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Show OURTOWNS oSes8 3a PSR TS LE S ee throughout country. SUNDAY, AUGUST-21,-2005 METRO EDITOR Joe Pyrah - 344-2586 - jpyrah@heraldextra.com Firefighterstrain at UVSC eee SSF ZSR i 1 | DailusHerald 2 ChrisPeterson to shAipaad clothing to wear in a fire DAILY HERALD fairly new method of charging the building with air pressure — fans — to direct Theydeal with everything tht fre Knowing how to react beforea situa- the flames and smoke. fighters do,” said Jeff Maxfield, director tion arises is vital to the job of firefighting. That’s why this weekend’s Summer Fire School at the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy is so important. In affiliation with Utah Valley State College, the UFRA hosted a two-day About 100 feet away, about 10 others sb Utah Fire and Rescue Academy. wereengaged in a simulation exercise ‘They are discussing a cornucopia of things Outside at the UFRA in Provo, they got to put their training and knowledge to the test, simulating several situations ina of “vehicle that had tipped on its side with passengersstuck inside. They the Jaws ofLife to essentially dismantle the van and extract the passengers from danger. conference attended by about 150 depart- real-life setting. the ments — mostly from the West, but some ics, a lot oftheoretical learning,” said “They've been doing alot of academ- training area, flames dance highinside a The instruction was two-pronged—in the classroom and hands-on. Maxfield. “Now they’re out here getting more in-depth.” Over a dozen firefighters were on a three-story structureas part of an exercise on positive pressure. They tried out a fightersis to extinguishthe fire. the props used at the UFRA are mobile and are takenall overthe state Inside at UVSC,volunteer and profes- BOTT Daily Herald And close by, on another portion of the as far away as Georgia. sional firefighters learned about everything from to deal with the media metal trailer. The obvious goal ofthe fire- See TRAINING, B7 RAP tax may go LET THE GAMES BEGIN to Orem voters Proposal to fundarts, recreation could be onthe Nov.8 ballot Reva Bowen MORIA COUNTY'STAF The Orem City Council is ex- pected to makea decision in its Tuesday council meeting on whetherornot to put the question of having a Recreation, Arts and Parks tax to the public. EE Bi By law, Utah County hadthe first al $3. option of putting the proposed tax will not be placing the issue on the balllot. Orem now has the opportunity to makethatdecision. Tobe enacted, the tax would have to be approved bya majority of voters in the generalelection on Nov. 8. After eight years, the tax would haveto be approvedbyvoters again. The council metin a worksession Tuesday to considerlegal and JEREMY HARMON/Dally Herald “I'm not much of a runner, but you can probablytell that,” said Noma Bowman after her husband, Lawrence, hunga gold medal around her neck. The 71-year-old won the 5K Fun Runalong the Provo RiverTrail to start off the Provo Senior Games. Lawrence, who wonthe bronzein the event, said they like to keep active by going to the gym every morning and that Noma ridesher bike along thetrail every day. Lawrencesaid,“I thought it was wonderful. I appreciate the organizers who put this togetherfor us.” The couple plans to participatein the event next yearif they arestill in the area. Gameshelp keep seniors young wordingissues associated with the RAP tax, andto continueto study the Cultural Arts Strategic Plan prepared andrecently submitted by the Cultural Arts Advisory Commission. If enacted, the one-tenth of 1 per- centlocal sales and use tax would raise an estimated $1.6 million an- nually to fund culturalartsfacilities and programs andrecreation facili- ties in Orem. Oneof the wordingissues dis- cussed in the work session was whether to have voters choose Rashae Ophus Johnson DAILY HERALD The oldest athlete registered as 89 last year in the Provo Senior aged much. Herevealed the secret — in addition to swimming,light as a special tournament for octogenarians. “It was wonderful. | really enjoyed that. I told them I'd be back weight lifting and playing the organ — is regular golfing and vying inas “You gotta do something,” he said. “That's one of my biggest forms of again this year, God willing,” he said. “I can't understand why more between“for or against” or “yes or no” after the proposition on the ballot. Julie Siebach, an Oremresident many tournaments as possiblelike exercise.” of the olderfellas don'tplayin it.” whoattended the meeting, gave Games.In the 2005 games this week, precisely a year later, Rondo Curtis the Senior Games, He was nearing retirement whenhe started golfing 34 years ago, and now he plays a It's also rewarding. Several silver and gold golfing medals dangle on Nearly twice as manyseniorswill competein Provo this year, driv- the opinion that “yes or no” would be morestraightforward, particu- again reigns as the oldest com- ing the total past 180 from about larly for voters who might speak petitor. And once again, he’s just 89 veritable seniorcircuit, including duct medal from the U.S. Navy. He 100 last year. The golf tournament limited English. yearsold. Evenoff paper Curtis hasn’t Olympic-style meets in Provo,St. George and Sun City, Ariz.,as well Curtis's wall, next to a good con- claimed a silver medalat Provo’s inaugural Senior Games in 2004. See GAMES, B6 Greg Stephens, with thecity SeeTAX, B6 “| looked forqualities that will help students thrive and grow — people thatwill be flexible and enthusiastic.” Glen Martin, Saratoga Shores Elementary principal, speaking about new hires Saratoga Springs school has a new homeatlast Sierra Hansen NORTH COUNTYSTAFF Last year 650 elementary schoolstudents watched from portable classrooms as the Saratoga Shores Elementary School was erected from the ground up. Teachers parked in dirt parking lots and walked aroundconstruction areas ev day last year to get to the temporary classrooms set up on the schoolproperty. . Now after a year of construction, Saratoga Shores is ready for the upcor school year, and teachers are coming in matweekto set up the new classrooms. FRANK BOTT/Dailly Herald Mark Hunt sets up his first learning center in the new classroom at Saratoga Shores Elementary school “Everyone's very excited to get into the Tuesday afternoon. “I am very excited about the new building andall the new adventures,” said Hunt. school,” said lead secretary Jackie Ketcher“However, without the parents’ support, I would be up a creek,” he says,as hetries to figure out the best sid. layoutfor his new kindergarten students. RS Already the enrollmentforthis fall has soared to 840students, whichnearlyfills the building's capacity of 860. “[t’s going to be incredible,”said Principal Glen Martin, who has hired five newteachers, in the past week. Some220 new students have registered since May, adding to the numbersalready accounted forin the school’s boundaries. “When you don't know a third of your students,it's hard to know whatto expect,” Martin said. Martin has spenta‘lot of time preparing for the upcoming schoolyearininterviews for new staff membersto help ease the transition into the new school. Most of those positions See SCHOOL, B7 |