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Show 'iiiij' ' 1 Volume 56 Number 45 November 12, 1986 PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ;ee of Year for ISCS iV o ' - i Ar., j . ' fc ! 2k 11 V j ; L. JAMES E. MANGUM, 1SS8 Arthur V.Watkins Outstanding Citizen International leader inspires hope for idled steelworkers Steelworkers poured into the auditorium of the Orem High School -late Friday afternoon hoping for promises from Lynn Williams, international inter-national president of the United Steelworkers of America. There were no promises from the steel leader, but there was a feeling of optimism. op-timism. Williams said the new Democratic dominated senate may be able to pass trade legislation restricting foreign steel imports. "These are better people than we had before," he said. Williams was in Utah to address the steelworkers and their families. Some 1,900 have been idled since August 1 in a contract dispute with USX. About twice that number were seated in the auditorium to hear Williams Friday. He said the future of steel producers depends upon extended ex-tended and strengthened import restrictions of foreign steel. New Scout Executive announced Rees Falkner, Idaho Falls, Id., has been named the new Scout Executive Ex-ecutive of the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Merrill Gappmayer, volunteer Coun-' cU President, announced today. Falkner, a professional Scouter of thirteen years experience, will be responsible for the Council's camps, finances, programs and community relations as the fifth executive officer of the sixty-five year old Council. "We are pleased to have a Scout professional of Falkner's experience in financial management and public relations," Gappmayer said. "Falkner will be a great influence in the Council with these skills and past experience," Gappmayer added. Falkner is an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Before serving as Scout Exectu-vien Exectu-vien of the Teton Peaks Council, Falkner worked in the Theodore Roosevelt Council in Phoenix and the Great Salt Lake Council. Rees and his wife, Julia, have four children: three daughters and a Boy Scout, son. They reside in Orem. The Utah National Parks Council, tenth largest in the nation, serves over 38,500 youth and covers all of Utah south of Point of the Mountain and the Uintah Basin. Payor declares -day Orem City Mayor S. Blaine Willes is joining mayors across the nation in proclaiming Tuesday, November 18, 19E8 as Mayors' D-Day in the War on Drugs. He signed a proclamation calling for all citizens to help the community and nation reach the goal of a drug-free City and a drug-free America. "The abuse of alcohol and drugs in our society today and their potential poten-tial for long-range detrimental effects effec-ts on future generations is very real," says Mayor Willes. "We urge your support in thicse worthwhile programs." Locally the Department of Public Safety is continually involved in programs designed to prevent alcohol and drug abuse. A puppet show is currently being presented to elementary school children throughout the area. The show's main theme is that most James E. Mangum, former mayor of Orem, will receive the Total Citizen award at the annual Arthur V. Watkins Outstanding Citizens Awards banquet to be held Friday, Nov. 21, at the McClan Mansion Home at 255 West 450 North in Orem. Tickets to the banquet are by reservation by calling 224-3638 at the Chamber office, of-fice, i Eight other annual citizen awards will be presented that evening also. Businessman of the Year will go to Dave Stone, manager of Wasatch Bank. Businesswoman of the Year is Marjorie Larsen, manager of Timp Missionary Book Store. Berdean Jarman was named Educator of the Year and Laura Lee Gordon, Student of the Year. Kyle Roberts was selected Athlete of the Year. Project nominated to be recognized is the Rotary Club program for the deaf. Duane Herbert While news media were invited to a press conference shortly before the meeting, they were barred from ( the meeting at the high school but were allowed to take photos for television prior to the meeting. Although negotiations have resumed, Williams offered little hope for a quick settlement. He blamed USX for the slow progress. "We have a settlement with all the other major companies," he said, "We've been able to deal with them on the issue to our satisfaction. Since we've worked things out with the others but not with USX, there's not much doubt where the difficulty in these talks lies." He said the international union has not written off the Geneva plant nor will the union trade off Geneva by agreeing to a plant closure in return for a labor contract that would get idled workers at other USX plants Orem High to stage unusual Amish musical The Orem High School Drama and Music Departments will present the musical, "Plain and Fancy," on November 20, 21, 22, and 24, 1986, at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. This musical's story is set in the Amish community of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania and has an unusual twist to it. The story of "Plain and Fancy" is more plain than fancy, as it should be. It concerns a young New Yorker and his sophisticated girl friend who drive down into the Amish country to sell a piece of property he has inherited but has never seen. In this neighborhood of Bird-in-Hand they find themselves out of their metropolitan world, in a land of quaint customs, stern morals, and "Pennsylvania Dutch" English. They run across a romance or two among the young generation of Amish and manage to fix things so that everybody is in love with the -right party at the end-which is how any sensible musical should end. There are approximately 60 students in the production with lead parts being played by Tim Otto, Jenny Jen-ny Jordan, Shawn Moser, Janae Koralewski, Heather Brockbank, Corey DeMiUe, Mike Washburn, and people are introduced to drugs by the "friends." With the puppet the officers of-ficers show how kids get involved with drugs because of peer pressure. The children are taught how to deal with this and also given proper attitudes at-titudes toward drugs by establishing a "value system" which encourages proper care of their bodies. There is, no discussion on the different types of drugs nor the different effects of each. Each child is given a handout during this program. All driver's education classes in both high schools must attend a two-hour two-hour class on alcohol abuse and drunk driving. The program is presented by the Administrative. Services Division. This program is reinforced with 20-minute radio spots concerning enforcement en-forcement efforts and problems with alcohol. The Investigations Division was selected by the Chamber of commerce to be honored as service member of the year. Signetics was selected as Business of the Year in honor of their 20th Anniversary for their increase in employees. Steve Densley, executive director direc-tor of the Chamber, said there were many nominations for the awards and some particular selections were-very were-very tough. Former Mayor James Mangum was a favorite, however, as Citizen of the Year. His accomplishments are many and his talents diverse. Statements from those who served with him in city government attest to his integrity, his grit, his sense of fair play and honesty, his love for his family and his spiritual conviction. back to work. "We are every bit as concerned about keeping a viable steel plant here as ever," Williams assured the workers. He told them he helped fight for voluntary restrictions in 1984 and expects ex-pects to extend the voluntary restrictions restric-tions past 1989. "I'm totally against any resignation that this plant won't be here in three years." He said he'd like to see a revival of the Fair Trade in Steel Act that would limit foreign steel imports to 15 percent of the American market. He criticized Utah's governor for not granting unemployment com-, pensation to the idled workers. Illinois is the only other state that refused jobless benefits to USX workers idled by the dispute. He saic the steelworkers deserved the compensation. com-pensation. "I'm incredulous that the statute was interpreted the way if .was." Erin Fleming. The musical is being directed by Jerry Elison, drama teacher at Orem High School, with choreography by Mary Linda Thomas. The choral director for this show is Gayle Lockwood and the orchestra or-chestra is being directed by Lynn Poulson, Orem High's band and orchestra or-chestra teacher. Agnes Broberg, teacher at Canyon View Junior High School, is in charge of the costumes and makeup. Other school patrons who have been assisting with the production are Syd Riggs, Betty Merrill, Scott Taylor, Linda Farnsworth, and Paul Lindhardt. Tickets are available at the door each night of the production. Annual UTC scholarship pageant set Annette Taylor, Miss UTC for the past year, will present her crown to the new representative of Utah Technical College at ProvoOrem November 20 at the end of the College's annual scholarship pageant. "Love and Be Loved" is this year's theme. The event will be held in the Ballroom on the College's Orem Campus at 7 : 30 p.m. on drags Juvenile and Narcotics Unit gives approximately 50 talks per year on drugs and alcohol. The talks involve a slide presentation followed by group discussion. Requests for handout han-dout material are referred either to the PERC Center at the Orem City Library or the Gathering Place in Orem. Alcohol Enforcement Grant funds fun-ds are used to aid in enforcement of drunk driving statutes by paying for officer's off-duty alcohol enforcement enfor-cement assignments. In addition, the ODPS has two full-time officers assigned to narcotics. nar-cotics. They also perform spot checks on establishments who sell beer to ensure they are checking identification. The police department is also willing to respond to special requests by individuals or groups for presentations presen-tations and further information. He served a moving force in planning the Orem City Center, expanding ex-panding the Public Works complex, spearheading the Community Recreation Center (now Orem Fitness Fit-ness Center) and in bringing - Signetics, Osmond Studios and the Orem Community Hospital to Orem. He earned a B.S. Degree at Brigham Young University and was an elementary school teacher at Emery School District for five years, - Geneva Elementary for two years and taught English at Orem High School for eight years. At present he owns and operates his own plumbing business. He served as a bishop for seven years and at this time is President of Orem Utah West Central Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having previously served as the Stake President in the Orem Utah WestStake. Utah Lake Scouting Dist. meetings Nov. 13 Utah Lake Scouting District an nual business meeting and roun-dtable roun-dtable will be held Thursday, November 13, 1986 at 130 North 400 West, Orem. A commissioner staff meeting will begin at 7 p.m. All new leaders and Cut Scout leaders will meet at 7 p.m. Boy Scout leaders will meet at 8 p.m. Varsity Scout leaders and Explorer Scout leaders will meet at 7 : 30 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 8 p.m. in the Relief Society Room where the sustaining of all District Executive officers will take place. Presiding will be S. Blaine Willes, vice chairman of the Utah National Parks Council. City calls for removal of ramps In inspecting several of the streets throughout Orem City, the Public Works Department have noticed that several homeowners have constructed driveway ramps in the street gutter. In many of these cases, the ramps are restricting the flow of water, which causes street flooding and property damage. Some homeowners constructing driveway ramps have installed a pipe or built a bridge. Again, in many of these cases there is insufficient room for the water to flow because the pipe is too small or leaves and litter lit-ter get caught and obstruct the opening. The Public Works Department requests to the homeowners, who have built ramps in the gutter, to remove the obstruction as soon as possible. You can be held responsible respon-sible for damages to the street and to other homeowners if flooding should occur. Winter Quarter registration now at UTC Winter quarter studies will not begin at Utah Technical College ProvoOrem until January 7, 1987, but registration is now underway for both continuing and new students on the Orem campus. Telephone and walk-in registration for readmitted and continuing con-tinuing students will be held November Novem-ber 12-14, with the deadline for payment of tuition and fees set for November 26, for first and second priority registration. New student early orientation, assessment and registration will be held Decemer 1 , 4 and 5. Continuing and readmitted students can register, in walk-in processing only, December 8-11 and 15-18. Those registering at that time must pay their tuition and fees by December 29. An additional new student orientation, orien-tation, assessment and registration will be held January 2 and 5, with open registration, for all students, to be held January 6. Information about classes, application ap-plication and registration forms,, financial aids data, counseling services ser-vices and general information about the College can be obtained by calling 226-5000 or by visiting the Provo or Orem campus. His hobbies are civic activities, ranching, fishing, hunting, and hor-ses-but his first love is his family. There is nothing he would rather do than romp in the backyard with his children. He and his wife Shirley are parents of nine children. Mangum was instrumental in completing a revision to Orem City ordinances which streamlined the relationship between the Mayor, City Manager, and the Council and divorced divor-ced the Council of administrative responsibilities. t During 1976 he served on the State Manpower Planning Council and was very active in setting statewide state-wide policies for all manpower programs. He is a member of the State Health System Agency. He reviews pending State and Federal .legislation very closely and makes Local CPAs tax code for ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Com-merce members appeared confused but entranced as local CPAs highlighted changes in the new tax law that government designed to be fair, simple, and to promote growth. "Congress accomplished all but three of them," Paul DeBry of Squire and Company quipped at the recent memebership meeting Also presenting present-ing sections of the new law were CPA's Ron Hawkins of Hawkins, Borup and Cloward; Martin Dodge of Dodge and Dodge, and Lynn G. Hillstead. Under the new code, the old 15-step 15-step tax return, is reduced to a two-step two-step tax rate system to be phased in with five steps next year in preparation prepara-tion for the two-step system in 1988. Many itemized deductions are deleted. "CPA and tax attorney's at-torney's retirement act." Martin Dodge Gone are many business deductions deduc-tions including the famous business lunch. "Keep all your dinner receipts and make memos on who you had business lunches with," advised Hillstead. He said there is a major shift of the tax burden to businesses that are capital-intensive. Home office of-fice deductions have been eliminated and there is now only an 80 percent tax exemptions for meals, travel and entertainment and they must be directly business related. "Travel for education also has been eliminated as a deduction." Tax shelters also have been hit hard by the new tax code. Children earning over $500 will be taxed and every child over five years of age must have a Social Security number and must be included in the tax return. Children under 14 with over $1,000 unearned income will be taxed at their father's rate and children over 14 will be taxed at their own rate. Capital gains may be taken this year but will be fully taxed after Jan. . Name change soon for Utah Technical College The Utah Technical College in Provo and Orem may soon be called the Utah Valley Community College if a recently approved legislative bill is passed. The proposed legislation also calls for elimination of a law requiring that 75 percent of their classes be vocational. The Education Interim Study Committee approved the proposed legislation and also endorsed a bill to allow the colleges to confer two-year associate of arts degrees as well as associate of science degrees. The name of the Salt Lake campus would be changed to Salt Lake Community College, but lawmakers agreed that could be changed at a later time. This is not the first time the request for a name change has been requested. In 1985, a similar proposal failed to gain support. The newest proposal is also not without opposition. Jack Higbee, executive director of the Utah Vocational Council, along with several lawmakers, fear the loss of statutory protection for vocational and technical programs if the law is passed. To assure continued funding Higbee convinced committee numerous recommendations on a regular basis to appropriate legislative officials for improvements. improvemen-ts. He is a member of the Utah County Coun-ty Council of Governments and served ser-ved as vice president last year. He has been a member of the Moun-tainlands Moun-tainlands Association of Governments and the MAG Steering Committee, Executive Committee, Chairman of MAG Criminal Justice Advisory Council and MAG Economic Development District Board of Directors. He currently serves as Chairman of the newly created Utah County Solid Waste Special Service District and is a member of the Provo Jordan River Parkway Authority. outline new Chamber ! ' ' ' ' I L j RON HAWKINS, CPA helps present pre-sent seminar on new tax code. 1, 1987. "If you are thinking of selling property within the next two years, you may want to do that before the first," said DeBry. Installment contracts con-tracts also will be taxed as income after this year, he said. DeBry said the reall change is in real estate. "We could be depreciating depreciat-ing property under three different rules," he noted. The 19-year depreciating depre-ciating rule goes to 27.5 years for residential property and 31.5 years for commercial property. IRAs also will come under scrutiny by owners and buyers with not everyone qualifying for a tax-free IRA. Under the new code those with a pension plan will be fully taxed for IRAs. Even if only one spouse is covered by a pension plan, the other spouse can't put in an IRA for a deduction. While the new tax code wasn't presented as all bad, most CPAs agree the worst thing about it is that it is new and may take as long as five years to learn all the ramifications. Dodge joked that the new law ought to be called "the CPA and tax attorney's at-torney's retirement act." members to approve an amendment directing the State Board of Regents to ensure that vocational and technical education would be emphasized and that funding formulas would be weighed to recognize that vocational programs cost more money than academic programs. WM. Rolfe Kerr, Utah's commissioner of higher education, says the proposals strengthen the master plan for Utah education by allowing the two technical colleges to become community colleges as are Utah's three other two-year colleges. Senator Haven Barlow, R-Layton, R-Layton, requested wording in the legislation that would protect vocational programs in the two colleges. Bomb threats prove false Several bomb threats in Orem last week sent police scurring to investigate in-vestigate but no bombs were found. Police said the reported threats were aimed at Mervyn's, ZCMI, Albertson's Albert-son's and Orem Junior High. All proved pro-ved to be false alarms. A |