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Show nelle th race | ntonte ae lal = 5 ahesid wl i ; illiaae - ih rae temas et MN Shr a. 4 bata on _ Wasatch County’s Source on us October 19 1999 Opinion and Insight | ~- Charleston Scared of a Few Skinny Women > - City government unwilling to support a house that aids recovery from eating. disorders Sam Allen, Courier Staff When Mark and Kathy McGregor approached the city of Charleston. for to “permission to operate a clinic for women with eating disorders, they knew they ps ere Seems) ae eyhd Sih would have a tough time. However, they never expected to be treated as poorly as they were. Twila Gutierrez, a member of government in this place for Scoposal for this peaceful home evokes unwarranted, and possible oo therapy for women who are suffering from bulemia or anorexia, eating disordets which can often lead to complications requiring professional medical treat‘ment. Since the McGregors opened the doors of their clinic in February of 1996, ig have experienced rapid growth due riding and other ful response from City of Charleston. _ Accreditation of Hospital Crebticd tans accredited by the Utah State Board of Few competitors can match it’s quality Education as well as the Northwest : of service or high pictus standards. The New Haven Treatment Center to the Wetsiecers, the Charleston Town Council treated them wonderfully but told them that they had CHARLESTON continued on page 7 is Association of Schools and Colleges as a In February of 1999, the Mieiesors ent to the Charleston : Town Council a s special plimaess. school. It is also accred- U.S. 40/ River oad Intersection — - Becomes the #2 Priority for U of the Week: : LARRY J. COET Staff ~On October it; the Utah Department horseback Aires Among other things, this center provides Courier exten- outdoor recreation activities that young women would enjoy. The McGregors Sides the nus Haven Treatment Center at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. in Utah County. Allen, operate. an The idyllic nature of the beautiful Charleston area seemed like the perfect affair. a to to a normal life after months of inten- because she didn’t want to have anything to do with the blatantly illegal activities Charleston permission sive therapy in Utah County. the town council, resigned her position* --of the get sion of their clinic in Charleston. They explained to the council that they wanted to create a retreat type environment that would give their stud@ffts an opportunity to prepare for the transition back CHEVROLET of | - See page 18 for info. Transportation (UDOT) hosted an open house in which Alan Mecham, the trans- portation informed director for Region Three, a group of citizens, reporters, and government officials that the U.S. Road intersection two priority for is now UDOT OURIER the in ee - WASATCH nena ps mai LARA GATT ‘ ‘ —40/River number Wasatch County. The Provo Canyon road still maintains the number one spot even though the project has recently stalled. 525 Sumit County ees new traffic fiehia; Wasatch County gets the usual hollow promises. In spite of having no fatal accidents and having no apparent need, Silver Creek Junction (U.S. 40 & I-80) got a new set of traffic lights fling of transportation project priorities -this week. The junction of River Road and U.S. 40 in Wasatch County with its multiple fatal accidents will have to wait an additional three plus years. within the county. Before the town hall - meeting, sources close to the matter said that UDOT had no intention of building Overpass Mecham at that most of the state’s transportation budget | for the next couple of years. intersection. expects ‘it. will take approxi- When Julie Lundskog, a resident of ‘Midway, learned that the U.S: 40/River Road intersection has been bumped up to number two, she said that she was “pleas- — mately $10 to $15 million to build the Ol manele OCTOBER19 TUESDAY HIGH LOW Se? 33 OCTOBER20 WEDNESDAY HIGH LOW 39: 36 OCTOBER21 THURSDAY HIGH LOW —w 61 36 see they actually listened. Hopefully, this project will get done | before — the Olympics.” ¥% ? acento OCTOBER22 ~~ FRIDAY HIGH _LOW 61 | because the legislators never directly answered the people’s transportation questions during the meeting. She also believes that, “if people didn’t stay afterwards to talk to them, the legislature — ~wouldn’t have paid attention. It’s nice to overpass, and funds would become available in about three years. The infamous antly surprised.” “great sucking sound” of the I-15 recon_ After the recent legislative visit she was struction project will continue to use up| WERT uae South Main Street- Heber City, UT 84032 (435) 654- 2661 « * (435) 654- 2531 we Individuals at the open house credit the outstanding citizen participation at the recent town hall meeting hosted by the state’s legislators for this dramatic reshuf- an COUNTY 34 OCTOBER23 OCTOBER24 OCTOBER 25 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY HIGH LOW 36. 29- HIGH LOW 97. 30 HIGH LOW Soe 27. Announcements .........9« BUSINESS. ose os ke ikke oars Classifieds ie. ccs i Community. .4-. 2s vad seek fdlicdtion eo - Heber Ciiy Palice@ So oe a es 3 News Biiets 0. Opinion & Editorial Pte. a5. — ...... 4°. ee ae 14 ‘RealEstate ........ Mc hisded See St ee Bee te Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid ; Heber City, UT Permit No. 32005 — | |
