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Show Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1984 Young Intern Helps Lawmakers, Learns BARRY KAWA Review Stall SALT LAKE CITY Legisla- tive intern Leslie Haacke of Bountiful is a blur as she dashes to a Utah House of Representatives committee meeting to de- liver some important information to a representative. Cant talk now, she said as she hurried down the hall to de- liver the information to the lawmaker so he could consider it before voting on a bill. After the vote was taken and the representatives were chatting informally in groups, she relaxed for a moment and reflected on the frenzied world of an intern aide during legislative sessions. It really surprised me how or ganized they are," she said. You feel like when you first get here that its going to be mass confusion. There are so many people and hundreds of lobbyists, legislators, and staff r,nd everything that goes on in there. But they actually keep things running and on schedule. Miss Haacke is a 1977 graduate of Bountiful High School. She is currently attending the University of Utah and majoring in broadcast journalism. She signed up for the legislative intern course this quarter and will get three credit hours for her work during the three weeks of the 1984 session. Part of her internship requirement is to write a paper on her experi ence at the end of the session. Miss Haacke hopes to graduate the spring and apply for entrance into law school. I felt a political internship would give me a little more experience in law and a better appreciation of it, she said. Its interesting to see how the political machine in works. As she talked about her experiences in the first five hectic days on the job, the words interesting and amazing" were used often to tell of the impression Capitol Hill has made on her. Its interesting to find out exactly how much work is involved in the legislature. Theyre e legislators who dont get paid a whole bunch of money for this and its interesting to find out just how dedicated they part-tim- are. The Bountiful intern attends a morning class and then heads up to the the capitol for a few hours of work. She later returns to the university for an afternoon class and then goes back to the legislature for the rest of the day. Miss Haacke will work an average of 30 hours without pay while the legislature is in session. Her duties include answering letters to constituents of her two assigned legislators and doing research on legal issues and past legislation on key issues which will help to keep them informed. She said her legislators have also asked her opinion on the education reforms and budget increase issue that is being considered. Im lucky," she said. Some of the interns get legislators who hardly talk to them at all. Because of my position, both of mine ask me about education is sues. Miss Haacke also takes notes in floor sessions and committee meetings on issues that may involve her two legislators. In earning her three credits for her three weeks of work, she said not at all like a class but more like a job. I feel like Im e and going to school Its part-tim- working part-tim- e. Political science classes do not capture the atmosphere and emotion of a legislature in session. Oftentimes, prospective interns are frightened off by their instructors confusing and complex descriptions of what goes on at Capitol Hill. You get a good grasp of the government machine and you make a lot of contacts with important people, she said. Pllw. s s ' .W"V . s'. 3A IV. Bountiful Zones Land As Sensitive BETTY FLEISHMAN Review Correspondent WEST BOUNTIFUL A pe-titi- was presented to City Council January 17 requesting that 10 parcels of land in West Bountiful be set aside and proclaimed sensitive areas. The sensitive area (SA) designation would be given to land in flood planes and where industrial and residential zoning meet. The SA overlay areas would require a public hearing prior to any change of industrial usage on those parcels. Usage would include expansion or any changes affecting the appearance of West Bountiful or the health, safety and well being of the residents. The city council expressed concern that the 10 parcels of land selected by the petitioners may not be sufficient to protect the population. Councilmen cited the necessity of further study to consider including other land in the SA zoning. Mayor Grant Secrist cited the expense involved in the hearings DOING RESEARCH is part of the job for legislative in- - tern Leslie Haacke. Staff Photos by Rodney Wright GETTING INSTRUCTIONS for the days work, intern Leslie Haacke listens in- tently to Utah lawmaker who supervises her job. - and the possibility of small insignificant changes becoming tied up in bureaucratic red tape. The critical point is what we zone sensitive. Secrist said. A letter from Phillips. Refinery was acknowledged which recognized the problems involved with close proximity between residential and industrial areas. It called for close between industrial and city planners. It further called for a buffer zone between industrial and residential lands which could be used for either industrial or residential expansion. Councilman Irene Janes noted the need for more information from Phillips regarding future expansion plans. At Art Gallery Forsberg Is Featured Artist The BOUNTIFUL Bounti- ful Art Center Gift Gallery honors a Bountiful artist as Featured Artist of the Month during February. Norma Forsberg will be the center of a show featuring her works of art at the Bountiful Art Center Gift Gallery, 2175 South Main, Bountiful (adjacent to the Bountiful-Davi- s Art Center). The exhibit will be open to the public free of charge during February, Tuesdays through Fria.m. - 5 p.m. days from Mrs. Forsberg will have an open house on Friday, February 3, from 4 p.m. She will be available to answer questions during this open house. Refreshments will be served by the Gift Gallery volunteers while residents can view the work and speak with the artist. Mrs. Forsberg is a Bountiful artist whose work is known statewide and is nationally re1 1 2-- spected. The works exhibited in the Gift Gallery will be primarily drawings; pen and ink, pencil, pastels and charcoal. But Mrs. in other Forsberg is media including oil, watercolor and acrylic. She has had exhibits in a variety of places throughout the United States and her works have been represented in several shows, in the Salt Lake Public Library, Salt Lake Art Center, Eccles Art Center and Utah Artists Guild. She has been shown in Idaho, Colorado as well as, of course, in galleries throughout Utah, not in Art the least the Bountiful-Davi- s home town. own in her Center These shows have earned Mrs. well-vers- ed one-wom- Forsberg several awards, including the Purchase Award of the Utah State Fair which caused her work to be included in the Utah State Collection. Mrs. Forsbergs success has not come easy. The mother of six children, she waited with pursuing a career in the arts until her children were raised. But then, she went all out, and studied at any time she possibly could. Both her parents were artists. She especially respected her fa- thers work and, with much ef- fort, followed in his shoes. Besides painting, Mrs. Forsberg now teaches art classes, workshops and is involved in the Gingerhouse Art School in Ogden. Painting is a serious business, she states. She agrees with her colleague Shirley Aday that painting is 99 percent hard work and perhaps percent talent or inspiration. She has her own studiogallery in Bountiful where she works and teaches. Mrs. Forsbergs main concern is that local communities do not actively promote the local arts. Underlying her concern is the thought that parents teach their children to appreciate literature, music and interior decoration. Why do so few people choose (local) art to enhance their living environment? Mrs. Forsberg feels that visual art always comes last on the budget, whereas computers, books and music have a priority position. She would like to see professional interior decorators point out to their clients that a house needs thd visual arts to 1 become a showcase for its inhab- - Evangelist Sets Service At Faith Baptist Church itants. ,Mrs. Forsbergs favorite subjects, perfect for enhancing a living environment, are trees. She executes trees in any which way, but in this show they will be represented in drawings. Another marvelous piece is a still life representing a lobster, various serene landscapes form part of the exhibit, as will some abstract drawings. Although Mrs. Forsberg quips that usually people are only interested in drawings and small sketches if they are done by Michelangelo as practice for the Sistine Chapel or by Leonardo da Vinci as a prototype for an airplane, the Bountiful Art Center Gift Gallery is convinced that her drawings will captivate the public and enhance various Bountiful and Davis County residences from the moment the show opens its doors. For more information call the Bountiful Art Center Gift Gallery at 581-882- 0. Pay Stops For Family Med Service FARMINGTON Medicare payments for Davis County home health services have stopped since Dec. 31, 1983. The county Home Health Agency will no longer participate in health insurance for the Aged and Disabled Program (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) as a home health agency. Home Health services have been discontinued by the county health department but are available from private sources and other invited. 40 FOLGER'S COFFEE JENO'S PIZZA BROWN & WILLIAMSON RENUZIT 25 or .50 ; TOBACCO (3-1.0- 0) BEHOLD CRYSTAL VANISH LIQUID VANISH LOG CABIN SYRUP KELLOGG'S FRUITFUL BRAN INSTANT MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE HERSHEY TAKE 5 CANDY BAR FRESH START VIVA COTTAGE CHEESE K0TEX LIGHTDAYS KLEENEX FACIAL TISSUE TOTAL CEREAL HILLS BROS. COFFEE .'. (CREAM OF WHEAT TOTAL. 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