Emery County Review | 2008-09-09 | Page 3

A3 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 9, 2008 New Green River Senior Center becomes focal point for activities Annalee Thayn The new Green River Senior Center held its Open House on Aug. 19. It was well attended with people from Carbon and Grand County attending, as well as residents from several towns in Emery County. The building is large and has several windows in the dining area allowing a lot of light to enter. Its windows look out on the Book Cliff Elementary playground and the Green River Golf Course. It has a spacious kitchen to help feed the seniors of Green River. Lorna Bastian, the director of the Green River Center, could not say enough good about the people of Green River who have helped make the opening of the Center a reality. She praised many for their volunteer efforts. Mayor Pat Brady thinks the building is marvelous and is grateful to have the new building. The old one was becoming so dilapidated, he is grateful to Emery County for funding this new building. He recognizes the Senior Citizens as an important part of the community The center has already held a few activities. Leonard Miller came, and for two days taught Defensive Driving Courses for Seniors. Those who take this class can get a discount on their insurance. The class costs $10 per person. It is an eight hour class that uses video, workbooks, and questions to plan how to handle various driv- ing situations. Miller would be happy to come again if there was enough interest. Mike Gagon comes with Pro Rehab and has already come and given therapy to nearly a dozen senior citizens who would otherwise have had to drive to Price. On Sept. 3, nurses came to the center to check senior citizens’ blood pressure and cut their toenails for them. In the future Bastian hopes that a Tai Chi class will be held there. Jo Anne Chandler will come and help those who are interested in preserving and caring for their photographs, and will help interested individuals compile their genealogical information. Judy Scott, Green River’s representative on Emery County’s Aging Council, is hoping that many seniors will want to become involved in the center. She believes that card games, puzzles and crafts can all be included regularly, but without more involvement it is hard to get these programs started. The center will not be considered finished until Sept. 25, as some bugs have come up. The center is cooking on only one stove, and the phone lines have caused some problems; some keys have become stuck inside the locks, but Bastian and her staff are not letting this slow them down. Esther Clark, Gwen Ambrose and Sharon Seely assist her. All of these women cook at least once a week. Clark also delivers meals and drives the Photo by Jo Anne Chandler The new Green River Senior Citizens Center offers a modern and convenient place for community activities. bus when the seniors leave Green River. Thelma Lemmon and Marian Cribby were praised for being wonderful volunteers. Cribby runs errands as needed and helps set the tables for the twice-weekly dinners. Lemmon answers the phone; calls to see if seniors want a meal delivered that day, reminds residents of appoint- ments with nurses, and helps Clark get the meals ready for delivery. Bastian also said there were numerous other volunteers, but she “didn’t dare name too many names because I would probably forget one” She is grateful to all the residents of Green River for their help in making the Green River Senior Center a success. CEU plays host to Utah Board of Regents meeting Josie Luke The recent meeting of the Utah Board of Regents gave the College of Eastern Utah more than just the opportunity to serve as the venue for a board meeting. It also provided an opportunity for the college to showcase its faculty, students and campus facilities. CEU staff have been preparing for some weeks for the Regents meeting, something that hasn’t been held at CEU since April 2006. For the small community college, the event is a massive undertaking, trying to coordinate with all of the people who attend, including the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Board of Regents, presidents from the state colleges and universities, and support staff. “It’s always great to have them here,” said Interim President Mike King. “It gives them a chance to see some of our facilities, to meet some of our faculty and staff, and to see the students here.” This meeting also gave the visitors the “chance” to meet in one of the two most dangerous college buildings in the state, both of which are on the CEU campus, but continue to remain low on the Regents’ funding list because of lower enrollment numbers at the college. King also took the opportunity to discuss the history of the college and its importance to the area. He explained the importance of CEU’s mission as a community college “to help meet the educational needs of the community” in Southeastern Utah, especially through the transfer programs, career and technical education and continuing education programs the college offers. Beyond discussing the CEU’s role in higher education in the area, he went on to discuss the college’s importance to the economy as one of the major employers, and thus as “an economic anchor to the region.” King reported he had received a positive response from those who attended the meeting. “Overall, I think the meeting went very well,” he said. “I had a lot of positive comments about campus and the friendliness of the people here.” During the meeting, the Regents approved their funding request for the Legislature. Commissioner William A. Sederburg reported that the budget was more “modest” than in previous ears because of the “economic downturn”. The Regents elected to approve what Sederburg referred to as a “slim budget request” of a 3.4 percent increase as compared to the 3.6 percent inflation increase, which is $55- 85 million less than they had originally expected. They also approved the list of campus building projects totaling over $250 million, which was unfortunately unaffected by CEU’s efforts in making sure the Regents were aware of the condition of their two dangerous buildings—the college’s capital request actually dropped a spot, from sixth last year to seventh this year. The College and the Regents also took advantage of the time set aside for a luncheon to recognize State Senator Mike Dmitrich for his service to the college. The Regents did not address the issue many in the area may have hoped they would, that of the task force investigating a possible merger or partnership between CEU and Utah State University, but near the end of the meetings, they announced that a report was expected to be available by the next board meeting on Oct. 24. Commissioner returns to office, pleads guilty to misdemeanors Continued from Page A1. confirmed reports that a complaint will be filed with the Utah Attorney General’s Office that the original felony charges were dismissed. On June 17 Sitterud was served by Assistant Attorney General Pat Nolan copies of information and a summons alleging that he misused public funds on seven separate occasions between November 2005 and January 2007. 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