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Show - - .. t "'r PEC3 viiUwi i 1337 UT r. A3 3 3 :i:7, fj v 'l CU10 o O Four Brigham Young University communications students won the national public relations case study championship in Memphis, Tennessee Saturday, April 16 Captain of the team is Robert G Bob Meldrum of Kearns Bob is the son of Grant and Merilyn Meldrum, 4840 W 5015 South. He graduated from Kearns High School in 1972 and was the senior class president In 1972 he was named the outstanding teenager in the State of Utah. In 1973 he was selected to receive the Young American Award, presented by the National Explorer Division of the Boy Scouts of America Meldrum was one of six recipients to receive the award From 1973 to 1975 he served a voluntary mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints in Toronto, Canada He was the public relations director for the mission and also served in numerous leadership capacities Other members of the team include Kathy Knudsen, San Marino, California, Susan Clason, Fresno, California, and Gene Parrish, F'armington, New Mexico The competition is m its fifth year under the direction of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Each year the student chapters from the nations universities are invited to enter the national competition The Brigham Young team was entered in the North Pacific region where they defeated San Jose State University in the finals All region winners then met in Memphis, Tennessee Saturday for the National y competion Meldrum said, The nine regional winners were placed in three brackets and competed before a set of three judges The judges were professionals in P R from various corporations and government organizations BYU was placed m the same bracket as West Virginia University, last years national champion A winner was selected from each bracket and then sent in competition before a new set of judges In the judges final decision, said Meldrum, they stated that it was a clear cut decision in favor of Brigham Young The University of Tennessee finished second with the University of Southern Colorado coming in third This years national problem involved creating and presenting a campaign to leaders of seven environmental groups opposing the establishment of a nuclear power plant in their area which is known for being a recreational and scenic site The objctives of the campaign were to generate a favorable public support, raise necessary funds to provide legal counsel at the national hearings and to set a precedent, said Meldrum We accomplished these objectives by targeting our campaign to the family. It is a low key emotional appeal in which we used a song and slide presentation to convey visually what we desired to present to the public, Meldrum said As a team we were primarily concerned with the brainstorming of ideas and the creatiom of campaign strategy and philosophy, said Meldrum Because we have a strong communications department at the Y we were able to rely on student help to aid us in creating the necessary tools to present our campaign The campaign was entirely our own, said Meldrum We couldnt counsel with public relations practitioners on the specifics of the case, so we had to do much research and creative thinking to effectively meet the objectives and solve the problem given to us After presenting the case three times Saturday finally before all the other teams everyone was impressed and felt BYU deserved the win, said Meldrum. Meldrum and other members of the team will be graduating this year in public relations but will present their campaign to several other groups including the national PRSA convention in San Diego in November Other schools at the national competition were the University of Southern Western California, Kentucky, University of Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee State, Utica College in New York, West Virginia University, University of Tennessee and University of Southern Colorado public relations team won first place in the National Case Study Competition. Members Katherine Knudsen (left), Gene Parrish (seated), Robert Meldrum of Kearns, and Susan Clason. THIS BYU STUDENT Issued each Thursday at 9124 W. 2700 So Magna, Utah 84044. Second Class postage paid at , (Drome Cora xpOsiDims (s , New Law Explained GOVERNOR SCOTT MATHESON tours the Kearns Family Life Center with address at formal openinq of Director Dean Baxter prior to giving keynote the new facility. Family Life Center Open Personal relationships are the key to getting the job done, Governor Scott M. Matheson commented as he formally opened the new Kearns Family Life Center, 4115 West 5295 South, during an open house Monday The Governor keynoted an open house at the new center The event was attended by local and state leaders in addition to the governor A total of nearly 600 guests signed the register The Kearns Family Life Center is the first urban center in w hich a variety of social service are located together in one building The Governor commented on the concept of colocation, saying, Its a flexible idea By having the resources all in one building citizens will be able to get the services and help they need and the taxpayers will get the best service out of their tax dollar I'm a great believer that the delivery of necessary services should be at the level closest to those who need them This program takes services out to where the people are Governor Matheson praised Dr Anthony Mitchell, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Social Service for having the to colocate social services The Kearns Center is part of a series of such facilities throughout Utah An important resource of this building, the Governor continued, is its flexibility. The building is designed to adapt to changing needs, he said Sam Anton, Divison of Family Services District Director, noted that more than two vears of planning went into the project The goal of the program is to make services available to individuals in the community w here they live According to Dean Baxter, Kearns Family Life Center Director, a variety of programs will be available to persons living in the west valley area Division of Family Services workers will provide counseling, day care link-uphomemaker chore services, substitute care, child intervention, and staffing family counseling Assistance Payments will also have Granite Mental Health will offer services on an ability to pay basis on Tuesdays Public health clinics including family planning, immunization, high blood pressure, and women, infants and children feeding programs will be offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays A day care room is available for children accompanying parents for counseling AU S Army recruiter will be on hand on Tuesdays The new social service center also includes a thrift store for low income persons Volunteers work at the center on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Mr Baxter said the center will serve Kearns, Magna, Granger, Hunter, West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, Lark, Bingham, Midvale, and Sandy, west of State Street Individuals wishing information on programs should call the center at KEARNS - Curfew was the major item on the Kearns Crime Council agenda last Thursday evening The group meeting in the Kearns High School Library prepared flyers to go out through the elementary schools to acquaint area residents with existing curfew laws The flyers were designed by Norm Carsey. Arrangements are being made to post copies of the regulations m area junior and senior high schools as well as to conduct an education program concerning curfew regulations through the media Mark Smith and Sharon Perkins of the probation office explained a new law which will be implemented before July 1 and possibly as early as May 10 which provides for the issuance of citations to juveniles stopped for curfew violations The citations will carry an automatic fine with repeated offences to bring increased fines Curfew violation is a misdemeanor offense Beginning April 25, the same date as the first day of Daylight Savings Time, the fire siren at Station 9 in Kearns will sound each evening at 10 p m to alert both minors and their parents that it is time for children to be off the streets National Neighborhood Watch, a citizens program for cutting home burglaries will be discussed further and implemented in May The next meeting of the Kearns Crime Council will be May 12 at 7:30 pm in the Kearns High School Library Double Taxing Discussed fore-thoug- full-tim- e well-bab- are West Valley Association of Councils met last week to discuss double taxation and the status of the sanitary landfill situation among topics pertinent to west valley residents. It was reported that three of the councils involved, Kearns, each Magna, and Granger-Hunter- , contributed $50 toward financing the opposition to locating a landfill site in the Oquirrh Mountains Granger-Hunte- r reported that a report on incorporation of their area is not vet complete. May 1 has been set as a target date for completing that study Literature concerning the April 19 Granite School District Bond election was distributed and council members agreed to go back to their communities and work toward a large voter turnout All representatives will now go back to their respective councils to arrange for the appointment (or reappointment) of two members from each council to WVA C. They will take their seats and elect new WVACC officers on June 1. The June meeting will be held 7 p.m. hosted by the Granger-Hunte- r community council I Ciw Laws m,w , i 4A chairman Chad Terry looks over curfew flyers with designer Norm Carsey. Circulars are school with children this week. home sent being KEARNS CRIME COUNCIL United Fund Monies Council Chief item on the Kearns KEARNS Town Council agenda Monday night was the allocation of United Fund monies Chan man Harold Newman was excused as he is taking a brief vacation following another bout of heart truble Bob Huntington was excused due to working late Dave at his place of employment Pearson was not in attendance making his second consecutive unexcused absence Kearns United Fund received $800 less than last year so the Council made a 10 percent across the board cut in allocations over last year s amounts except in three instances where less money was requested than in the previous year Approximately $400 was retained by the Council for a slush fund to meet possible emergencies which might arise in any of the agencies during the coming year Bill Erskine has been in ited to attend the next Coune.l meeting on May 2, to report on the progress of the Kearns Home Town Days parade The parade is scheduled for nud July A vacancy still exists on the council Applicants for the position are asked to send letters of inPiit to the council, care of Hardy Pollard, 5511 South 4270 West, Kearns 84118 Questions may be directed to Pollard at 298 22.18 or the chairman Harold Newman, 298 1824 M&& n Agencies receiving United Way funds and their amounts are Kearns Town Council, $1,890, V F W Post 9322, $200, VFW Post 9322 Auxiliary, $185, Western Hills Baseball League, $360, Kearns American WBBA $360, Am Legion i Auxiharv 1 32 $270 f? kea'sJr Fiotball Reams Bab, Ruth League, League, $5fn Kains Bol v. Sox ttiona league, League $i(0 Kearns $380 and Kearns In'e na'umu, League $288 $a60 Little Overwhelming Approval Given School Bond Issue West Valley residents formed the majority who turned out to give overwhelming approval to Granite school districts $39 7 million school construction bond Voting was so much heavier than expected some polling places ran short of ballots and had to call for additional ones to be supplied First count showed 5,524 Granite patrons in favor of the issue and 967 opposed With almost six to one approval the bonds will be sold over the next five to six years to provide construction for at least six new schools in the west valley District officials expect to call for bids for at least two of the elementary schools in June and planning is beginning un- - mediatelv for the high sihoo' u,t and othei two elementa, ies r high Granite District is m good financial shape making it possible for this txiod issuance not to create highei taxes As earlier bonds are retired new uotsudl be issued keeping the mill lew et .7 7 Granite s rapidlv expanding west complex with an expected increase in eniollment by 1985 of 10,0m) students was the motivating factor behind calling for he Ixind election One of the first purchases from the approv "d funds will be 24 more relocatable i lassrooms to tide the district over until completion of the new schools and additions to existing schools |