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Show 2 Page tllfye tEimesNefos Wednesday, May 8, 1996 Nephi;" Utah Rocky Ridge wants to become a township "FromWhere Please take not that this writsioners, agreed to assign Leavitt to review the law on forming ten petition for incorporation names of voters townships by the next commis- contains the who on represent more than 25 persion meeting to be held May cent of all votes cast from the 20. Im certain they have at least unincorporated area proposed 210 residents, said Ike Lunt, for township status at the last commissioner. There are quite a Congressional election and that few young children in the com- there are at least 10 signatures 50 percent munity who attend the local from each of at least within the schools and are active in sports of the voting districts area, read the petition docuand other school affairs. Thirty-seve- n citizens of the ment signed by Allred. The petition document was proposed township certified they were all legal voters of the State also witnessed by Julie A. Hodgof Utah and of Juab County. As es, a Salt Lake City Notary Pub- Several years ago, those living at Rocky Ridge wanted to incors Correspondent porate as a community named' York. However, the proposal The newest town in East Juab didnt win acceptance at the time County could well be Rocky and members of the community Ridge located just south of the dropped the proposition. Juab-Uta- h Monday, Juab County ComCounty border. Nestled in the hills to the west missioners received a petition for, of Interstate 15, the small com- a township for the small commumunity has grown from a farm- nity. On the petition, A. Kent Allred ing community which contained members of the Allred family and certified he personally conductwas first known locally as the ed an informal poll of the numAllred Ranch. It is located in the ber of residents of the area proapproximate location of an oid posed for the township. He conrailroad service community cluded the number of residents was 210. , known as York. The law is a fairly complicatA new law creates the entity of a township, said David Leav- ed one, and I need some time to itt, county attorney. He said the Study it before being certain new law. allowed the formation whether the petitioners have met of townships which were some- the requirements or not, said where between not having a Leavitt. town at all (the situation of Gordon Young, commission Rocky Ridge at present) and an chair, accepted the petitions and he, and the two other commis incorporated community. By Myrna Trauntvein I Sit" Times-New- By Allan R. Gibson . At the Democratic Convention held last Wednesday, Satch (Boyd) Howarth eliminated Clarence Phillipsen from contention for the Demos County Commission Candidate. With that over, the candidates for the fall will be Howarth vs Brough for this important race. Should be an interesting race even with the fact that voters voted against Mr. Brough in the last two elections. Rocky Ridge presented the Commissioners with a township petition yesterday. The county attorney is now studying the petition and in a few week we may have a new community in the county. As I understand the township law, it lets the township control development and annexation but the county still will have to provide services. The best of both worlds. The folks at Rocky Ridge should have the 50 percent of the voters necessary to enact it. , such, they petitioned county commissioners to establish Rocky Ridge as a township. The group attached a description of the territory proposed to be part of the township, an accurate map, proof of the number of inhabitants within the proposed , Mariann says she really doesnt believe in all these Psychics that advertise on TV. You know the ones with the 900 numbers that cost $5.00 per minute. She bases her beliefs on one simple fact. If they were true psychics they would call you! Think about it. township boundary and proposed the name of Rocky Ridge be officially adopted. hear that we will have a dedication ceremony for the new park downtown on the 18th of May. Lots of fancy folk coming to town. Nothing official yet, but mark that date on your calendar. The way Phil and company are going, they should make that date as long as they have instant grass and flowers. I Monday, May 13th, starts the week-lon- g cleanup here in Nephi. At least city crews will start picking up your piles of junk starting on Monday. That means you should get out and get your yard cleaned up this weekend so that the city crews will have something to clean up on Monday. Springtime is always fun around the house, isnt it. Subscribe Today! 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They would wheel and dive on the currents of wind as they looked for tidbits of food. One dove down right in front of The Central Valley Medical tion with Partners for Healthy our car and being very pleased with what he found, picked it up Center will conduct a Health Communities. The Health Fair and was off to wherever seagulls go to eat. Man has wanted to be Fair on Saturday, May 18th, will take place at the Nephi LDS able to fly, and as we sat there watching the gulls swoop on the from 9 a.m. to noon in conjunc- - 4th5th Ward Church, 345 East invisible gusts of wind, it really made me think about flying myself, but alas, it would take the wings of a 747 to get my fat bod off the ground. Oh well, maybe in the next life I can come back as a bird. y 99 Commission signs contract with Mona Times-New- s Correspondent and ambulance personnel. The Fair will include: blood pressure checks, home health info, computer cancer risk provideo, gram, breast exercise counselingbody fat peself-exa- - brush fire was half the amount first proposed. I have been talking to the other fire departments, said Lunt. They cant operate on what we By Myrna Trauntvein KYKN will broadcast live from 500 North. Come and meet Vince and Lar- the Health Fair, door prizes will ry, the seat belt dummies; Smok-e- y be given away, free balloons and the Bear and the Forest Ser- growth charts for the kids, and vice; as well as local fire, police refreshments will also be part of Juab County Commissioners agreed to sign a negotiated pay. m fire fighters. entities, said Lunt. Commissioners agreed to apWe have negotiated an agreement, said Ike Lunt, commis- prove the new fees subject to apsioner. The accepted amount, $50 proval by the municipalities govfor a structure fire and $25 for a erning the fire departments. 1 Tintic Mining Museum, will host special display bring your medications to be reviewed by the hospital pharmacist if you have questions or concerns. Coupons will be given for a free first time mammogram or $20.00 discount off a follow up mammogram. For a nominal charge, baseline EKGs and chemistrycholesterol ' ' profile will be available. : Now '(S&SD The White Owl Gallery and the Tintic Mining Museum will The display consists of very be open daily from 10:00 a.m! large color photographs of Indi- until 5:00 p.m. for the showing. an Rock Art, taken by Gary Special group tours' may be Smith and featured in National scheduled by calling Geographic magazine. Wilderness Louvre was deGrand Openings of the gallery and the show will be on Satur- veloped in cooperation with Naday, May 11th, at 11:00 a.m. The tional Geographic magazine and Tintic Historical Society will hold is traveling under the auspices of the College of Eastern Utah Continued from page 1 Prehistoric Museum. It is presented in cooperation with the Tintic Mining Museum and the Utah Office of Museum Services, Department of Community and Economic Development. General Plan 82 South 100 West in Levan, Utah Mon. Sat. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Having a hard time finding what you are looking for those special women in your life ? We now make custom planters. Have it your way, we will plant it the way you want. Check out our potted shade trees and shrubs. re said. The plan was to build homes on the sections which were not fit for agriculture; because of the terrain. The lower ground will be used for agriculture, he said. The Utah Growth Summit said homes should be built on land not usable as agricultural lands. That is all that type of land is good for. Laura Kirgan said she would like to see the Eureka area redesigned on the zoning map. I would like to see an outlying section in a radius which could be used for community growth. She said the land there was not good farm ground and could be used by the community for further expansion. When will we know if our rec- ommendations have been considered and when the zoning ordi-- ; nance is set in stone? asked 10-mi- le Kir-ga- We Ancl sons. 317 West Main in Eureka. lots. I have 756 acres. It doesnt seem right that I should only be allowed to build three houses on the whole prop- -' erty, he said. Herb Smyth said. he agreed. He owned 250 acres in a similar situation. Where the requirement was for 200 acres per home, that would only allow one house to be constructed. Weve graded new roads, he 623-272- 2. rcent, vision and glaucoma screening, podiatry screening, nursing home info, health phlets, hearing screening, rescue alert system, and pulmonary function screening, all at no The Tintic Mining Museum in a special meeting on Friday evening at 7:00 as a kick-of- f for the event. The meeting will be held at the Memorial Building and is open to all interested per- - Eureka has been chosen by the Office of Museum Services to host a special display from May 11 until June 14. Wilderness Louvre, Utah Rock Art will be shown in the White Owl Gallery, 40-ac- Call For more information, call I think we need to approve a charge. You may fee for all four $1,250 stand-b- y agreement for a fire protection contract with Mona volunteer the the activities. Free transportation is available from Salt Creek Taxi for those 62 years of age and older. n. can publicize the final All articles Continued on page 9 , Canyon Hills Health Care Center 1100 North 400 East Nephi, Utah 1 Caregiving With Understanding the era or time a person lived. We tolerate a daily rinsing). might illustrate this by asking: Why is he resistant to the batl ,r Did yopr grandparents have the or shower? In the early 1900s by Ron Nielsen Administrator ' : . luxuries you do today? What ( how often did most folks bathe' How difficult was it? How cole and drafty was the room where he took his bath? Think about it Now lets carry that a bit further When you got exposed to a draft individuality. That it was perceived that you caughi loved, one behaves the way he cold, and then often it went intc does because he perceives a probpneumonia. And in 1910 oi lem with what you perceive a thereabouts, what happened tc normal necessary function and many of the folks who got pneu are requiring him to do. monia? Answer: They died be' Perhaps a very usual confron- - cause in that day there were nol tation would make a good exam-pl- the modern drugs and medical Very often folks who are over treatment we have today. Does 70 resist taking a shower or bath. this help you with a little underJust because you perceive or be- standing? I hope so. lieve its proper to have a showBecome knowledgeable, be er every day or at least every oth- flexible, and always retain diger day, why is that a necessity for nity and individuality as you rethe elderly person who needs you late to your senior friends and to assist as his caregiver? (Just family members. And these faca side note as we get older, the tors become even more impornatural oils in our skin are not tant when you become the as active and our skin will not dif- in this ference does this make in the cararticle before the aspects of how egiving? our attitudes and behaviors are It may help you understand in the results of our perception of caregiving that you must have our world the world ds we see some flexibility and be sure to . We have reviewed it. Let me expand on this a bit and share with our readers how very critical in caregiving it is Jo gain insight and understanding of ah individuals background. Whether you are a' caregiver at the hospital, the Care Center, or at home its so very important to know of the experiences and concepts of how life and daily living should be in the mind and heart of the one you are caring i for! , ,, ,' j In the professional arena, we might call this aspect cohart training or gaining, knowledge about relative behaviors and characteristics of the people in I e. |