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Show J" V . " U& Mf '4' - A, Vol. 3 No. 60 " f - Wednesday, October 26, 1983 Pastor Says Proposed Halloween Complex Criticized Is Satan's LAYTON Halloween is discouraged in some Christian conservative, fundamentalist churches because they feel it tends to glorify Satan, says Pastor David Heikkila of the New Life Bible Academy. A lot of Christians tend to forbid the practice because of the principle of evil attributed to Halloween, he CHERYL ARCHBALD Review Correspondent NORTH SALT LAKE Heikkila, a Layton resident, is the Pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church in Ogden. He also is the director of the New Life Bible Academy, a traveling interdenominational bible class serving Davis, Layton, Clearfield and Roy high schools. Heikkila said he has had several close encounters of an occult kind and was willing to talk on this taboo, yet popular subject. Heres where modern movies have so popularized the nature of exorcism and demon possession, he said. The gospel according to Hollywood on the occult has used such awesome technical effects that people begin to say, Oh, this cant be real. Heikkila said that in Hollywood, the good guy religious figure armed with a cross and holy water seldom win and the movie often ends with a gloomy outlook on the future for all involved. That is a myth I would like to dispel because of the cases I would label as genuine, they did not have that Hollywood kind of triumph of evil to them. The occult is over dramatized in its power. Flys crawling everywhere, vomit and pig sounds, all these kinds of things are over glorified on what . . really goes on. According to Heikkla one case that happerred in the Kaysville-Lay-to- n area a few years ago involved a young man who was heavily into drugs and alcohol. This young man made a habit of parties with friends that involved drugs and alcohol and eventually led into setting up a of candles on the floor. He would stand in the middle and call up on the spiritual forces by name from some of the the books hed read on the history of witchcraft and the occult. A pentragram is a pattern long used as a symbol of Satan. Heikkila said the man began to show classic signs of demon possession, which he said are mentioned in the eight chapter of Luke in the Bible. pen-tragra- m . five-poi- proposed debated Three persons who said they were opponents of big government explained why they are against the planned expansion of the citys fire, police, and of- said. . A North Salt Lake city complex was once again at last weeks city council meeting. , nt fice facilities. Photos- WHILE YET A BOY I Robert Regan, Ghost: Jennifer Stephens Ivon Wall, outspoken critic of the plans, urged the council to hold off and not put the issue on the ballot Nov. 8. The original bond issue asking for $800,000 to fund the complex was defeated in September by a small voter turnout. At a public hearing, a petition signed by, 600 citizens was presented to the council stating that they wanted another vote. The council then scrapped plans for the $800,000 complex and conceded to a small expansion of the up to present facilities costing $6000,000. The council voted to place another bond issue on the Nov. 8 ballot. Wall told the council last week that those 600 signatures dont mean a thing. The vote is what we should go by. He was in favor of reducing the cost to $400,000. Councilman John Graves, who does not plan to return to the council after the November elections, and who served as liaison between the council and the city complex committee helping to assess the city employees needs, answered Walls statements. He explained that the petition was not a referendum, but a survey to see if there was a large number of citizens who would vote for the bond issue if it were restated. Graves explained how he had gone to each employee.- - the police chief and policemen.the firemen, and the judge and the office personnel, to show them what had to be cut out of the complex plans. We represent the citizens, he said. If you could see how we lobbied to reduce the size of what the employees said they had to have you would say that we have done a monumental job of representing you. Graves said that the last time a city complex was proposed was in 1967 and that the cost was at $60,000. With inflation, the cost will continue to go even higher for future citizens of North Salt Lake, he said. , sought" for ghosts, and sped through many a listening chamber, cave and ruin, and straight wood, with fearful steps pursuing hopes of high talk with the departed dead. called on poisonous names with which our I , youth is fed. Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1822 1792 Intellectual to Beauty Hymn According to Heikkila, symptoms of demon possession include multiple identity with occasional lapses into different voices, violent and self de- structive behavior, and occasional feats of superhuman strength not attributed to adrenalin. When the power of authority given to a Christian was exercised, there was an immediate change in the boys behavior and outlook, he said. In the Bible, Jesus dealt with the reality of Satan and hell more than he did with, the kingdom of Heaven, Heikkila said. Heikkila said the misconception of only Catholic Priests being allowed There wasnt a need tor me to be an exorcist and rush over to do a house purification, he smiles, but just a matter of telling the person what kind of authority and protection they had as a Christian. In almost every situation, there was not a repeat when they surrendered themselves to the power of the Lord. to exorcise is strictly Hollywood. When people find out about it, ll exorcist in you become the peoples minds. Theres too much of a tendency to make it overly dramatic and people get excited about the emotions and power of it. To me its one of those necessary evils you encounter as a Christian. Heikkila said hes heard from reliable sources that Satanic Churches exist in Utah and a few people in the county do practice the occult. He said that in the past few months hes gotten a few calls on strange things happening at peoples homes like figures walking through curtains. on-ca- Heikkila said there are a lot of Christian laymen and clergy around like him who have had encounters with the occult and demon possession. He said living in constant fear of the occult is unhealthy and makes some people afraid of the dark. Bountiful Plans Ten Flood Basins Centerville to Pick Up Mayors Lawsuit Fees BOUNTIFUL Ten detention ba- sins are planned for creeks in Bountiful. The city is planning to build at least two basins on each stream in the city, City Manager Tom Hardy said. The city will soon present its plans to county officials for approval so that funding can be provided for the proj- ects. Much of the funding will come from a $12 million bond issue ap- proved by voters in September. City Engineer Jack Balling said he is hopeful that all of the projects can be under construction by January and ready for spring runoff from the streams: The city is also looking at two engi- neering firms to help with the projects, The citys engineering staff will also be used to cut down some of the costs, Hardy said. , Balling said the city is concentrating at present on two detention basins and the reconstruction of 1300 East Street where it crosses Stone Creek, One of the detention basins given emphasis by the city is near 1300 East on Stone Creek and the other is at the mouth of Barton Creek. Three detention basins have been planned for both Barton and Mill Creek and four forStone Creek, On Barton Creek the basins are planned for 400 East, Lakeview Drive, and 2000 East. On Mill Creek the basins will be built at Bountiful Boulevard, Davis Boulevard and at 500 West. ' On Stone Creek basins are planned for 1300 East, Pages Lane, and two sedimentation traps will also be built. Balling said he hoped to have all of the detention basins and sedimentation traps under construction before January. Negotiations have also concluded with the Davis School District on what will be done with a culvert that runs under the Viewmont High School football field. The district will build an open con- crete lined channel on Stone Creek that will run north of Viewmont High School and around a city power substa-tio- n. A culvert which runs under the schools football field will be torn out. Bank Wants City Help With House would demolish it at the banks CHERYL ARCHIBALD ex- Review Correspondent pense. In a recent NORTH SALT LAKE letter to North Salt Lake City, United Savings and Loan suggested that the city should help with the demolition of a condemned house, which the firm owns on David Way. Last summer, in a letter to United Savings, Mayor Robert Palmquist told the bank that if it did not arrange to xe. the house town down the city John B. Goddard, president of United Savings, responded with a letter to Palmquist which shifted responsibility to the city by stating that the city could be liable because of negligent ' inspections. , Citizens of the area whose children play near the house complained about the house after it was vacated a year and a half ago. Citing thaJhq)ious , was a danger to neighborhood children, they asked the city to do something about it, Collin Wood, city manager, said. Last spring, the land surrounding the house, which sits on the side of a steep hill, slid into a nearby canyon and caused even more concern. The house was found to have a large crack running through it. However, state geologists blamed the deteriorating condition on faulty con- clnirtinn Wnnd caiH , She said the plaintiffs also could not afford a lawyer, so they did much of the legal work themselves. She said the suit was filed because residents on the street are concerned about a decline in property values and about the safety of their children. Ms. Murdock also complained to the council that there was no garbage pickmayor. The lawsuit was filed to stop conup on the street during June. Also garstruction of a cement road on Barnard bage trucks did not pick up garbage on Street. Second District Judge J. Duffy the street two weeks ago. She said she felt it was not right for Palmer, however, turned down the rethe residents of the street to carry their quest Oct. 13. Blackburn said there were several irgarbage cans to a street below for garsuit. in the bage pickup to take place. regularities Cement trucks are coming down th'e He said the city was never notified as the required street, but the garbage trucks wont plaintiffs, properly by come down, she said. law. by Also, he said, the suit was filed Councilman Dennis Kn'oles suggested against him personally rather than that boy scouts or church groups could against the city. move the garbage to a location Linda Murdock, one of the plaintiffs help where it could be picked up. who lives on Barnard Street, said the Robert McClain told the council he plaintiffs could not give 20 days notice had contacted officials in Caspar, Wyo. as required by law. The contractor hired by the city to who told him they had had deaths on inverted crown concrete streets in that pave the street had already begun improvements and would soon pave the city. He said the officials are beginning to street before the 20 days was up, she Centerville City CENTERVILLE will pick up any court fees assessed against Centerville Mayor Neil Blackburn from a lawsuit filed by Barnard Street residents. The city council agreed that costs from the lawsuit should be picked up by the city rather than by the citys cni1 . Jnl-- mit nF thr rnnrtvMp Or.-iM- c s Lawmakers Students at a local ementary Index el- school learned from an expert how to make school rules into fair laws for the student body. 3A Classified ,.6B,7B 6A Editorial 5A Home Living 3A School 1B,2B Sports Region Champs Both the Davis and Roy football teams won at least a share of their respective region championships in games played last IB Thursday. V T. it I V J 1 |
