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Show I Lehi Free Press Thursday. July 19. 2 Page 1979 Installed At Sholloy School Big Toy' The 'Big Toy' has been constructed at Shelley School this past weekend through volunteer labor donated by section 1457 Engineers of the Utah National Guard under the direction of Lt. Keith Omura. "We did it," exclaimed past PTA president Marcia Peterson as she hugged the new PTA president Beverly Jarvis. "We were more like twins than said president and Marcia describing the working relationship that produced the enthusiasm to raise nearly $8000 for the materials for American Fork's most unique piece of playground equipment The structure looks like a Paul Bunyan sized lincoln log design and is complete with fire pole, wide slide, steering wheel, rubber tires, suspension bridge, overhead rings, open cylinder, cargo net, cable and parallel bars. The maintenance-fre- e cedar struc- ture is located on the southeast corner of Shelley School property to assure access to the entire community as well as Shelley students. Money raised for the project includes a gift of $3,500 from the city of American Fork, which has also agreed to put fences and a sidewalk around the structure. A fall harvest party and dinner brought in $700 and a sale of seeds raised $650. The Shelley student council sold pencils and notebooks totalling $200 in sales. The council also presented the PTA with a gift of $50 in April. Sales from pizzas concocted by Mr. Huish and dozens of helpers have brought in around $1,100. The school district will be making a large donation to the project, as well. Softball Tourney Saved S. - c : (Continued from page 1) and spectators were upset. "There are some of the best class A teams in the state here," Harris said. "It would be very embarrassing to call teams who've come here from Provo, Salt Lake and Price and tell them the tournament has been cancelled." The Citizen and Free Press received letters from several participants and phone calls from others. One of the sponsors, Fred B. Barratt, represented the general view when he told The Citizen, "I think it's idiotic that one man can take precedence over the city." The McTagues were appraised of the feelings of other city residents and the possible cancellation of the tournament by CitizenFree Press Editor Ken Harvey. McTague then took the initiative of both the mayor and the calling recreation director to ask that he please not be made the "whipping boy." He did not want to have the tournament cancelled for his sake. City officials then agreed to continue the tournament and to set a new stopping time of 10:50 in order to continue compliance with the city parks ordinance. curfew. Bailey says he certainly had been. Regardless, the mayor told Harris he would have to convince McTague, for as far as he personally was concerned, he would have to live up to his promise to McTague. Harris got McTague out of bed to ask I c I rlCSiagliWa - PTA OFFICIALS Beverly Jarvis and Marcia Peterson discuss the Big Toy construction plans with National Guard Leaders. Wasatch Front Fire Prevention The 1979 Wasatch Front fire restriction order the prohibits setting of open fires of any kind (including the use of charcoal briquets) except campfires built within facilities provided for them in permanently improved campgrounds, picnic areas, or places of habitation. He Knows A Winner As a of Smoking is also prohibited except in improved places of habitation. partner and manager the new Tri City permission. McTague says he had no idea the tournament might be cancelled over his decision, but be told Harris and Bailey that as far as he was concerned they should uphold the law and keep the mayor's word to him. Apparently there was some discussion of lawsuit, although McTague says he certainly had no intention of suing his own city. Nevertheless, without McTague's consent, the lights were finally turned off. But the time was about 11 : 10 p.m. -10 minutes beyond the city park ordinance curfew. The last game was only just beginning. The next day there was confusion as to what would happen to the tour0 nament. The people involved as team members, tournament officials, 400-50- Tournament Results From Monday's Games Wils Foodlands 3 Tingeys 1 Warburtons 0 Pecks 10 Pages 3 Levin 2 Glades Drive Inn 7 Forrest Inn 6 Beals 8 Intermountain Gift 2 Jack 'N Jill 16 Watts Lumber 5 Packs Flyers 2 Canyon House 3 Evergreen Turf 5 Berjak, of Price - 1 Oertli To Try For Long Distance Balloon Record (Continued from page 1) "We took off from Provo, and we had a front come in that wasn't supposed to come in until evening. As soon as I got up to 12,000 feet, about as high as Timp, the winds were blowing at about 30 knots (36 mph), much faster than I prefer to have them. "It took us right over the mountains toward the Uintahs. By the time I got up to 23,000 feet, it was blowing 70 knots and the chase vehicle couldn't keep up with us. "I dropped the parachutist off by Strawberry Reservoir, at 23,000 feet, then I had to come down. The wind was howling like you couldn't believe it. It was going at 60 knots at mountain top level and I had to make a landing in one of those valleys. "The wind was blowing so hard it was making huge mountain waves. I was 2,000 feet up and heard a big roar, like a huge waterfall. It was the wind blowing through the trees. "It was really scary to get in there, it did everything but turn my balloon inside out. "I've had some high speed landings before, and because of the experience I've had, I was able to get down all right. But the wind at the bottom was 35 knots. "I came down in Tabiona, and it had taken me less than an hour to get there from Provo." It took the chase vehicle more than five hours to reach Oertli. The parachutist spent the night in 10 feet of snow, however. "Ours is a different lifestyle than most people have," explained Oertli's wife Carol. "There are problems and advantages to any sort of lifestyle. Ours . is more obvious because it's so different. "This is the way we've lived through our whole marriage. We can do things on the spur of the moment more easily as a family because we're not tied down to a committment," said the mother of four. Oertli has a PhD in ethology from the University of Calgary. "I do some contract research for the Canadian government and have guest lectures at various universities," he explained. Ethology, or the study of animal behavior, is a new science and has led nine-to-fi- Oertli into interesting places. An article, written by him for "Nature Canada," tells of the first photographic record of beaver lots being born in their natural habitat, recorded, of course, by first Oertli-anot- her "The day was raw, cold and it was raining heavily as I crawled into an observation chamber next to a beaver lodge. I had set up a tape recorder, and I was suddenly awash in an icy flow.The next sounds on the tape were a series of exasperated bumps and crashes, punctuated by some rather unscientific exclamations as I extricated myself from the chamber," he said. article in The New A Era in June tells of "Three Days Down the Kootenay," where writers and photographers were thrilled to sample what Oertli does for a living. A river guide and oarsman, Oertli also owns the franchise on all raft excursions in Canadian National Parks, where all personnel are personally selected and trained by him. "On some rivers that aren't mapped very well, you'll spend more than an hour walking up and down a stretch of the river, studying it out," he explained. "The first time I ran the Frazer River in Canada, I took a wrong channel and went over a waterfall. That was a little more thrilling than I prefer to have it. fall in a river with three It was a times the volume of the Colorado. "The water was just boiling under that fall, with a lot of foam on top. It just happened that my raft was light enough to stay on top of the foam when I hit the bottom, and we shot right out from under it." When asked about his future plans, Oertli grinned, "Well, this fall, I think I'll build an airplane." 20-fo- Robinsons Defend Dog Shooting (Continued from page 1) "It's really an unfortunate situation, but they need to accept a part of the blame, too," said Mrs. Robinson. "We didn't realize there had been so much random shooting. But that wasn't the case in this situation." The Robinsons have been cautioned by their lawyer as to what to say to the press. Their formal response to the accusations are contained in a letter signed by four sheep owners - Les, Ray and Jay Robinson and George Carson. According to the letter, "There seems to be some question who was the stalker in the night. At least eight times shortly after the ten o'clock news sheep in our area have been attacked, killed, or crippled to the tune of two thousand dollars in damage. ' "The dog was a large dog, exact description of the one shot that night. The animal was seen killing sheep not far away. We did not know where the dog lived or who the owner was; only that it was a killer dog. ' "Five different people, also the law officer, were in pursuit of the animal when it was shot. The dog did not feed upon its victims; it was a well-fe- d dog, and seemed to kill only for its own sport. "If anybody had wanted to be sure the killer was not his dog, tests could have been run. "Who was the stalker in the night and who is guilty? There is a leash law in our county; every dog must be on its owner's property at all times unless on a leash. Did the owners have a right to turn this animal loose on other people's property? "There have been no more killings since this dog's death. At home a dog can be a loving friend. Turned loose at night it can become a predator." 3 Supreme Courts, Ron L. Peck of Lehi is bringing racquetball, the fastest growing sport in the nation, to the tri cities. Ron banks at the Bank of American Fork, "I always have, my personal accounts are there and the bank is like a full partner in our business. We couldn't get along without it." Ask Ron about racquetball and banking. He knows a winner. Come to American Fork Steel Days See the Parade then come to visit us. ' . - h V ' , . . v- - -- v k,. a - 'Vv-- ;- " VsTSw V- ;0 - , -- . t - - Try r .. 7 vj'vXs." xv .!,. k . 1 . 1 our Delicious Food, Shakes, and Sundaes, etc. Parker's . 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