Show 6 B THE RICHFIELD REAPER Wednesday May Set For Saturday 1991 11 Sevier Valley Hospital Readies Health Fair FEDERAL RETIREES NOTICE OF TAX REFUND B'or' ey v L’ai Sae T cx TKrd JucSc a' D snct Court of Sa t Lcxe No Sevier Valley Hospital's annual health fair will he held Saturday May 14 from 8 am to I pm at Sexier Valley Hmpital A full range of health information and screening vxiil be offered most of them free of charge to the public Health screening will include CoV U’art UTAH STATE sae income tax paid on federal retirement income to members or their heirs This notice will inform you what action you must take to claim a refund refunds of all class HOW TO CLAIM A REFUND: You must file a claim form with the stafe Tax Commission To obtain a claim form you may call the Ext 8 or Utah State Tax Commission at (801 ) 530-6Tax form from the 6018 or you may wrAe and request a claim Commission at PO Box 168000 SLC UT 84116-8001 1 0 0 CLAIMS MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN JULY 31 1994 CLAIMS NOT MEETING THIS DATE WILL BE BARRED Claim forms must be filed by July 31 1994 or by the appropoa‘e date if an extension is obtained prior to July 311 994 994 you must file for an if you are unable to fie a claim by July 3 31 1994 are included with the forms Extension extension by JJy Tax from Commission ava the 'able form information clam If you need to obtain copies of tax records to assist in fling a clam for a tax refund you may obicin copies fom the Tax Comm ss on at a cost of S6 50 pet year Tne Tax Commn has maied notices to an identified federal retirees If you havo not received written notice from the Tax Comm n you must contact the Tax Comm n and obtam the needed AVOID 1 1 479-477- Cgd-nl- By C order of the and Public Health will be available for adult and child immunizations and blood pressure checks Information regarding prenatal care and healthy lifestyles with diet will be provided by Sevier Valley Hospital staff Cathy Erickson will he available to answer questions and give information about Medicare and insurance coverage Monroe Fire Department will n Mason Machinery Judicial District Court of Salt Lake Third :r VUah David S Young District Court Judge 5297445 man-age-me- nt Highlight of the fair will he the Life Flight helicopter from LDS Hospital which will land in the front parking lot The Life Flight crew will he available to answer questions about the helicopter and Life Flight serv ices Sorenson's Students Run And Throw In BYU Track Meet Co 410 East Center -- Aurora give fire safety information and the fire truck will be parked in front of the hospital for the children Salina EMTs will have the ambulance available and give information on emergency serv ices Gary Hospital pharmacist Bishoff will review medication and give a printed patient information sheet w hich is drug specific for each medication The public is encouraged to bring all their current medications in for the pharmacist to review and to increase their knowledge about the medications they are taking The Area Agency on Aging will be presenting information on Senior services in communities Richfield Care Center will give information about Alzheimer's disease and Medicare coverage The hospital business office will give a presentation about living wills and will be available to answer questions and provide forms to those interested in having a living will Utah Mental Health will provide information on stress management and a puppet show for the children Central Utah Diabetic Association will provide information and handouts regarding diabetes Koosharem News 7 84403 C D Use genuine Ford New Holland cutting parts overserrated knfe sections grasp and hold the crop for cleaner cutting Easy Bolts'- let you replace a broken knife in half the time in the field without removing the cutterbar No more rivets' New Holland guards last far longer than ordinary guards because they are heated twice See us for genuine Ford New Holland parts to keep you cutting this hay ng season Bolt-o- forms The Tax Comm n Pe-fol! IN-FIEL- provide preventive health care screening Sevier Valley Hospital Home Health Department and Sevier Valley Tech LPN students will provide blood sugar testing BREAKDOWNS will mail to you all information needed includ ng special simplifed federal retiree refund forms informing 'ass me nr be's of the procedure by which you may claim refunds fp refunds w!l be issued except pursuant to the forms and reed u'es to be establish ed in the Court approved agreement if you have quest ons or need assistance call the Tax n Comm cr call the attorneys representing the class Helgesen V or wrle to 4768 Harrison Blvd 8 Jones at (SOI) -- provide skin provide glaucoma screening Sevier Valley Hospital in conjunction with Area Agency of Aging will be offering free mammography screening complete cholesterol screening and EKGs to a limited number of persons 60 years of age and older Coupons for these free screenings will be available the morning of the health fair at 8 am at the hospital For those under 60 years of age the complete cholesterol screening cost is $10 and mammography cost is $45 Following the fair from noon to I pm the hospital will sponsor a free community barbecue at the facility Twenty-tw- o presenters will give visitors health care information and WHO PAID INCOME FOR RETIREES MILITARY David Crimin will cancer screening from 9 to am and Dr Mitchell Peterson from Mountain View Vision Center will 1 1 n AND INCOME TAX ON FEDERAL RETIREMENT ANY OF THE YEARS 1955 1985 1987 AND 1988 THEIR ESTATES AND HEIRS You ere a class member in the Bromley v Utah State Tax Connm'n lawsuit The Stae cf Utah has agreed to pay full tax TO: ALL FEDERAL free hearing exams blood pressure checks blood sugar testing and pulmonary function testing Dr (133331 LaVee Hatch EE223 Sorenson’s Ranch School students traveled to BYU for a track meet Nesha Turnbough has quali- - lied for state Jack Jones and John Anderson ran the mile Bill Abel ran the 800 meter Mike Santiago and Chris Bums ran the 100 meter Wanda Guslin competed in the one mile Greg Zucm and Geoff Cumings threw the discus Kevin Wenzel and Greg Zuem threw the shot put Tarval and Louise Torgersen were visited by Alan and Mclani and children Torgersen Escalante and Allison and Russell Torgersen Cedar City Opal Torgersen was visited by Jerald and MayDcne Oldroyd Glcnwood and Brent and Susie Oldroyd and children Beaver Leon and Virginia Bodie Salina Christensen Shahccn St George and Nolan Anderson lou-- ’ tonimittee on chaired and ommeae ( nercy bv Rep John Pmgell Mouse the final bill will he sent to the president Rst obsencTs still believe The Hoiw Committee on dacanon and Lihor chaired hi Rep ilium Ford iD- - Congress will pass some significant rclorm legislation this toll I he I I I Snvi K'iimn Mc h bureaucratic inefficiency t CURRENT PROPOSALS I vniic Committee on he labor Human Resources i chaired by Vn Eduard Kennedv I he tD-M- a senate Comr ittee on Several reform propels their health insurance through mandatory purchasing alliances Many fear these alliances would burden our health cane system with even more rod tape and have been considered by lawmakers in the last few months At this point in the process nothing is set in stone I vervthmg - in Other elements of the White House package appear to live — in their original form and in alternative plans At the hean of the debate is the classic n wt What’s Currently “In” hca’t vir ae an -- a- i : rC-C- v g C- ! - - ” v rrnhli'-g r '-g t or rd - ’its an iy' "ioi::ihi J'rv ' piys ng the mecn-- : d ni'i-- ot the game in Ana ni in health care Much has y handed since last fall when President Clinton announced hi' proposal tor reform This IHC Dialogue column is an update on recent national legislative effort' — the details of whxh change almost dailv a- - THE PROCESS The White House and most members of Congress ui-- h to sec comprehensive health care reform legislation pas-e- d dunng Pills can he put together either in the House or the Senate Five committees are of miist ot the that will lead to the ultimate (R-F- la and Means Committee chaired by Rep Dan ) An important subcommittee on health is chared by Rep iD-Ca- Managed care where physicians hospitals and insurance plans work together to find the optimal processes of cart Clinton-styl- “managed competigovernmental purchasing cooperatives are the vehicle through which most Americans obtain health coverage e tion" where quasi Global budgeiviate regulation where provider rales are capped by government edict Canad un-stynational health system w here the government is the sole or single payer of health providers and w here health care is essentially run by the government Status quo where no changes are made to the American health care system In the coming months IHC Dialogue will continue to report on developing reform legislation If you have a question related to health care please call or write IHC DIALOGUE ON HEALTH CARE 36 Siit h State Street Moymhan The House Ways Fortney Pete Stark Immediate universal coverage where all Americans are immediately and automatically guaranteed health coverage le form voluntary purchasing groups or negotiate separately with insurers and providers Sen Daniel P legislation I Modified “managed competition’ where businesses Finance chaired by deal-makin- g iD-II- Insurance reform to guarantee health coverage to all who can afford it and to make premiums more affordable for higher-ns- k people What’s Currently “Out” Salt Lake City Utah 84111 the sites Rostenkowski Employer mandate to provide health insurance to employees and their dependents This would eliminate most of the problem of uninsured Americans — some 80 percent of whom are either employees or the dependents of employees (D-W- la A I oned by Rep Jim McDermott a ) On the other end of the spectrum ts the more notion embodied in the Nickles-Hcntag- e plan promoted by Sen Don Nickles ) and Cliff Steams Rep ) This plan requires individuals to buy health insurance institutes insurance reforms and influences the market through tax incenotherwise leaves the but it tives health care marketplace relatively unregulated Several other proposals including the Clinton plan are somewhere in between Currently the prevailing mood in Congress seems to be that the White House proposal is excessively regulatory If Congress has definitely rejected any point of view it ts the view that there is no problem with our current health care system Amencans have made tt clear that the status quo of our nation's health care system ts unacceptable and that at least some change must occur 1 (D-- N Y 1 Ultimately a bill will emerge from the House or the Senate (or both) A joint Congressional committee will undoubtedly he necessary to resolve the differences between the two houses After by tbe Senate and the motion and virtually no proposal is categorically dead or alive yet We can really only speak of specific proposil a being currently in or out of vogue (see chart) f or example some elements of the White House pu age seem definitely diwmed MiW legislators now tend to reject the president s proposal that moM Amencans purchase difference of vision over the role of gov ernment in America Some believe more government involvement is necessary to achieve scKial goals some believe less government is bet-:er k On one end of the spectrum ts the proposal that the U S should adopt a single-payadministered government health syse Canadian-styltem such a proposal is champi SEVIER VALLEY er HOSPITAL -- IHC A Smtr Rk'WiWRtm HmM Csrr Gunnison yisited with Rufus and LaVee Hatch LaVcc and Rufus Hatch went to St George to visit Bruce and Marsha Shahccn and family and then to Laughlin Ncv to visit their daughter Sheila her husband and children Drew and Karen Wallace and sons Monroe and Paul Lewis Cedar City visited Brice and Donna Lee Lewis prior to their going to the Missionar Training for their Montana Center Billings Mission for the LDS Church Vespa and Blaine Hatch went to Mona to move Clark's belongings to Koosharem where he will reside Carol and Burnell Sorenson moved their daughter Sisi home from college for the summer Several of the friends of Marty Morgan traveled to Circleville to attend LDS Sacrament Meeting Norene and Larren LeFevre Blanding and their children visited RG Narda Rose and Bryan Torgcrson Norene Samatha and Michael will stay and spend the week Chad and LaJune Sorenson and family met their son Justin Sorenson at the airport on his return from the Costa Rica LDS Mission and brought him home Visiting the Sorensons are Duke and Melissa Moscon and family Keri and Matt Crane and daughter Logan and Kim and Bill Shafer and family England Dave Torgerson son of Chad and Anne Torgerson has returned home from school for the summer Ward members were involved in a major clean-u- p of the Koosharem Chapel and grounds Afterwards they enjoyed a hamburger cook-ou- t Sheila Coleman received an honorable mention on her water color of a natural bridge entry in the Sevier County Commissioners Art Show Shane and Jill Sorenson traveled to North Carolina to attend an education conference Way land and Todd Sorenson and Jason Bagley had their Eagle Court of honor May 8 Shane Sorenson joined Ken Stcttler of Utah State Licensing agency in a golf game in Richfield Eric and Brian Torgersen finished their Eagle Project of landscaping and installing a water system around the town hall Mary and Verl Bell received the word of the death of her sister-- in-law Charley Brindley traveled to Cedar City to assist in the blessing of his nephew r I |