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Show utan 467 E. 3rd Salt Lake City U t i 1 Cooiiimtty decades oan lheaflllh selliF nimsiuimimce by Carl Eisemann health insurance proposal for county employees submitted Shield was by Blue Cross-Blu- e accepted by county commissioners at the regular commission A meeting Monday. The proposal, one of four submitted, will involve county self insurance. The county will pay Blue Cross a 10 percent adminand processing fee istrative Spring days are ideal for leisurely back roads through sand stone cliffs . strolls down peaceful San Juan A . Reiner photo HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Vol 65 No. 12 20 cents April 8, 1982 Commissioner and mental health director dash by Carl Eisemann County Commissioner Calvin Black challenged Jim Whear, director of the Four Corners Mental Health Center, when Whear made a presentation before the county commission Objecting to a proposal which would change the mental service' county arrangement with Four Corners. According to Whear, a plan to channel state mental health funds to the county Social directly Services Division would cause mental health to lose its identity. Whear said the public needs to be constantly aware of the need for mental health care since it is too often given low priority in healthcare. He said the present Four Corners arrangement with the county provides for better Integration of efforts and better to access consultation and delivery services. Whear presented a letter from Dr. A, Mason Redd supporting his position. At this point, Commissioner Black objected, stating that Whear was interested in perpetuating the , funding and control of the Four Corners Center and removing the influence of elected officials on mental health services. Black pointed out that the only change was one of funding control. The proposal by San Juan County would funnel state funding directly to the San Juan County Social Services, who could then contract for needed assistance. At present, state funds go to the Four Corners Center, who then (Please turn to Page 23) . based on cost of claims serviced. Under the plan, the county will carry a portion of the risk for a reduced premium. The proposal includes a stop loss contract will insure the county which against catastrophic loss. If county claims are low, considerable money will be saved while premium costs will not be much higher than at present. Proposals were also submitted by Olypmus Insurance, Leonard Hurst and Earl Stevens. Monticello city manager Rick Terry, councilmen Jack Young and Ron Sharp, citizens Paul Dean Black, Larry Sorrell and Darrol Young came before the commission with a request for clarification of the county road cost sharing program. Commissioner Bailey stated the county had increased its share to 70-from the previous 0. Certain requirements will have to be met. The county will not participate in any curb and gutter work; the county will not run oil and chip work to curb lines unless at least one side of a full block has curb and gutter; thq county will not chip and seal until the city has completed all patch work. Black and Sorrell discussed the possibility of improvements at the Monticello airport. Commissioner Bailey informed the 50-5- 30 men that the county will fund the airport at a higher level if the city appoints a committee to manage and plan the airport. Black and Sorrell agreed to develop plans for future considera- tion. Darroll Young who outlined the for extensive erosion , need control at the county golf course in Monticello, was asked to prepare a plan. Young returned later in day with plans for the installation of culverts and grading, which were approved. Commissioner Bailey and the road department will work with Young on the project. Black reported a Chairman meeting in Tlcaboo on May 6 to discuss plans for developing a marina and resort at Lone Rock, Utah, on Lake Powell. The committee will be composed of reprefrom counties adsentatives Lake Powell, State jacent to ' and Parks Recreation, Governors office and Utah Division of Natural Resources. Black noted that 97 percent of Lake Powell is in Utah and 90 percent of lake revenue goes to Arizona. The committee will meet with Del Webb about developing a resort complex at Halls Crossing. Black expressed concern that law enforcement agents were not enforcing violations of Utah law requiring purchase of license by persons working or living in Utah. He stated he was personally aware of at least four violations. In other action the commission accepted the only bid submitted for auditing county books (Smuln and Rich of Price), approved a contract with BLM for upgrading the Johnson Creek road and the advisory panel accepted named for the Aging Council. San Juan High sweeps field at Sterling Scholar meet. San Juan High School, with five first place winners and three second place winners, swept the field last Thursday in the Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar awards ceremony held in Price. San Juan High students captured more first place awards than any LSUNRISEISERVI0E1 The San Juan Community Church will not hold regular services Easter Sunday. There will be services held immediately a sunrise service following breakfast at ' , 6 a.m. The Assembly of God Church is having Easter sunrise services, 5:15 at the rodeo Sunday at grounds by KUTA. Everyone is invited to the Assembly of God church at Center and 4th West in Blanding for a Continental break- ear 1r, '4 w. JANA LYMAN JAMES FATT Social Science Visual Arts fast. KUTA and participating busi- nessmen are . sponsoring an Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 10 at 10 a.m. at the 3rdResevoir Park in Blanding. Eggs are full of candy, merchandise and money certificates. All children 12 years of age and under are invited to come out for a fun time. other school. They competed with 71 outstanding seniors from public high schools in Emery, Carbon, Grand and San Juan counties for cash tuition at any awards and State college, university or technical school of their choice. A first place win by a Monticello student gave San Juan County exactly half the first place awards. San Juan High seniors placing first were: James Fatt, visual arts; David Laws, mathematics; Marcel Wright, science; Jana Lyman, social sciences and Stacy education. Kuipers, business Mike Utley of Monticello High School won first place in English. San Juan seniors in runner-u- p were: Kirt McDaniel, spots foreign language; Jolin Hosier, speech and drama and Kehaulani Fisher, general scholarship. se Purpose of the awards turn to Page 4) 3 MICHAEL UTLEY MARCEL WRIGHT Science Business Education English cere-(Plea- |