Show Sunday March 10 2002 t ' A10 The Herald Journal People In business Quality (CPHQ) The granting of CPHQ status rec- ognizes professional and academic achievement by individuals in the field of health care quality management To cam his CPHQ credential Perkes passed an international examination to assess his management skills and understanding of a spectrum of health care quality topics These include regulatory com- pliance and accreditationlicensure program developmentmanagement along a continuum of care and quality improvement concepts To attempt the CPHQ examination candidates must meet educational requirements and have id least two years of experience in the health care quality management field Perkes earned an associate o degree in nursing from in Rexburg (Ricks College) a bachelor's degree in nursing from Westminster College in Salt Lake Gty and a master’s degree in business administration from Utah State ' BYU-Idah- University Perkes has worked for intermoun- tain Health Care (IHC) for 17 years He has served as manager of several departments at Logan Regional ' Hospital including IHC Home Care- IHC Hospice the Medical Unit and the Intensive Care Unit In addition to his current role as director of Quality Management he also serves as administrator of the Transitional Care Unit a skilled nursing facility at Logan Regional Hospital Perkes and his wife Jana live in North Logan They are tlx parents of five children ' ' When he came to Cache Valley three years ago Daniel Rosales had "nada" Now he's got non-pro- fit By Mike Ingraham features writer at 200 South Main Street were higher than usual last week was in the air and in their the Ramirez cousins finally shivering the snow and ice on South Mamin Logan Utah a lunchwagon named LA Tfccos and Mariscos had seemed surreal But just as it withstood the warfare of East Los Angeles so LA Tacos withstood the winter in Cache Val- ley Now its owner Vicente Ramirez said “the ugly times are over and now we can go forward “We have been waiting for the spring!" added cousin Fidel Castro Ramirez “Now we will have tacos and tacos mid tacos We will fill Cache Spirits Swam-AmeriCorp- " ' ' Cunningham says "as Soon as we came back to Logan I immediately thought of Common Ground and: ' how I could be of service to the ' : Valley with tacos!” organization"'' Cunningham and the Common ' Ground Staff started developing ideas of how to raise funds and awareness The first project "Holi- day Cards with a Cause" was a huge success and she is looking forward to future projects Jim Kingsland BS in aerospace engineering arrived in Cache Valley years ago from New York and has been working with Common Ground for the past ttoo years He left a career in the aero- space industry as an engineer packed up his car and drove west Kingsland has worked with CG as a program coordinator and hasvolun- teered in many capacities As of this January his new role is as an AmeriCorp VISTA (Volunteer In Service To America) which is a commitment Kingsland " plans to spearhead Common ski Ground’s adaptive down-hi- ll and cycling' program program Simone van Swam BA in Cog- nitive Science comes to Logan from Richland Washington also as an AmeriCorps VISTA whose ser- vice stinted mis January Simone says MI always wanted be in the ' Peace Corps but right now it just seemed better for me to stay in the' States” Along with is very personal reason fdr her passion to serve peon pie with disabilities van Swam says “I really eqjoy outdoor activi-mties especially backpacking” One of ief goals while it Common Ground is to increase awareness for CG so diat more people will know what our mission uand Increase the number of volunteers that sup- port die 00 programs to An immigrant family makes good on its dream Common Ground Outdoor Adventhat saves tures a local people with disabilities would like to introduce 3 new members of their staff Casey Cunningham Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator Jim Kingsland AmeriCorps VISTA and Simone van VTSTA7 Casey Cunningham BS in Social Work was brought on board last fall as the Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator She and her family returned to Cache Valley after a one year stint in Salt Lake Gty and die was previously employed by' Common Ground ’ v A customer Robes Parrish appeared at the window “Dos de polio” he said to Fidel holding up two fingers One of the surprises of Cache Val- ley the Ramirezes say was how many locals speak Spanish Vicente says 60 percentof his cus- tomers are native English speakers But put them near tacos and outcomes the Spanish The opportunity to speak Spanish however was not what brought Parrish to LA Thcos “Ninety nine cents” hesays pointing at the - ' ' : MascaioHeaM Journal a thriving Mexican restaurant La Unica into® Doomeltomig®® ftltoaS New members ' Mitch ®qdDjO Cache Valley with tacos' ‘fill menu “Not to mention it beats die pants off the call was to report that die tables were back She other low budget tacos You’re not given lousy hadn’t been eager to take the call tortillas and the chicken is good” Rosales has his tables now in his own restau-Fidel funded him a plate swimming in chorizp rant La Unica a few Mocks south of LA Tacos — sauce Parrish grinned “Just two dollars” he You could say that La Unica moved down the don’t how know I 1 but am street— La Unica was die name of Rosales' says discriminating I know a good taco from a bad one Plus I’ve got lunchwagon a mouthful of fillings Dental wort This will be That wagon could have been called “Mina del Oro” — goldmine — foritproval so profitable easy to go down” Parrish describedhimself as a “recent convert” that its $18000 cost was paid in three months The next customer Justin Corgatelli was a regu- (“working day and night” Rosales says) Tvo ' lari years laterthe wagon retired to the rear of the Two tacos for two bucks” he says “And you restaurant and LA Tkos took over the site at can get combinations that give you more I think $400 a month When it was on Cesar Chaves Avenue in Los they’re really good I don’t mind waiting in line” He eats in hu car Parrish enjoys his tacos on Angeles the rent was $1000 and there was com-hi- s his feet There are no tables at 200 Main but it petition on every block hasn’t been for lack of frying The site’s previous The wagon has a colorful history having been Daniel Rosales robbed at gunpoint various times m East Los occupant Vicente's father-in-la-w had trotted out tables galore No sooner were cus Angeles where it was a welcome sight to gang turners seated however than along came die members who couM always count on free tacos in authorities to take die tables away far rtwir mmiifaiiinii Bang a mobile food service Logan icily V escaped to Logan without biiIletholes arid the declared die wagon was not a restaurant No same can be said for Vicente tables allowed But when die authorities left out Time was when Vicente wanted to go to came the tables again Ncfanska Nebraska? ‘Because it was far from “I have a whole file mi them” sighed Gay Los Angeles” ne says Jamison city business licensing director: In fact 7 See TACOS on All she said she hadfeared that tins very telephone ' : two-and-a-h-alf one-ye- ar ' I : r- - ' j : v : 7- : : to shape Extension By Clark larutlaan nization we must constantly attempt erel accountability components but sooq as the new County Administrato decide how beat to use available tion Building is completed We want generally fits into four major cate resources to maximize short-an- d As Cache County continues to gories: (1)A customer and fu tp be accessible and responsive to all long-terMMnfflKTf impacts on individuals grow and diversify attitudes and 7 and commumties The purpose of ' d viewpoints change The county :We interact and cooperate with today is much different from the way this article is WBKE&mfS!3BS3& to invite ' it was five or lO yean ago Under-review will take plpce where local numerous organizations and agen- Cache County Extension educators will report on J des to accnqdish common goals 7 standing these changes can help cdu' ’ As Extension educators we cannot residents to cators community leaders and past efforts and recorded impacts: r take all die credit for impacts that (3) A stakeholder listening and : public officials make informed ded- - participate in a sions that will have meaningful session where county resi- - result We are convinced however 7 4 ''continuing reporting ' v evaluation of doits will respond by Suggesting tint ourcontxibiition is generally impact in the future ' Utah State is1 Extension udikii or could county activities University programs 7 veiyhefcfuL7 ak programs in the process rtf adjust- be discontinued and what might be 7 Please plan on atteriding the listen--' UtahStOe added or emphasized (4) Revisions 7 ing and reporting session next Ttaes-i'7- 7 ing as community resources and 7 nei has ' 7 Our basic mission and potential adjustments in plan df 7:- day at 7 pm Your views and 7 is University change faili jtM IT ‘ estaUished a statewide ACcpuntabili- to disseminate and encourage the haiiiMitlMftir'v wiT Jnflrni knowl--' tyin Action program Through this' from die stakehcdder listening ses- application of research-base7 Ibdension’s customers are it d We also of the countiea in tions and odier meeting! hdd Airing program g gngagg jn maningfii vnlngia' edge Ipve a mandate to the state are reviewed annually 7 ' V' the review teach leadership and survival skills tolmptwwBpwriinrnMfiwMMtv‘ Cadie County is iuydvedlh diatV 7 The Cache County Extoisioa to individualslBniilies and commit v’Vinmacts: Room 301 at BATC is just evaluation now and gie review ’’j office has been responding to needs nitids frodeffie nodi door It would bbvi-- ‘ W -- 7T with programs inHandYquth ously be best to park iid the north Dbvelopinent Family and Consumer 7 parking loL We nope to see you 7' ' Rocan 301 at Bridgcriand Applied government extending v Science Agriculture and Natmalii thoe' a and seyvicda to die piAlig Resource mv! nmAnvmtal —1— Tbdmriogy CoBege The meeting : — - 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