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Show Editorials THE CHRONICLE forum Robins roost is being clone. When everyone thinks the same, not much thinking 2 Wednesday, April 21, 1982, page Eobtn s (Efjronicle JlaoBun Letters to the Editor 35 Wett Utah Aue. P.0. Box 38 5 465-922Payton, Utah 84651 (801) Publishers lobmiFucUentiicb Kent and Robin Fuellenbach Editor Managing Fuellenbach Kent Bookkeeping Advertising Sarah Johnt Paula Taylor Circulation light Kelly Mike Diana Spencer We all have our little Layout Kn Graphics Cnafutfn ... Nadine Alexander Reporter Mike Olton 421-16- 0 ) It The Payton Chronicle (UPS 35 West at each Wednesday published Utah Aoe., Payton, Utah. Second clatt Utah Post Postage Is paid at Payton, Office 84651, "and entered as tecond address send Postmaster clast mall. P.O. changet to Payton CHRONICLE, Box 385, Payton, Utah 34651. I r m by Barry McWilliams Editorial Cop car comments officers to drive Why should Payson City allow its police hours? off on use duty patrol cars for personal are Indeed why? you ask. The officers driving those cars of laws the to sworn are uphold dedicated policemen. They a while patrol off. or If, driving Payson City whether on duty he can car, an off duty officer sees an infraction of the law, i ve a citation . stop and g is kept in his car, Nearly all the policemans equipment with headincluding a radio for instant communication off duty, car quarters. While at home or driving in the patrol the policeman can respond immediately to an emergency call. Furthermore, the mere presence of a patrol car in residential areas will have a deterrent effect on crime. The more visible our police force, whether on duty or off, the less crime there will be. Of course, the police department is going to have to police its own. Officers will have to stay strictly within the guide- -' lines for vehicle use. Infractions of the guidelines should be met with stern disciplinary action. al Some problems may occur, but the car per use of vehicles plan will be good for the city. The increase of the police department and better in esprit-de-cormaintenance and pride of vehicles are only incidental benefits of the program. Its real value lies in the increased deterrence of crime and faster response to emergencies. The city will be getting a great deal of patrol time without paying for it. The value of the program far outweighs the costs that man-person- ps will be incurred. Council meeting continued from page 1 children living in the area. After a discussion of possible solutions, the council decided to have the administrator investigate the possibilities of placing a stop sign on the road. The legality and responsibility of such a move will be determined and reported at the next council meeting. Members of the Cultus Club met with the council to propose use of the large room in the club area of the City Center. Four ladies' clubs, the Cultus, Beta Cultus, Junior Cultus and the Phi Delta Cultus Clubs proposed that they furnish the room over a period of five years with carpeting, drapes, chairs, and other furniture. In return, the clubs asked for exclusive use of the room. Any use of the room would be at their discretion. Members of the council expressed concern over giving exclusive use of the room to only four clubs. After more dis cussion, the council referred the proposal to the Human Relations Committee, chaired by Councilman Don Lankford. The council passed a resolution raising the irrigation rates in the city. The new cost will be $7 per acre foot in district 1, with a $6 charge for each tract of land. The minimum charge is set at $10. The council agreed to pave a small section of roadway on Donald Daley's property behind the Daley Freeze. Under an agreement with the property owner and the city, the owner will provide a driveway through his property in return for the upkeep of the pavement. The council directed City Administrator Glen Vernon to prepare a resolution to create a district in redevelopment Payson. The redevelopmentof district could provide a means funding some of the improvements the council would like to pursue for the city. Local police make many drug arrests Tuesday, Payson City Police Department released the names of those arrested in a recent undercover operation on drug related charges. The undercover operation was a combined effort of Payson, Spanish Fork, and Springville Police Departments which started in October of last year. The investigation netted a total of 20 cases for either distribution (a felony) or possession (a misdemeanor) of a controlled substance. The following arrest warrants were handled by the Payson Police Department: Robert Echevarrieta, adult, distributionpossession; Darlene Echevarrieta, adult, distributionpossession; Quinn Rich, 19, 2 distributionpossession; Douglas Greenhalgh, 19, . agements. soccer players There are the setbacks of the junior league when their missed kicks set them on their backs. They painWhen they run stakingly earn every point in every game. make one or back and forth on that long field for an Pour and can t two points per team per game, their discouragement help but be sharp. e traumas: running to the post Then there are the office at 10:59 on Thursday night to mail a tax return that we most often deeds the senders soul to the IRS. The people same the had have must met at the post office Thursday night all sporting grey discouragement as we had. They were from complexions, furrowed brows, and cramped fingers if And the taxes to get money back. figuring and late-- f ilers, the time they group we saw were like most other had to pay the blankety- still spent figuring didnt help. They blank taxes. And the discouragements of friends who have lost their conbusinesses and their worldly goods certainly cant be of fruit the sidered little. Neither can the discouragements farmers as they face a bleak year with no peaches or cherries to harvest. So now that I have painted a dreary, discouraging picture of hard-luc- k times, I should come back with something to life so the setbacks dont lighten the load, some way to look at I do permanent damage. The only answer can give is one learned from a dear friend. When she finds others hurting, she gives them her love and understanding, even when her discouragement could be If I pretend to be happy, enough to devastate her. She says, I pretty soon feel that way. I consider those words a lesson to live by. See, Im smiling. . 1 10.00 515.00 discour- tax-tim- ,, Rates Single copy Utah County year Outside Utah County and some not so little po- - ssession; Terry Brooks Wlson, 20, distribution; and Don J. Wlson, 24, distribution. All are Payson residents. Two cases are still under investigation. Spanish Fork Police Department arrested the following: Anthony Roman, 19, Provo, distribution; Doyle Olsen, 21, Spanish Fork, distribution; Robert Tanner, 21, Spanish Fork, possession; Rick Thatcher, 19, Spanish Fork, possession; Bruce Schrooppel, 21, Provo, possession; and Paul Wide York, 22, Payson, possession. Springville Police Department arrested Donald Cheny, 21, Cunnison, for distribution, and has one adult under investigation. Five juvenile cases are also pending from the operation. I Bucks for books Don Lankford, of Payson Friends of the Library, and librarian, Evelyn Bigler, receive a check for $150 from Gene Davis, President of the Payson region of the UAW. The check is to be used for books for the library. Contract awarded for Barnett Elementary School addition by Larry W. Davis Kendrick Construction Company of Salt Lake City has been awarded the bid by the Nebo School District for construction of the addition to the Barnett Elementary School in Payson. The bid submitted by the company was $403,685. The Kendrick Company was earlier awarded the bid on a similar project for the Larsen School addition in Spanish Fork. In addition to the construction bid, the Board approved a low bid submitted by Anderson Lumber Company of Ogden for construction of pre-finish- ed cabinets for the school in Payson. That bid was $31,815. That Ogden company is also doing the cabinet work for the Larsen School. Construction time has been set at 210 days in the contract, making the schools ready for use by the beginning of the 1983 school year. Another bid awarded by the District at the April 13 meeting went to Valley Asphalt Company for site preparation work at the Goshen School. That low bid is in the amount of $41,263. A total of seven firms bid on that project with bids reaching as high as $69,000. Also at the Board Meeting, the Board gave approval for the District to pursue a contractual agreement with Utah Rural Development Head Start Program for the placing of a portable classroom unit at the Park School in Spanish Fork for use by that group during summer months. The unit will then be available for Nebo School District use during the rest of the school year. The Board also was given a presentation by Elementary Education Curriculum Director Don Applegate regarding the Language Arts Program. Several students and elementary teachers were at the meeting to offer samples of how the program in creative writing is being developed in the district. Nebo School Board approves calender by Larry W. Davis After receiving input from parents, teachers, management, and classified representatives, the Nebo School Board approved the School Calendar for 1982-8- 3 during the Board Meeting held April 12. The new calendar lists August 25 as the opening day of school while classwork is to end in the District on May 26,1 983 . The adopted calendar opens with the Principal's Wbrkshop on August 20. A meeting for all elementary school personnel will be held on August 23. This day has been left open for other grade level personnel who will make up this workday on May 27, which is to be used as a check-ou- t day for all middle, and senior high high, junior school teachers. Superintendent J . Wiyne Nelson explained that this arrangement is more suitable for the teachers on the different grade levels rather than -- having the same schedule for all teachers. The general meeting for all Nebo District employees will be held on August 24, while new teacher orientation will also be held on, that day with the beginning of classwork to be the following day. Labor Day will be the first vacation in the District, September 6, followed by and the U.E.A. October Deer Hunt October 25 . recess will be held A three-da- y for Thanksgiving. No school will be held November 24, 25, or 26, and the Christmas Vacation will begin on December 23 and continue through January 2. Other days include Presidents' Day, February 21, and Spring Vacation, April This all adds up to 180 days of school, although two of those days will be set aside for conferences. parent-teach7-- 8, non-scho- 14-1- 5. er ol Be prepared Payson East Stake Relief Society makes final plans for their FAIR to be held Saturday, April 24th, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Payson East Stake Center. All adults are encouraged to attend. Pictured left to right, LaVon Jensen, Marjorie Lindsey, Julie Ockey, Jo Ann Wulley, and Jayne Andrus. PREPAREDNESS A Payson City Satire At the last City Council Meeting, the new City Administrator explained the concept of a Redevelopment District, suggesting that declaring the City a Redevelopment District could help raise revenue for needed improvements. But he said that we would have to FREEZE property values, and when he later suggested a possible SNOWBALL EFFECT, I thought we should put this Redevelopment business off until next winter. I've had all the cold weather can stand. The unexpectedly high, Spring Runoff will cause a raise in the Irrigation Wfoter rates this year. Could you call THAT a Snowball Effect? Some of the people who live near ARROWHEAD TRAIL SPEEDWAY were at Council Meeting. They suggested that checkered flags would be more appropriate than a 'Reduced Speed Ahead' sign. But it's so convenient for everyone else to be able to go between here and Spanish Fork in less than 3 minutes that probably nothing will be done. It's rumored that Councilman Don Lankford works as a scientist in his spare time. His latest discovery is the TIME FRAME. I'm not sure exactly what a TIME FRAME is, but it I must be some kind of box or something, because at City Council Meeting, Don is always wanting to put things IN a TIME FRAME. Maybe he could make an extra one and give it to the Street Department. They could use it for storage. When One Way traffic on Main Street became a reality last Friday, it was apparent that it was going to take a while for people to adjust. Some folks from Salem came over, to pick up the used garbage truck they bought from the City, and they haven't been able to figure out how to get back home yet! Maybe the City Fathers will authorize repair of. the Daley Freeze parking lot just so people who live on the South side of Town will be able to get to the freeway. Our Mayor believes that any plan will work if we make it work. I guess it's true. I see a lot of things happening to never improve Payson that would have believed possible. The Mayor has such a positive attitude that now he is teaching all the Councilmen how to pound SOUARE pegs into ROUND holes. I'll bet that if anybody can I do it HE can! Sandy Thomas |