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Show Embley, Palmer Advance To General Election Primmy Draws Poltiy Turnout; 9S Shun It WEST VALLEY. Although more than 95 percent of this citys eligible voters chose to have no voice in the decision, two men who have experienced elective office will vie for a City Council seat here in November. At stake during Tuesdays primary balloting was the right to participate in next months general election for a two-yeat large seat being vacated by Larry Bunkall. Only 1,368 voters went to the polls Tuesday, choosing Mike Embley and Reed Palmer out of a field of seven men and a woman. Figures supplied by City Recorder Kathy Kaumans showed the turnout was a mere 4.6 percent of West Valleys 31,700 registered voters. Embley, who was elected to the council two years ago when the city switched from a commission form to a council-managform of government, was by far the top He was named on 506 ballots, nearly ar Mike Embley one-thir- of the total votes cast. d Palmers of being a 270 votes fell just short quarter of the total. Strongest challengers to the frontrunners were Daniel Tuttle with 197 and Orson Anderson with 184. Bunched closely behind them were Howard Smith with 66, Ray Heidt with 65 and Gertrude Paul with 64, while Ben Amorelli rounded out the er vote-gette- Reed Palmer r. Three Sections -- - field with 16. Embley, who resides at 2584 Dublin Dr., is serving as acting County Treasurer. He had been on leave of absence from his District 1 City Council seat, but has returned to his council duties while serving in the county post. He did not file for to the District 1 post. A number of alternatives could result, depending on how and when charges against County Attorney Art Monson are resolved. With only two filing for the District 1 seat, no primary was necessary. Facing one another in that race in November will be A. Glenn Christensen and Leland DeLange. Palmer, a resident of the Academy Park area (4647 Dartmouth Dr.), previously held public office as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the The KXcmrm.uiamm.huuM 38 Thursday, Oct. 6, 1983 All Dropout Decrease Is Reported departments - 262 6682 - Petersen is a veteran of 39 years as an educator. A Granite district teacher since 1955, he now teaches fifth grade at Truman. A former student wrote, "In the life of every school boy or girl, there should be a The teacher Mr. Clay Petersen. said that his philosophy of education can be summed up in five simple beliefs. They are: Kids are not made for schools; schools are made for kids. The whole child needs to be taught. Schools need not be entertainment centers for children,' but schools should be challenging and interesting. Love is not where you find it, but where you give it. When something works, use it. Other nominees for the teaching honor were Elwood Dutson, Granger high; Robert Jones, Cyprus; Beverly Olsen, Kearns high; John D. Osmond, Granite Park junior; Merrill Pulley, Bennion junior and Charlene Watkins, Cottonwood high. Mrs. Stonebraker was educated in Ohio and Arizona and attended the University of Wyoming before receiving a bachelors degree from science and mathematics Utah State University masters degree from teacher at Evergreen for and BYU. 19 a A years, 197 184 66 65 64 16 Total (4.6) For COG Meet she was named Granites Outstanding Mathematics Teacher in 1983. She teaches algebra and geometry to 198 students. In other matters Tuesday, the board heard a report concerning the districts dropout and truancy prevention program. Board members learned that the program more than pays for itself in the weighted pupil units generated through keeping students in the schools. The dropout trend on the secondary level has decreased from to 1.61 percent 4.28 percent in 1977-7- 8 in the 1982-8- 3 school year. Last year 551 students left school, but 243 of those returned through participation in the program. The program relies on the juvenile court, counseling, parental SOUTH SALT LAKE. Matters ranging from shared government services and housing problems to water supply and electrical power allocation will come before the Salt Lake County Council of Governments here today (Thursday). The 3:30 p.m. session will be held at the South Salt Lake auditorium, 2500 So. State. Conducting the meeting will be County Commissioner Mike Stewart, COG president, dent. Presenting results of a shared services study to COG members for their endorsement will be Mayor LaRell D. Muir of Murray. COG called for its own study of this concept after several members visited California several months ago to explore what has been referred to as the Lakewood Plan. By widely circulated weekly Department Cited newspapers. The West Valley man obviously found results quick - and costs inexpensive - in the Green Sheet. to place your ad. t . Dial Save money by paying before it runs. Ask us how. 262-668- 2 " Toured By 1,500 - Work Starts On New Fire Station WEST VALLEY. While a concrew poured footings for this citys new fire station (2800 So. 2700 West) Friday, Fire Chief Darrell Mcllrath received word his department has been recognized as one of the best in the state. The department has been named recipient of the Fire Department of the Year award in the d personnel category, presented annually by the Independent Insurance Agents of Utah. Selection of the struction all-pai- 4 bedroom and lob. bath, (iroplaca, foncod yard. WEST VALLEY, I'i NEW STATION . . . Workers pour footings for new West Valley City fire station. Construction could span period of 175 days. The site is near 2800 So. 2700 West. 8 a. m.! "We rented the home before 8 oclock the morning the ad came out. Were quite pleased with Green Sheet results. Conley Adams, 4341 So. 3720 West, relating what happened when he used a classified ad in Utahs most assistance, community education, an eighth period program and a host of other measures designed to help department was based on an over-al- l evaluation of its operation, ranging from facilities and personnel to training and fire prevention pro- grams. The department is expected to Fire receive the award during Prevention Week . Workers have a total of 175 days to complete the citys new fire station which will serve the portion of the city east of 3600 West. Mcllrath said no new facilities are planned for at least three more years, with the next one pegged for the industrial area between 3600 West and 5600 West. The department has several activities planned during Fire Prevention Week, including visits to area elementary schools and open houses at its stations. Station 72 at 4314 W. 4100 South will be open to the public p.m. and today (Thursday) from from 8 p.m. Those who would like to know more about fire prevention practices may call West Valley City Fire Department at 1- 6-- 974-025- 5. - Detention Center To Open students in regular school programs. There are also alternative keep programs both in home schools and at the district level. The board will spend much of its free time during the next few weeks reviewing a massive amount of materials aimed at changes in curriculum on both the elementary and secondary levels. Plans and specifications for a junior high to be located at 3878 So. 6000 West were presented, with a Nov. 1 bid opening proposed. 1,368 Shared Services On Agenda Rented Two Educators Honored GRANITE PARK. Two teachers were honored here Tuesday night during a meeting of the Granite Board of Education. The district named its own teacher of the year and paid tribute to another educator whc has been accorded national recognition. Teacher of the Year honors in Granite School District went to Clay I. Petersen, a West Valley resident who teaches at Truman elementary. Peterson is a candidate for Utah Teacher of the Year, with an announcement of that recipient due today (Thursday) at a morning session of the UEA convention. Accorded a national honor was Jackie Stonebraker, a math teacher at Evergreen junior high. Mrs. Stonebraker has been selected to receive a 1983 Presidential Award in Science and for Excellence Mathematics Teaching. She will be honored at the White House on Oct. 19. The award carries a grant of $5,000 from the National Science Foundation to her school, to be spent to supplement but not replace other resources for use in improving its 270 Tuttle Anderson Smith Heidt Paul Amorelli 36 Pages Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119. Subscription rate 812 00 per year POST MASTER . Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. 506 Palmer ballot will find incumbent Quentin UTAH Volume 29, Number Embley area. third race on the November THE voice OF WEST VALLEY CITY 656 380 West Valley City Primary Results Granger-Keam- s We&lUaMm USPS (Pete) Winder facing challenger Sylvan Crofts in District 3. WEST VALLEY. Nearly 1,500 people toured the new Decker Lake Youth Detention Center here over the weekend and officials there termed the open house a big success. The center will house up to 30 when it is comyouths (age pleted next week. The facility drew opposition from area residents when the proposal to build it was approved, but a security 14-1- Linking Granger, Taylorsville official at the center said the open house went a long way toward allaying concerns among those who took the tour. Some of the residents of the area worried about this facility because it will house the worst of the worst juvenile offenders, said George Holgerson, a security officer. However, those who took the tour were very impressed with our security here and now feel much easier about living near the facility. Holgerson said the youths, some of whom will be transferred from the Ogden Youth Detention Center, will be getting their last chance at Decker Lake. We have a school here with fulltime teachers who will try to help the kids earn their high school diplomas or learn a trade, he said. If they dont shape up here though, their next stop will be prison, he added. - Narrow Stretch Of Road Awaits Bids TAYLORSVILLE. Redwood Road stretch a continuous highway by the end of next year. Utah Department of Transportation officials here feel that could be the case if weather conditions are favorable when work is carried out on a contract for which bids are being accepted late this month. The work: widening Redwood Road from 3500 to 4380 South. That represents the final section of could be of four-lan- e Clay I. Petersen here's a point Picture, if you will, our right hand in a horizontal position with thumbnail touching our nose about a quarter-inc- h above the naris. Naris, Funk & Wagnall will tell you, is the nasal opening. Add to the picture: A look of total irritation on our face; anger reflected by our red complexion and ex- panded pupils of the eyes. Got the pic-tur- Now hear the voice. Its hoarse, bit- ter, two decibels above normal. Its saying, Dammit, Ive had it up to here with these telephone salesmen. And saleswomen, too! My achin clavicle, the voice continues, theyre drivln me le the state route to undergo expansion in a stretch heavily-travele- d exten- ding from North Temple to the Bennion Hill, about 6600 South. A short strip near 4800 South was receiving the finishing touches of a widening project during the past few months. As along most of the route, the last portion to be widened will have a painted median (no traffic islands), with permissive turning movement. Both sides of the road will have sidewalk, the east being designated as a bike path and, therefore, wider, six feet. Upgrading of traffic signals is planned at 3500 and 4500 South intersections and a masonry noise barrier will extend 430 feet along the east side of Redwood. The street at that point runs extremely close to the building which houses classes of the Granite districts Alternative school. six-fo- Only minor traffic interference is anticipated during the early stages of the project, according to Shirley UDOT information specialist. She said work involving utilities could get under way before the end of the year, noting that actual awarding of the contract may not come until late November. Although completion by late 1984 is a possibility, weather conditions could easily extend the project into the 1985 construction season, the UDOT spokesman noted. Iverson, by Jim Cornwell nuts! One of these days Im gonna throw the phone through the tune called, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Dont say it you dont remember that either. . But really, dont those phone solicitors make you climb the walls? We recognize their approach in a minute. Hello, Jim? Hows everything in Utah?" Fine, we answer, and then to let 'em know theyre not fooling anyone, we add, What are you selling? Theyre either confused by that response or theyve heard it before and quickly answer, "Im not selling anything just giving you an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a real bargain." We hang up at that point, knowing its just another of the people who are peddling: (1. Oil and gas leases; (2. Commodity futures; (3. A gold mine; (4. Diamonds; (5. Office supplies; (6. Scotch whiskey in a cask in old Loch Lomond. Or - you fill in the list from there. - window! Idle threat. We cant afford to treat the telephone that way - it belongs to us now, not Ma Bell. We get these calls at home just like you do. And at the office, too. These people are selling everything from diamonds to perfume. Many pose ridiculous quesAnd tions as a come-on- . theyre as tenacious as in- surance salesmen. With apology to insurance salesmen but theyre a breed with sticktoitiveness. Like the Hoosier Hot Shots used to sing, Oh theres no man with endurance like the man who sells insurance; he gets us all in the end. You dont remember the song? Or the Hoosier Hot Shots? Well -there was such a musical organization. Played washboards and air horns. They had another - Theyre tricky! Some of em i have a shipment of something or other thats been refused by a customer right here in Utah. Theyre willing to give it to you at a discount to avoid freighting it back to the factory. (You fill in the blank with an impressive adjective. Suggestions: Stupendous, collosal, mammoth, huge, amazing, remarkable, gigantic.) Of course the diamond merchants and gold mine peddlers dont have a sample right here in Utah. Their product is either in N.Y.C. or Running Water, Lou- or somewhere isiana in southwest Paraguay. But we really gag on those whose pitch begins, Mr. Corn-wel- l, if you can answer this question correctly, youll have won a magnificent prize in the Bonus Sweepstakes contest. Listen Who was the only carefully: American president to resign his office? Now Ill give you a little hint his initials are R.N. -- - Oh, the temptations we resist. Wed love to meet this pitchman and wrap the phone cord around his Adams apple. Or blow a referees whistle into the face-to-fa- phone and gleefully contemplate what it did to his eardrums. But we use control. We hang up the phone without comment - and then swear loudly, stamping our feet in irritation. Not long ago the phone rang at home and Bette answered, listened momentarily, then said in a sad voice, Oh, Im awfully sorry, but my husband is a double amputee. What was asked. Someone that about? we selling dance lessons, she smiled. I wish Id thought of that answer, we said, admiringly. You can put your own scenario to all this, no doubt. Youve had these Alexander Graham Bell pitchmen lay it on you, too. But before we close, theres one other group we want to lean on. sales folks Its the boiler-roowho are selling tickets to send disadvantaged kids to the circus. Or raising funds for the Police Benevolent Society. Or some other campaign. Dont misunderstand - we like kids and hate to see some of em get less than their share of fun. But far too many of these phone solicitations are only a shade And we resent above a anybody taking advantage of us. Particularly for money - we work for ours, too. So we reply, firmly but softly, No. And hang up. But our screams of anguish can be heard at the State Capitol. Come to think of it - thats not a bad idea. Why doesnt the Legislature pass a law making these telephone sales pitches illegal? If they can outlaw cable TV, this oughta be a cinch. Lets all write our State Senators! semi-legitima- con-gam- e. |