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Show f4- - 2 The Salina Sun Wednesday. July 13. 1988 Tax refunds Letters to the Editor availabe to farmers C.Booth Wallentine, Utah Farm Bureau Executive Vice President notes that any fanner who purchased 1,000 gallons or more of diesel foroff highway use from April 1 to June 30 1988 can have all the tax refunded by using IRS form 843. If the farmer bought less than 1,000 gallons in that period, he can ha ve the tax applied as a credit against his 1988 year end income taxes by using IRS form 4136. For more information contact the IRS by calling, toll free, or call the Salt Lake Farm Bureau Office All of Utahs congressional delegation has sponsored bills to repeal the tax and the chances are good it will occur by October 1, 1988, Wallentine said. 261-399- must be signed. We welcome letters to the Editor. Letters letters name. Unsigned All letters will be printed with are as all they letters will not be printed. We try to print is necessary. at times submitted but at editting for length will be called and notified If editting is required the writer if Dear Editor: In who helped make the 4th of July such a success. To the American Legion and Auxiliary; Salina 1st, 2nd and 4th Wards of the LDS Church, I take my hat off to you. To the firemen for running such efficient games and fireworks; To Lee Christensen and his staff at the Swimming Pool; To the Riding Club fora great Rodeo; To the North ITS REALLY NO BULL: Tourists traveling on toward Green River and points beyond be greeted by this new sign at Salinas south exit. The sign, designed by artist Sara Straw, of Aurora, was funded by the Salina Chamber of Commerce. It will emphasize that its a long, long way till the next-stoif they bypass Salina. will Single Adult Conference to 27-3 1 at BYU held be July through July 31 at Brigham Young University, according to Linda McGrath, conference chairperson. The conference will feature workshops, sports, picnics, hikes,-dance- s and entertainment, McGrath said. Be the Person Who Makes a Difference is the theme for this years conference. The conference will open on Wednesday, July 27, with a hike, an early afternoon temple session at the Provo Temple, barbecue at Canyon Glen, Provo Canyon, followed by the Sundance Summer Theatre. A dance at Bridal Veil Falls will complete the first days activities. Thursday will feature a keynote address from Elder John Madsen, Regional Representative for the LDS Church for the Utah South Area. behalf of Salina City and m yself , I would like to thank all those 1. The Utah Valley Program for Single Adults will hole its annual Single adult Conference July 27 possible. V Thanks to all who helped make Sallna's 4th of July so great! Thursday will also feature time for the children of those attending the conference. There will be a country fair with games and displays and a marionette show. Following the family activities, a dance will be held. Friday events will open with hike to Y Mountain followed by a keynote address by Stephen Covey, A Single workshops and lunch. Olympics will be in the afternoon, followed by a watermelon bust. Friday night dinners will be held at two locations. A dance at Osmond Studios will conclude the days activities. Saturday a keynote speaker will address the group, followed by a full day of workshops. The conference banquet will be held that evening at BYU Wilkinson Center Ballroom. Two dances featuring contemporary and ballroom dancing will bring Saturday to a close. Sunday church meetings will feature Grant Bangerter, a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. A fireside that evening will feature Elder Hartman Rector, Jr., also a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Following the fireside will be an opportunity to mingle and say final farewells. Pre registration for the confer- ence is $54 which includes all meals. Those wishing to attend Wednesday activities will pay an additional $15.50. Those interested in obtaining a registration form, or for more information are asked to write UVPSA Single Adult Conference, 164 Harman BUilding, BYU, Provo, 84602; or phone 7. If was Sevier Economic a great Development Comittec; and the Lions Club for a fine parade. This is our community and it is so great to be able to work together to make it that way. To three special people who will never know how much I appreciated them: Bishop Wayne Burr, Kevin Eppich, Roy Cooke, and to all those who gave of their time and talents to help make Salina a great place to live. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Karren GLover Salina City Councilwoman Great Street Dance on July 2nd Fourth of July Dear Editor: hear the early morning Salute on the morning of Julythe4th. I missed this important part of our July 4th celebration the years I was away from Salina. I was happy to My thanks goes to who ever was responsible for the early morning salute. I hope they will never be discontinued. Thanks, Allen C. Williams 9 Pastor Medford Hutson Invites everyone to attend the Worship Services st Baptist Church of Gunnison Worhsip Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Each Sunday Located in the new Gunnison Valley Community Center 20 South Main South of Gunnison Bank tfoervone is Invited! The Salina Sun USPS 4780-800- 0 63 East Main Salina, Utah 84654 Phone 529-783- 9 Salina The SECD 4780-800- 0 that was heard was that it was too short, due to the delay in getting the rodeo started. It seems to have been a safe and thats what we all wanted. 4th, Thanks to the Riding Club for a very enjoyable dance. Lloyd Mullican Salina, Utah is Dear Editor: We would like to thank all of those individuals and organizations who helped out in any what with the concessions for the Rodeo and park activities during the Fourth of July celebration. We sincerely appreciate the willingness of so many people to get involved and lend a helping hand. Special thanks to the Utah Turkey Growers for all of the ice; Intermountain Farmers for the water troughs; North Sevier High School for the use of the freezer, refrigerator and equipment; and the American Legion for their trailer and equipment. Thanks again for all your help and cooperation. Sincerely, The July 4th Concessions Committee McDermott and Sunday School of the new 1 havecostabitmore.butmore people attended, and the only complaint Thank you everyone Phone News Items 529-783- . Dear Editor: Since I had my say about the first street dance and didnt think it was very good because the band played mostly rock, I have to be fair and say this lastdance was excellent, and that I have heard nothing but praise for it The band, Justice is a very good band and the dance was a huge success, as was evidenced by the large attendance. The band may Sun, The cost for this system will be $1,400 a month currently costing other hospitals $5,500 a month. Once the system is installed, the business office will have to be reorganized. One of the changes recommended to the newadministra-tor- , Mark Stoddard, is the installation of a patient rep system. Under this system, one person will be responsible for a patient from the time they come in the front door to the time the final payment is collected. A new Materials Management System was organized by Ralph Thompson, of McDermott Management Associates. After his evaluation storerooms have been constructed for the Nursing, OR, OB and emergency room stations. Prior to this time all were drawing from the same storeroom. After an inventory of supplies was taken, Thompson found that the hospital had about $1,900 of inventory per bed. Hospitals with good material management systems run about $500 per bed. This has been addressed at the hospital. Other problems reviewed by Thompson included a record keeping system for inventory that tied up medical records, delaying Medicare billing; charges not being recorded; and medical records being kept confidential. A new inventory and purchase order system will be installed on one of the three PC computers purchased for the hospital. Continued from Page Hospital charges have also been updated at the hospital. Data showed that charges at the hosptial were only 65 percent of those for other rural hospitals in the same size category. V an Jaegar indicated that a hospital of comparable size that he worked with generated the same revenues last year with 2200 patient days that the Gunnison Valley Hospital generated with 3900 patient days. After balancing the books work progressed in reducing the accounts receivalbes owed the hosptial. During the first week VAn Jaegar discovered that Medicar had made a $9,700 error in reimbursement for the month of April. He challenged this and the hospital recently received a check for in that amount. To my knowledge, he hospital has ever analyzed Medino-one- care billings or challenged Medicares procedures in the past, said McDermott. Also, Van found that because of below cost charging for the home health care program the hospital lost $5,400 in Medicare billings during April. McDermott explained that Medicare usually pays what it is charged if we are silly enough to ccharge less than (the home care program) costs, that is all they will pay. These rates have also been adjusted. pub- lished each Wednesday for $12.00 per year in Utah and $ 14.50 per year out of the state of Utah by the Salina Sun, 63 East Main, Salina, Utah 84654. Second class postage is paid a't Salina, Utah 84654. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Salina Sun, KSPHALtfPATGHINGT&PAVING J KIRK PATCHING Sealing RFD Box 203 - FJ FREE ESTIMATES & PAVING Monroe, Utah 84654 - Bob Rollins - 527-485- P.O. Box C. 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