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Show Page Eight - The Springville Herald - July 12, 1989 I "7 d n is Mr. Jay Weaver, Stouffcr's Foods, Springville Plant Manager, presents a check to Mountain View Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary First Vice President Beth Gordon. Others who helped accept the gift include Shirley Griffiths, Bcraice Francom, Maxine Graff and Betty Wall. Stoutters donates $1,000 to hospital scholarships looking Back A quiz: Question No. 1: You just bought 450 pounds of mixed roasts, steaks and hamburger from your father-in-law for 30 cents a pound, wrapped. You race home to find two inches of water in your basement. You wade through to find: a. An elephant has been using the kids' shower downstairs. b. Contrary to the "rainbow in the sky" interpretation of the Bible, its been raining for 30 days and it looks like its going on 40. c. Springville power has thoughtfully thought-fully defrosted the freezer for you again. Question No. 2: You're frying In today's newspapers we read about the nursing shortage and wonder what can be done. Stouffer's Foods, Springville plant recently did something about thehortage. Mr. Jay Weaver, Plant Manager, recently presented a check in the amount of S 1,000 to the Mountain View Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Scholar-ship Fund which is used for educational educa-tional classes for Mountain View Hospital employees. Any Mountain View Hospital employee who has been employed at the facility for six months may apply for monetary assistance through the Scholarship Fund. The request is reviewed by a committee, which in turn, awards the funds to advancement motivated employees. Many LPN's at Mountain View Hospital have taken advantage of this fund and continued their education edu-cation to receive their registered nurse degree. Many others in like fields have pursued further education educa-tion to advance their skills and medical knowledge. Stated Mr. Weaver, "We feel honored to help to upgrade and advance people by our monetary support. Stouffer's Foods understands under-stands that as a member of the local community.it is important to work together for the betterment of people, because when one advances and improves, it also improves medical care for everyone in the community who has contact with that individual. We are honored to contribute." Mountain View Hospital and its employees extend their thanks to Stouffer's. Doctor opens pediatric practice in Springville The Board of Trustees of Mountain Moun-tain View Hospital is pleased to announce the addition to the medical medi-cal staff of Dr. Jorge H. Michalek, Pediatrician. Dr. Michalek was born and raised in Argentina. He received his medical degree from the University Univer-sity of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argen-tina. He completed a three-year residency at the National Hospital Alejandro Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1971 to 1974 where he served as chief resident. During this time he also worked as a ne-onatologist ne-onatologist in two clinics in Moreno City, Buenos Aires and also as Assistant Deputy Watch Physician Pediatrics at General Hospital for acute patients where he cared for renal pediatric patients. Dr. Michalek served an LDS mission in Argentina and Spain. Upon his return, he attended school at Brigham Young University as a research associate at the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute. In-stitute. He developed programs in sanitation, health and nutrition for developing countries. He has recently re-cently returned from Iowa where he completed a two-year residency at the Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. A seasoned physician, Dr. Michalek has undergone under-gone rigorous testing to receive his medical license in the United States. Dr. Michalek has played an important im-portant part in the development of the LDS Church in Argentina. He served as stake president from 1980 to 1985 and also as bishop from 1977 to 1978. w . 4 t Jorge H. Michalek, M.D. Dr. Michalek established his pediatric practice with Mountain View Pediatrics located at 97 Professional Pro-fessional Way, Payson and the Mountain View Professional Plaza in Springville beginning July 10th. Office hours in Payson are Tuesday, Tues-day, Wednesday, Thursday for a full day and Monday and Friday afternoons. after-noons. His hours in Springville will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Fridays. Dr. Michalek, his wife Irene, and their five children currently reside in Mapleton. Dr. Michalek is accepting new patients and can be reached by calling call-ing 465-4877 or 489-8631. July 2, 1939 or any day soon hamburgers after a brutal day at Seven Peaks with 13 ten year olds at a birthday party. You've rented Dirty Dancing for the sixth time and your heart is already pounding at the thought of Patrick Swazee's....everything. Suddenly, the . lights go out. Where are you? a. A small Nicaraguan village where guerilla solders have just seized the mayor and turned off all the electric frying pans and VCRs? b. An underground weather station sta-tion in the Arctic where your generator gen-erator has just been demolished by a hungry polar bear? EJou to keep the kids busy this summer Steve Yamada, Mountain View Hospital RecreationalOccupational RecreationalOccupa-tional Therapist, was the guest speaker at the recent Women's Resource Center lecture at Mountain Moun-tain View Hospital. His topic was, "Surviving Summer with your Children: Chil-dren: Ideas to Help Entertain and Educate Children." Mr. Yamada commented that it only takes a few days or weeks after school is out until the parent hears, "I'm bored. There's nothing to do." Even though the parent may offer suggestions, more than likely, the child will not respond. Mr. Yamada stated that we as parents are not responsible for all of ourchildrcn's free lime. It is important that the child learns to manage hisher leisure lei-sure time also. Mr. Yamada suggested that when preparing for summer vacation activities, the focus should be on three areas. An activity should either ei-ther build skills, be useful in improving im-proving social interest and making the child feel comfortable, or it should promote imagination. To help in making preparations Mr. Yamada, with his family, takes an interest assessment which asks, "Just what would you like to learn or do this summer?" One way to accomplish this is have the children chil-dren complete a list of "the top 20 things I'd love to do." The list is then narrowed down and a plan is formulated. Some of the topics may be to learn to play the piano better or lean how to swim, etc. Under the first topic of building skills, Mr. Yamada said that one of the better ways is for the parent to take time with the child to teach him a skill. The child not only learns, but he is also given quality interaction interac-tion time with the parent. It is important that we as parents show interest in our children. Other resources re-sources tohclpchiklrenwithgroup activities and skill building may be found through local city recreation programs. These programs offer a variety of classes, from softball to handicrafts, that promote educational educa-tional value. The second area includes social skills building or interaction with groups. Mr. Yamada said that because be-cause people learn social skills by interaction in groups, the experience experi-ence in group settings is very important. im-portant. One way this can be accomplished ac-complished isbyjoiningaclubwith others who have a common interest inter-est such as 4-H, swim team, etc. Promoting activities that develop the imagination is also important. Buy toys or games that will build Per capita income misleading When the U.S. Department of Commerce in late April released its preliminary estimates of personal per-sonal income showing that Utah had the third lowest per capita income among the 50 states, many critics jumped on the bandwagon to attack the economic policies of the state. Some charged that "T 'ah must admit that we have a problem" prob-lem" and that "we're becoming the Deep South here in the West." Utah Foundation, the private research organization, on the other hand, acknowledged that "while some of the concerns may have some degree of validity, they also reveal a basic misunderstanding of the significance sig-nificance of per capita income figures." fig-ures." It pointed out that "per capita income is a statistical measure that works reasonably well in making general comparisons, but it can produce a grossly misleading picture pic-ture in a state, such as Utah, which has an unusually high proportion of its population in the nonincome-producing nonincome-producing age group." The study indicated that the emphasis that has been placed on Utah's low ranking in per capita income has hurt the state's eco nomic development efforts. Low per capita income often is associated associ-ated with an underdeveloped region re-gion that has a poorly-educated population. Such has not been the case in Utah. Utah hasoneof the best educated workforces, and it ranks at the top of the nation in the median number of years of schooling completed by its adult population. While Utah may not have great wealth, a significantly sig-nificantly smaller proportion of persons and families in the state have incomes below the federally-designated federally-designated poverty level than the national average. It also hasa much smaller proportion of its population popula-tion on the welfare roles than the nation as a whole. Foundation analysts indicate that when total personal income is divided di-vided by the number of households rather than by the total population, the amount of income per household house-hold was only 2 below the Mountain Moun-tain States average and 12 under the U.S. average. Utah ranked 32nd among the 50 states by this measure. meas-ure. Utah ranks first among the 50 states who are under 21 years of age. The report emphasized that this population group (under 21 years of age) generally contributes little to the personal income total, but it reduces the per capita average aver-age because it is part of the population popula-tion total. The study also pointed out that per capita income comparisons do not measure relative wage and salary sal-ary levels. Personal income includes much more than wages and salaries. sala-ries. Income derived from dividends, interest, rents, profits, and transfer payments (retirement benefits, welfare payments, Social Security, etc.) also are part of the personal income total. Between 1960 and 1988, the number of live births in Utah rose by 37, while it was declining by 10 in the nation as a whole. Because Be-cause of this divergence in birth statistics, Utah's nonworking-agc population grew very rapidly over the past three decades, while it remained more-or-less the same throughout the nation. As a result of these changes in Utah's population popula-tion makeup, per capita income in the state declined relative to the nation as a whole, even though total personal income in Utah has been rising much faster than the U.S. average. the imagination. Reading is also excellent because it requires making mak-ing a visual screen in our mind. Complete stories can then unfold within our imagination. Today's video games, video tapes, and TV can be entertaining and almost addictive, but they do little to stimulate stimu-late imagination. It was also suggested that the child be given some rcspoasibility around the house such as a job. Mr. Yamada commented about his family's contracts. con-tracts. He and his wife will type papers,etc. for the children undera contract that they either pay S.25 or do a good deed for someone else. Don't be afraid to "let your hair down" and play with your children. They need to sec the fun side of life as well as the serious side. If you would like a copy of the leisure time assessment sheet that was offered at the lecture, please contact Pam White at 465-9201 ext. 113. Protect your back There are times when almost all of us have to lift heavy objects. That's the right time to do it safely. Terry Nordstom, director of Stanford Stan-ford University Hospital's Department Depart-ment of Rehabilitation Services, says the chances of back Injuries can be reduced by following a few simple rules. A key is to avoid bending at the waist. Try and remain in an up-right up-right but not stiffly straight-posture. If you need to lower yourself to grasp the object, bend at the knees and hips, not the waist. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart. Now, grip the object with the palm of your hands, not solely with your fingers, which are weaker. Don't twist. If you have to turn with the load, change the position of your feet. Simply pick up and turn the forward fool in the direction direc-tion you intend to move. That will prevent twisting the back, which is a common and dangerous cause of injury during a move, Nordstrom explains. Another crucial point. Plan ahead. Be sure doors are open and your pathway is clear. A person traveling the 93 million miles to the sun would take 193 years if driving at 55 miles per hour. ASK YOUR DENTIST Dr. Ben W. Gardner ASK YOUR DENTIST Q. What It tooth Hypersensitivity? Hypersen-sitivity? A. Tooth hypersensitivity affects one out of seven dental den-tal patients in the U.S. specifically, hypersensitive teeth are those In which the sensitive root surface has become exposed. It can be caused by cold, heat, touch or even gentle pressure from a toothbrush. A check-up with your dentist can lead to the proper diagnosis and the recommendation of a simple, inexpensive home treatment. Thl column It prntd in the In-trl In-trl of bttr dantgl health. Send questions to: Dr. Ben W. Gardner 330 E. 400 S. Springville, UT 84663 Look for mswors In this column c. Still at home with the power out again? Question No.3: You've just built a beautiful new home. Hopefully, you haven't gone all electric YouVe installed all the latest conveniences. Your neighbors bring you a case of 400 emergency candles and a gross of flashlight batteries. You have just moved to: a. Springville, Utah 84663. b. A small Utah community on the Wasatch Front between Provo and Spanish Fork. c. A place where the power goes out a lot. d. All of the above. Question No. 4: You are a bird. You can flyanywhereyoudarnwell please and 100 of the people in America will not care. You choose to fly to: a. Hawaii because the weather's great and you can stay on the best hotel roofs free? b. Mexico because the weather's great and prices are low. c. The UP&L power lines at the base of Spanish Fork Canyon thereby knocking out all the power to Spanish Span-ish Fork, Payson and Springville City, a small Utah community between be-tween Provo and Spanish Fork where the power goes out a lot. You do this because you have a death wish-and because everyone should be famous" for 15 minutes, even if you're just a bird. Well, this is it, bird. This is your obituary and you are now moderately moder-ately famous. This is to thank you on behalf of the peanut butter manufacturers of America who fed us not only our usual lunches last week, but dinner, too. Also, on behalf of the water company who got to sell us an extra eight hours of water when our automatic auto-matic sprinklers stayed on all night without us knowing. Also, the firecracker manufacturers manufactur-ers who got a lot of free pre-Fourth publicity from all the kids who set off their firecrackers early since it was so dark-and they were too scared to go to bed. All in all, it wasn't so bad sitting around in the dark by the old candlelight can-dlelight or flashlight. Couldn't do much of anything, so once you've had the usual talk about how we're like the pioneers and how much we appreciate all we have and how hard it must have been for all those little kids to read at night and study and how hard Abe Lincoln must have worked-which talk my kids know by heartthe reality sinks in again. The computer doesn't compute, the dishwasher doesn't wash, the bug zapper doesn't zap, the swamp cooler's just another swamp, and Patrick Swazee's not going to bop his way into your heart tonight. Actually, this happens in a lot of other little tpwns too. And I'm not betting my little log cabin that it won't ever happen again! Former resident retires, is aviarded army medal Army Colonel Ernest Fritz Boyer has retired after 28 yeans of active service. He was awarded the Defense De-fense Superior Service Medal by Major General Robert F. Durkin, director of the Dcfenfsc Mapping Agency, where Boyer is inspector general. Colonel Boyer is the son of Evelyn Boyerandthc late Ernest M. Boyer of Springville. He was cited for his "strong and effective leadership, innovative managerial skills, and unparalleled dedication to duty, which were instrumental in-strumental in achieving an outstanding outstand-ing Inspector General program." After graduating from Springville j High School in 1952, Colonel Boyer earned a Bachelor of Science Degree De-gree in Education from Brigham Young University, Provo, in 1961. That same year, he was commissioned commis-sioned a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers, Utah National Guard, which was activated in response re-sponse to the Berlin crisis. When the unit was released from active duty in 1962, Colonel Boyer elected to remain on active duty. In 1964, he was assigned as a company commander in the 656th Engineer Batallion (Topographic) in Heidelberg, West Germany. On his return to the U.S., he activated and then commanded the 106th Engineer Company which went to Vietnam in 1966. While in Vietnam, Viet-nam, he also served as a maintenance mainte-nance officer in the 79th Engineer Group (Construction). After a short tour in the U.S., Colonel Boyer was assigned to SHAPE Headquarters in Belgium. In 1971, he returned to Vietnam with the J46 Engineer Division, Military Assistance Command. Returning to the U.S., Colonel Boyer was named chief of the graphic arts department at the Defense Mapping Map-ping School, located at Fort Belvoir, VA. In 1975, he was named Assistant Professor of Military Science at Brigham Young University. He held the post for three years, then became be-came geographies officer and logistics logis-tics plans officer for the Armed Forces Southern Command, a NATO organization headquartered in Naples, Italy. In 1981, he joined the Headquarters of the Defense Mapping Agency as a plans officer in the Plans Division, later becoming becom-ing chief of the division. Colonel Boyer's previous awards include the Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Merito-rious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Commendation Commenda-tion Medal, Meritorious Unit Award and Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Colonel Boyer and his wife, Norma, plan to reside in Springville. They are the parents of three daughters daugh-ters and two sons: Wendy Fullmer, Springville; Laurie Lec, Alexandria, VA; Linda Barkdull, Blacksburg, VA;F. GregBoycr.scrvinganLDS mission in Toronto, Canada; and Michael Boyer. mm Car Wash coupon I " 4' H" MO p.m. ! A. V I 5' ,,M to 4:00 pm I ' COUPON 1 |