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Show REFLEX JOURNAL BULLETIN LEADER SEPTEMBER 9, 1982 United Way Kickoff Is Success The United Way of Davis County kicked off its annual campaign on Tuesday, Sept, 7 M the NCOClub, HAUL THE KEYNOTE speaker was Glen Tuckett, Athletic Ptrector, BYU. To help start the campaign off with a bang, eleven companies were selected to run early campaigns and report their results. It was announced at the meeting that these eleven companies have raised This is an increase of 33.4 percent over last year. (o Almon J. Hake, County Campaign Chairman. This year1 goal is T he Pacesetter companies selected this y ear are; Smith's Management Corporations Layton, Clearfield and Bountiful stores. Their West Layton Distribution Center and office; Bountiful City Corporation; J C. Penney Company, IbHin-tiful- ; Utah Hank and trust Company. Bountiful; Hercules, I reeport Center, Hospital. Bountiful and Chevron UNA. North Salt Lake. SHERRIE Stewart, Miss Wheelchair 9M, presented a football with the IVK2 goal on it ASSISTING Al Flake on the Campaign Cabinet arc: Hrent BISSFI.BIRG FARMINGTON -A Medicaid and other funding dries up for the mentally ill in nursing homes and elsewhere, some form of long-tercare and funding must he found. Dean Storey, a University of Utah political science major he has interviewed noted historians, Mrs. Ivy Harvey, as is interning at Kaysville City. well as a walk through of the Dean is one or the few students downtown area with Alan who gets the unique experi- Blood as a tour guide, giving ence of studying every facet of his personal account for the city government in his own past 50 or more years, a real home town. insight into the industrious past. DEAN HAS already been Dean's three month temporgiven a variety of administraary internship experience also includes attending city council tive experiences. When first accepted as an inmeetings, having a crack at tern, City Administrator John more administration and even Thacker assigned Dean to city spending a day with the sanitarecorder Dean Steel where he tion crew. worked with tax assessments. HE IS a former Davis High Later he was involved with impact studies and evaluations of School studentbody officer and graduate. While at Davis .West Kaysville annexation. he was involved in student ONE OF the highlights of his government and sports. Dean has attended the Uniassignments is researching the history of the commercial area versity of Utah for three years of Kaysville (the historic pre- and will graduate the spring of servation study) on Kaysville 1983. He plans to pursue his downtown section. In addition masters degree in public to reviewing existing research, administration. At the Univer sity he works in the student service office. He is a returned LDS missionary. HE IS employed three days a week for eight hours each day and receives college credit. Mr. Thacker and Mr. Steele are impressed with Dean's ability and quality of production. Dean feels this is a valuable experience working with such competent city leaders and getting and inside view of Kaysville's city government, np Kaysville IF NOT, they will "struggle at best" and may "die of exposure" or encounter other serious problems, Davis County Mental Health Director Russell Williams said last week. Speaking to the county mental health advisory board, he spoke of those being turned out of nursing homes because federal funds are drying up and called a need to help them vital along with assistance to the chronically mentally ill who don't respond to normal treatment offered. S WING THE board should be "very involved" he said this population is not only fail- Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards and son Todd attended the Smith. Twenty guests ing to respond to treatment but wedding reception of their hter of Mr. and Mrs. Don attention to what lies in store for many, he said often they live at home or with their extended family in what could be called not a very good situation where the parents are aging, often to the point they nephew Phillip Allen in Provo Wednesday. Phillip is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of Cheyenne, Wyo. Mrs. Bonnie Crawley entertained at a miscellaneous bridal shower at her home Aug. 13 in honor of her niece Miss Darcy Crawley who will be married in September to Mark attended. Darcy is the daug- Crawley. Mr. and Mrs. Harley D. Christensen and their family all attended the family reunion for the descendants of Christian and Julian Christensen held at the Farmington City Park. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adams and four children vacationed for two weeks in California. "not improving." Calling worry about not be physically able to care for their offspring. In financial terms, it's a population that is non- productive and non-sel- f- Charles Peppier, Mervyns; Jay R. Yates Ml). Tanner Clinic; Frnest Little, First Security Hank of Utah; Hoy Welty. LDS Seminaries, The United Way of Davis County is one of seven United Require Treatment Long-ter- m supporting leading to the ques-lion- , "How do we treat larded, for example. Hut whatever the situation, them?" "there is a population that needs some support." he "WHAT responsibility docs the mental health center have to treat them in their broad, y treatment." Dr. Williams asked. Coupled with that is the emphasized. day-to-da- problem of former nursing home patients being released into society. "We haven't been given a change (in we take them on or do we get added funding help. There's a lot of discussion about the increased cost." he asked further. CONTINUING his comments on funding. Dr. Williams raised the case of mentally retarded, possibly having intelligence quotients of under 25, literally "vegetables in cribs" such as some patients at the American Fork Training School. "The insurance companies are very reluctant to get dircc-tionHJ- o disorders. role in responding to the need of these individuals and their families?" Dr. Williams continued, indicating sterilization was once used with that population but deemed unconstitutional, some are getting together and forming families. into life-tim- e "What is our THAT LEADS to the question if some are mentally ill because they are mentally re- - Way's state of Utah. even though we are going through hard economic times,-tha- t people still w ill show a concern for others and dig deep into their pocket. I he funds raised this year will be allocated to more than BO agencies across the Wasatch front, including the American Cancer Society and the Heart Association. WE MID this year, more than eser before, to support the United Way program thanks to you. it wtuks for all f us. I he United Way. Kaysville Mr. and Mrs. Rjlon Waite entertained at dinner Wednesday evening lor Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scheullcr, Mr, and Mrs. James Cottrell anJ family. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bourne and family spent the holiday weekend at Bear Lake. Mrs. Glcnna Collier was a THE PROBLEM becomes when those who have a mental attitude against benefiting from mental health care but possess the ability. He told of one client who says he considers the stale hospital his "favorite place" followed by Lakes tew I lospital's psy chiatric unit and the county jail. "We can't get him out of the system. When we refuse to treat him. he goes into the community and exhibits (unseemly I behavior and then gets back in (o the system). "WE. NEED to he very careful. Arc we treating (hem to a fish dinner or teaching them how to fish?" Dr. Williams said, referring to treatment. "It's a very complex issue we need to be involved in. My feeling is they should be taken even more complex care of through the in the MR. I LAKE indicated that Ver-nil- 111 Mentally By TOM Moon. Hountiful Realty; Robert Ioffe, Latun Kenway; e Gary A t aw win DMU; Hew, Hountiful City Tight and Power: Jeff Mringham, Hountilul Valley Dank; Melvin Mile. Davi County Personnel Office; Grant Steed. Davi County School District; I'evil Campbell, Max I actor and Company; Kenneth Cuihhen. I irst Security Bank of Utah. William Hernard, Hercules. long- term." The State Division of Family Services foster care program could be an existing alternative. he said, adding that lobbying efforts will ask the upcoming Legislature for additional funds, following lead of the state mental health board in endorsing care for such houseguest of her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lowry in Pleasant Grose last week. While there she attended the BYU Education week in Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jensen entertained at dinner at their home Saturday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keene. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Maxficld. Mr. and Mrs, Gam Theobald. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Sanders entertained at a patio dinner at their home Thursday evening for 26 guests of the Exhausted Rooster Club and wives. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Walker took a y tour to the Hawaiian islands this summer with the Faldmo Tours. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wray Hyde were their daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kimball and children Michelle and Shane of North Glen. Colo. Other visitors at the Hyde home were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tweedy, Blackfoot, Ida., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cannon of Quartzsite, Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lincoln had as visitors last week Rosewell and Daunna Morris of Idaho Falls, Ida. |