Show arm oaf5 Bulldog Action Boy's Basketball 1222 Juab Home Girls Basketball 1220 No Sevier Home mm Wrestling 1221 Grantsville Away 74 Number 51 Vol LDS Presidency issues Christmas Gunnison Utah 84634 December 20 1995 Section C Wednesday 50 cents Utah Power closing Gunnison office in 1996 message SALT LAKE CITY-call to focus on “the Utah Power announced December 12 that they plan to close the Gunnison customer service peace light and love of the Savior” office but keep the five linemen and a meter reader a Christmas highlights message from the world The local closure is part of 13 centers being closed in Utah including Richfield and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Moroni According to Mark Cox general business manager the move is to help Utah Power Saints hope The message is from the First Presidency memtop governing body of the which includes President Gordon B President ThoHinckley and his counselors ber faith and President James E Faust Their message: “On that night of nights so many years ago the angel of the Lord calmed the frightened shepherds and ‘said unto them Fear not: for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy For unto you is born this day in the city of mas S Monson David a Savior which is Christ the Lord The joy of that announcement pertained not only to the shepherds who heard it but ‘shall be to all people’ (Luke 2:9-- 1 1) “At this sacred time tender made kindness of year and we reach another let one to as our hears are out in greater us cultivate a John 4:18) and pay more perfect love (see heed to the counsel of another angel w ho said 'Fear know that for I not (Matthew 28:5) “We express our love a bers of the ye seek Jesus’ and gratitude to mem- and our friends through out the world May the hope peace light and love of the Sa ior fill our hearts at this Christmas Church season and always” Christmas message from Gunnison Stake Presidency of a four phase restructuring of “Competition and a continuing commitment to customers have caused Utah Power to take a close look at its ability to provide better and wider services” said Cox He said the phased-iapproach taken by the company includes a phone center concept With business centers in place the company will have the ability to deal with even the most complex customer issues with one phone call He said the company will use technology improved customer service process and a new computer system to provide “best in class” customer service operations business or “Eighty-fiv- e percent of customers already do business with Utah Power by mail or phone” Cox said “Those options will remain and will be expanded by the end of 1996 to include options outside the customer office as well as other options such as electronic phone services and other ways for our customers to save time We expect our customers to experience an improved level of service with all the new options payment transfers Cox said that there is no date set for the closing of the Gunnison office “There is a lot of work to be done before we can close the local center Brian Brewer will replace Ron Marelli who was transferee to Salt Lake City a couple of weeks ago” he said Morelli was the customer specialist Cox said the Richfield office will be closed sometime during the fourth quarter of 1996 The second phase will implement a new customer information system that will serve as the backbone of support for the business centers Two business centers will come on line during the third phase Cox said that the sy stem will probably utilize local telephone numbers and caller ID Once rollout is complete in the last quarter of 1996 Utah Power plans to service options at most of the company’s other customer offices similar walk-iThese offices will be identified later in 1996 eliminate to focus on customers in the community The company’s personnel and others w ill also continue to provide additional customer services line crews will ensure that the service will be unaffected by these changes Cox said part of the plan includes other options for local service Gunnison Cox will continue field services Utah Pow er’s City Manger Ray Limb stated he has had conversation with Utah Power to use the city office as a drop point for individuals paying thcirbill Other area merchants may be contacted for the same purpose Cox also stated that the local office may be used for local linemen He said the As we remember the Sa ior Jesus Christ at this time of the year may our hearts be in tune with his teachings Christ's teachings iflived wih bring peace to our spirits As his teachings and admonitions arc studied and applied our lives are set in order This order brings joy and happiness Matthew become more competitive The closures are the first phase services planned for 1996 gives the Savior's words: ’“Jesus said unto him thou shall love the 22:37-3- 9 Lord they God with all they heart and w ith all thy mind This is the first and great command-m'c- implementation Power rented team will discuss each of the options and steps with local employees Utah facility in Salina to the city when it closed that office last December by may we have peace in arid forever Gunnison Stake Presidency President our souls parents helped to fill the agenda Sanpete School District’s board December 13 last Wednesday Concerned Kathy Eggleston visited with board memabout the required reading in Mr for South bers meeting Ivo Peterson Harwood’s College English class She commented Valley High unit The freshman on campus classes are set up in an A dayB day schedule Classes are 90 minutes long classrooms such as “Gimpel Storm” “A Rose for Emily” of Wrath” had “questionable Principal Donald Hill who material at Gunnison that reading the Fool” “The and “The Grapes moral overtones” also attended the board meeting reported that alternative reading choices are provided for assignments that a reader or parent finds questionable JoAnn Bessey Bemado Corona and other l court New Year's dance set An evening of music by the Gunnison planned 30 and dance is being Stake for December The New Year's Eve celebration will have a The dress is casual Music will be 50's theme played by Rolling Thunder All youth 14 and older are invited encouraged to attend N and A future use of the land the hospital owns plan would also help the hospital be prepared as new medical equipment or future additions to the hospital Dr Bevan Bastian reported to the board that for future costs such two opthalmologists are interested in coming He is working on a plan to ha e optometrists here three day s a week and ha e most eye surgeries such as cataract surgery to Gunnison done at Gunnison Dr Valley Hospital Bastian said hospital nurses may hae to assist with an eye surgery to be trained Also the hospital doesn’t have the necessary eye operations but the are w illing to pay half the cost or leasing it reported Dr equipment for oplhamologists of purchasing Bastian board w ere concerned the hospital earning back incsted money "If they do come here the potential for hospital rcco ery may already be built in" said Dr Bastian Some members of the about The hospital has arranged for a mobile MRI come once a week beginning DecemIfthe business is good forthe machine unit to ber 14 for busing children The parents asked how much it would cost for them to rent a district their bus to transport winter months February to contact children of December for the three January and Mullins promised Superintendent the parents with the information about the costs and feasibility Zara Faatz received the Mathematics Teacher of the Year award in the Department of Corrections Region Nine Superintendent Mullins presented the award and board members complimented her for her work number the statistics of the of students eating school lunch This year 23 percent of students are eating lunch at Manti High which is down from 30 percent At Gunnison High 38 percent of last year students eat at the school compared to 37 Mullins Superintendent percent last year commented that he is working with both Mark Stoddard commented "there will prob- ably be a contract with them” Dr Bastian commented "If we’re successful in bringing an orthopedic surgeon to the area we’ll need it” Mary Hill board member over quality assurance reported that the lab was “making a She also package to be more competitive” spoke about the need for the doctors to support the lab Mardcll Jensen board member over nances reported that the hospital made a Chief Financial Officer profit last month Virgil Blackham reviewed statements with Year to date the hospital is over the board budget 4 12 percent due to the addition and the new clinics sooner than we “We expect to break even had anticipated” he reported Blackham reported that the hospital is doHe spoke of ing well collecting payments difficulties collecting from insurance companies Many times the company will report that they haven't received abill has to send the bill twice Often the hospital Electronic billing will solve the problem The date the bill was received will be recorded on the computer General Electric has proposed a cost of $42000 a year for a warranty on the glass tubes in the CT scan machine Mark Stoddard proposed that the hospital insure themselves by placing that amount of money in the bank participation in the Na- each year The board approved the plan to Program open an account that both Gunnison Valley The board approved the employment of and Central Valley (Ncphi) hospital deposit Aaron Mullins as an English teacher at Guninto The hospitals will earn interest on their nison Valley High Mullins has just com“There is no down side insurance money unless in a short period of time all of them the pleted his student teaching assignment The January board meeting has been can- tubes blew out” commented Dr Bastian celled The next meeting will be February 14 The next board meeting will be January 9 at at the District office 5:00 pm schools to increase tional School Lunch 1995 garbage will be picked up on as the salary adjustment The board reviewed Irvin R Matthews The Gunnison was the theme the trailer court north of Ephraim The Manti High Show Choir sang several the board about providing trans- Christmas songs for the board Choir director the Middle School and ElemenAngela Lambert spoke about the importance for their children The trailer of music in the education of a child She is out of the 12 mile state requirement requested that the Board provide additional funding for music and arts in the district Kathryn Peterson and Kay Ericksen members of die South Sanpete School Education Association presented the Superintendent and the Board a card of thanks for the December Judd Steven Buchanan Tuesday Dec 26th The following week it will be picked up on Mondays again starting on Jan 1st Lyons statement portation to tary School this day Gunnison schedules holiday trash date Anita Mission hospital board began their meeting December 5 Paul Dyreng board member over grounds said that it would be good to have a plan for parents from visited with kobert December by Anita Lyons jife his teachings and his gift of eternal life to us by being faithful and loyal to his ways May love abound in our hearts to him and to each other May we be kind and loving to all aid Hospital sets mission statement at board meeting Freshman center questionable books transportation covered by school district found possessed of it at the last day is shall be the class periods are too long Center was organized at The Freshman well with him” gives us to understand that our first responsibility in this life is to love God Manti High this year Freshmen at the school We show our love by other for all from the now are live to a life grades that separated striving is1 patterned after the life of the Savior As he but the last two periods of the day Classes for are taught in the 8 mobile is Kind we should be kind As he loves all men the unkind to us If we truly have charity we will be striving to be as the Savior "As Jesus Christ has brought peace into the lwes of those who follow him may we be found to bring peace into the lives of our families our friends our neighbors and even those that we may dislike May we be charitable to Christ and to all of the children of God We are blessed to be in a favored place on Earth among families and good neighbors with an abundance of the earth about us May we show our appreciation to the Savior for his from Jeana's Dance Works performed last Friday during half GVHS JV basketball game at the it's And the second is like unto it thou shalt spoke with board members about the Freshman Center at Manti High love they neighbor as thyself” The foregoing School He is concerned that the freshmen are scripture coupled with another teaching from Holy writ: “But charity is the pure love of cut off from the school that they have less Christ and it endureth forever and whoso is opportunity to take advanced classes and that and women rich or poor famous or obscure we should love all even those who have been Future Girls time Spring troubles Centerfield by Anita Lyons Engineers didn’t find what they were expecting during the water is still gushing After a week’s excavation coming from the base of the mountain as was expected “The water is coming from a vast area” said Mayor Kim spring the excavation of Centerfield’s up from the ground instead of Lund In order to collect it pipe only deeper The town of Centerfield has connected to the Gunnison water system in front of the “We’ve been on Gunnison water since last Friday It’s going to be another week elementary to ten days" said Mayor Lund existing OFFICES the The walls that will collect engineers have had to plan a much larger system than anticipated the water will be constructed of Bentonite a clay material instead of cement This will allow for “larger capacity at a more reasonable cost” explained the Mayor Another unexpected cost involves laying approximately 500 feet of pipeline alongside the BE CLOSED WILLDecember 22 at and 2 pm Friday Christmas Day December 25 Early deadline for December 27 issue- - 2 pm Friday POOR COPY! r : |