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Show 0-f 1 1 T Attractive bark can give your landscape bite Playing with matches leads to fires si . v-- i Children playing with matches in a field in Went Roosevelt between 2H and 3H South started Home weedy tin fire Wednesday afternoon, March 27. A quirk response hy the Roosevelt Fire Department kept homes from being burned. Some playing hoysallegedly threw a lighted match down, and with the wind blowing, aRpark caught tile weeds on fire, according In Roosevelt Fire Chief Lee Rockwood. He said, Firefighters were able to keep the fire at the bottom or the hill because people who live east of the field had kept their weeds down, which sawd their homes from being burned." Rosevcll Police Department is continuing its investigation into the cause ofthe fire and charges an jiond- - $i . y.-- V s UliSY wax ,.' . I 1 KI-- started . v i; S . 'k se veil City firemen work on putting out a blac children playing with matches. IK iHTLRS-Rou- hy that people believe in Rnoxcvclt in ChiefRnrkwoodreinindsresidrntK that the official burn window opened March 30. If you want to burn, you must roll tact Central Dispatch," said Rockwood. Rdosevelt Fire Fighters were called to a fire earlier Wednesday, March 27 hy neighbors who suw flames and it turned out to he a controlled burn. If that happens, you will be billed," he said. Do you By Cheryl have your blue ribbon? limn Children are wonders who should he loved, nurtured, and cared for. Im sure that tho sweet smile and innocence of a child has touched us all at and doing well. BBffi Orinda Gee j 38-2634 The March Dl IP mwti ng was held at p.m. in the blue huilding. Our captain, Larae Bailey, conducted the meeting. The opening prayer and blessing on tho food were given hy Jolcen Farnsworth. Wc all gave the of allegiance. Our song was ' pledge Paddle Your Own Canoe. The minutes were read and approved by the secretary, Orinda Gee. Phyllis Ames of Roosevelt came tn talk to us about our election and alsoahoutourcounly convention which is to held the last 1 in September. Roberta Nielsen was the hostess. She served a very nice lunch. Roberta gave a short story about her ancestors. Wc on ly had the following nine members present: Saturday Larae Bailey, Jnlrcn Farnsworth, Nellie Lang, Orinda Gee, Roberta Nielsen, Norma Hadden, Alice IlallidHy, Cindy Bruton and Donna Reise. We had one visitor, Phyllis Ames of Roosevelt. Wc adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Helen Ahplanalpof Duchesne went to Mexico with her sister, Lois Smith and her son, Terry Smith and wife Janet, of tayton. They spent several days in Mexico. Helen Ahplana Ip also d rove to G rand Junction, Colorado with her daugh- ter, Saundra and Jerry Taylor, her sister, Lois Smith and Brynn and Barbara Robb of Sa ndy. They had a lot or fun. Florence Smith had eye surgery on March 18 in Vernal at the Ashley Valley Medical Center. Her friend Joan Steed, took her over. Florence is home flowers vying for you attention, you can notice the subtle charms of bark. There are a number of trees and Fall and winter give you a chance that do have spectacular bark, to appreciate the some of the over- shrubs to thrive and look good even seem and shrubs. looked aspects of trees and Utah winters, says Jerry our through Without all those gaudy leaves and Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension horticulturist. Consider putting at least a couple of plants in the landscape that have some aesthetic value even when all the foliage is long gone. One of my favorites is the paper break-in- s bark maple, he says. I wasn't that impressed with this tree until I saw a A Roosevelt woman who pleaded simply stunning specimen at the guilty two years ago to breaking into Arnold Arboretum backeast. The bark homes in order to steal pain killers, is cinnamon to red in color, and exfohas been charged again for the same liates in paper thin sheets. Not only is crime. A Duchesne County sheriff's the bark really interesting, but the deputy arrested Cindy L. Roll, 36, in t rce is a wonderful vase shape and has connection with two home burglaries. attractive foliage. The paper bark maple is a small On March 21, a Cedarview family walked in on a woman who was inside tree, only reaching a height of 30 feet their home. According to sheriff s re- with a slightly smaller spread. ports, wien the home owners confronted the woman, she fled. They Vernal were able to identify the make of her car and get a partial license plate jail number. Upon inspection of their home they discovered that some pain Vernal resiLast week, medication was missing. faced Goodrich Dale Clinton dent An investigation into the theft led John Anderson of Vernals Judge Roll Roll. has to allegedly deputies Eighth District Court. Goodrich was con fessed to the crimes, and deputies in court because of a recent uranalysis say she may be a suspect in a rash of test that registered positive for amwhere pain medicahome break-in-s tion was taken. The burglaries oc- phetamines. In June of 2001, Goodrich was arcurred over the past several months of rested, and later convicted of third the countys east side. Roll was arraigned last week in 8lk degree felony illegal possession of District Court in Duchesne on two meth and marijuana. Sentenced in late January to 120 days in the Uintah counts of second-degre- e felony resiCounty jail, Goodrich was being aldential burglary. She is currently belowed time between sentencing and ing held in t he Duchesne County Jail A bail hearing is going to jail to get his affairs in order. on $10,555 bond. scheduled to take place later this The one stipulation of that offer was , daily drug testing. After turning in week. Goodrich was arrested Roll was In March 2000, caught the dirty u.a., inside three different Roosevelt homes and appeared in court last week where Judge Anderson added 60 days to his and police discovered she had numerous prescription drugs inside her car. sentence for a total of 180 days to be to served in the Uintah County Jail. She pled guilty but mentally Clinton Dale Goodrich was taken two felony counts and one misdefrom the courtroom to begin serving meanor in connection with the thefts. Several other charges against her were his sentence immediately. dismissed. By Dennis Hinkamp Alton and Sue Wilde had visitors over this Inst week. They were her mot her, Marjorie, and Lester Austill, her brother, Ellis, and wife Elaine Austill of Provo, and her brother, Jeffery Austill of Kent, New York. They brought Sues parents out from Pleasant Grove. Her parents stayed out until Sunday and Alton and Sue took them home that day. It was nice to see them again. We have a lady named Caressallasha of North Pole, Alaska, who is visiting her with her non Jesse Hcarneand his wife Teri in Duchesne. She will be going home pretty soon. Esther McEsrlcne and Orinda Gee drove nut to the Murray cemetery on Wednesday, March 20. Orinda went to decorate tier husband's grave. They met with Orinda's niece, Elaine I larmnn, of Midvale. They all had lunch together before they returned home. Max and Joann Ridingand brother, George Bullock, were out to theSenior (enter on Monday. Max is doing very well. We're so glad for them. TheGaleway Seniors have oneofthe best bus drivers there is around. He takes you whereeveryou have to gn, to do what you have to do. The March birthdays will be celebrated on Thursday, March 21. We have a lot oflliem, so please come and join with us at the senior center. Justin Ellingford has returned home alter serving his mission in the Nebraska, Omaha mission. He gave his report in the Bridgcland ward at 10 a.m. nn Sunday, March 24. Brent F'itzgerald, son ofRichard and Vickie Fitzgerald, andTiffany.daugh-te- r of James and Michelle Lewis and Jim and Lisa Hendricks, will be sharing in an evening of fun at the Bridgcland ward on March 30 from 9 p.m. We wish them lots of good love in their married life. some time or another. Think of those special moments captured in our hearts and minds of those children who affect our very being and make this life worth while. Now contemplate those special thoughts and moments of our children being shattered for a lifetime, because ofabuse. Abuse comes in many shapes snd forms ranging from physical abuse to the most unthinkable sexual acts, all of which destroy the. emotional and physical innocence of the children in our community. April is Child Abuse Prevention month, a time to focus on the protection and care of our children. The to alert hercommunity ofthe need to prevent child abuse. The simple idea to wear or display a blue ribbon to show your family, friends, and community that you want to put an end to child abuse has spread like wildfire throughout our country, making many people aware of the need to protect those who cant protect themselves. We would ike to in vite everyone to join us t hroughnut the month of April to wear or display a blue ribbon to show your support and care for children and fnmilics in our community who are on that iongroad to recovery. You can contact the Children's Childrens Justice Center will be pro- Justice Center at 3 or visit moting a blue ribbon campaign dur- the Center at 136 North Jane A. ing the month of April to promote Thompson Avenue to receive your blue healing, prevention, and awareness of ribbon. child abuse in our community. Remember, a wild fire can start In 1989 a Virginia grandmother with just one match. began the blue ribbon campaign as a tribute to her grandson who died at the hands of his mothers abusive boyfriend. She tied a blueribbon to theantennaof her van 1 722-484- three-year-o- ld Repeat offender arrested again for home man adds 90 sentence days to 7-- Woman jumps from third-stor- y window and is charged Last November, Vernal City police detective Boh Taylor was assigned to a forgery and fraud case involvingve-hicles- , credit cards, purses and checks, stolen from the Wasatch Front. The case also involved one vehicle stolen from Roosevelt. Investigation led Taylor to a Vernal motel, where the Roosevelt vehicle was pa rked, and two suspects, Amy Lync Pchrson and Joshua Christensen, were discovered in a third story room. The suspects, both in their twenties, and both from Salt Lake Jumped from the third story window, and ailer a wild chase, were pursued into Colorado, where they were apprehended by police and booked into the Moffat County Jail. After her arrest, Amy Pchrson had to be hospitalized for injuries suffered in the three-storjump. On her way to recovery, Amy Lyne Pehreon appeared in VernalB Eighth District Court last week to hoarthecharges being brought y against her by Uintah County. Pchrson is being charged with 12 felony counts of forgery, for allegedly signing her name to stolen checks, ten counts of unlawful possession of a credit card, two second degree felony counts of theft by receiving stolen property, and illegal possession of mcthamphelamine. Pehrson had to he t ransported from the DavisCounty Jail where she is currently incarcerated for parol violations. Her next appearance in Vernals Eighth District court will be in April Her Joshua Christensen, is also in jail in Salt Lake on similar Feel liis excitement of sporty leeks etfsnlstile fee. PONTIAC GRAND AM Want to make a powerful statement? With aerodynamic, standout styling and an V6 available that takes you from 0 in under 8 seconds, Grand Am does just that. high-performan- ce 0-6- PONTIAC SUNFIRE Sporty and the Sunfire fun. 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