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Show U1\41\41 uNTN Vol. 81 No. 9 INSIDE THE NEWS THIS WEEK Athletes win Gold in Nordic Combined Greg Bell - Lt. Governor, attends Republican meeting in support of Sheriff Dave Edmunds on Thursday... See who announced their candidacy on Page A4. See results of playoffs on both the NSHS and SSHS pages. Coalville, Utah 84017 - First U.S. medal for this event in Olympics SCN Editor --Aorrr, 5 00 Friday, February 26, 2010 CHERYL OVARD I NEWS For two Days last week the Utah Olympic Park was buzzing with spectators and athletes as the Nordic combined world champions, Todd Lodwick, Billy Demong, who "pioneered" flew in to Salt Lake City, then up to Park City to train for their Tuesday event in Vancouver. They spent Thursday on the long jump, and following their two hour session, spent a little time to interview and sign autographs for the spectators. Coach Greg Poirier stated that, "the athletes were enjoying spending a few nights in their own beds after attending the Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver." They came back to Utah to train for the jumps and cross country, as Canada had full use of the runs in Vancouver. He was also at the training for Taylor Fletcher on Wednesday at Utah Olympic Park. The rest of the team and Head Coach arrived on Thursday to also do their jumps at the Olympic Park. Head Coach Dave Jarrett, who resides with his family in Heber City, commented, "The athletes will be back in Vancouver on Saturday, and will have Sunday and Monday to get prepared for the Tuesday competition. They needed to do some jumping as there was too long of a span between the Opening Ceremony and their event and they would get cold." The athletes went to Soldier Hollow and White Pine to do the cross country section. The Tuesday events went on as scheduled, and the U.S. Men's teams took their first medal in the Nordic Combined - and were thrilled! The photo of the team, taken at Utah Olympic Park on Tuesday, shows (L to R) Billy Demong, Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick, Head Coach Dave Jarrett, Brett Camerota, and Coach Gregg Poirier. Greg also lives in Heber City, but the rest of the athletes all have homes in Park City. Brett graduated from PCHS in 93, and has devoted his time and effort on skiing, skiing and more skiing! "That is my total focus at this time!" he told spectators. This team has been seeking a medal for more than ten years! The 2002 Salt Lake Billy Demong Todd Lodwick Brett Camerota Johnny Spillane Olympics left them one minute from winning a medal, as they took fourth! In Torino, Demong lost his bib, and the team was disqualified. Three of the four athletes have achieved world titles, and now Brett Camerota can add his name to their list! The men enjoyed visiting with the spectators in Utah on their training session, and many had their coats and jackets signed by them prior to their departure. Holly Hogan of Salt Lake City, who came with her husband and small daughter just to watch their training session, stated on Wednesday... "We had so much fun watching 'the boys' win silver yesterday! It's crazy to think that we were shaking their hands just last week!" ...and it was a great thrill to watch their Olympic event - taking Silver in the Nordic Combined! Congratulations to each of the athletes and their dedicated coaches! Summit and Wasatch Health Departments — Two counties joined as one? Today H38 L24 Mostly Cloudy Saturday H37 L26 Snow Sunday H40 L21 Mostly Cloudy Monday H43 1_29 Partly Cloudy Tuesday H45 L28 AM Clouds/ PM Sun Wednesday H44 L25 Partly Cloudy Thursday H42 1_25 Rain/Snow Showers Inside The Summit County News 1 Section 12 Pages Opinion A2 Happenings A5 Shows A5 Obituaries School News A7-8 Public Notices A9 Classifieds A10-11 That is the question...or is it! CHERYL OVARD have come between the two counties, which were evident in the controversy with Brown's Canyon road and First Responders to the Deer Mountain Community in SCN Editor Rumor has been circulating that the time is right for the Summit and Wasatch Counties' Health Departments join forces and become one! Summit County Manager, Bob Jasper, after a discussion with Mike Davis, Wasatch County Manager, stated, ...not really much time has been spent in discussion of this idea of consolidating the two counties, Summit and Wasatch and I did not sense a lot of enthusiasm from Wasatch County Manager Mike Davis." A slightly different message was related by Wasatch County's Mike Davis. "A short time ago", Davis stated, "I contemplated the idea - basically recognizing a once-ina-lifetime chance to look at the possibility of consolidating the two counties with both Health Directors, Phil Wright of Wasatch County and Steve Jenkins of Summit County, retiring a few weeks from each other - and soon." Steve Jenkins, retiring Summit County Health Director, was surprised at the call regarding this consolidation last week from Park City reporters. "I don't think that this is my call. It may look good from the start... but nobody has any idea (of the responsibilities and what the Health Departments does)." On the surface, it was indi- Wasatch County. The Health Department in the Southwest appears to be CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 South Summit girls get unique sendoff cated that the move would be good as there might be some similarities, but many problems could come up. "It could be possible," stated retiring Wasatch County Health Director. The phone call regarding the consolidation possibilities of the two counties was "news" to him on Tuesday, as he had not heard anything about the idea. He went on to say that "...most people don't understand...a Health Director is not just a director, he has many other responsibilities, and a Nursing Director is not just an administrator - she (or he) works with well child and other programs. It might not save a lot of money by combining the two counties as there are still many day to day (programs and other obligations) and duties which must be taken care of. He went on to say, "I am not opposed to the idea, but the Boards of Health should be the ones to make this decision. It is interesting that I was not called about this idea until today (Tuesday)." Phil Wright has been with Wasatch County since 1979. He also mentioned that it "...might be worth looking at, although it may or may not be (a way of) cost savings, as others may have to be hired to direct the offices and (act) as supervisors." Funding could be a huge factor. The counties have varied programs, and there are differences in populations, about 25,000 in Wasatch County compared to about 40,000 in Summit County. Questions could arise regarding which services would be provided for each county and how would these services be funded. Would directors be consolidated into one, such as one Health Director, one nursing director, and so on? Would each county be required to fund the Health Department at the same rate, different rates, or similar dollars? Traditionally discrepancies Posted all along SR 32 were signs made by parents supported by the Boosters Club with names and numbers on them, one for each of the girls team members for the Lady Cats as a send-off for the Playoffs in Cedar City last week. Unfortunately, they lost their game and do not qualify to go to State - they they had a good year and family and friends as well as the SSHS coaches and students are proud of their accomplishments this year! Photo by Cheryl Ovard / SCN Editor |