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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - Thursday, April 29, 1982 - Page Eight Spotlight on People Hasel by Lee Dalton awfully hard to interview Hazel Honey because she has so many demands on her Its time that she doesnt sit still for very long. Hazel is the Coconino County community services worker in Fredonia. Shes the only county services worker in Fredonia besides the Justice of the Peace and Justice Court Clerk and her responsibility spans a wide area. While I was trying to interview Hazel, she was visited by a person needing help in probating a will, another needing help with a food stamp application, one needing help in repairing some leaking plumbing and one seeking assistance in obtaining energy assistance also program help. She provides assistance of many kinds to people from Mojave County because Mojave has no one available to help their residents north of the big ditch. The telephone kept ringing and at one point she had an animated discussion with a telephone operator who refused to believe she was calling from Arizona because the call was passing through a Utah switchboard. Much of Hazels work is with Fredonias senior citizens. She runs a hot meal program for them in which three hot meals are provided each week for people who might otherwise have difficulty preparing any. Some of the seniors come for the meals to the trailer recently provided to Fredonia by the county, but Hazel takes many of the meals to the homes of those for whom travel is too difficult or who are ill at the time. She assists by providing transportation for those who can no longer drive to medical appointments or the grocery store and by arranging medical appointments. She picks up and delivers prescriptions and helps several with housecleaning now that housecleaning has become too much for them. Hazel is often called upon to help find legal advice and provide consumer protection for people who are traditionally preyed upon by various shady operators. She tries to educate them and warn them of the multitude of schemes designed to separate senior citizens from their money and tries to help them when they need it in resisting sales pitches. Its hard for a man who has all his life been to finally realize that he needs help with such things as home U'i' Kanab News Items Under the Helmet The Wilford Rehers enjoyed a notes from the Fredonia Firehouse weekend trip to Provo visiting furnace off because roaring and their she cant hear over the daughter, Nancy, telephone and the seniors who friends down from Canada Along with better underAlong about 1960 a revoluwith visit her cant hear themselves along seeing other tion started in firefighting standing of fire' as a science friends. speaking. practices in the United States. came a new set of standardIvan Goodall speaks again, A long history of major ized tactics. Now, instead of a The Whites, disasters had fanned public fireground being a scene of Raymond In Flagstaff and Williams, the county helps with 5 hot Howard Daltons and Glenai' sentiment and the heavy confusion and shouting, it meals a week. Here, we have Boardman with son Alan 'all losses incurred by fire insurbecame a and ' a carefully rehearsed scene of traveled to Mesa, Arizona to ance to led 3. Down there its a lot easier companies attend the wedding and controlled chaos. in attitudes tod to get on the program than It is of Lonny White. reception Someone has said that once there Where fire. ward here and much easier to be had been reluctance and firefighters with their modern classed as homebound for Warren and Darlene Boes of home meal delivery. Weve outright opposition to stronger tactics and equipment dont the Kanab Creek Ranchos are fire codes, there was suddenly look like heroes any more. meal service asked for in California .vacation on; a and been turned down. On top surge of legislation that tried Instead, to one watching, they family and friends. to provide better protection for seem to move in a carefully of that, weve been told that if visiting They will then fly on to Hawaii choreographed ballet of purbudget cuts require the meal for two weeks, where Darlene the general public. in that with poseful movement. cut be change to Along back, has a program daughter living. Each step has been planned attitude came a change in the Fredonia will be cut to 2 days a rehearsed time and again. and used and methods and equipment week and Flagstaff to fight fire. The science of fire It begins the moment the siren Williams will be cut to 4. It engineering was suddenly starts to sound to summon the doesnt seem very fair to me! carry wheelchairs. I asked about some criticism recognized and universities all firefighters to the firehouse. Ivans delightful English the country developed At night, the clothes are over is the heard that as he Ive accent rises in pitch program But here, Hazel dogree programs in the field. arranged near the bed and Just another giveaway and finishes, The Town of Fredonia will Surprisingly, this produced dressing quickly has become does it all. Shes the driver, Hazel replied, Yes, I hear the clerk, the nurse and the that, too, from time to time. be having a dog licensing quite a bit of opposition within second nature. The car keys But people here in Fredonia clinic on May 9th, 1982, the ranks of firefighters across are always in the same place. janitor! are different. You have to Saturday, at the Fredonia the nation. The fire service At the firehouse is a quiet bustle of activity as the first has been a tradition-boun- d Fredonia mayor Robert remember that they are very Town Hall. The time is 1 one in answers the fire phone knit bunch of and Dr. a.m. Sheets St. Harris says simply, like of tightly AnyGeorge pioneers. independent, Benand chalks the location of the the time from will be available for rabies people thing you can say to praise her When they finally accept our alarm on a blackboard. The founded Franklin the shots and other vaccinations. wouldnt be enough. jamin because theyve help its Cost for the licenses will be first volunteer fire company second one in opens the other Harold Mace, chairman of reached the last resort and $5.00 for altered dogs and back in the days of the 13 big door. They all pull on their the Fredonia Senior Citizens, have no alternatives left. colonies. protective gear quickly and It looks like a job filled with $7.50 for unaltered dogs. says, We've been up here for leather-lunge- d then take positions on the old A lot of with and and and years years nothing challenges problems smokeaters deeply resented truck. and now we have Hazel. Shes when asked about them, Hazel d to Everyone is the first to really help. He replies, The hardest part of having a batch of young sliderule engineers telling take any position, but genershakes his head and adds, this job is getting attached and them theyd been doing it all ally certain places are reShe goes through a lot more then when someone passes wrong for years. They resisted served for certain people. An than I would to serve. a theres away, deep personal new protective equipment, engineer, specially trained to Hazel is married to Greg loss. I often feel guilty after the fire engine and its operate apparain breathing the one especially their and I when on children, of them Day one May puts Honey passes into the drivers slides it wasnt because pump tus, will Kirk, age 9, Kimlee, 7, and remember all the times they mood for dancing and you manly. They took pride in seat. An officer slides into the Heather who is 3, often called for me and I just have this opportunity to join couldnt go because I was just your dancing friends this their ability to breathe smoke seat beside the engineer and accompany her as she makes her rounds. I asked her how too busy. That kind of thing Saturday, May 1st, at the like a man. They even seemed pulls on a small breathing she and her family can stand makes me want to try all the Fredonia LDS Cultural Hall at to take pride in their willing- unit. Up to four others hop on the tail board, hook safety ness to die like a man. the demands the job places on the regular monthly dance. harder. But, eventually, the leather belts around themselves and The Country Swingers will her for so little pay and she Hazel mentioned, someto new begin pulling Nomex Well. . . .you answered, place in the interview and provide some very danceable lungs gave way hoods over their and the methods improvereally become attached to almost in passing, that her music and the time to begin is heads. One of them hits a ments in firefighting equipthese older people and it patriarchal blessing stated she 8:30 (Utah time). ment and tactics came rapidly. button and toots the horn See you all there makes you want to do would work with and provide twice. The engineer eases out with the new methods, And can to anything you help comfort to the elderly, it looks of the fire station, the siren the job of firefighters-bo- th them. They get to be like like a blessing has certainly volunteer-suddenbutton is pushed and the run and ly love children paid come to pass and has grown to family and our became a whole lot more begins. them as much as if they were bear rich fruit. Late arriving firefighters complicated than it had been. grandparents or uncles or No longer was it a matter of will take the second truck or Editor's note: Just before aunts. going to press, I received a standing outside and pouring follow in private cars. She pauses for a moment, short note from Hazel that I water through the windows. Approaching the scene of the with shared be think should fire, the engineer and tactics demanded and then that Modern on, reflecting, goes The Mr. John Cram, Fredonia firefighters make entry to find officer begin the size-uSometimes some of them readers. It said, "There were even call at 5:30 or 6 in the two things I wish I had schools Metals and Auto and attack the fire at its seat. officer makes note of the morning and just want to visit mentioned when I was talking Mechanics Instructor, has Even though the new equip- conditions ahead and plans with you. been involved in a curriculum ment made the job easier, it the first steps of attack. The or receive a little reassurance that somebody cares for "One, after working with project in cooperation with the also made it a little more engineer decides where and the Senior Citizens I have Arizona Department of Educathem. She smiles and adds, dangerous because it meant how to spot the engine. The engine pauses for a I dont even mind that. found we must enjoy and tion and Northern Arizona committing people into much The trailer Hazel works in is make the best of each day. University. He has attended more dangerous environments moment beside a fire hydrant old and drafty with a furnace They tell me about when their two workshops in Page which than had previously been and the officer shouts the Take the hyd- that sounds like a Boeing 747. children were young and of have been designed to provide possible to enter. command, with It has a small office, a large h was to write him the only expertise experiences, past meeting room and a kitchen yesterday to them. Time goes competency based curriculum which cant be used because by too fast and if we dont for his classes. This means the pipes have frozen and make use of it and enjoy it that he will be writing the educational goals for his burst. Hazel usually turns the we 've lost it. Date Max Min Prec classes in terms of specific "Two, they are able to enjoy the beautiful things of life skills for students so that The public is invited to without money. The sunsets, those completing the classes attend the Spring piano recital new flowers, the weather, are able to perform specified given by the students of working in their yards, many welding and mechanical tasks. Donna Casebolt on Saturday, things we overlook because we This will be of help to future May 1, at 6 p.m. at the LDS are so busy. employers as they will know First Ward meeting house. "I learn from them every which skills students possess. The regular meeting of will perform The students Other vocational teachers in day. Kanab Womens Civic Club as well the future will be going original compositions will be tonight, Thursday, as recital pieces to represent Courtesy - Dan Merrell through a similar process of all music forms. April 29 at 8 p.m. at the and instruction workshops Kanab Senior Citizen Center. writing competency based Members are encouraged to objectives in vocational areas. Ammonia is a wonderbring guest and all interested These workshops are an worker at stein removel. Use ladies are invited to attend. it on fabrics outgrowth of state and naany from except Edwards Southwest Gary those silk or tional containing goals to have vocational Health District will present a wool. Moisten the stain competency based. programs on PulmonCardiac program with straight ammonia and Mr. Cram is to be compliary Resuscitation, CPR, knowkeep it wet until the stain is mented for his educational ledge of this procedure could gone. Rinse with water. leadership as the first particivery well mean the difference pant in this program. life between and death of some loved one. A business meeting and refreshments will FREE Wlarriacje Couniefiny: follow the demonstration. Wives who work & cook & do the dishes, Should be granted these three wishes: . repairs or cutting firewood. But when that time comes, Hazel is ready to help obtain home repairs, weatherization and energy saving helps and to coordinate with Scout or church organizations willing to help with firewood and yard work. She tends to the seniors in times of minor illness and seeks help for them when illness becomes major or chronic. She also provides help to younger people in need as the only social services represene in Fredonia. tative And for all of this, according to Ivan Goodall who represents the Fredonia seniors on the regional council on aging, Hazel Honey is paid less than current minimum wage. Ivan warms up quickly to It the subject as he says, would be absolutely impossible to find a more conscientious and dedicated person than Hazel. Since she has been curtailed in what she is allowed to do she spends a lot of her own time to provide the service people need. "She was told a while ago that she could make only one trip to Kanab a week to take people to medical appointments and only one trip a month to St. George. But since we cant all schedule when were going to be sick, she often takes her own time and money to take people to St. George or Kanab on Saturday in her own car. Goodall says No, sir, you couldnt emphatically, find a better person anyplace. Why, she even gets up in the middle of the night to help. She does such things as going out at all hours to help a person who has contact lenses after cataract surgery put in or remove her contacts. Goodall really fires up when he begins talking about the disparity between services provided senior citizens in Flagstaff and those provided in Fredonia. "In Flagstaff, he says, they have paid drivers who start at $4.00 an hour-mo- re than Hazel makes for all the responsibility she has-w- ho are ready with six vans to pick up and transport people whenever and wherever they have a need. Some of those vans are even with elevators to equipped full-tim- turn-aroun- Dog Licensing Clinic May Day Dance In Fredonia cross-traine- 1 John Cram Attends Workshops Students To Present Recital Civic Women To Be Sure of Park Use Make Reservations Hearing Club Meets Tonight, 29th Clinic Set A free hearing clinic is scheduled for May 12 at the Coconino County building in Fredonia. The clinic is intendHowever, to better facilitate ed primarily for senior citizens the use of the area and to be but, according to community sure of having the area services worker Hazel Honey, desired, the board also en- it is open to everyone of age and she courages the reserving of the regardless urges parents to bring their area. children. Anyone who has any To reserve the park residents should contact Duff reason to be concerned about their hearing should attend. 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( hii -- i well clasped Daily Luncheon Specials 0 Weather rant! The newest firefighter on the tailboard has been designated to take the hydrant. He drops off, hydrant wrench in one hand, the end of a heavy hose in the other. A quick wrap around the hydrant and the engine drives off laying hose behind it. The hydrant person will attach the hose and turn water immediately into it. The engineer spots the engine and the officer bails out calling to the people on the tailboard for the size and number of hoses to be used in the attack. The officer then makes contact with the property owner or bystanders, decides on the point of entry to reach the fire and turns to help the firefighters. One of the firefighters on the back has grabbed the hose clamp and attached it to the supply hose that stretches back to the hydrant. Two of them are already reaching inside a compartment and are shrugging into the harnesses of breathing apparatus. The water from the hydrant hits the hose clamp and stops. The engineer watches while the first attack lines are pulled from special beds where they are preconnected, ready for instant use. As soon as the hoses are clear of the bed and stretched out, he turns water into them from the trucks tank. Then he turns attention to connecting the supply hose from the hydrant to the pumps intake port. Once the water supply has been established, he will refill the trucks tank to hold a reserve of water in case anything happens to the supply line. The officer helps the hose team pull the hose to the point of entry, directs them inside and begins commanding the other aspects of the attack. At this point, about one minute and thirty seconds has elapsed from the time the fire engines wheels stopped rolling at the fire scene. (Next - A Trip Inside a Burning Building) j JJJ JJJ jjj Personal Business Computers (formerly The Computer Room) 197 Also In West 650 South, Cedar City Salt Lake City at 586-264- 1879 South Main SL, 8 486-483- 9 |
