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Show B Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, March 24, 1993 Page 2 OGTs Sidewalk Interviews Should Utah restaurants continue to go "smokeless"? Many restaurants in Utah have posted signs declaring themselves "smokeless" in response to health concerns. In this week's Orem Geneva Times Sidewalk Interviews, we asked people if they thought it was a good idea. Polly Borchert: I think it's a wise move. Second-hand smoke makes more health problems than those who actually ac-tually smoke. There are plenty plen-ty of private places to smoke that won't put others at risk. Mike Ricks: Smoking has no positive effects on human Money From The Feds? by Harold McCown Recently the city council dis-cussed dis-cussed the wisdom of hiring a professional to seek federal grant money for projects in Orem. This resulted in a lively little debate. One which reached down into the basic understanding of government's govern-ment's purpose. One si de of the argument was "it's our money already, we sent it back to Washington, why don't ewe do our best to get it back here to do some good for us?" The other side of the argument was "it's basically .wrong to fund Orem using federal monies; we shouldn't do it if for no other reason that to send a message to Washington that we don't want their money and the strings they've attached." This got me thinking. In the best of all worlds, Orem should be able to provide all its money from its local citizenry. That way there would be no strings attached, and the local citizenry could decide just what type of a community Orem would be - without outside influence. That is all well and good, but it isn't today's real world. Even if Orem refused all federal money, we wouldn't get away from federal influence. For example, Orem can't decide the speed traffic traf-fic going through Orem on 1-15 Helping your phild Succeed in school by Lily Eskelsen, president Utah Education Association My parents were officially of the "Old School." What we looked like when we left the house reflected directly upon them. We had to kneel down to show that our skirts touched the floor. And the type of pants to wear was no problem. Pants for girls at school were not allowed. And makeup. Well, that was for girls who didn't know how to pinch their cheeks and bite their lips for a little extra color. (Never mind our colors were black and blue cheeks and bloody lips.) My husband, Ruel, tells me that the stylish confrontations with his parents centered mainly in over-thee-color hair and beards. He also remembers philosophical arguments about the morality of frayed jean hems and something about engineer boots being too groovy. When we got older, we got bolder. A whole generation did, apparently. The revolution came, and schools allowed girls to wear pants (one year before I graduated). Boys weren't sent home for trims. People eventually stopped seeing clothes as radical political statements and saw them as mere fashion statements. And being part of the generation that witnessed the wardrobe war, saw the surrender and toasted the transition, I solemnly swore, Orem-geneva Times USPS 411-700 Published each Wednesday for $10.0.0 per year by the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva Times, 546 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058. Second Class postage paid at Orem, Utah 84057 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P.O. Box 65, Orem, Utah 84059 beings. Those who don't smoke shouldn't have to put up with the smoke of those who do. Mike Drummond: Smoke takes the away the taste from my food, and when I go to a restaurant, I want to enjoy it. I think every restaurant should go smokeless. Kevin Schlag: People who smoke have the right to do so. I don't see anything wrong with a smoking section restaurant res-taurant because those who smoke are appeased as are those who don't. will travel. No, this isn't the best of all worlds. And because it isn't, I want the city to go after those federal monies. Will they come with strings attached? 'You bet." Will we have to live with those strings? Yep -r so we should only apply for funds which have strings we can accept. Yes, let's bring some of our federal taxes back to Orem. Let's Eermit the federal government to elp us with some of our projects. Why? Well, if the projects are actually needed, we are going to pay for them anyway, and if we don't get federal money to for them, we will have to raise our property taxes, utility taxes, and service fees. Why should Orem citizens be forced to pay more for its city services than our neighboring neigh-boring cities who do get these federal monies? If we refuse this money, if we claim we want no part of these monies, who are we hurting? The federal government who won't notice? Our sister cities who will receive our share? No, if we refuse this money the only people we will be hurting are the citizens who must then fork over more property taxes to Orem. This will result in our citizens having to pay more out of our income than those living in our sister cities. Yes, let's hold our heads up high, select the projects we want funded, find the federal monies which will give us the greatest freedom And get them! as many of us did, that when I was a parent, I would respect my children'js rights to wear what they darn well chose. Which doesn't quite explain why I had the irresistible urge to rip out my son's ear when he carelessly stuck an earring in it one day. Or why I'm embarrassed when my other son belts his pants so the crotch hangs down to his knees. Or why it bothered me the week he and his friends decided that they had to wear their shirts backwards and inside out. Or why I only had the strength to weakly whimper the night I came home and my 5th grader had given himself a "bowl" haircut with our electric shears, but the bowl he used must have been a tiny, misshaped broken' saucer because it started somewhere near one eyebrow and ended with him looking like a charity poster child for emotionally disturbed barbers. x And when I open my mouth, I hear my mother's voice saying, "Don't you dare leave the house looking like that... When I was a kid, my parents would never stand for... What you look like says a lot about what you value and respect-It's a direct reflection reflec-tion on us." And my boys sit and Bulk and wait for the revolution. ., rl CS"0 i A " POLLY BORCHERT Televised Orem council meetings coming soon By Jeanne Thayne Within a month subscribers to cable television could be tuning in to Orem City Council meetings on Channel 3. It's a way to get more citizens involvement. The more people we have involved in government, the better off we are," said Judy Bell, council member, urging her peers to pass a motion approving the televised meetings. All council members approved the motion with the exception of Kelvin Clayton who had reservations. reserva-tions. "It the channel could be abused," he said. What to name the station? Dennis May, Community Education Educa-tion Coordinator for Orem, suggested sug-gested KCEP (Community Education Programming) but some members objected. "Sounds ' kind of like an antiseptic," said Chris Yandow. All the members agreed KORM better identified the program as "Orem." Broadcasting equipment will be provided by Insight Cable as part of their franchise agreement with the City, explained City Manager Daryl Berlin. Costs could either be passed on to subscribers sub-scribers or could be funded from community funds. Council members agreed that subscribers should not bear the cost and preferred to have Channel Chan-nel 3 funding come from City funds. Dennis May said Channel 3 would broadcast between 18 and 30 hours a week, more as acceptance accep-tance of the channel and availability of programming grows. Council meetings would be replayed a couple of times during the week. Other programs could include library story hours, a live call-in question and answer hour, and Friendship Center happenings. happen-ings. In addition, Alpine School District may want to use the system sys-tem and could be charged a fee. Councilman Keith Hunt suggested sug-gested people ought to be able to hear other things besides Orem government functions if they want and need those things. Berlin cautioned that problems can arise, especially during elections people might think council members were exploiting ex-ploiting their positions. He said a policy statement would help avoid abuse. Berlin noted that broadcasting broadcast-ing can begin until it is decided how to pay for the needed equipment. equip-ment. Mayor Welsh suggested looking look-ing into private sponsorship and getting all policies and procedures proce-dures ' in place before the programming begins. It is expected ex-pected that is at least three weeks away. TIPS We want the scoop on what's happening in Orem. Call In news tips. Orem-Geneva Times 225-1340 MIKE RICKS Good Maintenance, driving habits saves you money Before you leave on any trip, the following automotive maintenance main-tenance tips and procedures will help you achieve optimum energy conservation. Changing Engine Oil Both the oil and oil filter should be changed at least as often as your owner's manual recommends. recom-mends. You might want to change earlier, based on the kind of driving driv-ing you do. When your vehicle's oil gets dirty (you can't always tell by what you see on the dipstick), the additives are depleted and you will experience higher fuel consumption con-sumption and shortened engine life. I like to change oil every 3,000 miles for city driving and every 4,000 miles for highway driving. Tire Pressure - For best fuel economy, use the maximum pressure pres-sure as stated on the side wall of the tire. Tires that are under-inflated have greater rolling resistance resis-tance because more of the tire's surface is in contact with the road. If your tires are supposed to be at 32 pounds and you find each of them is at 30 pounds, you are Homeless Advocate Program introduced in Utah County The Food and Shelter Coalition Coali-tion in Provo is introducing a MentorAdvocate Program that connects the homeless in Utah County to the services available to them. The MentorAdvocate program pro-gram provides intense one on one case management for the homeless. home-less. According to co-director of the MentorAdvocate Program, Brent Crane, the program targets single men, the majority of their clients. Crane said there are resources available to help people become self-sufficient and start careers, but the system is so overloaded over-loaded that many homeless never receive help. This program utilizes resources resour-ces already available within the human service network and the community. According to Crane, Food and Shelter Coalition client's needs range from medical assistance, assis-tance, housing needs, transportation transporta-tion to career counseling. "Some of our clients do not have transportation and are unable to take jobs," Crane said. "Sometimes "Some-times the answer is as simple as providing them with a bicycle to get to and from work. We follow through on a case to make sure our clients get the assistance they need." Crane said, most case managers in other agencies have an unbelievable case load that al TRAVEL LIGHT. EXERCISE. American Heart fS Association jy 6 1992, Amwfc) HmA AModllian MIKE DRUMMOND probably losing about 5 percent of your efficiency. Tire Selection - If you can use radial tires, they can improve your milage from 5 to 10 percent over bias ply tires and they tend to last longer. Selecting Gasoline , -- Buying gasoline with a higher octane oc-tane than is recommended for your vehicle is not necessary. Neither performance nor fuel economy is improved. If your vehicle takes regular leaded or unleaded gasoline and doesn't knock, don't use premium gasoline. Eliminate Extra Weight - Have you still got a bucket or a bag of sand in your trunk for winter emergencies? Do you leave golf clubs or other items in the back of the van just in case? The typical family wagon probably has one mile per gallon of extra junk riding around with it all the time. Carpool Or Ride The Bus -While taking the bus or carpool-ing carpool-ing may seem impractical for family vacations, there are many lows them limited time with clients and little or no follow-ups. 'The Coalition's goal is to provide pro-vide intimate contact and time with the client to insure pertinent and fitted service," he said. "The key to the program is follow up measures that we take for and in behalf of the client. This program is doing a lot to restore our client's faith in the system and in people. Mentor means one that teaches and guides, whereas advocate ad-vocate means one that befriends and pleads another's cause. The emphasis of the program is to guide individuals to long-term solutions and to plead their case in getting them the services and care they need, Crane said. The Letters to the Editor Am. Cancer Society warns against fake fund raisers Dear Editor, The American Cancer Society has a problem, Because of the Society's fund raising success, other organizations have begun to emulate its methods. Specifically, Specifi-cally, by copying the American Cancer Society's door-to-door Community Crusade which is scheduled to begin in April. May of the look-alikes are legitimate cancer organizations doing great work, but many more are profiting profit-ing by deliberately confusing the public. Some of these organizations organiza-tions are genuine and use the money raised for the stated pur- . pose, but some do not. Some try to fc garner public acceptance by using titles such as "National," "American," "Institute," "Foundation," "Founda-tion," or "Society." The trouble is that these organizations siphon; millions of dollars from legitimate health organizations. The American Cancer Society is the oldest and largest voluntary volun-tary health organization in the world. No other private organization organiza-tion can match the reputation the American Cancer Society has earned through the dedication and commitment of over two million, mil-lion, volunteers working in KEVIN SCHLAG travel packages available that will allow you to utilize public transportation to many travel destinations. Once back on the commuter trail, if you carpool or ride the bus, even once a week, you can reduce your fuel costs by 15 to 20 percent. Avoid Long Warm-Up Idling Id-ling - Save fuel by limiting your warm-ups to 30 seconds. This is long enough to get oil circulating in your engine, then drive moderately for the first mile or two. ,' Accelerate Moderately --When --When pulling away from a stop, you use about three times as much fuel as you do when driving down the road. You should accelerate ac-celerate at a moderate, steady rate. If you accelerate too gently, your transmission does not get into a higher, more fuel-efficient gear soon enough. If you accelerate ac-celerate too fast, you dump more gasoline into your engine than it can effectively burn. With careful driving and a little lit-tle extra care, you should be able to save more in gasoline prices program has already had success with its first client. Crane said the first client, with the help of the program, has become self-sufficient and is working hard on a career which includes plans for schooling to further his skills. The co-directors of the program pro-gram are Brent Crane and Laura Moulton. Salaries are sponsored by Homeless Education Funds through the Utah County Homeless Home-less Task Force. The political leader is Commissioner Malcom Beck and the acting leader is Bill Hulterstrom of the United Way. Crane said the greatest resource for this program is the people in the community. Anyone interested inter-ested in helping should call the Food and Shelter Coalition at 373-1825. thousands of communities. The Society receives no funding from any government source and meets all the standards of the two top charity-rating agencies, the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus. t -Before giving to an organization, organiza-tion, ask the following questions: - Does the charity have available avail-able for inspection a budget and annual report independently audited by a certified public accountant? ac-countant? - Are the organization's fundraising and administrative costs reasonable? Does the charity have an identifiable management and board of directors, including certified cer-tified medical personnel? The American Cancer Society conducts its annual education and fundraising door-to-door campaign in April. When someone some-one comes to your door asking for a contribution, be sure who you are giving to. Sincerely, John C. Petersen Communications Chairman American Cancer Society Utah County Unit |