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Show V More LOCAL news I f . . U 1 j I L y I I I i t I J I i If 0 I I ' r than any other source! i For Vol. 20, No. 45 Wednesday, November 11, 1998 50 cents a single copy home delivery call or see our web site at 756-766- 9 www.newutah.com LDS missionaries America found safe from in C. 2$ ' w : a , cM'flj i f4 ' 4 !i&& yO . Hurricane Mitch By Julie Loveridge When news reports of Hurricane Mitch's devastation started filtering into local news stations, some local families watched with extra intensity, holding onto every word and saying silent prayers in their hearts. They were the families with sons, friends, nephews and grandchildren serving missions in the Central American missions. There was great relief to learn from the Church that all were missionaries accounted for and safe. But, as Nancy Groll, who's son Weston is serving in Honduras stated, there were still a lot of questions and concerns. "It was one thing to know he was physically accounted for, but I still didn't know if he was starving, physically ill, and things like that." Those concerns are starting to be answered as one by one the missionaries are finding ways to make contact with home. Sondra Boulter, whose son Elder Shaun Stracener is serving in LaLima, Honduras, near the coast hit with one of the worst hurricanes ever recorded, received a phone call one evening. The voice on the other end spoke broken English, and Sondra knows no Spanish. As near as she could tell, the caller knew Shaun and was relaying the message that he was safe, but "like new missionary. Lost everything." Sondra took down the phone number, and called her See SAFE on page 8 4s f Sego w Lily's sL; Photos by Julie Lovendge Principal Glenn Martin reacts to the of kissing a pig . . . ft prospect . . . and follows through with panache as he keeps his promise to the students who met the school's sales goals in a recent fund raiser. In fact, he kept his promise twice as he was given not one, but two pigs to kiss that day! Sego Lily principal 'hams' it up to laud students' success a day of celebration for the success the school had with a recent fund-raisin- g ' The teachers all showed up to School, drive. 's Some classes held in their pajamas, students wore hats, and the principal (yes, the principal) during the day. Classrooms with the kissed not one, but two, pigs! highest sales were treated, ia order of It was all part of Sego Lily's Freaky dollars earned, to a bubble gum party, Friday, Nov. 6th. According to Principal a soda pop party, a popcorn party, and Glenn Martin, the day was set aside as an ice cream party. A family sock hop By Julie Loveridge Read-a-Thon- Cox, Stephenson win seats in Utah legislature There were no surpises in fast Tuesday's general election, as Republicans won handily in virtually every race in Utah County and every incumbent who chose to ran about 75 percent of the vote. And Sheriff David Bateman received 80 percent of the popular vote. In other races of local interest, all six constitutional propositions were passed in Utah, and the communities of Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs both voted for four propositions which removed them from Utah County taxing districts that would duplicate services already provided by , won. In north Utah County, avid Cox (R) was elected as a member of the Utah House of Representatives for District 56, replacing Christine who chose not to seek had moved out of District 56. Cox defeated George Tripp (B) and Shiela Heindel. In county races, incumbent County Commissioners Jerry Grover and David Gardner n, were both those communities. For complete district by district tallies, see table on page 12. with Firm culminated the day's festivities that evening, starring Nile Miner as D.J: And then there was the matter of he really didn't expect them to be so successful. "But it's great!" he added. "It blew me away to see the wonderful commthe pigs. Martin admits he didnt think he unity support." .was going to have to do it. When he So, Friday afternoon, in front of an challenged students to double their auditorium filled with earnings from the year before claiming children, Principal Martin went to kiss he would kiss a pig if they did, he said See HAM on page 7 wall-to-wa- opens local office to promote family entertainment By Russ Daly City Editor Many people believe that "family values" have been removed from "family entertainment." But some people refuse to compromise their standards, and feel that there are other Americans, many other Americans, who share their ideals and wishes for entertainment that will reinforce values taught at home. In recent months, the north Utah County area has seen the efforts of Towne Cinemas in presenting an edited version of a popular movie, followed by Sunrise Video making it possi- ble for people who purchased the movie for their own benefit to have what some people con- sider removed. ll objectionable parts Those efforts to provide the level of entertainment that many families in Utah espouse are being continued by another firm called Sand-sta- r Family Entertainment. The company's two main principals, David Anderson and Utah-base- d Mike Beck, the former a film producer for more than 20 years, felt that movie makers were not producing enough films. When the two had a chance to purchase a movie company, they put their ideals into a business that will help families purchase movies which they can watch with their children without worry that their will be profanity or violence. Sandstar obtains the rights to edit movies then resell them to interested families. Nancy Reynolds, manager of the firm's family-oriente- d Lehi telemarketing center, said that new titles are being added continually. "We don't destroy- the original version "she said. "We make them available for families who want something different." Titles include The Borrowers, Windrunner, Captains Courageous, Shirley Temple as The Little Princess, and A Family for Joe. Products also include several animated titles, such as Simply Magic, Timmy's Special Delivery and Who's Who at the Zoo. Reynolds said that the response from Hollywood has been positive, and will continue to increase as local sales increase. She feels that Sand-sta- r has the potential to provide film makers with about $350,000 in sales just during the first month from their 1 iCHOOLED FOR THE HOUSE growing database. In addition to the main headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, Sandstar has telemarketing offices in Roosevelt, Draper, Provo and Lehi, as well as a fulfillment office in Sandy. About 25 employees are located in the Lehi office, and Reynolds is looking for more individuals who would like to work in the north end of the county in extremely favorable working conditions. The company could expand its Lehi facility to eventually employ up to 100 people. Potential applicants should be .articulate and communicate well, in addition to being hard working and but Reynolds feels that the greatest attribute a potential d, See FILMS on page 12 J Educator hopes to make impact in legislature By "Seek to understand, before seeking to be understood," is a philosophy he. has adopted in over 17 years of teaching fifth and sixth grades. He says that is every bit as applicable to political world. As Chairman for the Republican Legislative District, Cox Julie Loveridge Voted "Most Likely to Run Over a Legislator" by his colleagues during his third year of teaching, David Cox is still shaking his head over his election to the State House of Rep- resentatives. He chuckles as he tells of the letter he wrote to the editor one time complaining that everyone elected was rich and there were no longer common people representing us in government. "Well, I'm about as common as they get," says Cox in his Utah drawl. Cox admits he's had to do a lot of changing over the years. He's a strong supporter of the opinion that people can change and that every issue has two sides. - iXwm.il.tnar..m.,n,1,wh.ll,n,,M,.Ml,)r.l,,,,rJ . Spouse: Children: Grandchildren: Education: Career: Politics: - :- ZinaCox Seven One (a new grandson) Brigham Young U. Fifth Grade Teacher, Lehi Elementary Chairman of the Repub' lican Legislative District 1991 98, Assistant in the '82 Lebaron campaign, . has had his own fair share of experience in politics over the years. When he learned that Chris- tine Fox was stepping down from her position as representative of the American Fork, Lehi, and Cedar Valley area, he set out to find a good person to replace her. Cox declares there are many people better qualified for the legislative position than he, but was turned down by everyone he approached. At the last minute, he filed his own name. U wasn't sure what was going to happen," he said. "Anytime a person runs for elective office, they set themselves up to be shot down." It was his own- family that - See COX on page 12 fir . Ill Photo by Julie Loveridge Newly-electerepresentative to the Utah State Legislature, David Cox asks questions during an J,nter-clas- s Knowledge Bowl tournament at Lehi Elementary. Cox developed the Knowledge Bowl in an annual tournament attracting up to 500 participants. Cox game that is used district-wid- e truly enjoys being a teacher and is a strong advocate of the public school system. He is also committed to community service and looks forward to the opportunity to represent the northern Utah County communities. d |