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Show TIMES Submit a Guest Editorial or Opinion at our office, located at 538 South State in Orem. Deadlines are Monday 9:00 a.m. All submissions are subject to editing lor length, and The Orem-Geneva Times reserves the right to publish or not to publish a submission. mom Pane 2 Wednesday, January 9, 2002 X Editorial J COMMENTARY &OlO m Jim . for tCn enow year' Resolutions that are casually made and casually worked on aren't likely to b; kep't. Goals, however, that are reasonable, rea-sonable, specific, measurable and that can be broken down into parts are great stepping stones to personal growth and accomplishment. In 1953, Yale University surveyed its graduating class and discovered that only 3 percent had written goals. Twenty years later, Yale surveyed the same class and learned that the 3 percent who had written goals had amassed a net worth greater than that of the other 97 percent combined. According to Keith Ellis, author of "Goal Setting for People Who Hate to Set Goals," the moral of the story is that goals work, but almost nobody uses them. As the new year begins, it may be worthwhile to review some criteria for effective goal setting. Be reasonable. If a goal is unrealistic, unrealis-tic, you won't try to pursue it and you will fall back into your old habits after only a few weeks or even days. Set a goal that builds on your strengths and that you believe is achievable. Be specific. The more specific the goal, the more real it becomes as you visualize yourself achieving it. General ideas such as make more money, be happier hap-pier or date more won't motivate you as much as specific objectives that you can visualize clearly and that enable you to see your progress. Break the goal into daily tasks. Unless you specifically plan steps to be taken on a daily basis, your goal will remain vague and will be easy to forget. Place reminders in a planner or a note on the mirror, or desk to keep goals on your mind. Outline steps that can be built into your daily routine. If you can make the steps become habits, reaching the goal becomes the natural result. Measure your achievements. There are two parts to measure the daily tasks that lead to the goal and the final goal itself. Though some goals are easier to chart than others, marking off a calendar cal-endar or chart can motivate you as you see your progress. Six Utah facilities designated as Olympic hospitals If an Olympic athlete is seriously injured or becomes sick enough to require a trip to a hospital, six Utah facilities will serve as Olympic hospitals hospi-tals to provide needed medical care during the Games. The hospitals are all located near competition venues so medical care can be easily accessible. Interniountain Health Care (IHC), the medical services provider for the Games, will provide five Olympics hospitals hospi-tals LDS Hospital in Salt Lake, McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Cottonwood Hospital in Murray, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, and Heber Valley Medical Center in Wasatch County. The University of Utah Medical Center is also an Olympic Hospital. The hospitals range from a small, rural hospital, to the state's largest and most sophisticated trauma centers. Heber Valley Medical Center, a 20-bcd primary care facility located near the Soldier Hollow venue in Wasatch County, may be one of the busiest Olympic hospitals, despite being what could be the smallest Olympic hospital in the recent history of the Games. Many of the hundreds of competitors in the cross country skiing and biathlon events are staying in the Heber Valley area to avoid having to travel back and forth from the athlete's Olympic Village in Salt Lake City. It's anticipated that the competitors will use the hospital hospi-tal for medical care services, such as x-ray tests or physical therapy, if needed. Despite their designation as Olympic hospitals, all the facilities will be open to the public as usual during the games. IHC plans to have all its hospitals and clinics open and providing care just as they would any other time of the year. Historically, few Olympic athletes or spectators need to be admitted to area hospitals. In Nagano in 1998, only 12 patients transferred from Olympic venues had problems serious enough to be hospitalized. hospital-ized. Most medical services required by Olympic athletes and visitors will actually be provided at the competition venues. IHC will staff 35 temporary tem-porary medical clinics - one for athletes and one for spectators at each of the major Olympic venues, plus several other sites - that will provide first aid and basic care. The clinic in the athlete's Olympic Village at the University of Utah will be staffed by the school's medical center. It's anticipated that all the clinics will see about 10,000 patient visits during the Games. While not a designated Olympic hospital, IHC's Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, in Murray, Utah, has already been helping members of the U.S. speedskating, skiing, snowboarding, and bobsled-ding bobsled-ding teams for several years. The teams use the hospital for training, preventive medicine, surgery, and rehabilitation. IHC is the Official Sports Science and Medicine Provider for U.S. Speedskating and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. IHC is a charitable, community-owned, nonprofit health care organization based in Salt Lake City that serves the health needs of Utah and Idaho residents. The IHC system sys-tem includes health insurance plans, hospitals, clinics, and affiliated physicians. Last year, in more than 100,000 cases, IHC hospitals and associated asso-ciated clinics provided $33 million in charitable assistance. assis-tance. A central part of IHC's mission is to provide quality medical care to persons with a medical need, regardless of ability to pay. 'Medical Services Marathon' celebrates spirit of the Olympic Games As the Medical Services Provider for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Intermountain Health Care will be holding a mock Olympic torch run for employees to build enthusiasm about the upcoming upcom-ing Olympic events. Employees of IHC hospitals and health centers in Utah County will participate in the run on Thursday, January 10. The "Medical Services Marathon" is the first of many activities planned for employees to get them involved in the spirit of the upcoming Olympic games. The run will begin at 10 a.m. at the IHC Highland Health Center, 10968 North Alpine Highway in Highland, and travel along city and neighborhood neighbor-hood roads passing by American Fork Hospital, the IHC North Orem Health Center, Orem Community Hospital and the IHC Central Orem Health Center, eventually eventual-ly ending at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. David Clark, chief operations oper-ations officer for the IHC Urban South Region, will be the first runner and hospital administrators will also take part, running the course by their facility. Running distances have been broken down into quarter mile segments, allowing almost 100 employees to participate in the event. One employee will run at a time, passing a flag with the IHC 2002 Olympic Medical Services Provider logo printed on it to the next employee. The final destination of the flag will be at UVRMC where employees will celebrate the completion of the run outside out-side the Main Entrance of the hospital. Employees will be running past the following hospitals and health centers at the approximate time shown: Highland Health Center, Highland -10 a.m. American Fork Hospital, American Fork -10:35 a.m. IHC North Orem Health Center, Orem -11:20 a.m. IHC Central Orem Health Center, Orem -11:55 a.m. Orem Community Hospital -Noon Utah Valley Regional Medical Center -1 p.m. (BmMfotteua (Sinus rM, Online Edition: www.oremtimeB.com E-mail: oremtimesnetworld.com USPS 411-700 638 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058 Telephone 225-1340 Fax 225-1341 The Orem-Geneva Times (411-700) is published each Wednesday for $16.00 per year in area, $35.00 per year out of area, and $.50 cents per issue by the Orem-Geneva Times, 538 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058. Periodical Postage paid at Orem, Utah 84059. POSTMASTER Send address changes to The Orem-Geneva Times, RO. Box 65, Orem, UT 84059. News deadline Monday, 12 noon, advertising Monday, 2:00 p.m. The entire contents of thia newspaper is Copynght 2000 The Orem-Geneva Times. AlhighU reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the editor or publisher. IS Member DEADLINES Because of the increase of news stones & advertising submitted to the OrernUndon Times, our deadline for news & advertising has been changed to 9:00 a.m. Monday. Items need to be brought to the OremUndon Times at 538 South State Street Orem. Entries may be edited for length and content If you have any questions please call our office at . 225-1340. Timpanogos Lrreen W1 id one hundred andthirty new motion pictures will be premiered and screened at robert redford's 20 Anniversary Sundance Film Festival, scheduled for january 1 0 20, 2002 at park city. A weathered totem pde, beside a stream, Presides in sifent splendor in the dream Tfiat Rooert Redford dreamed, some time ago:. A canyon where the world may see the sun dance, Uncfuttered' by the guile and gilt below; A haven, blessed by nature's rustic romance. O where, but Provo Canyon oers peace, Tfiat lies on quaking Aspens, as the snow? What other refuge of fers such surcease From daily life, where fragrant flowers grow? Sundance The way that Robert Redford drew it! Sundance! His dream: a river wouCd run through itl The shadow of a century has passed, And Robert Red ford's vision shall outlast A thousand lesser dreams! His plan was dear: Preserve the eto-sy stem's canyon life With harmony and grace throughout the year. Enshrine that sacred space; eschew the strife . . In sacramentaf splendor dress the dopes, Where winter snows can service silver skis. ' (And hide the cabins f rom the telescopes!) Let nothing foul the forest and its trees! Sundance! The river, now, is running through itl Sundance! He voired, one day, he would canoe it! Bring on the birds! Let squirrefs dat and thrive, As Sundance prospers everything alive! Enlarge tfie mountain stream and spawn a lake'. And let a praying Indian preside, As met ting snows keep bobolinks awake, While splashing down the verdant mountainside To solve the bright conundrum of the age Of how to meld the mountain's secret spell, Made Robert Redford something of a sage In dreaming it, and doing it so well! Sundance! Creation's creatures, now, pursue it! Sundance! A rushing river runs right through it! Unlikely nafntat, a movie star Would want to choose and cherish from afar! And so, he thrust his roots in mountain soif, And sunk his heart in Timpanogos foam Investing mucho means and" honest tod, He truly made the Sundance scene his home. His summer theater played on the hill, And sent the sounds of music on the breeze; Where audiences never got their fill Of sharing Broadway rhythms with the trees! Sundance! No matter how you might construe it! Sundance! A righteous river runs right through it! An epicure of some prodigious taste, That Robert Redford could not bear to waste A singfe pine to build his dining room! And so, a virgin tree he did surround" With rustic walls and ceiling to entomb The growing evergreen. And" native ground" Became Tfie Tree Room, fabled far and wide. His chosen chefs were famous for their food; The quality 6eaime a source of pride. That amiiance proclaimed" the 'Sundance mood." Sundance! How many people rendezvous it! Sundance! The river, surely, runs right through it! Tfte winter snows; the frantic summer flowers! . May one suppose that gentle springtime showers " Continue fiere to bless the Sundance scene? Do dandef tons stiff adorn the hills? Does Sundance harbor many shades of green? Shall deer remain its sifent sentinefs? Salute the famous bold and brave romancer Of nature's awesome acres on the rise! For Robert Redford is our own Sundanur, Who plays his greatest parts wittout disguise! Sundance! How many people shall debut it! Sundance! 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