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Show I : n t Bob Swensen New sanitarian is on familiar ground Bob Swensen, the new sanitarian for the Summit County Health Department, knows his territory. His job marks his return to Summit County. Swensen told the Record he moved into Coalville when he was 16, and later graduated from North Summit Sum-mit High. Since 1970, he has spent most of his time traveling over a three-state area in the West as a construction supervisor and estimator. Now he lives in Hoytsville. Even though the county has two sanitarians (Steve Jenkins is the other) the work is tough when each man has job calls scattered over the three general areas of Summit County. The solution? The two sanitarians sanitar-ians will cover for each other. "If I go somewhere, I will do some of Steve's appointments in the area," said Swensen. With methods like this, Summit County's new and old sanitarians hope to bring health problems down to size. "The kids like to be in one place. We're going to settle down and ride 'er out," he said. After five years at Weber State, in the 1960s, he graduated with a B.S. degree de-gree in biology. This is the first job, however, that allows him to use his education. In September he was registered as a sanitarian. sanitar-ian. For a few years, he worked in the oil fields in Wyoming, which may help him inspect the facilities in Summit's Over thrust areas. With this experience, said Swensen, he can head off inspection problems because : he has an idea of what he can realistically ask of the oil firms. "Otherwise, we may look like fools," he said. He is learning the art of restaurant inspection from state official Dick Sweet. "You just go out and start inspecting," said Swensen. He will be certified in food inspection after a year's experience. At that time, Sweet will return for a week to establish that Bob is working by uniform state standards. ' i |