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Being Shy Was A Challenge For This Retired Vernal Teacher

Utah Public Radio | By Bennett Purser
Published August 17, 2016 at 2:57 PM MDT
Danielle Andersen and Vernie Heeney

 Vernie Heeney retired from teaching school in Vernal eight years ago.  While at the Uintah Basin StoryCorps booth she spoke with her friend Danielle Andersen about how her ambitions to become a teacher helped her overcome being shy.