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Show USPA mm VOLUME 57 NUMBER 2 TREMONTON, UTAH 84337 OCTOBER 21, 1976 fcw Dedication Draws Urge Croud; Monday Date Set Eor Opening 'AH' A chillinff v , I ij f breeze riirln't rtpt people from witnessing the dedica- uon ot the new Bear River Valley Hospital Saturday morning as a new era in medical care dawned. niiuuier i.oou iook advantage ot an open house to tour the facility. 300 The transfer of patients should begin about Monday according to Robert Jex, administrative assistant. Transfers were to have begun Thursday but some minor technical problems preHOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Chairman Mel Foxley (at right) gets a standing ovation from the crowd gathered at the new Bear River Valley Hospital dedication Saturday. Hospital association board member Ray Sorensen of Howell prompted the applause by praising Foxley's efforts for the past five years to make the new hospital a reality. Special Flu Clinic Set For Seniors Swine Flu Clinic Is Free Swine Flu immunization clinics will be held in north Box Elder County by the Bear River Health Department, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Bear River Junior High School. Immunizations will be administered from 4 to 9 p.m. A second clinic will be held at the same location at a later date in November. Residents should be aware that all services at the clinics will be free of charge. Red Cross volunteers will be operating a canteen service for the use of clinic patrons. The flu vaccine will be offered in two forms; monovalent-containin- g Foxley acknowledged that the county provided from $100 to $200 thousand worth of "core facilities" in the nursing home which will provide heat, auxiliary power and laundry and kitchen services to the hospital. "There was nothing but a verbal agreement and they kept their word," Foxley said. Scott Parker, president of Health Care (IHC), the firm which will operate the facility, called the effort to "finance, build and1 equip this facility" a "unique" accomplishment. Inter-mounta- non-prof- it Foxley, announced that a new doctor practice in the Bear River Valley next August. Foxley said Dr. Dennis Harston of Bozeman, Mont, will join the three practicing doctors in the Bear River Valley. Hospital officials hope to entice a fifth doctor to practice in the will begin area. "We certainly appreciate both gifts," Godfrey said. He noted that the , ty&--h4- E are: through 65 and have diabetes or heart, or lung kidney disease. 1. Age 18 2. Do not fit g l.v relationship" will exist between the new facility and the Logan Hospital, also operated by IHC. Guest speaker, Gov. Calvin Ramp ton, flew in for the dedication from Logan where he was grand marshal for the Utah State University homecoming fete. Rampton, in his easy going manner, acknowledged that health care in the valley will be "the best you ever had" as far as facilities go. But he paid tribute to Dr. Edgar White, builder of the Valley Hospital, by saying he doubted if personal care is any better than that provided by the doctor. Dr. White received a standing ovation when introduced during the dedication. The Governor said the state has been happy to cooperate with the local effort. He noted that it was a state fire marshal under pressure from him to upgrade fire protection in nursing Cont. on Page Three f . ceremonial key he received was made of wood because "a hospital's doors are never locked." Godfrey has said repeatedly that the key to the success of the new facility will be getting additional doctors to increase usage of the hospital. A Brigham Young University graduate in 1971, Harston graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine in Cont. on Page Four Aa WJ3e&& .... mm ' . vM , ' rr r.r v.. . iX- - ; -: jr. .- t v. i y st,.:, .. $ j; , (f Don Borup Is " : y i i ' ,;'; ":' '' t Mystery Bill Crockett, 660 No. 1st East, Tremonton, will have $70 in bonus bucks to enjoy the weekend with as a result of winning this week's Mystery Personality contest. Crockett correctly guessed that this week's Mystery Personality was none of other than Don Borup, Carl and Don's Foodtown. Crockett also found all eleven clues plus two Cont. on Page Three Saturday. Hospital association chairman. Mel Swine Flu Vaccine only, and Bivalent-containin- g Swine Flu and (London) Flu vaccine. Residents should receive the monovalent (Swine Flu Vaccine) if they Personality The key to the front door of a new medical facility wasn't the only gift given to hospital administrator Theron Godfrey during dedication ceremonies on the Residents should receive the bivaVaccine) if lent (Swine and , they are: 1. Age 65 or older. 2. Have chronic heart, lung or kidney disease or diabetes. You should not be vaccinated without consulting your physician if you: 1. Are less than 18 years old. 2. Are allergic to eggs. 3. Have a fever. 4. Have received other vaccines in the past two weeks. Immunication of children up to age 18 should be done only after consulting with your private physician. General immunization of children and young adults under 18 years old has not been recommended unless the individual has a chronic illness involving the heart, lungs or kidneys or other metabolic disorders. Local officials have spent the last transferring paper work, supplies and some equipment and "spending time with the new equipment, and seeing how it works," Jex said. Saturday's dedication was a day to praise those involved in construction of the $1.5 million health facility. Ray Sorensen, Howell, and a member of the North Box Elder Community Hospital Association, took time out before the dedicatory prayer, to point up the leadership and hours of unpaid service rendered by association chairman, Mel Foxley. few days "You, yourselves, have solved a serious community problem," he said. IHC "senses a keen responsibility and trust you have placed on us." Parker also noted that a "unique New Doctor Will Join Locol M.D.'s special flu clinic for senior citizens only will be held Oct.' from noon to 2 p.m. at the Bear River Senior Citizen's Center, 150 South Tremont, Tremonton. Personnel from the Bear River District Health Department will be on hand to carry out the immunization administering both the Sw ine Flu and traditional flu vaccines, according to Dr. John Bailey. Senior citizens are urged to attend the regular clinic which will be held the same day at Bear River Junior High School from 3 to 9 p.m., if they are unable to attend the special clinic. Oct. 27 vented the move from taking place. Foxley received a standing ovation from the crowd. Foxley, on the other hand, paid tribute to county taxpayers for their opwillingness to accept a half-cetional sales tax and to bond for construction. Foxley also paid tribute to Tremonton businessman, Carl Borup, "the man who started it" by calling the first meeting to discuss the possibilities of a new hospital. The Chairman also had praise for his fellow association members and county commissioners. ft'i i.' ItrW ,' i.J,..-,- ( : ,. ,W-- t .. : . J l UK Ct'TLKK DAM generating y. H Mi piani located below the dam wotiM he ciof, power company uffktali proposed changes in the Bear River Compact are accepted. The plant Is only in operation during limited times of the year already. The Utah Power and Light Company generating plant at Cutler Dam would be closed down if modifications on the Bear River Compact, currently under consideration by Utah, Wyoming and Idaho are adopted. According to UP&L officials, the compact modifications which control water allocations on the Bear River would eliminate most of the electric power generation on the river. The impact on the Bear River hydro generation depends on the location of the new storage projects. The loss of generating capacity could cost UP&L customers up to $8 million a year in additional costs. Jim Shoemaker, public affairs manager for UP&L, said the Cutler plant, the second largest on the river, "would close down completely." Such action is down the road several years since it would take that long to construct upstream storage areas. Shoemaker said the plant generates up to 29,000 kilowatts with peak periods during summer months when water is being fed into the canals and in December and January when water is released to make room for spring runoffs. Employment at the plant is relatively insignificant in terms of numbers. A public hearing on the compact proposals will be held in northern Utah on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. in Logan and the Court Room, Hall of Justice. The modifications, in their first draft, go to public hearings in October and November in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. However, Utah Power & Light Co. said today, modifications of the Bear River Compact would prevent the hydro generation on the river from being available to carry the heavy power loads in the summertime and would have to be replaced by the installation of much more expensive coal-firegeneration, thereby increasing the costs and requiring that the utility request increased rates for its customers in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming amounting to about $8 million annually. It would be impractical to operate the Cutler facility using coal as fuel. Utah. Power & Light since 1928 has operated five hydro plants on the river with total generating capacity of more than 100,000 kilowatts. Key to the hydro generation is the use of Bear Lake as a storage reservoir. Water released from the lake, used primarily for irrigation, is also utilized at the utility's five downstream hydro generating plants. Utah Power & Light has rights to Bear River d long-standin- g water. The Bear River originates in Utah's high Uintahs, and its meandering, course passes in and out of and Wyoming before it Idaho Utah, dumps a small portion of its water into the Great Salt Lake, just 90 miles from its place of origin. Cont. on Page Three 500-mil- e |