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At her apartment in Roy, Jo Ann Martin points recently to a ramp built by Roy firefighters (back left) David Kingsley and Shawn Stanger with donated material from Home Depot.

Roy firefighters give resident some smooth sailing

Last updated Monday, May 14, 2012 - 7:39am

ROY — Jo Ann Martin feels free. She is no longer a prisoner in her own home, thanks to handy service work by three Roy firefighters.

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Ordinance approved in Farr West regarding facilities for the elderly and disabled

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 9:04pm

FARR WEST -- The city council recently approved a new ordinance that will address residential facilities for the elderly and those who have a disability. The decision was made following a public hearing.

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Principal Lichelle Watne helps student Jared Quintana down the stairs to the cafeteria with a mobile chairlift at Hillcrest Elementary School in Ogden on Thursday. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Chairlift helps Hillcrest Elementary student get to lunch

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:01pm

OGDEN — Jared Quintana’s journey to his Hillcrest Elementary School cafeteria used to take him and the person pushing his wheelchair out the front door, down a ramp, around the school through wind, rain or snow, up three stairs and into the back door of the basement lunchroom.

Now the second-grader simply rides “Jared’s machine.”

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Send your child to summer day camp; it’s tax deductible!

Tracy Bunner Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 6:26pm

Child and dependent care expenses are deductible if the qualifying person is under the age of 13 or is disabled and can be claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer.

The expenses must be to allow the taxpayer to work or look for work. Therefore, the taxpayer must have earned income.

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Fundraiser in Syracuse to benefit Chloe's Sunshine Playground fund

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 8:06pm

SYRACUSE -- Proceeds from an evening filled with unique artwork, hand-thrown ceramic pottery and warm bowls of soup will be donated to help build a playground designed for disabled children.

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Teacher Shelly Moss guides a “blind” Naftali Sanchez,16, through the Ben Lomond High School cafeteria on Thursday. Sanchez is wearing blacked-out goggles that block her sight so she can learn the challenges blind people face daily. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Ben Lomond High peer counselors 'disabled' for a day

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 27, 2012 - 12:08am

OGDEN -- Neftali Sanchez waited in silence on a bench inside Ben Lomond High School, helpless to see the way to the school cafeteria.

"I'll be back for you," teacher Shelly Moss called to the 16-year-old, hurrying toward the lunch line to help Neftali's classmate, Jasmine Ayala, 15, who was struggling to move forward in her wheelchair.

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Residential facilities public hearing set

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 11:41pm

FARR WEST -- An application for a conditional-use permit for an assisted living facility on 2550 North was received by the planning commission recently.

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(ERIN HOOLEY) Sandra Leavitt works at EnableUtah in Ogden with her service dog, Nikki. Leavitt has epilepsy and 4-year-old Nikki can detect when she may be having a seizure and call for help. She is also trained to roll Leavitt over to keep her breathing if she ends up in an awkward position.

A pit bull, also a service dog, can help owner if she has seizures

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:48pm

OGDEN — Sometimes in a story about someone being saved, it’s unclear who saved whom.

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The historic cabin of Miles Goodyear is moved from the site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ogden Temple, which is being remodeled, to a temporary site in November. The cabin will be moved, along with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, to a new permanent site in Ogden. The museum moves today; the cabin will be moved when the weather allows for landscaping. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Weber County DUP museum changing locations today

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:49pm

OGDEN -- After spending the past few months in limbo, a pair of historic buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have permanent homes.

More than 100 years of history will move a few city blocks today as the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum building will be moved from its current location at 2148 Grant Ave. to 2104 Lincoln Ave. on a half-acre lot donated by the city.

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North Ogden adjusting its laws for group homes

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:37am

NORTH OGDEN -- The city is getting in line with the feds on rules and regulations for group homes.

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After a pickup truck slammed into his West Point home, forcing its demolition and permanently injuring Andrew Brown’s foot, Brown had to have a new vehicle fitted with hand controls. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Couple optimistic despite demolished home, injuries

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 26, 2011 - 9:12am

CLEARFIELD -- Life for Andrew and Lauren Brown changed the moment a truck crashed into their bedroom a year and a half ago while they were in bed watching TV.

The two now live with pain on a daily basis, and Andrew is learning how to drive again after the accident cost him the use of one foot.

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Utah State Firemen’s Association members and North Davis Fire District firefighters recently spent a Saturday building a ramp for retired firefighter Mike Becraft, who now uses a wheelchair for mobility because of progressive supranuclear palsy, a brain disease with no known cause, treatment or cure. Becraft, 65, started his firefighting career in Roy at 18 and retired as North Davis Fire District fire inspector in 2010. Because Becraft needed a ramp from his house to his garage, North Davis Fire District firefighters Kevin Lloyd (from left), Luke Watkins and Jeremy Krage jumped in to work with Capt. Mark Weekes and others to build and install it. The materials were donated. (Contributed photo)

Firefighters come to retiree's rescue with wheelchair ramp

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 1:21am

LAYTON -- Lisa Becraft knew firefighters take care of each other.

But that knowledge didn't prepare the woman, who is caring for her husband Mike Becraft, for the service of willing firefighters, who recently built a wheelchair ramp at her home.

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A fundraising event Saturday will help purchase new equipment, including an individualized stroller, chair and bed, for Kash Maughan, of West Haven. The 4-year-old has X-linked myotubular myopathy. (Courtesy photo)

Equestrian event to benefit West Haven boy

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 1:09am

FARMINGTON -- Horse enthusiasts take note: A Saturday night fundraiser is designed for those at any skill level and benefits a young West Haven boy with a big need.

No prior experience is necessary for the team sorting event planned to start with sign-ups at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Buffalo Ranch, 37 N. Buffalo Road.

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Robbie Baird, of Tooele, was robbed by two men as a woman with them watched. The mentally disabled man is receiving counseling, but he quit his job at Lagoon after being shaken down at the FrontRunner station in Farmington. He has a new job in Tooele now because he is afraid to travel at night. (Courtesy photo)

Mentally disabled man still reeling after Farmington robbery

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 12:23am

TOOELE -- Although the commute was long, Robbie Baird liked working at Lagoon because he had good friends to work with at the amusement park.

But at 8:45 p.m. July 31, Baird's life changed when he got off FrontRunner in Farmington.

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Conductor says disabled girl's noise was 'unruly'

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 6:21pm

OGDEN -- Weber State University music professor Michael A. Palumbo responded to critics Tuesday after audience members from the Sunday night concert he conducted contacted the media with complaints.

At issue was Palumbo's decision to stop the concert twice after he heard what he calls a high "howling" sound from a disabled audience member seated near the rear of Austad Auditorium at Weber State's Browning Center.

Palumbo's recollection of events that followed differs from that of some angry audience members, including Leila E. Van Tassell, of Eagle Mountain, who submitted a letter to the editor to the Standard-Examiner.

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