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Show aije Papon (Etronictt Wednesday, May 7, 1980, page 9 by Michael Olson Santaquin burglary solved J Santaquin Police Chief Gary reports an arrest has been made in regard to a burglary that took place March 28 at Julies Western Wear in Santaquin. Working closely with Detective Larry Baum of the Provo Police Department, Santaquin officers provided information that helped lead to the arrest of a suspect who may be responsible, according to McGivan, of more than ten other burglaries in Utah County, as well as the Santaquin robbery. In his conversation with the Chief McGivan CHRONICLE, indicated there was a need for three fulltime officers in Santaquin. He said in comparing the amount of activity in Santaquin with other cities in the county, it was apparent that another officer would be a proper move for the city. Chief McGivan has instituted some modern techniques since his swearing in last fall. The department keeps a detailed daily activity file with case numbers. He reports that cooperation between the Santaquin Department and other law enforcement agencies nearby, especially and Utah County Sheriffs Department, is very close. McGivan Louise Peck, Santaquin PTA President, and Carol Ercanbrack helped con-duthe PTA meeting held in Santaquin last week. A large crowd turned out to review a proposed new program. ct Li Santaquin PTA Meeting report At the Santaquin School PTA Meeting held Tuesday, April 29, a resolution passed by a show of hands to present the Nebo School District a statement listing reasons why Santaquin should be given serious consideration for the building of a new junior high. Those attending were asked to sign the resolution after the meeting. Mayor Robert Steele made the motion to adopt the resolution as an official Santaquin PTA PTA President Louise action. Peck said she would present the document with signatures to the She also noted School Board. that Santaquin City Council had expressed interest in keeping this priority in the mind of the School Board. New officers in Santaquin PTA Next years were announced. officers will be Chris Oldham as President, Marilyn Peterson as and Margie Vice President, Clement as Secretary. The dominant item of business during the meeting was a review of the Circles and Cycles program which had been recommended for Pay son Junior High by South Nebo PTA. The program centers on teaching self esteem. Some controversy had developed about whether a program that teaches moral behavior was for public schools. suitable At a PTA Meeting held April 9, it was decided that local PTAs should vote individually on the matter after reviewing the Circles and Cycles program, then report the results back to the South Nebo PTA at a meeting to be held May 8 at Pay son Junior High. Santaquin PTA President Louise Peck made clear that the Santaquin PTA leaderships stand was to relinquish the vote on this issue because it did not involve students at Santaquin School and because the leaders felt a bylaw amendment would be passed this fall in the South Nebo PTA to make a review mandatory for any human relations program. That is, any human relations program would be subject to a review and a vote by parents before the PTA would sponsor it in a school. Mrs. Pecks motion led to some discussion about whether the anticipated amendment would inSandra deed pass next fall. Gurney pointed out that after viewing the program, the vote would be, not whether it should be accepted or not, but whether or not it was a worthwhile program. The final approval or disapproval would have to be made on May 8. But a vote of defeated the motion to relinquish the Santaquin School PTA vote on the program. When it became clear that a uani-mousl- wanted to voice an majority opinion on the program through a vote, Mrs. Peck reemphasized y schools. He said students are spending two to three hours per day studying reading. Reading in grades one through six is better than ever before in history here in Nebo District, he reported. He also noted there was a problem reflected in SAT and ACT scores; but he also noted that according to some studies, adults dont read books or write in their homes. He said only one percent of the adults read books and the telephone and tape recorder has made writing infrequent. Mr. Gurney said the real back to the basics movement has to begin in the home where parents model the skills they say they think are important. He said he agreed that basic skills in reading and science and math were important; but he added in defense of the Circles and Cycles program, Anything that builds the desire for human beings to love themselves and others is useful to me and my children. Another lady attending the meeting said she had lived in' California where she felt instruction in values had been too She said she didnt mind the teaching of self esteem, but she did not like to see anyone teaching moral values she did not believe in, or leaving the answers to moral questions too open for interpretation. Cauleen Olson spoke out more directly against the program. She said she had studied the entire acan including program, manual, activity companying and felt there was not enough reflection of Christian beliefs in it. She also questioned an activity, that seemed to imply that people should modify parts of their personalities in order to get along better with others. She felt it may be restricting individual development in some cases. Other comments, pro and con and undecided, were made. It culminated in a decision as to whether the vote for or against the program should be in writing or by show of hand. A motion to make the vote public, show of hand, was defeated The outcome: 33 voted that the program was worthwhile; 23 voted that it was not. A representative from Santaquin PTA will deliver these results to the South Nebo PTA in order to help make a decision on May 8 at Payson Junior High. The last item of business concerned basics and bicycles. Mrs. Peck announced that Joan Hales and Jeanette Grill were in charge of a bicycle safety session at Santaquin School on May 8 in the morning. They need fathers with a knowledge of basic bicycle maintenance to come assist. the position she had urged before and stated that the vote after the review would be by written ballot. Mrs. Gurney introduced the program by saying that in the past, many PTA organizations had been punch and cookie groups; but she felt it important for parents to have some control over their childrens educations. She pointed out some of the programs Santaquin PTA had assisted with lately: reading aid, bicycle safety, swimming, the home, and strengthening spearheading a drive against junk food sold in schools. In particular, she said the Circles and Cycles program was and controlled, and written by someone who had donated it for the benefit of students. She said it would be ideal for parents to present such a program but there was a great deal of apathy to overcome if a sizable number were to see and participate in it. Carol Ercanbrack presented the filmstrip and commentary, but she pointed out that during the May 8 meeting, when the final vote of acceptance or denial would be made, Payson Junior High will have teachers present the program, the same teachers who would present it to the ninth graders if it were accepted. She then presented the program. Comments after the showing were both pro and con. Levor Oldham said he felt parental support was so important to the programs success that it made the program dubious because those with apathetic parents would not get the necessary reinforcement, while the others were probably getting support in self esteem already. Id like my children to get reading, he said. writing, and math, He questioned whether time should be spent on the Circles and Cycles program. Sandra Gurney and Karl Ashton stressed the need for some students to learn self esteem before they will allow themselves to see the need for learning traditional subjects. Kathleen Crook felt strongly that real self esteem was achieved through doing well in basic skills. Chris Oldham agreed.' Allen Gurney reported on some of his research into test results and some of his experience as a hearing tester for the Nebo He said he School District. literally had to compete for the students time to get them in to have their ears tested because they are so involved in reading in the elementary programs PTA-owne- d fifteen-year-ol- 21-1- 8 d open-ende- d. Pay-so- n Bill Van Ausdal of Summit Creek Landscaping in Santaquin specializes in hydroseeding, an alternative to residential and commercial lawns. sod-planti- Hydroseeding, new for residential lawn planting Bill Van Ausdal of Summit Creek Landscaping has recently invested in a $12,000 machine. Last Saturday he sprayed four lots in the subdivision in West Payson, and he says all told he has had fourteen jobs in Payson since acquiring the machine. His hydroseeder has a tank with two agitators and a pump that discharges a special slurry mixture on bare, The slurry prepared ground. has a green tint and consists of five pounds of grass seed, five pounds of fertilizer, and fifty pounds of mulch per 1,000 square feet of lawn area. The mixture is sprayed under pressure and the mulch acts as a greenhouse, keeping the ground moist, keeping a constant temperature, and protecting the seeds from wind and water erosion. He says it takes about six days for a sign of growth; then in about six weeks there is enough lawn to hydro-seedin- g 900-gallo- Santaquin Police Chief Gary McGivan looks over the report on a recent burglary in Santaquin. McGivan has brought a new professionalism to the town's law enforcement. Carlisle fastest at Y in 200 Jeff Calisle holds the best time on the BYU Track Team for the 200 Meter Dash this year in outdoor competition. His time of 21.94 was set on April 19 at the Intermountain Meet at Utah State University. Jeff also holds the second fastest time in the 100 Meters this year (11.37), and the third best time in the 400 Meters (48.68). These were also clocked at the Intermountain Meet in Logan. n mow. Bill says the cost of this type of lawn planting is about one-ha- lf to the cost of sod is a good alternaand planting tive to sod, especially when sod is hard to get or when cost is important. one-thir- d Bill first became aware of the advantages of hydroseeding while working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He had designed and drawn up the plans for a park in Lewiston, Idaho. While inspecting the work on his project, he spoke with a man who had contracted to hydroseed the entire park. From the discussion, Bill became aware that a need could be filled in residential, as well as commercial, lawnplanting with one of the machines. Mr. Van Ausdal graduated from Utah State University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning degree. 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