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Show Your teenager almost died last night by a neighbor It all started about a year and a half ago. We were the new family on the block, having specifically chosen this small town over the big city because of the supposed difference differ-ence in crime rate, etc. Teens who were probably supposed to be sleeping sleep-ing over at a friends house (or whose parents just didn't really care where they were), must have decided to check on the new family's security system. The first test was to throw Stones and other things over the house and into the back yard to see if the dog would bark. Hedid. After that test ran for a few days, small objects were thrown at the house and windows, testing to see if the occupants were aware enough to notice. We were. That hasn't stopped them, though. They keep trying to see what they can get away with. Statistics show that juvenile crime is increasing in our state today. If you don't believe me, just turn to the police report in this paper and others. You'll see that a majority of the crimes committed in our city are committed by juveniles. Remember, Re-member, you only read about the ones who get caught or are observed ob-served in the act. Last night your boy was lucky. High school graduation night this spring was like a trip to Hell on our street. Two lovely teenage girls I had seen in church on Sunday with their parents, were now standing on the street corner throwing eggs at cars and shouting obscenities that would cause a Longshoreman to blush. Young men & women who had stood in cap and gown just hours before, being honored by the school, community, com-munity, friends and family, were now causing destruction, painting strange symbols on sidewalks and fences, and dumping trash cans in people's front yards. It wasn't just the graduates either, your boy was there. Did you think he was at a friends? Oddly enough, only a handful of neighbors heard or saw the commotion com-motion because they chose to go inside, close up their doors and windows, turn up the TV, and ignore ig-nore the situation in hopes that it would soon go away. It finally did about 3 o'clock the next morning. As it sometimes is with youth, they soon get bored and look for new adventures. Our neighborhood neighbor-hood gang has moved on to more exciting and dangerous things; home made bombs. Sometimes the bombs work very well, sometimes they don't; one of the "duds", made from laundry laun-dry powder and moth balls shot fire 30feetintotheair. "Thecapwasn't on tight," an explosive expert told me, "A quart jar of this home made explosive should have torn a hole in your front lawn two feet deep and three feet across!" Another type of explosive, Dry Ice Bombs, probably seem harmless harm-less to the youth, but they can throw HOUSE PLANS Drawn for your Contractor A Loan Co. Koith Davit 333 East 400 North 489-6017 pieces of plastic more than 100 feet and the dry ice that has been made small to fit into the 2 litre bottle reconstitutes into a large chunk when it explodes. The result is a "missile" "mis-sile" of ice thesize of your fist flying 25 to 30 yards through the air. Although the police have responded re-sponded quickly to every call we have made, they have been unable to even get a glimpse of the midnight mid-night bombers who never stick around to see the damage or the stress and anxiety they cause. As the teens have grown bolder and their "weapons" more sophisticated, our family has become more apprehensive ap-prehensive and more prepared to protect ourselves if needed. We have more or less been waiting for the "Molotov Cocktail," or something some-thing equally destructive. Things are now being reported stolen around the neighborhood and at least . two automobiles have been broken into. Perhaps the more expensive bombs require better financing than the teen's weekly allowances will allow. It may have been YOUR teenager teen-ager who almost died at 2 a.m.. It happened like this: Three shadowy figures in our front yard approached an open bedroom window of our home. The other . bombs have been placed in the front . yard, but perhaps now was the time that a bomb would be coming into the house. As the three manuev-ered manuev-ered directly below the window I could see in the 2 a.m. Moonlight that at least one of them was carrying carry-ing something bulky and hard to handle; another had a lighted match or lighter. From past experience I had learned that to yell or otherwise other-wise surprise the intruders only created a sudden action at the time and increased reaction later. As it turned out, the first decision I made would have been a bad one. Nevertheless, Never-theless, only seconds were left and the decision was made. I raised the shotgun to my shoulder and pointed it at the closest of the three. If I saw for sure that it was a bomb I would shoot to disable, if possible. In the flickering light I caught a glimpse of your son's face. I was so surprised such an nice looking young man as your boy would be involved in this that I could only stare at him. He threw his "bomb" just as he saw mestand-ing mestand-ing at the window. For a moment the innocence returned to his face and then changed to fear. Hecursed and told his friends" to run because he had been identified. Fortunately his "bomb" was only a water balloon and it missed the target. His young companion threw firecrackers that also missed the open window. I am fairly certain now that your young man is not part of the original origi-nal group, but has heard about their activities and is trying to get in on the excitement too. Either that, or , the "gang" has grown to include both older and younger teens. If the light had not flickered across your young son's face I might have imagined the object he was throwing throw-ing was the bomb we were expecting. expect-ing. Even after I had decided not to shoot your boy, ' TP OPENING IS ONLY 9 DAYS AWAY! WATCH FOR COUPONS. COPTBIOm !M 7 495 N. Main Springvillo OPEN 24 HOURS what would have happened if the firecrackers thrown by his friend had come inside the bedroom? Would the surprise of that noise have caused me to pull the trigger of a gun that was already aimed directly at your young man? If so, today your son would be dead and all of us here in the neighborhood would be very sad. Because you have allowed your child to do things like drive around the neighborhood on your off-road, unlicensed vehicle, or to set off illegal fireworks, fire-works, or to throw water balloons and eggs at cars, or to use disgustingly foul language to neighbors neigh-bors and others, or to be out past curfew, you have also taught him that it's all right to violate the rights of others. Do you realize that this almost cost his life last night? Tonight, or tomorrow, or next week, your teen may get bored with the pranks he or she is now getting away with. Tonight, he or his older friends may come with the bigger bomb. Tonight, they might be braver. -And so might I. God help us. Summertime stress Stress is an inevitable, pressure that accompanies life. According to Doug Ford, Mountain View Hospital Psychiatric Pavilion director, di-rector, there is a little difference in how we cope with stress in the summer versus the winter. In the wintertime, we tend to stay indoors and brood about our difficulties. That may be due in part to the inclement weather. In the summer, the stressors are the same such as marital problems, financial obligations, obliga-tions, etc., but we continue to play and recreate which tends to put stress into perspective. As a whole, we do not play as much in the winter. win-ter. Summertime seems to open up a gambit of activities such as family reunions, picnics.and outings. Play is an important element which allows al-lows us to let go of some of the tension that accumulates with stress. Studies concerning stress were conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle Washington Washing-ton by Holmes and Rahe. They studied how major changes in life affect us. They learned that it was the accumulative weight of major changes in a life that can create mental problems. They also attached a numerical scale to the different events called a Social Readjustment Scale. Some of these life changes including death of someone near, divorce, job changes, medical problems, prob-lems, marriage, remarriage, moving, mov-ing, etc. Totaled over the year, they can become a predictable pattern to denote if a person will have a major emotional or physical problem prob-lem in the near future. "The illness is not inevitable, but can be prevented pre-vented by learning effective coping skills," commented Mr. Ford. The Mountain View Hospital Pavilion has established an outpatient outpa-tient counseling clinic that can help with treatment for depression, stress and anxiety, as well as other mental difficulties. The clinicstaff consists of physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, psy-chiatrists, social workers, and marriage mar-riage and family therapists. For a free initial assessment and a HolmesRahe social readjustment test, please call 465-9201 extension 240 or 465-2626. Overweight children A diet program doesn't necessarily necessar-ily mean weight loss for obese children, chil-dren, says a Stanford University pediatrician who specializes in pediatric weight control. "Except for some severely obese exceptions, if children are actually losing weight, they may not be getting get-ting proper nutrients," says Dr. Lawrence D. Hammer, assistant professor of pediatrics. "Children can literally become slimmer by reducingtherateatwhich they gain weight. Therefore, planning a diet is specialized and requires a little more sophistication than a routine adult weight plan." Hammer who practices medicine at Children's Hospital at Stanford, emphasizes that weight control is usually, but not always, a family problem. "Rarely do you see an overweight preadolescent in a family of normal weight parents and siblings sib-lings who are eating a sensible, carefully balanced diet. "If you're a parent and your child is overweight, the first step probably is to examine your whole family's diet. After all, children eat what they are served. Next, make sure that the child's food portions are appropriate. Very often we'll find children gaining too much weight because they are served the same portion as their larger brothers or sisters or parents." par-ents." Hammer also recommends that children be seen by a weight loss professional, usually a physician or registered dietitian, before embarking embark-ing on a weight control program, particularly if the child appears to be eating reasonable quantities and quality of food. Occasionally, he says, a physician may spot an underlying under-lying medical problem as the culprit cul-prit in excessive weight gain, but more important is the supervision of the child's diet that a professional profes-sional can provide. July 26, 1989 - The Springviile Herald - Page Three Valtek announces changes JJidzlfahz HARDWARE STORES mm mrum ' MMIUU TIM fNITMtTlf V I 3 2.59 While Supplies Last Heavy-Duty Puncture Seal is formulated to seal punctures, inflate tire. With 8-in. 8-in. extension. 18 oz. mmbeb QUANTITIES LIMITED Kolob Lumber Co 38 W. 200 S. Springviile 489-5614 With growing sales in the international inter-national market, Valtek has restructured restruc-tured its management of the International Inter-national Operations Group. The announcement was made by Senior Sen-ior Vice-president John Kowalyk. International Sales Manager Eric Anthony has been assigned to a new management position, international inter-national operations manager. In this position, Anthony will work with Valtek's international operations, licensees and joint ventures. With eight years experience in engineering, engineer-ing, marketing and sales, he will help develop and coordinate marketing mar-keting strategies, and budgeting for these operations. f Anthony holds an MBA degree from the University of Utah and a bachelor of science degree in finance fi-nance from Brigham Young University. Uni-versity. During his eight years with Valtek, he has held positions in engineering, marketing and international inter-national sales. He and his wife, Linda, live in Orem with their three children. Replacing Anthony as international interna-tional sales manager will be Barry Lloyd. As an application engineer in the International Sales Group since 1986, Lloyd has been involved in developing sales opportunities for the company in many different international markets. In his new position, he will coordinate coor-dinate Valtek's worldwide sales activities. He will also oversee the quoting and coordinating of all United States-based export orders. Lloyd is a member of the American Ameri-can Society of Mechanical Engineers. Engi-neers. He graduated from the University Uni-versity of Utah with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. engi-neering. He and his wife, Jill, reside in Springviile with their two children. " . "T. V 'I . iVw ''if- I I ;!miJ Eric Anthony - v i ' i I Barry doyd Super cgstjcosIi opening in Springviile Aug. 4 Some wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles. The latest in the automobile washing technology is coming to Springviile August 4. Brushlesstouchless automatic washing is the hallmark of the latest lat-est Super Wash to open in the nation. na-tion. The car wash constructed at 495 North Main has one automatic bay and four self-serve bays. All bays feature the following steps to successfully suc-cessfully clean your automobile; Super Soap (a road film busting presoak), high pressure wash, high pressure rinse, super wax, and spot-free spot-free rinse(thiscycleallowsyourcar to dry spot free without chamois). The Super Wash will be open 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. An attendant will be on duty during the peak hours of operation. The owners invite you to come out and try the best car wash for the money in the Springviile area. Super Wash has successfully constructed and equipped in excess of 158 sites in 15 states. iff State Farm s ')) 111 Homeowners il Hi insurance with 'if il (inflation Coverage U MAN MIAN i PlJflJ 32 WEST -MO SO - Ifc I Ttt faa .... m gst. 7 t p mnim . Jfva - Jr ImfMiiM ' .11 III! I 1 III III! II llllli HI-1111.11 I IPJUKU Mill IB IH NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE The Nebo School District has proposed to increase its property tax revenue by 2.49, and to increase its total budget by 3.06. All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 9, 1989 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room 350 South Main Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 Note: 73.54 of the 2.49 increase in property tax revenues is the result of new growth. f 1 |