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Show m)aa)a)G Review Wednesday, August 24, 1994 Page 2 editorial School starts today, please drive carefully Take a little more time on your drive to work this morning. All those children on their way to school for the first day will appreciate it. Wednesday marks the official opening for the Alpine School District Dis-trict - and that means more than 40,000 students from Cedar Fort to Orem will be on the roads. Many will be walking, many others oth-ers will be on bicycles. Over 15,000 will be riding school buses - and they will be congregating at bus stops throughout the area to talk and play while they wait for buses. Many of these children will be young, excited and not very cautious -- and that means motorists must be all the more careful as they drive to work this morning and the many mornings that follow. Many high school students will be on the roads themselves - driving to school. They will make a significant impact on traffic. (The new Orem area high school has plans for a 600-space 600-space parking lot, most of it for student stu-dent parking.) Drivers should pay particularly close attention this morning to the Old nag put out to pasture I love my semi-rural home but have often repented of surrounding myself with avast green lake of lawn. Not that the lawn is MY job. My husband supervises that particular chore, which means he gets the kids to do it. My job is to gently remind my husband about getting the kids to do it. Mostly, he does a good job. Mowing being the primary task, he divides the 15,000 square feet into sections, hilly, semi-hilly andflat, and assigns them correspondingto the strength and stamina of the available workers. If the lawn mower is properly fueled (that means gas in the tank, not rainwater), the blades sharp (so they actually sever the grass instead of merely beating it up), the starterinacooperativemood(one immensely strenuous yank will do it), the mowing personnel themselves all in relatively good physical condition (an intense attack of hay fever will get you off, but cases of sore muscles, sunburn or casts on fractured forearms will not), and the grass dry, his plan works pretty well. The problem is these momentous events never appear to coincide which makes getting get-ting the entire lawn looking ni '..ice a near impossibility. But all this it itine. There's more to this story than the ordinary, ordi-nary, everyday questionable upkeep of our lawn. A few weeks ago in the middle of the record-breaking summer heat I gently reminded re-minded my husband to do something about its dilapidated appearance. My vast, green lake had been reduced to a desert of prickly stubble, not growing and not very green. Our mowing personnel were glad to be out of a job, but I disapproved. Days, even weeks went by, and still I stared at a stagnated yard. I kept up my job by continuing to gently remind my husband ofhis responsibility. Sad to say, somewhere in those days and weeks, my gentle reminding remind-ing definitely crossed over to nagging. Then, finally, one amazing Saturday my husband went to the store and purchased 75 pounds of multipurpose lawn fertilizer and didn't stop until every square foot had been given its quota. And then some. Less than a week later the lawn began to perk up. Delighted, I watched as it perked up. It perked up and just kept perking up. With the help of record-breakingprecipita-tion, my yard went from parched desert to ramforest overnight. Suddenly mowing the lawn was no longer long-er a job for only those assigned. It was time Please don't Like any fledgling reporter, I started out looking for trouble, chasing wars and elections and coronations wherever. We hit-and-run visitors to the world's news fronts are not to be confused with . traditional foreign correspondents. They live in the places we can't wait to leave.' ' . . ' My own ABC network has had several esteemed foreign correspondents, but ; none with more credibility than Charles Arnot s" . .- ' ': - -' Frequently, I would encounter Charlie . in some of the workf s godforsaken places, and I always learned from his seasoned perspective. " " ' ' r ' I was in the audience when Egypt's Nasser in Damascus proclaimed, W win f&& to the last drop of Arab blood!" -"-. It was seasoned Charlie, looking over my shoulder as I typed my notes including includ-ing this inflammatory utterance, who gentiy reminded me that such statements were not to be translated literacy. Hsre. in the Kiddle East," Charge explained, some people are likely to stead Lke that , when they are smnmonmj a uxkab." signs and signals marking school zones. Motorists should slow down in all school zones - especially during dur-ing those hours when children are likely to be going to or coming from school. Give crossing guards the respect they de serve, and watch for the flashing flash-ing yellow lights at school crossings that call for special attention. And be particularly careful around school buses. It's vital that drivers on both sides of the street remember to stop when buses have their red lights flashing and the stop sign extended. ex-tended. The kids rely on that stop sign to provide safe passage across the street while the bus is stopped - but that passage is only safe when the drivers observe the sign. Starting this morning, motorists will again be contending with the most unpredictable creatures on the planet - young children. The signs are all in place and the children have been told how to get to school safely. But cautious motorists are the best protection for these kids as our communities gear up for another year of school. Squibs & CracExers By JANICE GRAHAM 4HE WE APtER SIEVE 1H to call out the troops, which meant me and everybody else in the house (living here or just visiting) over the age of 2. Inbetween rainstorms we mowed and raked and mowed again, only to find the damp, overlong tresses of grass stubbornly matting down and parting under our efforts like a giant hippie's head of hair. Using everything short of machetes, we struggled day after day to tame our self-inflicted jungle, all in vain. Finally, my husband gave me a knowing look, tramped next door to borrow the neighbor's neigh-bor's deluxe riding mower and collected 16 yard-size bags stuffed full of 4-inch grass clippings. I breathed a sigh of relief and lotionedmy blistered hands. Now my innovative husband has a new plan to mow the lawn every single day for a month, clipping off only microscopic tips. The idea is that the individual blades of grass will LEARN not to grow (or something) some-thing) and frequent mowing will be a thing of the past. I dont say a word. This old nag has learned something, too. kill the messenger PguO 1 C3dI?UO!7 OUJG; eitMPsndSarvey ' i. ' PredneUlne. - TTT- i Today, all of us in the news business can be privy to Charlie Arnofs wisdom, lie has written a book called "Don Kill The Usessngir . - -; -. This most shot-at foreign correspon-6ntevertosurrivehedrcledtheEsrth correspon-6ntevertosurrivehedrcledtheEsrth 22 tmieev broadcast from 0 countries and is now retired in Arizona - has digested di-gested his years into a bock. . Huch of it is a tribute to the 244 newsmen and newsweaea wiwVe died ia the line of duty, inda3 a personal word portrait of each that will be treasured trea-sured by each family. - The rest of the book reminds the rest Fair recalls city celebrations Many people in Pleasant Grove and Lindon come up to me and say they wish Strawberry Days was like it was when they were young. They liked having booths in which they could buy bazaar type items, food, look at displays, see an art show, have a fine musical program and just mingle, with friends and have a good time. Well, if you cant have it at Strawberry Days, you can have it at the Community Fair, called Timpanogos Rendezvous, this coming Friday and Saturday right here in Pleasant Grove. The Community Fair was held for many years and then there was a hiatus of a few years before it was resurrected again and started afresh several years ago. The fair has tried to make up for the things everyone misses from the old Strawberry Straw-berry Days. It celebrates the city's birthday and is meant to provide an opportunity for citizens to mingle with each other, share their talents and abilities, and get to know the community a little better. All the events are held in the Downtown Park and Community Center except for Automania which is at the rodeo grounds and Shannon Field, story telling at the library, historic tours at the senior citizen center, and the Mountain Men and museum muse-um tours at the Museum Park. There is something for everyone. It would be nice if we could get people to bring the best samples of their harvest, also. And flowers. Fall flowers are the most gorgeous of all and hardly anyone brings It takes a village to raise a child The harvest is in full swing. Load after load of peaches, apples, and pears are being harvested in the orchards. The first Hale peaches were like sugar. The President and Macintosh apples make wonderful apple sauce, cobblers or pies. The children started school today along with those who attend UVSC. BYU students stu-dents start school on Monday. The folks at Walkers Food and Fuel had the right attitude. atti-tude. Just above the counter was a little sign that indicated how many more days there were until school started with a positive pos-itive thought about school. It takes a village to raise a child and we need to do all we can to encourage the children to do well in school. Every child who walks through the school doors has inherent value, every child. School officials have a very difficult job to do and we need to encourage the children to be respectful and follow the school rules. Jesse Jackson was right on when he said that lebrities have responsibility not only to entertain but to inspire young people. peo-ple. Not too long ago the disc jockeys on a popular country station did just the opposite. oppo-site. They undermined authority and made fun of just about everything most people value. These DJ.s encouraged young people to sluff school and participate in other activities activi-ties that cause major problems in society. Just think what heaven it would be if the DJ.s on these popular stations supported good things. Imagine if the dialogueon Rock 105 went more like this. "Goodmorningallyoukids out there. It's gonna be a rockin' day at school so get busy and make it on time. Dont forget to make your bed and study hard 'cause this is gonna be the best year ever. Get your homework and chores done, man, and head on down to the Apollo Saturday night for one rad dance." Would that be music to a parents ears or what? Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, neighbors and church leaders can have a CUWCD raises Editor: True to common practice, the CUWCD board increased the property tax rate to .0004 despite several opposition comments from the public in attendance. This public tax increase meeting was set for 9 sum. in the district headquarters in Orem to increase the tax rate in six counties. coun-ties. - In order to get the proper public input, it would have been more appropriate to hold the meeting in the evening, so more people of us newspeople why we must try to live up to them. The world has further unraveled since Charlie. A feminist author, Taslima Nasrin, has dared to write that the Koran, the holy book of Islam, "Should be revised to protect women's rights." - Islamic fundamentalists ordered her dead -put a $5,000 bounty on her head. Understandably frightened, Taslima , ' Nasrin went underground. , . . She lived ma single dark room with no telephone. Those whobroughther food in this "dungeon in Bangladesh" she has never named and never wilL But one day whOe Islamic death squads were still . searching the streets ofDhska, each hop - kg toeoUect the $5,(K,Taslima Nasrin decided enout was enough. ' Che would not hve out her life in the ' dark. Periodically, tons of thousands demonstrate dem-onstrate outside Parliament, demanding ' her prosecution for blasphemy, deter-mined deter-mined to "kill the meseenar ! It's still a junkie out there, Charlie. By MARCELLA WALKER their flowers. If you want a booth for your fundraiser, you have it made. Just call Michelle at 785-8881 785-8881 or 785-5210. If you have done some crafts or art work you are cordially invited to bring it to the show in the Community Center. Every business person in the community should take advantage of this opportunity to get the name of their company before the public. There are a whole lot of new people here in the Pleasant Grove Community. Let them know who and where you are. Hand out free samples, or flyers, or hold a drawing or have a food booth. There are lots of things you can do. It won't cost you very much and it will be worth a lot to you in public relations and community service. Come and find out how the pioneers who settled Pleasant Grove lived. Tour some of the historic places. A day long program will be held in the park. Community Service awards will be given out The Lions will hold a very delicious deli-cious breakfast for everyone. The Kiwanis Club is going to have a very (PGOG3DQ, PoDIGGes & PoDSeyr By E. MARK BEZZANT profound influence on the behavior of the young. Some kids think it is no big deal to take pop onto carpeted areas of schools. Just several spills a day translates into 600 spills a year. Just 10 pieces of gum dropped on the floor a day translates into 1800 spots on the carpet during a school year. Before long the school looks like a pig pen. Every child ought to work to make their school the best and every school year the best ever. Adults need to tell the children that we expect them to contribute to the betterment of theschool where they attend. Children can be respectful in assemblies and they can learn to put litter in the trash can. Children can consistently come prepared pre-pared to class on time with books, paper and pencils. By the same token school people can welcome all children to school. Schools have the responsibility to teach all the children; not just the children they like, or wish they had. It is amazing how children respond when they feel that they are welcome and wanted. New studies indicate that students who are truant are not necessarily bad kids. More often than not they are sending a message to the school that their needs are not being met Truancy is not the way to resolve unmet needs. Honest dialogue and feedback to school officials is a far better way to meet a child's needs. Teachers Teach-ers and school officials can be on time and come prepared. There is no room in a school for teachers who consistently slide in late taxes over public opposition couldattencLAndaseparatemeetingshould have been held in each county. Inconvenience Inconve-nience was the total objective. . The Truth in Taxation" law passed by , our Legislature is nothing more than a'i gimmick to bypass a ballot vote of the, people. These so-called public input meet-; ings are only an inconvenient formality which taxing entities are required to endure. en-dure. The final determination has been cut and dried before the meeting began. , I pointed out that there has been a diversion of water tax money to unrelated water projects such as a bowling alley in Duchesne County. They explained that this was built by the Dept of Reclamation with federal money. Yes. Federal money allocated allocat-ed to the CUP. S v J I pointed out that mere is going to bs a diversion of water tax money to build a restaurant, visitors center and trailer park PG Lions help form club in Lehi Editor: . ?-.; . v, -. , Afteryearsofnc4havmgaIionsClubm Lhi, the void has been filled and now we have the beginnings of a strong new club of very active lions who want to get some community projects going. -" .... , The meeting held last Wedneedsy was lively and involved. Several suggestions were bantered around on what .venture : should bs started first It wsa very evident that there would be no shortage of work to do in this community. The Club will continue their one-time only enrollment for approximately three more week. Thereafter K will be by invitation invita-tion only. They have 17 members now. Twenty or mere are nee dsd to Charter. lion PresOent Howard Wsgrtaff would like to have more businesses represented. Perhaps someone from the restaurant, rro-eery rro-eery or fast food industry, someone from the - - . . of the past good auction with lots of special thinp to bid on. I guess I am such a booster of this event, because way back in the early 19808 when the city council decided to begin having Community Fairs again, I was involved. I want to see it succeed and since everyone every-one wants these type of booths and activities, activi-ties, now is ths time to enjoy that very thing. Strawberry Days is such a big event and the carnival takes up a lot of space and the rodeo is one of the best in the area, that they have had to abandon some of tiie community communi-ty booths ideas that were so popular in the past Last fall it was decided that this special community event, the fair, should be placed under ths Historical Preservation Commission. Commis-sion. As a result, Mildred Sutch, chairman of that commission, has worked her tail off to get this fair ready. Your time will be well spent if you come to the fair. You are invited to stay all day, or go home for a little nap and then come back to see things come to a close. As far as I know, this will be the best Community Fair held yet andnooneshould miss it. If anyone would like to serve on the Community Fair committee for next year, please notify Mrs. Sutch or myself. Community Commu-nity service sure makes you feel good and it is lots of fun. Dont miss the Timpanogos Rendezvous Friday and Saturday. It's going to be a whale of a birthday party! and beat the kids out the parking lot after school. There is no room for personnel who have a bad attitude toward children. There is no room in the school for a teacher who reads magazines and leaves the classroom when children need help. There is no room for those who sit in faculty meetings and mock and belittle the school leadership. There is no room in a school for those who sit in faculty rooms and bad mouth kids and members of the community com-munity who seek improvement in the schools. If a child did the same thing they would be severely disciplined or dismissed. Fortunately here in Pleasant Grove we havealotof wonderful educators who go the second mile to help children. These educators educa-tors deserve second mile support and encouragement. en-couragement. They do so much to enrich the lives of our children and community. Every year Paul Schconover, who teaches teach-es fifth grade at Valley View Elementary, takes special care to teach his students how to contribute to their community. Students help with iwmy commuiyty oriented service ser-vice projects and come away with increased pride in the school and city. ; The businesses who contribute so much to the success of the school deserve a special thanks for all they do. Many contribute more than just a few dollars in goods and services that make school a more pleasant place for children. Busy volunteers, like Linda Chipman, continue to give and give in order to make our schools better for the children. This year Linda will serve as the PTSA president at the high school. People like, Pete Chris tensen, spend countless hours sup porting programs like the band. Indeed it takes a village, if not a city, to raise a child and we all have a stake in the success of every child. It takes absolutely no education, no training, and little effort to kick a child out of school It takes the best efforts of every educator, business, and member of the community to build schools where every child can find success. ing complex at one of the reservoirs. They explained that this is being built by the state. Yea; With federal money allocated to the CUP. The federal Congress has been allocating allocat-ing tax money to the CUP for yean. The CUPhobesncollectingtax money from the citizens for 80 years. There wasnt any clarification made as to how all this tax money is separated and spent on the many CUP projects. The only explanation made was that the CUWCD board doesnt make these allocation decisions. I wonder what all those 20 board members are in existence for?,. . : 1 Passing the buck is an age-old custom in government entities. The taxpaying public needs to become more vocally involved. Contact your legislators who are up for election. -Bob Wright school system; someone from the newspaper; newspa-per; someone from the arts and crafts community com-munity that is so strong in this city, , Vice President Johnny Barnes would espedany hie to welcome any new citizens who would like to meet new friends and become a functioning part of their community. commu-nity. ArqroM who was once s member of the old Lions Club is also extended a warm welcome. . ' - ' :-. The next meeting will be August 25 at 7 p-m. at the City Library and applications wiBbescceptedthen. This new dub is being sponsored by the Pleasant Grove Lions Gob who wish to extend all the luck and pod fbrtune needed farthe success of these hsrd-wcrrmea ' -JoArm CMon, V2JLQ lions GJb Istmsttsl k 6fafUacfUtea tf tM 1 : ' ' |