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Show ...... . Jamuuy 14, : 1997- . ,, - Page 9 Basin Life Uintah Basin Standard Rare Find In 42-Be- Rural Hospital d UBMC Histology Lab helps to speed diagnosis By Cheryl Mtcham For years the Uintah Baain Medical Center haa been moving in a progreaeive direction, and die addition of new aervicea continue to push the hoepital into the forefront of rural health care providers. The hospital recently opened a histology department where tissue samples are tested for disease to assist doctors in providing their patients with a diagnosis. within . 1 24 hours, a far cry from the previous seven day wait . The lab. custom designed and ny pathologist, Dr. operated Thomas J. Allred, and histology technician. John D. Manning, processes body tissue removed m surgical procedures. The tissue is sliced into micro-thi- n layers, "two to three cells deep which are applied to a glass slide, colored with dye, and examined under a It is delicate work and each step is performed with great care City Employees To Produce Pape Roosevelt readies for its world wide web premiere By LttletB. Whiting Two dty employees armed with . plenty of computer savvy are producing Roosevelt Citys first entry into the fascinating and growing world of the wide web, more commonly referred to in computer circles as the world wide web or WWWdotcomm. Kirk Bostick, who works as an administrative assistant, and Mark Murphy, a Roosevelt (Sty Police officer, recently presented the city council with versions of n home Roosevelt has to offer. "Weve been brainstorming about jumping on the world wide web aid getting our own home page on the internet, Bostick detailed. "We have the capability of doing this for Roosevelt City right now? The pair has already worked m a detailed fact sheet on the citys l&hole golf course which would be 'featured on Roosevelt's home page, complete with a picture. They also plan to provide information an other positive aspects of Roosevelt such as the high quality of medical care and accuracy to present a readable sample. The numerous safety precautions are observed with exactness where transition of disease and use of highly toxic chemicals is a daily concern. . The work itself "is like art or sculpture, explained Dr. Allred, because of the precision involved. But the real beauty lias in bringing early diagnoses and . treatment immediate jmtienta, to ill which ultimately extends available. opportunities for higher wtirilKW through USU and the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center, ns well as focusing on die wide open qmces, clean air, and low crime rate which area residents en city's home page would also carry public notices, minutes of city council meetings, employment opportunities. community events, and mxks and recreation information, the home page can be quisled as often as needed. Tltis is oing to be something people within our community and outside our community can use, explained Murphy. It will cost the city about $150 to purchase the necessary software to access the internet, and then approximated $15 n month for "rental space on a server. ' the NEW HISTOLOGY LAB-Jo- hn Mwming, Hirtolcwy Technician and Dr. Thomii J. Allred,Pathologirt show off the new histology lab at Uintah Basin MedicalCenter. Both Allred and Manning worked to design and set up Oefocility, which provides 24 hour test results, quite a difference when considering the previous week-lon- g far testing. wait when tissue samples were sent out-of-ar- Pathologist and histology tech arrive to staff new lab Prthdogirt Dr. Thomaa J. Allrod andhistology technician a John Manning work in tho nawly established hiatology lab at tha Uintah Batin Mated aida-by-aid- iUr and come have Rooaavalt not only to for but to escape the cramped quartan of urban niatenca. omptayman Roosevelt City Corporation 255 Souk Slue S.f JM Jfaawwfc link SMM s Hum 101)222-500- 1 ' home page is expected to hit the internet as soon as Uintah Basin Telephone installs a new server. Tfeii a the A Rooaevek City BuSting. k I99J eompkMd 4 J SI Fat fHOIl722SaUO 4 The City of Roosevelt Mrigr frnm Pie VUyor City Counci CilyM np mi Vwo Smfwu Roosevelt City Area joJ Rrvuinmv nun Rmii McJM Pbcnio Vail . Iknpnal 1 Center Recteehos -- rkftoiMK-, Swinang Fool. Sunnadinf wwaandr SAMPLE WEB PAGE-T- his will give you ian idea of what will soon be on the internet to extol the virtues of the Roosevelt ares. With the click of the mouse, web surfers will have access to all kinds of information about what Roosevelt has to offer. PROVIDING THE, DETAILS Computer wizards Kirk Bostick (in background at left) and Murphy (right) tell Roosevelt City Council memben they have Roosevelts "home page ready to hit the world wide WCOe Christian Womens Cancer Screening Clinic An you fomate and over 50 or know aomaona who tef Tha Uintah Basin Public Health Department ia offering a Cancer Screening Clinic 5 to schedule appointments. Monday, Jan. 27. Pteaaa call 722-508- Free Tax Help Free assistance with income tax preparation ia available for senior citizens and low. income persona from tha American Association of Retired Parsons in cooperation with the IRS. Tax-Aihelp is available at tha following locations: Rooaevelt-Shar- on Cummings 8, or Mark and Melinda Hicken Fort Ralph Shields Duchaane-Edyt- he Duchesne Wilts Crumbo Larson Neola-Hsyde-n Arvin Ballon and Fruitland C. Boyd Murdoch For man information call Sharon Cummings at de 722-886- 722-484- 722-081- 4; 722-824- 0; 738-233- 2; 353-432- 2; 548-232- 8. 722-886- 2. DUP Meeting The Daughters of Utah Pioneers will meet Thursday, Jan. 16 at 1 pm inthe Moon Lakabuilding. Levi Hancock will lead the discussion on tha Mormon Battalion. Call 6 for men information. Watch your frianda ride a donkey! Rooaavalt FFA ia sponsoring Bob Crosby's Donkey Ball Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at Union High School Then ia a fee. Free Guitar Seminar Professional gidtariatvocalist from the band Goldruah will be giving an open forum seminar on guitar playing techniques, different music styles and general information about guitar, Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Duchesne County library at 7:80 pm. Dairy Refund Payment Program Tha Duchesne County Farm Service Agency would like to remind all dairy producers about tha 1996 Dairy Refend Payment Program. Applications will be accepted Jan. 1 through March 17 at tha Farm Saryica Agency, 240 Weet High way 40, Roosevelt. For farther inform a-tion and specific dateite pteaaa atop by or contact tha Farm Service Agency Office at 722-249- 1. Area Qullters Area Quilters will meet Tuesday, Jan. 14 (tonight) Lake building. Bring your details call fateck-of-tho-mont- 722-813- It at 7 p.m. in the Moon project For more InterNon-Denomlnatlon- al Worship Harvest Fellowship Church stands at the ready to help those in need By Cheryl Mtcham Harvest Fellowship Church is unlike amr other youll find in Rooaavalt bacauaa olifs al atanding. Pastor Lynn R. Truman, a native of Rooaavalt says it is a Christian church based on tha teachings of interfaon-denomination- Jesus Christ or "The Word. Pastor Truman organized tha church nearly four year ago at the prompting of several individuate who saw tha need." At that time Pastor Truman was licensed with tha Pentecostal Church of God, serving aa pastor for Naples Bibte Church and interfoon-denaminatian- traveling to miniator i 858-447- Donkey Ball M to in East Carbon and Every Sunday morning about 50 church members regularly coma through tha door of tha store-frochurch located between Nielsens and Batin Pawn Shop on Lagoon Street Harvest Fellowship holds Sunday School services at 9:30 nt am. followed by worahip service at 10&0 am. The services don't follow a rigid structure of song and doctrinal dissertation, instead music provided by piano, organ, and guitar may tambourine, accompany memben in three to a dozen eonga eung to "worahip the Lord. And depending upon the it of the gathering; same sermon may not be Although Pastor Truman generally leads services, occasionally ha will invite other ministers to coma and teach the congregation. Mora teaching opportunities are available later on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. whan members are invited back to partidpate in teaming mare, in a lecture type setting; that ia a bit more formal than a classroom setting; but whan "You can atop and ask a question, if you donl understand something, said Truman. Bible Study ia held on Wednesday tvanmga at 7 p.m. and Thursdays youth 7th griute and older mart at 6:30 pjn. to Allrod hails from south of Denver, Colorado. He trained to be a surgeon completing hie undergraduate work at Brigham Young University than going on to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. With his degree in hand, and hundreds of surgical procedures under hie belt, Allred says he found surgery to be rather "boring." ha Changing apecialtiea Although tho Hiatology persevered through seven more yean of achool to study emergency medicine (4 years) and pathology hand-in-han- d (3 years), which ha saya go bacauaa, 'pathology ia ling in medians you get involved with. The opportunity to move to a rural ana, and practice both specialties appealed to Allrod who moved from hie practice in West Palm Beach, Florida with wife Aatrid Bays ns enjoys Roosevelt's mall-tow- n charm and ia happy to get "back to tho wast Tha Allred's have 12 children, ranging in aga from two to 25 years old, six are now on their own, four are attending achool and two ara Alina now works two days in tha emergency room and ia in tha hiatology lab every day. John D. Manning; a histology technician did moat of his growing up in Phoenix Arisons. He later moved to Tucson, because of its Smaller size, but he didnt leave the heat behind, until now, with hia latest move to Roosevelt. Maiming teamed his trade as a lab assistant ha said, explaining "its tha beat way to team, you get paid to go to achool. Department at UBMC ia amalter ana tern active then what ha is used to Manning eayi hia work ia satisfying and enjoyable, and ha is glad for tha opportunity to work with Dr. Manning. For recreation Manning enjqys dancing and cycling, and is looking forward to ona of tha coolaat summers hell have experienced in quite soma time. who are down on their luck and need shelter or food will contact tha church, said Pastor Truman, which bacauaa of its interfoon-denonational status, seems teas threatening to people. "We dont ask them when they ware last to church, ho said. Whan auch drcumatancaa arias, tha pastor worka. with available in activities and team resources in tha area, such aa at Jesus Christ. Duchesne County Food Pantry, Tha steady growth of tho local motel a, tha homeless shelter, haa caused tha congregation available to provide chinch to relocate a few times, anjjMmtity explained Tinman, adding, that iritual help on tha other there ia now an effort underway to may seem (sea tangible, but find a permanent location, whether ia just as real. Pastor Truman says it be to purchase an existing along with hia regular structure and remodel or construct congregation ha also ministers to an entirely new church building. same who com for awhile, gat an Bacauaa there ia no "mother their fort and go on, sometimes church to support tha effort. returning to their previous church. Paster Truman said everything ia Harvaat Fellowship's interAion-d- e entirely fiinded through tha nominations! position also congregation. draws in many travelers going One of thepurpoaaa of Harvaat through Rooaavalt on the wveksna Fellowship Churn, said Pastor who attire to worahip, and often Truman u to provide assistance, return. "It draws them back whether spiritual or physical, to again, said Truman. Bacauaa ofita unique status anyone who asks. Often times individuals passing through tha 14 Continued on page Trying to eat better? The EFNEP program can help Want to know more about food and nutrition? If tho answer ia tha Expanded Food and EFNEP ia a state ftmdad to create program designed healthier people through tha educational process. Carlins Winkler, Nutritional Aatiatant ia a eort frWaaqoalitying program offered through the Utah State University extension service,, it ia different from many educational programs bacauaa aa EFNEP Nutritional Aatiatant comas into tho home to teach tha areas of the state, and bacauaa of its success received continued iliAdng and was expanded to the rural areas of tha state. Mare and more people are teaming about EFNEP. "Now that people ara acting what the Ry Cheryl Mtcham W material. Continued on page 14 Lym R. Tnunan of the Harvest FeDowchip Charts Ctosby welcome those in need of spiritual comfort to Join them for worship service and other church based meetings and activities. GOOD FOLXS-ftat- or r |