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Show There is no civil solution to dog-cat wars* my whereabouts that she won't eatif I'm not home.Shefollows meto the bathroom door and will whineoutsideit. We think she’s worried aboutthetoilet Kathy likes to refer to them as special. I call them loons; two dogs and two cats that have more than a few odd traits of their alligators taking a chompoutof owr and that are greatly in needof therapy (WARNING: If you were offended by my use of the term “navel lint” a while back and 1 know who you are then you'd better skip today’s edi KEVIN EEE the Do Marked down: With almos' t everything in the store 50 percent off Martha and Ke Elliott load up with goodsat Clark’s Market in years of bu' siness. their doors. Clark Fjeldsted above, and his Smith project plan up for final review ed sig ordinance : West Provo resident ‘Teddi By AMY KOSTEWARI hove ie n we built ra m With Smith's plans, espec how landscaping will blend with Fort Utah Park i , a Nhe 1 there will be 250 trees” Cornelius said. “It’s going to be beautiful” She said the west siden ure keeping , Planning ei “vt nae pt Koad ome spiffing up ? he Its sort of nin down co Cort review dtand. mad hd t window at Smith's If vou have ick child or if ‘ow are elderly, you can just drive wy to. the window.” Cornelius aid. “This would be so conven ient West Provo resident. Fenton Finch was interviewed as he was coming out of Clark's M a little grocery store that will soon be bart of Smith's parking lot Le Gavan Smith's “alti tid they spect the commission's approval process to uo smoothly. The commission hie the final Vinch said he is for Smith's because he wants to shop at a larger rocery store. Wi need stores down here ind | would rather sit all in wject plans do: not go before the City Council ff approved. Smith's plans to fart construction this fall and pen the store in early spring been a long proce s time to bei Itstime beau NN or : Shy jouking forward to perks. like a drive-up pharmacy ewed and vord, hack-off. No matter who starts. it, if one of the critters coughs something up onto the floor, within a week, they all will dis- MITCH WILKINSON we themselves. (| warned you!) Individually, let’s start with our Clydesdale named Chance. The poor beast is all caught up in this Y2Khysteria. You see, He'd be prettydarn intimidating except for one habit. He squeaks.A lot of times when he hears something, he doesn't bark, butlets out this high- pitched squeak that you would- Squeakyhas always known n't think possible in a dog this howto push Tasha’s buttons. large. (Chanceis oblivious to thecats). HE USUALLYleaves the he's constantly fretting about heavyduty alarm-sounding to food. So much so that he's been stockpiling it in his stomach. This German shepherd weighs in near 150 pounds. Tasha, a Heinz 57 one-third his size. She's got problemsof her own, too. Tashais so neurotic about Squeakysits at the bottom of thestairs and tauntsheruntil she goes screaming down the stepstail over head and slams into the wall at the bottom. He'll sit on a bed or chair and BUT LAST month, he “~ entered a whole new realm| vf cat-dog wars. He whizzed in” i: Tasha’s empty supper dish.-' ¥ To make matters worse, the’. dish was under mydesk at thd! time andthecatis a poor shiot. So whatto do with a cat'that believes a dog dish is a newTit ter box? Myfirst solution, a catapult; was quashed by myfeline-ldv-!' ing wife. Norwill she let me‘use him as an engine warmerfor?! mytruck or a as tee when prac ticing my golf swing. Net, Thatjust leaves one alternative — an eye for an eye. Nekt time Tasha wants to water the grass, I'll justcall for Squeaky” Here kitty, kitty. ... Mitch Wilkinson is The Daily vot Herald weekend editor. Comments welcome at maw! ilkie@aol.com. Phone: 344-2553. sh Cornelius said she is imp! ny ye }the iy tion.) As a group, one of their greatest tricks is the hairball my behind wheneverI sit down. ‘Thelittle gray cat — Kashka — also loves the bathroom, which makes me a drum major in an odd paradeeverytime nature calls. Kashka will jump in the bathtub and makelittle chirping noises until I rustle the showercurtain, which he attacks. But the unquestioned king of the house is a crabby tabby named Squeaky. (I don’t know beans aboutcats so he might not be a tabby, but it rhymed.) smack her in the nose whenever it gets too close. He’s even ‘7! developed a taste for her foad.:! re will be sand trees, The hoped-for tax increases Harrington, assistant superin- tendent over curriculum and instruction. Initially, the district was to skills in order to provide safety require all grades to meet the nets for the district's Standards. standards by 1999-2000. Harrington said the district the program a dry run without holding any students back. Another option would be to wait and see if the Utah Legislature outlaws social promotion, which is the practice of passing a student who hasn't made the grade.If the proposal passes, state money could come to assistthe district, Harrington and Benchmarks program. ‘Theprogramwill require stu- could scale that goal back and said. Harrington also recommended keeping the dialog open with dents to work at their grade level before they can move to the possibly require only one grade level to meet standards or give parents to gather ideas. “Further than that, there is this great buzz about Standards and Benchmarke; we can capitalize on ey Harrington said. The board didn’t say on Tuesdayif it would establish a task force, but it will completea phone survey on the Standards and Benchmarks program.. The tutors are needed because almost 2,000 of the:dis- trict’s elementary students). / or 31 percent — weren't reading | at their grade level in 1998, according to district recordsi. 3: a CORRECTION Incorrect information appearedin a story on page A3 of the Thursday, May6, edition of The Daily Herald Jeffie Hitchcock, 71, died April 25 of cancer. Mary Kate Hitchcock, his wife. diedin surgery after being injured in an THE DAILY HERALD hway und there are = of homes coming in” The district has several options to consider, said Patti would have hired tutors andcreated summer schoolfor students. who have poor reading and math site, Hrocery store west neigh jonument sign 10th and 12th grades. role in helping this happen: lives eight blocks nd oe Smith's TAXE Continued from AL automobile accident on April 27 on the way to Jeffie’s funeral in Bonneville, Miss. Beverly Hyden, also injured in the crash, is Mary Kate's daughterin-law, ioréprescnts Smith's isen said there have beer suggestions re next grade. Students would be tested in third, fifth, eighth, 1585 North Freedom Bonlevard PO.Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603-0717 | Orem, Utah 84057 224-1147 www.heraldextra.com the peopk and the conven ud Keith Johnson, Replaceable color faceplates 799 Classified Advertising who has shopped at Clark's for 10 year » the ark isa real asset community” City Councilwoman Shari 145.000, (SSN: 0891-2777) mornings, Sunday. through Pulitzer Community 1555 North Freedom Holweu was there Tuesday Uternoon, clad in jeans and hoes, tearfully loading y cart full of $90 worth of raceries Clark and Kris and their family have not only been our frends but our rescuers time at he said, recalling a time when she forgot her waltind was allowed to pay for her l : n he ( 1. whe hopp| Cl ud hit ince it grocer Holwee was one of two council members to vote igainst the supermarket dé Nelapnient it passed 5: opened irk’s wife, Kris Fields: a close the next day up. o she the store said niss seeing Clark han, kids, toc Clark is just nd his br Ha tears off hertired face is she gathered up grocery ¢art mm the parking lot romemberus first start | a friendly guy Anderson said ir nd howit just grew ind grew. Kris said. “It He'll help you and carry your stuff the car, st became big part of every thing that was going on said Pamela Throckmorton agreed. She's been a Clark Not only will she miss the market but also the area; the Fieldsteds live in Sandy, Kris Market shopper for five years. said “Clark's a really neat guy.” Throckmorton said. “He's friendly and will He's been p with me me diy andihnpp' lays. ust Clar Vil er forget old dur back there It's a nice area down here wonderful people tid | miss He cutting meat. slic ing up pork chops,” she sa “It's just kind of a nice li store.” with 'll miss the personalit all the cldsteds said they re what their planis ition. maybe, Kris sil ( didn't say anything as rried a box of groceries out W scar and waved she drove away .V sit us online www. heraldextra. com R: address changes to Daily Heri PO. Box 717, Provo, 1) Sis Psabshed August 1873. 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