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Show dinted Page 4A I North bdition Lakeside Review Wednesday, April 25, 1984 Street Talk: Is DanceDrill Team Participation Beneficial? You cant miss them. Be it a football game, a basketball tournament or a church social, you will see them. Little girls, from 2 to 16, drilling or dancing in unison. Any parent can tell you how much time the girl will spend preparing for the next performance. The parents can also quickly explain the high cost of some of the groups, especially when a trip is planned for Hawaii or California. Is the pressure and time too much for a child? The Lakeside Review went on the street to find out how area residents felt about participation in drill and dance groups. $ pmhhih Colette Nichols, Syracuse 7 think they are beneficial because they teach coordination and team work and about the competitive world. It builds up your self esteem and makes you feel better about yourself" Richard Nelsen, Layton Yes, If they make it too competitive it would be detrimental because it would make one child feel better than another. Not everyone can be a winner. It makes you loose interest if you are Melissa Buskett, Hill Air Force Base "Sometimes it can be very stressful when performing in public type setting. But I would have my daughter join for discipline and coordination they get from learning to move to the music." Jodi Bowman, Bountiful , always last. Probably beneficial. You get to know more people that way. I think its pretty good, you get good exercise, gets you to work hard in practice and not to lay around. It also builds and teaches you to concentrate and take directions." self-confiden- Editorial Cities Can Take a Lesson From Roy Roy residents have reason to feel good about their elected cials and city employees. offi- At a recent three and a half hour workshop one of many special sessions scheduled to discuss the fiscal year 1985 budget, city councilmen were given an opportunity to quiz each department head about his departments financial status, ex- isting problems and future needs. Armed with charts, statistics, ; maps and even photographs, against the backdrop of an anticipated dramatic increase in the citys size as it expands to the they responded in depth to detailed questioning by council members. west. The process showed thorough preparation and understanding of the citys needs by Roy City employees as well as a serious desire by the mayor and council-me- n to make informed judgments when the time comes to vote on the budget. The council responded with a clear desire to plan for growth by anticipating needs ahead of time instead of waiting until a crisis point is reached. An example is their lengthy deliberation about when and how to build and finance a fire substation to serve west Roy. Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood encouraged particiDiscussion was often vigorous pants to frame decision making as fiscal conservatives and mod erates staked out their positions. It is a good sign for constituents who will benefit from differing viewpoints as well as decisions tempered by the heat of verbal battle. The meeting was a clear The Dru Rigby, Centerville "That depends on how far you carry it. If you make it a total part of their lives then it would be detrimental. By par- ticipating though, it helps them to be more well rounded." Letter Policy Lakeside Review encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citizens to speak but on issues that involve the local community. However, the Review is responsible for what is printed in the newspaper and will not publish letters which are deemed to be libelous or in bad taste. 'All letters must be signed by the author and accompanied by an address and phone number. Address all letters to Review Editor, Lakeside Review, 2146 N. Main, Layton, Utah 84041, or 145 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010. dem- onstration that in the critical Without advertising, a terrible thing budget process, council members are committed to approaching the budget as a series of philosophical decisions with long range implications rather than as just an isolated fiscal exercise. happens... Clothing. V 4 1 3 it n O 1 JL JULJL JLVVI And because we care, the people at Lakeview extend a personal invitation to you and your family to celebrate National Hospital Week at our Annual Open House on May 12th from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Educational and informational displays will be featured in Outdoors Camping Sports Show at The Great Layton Hills Nall, that is. Today through Be the hospitals main lobby. Come join us, see our Saturday, April 28, you can see all types of RV's, tent trailers, motorcycles, camping equipment and more on display throughout the mall. We have it all right here. . .value, selection, quality and The Great Outdoors Camping fir Sports Show! 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