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Show ( emmmtBmtt j V Review - Wednesday, December 21, 1983 - Page 2 J On 25 years of married lifp As I write this I am celebrating my twenty-fift- h wedding anniversary, the silver one. A quarter-centur- y of marriage, to the same man I might add, which has flown by. I noticed that most men say that it seems that they have been married forever. Even though I have been married considerably longer than I was single I still have vivid memories of days and it doesn't seem so long ago, either. We were already married when my folks celebrated their 25th anniversary and from our meager funds we bought them a silver tray with their names and marriage date engraved on it. We were quite proud of ourselves. But actually, it is a dumb gift to give. What do you do with a silver tray with engraving on it? Not much. It just sits around and turns dull. During these 25 years we have had many adventures and all of them have been for our good. Jerry still had two years of school left when we got married on Dec. 19, 1958. Thank goodness, I was already through school and had graduated the previous spring. He earned $80 working parttime at BYU, I made $225 and this was our monthly wage. From this we made our rent payment of $45, our car payment of $45, saved for tuition and books and allowed $20 for groceries. We saw real meat on weekends when we visited either his parents or mine. Our entertainment was cheap. He worked with the Film Classics program at BYU which was the forerunner of Varsity Theater. We saw the films for free since he was in charge and I sold tickets. Sometimes we would take a dime and walk down to Cooks Ice Cream Parlor which used to be on West Center in Provo and have an ice cream cone. Sometimes we spent a nickel apiece and went to Albertsons there on 500 W. and Center Street and get a banana nut square which they used to sell. And they were delicious, too. As you can see, our entertainment was really flashy in those days. The dav we day that the St rtheL To begin Jerl ' boys Sif.tohep. before heleftfXi domg this, the c ftg know, so IheypiV, service station finalU reception was not heft days later, hJ'i to do the apartmen,tJentyo' it was the unmJ they had ever 8Jn7anhcH We had to St81 Lake for a short honeymoon Jer had barely retumfe mission a few days before k ihe next day we u Jerry's brother, 3 toOgdentosemyff i dont weddings to my friendsX busyanmewithChri stmasjj but we did ,t and it with the Christmas Z mcluding green it worWoC We used no red in our w. reception as I thought it was at', too strong of a color for a wedfr. even at Christmas time. 4 On that same day, Dec 19 another Pleasant Grove m spoke their vows. Ron and Mali Firth were married in the Temple that same day. A 25th Anniversary to you guys, ft,! and Marie! This anniversary day is rally lost in the shuffle of Christ preparations but we plan tt celebrate it with a nice dinner home fixed by Mie, maybe a look the football game on TV, and a is: to the neighbors. (Our bishops having an open house fortheentift ward to celebrate Christmas. think that is pretty special.) Merry Christmas to you all arc may your best wishes come true. Christmas is time of helping Every Scrooge in the world ought to sit up and take notice of what really does happen at Christmas time. "Bah Humbug," would not be their motto any more. While parents scramble around trying to find Cab-bage Patch Dolls, Care Bears and other non-exista- nt toys as well as the definitely existent ones, they are also doing good works. Baking, sewing and aiding those in need. Almost every child from kindergarten through college gives something to someone during this holiday season without expecting anything but good feelings in return. Whether it is Quarters for Christmas, used toys for the needy, canned goods for the Indians, or whatever, everyone gets in on the giving and it feels so good. Here at the newspaper office we have seen folks come in with money contributions or with gifts and toys for the needy family which the newspaper is trying to help for Christmas. Everyone who comes in has a smile on their face and you can see they have joy in their hearts. The bishops, pastors and other church leaders are nearly overrun many times with contributions for families needing help at Christmas time. They love it. We hear of young people taking programs to the shut-in- s and elderly. We hear of families doing the Twelve Days of Christmas for some kindly neighbor or friend. We read of a little girl who was able to get badly needed heart surgery because she wrote a letter to Santa asking for a new heart last year. She asked for her brother, too, and he got the needed pacemaker for his enlarged heart. - There may be wars and terrible atrocities in some of those far away countries and some of our loved ones may be there, but here at home there is real beauty -- beauty of the Christmas season when we think of others, not just ourselves. This is the time of the year when many of the "needy" even find a way to give to others. This is what the whole thing is about. It is the light in the eyes of the giver and the givee. It is the lightness of heart that shows in the smile, the kind word, the cheery laugh. As you visit your neighbors, your parents, your friends this Christmas season keep the message of Tiny Tim upmost in your thoughts, "Merry Christmas, everyone." Board statement is positive step The Alpine School District Board of Education has taken a positive step in formulating its "Philosophy of Education aA Statement of Goals." Although tne document is occasionally plagued with educationalese, it lays down some notable goals, and places the bunion of education where it belongs --- with the individual. The document is the result of painstaking, and sometimes tedious discussions of what the schools should and should not be expected to do, and in the end, the board has come up with some good ideas. For example, school board members decided schools "should not be expected to become the primary agent for resolving all of society's social, economical and political ills." Many of those responsibilities, concludes the board, rest with the family and the commr-iity- "The home, the community and the school re jointly responsible for the physical, social, emotional and moral development of the youth," the document says. What the school should do is give each student the opportunity to excel, and the curriculum that will lead to excellence. The problem with a statement of philosophy like this one is, that it is hard to take the statements and make them work in real life. And that's the task now facing the Board of Education. For example, the board's statement encourages cutting back on activities that keep students out of the classroom -- - and we think that is commendable. But cutting back on those activities is the kind of thing that brings loud cries of opposition from supporters for different "extracurricular" activities. And laying down a condition that "Each teacher and administrator is a model of a knowledgeable, sensible human being who has a contagious enthusiasm for learning and a concern for the progress of the in-dividual" will prove to be tricky until teacher's salaries are designed to attract more people who meet those requirements. 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V If ?STies' Wallets, Belts ' TiiMi.niMii.wi m hum giUi m urn mur1 m..mm''-i- ' Council prepares for new tasks determining where he wants them to serve during the coming year. During the past year the council assignments have had Donna Brock serving over the Public Safety department and Senior Citizens; Glenn Smith with water and sewer; Dell Young, roads; Norm Barton, parks and recreation, cemetery and golf course; and Dr. David Dickerson, planning and zoning. The mayor has worked with the city hall offices. At the first council meeting of the new year, the mayor will make assignments for the coming year. About three members of the council serve on a committee for each department so even though they might be working directly with only one department, they do have a say on three. Business regarding each department is then reported to the entire city council at the twice monthly meetings of the council by the council member. The residents of Pleasant Grove City are invited and encouraged to attend council meetings to keep informed of the progress the city is making as well - as the problems which confront the council regularly. By MARCELLA WALKER When the bells ring in the new year one second after mignight on Jan. 1, three Pleasant Grove City Council members will give up their positions to go on to other things. As they step down, three newly elected gentlemen will come forth to take their seats on the council. The new councilmen will be sworn in at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the beginning of the first city council meeting of the new year. The public is invited to attend. Donna Brock, Glenn Smith and Norman Barton will find something else to do each first and third Tuesday evening rather than go to city council meetings. John Frampton, Dave Faux and Lloyd Ash will begin their four year term of office. We assume that Norm will be able to devote more time to his duties as principal of Valley View School. Glenn will have more time to keep the shelves stocked at the store and Donna will be able to give more time to her running (you know, she runs several miles every day and she is slightly over 70.) This is decision time for Mayor David Holdaway as he must spend time with each councilman .. . rft f 1 |