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Show sin ru ?i yui uiiLiui t jy miiuu I J I ii i mynitwwjwn vyrAy The Salina Sun Wednesday, January 20, 1993 Common sense rules will ensure your winter safety Its that time of year again when everyone should use common sense rules for winter safety. Winter storms are often accompanied by strong winds creating blizzard conditions with blinding wind driven snow, severe drifting, and dangerous wind chill factors. These winds can knock down trees, utility poles and power lines. Prolonged exposure to the cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia and become life threatening. Most susceptible are infants and the elderly. Heavy snow can immobilize a region and paralyze a city, stranding commuters, stopping the flow of supplies, and disrupting emergency and medical services. Accumulations of snow can collapse buildings and knock down trees and power lines. Rural homes and farms may be isolated for days and unprotected livestock may be lost Cost of snow removal, repairing damages, and loss of business can have large economic impacts on cities and towns. Everyone is a potential victim during winter storms. Recent observations indicate the following about deaths associated with ice and snow: About 70 occur in About 25 out in the storm. are people caught Majority are males over 40 years old. Frostbite is damage to body issue caused by that tissue being frozen. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and a white or pale appearance in extremities, such as fingers, toes, ear lobes, or tip of the nose. If symptoms are detected, get medical help at once. If you must wait for help, slowly re warm affected - never expose the areas to high heat to warm them. Remember too, that if the person is showing signs of hypothermia, warm the body core before the extremities. Hypothermia comes from low body temperature. Warning signs include uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness, and apparent exhaustion. If the persons temperature is below 95 degrees F. seek medical care at once. If medical care is not available, begin warming the person slowly. Warm the body core first. If needed use your own body heat to help. Get the person into dry clothing, wrap them in a warm blanket covering the head and neck. Do not give the person alcohol, drugs, coffee, or any hot beverage. Nyals Andreason, Salina Nyals Andreason A number of citizens have asked the question, What is happening with the grant money and the renovation of city hall? Are those who our people govern city asleep or are they making progress toward this goal? Yes, great progress is being made! There have been many meetings with builder and architect and dozens of telephone calls especially by council woman, Nancy Frame. The initial amount given by the architect was about $60,000 over the amount of grant money. The builder and architect have had several sessions to bring this in line with our grant money. Another factor that has affected greatly the delay is that after we got down the road on the process of trimming down the extent of renovation, we had some additional grant money come to the city on an application made several years ago with the state energy department. Originally this grant was in the neighborhood of $3,500 for furnaces, ducts, insulation and those things that have to do with saving heat. It now seems this amount may be significantly higher than this first amount and can be used for efficient lighting as well as heating and air conditioning systems. Richfield McDonald's gives $5,000 to hospital pediatric unit Everyone invited to attend celebration Jan. 30, at Sevier Valley residents and community leaders will celebrate a day for children on Saturday, January 30, when Richfield McDonalds dedicates its newly remodeled restaurant and childrens play area, along with a presentation of a $5,000 grant to Sevier Valley Hospital for a pediatric recovery room. According to Dale Gibson, owner of the Richfield and Beaver McDonalds restaurants, both events fulfill long term objectives. As a viable business I thank the people of this area for making this expansion possible through their continued support of McDonalds, Gibson said. At the same time, as treasurer of our local chapter of Ronald McDonald Childrens Charities, I look forward to presenting Sevier Valley Hospital officials with a $5,000 check, long needed to improve pediatric medical services in this area. Other events planned throughout the day at McDonalds include a visit from Ronald McDonald; remote radio broadcasts by KS VC and KKWZ, which will offer on-aprizes; and a prize drawing for two mountain bikes sponsored by Jorgensens Honda and Richfield McDonalds (winners need not be present). ir New Zealand student enjoys school in rural Utah 11 p.m. Ronald McDonald Childrens Gidday! Being the first New Zealand exchange student of North Sevier High School, I have felt kind of special. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay half a school year because next month I begin my senior year. and construction. Being here in Utah has been By the city council meeting of an experience of a lifetime and I've January 19, we should be much closer made many friends, which has made to the stages of having the council it really awesome. approve the specifications of the plan, Although my school at home having a contract signed with the is almost four times as large as NSHS contractor, forward the specifications with 1600 students: comingtoarural and a copy of the contract to the area has been more interesting than Permanent Community Impact Board I first be. it would thought so they in turn can approve the prothank my I wish to Firstly, cedure and release the money to be host Carma and Stuart family, put in escrow for construction to Johnson, who have made my exbegin. Currently the contractor is change very enjoyable. Also NSHS rewriting the specifications for the and it's associates and students who total renovation. have always been friendly and welIt is hoped that this explanacoming. Many thanks also to Ralph tion will give our citizens a glimpse Baker and his family who always of what is happening with the renotreated me well. Lastly, I want to vation. No one in the city will be as say I really appreciate Jerry and happy as the council and mayor when Connie Hansen, my International we move down the road toward who have Exchange completion of this project. helped me through the good and bad times. Sometimes haste makes waste. The deliberation has made it possible to get what seems to be this additional money and by involving more people and continuous evaluation of the plans we should get better final results in the final plans ar Association: Carl Albrecht Delegate Assembly: Kamelle Forbush Auditing Committee, Hales USBA Risk Management Representative - Ruth Jackson Out of state travel was approved as follows: For the past five years Sevier District has participated in a cooperative effort with Juab and South Sanpete Districts on the Utah State Office of Education Augmentative, Alternative and Assistive Communication Project Genie Nielsen, Preschool Director is now serving as team leader of the project She requested approval to attend an augmentative conference March 17-2- 0 in Los Angeles. The conference will give valuable information about the latest developments in assistive devices and current training on using these devices. The information I gain will be beneficial to Sevier because it was "We did fun," say young vandals it We hear stories of vandalism throughout Utah and the nation, but not often are the alleged vandals just ten years old. Neighboring Millard County recently apprehended two such vandals, who had been using a summer home, boarded and locked up for the winter, as their clubhouse since last fall. They found access to the large home because a mouse had been trapped in a sliding glass door preventing it from locking. The plds allegedly used a rifle found in the home for taking shots at deer, and then turned the gun in to officers hoping to be able to reclaim it later under the lost or 10-ye- ar mislaid property statute. The boys confessed to going on a damaging spree which caused an estimated $10,000 in damage to the home. Included was breaking light fixtures, splattering paint on carpets, wall paneling and kitchen cupboards, as well as demolishing a 1965 Chevy Super Sport Impala, painting obscenities with brown paint I have left with a better understanding of the American culture and goodwill, and I hope exchange students in the future get to see this as well. Thank you. Katherina Wong Ming to attend meeting All invited The Richfield Area Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting will be held today, Wednesday, January 20, 1993. The luncheon meeting will begin at Noon at the Days Inn, Richfield. Randall Brown, Principal of Cedar Ridge High will be the featured speaker. The general public are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information or reservations call the Chamber at Charities was founded in 1984 in memory of McDonalds founder Ray Kroc. Since that time, RMCC has awarded more than $55 million to children around the world. McDonalds is the worlds leading restaurant chain, with over 8,000 locations in the U.S. Approximately 80 percent of McDonalds restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent entrepreneurs like Dale Gibson. t The couple of years have Everyone is invited to attend been timespast and improved of change the special day at McDonalds, Satservices at the Gunnison Valley 1 1 urday, January 30, beginning at Hospital and this week management a.m. announced the plans of a $2 million renovation expansion project that will further update the facility. The funding will be requested from the Community Impact Board, being requested by Gunnison City, and thus Gunnison City will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January School District as well as the Aug26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gunnison City mentative team, said Mrs. Nielsen. Hall in the Civic Library. Detailed All costs involved with the conferinformation and project costs will be ence will be paid by the Utah State presented to those in attendance. Office of Education. For the $2 million request they Rosalee Riddle has been inwill be asking for $1.2 million in vited by National Project WET (Water grant and $800,000 in a low interest Education forTeachers) to help with loan. The meeting will determine curriculum development The writthe necessity of the project and ing workshop is set for January 24-2- 7 whether or not the city will ask for at the Desert Research Institute, the funds from the CIB board. Las Vegas, NV. Elementary, middle According to hospital manager and secondary teachers and resource Mark Stoddard, about 60 percent of specialists from the southwest states the project will be a complete renowill gather at the workshop to help vation of the existing facility. There create innovative water resources teaching materials. 896-424- 1. 9 - 63 East Main - Salina, Utah 84654 - Ph6na: is published each Wednesday for The Salina Sun, SECD 4780-800$15.00 per year in Sevier County; $18.00 in Utah and $21.00 per year out of state by the Salina Sun, 63 East Main, Salina Utah 84654. Second dass postage is paid at.Salina, Utah 84654. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Salina Sun, S3 East Main, Salina, Utah 84654. Single Copy $.50 Publisher: Kevin Ashby - Editor: Carol Jensen USPS 4780-800- 529-783- 0 0 Correspondents: Aurora: Kathleen Lloyd - Redmond: Tammy Johnson -- Salina: Evelyn Kiesel Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. Winston Churchill Gunnison Hospital announces $2 million renovation Action at Sevier District Board of Education Meeting During the January 7 1993 meeting of the Sevier School District Board of Education, Jcrold Johnson, incumbent, and Tom Hales took the Constitutional Oath of Office and were sworn is as board members by Judge Kent Nielsen. Samuel D. Ware was reappointed as Business Administrator for another two year term. The Constitutional Oath of Office was administered to Ware by Judge Kent Nielsen. January is the month for fillthe ing positions of president and vice president of the board. Rules were suspended and Jerold Johnson was appointed to serve another two-yeposition as board president Carl Albrecht was appointed to another two year term as vice president Other committee assignments were made as follows: Sevier Valley ATC, Ruth Jackson, Jerold Johnson, one year, Utah High School Activities Katherina Wong Ming nursery, recovery room, deliveiy and labor room, business office, pharmacy and waiting areas that will be newly constructed in the existing facility. New to the building will be a wing on the north east comer of about 10,000 square feeL This facility will be used for the laboratory, y. Emergency, Home Health, Respiratory Therapy and medical records. Also new will be two new patient rooms to be built on the south end of the hospital and a dining room area on the west side of the building. The facility presently has 21 beds and after the renovation it will have 22 beds plus the labor and delivery rooms. According to Stoddard the reason for the project is to offer a greater variety and better out patient services. Thirty years ago about 30 percent of the hospital revenues were from out patient services. Today about X-ra- project 70 percent of the hospital revenues come from out patient services. This is the trend for the future also. With the project come the anticipation of adding additional physicians to the staff both in the way of general practitioners and specialists. This will be as the need for their services increase arid demand is present About three years of planning has gone into this concept. Presently the hospital will gross about $4 million. A 15 percent increase is expected after the renovation project is completed. There is a need or we would not be proposing this project, said Stoddard. He explained that over the past couple of years hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on new equipment that has improved the quality and expanded the kinds of care offered at the hospital and this project is just a continuation of trying to offer what the people need and within a budget that the hospital can afford. T r Til ) r will be new floor coverings, a new tui I JJ n. j Hi in- - on the white exterior and dumping several gallons of brown paint over the car. When asked why they did this, one of the boys answered,Because it was fun, according to Sgt. John Kimball, of the Millard County Sheriffs Office. A new Utah law states that parents or legal guardians of minors are liable for damages sustained to property not to exceed $ 1 ,000, when the minor intentionally damages, defaces, destroys or takes the property of another. If the damages are near $10,000, the $1,000 to be paid by the parents will still leave $8,000 for the family to dig up to repair the mischief allegedly done by the two boys. Needless to say, the owner is not thrilled with the new law, and believes the statute should be changed. Lawmakers who approved the statutemust have had a juvenile delinquent for a kid. I cant think of any other reason to create such a law, he said. jL LU n id I V .1 i Li H-- 1 $2 MILLION CONSTBUCIIQN ANO REMODELING PROJECT PROPOSED FOR HOSPITAL Area residents are invited to a public meeting that will explain in detail the proposed request for $2 million dollars from the Community Impact Board to remodel and build onto the present hospital in Gunnison. |