Show jini Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1800 in out of county 6 months $1000 On Advance) Copy 50 1 Senior Citizens (65 and older) $1500 in county $18 00 out of USPS County Vol 0 78 No 44 May 5 1988 Election 1988 by Dawn Carder Political candidates all over the United States are busy on the campaign trail The eyes of the country are focused on the presidential hopefuls in both the Republican and Democratic parties as they come into the home stretch before the national conventions Then of course Utahns are faced with choices for governor representatives and local offices the following In Millard County filed for office: have people County Commissioner Jer’E Brinkerhoff Nord O Brockbank County Commissioner C Frank Baker Warren E Jensen Neil R Dutson County Recorder Linda S Carter Cleve J Christensen Marcia Talbot Day Millard County School Board District Wendell Robison District 2 Harold L Beckstrand District 3 Howard Clayton Boyd Schena Election statistics provided by the State of Utah show that there has been in voter participation in the decline a past ten years Millard County with 19 election districts reported 4388 persons registered to vote in 1976 and 6216 in 1986 Of those numbers 815 (517 percent Republican 430 percent Democratic) percent voted in 1976 while only 596 ( 752 percent Republican 238 percent Democratic) percent voted in the 1986 elections Key 1988 election dates in Utah are: Conventions (for odd numbered years) 15 or August Organizing Conventions te or September Organizing Conventions MonMeetings-la- st April day of April April 26 to May 31 -- County Primary Conventions to June June Primary Conventions Filings March 15 to April 15 for all candidates candidates are also to file during this filing period Judicial State School Local School Justice of Service the Peace Fire Commissioner District Primary Registration Days September 6 7 and 8 Primary Election Day September 13 General Registration Days 2 and 3 November General Election Day November 8 Improvement Districts 21 7 There are several 1988 election law changes These bills have pssed both the Utah Senate and the Utah House and became law when the Governor signed them on April 25 1988 Senate Bill 39 The state and local school code has been amended Title 53 Chapter 2 is now Title 53 A Chapter Senate Bill 84 Persons failing to deliver completed registration forms to the county clerk according to law are guilty of a class B misdemeanor 2 All ballots may be delivered to one election judge 3 Clarifies how to fill a vacancy on the local school board of trustees Senate Bill 85 Clarifies how to fill a vacancy of an elected municipal officer 2 The municipal election law is contained in Title 20 Chapter 5 unless a direct reference is made to another section of the election code 3 When a candidate is nominated at a municipal primary election and then withdraws or dies there is to be no replacement and the candidate position is to remain vacant on the November ballot candidates for a first class 4 Write-icity election must file with the city recorder The filing must be done by the Wednesday before the November candidates for second election Write-iand third class cities and towns need not Senate Bill 132 Officials of a municipality may have liquor outlets closed on election day The request must be filed with quor department at least 30 days before the municipal election Senate Bill 177 Political action committees receivin ing money or spending money election process and corthe regards to porations spending money in regards to the election process are to file a report with the lieutenant governor’s office The eport is to be filed (a) on the fifth day preceding the primary and general election (b) within 30 days after the general election Senate Bill 178 Whenever a constitutional amendment is published in a newspaper or voters information pamphlet the comNew plete text is to be printed and language is to be underlined deleted language is to be placed within brackets House Bill 65 Each candidate listed on the ballot for a first or second class city election shall file a financial statement with the city recorder within 30 days after the election Candidates eliminated at the primary election are to file a report not later than 30 days after the primary election 2 Each candidate running for an office in the county shall file a campaign report with the county clerk The report is to be filed not later than 30 days after Candidates the November election eliminated at the primary election are to file a report not later than 30 days after the primary election House Bill 129 The law has been amended in regards to filling the vacancy for county attorney and also for election of a county attorney House Bill 209 The boundaries of the district juvenile and circuit courts have been changed so all three trial court boundaries are the same for the county House Bill 353 The state central committee shall consist of the state party officers and representatives of each county The county representative is to be elected by the delegates at the county organizing convention 2 The law in regards to mass meetings has been amended In 1990 the mass meeting will be called party caucus 3 If a delegate dies resigns or is disqualified the county central committee shall appoint a replacement from the voting district of the deceased resigned or disqualified delegate 4 The county party chairman and secretary are to prepare a complete register of delegates for the county party nominating convention The chairman and secretary are to certify a copy to the county clerk within 10 days of the party caucus The county clerk shall make the register available to the public during office hours and 5 The state party chairman secretary are to prepare a complete register of delegates for the state party chairman The convention nominating and secretary are to certify a copy to the lieutenant governor within 5 days The of the last county convention lieutenant governor shall make the register available to the public during office hours Motel burglaries continue by Dawn Carder For two years Sgt John Kimball of the Millard County Sheriff’s Department has been tirelessly working on the Case of the Motel Burglaries By his at this point in the own admission ‘‘We game he is just plain frustrated (Kimball and other law enforcement come have officers) up with zilch have been some motels Twenty burglarized repeatedly yet no me has ever seen a thing!" Kimball stated vehicle has been “No suspicious observed nor have there been any circumstances reported suspicious checked we’ve everything Although there is no common denominator" It is no wonder that the professionals working on this case are frustrated Since October 1986 motels in Fillmore Beaver Price Green River Nloab Richfield Kanab Heber City Roosevelt Ml Carmel Junction and Cedar City have been hit most more than one time The Paradise Inn in Filimote for example has been robbed on four separate occasions Accorthe targeted ding to Sgt Kimball motels are "better” ones Initially the burglars emptied rooms of virtually all the linens tables chairs lamps etc More recently only televisions and bedspreads have been taken Sgt Kimball reports rooms have that more than been robbed of goods totaling over $67000 Replacements are costly to the owners Don Fullmer of Fillmore’s Paradise Inn estimates that it costs between $1500 and $2500 to furnish each room and four of his were emptied Kimball has enlisted the aid of Sgt law enforcement officers in other communities and together they are exploring all avenues Trucking companies pawn shops and motel guests have been contacted and teletypes containhave been ing burglary information sent to all western states Sgt Kimball has also enlisted the services of professional criminal and intelligence such as OCC1B and organizations RMIN Last Saturday April 30 the case was aired on Channel 2 television on "Crime Solvers" is no common there Although denominator Sgt Kimball reports that the burglaries have always taken place Fillmore Health Fair Tuesday May 10 8 am - 6 pm at night most frequently on weekends during the months of October through March There have been no fingerprints found but it appears that either a driver or a tire arm has been ed to enter the rooms There has been no damage done to the doors and say Kimball "It is hard to tell from the outside that a room has been burglarized" Doug Monroe of “Crime Solvers" said that the case will be reenacted several more times on Salt Lake City television channels 2 5 and 13 Anyone with any information is urged to conat tact Solvers" "Crime The or identity of a caller remains anonymous and an informant number is given to each If information leads to solving the crime a cash reward of up to is given Yes Sgt John Kimball is frustrated that the combined efforts have to date failed to solve the crime However determined to break the case he con tinues to "hang in there" with the tenacity of a bull dog HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS pictured are: back row Linda Kersey left to right Kathy Nielson Lamb Karen Scothern Marie Anderson front row to r Beulah Bassett Karen Redd McMichael Not pictured: Vickie Peterson Rawlinson Ellen Ruth Hospice offers support and comfort for the terminally ill by Dawn Carder The word “hospice" comes from the Latin "hospitium” meaning hospitality an inn or lodging Webster defines the word to mean “a place of refuge for travelers especially that belonging of Saint Bernard in the io die Alps 2) a home for the sick or poor” Today the term is generally used to describe groups andor institutions committed io providing control and relieve of emotional and physical suffering of the terminally ill The hospice concept of caring for the terminally ill relatively new in the United States has long been been practiced in Europe Beginning in the early 1960s renewed emphasis was made on hospice care in St Christopher’s Hospital London England under the direction of Dr Cicely Saunders Following Dr Saunders’ model the in the states was first program established in New Haven Connecticut in 1974 Since the initial program in Connecticut the hospice concept has gained momentum all across this country Many programs have been established and others as the one in Millard County are in the planning stages There may be differences from one program to another hut the basic characteristics have to be the same in order to use the term “hospice” The guidelines of Hospice Inc in New Haven are specific and they serve as a model lor hospice organizations the United States Their throughout goals are: "To keep the patient at home as long as possible To educate health professionals and lay people To support the family as the unit of care 1 o help the patient to live as fully as possible To keep costs down” The criteria ku admission include: " the prognosis must be for death months 2) the referin either weeks ring plnsiiian must agree to continue his association with the patient 3) a spouse family member or friend must be ready to assume responsibility tor primary care and 4) the patient must of radius live within a "It is not for everyone W e must meet the patient where he she is and try to put some control bask here belongs Hospice is not a panacea It is a sharing of the woik load meeting varied Hospice” needs" One of the key components of the hospice concept is symptom control Stated in an explanatory pamphlet is the following: "One of the maior goais of a hospice program is io maintain the patient's quality of life J his invokes taking those measures necessary pharmacologic psychologic or spirit ual to keep the patient at his or her optimal level of functioning" Pain can as Mrs Anderson pointed out emphatically be controlled Both patients and family members experience social isolation which often is the worst of all pain Hospice professionals and volunteers try to help the suffering overcome the pair extending ounty as help in all areas In Millard of elsewhere availability lor panurses with physican tients Further volunteers aie always on call and ready to prov ide emotional and and basic such as transportation shopping services A most important aspect of hospice is the bereavement as much and for as long as necessary given to the family Professional and volunteer hospice workers explained Main Anderson are very open and honest wuh patients and families Thev are trained to deal business-ho- w to with unfinished manage check books learning to cook meals etc n any wav that is helpful “Hospice pulls resources together" said Marie Millard County Hospice the three professional staf1 members the Board of Directors and the volunteers are und raise-- mav be moving forward held in the future as supplies re needt ed and there will media in coverage different aspects ot the provou a tamilv gram In the meantime member or a friend is terminally ill the liospue program n available hoc h c'ters an alterna'm and suppor The local hospice program is in the initial planning stage Kathy Nielson a nurse and Senior Service Coordinator is the director Working with her are two professional nurse staff ie Killpack head of Home Health Care and in charge of Hospice patient care Marie Anderson a former coronary care and cancer and nurse in Muskegon Michigan coordinator of volunteers for Hospice their While all are paid professionals time with Hospice is strictly volunteer with no financial compensation The governing body for the Millard County Hospice is a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of people with varying expertise The members are John Reeves Central Utah Mental Health Barbara Faigle social worker for Delta and Fillmore Community the Rev Walter Medical Centers Riendeau pastor of St John Bosco Church Catholic Roger Killpack Ruby Vodak dietician pharmacist Albert Dr Brent Black physician Nickle mortician According to Marie each has already made Anderson valuable contributions especially during training sessions for volunteers Volunteers are vitally involved in Hospice Due to the very nature of the program people are carefully selected and trained to work with patients and local Last October their families Sharron volunteers— Linda Kersey Lamb Karen Scothern Beulah Bassett Redd Ellen McMichaelKaren along with Kathy Nielson and Marie Anderson went through four weeks (24 hours tota’ of intensive training Two other Vickie Peterson and Ruth women Rawlinson are soon to join the group Marie Anderson says that she perinvolved with Hospice became sonally as a cancer nurse “It is a very dividualistic program" she stressed Rotary continues Polio Plus Campaign Polio is a word that today has little meaning for many people in the United States Since the vaccine was discovered by Jonas Salk we could say that two generations are free trom the horrible crippling effects of the disease But in many parts o! the world thousands of children each year become afflicted with pohonyehtis Main die and many more are let with twisted and shrunken legs living in pain In Rotary International a worldwide the goal has been service organization Charity Auction to raise money to combat polio will take place or the Delta its Park tennis courts There will Pc emertainmeir and main goods and ser vices will he sold from the auction biock bv A B lohnson Be sure to attend this kin u"uir! (Would it be POSSIBl I to bin clean windows trom Wu'ren Peterson-’'It vou have donations (or the auction contact Bart Simmons Pat 1 or anv other Rotary member Ii is call set to wipe out polio by 1990 ed the Polio Plus Campaign 993 million children have been immunized The local Rotary Club under the direction of President Greg Nielson and Polio Plus Chairman Gilbert Trutillo has se: goals to do its share in tlu worldwide effort Proceeds trom the annual Christmas tree sale were set aside lor polio vaccines Another event is scheduled On Saiurdav Mav 21 from 2 to 230 CELEBRATE NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK MAY S 14 pm Delta Health Fair Wednesday May 11 8 am - 6 pm |