2 BIRD CITY TIMES Thursday, November 11, 2004 Bulletin Board

Cheylin Recreation Board Early deadline Bird City American Legion hall. Check your name label Cheylin Recreation Board meet- Due to the Thanksgiving holiday This dinner and program will be Have you checked the name label ing will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Christmas opening, The St. held in place of the annual smoker on your paper? This label also shows Nov. 16, at Cheylin High School Francis Herald and Bird City Times and the public is urged to attend. the expiration date of your subscrip- Library. will have an early deadline for the Special Hospital Board tion. Note that if your subscription County Commissioners Nov. 25 issue. All ads, news and pic- meeting runs out completely it will take two The Cheyenne County Commis- tures for this issue are due by 5 p.m. A special Cheyenne County Hos- weeks after you resubscribe before sioners will meet at 8 a.m. Monday, on Friday, Nov. 19. pital Board meeting will be held at it will once again be delivered to Nov. 15, in the commissioner’s Harvest of Holidays 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in your mail box. In order to not have room at the courthouse. Harvest of Holidays will be held the hospital dining room (basement a break in your service, renew by the Hospital Board at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the St. Francis of the hospital). The first pay appli- expiration date. The Cheyenne County Hospital Methodist Church. Deadline for res- cation for the county health depart- Alcoholic Anonymous/Al- Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Tues- ervations is Nov. 16. Call the Exten- ment remodeling will be reviewed Anon day, Nov. 23. sion office, 785-332-3171. (See re- and a recommendation for paying it Alcoholic Anonymous and Al- Wheeler Thanksgiving lated article for more information.) will be given to the county commis- Anon open meeting, held at 8:30 The annual Wheeler Thanksgiv- Thanksgiving potluck sioners at their Friday meeting. p.m. on Thursday at the Methodist ing gathering of friends and neigh- Members of Tri-State Antique AARP Educational Building, upstairs. bors will be held at Captain Hook’s Auto Club look forward to welcom- AARP will be meeting at the mu- Contact 332-2078. Fine Dining on the evening of Nov. ing members of the Tri-State An- seum at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. Northwest Kansas Family 19. Please RSVP the number in your tique Engine and Thresher Associa- 11. Roll call will be “your favorite Shelter party to Pam (332-3275) or to tion to the annual Auto Club/ antique.” Tobe Zweygardt will lead Northwest Kansas Family Shelter Marsha (332-3360). Thresher Thanksgiving potluck, the members on a tour of the mu- provides 24-hour-7 day-a-week ser- Sweet Adelines which will be held at Bird City Se- seum. Afterward, ErvaGene vices to victims of domestic vio- The Windsong Chorus of Sweet nior Center at 5 pm. on Nov. 20. DeAragon will serve refreshments. lence and sexual assault. Weekly Adelines International will present Bring a vegetable dish, salad or des- Alumni games support groups are available for Library is the place Camp Calamine at 4 p.m. on Nov. sert. Check classified ad for addi- The St. Francis Area Chamber of women and children within the 21 at the high school auditorium in tional menu. Commerce will be sponsoring the northwest Kansas area. For infor- St. Francis. Advanced tickets can be Veterans Day celebration high school alumni womens’ vol- mation or if you are in need of assis- for holiday gifts purchased from any Rebekah Lodge At 6 p.m. on Thursday, a special leyball and mens’ basketball games tance, please call the toll-free num- member or at the Chamber office, Veterans Day celebration dinner on Saturday, Nov. 27. Check ad in ber 1-800-794-4624. Through “Books Are Fun,” the few of the types of books available. First National Bank, Ross Manufac- and program with the presentation this issue for entry forms and addi- Bird City Public Library will again be There will also be CDs, bookends, turing. of 60 year pins will be held at the tional information. offering people an opportunity to buy picture frames and stationery. selected books, CDs and other gift Along with providing people an items at 30- to 60-percent off the opportunity to purchase new, high publisher’s price and help the library quality items at a reduced price, the Letter to the Editor earn books and videos at the same library will receive a free book or time. video for every 10 items ordered. Dear Editor, $13,000 and in 2003 we took in lances. The fact that blow outs have The items will be on display from “So come see the wide variety of The topic of our Emergency $120,759. Several reasons account occurred may be attributed to the Nov. 15 through Dec. 4. People can books and gifts — do Christmas, an- Medical Service in Cheyenne for this increase which include following factors: 1) picking up a look at the selections, indicate on the niversary or birthday shopping, save County has been one of the focus higher charges along with more ef- nail or trash on the highway thus order form items they wish to pur- money and help the library all at the points in our local paper far too ficient billing and collecting proce- causing the tread to separate after the chase and leave the money with the same time,” said Judy Sager, board many times. I’m not really sure why dures. tire is heated up, 2) tires being un- librarian. Then, those who ordered member. or for what reasons the service has I am well aware that there are der inflated and thus causing the tire and paid for the items may pick them The library is open from 2 to 5:30 been that much of an interest to those people in the community who to gain more friction and thus have up at the library on Dec. 6. p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and people. However, if our local Emer- feel we should be able to get every the tread separate, 3) the fact that Selections will vary but will in- from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. gency Medical Service is going to be penny from Medicare but unfortu- 11A sits a substantial amount of clude items for every age group from Volunteers man the library on Mon- talked about in the coffee shops and nately that is not how Medicare time between runs, it leaves a flat babies to adults. Cookbooks, refer- day and Friday afternoon so people around town, please allow me to works and that is not reality; 3) when spot on the tire which can result ence, devotional and storybooks, do- may want to call and make sure the help clear up some misinformation. the commissioners approve the again in separation of the tread af- it-yourself and craft books are just a library is open before stopping by. One of the fallacies that needs to write offs, in reality they are signing ter the tire heats up. be addressed is that when the that they have looked at the write off I am not a mechanic or a tire ex- monthly write offs are posted in the and are aware of them. The facts are pert, but I feel perfectly confident in Weather paper for the Emergency Medical pretty plain in that these write offs the safety and stability of our units. Finley Service, people feel that Cheyenne are already mandated by Medicare Any time there has been a concern October was pleasant for the most was 14.2 degrees which was recorded County is losing that money and if and the bigger insurance carriers expressed about any of our ambu- part. Even with the first frost of the on Oct. 31. we are indeed losing that money and that we have very little if any lances, Yost Ford or St. Francis Tire year, temperatures were not very dra- Weather observer Burr said the then some one is not doing their job. control over the matter. is contracted immediately depend- Baptism matic. moisture for the month was 1.74 Please allow me to address sev- We are very fortunate to have the ing on the nature of the problem. In Troy Burr, Bird City’s weather inches with .71 inch falling in a 24 eral issues here in relation to the quality of volunteers that we have my opinion, they have been very observer, reported that the high tem- hour stretch on Oct. 6. above misconception: 1) Medicare, for Emergency Medical Service in professional, timely and have al- performed perature for the month was 80 degrees The highest wind gust for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield along Cheyenne County. These EMTs ways done a good job of finding out on Oct. 28. The low was 30.2 degrees month was 41.3 miles per hours on with other insurance carriers tell us drop whatever they are doing to re- what the problem is and correcting Peyton Janae Finley was born on Oct. 14. The minimum wind chill Oct. 22. what they will pay, what the patient spond for emergency calls when and it. Sept. 14, 2004, and was baptized on will owe and how much that we where ever needed. This service We are in the process of getting Oct. 17, in the United Methodist must write off. Medicare is the big does not cost the Cheyenne County dual tires put on the Bird City am- Church in Bird City. Pastor Doug Bowling News one that we deal with mostly. taxpayers one red cent! We are able bulance. This procedure will take Mason officiated. Peyton’s parents Generally, Medicare will pay to operate within our budget and in some time for the company to secure are Marci and Jason Finley. Godpar- Wednesday Night Mens 10/27 Wednesday Afternoon anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of most recent years generate a carry an appropriate axle to make the con- ents are Alicia and Tim Rippe, Team standings: Krien Steel Build- Coffee 10/27 the charges. Many times our billing over at the end of the year which version. In the mean time, we are Laurie and Mark Carmichael. ings 24-12, Haigler 22-14, Post Team standings: Krien Steel Build- clerk has to ask for a review and in helps to lower your tax base. Our investigating the feasibility of get- Others attending Peyton’s special Plumbing 20-16, Grace Flying 18.5- ings 24-12, Cheyenne Bowl 23-13, some cases push for a hearing in or- revenue is generated from Medi- ting a new ambulance within four to day were grandparents Mike and 17.5, Wet Shoes 17-19, 2001 Elec- Paul’s Grocery 22-14, Haigler Babes der to generate any revenue from care, Insurance carriers and private six months. I hope that this letter will Belinda Boyson, Bill and Jackie tronics 15-21, Dj’s 15-21, First Na- 21-15, Flower Magic 20-16, Wind- Medicare. The burden of proof is on pay. help to clear up some of the concerns Finley. Great-grandparents are tional Bank 12.5-23.5 mill Restaurant 19-17, Dairy King us to prove that the transport in ques- A second area of concern that that several people have expressed. Darlene Burr, Nyla Finley and High game (scratch): Spencer 14-22. High game (scratch): Pat Rose tion was indeed “medically neces- needs to be addressed is that of the If any one has any other questions Brenda Moss. Uncles, aunts and Schlepp 198, Bob Lippert 197, Bill 197, Inez Bargo, Linda Query 180 sary.” It a patient is taken to Hays, safety of the Bird City ambulance. or concerns about Cheyenne County cousins include Jonathan Finley, Ehrman 192 High series (scratch): Rose 511, for example, with a hip fracture and The major concern that has been Emergency Medical Service, please Michael Boyson, Gary, Trisha, High series (scratch): Schlepp 546, Donna Hall 490, Marlys Poulignot McCook is closer with an Orthope- expressed to me is that the Bird City feel free to contact me. McKayla, McKenzie and Keigan Alan Rose 540, Wayne Mahon 538 480 dic surgeon on staff, then they will ambulance has experienced two tire Larry B. Gabel Taylor, Nick, Heather and Jayden only pay mileage as far as McCook blow outs within the last six months. Cheyenne Co. EMS Director Boyson. and not Hays. We are expected to All of our trucks at one time had SHOWTIME: 7:30 p.m. 1 hour 36 min. write off the difference. Cooper 10-ply tires on them. Inci- Please keep in mind that the dentally, Rocky Mountain Vehicle NO SHOW on Home Game Nights money we are expected to write off recommends this tire as one of the November is money that we never had and best tires out there for an ambulance. The Grudge never will have; 2) the important Cooper no longer makes an all steel 12, 13, 14 Suspense/Horror Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, fact to look at is the revenue that tire and ours have been replaced Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic Cheyenne County Emergency with a Good Year all steel tires. Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, Bill material, disturbing Medical Service is generating. My understanding from Mark Pullman, Kadee Strickland Our revenue has gone up steadily Cooper and Larry Kness, Rocky St. Francis, KS over the last 15 years. In the early Mountain Vehicles, is that these two Cheyenne Theater 785-332-2747 1990’s our revenue was around are the best available for ambu- The Bird City Times Children 11 & under: $2 12-18 yr.: $3 Senior Citizens: $3 Adults: $4 (USPS 056-720) Serving the communities of Bird City and McDonald CHEYENNE COUNTY Thanks for Your Support Casey McCormick, Editor Postmaster: Send address 210 W. 1st • St. Francis, KS Karen Krien - Publisher correction to P.O. Box 220 HOSPITAL 785-332-2104 Your Votes and Support Casey McCormick - Adv. Mgr. 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