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Show En?QlfifiljU Free Press - Wednesday, March 24, 1993 - Page 2 Molina performs miracles with table setting Editorial Silly me. I admit it. I do look Looking at pressurized irrigation Several communities in north Utah County are looking at joining together to create a pressurized irrigation system. It may be an idea whose time has arrived and our local governments and water companies are to be commended for taking a close look at this next, logical step in making the most of our most precious natural resource - water. Lindon and Lehi have already dedicated time and millions of dollars into creating dual water systems one for drinking water and the other for water for irrigation purposes. The advantages of the dual system are obvious. Such a system uses water more efficiently, and allows to make the best use of all our water. Currently, the communities with a single system run their culinary water through the pipes that are used for virtually all purposes for most people for household use as well as for watering lawns and gardens. Only our best water is run through the system, since it is the water we drink, cook and bathe with. Usually it has been chemically treated to kill contaminants. Because this same system is used for outside purposes as well, this treated water is used extensively for irrigation purposes, where there is no need for such y water. On the other hand, people using common irrigation water get that water through a series of ditches and canals that cannot be called efficient by any means. Much ofthe water is lost through leakage and evaporation, and individuals must rely on a water turn to make use of their share of the irrigation water. -- - high-qualit- rose-colore- The dual system eliminates this waste all the way around. Treated, potable water is used for household purposes only conservingthis precious resource. And irrigation water is distributed efficiently through a similar system - aly lowing homeowners to use the water where it is appropriate to water lawns and gardens and for other outside purposes. Of course, there are drawbacks as well. A pressurized irrigation system is expensive at first, costing millions of dollars to install the pipes and convert homes over to the two systems. It is also inconvenient, as roads throughout town are torn up for the installation of the system. People have to get used to using the dual system, and they must be careful not to drink the water in the irrigation line presenting a possible health hazard for young children. But the proposal is well worth a good -- lower-qualit- look. Growth in north Utah County is apparently here to stay - and people who want to build homes here are already straining some of the existing water systems to their limit. Water, on the other hand, is a fairly fixed commodity. And we are going to have to make better use of the water we have to meet future demands, since we are not going to have more water to work with. A pressurized irrigation system to complement the existing culinary water system would take care of the long-terneeds of many North Utah Valley -- m .1 table-settin- g well-know- n folks. Now that I'm over my flu, I'm planning on going to the Alumni Tournament. Oh no, not to play. We women over 50 just can't seem to field a team. Eva Johnson, Roberta Adamson, Betty Powell, LaVee Kearney, and I are the only ones expressing interest in an over 50 team for ladies. Spot us enough years and we'd I By TOM GRIFFITHS Now, mind you, dad was a kindly man, yet he was a fighter. I don't know what prompted my father and mother to join the LDS Church, but they did and they received numerous insults and threats from neighbors and fellow townspeople. One man wrote an article in the local newspaper, suggesting the Griffiths family be run out of town. Some of us kids were playing ball out on the street when the ball went into thefront yard of Jimmy Edmunds. Jimmy wasamiser.Hewastheonlymanon the street who owned his home. He had never married and, of course, had no children. I was selected to go into Jimmy's yard and get the ball. As I bent over to pick up the ball, Jimmy grabbed it and slapped me a good one on the side of my face. He took the ball and went in and closed the door. When dad came home from work, he heard whathadhappened and immediately went up to Mr. Edmunds'home and knocked on the door. Jimmy opened it just a crack, but dad reached in and grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him out of the house. Jimmy yelled, "111 call the police," so dad shook him a little harder. "If you ever lay a hand on my boy, you won't be in any condition to call anyone." That was my dad. . better belieue it By BETTY FOWLER win too, by gum. Roberta could be center. Despite her over 80 years, she's still tall and agile. She'd be as good as Mark Eaton. And I'll bet that Eva could mix it up with the best of them. She's been shooting elk, deer and pot guts since Year 1. So why couldn't she shoot hoops too? She's a great fan of the Jazz, andknows all John Stockton's moves. Don't tell me all those hours watching ball games wouldn't pay off for Eva. And me, well, I refuse to admit we wouldn't win it all. I'd be head cheer-leadfor our gang. Since I've been writing for the paper, I've learned to dodge a few bullets, too. And, my gimpy knee would not bother me in the heat of action. As long as I can bring Ben Gay to the game with me... Anyway, that's all dreaming. There will be some good teams at the alumni tourney, even without us Silver Foxes. Don't miss it. All the money they earn will go back to the school in worthy Booster Club projects. Did you know they put up the Lehi Pioneers letters on the east end of the building ... they host all the honors banquets ... they bought the grand piano for the er According to a story in Monday's newspaper, LSD is gaining in popularity among high school and college students, with acid use growing while marijuana, cocaine and other popular but illegal drugs are on the decline. Peace and protests are popular again. (There is even a group calling itself a Mormon Peace Gathering heading for the desert this weekend to protest nuclear weapons testing. I know th is because I got a news release, however no mention was made of the Mormon Peace Gathering over the pulpit in my ward last Sunday, so I think this is an aberration rather than a trend.) But frankly, as a child of the sixties who lived through them at enough distance to remember them clearly, I wouldn't worry too much about this resurrection of the "counter-culture.- " After all, we've been through these revivals before. Remember when the fifties were brought back with the help of "American Graffiti" and "Happy Days?" But it was a warped image. Nowadays folks think that all the boys in the '50s wore with a pack of Lucky Strikes rolled up in the sleeve and that all the girls wore poodle skirts. How come the revivalists forgot to mention that pedal pushers were a preferred Editor: Even in this "hurried scurried' lifestyle we are all living in, a person traveling through Lehi Main Street couldn't help but notice the messages patterned in the chain link fence that borders the high school parking lot. For the past three years one lady has been responsible for the enthusiastic words of support. No one is actually sure when she provides this service, as only a few have actually witnessed her in action. But sometime, usually by the light ofthe moon and stars, she managed to transform -- -- - opening our doors to the healthy, honest, energetic industrious - more recently our porous immigration policies have tended to favor the sneak-inNew York's accused terrorist bomber of the World Trade Center, for reasons our State Department has yet to explain, was issued a visitor's visa -and stayed six years. Pat Buchanan, runningfor President, was denounced by his opponents for daring to propose an impregnable barrier along our Mexican border. Yet now, starting in San Luis, Nogales and Douglas, Ariz., we are building a steel wall 10 feet tall. The immediate objective is to reduce crime, illegal immigrations and drug traffic. Ninety percent of the crime in Nogales is committed by illegal aliens. If we can't eradicate it, we must at least try to quarantine it. Among all creatures, great and small, there is a very valid inbred determination to patrol and protect one's home space. Territorial prerogative prescribes enlightened selfishness, lest the predators inch in and take over. The moral of this Aesop's Fable should be too obvious to require elaboration. -- s. Corporations shuttling a work force to some new locale are a factor in the Other Americans move to where welfare benefits are more generous. Others vacation where the sun shines and then elect to relocate "permanently." It's seldom permanent. Resort-are- a even Realtors recognize that houses newly constructed houses - change occupants on average every five years. This next relates to that: When mostother nations' populations begin to sufferclaustrophobia, they, seeking greener pastures, seek to emigrate to the United States. But where our nation's immigration laws once skimmed the cream of foreign -- enough get up and go to cheer on the sidelines. Maybe do a few jumps, clap a little and sing along to the school song. The comfort-oriente- d society. , Most of us in the west didn't make it to Woodstock - and we were utterly unaware of what a big deal it was until a few yeare later. (I swear, every time I tell someone-- I grew up in the '60s, they ask me if I went tib Woodstock. I grew up in Idaho, and at the time I was a poor, car-les- s college student in Pocatello. Woodstock was in New York. A friend and I drove to Salt Lake to see the Doors once - the concert was canceled but we never would have thought it possible & get to New York.) I learned about it watching Dick Cavett interview Crosby, Stills and Nash on a television in. Idaho State University's Student Union Buildin- g- since I had no TV of my own. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that each of our generations is defined by the unusual and outspoken elements of society, rather than the common people who mate up the fabric of our communities. Most of the young people in the 20i weren't flappers. Nobody in the 50's talked like The Fonz and very few acted like James Dean or dressed in black leather jackets (although my brother had one). And a lot of us missed much close personal involvement in the social turmoil that marked the 60's. After all, how many mohawks do you see on kids walking down the street? But you can bet that in 2010, when they create & sitcom that satirizes the 80's and 90's, some punkish-lookin- g guy sporting green hair that stands about three feet high will be it -- Editor's Column By MARC HADDOCK - -- form of female attire and that crew cuts were much more popular than DAs. I suspect that the 60's, if they are resurrected from the archives of yesteryear, will return with similar distortions about the warped reality of that most confusing decade. To set the record straight, most of us never did tune in, turn on or drop out the noisy ones. A lot more kids stayed home district than moved to the in San Francisco to live in communes. Many of us wore shirts or jackets with Nehru collars, and we sported love beads and peace symbols, but most of us never participated in a violent demonstration that featured police swinging billy clubs at our heads. Yes, we really did wear those bellbottoms and we thought at the time that we were quite stylish. But the platform shoes they tried to foist off on us to accompany the pants were little more than torture devices and would never pass mus Haight-Ashbur- y silly-lookin- g main character. And how many people have you really seen who look like that? Praise for Karen Ekins: The Cup Lady born 1991 Los Angeles Time Syndicate Silly me. I've been taking vitamins since the last alumni game. At least its given me Letters to the editor Is this where the grass is greener? News share with us. We need you. ter in today's a stack of empty plastic cups into support ive and informative messages, alerting the community of upcoming events. Whether it was a debate meet, music concert, school play or sporting event, she did her best to keep us informed of the activities where our youth would be repre cross-bord- senting Lehi and might need our support. On behalf of the Lehi Booster Club and the community, we would like to thank the "Cup Lady," Karen Ekins, for her unfailing efforts to keep us informed. Thank you. -- The Lehi Booster Club Hadfield should resign Editor: It has been brought to the attention of the public that one of Lehi's elected officials has proven that he is not a citizen. We refer to Councilman Hadfield. It is our opinion that hunting out of season, as Councilman Hadfield has done, is behavior inappropriate of a person elected to repre- city? A person who cannot obey the law has; no right to represent our community. Because we believe that our city repre-- ! sentative should be citizens,; we feel that Councilman Hadfield should ; resign. If Councilman Hadfield has such open disregard for the la ws of our state, then how are we to trust him with the responsibility for making and enforcing the laws of our Paul and Gaye Cummingsr James and JoAnn L. and Kimberly A. Andersoii Bill and lone Bezzant law-abidin- Peripatetic Americans since the earliest colonists have been restive, unwilling to settle any place long. Fleeing problems, real or imaginary, they migrated westward, seeking "greener grass." TV programs and movies of the Old West have enjoyed an enormous following- "Little House on the Prairie," "Lonesome Dove," "Unforgiven" (which won an unprecedented number of Academy Award nominations for a Western), and currently a woman doctor on the American frontier is taking us with her. The American West never was quite so romantic as Clint Eastwood makes it appear, yet our nation has plenty of "space" tomove around in. So where is the grass greener? Recently the Census Bureau noted that one American in 11 moved to a different state during the past five years. There are now so many outsiders in Nevada it's almost impossible to find a native who was born there. On the other hand, Pennsylvanians tend to stay put; four in five Pennsylva' nians are born there. Outsiders are a majority in most western states - but also in Florida, Mary-- . land, Delaware and D.C. music and drama departments, They have established the Hall of Fame at the high school, and they attend each and every ball game and have surprises for lucky folks whose names are drawn out at intervals throughout the different time periods. The Booster Club does so much and more that you don't even know about. Those club members spend a lot of time in behalf of your kids. Show them you appreciate their efforts by attending the alumni tournament. And now, I must congratulate the Miss Lehi Committee for spearheading one of the neatest events in Lehi each year . Win, lose or draw, the girls who enter the Miss Lehi pageant benefit in lots of ways. The annual Miss Lehi Workshop is being held this Saturday and every girl who attends will gain a lot of knowledge about themselves, the pageant, and they'll gain confidence for all future endeavors. Let me tell you about just two former Miss Lehis who performed at our Newtah Christmas party. Amy Revill and Danaca Palmer sang holiday songs and absolutely captivated an audience of nearly 100 people. They were incredible. I'm sure a lot of their talent and ability was developed because of Miss Lehi and Miss Utah competitions. Besides they are beautiful girls, inside and out. You can just tell. Lets have a good turnout of girls at our annual Miss Lehi Workshop. C'mon gals, Bringin' back the 60's. Were we that way? prints. rowsing vou'd d The sixties are over, so set him free. Baez The '60s, so they say, are making a comeback. The signs are everywhere. Bellbottoms are back in style, according to some fashion gurus. So are psychedelic Proverbs summarize the wisdom of man There is an interesting article in the March issue of the Reader's Digest. It is titled "One Proverb is Worth a Thousand Words." One of my father's favorites, and where he found it or if he made it up, 111 never know. It was, "There's a big difference in scratching your backside and tearing it to pieces." On one or two occasions I heard him use this if he found someone exaggerating. In referring to the English royal family he would say, "They are drones in the English beehive." I reckon my dear old dad must have had some socialistic tendencies for he had no use for the royal family. I remember one time when the royal family went on a trip to the Mediterranean on the royal yacht. He was furious with them. "Here I am," he said, "slaving for two quid a week and they are living in luxury." One of dad's favorites was a Lord Kitchener. He was head of England's Armed Forces. He was a tough, fearless fighter. When his ship was sunk by a German submarine and Lord Kitchener was drowned, father was fightingmad and about ready to join the army to fight the Germans. One ofdad's favorite proverbs was "Pride will be pinched." I could never understand this because he was a very proud man. He wouldn't go down to the village shops unless he was nicely dressed, usually with aflower in his lapel. Once there was a strike by the coal miners that went on for six months. Dad was not a coal miner but worked on the surface at one of the struck mines so he was forced out of work. Things got so bad that the government opened a soup kitchen on the market square. People, including children, could be seen carrying their bowls for some of the soup. It was cooked in a huge cauldron and smelled pretty darn good. I told dad the soup was good with pieces of real meat. Could I take a bowl and have some? He refused saying, "Leave it for those who need it. We have our garden and a few chickens. We don't need that soup." at the world through glasses. I admit that in my book every story has a happy ending. I'm also an incurable romantic. And, I get goose bumps when someone I know does something stupendous. I've admired Molina Brinkerhoff from afar. She doesn't even know it. How I became one of her fans was when I read the entries she sent in for Lehi Stake's creative writing contest. I'd read her poems and marvel at the girl's ability. I was intrigued. Then, all my opinions were justified over and over again when I heard that Molina had won the state contest. Oh oh, goose bumps again. That's tough competition and My Molina (that's how I've come to think of her) won! Golleeee. She won $1,000 worth of Royal Daulton china. A set of crystal goblets, and an offer of a great job for a company in Salt Lake City. But, she deserved everything! Donna and I viewed her exhibit at ZCMI and we were so thrilled. Talk about creative. Then, we heard that the chess team had won the state championship, too. My goodness. First, the basketball team, then Molina, then the chess team. They've got something going down at the high school, g law-abidi- -- Neil T. . sent the public. and Sonja Young Camille Young Innes-JayDe- Apartment complex won't help city Editor: The recent Board of Adjustment meeting revealed some disturbing events that do not, in my opinion, serve in the best interest of our great city of Lehi. In particular, the plans to construct a 22 unit apartment comLehi Main Street. This behind plex just complex will house some 88 people on less than of the block! City officials continue to state that the Master Plan allows such construction and this planned development is totally legal. This is probably true but that legality does not protect the local residents and business owners along Lehi's last and only city centwo-stor- y one-thir- high-densit- y d ter. Not one person in the meeting really felt long-rang- e plan for Lehi. Yet plans roll forth, to put in a low-reapartment com plex right next to our quaint this was the best e and historical business district. ; My recommendation is to change the! Master Plan and insert a buffer! zone along both the Main Street and State; Street arteries wherein the City Council; can determine-regardlof Master Plan-guidelines-wh- at it is that should be placed! along our main entrances to the city. All future construction along and in this buffer; zone would be subject to the approval of the; City Council and where deemed necessary by the council, a vote by the citizens would! be required. Such action would eliminate! zoningexperts looking for a fast dollar from; our city leaders. I hate to; see a potential future ghetto established in ! the center of Lehi. I love Lehi and the time is now to avert! a potential long-terproblem alongour one! and only main street! Dee R. Russon two-bloc- ess m -- k |