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Show fry f n r Obituaries B2 Opinions E4 1 , ' The Dally Herald Wednesday, January 1, 1992 . Ipeification of athletes 'shows lack of perspective If you've been reading the newspapers, or watching TV, a lot about stress, and how bad it is for you. I'm not a psychiatrist, but I do know that keeping your feelings pent up, is not good for you. That's why we suggest that you give vent to your feel- - 'you would have heard jlngs. It's bound to make you feel better. May Templeton has decided to eliminate her stress by writing: "I OBJECT to the deifica-- f lion of sports celebrities. I don't d that people Ulike a sports figure, but when I mind sports-minde- J they feel the sun rises and sets is : enough! Magic Johnson is just ; iuch a celebrity. In that person, enough :; Why all this fussing over I Magic because he has admitted 'feeing infected with the AIDS I virus. What of the thousands of others (not sports celebrities) who are also infected? Does the ; President of the United States ; make a big thing of it? Does he ' appoint them to a special com- mittee? Of course not. I feel compassion for all who are in- fected, through no fault of their own, or through their own faults, but let us keep things in ; perspective, please!" ; Well, May, do you feel better, now? John Jones has something that has been bothering him for quite some time, although it's not as serious a problem as yours. But to him, it i is important. "I OBJECT to TV stations inserting voice overs on pro- ' grams while the credits for the show you have just seen are running. I want to know who '. . : H By KEVIN NIENDORF Herald Staff Writer - In the office of ProPROVO vo City Fire Chief William R. Blair hangs a large photo depicting Object played what parts, and who did the cinematography and special effects. If the voice overs were synchronized with what was on the screen, I wouldn't mind. But it usually is a station commercial about some other programs. Desist, fellas, desist!" John, I'm sure the producers of the program you were watching are in your corner on this one. Zelda Smith is coming front and center with her gripe. "What I OBJECT to are the look alike fashions we have today. Dresses, jeans, shoes, sneakers. You name it, and they are all the same. The only difference is the label. I'm tired of going shopping and having no choice. Why don't the feminists do or say something about this? We women are forced to choose between labels, not styles. I'm tired of it! My husband feels the same about cars. Oh, for the pro-choi- ce days when you could tell a Ford from a Chevy from an import." Zelda, all I can say is you've got style! Even if the fashion and automotive industries don't. proudly describes his ordeal of standing on an outside emergency staircase while fighting the flames for nearly five hours. He points to the black and grey smoke in the photo, indicating where he would be seen if the smoke weren't so thick. He reflects back to his years of service in Los Angeles, Chicago, three years as an instructor at the National Fire Academy, and in Provo, knowing his days are numbered as a city fire department employee. Blair's retirement is scheduled to begin Friday, with a dinner par- Herald Staff Writer questioned the lease, asking if the e space would be used by Stringer in that position, or if it full-tim- Ilf Utah County Commissioners adprove one last lease for space in th. historic County Courthouse, the building will be filled, County Engineer Clyde Naylor told com- missioners Monday. jNaylor presented a lease for two rooms on the third floor to be leased by Mark Stringer, guardian adt .litem for the Fourth District Juienile Court. 'Commissioner Gary Herbert Utah County OKs contracts crossings By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer Utah County Commissioners Monday approved contracts with the Utah Department of Transportation for improvement of two railroad crossings near Mapleton. Another contract was approved witjt the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Provo City for 'setllement of damages done to j CaSyon Glen Park in Provo the of construction during Olijstead Tunnel. Can-yoa- s ijkider the contracts with the De- partment of Transportation, the cost'of each railroad crossing im- provement will be $84,612, of which the countv will pay 10 percent, or S8.46 1.20. The crossings are at 5000 S. 500 E Evergreen Road (west) and 5100 SW of 400 S. Evergreen Road (east). Naylor said. Under the contract with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, the county will receive $45,-00- 0 to restore Canyon Glen Park under a redevelopment plan approved by Provo City . would be used part-tim- e for Stringer's private law practice. Jeril B. Wilson, deputy county attorney, said it is his understanding that the position Stringer holds with the juvenile court is a half-tim- e position. Commissioners said they would delay action on the matter until they had answered the question of the office space use. Naylor said the building's occu v ' - VJ ' - . "i , t v --rrr-- r-.-- s g I' mLI , r:,x . l ' if 5,s- , - I r with his trademark energetic speech. "I've really enjoyed being here because in this department - - Z :.- rvmam -- I can enjoy working with the people. "I get a kick out of Provo," said Blair. Provo Mayor Joe Jenkins said it wasn't the money which lured the former Chicago fire chief to Provo. In fact, Blair took a pay cut in accepting the position. "We were able to get him, not because of the salary, but because he wanted to live in Utah Valley," said Jenkins, describing Blair as a colorful, humorous and energetic man. "The fact is, he's a competent individual who knows the fire business better than anyone else I've had contact with. We'll miss him." Jeanne Blair said she's been pants are as follows: Sen. Jake Garn, Third floor Rep. Bill Orton, Rep. Orrin Hatch, The Cottage Program, and State Agricultural Inspector. Utah State UniSecond floor Extension Service (still to versity move in), and the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce. First floor Utah County Travel Council, Central Utah Film Commission, March of Dimes, Sheriffs Department Civil E- Divi- sion, Utah County Sheriff, and the Utah County Justice Court. Herald PhotoPatrick if J. Krohn Retiring Provo Fire Chief William R. Blair packs mementos of his 37 years in the business Tuesday. trying to get her husband to retire for years from the profession she believes has made Blair a better father. "It's wonderful," said Mrs. Blair. "Nothing is better than being married to a man who loves a lot of experience to our department," said newly named Chief Rod Jones, himself a veteran of Provo's fire department. "Anyone who didn't pay attention and learn from him has been left out in the dark. He's been a very good friend to me." Blair credited Jones, who has been the assistant chief, as the main reason for the program's suc- Jones said Blair's team leadership concept, called the quality circle, was a change in management style. It consisted of developing teams of 8 firefighters with each team assigned to improve departe mental responsibilities. The in the decision included making process. Provo Capt. Coy Porter agreed that Blair's arrival in Provo turned the department around . 23-ye- ar his job." Immediate plans include a month-lon- g trip to Ireland, a winter full of skiing and a summer of travel to visit family and to golf. Blair's agree the 3-- chiefs impact on the fire depart- ment, since he arrived in 1987, has made a vast improvement. "He's an educator who brought team-swer- cess. "I would not have been able to do what has been done without assistant Chief Rod Jones," said Blair. "He'sjust great." "He's pulled us up about 10 years in progress in about half that time," said Porter. "We'll miss him but we're tickled to see him '' move onto other things. Commission approves budget changes Year-en- d budget changes were approved Monday by the Utah County Commission, resulting in no change in the general fund total. The Treasurer's Office will receive an additional $9,500; Sheriffs Patrol Division, $18,-00sheriffs Judicial Division, $20,000; and Sheriffs Emergency Management, $1,000. Contribution to others amounted to $10,260. Deletions from the budget in 0; clude $19,760 in funds, $18,000 from Sheriff's Administration, and $11,000 from Sheriffs Investigation Division. Those deletions balanced the budget. In addition, the budget adjustment includes $842,854 in the building management fund. That is money from the refunding of bonds by the Building Authority to remodel the historic County Courthouse. The kitchen fund also receives $22,000 from the service funds for food service at the jail. In a bookkeeping action, $180,907 was deleted from the substance abuse fund because the grant received by that department is on a fiscal year, rather than a calendar year as is the county budget. Richard Bradford, UVEDA director, said the goal this year is to receive $20,000 in surplus funds for economic development. Provo neighborhood progam still producing positive results By CHRISTI CONOVER Herald Staff Writer PROVO The city's neighbor hood program is operating well, say Provo officials, and its basic challenge remains the same: encouraging more public involvement. "I'd like to have more citizen input on everything," said Leland Gamette, director of community development. "You can't have too much." Within the program, the chairmen and women of 30 Provo neighborhoods receive informa- tion including Municipal Council and Planning Commission agendas from the city on a regular basis. Their responsibility is to distribute pertinent information to their neighbors and represent their neighborhood's needs and desires to the city. Neighborhood chairmen typically deal with unglamorous problems: cluttered vacant lots, abandoned cars, clogged gutters and overgrown trees, said Raylene Ireland, city mayoral administrative assistant. However, the representatives are also asked to help determine their neighborhoods' opinions on larger issues such as proposed residential or commercial developments. The representatives are some- times involved only when an issue specifically affects their neighbora The park was used as staging hood. Most often, those issues are conthe contractor area for during a of Olm-stcad planning, zoning or emergenstruction of the mile-lon- g Tunnel. Naylor said some cy response nature. "The activity in the program dedamage was done to the park duron the needs," Ireland said. pends work. ing the construction "When a specific problem comes Canyon Glen is owned by Provo up, the neighborhood chairman is City, but maintained and operated asked to be involved." by Utah County under a contract. t The neighborhood program was first organized in the 1960s under Commissioners also approved a Mayor Verl Dixon. The 1968 city land use agreement with the Utah master plan outlined 19 neighborNational Guard to use Canyon hoods in Provo. In 1974, those neighborhoods Glen for a drill to be conducted Feb. were realigned and divided to cre 8-- - ty held in his honor. "I feel very good about what we've accomplished," said Blair, Istoric courthouse leases nearly full By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN - I the site of the first blaze he fought as a firefighter in Los Angeles. Thirty-seve- n years later, Blair Frank ' Seeley 1 Retiring fire chief gets kick out of Provo ate 24. These groups were used by the city's planning department to gather information on updating the city's general plan. In 1978, responsibility for the neighborhood groups was moved to the mayor's office, said Ga- mette. Gamette served as administrative assistant to the city commission under Mayor Jim Ferguson. Their primary focus was to be a means of communication between the neighborhoods and the mayor's office, Gamette said. The neighborhoods are currently grouped into five neighborhood area councils. Ireland meets regularly with the five neighborhood chairmen and women designated as council representatives. The neighborhood organization was especially effective in the 1980s when many Provo neighborhoods were threatened by flooding, she said. "I think for a quick response ... there's no player more valuable than a neighborhood chairman," Ireland said. Randall Nelsen, chairman of the Maeser neighborhood, said since his neighborhood is made up mostly of university students and older residents, it is difficult to get people involved. "The .things that they're concerned about is the things that directly affect them," he said. "For example, the yearly cleanup type stuff." Gamette said the city planning department uses input from the neighborhood representatives the most, "although I think every department has used the neighborhood program." Provo's neighborhood program differs from other cities in the state in that the city recognized a need for the program and worked to fulfill that need, Gamette said. Neighborhood groups in other cities often grow out of dissension at city hall. These groups are often more reactionary and negative, he said. "I'm sure there's more we can do," Gamette said. "If I were to characterize what we do, we do a pretty good job." Some neighborhood representatives interviewed felt the current city administration has not utilized the neighborhood program to its fullest potential. However, they said it appears the adminstration is now trying to heighten the involvement of the neighborhood sentatives. hood, said she felt activity within the program had dropped off over the past few years. "It used to be that neighborhood chairmen didn't miss a lot of council meetings, and you don't see that very often anymore," Rasmussen said. However, city support of the program seems to be on the increase, she said. "I know that (Mayor Joseph A.) Jenkins has been trying to reactivate the pro- gram," Rasmussen said. "During the previous administration, the neighborhood program was used extensively," said Lois Kelson, Lakeview neighborhood chairwoman. "Basically, there hasn't been a lot of input by the neighborhood chairmen in this administration." The difference was probably not deliberate, but rather a lack of understanding about the role the neighborhood representatives "I lois Kelson........ Margarett Rasmussen Lakeview Fort Utah Geri Collard Sunset Tim Brough Spring Creek repre- Margarett Rasmus'sen, chairwoman of the Fort Utah Neighbor- could play, Kelson said. SOUTH AREA COUNCIL think they're beginning to want to use us more and more now," she said. Other neighborhood chairmen interviewed expressed positive experiences with the program. "I think it's pretty marvelous," said Wasatch neighborhood chairman Sheldon C. Schofield about the program. "It's a difficult job to get the opinion of a lot of people and I think they're trying hard." CENTRAL AREA COUNCIL Kent Wadsworth DixonTimp Eccies Cameron Joaquin Ken Leatham Franklin Linda Walton Cent. Business Dist. Randall Nelsen Maeser EAST AREA COUNCIL Charles Pope....... Reese Goodwin James Daley ... Sheldon Schofield Dean Dangerfield Pleasant View Oak Hills ...Provost Wasatch .......Foothills NORTH AREA COUNCIL Karl Pope Edgemont Gene Rice Sherwood Hills Avery Glenn Claud Glazier Indian Hills Rock Canyon WEST AREA COUNCIL Drian Snelson Monte Groesbeck Grant RucselU......... Glen Hatch . Riverside ...Grandview North .....Grandview South Rivergrove Indicates leader ot council, the following areas have no leader: Little Rock Cyn, Provost South, University, North Park, Provo Bay, Carterv'He, Franklin Sooth, Rivorbotloms Source;Provo City Herakt Grap'c'Bob Prce |