Show r H Ifm 'f ai LT i www Vol 95 No 34 March 15 2006 Heart Device means New Life for Fillmore resident Fillmore Utility Rates Discussed Dean Diaper The Fillmore City ounul discussed utility minimum rates at their meeting held on lues Marth 7 A report was given from a five member committee regarding recommendations for minimum charges allectmg utilities lllmore 1 he committee was made up in of members of the community and counb cil members Recommendations lor shut oil lees and minimum fees were discussed No action was taken on March 7 hut action will ouncil be considered at the March 21 meeting Kenneth Martin said the Councilman committee found it is common practice ol the city not to charge mumnums lor empty apartments it the meter is shut off He detailed three billings gaibage 2) lectne and A) Water Fillmore currently charges the following nnnumiins lor the follow mg residential utilities Garbage - SI 4 00 month lectricity - $15 00 month Water - S17 5() month Sewer - SI2 00 month Total lor all services combined S5X 50 Martin said if no one is living at a residence there is no service requiring pick up lor garbage The ity or a pnv ate company are not entitled to payment where no service has been rendered The mini- mum is vmly jpplied to occupancy It was that payment be made tv) recommended the County or to the private company on a monthly basts rather than quarterly in Utility rlr USPS rr'Hnrdrcp com See £ Rates on page 2 b Dean Diapei It NAD is a lleailMate Fowler's ol a battery driven titanium pump impl inted m the abdomen with a inflow tube carrying blood from the left ventricle to the pump and an outflow tube carry mg blood Irom the pump to the aorta and into the hloodstieam A controller is worn externally on the body which is attached to the pump via a Ins tube enlcimg through the abdomen Nearly five milium Americans stiller liom heart failure with 5MI000 new cases diagnosed etch year with about 250001) ol them sullermg Irom severe consists heart failure Six weeks ago t lillord owler's heart had reached a point w heie it could no longer pump enough Mood thiough his body unassisted to maintain normal (unctions nd stage congestive heart lailme was becoming a reality in Fowler's File His l)r Craig Grose ol f illmoie physician read an e mail about a new device and in the skin requires daily dressings to prevent infection Recipients ol the NAD cannot go swimming or take an immersion bath 1 he pump is powered by two lead acid hole it be tiled SI had a left Ventricular Assist Device (I NAD) implanted m Ins heart and abdomen at DS Hospital m Salt ake t ity Ihe VAI) has diamuti-ally changed his hie llclore the suigery hardly knew recommended Fowler batteries when the recipient is out movowler carries his batteries in ing about pair ol holsters slung under Ins aims Ihe batteries last from (our to live hours A stationary unit is maintained at home to power the pump It has a 2Moot cord and recharges the allow movement to a he conwhat was going on aiound me tusion was due to a lack ol blood ire illation Ihe surgery worked out really well My stiength is rapidly coming back It was good news" said am owler ‘1 M)s are mg state of the art dev ices giv mg meaning to life ith heart failure Patients receiving an NAD turn to a quality of life which includes dnv mg returning to work independence socialimg and traveling b ground air and water" said James Fong MI) and program director lor the I tah Artilic lal heart Program "IN'ADs do the work of the left ventricle" said Hill Perry Outieach Nurse Since receiving fiom LDS Hospital I) approval m 2002 lor longterm DS Destination Hospital has Ihcrupy been activelv implanting patients with LNAt) s who have no other hope in the ir treatment of heart lailure batteries used when outside the home (raining sessions were held at illmore enter to acquaint ( omimimtv Medical NADs on doctors and stall with the Maich 9 and 10 the training was Jamie ( onduclmg I reend IDS Hospital Outreach Nurse coordinator " his I AD implantation) is not a last ditch cllort" Treend said Patients must be a good candidate It is expensive ther" apy 1 he dev ice costs SI) 000 reend said candidates lor INNDs are identified as harm intolerant ol beta blockcis lie have renal dysfunction decreasing qualiqnent hospitalizations ty ol hie and advanced ( lass III IN heart lailure She said heart transplant patients are restricted to patients 65 years old an ND recipients have ranged younger m age Irom 10 to x Iieend said DS Clifford Fowler displays his pump and explains how lias pci tonne d 170 implants for lound to he physically suitable hospital patients lor the procedure lie tali Artificial Heart I’rogram at DS Ho pital is one of the forerunners m the held ol M)s hey are currently involved in Inals conducted ill hospitals include Patients involved nationwide those not eligible lor a heart transplant diabe Fiecause ol age tes with organ damage chronic kidney cancer obesity and oilier dysfunction I (actors Prospective patients are sometimes by their doe lots and some ate sell "People searching for options find out it operates about the pingium and call to impute il it suitable lot then siiuuiioii is something a old puli Hi coil til said liccrul ' (acted us and dull) waul a ti in plant Her doctor had told ha the onlv other option was hospice Ac b lie e in riving " people a hoicc covered h Medicare lie proccduie Mod pa'ieiil o m h lOOO and Insurance 2 davs with the device and one wail years Most puiails smtunib to other causes bum hi mi In ill licalili not he n ml said cause o u art piohle ms Interested pel mis cun un more about the tali Artificial lie at I’logr un by eon 4DK sol" A IP it lie al hi) taclun? the or on the w t b al w w w uahp emu Thoratec’s HeartMate II (L) New generation HeartMate (C) and Hart-MatI the most implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device pumps shown with a penny for size comparison Only Two more Filing Days!! It isn't Spring yet the snow is still on Sugarloaf Don disappoint your relatives neighbors and ihe me umt'enis' ( let down lo the ( ounty ( leik's office arid file lor elected "tike' Just think of the impression it will make al vour ne tenon high school he ptoud lo s claim as a candidate lor olhec w ill be trifled m pi ii mi S Senator Nnd ill Im a pulirv tiling U were listed on the ballot for Don't miss this chance It only happens mice ev erv tvove us' has been there all week - II TOD NS V ur m """ Fillmore’s New Right of Way Ordinance Fillmore ( ity Council adopted 00 - 02 aOcctn g encroachstreet on public roads street' ol wavs alley s or other public prop right “ erty on Tues March 5 Article ( Section 4ot was amended by deleting the 14 dav time and sussti!uiir g ”2 hours quirement It is row unlaw tul to p rk or place r ul property which includes but is not brute to RN traders utih'v trailers un hcctis d vehicles hvesitch trailers TFie Ordinance ments rewttod (or storage puripon any puHic road street sirct av or allev lor mote than sc o i'2i hours a'ter receiving no ’ccd or pose rial cr t lo ale our whn this ic city a nicer place to live all abort " said fcne’l ( 't dicdman Fi'imoie erg “licensed vehicles m tfe nHt ol wav (wr is OK The pLr7ose irg e'cept e pick use Some people ing P is We hae a e lo rem oc everv-ips and ears that "t cor nua’N abast person and cut Pe streets to Ml and Ic cn t be to spue keep the ci'y be o ppn g to a'k pe p'g COPY lin 'ha'I K feT!' oe t vpertv rdiou! notict i'1 er t pcs w i'b ll "2 h ( ij d sps tiee requirement and provide 'tie be llec iw’igMio ere ti re"cud per so' p' I'ersonal pr pertv m vi g be " p u o'd ' ice "a sUch tic e is wav all of the tune " Discussion to k place- re i'Jing the the n u n "2 hour notice It Was council that was hoped tbit con mon sense would be used in ct uana P lav Adequate time to pursue now al a In g or unloading o vehicles am' o'hcr pi p 'Wider d jratioi s Will hopcfullv be Ihe ”2 bourn woi Id enforcement a! 'Hie the per sonic m viol ill m afe m ti lied ot the ition h w as obcer j 'I at notice could be given within live minutes of a viola'ion or a'er an in ft? rule peri od tar e In the event ot snowstorms uqgg w Ml snow pi e'ear 'H pi of t' Ji Tt'i11' a'e d l'lipounde N'sv piope rt ill be r ne'clil diese1 nula vtul to '''it pit) eonliniiil not areas n ll d all ic the pa Hot me nt w 'Wiict a lo nie filial "iitofist Had Greg Scha'cr ad Virg m a Leader Fillmore City Recorder presented Award pr eTeigii' Jacqueline moved pvmn tn bv il e' wir Ihe It n n P 'lore pvnsi ' removal re iT t ( l' llshl ( h I'lcf ' ( R " M ' it s trsceli K w or a sh aliv requiring ihe anv motors m opciitiou cluhne b ritou iniis in raider lial ot as at' conirmr Ic"potirv 'ring dust1 It ) with in motors run c1 t mi bt ill we "ll stre r'hl of ei si d " |