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Show -Wednesday, February 8, 1984 Letters to Editor r3 2 Orem-Geneva Times- Editor:- Currently the electronic and printed media are telling part of a story that gives the public a distorted distor-ted concept of events as they actually ac-tually are. Salt Lake County Commissioner Com-missioner Bart Barker and other Salt Lake County officials are spreading the word that the Jordan River dredging project was stopped because "Utah and Salt Lake Counties Coun-ties could not agree." This statement leaves much unsaid. Early on, Lee McQuivey of the Corps of Army Engineers expressed concern that as he had talked with some Salt Lake County people they indicated reluctance to sign a "hold harmless" agreement required by the Army Corps. Ke said, "If after I have encouraged the Corps to spend nearly $100,000 doing the feasability study the dredging project cannot go forward because of the lack of this agreement, it will cause me some embarrassment." As part of their day to day activities Utah County Commissioners were heavily involved in-volved in the dredging project when they requested a copy of the needed form and it was subsequently signed by them. As a result of Lee McQuivey's concerns, we who are the "successors "suc-cessors in title" to the signers of the Compromise Agreement initiated a meeting with the Salt Lake County Commission. The purpose of the meeting was to make an agreement to allow Salt Lake County people to place restrictions in the Jordan River when the two Cottonwood creeks and Mill Creek were cresting. Bart Barker, Salt Lake County Commissioner, who is now very vocal in exonerating Salt Lake County from any responsibility in stopping the dredging project, refused to come to this meeting. Neither he nor any other County Commissioner from Salt Lake was in attendance at the two meetings called presumably at the request of the Governor by Dee Hansen for the purpose of creating an agreement. At the meeting called by Utah Lake Land Owners to meet with Salt Lake people, there were present Phil Edwards, Chairman of Jordan River Dam Commission, Marion Hinckley, Byron Brockbank and myself, who have authorization from the "successors "suc-cessors in title" of the signers of Compromise Agreement to speak for them. Also present was Utah County Engineer Clyde Naylor, to provide needed technical guidance. The sole purpose t)Wiat meeting wasd agree to allow Salt Lake County to install the controls which Compromise Agreement prohibits, in the Jordan River during the heaviest snow melting period. Present at this meeting, represen- ting Salt Lake County were Public Works Director Don Spencer, Flood Director Terry Holsworth, Deputy Salt Lake Attorney Kevin Smith. During this meeting our attorney, Robert Fillerup, was called on the telephone in Provo and Kevin Smith talked with him. As per our instruction instruc-tion and authorization they subsequently sub-sequently met in Utah County, along with Deputy Utah County Attorney Lynn Davis and Utah County Engineer Clyde Naylor. They were instructed to draft an agreement that would allow Salt Lake County to install the above mentioned controls in the Jordan River. We were ad vised that Kevin Smith had carried the agreement to Salt Lake County for their approval. That is the last we heard of it. Now, in addition to Bart Barker's much publicized comment that the "two counties could not agree", we visited with members of the Salt Lake County Commission at the State Capitol last Friday and Saturday and asked them why the dredging project was scuttled. They answered among other reasons, "because the successors suc-cessors in title to Compromise Agreemtn would not authorize the necessary controls". It should be mentioned in conclusion con-clusion that had the controls been installed in-stalled as we agreed, they would LOW INCOME displaced iior.iEr.iAKEns SE LF-SUFFICIENCY PH0G ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT Starting Thursday, February 2, 1984 , Mountain View High School 225-0200 Learn: Assertiveness, Job Seeking Skills, Single Parenting Skills, Money and Time Management, Goal Setting, and More. Co-Sponsored by Utah Technical College at ProvoOrem and your school district. Call Better Jobs For Women 226-5000 extension 203. have almost eliminated any advantage advan-tage to be gained by the dredging during 1984, but we were willing to make the concession in order to gain the long term benefit. In behalf of the Utah Lake Land Owners we take this opportunity to publicly express our appreciation to the Utah County Commission for the consistent and effective attention they have give to the proposed dredging project. Among many other meetings, some of their own initiation, they have been in attendance at-tendance at the two meetings called by Dee Hansen which Salt Lake County Commission refused to attend. at-tend. Paul H. Taylor, President Utah Lake Land Owners Editor: "This bill is inconsistent with this body's policies of the past." said Rep. James Moss, R-Orem. We have said over and over again that it is wrong to replace private enterprise with a public program; then we talk about establishing what amounts to a welfare system for deer." Moss said the hunters who don't want to give up "their precious habits of getting drunk and shooting deer every year should go out and feed the animals themselves." (Standard Examiner, Ogden) I wonder if Rep. James Moss of Orem would like to be classed with the "Drunks" who enjoy this type of recreation? I am sure there are people who drink while enjoying the recreation he engages in-does that class him with the "Drunks?" My family and I have been hunting hun-ting for over 50 years and we get great enjoyment from our outings-and outings-and Mr. Moss, we use all the meat we return home with. There were years during the depression that the meat carried us through the winter. Our group over the years has had members of the bishopric, missionaries, Relief Society leaders and also members of other faiths who were held in high regard. As a member of this group I highly resent the title of "Drunk" bestowed upon us. This yearly outing has had wonderful won-derful memories for us to store up and enjoy as a family. I am 100 behind the wonderful people who are trying to do whatever they can to save our deer herds and preserve a way of life for a int nf "nino" nuinU hn onin th.-, sport. Dorothy L. Olsen Brigham City 0ifrt I lf VfVir 6 "yyU 4fTy GUf-g-if T2ft?t lwl Ann Madsen will read an assortment assor-tment of her own poetry at the Friends of the Library Lecture Thursday, February 9 at 7 :30 p.m. in the Provo Library Audili'i iuiii. Ann is the mother of three plus a Lamanite foster son, and the wife of Truman Madsen. She served as a missionary iii the New England Mission 1962-65 while her husband was Mission President. She received her MA degree from BYU in 1975 in Ancient Studies with Hebrew as a minor. She has lived in Haifa, Israel and returns regularly. Ann has taught Hebrew and Isaiah at BYU. She currently teaches Old Testament. She is a, writer on Gospel Doctrine Committee, Commit-tee, Church Curriculum and has had several articles published in "The Ensign." She won first place (faculty division) in 1983 ASBYUEnsign poetry contest addressing, "The Role of Learning and Becoming a . Saint." Ann's collection oi poetry spans 30 years and covers feelings concerning concer-ning places she has traveled, people, and family. The lecture is free and open to the public. RAM i . ( szs. . 1 . There is a Monster in Utah Lake. Your Schools and You... "They were a happy family once, on-ce, she though." "Jeffrey and Mathilda were beautiful, healthy babies, charming intelligent, lively children. Then last year when Jeffrey turned 14 and Mathilda 12, they had begun to change; to grow rude, coarse, selfish, insolent, nasty, brudish and tall. It was as if she were keeping a boarding house in a bad dream and the children she has loved were turning tur-ning into awful lodgers - lodgers who paid no rent and whose lease could not be terminated." These observations are those of Erica Tate, the main character in Alison Lauries' popular 1974 novel, "The War Between the Tates". The traditional feeling among adults says that teenagers are trouble, and the traditional wisdom of the world of rock and punk says parents are impossible. Still it seems . tnat no wisdom. cans top- thought of the other person. If you are a parent, you feel you are being abused, unloved, invalidated, in-validated, worried, angry and resentful. resen-tful. But, if you are a teenager you may feel you are spyed on, unloved, pushed around, untrusted, resented and talked down to. Arguments sometimes wear both sides down to the point each feels a failure as parent or child. It is hard to remember that adolescence is completely normal, if not essential essen-tial in ones' move to the next stage of life's cycle. It is easier when the children are younger because the parents' needs and the children's needs compliment each other. The child is needy and dependent on the parent - the parent enjoys satisfying these needs. Then the parent has inquestioned authority and helps the child to see the world. The child admires ad-mires and even copies the parent. Parents and teachers should make extra effort to communicate during this critical period. Sell your commercial c.:l.c contract or trucl your mcniy now. Call us for a quote. Ask us about equipment leasing. ft. OREM Many of us hear and envy the high salaries that are paid to athletes. Some are higher and some are lower than we imagine. The only thing we are sure of is that most of them are a lot higher than jobs usually pay to college graduates. We notice in the John Mooney column of the Salt Lake Tribune, the salaries of some of our local heros. The figures were obtained by John via the St. Peterberg Times. The are reported to read like this: Bob Gagliano, $44,000; Eric Hippie, $125,000; Jim McMahon, $150,000; Gifford Nielsen, $175,000; Marc Wilson (unannounced); Todd Christensen, $190,000; Bruce Hardy, $162,000; Roger Craig, $115,000; Eric Lane $65,000; Carl Monroe, $55,000 with $14,000 bonus; Rick Parros, $125,000; Bill Ring, $60,000; Del Rodgers $100,000; Steve Clark, $55,000; Chuck Ehin, $47,000 with $13,000 bonus; Rulon Jones $100,000; , Floyd Hodge $55,000; Dan Plater, ' '$60,000; Jeff Griffin, $110,000; Tom Holmoe, $65,000; Darryl Haley, $90,000; Dean Miraldi, $80,000; Glen Titsenor, $63,000, and Paul Howard, $190,000. It is also reported that Steve Young, BYU quarterback, is dickering with the Cincinnati Bengals for about one million a year or over. Programs On Women Available Available through the Program Bureau of Utah Valley Theatre Guild are several programs under the topic: Portraits of Women. Titles available include Shakespeare's Ladies, Stalwart LDS Women, To Burn a Witch, Christmas Programs, and Biblical-Ruth & Naomi. For information call: Myrth Burr, 373-5319 or Maridell Pearson, 266-1085. cr i " 'J::ih real i J to u J and ;ct x x v.. THE LOCKHART CO. 850 South State, Orem 225-7652 445 North University, Provo 373-0192 (' u Postmaster Clyde E. Weeks America honors its presidents in many ways, but during the month of February we are reminded of their lives and service to their country as we observe anniversaries of two of our greatest: Washington and Lincoln. On February 12 we observe the 175th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Lin-coln's birth, and on February 22 we observe the 252ns anniversary of the birth of the 'father of our country' -George Washington. For the past several years, however, both birthdays have been observed on "President's Day" which falls on February 20th this year. The U.S. Postal Service pays tribute to our presidents through the issuance of postage stamps bearing their likeness. Many different postage stamps have been issued with pictures pic-tures of Washington and Lincoln. The most recent Presidential stamp was the Harry S. Truman stamp issued last week. The next time you buy stamps, study the pictures of the people and events represented on them and you will be viewing American History in the palm of your hand! CREDIT UNION GROWTH Credit Unions have achieved wide popularity during the past 25 years as institutions and groups of many kinds have organized to provide financial services to their members through a cooperative effort Locally, Local-ly, the Alpine Credit Union with offices of-fices in Orem, serves employees, students and families of the Alpine School District. The Orem Geneva Credit Union has recently opened new offices in the heart of Orem. Originally organized to serve employees at the Geneva Steel Plant, it now serves all those who live, work or go to school full-time full-time in the Orem Geneva area and their relatives. The Utah State Employees Credit Union with offices in Orem also serves a wide spectrum of area residents. Brigham Young University Universi-ty students, faculty and families are served by the universal Campus Federal Union. Orem Postal employees and their families are served by the Orem Postal Credit Union. Credit Union members will be especially interested in the 20-cent commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary years of the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934. It will be issued on February 10 in Salem, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Edward Ed-ward A. Filene, who is considered by many to be the father of the credit union movement in the United States. The first credit union in the (tm - Okrmra Qtimzs (SECD 411700) Published each Thursday for $7 per year by the Orem-Geneva Time 546 South Stale Street, Orem, Utah 84057. Second Class Postage Paid at Orem, Utah 84057. POSTMASTER: y . ' Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P. O. Box 65, Orem. Utah 84057. ...... SILMER-RESD Compact Electronic Typewriter With Memory Daisy Wheel m Sells Reg. '449.00 324 West Center, Provo Phone: 374-0725 l fru CS. 1984 ' United States was established in 1909 at Manchester, New Hampshire. By 1934, the number had, reached 2,028. On June 26 of that year President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act which enabled "Credit Unions to be organized organiz-ed everywhere in the United States under charters from the federal government." Today, there are about 20,000 credit unions nationwide with total assets of approximately $90 billion. The production approach used for this stamp is unusual. The Credit Union Act stamp will be one of f our different panes of commemorative stamps printed simultaneously on the same sheet. This stamp will be printed in the lower right pane positions, posi-tions, only. The three other 1984 commemorative com-memorative stamps being printed by the quadrant printing method honor the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Cor-poration, National Archives and Soil and Water Conservation. . ICE AND SNOW Orem residents should know that ice-covered sidewalks and steps were the cause of injury to literally thousands of Postal Service employees last year. More than 16,000 postal workers across the nation were hurt when they fell or lost their balance. And ice and snow was the primary cause of those accidents. We do everthing possible to deliver the mail, regardless of how bad the weather becomes, but we want to remove where carriers have to walk. I realize it may not always be easy to remove ice and snow, but mail carriers are not required to risk personal injury from unusual hazards to deliver mail. A million thanks to those who have gone the extra mile in cleaning ice and snow from their property to make the daily delivery to mail less of a hazard! Attention Hairdressers Hairdressers are invited to attend at-tend the premier showing of the latest Spring and Summer Hair-fashions Hair-fashions as presented by the Utah Hairfashion Committee on Feb. 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel, Salt Lake City. For further information call Larry Pierce at 374-6090. Self Correction (Delux) J ( -i r- y J Limited " Supply |