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Show p October increases property tax Total property taxes charged for city, county, school, and other purposes in Mt Pleasant this year increased by 6 60 mills, according to an analysis prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization Mt Pleasants overall property tax levy in 1978 is 84 60 mills ($84 60 per This $1,000 assessed valuation) compares with a total levy of 78 00 mills last year Following is a tabulation showing the trend in Mt Pleasants total tax rate for selected years since 1950 Vear Total Mill Rate 55 62 80 79 78 84 1950 I960 1970 1975 1977 1978 4s Nine Hospital to establish home health care plan City 30 60 20 00 00 60 Approximately 55 percent of the total property taxes charged in Mt Pleasant this year will go for school purposes The Foundation report indicates that 34 percent of the property tax collected m Mt Pleasant will go for municipal purposes, 7 percent for county purposes, and 4 percent for special district purposes A comparison of the 1977 and 1978 levies in Mt Pleasant by purpose is as follows The Foundation study points out that Salt Lake County was reappraised this year under the continuing revaluation program This program is designed to equalize property assessments among individual properties and among the several counties It has been completed m 26 of Utahs 29 counties Scheduled to be completed in 1979 are Carbon, Sevier, and Sanpete Counties Although mill levies were reduced by all taxing jurisdictions in Salt Lake County this year, the higher valuations resulting from the reappraisal program will more than offset the levy reductions for most taxpayers As a result, many property owners m Salt Lake County will experience a substantial tax increase this year despite the mill levy reduction The Foundation analysie of the 28 counties that were not reappraised this year shows that tax rates were raised in only 5 counties, were reduced in 16 counties, and remained unchanged in 7 counties Foundation researchers note that the fact that county elections are being held throughout Utah m 1978 may be a major reason for the generally lower tax rates imposed by counties this year On the other hand, of the 36 school districts located m the 28 counties that were not reappraised this year, local M ae Section Two 5, 1978 ' Sanpete Valley Hospital has received notification from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) that it is included in a $54,558 grant to establish a home health care program for the hospital service area The announcement was made by Wayne Ross, hospital adimimstrator Home Health Care, as the name implies, is any medical service, ordered by a physician, that can be brought to the home The patient is treated in his home by a Home Health Care Nurse An example is the case of serious illness that hospitalization, requires then a long period of convalescing Upon the Doctors approval, and if the hospital has a home health care program, the patient need not spend long convalescent periods in the hospital, but may recover at home under a qualified Home Health Care Nurse who makes home visits as necessary In addition nurse can instruct the highly-trainefamily members to assist in the patient s recovery The program will be primarily aimed at senior citizens, but can be effective in any homebound d case Old Fashioned home care The obvious results of such a program are lower health care costs The program is family oriented and home care in provides the relaxed coziness of the patients own home, with the comfort of family surroundings, and home cooking to speed recovery The $54,558 federal grant that has sen ices will provide needed medical supplies and training for the use of medical appliances pi escribed under the doctor's plan of treatment Other assistance needed by the patient as determined by the physician, will be provided Vinied at local needs All four hospitals in Southern Utah connected with Home Health Care are members of Intermountain Health Care Inc (IHC) Eugene Beck, IHCs icgional administrator for Southern Utah, will have overall responsibility for the successful operation of the progiams Mr Beck has indicated that the Home Health Care program is another step in providing residents of Southern Utah with health programs aimed at their needs, designed to be high quality but economical Hospitals which are members of IHC share services among 32 hospitals in the Intermountain West Through such shared programs as purchasing, in surance, data processing, etc , IHC member hospitals costs per patient stay are 28 percent below the natinal average and 19 percent below the regional average Therefore, patients that have access to IHC hospitals not only receive quality care, but do so at economical rates, Mr Ross reported Fillmore All three hospitals began geaung up for home health care programs October 1, howerver, it will tie a couple of months before the program actually involves patients Oi iginated m Panguitch The home health care program in Southern Utah originated with Garfield Memoiiai Hospital in Panguitch which received a federal grant two years ago to establish a program in that area The success of that program steered other administrators to duplicate the services for patients in the respective hospitals' service areas The experience from Panguitch will be put to work in the othei three areas The administrators and directors of nursing of the three hospitals concerned will select a qualified, certified, registeied nurse to serve as nuise coordinator in each area The next step will be to train the nuise coordinator and nurse assistants who will work in the program A nurse from Panguitch experienced in home health care will do the training and oversee the programs development It is anticipated that the program will be available to patients in the respective areas by December 1, been approved, envisions patient revenues of another $27,210 for a total budget of $81,768 for the first year of operation The grant is to provide home health care in five Utah counties Sanpete, Sevier, Millard, Piute, and Wayne The funds will be divided between three participating hospitals that will provide the services Sanpete Valley Hospital, Sevier Valley Hospital m Richfield, and Fillmore Hospital m -- 1978 Services provided Skilled nursing care A registered nurse will carry out the physician s plan of treatment and evaluate the patient's needs She will supervise medications, give injections, change dressings, and help teach the family to care for the patient home health aides- - Home health aides w ill provide basic personal care such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and walking the patient The aide will also perform minimal housekeeping tasks to maintain order services-- A Physical therapy-contraphysical therapist will give treatment to relieve pain, develop exercises, and program to implement a self-helenable the patient to regain optimum use of his physical abilities. Contract p One ostrich the largest bird now living weighs as much as 48,000 bee hummingbirds, the smallest birds in the world The most common surname in the United States is Smith Close to 2 5 million Smiths here reside The U S Army serves American Solders 250 Million complete meals a year from a master menu of 400 di- fferent items The fastest speed at which a giant tortoise can crawl is about five yards a minute Eddie Johnson, Mt Pleasant, is typical of local residents who benefit from blood donated through the local blood bank (itiens of North Sanpete communities aie urged to donate to the blood bank which will be held here on It bran Tibbs, Sanpete Valiev Hospital UN assists with the transfusion Oc-tob- Chamber plans youth award, hears report The Mt Pleasant Chamber of Commerce, in an effort to give public recognition to students who contribute to their school and community, will honor a high school senior each month It was decided that students receiving the Young Citizen honor would not necessarily be the most popular, but those who exemplify good citizenship Jim Thornton, North Sanpete High School Principal, addressed the Chamber and reported on the new graduation requirements In other action, the Chamber discussed the upcoming promotions and urged input from the local business in making them sucessful The largest lestaurant chain in the world specializes in hamburgers, serving about 4 billion of them a year From early Roman days, June has been believed to be the best time for marriage xtrF school levies were raised m 15 districts, were reduced in 4 districts, and remained unchanged m 17 districts. A total of 213 cities and towns are located in the 28 counties that were not affected by the property reappraisal program in 1978 Of these municipalities, 41 increased their levy, 16 reduced their levy, and 156 made no change (MMMJ An examination of total tax rates imposed in the 61 largest Utah cities, declined in 18 cities, and remained unchanged in 3 cities The average overall levy in these 61 cities rose from 75 14 ($75 14 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1977 to 77 07 mills in 1978 Foundation analysts note that while the average overall tax rate rose m 1978, it still was more than 10 mills below the average rate recorded for 1970 This reduction m the overall tax rate over the past eight years, however, was in most instances more than offset by increases m assessed valuations during this period As noted, property was reappraised in 26 of Utahs 29 counties between 1972 and 1978 HAWK PLAYER OF THE WEEK $ Jr FRESH, CRISP CARROTS ( raig Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olsen will be the speaker in the Mt. Pleasant First on Waul Sunday, October 8 at 5:30 p m. Elder Olsen recently returned from the England-Bristo- Mission C l of the LDS lunch. is COOL WHIP KYLE SIMONS Defensive end Offensive halfback N.S. vs Emery was named player of th week for hi play in th North Sanpet Emery Hlgh unotiited tackles and two assists, and caused two fumbles by f , the opposing team. Kyle Is th son of Ross and Bonnie Simons and th grandson of Mrs. Eskel MoweiJ ' of Mt, Pleasant. Kyi ) School flonio- - He had 10 Brought to you each week by Mt. Pleasant Drug Elder Randal Bert Cioward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cioward of Bosie, Ida. has received a call to serve in the LDS Peru-Lim- a North Mission, and will enter the Mission Training Center October 26, 1978. KRAFT Western Family PARMESAN ORANGE JUMBO CHEESE JUICE 3 FOR TOWELS $1 '47 9 0Z. 8 OZ. 57t Generic 1 39 PEANUTS LB. on He speaker at the Sandy 20th Ward, 1290 Turquoise Way on October 15 at 1 p.m. Randal is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cioward of Moroni and Lee E. Anderson of Ephraim, and the n of Mrs. LaVelia Anderson, Wales. will be the great-grandso- ! |