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Show T riMTAll No need to wait another mile (or so), the Pinion Ridge rest area is open! By Cheryl Meehan County to remodel Mickelson building in Duchesne The price tag for the new, sorely needed facility came to approximately $1 million dollars of "mostly federal funding, Juascak reported. Motorists had a long wait for the new rest area. The old building waa closed ia early 1998 due to "trouble with the water system, according to Tyke Kargia, Duchesnes station su- pervisor. Not on hr did the water emit a distasteful sulphur smell, but it contained sand. But water was not the only problem with the old facility the building was deemed inadequate because it was not up to standards making it ' band trap accessible (American's with Disabilities Act). UDOT officials considered remod-elin- g the structure, but the decision was made to knock it down and build an entirely new facility. Once that decision was made it took aome time before fimding became available. Construction began last January. Juszcak said final inspections were donejust over a week ago, prior to the facilities opening. Motorist! who hav been travel ingalongHighwy 40 in eastern Utah have endured long stretchea of road due to the closure of a reat area weat of Ducheane two years ago. But now the new Pinion Ridge reat area is to the relief of everyone open even Utah Department ofTranzpor-tatio- n officials. The new Pinion Ridge Rest Area ia a prototype of the last few comfort stations constructed in Utah, aaid William Juszcak, UDOT facilities manager. This is basically the sixth one constructed in the state. Its ADA compliant, with male and female restrooms and an additional unisex handicap restroom," Juascak said, adding that the design fits well into the landscape. According to Juascak, a new well wu drilled providing fresh water supply as well as new s into place. The picnic pavilions, and parkingut were "left aa hey were," Juszcak added. state-of-the-a- walk-ingaiv- as HOORAY, IT'S OPEN! The new Pinion Ridge Rest Area, located west of Duchesne, offers comfort to motorists traveling along Highway 40. The new facility is ADA compliant. and-cab- le 636-363- 2; 0; 644-430- 781-447- 3; w generates new recommendations Influenza vaccine manufacturers have informed the Food A Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to expect nationwide shipment delays for the 2000-0season. It appears that a limited amount of vaccina will be available during October and November with some shipments arriving in December. The Utah Depart- 1 Medicare's largest annual "Along with the mail- Medicare or Medicare Choice plans. The Medicare A You 2001 handbook provides tha most comprehensive Medicare information available from the Health Car Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that administers Medicare. The handbook is one of the Primary tools used by HCFA to inform aentore and people with disabilities about their Medicare ben efits, rights and reeponeibihtiee. This year, more than 300,000 handbooks are being mailed to physicians who treat seniors and people with who are covered by Medi- - friendly baaed upon the suggestions of people with Medicare. Tha 2001 handbook continues to contain performance and customer satisfaction information about original Medicare and Medicare Choice plane, including the percentage of women who received screening mammograms, and the overall rating of care that patimla received ia their managed care plan. Medicare beneficiaries can learn more about Medicare on the Internet at www. medicare gov, or by calling ts state; and Updated information about . care, including managed Medicare Choice enrollment rates. "This information should help people with Medicare eveluetgv the quality of cere and valua that both Medicare Choice plans and original Medicare provides," said Dr. Robert A. Bervnann, director of HCFA'sCen-te- r for Health Dana and Provider. or line and : es The 2001 Handbook includes: Updated "Questions and Answers" to help beneficiaries make good decisions about their health care; Information about the first pri-vafee-fo-r sarriev Medicare Chou plea currently available ia selected e www.msdicaregpv.benefkianeanow have even more information at thair fingertips to help them make the right choice about thair health care. "The handbook has become the centerpiece of HCFA's information Medicare A Yon to campaign help senior and American with disability make the bast choice possible about their health rare coverage," aaid Michael McMullan, acting director ofHCFA'sCantar for Benefi- ciaiy Service. "This year, the hand-boo- k has been updated to be more care benefidariee all across the United States. The mailing is on part of Medicare's comprehensive (fort to help them understand their health care options, whether through original 1 toll-fre- ' ments. Its about Public Lands: Most of all, national Public Lands Day ia about the value of public lands as an economic resource, an environmental refuge, a recreational paradise. Getting people out into their public lands helps them understand the importance of public lands in their community, and theenviixmment as a whole. "Our public lands represent a valuable resource for our country on so many levels," said Kevin Coyle, presiNational Public Lands Day provides every American tha opportunity of improving and preserving this resource for generations to come. We are very proud to have tha Bureau of Land management," Coyle adds, "aa an integral participant ofNational Public Lands Day and Hook forward to seeing their many accomplishments." dent of NEETF. The National Environmental Education A Training Foundation, chartered by Congress in 1990, fo- ment of Health (UDOH) is urging all Utah health care providers who provide flu vaccines to ensure that high-ris- k patients receive vaccination according to the following priorities as recommended by CDC First Priority to receive available flu vaccine are those individuals at higheit risk of complications and death from influenza, which are the between the hours of 8 am. 4.30 pm. local lima, Monday Friday. Callers with access toateletypewn ter (TTY) or telecommunications device for the denf (TDD) can nil Medicare information is also available at meetings and hesJUl fain around the nation with State Health Insurance Assistance Pre-graiSHIPe), state departments on aging and insurance end other organizations that work with medicare beneficiaries. 1477-486-204- 8. ized Nursing home or institutional- patients Individuals with chronic disease or immunosuppression ages 6 month 65 year and older General population age 65 and older Second Priority to receive available flu vaccine in the following or- der Health care workers with direct patient contact " Household contacts of chronically ill or imm unosu ppreased patients Pregnant women in 2 and 3 trimester Third priority. After the first and Light at "National Public Lands Day is a temfic opportunity for Americana to their public experience first-han- d lands and give something beck to their country," aaid BLM Director, Tom Fly. "This year will be the beet ever, as the Bureau of Land Management prepare to host thousand of volunteers in all ofour BLM states." Finding immunization record far children returning to school can be a headache for parents units they have used onhf one medical provider for all their children's immunizations. That's changing. A new technology, called USIIS (Utah State Immunization Information System) has been developed by State Department of Health. When fully implemented statewide, it will allow participating provider of immunizationa to access childs complete record regardless of where in Utah tha child had received immunisation. This system will take record keeping for immunizations into the electronic era. Provider will benefit by being able to acceaa records input by other providers for individual chit- dren. Parents will benefit because chchild'seomplet record will have an electronic home file. Children, especially, mil benefit berauae keeping them up to data on immunization keeps them fully protected against childhood disease. TriCounty Health Department was the first rural immunization provider to participate in this exciting prqject, coming on line several months ago. Thanks to resulting improvement in the program, private rural providers of immunisation are now able to participate and. just recently, Ashley valley Pediatrics was connected and began using the system. TriCounty Health Drpartment encourage other medical providers of immunizations to inquire about srtwipation in USIIS. Call the USIIS Helpline at (Ml ) 534872 or Sandy ShuHiee at 801 1 538 61 14 for more information. General inquire about USIIS can be directed to TnCounty Health Department at SBA disaster aid available for fered to unvaccineted persona throughout the entire flue season to prevent missed opportunities and Daggett b Uintah avoid wasting vaccine. The peak of influenza cases typically occurs in Feb. (70 percent of the time), so vaccine received in December or January would be effective if this is a typical year. The UDOH further recommends that providers and the public keep in mind that influenza and pneumonia vaccine are recommended for many of the same people. Pneumonia vac-on- e is givenyear round and is usually given just once in a lifetime. How-eve- r, some people with oertain chronic illnesses may need a second dose five yean after the first dose. served, then the following groups should receive available flu vaccine in this order. 1. Critical community workers (police, fire, public works, teachers) 2) Population age 50 and older 3) Foreign travelers 4) General work force 6) Genera population During foil 2000, vaccination of people in the first priority group show proceed routinely during regular health care visits as vaccine becomes available. Healthcare providers, health organizations, commer- cud companies, and other orrainiza- turns planning organized influ i low-intere- Classifieds Seed Drywall Work? 1400-366430- We do patches, basements, 1417-267-466- remodels, or full houses. , Call Kandy 722-295- 0 ' . L anSen. Omn Hatch nounced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has made avatt-Mil- e st Economic Injury Disaster Loans i EIDLs for businesses in Daggett and Uintah counties who have been affected by the adverse weather conditions that have hurt farmers and ranchers thia year. "We know how hard the farmers and ranchers have been hit by the lack of rain this summer," Hatch said. "Many people do not realize that there are some businesses also adversely affected due to their almost sole reliance on the business of these same farmers and ranchers. Just as assistance is made available through the Department of Agriculture for the formers and ranchers, loans are meant to these help these businesses stay afloat until their customers, the farmers and ranchers, get back on their feet Business owners in Daggett and Uintah counties who feel they mqy be eligible for this assistance should contact the SBA by calling which or is the TDD number for the hearing impaired. The deadline for filing an application or assistance is April 30. 2001. low-intere- . , n n- - I Notion All Windows 3, or visit the lightneetf.org, webatfe at www.neetf.orf. 7814475. vaccination campaigns for the general population are being aakwi to delay these campaigns until late Nov. Community level discussions are encouraged to develop vaccine contingency plana based on the above priority recommendations and available community vaccine supplies. Influenza vaccine should be of- second priority categories have been cuses oo environmental learning as a sotutiotrto critical challenge In natural resources management, educa-- r tkm, health care and business. In its mission to support environmental education, NEETF initiates program and publief private partnerships that will result in aa environmentally knowledgeable public, environmentally competent professionals and environmentally capable lead-er- a and policymakers. For more information on NEETF contact Nancy announces automated immunization records people with Medicare ing to benefiriariae writ take place in Sept, and Oct when more then 34 Bullion copies of the Medicare A You 2001 handbook are mailed to Medi- see Valley Authority, and the U.S. Environmental Protaction Agency, in addition to numerous state and local parka and recreation depart- TriCounty Health 2001 handbook sent to re-bn- Limited flu vaccine supply BLM and volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 23 volunteers will work with sits managers and their staff at five different location! throughout Utah. In Price at the "Wedge," volunteers will be installing boulders or buck and rail enclosures around preexisting, designated campsites and installing fire grille. They will be signing trails and routes, installing a vault toilet at the overlook area, and defining the parking area. In Sevier County, volunteers will be working on trail maintenance, dean-u- p, signing, trail rehabilitation, and barrier rvmovaL Trail work on the Calf Creek nature Trail will take place in the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument At the Dry Fork Recreation Area, located outside Vernal, volunteers will he placing gravel in parking areas, repairing and staining picnic tables, replaringdamaged fire ringa, improving trail surfaces, construction and placement of benches along the trail and development ofa trail head kiosk and trail markers. At the Little Creek Campground near Randolph in Rich County, volunteers will be removing btter and debris from fire pita and campsites, cut and remove weeds, paint tha pavilion, picnic tihltit. and oiifhoiiioi. pftla barriers in areas to permit vehicle damage, and installing site poles and number forsite identification. If you have an interest in volunteering or would like additional information about tha events, please contact: Wavne Ludington, The Wedges, Bert Hart. PaiutW (435) Great Western ATV Trail (435)896-152Barb Sharrow, Calf Creek naBrian ture Trail, (435) Bel lew. Dry Fork Recreation Area, Anita Jones, Little (435) Ctoek Campground, (801)539-- 4 188. Nationwide Partners: Federal agencies participating in National public Lands Day inciudo the UA Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, tha Department of Defense, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Serrios, the National park Service, the Tennas- - public, said Commission Chairman GuyThayne. "The county will remodel it and bring it up to where it u a decent-lookin- g building We had to tear the brick off the front. We won't it, but we will figure out what to do with it," he stated, adding that the project is estimated to cost between $25,000 to $35,000. The heating system will also be updated, he said. "We have to heat the building whether or not its bring used, and we need to fix it up so it won't be so costly." The county previously had an agreement with Duchesne City, which was responsible for operations at the building. Thayne said. In a recent County Commission meet mg, com miaeioners learned the tables and chairs stored county-owne- d at the Mickelson building are missing. Ducheane resident Neal Potter aid he attempted to find out where they had gone and was told by a Duchesne City employee "they had been loaned out and not returned." Duchesne County Comnusaioners have decided to fund the renovation ofthe Mickelson building (also known as the "blue building") at the county fairgrounds. The Mickelson building is used to house county fair arts and crufts exhibits which are displayed during the fair. It also serves as an office year round for the fair board to store supplies and equipment, and is rented out for weddings, family reunions and other gatherings. The building needs aome work if it u going to continue to be used by the following: On Sept 23, the Bureau of Land Management will participate in the 7 annual National Public Landa Day iNPLD). The nationwide event is a day when familiea and groups of all ages volunteer to "give something back" to America's millions of acres of public lands. Nationally sponsored by Toyota, National Public Lands Day is the largest nationwide volunteer workday for America's irreplaceable reour parks, source: its public lands forests, refugee, lake shores, grasslands arid historic sites. National Public Lands Day, coordinated by the National Environmental Education A Training Foundation (NEETF), began with three sites in three states, two hundred volunteer and an idea. The original idea waa that the millions of American who use public lands each year federal, state, and local could spend s day giving something back to the land, their country. By doing so, they acknowledge the important role that public lands play in America as irreplaceable natural resources and unmatched recreational venues. This year National Public Lends Day will include more than 250 sites in all 50 states, the District of Cohimbla and Puerto Rmo, and will Involve mar a than 60,000 eager volunteers ringing endorsement for public lands in America. U.& Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt sytofNPLD.America'spublic spaces are on of this nation's great- eat treasures. National Public ILands Day ia an excellent opportunity for Americans to take care of our public lands for future generations, lust aa past generations have passed them on to ua I urge all Americans to get involved with their public lands, both on National Public Lands Day and everyday." DougtasM. 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