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Show i PAGE 2 THURSDAY APRIL 21, 1977 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS Necus KEARNS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Issued each Thursday at 9124 W. 2700 S. Magna, Utah 84044. Second (lass postage paid at Magna, Utah. Mad subscription Payable in advance $5 out of state $4 per year in Utah All advertising must be in our office by noon Monday for Thursday publication, and preferably by 5 p.m. Friday. Area businesses wishing information about our rates may contact our office at J. Howard Stahle Publisher 250-505- Adams Assistant Publisher M. Glen Editor Jennie L. Hansen Alton Cameron, Ray Jorgensen, Jill Jorgensen, Duane Humphries, Barbara C. Bird, Ann Pritchett Kearns Youth Take 2nd In Basketball Tourney boys from the Youth Center participated in the twelve and under basketball tournament last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and their team proudly took second place in the tournament. in Roy Hoopers, Utah Hooper, Wednesday night. Eleven 56-3- Kearns Layton Fighting for the championship on April 14 were the Kearns Stars and the Ogden Giants. The Ogden team won, leaving Kearns with second place. 52-3- Armory hosted first game against Kearns the Ogden Giants, April 12, where the Giants got the better of the Stars, The Stars smashed up the Outstanding shooters were Scott Van Orden, and Chad Wilkerson, Chad was the high scorer in r '','$ r f. 'A s ; all three games. Other hard workers were Justice Romero, Glenn Rich, Lance Hope, Paul Montoya, Steve Nowell, Kenny Kreautler, Ronnie Montoya, and Antoine Orr. The team were Dale Gates and Buck Levba. Each player received a junior Olympic medal. Stan Winrow, 48-3- Dance Club Show staff SI ITS I Kearns High Dance Club will present Dance A La Carte on Thursday and Friday, April Penalty charges and necessary legislation are being prepared for enactment if the voluntary water measures are not followed by water consumers in Salt Lake County. The Conservancy District will monitor total water use and will advise the news media if the schedule is or is not achieving the needed limit on outside water use. If changes are required, the media will cooperate in notifying the public of new actions to be taken. Individual cooperation is the key to success in solving a highly serious situation. Failure to meet the reduced water use requirements could result in serious water shortages later this summer. We urge members of every household to begin right now saving or recycling every cup of water possible. It is important that we conserve water voluntarily now rather than wait to be forced into compliance. Remember that any water inside can be used outisde for watering gardens, trees, lawns or shrubs. A careful monitoring of your own water meter can alert water users to the number of gallons consumed by the household. A household which falls short of the average 14,000 gallons used inside may use a little more water outisde. Keep in mind the goal of no more than 36,000 gallons per residence. Most water meters are read in units of cubi feet. One cubic foot of water is roughly seven and one half gallons. Consider carefully every time an outside faucet is turned on. Any job such as washing the car, watering a tree, or washing garden vegetables, which is ordinarily done with a running hose, should be done with a bucket of water. Kids running through the sprinklers will have to be stopped this summer as there is to be no outside water running between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Wading pools hould be filled early in the morning and dumped in garden areas where the water is needed when the kids are through playing. Mothers have long encouraged their children to get their drinks of water from the outside hose thus saving dirty glasses, but this summer the kids should be retrained to get their drinks from a pitcher kept inside the refrigerator. Paper cups might pay off here. As long as we can possibly avert a serious crisis through voluntary means we should do it. Surely in a matter so serious as a drought in a state as dry as ours no one should need to be forced to conserve water. A little bit of thought on all our parts might make the difference. Why Are Medical Bills Often So High? By Bob Meldrum With skyrocketing medical costs occuring, Americans are asking themselves if they can actually pay the price for maintaining and restoring their health. The Social Security Administration reports that in the two years since price controls ended, American health care bills, including hospital services, medical fees, insurance premiums, prescriptions, etc. have risen by 33 billion dollars. This is an increase of almost 33 per cent, far outdistancing the overall increase in cost of living. But is federal take-ove- r necessary to stablilize costs? When one realizes that the average cost per patient for a stay in the hospital has risen from $311 in 1965 to $873 in 1974 and now to well over $1,000, something must be done. These statistics, according to the American Hospital Association, are even more vivid when one realizes the average stay in a hospital is shorter now than it was ten years ago. All of us are aware of the increases in food, automobiles and buying or renting a home. But these cost increases do not compare with the rise in medical bills. Interestingly these costs do not attract as much attention because they are usually taken care of as payroll deductions and so forth. Americans need to wake up to the fact that medical costs are actually costing them much more than they realize. Hopefully they will realize this before it is too late and too expensive to do anything about. The answer to any escalating cost is controls, but not Government controls. These should only be used as a last resort. Unfortunately this is an alternative that has not proven extremely successful in other countries. For cost restraints to become effective they must be initiated by the private sector of our economy. Perhaps it is too difficult for the medical industry to regulate themselves but it is not too difficult for companies and individuals to get involved and encourage initiatives for the industry. By doing this, unnecessary medical costs may be eliminated and a high quality of health care maintained. There is no crime in asking why" a medical bill is so high and is this surgery or medication really necessary? Main Utah Tech Campus Slates Visits The main campus of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake at Redwood Rd., goes on public display April 22. It's campus-wid- e open house, complete with displays, guided tours, demonstrations and the dedication of the new Construction Trades Bldg. Open House hours will be from 9:30 a m. to 6 p.m. The dedication ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. It has been several years since Utah Tech conducted an open house of its facilities for the general public. Parents and exprospective students will be able to gain a first-hancareers. in skilled trade perience The new Construction Trades Bldg, is the sixth major instructional building on the main campus of Utah Tech. It was opened to student use last January. Classes taught in the new building include building construction and cabinet making, 4600 S. d brick masonry, apparel manufacturing, electricty, upholstery and numerous apprentice programs for local on IBoses Making a great start in the baseball season with one n loss and one win and two season wins are the Cougars of Kearns High. The team is composed of 23 members. They are coached by Larry Hatch and play their games at Mower Field Babe Ruth ball park. So far, Kearns has played n two games and two season games. In March, n the two games were against East and Cottonwood. Kearns beat the gave up one hit and saved the game for Kearns, although Alan Ihler was the winning pitcher. 1977 pre-seaso- 21-2- Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in the Kearns High School auditorium. Tickets may be purchased from Dance Club members or at the door. Prices are $1 for students and $1.50 for adults. Among dances to be performed on the program are jazz, modern, comical and mideastern. KEARNS HIGH DANCE CLUB members prepare for Dance A La Carte.' pre-seaso- pre-seaso- Leopards, 9-- but were defeated by Cottonwood, Season games began last week, with the first game on April 12 against Provo. Kearns proved victorious, Going two innings over the regular seven in high school ball, Tony Wasescha, winning pitcher, gave up only two hits. Albert Romero hit a 8-- 4-- 1. double for Kearns and teammate Richard Jenkins smacked a triple base hit. . Last Friday, KHS struck out the Orem Tigers, -i 'i. i .' r: 5-- Travis Zimmer, students at Western Kelly Kimber hit a double PATTI PAHL AND and a triple Hills Elementary look over water conservation booklet "Captain Hydro" prepared for use in Utah's fourth, fif- and Brian Woolsey hit a double. Albert Romero was the big man of the day with a high flying homerun. Mark Johnson pitched the final two innings, officers for 1977-7president, Elisabeth Morgan, vice pres , Herzog principal SOUTH th and sixth grades. use the Utahs 4th, 5th and 6th grade students will soon be participating in a study unit on water conservation. Classifieds $2 a Week $6 a Month Teachers and administrators from Utahs 40 school districts have been 250-565- 6 attending workshops sponsored by the Utah State Board of Education and Utah School and Home State University. At these workshops the water conservation ideas and methods of teaching them have been introduced. An idea workbook Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook has been introduced. In this workbook Captain Hydro and Water Bandit do battle. Various ways of saving water are explained as well as the reasons for conservation. In local notifying superintendents of the water conservation effort, Dr. Walter D. Talbot, State Superintendent of Public by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association A sixth-gradclass in Utah has an urgent message for some would-b- e criminals. The message is simply this: Anyone thinking about committing a crime with a deadly weapon in Utah would do well to forget the idea. That's because the recently-adjournelegislature enacted a law which mandates an extra year on the sentence of anyone convicted of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime. And it's all because of a sixth-grad- e class at Fremont Elementary School in the Granite School District. During a class on government one day last fall, the youngsters grew concerned about increases in crime. e d They discussed a Florida law which slaps an extra year in prison on persons convicted of using a deadly weapon in a stick-up- . So they wrote to Florida officials about it. Some of the officials estimated that six months after the law was enacted, such crimes had dropped by 30 percent. The kids decided to see if they couldnt get a similar law enacted in Utah. Their teacher, Clay Petersen, invited State Rep Norman Bangerter to visit the class. He talked to the students and agreed to sponsor the bill. The students enlisted students from Otis Weeks class next door to poll Utahns and test popular support for the bill. Those students, who won a measure of fame for the accuracy of their predictions in the last election, found 89 percent support for the bill. One g(xid lesson for the students was criticism. They found that some people objected strongly to their bill. This nudged them to study it harder for flaws. Students testified at committee hearings for their bill. It passed in the Legilature, and Gov. Scott Matheson signed it. But the students are not satisfied. A law on the books has little deterrent value it nobody knows about it. So they are working on a publicity campaign to inform would-b- e holdup artists that when they get caught, theyll get an extra year in the slammer. One student puts it this way: If you cant spend the time, dont commit the crime. Instruction, said, The goal this program would be to have every fourth, fifth, and sixth grade student exposed to a three to four week unit on water conservation prior to the close of this school year. Talbot continued, I feel this could effort make a significant contribution to the wise use of this most precious resource and would strongly urge your support. of Governor Scott PTA school 8 iff- - 17 T year are (I to r) Debi Young, secretary and Clarence M. Lynne Nuttall, South Kearns Elects pjA Officers At Meet Students Study Conserving Water Read and KEARNS wr a M. Matheson has indicated his support in a letter to Kids printed on the back of the Captain Hydro Workbook. South Kearns Elementary School held a PTA meeting April 13. PTA President Helen (Mrs. Arlo) James opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Harvey VanKat-wyk- , Sheriffs deputy assigned to Kearns High School, was the guest speaker. He presented a program on crime prevention. Following his presentation PTA officers for 1977-7school year were elected. Debbi (Mrs. Edward) Young was elected to be the coming years PTA 8 President. Debbi and her husband Edward, an employee of the Water Department, reside at 5806 S. 4270 W. with their two boys, Traer, 5 and Hathan 2. This year Debbi is the Publications and Newsletter Chairman. She has attended Duke University, Iowa, majoring in art. Now she enjoys sewing, pottery and using her green thumb; she enjoys her many house plants. Elizabeth (Mrs. Robert) Morgan will fill the position of first vice president. Elizabeth is married to Robert Morgan, a Beehive Industries employee, and is the mother of three children, Terry 12, Scott 7 and Liane 5, all South Kearns students. Mrs. Morgan has been on numerous She is accommittees as tive in her church, enjoys her houseplants and is an herbalist. Mr. Clarence Herzog, Principal of South Kearns since 1967, will be second vice president, as this office is not an elected office, but is always held by the schools principal. Third vice president will be a sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Moreen Madson. Teachers Representative will also be a sixth grade teacher, Mr. Grant Meldrum. Secretary for the coming year will be Mrs. Tony (Lynn) Nuttall. Lynn lives at 4358 W.: 5820 S. Her husband Tony is employed by International Souvall. They have one son, John, a kindergarten student this year. Nuttall is involved in the Title I program this year. She enjoys reading and writing stories, is a Brooklyn College, New York, graduate and has resided in the Granger-Kearn- s area for eight years. Virginia (Mrs. Floyd) Timothy was elected treasurer. Virginia resides at 4500 W. 5460 S., has six children: four are married and Troy, 12 and Tracy 9 are still at home. Virginia and her husband Floyd, a Kennecott employee, are grandparents to three children. Virginia is very PTA oriented. She has been room mother, Room Mother and Safety Chairman, Secretary, vice president and spent two years serving as treasurer and two years as PTA President in the elementary schools PTA. She has served for two years on the Granite Oquirrh Council. She has also served on Kearns High Schools PTSA board as vice president. Between PTA, serving as Primary President of our Ward and helping Floyd with his Little League ballplayers and his Cub Scouts, it manages to keep me busy. She laughed. Working with the elementary grades is more rewarding than high school as parents are more willing and eager to help. Wafer Saver Gadgef Cam Cutf Comsumpf non By 50 Percemf What looks like a button and cuts water consumption by 50 percent? A shower gadget called a water saver that fits neatly inside any standard showerhead and automatically regulates water flow. coma receive To plimentary water saver, stop by the Utah State Division of Water Resources booth at the Fair. The free Fair, which is sponsored by Ernst Home Show-Me-Ho- Centers, is making its debut in the Utah area, and will be held April 20 - 23 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. The water saver installs easily be simple removing the showerhead from the showerarm, inserting the water then saver, retightening the showerhead to the arm. The showers per day this would mean an approximate annual water savings of 35,000 gallons. As well as conserving water, usuage of this device will also cut the cost of water heating by a significant amount. The Fair Show-Me-Ho- average six to seven gallon water flow to between three to four gallons. For a family planned for homeowners, apartment dwellers, and gardeners who will receive instruction in everything from furniture refinishing to taking four, burglary prevention in component reduces an automatically eight-minut- e 17 sit- - down schools and 80 booths. No goods or services will be sold at the Fair. The Fair is sponsored by KSL Radio and Television. Supporters of the fair are the Utah State Division of Water Resources, the Utah Transit Authority, University, University, Utah State Brigham Young Mountain Fuel Supply Company, Galaxy Outdoor Advertising, Valley Bank and Trust, and Albertsons stores. |