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Show Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Mar. 23, 1983 At Chamber Mooting to Show renting Film Irvine Says Decisions Try tf ie Pair - Review Staff FARMINGTON The Davis School Districts Parent Education Resource Center, the Utah State University Extension Service, and the Davis Region PTA have combined efforts this year to bring to the parents of Davis County a comprehensive parent education series. counts for nearly 50 percent of UP&Ls yearly budget. If we BOUNTIFUL Dave Irvine, stopped the construction of new a member of the Utah Public power plants, the cost would Service Commission which re- stabilize and go down, Irvine gulates Utah utilities, said his said. But then the utility also job is much different than that needs to consider the needs of of a judge. At least a judge can future' generations, Irvine was make one side happy, he said. quick to add. When we make a decision, we Since 1975 the cost to consummake everyone unhappy. ers for electricity has gone up When the PSC strikes a com- 159 percent. The cost for natural promise for a utility rate in- gas has gone up 265 percent, not granting as high Irvine said. At the same time, crease an increase as the utility had the purchasing power for public asked for utility stockholders assistance grants to needy indiare unhappy because the com- viduals has decreased by 18 perpany didnt get the increase the cent. stockholders were hoping for. For many of the elderly, the Customers are unhappy be- cost of utility services is nearly cause their utility bills will rise. half of their disposable income. And utility company executives Irvine said the PSC hears freare unhappy. quently from those who have Not only do we do such a job just had their gas or electric of setting rates, but the Legislaservice terminated.- Many comture is also thinking of having plain that they have small chilthe Public Service Commission dren in the home. Theres a oversee cable TV in Utah, Ir- possibility that people in Utah vine quipped, when addressing next year are going to freeze to g the Bountiful Area Chamber of death and thats a very Commerce. and frightening Irvine said utility prices re- thought, Irvine said. ' Irvine said there are some mained fairly stable through 1940s and in the who feel the PSC never says no the 1950s, but mid 1960s, utility rates skyrockto rate increases requested by eted. And Irvine blames the public utilities. But he said the OPEC oil embargo and U.S. PSC often turns down rate Congress. Those rates have con- hikes, maybe we do a poor job tinued to climb. of public relations. Irvine said part of the reason He said the commission is ofnatural gas prices are so high is ten more visible than we would that in 1978 Congress passed a like to be. bill with the objective of raising The PSC has to set rates that natural gas prices to help pro- are just and reasonable, Irvide an incentive for the comvine said. Rates that are undo to new for exploration reasonably low would violate panies gas supplies. Natural gas was the intent of the U.S. Constitualso closely tied to oil, so as the tion, he said. The PSC does a lot of price of oil rose, so did the price of natural gas. homework, Irvine said. The But even so, Mountain Fuel commission attempts to deterSupply Co. is supplying natural mine what would be an average gas at nearly the lowest rates in and a reasonable investment the country, Irvine said. MFS and earnings others would rates are among the lowest 4 make with similar investments. Irvine said there would be a percent in the nation, he added. But such is not the case with large drop in the cost of utility if the government were Utah Power and Light Co. services to balance its budget, if able are the UP&Ls prices among rates interest dropped and inflahighest in the nation, he said. tion was brought down. Irvine said many are frusPayroll costs for the two utilities are only about 12 pertrated with the system and are cent of their budgets, Irvine proposing an elected Public Sersaid. vice Commission, much as disThe biggest cost for UP&L is satisfaction with high taxes refor the construction of new pow- - sulted in Proposition 13. - thought-provokin- State of California, a husband and father. He has written many books dealing with the family and family management, some of; which are: Dare to Discip- Hide Or Seek, What line, Wives Wish Their Husbands , The Knew About Women, Strong-WilleChild, and Preparing for Adolescence. The seven films in the series ' are: The Strong-WilleChild;; Shaping the Will Without Breaking the Spirit; Christian Father- - ; ing; Preparing for Adolesc- - The film series, entitled d Focus on the Family featuring Dr. James C. Dobson, has been shown in the north and south areas of the district and will now be shown in the central area at Davis High School auditorium beginning today and ence: The Origins of Preparing for Adolescrunning on consecutive Wednesence: Peer Pressure and 4. day evenings through May What Wives Wish Their Each film will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. There will be a brief Husbands Knew About Women: ' discussion group following each The Lonely Housewife; and What Wives Wish Their Husfilm led by a qualified leader. All of the presentations were bands Knew About Women: filmed live at family life semiMoney, Sex and Children. There will be an $8 per couple nars presented by Dr. Dobson and deal with topics covering all of $5 per person fee charged to . family members roles, but the cover the cost of obtaining and films are designed for parents showing the films. These tickets . only. The seven films in the may be purchased in advance DAVE IRVINE, a Utah Public Service Commission member either at the Parent Education . series all have a strong Christian orientation and each runs Resource Center in Farmington told the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce that many of and its satellite centers, at the about one hour in length. the commission's decisions may not be popular but they are USU Extension Service office, n Dr. Dobson, a aufair. thor and Christian layman, is or at the door. Individual tickets ! People feel were all bought Irvine said that in the last three associate clinical professor of may also be purchased at the off and that we receive money or four years the company has pediatrics at the University of door for $1 per person per film. Further information on the' under the table each month, provided better service than at Southern California School of film series may be obtained by and a of the member in howevMedicine, He Irvine quipped. said, any time the states history. the PERC Center at 451HosChildrens d calling staff, was and can he attending that by appointed Why er, 5071 or the USU Extension Ser- of Los is He aca Gov. Scott Matheson and Angeles. operated power departments pital Office at vice in licensed the not in Bountiful and as those such it psychologist owing anyone cepted anything. Id hate to be in this Kaysville charge less for electrposition feeling that I owe any- ical service? d Effective Mar. 22 to Mar. 28 one anything. Irvine said the a at for this obtain can didnt campaign power plants Add to or withdraw cheap price from hydroelectric job, Irvine said. Today's Money Rate without penalty Irvine said that large corpopower projects, whereas rations tend to be the main co- UP&Ls power mainly comes ntributors to political camfrom coal-fireTl generating $1,000 to $5,000 j PSC the members If plants that are more expensive paigns. to operate. were elected, they could be in' 1 AQo 6 Months fluenced by contributors to their Also, under federal pricing ' policies, Bountiful and Kays$5,000 to $10,000 1 1 campaigns, he said. ville can purchase power from He said the present commission members are not subject to UP&L at a wholesale price, rather than at retail rates, Irpolitical pressures. How does the PSC determine vine said. if public utilities are operating power companies efficiently? An annual audit is are also under Federal Energy THRIFT & LOAN done on each public utility Regulatory Commission jurisdMEW HOURS: under the rather than under the PSCs jurisdiction. iction, Dally i Closed Saturday Presently an investigation is Public Service Commissions being conducted into UP&Ls jurisdiction, Irvine said. 107 North coal operations and into errors FERC has also set more in judgment by UP&L manageMain, favorable wholesale rates than ment, Irvine said. The PSC the PSC has set, Irvine said. Bountiful conducting an exhaustive , Bountiful and Kaysville powstudy on how efficiency incen298-365- 3 tives can be used with UP&L, he er is subsidized power from the federal government and in part added. Concerning Mountain Fuel, subsidized by UP&L, he added. d -- Self-Doub- t; Sexu--alit- y; well-know- -. .' 451-340- 3. city-owne- ,I 1076 d monary resuscitation (CPR); citizens crisis care; patient handling; bleeding; shock; burns, fractures, injuries; poisons; seizures. 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