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Show Utah Pre 4 67 East Salt Uki I ocUtl on A i Hir4 South City, Utah 841 U Vol.2 No. 17 Thursday, April 24, 1980 15 Single Copy .Lehi Chamber-SeekTo Add Spark Off Life NEW -- ids l &mLf&-- .i : c - SCHOOL-Pl- ans " 1 school , in elementary 1 southwest ToConimimity ELEMENTARY? for a new! Lehi are being studied by Kathy Bredesen. school nurse. Bids are to be opened on May 14th for the construction contract. two Nearly dozen Lehi businesspeople met wUh Nevin Lim-bur- g of the Provo Chamber of Commerce last week to discuss how the local chamber could help local business belter serve the needs of the com- WI told rV if munity.' "I wouldn't downplay your numbers. With the 23 people here you have a good core group to start an exciting Chamber of Commerce. You can double or triple your membership and quadruple your budget. An active core group like this is all it takes," Limburg the group. The Provo chamber's executive vice president explained that a chamber acts as "the voice of business," as "another sales office," as a partner in i.iVV ..... ( solving individual and group problems J government red tape, and a stimulator and coordinator of special events in the city. "I'm so excited about chamber work because I know what it can do," said with Constraction Of New Elementary Schoc 1 To Begin the fall of 1981. Fourteen rooms will be bunt initially, with the possibility of adding six more rooms as the need arises. The new school will be built on a plan similar to those of both Lehi Elementary and Sego Lily. Jacklin indicated a model of the school is on display at Sego Lily, which anyone interested is invited to inspect. Central to the structure will be the ' May 14 is the date set for the awarding of bids for a new elementary school in Lehi, says Harold Jacklin of the Alpine School District. After the bid has been awarded, construction will start immediately on the more than $2 million facility, which will be located on the Fox property at approximately 600 West and 200 South. It is anticipated the building will be completed and ready for occupancy in Elder Packer To Preside Over N. Stake Conference school's media center with the rooms built around it providing access to the media center for each classroom. ' Classrooms will be approximately 30 x 90 in size with moveable soundproof walls. This type construction enables desired flexibility. The teachers can have classrooms or they can have the walls moved, enabling team teaching. Ultimately it is hoped the school will have three rooms for each grade." The principals of the two existing elementaries are anxiously awaiting the completion of this new school, because their schools are "bulging at the seams" said Jacklin. Boundaries for the new school have not yet been established and probably will not be determined until the spring Of 1981 '' . - t if 1 V; , : Mi Elder Boyd K. Packer, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, has been assigned to preside at the Lehi North Stake Conference on May 3 and 4, it was reported by President F. Russell Hakes. A complete meeting schedule of the conference will be published next week. Elder Packer has been a member of the Council of the Twelve since April, 197Q, and previously had served as an Assistant to the Twelve since 1961. An educator by profession, his career includes service as supervisor, of seminaries and Institutes of Religion for the church, and as a member of the Administrative Council of BYU. He is presently a member of the Board of Education of the church and the Board of Trustees at BYU and a member of the executive committee of each of the boards. He studied at Weber State College and subsequently received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Utah State University, ' and his doctorate in educational administration from BYU. He is a native of Brigham City and served as a bomber pilot during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He has . (Continued on Page BOYD K. PACKER Free Press Dimensions 3 Woman Celebrates 97th Birthday 4 Free Press TV Guide 5-- Fourth Grade To Present Musical. Queen-O-De- Lehi o Scheduled For May 7 7 17 Stake To Present Special Family Night. 8 Drama Students Win Region Business Students To Compete At UTC Lehi Wins Tri-Scho- ol Track Meet Gymnasts Take State. 6 9 , 10 11 11 2) . With this new construction, Lehi will be in good shape space-wis- e until the present first and second grades reach the junior high. For this reason, the district is in the process of securing a site for a new junior high. It is anticipated the current junior high will be maintained and continue in from the school district are that the building is still in excellent shape and is a good facility. When a new junior high is built, the ninth grade students will not be at the high school as they now are. This will provide needed space in the high school and should take care of any crowding the high school might be experiencing at that lime. The district is also considering the need for additional space in Cedar Valley, with the construction of a proposed new city. It is not anticipated at this time that any of the children from Cedar Valley will have to be brought into Lehi for elementary Limburg. But he urged local businesspeople to think big - to consider in what ways the Lehi Chamber of Commerce could really help them to achieve important goals and objectives, particularly economic objectives. "Limburg said most chambers never gel around to clearly identifying what their goals and objectives should be, "and that's where they fail." If the chamber's dedicated leadership can identify and promote goals and objectives which are of importance to others in the community, then the chamber membership will become more committed and involved. Also, the necessary financing for achieving important objectives will be more -- readily available. To achieve higher goals, Limburg urged the local businesspeople to support the Chamber of Commerce adequately so'that an office can be set personnel can up and at least part-tim- e be hired to take care of much of the NEVIN LIMBURG for local explains how the Lehi Chamber of Commerce can achieve important goals businesses and the community. Five combined elements - goals, Limburg's chamber has set a goal of dedicated leadership, committed raising nearly $75,000. But if he is able membership, effective management, to achieve the goals they have set, the and adequate financing - can achieve "the strongest potential chamber," investment . will bring . tremendous returns. Among the Provo Chamber of according to Limburg. To be weak in Commerce goals are to help clear' the any one of these areas "can be disastrous," however. way for a Provo Mall, to attract inLehi Chamber President Guy Cash dustrial development, and to encourage tourism, particularly through the and Vice President Larry Baum began successful completion of the Heritage immediately by handing out a Mountain resort. questionnaire concerning possible e promotions. They Similarly, Lehi's Chamber of monthly, Commerce, if organized properly, can hope to unite local business in regular achieve very significant benefits for the advertising campaigns to encourage business community and for the local residents to save time, gasoline and money by shopping at home. community as a whole. daily detail. city-wid- Lehi Grandmother BYlTs Oldest Graduate Most people wouldn't even consider e for 16 years going to college to obtain a bachelor of science degree. But for Clara Brasher Jorgensen of part-tim- Lehi, graduation ceremonies April 18 at were extremely satisfying. age 64, she was BYU's oldest member of the 1980 graduating class. BYU At s Mrs. Jorgensen, a receptionist for the Missionary Training Center Health Center, was very modest about receiving her B.S. degree in food science and nutrition. She didn't tell her five married children she' was graduating until this week when she mailed them an announcement. almost Taking classes part-timwas a real in the evenings, always struggle for Mrs. Jorgensen. She took at least one class per semester except when she had a heart attack in 1975, the year she received her associate in science degree. "Teaching for 20 years in the programs while my girls were growing up and was very helpful to me in many college classes," she observed. Only in a few courses did she find some difficulty in keeping up with the younger generation. Of course, her years of practical experience as a mother and wife (and grandmother to 20 children) also helped get her through many college classes. Mrs. Jorgensen was reared in Huntington and graduated from high school there in 1934. She worked for a while before going on a mission to Virginia and West Virginia for the LDS Church. 4--H school. The developers of the proposed city in Cedar Valley have set aside a 10 acre parcel for the construction of a new elementary. However, Jacklin stated that the district has not taken any action with respect lo this new city. The growth potential in that area is being carefully considered by the district. Local Law Officers Participate In Raid Law enforcement officers from American Fork, Lehi and Alpine joined with their counterparts in other cities in Utah County in a widespread drug raid on Monday, April 21. The raid, directed by Provo police and agents from the Utah State Narcotic and Liquor Enforcement Agency, resulted in the arrest of 14 persons and warrants for an additional 12. Charges ranged from possession of marijuana to sale of marijuana, cocaine, LSD and amphetamines, according to George Pierpont, whe coordinated the drug raid for Provo It was a family affair when Clara Brasher Jorgensen of Lehi (center) received her 6.S. degree at BYU as the oldest graduate. Helping her get into the cap and gown are, from left, daughters Gaylynn Albright of Kearns, LuJean Busk of Lehi, Maty Kay Hayes of police. Salt Lake, and Ann Adamson of Highland. Grandchildren After completing her mission and graduating from the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, she worked for the Farm Security Administration in Castle Dale. Later she married LeVell Jorgensen whom she knew in high school. Her husband worked a coal mine office near Helper for several years until the family moved to Lehi in 1946 when he began working at U.S. Steel's Geneva Works. He died in 1976. Mrs. Jorgensen hopes to continue working in the health services program until retirement. She plans to retire her favorite pastime. into She says she feels a real sense of -accomplishment in getting her degree hours in and credit getting on paper what she has practiced for so long. She is the first in her immediate family to receive a four-yea- r college degree. quilt-makin- OLDEST. GRADUATE David and Kristen Hayes look on. |