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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD' Wednesday, May 8, 2002 - Page 9 A potential disaster turns into very tolerable inconvenience Card of thanks Card of thanks The San Juan County USU value of friends and relatives Extension office would like to Dear Editor: until a loved one passes away, give special thanks and recogI would like to take a moment to tell the people of Monticello, Utah about some very special then it is comforting to lean nition to Nan and Britt Barton members of your community of whom you can be very proud. Were it not for the efforts of Jim upon your friendship and and Diversified Mortgage for Eberling, Doug Ewart and Rob Wilcox, 15 of us from Colorado would have had a very different kindness. sponsoring a scrapbooking accould a into tolerable What a been have turned last A special thanks to all who tivity for our Youth and Famidisaster, very experience Saturday night. inconvenience. took part in the funeral ser- lies with Promise Volunteer outside of Our day began with a 48 mile bike ride that started at the Amassaback parking lot, vice, to those who sent flowers mentoring program. We are so Moab. Tagalong Adventure guides were to pick us up at the bottom of Lockhart Basin that or monetary offerings, to those grateful for your willingness to afternoon, with our trip culminating at the Hurrah Pass, where we would be united with our who sent letters and cards of sponsor our program and for gear and food and we would spend the night. For reasons still unclear, the Tagalong boat never condolence, to those who trav- your support of Youth and arrived, nor did they bother to send a van with any kind of survival equipment, nor did they eled far to attend the service Families with Promise in San send someone to drive out and at least let us know that they realized there were 15 weary riders and to all of you who assisted Juan County. in any way. waiting for someone to pick them up. Rob and bank and were camping just up the they very generously Thankfully, Jim, Doug, Bishop Ramsay and the Secoffered to share their campsite with us. They not only provided us with water (of which we were ond Ward Relief Society were out) but they fed all of us a gourmet dinner of elk steaks, ribs, potatoes, cookies and hot chocotrue examples of unselfish to extra late. They put down tarps around their fire for us to sleep on, they gave us clothing stay love. fire could wood of so a we use and let the us remainder their We thank you from the botgoing all night warm, keep they tom of our hearts. long. and only the clothing we were wearing, one With temperatures dipping into the Morris Nelson small bottle of Gatorade between all of us and a handful of energy bars, we would have been' and Dian Hendrickson to So and thanks out on our all miserable river the there Jim, Doug many, many night. quite Rob for their gracious and generous hospitality extended to the stranded Coloradoans. Your CEU-SJ- C to door a and have we and be an open kindness will never forgotten place promise, you always A new program in archaeoVail in the Valley. stay logical site stabilization sucWith gratitude and appreciation, cessfully completed its first seShannon Armstrong, Marylyn Bondlow, Dann and Laine Coffey, Mary Mike Haley, ries of classes at CEU-Sa- n Mike and Ann Lauterbach, Curt Nash, Eman Podgomy, Janet Rey, Juan Campus. The workshop B.J. and Garrett Smith, Scott Somes, and Allison Wear mid-thirti- We never know the true Archaeology preservation workshop at es attracted students interested in techniques used to SAN JUAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES welcomes third Wednesday of every month. Dr. Matteson is headquartered in Cortez, where he is in partnership with Dr. James Hanosh, and performs a wide range of general surgical procedures. procedures, including According to Dr. Matteson, things are going very well at San Juan Hospital and he out-patie- nt hopes to increase his visits to San Juan County to once a week. Matteson adds that the new surgical equipment purchased by the Health Care District will increase the range of services available at San Juan Hospital. Technology is making advances in leaps and bounds and it is par- raised in Colorado and they loved the West. In fact, his first interview after his residency was complete in 1995 was in San Juan County, where he interviewed to become the surgeon at San Juan Hospital. However, he said that a new surgeon coming out of residency needs to develop his skills by working with partners, so he took a position working with a team of surgeons in Ogden. After completing his work in Ogden, Dr. Matteson and his young family moved to Livingston, Montana, where he was immersed in practicing medicine as a surgeon in a rural setting. In November 2001, Matteson and his family moved to Cortez. He has started a surgery prac- - ticularly helpful to rural hospitals, said Matteson. Die new equipment is about the best you could hope for. In addition. Dr. Matteson said the district's new diagnostic equipment is outstanding. The CT Scan makes a world of difference, he said. A CT Scan is the main tool used by radiology to make a diagnoses, and is a key cog in future health care at San Juan Hospital. Dr. Matteson went to Southern Illinois University from undergraduate work all the way through his residency. He said that after several years as a student in Illinois, he had had enough of the Midwest weather and planned to move to the West. Both of his parents were tice at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez and at San Juan Hospital in San Juan County. Matteson and his wife Susan love the mountains of southwest Colorado and the desert of southeast Utah. He adds that Moab is one of her favorite places to go. They also have an old son, who keeps them busy. In his spare time. Dr. Matteson likes to ski, hike and jog and keeps busy coaching little league teams with his wife. It is nice to be able to see a problem and fix it," said Dr. Matteson when describing his job. That is what a general surgeon does." He was focused on becoming a surgeon from his very first day of medical school. Dr. Matteson received his certification from the American Board of Surgeons, which requires a rigorous series of tests in order to receive that certification. Matteson said he is very impressed with the staff and management of San Juan Hospital. I realized while serving in a rural area in Montana that rural hospitals provide such a high quality of care because they are taking care of their friends and family. At San Juan Hospital, they are committed to the area and they are committed to high quality health care. Everyone takes their job seriously. Dr. Matteson will see patients at San Juan Hospital on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The mornings are set aside for surgeries and the afternoons for clinic and consultations. Health Care close to home: a hallmark of Dr. Kevin Matteson and San Juan Health Care Services. San Juan Health Care Services Health Care Close To Home V San Juan Hospital and Clinic preserve archaeological sites. Many participants came from state and federal agencies that included Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Utah Army National Guard, Forest Service, and Anasazi State Park. The workshop focused on documentation, condition as- sessment, and conservation treatments in lecture and field work at Edge of the Cedars State Park. Students learned General Surgeon Dr. Kevin M. Matteson, a board certified general surgeon, is the newest member of the San Juan Health Care Services medical team. Dr. Matteson performs surgeries and conducts clinics and consultations on the first and 12 Blanding Birthing Center and Clinic everything from mapping and documenting to assessment of sites and masonry repairs. Dr. Don C. Larson, CEU-SJdean of instruction, said the program was the successful combination of theoretical concepts and the hands-o- n application of those concepts. He said a unique partnership was formed to bring together those with a common interest in preserving the Anasazi ruins that abound in southeastern Utah. Instructors for the course were Todd Metzger, Larry Baker, Kathy Fiero, and Larry Nordby from their respective agencies, the National Park Service, San Juan County NM Museum Association, Mesa C Verde National Park, and Mesa Verde Research Center. Nordby said the first-tim- e workshop went well. We hope there is enough interest to bring additional courses to the program and build the consortium of agencies and those with an interest in preservation and conservation. Student Chris Horting, archaeologist of the Manti-L- a Sal National Forest office in Price, said the workshop was wonderful. IVe not had any training in site preservation or conservation, period. I hope they expand the program. Additional phases ofthe program are already scheduled for fall, winter, and spring. For more information, call ext. 121. 435-678-220- 1, |