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Show Volume Eighty Nine Tooele, Utah Thursday, Feb. 23, 1984 Cost: Twenty-fiv- e Cents Number Thirty-eigh- t As Spring Nears Note Flood Plan Hits A Possible Snag by David Bern The plan to keep excess Settle- may lead to a court injunction. Settlement Canyon Irrigation Company says that in years past, the ditch by Mr. Coxs property has been used for flood control. This spring, the city, county and irrigation company want to put much of OT ' ; The Utah Department of Transportation plans to raise an section of Interstate 80 between the Lake Point and eight-mil- However, where the irrigation company says it has the historical right to widen and use the channel, Mr. Cox contends that he has some rights too, and does not have to take "the brunt of the flood plan to keep water off of city streets. Mr. Cox added that if some kind of conclusion is not reached, a court decision would be the end result. Representatives from the irrigation company remarked that petitions and court injunctions will do little good when the reservoir on page three) over-(Continu- m summer. "The plans are now being developed and we will advertise the bid in early April, said UDOT engineer Blaine Kay. The project will last throughout the summer and should be completed in August. Mr. Kay estimates that raising the highway will cost nearly $8 million. The level of the highway will be raised to 4214 feet. The current level of the lake is 4,206.5 feet. Community Nurse Gretchin Ross administers a blood pressure reading to Gilda Cochrane of Erda. Mrs. Cochrane is one of approximately 15 patients served in Tooele county through the community nursing service. through Medicaid or Medicare. The agency has an established fee schedule, which is determined Although the treatment is similar to what most nurses deliver rou- -' tinely in hospitals, it's a totally different environment for Gretchin by the services delivered. If patients are able to pay for the nursing services, they are expected to do so. However, the service receives an Ross. Mrs. Ross is the home health nurse that administers the community nursing service throughout allocation from United Way which makes it possible to give limited services at a reduced fee. - JAis. Ross, who has been working as the Tooele community nurse since April, says that she has had as few as eight patients to care for and as many as 18. Patient conditions also vary. "Some of my patients are bedridden, while others only require a weekly visit, she said. "If it were not for community Intertwined between her regularly scheduled visits to homes of local patients are emergency calls and hours of paper work. "Communty nursing is similar to hospital nursing except that you are on the patients home turf, said Mrs. Ross. "I think they feel more comfortable in their home which makes its easier to administer the 7 nursing services. Community Nursing Service is the center of the home health care team, says Mrs. Ross, and teamwork is what those patients need most. service, the only alternative for some of the patients would be nurs- ing home care, she added. "We have had some terminally ill "We attempt to stabilize the patients, and in those cases we strive to help the family become involved by learning proper diet, how to administer medicine, etc., Mrs. patient and then get the family involved," Mrs. Ross said. "When the family becomes actively involved in treating the patient is when we are most successful." Most of the Tooele county health care patients are elderly, according to Mrs. Ross. And payments to the Ross said. . One Tooele patient who feels she has benefited significantly from the community nursing program is Colleen Holcomb. "They keep a close monitor on me so I dont have to see the doctor as often as I would otherwise," Mrs. Holcomb said. program are generally made Livestock Building Will House Classes t i X 4 W. W. Clyde Construction Co. has been working since January constructing two 3.7 mile-lon- g dikes along this same section of freeway. The company plans to complete these dikes by March 20. The dikes will become part of the new highway. Community Nursing Service 99 " Home Offers Turf Care Tooele county. jgj! More Winter On The Way Mrs. Holcomb explained that because she is a paraplegic it is often difficult to detect pain. "I have a particular problem with infections, she said. "I cant tell when I get infections until it flares up and I Local weather forecaster Steve Hatch says that only thin clouds will veil the stars tonight, but increasing cloudiness is expected late Friday as another get an extremely high fever." It wasnt just once in awhile, it happened all the time. "However, she added, "the com- potential "major winter storm moves into the area. Mr. Hatch says that snow will develop Friday night and continue on Saturday, with partial munity nurses are able to detect those infections before they be- come more serious. She also credits the community nursing service with reducing the number of visits that she has been forced to make to the hospital in past years. "I used to make three or four a year," Mrs. Holcomb said, "But I havent been to a hospital in more than a year." Mrs. Ross pointed out that community nurses can only enter the home through referral. clearing and snowshowers by nightfall. As for Sunday, partly cloudy skies are predicted as a small high pressure system develops over the state. The weather forecaster added that the oncoming storm is one in a series of "Pacific disturbances a physicians "The biggest problem we face right now is that we feel most people are not aware of the service that we offer, Mrs. Ross said.Most of our patients have come to us by Fair Chairmen Selected word of mouth. Those interested in the community nursing service in Tooele may ext. contact Mrs. Ross at Chairmen for the 1984 Tooele County Fair have been named by the fair board. 882-555- The fair will be staged from Aug. 23 to Aug. 25 at the new 253. county-cit- Vacant Tooele Home Suffers Fire Damage A vacant Tooele home burst into flames early Wednesday morning but suffered limited damage due to prompt efforts by the fire depart- front picture window apparently broke from the heat and oxygen rushed into the home. When that happened, the smoldering just ment. Tooele City Fire Chief Tom Tate said the home, located at 161 South 5th Street, sustained about $15,000 damages from a fire that is believed started in the homes ground floor on the northwest side.The cause of the fire is under investigation. However, Mr. Tate said that electrical fire is highly suspected, because some evidence suggests the turns into flames. Mr. Tate said they answered the 3:26 a.m. alarm from a neighbor who apparently heard the picture window blow out and then saw the hours on the ground floor before bursting into flames. "The fire must have smoldered for several hours, building up heat and taking all the oxygen in the home," said Mr. Tate. "But the Mr. Tate added that since the home was unoccupied, forced entry was necessary. Fire control efforts went smoothly and the state Fire Marshal would be Investigating the fires cause Thursday. fire had smoldered for several home on Are. Two Are engines, two trucks and 39 men put out the Are in 30 minutes. Mr. Tate said that a fire hyquick-attac- k snow-cleare- d drant helped quicken crews efforts. The fair complex will feature the recently completed building, parking lot, sodded grass space, new bleachers and a recreational vehicle park. t The fair board is beingt chaired by Don Peterson. Members of the committee include: Mike Quarnberg, rodeo; Wade Bitner and Halcyon Robin, Kathy Fait, entertainment; Marilyn Shields, home arts; and Myron Bateman, 4-- heating equipment. When the classes return to a permanent facility, the county will purchase any re- commercial displays. maining power services. The commissioners also agreed to maintain three cattle guards to be installed on roads in the Cedar Mountains by the BLM. The agreement involved, only maintenance, and the cattle guards must be replaced by the BLM if damaged, etc. In other business, commissioners announced a public hearing for Tueday, March 27 at 2 p.m. The hearing, to be held in commission chambers, will deal with a possible ordinance change that would permit office and professional businesses to locate in highway commercial zones. Currently, a physician or other professional cannot have an office in a highway commercial zone, such as on Highway 36 through Erda. The public hearing is announced to receive public input on the mater. Director To Address TCWF A-2- 0 The director of the state Division of Wildlife Resources will be the featured speaker at the annual Tooele County Wildlife Lynn Morrill, assistant manager at Safeway, deposits aluminum cans Into new can bank In Safeway parking lot. Robert D. Nixon of Aluminum Recycling Co. looks on. Federation membership The Aluminum Recycling Co. of Orem, Utah recently installed an aluminum can bank in the Safeway parking lot. The bank is designed to give an immediate refund for the deposit of aluminum cans. "A person can drop off between one and 500 cans and receive an Immediate refund," said Robert D. Nixon, who Is a general partner in the Orem company. "It is called reverse vending instead of depositing money and receiving a product you deposit . cans and receive money," said Mr. Nixon. The bank pays its depositors in quarters, nickels and pennies. t The aluminum recycling machine takes only empty aluminum cans and segregates, crushes and weighs the aluminum and pays its customers at a rate of 24 cents per pound. The bank is available 24 hours per day. The Orem company has placed 21 can banks in various locations throughout the state. The most common location has been in the parking lots of Safeway supermarkets. The aluminum machines hold 3,000 pounds of aluminum. After emptying a machine the company stores the aluminum In Salt Lake (Continued on page three) meet- ing Friday. The meeting will begin' at 7 p.m. at the Tooele CityCounty Complex on 400 West and 2nd North. In addition the featured address by Douglas Day, a slide presenation on the recent Big Horn Sheep transplant will be shown and barbequed elk will be served. Cost for the dinner and the program is $2 per person and the public is invited to attend. Tickets will be available at the door. Can Bank In Tooele After agreeing to withdraw a proposal to Install a hydro power facility in Soldier Canyon (because of a similar proposal made by a Stockton resident), commissioners approved an ordinance change for various property in Erda. The change permits turning zone land to RR5. complex on 400 y West and Second North. County commissioners agreed Wednesday morning a fire caused $15,000 In damages to this Tooele home located at 161 South 5th Street. Fire Chief Tom Tate said the home was vacant and a electrical fire Is suspected. moving eastward. Temperatures for tonight will remain in the teens, with a low of 20 for Saturday night. Daily highs will remain in the upper 30s to 40s. Tuesday to allow Grantsville High School Industrial Arts classes to be held in the county livestock building in Grantsville. The building, located in the stock show grounds, will be fitted with power and equipment by the school district. The county will install the Early Morning Fire e Burmester interchanges this the flood control plan to work. Widening the ditch is necessary for more capacity, and the irrigation company has the "right to do so because "historically" that is where the water has always gone. Settlement Canyons overflow through the ditch. But before that time, plans include widening the because during past 1-- 80 floods the irrigation company has about clearing gone the ditch, leaving a "mess which he later has had to clean up. Mr. Cox added that he has replaced fences and pasture in the process. Howard Clegg, president of the irrigation company, admitted that his company did not follow through after construction to clean up Mr. Coxs property. Because of flooding in the canyon, the follow-u- p work along the ditch was not considered a high "priority. But Mr. Clegg said that "something has to be done, and the ditch beside Mr. Coxs land is needed for ment Canyon water off of city streets this spring faced opposition Tuesday from a local resident unsure about diverting flood waters beside his property. Jack Cox, 370 West 500 South, told representatives from Tooele City, the county and Settlement Canyon Irrigation Company that he is "concerned about plans to widen a 600 feet ditch adjacent to his property and that concern channel another two feet for higher capacity. And this construction phase says Mr. Cox, is the main item that may lead him to seek a court injunction against the flood control plan. Mr. Cox emphasized that he is not questioning "the need to divert a catastrophe, but maintains he has been disappointed in the irrigation companys past performance in preparing the ditch for flood waters. Mr. Cox contends that he has lost UDOT To Raise IN I THIS ItSUl. . , Y1 weekly" ALSO CAILK TV USTINQ |