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Show ection B Kerry Dursey, respiratory therapist, begins practice in Sanpete County MESSENGER-ENTERPRIS- Kerry Dursey likes to breathe. He grew up living for the summer time when he could go hunting with his father for deer or elk along Skyline Drive. Or fishing at Nine-Mil- e Now, instead of stabilizing trauma patients and sending them on to UVRMC, Sanpete Valley physicians have a respiratory therapist on the team who can monitor and treat breathing prob- Reservoir. Somehow Kerrys love for the outdoors and the fresh air that goes lems right here. Such problems are found in people of all ages, most often at with it led him into a career as a respiratory therapist. That love also brought him from a Sanpete Valley Hospital in high risk babies who are either premature, born with complications, or, as in the case of a meconium baby, 12-ye- ar stint at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and a leadership position, to Sanpete Valley Hospital and Sanpete Valley Home Health Care. complications involving respira- tion. A respiratory therapist is in- - volved in emergency room treatment of anything causing unconsciousness, from near drownings and car accidents to gunshot alwounds, anaphylactic shock with associated reactions lergic bee stings; foods and medications can also cause this reaction. In addition to working at the hospital, Kerry makes house calls with Sanpete Valley I Iome 1 lealth Care. I le goes into a home to do problem assessments and lung disease treatment. He also sets up oxygen and other equipment. Asked what he likes most about working in Sanpete, Kerry couldnt say enough about the people. From the physicians, nurses and adminstration to the patients, Kerry loves the people with whom he works. Kerry is married to his high school sweetheart, Suann. They have seven children, ranging from age two to 14. The family resides in the Woodland Hills area of Spanish Fork, so Kerry makes the drive daily through the Thistle area. He scopes out the scenery and takes a casual head count of the wildlife visible from 50-min- The Kerry Dursey family: Joseph, Kerry, Jordan, Jason, the road. His home in Woodland Hills is up for sale and he looks forward to enjoying all of the Sanpete lifestyle with his family. Jarom, Jerika, Jacob, Jennalyn and Suann. Firefighters hone skills in actual fires proper training, and the experience necessary to extinguish any type of structure fire. This type of training also gives department professional firefighters' certification. In case you are wondering if fire department personnel arbitrarily pick old houses to ignite, don't fret. The owners of both of the homes burned asked the fire and the thermal balance of the smoke and hot gasses in the confined room flash over bringing the lave you ever wondered just how long it would take for your house to go up in flames? Volunteers firefighters from Ephraim, Manti, Gunnison, and Fairview recently participated in a training exercise that reduced two old homes in Ephraim to piles of smoldering rubble. With help from Mike White Lake County Fire DepartSalt of ment, firefighters experienced first hand what it feels like to fight a fire from inside a burning build1 temperature to well over 200 degrees after which the fire is extinguished, then started again. Volunteers from, the participating fire departments felt that the training provided them with valuable information and experience to be able to fight a structure fire with confidence and safety. 1 Ephraim department personnel to burn them. In at least one case, the department's participation in bringing down an old uninhabitable home, will pave the way for a new home to be constructed on the now vacant lot. Citys Assistant Fire Chief, Ronde Larson, remarked, We dont ever want a house fire to erupt, but we need to have ing. Meticulous attention to details such as how a fire burns in stages THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1996 E Five receive honorary degrees from Snow College Saturday continued a tra- Snow College dition of honoring outstanding individuals during their Commencement Exercises last Saturday. Five lelen Dyreng graduated from Snow College with the class of 1941. The majority of her time and the most enjoyable portion of her 1 life has been spent being the w ife of a busy business man and a (See "Honorary Degrees" on page B2) individuals received Honorary of I lumane Letters g Saturday mornings 108th Doctorate dur-in- graduation program. Darol B. and Thora Jensen Rasmussen, Morgan and Helen Bailey Dy reng and the 1 lonorable K.L. Mclff had the degrees bestowed on them by Snow College President Gerald J. Day. All five people have been extremely generous with their time in the ser-viof others and they all have special ties to Snow College. yr.y ' V i4 5... y Morgan and Helen Dyreng were both raised in the area and graduated from Manti High School. They also both attended Snow College. Morgan has been owner and 1 latcher-ic- s manager of Manti-Ape- x and Poultry Breeding Farris in Manti. He is a recipient of the Poultryman of the Year award for professional excellence. Morgan and Helen are two of the original of the Mormon Miracle Pageant and both have been involved w ith it for the entire 30 years. Morgan served as General Chairman of the Pageant for 8 years. I le serv ed as a member of the Manti City Council for two terms. Morgan has held many positions in the LDS Church, lie served a church mission to the Eastern U.S., has been a member of several bishoprics, a bishop, a high counselor, a member of the Stake Presidency, a temple ordinance worker, and is currently serving as Stake Patriarch. v 4 sVil i 1 Salutatorian Nicole Lynd Draper, Ephraim, spoke at Snow Colleges Baccalaureate Services Friday night as part of the honor she earned for having the second highest grade point average of all her classmates. 1 Morgan and Helen Dyreng were awarded honorary degrees at Snow College Commencement exercises. Road is strewn with fire hosses as firefighters from Ephraim, Manti, Gunnison and Fairview practice techniques in Ephraim. , -- L Texas Brand Boots APPLIANCES appliances APPLIANCES GE I & V20 Oft Most Clothing, Boots & Hats Discounted for Hotpoint All GREAT SAVINGS! Discounted a; !: 1 ty-A- O 1 f jj'jJ W.f Prices good 61296 - 62296 4 Du Volunteer firefighters hone firefighting skills in Ephraim as they work to douse flames in old building which was intentionally ignited for the exercise. i i ftfl mmmmmrnmumw i |