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Show Candidates for Lindon Council profiled ThrMdty council seats in Lindon are up for election this year, with two of the present member seeking reelection. The seats presently held by Robert Rob-ert Steel, Scott Cullimore, and Dean Blackhurat, each four-year poai-tions, poai-tions, are up for election. Scott and Dean have decided to run again. They are members of the Citizens Party and will be joined by Bruce Fisher, as the third candidate. candi-date. Those who are running from the Progressive Party are Jerald Hatch, Jim Dain and Suzette Judd. Dean BLaokhurst Dean is a life-long resident of Lindon and the Pleasant Grove area where he manages a dairy herd and is co-owner of Blackhurst Farms. He has served on the Lindon City Council for the past eight years and feels that valuableexperience gained through the years can be used to advantage if he is re-elected. He and his wife, Christine, are the parents of 10 children. He is serving on the Board of Directors fir the Utah Dairy Council and on the Board of Directors for the Federal Fed-eral Land Bank of Utah. Dean is concerned and always tries to look at the needs of Lindon today as well as in the future. He knows everyone is paying all the taxes they want and there is always a lot more they want to do with the money in the city. He realizes the city does need a tax base. He is in favor of a cemetery for Lindon and is looking forward to seeing the secondary water system happen. He feels it will be a real asset to the community. He would also like to see the rural atmosphere that Lindon people love, be protected. pro-tected. Scott Cullimore Scott is a life-long resident of Lindon andhas served on the Lindon city council for the past eight years. His present area of responsibility is streets, sidewalks and public safety. He is also acting in the capacity of mayor pro tern and has so served for the past six years. He feels that the knowledge and experience that he has obtained during his tenure on the council are the greatest assets that he will bring to the council if he is reelected. Scott an d his wife, Brenda, have three chi 3 r jn. He has a B.S. degree from BY . and has been employed as a n r et Supervisor for Adult Probat. n and Parole for the past 16 years. He is very concerned about community com-munity and civic affairs and feels strongly that everyone should be involved in local government. If he is reelected he plans to continue to seek input from the citizens and do everything possible to let the democratic process work by having the voice of the majority dictate the direction and policies of the city. He states that he decided to run again because of all the pressing issues now facing the city such as the secondary water system, master mas-ter plan, and improvements to water wa-ter system and roads. Reed turns kids into thespians By JANICE GRAHAM Those who have seen a children's theater production directed by drama teacher Kathleen Reed know thesparkleshecangetfrom abunch of ordinary kids. Reed has been involved with doz- ens of shows; acting, costuming, set designing, and directing. Her favorite favor-ite part of theater is working with children. " ' '; "Kids add so much energy and brightness to thirigs'.shesaid. "They arent like a lot of adults who have let their light dim." . Reed has directed three shows performed exclusively by children ages 7-17 during the last three summers: sum-mers: Tumbleweeds " Pirates of Penzance," and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" ' How does she get 60 summer-crazed summer-crazed kids to show up to rehearsals, rehears-als, much less sing, dance, act, and put on a spectacular show?; - ; "I dont get them to do anything," says Reed. "I love them and accept them for who they are, not for their talents, their social status, or their parents. Then I tell them to reach for the stars.",- Hoiiwjcbndem - Continued from front page He said that piles could be placed under each corner of the house and this might save it, but it would be expensive. : ? Wimmer added that the rain I f? I Dean Blackhurst Jerald Hatch Bruce Fisher Bruce was raised on a dairy farm in Idaho and has lived in Lindon for 13 years. He is married to the former Kathy Davis and they have five children. He graduated from BYU with a degree in communications. Heman-ages Heman-ages a window covering business in Or em. Bruce served for nearly four years on the Planning Commission and is currently the chairman of the Board of Adjustments. He said Lindon is on the verge of tremendous growth and growth means changes. He would like to see the growth organized and planned in such a manner to assure the lifestyle everyone in Lindon enjoys. He feels atop priority is completing complet-ing the master plan. He is very supportive of the cemetery plan. Bruce said he will base his decisions, deci-sions, should he be elected, on what a careful evaluation of the facts and conditions show is best for Lindon. Jerald Hatch Jerald has come to enjoy the rural ru-ral atmosphere of Lindon. He has lived in Lindon for 15 years. He graduated from BYU in building technology. Before rehearsals begin, she has the kids make their own rules re-gardingdisciplihesuchasbeingkind re-gardingdisciplihesuchasbeingkind and respecting others' property. If there is anyone who can not live by the rules, it is their responsibility to excuse themselves from the show. Despite exhausting all-day rehearsals, re-hearsals, especially near showtime, very few have ever dropped out. These kids know a good experience when they see it. Reed challenges children to be significant. "You cant be in a show, without being somebody, becoming something," some-thing," Reed says. Every person in the show ismade to feel important, even those with very small parts and those behind . the scenes. ' . :J;- J: ' "Even the tiny kids in the chorus know that they have a special job to do," says Reed. "And they look at the big kids with the big parts and say to themselves, 'Someday I can do that," Reed has seen shy children reach out, tense children loosen up, and insecure children become more confident con-fident during the months of rehearsals. rehears-als. These are Reed's greatest thrills. -. Reed's belief that every single , person has something to offer is contagious. Kids of differing ages, types, and talents grow to accept ; and rely on each other. ' . "We become a theater family," says Reed. "When a show ends I go through a depressed stage where I feel like Fve lost my children." " The kids feel the letdown also. , -J. gutters had only been put in this sumnw r.The engineer's recommendations recommen-dations said that the water should be diverted as far from the house as possible when the home was built. The city engineer felt that there ' ' 1 t'- Scott Cullimore Jim Dain He would like to see Lindon maintain main-tain its lifestyle ofhaving larger lots and animal rights. He feels they need to protect these rights and he supports the addition of green ways through the city and connecting to the mountains. Jerald would like to see the master mas-ter plan updated as soon as possible so development may be done in a planned, orderly manner. He has served the last six years on the planning commission and it has given him an appreciation for the administration and employees of Lindon who work behind the scenes to help the city function. He would like to have citizens in a decision making process so their voices can be heard so the city can remain a fine place to live. Jim Dain Jim is a 15 year resident of Lindon. He has a degree from the University of Utah and is a licensed architect for the state of Utah. He is presently employed at BYU as a facilities manager. With Lindon facing a period of rapidgrowth, Jim feels thecity needs a comprehensive master plan that incorporates a country lifestyle and ensures large lots. He understands the grey water I . v -"I V 1 xi. 1 s ICathleen Reed has taken young performers and helped them learn about themselves through the theater. Few will ever be the same again. Reed continues to take opportunities opportu-nities to work with young people. She feels blessed to be there watching watch-ing each child radiate his or her own distinct light. "Kids are the brightest stars we have," Kathleen Reed says. "I al . -v - -.. -t, i had probably been saturation of the soil by water from the roof of the house itself. He said there was no evidence that the water came off-site. off-site. , The city water department ft ' - v ' Bruce Fisher f " Suzette Judd system with the option to connect and he can support this water use system. He noted that RDA's can benefit a community. He is in favor of enticing entic-ing business in already established commeicial zones and not in favor of displacing large numbers of people. He feels public meetings and input are critical before final decisions can be made. Suzette Judd Suzette is concerned about Lindon's future and is highly motivated moti-vated to help Lindon retain its identity. iden-tity. She knows how to dig in, do her homework and become informed. She has lived in Lindon for 13 years. She attended BYU and has worked for Geneva Rock Products, Squire and Co., and Utah County Feed. She is presently ahomemaker and raising registered quarter horses. Suzette would use the Lindon survey results in decision making. She said it shows that the majority of people livinghere now, feel larger lots and animal rights area very important to them. The secondary water system is going to be beneficial to the city she said. She wants to support it as a more conservative use of the water. ways feel like Fve learned from them." Do you know someone whose attitude or service is enriching our community? If so, leave a message for "Fine Points" at 785-3111. 785-3111. . . checked the water lines for leaks .and found no sign of anything wrong. s However, a televised view of the lateral line showed that the line to the home was clogged with grease, and other materials.' . Ilevit w - Wednesday, October 23, 1991 Page 3 Lindon candidates present views at meeting A crowd was on hand for the Lindon "Meet the CandidateNight, at the Lindon Elementary School. Bill Patton was Chairman of the event and he introduced the Progressive Pro-gressive candidates and Ken McMillan introduced the candidates for the Citizen Party. The Progressive candidates are Jim Dain, Jerald Hatch and Suzette Judd. The Citizen Candidates are incumbents in-cumbents Scott Cullimore and Dean Blackhurst along with Bruce Fisher. Each of the candidates took a few minutes to tell a little about themselves them-selves and a question and answer period followed. Dean Blackhurst noted Lindon is his hone, where I want to be and hope to stay forever depending on the outcome of the cemetery for the city. He added he was in favor of the ce Tietery if the people can support it for the community. He loves the Lindon quality of life an d is proud to be involved in the council. He looks forward to see the Secondary Water happen. He noted the community has problems and challenges with the growth occurring occur-ring so rapidly and it is important to look ahead and manage the future growth. Scott Cullimore enjoys the council coun-cil and the choice men he has worked with. In everything he has done, he has tried to vote for the benefit of the community now in the future. He hopes the Masterplan will be in place for the future and is excited about the Secondary Water System and the Greenway Proposal. He feels he could benefit the city by applying the knowledge gained by past experience. expe-rience. Jim Dain would like to keep the Country feeling alive and expects the next four years to be a great period of growth for the City. He has Prc.sctlve voters who ; xnaiyxt xrJstratJou forms . .... Cc; v.I.j'iwU, txl : iijs4MTiiska m& will to ; . - V cali 370-8123 Jt etc cfc if they are on the Tie js x.h are not tax the rolls wfll be asked to negiftcr Ux person at the cok-.y oITice in Xovo, ForilLcsewboiieed fere-.:crbtit lave not doneso ;ddl ife$t ypwtegitiwth Noy incts wera u(ea to. vefc liwtj.-sr. IU&iratlon agents vri& be pea until 9 p.m. Crime Solvers seek info on high school vandals The Pleasant Grove Crime Solvers, Solv-ers, in conjunction with Utah Crime Solvers, is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and binding over of the suspect or suspects in the following case of vandalism. During the night of Oct. 7, 1991, a person or persons unknown went around the Pleasant Grove High School and shot out about 20 windows win-dows with a BB gun. The damage is estimated to be more than $2,000. That same night there were two windows shot out at the Central Elementary School with damage amounting to another $100. Ifyouhaveanyinformation about 5 year old hospitalized following bike accident A five-year-old boy was hospitalized hospital-ized last Tuesday after he and a bicycle collided at 1 175 E. Nathaniel on the way to school. Dirk Bahoravitch was taken to American Fork Hospital along with Tricia L Harding, 10, who was riding on the bicycle. Dirk was hospitalized hos-pitalized with mouth and internal injuries. Tricia was treated for an ankle injury and released. Her sister, Kassie S. Harding, 8, was taken to .the hospital by her father. She was also treated and released. Officer John Lloyd reported that the accident occurred when Dirk walked out in front of the westbound ' bicycle as he attempted to cross the street. Tricia and Kassie were on the bicycle. In other police matters, a residential resi-dential burglary was reported at a Pleasant Grove home where a purse with $130 in cash was taken while the family was downstairs watching watch-ing television. The burglar apparently made entry from an unlocked back door. There was no sign of forced entry. lived in the community for 15 years. He is anxious to see the Master Plan in place and feel.i it would be an opportunity to be in the council. He does not have experience to offer but promises to have freah ideas. Bruce Fisher noted theonly thing we can be sure of in life is change. Nothing ever stays the same. He has served on the Planning Commission Com-mission and is currently ont he Board of Adjustment. If elocted to the council he promises prom-ises to gather the facta and information informa-tion and evaluate and try to make the best decision he can. He would like to see the Master Plan finished as soon as possible. Jerald Hatch noted the slogan, "A Little Bit o'Country.'showa what we would like Lindon to be in the future. He works with the Planning Commission and supports the Greenway proposal. He referred to Martin Luther King's phrise, "I have a Dream," and has a dream of what he would like Lindon to become. He said he appreciates the council coun-cil and administration for what they have done and expects tremendous growth in the community. Suzette Judd stated she has all the interests of the city at heart. She is active in the Planning Commission Com-mission and feels Lindon is at a turning point. She will listen to citizen concerns. She would like to see one half acre or larger lots with an access to the foothills. She has been working on the Greenway proposal and hopes to be able to keep a trail through the city with access to the foothills. The questions and answer period pe-riod continued for a time but was abruptly ended when the chairman felt questions were getting out of hand. have recently completed jnay-zokwrajr bext!iel . ... ' vl r Ui.l Cue copies are &hti&& ; v;;; ; UTAH CRIME SOLVERS this crime or any other crimes, you could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000. Remember.youmayremain anonymous. Call 964-2255 or toll free 1-800-972-2255. The purse was later found outside out-side the home but the money was missing. Another PleasantGrove resident reported that power tools valued at $215 had been taken from his carport. car-port. Pltasant toue Itww ISSN No. 8755-9072 US PS. 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