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Show South ern Utah fjewiWt tarycss Vol. 56, No. 21 - Thursday, Feb. 26, 1987 - Single Copy - 25c Kane County Looks At $180,000 For New Computer Kane CoTlnty may upgrade their present computer system in exchange for a new system that will cost the county approximately $180,000. The Kane County Commissioners carried a motion to order the new Motorola 8000 system from Progressive Management Systems of Salt Lake City before the end of February, subject to cancellation at the March 2 Commissioners meeting. According to Weldon Glover, who maintains the county's present computer system, if the county orders the new system before the end of the month, they will save $9,000 on the system purchased. The "good deal," however, expires at the end of February. Glover told the commissioners that they could "take advantage of it now and cancel later," if, when after they looked into the matter, they discovered they didn't want to upgrade at this time. Purchasing the new system would entail buying out the lease on the old Motorola system that expires in October 1988. The county would then put $90,000 down on the new system and pay the balance monthly. "All I'm concerned about is that the financial impact isn't greater than it already is," said Kane Chairman Commission County Vince Underwood. Glover told the commissioners that the lease payments might be less than the payments the county is making on the current system. Glover told the commissioners that the cost of maintaining jhe current system made ir more expeosivehan the new system would be. Commission Clerk Kathy Chamberlain told the commissioners that $100,000 was available in the budget for the computer. According to Glover and Chamberlain, the new system would have software for law enforcement It would hook up the Kane County Sheriffs office, the city and county justice of the peaces and the county attorney. The software would have everything from a jail management function to access to state and local law enforcement networks. Chamberlain said the new system would come with four more terminals and four more printers, plus greater storage capacity. "We're full, we need to upgrade," she said. The commissioners voted to order the system but said they will make a final decision after they've spoken with Art Partridge, of Progressive Management Systems, at the March 2 commissioners meeting. In other business, the commissioners heard reports from Vickie Salazar, the county coordinator for Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Neil coordinator Smith, the for Southwest Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, and Kane County Sheriff Joe Gonzales. In her report, Salazar told the commissioners that her organization had met their 1987 year end goal of 27,000 volunteer hours in the year's first quarter. "I'm so proud of my volunteers," she said. "Its (RSVP) just bloomed all over." Salazar and the commissioners agreed to pursue reactivating the Ladies Auxilary at the Kane County Hospital. Since the annual election of Auxilary officers has not been held yet, the commissioners asked Salazar if she would look into the situation. "If someone is standing in the way, I don't see any reason why we can't get around it," said Underwood. He also suggested that Salazar should nominate people that would be willing to help reactivate the Auxiliary. Smith was in to see the commissioners to introduce them to Southwest Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol's new Educational SpecJoan ialist for Kane County. Kalpakoff, of Alton, will take over the Kindergarten through high school drug and alcohol awareness program that was instigated by the state some years back. Kalpakoff will also assist Justice of the Peaces Patricia Chavez and Dennis Mosdell with Driving Under and Influence the counciling five-coun- ty Recent Power Outage Due to Glen Canyon Work Residents of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona who receive electrical service from Garkane Power Association were without power Thursday evening, February 19, for approximately 25 minutes. The outage occurred while employees of Western Area Power Administration were working on a substation located at Glen Canyon Dam. In the process of doing some switching at a substation, they knocked Page, City, Arizona, and Garkanes Southern System off line, said Garkane spokesman Carl When this occurs, it Albrecht. usually takes them twenty minutes or so to correct the problem. Since it is a problem at Glen Canyon Dam, about all we at Garkane can do is wait for them to correct the outage." After going off at 7:30 p.m., the lights were back on at 7:55 p.m. schools. The first order of business for the commissioners and Gonzales was to Sheriff Marc Deputy approve McPherson's new secondary title of executive administrator and approve The commihis job discription. ssioners approved both. The commissioners also carried a motion to pay McPherson's accrued overtime of about 415 hours. Underwood told Gonzales to let 1L w-- FEBRUARYWASHEARTFUND MONTH and Barbara Lawson and Maude BrownrecelveaplaquefromCarol Penney, President of the American Legion Auxiliary, In recognition for over 20 years of service as local chairmen of the AmericanHeartAssoclatlonFundDrlve."Let'scontlnuethefightagalnstheartandbloodvesseldiseases"saysCarol Penney, 1987 chairman. See Co. Commission, pg. 2 Cancer Screening Program A federally funded cancer screening project is underway here. Representauves from the Community Cancer Dectection Project were in Kanab Thursday to explain and set up the project that may involve up to 18,000 participants fra: three years. The Community Cancer Detection Project, based at St George's Dixie Medical Center, is the first cancer screening comprehensive attempt ever made, according to its director and principal project investigator. Dr. Ross F. Woolley. Woolley, who is the chief director of community medicine at the University of Utah's School of said the goal of the Medicine, screening project is to detect cancer in its earliest stages thereby significantly reducing the mortality rate to cancer. The project will encompass all of Kane, Washington, Garfield, Iron and Beaver counties, parts of Arizonas Conconirio and Mohave counties, and parts of Nevadas Clark, Lincolin and White Rine counties. People targeted to participate in the project must be more than 40 years old, should not have cancer or any of the major symptons of cancer and must be a resident in the area. area Woolley said this was chosen for the project because of its cancer incident rate. "In Southern Utah, take Kanab, St. George and so forth, were seeing more and more older people coming out to live here. This older, maturing population has a higher incindent rate of cancer." Woolley added that with aging the risk of cancer rises. According to Woolley, another consideration in locating the project here was the possibility of cancer caused by nuclear fallout "Studies done to date aren't very admitted conclusive," Wooley. "The problem is the situation goes back 30 years ago so it's hard to say if the cancer rates exhibited today in this area were caused by nuclear fallout." But the possibilty is still there, he added. "The cause of the cancer is not "What important" said Woolley. five-coun- ty five-coun- tri-sta- te ty you need to know is that there is a significant amount of cancer here because cancer is a significant disease." Woolley said breast cancer is the number one killer of women in Utah and prostrate cancer is one of the top killers of men in Utah. He said with facts like these, it's easy to see why cancer is "sig- nifjcant." Woolley spoke with Kanab's medical community at noon Thursday to set the project in motion. Later that evening he lectured at the Kanab High School auditorium to spread the word that the Community Dectection Project was underway and to ask people to participate. "The patients for this project must come through the "docs." That's really the focus of this thing," said Woolley. "The easiest way for people to enroll in the project is to call into thee doctors office and make an appointment." Woolley said people interested in participants need to tell the doctor's receptionist that they in the to want participate Detection Cancer Community Project The receptionist and doctor will then make certain that the proper enrollment papers are in order at the time of the patient's visit Project patients will receive a screening schedule from their doctor. The card will be marked off as they are screened for cancer over the next three years. "Everyone must be screened in a comprehensive fashion," Woolley told the physicans and medical at the noon present support meeting. "Otherwise, youll lose people through the cracks." Woolley said the project patients will be screened for all types of cancer. Besides general cancer screening, patients will be given sigmoidoscopies, and pap tests and mamographies for women. Woolley said to make the screening "palatable" to patients, the project wili reimburse most of the screening costs. "The only risk to the patient in this project is the risk that we may fail to diagnose the cancer. There is no guarantee that we won't find cancer or that if they don't have it now, they may not develop it later," said Woolley. Another goal of the project is to educate people of the importance of screening for cancer. "People are just not aware of the potential for them to develop cancer. They close their eyes to the problem and are waiting for a cure." He added that medical science has not advanced a "cure." Doctors cannot give a patient a shot in the arm and say "you're cured." Woolley said, "The best "cure" we have right now is prevention." Woolley said part of preventing cancer is comprehensive screening. He said a patient may screen negative for one type of cancer but positive on another kind. He used breast cancer for an example. "A mammography may pick up a type of cancer that palpatating missed. "The earlier you catch the disease, the greater your chances are of surviving it," added Woolley. Woolley said people who have any one of the seven warning signs of cancer should see a doctor immediately. The warning signs are a change in bowel or bladder habits, a sore that does not heal, unusual bleeding or discharge, thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere, indigestion or difficulty swallowing, obvious change in wart or mole and a nagging cough or hoarseness. Woolley said the $3 million project is administered by the National Cancer Institute through a contract with the University of Utah, School of Medicine. The University of Utah is also working in cooperation with Intermountain Health Care, Inc. Part of the contract monies went to build a $1.5 million cancer treatment center at Dixie Medical - Center. "What's available now is a facility as good as you can find. People don't have to travel to Las Vegas or Salt Lake City or wherever to be treated anymore." Woolley said anyone interested in participating in the project should call their doctor for an appointment Or for more information contact Clyde Vance, president of the Kanab Chapter of the American Cancer or Linda Society, a Sappington, the area 5 executive director for the American Cancer Society at 644-295- 673-629- 3, 0. Fredonia Making Decisions Preparing for additional growth was the stance the Fredonia Council lighnng. Mark Baron had attended a meeting in Orderville this evening concerning TV but there were not enough members present to have a quorum so the meeting was cancelled. The council decided to release the TV funds as Mark was assured that Fredonia's money will be used for the town service and not for services for all the other communities. Mayor Judd expressed thanks to the Senior Citizens for the very nice program they presented for Arizona's Diamond Jubilee. A thank you was also expressed to the town employees for putting up and taking down all the flags along main street. Bids for the concrete work on the took as they looked at several items that are needed with possible growth in mind. An additional water reservior was discussed and Isaac Johnson estimated that 40,000 yards of dirt will have to be moved. The engineering costs could be as much as $29,000. John Willie, who is doing the master plan for the Town of Fredonia presented the map he has prepared and the booklet with information he has gathered for the council to study. He would like to haye a survey done if possible for more information. He and clerk Barbara Kimball had come up with information needed and since there is no hurry in completion of this survey, the council will table the matter until their next meeting at which time they will try to come up with someone to do the survey. A motion was made and passed to change the minimum rate on power for cottage type businesses to $5 Reese Faulkner, Scout Executive and for other businesses to $10. of the Utah National Parks Council, Concern was expressed about the Boy Scouts of America, will be the landfill being able to handle the guest speaker at the annual adult debris from the old school building, Recognition dinner of the Kanab plus all the trees that are being district Thursday at 7 p.m. in the pruned. It was suggested that the Stake Center, according to Don debris from the school be used along Taylor, district chairman who will Kanab Creek for erosion control. be conducting the program. Marshal Mark Johnson reported One of the highlights of the event that Don Allen and Rossi Hunt who will be honoring 25 Century Club are at the police academy for members, individuals and firms, training are doing just fine. He who contributed $100 or more to the visited them recently. The nine Council during the last sustaining people who are being sponsored by membership drive. Five Second the town for EMT training are also Miler awards will also be presented doing well in their studies. Marshal and the District Award of Merit. Johnson also reported he had the Between 150 and 200 are expected phone tags order all ready. to attend the banquet. The old elementary school Mr. Faulkner came to the Utah grounds were discussed. Raymond National Parks Council from Idaho Christensen the Falls where he held the same will represent school board on the committee. The position with the Teton Parks town will not appoint a repreCouncil. Prior to that he was sentative at this time but will look director of field service of the Great at the whole picture and get things Salt Lake Council and a district in perspective. executive of the Roosevelt Council A motion was made and passed to in Phoenix. give prize money for the Christmas The Executive has also had a long dog pound were opened. There were two bids, one from Ron Heaton for $1,272 and one from Ivan Brown for $1394. A motion was made and passed to accept the bid of Ron Heaton. Georgia Heaton did not vote. Other items mentioned were: National Guard has given the town their trailers and land. -- There has been no information received on the possible refund from CPN. -- Discussed an ordinance for no smoking in public buildings. Present at this meeting held on February 17 were all council members and guests John Willie, Mark Johnson and Isaac Johnson. he Scout Recognition Banquet Tonight volunteer service and is an Eagle Scout. He has served as assistant scoutmaster, scoutmaster, summer camp staff and for three years camp director. He has Wood Badge and is a charter member of the Order of the Arrow. He and his wife, Julia, have three daughters and a Boy Scout son and live in Orem. He came to his new position last October 15. He has been active in church and community affairs and has degrees from Boise State University and the University of Utah. |
