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Show Saturday, August blaze burning jnear Decker Springs 120-ac- re By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer Firefighters have been battling a wildfire in the Decker Iprings area of Provo Canyon iorth of Deer Creek Reservoir $nd west of Midway. j The blaze was visible from fie upper areas of Provo Can; yon Road. It was reported Friday afternoon, said Uinta National Forest spokeswoman Loyal Clark on Friday. She said when the Eiai fire crews arrived to battle the fire, about five acres of sage and oak brush were burning. I But by about 4:30 p.m. the fire had grown to 20 acres. And Clark said the fire was expected to continue to expand into evening, subside as temperatures cooled around 7:30 p.m. and then continue to burn today. J "We got the call at 2:30 p.m. and now have three I wind-swe- pt crews fighting the blaze," said Clark Friday She said there were no structures in the immediate vicinity of the wildfire and that the fire was within the boundaries of Wasatch Mountain State Park, but being fought by Uninta National Forest firefighters. According to Clark, the cause of the fire was still unknown Friday. But she said there were some reports of lightening strikes in Wasatch Mountains near Provo Canyon. Heber Valley was again filled with smoke, as winds blew smoke eastward. Another fire last August that was located at least five miles away from the Decker Springs area, destroyed more than a dozen homes amove Midway, and two firefighters were killed battling the conflagration. That fire was also within the boundaries of Wasatch Mountain State Park. Mona OKs computer system - ifONA The Mona Town Board voted to purchase a computer to use in keeping records for the new town natural gas system. feoard members approved the purchase at the monthly board meeting Tuesday. in addition to the computer hardware purchase, the board also agreed to purchase comput- - Rollover kills one One of two brothers four wheeling in the hills near Pleasant Grove was fatally injured when the vehicle rolled over while descending a steep hill said the Utah County Sheriff's Depart- ment i Sheriffs authorities said the name and condition of the surviving brother were being withheld pending the notification of . er software billing. The to do gas system programs will be purchased from Caselle Software of Spanish Fork for $3,125. An annual fee of $430 will also be charged for assistance. Residents share road needs at By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer Residents of Utah and Wasatch various highway districts to decide what road projects would be counties had an opportunity to tell the Utah Department of Transportation their desires for road improvements Friday when the Transporation Commission conducted its regular meeting in "We decided one more component was needed. We needed to bring into the component public input and give the public an opportunity to tell us what they believe their road needs are," he said. Dan Nelson, superintendent of undertaken. Provo. The hearing originally was scheduled for Utah and Juab counties, but no one from Juab County appeared. Wasatch Coun- ty representatives, District 6, presented charts and maps of planned UDOT Cindy Molyneaux was selected as secretary for the gas system. She will assist the town with the purchase of the new computer and software purchases. Molyneaux will attend a training seminar. The board also approved a bid to install a new gas furnace in the town hall. The furnace was purchased from Holmes Heating and Cooling, Inc., Lehi. Mona Mayor Greg Newton said the system should be on line by September. provement project section from the State Parks marina near Deer Creek to the junction of Highway 40 and 190 before other projects in the canyon are done. "I know UDOT doesn't like to do both ends of a project before the middle," Wasatch County Commissioner Pete Coleman said, "but this is not an environ- mentally sensitive area, and there is some logic to doing it now when a lot of money can be saved." Samuel Taylor, Moab, Utah Transpertion Commission chairman, told the capacity audience attending the meeting that for many years the commission has relied on information from the meeting and to install signals at 100 North and 300 North in American Fork. Merrill Jolley, UDOT traffic said traffic studies in" J ' engineer, Patrick Haig, associate vice 1990 showed the intersections did"''! president of Utah Valley Commn-it- y not meet standards fo signals. T College, said the college anTaylor asked Nelson and Jolley" ticipates enrollment of 9,000 stuto take another look at it dents this year, expanding to 15,000 by the end of the decade. Mayor David Holdaway, Pleasr ,r ' He noted that registration day ant Grove, said his city has beenT , ., usually has traffic backed up half shorted. Although it was prom-Vj' ised a freeway access, none has, a mile onto the interstate. been built, although other cities,, He also said the planned special events center will bring of the same size or smaller have . 7 more traffic into the area, and two accesses. will he anticipates the school Furthermore, he pointed out " become a four-yecollege this that Pleasant Grove has requestyear or next near. All of these ed more traffic signals for years, will increase the traffic, he said, but still has only one. He noted, urging UDOT to conduct a study however, that the city may now "soon" on improvements in the an additional get signal. access. provide double left turn lanes and right turns at 1300 South, Center street and 800 North in Orem. : - ' He appealed fcr help with 1100 North Street, a federal project which has been in progress 11 years. He also said Geneva Road, which carries heavy truck, traffic, needs to be widened.. Also, the railroad underpass on Highway 91 needs to be widened from two lanes to four. Alma Staheli, Genola council- man, asked UDOT to improve, the access to his city from High- way 50-saying it is extremely dangerous for school buses and , , ;. u , ,. .' ,.. ' r ,, other traffic. Counselor: Let kids learn from decisions' consequences By CHRISn CONOVER Herald Staff Writer Parents can hinder children's development by protecting them from the consequences of their decisions, said Charles B. Beck-eFriday. Beckert, a marriage and family therapy counselor, spoke on common mistakes made by parents. The speech was given as part of Brigham Young University Education feel victimized and withdraws the help. The parent then becomes the villian. In addition, parents sometimes make the mistake of relying on condition," Beckert said. Often parents express love for a child based on a task completed, such as hitting a home run, rather than because of the child him- punishment rather than consequences, Beckert said. are earned, Consequences while punishment is dished out, he said. Parents dictate punishment to their children, while children bring consequences to them- self. "We must separate the deed from the doer," he said. When children are upset, parents should try to listen more, talk less and let the children know they are loved and under- well-meani- ng Week. "We just don't want to see them suffer," Beckert said. However, parents who protect their children too much teach their children irresponsibility. The first time a parent takes books to school for a child who has left them at home, the parent becomes a hero. However, after this occurs several times in succession, the parent begins to selves. stood. "A consequence should relate to a specific behavior," Beckert said. Sending a child to his room for not eating may not be an appropriate consequence, while withholding dessert may make more sense. Beckert also warned against expressing love for children on the basis of certain conditions. "One of the major mistakes we make as parents is we love on taught," Beckert said. Parents can often talk too much and do too little, he said. Expecting too much too soon can discourage a child. Parents often experience this problem with later-bor-n children, which can develop skills such as talking at a later time than the first child because they have less par How far must you go for a Franklin Day Planner? You're invited to visit the Franklin Planners store "I think listening prepares the child for the lesson to be ental attention. "You and I have to take time' for training," Beckert said. Parents should provide a model for behavior and provide supervised practice with the necessary feedv back, guidance and direction. Nse Beckert also listed the follow- - .H uig uuuciuuea until expei lenceu i..rt by parents: well-meani- ng Arguing to win rather than,.u discussing to understand. j Trying to treat all children.:- -' the same; children are equal outd. ; are not the same. words to i ratherr Reacting than feelings. OLJ? Focusing on weaknesses rath-4-- ,i er than strengths. Assuming responsibility for child's behavior. 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Copies of a "highway needs inventory" for 1991, which Nelson called the "wish list" were also Haig conceded that at present distributed. the college's internal road sysTaylor pointed out that the wish list would require five times tem cannot handle the traffic the amount of money that is effectively, but said they are available to Utah for highway working on plans to improve the construction and improvements. system. Nelson said UDOT is studying Ted Thaxton, Orem city engineer, told the commission that the possibility of building another Orem plans to widen 1200 West freeway interchange for better access into the campus, and WinStreet and would like to coordinate the intersections at Center ters said he appreciated the opStreet and 800 North with UDOT. portunity to coordinate planning Nelson said UDOT would like to with the college. Carl Hansen, of the American work closely with the city in Fork City Council, asked UDOT coordinating the improvements. 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