s third grade students created farm scene pictures for the new Children' s WE RE ALL ARTISTS All of the art work will while in Justice Center Roosevelt, they learned artistic fundamentals and new techniques! in the Center s coordinate with the farm scene decor throughout the facility and will be framed and displayed 27. March house hallway, for all to see at the Center's open Food Town owner, Carl Wilkerson sells business after 48 years I t r f: i By Aldon Rachtlt After 48 years, Carl Wilkeraon is calling its quits by selling Food Town, a grocery store in Duchesne, toAlan & Clair Poulson ofDuchesne and Doug Swasey, who owns Swasey's in Altamont. The new owners will take over Food Town on March 30. According to Wilkerson the purchase price is over one million dollars, which includes property plus inventory. I been there since 1950. 1 started with $600, and traded my equity in a farm for the old Duchesne Motor Company. In 1950 Duchesne had 13 gas stations with 11 in operation, and I had one. Now there are three left, Wilkerson said. During Wilkersons first year of business where he sold gasoline, did repair work, etc., he stayed open 24 hours a day. His wife Donna did the book work. Throughout the years, he sold Dodge cars and International trucks. The business was just my brother and myself. We each took 36 hour shifts, and would be off 12 hours. There was a little room where we could take a catnap. We would turn off the pumps, put an axle against the door as our alarm clock. When a customer opened the door they would knock over the axle and wake us up, Wilkerson said. We stayed open 24 hours because we wanted the business, and I had 10 compet itors. After the first year, Wilkerson was able to afford to hire some additional help, but added, During one 24-ho- in period we took $1.50. There was a big storm with the road closed and no one was out driving. The grocery part of the business was added in the late 1960s. Wilkerson gave credit to his wife, Donna for the success of his business, and also to his two sons, Gene, who has been the manager for the past ten years and Lance, an attorney, who does all the tax work. Wilkerson estimated that during his 48 years in business that he paid out 100 million dollars to utility companies, had a light bill of Carl Wilkerson $4000 a month and the State of Utah took over $10,000 per month in sales tax. Ive made a lot of money. I'm not ashamed. I made it the old fashion way, he commented. Highway 40 was the main road across the USA back in the 1950s, and the summertime was the busy time ofthe year with people going to the high country and various lakes. Howevef, the freeway above below took a great deal of and the traffic away. The traffic is about the same as it was 50 years ago as now people drive to Vernal, Roosevelt and Duchesne more. In the past they were just driving through. Now there are places to go and things to do, he said. Wilkerson was also the mayor of Duchesne City in the 1970s. During his term of office, Duchesne City won a cash prize and award for being the most improved city in the State of Utah, and acquired funds for a swimming pool. We were going against Roosevelt and its golf course, and we beat them out for funds, Wilkerson said. I had some good help from Donna Hanson, our secretary, who did background work and took pictures. Jim Cowan was the councilman in charge of the cleanup project When asked what he is going to do with all of the free time on his hands, Wilkerson said, I'm not going into a retail business. I might developsomeland.Iwillbe70 years old this fall, and feel like I dont really have to do anything unless I want to. Wilkerson expressed appreciation to all the people, who have supported him over the years and hope they support the new owners. before-and-aft- er Something to talk about Children with Disabilities I Attention Parents ofchildren with disabilities: A special statewide conference just for you will be held Saturday, March 28 in Salt Lake City. Choose from 30 topics that will help you and your family. For more information call 1 locally, or toll free 272-105- Seniors Spaghetti Dinner Senior CitizensAnnual Spaghetti Dinner at Crosaroada Senior Center, 500 E. 200 S., Roosevelt, Saturday, March 28. 8erving time is from 5 - 8 p.m. Tickets are at the center or at the door. For more information call 722-4129- 6. Governors Conference This years annual Governors Conference on Families Yesterdays Values Today will be held Tuesday, March 31 at Western Park Convention Center in Vernal from 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. You will need to pre register by Friday, March 27. For more information call USU Extension offices in Vernal or Duchesne. Call 2 or 781-545- 738-114- 3. Bluebench Land Fill The Bluebench land fill will be going to summer hours starting April Open 6 days perweek from 8 a. m . - 4 : 30 p. m. For more information call or 11. 738-118- 0 454-343- 0. GOOD LAW OR BAD Kerri Schneider of Roosevelt says that legislators should just stick to one law instead of changing it, but Clay Hansen also of Roosevelt says the new law hasnt been around long enough to judge it fairly, explaining, every lime you change a law there arc going to be things happening whether they iire good or bad. Childrens Justice Center 'V 1 ,wviwuy The Roosevelt Childrens Justice Center will be holding an open house on March 27 from p.m. at the new facility located on 136 N. Jane Thompsen Avenue (500 West). Tours will be offered every 30 minutes during the open house. A special evening program about rock art of the Uintah Basin will be Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m. at the Utah Field House of Natural History. Guest speaker will be Clay Johnson and is free ofcharge, refreshments will be served. Gastric Bypass Support Group TriCounty Health Openhouse There will be a Tricounty Health Department Openhouse for the new Roosevelt Office , 281 E 200 N, Roosevelt, on Wednesday, March 25 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Light refreshments will be served. . LOWER LIMIT WOULDN'T HELP-No- rm Cambridge, a Union High graduate who is attending USU in Logan, says if the speed limit were lowered too many people (including himself) would be tempted to speed. is a good speed, NOLA ARKO--"6- 5 especially in those areas that aren't heavily populated. GO FASTER-La- st year many of the speed limits were increased throughout the Basin and vehicles are now traveling faster, but what are the costs? Higher speed limit said to increase road fatalities By Cheryl Mtcham Petroglyphs And Pictographs A Gastric Bypass Patient Support Group meeting will be held Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m. at the Ashley Valley Medical Center, 15 1 W 200 N, Vernal. For more information contact: Support Group Leader, Melanie McConkie or Colleen Cook, Program Coordinator in SLC, at 789-38- BILLIE CURRY-T- he new trucks are built to do 75 cause thats the way they build the engines. Why not keep it that way (65)." It's a fact. Speed kills. And since the Utah Legislature voted to allow a raise in the states minimum speed limit on highways from 55 to as much as 75, reports show that more Utahns are dying, in fact speed limit increases were associated with a 12 percent increase in fatalities. We have thought a couple of times that the increase in speed has something to do with fatalities, weve speculated that had the speed been lower on a couple of crashes we wouldnt have lost them, reported Lt Stan Bench of the Utah Highway Patrol. Last year there were 11 highway deaths in the Uintah Basin, that's up over the past four years, howev- - er, not an all time high. In fact 1991 - 93 show the highest traffic fatali- ties. Bench said crashes occur for many reasons, but physics alone assert that a vehicle traveling at a higher speed will cause more vehicle damage and resulting deaths, and newly manufactured cars are not compatible to the higher speeds and sustain more damage then the heavier models produced years ago. Unless the rate of speed is lowered by Congress as it was in 1974 due to a national energy shortage, or, our State Legislators move to reverse the speeds back down -Utahn's will be driving faster. Therefore, to arrive alive, safety experts say, drive alert and wear a seat belt. Hey Gang!!! Its later than you think. Its been 60 years since you got out ofHigh School, so dont miss this reunion. The dinner will be on Saturday, May 23, Memorial Day weekend, at the Cross Roads Senior Center in Roosevelt There will be a cost If you plan to attend we need to have the money for 4 or Glendon Rhoades the meals by May 10. Contact Jim Milligan 3 for more information. 722-203- 722-553- Band Concert Contest Several local bands will present aFestival Concert on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the Union High Auditorium. The public is invited to attend the free concert and support our local musicians. LOWER THE SPEED Diabetic Support Group The Uintah Basin Diabetic Support Group will meet Thursday, March 26, T p.m. at the Uintah Basin Medical Center Classroom. PATRICK same. ARKOKeep it the LIMIT--Nev- a Wilson of Roosevelt believes if they raise the speed limit the drivers just go that much faster and that is when you have all the accidents. FRANK ROBERTS--- I like 65 miles an hour. You can get where you are going fast. ST ATUS QUO-Sc- ott Winterton of Neola said he feels the speed limit should stay the same. He added that drivers need to be more responsible. |