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Show PageU - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, OUTLOOK 88, Sunday, February master's thesis becomes avocation His By BOB HUDSON Herald Staff Writer situations, selves. Carl H. Yaeger of Orem has turned what began as a master's thesis project into a sideline as an author. Yaeger, who teaches political science and works as a counselor at Utah Valley Community College, is an expert on terrorism and terrorist tactics. Using that knowledge, he has written two books which are already in publication. They include 'The Cult Crushers" and "The Counterfeit Hostage." Two more are scheduled for release this year. "I get a lot of inspiration from people locally," Yaeger said of his characters. "My heroes have traits of people I know. My stories are about quite ordinary people, who, when placed in extraordinary reach within them- "It's sort of the conquering hero fantasy we all undergo," he said. According to one reviewer, Yaeger's stories are filled with danger and adventure and appeal to the public's sense of justice. fast-movin- g, Yaeger has also authored a number of articles warning about the dangers of terrorism in such magazines as the "American Survival Guide" and "Soldier of Fortune." He served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserves, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He has since joined the Utah National Guard where he serves as the terrorism awareness NCO in Head- quarters Co. of the 142nd Military Intelligence (Linguist) Bn. other club can equal search and rescue team No and we save the county quite a bit of money," Harrington said. By TOM WALTON Herald Staff Writer Provo attorney Richard Har- rington has belonged to several civic clubs in his life. "They've all served good functions," he said. But none of the other clubs can equal the 28, 1988 Operation Relay gives life blood to others By MARGARET H. EVANS Herald Staff Writer Since 1979, Utah Valley high school students have donated 4,471 units of blood at Utah Valley Regional Medical Cen- ter, setting an example that no other group has been able to match on a percentage basis. The students have also helped make the valley's blood supply one of the cleanest in the nation. In 1987, 23 percent of students in the high schools that particpted in UVRMC's Operation Relay donated 1,085 units of blood, according to Karen Tribett, UVRMC blood drive coordinator "Statistics show that 95 percent of the blood that is donated in this nation is donated by only 5 percent of the popula- tion," Tribett said. "That's why we came up with the idea of Operation Relay among the high school students. The whole idea is to get these students involved in the habit of donating blood, so that as they grow older we will have a larger percentage of the population who are making donations to blood banks." The idea behind Operation Relay is to see which school can donate the most units of blood. The contest runs be- tween January and March each year. At the end of Operation Relay the three winning schools are each given a $200 scholarship that is awarded to a student in the school who participated in the blood drive and is seeking an education in a health care profession. "We chose the term "Relay" for the contest because it ret resents something that is being for any types of disease that on. Ana noi passed on," Tribett said. "And could beofpassed was found blood the one unit by participating in this proAIDS virus. the to contain essengram, the students are That means that we have one tially passing life on to someone else who needs it of the safest blood supplies in the United States." desperately." The response by the high Operation Relay takes place school students has been overJanuary through March during whelming," Tribett said. "We because that is when there is see a lot of kids through the typically a shortage of blood. summer who become regular It is during this time that donors and they got their start many elective surgeries are during Operation Relay." performed and the need for Dr. Gregory C. Critchfield, a replacement blood is critical pathologist and medical direcat times. tor of the UVRMC blood bank "Because of the students and praised area high school students for helping provide a their donating during Operaclean blood supply to those tion Relay, we've averted who will v using it. shortages we might have had "Last y ear there was a total otherwise," Tribett said. "We of 17,300 units of blood donated want them to each understand that when we get a pint from at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center," Critchfield said. them it means a life for a "All of that blood was tested patient somewhere." Translation referral service available at U Translation Referral Service has been established at the University of Utah as a public resource for both individuals and commercial concerns. The referral service will A work in conjunction with mem- bers of the University's Department of Languages facul ty, says Ragai N. Makar, who serves as coordinator. He will act as a conduit between those who request assistance and appropriate U of U faculty members with necessary expertise. The two parties then negotiate a mutually agreeable arrangement. The program is not a ble for projects in the general fields of business, social sciences, engineering and technology, medicine, humanities and the arts. commercial service of the versity, Maker emphasizes. The referral service includes assistance in such language as Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Persian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Translators would be availa Requests for assistance at should be directed to Makar 524 Marriott 6311. Library, (801) 581- -. 'hard-cor- e service" pro- by his vided current pas- sion the Utah County 1 Sheriff's Kpnrrh nnH tW Rpsrnp Tpam LojIJ n K ine serv- - Rjc.hard Harrington ice we provide is of a life and death nature. We're out there dispen- sing relief from pain and suffering. And I don't know if one can provide more service than saving lives and erasing suffering," he said. That sounds impressive, but what exactly is the search and f As rescue team? Local residents may recogize the group by its former name the Jeep Patrol. However, that moniker was dropped in December 1987 while the group was in the midst of changing to gain additional its radio frequency licenses. "You can't get up in the hills where you need to go with a drive, and when the group was first put together bi-la- two-whe- el the only drives available were Jeeps. Hence, the members were using their Jeeps for the rescue efforts. "Now, members have all four-whe- el drives. So types of we decided it was time to emphasize our function rather than one of our tools," Harrington said. Harrington is the commandvolunteer er of the organization in Utah County. He explained the group is four-whe- el self-funde- d. Authority for the searches approximately 0 comes from each vear " : "'" ., i&f "'' 40-5- the Utah" County Sheriff, but the commander said his organization is autonomous from the Sheriff's department. And its members hail from all walks of life. Among the 47 fj. members are three attorneys, one veterinarian, several businessmen, and a mailman. one physician, steel-worke- rs Harrington said the group has offered local residents "service in an unsung fashion for approximately 30 years," and that it is totally self-funde- d. v Apparently, the members don't sign up for either money or glory. "It's a critical function and ou're put on the main line of saving lives," Harrington said, explaining the motivations behind the members. "And it's a high adrenaline activity. One minute you're in the office and the next you're jumping out of a helicopter onto the mountainside. "I think the members enjoy the comradery in the group and derive a sense of satisfaction from what they're doing," lie said. Each member is run through an extensive training program. "It's evolved to the point where I believe our members are as qualified to search and rescue activities as anyone in the country," he said. "We're not needed every sinday, but we search for dozens of people each year. gle :1 ! r.-- i i x f ..WSBSW ' - |
