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Show p V j a'"1 J Girl Scouts have overcome cookie tampering problem . . .see editorial on page 2 Vol. No. 6 Pi 14 ; : . Mary Shelley celebrates th birthday . . .see page 4 Wednesday, April 4, 1984 50 Old folks celebrate I Uf Cxff in local dinners ...see page 7 yWJ A J1 cents a single copy Committee views jut high alternatives Ami 'Let citizens choose,' urges By MARC HADDOCK V , Complaining that it has gone "far beyond the narrow 'charge given by me District," an American Fork man has withdrawn from a com-- r mittee set up by the Alpine Board of Education to look at alternatives for housing junior high school students area. from the Highland-Alpin- e Jess Green withdrew from the committee Tuesday night saying that some of the alternatives being considered by the group of representatives ' r . from Lehi, Highland, Alpine and American Fork will "add explosive fuel to an already smoldering fire." The committee was formed on March 13, after Alpine District Superintendent Clark Cox recommended the construction of a new junior high school in Lehi. Dr. Cox's recommendation included sending students from west a Highland to the new school proposal which raised the concerns of several Highland residents. Those concerns resulted in the formation of the committee which is scheduled to make its recommendation to the district at its April 10 meeting at the District office in American Fork. At that time the committee was told what alternatives it should consider, in addition to others the committee has developed. But committee members were told any recommendation must include a new school in Lehi. Included in those alternatives were options to house all Highland - New: bishop rics Fork representative students at the new junior high charge. school in Lehi, the possibility of "In my view, some of the and Alpine financing a natives our committee is evaluating small 600 unit school in the J go far beyond the narrow 'charge' Highland area, the feasibility of i given by the District," Green says, having private industry build a 600-- 1 Further, for the committee to give student school in Highland and credence to irrelevant alternatives leasing it to the school district, by submission with subjective pros adding more portable- - units at J and cons to the Alpine District ... American Fork Junior High School will likely add explosive fuel to an and keeping the Highland students already smoldering fire." there for five or six years "until Some of the options considered by there are sufficient students to build 5 the committee include turning Lehi a new 1200 pupil junior high school i High School into a junior high in Highland, and going to year- - school and consolidating American round school at American Fork Fork and Lehi High School students and keeping the in the current American Fork High High School ; School, and building a new junior Highland students there. But in his letter, Green complains high in southwest American Fork, that the committee's discussions But the committee's charge, have gone beyond that original 1 Green says, is simply "whether the Released were i 4t j Lehi City will rejoin the Utah State Retirement System by July e madate&by iaw. ...i-- j Ki have And city employees petitioned the city to get back the additional investment they made in an alternative retirement plan since the city pulled out of the state's system 18 months ago along several other Utah with communities. The city has tabled a request to return the 3.35 percent additional investment the city made when it adopted a retirement plan with Mutual of New York. Under the state system, city employees invest 9.65 percent of their income into the state retirement fund. But when Lehi pulled out of the state program and went with of New York, they Mutual increased that investment to 13 xJ! 1 vL o LEHI EIGHTEENTH WARD...Members of the bishopric in the newly created Lehi 18th Ward are Steve Walker, 1st counselor; Dale Mitchell, bishop; and Allen Jubeck, 2nd counselor; seated L to R. no case d should the body of students become a political football for the benefit of any public entity or private group." Alpine-Highlan- Instead of resolving the situation, would simply create more controversy as each group fell in to support its favorite alternative, he said. That would not be in the best interests of American Fork, the city he represents. . that Information expected to be presented at the April 10 meeting will include the results of a survey of the Highland Community asking residents for their opinions on the best way to resolve the situation. which came in the form of a salary increase. percent out of the state's system. Lehi will get back the funds invested with Mutual of New York-an- d it will have to put back in the 9.65 percent that hasn't been paid to the state for 18 months. City fathers are Btill not sure what to do with the remaining 3.35 percent 'The money is ours," said one city employee. "We should be able to do with it what we want to." Another plans to use the money as a down payment for a home if he gets it. City employees are asking for the money back in a lump sum, but details and tax administrative questions still must be resolved, city officials claim. Bridge out, road closed The bridge located on 400 North between First and Second West has been removed forcing closure of the road. According to Councilman Dale Ashton. A public hearing to get citizen input about the closure of the road was held prior to the city council meeting on March 27. Bert Wilson, a spokesman for several property owners in the area, said that the bridge should be put back in for safety and transportation purposes. Ashton explained that removal of the bridge forced the road's closure. LEHI TWELFTH WARD...Sustained as members of the bishopric in the Lehi 12th Ward were Bruce Peterson, 1st counselor; Gary Gray, bishop; and Grant Draper, 2nd counselor; seated L to R. mm. mim, m ' Wiw-ilf- i , 1 ,, Si- - . "We thought it was better to remove the bridge before the floods rather than wait until the water's there then find there's no time to remove it before a flooding situation develops." Mayor Tripp said, "There's no bottom there, no footings either." He said that the water kept settling at the spot because there's nothing under it. The bridge will be rebuilt as soon as the city can afford to finance the construction according to Mayor Tripp. In the meantime, the road will remain closed. Lehi sets egg hunt for Easter holiday I I v - 1 One of the most delightful events of the spring season is on tap. Lehi's children are invited to hunt Easter eggs on April 21 at Vets : Park. The annual hunt is being secretary. He is married to the former Elaine (Sally) Whlmpey and they are the parents of four children. Mr. Tucker's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tucker of Springville. He is a BYU graduate, and managers 1 restaurant in Spanish Fork. Gerald (Gary) L. Christiansen Is a native of Cornish, Cache County, Utah, the son of Mr. and Mrs. natives," Green says. "In Employees want excess funds now Dwayne Colledge, bishop of the Lehi Third Ward, with Reed A. Wade and W. Craig Burrell, counselors; L. Dee Colledge, bishop of the Lehi Seventh Ward, with Kaye Fox and Donald Hadfield, counselors; Rex T. Price, bishop of the Lehi Twelfth Ward, with Garry R. Sampson and Calvin A. Trane, counselors. Lawrence K. Smith was released as a counselor in the Lehi Fifteenth Ward. Richard L. Phelps is a native of Oakland, Calif., and is a graduate of BYU. He is Supervisor of Accounting for Kennecott Copper Corporation. Church positions include being a member of the Lehi North and Lehi West Stakes High Council, a member of the bishopric in the Lehi Third Ward, High Priest group instructor, advisor to the Teacher's Quorum and a member of the Young Men's presidency in his ward. He is married to the former Kathryn Ferguson from Sandy, Utah and they are the parents of five living children. One daughter died in 1967. Valten J. Tucker was born in Richfield and reared in Springville. He served a mission to Japan and has served as a Sunday School teacher, Elder's Quorum secretary, instructor and counselor , Ward financial clerk and Ward executive ' " v'i. were-Sustaine- L. - named in Lehi Under the direction of Stake President Boyd S. Stewart, four new bishoprics and one counselor, in the Lehi West Stake " Sunday. New bishoprics were named in the Lehi Third, Seventh, Twelfth, counselor named to Bishop Dennis J. Lindberg in the Lehi Fifteenth Ward. New Bishoprics include Richard Lau Phelps, bishop of the Lehi Third Ward, with Valten Jay Tucker and Gerald Lowell counselors. Christiansen, Gary Howard Gray was named bishop of the Lehi Twelfth Ward, with Bruce Lydale Peterson and Grant L. Draper, counselors. In the Seventh Ward Sherral J. Sudweeks was sustained Bishop, with Donald Curtis Hadfield and Joel David Cash as counselors, and Neal Evan Colledge as ward clerk, and Calvin A. Trane, Executive Secretary. Bert Dale Mitchell was sustained bishop of the new Lehi Eighteenth Ward, with Steven Green Walker and Wilbur Allen Jubeck, counselors. Terry Lee Asay was named second counselor in the Lehi Fifteenth Ward. students in question should continue to be housed at the existing American Fork Junior High and be housed, all or in part, at the new Lehi Junior High School." And Green says that either alternative would be suitable for the next five years when it is possible that a new junior high school would be needed for the Highland-Alpin- e area anyway. Green suggests the resolution to the problem is to give the residents of Highland and Alpine a choice as to which school they would attend. "Since it appears there are two present alternatives, it is my firm opinion that the citizens of our sister of Highland communities and Alpine should be given the freedom of choice between the two alter alter-Highla- An li fcMi iii mmi imipimrl I I 1 tmmmf LEHI SEVENTH WARD..Members of the new 7th Ward bishopric Include Donald Hadfield, 1st counselor; Sherral Sudweeks, bishop; and Joel Cash, 2nd counselor, seated L to R. "G" Christiansen. He Genealogical Department over the graduated from Pocatello High new Family Registry. School and from BYU. He served a He is married to the former to Jie Central Atlantic Rosemary Walker and they are the States and for eight years has been parents of six children. Sherral J. Sudweeks, son of Mr. employed for the IDS Church, with a current assignment in the and Mrs. Delbert Sudweeks, is a Lowell native of Lehi, graduating from the Lehi High School. He served a mission to Uruguay and is ployed as an Oxygen Acetylene Repairman at the Geneva Works of U.S. Steel Corporation, See Bishoprics on page 3 sponsored by Lehi's Chamber of Commerce. Businessmen are being contacted now for contributions to insure a successful hunt for the children. Cash contributions may be made to Reg Christensen, Chairman of the event. This money will be used to purchase eggs, dyes, and prizes to be given away at the hunt. Finders of specially tagged eggs will be given cash or prizes.' Those who do not want to give cash may color and decorate their own eggs. They can promote the name of the business in the decorations, attach money or candy to the eggs or give gift certificates redeemable at the prize booth or at the store. , ' " , - ' Plastic, two-pa- rt eggs and prizes to be given away need to be delivered to the Christensen home by Friday night, April 20. Address is 1085 East 900 North. Chamber members or Reg and Lani Christensen will be happy to receive ideas or suggestions that will help make the Easter Egg Hunt a success. All boys and girls are reminded to mark the date, April 21, on their calendar and plan to Join In the fun of the hunt. The Easter Bunny will hop down the bunny trail to leave delightful surprises for all children ten years of age and under. : |