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Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah S15 00 in county $18 00 out of county 6 months $8 00 and $9 00 (In Advance) USPS Copy 25c County garbage system takes shape with “green box” ol 76 No 16 Oil 24 1985 Cricket control is focus of government study Though lounty offic ials now say it will be until the spring of 1911b before the long awaited Sanitary Landfill is completed progress on the project continues apace Pictured above is the "green box" west of Fillmore Locations like this scattered throughout the county will be dropping off points for garbage which will then be transported by the county to the landfill southeast of Delta Contrary to some rumors about private enterprise will not he usurped in the new system of waste disposal Most private pickup of garbage will still he offered throughout the county as it is now Deltans complain about sinokey dump Several Delta residents complaining burning and other refuse problems have gotten results from the state of Health which has Department directed Delta City to clean up its act In a letter to Delta Mavor Grant Nielson and County Commissioner Mike Styler states “The residents have of dump expressed concern over the odor smoke and unsanitary conditions at the (Delta) dump site ” The letter directs the city to eliminate the air pollution and potential public health peoblems associated with the dump site Dale D Parker Executive Secretarv of the Utah Solid and Hazardous Wastes Committee asks the citv to “Please inform the Utah ir Conservation Committee and the Utah Solid and Hazardous W astc ornmittee as to how vou intend to abate the existing situation and come into compliance with applicable regualtions ” Chamber sponsors town meeting The Fillmore Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to sponsor a town meeting whem interested voters can meet and evaluate the candidates for illmorc offices The meeting will be held in the East Millard Senior Citizen's Center on October 21 198A between 7pm and 9 p m Sam Starlev has agreed to act as moderator for the event which has the goal of providing the greatest amount of information on important issues facing Fillmore Questioning of candidates will be accomplished by a panel of Chamber members who will receive input from voters Citizens are encouraged to provide written questions to the panel members at the door prior to the start of the meeting Candidates will be asked to direct their to the issues and not dwell on responses opponents views or short falls Further response time to questions will be limited with all candidates for a particular office answering each question pertaining to (hat office All Fillmore voters are encouraged to attend this making dav an meeting informed “Voiceof the radio station kNVk The the t illmorc five on Oct 24 The also trom be them assist on choice 9 on program candidates 10 10 a m mavoral candidates interviewed in election will be interviewing councilmen 9 illmorc program liom to Valiev" on to the 00 same am will radio Oct 2Hh Researcheis at Dinosaur National Monument have neailv completed the lust year ol a two scar study of the Mormon cricket a cording to monument Superintendent loe kennedy The project is designed to study the relative cl lectiveness ol certain chemical and biological control agents on Mormon crickets based on their findings the National Park Service will be better able to determine if when and how Mormon crickets should be controlled in the monument The Mormon cricket a wingless grasshopper is a periodical! recutring pest throughout most of the Mountain West Recent research indicates that Mormon crickets preter to feed on boradleaf plants other insects and fungus During most years thev apparently do not feed heavilv on range grasses however can cause High populations senous damage to cultivated crops such as alfalfa and wheat Researcher Chuck McVean is conducting studies using patasitcs and an insecticide (Sevin) The nematode and protozoan are natural parasites found m Mormon crickets and some other grasshoppers Mr McVean places the parasites and the Sevin on a bran bait The use of the bran bait reduces the possibihtv of other insects taking he bait ot birds eating insects taking the bait The goal of the study is to develop recommendations loi an Integrated Pest Management IPM plan for Mormon crickets In such a plan different control ol would be treatments types for areas ol differing prescribed ecological sensitivity This is done to protect various sensitve and non target species An IPM plan would also identilv Mormon cricket population levels which mav lead to latei economic damage Treatment could then be completed before economic damage begins Another key feature of an IPM plan is that it is designed to provide lor longterm control of the target pest II an IPM plan which includes biological controls can be developed the National Park Service could participate in an mteragenev control el fort for Mormon crickets while still meeting its congressional mandate to protect the natural ecoxv stems m the motiumr m Child care training offerred There will be a training session tor State Child Day Care Providers Preschool Staff and anvone interested in providing child care on October 28 1985 trom 7 00 to 9 00 p m at the Social Service Office 22 West Mam Delta Utah Training will be presenting bv Diane Mortimer training specialist trom the Div ision of amily Serv ices L tah State Department of Social Services runsportution will be provided tor persons in the Fillmore area bv contacting Social Services RS P bv October 24 I9xs bv illmore or 864 1x69 calling "41 661 Delta' Millard District Teacher of the Year The Millard board of Education has recognized Mr eon R Svlvester as the Teacher of the Tear for 1985 86 Mr Sylvester is currently teaching at the Fillmore Middle School He Inis educational to services provided students for 24 years Three of these 24 were in North Summit School District and the remainder in the Fillmore area Previous to his current assignment to the illmorc Middle School he taught His prinat the I illmore Elementary cipal indicates that he is very attentive to his classroom assignment and he elemental with age joys working students He has specialized and evened recognition in the teaching ol Ait He has made a special effort to develop a presentation m Art cut He has served on numerous the committees including Show ommittce District Math and extbook ornmittee He is curuntlv a member of the National tali diica-Education Association ion Association and Millard I ducation He has also served as a Association member ol the Salarv Negotiating ornmittee and the MF A Teacher lines C ornmittee The district is proud to recognize Mr Svlvester in this capaeitv and Ins (older was sent to the State lot eacher of the ear competition His wile Stizanna and lamilv live in illmorc He has nine children and nine grandchildtcn nculum District SpririL' Suprise! Delta gets stoplight after all With little or no notice the state transportion commission on October 10 198 passed a resolution calling lot a street light to be placed at 200 West and Main Street in Delta The announcement follow s close on the heals ol a flat refusal bv I DC) to install such a ho In buteaticrais demanded bv main Delta residents I DTO officials explained the com mission deemed that the there is no rule lor analvzmg right 'ui ns t it a street needs a stop in determining light Thev therefore decided that since the Cancer screening The Cancer Screening and lontiol sponsored bv the State ol Program Utah Dept of Health and ul filiated with the I tah Division ol American Cancer Societv in coniuiiction with the Central Utah District Health Dept will be holding a women's cancel screening dime in Delta The clinic will be held Wedtiesdiv Oct 10 at the Delta West titst and cond DS ward chapel 222 W 200 N or an appointment and tah Delta state mav well modi its rules regnr dine such lidits that a hcht could eo hat is in Della to test the situation lit turn at ha' par ol the should he eounted m ele le ininine it a DC) aid one tiatli lie hr is needed ot n ot be lee line and stir ill enl av and ol 'u! Will lletlOU Oil ptuceccl ap lie ll alter testing he ulde In loes o' meet the clltetia ot the Is vvhutcvvi md thev mav H tie he tclllov he lull! clinic in Delta dl Public He ll'h at mote inioimatio 864 1612 ill include a P ip test he clinic No d pelvic and breast examination heck hemoeiilt kits tot jMcssurc testing lot colorectal cancer md hcul'li education intontiition on tick i'ots ill Speciallv trained registered muses do the examinations tor which a minimal lee based upon annual tarm income will be chat lccI Delta man has 500th open heart surgery at Utah Valley W hen Neil Torster 48 Delta under went coronary bvpass surgerv on September 16 he didn't know he was a landmark case The operation pet formed bv thoracic surgeons R Glade D and Mint H Stander Smith D was the 500th open heart surgerv at Utah Valley Regional Medicu' Center in Provo order felt chest pains at home oi September 4 and since he has a histot' his familv in ol heart disease H immediatelv called an ambulance was taken to the Delta Commutin' Medical Center where he went ml1 complete cardiac arrest His physiciat Melvin A t vman M D resuscitated him and arranged transport to I Neil Forster with his wife Clareen RMC “His heart wasn't damaged verv badlv but it was verv weak” save Smith t orster’s primarv surgeon " revealed sever heart catheterization coronarv arterv disease and the doc tors recommended bvpass surgerv " So after 10 davs of observation Smith and a Stander performed bypass The operation progressed normallv and Forster “did as well as anv patient” Stander reports On the sixth dav alter surgerv he ret tuned home “I feel absolutelv marvelous" savs Torster “I quit a two to three pack a dav habit I've had tor 20 veats without anv problem I've got a natural high I’m enthused with living ll was rebel to have xuigerv and get some extra sears “ Torster adds that he and his wile Clareen had previouslv voted against the Delta eommumtv maintaining a verv hospital thf saved his hie “Needless to xav we've changed our minds It's wonderful tor the people ot southern I tah to have medical help there and be transterred tv' Provo and get this qualitv ol medical care For me it was literallv a hie saver U RMC started the open heart surgery program in Mav 1982 In the last three and a hall sears the success rate has been "quite good" according to Stander “The number of cases have been satisfaction to train the operating room and intensive cue per sot nd to do an excellent oh 'smith adds that an opm heat' ‘a whole surceiv program uqinics Imhlv technical o! hospital Ik'c inIudc specialists " imoii ss anesthesiologists pump pc to run the heart lime ri ichmc ui d pcciallv respiiatorv therapists trained nurses in the opet ”c loom intensive care unit and ol a unit “ And it complications apse vn iu nl at the back up ot all the other medical specialties “ Because heart surgerv is me onal Is as well as phvsicallv trauma per sonul patient care is as impemt as technical skill Torster savs thp d 'tic 'lie his lx dav stav at I RAH viK'eons and cardiologists ead 'iw him two to three times a dav ml was ven reassuring" he ‘avs n as be part ot whv then success rite 'he is so high The patient leeH 'ha tic clean even and the nurses doc’p’s lade' are smccrelv concerned abo it him 'Its W title RM( open heat! surgerv progiam seises all the ce'mimimties and tah hospitals m central and southern Delta seeilis 'o be a ot special cases lors'u's lather in law (icoige tilde n Spanish lot k RMC s as 2K)th open hear' pat lent in Nov cti her 9x1 with Stander u the primal iidav at "2 llden is veiv surgeon tie alt icciudme tv' Ins dandti ( lree’il urther more Dan McDonald one ot orstcr s implovees at the Public oiks in Delta its was the voungest coronarv bvpass patient at He also went home a record four davs alter mu iters and “I had a hard time keep-- i n c him v’lf the iob tor a while" savs oister “I'm iust thrilled with how rv thiiii 'urned out " he concludes “Now ins' alter surgerv led better han have tor two sears |