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Show V r ) i Volume 66 Number 27 Campout set Will The Salina 4th Ward Campout will be held at the Gooseberry Ranger Station on July 15 and 16. Dinner and entertainment will be provided on July 15, at 7:00 p.m. All ward members are invited toconrie and enjoy this ward activity. Man found I t : i K f I I f t i Change Sale Dates starting Aug. Price 35 Cents 1 1 967 since area of economy Auction; part dead in Forest h 13, 1988 Wednesday, July Sanpete County Sher-rif- f Chuck Ramsey announced that a 50 year old Fairview man was found dead in the Manti Lasal National Forest at approximately 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 1988. Gary M. Butler was found in the Oak Creek "area northeast of Fairview by Junior Gardener of Mt. Pleasant. Sanpete County Sher-rif- f Deputies assisted by the Search and Resue members removed the body which was transported to Salt Lake City to determine the cause of death. The Medical Examiner hsa determined the cause of death to be a heart attack. Team Camp is set Mini-Dri- ll The North Sevier Mini-Dri- ll Team Camp will be held 2, for girls 7 years of July age and older. The camp is sponsored North Sevier High School the by 'Uniques'. 18-2- July 4th Parade winners named The Salina Fourth of July Parade was bigger and better according to Parade Committee members, and judging results are as follows: First Place - Utah Independent Bank. They will receive a cash prize of $100. Second Place - Salina City. No cash prize will be given. Third Place - Valley Central Bank. They will receive a $50 cash prize. Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, reports that beginning August 1, 1988, sale dates will be changed as follows: Cattle sales - Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Sheep & Hogs - 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, beginning at Noon. There will no longer be any Friday sales. Cattle prices in Utah this year have been remarkable, breaking records everywhere, according to Utah cattlemen. While some of the cattle raised in Utah are destined for markets in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas or Texas, the bulk will find their way to what is fast becoming the hub of the cattle industry - Producers Livestock Auction, Salina. The Farm Bureau owned auction had its beginnings in an old railroad yard in the middle of Salina, according to general manager Bruce Nielsen. In 1967 Salina Marketing Service, affiliated with the Utah Farm B ureau , approached Producers Livestock, the owners, and offered to build a new auction facility and lease it to Producers if they would sell them their franchise, Nielsen noted. Producers accepted the offer and on July 20, 1967, the present organization had its beginning. Farm Bureau provided most of the initial $2 1 8,000 required for the new facility. Additional funding was raised by selling stock and debentures. To date, Farm Bureau has expended nearly a quarter of a million dollars in the facility, along with untold volunteer hours by Farm Bureau members. The first sale was held November 22, 1968, with 815 head of cattle passing through the gates, along with 158 calves, 20 hogs, and 20 sheep. Expansion has continued and now the auction yard is about three times as large as it was when it first opened. Nielsen says the auction can now handle 1400 cattle on a 2 to 3 day basis, watering and feeding them and still handle additional cattle brought in on the day of the sale. The number of animals sold varies from week to week, with low sales usually occurring early in the year, and the larger sales those in the 3,000 range, occurring in the Fall and Winter rush. The largest sale on record at the Auction occurred last summer with about 2,700 cattle passing through the yard. Bob Bagley, who has been with the organization for more than 15 years, said that the auction has seen several days with over $ 1 million paid to cattlemen. One day last Spring, there was $1.5 million in cattle sold. Bagley contributes the upswing in cattle prices to several factors, including the advertising campaign carried on by cattlemen for the past year or so. All cattlemen pay $1 per head towards advertising to promote beef. Theres no doubt in my minfLthat its paying off, Bagley said- People are turning back to beef. Bagley and Nielsen both feel that the local auction has an advantage in its location. We are in the center of the state and on the main route from California to Colorado. Not only do we have the volume, but we can get the buyers to come here and make their purchases, Bagley SALE DATES TO BE CHANGED: Producers Livestock Auction, will no longer be having a sale day on Friday. Officials say that the cattle sale will now be held on T uesdays, and the sheep and hog sales the first and third Mondays of each month. saidj Producers also has a good marketing program, according to Bagley, and a good merchandising systqm. . The Salina facility is very modem and has automatic watering Sellers facilities, Bagley noted. outside the area are encouraged to bring their cattle in a day or so early so they can be fed, watered and prepared for the auction ring. All animals passing through the auction are inspected for brands and.if necessary are vaccinated at the brand and veterinarian station. The sale ring is modem and is build on the scales which weigh the cattle being sold. An audio record of each transaction is kept. If a buycAseller dispute arises, the tape can be pulled and rerun, quickly settling any dispute. Producers employs about 55 people on sale days, with a permanent crew of seven. We can handle 60,000 cattle through the sale bam each year, plus another 40,000 in other sales, Bagley said. Producers is growing, and reminds everyone of the changes in dates of the Auction beginning August 1. Richard McDermott ends term as advisor; many new ideas implemented at GV Hospital Dr. Dr. Richard McDermott has completed the time allotted for his employment with Gunnison Valley Hospital as counselor, advisor and interim administrator. He finished NSHS FFA intensely on most business facets at tionwill become a model for Utah the hospital ranging from balancing and others outside the state." the books to reorganizing the stock Since he was here for just a shelves for the nursing station. More short time McDermott felt his most particularly he has been able to work pressing needs were financial and the out a system of sharing between boaUl agreed that he should focus on hospitals that may set trends for selecting and installing a new acother rural hospitals to follow. counting system, a materials manGV Hospital Chief of Staff, agement system and train business Dr. Jan Christensen, said "It is in- office personnel on the use of comcredible and impressive what has puter systesm, update hospital taken place in the last six months at charges, reduce accounts rccciv-th- e hospital." He emphasized that able? and recriiite a new administra-Dr- . McDermott has created simple ,tor. but important solutions for big After being involved in the and strong self-imachanges to be implemented at the hospitals books for a short time Strengthen their written and hospital. McDermott found them out of bal- verbal communications skills Christensen talked of the inno- - ance some $180,000. This had Function as part of a team share of resources between pened over the last twelve months as Establish a positive public d hosptialsfrom the hiring of the Mark the statistical reports that the image who will administer two ous hdministralor was using were Set goals for themselves and hospitals, one in Gunnison and in wrong, as were the control accounts their chapter Nephi and both hosptials will share in the general ledger, Identify real life problems in his salary. Also the two hosptials ; At this point VAn Jacgar, who and create solutions for FFA Chapwill share in the same Financial works on a part time basis with ters computer program that is state of the .McDermott Management ASsoci-ar- t Establish effective human and will become a valuable pro- - ates,- was brought in to identify the relations gram in collecting owed money problem and for the first time in Develop and use a chapter from government and insurance several months, the books are now in program of activities balance and current statistical re- companies. Overcome weaknesses and Gentlemens agreements have ports are accurate, said McDermott, develop strengths in themselves and One of the major obstacles to also been set up with other larger their character. hosptials in the state where the small reducing accounts receivables has in- Participants will also: been the old accounting system run may benefit from the larger in Increase their knowledge of and struction, education, advice, by obsolete hardware said McDcr-use- d national programs and services - mott. He recommended Christhat the equipment purchases, available to the chapter tensen pointed out that the Univer- - board buy an entirely new system Work with current and past sityofUtah Medical hospital has one aiy.a name brand that has been national and state officers full time employee that researches proven. Warranty and maintence Visit historical sites and the Medicare rules and changes and issues are important since Gunnison monuments in Washington, DC they have offered to send down Vploey Hosptial is located in a rural Develop a greater appreciainformation pertaining to rural hos- - aifca. tion for Americas heritage Also, due to the inexperience pitals at no cost. "Never have I been as optimis- - of employees with computers a sys-ti- c Visit the national FFA center. towards the future of the Gunni- - tdln was needed with staff support Travis will attend the July 3 sessions and will leave from the son Valley Hospital as I am now," Dr. andtraining. He rcccommcndcd that Christensen said. "This rural institu- - they purchase a system developed by Salt Lake airport on July 17. after 60 days of employment, as the hospital board hired it's new administrator, Mark Stoddard, of Nephi, last week. McDermott has been working President in Washington, DC Travis Mickelsen, North Sevier FFA Chapter President, will be attending the National FFA Leadership Conference this summer in Washington, DC. The program is operated by the national FFA Organization in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education. Participants of this leadership and personal development conference will learn how to: Develop a positive attitude x, capability of billing Medicare by on line computer. If one bills Medicare on a Tuesday, payment is made by Thursday, pointed out McDermott. Presently Medicare billing was taking up to 90 days. Continued on Page 2 New Administrator for Gunnison Hospital hap-vati- previ-Stoddar- - 18-2- Travis Mickelsen Healthcare Affiliated Services that will handle the present needs as well as future needs. This system will do financial accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, case-micost accounting, admission, discharge and transfer and payroll. This system presently offers the NEW ADMINISTRATOR: Mark Stoddard was appointed as the new hospital administrator for the Gunnison Valley Hosptial. He will also serve as the administrator at Nephi's hosptial in a shared services agreement. |