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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday January 31, 1996 ROUND THE REGION Local health insurance plan kAZ Area orchestra plans concerts i AZ doctors, in partnership with Southwest Memorial Hospital, have created a comprehensive health insurance plan for area residents. The Community Health Plan allows members to select primary-carphysicians, emphasizes preventative care, and includes all the doctors practicing in Cortez and Farmington, according to officials. Two other medical facilities are included for referral needs -San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington and Cortez Sentinel University Hospital in Albuquerque. Cortez-are- a e Bill to resolve divided town issues use rejected grant money Manti may use a grant recently rejected by the Sanpete County Commission to hire a night watchman. Sanpete County handles law enforcement for Manti, but many residents would like to see the revival of the Manti Police Department. When commissioners rejected a federal grant to provide additional law enforcement officials, Manti city officials expressed interest in using the funds. Manti Messsenger One response to wilderness letter Nephi - Juab Couny Commissioners recently sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the 1.8 million acre Utah wilderness bill. One of the 356 representatives responded, Phillip Crane of Illinois. Times News IRS warns taxpayers to expect delays Taxpayers seeking help with income tax return preparation can expect cone siderable delays for telephone assistance from the Internal Revenue Service. the delays. Specialized tax schedules and forms can be ordered by calling toll-fre- Prolonged phone waiting, beyond the usual filing season delays, are expected. The IRS says staff shortages due to budget cuts cause Music lovers Deanne Randall and Derryl Jack of Monticello planted a seed that became the fledgling San Juan Centennial Orchestra. The orchestra, whose premiere performance was held in Pioneer Park in Monticello this past August, is preparing for several performances this scored for orchestra. The orchestra is sponsored by the San Juan County Centennial Committee, which awarded it a $550 development grant. The Ruth Chase Family contributed over $900 to the orchestra from money gen- your skills are rusty. We can practice and learn together. We are a mixed group, both sexes, teenage to age eighty. Our library in- cludes easy arrangements erated by an estate yard sale, which orchestra personnel helped coordinate summer. Price - Residents of Green River and other towns straddling county lines may soon vote to determine which county they prefer if a bill is passed by the Utah State Legislature. RepSun Advocate resentative Brad Johnson introduced the bill. Manti may assist taxpayers in finding technical tax help, the IRS suggests: Read the instructions that come with blank tax forms. Most tax questions To can be answered by reading the appropriate section. Jack serves as conductor, Additionaland manage. few have donations a ly, been contributed by the pub- a role for which he is well prepared, having conducted various vocal and instrumental groups during and since high school. Additionally, he sings, plays the piano, plays the guitar, plays percussion instruments, tunes pianos, and currently is composing musical accompaniment for the Monticello LDS Stake Centennial program scheduled for July. Although he majored in business at Brigham Young University, Jack devoted his freshman year to music, taking composition, music theory, and private piano. He says music has been a part of his life since he was seven years old and he enjoys being part of a community orchestra. If we are successful, we will be making history. Several rural towns in Utah have developed a community orchestra - Kanab, St. George and Orem are examples - and we hope we can do the same. What we need is more players, and we think they are out there. Deanne Randall concurs. Its exciting to be part of a totally new beginning. Thats what our orchestra We welcome anyone is. who now plays or has ever played an instrument to join us to create a musical legacy for future generations of San Juan County. She says, Dont worry if lic. The State Centennial Committee has suggested that we have the beginnings of what could become a Southeast Utah Symphony Orchestra," says Jack. Now wouldnt that be grand. The orchestra practices each Thursday evening, alternating between Bland-inand Monticello. Musicians are encouraged to g Juan San Orchestra. Centennial join. Courtesy photo For more information, Jack at show tunes, and marches, and we are working on getting the Blue Mountain Song and the Song of White Mesa call Derryl Respiratory change from firewood. If we could teach people about the health risks of of light classics, Deanne Randall Sheila Sakizzie at or Kay Bates 3; at (continued from page 1) Navajo Agricultural Products Industry could be the provider for the reservation suggests Bragg. More studies are needed before the questions of acceptability and economy of production can be answered. The Department of Energys Western wood smoke, they would THE Re- Energy Program, which funded the first phase of research, has awarded a second grant to Shultz and Bragg to test the the tribe, chapters, private foundations, and the federal government working together said Shultz of the need to eliminate wood smoke hazards. Its too big dried root in Navajo homes and to survey households about their willingness to a problem for any one office to handle, and too important to ignore. gional Biomass SAN JUAN RECORD CAN HELP PRINT JOBBER business cards business forms letterhead stationery snap-apaposters envelopes flyers NCR business forms PERSONALIZED SERVICE THE menus brochures forms rt and more YOUR DESIGN OR OURS SAN JUAN RECORD Post Office Box 879 49 South Main Monticello Utah 84535 801-587-22- ill a GlegiGop SEE THE SAN JUAN RECORD FOR FAST U be- gin to change Shultz believes. But the educational efforts have not been funded and a video prepared to teach people about the hazards has yet to be translated I envision into Navajo. Need Specialized Printing Done? EM Page 5 77 FRIENDLY SERVICE |