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Show TIIF, SAN .JUAiN RECORD Wednesday January 15, 1992 - Page 2 Letters To The Editor considering the sparseness of the population and the 'Vie Record welcomes Idlers from its readers on any subject of public interest. Letters must he no more than dOO words in length. The pub hshcr reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contribu toms, letters must be signed and no hole an address and telephone number. Thank you. sources. I believe the hospital can limited Dear Editor: After reading the news of the recent meeting of Blanding citizens with the Hospital Board, I must commend that city on its abundance of civic pride. There were some ideas stated, however, that put me in contention with their The idea that a goals. hospital can be profitably operated in Blanding and not in Monticello makes no particular sense. The only way this could be done is to deny care to those who do not pay cash in advance. This is neither humane nor fea- sible. wants to see a health care facility operate in the red, but most people No one want to see immediate accident and health care available for all citizens. The county hospital in Monticello has a very good record of serving visitors and residents, especially financial re- be updated to continue to San Juan serve well. County cannot afford two modern hospitals. To spend additional millions to as- suage civic pride of one city would place an unbearable burden on all San Juan County residents. While a hospital in Blanding would be more convenient for Blanding residents, it would create unreasonable problems to outlying residents of the north and east county areas, disasters in either 1990 or 1991. To be eligible, producers with crop insurance must have had losses greater than 35 percent. Producers without crop insurance must have had losses greater than 40 percent. Program applications may be filed from February 3 through March 13. The 1990-9crop disaster program provides cash payments for production losses 1 on participating program crops of wheat, feed grains, by Dorothy Nielson I am happy to report that Ervin Guymon, who recently had a knee replacement, and Ralph Howe, who had surgery for cancer, are both home again. Judy Guymon tells me Ervin is doing well. Ralph talked to me on the phone and says he feels fine, too. statement I hope that is true. Gene and Mary Foushee have gone to Tucson for the and to residents of Colorado towns who use the hospital. As things are now, to come ? large cities. hope the residents of San Juan County can begin to look upon themselves as one community and work together to develop care facilities to a maximum potential at the most reasonable cost. Richard Meyer Long Beach, California and East Route, Monticello. commercial non -- program crops. Reading worm" at MES. A reading worm The students at Monticello Elementary School had been busy reading every book in sight to complete a reading worm. The students worked on the worm from September to December. When a book was completed, the child filled out information, or a segment, which was added to the worm. The worms total length of a mile. was The students read about one-eight- Producers who intend to file should assemble their records now, so they will be ready when the program Farmers will reopens. ceive a special mailing with specific information on the program this month. If a producer does not receive the disaster program information in the mail by February 3, he or she should call the county ASCS office. An ASCS official said disaster payments would be computed according to the 1990 Farm Bill, and expects to begin issuing payments to farmers by April 16. Further details of the disaster payment program may be obtained from the local ASCS office. miss them while they are gone. They usually return around April. Clemma and Clarence Johnson are home again after spending the holidays Clemma said in Mexico. there was loud, live music in their hotel every night -which kept her awake. She doesnt want to make a return visit until she can speak Spanish. No liable At least not Espahol. enough to distinguish each word. They seem to talk so fast! Ruth and Art McKelvey went to visit their daughter, Rose, in Cortez for Christmas. Their daughter Joy who lives in Washington, joined them. Building Materials h granddaughter and band, Karissia and Russ Kersey, as well as their baby son Zachary. We had a great time. I took them to dinner at the Senior Citizens Center so I could show the training academy in Special awards Paradise We off my made one trip to Blanding to get a cartridge ribbon for my typewriter - which unWe luckily didnt fit. watched football games and great-grandso- school. Wyoming was fun. - so all in all, Advisory board meeting Jan. 22 'V I 0 9.00 pm Stars James Belushi $Lso Discountnight fofiviiiryon Friday, January 17 7:00 pm Sue Curly 9 00 pm Bugsy (R) Stars Warren Beatty it Saturday, January 18 am told that Frank Smith, a Navajo friend, is in the hospital with pneumonia. So many are sick or have just recovered from Curly 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Sue Bugsy Call for information on shows playing Mon - Tue - Wed 251 N. Main Management Moab District us a call v Give678-214- 7.00 pm Sue (PG) Curly The Bureau of Land Grazing Advisory Board meeting will be held January 22 at 10 a.m. in the second floor conference room in the east wing of the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, 155 East Main Street, Price. .... ) (PG-13- Stars Don Johnson I Deal with the people who know the building industry Monticello General Store LUNCHEON SPECIALS Thursday, January 16 $2.59 each GREEN CHILI BURRITOS Tuesday, January 21 sms i Snow Removal Crews were given to three of the 27 graduates. Eugene Glenn, FBI special agent in charge, was the keynote speaker. r the San Juan Record c ISSN com- mencement exercise held at Salt Lake City. Thursday, January 16 n. Ted and Joyce videos. came on Saturday - the night before they returned to at the 4. January hus- 3,000 books - 264,000 pages. The PTA has arranged to give a special reward to all the children on correc- tions officerdeputy with the San Juan County Sheriffs office, completed the Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training program on December 19, 1991. A member of the graduating class of Session 171, he partici- pated in the 29th my blessings. CHACKEN FAJITAS Quality Troy J. Butler, Bessie in the hospital with a bad case of the flu. Bessie is back in school now. We have had a lot of fog, but now and then it lifts, and we have nice weather again. Whenever I get too depressed with fog, or down with the weather, I compare it with last winters snow and bitter cold, and count the game. Visitors at my home for a few days were my daughter, Margaret, and her husband, Howard Swink - and my soybeans, sunflowers, and Names and faces daughter, Bessie, have returned from California. While there, Bob put his father in the hospital for a heart transplant, and night with them and enjoyed my visit - as well as crops, non-participati- colds, the flu, or something. Even our own President Bush succumbed to it. Im wondering how many of the Japanese dignitaries will now come down with it. Bob and Barbara Boot and will My 1 all I grandson, R.T. Nielson of Monticello, invited me to watch the Holiday Bowl with them and join them for dinner. I spent the from Blanding to Monticello and receive care involves far less time and inconvenience than experienced by residents of most ASCS disaster payment program The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service will administer a crop disaster assistance program to compensate eligible producers for crop losses caused by drought, flood, and other natural Bluff Stuff rest of the winter. ?tss SAN JUAN BUILDING SUPPLY 377 West 300 South 0894-327- 0894-3273- ). Postmaster: Send address changes to P.O. Box 879, Monticello, Utah 84535. 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