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Show Utah Press Association 167 E. 300 So. SLC, UT 8MU. J f " 7 x fLium. .C .a ;-r Tj r iLf . V .. Sftftwatt. '. " - ' -v-: NTv' - N,.,-, , ' .1 - f c 1.4' : . ' -uufi-d - i u -rtei tw r- ' - r, t- ' - , ' Lj ., .", . sr t" " f-i i ' TV ...jriijOTiitgiiw,... m,,, ' ' . - ., ; ra.-- ..tix:.t-- 1 w, ""Vr1 ' " ' ' ' , , mii,,.,. """" -' 1"'- ' , ' '.".. 'mMmmm?' f , .. , ' "' " ... - . , , ' .. .. . ..... . . ' - r .3B..' 'tyr.:.. ' . itiim' rcefitf-SWIi ' Sl'RINCVII,!,!:. I TA1I s;;: - July !". lits,' I'ri.vW N uittl m -t- Twent y -firht . O f o DBflg) Bv K(Kld (i. VVagnri The sound of laughter is echoing through the left fork of Hobble Creek Canyon this week A group of 4(i campers is spending the week there, taking nature walks, riding horses, learning self defense and taking frequent trips to I'tah Lake for canoeing and water skiing. ... Thecanipers are taking advantage of the canyon in a way most visitors wouldn't, smelling the foliage, touching l he .bark of trees and carefully stroking the length of the horses' bodies. They listen' closely to the sounds of the canyon, the rustling of the grass, the sound of the stream and most of all, to each other's laughter. The 4(i youth spending the week near Springville have reason to make use of these senses; they are all either totally or; legally blind hanging in age from !) to 19 i with one exception i, the campers are participating par-ticipating in the sixth annual Camp for Set blazes keep men end engines rolling The Springville City Fire Department raced from their garage several times per day during Tuesday and Wednesday Wed-nesday of this week, to fight a series of small grass fires evidently being set by someone. Firemen responded to three such fires on Tuesday and had been called out on another four by mid-afternoon Wednesday. Engineer Dave Diamond said he didn't know why someone would be setting the fires "unless they've just got it in their blood." "We've been coming back to the station to sit around and wait for the next one," he said. Recent daytime temperatures approaching ap-proaching 100 degrees have made the danger of fire and the speed of its spread, extremely bad, said Mr. Diamond. However, thus far the fires have been caught before any damage has been done. ' The fires have been set near the highways high-ways surrounding Springville, and thus have not threatened houses or other buildings. Mr. Diamond said firemen and police are hoping the fire starter will be seen by someone and reported. Mm pi n A A o unr ir r Blind ( "luldren. operated by the lilt year-old year-old Christian Kccord Braille Foundation, Foun-dation, Inc., a nonsectarian service of the Seventh -day Advcntist Church. First tried in Florida in l7, the program has grown nationwide1. The Hobble Creek camp is now one of 24 such yearly outings he-Id by the foundation foun-dation throughout the country. Three similar camps are held for adults and two combine both age groups. This week's camp has tremendous importance for Ihe blind youngsters who attend, said Willis Christian, director of four such camps in the western stales The emphasis of the camp, he said, is entirely on positive experience and encouragement -"Don't tell me wnat I can't do; tell me what I can." There is no pity shown. People away from camp, and sometimes the children's families, are not encouraging toward them, said Mr. Christian and see them more for their handicap than for their personality. That attitude is reveresed at the camp, where all Ihe participants are involved in as many events with as much diversity as possible. "We want them to know that there are more things to life than just sitting at home." Some obvious adjustments have to be made for the campers' disability. Demonstrations, which in the sighted world are mostly visual, have louse the other four senses. A lesson in camping skills is taught by passing packs, dehydrated food and portable stoves through the hands of the children, combined with a careful explanation of each piece. The instructors have to lake time with each student, guiding their hands over the equipment and answering an-swering questions. The students have to listen to hear if the land stove is burning at Ihe right level. Tin cans sit turned over each of the tent stakes in Ihe area to prevent an accident. "Line calls" are held several limes during the day to ensure none of Ihe campers has wandered off and become lost. The blind children's camp has a large staff of counselors to give more individual attention to the' participants. par-ticipants. A staff nurse remains at the camp during the week, as a precaution and to administer medicines which many of the children need for conditions con-ditions which accompany their blindness, blind-ness, such as epilepsy and diabetes. But all precautions and special arrangements aside, the camp focuses on the individual campers experience there. For that, the Hobble Creek site has many advantages. A trained staff, the solitude and beauty of the canyon and the companionship of the other blind, campers combine to bring many otherwise shy children out of their shell. "The most exciting thing is to watch these kids blossom at camp," said Sylvia Harral, assistant director of the camp. "On the other side of the o) u mountain they arc Ihe minority; here they are the majority " Curtis Miller, an older participant wrth an obvious Knglish accent and a first time camper, said he feels quite at case. He demonstrated bis comfort throughout Monday afternoon, singing with friends in the lent, and stomping and shouting with another group after dinner. "I feel very, very loved here." he said ( nly about :!." percent oi Ihe campers are totally blind, but the rest have sight ranging from I he 20-2IK) legal blind limit to being able to distinguish only shapes or light and dark. While Curtis iwho is totally blind i walks independently around the site alone and without a cane, most of the others travel hands-clasped in groups of two or three, a slightly sighted ihild or teenager leading a completely blind friend Mr. Christian said the organizers try to bring different groups of special interest into Ihe camp each year to meet the blind children Last year several I'tah Highway patrolmen visited the camp, allowing the campers to feel handcuffs, Ihe patrol car and other pieces of equipment. "They knew what the siren sounded like, but they didn't know where it came from," he said. "After that, they knew that Ihe policemen were their friends." On Monday afternoon a helicopter crew from Hill Air Force Base in Ogden flew their I'H-IN chopper into the camp site. The three airmen shortly told Continued on Page K O'Hara enters innocent plea Donald J. O'Hara, a Springville man accused of exercising unauthorized controls over the funds of a local company, pled not guilty to all four counts against him during arraignment on the charges Friday, according to Det. Norm Cole of the Springville Police. Mr. O'Hara, 189 N. 100 West, was formally charged before Judge J. Robert Bullock in Fourth District Court said a court official. No trial date has yet been set. An accountant for Wall Systems, Inc. during the period from October 1979 to May 1980, Mr. O'Hara is charged with misusing the funds of the company, allegedly diverting them into the accounts ac-counts of his Valley Tax Service and making an unauthorized plirchase of land in West Mountain, Utah. Of the counts charged against Mr. O'Hara, three are second degree felonies and one a third degree felony. Protest expected Bowers: : Reaction to the Springville City Council's adoption of a proposal to raise city speed limits on main roads has thus far met with general approval, said Police Chief Leland Bowers, Ihe sponsor of Ihe proposal. Mr .powers said he has received only -('omplaint during Ihe past, week, compared with three to four dozen comments supporting Ihe change. He said he has spoken with several members of the council who had received reactions in a similarly favorable ratio Alter last week's paper came out, I sat thereat my desk fully expecting to Springville A Springville man has been named commanding officer of a newly created cadre military police battalion in Ihe I'tah Stale (iuard Stanley K Brereton, a retired regular I'S Air Force major who works as an administrator for Ihe slate Department of Social Services, was appointed to the rank of lieutenant colonel last week by Brig. Gen. Gil Iker. Ihe state guard's commanding general, according to Col. Ronald E. Craig, the slate guard's chief of staff. The new military police battalion w ill Ix headquartered in the Provo National Guard Armory at 222 West 500 North in Provo and will initially be staffed at cadre strength only. Col. Craig said the skeleton staff, or cadre strength unit. :. " , (if 1 , 0 - -.: m - w -" r ' d' u 'e of the blind participants at the ( amp for Blind pilots. The special outing will continue in the left fork of Children is led by touch through the control panel of a L'll- Hohble ( reek Canyon through Sunday. IN helicopter from Hill Air Force Base by one of the Banner design by reaction positive so far have my car talked off." Mr. Bowers said he was surprised and encouraged by Ihe lack of complaint The agenda of next week's council meeting lists two groups as Ix'ing scheduled to speak out on the proposed change, one regarding the increase on ,,Cciiljer,Nlreet .andihe. oj h.ejr ( 'any mj Itoad inside the city limits ' Allan Wheeler, a Center Street resident, will act as spokesman for those concerned in that area. He said Ihe group w ill meet tonight to reach a concensus on their concerns, which w ill then be presented to the council He preferred not to address any specific resident named to post will initially have only II officers and nine senior NCOs for a total cadre strength of 2(1. Col. Craig added that I'tah Slate (iuard units are normally organized in cadre or skeleton like units. The I'tah Slate (iuard functions as a replacement for units of the Clah National Guard and is activated by Ihe governor in time of war The state guard's senior commissioned com-missioned and non-commissioned officers of-ficers are usually retired former active duty personnel or have retired from regular national guard units subject to federal call-up Activated by the governor during World War II. the state guard look over thedulies of the federalized and by then - m & .... . ,. i i' . A Rodd Ci. Wagner and Chris Tahba concerns until the group met to decide their collective view However, one major concern, he said, was that the council adopted the change without notifying the public, a concern also voiced by Councilwoman Delora Berlelsen. who cast the lone dissenting-vote dissenting-vote on the proposal.. "A lot of people were"' upstn abrttit tlratf said .-Mr, Wheeler. He said he realized the proposal was not made without a great deal of thought and consideration, adding, "we have the right to disagree and still remain friends with Chief Bowers and the others." overseas Utah National (iuard units and manned all the state-owned military installations and armories for the duration of Ihe war. Col Brereton, a Provo native who retired in 1970 from the U S Air Force after 20 years of active service, is currently a doctoral candidate in business education and administrative management at Brigham Young University. He is president of the Salt Lake Chapter of the Administrative Management Society and serves as financial clerk of Ihe Springville 25th Ward Col. Brereton resides at 1080 East 900 South, Springville. and is married to the former Joyce Allred The Breretons have seven children and 13 grandchildren. grand-children. I ...A Y " |