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Show 1- - -- IS -- FAST 1 t. ftSSUUi-- waivers up 377 pet., schools for way to pay, what to cut vC Members of the Alpine School District board of education face a "task that is monumental" in deciding how to make up funding lost through fee waivers, patrons said at the boards' April 13 business meeting. The amount of students in the district asking for fee waivers increased during the current school year as a result of a ruling by a 3rd District Court Judge making it possible for any student eligible for free school lunch to ask for fee waivers. The district had previously waived fees of qualifying student but guidelines had been different. As a result of the new ruling, by Dec. 11, the school district had waived $176,841 in fees this school year compared to $46,851 during the 1991-9- 2 school year. Annette Armstrong, a regional PTA director, asked, if you cut programs, what do you cut? She said she had talked with teachers, school counselors and parents about what programs and it depended on whether their students were involved in football, drama or vocational programs. She urged caution on the part of decision makers. "Just don't jump into things that will affect us for many years." Val Tucker, another patron, suggested students earn their own money to pay for activities. "I realize I don't understand all of the ramifications (of the fee waivers)," he said, but "those who pay the fees are subsidizing those who can't pay the fee." He said his daughter had earned money to participate in a trip to Catalina Island in California as a school activity. "We teach correct principles if we pay for school activities and authorizingmorefund-raiser- s are all "counter-productiveExtracurricular activities could be used as "perks" for student performance, he said. "Don't cut programs short," he said, "be- them," he said. Ron Tiffany said the school district needs to increase taxes to make up the losses in ." fee waivers. Options suggested by the district raising taxes, increasing school fees, cutting programs, increasing admission prices to cause they do benefit students." If programs are cut, more students would drop out of school. "Be prudent (in making a decision ), don't lock us into something that can't be changed." Jan Spafford urged the district to not make a decision until a state legislative committee debating the fee waiver issue completes its report. Fees were expected to be discussed at the April 27 board meeting and will be on the agenda of the May 11 meeting at district offices in American Fork. Dr. Steven C. Baugh, district superintendent, said the district and the board intends to see what the legislative committee comes up with when their report is District maintenance practices subject of state audit District one three ments Alpine School is of districts in the state currently being audited by a Utah Legislative general probe. Wayne Welsh, Legislative Auditor General, said Monday preventive maintenance practices of the three largest school districts in the state - Alpine, Jordan and Granite are being looked at by auditors at the request of legislators. When asked why these three, Welsh said "We thought they were representative of the larger districts in the state. They either have the potential for a good maintenance program or for improve -- in their current practices." Welsh said he couldn't discuss who called for the audit, if specific districts were named or if these three were simply chosen because they are among the larg- trict business administrator, on April 2. "I'm not opposed to an audit," Baugh said. "Whatever they come up with can only be beneficial." The district, he said, has a priority list for maintenance and needs are prioritized after a study by administrators, est. "The legislator (who asked for the audit) must have had some concern to ask for one (an audit) but that is not public information," he said. teachers and others. There's never enough funding to take care of everything. "We have so many dollars that come from the legislature and we try to match the dollars with the greatest needs," he said. Dr. Steven Baugh, Alpine School District superintendent, said three auditors met with himself and Jack McKelvy, dis complete. The district, however, isseekinginputto determine how patrons want to handle the issues. flap .1. 9. Vol. 15, No. 17 City cleanup begins this weekend Dumpster Days, the city's cleanup campaign, will take place Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. "Every yard could be Tard of the Week' if people would use this opportunity to"take pride in their surroundings, said Carolyn Player, city council member in charge of beautification. Although the city will not have curbside service this year, four large dumpsters will be placed at locations easily reached by most citizens. The locations for the dumpsters are given as follows: Northeast corner of the cemetery, 1400 N. 600 East. Ballpark, 1200 N. 500 West. Lot across from Public Safety Building, 200 N. Center. Vet's Ballpark, 900 W. Main. Residents should not deposit tires, hazardous waste, oil, chemicals or paint. Citations will be issued for those violations as well as dumpingtrash at times or locations other than those listed above. In addition to the dumpsters, dump passes will be available at the city offices, 153 N. 100 East, Lehi. Burning permits will be issued at the Lehi Fire Department, 176 N. Center. sfwae-csft-Ltof- t's Ambulance Assn. seeks new logo Lehi City Ambulance Association is sponsoring a contest to design a new logo, which can be used on vehicles, patches, stationery and the association's flag. The contest is open to all Lehi residents and the winner will receive a $ 100 cash prize. The association may alter or modify the winning entry and may, based on the number of entries submitted, offer additional prizes for entries considered for other uses by the ambulance. Entries will be opened on May 20, 1993, with judging to take place immediately following. The winner will be announced during Emergency Medical Services Week, May 23-2- 9. For additional information, call Lily Southwick at the Police De- partment, 11 768-711- cents a single copy 50 Former major leaguers give Shiela Hindel Lehi kids a lesson in baseball named to head Lehi Arts Council By RUSS DALY City Editor Four former baseball players from major league teams were in Lehi last Saturday to participate with the Lehi Recreation Department in a player's clinic. But the event meant much more than just a sports betterment program. to Tim According By RUSS DALY City Editor t X 1 V r 'V -- The ship has come in for the arts in Lehi as a new director takes the ipmmm helm. Shiela Heindel, an experienced performer, director, teacher, as well as a commander in the Navy Reserve, has been named as director of the Lehi Arts Council. "I'm excited about working with the community in the arts," she said. "The arts are vital in improving the quality of life." Mrs. Heindel is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama, and a master's degree in child drama and secondary education. . Eisenhart, secretary-treasure- r of the Major League Baseball Player's Alumni Association (MLBPA), the group objectives are to promote the sport of baseball, to present positive sports images and to help local organizations raise the money necessary to facilitate their programs. The group also works with the F.B.I, and helps in elementary school presentations such as those in D.A.R.E. and programs. A few of the players can even use personal experiences in a positive way to help steer the young people in the right direction. With over 105 members, each clinic throughout the state features different players. Turning to various occupations after their baseball careers end, the former players are also able to demonstrate the value of education as they stress the importance of preparingfor life after base- i gang-awarene- ..." h I' 4 fit 7" if ' 4 She worked at American Fork Library as the Children's Librarian, where she was responsible for ' developing, administering and teaching classes and programs offered by the library. One of those programs, Toddle Time, involved teaching with storybooks, coloring, and using clay, blocks and other creative methods to help children develop. She also held story time and puppet shows as specialty features for various age groups. Another special program were the inter-citworkshops offered by American Fork City, BYU and other groups to teach creative dramatics. Her work at BYU also included summer workshops entitled "Books, Puppets, Drama and Children.'' Shiela has continued her workshops, most recently in Logan, where , y ball. From the $15 fee for the clinic, $10 is returned to the local organization for its expenses, and the remaining $5 is put into a scholarship fund to help students receive a college education. "No one is paid," said Eisenhart. "It's all done on a volunteer basis." Mike Hansen, director of City Recreation, said that 45 players participated in this year's clinic, representing about 24 teamsfrom the Mustang, Bronco and Pony leagues, as well as some coach-pitc- h leagues. ' f ' iff 11 4" '" I J Shiela Hiendel . . . . . . Arts Council director she performed a puppet show for the Utah Puppetry Guild, of which she is a member. An experienced actress, she was mostrecently seen in the Springville Playhouse production of "In the Beginning," a collection of stories of the account of The Creation. She portrayed the Sun Goddess in a Mayan tale about "Why There is No Arguing in Heaven." Dialog in the play was taken directly from the dialog in a book of the same name. If all of that is not enough, she is also Kadabra the Magical Clown, entertainingyoungchildren at small parties with her tricks and her Seniors victim to asphalt scheme Two senior citizens were apparent victims of an asphalt paving scam in which an unknown, unlicensed contractor approached them with the suggestion of having their driveways paved. After completing the work, the man presented a bill for an amount higher than originally quoted. In one of the cases, the man started at $2.50 per square foot and finally settled on $.84 per square foot; the final bill represented $1.38 per Photo by Russ Daly Bruce Christensen, former player for the California Angels, helps a young little league player develop her skills during benefit clinic held recently in Lehi. 0. EFOIiCS Beat square foot; in both cases, the victims paid thefull amount requested. The city building inspector examined the work and found it to be of "very poor" quality. The inspector Continued from front page Lehians lost lives in World War I Editor's note: This is part three in a six-pa- rt Lehi series. By RICHARD VAN WAGONER Shock waves began to travel throughout the world on June 28, 1914 when Archduke Franz was Ferdinand of assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. A chain of events was set off that within a few months engulfed all Europe in what was to become known as the Great War or World Austria-Hungar- Americans at first seemed relieved that none of the issues in the conflict concerned this country. Sarajevo, Yesteryears y War I. Verdun, and the Dardenelles seemed eons away from life in Lehi and elsewhere in the U.S.A. Both the Aug. 8, 1914, "Lehi Banner" and the Aug. 5, 19 14, inaugural issue of the "Lehi Sun" announced news from the war front. But most townspeople, wrapped in the false security of American isola- te Wednesday, April 28, 1993 tionism, felt the country safe from the violence "over there." Retrospectively, the period seemed to represent the twilight of American innocence. The simple delights of ice cream parties, lem- onade afternoons, and hayride excursions to Saratoga were forever changed by America's entry into the war. Aside from the continuous flyflag atop the Liberty ing of a Pole, and heated discussions over America's neutrality, few evidences 50-fo- ot of war could be seen in Lehi. This quickly changed when the first military recruiter, Captain Wesley King, came to town on June 27,1916, looking for recruits. When t he found no takers, he "threatened to come back and obtain 10 troopers by conscription if the local officials did not get this number of volunteers." After Congress approved President Wilson's declaration of war on April 6, 19 17, 2 14 Lehi soldiers eventually joined the 4,800,000 American doughboys who volunteered or were drafted. Eleven local men died during the war: Roy L. Keith (b. 1893), husband of Mary Evans, enlisted on Feb. 8, 1915. He was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 8, 1918, when he fell from a moving train. Earl M. Ashton (b. 1893), son of Joseph H. and Sarah Anna Ball Ashton, enlisted in the Army on June 26, 1918. Earl died at Camp Lewis, Washington of influenza and pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1918. Frank W.Edwards (b. 1892), son of Charles M. and Fannie Edwards, See YESTERYEARS on Page 3 V- Ji.iiil - JUHJ" vr J S U A v Hp Vmm A ,. l l I: , - II- I: This pictorial roll of honor shows 10 of Lehi's 11 native sons who died in World War I. |