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Show Comment Free Press Wednesday, September 20, 1989 Page 2 Chamber president is good representative you better believe it Last Saturday evening Glen and Wayne up and talked to him, enjoying his friendliness. Anyway, Chamber of Commerce or not, we should all remember the impressions a group like that could take home to California. I remember one time when I got to go trucking with Don. We had been riding all day and were just exhausted by night time. Don's truck didn't have power steering, and his arms were worn out from wrestling that truck all day. We were in Auburn, Calif. We couldn't find a motel room. We finally found a room in a sleazy hotel. The bed had cheesecloth sheets and a dirty dark gray blanket with one-inc- h pillows. We looked at the bed, and then at each other. "Well look a little further," Connie Nielsen received a phone call. They were happily settled in their living room watching the Miss America Pageant when they were summoned to the phone. Connie answered the woman's query. "No, we don't have a motel in Lehi," Connie said sweetly. "Isn't there somewhere in Lehi we could stay?" The caller wanted to know. "We're cyclists from Concord, Calif., and We'll need a place to sleep by the time we get to Lehi. Isn't there anyplace?" Connie said, "Sorry, we've got a blue camper, but there aren't any motels or hotels in Lehi." The discouraged caller thanked Connie and hung up. Just a moment later the phone rang again. "Can we come and stay in your camper?" the caller asked. Her responsibility as president of the Chamber of Commerce came to the forefront of Connie's mind. "Well, yes, I guess you can stay in the camper." When they got to Lehi and the Nielsens, they were hungry and thirsty and asked where they could get some good ice cream. Connie told them about Porters Place. They called and reserved a place for Jean Watts and her crew: Do.i, Mona and Flo. They raved about Porters, it's food and the ambiance, then took advantage of a nice shower, and bedded down for the night in the Nielsen's camper. The next morning, Connie fixed them a nice breakfast and told them said. Don By BETTY FOWLER more about Lehi. They were excited about this "nice, quiet, clean litle community!" Then they departed, on their cycles, for Bountiful, the next spot on their journey. Connie was told that they were members of the Valley Spokesmen, a bicycle club in Concord. "They were just delightful. I'm glad I had a chance to meet them," Connie said. Thatwas very niceofConnie. I'll bet the Spokesmen were tuckered out after their little jaunt from Delta. Connie told them about Wayne Black, a cyclist, formerly of Lehi, now living in Delta. They looked As we were departing the hotel, the clerk looked at us like she was making up her mind about something. Then she volunteered, There's somefriends of mine down the street. Sometimes they take in people when they can't find anywhere else to go." She gave us an address. We went to this beautiful old stucco home and knocked A silver-haire- d old gentleman answered our knock. He was in his bathrobe, obviously ready for bed. He sunk down into a big leather wingthair which was located next to the cozy fireplace and started to ask questions. We must have answered them to his satisfaction because he called his wife and asked two-stor- y on the door. "Stop the car!" was the the editor's column And I slammed on the brakes. The smell of clean air and trees was marred by the odor of burning rubber. It was a day, and my environmentalist friend, Bret O. Freshayre, and I were enjoying a drive through the mountains, taking in the beauty of the brightly colored leaves and looking for a good starting point for a summer hike. Actually, Bret was looking for a good starting point for a summer hike. I was looking for a reason not to hike at all. My gut churned as I figured he post-summ- "I'm just doing my part to help the local economy," I answered. "Now somebody can come along, pick up that can and recycle it - providing a boost for their personal income that they don't have to report to the IRS. Besides, I made sure it wouldn't gunk up the countryside by tossing it deep in the bushes." That much was evident. Bret still hadn't recovered the offending can. "If they can't see it, how can they recover it?" "Don't worry," I said. "The guys who walk the roads looking for these things have built-i- n can detectors. Come back next week, and you'll never see that can." "I can't see it now, you moron," Bret said. "I ought to report you for com- -- er had found a trail. But instead of By MARC HADDOCK , ,,Vt looking along the roadside, Bret had fixed me with a stare of right- where everyone can see it. (How littering." , eous indignation. And immediately I knew what was wrong. Bret had been Geneva Steel. I had just finished a can of Dr Pepper (Bret was drinking the latest herbal soda pop), and after I was unable to find a garbage can, I had done the natural thing. After checking in my rearview mirror, I had tossed the can out the window, across the road and discreetly into the bushes where it wouldn't clutter up the country- side. You don't do that with Bret in He was the model for Utah's the car. anti-litterin- g campaign that fea- tures a mean car, a meaner driver, and some jerk who throws his can right in the middle of the road, unthoughtful!) "What are you doing throwing that can out here in the mountains?" he screamed with a certain pique that made you know you were in trouble. I shouted after him as he got out ofthe car and headed for the bushes to find my can. "What's the problem?" I said. "I made sure no one can see it. Isn't that enough." Bret was beating the bushes, but the red of the can must have blended in well with the changing leaves, because he couldn't find the can. "You idiot," he replied. (Bret was getting closer to a longer hike than he had bargained for. It was my car.) "How can you just throw that out like that?" Now I was getting mad. "Report away, fink," I said. "But you have no evidence. Besides, tattling is "No it isn't," Bret said. "It's just "Same thing." "Oh, no. Why just a few weeks ago I was driving through the northwest and people were actually encouraged to turn in other people who broke laws like that." Freshayre went on to explain that signs along the freeway there tell drivers what number to call when they see someone toss a pop can out of the window, or when they spy a single driver using the commuter lane on the freeway. "No littering," the signs say. "To report offenders, call "Hero?" I stammered. "They ." Meet new LHS teacher, Mark Grant many times since then, always with gratitude and pleasure. I'm sure they needed the money that renting out their extra room gave them once in awhile. But my heart does s when I think that someday they might rent it to someone who wouldn't appreciate them, or who would take advantage of them. Don left them an extra little tip on the pillow when we left the next back-flip- morning. Connie wouldn't accept her visitors' offer to pay for their over-nightin the blue camper. er the same thing might happen to us sometime. We're supposed to be kind to others. I wouldn't feel right about taking money," she "No, said. Well, I don't know if Connie has a feather bed in her camper, but if her visitors remember her generosity and sharing like I did when the same kind of hospitality was offered to us, she's made the Lehi Chamber of Commerce the Cham-- ' ber of the Year. Believe me, I know. . England Birmingham Mission. He is married to the former Melissa Rigby of Santa Barbara, Calif., and they are expecting their first child in October. She is a R.N. at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Mark enjoys all sports as a hobby. His enthusiasm and keen sense of humor are an asset to his teaching relationships with his students. ' "I'm glad to be back at Lehi High and to be able to give something back to the community that has given so much to me," he said. He is lookingforward to an excitingyear. y period. Brinkman, who set a world record in the wheelchair division of the 1980 Boston Marathon, began his quest Tuesday, Sept. 19, saying he wants "to show Utah citizens that people with major disabilities can return to normal living through appropriate rehabilitation and by maintaining a healthy lifestyle." Another purpose of his "Ultra Marathon is to raise funds in support of wheelchair athletes, "So that can receive some fh'pncial help for athletic and rec wheelchair athk-- fluffy dress? I have seen dirty faced boys and girls, and even kids who were mean, but they were not born that way, their way of life was caused by conditions. And now in these days we call modern, thousands of unborn babies are being destroyed by abortion and never given the opportunity of partaking ofthe adventures that life can offer. Some people will argue that it is better for a child not to be born than to face a life .of hardship. Nonsense. If America had relied upon the rich or upon ideal conditions, she would never have been born. I dearly love that poem by Emma Lazarus - "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." I was number 11 in a family of was. 13. 1 knew what I went to school in patched pants and shoes, but I didn't realize I was poor. I remember yet the thrill of seeing my first wild rabbit. Of seeing the ocean for the first time. I stood on the beach and watched the waves come rolling in and I looked out toward the setting sun and vowed that someday I would sail away in search of adventure. -- actually call someone who would something like that a hero?" "Sure," Bret said. "They are protecting the environment from slobs like you. They don't need Big Brother to keep an eye on them they keep an eye on each other." Well, I'd heard of the concept, I told him. After all, that's what the clean air people think we should in Utah Valley to keep folks from using g stoves during a their temperature inversion. But the feeling here has always been that such measures are heavy handed, unethical and down right dirty. "No," Bret said. "What's dirty is making other people live with your garbage because you are too lazy to pickup after yourself, or too inconsiderate to stop polluting the air when pollution levels might make someone else sick." "Maybe, but you'll never get people here in Utah to clean up the environment by finking on their wood-burnin- friends." "You're probably right," he said, taking me by the scruff of my neck. "But I will get you to pick up your litter by taking matters into my own hands." f With that, he tossed me into the bushes near where I had thrown the can. Fortuitously, my nose ended , up between the ring and the lid, and I was able, even compelled, to pick up the offending article without using my hands. "There," Bret said. "Now get in the car and drive. And the next time you stop for that long, turn the car of instead of letting it idle." "Anyding you day," I replied. near-povert- hand-me-dow- y n Bird song, butterflies, clouds and rainbows. Sunlight, moonlight, firelight. A large hand reaching down for a small hand. Impromptu praise, an unexpected kiss, a straight answer. The glisten of enthusiasm and sense of wonder. Long days to be merry in and nights without fear. Candidates Continued from front page this opportunity. The reason I'll run for the council is that as an ordinary citizen, I need you to realize that your concerns are my concerns, 111 listen to suggestions. I have the ability to listen to people." Neil Young, a surprise candidate, said that he'd lived in Lehi most of his life, and that his grandfather, Sid Gilchrist, was a mayor of Lehi. I accept the nomination and, if elected, 111 represent you the best I can. He thanked everyone for Take delivery of a new Polaris snowmobile before October 1, and we'll give you $300 worth of free Polaris clothes and accessories. Make sure you hurry, though, because after October 1, the offer goes down to $200. After November 1, it's $100. And after November So come check out all sixteen Maris sleds, from the legendary Indy 650 P5 A. 1 to the w WideTrak, a real workhorse featuring a track. Ask about StarCard, and our $149 extended warranty. We'll make a 1 believer out ofvou. i their time and consideration. Connie Nielsen, another surprise nominee, told the convention that she was proud of being a citizen of the community and that she'd worked hard for Lehi and would continue to do so, if elected. pop-to- p till VWM Mark Grant The Lehi Power Department is pleased to participate in the "Pedal for Power" sponsored by the ICPA (Intermountain Consumer Power Association). Cyclists will ride from four points of Utah startingSaturday, Sept. 23 and converge at the state capitol on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. Along the way they will stop in communities to accept a mayoral proclamation showing support for local power. These proclamations will be presented to Governor Bangerter. The riders will be stopping in Lehi's Wines Park for refreshments on Sept. 30 from about 9:45 to 10: 15 a.m. Wayne Anderson of Lehi will accept the mayoral proclamation at 10:15 a.m. Brinkman journey to help disabled To call attention to the abilities of physically disabled people, Curt Brinkman, an American Fork wheelchair athlete, is driving his wheelchair from Cedar City to Provo, a distance of 245 miles, over a four-da- . I must confess I love little children. In my life I have had the opportunity of teaching some little boys to fish. I have watched their awkwardfingers the first time they tried to thread a worm on a hook. I have heard their excited cry, Tve got one, I've got one." I have seen the light of adventure in their eyes. Many times I have breathed a silent prayer. "I thank thee God for little boys. I see in them the answer to life." Little girls set my heart a throbbing. Is there anything so lovely and appealing as a little girl in a As a boy I learned a poem that I think of every time I see the ocean: "I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call and a free call that may not be denied. And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." I also think of my brother who was number 13. He left us a couple of years ago. He never made a great mark in life as far as wealth or fame are concerned, but he left me something worthwhile to live for. While not an educated man, his education ended at the grade school, yet in his heart he was a poet In one of his last letters, in which he confided in me that his time on this earth was about up, he told of arising at four o'clock on a summer morning and with his dog hiking up into the hills. He watched the waning stars as they said goodnight , to the approaching day, of how the birds were trying to awaken the world with their song. What a shame it would have been for him not to have been born.' As I look out of my window and see the morning sun coloring the clouds above Timp I breathe a prayer of gratitude for the privilege of being born and tasting the adventures that life can offer. Abortion: it is a cruel word. Who knows but among those being destroyed there would be some who would enrich the lives of all of us and make this a better world. We parents have a great responsibility to our children,, so other than food, clothing and shelter, here are some things we can give them: The open sky, the brown earth, the leafy tree, the golden sand, the blue water, the stars in their courses, and the awareness of these. Pedal for Power starts Saturday at the Missionary Training Center. He served a mission in the Meet Mark Grant, a new teacher and coach at Lehi High. He teaches Biology and Physical Science, and assists with football and wrestling. Mark was born in Cedar City, a son of M.J. and Virginia Grant. He received his early education in Bountiful, Utah and Rawlings, Wyo. His family moved to Lehi when he was a sophomore in high school, and he graduated from Lehi High in 1981. While in high school he was active in wrestling and cross country. He has attended Ricks College and graduated from BYU. He completed his student teaching at Lehi High and while at BYU taught By TOM GRIFFITHS elaw-foote- In some places, it's okay to be a fink mand. All children deserve chance at life her if it would be okay if we used the extra bed. His wife looked us over and nodded. She then escorted us up the winding staircase and showed us bedroom. into a lovely Some money was exchanged, and we took advantage of the bathroom which featured a huge old d bathtub and plenty of hot water. Then we laid our tired bods down on a feather mattress with homemade pieced quilts to keep us warm. Talk about heaven! I've thought about that old couple reational activities, ranging from skiing to basketball." Contributions may be sent to the Intermountain Rehabilitation Cen- ter, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, 1034 North 500 West, Provo. Utah 84604. Brinkman began his marathon on Tuesday (Sept. 19) at 9 a.m. at Valley View Medical Center in Cedar cereCity, where a brief send-of- f mony was held. He then traveled Utah Highway 150 from Cedar City to Milford, arri ving in Milford at 6:30 p.m.; He will depart from Milford at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 via Utah 257 to Delta, arriving there at 9 p.m. He will travel the rest of the way Thursday and plans to arrive at Provo at 3 p.m. on Friday. . . A welcoming ceremony will be held in Provo at the Intermountain Rehabilitation Center, UVRMC. "We hope that people along Curt's route will lend their support by greeting him and giving words of encouragement," said Ron Liston, director of the Intermountain Rehab Center. This marathon is no small undertaking, even for an athlete as accomplished as Curt." Liston said that Brinkman approached him in April to ask for endorsement as well as organizational and logistical support. "Curt had given the dedicatory prayer at the opening of our rehabilitation unit here at UVRMC, and so he knew about our work with the physically disabled, includ- 19-be- d ing patients who have suffered strokes, head injuries, and other disabling conditions." "Through the Central Utah Health Care Foundation, we were able to line up Universal Campus Credit Union as a major sponsor, as well as assistance from Intermoun- tain Health Care, Interwest (Magic cal, and KMGR-FRadio," Liston said. record-settin- g 1m . Medi- Duff Shsllsy MoKtr & Cycls per- formance in the 1980 Boston Marathon (one hour and 55 minutes) bested the previous mark by 30 s minutes and also beat runner Bill Rogers by 17 minutes. world-clas- I 20-in- ch 107.5) KMGR will carry a live interview with Curt each morning of the marathon at 8:45 a.m. Brinkman's 30, it disappears. X all-ne- 2C0 E. 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