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Show 70th Year ' Thursday August 25, 1983 No. 34 20 Pages Roosevelt, Utah 25 Cents $97,954 OVER Pool bids unfavorable The reality of construction of the new swimming pool for Roosevelt City seemed, at least last week, to be only days away. The old port had been removed and the City Council was waiting to receive bids from contrac- tors. The bids were received Wednesday, not "August 17, but the figures were had what the Council nor the architect expected. The estimate for construction provided by the architect was $449,000. The low bid received Wednesday was for $546,594, that submitted by LaMar D. Construction. The next low bid was $637,242, with another bid coming in $12 higher. The high bid cm the project came in at $724300. Because of the $97,954 difference between the estimate and the Uw bid, the City Council did not award a bid at Mondays City Council meeting. Instead, the Council decided to look at the possible removal of several items from the project. The first of these would be the non-essent- . elimination of the lockers. The plans had called for the installation of 400 coin operated lockers. By removing this aspect of the project the City could save an estimated $42,000. According to Councilman Dennis Jenkins, the plan would be to install lockers at a later I! DOWN the Duchesne River.;- bridge which wee beaun as' soon as the old structure' wasp, je spanning lifted from the river Tuesday is now Duchesne only d memoryM .taken' 'butylheold Bridge highvlO'in Crews bejMn'wrk last Saturday August20, removing the i)'. August 23.1hew br4fiip,will be completed in approx-- ; 90 days. Story on page 12, imately V.ix4. ar.w i. IT CQMES-r-Th- e onold w . u f J. . - LETTER, CAMPAIGN PLANNED the main building. Tnis reduction of GOO square feet would redtirt the rrt Moon Lake opposes request for CR effort to' explain the complexitlee of the Issue surrounding Utafi Power and lights (UPAL) request for 200 megawatts of eleetrical power from the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP), Moon Lake Electrie Association representatives met with members of various print and broadcast media this week. In tn - Over 20 years ago the hydroelectric projects were completed along the Green and Colorado Rivera. These projects are Flaming Gorge, Glen Canyon Dam, and Hoover Dam. In the early lSOOs Congress defined "preference customers" whieh are cruoal to the debate brewing today. Before any of the CRSP projects were constructed, various munkipe-Utis- s and rural cooperatives were the opportunity to participate in gfoen these projects. As defined by law, this power could only be sold to the they' now purchase through WAPA, consumers would experience a 68 percent rate increase. In comparison, if MLEA loses half of their CRSP allocation consumers win see a 81.5 percent rate increase. The MLEA General Manager explained that a loss of aU 47 megawatts preference customers, or those which are cooperative or municipal owned and are operated on a non profit basis, for this reason, invertor owned such as UPAL didnt qualify Ttmtl for power unless there was an unclaimed surplus. Presently, Moon Lake Electrie receives approximately SO percent of their power from CRSP. This power is would mean MLEA members would have to come up with an additional $25 million annually to purchase other forms of power. Glaim admitted that if MLEA keeps their CRSP allocation there wfll be no rate decreases, but there could be major increases if that power is lost Presently MLEA pays one cent per kilowatt hour for CRSP power and about five cents per kilowatt hour for the power purchased through DGAT. Glaim explained that the impact is greater upon the small rural coopera- -' than it would tives and wmnMpnHti I marketed through the Western Area Powr Administration (WAPA). The remaining 70 percent of MLEA's power is purchased through Deseret Generation and Transmission (DGAT). The existing contracts for CRSP, power expire in I960, and according to MTJEA General Manager Steve Glaim, if UPAL is successful in their request for CRSP power, MLEA customers could suffer the consequences. Glaim explained that should MUSA lose the 47 megawatts of CRSP power --A date. The second area to be reviewed is the need for a separate building for equipment and pumps. The original pbm called for the construction of a 900 square foot utility structure to house and the pumps for an Suipmentbubble, should that feature ever be added. This change would require the addition of 400 square feet of equipment storage to be added to UP&L ' . be upon UPAL, a utility who serves approximately 70 percent of the residents of Utah. The MLEA General Manager added that they believe the impact could be greater than just increased electrie bills. He asked whether oil companies and other industry will continue to come into the Uintah Basin an area served mainly by MLEA, and locate if power costs increase 68 percent He pointed out that drilling in the Basin is already a costly endeavor, and increased power costs would not make Continued on pigs 8 the project by approximately $26,000. The final area considered for removal is the solar system. Although the council expressed concerns Monday evening about cutting this aspect of the project, they are looking at the possibility. If these three areas were cut, the total project coot could be decreased to $489,954. Word was received Tuesday afternoon, however, that the Duchesne County Commission agreed to provide Roosevelt City with $80,000. It was agreed by the Commissioners and the Roosevelt City Council that the solar system should be left in the plans. The (Sty had requested a total of $60,000, but agreed to attempt to acquire the remainder from other sources. According to Shane Luck, they will still look at cutting the lockers and the equipment building. According to architect Richard McCune, several factors contributed to the higher than expected bids. The first of these is the time which has lapsed since the estimate was first made. Since that time, according to McCune, construction activity has increased dramatically, thereby allowing contractors to charge higher prices than they were several months ago. In addition to this, McCune said several additional items have been added to the project Also, McCune said they received inaccurate estimates concerning sane of the equipment which was to & included in the project As the project stands now, no decision has been made. Richard McCune will be meeting spun with the Council next Monday evening. At that tinra he will have contacted the contractor to get estimates without the items mentioned. A concern was expressed by one Council member Monday evening that a solution be found so the port will be ready by next summer. One of the major concerns centering around the project is the fact that if construction is not undertaken, the $190,000 grant from the State will be lost In addition to this, it was felt the City could not another year without a swimming The Council will be meetin next Monday, August 29, to again liscuss the topic. Foster injured on rig Elton Foster, 20, Gusher, was involved in an oil rig accident which resulted in the loss of his leg late Ruudny nightTho accident took place on Rig 567 whieh is located on North Myton Bench, Hiway 40. Elton was pulling line out of a takeup reel, working the breakout tongs in the warns corner of the rig. A disengaged cable that he was working around apparently caught on a boh engaging it into action. This cable wrapped around Eltons upper leg and sucked him into the pully. According to a rig hand he was wrapped twice ter the carte in the pully before the clutch was disengaged and the pulley stopped. Workers then proceeded to cut him out of the rope and carte that he wai tangled in. An ambulance was called and dispatched from Roosevelt but the workers thought it would be faster them to transport him to the Duchesne County Hospital in a pickup which they did. Foster was stablized at the County hospital pria to being sent to the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake. He was reported to be in serious but stable condition in their trauma unit late Tuesday night. fa victory over awesome I knew then it was something said Mike. He said your doctor ist doesnt call at 7:30 p.m. to chat like and Denise were told they had iscovered a growth in the pituitary sgion of the brain which would How-vesquire immediate .attention. could wait told were it they ntQ after Christmas. We spent a very bleak Christas, said Mike. Denise said they ried to make it as normal as ongible, but she added that there ras always that feeling that it could e their but Christinas together1. A sntative surgery date was set fa anuary 5, and the Mike Floyd imily had plenty of time to think nd wary. We sat down and told the kids.all bout it, said Mike. We have very xceptional kids. Denise said this In a small ras very important. iwn things get blown out erf roportion, said Denise. She said liey wanted the children to know the ruth so they wouldnt be frightened y things they heard. The New Year came, and on anuary 3, 1963, Mike hntered the ospitu for tests before surgery. One rening Dr. John Sanders, the eurosurgeon, entered Mikes room. aid, r, . Mika explained ; that the doctor wasnt quite what he expected, and after looking at the docta fa a short moment, he said,. You must be the brain surgeon." Dr. Sanders responded, with a smile, And you must be the victim. From that point Mike said he and the docta got along very welL The Surgery One of the first tests scheduled was an angiogram, designed to determine the size and exact location of the tumor as well as to check for possible aneurisms, a weakening of the blood vessels which often accompanies a bain tuma. None were found. Before surgery Mike requested Sanders .explain the The docta asked him how procedure. pinph he could handle, and Mike "I can handle the. responded, information more than not knowing and imagining. Mike said after the procedure was explained he had no worries. VI had a lot of faith in the that . Dr. doctor. At the time of surgery Mike was 40 pounds heavier than he had been in August when he began weight training. He said the doctor told him he was the strongest and healthiest . person he had operated on, without a doubt. Mike said the docta also told him he had the best attitude of any patient he had ever had. On January 5, 1983 Mike spent four hours in surgery, a surgery which removed the germinoma from between his pituitary gland and his hypothalamus. Denise said when the doctor came out of surgery he explained to them what had been done and that it had come out very easily.. ' "Under his breath he said it had malignant tendencies, said Denise. She said Mike's parents didnt hear that, but she did. Denise explained that they were told that in 90 percent of the cases a pituitary tuma is benign. Mike spent the next 24 hours in intensive can, and during this time the cancer Dr. Kent DiFiore, .to Mike. talk came to in specialist, Denise said she had a premonition of a problem, and when the doctor came in he told Mike the tumor had been malignant. He explained, however, that there are ova 100 types of is cancer, and. the germinoma the most treatable with radiation tlerapy. Mike was then checked to Continued on page S walls are up and hallways are becoming more defined as the ceiling is being placed in the new portion of the County Hospital. A move in date has been set for the later part of HOSPITAL PROGRESSING-T- he September when remodeling of the present building will aet underway full steam. An open house is planned for the new addition soon. - |