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Show 10 THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, January 28, 1988 COMMUNITY NEWS Granger Lions Seek Members WEST VALLEY. How much will the Granger Lions Club be able to achieve in 1988? It all boils down to results of the clubs current membership drive, to Fred Brower, according 1987-8- 8 club president. "We have had to turn down some super programs because there arent enough members," he said. Brower calls participation in Lions "a super opportunity" to improve the community. The club wants to see more young parents and women included in its ranks this year. Still, Granger Lions were quite active on many fronts last year. Their projects included the Easter Egg Hunt at Granger Park, the West-Fes- t Days breakfast, a spring garage sale, the white Cane Day and a key role in the community cleanup effort. The Granger Lions and the Lady Lions also raised almost a thousand dollars for an eye research facility at the University of Utah which is developing means of restoring vision to sightless individuals through the use of electrodes and tiny video cameras. As part of its continuing concern for the unsighted, the club at its last meeting purchased three pairs of eyeglasses for needy children. One project Brower and other club leaders have high hopes for in 1988 is the LicnsQuest Skills for Adolescents program aimed at drug and alcohol prevention among early adolescents. Created by Lions International and the the Quest National Center, program in only three years has reached more than 350,000 students and their families in 49 states. The program has received the support of 17 of Americas 35 largest cities and is backed by such groups as the American Association of School Administrators, the national PTA, the National Middle School Association, and others. Brower said the emphasis of Skills for Adolescents is positive prevention of drug abuse among those aged He noted that studies have demonstrated that the United States "has the worst drug problem among its youth of any industrialized nation. the Although LionsQuest project has had excellent results in a short time, so far it has bee adopted by only five percent of Lions clubs in America. Brower hopes that, if the current membership drive is successful, Granger Lions will be added to that list. He observed that although prominent community leaders speak often at church meetings and in other forums about the dangers of drugs, few in the area have bothered to enter the ranks of volunteers against develop 10-1- drugs. The LionsQuest effort has three primary components. A total of 80 sessions lasting 45 minutes each are available to heto vouth in expertise critical thinking, saying "no," setting goals, handeling emotions, and in other This areas. segment addresses the changes experienced in the adolescent years. It also examines the effects of and marijuana. Another segment targets parent involvement while the third is aimed at teacher training and follow-usupport. A goal of follow-usupport is to establish a support system at each school participating in Skills for alcohol p p long-ter- Adolescents. Granger Lions holds business meetings monthly. Each club committee also meets on a regular basis, usually monthly. Those wishing more information about the club and its programs are invited .to call Brower at secreLowell, Geny or Bill Barton, tary, at vice president, at 969-252- 968-309- 4, 968-696- Millions Visit Temple Square SALT LAKE. Nearly 3.5 million people visited historic Temple Square during 1987, making the complex of buildings, the attractions on are the Square Temple; the Tabernacle, home of the Mormon Tabernacle gardens and statues the number one visitor attraction in Utah. visitors Choir; two centers; The official figure of 3,408,881 exhibits and the movies; is the highest in the history of Assembly Hall; free concerts Temple Square, according to weekly; and several monuments Joseph H. Horne, director. It is and statues. Among Temple multi-spire- d 10-ac- world-renowne- 800,000 more visitors than 1986, he said. the number of Meanwhile, d GREEN SHEET CLASSIFIED visitors Decembers ADS during reach nearly 86,000 traditional Christmas lighting homes every Thursday morning. display and holiday concerts was up 100,000 over the 1986 total. Thats potential readership in exDecember visitors for 1987 totaled cess of 272,400 people. Whether youre buying, selling, renting, 429,931. for final the Figures quarter of trading, looking for the year were also considerably help, finding a lost item or conveyhigher than in previous years. ing a personal message, GREEN Scheduled bus tours for Temple Square were also higher, with 389 SHEET CLASSIFIED ADS can do your job. Call in 1986 compared to 891 in 1987. mid-valle- y 262-668- Chamber Members Learn How To Take Control membership growth, to enhance relations between business and and to assist government, business in meeting their goals through support, exposure and services." Sanderson is finance Thursday. director for West Valley City. The topic was predictable because Bennett, president and January Business Person of the chief executive officer of the Month is Ted Whitney, manager Franklin Institute, is the author of Kinkos Copy Center, 4330 W. of a new book entitled Gaining 3500 South. Whitney has printed the chambers monthly newsletter Control. "Admitting the possibility that for the past two years. He was adviser and printer for other one of the principles on your served on three projects belief window might be false," committees.and said Bennett, is the beginning of has recently been Whitney gaining control. As an example of promoted to the Kinkos branch at businessmen holding to a false Research Park. concept, Bennett cited the rail In other comments, Bennett barons who long believed they noted that the Franklin Institute were the railroad only in in 1984 with six employees began business. Not so, said Bennett. and was located in downtown Salt They actually were in the Lake City. As it became clear that transportation business. As a the business needed booming result of their incorrect belief, more room, a consultant was they failed to identify the hired to study alternative automobile and airline industries locations. From a list of 34 sites, as competitors. Had they done so, leaders determined that observed Bennett, they could have company Decker Lake in West Valley was invested early in both. Bennett was the featured the best. When Bennett asked the speaker at the chambers January held consultant whether that had also the at Jordan meeting, Queen restaurant. The Franklin Institute, 2640 Decker Lake Blvd., provides productivity and time management training to companies throughout the United States. It has developed the widely-useFranklin Day Planner. Incoming chamber President Russ Sanderson greeted more than 60 chamber members and guests with the challenge to make 1988 a year of "team effort." He called for volunteers to staff 16 different committees which will function in 1988. WEST VALLEY. No one was surprised that "gaining control" was the theme of a talk by Robert F. Bennett to the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce d He emphasized that his goals for this year are "to increase Another Bonus For Animal Control Hflv WEST VALLEY. Somebody West Valleys Animal Control Department must be living right. The department has received its second major contribution in three weeks. in In an anonymous donor handed Ed r, Animal Clontz, Control director, a check for $10,000 for use at the animal shelter. UTAH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION Last week the department another big contribution. This time, the gift came in a much different form several thousand of dog and cat food. pounds The donation, having an estimated retail value of $1500, came from Farmer received Z OFF $!00 3) 1 eS- - $10.00 nt Most Cars Expires Feb. V, JACK'S TIRE & CLIP ANO USE j IW OIL s- 2627 So. 300 Wert, SIC I Cl 486-588- 1 - i oo u oo 3 1 Jacks warehouse, 2275 So. 900 West. The dog and cat food consists of bags that were not sold at Fanner Jack stores in the valley due to damage to the bags. I BEEff SOFA and LOVE SEAT CLEANING SPECIAL 1 - Clontz predicted SOFA and CHAIR CLEANING SPECIAL that the will feed contribution animals for a year at the animal shelter, 4063 So. 7200 West. He noted, however, that a store representative has said that more dog and food become cat may available in the spring. If so, Clontz said his department likely will distribute much of it to other animal shelters in the county. FREE ESTIMATES 3SS-2- 2 OVER 75.000 CUSTOMERS SERVED rnnoffiiWiin.i.CTaainwiii CLIP AND USE 0er GooA81 I COUPONS W KEARNS COUPONS MASTER MUFFLER toca'io 4219 Wost 5415 South OnW - 964-627- DUAL EXHAUST M COrrock frTjftTTfrT7 USD I I 3 Offer ends 1 964-628- 3 22988 (DBOiro WITH FILTER7LUBE Truck in Front Wheel In a related development, the City Council last week named Kim Larsen of Animal Control as employee of the month for December. In presenting the award, Mayor Brent Anderson said, "Kim goes the extra mile to be courteous to the customers as a result, is and, responsible for a $10,000 cash donation for West Valley City Animal Control." Larsen was the first employee contacted by the anonymous donor last month. The donor later told Clontz that Larsens courtesy on the phone wad one factor which $159Mc Out Buck of Wheels STATE INSPECTIONEMISSION TEST 1 Vl Aanw prompted him to make the contribution to West Valley City. I been his first choice, the response was, "Yes, but I wanted you to think youd made the decision." With 130 employees in West Valley City, the company expects to add several new buildings Bennett within two years, observed. He called the transfer to the Decker Lake area "a very good move for us wed be happy to recommend West Valley to - anyone else." As a consequence of a meeting between Franklin Institute officials and government bureaucrats, it is likely that the institute will continue to focus on business, not government, Bennett said. At that meeting, an institute leader told the gathered bureaucrats, "If you will do what we tell you, you can increase your personal productivity by 20 percent." At that point, a bureaucrat quickly raised his hand and asked, "Why would we want to do that?" Bennett has been director of vice relations and public president of Hughes Airwest. He has also been chairman of the board of American Computer and president of Corporation Microsonics. |