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Show 'JlWTHfliiifcriwftr Day Care Center Provides Pun and Learning for Youngsters by Jerry Carter The recreation period involves running, tumbling, jumping and The Northwest Day Care Center is directed by Joe Waters and staff. The three and four year olds are taught basic learning which includes studying shapes, colors, simple counting, large and small muscle development. Food and cultural small muscle projects. Other activies include paper cutting, water colors, finger painting, easel painting and learning to make and manupalate play dough puzels. They help prepare snacks which teaches basic experiences and counting to food preparation. Recess is held from 11:30 a.m. introduce the different languages is also taught. Field trips are an to noon. A hot lunch is served from noon important part of the curriculum. The four and five year olds are to 1:00 p.m. The program needs volunteers taught shapes, recognizing numbers, their names and colors. The program to work from Monday through stresses improvement of Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. self-image- .Photo by Jerry Carter s. free not for sale volume one march 9, 1972 number twenty-nin- e Mass Transit Busing Discussed at Task Force Meeting was One time a car jumped the Department representative, said that reduced, and the senior citizens did dividing island, crossed both lanes of on April 29, a Citizen's Day" will not have to be home bound." The oncoming traffic and slammed into a be held out at the Jordan River. Tribune, Taylor said, refused to small tree on his property. My Those who participate, he said, will print a story about the Rome daughter had been sitting by the tree pick up trash and litter on the river experiment. only moments before," he said, and banks while being entertained by ride the buses. Congestion continued giving accounts by Kirk Terry Mass transit busing and a free fare" transit system, were vigorously discussed during a combined meeting of the Model Cities Task Forces on Transportation and Physical Environment held on February 28 in the County Commission Chambers. Attending was the author of the "free fare" Bill, State Representative Samuel S. Taylor. The Bill proposing a "free fare" transit system was defeated late last year by the State Legislature. Ruth Thomas, task force member, severly criticized that defeating action. "The senior citizen has been considered a second or third class citizen. It's sad that Utah is so heartless toward senior citizen free fare" system implemented there. This sparked a great deal of discussion about the Helena project in terms of the Utah free fare'' operation that was proposed and defeated. Taylor said it was partially due to the lobbying action by Utah Transit Authority officials and Mayor Jake Garn's opposition that the Bill was defeated. "UTA has a lot of nerve to charge 5 cents for someone to get off the bus and transfer," said Taylor. Where money is an issue, Taylor maintained, UTA has gone at it all wrong when it comes to profits. expansion for bus replacement and the sales tax "free fare." "UTA isn't senior working in the best interests of the citizens." Another task force member, Ida Palmer, produced a clipping from a Helena, Montana Model Cities paper showing the successful results of a people," he said. Taylor cited an experiment conducted in Rome, Italy using "free fare" busing. The experiment even drew people out of their cars to of singing troubadours floating down accidents and congestion problems, the river. A special song has been written The floor was turned over to Jess A. Agraz, a traffic engineer with to commemorate the day, said the Traffic Engineering Department. Jensen, and the citizens will be Agraz said he was aware of the 100 assisted by Army Reserve and West situation and studies have been National Guard personnel, It was suggested that Gohman conducted concerning the problem. It was decided after some give a capsule breakdown of the debate that a stop sign installed near projects concerned with the 500 North 100 West might help Transportation and Physical relieve the congestion. Agraz Environment Task Force objectives, acknowledgedand said he would pass He started by informing the meeting the recommendation on to his. that Model Cities director, Pete Grundfossen, has begun a project department. Jess Agraz, City Traffic Engineer Commenting on the Jordan evaluationof the programs operating River project, Larry Jensen, Health in this first action year. Consultants responds to residents. are being used in the project, he said, Dick Gohman, Model Cities Samuel S. Taylor, State and members of the respective task staff, said a proposal for Model Cities Representative explains forces may participate in the to subsidize UTA for reduced fare "free-- f are" program, evaluation. has been drawn up. Taylor said he The projects as outlined by would continue to work to get the Gohman are: the Urban "free fare" Bill passed by the State Beautification Program, Jordan Legislature. River Project, Model Neighborhood An interested visitor, Stanley Development Program and the Page, asked for the floor and Redwood Land Aquisition Project. earnestly disclosed his views and observations of the heavy, congested traffic on 1 00 West. He cited many The next Transportation Task incidents of traffic accidents due to Force meeting will be held March 13, the congestion on the street. "Most of the commuters are Bountiful at 7:00 p.m. in the County I Commission Chambers. residents, think," Page said. ! T? wmm1 |