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Show Home Educators, Public Schools Enjoying More Cooperation be By Peter Scarlet Tribune Education Writer There are no major alliances and the hatchet remains unburied, but Utah's home school community and public schools enjoy greater cooperation than in the past. At least this is the view of two home education officials. "We now have more cooperation from public schools than we've ever had before," said Kennetn L. Huffman, chairman of the boa re' of directors of the Utah Home Education Association. Don Taft, the association's president, echoed similar sentiments. "While I would guess that half or less home schoolers work closely with the schools, most local school Halt akr tribune Local NeVrS Obituaries, Features B-1- Page 9 Sunday Morning, July 15, 1984 Section B Page 1 districts have been very cooperative with those who do, he said. Those involved in public and home education have long viewed each other with distrust and suspicion and the current collegiality between some home schoolers and local districts is a long way from a year ago, when a legal opinion seemed to deepen the abyss between the two groups. The informal legal opinion, issued last summer by Assistant Attorney General John McAllister, indicated that local school boards could set policies and standards for home schools within their district boundaries. Mr. Huffman, who last year said the opinion could drive home schoolers "underground" and lead to a long, drawn-ou- t and expensive court bat tle, now reports most districts have refrained from heavy handedness. "Most of the districts went ahead and developed policies. Some were broad in what they'd allow and some were restrictive. As a rule, the larger districts are liberal while some of the smaller ones in southern Utah are more restrictive, he said. "Response from the school districts has not been too bad, said Mr. Taft. Most of them have been working well with home schoolers. Districts have offered great education programs for parents who wanted to take advantage of them. Now we probably have more parents than ever taking advantage of public school programs designed to assist them. Before we were on our own, said Mr. Huffman. "Schools are more interested in providing us assistance and opportunities, he said between The new cooperation home educators and some school districts comes just weeks before the association's fourth annual convention. Scheduled for Aug 4 at the Salt Palace, the event will feature a series of workshops, a panel discussion for those thinking of home schooling, and a general assembly featuring Larry M. Arnoldsen, Ph D., Brigham Young University, as keynote speaker. During the past year of public education reform talk and action, there has been no heavy migration of families to home education. But there is interest in it. Mr. Huffman said there are about Dan Valentines Trolley Cars Caught Up In Red Tape Nothing Serious System May Wait Until Next Year This Dan Valentine column was first published In The Tribune on May 24, 1974. Early nostalgia: Now that inflation is here, a person can start "remembering when younger. In the old days, a man had to wait 40 or 50 years before he could people, I can member tell re- when steak sold for 25 cents a pound. Nowadays, a man can start "remembering when in a year or two. Dan Valentine For exampie, a man of 22 can now say, "Gee, I can remember back when steak was only $1.45 a pound. (And that was only six months ago.) s I overheard two on State Street on a recent evening. One said to the other, "I can remember back when gasoline sold for only 42 cents a gallon. Imagine it wont be too long before people can start saying, I can remember when you could buy a loaf of bread for only 65 cents Or, "I can remember when you could go in a restaurant and get a good meal for only $8. Remembering when is a wonderful now, thanks to creeping inhobby flation, young folks can remember when as well as the old folks. I have some personal remember whens myself. Like these: Remember when a racist was just a guy who went to the horse races? when all the Remember when d cars in the were field low priced? Remember when hardly anybody in the United States knew the name of the vice president? Remember back to the old days when you could send a kid to college and there was a 0 chance he would return home four years later a Republican? Remember when a $25,000 house sold for only $35,000 instead of teen-ager- Parade troopers represent The Spirit of 76 during the patriotic section of the Days of 47 Youth Parade Saturday i I featuring about 6,000 children and 80 floats. The parade was held in conjunction with Utahs July 24 celebration. Here Come the Clowns Opening Siren to Last Float , Youth Parade a Big low-price- $60,000. Remember back when the only people who rode motorcycles were messenger boys and circus performers? Remember back when a student couldn't get a high school diploma unless he could read and write and add up to 100? . . . Remember back to the old days when the only people who went barefoot in public were under 10 years, old? Remember back when a man had instead of styled? Remember back to the good old days when it took two hands to hold a nickels worth of peanuts? Remember back to the old days when, if you saw somebody wearing Levis on Main Street, you could bet there was a cowboy inside of em? Remember when you had to use two hands to carry $1 worth of pork chops home from the butcher shop? Ah, the good old days . . . and time is moving so fast these days that next week we will be talking about the good old days of this week . . . SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: Remember back to the good old days when a water gate was something a farmer used in bis irrigation system? his hair cut I Youth Parade The Days of began Saturday with a shrill motorcycle police escort followed by a fire engine. Three marching bands, 6,000 children, 80 floats, and 19 other entries later, the last entry, Snow White, glided down Main Street in what officials claim is the biggest childrens parade in the country. The floats seem bigger this year, said Kevin Jones, who has been an announcer for the parade the past four years. This years childrens parade is one of the biggest so far, he said. Hollie Hastings, 9, West Valley City, and her friend Julie, 9, Ben-nioagreed that the bands were their favorite part of the parade. Kim Hastings, 6, said the clowns were her favorite. The Tooele Junior Band, in white and light blue, marched first. The Kennedy Junior High School Band, in white, gold, and blue, had a vigorous drum section and played 47 50-5- pay-chec- By Brian Wilkinson Tribune Staff Writer A system of trackless trolleys that was to be clanging about downtown Salt Lake City this summer is caught up in federal red tape and may not debut until next year. U.S. inspector general reports of low ridership on such trolleys in some cities have made Urban Mass Transit Administration officials leery about approving money for new rubber-tire- d trolley systems. That has put a damper on local attempts to get federal funds to buy eight trolleys at $135,000 apiece, officials were told. Triad Center representatives, anxious to draw people to their $600 million west downtown complex, initiated the trolley concept by g deal spearheading a with Salt Lake Citys Redevelopment Agency and the Utah Transit Authority to buy and operate the vehicles. Under the agreement, UTA would buy, operate and maintain the trolleys, while Triad would make up any operating loss. The RDA would chip in about $250,000 to buy the vehicles. But because of federal skepticism on trolley systems, UTA cant use federal grant money allocated for discretionary capital improvements to buy the trolleys as it had intended. The authority, however, could use money from another pool of federal grants set asiijp for capital improvements, but city and Triad officials would face a difficult battle with UTA board members who already have programmed the money for new buses and facilities like cost-sharin- ... Remember back to the days when the only men over 50 years of age who wore long hair were geniuses and violin teachers? Remember back to the good old days when you could fill up the entire trunk of the car at the supermarket with $10 worth of groceries? Remember back when the president of the United States lived in The White House instead of California and Florida? Remember back when gas station attendants tried to talk you into filling up the tank? Remember when police officers didnt wear sideburns? Remember back when a fellow wouldnt even think of running for U.S. Congress unless he was at least 40 years old? Remember back to the old days when a woman didnt have any qualiand her husband bad to come ty home on payday and give her his families involved, although there may be more Many citizens who elect to teach their children at home place a high value on independence and privacy, he said, and definitive numbers are not easy to come by Mr Huffman said the association doesn't go out canvassing for members. but provides information and assistance to citizens w ho are either interested in educating their children at home or have decided to do it. "We get about five calls a week from people who want literature, said Mr. Taft, who has four children being educated in the Taft home. Interest in home schooling, he said, is growing and becomes even stronger after people have gained some experience at it. 500 n, Tony Ward, Salt Lake City, joins his twin daughters, Vanessa, left, and Alexandra, in watching annual childrens parade. "Hey Mickey by Toni Basil. The last band was the West Jordan High School band, dressed in turquoise and black. Although many families attended the parade, there was plenty of room for spectators. Janice Hastings, Hollies mother and a parade buff, has attended the youth parade four times. She plans to see the Horse Parade Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the main parade at 9 a m. July 24. The childrens parade is not as crowded as the one July 24, she said, but crowds dont bother her. This year, the parade was divided into sections pioneer, religious, patriotic, and storytime. The most frequent float, appearing in many variations, was Noahs Ark accompanied by numerous children in animal costume. The tallest float was a swan in the storytime section. Although easily mistaken for a goose, the swan was meant to portray the "Ugly Duckling in its adult 25-fo- ot City Suspends Ordinance; Singer Can Strum for Sum By Brian Wilkinson Tribune Staff Writer David S. Wells was strumming his guitar and singing in front of the ZCMI Center on a recent evening, victorious in getting Salt Lake City to agree to stop enforcing an ordinance prohibiting people from collecting money on city property. During a hearing in U.S. District Judge Aldon J. Andersons courtroom July 12, Assistant City Attorney Paul Maughan said the city will voluntarily suspend the ordinance, which was designed to outlaw panhandling but became the center of a First Amend- - ment rights controversy. Judge Anderson issued no injunction and a temporary restraining order against the ordinance was allowed to lapse. Were prepared to say enough and let him go on his way, said Mr. Maughan. With its action, the city recognized for inthe right of performers stance, wandering minstrels, traveling troubadours, mimes and the like to entertain for payment on city streets, something that is taken for granted in many cities. However, Mr. Maughan said, the city Planning Commission is study- - ing the issue with an eye on regulating street performers rather than to-tal- ly prohibiting them. Such regulations as licensing performers and requiring that they stay at least 20 feet from the entrance to a business might be applied. This ordinance is unconstitutional as applied and may.be unconstitutional period, the judge said. Regulating street performers is a good idea, he added. To me, First Amendment rights are First Amendment rights and subject to time, place and circumstance restrictions. Planning Commission members just recently formed a committee to study the issue of making money on y so a new ordithe city nance is probably a few months off. In a strange twist to the case, Mr. Maughan took exception to the fact that Planning Commission member Thomas A. Ellison works in the same law firm as Gregory K. Orme, Mr. Wells attorney. Both are partners in the VanCott Bagley Cornwall & McCarthy law firm. Since Mr. Wells complaint against the city names the members of the Planning Commission as defendants. See Page B-- Column 1 right-of-wa- 3, Crackdown Credited for Fewer Drunken Drivers By Peg McEntee Tribune Staff Writer FARMINGTON Judging from the results of a recent roadblock, more Davis County tipplers are surrendering their car keys to sober friends and the credit probably is due to strict enforcement and an driving campaign in Davis County, law enforcement officials say. In the second roadblock of a summer crackdown on drinking drivers ofd and alcohol and fenses, officers from the Davis County Sheriffs Department, the Utah Highway Patrol and Bountiful and North Salt Lake police departments set up roadblocks on Orchard Drive anti-drunk- drug-relate- 4 and at 550 W. 500 South near the offramp of Interstate 15. Of 256 vehicles checked, four drivers were arrested for driving under the influence and two for possession of a controlled substance, said Davis County Sheriffs Capt. K.D. Simpson. citations were issued for Twenty-fiv- e offenses ranging from illegal possession of fireworks to liquor law violations (minors in possession of alcohol), he said. During a similar roadblack in June in northern Davis County, the same number of vehicles were stopped, but 13 drunken drivers were arrested and dozens of citations issued for offenses ranging from open containers in vehicles to liquor law violations. "Things are working, Capt. Simp- son said. "To only have four DUIs we have to attribute it to public rela- tions and our system. In 1983, a $30,000 federal grant helped provide the county sheriff with a vehicle and enough manpower to monitor Davis Countys thoroughfares for drinking drivers. Public relations, including press coverage and educating the public on the dangers and penalties associated with drunken driving, also have helped the situation, he said. People are cognizant of what's going on, and theyre modifying their behavior. The interesting thing is that there were intoxicated people there, 4 but they werent Simpson said. driving, Capt. Visibility is another factor, according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Youngberg, who along with two other troopers worked Fridays roadblocks. "Its Inconvenient to a lot of people, but the people who do drink and drive even if not while theres a roadknow were out there, he block said. "Everybody sees it, and they know where we are." Davis County has a reputation for strict enforcement of drunken driving laws and other liquor law enforcement, noted Bountiful Police Lt. Don Taylor. A park-and-ri- lots. So, well have to make a case with the board, Mayor Ted L. Wilson surmised. But a recent increase in the number of UTA board members and an upcoming board election could delay any action on the trolley situation. Realistically, wed be looking at next year to buy the trolleys, said UTA board chairman Hughes Brock-banwhose board term expires Aug. k, 11. That statement chagrined Triad Center executive vice president Richard Nordlund, who is intent on having trolleys here by October, even if he has to temporarily bring some in from another city. Mr. Brockbank said he would direct UTA to examine ways to get money for the trolleys and said he would do some string-pullin- g with Utahs congressional delegation. If Triad and city officials convince the UTA board to buy the trolleys right away, they may have to compromise on fewer vehicles. Condition Unchanged LDS Leader Alert But Still Weak President Spencer W. Kimballs activities have long been curtailed due to failing health, but he is still interested in daily events, watching some television and listening to music tapes, according to his personal secretary, Arthur Haycock. President Kimball, leader of the 5 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, remains weak and frail at age 89. There is no recent change in his condition; however, he still regularly attends the weekly temple meetings of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles and continues to meet with President Gordon B. Hinckley, second counselor to the First Presidency. President Kimballs only physical activity is walking around his apartment and because of failing eyesight, he is unable to read. Consequently, Mrs. Kimball and an attending nurse regularly read to him. He enjoys listening to music primarily hymns, and Mormon Tabernacle Choir music. His three sons and daughter, with their spouses and other family members, recently joined the Kimballs in their apartment for a family reunion. million-plus-memb- t |