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Show -Wednesday. March 21, 1984 Letters To The Editor Orem-Geneva Times- 1 P amned I lamned I Charges were hurled at local city officials and councilmembers during recent public hearings in- volving zone changes, "To say you've done a lot fr. rw jnflCB'f Qo VJ W 1 V 111 UUCOll U lTll deserve comment," said one man, "it's been one mistake after another." Then in the next breath he said Orem is a good place to live. . Too often we criticize officials as if they are totally to blame for everything we don't like. Mostly they simply arbitrate ar-bitrate public requests. But regardless of how a decision is made, there will be those who don't like it and can't understand under-stand how the council could be so blind. When decisions involve developments, zone changes or finances, leaders sometimes , . ni become suspect. Charges of favoritism, kick-backs, undisclosed benefits may be muttered under breath. Certainly council decisions are not made capriciously. Reams of material are provided on each issueCouncil members mem-bers listen patiently during presentations and arguments before uttering ut-tering an aye or nay before the public. Being human, they can make mistakes. But by acting individually with collec- UJenfis Nominated Ai? Force AcacSemy James Franklin Wentz of Orem has recently been nominated to the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado by Congressman Howard Nielson. James joins ten other students selected by Congressman Nielson for academy nominations. Nominees were selected for their outstanding character and Call us for a quote. Ask us about equipment leasing. 1 u i u ii They Do, They Don' tlve lnPut and basinS their decisions on already established guidelines, there wont be to many major mistakes. Orem councilmem- bers don t want to make mistakes. They have to live with them just as we do. They live here with their families and have to travel the same roads and shop at the same centers. Some of their neighborhoods neigh-borhoods also have been impacted. Zoning changes affect them, too. Each must try to weigh what happened before, with present tippHs anH fh nH0 fallible projections of the future before casting a vote. And they must an- i.i ii SWer to each Other as well as to the general citizenry, , . , lor tneir votes are public knowledge. r, . i tiy tneir very num- bers we're protected. By . p , , eir diverse backgroun- as ana maiviauai areas oi V 1 Aiiuwicugc auu. sinus we can hope for sound decisions. Orem IS a good place to live-not by happenstance, happen-stance, but because along the line town boards and city councils have made some pretty good decisions. If you don't . i agree, you can always run for office yourself, or at the very least, attend a council meeting speak your piece. and scholastic accomplishments. "To receive a nomination, James passed through a number of rigorous requirements," said Nielson. The Congressman concluded the nomination process with a personal interview. Three members of the Veteran and Military Affairs Advisory Ad-visory Board also participated in the screening process. f T: THE LOCKHART CO. 850 South State, Orem 225-7652 445 North University, Provo373-0192 The Editor-Orem Geneva Times After reading several letters regarding the Pay -T.V. issue, I feel it is time to present the "pro" side of Pay - T.V. Our family has had cable T.V. for over a year and have found it most enjoyable. The programs and movies give another alternative to going to an over-crowded, expensive expen-sive theatre filled -with crying babies. Pay - T.V. costs about as much a month as going to three movies at regular price. The major complaint that I have read is people saying, "I don't want my children watching the "R" rated shows." If they don't want them watching the "R" rated shows, then they sould turn the T.V. off, switch to another channel, or restrict the viewing with a lock-box. Some people may be subscribing to cable T.V. so they can watch any films in the privacy of their own homes. Most cable companies offer a lockbox lock-box to the T.V. so parents can lock the T.V. when they don't want it watched by their children. The people writing those letters against Pay - T.V. shouldV either not subscribe sub-scribe to it, or keep their children away from things they don't want them to see. But don't spoil it for the rest of the subscribers ! Sincerely, SamStith 658 E. 640 N. Orem, Utah 84057 To the editor: . Below is a copy of a telegram sent to the President of the United States by our members, SSiaAve Washington DC 20500 From the Vietnam-ear Veterans assembled here in Salt Lake City at the founding meeting of Never Again we send the following message. No more Vietnams! Bring the troops home! stoP Military aid to the Central American dictatorships! No more American deaths in the Middle East! We want to go to work not to war ! We are dedicated and unified in our ef- forts to .prevent another Vietnam,by o "y omer. cvra. ngMii P.O. Box 511302 Salt Lake CityUt. 84115 Sincereley Jim Camilo for the members of Never Again! SCERA Shell To Foster Spirit Of COlMlUIlity The SCERA Shell is the new out- door facility located in the SCERA Park (approximately 600 S. 400 E.) in orem. The Shell will be available dur- ing the summer, providing a place for cultural, performing arts, and entertainment enter-tainment groups from throughout the area to perform. "The SCERA Shell is the finest in the west with a stage surface of 4,000 sq. feet., dressing rooms, professional stage lights, sound and an audience capacity of 2,500-3,500 people," said Norm Nielsen, SCERA director. Nielsen said he hopes to get a variety of groups to perform in the Shell. "No group is too small or inexperienced inex-perienced and no group is too professional profes-sional to be left out. Most entertainment entertain-ment will be free to the public, however, some performances will have a nominal fee to cover the production pro-duction costs." Nielsen encourages people who would like to perform at the Shell to schedule time to do so through the SCERA theatre office. Nielsen said most concerts are free in the spirit of volunteerism because of all those citizens who have donated of themselves to the building of the Shell. Nielsen also added that the theater will have no "control" devices around it if the public will take care of it. "We hope to use it as the stage for the 1984 Clog Festival (provided the facility is ready), SCERA community communi-ty Band Concerts and many other performanes in the area of dance, theater, music, variety shows, lectures, lec-tures, etc.," he said. Although Nielsen has many plans for the Shell, there are still a number of things to be completed before it can officially open. "We are going to move as aggressively ag-gressively as we can, but we are at the mercy of the weather. Sod must be laid and a sprinkler system must also be installed. For those reasons. we have no specific plans for this summer. However, we do hope to attract at-tract groups passing through Orem 1 sum ua uuuuu y utuiua, cw,., uui probably pro-bably not this summer." in many OTC ttockt havt been phenomenal recently. Phone for current recommcnoatloni and future new iue. Penny Stocks OTC Stocks' New Issues i 'J See Dick Nslson BROWN SECURITIES, Inc. 25 East 200 North, Provo 374-1221 Editor: Recently, I visited the Orem City dog pound to pick up my dog. Through luck and a concerned neighbor, I arrived in time to save him. . Dog owners should have their pets currently licensed and wearing their tags in case they stray and are picked up by city employees. Then the owners can be notified to come and pick them up. As I understand it, the city pound only houses the dogs for three days. If they are not claimed during this time period, they are destroyed. This hardly seems like enough time, with life styles as they are today and people traveling so much. An owner could easily be out of town, having a neighbor care for a pet who may stray and be picked up. The owner may never have the opportunity to stake his claim. . The public employees at the pound should put forth greater effort to contact the owners. With their experience, ex-perience, they should be able to tell by the condition of the animals which ones are well cared for and to extend the time longer than three days if necessary. If you are the owner of a pet who sometimes strays, keep a more watchful eye on him and remember to license him. You may not be as lucky as I was. The end result is heartbreaking when a family loses their pet. . Sincerely, Robin Davis 1039E.680N. Orem, Utah Your Schools And You Managing a classroom to get the most teaching time can be as difficult dif-ficult as a boy trying to save his allowance. A nickel spend here and a nickel spent there and before he knows it all the money is gone. So it is with teaching. If a class loses two minutes at the beginning of the day, two minutes during each transition from one subject to another, and two minutes at each recess, the lost instructional in-structional time could total more than sixty hours in a year. Teachers recognize this and are trying constantly to streamline their program to minimize the loss of actual ac-tual teaching time. . The. State Board of Education , has allotted a set number of minute's ; per day each subject is to be tMght. ; Some teachers have estimated that as much as one quarter of the allotted teaching time is lost in such things as calling roll, announcements, announcemen-ts, arranging for students to leave and return to class because of some activity and handing out and collecting collec-ting material. Some of these enemies to actual teaching time cannot be controlled by the teacher. It is hard for children to settle down to a task, especially in the morning. One teacher organized her class so that students go immediately im-mediately to their desks, take out a book and begin reading as soon as they enter the room. At the end of a fifteen minute period, a student ' leads the class in a salute to the flag and roll call. The teacher then ' quickly begins instruction for the day. According to a newsletter en titled TIPS, "Effective management man-agement of the precious little time that is available for a task is critical to creating good academic learning time. The unforeseen elements of classroom disruption, classroom visitors, delivery of messages in person or over the intercom, in-tercom, and a myriad of other things influence both the quality and quantity quan-tity of instruction." One fifth grade teacher appoints a student to help protect instruction time-the student has a job description descrip-tion which is to greet the person at the door so that the teacher does not have to stop whatever she is doing. If ; the teacher is in front of the class the student takes a message or has the person take a seat and wait for a break. This is done so the class doesn't have to wait. , - , A tknucnnH miUt from civilization J riQ IUUIIU U I WVIVMI iwl winy. "ONE OF THE 10 BEST" ' Joel egel. GOOD MOANING AMERICA fl hi Ked, NEW YOK POST ' Carr AinoM. WASHINGTON POS1 '...TRIUMPHANT FILM MAKING IIh Bbtk UlUMi: hi flrM Iraturr. Jv&. tmtU BilUni r A ViUnmsktt wl mlltin Uri. IVrr rr M-iptriUT Mn; HMrtH iM nukr iwr m r iiewn hM hI friwinr 0 8 nitHfW min i ii. i nw n M jhwtiiihi jih! ,fli rutin tunttjl iwtii A. -, MA JpH jJntglHril ill lUh WOLF . ENJOY ICe CREAM, AND MOT DOGS ! THE SCERA j NIGHI1Y IN 5 A AT 7:30, 9 40 S CHANNEL DUIfiio MAT. SAT. 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 1 Vrrfl1 1 CJ Postmaster Clyde E. Weeks The announcement that two local men would be officiating this summer at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles has added a lot to the excitement ex-citement begin generated in Orem about these special events. Meanwhile, Mean-while, Postmaster General William F. Bolger has presented U.S. Treasurer Katherine Ortega with the first proceeds from the Postal Service's Ser-vice's sale of Olympic commemorative com-memorative coins: a check for $151,737 to help American athletes. In honor of the 1984 Olympic Games, the President and Congress have passed the "Olympic Commemorative Com-memorative Coin Act," designed to provide financial support for the Los Angeles Games, and for future Olympics Olym-pics Games. These are the first Olympic Olym-pic coins ever issues by the U.S. Mint, and it is the first time in more than 50 years that the United States has minted a gold coin. SILVER AND GOLD Both the silver and the gold coins are legal tender. That makes them even more important to collectors, as well as the fact that each coin is actually ac-tually an exceptional work of art. The U.S. Mint has produced three types of coins: two onfrdollar coins of silver, and one ten-dollar coin of gold. They are being offered in "proof condition, con-dition, which involves a special multiple multi-ple striking and results in an amazing amaz-ing sharpness of detail and flawless mirror-like finish. The 1983 silver dollar coin bears a dramatic representation of the classic Greek discus thrower. The 1984 silver dollar coin shows the Gateway to the Olympic Coliseum in Los Angeles. The 1984 ten-dollar gold coin captures the penetrating scene of the Olympic Torch bearers, and carries car-ries (for the first time) a "W" mint mark for West Point, n . REAL VALUE Although the fair market value of silver and gold fluctuates daily, the value of the silver in the coin is approximately ap-proximately $10, and the gold coin is worth about $205. - Three options are available: The 1983 silver dollar coin costs $32.00. The set of the 1983 and the 1984 silver dollar coins is available for $64.00. The set which includes the 1984 gold coin and both the 1983 and 1984 silver dollar coins is priced at $416.00 Official order forms for the U.S. (SKCI) 411700) I'liMishcd c li Thursduy (or $7 per year by the Orem-Geneva Timet, 5-W .Son Hi State Street. Orem, Utah 84057. Second Class Postage Paid at Orem, Utah 84057. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P. O. Box 65, Orem, Utah 84057. mm 8M The Touch That Takes Mistakes Away m $10Q00 SALE $(.00 One-touch memory correction. cor-rection. It remembers what you've typed and removes your errors with one touch. Memory speed cushion prevents jams and overstrikes ILO.0 VD'O Business Machines 324 XI. CetraSer, Provo Phsna 3744725 I! - ( 1984 ) Olympic silver and gold coins are now available at the Orem Post Office. You may choose to buy a set for yourself and several for friends and relatives. They are truly a gift of inspiration in-spiration which symbolically says: "You can do it, you can make it, you can attain your highest goals." They embody the ideals of the Olympic motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius," For-tius," which means "swifter, higher, stronger." And, as the flaming torch from Olympus signals the beginning of the 1984 Games, you will be proud that you have done your part in supporting sup-porting this fine effort. TWO PROMOTIONS Congratulations are in order for two long-time employees of the Orem post office who received promotions this week. Val Zufelt, veteran Orem letter carrier, and Lyman Swensen, career distribution clerk, have joined join-ed the Orem Postal management team to become Supervisors, Mails and Delivery. In their new positions they will have important responsibilities in supervising various functions of the post office in association with William B. Clegg, Superintendent of Postal Operations. "BITE-SIZE" HP You have seen the full-page ads in the Sunday papers: "A 1-CARAT EMERALD FOR ONLY $4! " It also said: "THIS IS NOT A MISPRINT!" Well, one of these so-called "gems" was recently appraised by a gemologist. It was worth about 25 cents, although it Was 1-carat and Was, technically speaking, an emerald. But it wasn't very pretty, and you would probably be embarrassed embar-rassed to show it to anyone. - Realistically, you wouldn't ex- pect quality from companies like these. And if you should try to get a refund, good uck! A lot of people never do. It is just another prime ex ample of the old adage: "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!" 1984 ZIP CODES Meanwhile, if you really want to get your money's worth and you have a recurring need for ZIP Code information, infor-mation, stop in at the Orem Post Office Of-fice and pick up the new 1984 ZIP Code directory for only $9.00. That may just be the best bargain of the year! ttrmm-LJorona ULTRASONIC III Elite-Pica-15 Pitch electronic portable typewriter Off Reg. $469.00 Snap-in printwheels type styles to match your message Drop-in ribbon cassettes High-speed printer carrier return Preset letter format Touch-set tabulation "MUCH MORE THAN A MOVIE" !t |