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Show ' S a,," I UMMITI NT1 .... ' f ',i.i I "VfAiVtrf' r.rr.'l.-V.C.- J 'C11 . - xV z 50 Coalville, Utah 84017 Frida Vi November 16, 2001 Vol.70No. 46 Patriotism Runs High In County Veteran's Honored service men who knew they were going to be captured. They each took a small piece of their American flag with them and hid it in their clothing. When a member of their unit died, another member made sure to gather the piece of the flag. After the men were released to freedom they met in an American city and glued the flag back together. Mr Cooper shared many special stories such as this with the students, increasing their love for the flag and their country. Nineteen local veterans attended and were given a copy of the book, America the a Beautiful" and a special card made by Kindergarten students while tlie elementary students sang the song America the Beautiful." The South Summit High School Band then played a medley of patriotic songs to celebrate and honor the Veterans. Everyone in the audi- g Grant Geary, Center, b Joined by hb (left) and Phil (right) as they sing "America The Beautiftil where School Summit at the North community veterans were honored Monday, Nov. 11 Assembly, sons-Dou- mentary honored the Valley's Veterans Monday. Nov. 12.. BY PAMELA ROBBINS Bee Editor thanks to Louise Willoughby and Lisa Ferry for their contributions to this article) ( Special Students at South Summit ele Veteran's were welcomed by songs that represented all the branches of the military. Mr. Al Cooper, a U.S. Air Foice Veteran who served with a ground support unit in the Korean War spoke to students about the history of our great flag, lie shared heart wrenching stories about service men and their deep love for the flag. Mr. Cooper brought seven different American flags with him and shared stories about the flags as well. One story the students particularly loved was about a group of ence then stood and sang, I'm Proud To Be An American." Veterans, students, parents and SSES staff had tears in their eyes as the program ended. South Summit elementary students have a renewed appreciation for Veterans and their contributions to our great country. The auditorium of the North Summit High School was filled with students and members of the community who turned out to take Continued on page A3 County Has Hvo New Ambulance Vehicles On Board Making a change to offer better service to the North Summit region and area residents, a new ambulance arrived last week and is now housed in the Coalville Fire Station and is ready for business. Its brilliant red color covers most of the vehicle, a drastic change from the back up ambulance which has white as its main color with a red contrast. Perhaps the most important feature of the new vehicle is the modem technological equipment that has been placed inside the vehicle, not to mention more headroom in which the operators can stand instead of having Summit Ambulance Department under the direction of Pari City Fire in an effort to update and give direction to the department." Last spring, the fire department helped to bring into focus an EMS training class to help prepare those interested, to take part and become members of the North Summit EMS volunteer team. Approximately seven new members now find themselves on the duly roster. Frank Heumann, Assistant Fire Chief of the Park City Fire Department was handed the duty of helping the North Summit EMS team, which now fulls under that jurisdiction. Heumann said Summit County picked up the remaining costs of the $95,(XX) each per vehicle, after $25.(XX) was granted per vehicle from Olympic related grants from the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Summit County Hospital Development Foundation Receives $100,000 Anonymous Donation donor's check at the boards annual meeting held at the Snow Park Lodge in Deer Valley Blonsley made the announcement of the , Ameriia Variety Show A patrioticvariety show featuring the talents of youth and adults from throughout the county will be held at the North Summit high school Saturday. Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Cheryl Ovard and the Echo Mountain Performing Troupe. Volunteers are participating in many ways with music, dance, special, tributes and technical support. One hundred percent of the tax deductible proceeds will be donated to the Fund United Way. Veterans from the county are especially invited so they can be honored at the event with a special performance. The audience is invited to participate in the finale by bringing a flashlight and wearing red. while and or blue if desired. Bring your families, neighbors and friends and sit hack and enjoy a delightful program featuring great local talent designed around entertainment, patriotism and helping those in need. DFI Trash Pick lip Announremenl To help serve the residents of Summit County better, the following announcement is being made concerning trash pick up during the upcoming holiday season. Thanksgiving Day; Thursday. Nov. 22. all commercial and residential trash will be picked up one day later (i.e. Thursday trash service will be picked up Friday, Friday on Saturday). Christmas Day; Tuesday. Dec. 25, all commercial and residential trash will be picked up one day later, (i.e. Tuesday trash on Wednesday, Wednesday on Thursday. Thursday on Friday and Friday on Saturday.) New Years Day; Tuesday Jan. 1, 2(X)2 all commercial and residential trash will be picked up one day later as above listed. Residential and recycle containers need to be out no later than 7 a.m. on the service day. Any questions call BFI al WasalihSunimit Childrens .lustier (enter Needs Your Help The Wasatch-Summ- it County Children's Justice Center serves children who are victims of physical and sexual abuse as well as children who have witnessed domestic violence. The center is a home like facility that is designed to help children feel safe and comfortable during the investigative process. We also help the family members by providing support and locating therapy for the family. Additionally we provide information to the community about child abuse and how to help prevent abuse from occurring. Our center facilitates multidisciplinary approach to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse. The center has served 17 cases since we became operational in August 2001. Currently, the center is in desperate need of office supplies, paper products, fire extinguishers, ceiling fans with installation and first aid kits. We also have several projects that would serve a group or individual such as yard work and handy man jobs. There is a need for Christmas decorations and a tree as well. Our playground needs wooden benches, clean up of the playground area and help spreading out pea gravel. Most of all we need you to be a Friend (volunteer) of the Wasatch-Summ- it County Children's Justice Center. Please call us at t Open-Rous- e Sheldon D. Richins County Building, Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Building tours will be conducted throughout the day with a flag ceremony being held at 1 1 a.m. Children's entertainment will feature Flowers the Gown, and a magic show at 1 1 a.m. Book signings will be held from 2-- 4 p.m., featuring authors of children's fiction and non fiction books and adult fiction and non fiction books. Authors include: Ken Baker, Mark and Caralyn Buchner, Tom Clyde, Patrick Cone, Charles Coonradt, Anita Crane, Mike Denneson, Lynne Finney, Nicole Jordan, Julie Olson (illustrator), Rick Walton and Barbara Williams. Months ago. the Summit County Commissioners elected to place the North Having a hospital in Summit County is reaching serious potential with a $100,000 anonymous donation toward conduction a feasibility study. Although a smaller survey was conducted this past summer, it is now lime to get into specifics such as location, services to be offered, accessibility, use by the community, architectural and engineering costs," according to Linda Blonsley, who has been on the board for the past year. Of Residents are invited to attend an open house for the new County the new ambulance, which features large mountains in white, the medical insignia and ambulance written in blue and Summit County EMS written in gold lettering. The Park City Fire Department also has a new ambulance on hoard with South Summit EMS services slated to receive theirs by the end of the month. Bee Editor Light Springcreek Library located at 6505 North Landmark Drive in the retrained to make sure they guard against low clearance areas.) The crew members are very excited about B Y PAMELA ROBBINS Regional News Notes County To Dost Library to bend over. (Now the driver's must be R copy! il Wednesday evening. Nov. 14. We are all so very excited and feeling much more optimistic about the prospect of the reality of having a hospital to serve the needs of residents in Summit County and the many visitors we have each year. Those figures are approximately 30,000 current residents and having the total reach 53.000 with annual tourist business. With the growth the county is experiencing now those figures are going to climb, significantly in future years and the need for a community not for profit hospital is not going to change but become more impor tant. Al Pokomey, MD has led the board through its first year and began his presentation on Wednesday by telling those in attendance, there is a need for a hospital here, the important thing is whether or not it will be a community run not for profit based facility with needs of the county residents taking top priority or turning it into a facility run by corporations whose main concern is making money. As a board we believe this is something that can be done. We are reaching out to people in the community, asking them for their input and their advice. We want to build a Utah To Receive $.100,000 From Tire Settlement Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced recently that Utah will get a check for $500,000 as part of a nationwide settlement with BridgestoneFirestone, Inc. Utah along with 52 other jurisdictions filed lawsuits against the tire manufacturer for allegedly selling defective tires and making misrepresentations during tire recalls. The settlement provides $26.5 million to be equally divided among the 50 states with the company earmarking approximately $10 million for restitution to customers, $10 million for investigation costs and another $5 million for public service announcements. As part of the settlement, the tire manufacturer would be under court order to not make any misrepresentations about its tires and tire recalls. This settlement will help make sure consumers are protected in the future when purchasing and using Bridgestone and Firestone tires," said Shurtleff. BridgestoneFirestone has also agreed to send customer notification letters to those who may be affected by the settlement. Customers who believe they may be legible for reimbursements can also call the Attorney General's Office at Utah Power begins Regular Line Patrols Utah Power has begun conducting its regular air patrol inspections of its facilities in Utah and Idaho during the next three weeks. The company will schedule helicopter flights over these facilities during Continued on page A2 Inside The Summit County Bee JSkSrhm HSwi ISM Continued on page A3 IP jAk |