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Show 2 Vernal Express rridoy, Morch METAL STAPLE is used to reattach ligament back in place in a new technique in knee surgery being used at Ashley Valley Medical Center. The Advanced method used A new surgical technique is being successfully used at Ashley Valley Medical Center in the treatment of certain knee injuries. The new technique, being performed perform-ed by Dr. Stephen Limburg, orthopedic or-thopedic surgeon, is used to staple the anterior criciat ligament, that holds the knee joint together, back in place. The new technique doesn't require that the total knee be exposed, rather three half-inch incisions are made in the side of the knee to perform the surgery. In one of the incisions an ar-throscope ar-throscope is placed and corrected to 19-inch color television for observing the surgery. A clamp is placed in another incision inci-sion to pull the torn ligament back into in-to place. The third incision is used to insert a metal staple to attach the ligament. PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion? The Express welcomes letters from its reoders concerning any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin. While there are no restrictions as to contents or reasonable length, letters must be submitted exclusively to the Express and bear the writer's full name, signature, phone number ond oddress. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons if requested on others All letters ore subject to condensation Look twice Dear Editor: With spring just around the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words on behalf of myself and the numerous other motorcycle enthusiasts of the area. Please take time to look twice! I realize with one main street it can be frustrating to enter or exit Hwy 40, but motorcycles do not have the stopping stop-ping ability of a car nor can we go off the pavement and expect to stay upright. Many lives andor limbs can be saved with a second look. 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Wallis Editor Traci Menke News Writer Aldon Rach'ile Sports Editor Janeen Cook Women's News Joyce Willie ms Advertising Phone 789-35 11 Member of Utah Press Association and National Newspaper Association Area correspondents: Jensen Vera Snow, 789-0628 Manila Clara Robinson, 784-3463 Naples Ada Openshaw, 789-3145 Tridell Lorna McKee, 247-2350 Lopoirl Paula Huber, 247-2425 Maeser Eloise Allen Parker, 789-2178 Ballard Tracy Phillips, 722-4925 Whiterocks . . .Virginia Ferguson, 353-4584 Glinei Norma Damon, 789-1302 Ouray, laota, RamHett...Sheila Bloxham, 545-2327 Deodlines Wednesday Edition News Monday 5:00 p.m. AdWt4 Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Friday Edition News Thursday 10:00 o.m. Advertising Thursday 2:00 p.m. f 23, i?84 ' ' 1 s'- surgeon observes the operation through an incision in-cision in the knee. The entire surgery takes about three hours and the patient is usually out of the hospital the same day. The new technique saves medical cost because under the conventional surgery procedure, pro-cedure, the patient was in the hospital for five days. Dr. Limburg said he has been following the technique since January of 1983 and has attended several training train-ing sessions for using the new surgery. Currently Ashley Valley Medical Center is the only hospital in the state where the new technique has been used. Injuries requiring such a technique result usually from skiing, basketball, tennis and other sports where there is ! , '"" 1"""' T GEORGE KAZLUSKY, a counselor for the middle school, was selected as "teacher of the month" for March. Kazlusky enjoys working in the Vernal area and with the positive attitude ot the people here. He is shown above with students Tammy Swain (left), Eric Morrow (middle), and Lynette Mecham (right). Middle school selects Teacher of the Month' "I believe in being enthusiastic and positive," says George Kazlusky who was selected as "Teacher of the Month" for March at Vernal Middle School. Kazlusky is a counselor and the Dean of Students for the Middle School. It is his first year of teaching in the Vernal area. In addition to counseling the students, he is now in the progess of registering the students for their next year's classes. He has accompanied groups of students on various school trips and sports activities. Kazlusky is also active in the gifted and talented program not only at the Middle School level but the Junior High level as well. He has participated in the PASS program which is a positive alternative to school suspension. Under the program, teachers and counselors work with students and their parents to turn a problem situation situa-tion into a positive one. "I believe in putting total effort into in-to everything I do and try to pass that on to the students," said Kazlusky. Kazlusky received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan (U of M) at Ann Harbor in Speech and Radio and Television. He also received his Master's Degree at U. of M. in guidance and counseling, in December of 1982. Prior to seeking employment in the Vernal area Kazlusky taught English, at the high school level, for approximately approx-imately eight years in a suburb of Detroit- Outside of the classroom Kazlusky t, in surgery a lot of knee twisting. The first knee surgery using the new technique was performed March 13, and Dr. Limburg said he was pleased with the immediate results of the surgery. Persons who have had the surgery have never reported that the ligament has come loose. As in the conventional surgery, the patient is still required to wear a cast for several weeks after the surgery. The arthroscope is also being used for other knee surgery at Ashley Valley Medical Center and has possibilities for surgeries other than the knee, Dr. Limburg said. enjoys participating in all aspects of sports. He particularly enjoys playing golf, tennis and basketball. He is also active at the community radio station in Ballard. He and his wife Janet have lived in the Vernal area for approximately six months and have a two year old daughter named Wendy. Janet works as a nurse at Ashley Valley Medical Center. Coming from the larger city school district where there is a lot of teacher and faculty unrest and frequent strikes, Kazlusky says he really appreciates ap-preciates the positive attitude of the people in the area. "People in this town should feel lucky to have such a great school system," he said. Safe water hearing The Safe Drinking Water Committee of the state of Utah is proposing changes in the regulation of drinking water restrictions. A public hearing will be held Thursday, March 29 in Roosevelt at the Moon Lake Electric Assn. auditorium. Proposed changes include requiring certification of water works operators, the modification of construction standards stan-dards and 12 to 13 other modification changes. A copy of the proposed regulations and changes is available at the Uintah Basin District Health Department office of-fice in Vernal at 64 East Main room 18. WHAT Ttt I COUNTY, NEEDS COMSAMATIOM MUD, SNOW AND FLOOD Community center local officials see some problems Most all governing entities agreed that a community center is needed in Uintah County, but the method for accomplishing ac-complishing that task is presenting problems for Vernal City and county officials. Both the Uintah School District and Naples City have approved an interlocal in-terlocal agreement that would establish a joint agency to seek out ways to create a community center. The Chamber Education Committee is backing the Community Center concept con-cept and is trying to get all governing entities involved to facilitate government govern-ment loans and grants to get the project pro-ject started. When the agreement was presented to the Vernal City Council Wednesday, city attorney Lynn Payne said tne interlocal in-terlocal agreement violated state statute on several minor "cosmetic" areas and a major lack of budgetary methods. The state law requires any gover-noring gover-noring board membership of such a joint agency to not include more non-governing non-governing representatives than those who represent a governing entity. The agreement requires the Community Com-munity Center Board to be composed of one member of each local public agency with additional members representing the Uintah Basin Health District, Utah State University, Utah State Board of Regents and the Vernal Ver-nal Area Chamber of Commerce. Most of the cosmetic problems can be easily taken care of, but the budgetary methods have to be more explicit. The council expressed concern about entering into a interlocal agreement agree-ment after being "burned" on similar agreements for services. Councilman Karl Migliori said that such an agreement would bring up the double taxation of Vernal City resident for serves persons in the county pay for only once. School Board president Gary Taylor who also is on the Vernal area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, told the council "We need to get together and not let this die because we can't agree." Images... Continued from page 1 center. Ashton said an engineer would examine ex-amine the structure Friday and make further recommendations to reduce the noise level. Richard K. Fullmer, Acoustical Engineers Inc. in Salt Lake City, recommended improving the present building structure to reduce leakage, particularly the south side of the building. They also recommended a wall to be built on the south property line. The sound level measured by the firm, as demonstrated by the disco employees, has a maximum level of 97 to 105 decibels inside. "This is in line with the normal demands of "disco" patrons, and comparable com-parable to levels we have measured in other operations of this type," reported the engineer. "It is by no means the loudest that we have experienced. ex-perienced. Levels as high as 125 to 127 decibels have been measured in some discos. The main source of the noise problem pro-blem to the neighbors is the bass volume which was described "like someone so-meone beating your head with a baseball bat." The bass sounds are generally higher than the "average" that is represented by the, decibel measurements. ISA We can't agree to this as it is written writ-ten now, but let us meet with the Uintah Uin-tah County Commission, one-on-one, to see if something can't be worked out," Migliori said. Jack Seitz, city councilman, made the motion to approve the community center in concept only, and hold off on approving the interlocal agreement. Councilman Migliori supported the motion, but councilman Leonard Heeney opposed it, wanting to know more about the community center concept. con-cept. Since the other two councilmen were not present at the meeting, the motion died for lack of a majority. The community center as proposed by the Chamber Education Committee would provide a telecommunication regional center, indoor recreation facilities, a better library, facility, . social activities facility and jrf acility for higher education. . The Vernal City Council will meet with the Uintah County Commission during a joint meeting April 11 to discuss the community center concept. 1 1 Whthwyou'rlntr 1 II mtrkct to buy or m4I a car, kkLI houM, a cycl, boat, II anttquM, houMOoM fftaM llama... planning a I 0rao al . . . ranting an y ap&rtmant . . . you hava to q1 I tha word around. And tnant'a no aaalar way than our yj claMlttadaactlon. Juatpickuptha Jw phona and call tha numbar balow. You'll aoon dlacovar tha good buya out 'm tharator both buyar and aallar. f To place your ad, 2 dial 789-3511 ft. Vernal Express wj u "Big refunds are the best catch of all at tax time. That's why I go to H&.R Block. My preparer is trained to know where to look for every deduction and credit. And he doesn't cost me much. He does hundreds of tax returns every year - seen it all. And over the long haul, that means more money in my pocket." People who know Vernal 390 W. Main 789-3335 H&R Mon.-Sat. 9-5. Appointments available but not necessary. Mark E. Mackay Mark Mackay to celebrate 80th birthday Mark Mackay will be 80 years old on April 4. There will be an open house to honor Mark on his 80th birthday birth-day for friends and family, March 31 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Bud Mackay residence, 736 E. 1500 N. The family requests no gifts. Mark E. Mackay was born April 4, 1904 in Taylorsville, Utah, to Julian B. and Lillian Tripp Mackay. The Mackays moved to Vernal when Mark was 15. They ran both sheep and cattle cat-tle on a ranch in Jensen. In 1927 Mark married Afton Taylor. That same year he went to work in the Bonanza mines. Later he worked 10 years at the Chevrolet garage and 22 years for D.E. Casada, retiring in July Ju-ly of 1982. Mark and Afton have lived in the Vernal Second Ward for 30 years. They have eight children: Boyce, Nolan, Verle, Keith and Linda Greenhow of Vernal, Neva Woehrmann and Gayla Hatch of Salt Lake City and Zola Wann of Dumas, Texas. Mark has one living brother, Leslie and a sister, Mary. Mobile homes... Continued from page 1 restriction. He made the motion that for the time being no further zoning of mobile homes should be adopted. The other commissioners supported his motion. 25 Days Left "I find the big catches Block finds me the big refunds" their business go to Rooiavalt I-- 171 E. 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