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Show Utb Press ssociatien, lao. 467 East 3 Scnrtli SLC, LT 81111 OKA Elecifoera The Newspaper Published W eekly and Read Daily Wed 16 -SSVLV STEEL PLANT .... . ' . yfT Pee. Volume 51 Number 50 December 10, 1981' PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Council Approves Separate Water Meter Requirements City Council Accepts Report The city has recently experienced some difficulty in collecting water service utility payments for certain condominiums and planned developments. The problem has been created by the fact that many of these developments have only one meter for all units. Owners of undeveloped sites, or unoccupied units have often been unwilling to pay their share of the bill. City Attorney Bryce McEuen explained that the city ordinance currently requires separate metering for gas and electrical service and suggested that it would be well to require separate metering for water service, as well. He stressed that this need only be the case when the units are separately owned and would not apply for rental units. The City Council approved this suggestion unanimously and ordered that the condominium conversion ordinance, the PRUD ordinance and relevant provisions of the zoning ordinance be amended to require separate meters for water service. Cable TV Give Report To Council Tuesday Slight The Orem Cable Television Comany presented a status report to the City Council Tuesday night in response to a request by members of the council, extent of availability in the city. Ralph Kmetszch of Orem Cable TV explained that the firm now offers many cable channels, including three separate "pay" channels. Some of these channnels are CNN - Channel 23 (News), WTBS - Family Oriented, Nickelodeon - Family and children programing, HTN - 'G' and 'PC rated movies, Cinemax - Channel 17, ESPN - The report indicated the sports, HBO - Channel 3, ACSN - this Cable TV of Orem's channel provides college courses for credit (Channel 28), and many others. A spokesman from the regional construction department of Cable Television explained that the underground cable is the slowest and most difficult to install, but that all of DTA nSpAAAP llrnnc iiH uiibvivi wigw ONLY Parents To Get Involved 15 days TO CHRISTMAS, Shauna S. Pusey, Assistant Regional IX PTA Director of Alpine " Schools, in an interview today urged parents of junior high and high school students to become involved in their students' education. "I believe one of the most attainable and timely goals in Region IX and especially at Orem High School is .renewed parental support of secondary students," said Mrs. Pusey. She continued, "Parents have always found it easy to support elementary children's activities, but somehow PTA and school involvement dies when students go into secondary schools. Positive help is needed if schools are going to be what parents expect." Mrs. Pusey is active in PTA. She has held various offices in PTA such as PTA president at Scera Park Elementary and recently she has been PTSA president at Orem High School. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Mrs. Pusey has taught elementary school in several states. She has studied art in I I ' " I ' i ! I l : ; .tfvv 114 Vuiujuj jniii nita nii Mi 1 1 fi ii 11 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 iii ii tiiiil till 1 ffl rin-'if rf ' " ' The Dmn audit for 1980-1981 has boon reviewed by Ihc city council and a copy of the document will be filed with tin- slate auditor's office in accordance with Utah State law. Representatives from the firm Doloitte, llaskins and Sells reported to the council Tuesday evening that "the report is much better than one year ago." Last year's audit uncovered a $6 million deficit which led to lay-offs and other cutbacks. Councilman Richard Jackson ( asked the representatives what the most significant and critical problems are. in their opinion. A spokesman responded that their were no material weaknesses in the internal control which would permit the , misuse, or the aerial cable has been completed and energized for use. He said that the current contractor for the work has not been satisfactory and a new one will be selected. Kmetszch said that public relations has greatly improved during the past -year, citing figures which showed that whicle 1500 complaints were made year before last, this past year has seen only 200 complaints. He said that there are almost 1100 subscribers in Orem presently, but council members pointed out that this represents less than 10 percent of the resident households. It was suggested that this may be due to the fact that many residents are unaware of the availability of the service. Kmetszch explained that the basic cost for cable TV is $7.50 per month and a one time installation fee of $25 is assessed. He said that the total cost for cable TV and each of the three pay stations is $32.50 per month. Councilman Gareth Seastrand expressed concern that the city had not made provisions in the franchise agreement to obtain a share of the profits of this potentially lucrative business and suggested that this be included in any exclusive franchise jagreed upon in the future. misappropriation of the city's funds. He pointed out that one, or two material weaknesses which were revealed last year had been cleared up. The representatives offered a few suggestions to achieve the accountability ac-countability for funds, but the council and the accountants appeared to be satisfied with the audit and the council accepted the audit for 1980-1981. The Sharon Community Com-munity Educational and Recreational Association (SCERA) will hold its annual board meeting to elect new trustees on Wednesday, December 16, 1981. Districts 2,3,7 and 9 are involved in elections this year. Nominations for the positions were filed by letter with the SCERA office during this past month and required ten signatures for consideration. con-sideration. The SCERA region includes Orem, Vineyard, Edgemont and Lakeview. Residents of those areas are encouraged to attend the meeting which will be held at 8:00 p.m. at the SCERA Theater building, 745 South State in Orem. Incumbents for each district are Clyde Weeks, District 2, Sid Gilbert, District 3, Florence Croft, District 7 and Greth Seastrand, District 9. Boundaries of the districts are as follows: District 2- The area from ion 5onth o 1200 South and from Street to the Provo River; District 3 area from 400 South to 1200 South and from State Street to the Provo River; District 7 - The area from 400 South to 800 North and from State Street to the Vineyard Commuity line; District 9 - At large - all nominations must be from the members of the Orem City Council. For more information about which district you reside in, contact the SCERA office. Man Surrenders for Kidnapping, Abitelon Two Orem Children A Provo man turned himself in to Orem Police Tuesday for the abduction ab-duction of two Orem children Monday. Orem Detective Bruce Wilkins explained that the car which was described in the abduction of J.D. "Hawkins, 7, and Kimberly Hawkins, 3, matched the description of a vehicle used in the Thanksgiving Day kidnapping of a 9-year-old Orem youth. The man saiu mat he'd have turned himself in after the Thanksgiving Day incident if he would have seen the story and composite drawing in the news, but he said he hadn't seen them. The two Hawkins children were playing at Cascade Elementary School when the kidnapping occurred. oc-curred. A 9-year-old girl had been playing with them, but ran from the man and lold her mother, who notified the police. The man took the children to American Fork Canyon. He then released them in a church parking lot near their horn. The man heard the six o'clock news report Monday and again listened to the 10 o'clock report before calling the police to arrange the meeting at the University Mall. The 9-year-old boy abducted on Thanksgiving Day was forced into a car near Cherry Hill School. It's W Pleasant Tune! Does Save Lives" tes A Great tmas Gift. SHAUNA PUSEY Germany and is an accomplished artist. She has taught art classes for Alpine School District and also teaches private classes in her home. Also, she has taught teacher recertification classes. Active in her church and community, Mrs. Pusey has served in numerous leadership positions. Some of these activities are - delegate and counting judge for elections, area chairperson for. the Cencer Drive and the March of Dimes Drive. She and her husband, John R. Pusey, are the parents of four children, all attend Orem schools. Council Transfers Funds, Deed The City Council ordered that $4200 Intcrmountain Health Care's be transferred from the contingency request that a $4 million industrial fund to pay for the construction of a revenue bond be given final approval road to facilitate the cleaning of a ditch was omitted from the agenda because west of Geneva Road. The ditch is on the corporation is not yet prepared to the property of Paul Taylor, who meet with the council on this matter, requested that the ditch be cleaned A work session was held prior to the annually and a road be provided to regular council meeting for the purpose make this possible. of discussing the results of the The council also approved a quit recruitment market survey for claim deed for property owned by Ezra determining salary and wage schedule T. Patten, and accepted the bid of for city employees. Conclusions Bestway Builders for the construction reached from the information con-of con-of a steel building for cemetery tained in the survey will be presented at maintenance. The bid was $54,645 and next week's council meeting, includes sheet rock and insulation. V And Mo! -'X Chris t V '81 Christmas Gifts fe : '-J iP Smoke 'VW 1 -Detectors 'vr- J Orem High Vocal Music Presentation Dec. 16 A "Concert by Candlelight" will be the theme for this years Orem High Vocal music presentation, featuring the Girls Choir, Concert Chorale, A Cappella, Show Choir and Chamber Singers. The concert will be held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the High School. Admission is free. r frejfman The public is invited to share in the outstanding event. This y ea rs A Cappella has been invited to perform per-form at Disneyland in the annual "Candlight Procession". They will be in California Dec. 18-22. Many songs from the procession will be sung at the Wednesday concert. "These students have been working hard, and are some of the best I've worked with. I'm proud of their accomplishments." said director J. Preston Woolf. Choral Society To Present Concerts The Utah Valley Choral Society will present two free concerts to celebrate the Christmas season. The first concert will be held on Wednesday, December 9 at the Springville North Stake Center, located at 350 N. 400 E. in Springville. An identical concert, to be presented at the Provo 3rd-Pioneer 1st ward chapel at 376 N. 700 W. in Provo, will be on Friday, December 11. Both concerts will begin at 8:00 p.m. and there will not be a charge for admission. The Choral Society is under the , 4 YOA Registrations The Orem Recreation Department is continuing nils mm r osmon F. Calvin Packard, chairman and president of Central Bank, is pleased to announce a new employee and loan officer in the Springville offices that will serve as an Assistant Cashier. David Palfreyman, Orem resident, will fill the new position with experience from two years with Lockhart of Orem as assistant manager. He has graduated from Springville High School in .. Ijofj,,,, jncirlp 1972 and from Brigham 1 "MlUg III5IUL Young University in 1978 with a B.A. in advertising. ad-vertising. While at BYU, Mr. Palfreyman was affiliated af-filiated with the Young Ambassadors and is currently serving on the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau. Mr. Palfreyman and his wife, Denise, are parents of two daughters. cable and j ' ! ryf Provo Temple Closes For Christmas Holiday DAVID J The Provo Temple will close for the Christmas Holidays following the regular sessions on Saturday, Dec. 19, 1981, and will reopen for the New Year on Tuesday, January 5, 1982. Two special sessions are scheduled for this holiday season. One on Monday, Dec. 21, 1981 and the other on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1981. These are for living endowments, PALFREYMAN marriages, sealings, and endowments for the dead. The family file will not be opened. All local and visiting family groups arc cordially invited to attend these special sessions. Names will be issued from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with sessions starting at 20 minute intervals. Those coming for living endowments and marriages should call for an appointment before the temple closes on Dec. 19, 1981 to eliminate unnecessary delay. registrations for this season's YBA program. Boys and girls are in separate leagues. Ages run from 8 to 14. The grade break down is 3rd and 4th. !"th and 6th, 7th and a 9lh grade program. You can register Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Dec. 7th through Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. All registrations are held at the Orem Hecreation Center, 580 West 165 South, Orem. Cost is $10.00 which includes a T-Shirt, players manuals, patches and certificates. Play begin Jan. 23 and runs for ten Saturdays. Satur-days. For more information in-formation call 224-7153. direction of Lois Johnson, assisted by accompanists Kerry Arbon and Carol Sant. The concerts will include selections by Natalie Sleeth, Laurence Lyon, Michael Head, and Robert Manookin, as well as arrangements of familiar Christmas melodies and Christmas folk songs of other countries. Soloists Carol Mahlum and Beth Monson will also be featured. The Utah Valley Choral Society is open to all persons interested in improving their musical talents through choral singing and in performing some of the finest choral music available. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday eveing in the Provo High School Choral Room beginning at 7:30 on January 6, 1982. Conductor Lois Johnson teaches private and group voice classes at Brigham Young University. A frequent, recitalistsoloist in the area, she is also a member and soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She has directed several choirs at B.Y.U., numerous church choirs, and has taught many workshops on choral conducting. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night betore Christmas, when all through the house Mr. Fire was creeping that hot-headed louse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, But without a screen they caught fire with a flare. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, As black smoke silently danced 'round each little head .. . When just down the hallway there arose such a clatter, I sprang from by bed to see what was the matter! When what to my wondering ears should there warn, The smoke detector shouting its vigilant alarm! My wife and I, so lively and miick, Up to the housetop . the flames and sparks flew, Burning the kids' toys and my color TV, too... All gathered in safety at a pre-determined tree, We heard horns and sirens and turned 'round to see . . . Those lights how they twinkled; the siren blared out its sound; The engine stopped out front, and Captain Partridge jumped down. He spoke not a word, but went straight to work He put out the fire; I felt like a jerk. He sprang to his truck to his team gave a whistle. And away they drove like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight "SMOKE DETECTORS TO ALL, FOR A FIRE-SAFE NIGHT!" A i |