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Show postal Patron Local Watch Your Language Please turn to Page A-1-2 $N. 0" ' Vol. : No. IS NovrmtHT 2:;, IDS I 20 cents single ropy Conservancy District IVaryaer Federal Reversal Cities HcDpeffu! After Denver Conference Water Conservancy District followed suit and paid attention." Mr. Franson said Reclamation's position at this time is simply to determine whether the box culvert will work. But he was optimistic. "I think that it is probably feasible," he said. The primary thrust of the Bon-neville Unit of the CUP is delivery of water to Salt Lake County. Plans call for stored winter water to be funneled via the Olmstead pipeline (the prominent green pipe that snakes down Provo Canyon), into two aqueducts - the Jordan Aqueduct, a 1 direct conduit to Salt Lake County, and the Alpine Aqueduct, intended to serve north Utah County. But the Timpanogos Agency says the dual aqueduct idea is detrimental to its constituents - primarily by unnecessarily fragmenting northern communities. The concrete box culvert would avoid the problem by combining all the water into a single conduit: using an existing right of way - the Murdock Canal - while at the same time delivering an equivalent volume at the end of the line. "If they go with their current plan, we will have four corridors of government-owne- d land coming through northern Utah County that would prohibit building and limit taxation," said Mr. Christiansen. Although Mr. Powell submitted a "well prepared" proposal, according to Mr. Franson, Reclamation is now proceding with its own of the box culvert option. "I think there is still some question about cost and how that compares with what we are doing now," he said. But so far, says Mr. Powell, the figures have been coming back Continued on Page 2 By RANDALL WRIGHT After months of frustration with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, sponsor of the Central Utah project, the cities of northern Utah County have finally gained an audience - not with the District but wjth the Bureau of Reclamation, the engineering arm of CUP. Representatives of the cities recently hopped a morning flight to Denver where they met with top Reclamation officials and presented an alternative to the giant aqueducts currently planned to dissect their communities. In a fourteenth-floo- r conference room of the U.S. Department of the Interior building, local officials were greeted with what has been generally described as an "excellent recepti-on," and they now feel they are being taken seriously. All the cities - Lindon, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills and Lehi - have tended together to form the Timp-anogos Planning and Water Management Agency, a group whose combined weight officials hope will influence the Water District to modify existing plans. After repeated rejection by the District, the cities are encouraged by the listening ear of the Bureau of Reclamation. In Denver, through engineer Lorin Powell, the Timpanogos Agency proposed that CUP water be tran-sported through north Utah County in a concrete box culvert to be built in the existing Murdock Canal right of way. Current plans adopted by the Water District call for two new pipelines that would slash a separate 120-fo- swath through cities of the north end. Local officials are confident, the box culvert alternative can not only be constructed at considerably less cost of the current plan but would eliminate numerous negative side effects of the double aqueduct system. Alpine Mayor Don Christiansen, who attended the meeting along with Pleasant Grove City Engineer Lee Wimmer, American Fork City Councilman Jess Green and Mr. Powell, said he was pleased with the outcome. "I believe the reception was ex-cellent," said Mr. Christiansen. "And the results of the meeting, I would have to say, were excellent also." "Their top people were very receptive and were impressed that-seve-cities could get together and mutually work for a project that is to their mutual benefit. They have seldom seen that, and they were quite impressed that these cities would lake the interest to do it," he said. Four officials from Reclamation's Provo office attended the meeting, including Central Utah Projects Manager Kirt Carpenter, and Planning Division Chief Jay Franson. Mr. Franson served as chairman. They were joined by seven top Reclamation people from the Denver office and two from Salt Lake City. Also making the trip were Carl H. Carpenter and Sheldon Talbot - both from the Central Utah Water Con-servancy District. Mr. Green said he was "very en-couraged" by Reclamation's attitude. "I came away feeling exuberent," he said, adding that he hopes to stay that way. "I think the number of people they had there who were given specific assignments regarding our proposal indicates they are going to evaluate it on its own merits," said Mr. Green. "And we have to take that at face , value. "I believe this is a major turn-abo-in their position toward the people of north Utah County, and it would certainly be nice if the Central Utah v ... - t r ' i' ; ' W- - .ltfy IP- "-- .r H. " 1 - I . pv p 1 i- - r " ' j i 1 POKTABLK CLASSROOM - PGIIS studeiils continue work on a portable classroom unit. The building is boing con-- : struclod by the Vocational Carpentry class and is situated just south of the two floor classroom building. Transition Help Available in Wake of Geneva Lay-0- s v Help is available" in making the transition between employment and memployment for the many people laid off from Geneva Steel in the last two months, according to Job Service in Provo. Many of these workers are from northern Utah County. "The 680 people laid off have no subsidy from U.S. Steel to help them,", said Blair Guyman, supervi-sor of Unemployment Insurance at Provo Job Service. "The national fund called SUB has been depleted." "We handle unemployment claims bere at Job Service," Guyman exp-lained. "In fact we have initiated a procedure whereby we can handle roups of five or six or more that tome in for unemployment benefits so at the waiting time for claimants is M to a minimum. This is especially Mpful to Geneva workers where we. handle about 80 percent of (he laid off people." Guyman also mentioned the fact Brat Job Service has a very good working relationship with Geneva Personnel Department to help "Mers make a smooth transition n employment to unemployment. Ttle plant has been very cooperative," Guyman said. Job Service in Provo has in the last wee weeks moved into a new building on 1550 N. 200 W., which gives more of an opportunity for services to patrons, said Larry Rhodes, Job Service manager. "Along with our unemployment insurance department," said Rhodes, "we have our highly qualified placement staff that works closely with businesses in the area in order to provide jobs for individuals." Rhodes went on to explain that when patrons come in looking for employment and there is nothing available at the moment, placement people contact businesses and check with them to see if there are any jobs available that would fit the inquiring individual's skills. Rhodes indicated that this procedure could very well benefit some of those laid off from Geneva. "We also have representatives from our agency visit personally with employers to acquire new job openings," said Rhodes, "plus we advertise our services through the media. We also have the capability of calling anywhere in the slate or the nation to inquire about jobs for those that wish to relocate." Vocation counseling and direction was available to those wishing to change their occupations plus special assistance for military veterans and a building constructed to aid the handicapped were among benefits listed by Rhodes for not only Geneva people.but all those wishing to use the " new Job Service facilities. , "Because of the downturn, in the economy," Rhodes slated, "we have not had as many available jobs as would like. Our statisticians indicate a possible upturn in the economy to begin the second half of the calender year 1982." It was precisely the downturn in the economy plus foreign steel subsidized and unfairly priced being dumped on the U.S. markets that caused the lay-off at Geneva, according lo Jack Bollow of U.S. Steel. "At least 41 percent of the steel market is being taken over by this unfairly priced steel, dumped in large amounts on the west coast," ex-plained Bolllow. "And because most of our orders come from California, this caused a real problem at Geneva. When we don't have the orders, our operations are down and we have to lay off people." Bollow also said that he was aware of lawsuits by the Federal Govern-ment being brought against five foreign steel manufacturers for subsidizing and unfairly pricing steel being sole in the U.S. When asked about Ihe future prospects of lay-off- s at Geneva, Bollow commented that he did not ' anticipate any further changes in Ihe near future. s h v " V. . ,.s. V' ' ' ' '".- -. .; ' - ,.:.)'WV Vk ' X ft v. - f MXWKLCKKK PG Building Construction Class Erects New Portable Classroom To solve one of Pleasant Grove High Schools classroom problems, Alpine School district has begun work on a building project to construct an independant mobile portable unit outside the schools main building. The portable will contain two class rooms, which will be complete with electricity and heating. The structure is being assembled by the building construction class under the direction of teacher Irell Despain. "This is the first time that we have ever built something like this," says Despain. "My students are working hard, and I am proud of them." The two room portable will be used next year when the structure will be completed. "I've been trying' to get this ac-complished for some time," says Mr. Carlile, the school principal. "Not only will it save the school district money, but it also provides a great educational experience for the students involved." Students working on the project are Clark Nielsen, Joe Proctor, Shane Richins, Quin Tomlinson, Scott Christensen, Dan Martinez, Doug Winters, Steve Short, Jeff Hone, Kent Rowland, Lynn Masterson, and Gerald Jewkes. Christmas Promotions Begin Santa Claus, giveaways and lots of sales will highlight the annual Pleasant Grove Christmas sales season among the downtown mer-chants. Craig Johnson, manager of Christenscn's Departmenl Store and chairman of the event, said the sales will begin today with merchants giving customers a ticket for each $5 spent at the store. Ticket drawings will be held Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Prizes will in-clude merchandise donated by Ihe various businesses. Wimmers need nol be present to win. A grand prize of a 19 inch color television will be awarded at the drawing on Dec. 21. Merchants participating in the annual event are Radmall's Hard-ware, Ben Franklin, Christenscn's, Story Pharmacy, Wasatch Bank, Smith Bros. Market, Bank of Pleasant Grove, Robert's Beauty Shop, Advenlurcland Video, Smith Drug, and the Stamp Mill. Santa Claus will visit the city children at the Alhambra Theater on Dec. 5. Tickets for the movie that day will be two for the price of one with the coupon from this issue of the newspaper. All stores participating will feature sales during the coming month. Merchants encourage citizens to shop j at home and keep the tax dollars in Pleasant Grove. Review Index Society Scene A-- 4 Subscription Ad A-- 3 Spons A-- 8 Classified :)) Kiiieraininen! 29 Legal No ices :i 'Growing District' Welcker Addresses PTA Dr. Max Welcker, Superintendent of Alpine School District, discussed alternative scheduling in Alpine School District and explained some of the pros and cons of different modes of scheduling at the Valley View PTA meeting. Welcker first explained that Ihe district is growing at a rate of three now elementary schools per year, and this is causing some crowding now, crowding lo 40 and a potential students per classroom in the primary grades in the nol loo distant future. He said that the district is asked all the time why the bond that passed couldn't take care of Ihe problems of growth Welcker explained that the bonds can be sold only a certain amount at a lime, and that the Manila school alone will cosl a minimum ol $3 million. He further told Ihe capacity croud thai he recently attended a meeting al Mountain View High School that discussed alternative schedu hng. Theoretically, year around schooling. said Welcker, can increase the capacity of the school space available to the district. The first year-roun- d school plan that he explained is the 45-1- 5 plan. This gives Ihe children 45 days in school and 15 out. The main problem with this is lo schedule children from the same family for Ihe 15 days off so that they can lake their vacations together, he noted. Several of Ihe parents al tending expressed their lack of enthusiasm for the year-roun- d schools. They echoed the feelings of many when they said that it would mess up the school's athletic programs and be expensive lo air condition Ihe schools in Ihe summer. Welcker said thai (here really isn't a bad problem in Ihe secondary schools al present, but that the overcrowding is most prevalent in Ihe primary grades. Double sessions was another alternative that Welcker presented. He said thai there are a lot of problems lo Ihis plan. He said thai the worst problem is sending elementary children home in Ihe dark. The last and seemingly most ap-proved plan by Ihe comments of the parents is a plan that Welcker saw in Evanston, Wyoming recently. This is called the neighborhood program. In this plan, the district purchases modular buildings that can house as much as 10 classrooms. Welcker said lhal Ihe district can purchase 12 of these units (providing 120 classrooms) for Ihe same cost as one new school. He said lhal besides Ihe 10 classrooms, the unil provides a large media center where varied activities can lake place. He said thai these are called neighborhood schools b ecause they usually are put in and around neighborhoods on small plots of land owned by Ihe districts or on existing school properly. Welcker also said lhal Ihe schools would be used primarily for elementary grades, but lhal Ihey could be easily moved lo Ihe secon-dary schools if necessary. Welcker reported lhal a survey explaining the alternatives, and Ihe findings of a g committee will be forthcoming on about December 4. This survey, included in "Hap-- pollings," the district newsletter, will be sent to all the homes in the district, and it is the hope of the district that everyone will return Ihe surveys so they can learn the general consensus of the people on these alternatives. He said thai Ihey plan on having a pilot program this fall in some schools Continued on Page A-- 2 New Video Company Now Open in Pleasant Grove Advenlureland Video has an-nounced Ihe winners from their Grand Opening Drawing that took place last week. were awarded to Mark Barraclough, Cecil Lowe, Mike Manning and W. Gerber, They read, "Families are Forever". A turkey was won by K. Thompson for his Thanksgiving table. A Walt Disney movie was taken home by winner Wilton Ivie, and a blank tape by Archie Davis. Brent Smith, owner of the business, announced that a drawing for more and two more turkeys will be held on Saturday 21. Membership to the club is now at $20 for a lifetime. "This rate will be going up the first week in December," said Smith. He urged those that are thinking of joining to do so now to avoid paying more in two weeks. He reminds people that he now has a full line of RCA video players and cameras both for sale and for rent. He said that he will soon have a full ; library of videodiscs, also. He will reserve the tapes and players for up to two weeks, and the movies are $3 every night. ' Video playes are $1 to rent from j Monday thru Thursday, and $5 Friday and Saturday (Sunday being free). They carry close to 500 tapes, and Smith said that if there are any ' question to call I i |