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Show 1 fkiOTt (fc fnlfw Vol. 4No34 Thursday, September 9, 1982 20 cents single copy lst;CoE2iity pests at stake jjii Tuesday's election Sit Republican candidates For some election will actually k Primary lid as the General Election as they ZL Democratic opponents. The i.l !Lrv will eliminate their only 'I Sir in theirown party. Sample ballots for the Pleasant election are now jpve primary ivailable. if a persual of the Pleasant Grove ballot shows no Democratic Party candidates in the primary election at "J $ There will be one contest for the state school board. He sample ballot for Lindon shows tie same thing except that Lindon also needs to elect an Alpine School District Board Member for Precinct 31 No. 2. In fact, the only Republican can-- I didate in the Pleasant Grove primary 1 ho will have an announced Democratic opponent in the General Election in November will be the tinner of the Ray Beckham.-Howar- d Nielson race in the third congressional district. The names of the other Republican candidates will also appear on the November ballot with space allowed for write in candidates. Not included on the primary ballot are races where only one Republican and one Democrat and or other party candidates are presently entered which do not require the primary run-off. ' Pleasant Grove and Lindon voters will have to choose from Gary J. Anderson and Michael G. Sullivan for two year county commissioner, John McGinn and Ronald McKay Smith for county assessor and Jay Fitt and Noall T. Wooton for county attorney in the primary. Candidates listed for the State Board of Education are Helen R. Bateman, Margaret R. Nelson, Russell N. Stansfield, Glen R. Brown, J. Lloyd Eldredge and Walter Cryer. In Lindon, the Alpine School District Board member candidates are Scott W. Carter, Bonnie St. John, Leon R. Walker, and Nancy Williamson. The state legislative districts were realigned this year so not all ballots within the Pleasant Grove Precinct will be identical. A portion of southeast Pleasant Grove bounded by the south side of 200 South from the eastern city limit to Loader Drive, the east side of Loader Drive to Orchard Drive, the south side of Orchard Drive to Locust Ave. and south to the city limits is included in a district which includes Lindon and North Orem. The rest of Pleasant Grove will be in the same legislative district it was before. A heavy turnout of Democratic voters at the primary election could weigh greatly on the outcome of the general election in November. Since no Democratic candidates are on the primary ballot in Pleasant Grove, voting Democrats could tip the scales in favor of a candidate who might be more easily beat by a Democrat in the general election. ' .... .' i - . - 'k.-''- ' - i ,, ' r .v vJq GENEVIEVE GALLIMORE, watches with great interest as officer Tom Paul and Chief Mike Ferre fingerprint her for a permanent file at the police department. Chief Ferre said he hopes to have a file ofo all the children in Pleasant Grove, including scars and birthmarks. Children fingerprinted to deter kidnappers By MARY COONS Police Chief Mike Ferre has started a fingerprinting program for children in Pleasant Grove that he hopes will . help to deter potential kidnappers ?- from our community. : Ferre said that he has received S.iveal, calls from citizens the past ' twb,. weeks since the Runyun kid-napping in Sunset. He said that he and his officers looked over different programs, and decided upon the "Patch the Pony" program. The program includes a coloring book, a film and a cassette that they take around to groups and schools. Officer Tom Paul and Ferre started the program on Tuesday with a small pre-scho- Children from the age of four months to four years from the school were fingerprinted. Paul said that the prints will be on permanent file with the police, and that organizations such as Child Find can have photostat copies of those prints. Ferre said that getting a positive I.D. on most children is very difficult, and that they grow and change rapidly with time. He said, however, that these prints cov-l- d really help if a child was kidnapped and 'turned up in another part of the country. "Mostly," Ferre continued to emphasize, ''we want to stop anyone who thinks they can come in here and bother our children . " The officers were asked, as they patiently continued to print the tiny fingers, if they also had a personal stake in this project. They said yes, that they all all fathers, and want this community safe for their children as well. At the Pleasant Grove Advisory Council meeting later Tuesday night, Tom Paul further explained the program to both community and school leaders. Both PTA leaders and teachers highly supported the idea of the fingerprinting and the "Patch the Pony" program. The PTA presidents both from Pleasant Grove and Lindon said they would assist the officers in any way in presenting the program to the children in their respective schools. Paul said that former burglars have admitted that the neighborhood watch programs have deterred them from entering certain communities. He said that is the hope of the Pleasant Grove police department that the same effect will be true with this program. "We love our children and don't want anything to happen to them," said Paul. Paul continued that he hated to bring the subject up, but that the police need financial help with the program. The PTA presidents all said that they wre sure they could help in some way to get the program rolling. Paul said that the department had already spent $500 on the program already to start it off, but that they really didn't have funds to support it any more. One president said that she would especially be pleased if the officers themselves came to the school to administer the program. She said that this would familiarize the children with the officers, and help to build a friendship with them. Bob Morton, head of the advisory council, suggested that the police and PTA leaders get together and start the program as soon as possible. Paul said that could be done at clinics at the station. t r . jlmgation pipe traps w. Pleasant Grove child kVk year old Pleasant Grove child j, was pulled from a narrow irrigation 1 pipe last Wednesday and revived by " his parents. -- Ben James,. son of Keith and Beth-- James 475 N. 600 W was pulled from the eight inch pipe by his father after Ms 314 year old brother had noticed him in the pjpe and called for his parents to come. I Mrs. James said that the child was caught to his hips with only his legs iticking out of the pipe. She said they pulled and pulled to get the child out. The water in the pipe had formed such a suction that the father had to slick his hand in near Ben's face to break the suction so that he, culd extricate his son. Mr. James gave the child mouth to mouth rescusitation, but felt it was doing no good. Just as Police Officers Steve Frampton and Tom Paul arrived, the child suddenly caught his breath. Oxygen was administered by the Pleasant Grove Ambulance crews. A check at the hospital showed ' V no serious injuries to the boy. Mrs. James said that Ben told them, later that he was trying to get a drink when he slipped and fell into the pipe. She explained that this year they piped all the ditches and fenced the yard to protect the children. The narrow pipe was not thought to be a problem as it appeared no child could get caught in it, Mrs. James noted. She warned parents that they should be extra careful and cover all pipes, no matter how small. You can be sure the one Ben fell into is now covered, she stated. Thursday last for registration All new voters in Pleasant Grove are reminded that today ig the last day in which to register for the Primery :;Jilfcctioa " which", will be'' heieb " next Tuesday. Registration can be made at each district registration office until 9 p.m. tonight. A list of the districts registration places was printed in last week's Review. All those who are new to a district, all those who have turned 18 years of age in the past year, and all those who have not voted in the district within the past four years should register. City approves boiad sale commissioners on a population basis. The Bureau of Reclamation had requested an easement for the Jordan 4 acqueduct through the Wade Springs property owned by the city. Mayor Holdaway said that because of the city's stand against the proposed acqueduct it could not approve the easement. There will be no consideration at the present time. The city would have to look at the entire easement situation through-out the community before it could be considered, the mayor said. Dot Smith, city librarian, met with the council in connection with the ' new policy of the council meeting with a city department head each month. She explained that the library had a large increase this year in the number of books checked out of the library. She indicated that there had been an increased of nearly 2,000 books circulated this summer compared with one year ago. The loss of CETA workers had been a bit of a problem for her, she noted. The council suggested that perhaps some student trainees from career classes at the high school might be able to help her out a few hours per week. The mayor added that the library needed to be enlarged. Adding on to the present structure with the approval of the State Historical Society would be ideal, Mrs. Smith noted. Funds would need to be raised by the public for this expansion, Mayor Holdaway said. I Pleasant Grove City Council Tuesday night approved a resolution authorize the advertisement for j 'he sale of $200,000 general ligation municipal purpose bonds. The money from the sale of the tonds will be used to pay for the renovations to the old junior high Wool gym at 100 E. 200 S. Work is w underway on the structure to "ake it into a Community Center for multiple uses. The building will be utilized daily ?r community classes, roller "wing, cultural arts events, "Wetics, and many other events. lotn Hamann Construction wmpany is in the process of making renovations and work is expected wi completed in November or Possibly even in October. the city council held a public "ig at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to T?Us8 a proposed zone change w"ch would allow cars to be parked ne, behind the other in a mobile ome subdivision with a conditional U8 permit. Mobile home subdivision elopers have said that this type of nung would allow for a better wie?iteent f yard SpaCe at siikK f both tvPes of Paring-&- side and tandem, had earlier shown to the council. The aera parking seemed to be the m . , tractive and provided more Space for lawns and garden, the council had concluded. PCilman Glenn Smith ex" traff ,concern about the amount of thet'C Could travel the roads and j street" y f peple to park on city anntt felt that parking behind Car Was a110 this would enco, Urage more on street Parking. there Terry Reid said that Park' might be some on the street but m the MobUe Home park design!"1' the roads have been for on street parking. The council took no action on the proposal at the meeting. City engineer, Lee Wimmer, discussed the recent testing of the Wade Springs Water supply and that the state has , indicated they want a chlorinator on this line. Mr. Wimmer noted that the masterplan shows redevelopmentn of the Wade Springs to be a need. He indicated the cost to redevelop the Wade Springs would be about $27,000. This led to a discussion of the capitol improvements needed in the water system. The engineer noted that a new storage tank is needed for the Monson system, equipping the new Grove Creek Well is a priority, updating and installing sufficient fire hydrants throughout the city, and redeveloping Wade Springs was a must. Methods of financing these improvements was proposed. The council asked Mr. Wimmer to look into the costs of bonding and any other available financial aids such as grants, etc. The mayor pointed out that the city will have several bonds paid off in 1984. Perhaps could be held for the needed improvements which would dove-tai- l into the payoff of the old bonds so that no increase in taxes or fees would be needed, he suggested. Mr. Wimmer will bring some figures on possible financing methods to the first October council meeting and also the cost of a chlorinator for the Wade Springs line. Mayor David Holdaway read a resolution proposed by the League of Cities and Towns which asks for a different method of appointing persons to water conservancy districts. Presently the members are appointed by judges and the members have no accountability to the tax payers. In this proposal they would be appointed by county City water bills to come monthly The north half of Pleasant Grove received a special water billing last week in keeping with the new city policy of billing once a month. The south half of the city will receive a billing this week. City Treasurer Robert Williams said that from now on every other bill will be a minimum billing. The city council recently decided it would be more convenient foi users to month rather than every other month. With the minimum billing every other month, the following month the billing will show any amount for the previous pay period which was over the minimum billing. Utility billing includes water, sewer and garbage fees. County to crack down on burning Law enforcement agencies in Utah County have begun a crackdown on illegal fire burning in the county. Lt. Gary Clayton, Emergency Management Coordinator with the Utah County Sheriff's Office, said the action was prompted after a series of man-cause- d fires, including the "near miss Mt. St. Helen's" type explosion west of Lehi recently. An estimated 2,000 acres of mountainlands burned in that blaze, and three industries including two explosive firms were threatened. The new plan includes increased enforcement of existing burning ordinances in the entire county, Lt. Clayton said, with fire prevention, enforcement and prosecution carried out. Saying man caused fires have reached the "critical" stage in Utah County, he warned fires can be more dangerous than either the breaking of Deer Creek Dam or a major ear-thquake - dangers officials are always warning people about. State and federal agencies are working with the Sheriff's Office inenforcing burning ordinances, Lt. Clayton said. Utah County Sheriff Mack Holley explained no new officers are being added for the program, but on duty deputies will check any illegal bur-ning activity. "We aren't taking the additional action just to write citations, but because of our concern for safety," he said. Each case will be studied on its own merit, and media representatives are asked to help make county residents aware of the enforcement policy. If farmers reside in a "green area," away from areas where fires can get away and spread rapidly, they may be able to get a permit to burn, Sheriff Holley said. If no such permit is ob-tained, criminal or civil action may be taken. Approximately 70 percent of fires on state land and 82 percent of fires on federal land are man caused, officials said. These are usually started by illegal dump burnings, campfires, fireworks, carlessness with cigarettes, or arson. Lyle Gomm of the Uinta National Forest, said seven fires on federal land last year were caused by arson. Floyd Lundell, Utah County Fire Marshall, said all the regulations and laws are on the books concerning fire Continued on page 2 7 Councilman Thompson resigns for sabbatical Lindon City councilman, Dennis Thompson, has turned in his resignation as city councilman in order to go on sabbatical leave to the University of Edinburgh on the southeast coast of Scotland. Thompson will be in that country for the next year doing research and writing a book on the role of private governments. His wife and five of his children will be accompanying the BYU political science professor during his stay there. Thompson has held the office of city councilman since January of 1980. His term was to run until December 1983. The position will be vacant as of noon Sept. 15. The mayor then has 30 days to appoint a new councilman to fill the vacancy with the approval of the remaining councilmen. |