Show ' thy? t&Z!Z v J7 n i Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley USPS Ambulance crews gear up for u BLM National EMS Week Darin Fhtlps mcrgcncy Medical Services (I MS) personnel are being honored nationwide ihis week as they commemorate National MS Week illmorc According to kris Shields Nrea Coordinator for ihe Millard County Ambulance there are approximately 70 mergency Medical technicians (IM in the comm his includes ambulance crews in illmore Delta and Fskdale Scipio Ambulance is its own agency law are enforcement personnel also here who are trained LMTs IMS personnel are trained to treat setting who are people in a critically ill or injured in the field EMTs run with the ambulances to accident scenes fires when there arc injuries or to houses and businesses when someone falls ill Shields said dispatchers also pla a en important role hen there is an as do the Search and Rescue crew s and the Fillmore and Delta Hospital emergence nxms Die Millard Count LMS program uses IMT Intermediates The) are not as highly trained as paramedics Paramedics have more invasive skills and are allowed to cam more drugs in their vehicles than KM Ts Shields said there are no paramedics in Millard County During National EMS Week the community is encouraged to honor EMS providers EMS providers are also taking the opportunity this week to distribute formation on injury prevention tips on choking CPR high blood pressure and Diabetes The Fillmore Ambulance crew held an open house Tuesday night All of the ambulances and EMS equipment were on display Visitors also got to watch a 20 minute video that covered the five steps in saving lives Shields said the first step is to recognise there is an emergency She said many people fail to do this w hen there is a medical problem "They don't know what to do about it" Shields said The second step is to contact Emergency Medical Services Shields said a lot of people contact family members first in an emergency and then call 9 "You need to get the ambulance there quick" she said The net step is the prevent any further injuries Assessing the victim's condition is the next step followed by step 5 which is to provide care w hen needed This means a person needs to check a ictim's airway to make sure he or she is breathing If not rescue breathing must be started The next order of business is to make sure the victim has a pulse By County EMS personnel in action going the lives While they are most visible at accidents EMT s medical calls and hospital transfers Millard extra mile to save also handle routine was 1iv ' ca house 4t the iHmoie o'"e :'v HI M of and Vanjcemc icld Maimer t"c Rowley HI M Hike Mid !hepu'r'c was educate 'lie puri on thc of wilderness nits " 'r In 'on i"' Intent secretary Bruce Babb't! ilJeriCNs the amount 'l there tiou! tah and how much land wh in characteristics wa being ov erlivoked during the first HI M inventory ct'tort V a result of that discussion Babbitt decide! to certain land in ti!i 'or possible w ildcmess designation " team was set up of Bureau employ ecs to go out and essentially do on what wa- - common referred to as II R 15d0 atids" Rowley said "H R 5m !'aJ ands were lands been previously introduced upJer a hill by V Congressman employees inventoried approximillion acres ol land in tah mately snd I tih is ihe onlv state n Rowley which a current wilderness is hemg done Ihe federal govevmrc: works on a state by tite basis on wilderness issue adt western state wit! Bl l land ha undergone a ildcincss Some states like Vnonc a ventory e a ildcrness bill said or Rowley years ago Ilarse and other ongressional personnel were pushing tor a statewide wlderncss tl: with 2 million acres It was not aPle to mil£Cl through Congress Oul ol the lion acres the Bl team 2 lound million of the million acres have wilderness characteristics Over the next year and a halt a BLM learn will Jo an nwronmci-taIn and a land use Impact Statement plan amendment to see if the additional 26 million acres should be made a S ildcrness Study Area have proposed 5 million acres of wilderness in tah hey have since increased thai to just ov er million acres "Ihe target is to have a draft Is out by Christmas of this year and the land use plan amendment and IS targeted to be finished by the I all of said Rowley The main purpose of the open house said was to let the public see Rowley what the wilderness team found when the areas were uh in WfV There is a file on each area aerial and and photo logs maps photos his allowed the public lo determine how the would impact them "We'll be looking primarily at manBl With summer upcoming scenes like this one at Gunnison Bend Reservoir can be avoided with a little care and common sense However should anse EMTs are trained to handle any situation promptly emergencies and efficiently "If they don't start CPR" Shields said "Are they bleeding0 You stop the bleeding" Fillmore Elementary School is sponsoring a coloring contest in connection w ith National EMS Week The subject is "What Does EMS Mean to Me?" Pnes will be awarded to the person with the best poster Shields said it is very important to know how to help save someone's life or help treat someone's injury "It's a horrible thing when you don't know what to do when you see somebody die or ou see something happen to somebody and you don't know what to do" Shields said Shields said EMS personnel put a lot of time into helping people in need and they would appreciate a pat on the back for encouragement In connection with National EMS eck Baker Drug in Fillmore is checking people's prescription drugs to make sure they are all compatible w ith each other so there won't be dangerous chemical reactions It's called "Brown Paper Bag Week" since people are encouraged to bring in their medications in a brown per bag the right front seat passenger The vehicle landed on its wheels facing south in the left lane The truck pulling the fifth wheel pulled to the right and stopped a short distance from the crash Georges was taken to Fillmore Community Medical Center w here she later died Soueidi suffered cuts and bruises Another passenger in the vehicle Geroges Soueidi 47 of West Valley suffered serious head injuries He whs ejected from the vehicle Chukri Georges a passenger suffered cuts and bruises According to the press release none of the occupants of the vehicle w ore seat belts 2ili'' I''l Ma oul :'J i:d o be' eve I''i llw kefs vree 't sv :v W being 1: ti :s p::c te"tir S" "W e ish is sne :t c sprL a'l bav e I! lure" IIiwk m nine la V B'ls I'M evt k s! k: v - r ion'' aces stv ot 'ha: '' or we the ' Ms oi :be ' ' n trv nan si WOliid pioi e so t'v - M P''' would ar 'vrciclvJ hesav fiom pit" es sc' Great Basin Museum celebrates 1 0 years of growth Drrin Phelps Great Basin Museum in IVIia is years old Delta area native Jerold Bishop an accomplished w ater color artist came up from his home in Tucson to help celebrate Saturday Bishop's art will be on display until June 2 It includes nature scenes buildings and some animals Bishop visits Delta as often as possible so he and his w ife can isil her mother Vivian Holman He is a professor at the University of Arizona Bishop has been an artist since he left West Millard County after graduating from Delta High School in 1954 He actually grew up nesr Oasis on Cropper Lane He attended the Oasis LDS Church when he was a child and went to school in Hinckley until Hinckley High School merged w ith Delta his senior ear He anended the College of Southern I tah in Cedar City and went on to I'tah State University After college Bishop worked for Thiakol for a few years before he and his wife moved to Arizona He was happy he could make it back to help celebrate the museum's anniversary " "It's a great addition to the community By The Sara D Thompson 20 was charged w ith two felony counts of distribution of marijuana and distribution of meihamphetamine and a felony count of distribution of the prescription drug Percocet or Percodan Alan J Tay lor 35 was charged w ith three felony counts of distribution of meihamphetamine Carl W Gilmore 51 was charged with two felony counts of distribution of marijuana and Lisa L Fritcher 3 w as charged w ith two felony counts of distribution of marijuana Whatcott said warrants are outstanding for the arrest of other indiv iduals der investigation in this case Three vehicles were seized including two Ford Pickup trucks and a Geo Prism All of Friday's arrests were made in various cations in the Delta area West Valley woman killed in crash i open house Owens" By COPY 199 88 No 45 Way 20 20 Vol Dcnn Ph?lp ttcndaiivc Seven arrested in long- running drug investigation Souheila Georges 64 of West Valley crash was killed Sunday in a on Interstate 5 about five miles north of the Cove Fort exit The crash occurred at 2:12 pm Georges was a passenger in a vehicle Hiam Soueidi driven north by of West Valley According to a press lease issued by the Utah Highway Patrol Soueidi's vehicle drifted off the left shoulder of the highway Soueidi over corrected to the right and then crossed the left lane Her Vehicle then crashed into pickup pullmg a fifth wheel travel trailer f After li collision Soueidi's vehicle rolled approximately two times ejecting 5 addresses wilderness BI' Derin Pkelpt Seven Delta area residents were arrested Friday in connection with a 7'i month drug investigation headed by Detective SgL John Kimball of the Millard County Sheriffs Office Sgt Jeff W hatcotl reported the arrests were the result of controlled buys by undercover agents Ross A W etzel 33 w as felony count charged w ith a of distribution of marijuana Robert D Jacobson 38 was charged with two felony counts of distribution of marijuana and aiding and abetting in the distribution of marijuana Bryce L Brunner 34 was charged with two felony counts of distribution of marijuana two felony counts of distribution of the prescription drug Percodan and two felony counts of distribution of "49 10 Bishop said Bishop used to climb on the museum's steam engine when he was a boy Later he painted it Charlotte Morrison Great Basin Museum Director said there was a good turnout at Saturday's anniversary open house She said the local historical society became interested in starting a museum in 1988 Soon afterwards Contel Phone Company divested itself of several buildings and offered one to the historical society The society accepted the gift and the Great Basin Museum operated under the Great Basin Historical Society w as bom "Once we got the gift we had to fix it up and we had no money " Morrison said maps and photo logs and aerial photos About the same time Brush Wcllman in the celebrating Us 2thh anniversary IX'ltaarea Ihe company gave the historical society OtHK) lo repair the building At this point the museum had to become a organization so people could donate to it and get a tax deduction It also became a I tah corporation In honor of Brush cllnun's gift the first display was the mineral room which includes a display from Brush Wcllman and Continenwas Morrison snc "I w re what eel the we have compliments he mu sc memorabilia moi" ss u i'v-- li :v: rv:s pUs tv m and V V " oi s sp - IK' ate accepted c "e'Ms ck he m sivl tal I imc "The kids really like them" Morrison said "W e have tlorescent rocks he kids love that " The light in the display cost the museum Ss)0 Special cabinets were Null to the rocks and minerals Ml of the display displays at the museum focus on Wesi Millard County 1 lies go hack to ancient Native American times here's a display on Gunnison who w as in the area around 1857 Displays transcend the years from that time to the present "Our mission is to tell the story of the est M'llard area and its founding of the growth" Morrison said "We've stayed to regional and local history " Anything newsworthy that is permanent with historic value will he considered for placement in the museum he Great Basin Historical Society sponsors alxMit four programs ev erv ear on est Millard County history he programs ire held at Delta North I lementary Schvl The 10th will celebration Anniversary continue throughout the year In connection w ith the celebration the museum has hosted a series of student visits for the tic in with past month The visits usual something the students hav e been study ing "We have a lot of people who come from out of stale traveling through" Jerold Bishop was on hand Saturday celebrate its 10th anniversary to help the G'eat Basin Museum |