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Show (DciDmmcBmtt Free Press - Wednesday, August 27. 1986 Page 2 August primary makes campaign season too long - Utah's current August primary election expects too much of the voters in the state. This is only the second time Utah voters have been asked to break into their summer vacation time to listen to politicians and prepare for the early primary, and the results are less than satisfying. State-widonly 13 percent of the registered voters bothered to make their voices heard at the polls. In Utah County, supposedly a haven for patriotism and the sense of duty, only one out of every five registered voters bothered to cast a ballot - even when several of the candidates involved in the election will run unopposed in November. Those are poor statistics, indeed, and the trend doesn't bode well for the democratic system in Utah. Candidates received little consideration from voters. e, letters to the editor - , Better 1. representation throughout the county. 2. A reduction in the cost of county and municipal government through increased cooperation and coordination between the county and thee municipalities. 3. Better administration of county f" By BETTY FOWLER The title of a new movie stirs my imagination. "The Boy Who Could After all, haven't we all at sometime in our lives thought we could fly? I polled everybody at work and most of them said that when they were children they thought that they could fly and some of them had actually tried it. Marc said that he used to dream of flying - in his bed - he'd go floating through the air, softly bumping clouds and counting the colors in a rainbow. I tried flying once. I'd watched the birds flying in and out of grandma's big astrakan apple tree on the front lawn, and wondered why I couldn't fly too. I stood on the edge of her high front porch, waved my arms up and down and jumped. 1 landed on my backside in grandma's flower bed. I ruined her daisy, cosmo and bluebell plants. Grandma came out the screen door and when I told her why I was bawling, she said, "you foolish girl. If the Lord had intended us to fly, he'd have given us wings - like It will be carried out by making greater use of the state's Local part-timGovernment Cooperation Act and the Utah County Council of Governments. Doing this would to be elected from each of five eliminate most of the friction and council districts within the county. encourage efficiency, coordination between Candidates elected would represent and the people in each of those districts. units of governments, as well as to Two council members would be decrease the cost of both municipal elected at large to represent all of and county governments. the people in the county, j' ; In this respect, the cost of After the first council had been governmental services in . Utah elected in 1988, the council themCounty has been one of the lowest in the state for many years, due to the selves would choose the chairperson from among the members of the relatively small number of families council. This provision was put in who now live in the unincorporated area of the county (approximately 6 the charter to achieve better representation throughout the percnet) and to the cooperation between municipalities and the county. The county council's primary county. The county tax levy would be responsibility was to establish almost twice as much as it has been policies and to adopt ordinances which are designed to promote the during the last two decades if the health, safety, convenience, morals county had attempted to provide and general welfare of all of the duplicate fire protection facilities people as a whole, and not for any throughout the unincorporated area of the county, and if each of the individuals or group of people. Compensation to be paid to six of municipalities had maintained its council members was own health services as Salt Lake the part-tim- e to be $320 per month, plus actual and some of the other counties have done. expenses when engaged in county We will now enlist the aid of affairs. The chairperson was to be comof the several actual $500 month, plus paid per missioners and mayors who have expenses in recognition of adhad experience in county governditional duties which the chairment, along with other interested person would be expected to perform. This is aobut the same citizens, in an effort to determine compensation as is now paid to city which type of administrative councilmen throughout the county. organization should be included in November of 1988.. Any persons By comparison, each of the three interested in Utah County governmembers of the present county ment should call Wilson W. commission are currently being or write P.O. Sorensen, paid $3600 per month, plus conBox 2137, Provo, Utah. siderable benefits and actual ex-- W.W. Sorensen penses. Also, approximately $3000 David. R.Lyon per month is being paid to each of I. Dale Despain their administrative assistants. It should b noted that candidates J. Rulon Gammon affairs. The charter which we prepared e provided for seven, county council members (legally -a community council). One member By BETTY FOWLER But I've always been convinced that if we give it our best efforts or develop a technique we could fly, couldn't we? I've always thought that grandma's porch just wasn't high enough, that if I'd had a higher perch, like a housetop, there's ab ss 373-515- Building needed to be put to sleep Editor: It's called euthanasia - nearly as hard to pronounce as to understand. Seemingly it frequently refers to "pulling the plug" on life support systems .when life's quality has deteriortated to a near state.- - Perhaps it might also apply on occasion to an old building. If so, last week we witnessed a prime example of euthanasia in Lehi when the old Second Ward building was finally permitted to fully "pass away.'.' So many of us have agonized'over the "quality of life" the "grand old lady'' endured after the Church moved out! Bit by painful bit she seemed to lose just about every ounce of the tons of dignity she enjoyed during her. long, rich and .useful life. What a pity! How we , mourned for her! ' v And.yet, in retrospect, even as we sadly watched her suffer and die a little more each day, do you suppose that very circumstance possibly gave us her last great and for meaingful lesson. Consider those who grieved when the old First Ward, the Tabernacle and the Fourth Ward buildings made way for beautiful new edifices, how consoling to know that they did not have to suffer the same fate as the old Second Ward building. "To everything there is a season. . . A Time W be born, and a time to .die." Many of us are so grateful for those responsible for finely "pulling the plug" for the, Id Second Ward building. Thank you so very, very much Name withheld . 1 Thanks for help with show Editor: to all those A special thank-yo- u who were so willing to help make the Cultural Arts and Ilobbie Show a success. We appreciate the hostesses who welcomed the guests and the people who brought their crafts for display. Thanks again for your support. -- Susan Faddis Cindy Sunderland Cultural Arts Chairmen ' you better believe it Fly". for the county council would not be interested in seeking office for the money in it, but for the opportunity to be of service to the. people they represent. Perhaps the most unique feature, of the charter was the emphasis which was placed on cooperation between the and coordination county and the municipalities. The chairperson of the county council would become the principal bason officer charged with the responsibility of promoting cooperation between the county and the municipalities. This was to be shared by all of the department heads. Since we were not able to obtain the signatures of enough qualified registered voters (13,056) to place our charter on the ballot in 1986, we have decided to take another look at the charter. The aim of the Citizens Interested in Utah County Government has been to prepare a county charter that will bring about: , , Dream of flight stirs imagination Another look at charter Editor: exposing the Primary campaigns start earlier voters to the political process earlier in the year. And after the primary, candidates have an extra month to spend money building name recognition and bombarding the voters with political rhetoric. It's just too much to ask, and instead of building voter interest, the result is voter apathy. That's what we witnessed last week as 80 percent of the local voters decided to let someone else pick the public policy makers for the next four years. Utah needs to return to the September primary election date - one that forces candidates to make their points more pointedly, and one that gives the voters a break from the seemingly endless campaigning of this . election year. The voters themselves apparently felt unprepared to make a decision on the candidates. On the whole, the I system suffered. A return to a September primary date would benefit all involved - both the candidates and the electorate. The change was made by Utah's legislature to give candidates more time to campaign after winning the and was passed by Utah's primary election predominantly Republican legislature at a time legislator's thought they would have to field a candidate to run against Gov. Scott Matheson. Matheson declined to seek a third term, but the early primary was law. And instead of giving local candidates enough time to campaign, in fact it gives them too much time. imil the air again, came back down, and right then and there she knew that bouncing was everybit as smuch fun as flying. Somebody who had tried to fly and lit on an spring couch could have invented the trampoline. But that's another stqry. Anyway, I've got to see that movie. Maybe they discovered a technique that I didn't think about. The movie is getting rave reviews, which usually doesn't mean a thing. Glen Griffen, a noted writer and doctor, says that there are two lasting things we can give our children, the first is roots, the second is wings. So, when your children put on their Superman capes and attempt to jump off chicken coops or tall fences, just remember those two important gifts. One of these days I may try again. I wish I knew how to climb to the top of that cement smoke stack down by ( .e old sugar factory. That oughta be high enough to test my theory. Orville and Wilbur tested their theory that man could fly by making a machine. Their first one; crashed too. But, they didn't give up and look what happened. solutely no reason why I couldn't fly. Mom would never let me test my theory. She'd always mention something about the law of gravity, and not to tempt fate. Mom was a great espouser of cliches. She invented the now famous words, "Betty, . Betty; Betty, don't be stupid!" of is kind That thinking hereditary. Nearly everyone of my kids has at one time or another, tried tofly. Nearly all attempts have met with disastrous consequences. When grandma and grandpa put ' the old spring couch under the chestnut tree, they'd gazed up into the tree and decided exactly where it should be in case another one of Lulu's and Bill's kids decided they could fly. And that old rag-ru- g covered couch had caught a few kids too. They bounced high into the air, back down again, and it was so much fun they'd usually end up not caring that their flying attempts were in vain. It was another zany grandchild, Donna, who tested grandma and grandpa's wisdom, though. She literally flew from the crucial . branch and lit on her back, flew back It was the principal of the thing t; JtlW'J 'Jt 3 ; , .v,fi"i '51?''. J- L .Why. didn't wJiave apolicy about moving principals 'aroiind when I I;t:ljLIf' : -r It just isn't fair . 5 ' iTSH ?C ClIIHW r was in school like the one recently passed by the Alpine School District. Our perennial principals had certainly been there as long as the buildings, if not longer. And for all I know, they are still overseeing the education of the children of my friends who stayed in the old " hometown, f The Alpine School District, on the other hand, has determined that the' health of .the school depends on,,, versatility - and . keeping the principals moving every five to eighty years..If they would have done that 20 ' years ago, I would have had a lot y easier time in high school. So would By MARC HADDOCK about 400 other kids - the was the enrollment at Bear Lake High. Of course, the Alpine School District has a lot of principals to plans to counteract any future move around. That makes it easy. confrontations. , . The Bear Lake Consolidated? y Mr. Phillips wasn't like principals School District only had. one high are today. All of the principals I talk ' school, and therefore one principle k to are nice people who smile a lot, ?even if they know they are going to principal. 1 lis name was Mr. Phillips, and he be moved" around every five to eight had been principal of the local high years. Mr. Phillips only smiled at me school .for as long as I or my older t. s twice. brothers could remember. . ' The first time I was sitting on an ;. Mr. Phillips lived in a house ad- -' jacent to the elementary school aisle seat in the auditorium and he playground, where he could watch j walked by holding something. I don't remember what the something was, the grade school kids play and but I must have taken an inordinate identify candidates for his attention in the coming years. interest in it, because Mr. Phillips You could see him making mental walked directly to me and thrust the notes about prospective trouble item into my face so I could get a '" makers and developing long range real good look.v column ' ; ; j : . . ? ' - . Rules for letters! Byline omitted Sharon Morrey's byline was to the editor unintentionally omitted from her This newspaper welcomes letters to the editor on all subjects, letters must be signed and bear the writer's full name, signature and address. Names ' may be withheld for a good reason, but they must appear on the original letter. Letters should be typewritten and double spaced. Preference will be given to short letters, and all letters are subject to condensation. Mail letters to the editor to Editor, P.O. Box 7, American Fork, Utah 84003. Utah County Crisis Line 226-898- 9 A Listening Ear was too busv trvine to disaooear would stop looking at everybody me ' to get. that good look, but I couldn't miss the smile on Mr. Phillips's face. It was not a pretty sight. The second smile came on graduation night, when he was in a good mood as an entire class was leaving his school forever. It was a wide grin that let us know we would not be missed. v; When Mr.. Phillips wasn't smiling, .... which was most of the time; he wore an expression of perpetual and terminal indigestion. - that same expression Mr. Clayton had sported in elementary school and Mr. Anderson had worn in junior high ' rl H , school, That: was a look I came to associate with being a principal - a look candidates took with them to the job interview, to increase their chances of moving into school administration. I don't see that look on principals' . faces any "more. At least, not when they see me coming. Mr. .Phillips was also a strict disciplinarian in an ages when strict discipline was accepted. I went to high school during the last days of dress. ' and grooming codes that mandated the length of a skirt for the girls and the hair for the boys. to wear dresses to And girls-haschool. . Mr. Phillips sent one avant garde student home for wearing a sweat shirt with her skirt. , And he didn't put up with any nonsense when it came to students' I , ?- ': CHOOSE v ' ' Publisher. : Editors;.. .'.''''''' , ...... Brett K. Bezzanl Marc Haddock ' - Betty Kowlor $I6M per year. Second class postage paid at Lehi Post Office Pml maaf rr Sond addrem changm In H O Mm , American ( Your children deserve the ' " best ENROLL NOW FOR FALL Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary Phonics Reading Writing Music Computer Science P.t. Art j Logic Math f -- V children Your will have 3 yrs through 7th grade fun learning with warm, friendly teachers. 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' The Free Press regrets any inconvenience this omission may have caused. i Jfrcc rights,, Jmda baLi c. m Ju-j; The students at Orem High School., are complaining because they are" afraid if they lose their principal, they will lose support for their award-winnin- g and controversial student newspaper. We got one copy of "The Grizzly" with a big rectangle of ink where the editorial had been until Mr. Phillips had read and censored it. We almost protested that one. After all, these were the 60's, the days of student protest. But Mr. Phillips would have none of that nonsense. After all, Bear Lake High School didn't catch up to the 60's until it was well into the 70's. As far as we could tell, he thought dissent, was probably a capital offense and he was prepared to take the law into his own hands. I remember him prowling the halls to break up couples who were becoming overly affectionate and. sneaking into the restroom to find out who was writing graffiti on the walls. u I remember never being caught at either one - and that's my only positive memory of Mr. Phillips. I don't know if Mr. Phillips still haunts the halls of Bear Lake High School. I do know that none of the principals I've pome in contact with since seemed to have the same job description as he did. They take a g of genuine interest in the the students at their schools and are more concerned with content than ' form. ' , ' Of course, I've never been a student at their school, either. u . Par. Ulah Man . i Vt day kindergarten. kindergarten ,1st-7t- h "j grade ,7 am 6 pm available.'. . All-da- y - ' -- Challenger . SPECIAL; 7 am -- 6pm" class for 3, 4, and 5 ' year olds enroll before 91 and save '20 per ; month.' 225-617- 7 |