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Show Utah 4 6? Press Association East Third South Salt Lake City, Utah 841 11 Vol. No. 30 1 Thursday. August 9, 1979 I5 Single Copy Citizen Group Threatens Injunction (Sru)Ifi)(S The Lehi City Council voted to raise the property tax mill levy from 15.5 to 18.9 - an increase of 3.4 mills or 22 percent. But a group of residents has threatened to seek an injunction against the city because of a "breach of faith" concerning the ' cost of the proposed swimming pool. When the pool was proposed three years ago, support was sought on the basis that the facilities would cost about $150,000 -half paid for by the federal government ana me omer nail covered dv a mill increase of about 1 .5 mills. Since that time, however. the estimated cost of the pool, bath house, etc., first doubled and now has more than quadrupled to $663,000. Consequently, three mills of the approved increase is destined to pay bonding on' the city's pool. Even Gill Van Wagoner, former chairman of the swimming pool committee, appeared at the council meeting Tuesday night to ask the . IPirpirflw council to reduce the cost of the pool facilities. siderable city and volunteer lalx.r le ased in the construction in order to cut r costs, and added, "I don't believe anyone is going to stop it, but I know you're going to get a lot of flak." Van Wagoner told the Free Press the meeting that the pool following j I Still a member of the somewhat inactive committee. Van Wagoner criticized the architectural design of the proposed bath house. 'Any time you get away from the basic rectangle, it costs money. Also there is a lot of space which is not being utilized. The ar-- 1 chitecl is doing a beautiful job of designing, but lie is not concerned with the cost ." He went on to suggest that con IT ss ziA committee should have been utilized in helping to design the facilities and in choosing the architect, but that he felt they had been "pushed aside." After the committee then became inactive, he felt that changes had been made which had driven the price of the pool upward. He said a group of local residents has contacted him and warned that if the city increased the mill levy more than the 1.5 mills originally promised, they would seek a court injunction. (Continued on Page 2) ' Benefit Dinner Planned m Help Save LEii Floral A delicious harvest dinner will be served on August 25 when friends, neighbors and business associates of Mel and Jessie Hartshorn stage a benefit to help them get back in business. The dinner will be held at the Lehi High School from-to 9 p.m. Suggested ticket donations of $5 each or $10 per family will be accepted. business and lax dollars to the city but they have done many kind deeds which they have never been paid for. The dinner is a tribute to their fine service to the community and to show appreciation for their contribution to lehi's business scene. and her committee Betty Anderson, Janice Peck and Jana Hampton. The group will also conduct a house to house sales campaign. Any farmers or families wishing to donate vegetables or meal may contact Mrs. Wycherley at or Marie Hutchings at 768-371- 1 1 The Lehi Floral, owned by the Hartshorns, was completely gutted by fire two weeks ago. The insurance will not cover the building and restocking of a new store and the benefit will help make up the difference. Wycherley and Marie Hutchings are chairmen of the dinner, with Connie Nielsen, Ron Peck and Layne Swenson of the Lehi Chamber of Commerce, committee members. Ken Greenwood is in charge of the entertainment which will be continuous throughout the evening. Mel and Jessie have gone the extra mile in serving the community. They've been successful in bringing Tickets will be on sale at stores throughout the town or can be obtained from ticket chairman LaVee Strong Jaylene C of C . Starts Benefit Fund For Floral Shop Any donation to help the Lehi Floral will lie gratefully accepted.. Please send donations to the Lehi Chamber of Commerce Lehi Floral Fund in care of the State Bank of Lehi, Lehi, Utah 84043. 1 wlMHiMaLu iJandy Nielsen Viefor To Local Woman Runs Temporary Housing For Stray Animals Miss Utah County Crown Lehi City will be represented in the Miss Utah County Pageant by lovely Sandy Nielsen. The annual beauty and scholarship pageant will be held at Spanish Fork High School at 7:30 p.. August 15. Sandy will compete with 10 beautiful and talented girls from throughout the county. Glen and Connie Nielsen are parents of the pretty strawberry blonde, and will be cheering for her at the pageant with her brother Bruce and sisters Julie and Emily. Sandy graduated from Lehi High School where she was Homemaking Sterling Scholar, studentbody program chairman, and a member of the National Honor Society. She won superior ratings at state music and drama festivals. leader and won second place in the Sandy has been a state Make It With Wool Contest. She graduated from LDS Seminary. Presently a student at BYU, Sandy will pursue a major in communications or medical dietics. She will minor in music. After her graduation from BYU she would like a career, "something good to have before and after a family." She will perform a flute solo, "Concertina" by Cecile Chaminade in the talent portion of the contest. She has had flute lessons for six years and is presently studying under Susan Goodfellow at BYU. Her accompanist will be David I Worlton. Sandy has designed and stitched the wardrobe she will wear during the pageant. She will model a beautiful peacock blue dress for the evening gown segment of the contest. A plum colored swim suit is her choice for the bathing suit division. Sandy has chosen a baby blue chiffon evening gown to wear when she performs her flute solo. The dress was especially designed for the Miss Lehi Pageant. Sandy's many friends and admirers are invited to be present at the Miss Utah County contest to applaud and cheer for their favorite contestant. Choi ell rem An Alpine School District tutoring program is helping slow first and second grade students to not only keep up, but to surpass reading level ex- pectations. to Lyle Tregaskis, in According mt urif wiiir mi iiiaBTr" wmmmmmmiflQmt Wmwmm mm mmnWmm 2 Alpine Days '79 Today Through 2 Saturday Argentine Visitor Finds America Different, But Nice Registration scheduled b or Lehi Schools rillion TnnrornoH adoui rvaie increases 3 Peck's ' Tingev'S Battle Again At P 8 3 7 Fall Soccer To Kick Of f 8 Play Day Successful . . IllCkett S Bakery Back In Business 8 IlicrhlanH RfntrnS7PB T.nnH o er Aeignoor nigmana netognizes Free Press Classified Section Mrs. Howard (Toni) Gurney likes cats and dogs. In fact, she welcomes having a dozen of each around her home. Mrs. Gurney is a volunteer member of the Utah County Humane Society and is trained to care for sick or injured animals. Her home is a refuge for stray, sick or unwanted small animals. "We offer temporary quarters for small animals," she said, noting that she gets her boarders from owners who no longer want them, or who can no longer care for them. "Our organization finds adoptive families for these pets," she said, adding that daily broadcasts over a Provo radio station tells of animals available for adoption. She said that if this group receives a call of animal abuse or neglect, they contact the owner to determine the cause and then try to teach them how to take proper care of the animal, or find another home for it if the owner no longer wants it. All animals who come to Mrs. Gurney are given vaccinations, groomed and nursed back to help if they are sick. "Before we place an animal for adoption, the new owner must sign an adoption contract which states they will not allow the animal to reproduce," she said. The new owner is given the name of a vet who will handle this for them. "We hold the animals for several weeks if necessary," she said. "So far I have been able to find homes for all the animals who have been brought to me, or who have been 'dropped' off during the night at my home." She said she would prefer people not to "just drop off a sick or unwanted dog or cat. "I need to know what its problems are if they are sick so that the other animals at my place do not become infected." group raises goes to these men for supplies. They donate most of their time, she said. She stated that her organization has active and members, noting that there are only 10 active members in the county. "It costs only $10 a year to join this group, and those not wanting to handle animals are asked to help collect items for our garage sales and bake sajes. This is the only way we have of raising money." Mrs. Gurney said if anyone would like to join this group, either as an active or member, they are invited to contact her for more Information. Anyone with an animal they no longer want or can care for is a)so invited to contact her. At present she has seven puppies and their mother who need homes. "The mother is a gentle dog and would make a good guard dog and also would make a good sheep or cattle dog," she said. The puppies are adorable and would make darling pets. Mrs. Gurney paid tribute to her neighbors. "They are the greatest. Even when my place is almost over-ruwith strays, my neighbors have not complained." non-activ- e non-activ- e She said they only destroy an animal if it is vicious and can't get along with humans, or if it is sick or has an injury that can't be treated. "We have to bottle feed many young animals," she said, noting that neighborhood children enjoy watching this process. "A young puppy will drink nearly a quart of milk a day," she said. This expense all comes straight out of her pocket. Mrs. Gurney is not paid for any of her services. Asked why she did it, she said, "I have always loved animals and enjoy doing it." She said her organization works closely with two vets in the county. Any money that the n Tutor Children In School Reading Program Sales Tax Surpasses Property Tax As CitV Revenue Fund-Rais- "fr'nr MISS LEHI, SANDY NIELSEN charge of the Title I program, the (MM)- 700 students in the program each year are making an average gain of 1.25 years in their reading level, in contrast to their expected slower gain of only .8 years. G WANT A PUPPY? Angela Gurney, old daughter of Mrs. Toni Gurney, plays with a litter of adorable black and white puppies. to of have adorable one Mrs. Gurney, a member of the Utah County these pets is invited to contact Mrs. Gurney at 768-368Anpne wishing Humane Society, offers temporary facilities for stray or unwanted small animals. - .' ',' ANYONE 9 12 The surprising part of the program, however, is that the tutors are not teachers, not adults, not even teenagers. They're fifth and sixth graders who have volunteered to take some of their own school lessons home as nomcwork in exchange for the op- portunity to help teach the younger students how to read better. Financed by the federal government, the program has only been instituted in 12 of the district's schools, including Cedar Valley, Lehi Elementary, Forbes and Greenwood Elementary Schools in American Fork, two Pleasant Grove schools, and six Orem schools, G Dae Burgess principaI ()f u.hi students Elementary, says the who are tutored in his school each year are doing real well. His fifth and sixth graders who do the tutoring gain a lot from the program, as well, he says. "In learning how to teach others and work with them, it seems to have a great effect on the children, Thev are very well trained. Parent after parent has said that around the house the children have 50-6- 5 become more positive, not critical, but always looking for the good. The parents say it has changed the whole home life; the whole family picks up the idea of always being positive with each other. That's the way the tutors are trained to help the younger children. "Sometimes the children even tell their parents, 'Don't criticize. Kind something they did good.' "And by controlling schedules and working with the teachers, we have it worked out so the children'l don't lose anything in school. And in working with the younger students, they review a lot of things they had known but didn't have down real well themselves in the techniques of reading," Burgess continues. In this sense the principal says the program can be particularly helpful for mediocre fifth and sixth-gradstudents who volunteer to tutor the younger students. "I think they get some insight into things. It is kind of a review for them. It seems like it helps them as students. And some of our mediocre students make outstanding e tutors because they are dedicated." Burgess also noted, "We have had a lot of boys in the program, and they were some of our best tutors-ve- ry persistent and dedicated. "Choosing tutors is a very careful job. It isn't always the best students, but ones with certain attributes. "We have very few that ever want to drop out. But those that want it as a thrill you have to pick out, because even if they are good students, they don't persist. Anyone that has a good attitude can make an excellent tutor." Mrs. Nyle Cox, who has had four of her own children serve as tutors, notes, "They learned a great deal from it, and I appreciated them having the op- portunity of being tutors. An Indian boy that lived with us benefited a great deal from receiving the tutoring, too. It's a good program for all participants." The family's latest young tutor, Christy, says she really enjoyed being a tutor. "I like working with kids. It's hard work. We go out of class an hour to tutor. But if you're willing to tutor, you have to take that work you missed home ana do it for homework." Christy says that besides her work at school, she had been teaching her nephew reading and kindergarten-aghis parents moved and he until phonics e to Germany. The basic tutoring model used in the district was developed by Dr. Grant Von Harrison, head of the BYU Department of Instructional Science. He says he developed the model while working on his Ph.D. at UCLA and continued to refine it after joining the BYU staff. Perhaps the only drawback is that more children in the district cannot benefit from the program. Dr Harrison, however, says he has now developed a program whereby a conscientious parent can guarantee his or her child's success in school with as little as 0 hours of individualized tutoring. District officials say they, too, will cooperate by sending reading books home with children. The CitizenFree Press will investigate parental tutoring 15-2- next week. |