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Show rzr v 4 I . t - fv: ; . i - i y - ; Utah. State Press 467 E. 3rd S. Salt Lake City Ut. 84111 A Ciittfizeiros IHIeaMlln pirottestt imew Cairo Board A group of Monticello citizens with the San Juan County Commission Monday to express concerns over the newly appointed County Health Services Board. Darroll Young of Monticello questioned the commission over met the secrecy of the Blanding ad hoc committee for health facilities. Young said he opposes the expending of public funds to sup- Let us give thanks port private enterprise. Why should we build offices for the doctors? he asked. The commissioners explained the ad hoc committee for Blanding health care was not secret and minutes had been kept and turned into the commission. Commissioner Black said the Photo by Alvin Reiner Ssun Jyaoii TIh . $4 No. 43 20 Rsird cents November 25, 19-- does own the Blanding clinic which it rents to Doctors Gibbons and Redd for a nominal $150 per month. Emergency room assistance is provided by the Blanding doctors, however, while the Monticello doctors are able to use the hospital emergency room and staff free of charge. Black also noted the two Monticello physicians are each paid $500 per month to be on call at the hospital. county HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH V-l- . Young said he had no desire to Merchants planning hop - at - Home sales t.San Juan merchants in Blanding ami Monticello at-ho- me sales are planning shop-.- Assn. .. for December 4 and 5. The promotions are sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce in each town. Savings will be available in stores of all participating merchants with special emphasis on items appropriate for Christmas giving. Each town has special activities planned with Santa to arrive in Blanding at 10 a.m. for a visit at the Albert R. Lyman School on Saturday. InMonticello Santa will listen to Christmas wishes from 10 a.m. to noon Sat3-h- our urday at Redds, General Motors Agency and dealer in mobile homes and appliances. Drawings for free prizes will - be held at participating stores in each community. In Monticello, hopefuls may register for the .beginning November give-awa- ys 30. No purchase is necessary. In is Monticello, participation limited to persons age 16 and over. On Saturday a free movie for children will be shown in Blanding at the San Juan Theatre. In Monticello, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians will be shown at The Movies on Saturday, December J 5 at 2:30 p.m. Cost is $1 and children under five must be accompanied by an adult. Cash Cache, a game in which the winner will receive $100 or more, is being sponsored by the Monticello Chamber of Commerce. Shoppers are invited to determine the location of the cache, a coupon redeemable for the real McCoy. Clues will be posted in Monticello retail stores, banks and service . sta- tions. The first shopper to figure out the location of the Cash Cache coupon will win $100, or more. The winner must verify the locations where he or she read at least two key clues. The game is limited to players age 18 and over. Cash prizes will be awarded in for the best outside , Monticello house andor yard Christmas decorations, with $25 going for first place, $15 for second place and $10 for third place. To qualify for judging, decorations must be up by December 12. Winners will be announced Tuesday, December 15. Merchants in Monticello who were not contacted for the Cash Cache game and would like to participate, may contact Randy 6. Black at 587-228- deprive residents of the south part of the county of needed faculties, I am just concerned that the hospital is not being used to its full capacity. Others present at the meeting said they were concerned that the new hospital board did not represent each community in the county. When it was noted this would amount to over fifteen board members, it was suggested that health care personnel be appointed to the board. A question over st was possible over the appointment of raised -- elect Cleal Bradford to mayor the board. There was concern that the board would not be impartial. Commissioner Low said, I feel at this point in time we have a good board and were not going to remodel it. conflict-of-intere- then the questioned commissioners loyalties in alresident and lowing long-tiYoung me administrator Arlow Freestone to be terminated. At the time this occurred, Commissioner Black replied, we had no authority to hire and fire. We hospital were under contract with IHC for those services. He assured those present that the hospital administrators position will be properly advertised in the paper, as is required by law. The job will be offered on qualifications. It was out, however, that not have a master's Freestone did a which common qualis degree, ification for hospitals in Utah. specific pointed Randall questioned the commissioners on the specific reasons for Freestones dismissal. The commissioners said they had not yet been able to get the study completed on the matRay ter. Later in the day, a petition was brought to the commission with signatures of several Blanding residents asking for information on per capita amounts spent on roads, recreation, and health care in the county. TTie petition expressed concern that information concerning favoritism on the part of the commission to certain areas in the county might be in- correct. Other business included an of the bid for remodeling the San Juan Nursing Home to Dan Wolfe Construction for $14,000. Apparent low bidder, Southwest Manufacturing, failed to post a bid Other bidder was E. J. bond. Sonderegger. The commissioners spoke with Norma Nielson, San Juan Hospital I A director of nurses, about assistiwith the transistion of the hosng pital back to county management. Nielson said she was very busy with R.N.s having to take 12 hour shifts at present, but would offer assistance and recommendations as needed. Jim Stevens met with the commissioners to go over County-weeand rodent control budget- d ing matters. Postmaster lists tips for getting Christmas mail to destination on time Postmaster Garcia offers the following tips for customers to make sure their cards and packages arrive on time and in good condition for Christmas. In addition to shopping early, Postmaster Garcia urges customers to properly address cards and packages with a legible name, street andor post office box number, city and state and the correct ZIP CODE, plus a complete return address including P.O. Box number. It is also advisable to put a slip of paper with the same information inside the parcel. A1 mailed in padded mailing bags or in boxes. The following rules will help assure your packages arrive in good condition at their destina- tion. Contents should be well cushioned and all empty space taken up by the use of crumpled newspapers or other lightweight filling around, underneath and on top of 1. Brown paper wrapping and-twi- ne or string are not recommended as wrapping can rip off and twine can become caught in processing machines. A sturdy cardboard box with a minimum of Coins, rings and other such recomitems should not be mailed in re- - . extraneous printing is mended, secured and sealed with gular envelopes as they can get the following types of tapes. and cause damlost or damaged to mail age processing equipment.. These items should be tape, kraft with nylon or fiber glass Pressure-sensiti- paper the return address should be corplaced on the upper left-hand tape and tapes with a glossy finish are not to be used to seal registered letters and packages. Only kraft paper tape is acceptable as it will accept postmarks and postage stamps. Postmaster Garcia adds that the Christmas season is the busiest and most exciting time for most people. For the Post Office it is the most challenging time as well as the busiest. With the cooperation of the public, most difficulties can be eliminated. Following is a schedule of CUTOFF deadlines for airmail articles addressed to foreign countries if delivery is expected by Christmas. ner. Remove any other labels or adresses from the box to avoid your gift. 5. Mail early in the month and mail early in the day to avoid the rush. TTie earlier in the day that 4. gift. 2. reinforcement. (Leave sufficient clear space for postage). DO NOT use masking tape or cellophane tape. 3. Use a smudge proof ink for addressing parcels. Tbe address should be placed on the lower right-han- d portion of the box and ve mis-directi- ng packages are brought in, the better attention can be given by postal employees and less chance for errors. 6. Send irreplaceable articles, cash and all valuable itmes by REGISTERED MAIL. Cellophane J |