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Show r ! J M ""Tv rr, H a r ge ss o news han any other source! SPRING PORT MI ' For home delivery call 756-7669 or see our web site at www.newutah.com Vol. 22, No. 20 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 50 cents a single copy !& ..' J:- eaB-- - JJ i lJ 2!t 'act;.. 5 I. 'GO OH ; ji ; j ' "ry t i lx - f - ; -, iiitiiii fSilfsts' lllllll SSSWW siWsi i is;: Sipiiii SsSSs; SISIS t. .'mX-tx wmmmmmmimmmMmmim 0mmmim sSiassSsgw: issMsssssM wimmMmmmmi!mMmmmmm iiiwss:; aj&'xsrss sssisteiisiwis?: :SssmiSs-KKimw5!STOs: sSssssiSsiSiSSSsssass! : ss : sssssssis. ii!Siitif ii; : w - : : ::- 05); - N x ' s r Mdit comes out here Photo by Karli Poyfair tsegirl plays in the new bright yellow tunnel at the Pleasant Grove Downtown Park. The new playground equipment has sllybeen installed. The sand that used to cover the park was replaced by wood chips. Skateboarders get to keep indoor park Owners given 30 days, planning commission to revisit issue in June By Karli Poyfair City Editor The Proving Grounds Skateboard Park in Pleasant Grove was given a second chance by the Planning Commission to live up to the conditions of its permit. Last month the famed Provo Fight Club held a Monday night boxing round at the warehouse, ware-house, which was only supposed sup-posed to be used for indoor skateboarding, biking and inline in-line skating. "The city was not happy. Pleasant Grove doesn't want to known as the best place for the Fight Club. We want to be the best place for a skateboard park," said Vic Orvis, city planning plan-ning commissioner. The planning plan-ning commission meeting was held last Thursday night. The owners of the indoor park apologized to the city at the meeting. They obviously didn't want their permit to be revoked by the commission. "These are young businessmen business-men in their 20s who have invested a lot of money into this venture," said Capt. Cody Cullimore of the public safety department. "I think the planning plan-ning commission issued a stern warning and set out the parameters para-meters so there will be no mistakes. mis-takes. I hope they're able to make it." ' The Pleasant Grove Planning Commission will discuss dis-cuss the issue again at their meeting in June. Orvis said See SKATE on page 12 and walk a mile Saturday morning hart of its "A Healthier You 2002" program, salt Lake Organizing Committee tor the i r l -"TT7: i r p nnnn fcjics ana raraiympic vvuiLer vj-cuiies ui zuuz Miction with Pleasant Grove City would :o invite all residents to participate in a Medal Mile, a free, one-mile walk to jump-a jump-a fitness program Saturday, May 20. ,i Erst 30 people to register and complete sal will receive a 2002 Olympic Winter ir.spin. Registration is a simple personal health assessment. Participants will fill in the registration form and discover if they are in gold, silver or bronze condition. There will be information booths on health, nutrition and safety. Residents are encourages to come and walk one mile with family and friends and register for the Century Club. For information, call 785-0782. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the PG Community Center. The walk will start at 10 a.m. Police may stop drivers next week for not wearing a seatbelt Kily wants to involve citizens in mating Transportation Master Plan By Karli Poyfair City Framr? lie city plans to involve r: citizens in the process of 'mg its Transportation arPlan. ia advisory committee is fi et up which can hold un n-f members. The advisory lpttee might make deci- pontunctional street defin- and designations, rrnss ' r:i and access manage- - as well as road network natives. 'f advisory committee will s.;t of several members :Ae city council and planet plan-et commission, three city Members, neifrhhorh nnn PreDresentntlvoo nnnT P of the trails commit- member of the Chamber : Amerce and a representa tive from UTA. The public involvement project pro-ject will begin with an advisory committee meeting which will establish everyone's role and the kinds of decisions the Advisory Committee will be making. They will also identify general wishes and worries for the project. Next, city staff members will meet with each neighborhood group in a series of three meetings to get neighborhood neigh-borhood residents input. The advisory board will again meet and review the neighborhood group comments and identify up to five to seven alternatives. J.U.B., the firm hired by the city to design the master plan, will then do some modeling and analysis. The advisory committee will then meet and narrow the alternatives to three alternatives alterna-tives after which J.U.B. will analyze their choices. A community open house will then be held to receive comments on the three alternatives. alterna-tives. The City Council will also hold a work session to review the three alternatives and listen lis-ten to public comment. The City Council will be the ones who select and adopt one of the alternatives in a City Council Meeting. Work has already begun on this project around the city. Citizens may see traffic counters coun-ters or markers on the road and people out working. Anyone who has concerns or suggestions is invited to attend their individual neighborhood meetings and voice their ideas to their neighborhood chairs. By Karli Poyfair City Editor The Pleasant GroveLindon Public Safety Department wants to encourage seat belt use and are participating in a "Make it Second Nature" campaign. The focus of this initiative ini-tiative is to continue increasing seatbelt usage each year in Utah. The 1998 usage rate for seatbelts was 66.7 percent. Capt. Cody Cullimore said during the period from May 22 through May 29, the department will have specialized enforcement enforce-ment out. Officers will be checking drivers specifically for wearing seatbelts. Officers will be encouraged to issue warnings along with educational educa-tional brochures about the new law during this educational period. Different intersection checks will be made throughout the city. The location will be different every day. The funds for this special enforcement were given to the city by the state. A new seat belt law was passed said Cullimore that states that any driver under 19 years of age can be stopped for not wearing a seatbelt. Also, if there is anyone in the vehicle under 19 that is not wearing a seatbelt, the dri ver can be cited for that. "It kind of puts the responsibility on the driver," dri-ver," he said. "The whole reason is safety." Drivers are encouraged to always use both the lap and shoulder belt. When . worn properly, the shoulder belt should fit across the collar bone and the lap belt should fit low over the hips. Infants should be place in a rear-facing safety seat until they are at least 20 pounds and one year of age. Parents should never place a rear-facing child safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger side air bag. Children over one year of age weigh ing 20-40 pounds should ride in a forward facing car safety seat. Older children (approximately 4-8 years of age) should ride in belt-positioning booster seats until they are approximately 60-80 pounds and can use an adult-size lap and shoulder belt system. sys-tem. According to 1998 data from the University of Utah, $1,185,589 were spent on inpatient and emergency department hospital charges for unbelted crash participants in Utah County. Of those charges, $980,824 (83 percent) could have been saved if they had been belted. When a driver was belted, restraint use for children (birth to 12) was 94 percent. When a driver was unbelted, restraint use for children (birth to 12) dropped to 52 percent. Compared to belted crash participants, unbelted crash participants were 30.2 times more likely to die in a crash. Unbelted crash participants were 4.1 times more likely to require inpatient hospitalization than those who were belted. The average hospital charge for a belted inpatient was $12,186. The average hospital charge for an unbelted inpatient was $20,512. If unbelted crash victims had used a seat belt, 303 emergency department visits and 32 hospital stays could have been saved. All in the Family tefed siblinas are selected to play ' foe national Suzuki convention B Karli Poyfair At rfc0 ITY Editor 11 'ne aee wV,Q u.-i .aj . "'-ii 111USU CIlll- wall 1!?ply Naming how ,ild knd talk, the Willey frt V'6re also' learning Lt0P a musical instru k-.n L ""-SlZPri :! Fenfnun,vluun r cello, for oM :TTm were J'ust one ?:lv 'tenthey started to tether i wmey, their Wmlo. ,emPloyed the ,haJ,eodofmusiClearn- ;S(wi. "'enuy been 0Sethl.ng right because Vlfcted t were recently losses LPerfo at master rcher! , "UI'u-renowned W fS St the S A A Ration nf . "i uie Americas) 3' started out with a or cello, Biennial Cincinnati, "chwiiu , , mcinnat m ww be Vmiri 1 . mere , weeK. - "uiu tne entire country; Kristina was one of those violists. Likewise, Elizabeth was one of eight cellists, cel-lists, and Alexander and Anthony were two of eight bassists who were selected to perform at the prestigious master classes," said Demse. Two Willey children were also selected to rehearse and perform with the Suzuki National Youth Orchestra at the same conference. Catherine and Alexander were among the 62 children chosen from the entire country to perform per-form with this age 10-and-under orchestra. The Suzuki, or mother tongue, method was invented by a man who thought if very young children can learn how to speak from their mothers, they could also learn how to play music. Young children are not initially taught how to read music, much the same way as young children are not taught how to read words. They are only taught to play by ear and appreciate music. The Willey family rises at 5 a.m. every morning. Each of the children generally practices prac-tices for about two hours a day. Denise said the best way to get children to practice is to have it in the daily routine. The children start out with tiny, child-sized instruments and gradually work up to larger larg-er sizes as they grow. There are also musical tapes that can be listened to throughout the day. Denise is a Utah Valley Suzuki ViolinViola teacher who currently teaches around 35 students ranging from ages 3-14. Her older children have other teachers now. Denise was accepted as an SAA Teacher Trainer Candidate, and will be attending the Teacher Trainer Seminar at the Cincinnati Convention See SUZUKI on page 12 - - -.twit. U - ; , J - 'wm A ' , . I s- - ; I sit . fcX) ' , vv - ; A i ' ' if' "A 'F i v ! ' . ; i -: i ' - . ' 1 f ' - i Photo by Karli Poyfair The Willey children will travel to Cincinnati next week, along with their mother, to participate in and perform at the Suzuki Music Convention. From left to right on the back row are Alexander, Kristina, Anthony, and Elizabeth. In the front are Rebekah and Catherine. |
