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Show THE DAILY HERALD; (www.HaiiTheHefald.com), Page A2 Piwo, Utah, Sunday, February 9, 2003 HOSPITAL - Continued from Al S the money they stole from us," the carpenter told him. t I made a silent covenant with myself never to do anything in this life b I to have people say I had stolen their money" said f Gunther, who is still Chair-- ,. man ot the itoard at the Bank of American Fork. Vincze's crew i . The building Gunther remembers has changed identities many times since , it was first built in 1891, t from bank to hospital to r office building. For the last 20 years, it has been a vacant eyesore, and that's something new owner Todd Vincze, a general contractor who specializes in historical , restorations, hopes to change t as he restores the building to its 1891 appearance. And when the work is finished, Vincze hopes to call the building his home. Right now, the project is very much a work in Krogress. -- V has the original exterior by polishing stucco off the bricks, which was plastered on as a Work Projects Administration project during the depression. In the process, they uncovered one remnant of n the building's designation lettering on the south side of the budding that proudly proclaims it to be the "Lehi Hospital," north Utah County's primary health care faculty for over 40 years. e residents Many remember the old hospital with fondness. Vincze says he is constantly walking through the building with visitors who were born, gave birth, or had surgery there. Between the years of 1926 and 1967, if a baby in the north county area wasn't bom at home, it was born in the Lehi Hospital. "Half a dozen to a dozen people stop by every day," best-know- long-tim- Vincze said. N. MAI I SMI 1 U ' - X I which MAIT SM11 HTbe Daily Herald L Peterson sorts through some of the lumber inside the old Lehi Hospital building. David All six of Orville Gun-ther- 's children were born in the hospital. The same holds true for lifetime Lehi residents Leo and Edna Loveridge, who also gave birth to their four children at the hospital. While none of the children are twins, two of the Loveridge children were born on April 4 and two on Oct. 21, something they like to joke that they planned. The way Leo Loveridge tells the story, he attributed the regularity to his daytime job: "I tell people I was working on production management in Geneva at the time." Outside of the painted lettering on the building, not much is left of the old hospital. The faded blue sinks have been pulled out of the equally faded blue scrubbing room, one of the few remaining evidences of the hospital that was shut down after the more modern American Fork Hospital was built in 1967. Workers have hauled out almost 30 trash containers of water-activat- ed individual investors. The building qualifies for some federal grants because it is on the National Register of Historical Places, and Vincze is hoping to get dona- ot tions from businesses. He is selling engraved sidewalk pavers, which will include a person's name and birth date printed on, which he hopes to sell to individuals who were bom in the building, to support the renovation. "I will finish the project. I have to come up with an investor," Vincze said. He has had two offers to buy the building so far, but sister. While folks like the Loveridges have said they are excited to see the building restored, Vincze is hoping that area residents will also help support the cause. Right now, Vincze is spending about I 3 he says he won't sell it unless he can't come up with' the money to finish it himself or a new owner will let him finish all of the work on the building. C 373-682- 7 DilC,?a 9 hearing loss is considered to be the most pervasive yet! least treated health condition of all physical handi- caps in the United States. Each year, it drains at least $60 billion in economic 1$)day, loss from tne Gt)P, d actslas a. hidden "tax" on every man woman and child in America, to the tune of over $216per capita and growing. . l QW&b&BF (SMIL TESTIMONIAL December 19, 2002 co l. CM bought hearing aids on 91002 00 Iand then went to Arizona for the winCD CO ate them along with five new mosquito traps to collect species for testing, i ' The funding increase Up $5,000 from $321,00ain was one of. few 2002 approved by commisKioners this year, said County Commissioner Gary Herbert, even though it was $50,000 less than requested by the abatement program: ' "You have to go where the priorities are and clearly with West Nile Virus being such a significant potential health hazard, weVe had to reprioritize," Herbert said. "We will probably be doing fewer chip sealings on the roads and more prevention of West Nile Virus." The traps used by Marrott and his staff use carbon dioxide to attract the mosquitoes into the cooler. A an then blows the insects into a net. Marrott and his staff collect the insects, sort them by species, and send them, to the state health lab in Salt Lake City, which tests thm for the virus. As soon as the virus is found, Marrott and his team and similar teams across the state will know exactly where the mosquito carrying the virus was captured, and where its species breeds. Armed with this ter. These hearing aids have been every better than I had hoped. I've had hearing aids before and had to throw them away. In my experience Harris Hearing Aids are the best! would recommend them over anything I've ever seen or dealt with. Eugene " ; Site co Hi J CO oI 10 1 I J I" I birds and other animals. Dead birds can be the first indication, that the virus has moved to an area. The virus is trans- mitted to mosquitoes by birds with the disease; those mosquitoes then pass it on to humans and ; other animals, said Jenifer Lloyd, West Nile Virus coordinator for the Utah State Health Department. If humans were to contract the virus from a mosquito bite, most would never know it, Lloyd said. For, every 150 Re& that might have a case of West Nile Virus, only one of those people would detect serious symptoms. Most might have a slight fever and headache and . then recover. People who become confused or develop a high fever should seek medical attention. West Nile Virus has been attributed to at least nine deaths last year. The key to controlling the spread of the virus is to identify the mosquitoes that carry it and focus on eradicating them, said Marrott. The problem is that, as the virus spreads from state to state, it shows up in different mosquito species in different areas, making it hard to predict which species will bring the virus here. And the species makes all the difference, Marrott ; . information, crews will focus on those areas, spraying insecticide to kill the insects and putting granular poison in the water and damp areas where they breed. Last summer, mosquito ' said. "There are about 49 trapping was carried out with four species in Utah, each with every other week different behavioral patterns.- - traps. Thiasuttmer, du( to some that feed on birds, tne increased threat of he some on mammals, some on virus reaching Utah, n ne Copeople and some on a combi,--; traps will be set and nation of those," he said. "We llected every week. Mosquito populations are don't know how many carry believed to be down in the West Nile Virus." State health department past few years because the experts believe two species drought has translated into Culex tarsalis and Culex' fewer breeding grounds for but comare most likely to ' the insects Eipiens virus here. Marplaints about mosquitoes rott, who has 3p years expe- - have increased, due Inostly rience tracking mosquttoes) to people building homes; in and their breeding groimds rural areas that have tradiin Utah County, and E his tionally been home to mosA staff have developed roaps j quito hordes. What will West Njile of 2,120 mosquito breeduig Virus in Utah County around the county. ? ; j "I've been doing this for f mean? "We don't want to ijell 30 years, so I kind of knbw all the little spots," he SaldJ people we are going Uo Now all Marrott and his have a disaster or we are staff need to know is which going to bave West Nile and people are going to species to focus on. To make sure the virus, drop like flies," he said. is found as soon as possible, "This isn't the case. We ire Marrott requested, a fund-- , going to have West Mle ing increase from County, and people are going to Commissioners in order? tor have to contend withlit. purchase two new sprayers This is the year we will get and hire employees to oper West Nile Virus.' 1 T. 'mm Continued from Al : 1,000 a day, money that is all coming out of Ms pocket Funding for the $500,000 renoyation will run out in about two months without additional funding from grants and donations from the torn-ou- t wiring, plumbing, and the six trees that used to surround the building. They've ripped out the elevator, where some women in the area have told Vincze they almost had their babies because the elevator was so slow. Vincze says he is restoring the 7,000-fobuilding not only because it will be his home, a bed and breakfast, a salon, a photo studio and other office spaces, but also to preserve the heritage of the area, something that area residents have said they are pleased about T3eing the chairman of the Lehi Historical Preservation Committee, Fm pleased. 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