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' ; Pi The baskets were filled by stu- -; dents at Canyon View Junior High School as part of a service project. v "Our students have been working on the baskets for a week and a half and have made some incredible things," said Lori Price, adviser to the student council at die Orem school . . .1? "The Japanese class did all these origami animals out of fold-- " ed paper and the creative writing class did little storybooks. The petals class even made a basket D" outofmetal." Each class at the junior high school has made a basket by bringing candy, toys and other additions from home, and each f' class competed for the basket, Price said. "We kind of have a business partnership with Media Play in Orem and The Palace, in Provo .involved in this too," sneadded. 5 l g) f concentration camps and atomic blasts during World War U. The pope, wearing a red cape over white vestments, limped heavily as he carried the cross for the first two stations around the Colosse . best-looki- ng involve other denominations on Christianity's most solemn day. John Paul broke his right leg in a fall nearly a year ago. He canceled a number of activities last year, including a trip to the United States, but resumed foreign travel and a full schedule this year. In Jerusalem, one of the largest crowds of pilgrims in years retraced Christ's steps toward crucifixion through the ancient walled city. Some lugged heavy wooden crosses along the Via Dolorosa, or "Way of Sorrow," to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, revered as the site of Je- - ot (See POPE, Page A2) Micron will benefit schools, officials say The businesses helped with 'supplies, and The Palace told stu- dents it would host a pizza party for the winning classes, and then open up the dance club to the entire school. Price said die winning classes were those taught by Natalie Trinka Lucas, Russell Bishop and Bill Johanson . Thoughout the school year, the student council does a monthly service project, and the Easter baskets were for one of jhe monthly projects. VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II, still limping after hip surgery, asked for help carrying the cross in the Good Friday procession. A Protestant nun, a mother of three and a teenage girl were among those called. It was the first time the pope didn't carry the wooden cross himself over the entire half-mil- e circuit around the Colosseum. And it was the first time women were brought into the procession. Around the globe, Christians observed the day in contemplation and prayer. In the Philippines, a dozen penitents had themselves nailed to crosses in sympathy with Christ's anguish. The pope, who has relied on a cane since last year's hip replacement surgery, carried the light wooden cross on only three of the 14 stations of the cross, which recall Christ's suffering before his crucifixion. The pope began the ceremony by remembering die victims of recent civil wars and those who perished in um. After handing it to a Swiss Lutheran nun, he used a cane and was helped down stairs during the hour-lon- g procession. The pope again held the cross for the final station. "The Colosseum stands here as testimony to the martyrs of faith," he said after the procession. Tens of thousands of worshipers shielded prayer books and burning candles from the steady rain. Women have never before taken a direct role in the procession, although nuns have previously written the text read at each of the 14 stations. A Russian Orthodox priest from Moscow also was one of the cross bearers as part of Vatican efforts to . ; Editor's note: Micron Technology 's expansion into north-eUtah County will have a significant impact in many areas affecting Utah County m Daily Herald PhotoMatthew Price, the Student Council adviser at Canyon View Junior High School, checks out Easter baskets while students judge them. The Lori R. Smith baskets were filled by Canyon View students to deliver to about 70 young patients at Utah State Hospital on Easter Sunday. residents. This is the second installment of a series taking a look at some of the areas that will be impacted. Today: A look at Micron 's potential effect on schools. thoughts," Baugh said. "One is very favorable because I'm really elated with the improved economic base, jobs for our graduates and a better quality of life." But one consideration has him re- - By PAT CHRISTIAN The Daily Herald Many employers unaware, resistant By SHEILA SANCHEZ The Daily Herald The much-debate- d Family and Medical Leave Act just got revised, even though it hasn't yet celebrated its second birthday. feit nobody is planning to throw a party over the revisions. Employers don't really understand them, and employees complain that there's resistance from employers to allow women to take the unpaid leave. Many women soy they can't afford it. In a 1994 survey conducted by the San Francisco consulting firm Wil 12-we- ek liam M. Mercer with die University of California at Berkeley, a staggering 40 percent of 300 medium-size- d to large West Coast employers said they were not in full compliance with this law, but littie incentive for women and businesses to take advantage of it." Beth Keiiy, JEDI spokeswoman the act's provisions. Five percent said they provide less than 12 weeks' leave, 10 percent discontinue health coverage during a leave, J 5 percent have no formal leave system in place and 9 percent Art Business Classified Ads.... Cwiiks ........B B9 Obituarks A6 C6 A8 B9 A7 A3 ReUgfoa A4 'Crossword Family Legais Movies , Sports IT Mini Page Weather Bl A9 A10 schools. It allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, leave during a By DONALD W. SEVERS ' The Daily Herald Today partly cloudy and continued cool. A few ra!a mi snow showers. Highs near 50. Tonight mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s. Sunday cloudy. Chance of rttio. Kkhs in the 50s. See Pa$e .. employees of public agencies and employees of local public or private child for adoption or foster care; care of a spouse, child or parent with serious health conditions; or an employee's own serious health condition. Richard Messenger, assistant district director for the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor in Utah, said investigations of complaints related to the law have uncovered only a few employers ignorant of the law and many willing to comply, once the law isexplained. "Maybe women's groups are reporting things as they are discussing them with their employers... but when we get involved and investi- (See LEAVE, Page A2) Micron Technology coming to Lehi is definitely an educator's knotty problem. On the one hand, there's the increase in population. It's estimated there will be 3,500 production jobs once the semiconductor plant is completed, and more from the ripple effect as supporting industries are attracted. In Utah County, the Micron-induce- d population explosion will have a huge effect on cities served by the Alpine School District. Among them are Lehi, Alpine, Highland, Pleasant Grove and Orem. Steven Baugh, the school district's superintendent, addressed his quandary at a recent board of education meeting. "There's a number of things about Micron's coming in, and I have two ed County leaders must decide: Is Wthr A7 The act, which became effective Aug. 5, 1993, covers private employers with 50 or more employees, "There's a lot of lip service from Congress in '5 Find I! don't guarantee employees' jobs period for die birth of a child and to care for a newborn; placement of a when they return. ; Mr Oysllty ' ,.' r Friday's sir quality was ; rood la el! arm &Umg ttt Wisgfi&dfe Front. Local officials are pondering whether revising the county particulate plan will cure the area's conformity ills or make matters worse. A planning official with Moun-tainlan- d Association of Governments the county should jwt wait to says begin working on revising the particulate pollution plan to bring it into compliance with federal regulations. But a county commissioner feels proceeding with a revision at this time will only aggravate he problem. The county's particulate plan was found in violation of the federal conformity regulations because it could not control air pollution from cars for a period. As a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has banned expansion work and new construction on all federal and regionally significant highways. The sanction will remain in place until the problem is corrected. State Division of Air Quality officials said the problem stemmed from an upgraded computer model that was used for the conformity calculation. The newer model showed more vchicle-gcneritfs- d particulates than the model that .was used in 1991, 20-ye- ar it , definite." Grover said the federal conformity regulations are still being hammered out, and it would be unwise for the stale and county to start changing the plan widiout an idea where the regulations are going. Also, the computer models are changing and there is talk about revising the entire particulate standard to one that screens for finer particles . , ? ..... i --Tk&M.'m r T (See SCHOOLS, Page A2) time to revise? when die plan was drafted. A possible solution is to recalculate die particulate plan's estimates, using a different model. "Not yet," said Utah County Commissioner Jerry D. Grover. "Not until we have something more i sisting an urge to run to the state begging for impact aid. Baugh said his concern doesn't amount to panic yet. because most of the growth is still probably three years away. It will come when Micron is finished. The superintendent said the Alpine School District has been wise to hold in reserve nearly $25 million of a $98 million bonding initiative. The other $73 million is being used to build two new high schools and elementary schools for Orem Lindon and AlpineHighland neigh- - "If there is no goal, why go through the process?" Grover said. He said the state and county should not be in a postion where diey have to open up and revise the plans every two years. "To sit on our hands and do nothing is not acceptable," said Carl M. Johnson, Mountainland Association of Governments' physical planning director. Johnson and MAG reviewed die traffic growth estimates in the plan using the old computer model to see if die plan did cover air pollution for a period. 20-ye- ar (See TIME, Page A2) |