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Show Vol. 5 No. 9 Thursday, March 3, 1983 20 cents a single copy City ay 9 to fireworks , okays lire inspection plan Alhambra Theater owner and the production of musicals at the theater. The owner had recently learned that the original fire exits had been covered over and that the building did not meet the fire code. He has expressed to the council a willingness to make the changes as soon as possible but did not have the time or money to make a complete renovation at this time. The council felt that if the exits could be reopened, at least on the .. south side, until the exits can be completely improved it would be adequate. Councilman David Dickerson said he had talked with Fire Chief Newman and that plan was acceptable to him as long as the changes were planned and a commitment was made to finish the exits as soon as feasible. Mayor David Holdaway read letters from the youth mayor, Chamber of Commerce and Community Progress Committee urging the council to do all in their power to allow the theater to open because the city needs the cultural entertainment as well as the business down town. Dennis Barnett, owner of V & S Variety, said that he was impressed with the theater project and felt many people are excited about it He felt that encouragement should be given to this type of entertainment He suggested that the project be done in phases so that it could continue. Pleasant Grove City will listen to proposals from those who might be interested in leasing the Round-Abou- t Raceway for the coming summer. Liz Willingham who was the track manager last year said she was not financially prepared and was too concerned about liability to lease the track this year. The track has been used many years under the supervision of the Pleasant Grove Recreation Department They feel they can no longer handle this activity and if it is to be used at all that it be a lease See City Council on page 3 Pleasant Grove City Council Tuesday night decided that the sale of Class C fireworks would not be allowed in the city this summer. At the request of the Pleasant Grove Fire Chief, Ray Newman, the council, by a 3-- 2 vote, agreed to allow only the sale of sparklers and caps within the city limits. The chief said that the time and money involved last year in inspecting the stands plus the constant run-aroun- d and infractions ' were too much to have to deal with. He said he was also concerned with the number of fires caused by fireworks. In other matters the council expressed approval of a plan to make fire inspections of commercial buildings when new and when they change hands, resolved that they were in favor of doing all possible to allow the Alhambra Theater to be .. used for productions if plans for bringing it up to code are presented, discussed leasing the race track for this summer, heard a report from the golf course committee, heard a report from the youth city council, approved the hiring of a Community Center Director, and decided the dispursement of surplus funds. An addition to the business license ordinance will be prepared which will allow the fire chief or a fire inspector to check all new commercial buildings and buildings which change hands to be sure they meet the fire code. Chief Newman assured the council that the inspection would be mainly for advisory purposes and he would only red tag a building if it were in gross violation of the laws. Since the fire codes change frequently, ample time would be allowed for compliance unless an extreme danger existed in which case the building would be red tagged, Chief Newman said. The council members each expressed their support for the ' ' pr j f p ' '- - " - - I tT .11 J tl 1 DAVID L. CONNELLY Olinic gives aid to pain sufferers Editor's note: This is the first ar-icl- e in a two-pa- rt scries on g chronic pain. This article eals with methods of pain control sed by the pain clinic in Pleasant Irove. By LINDA HARRIS In the old West, where odds of a painful injury or condition vere high and remedies few, the dvice of family, friends, and aregivers was often to "bite the ullet." Today experts on pain control have ome up with some new methods for ot just enduring, but achieving a ain-fre- e state methods that do not arry the bullet's danger of lead-loisoni-and are hailed as being uccessful in 90 percent of those reated. Contrary to a route taken by many reaters of pain, the staff at the Utah 'alley Pain Clinic and Counseling Center located at 140 South Main, Pleasant Grove, Suite 4, advocate little or no use of narcotics in the treatment of chronic pain. Nor do they advise patients to "take it easy." The goals of the clinic, according to staff psychologist David L. Connelly, are to have the sufferer decrease medication, to increase activity or scope of activity, to decrease time away from normal activities and to learn to manage pain. "Use of narcotics usually leads to side effects more devastating than the purpose for which they are taken," said Connelly. "Our goal is to have the person become independent of their pain so they do not need to keep coming here to have us block their pain," he said. Connelly said most people with chronic, or long-ter- pain usually spend most of their waking hours in See Pain Clinic on page 3 Great Books decision creates local controversy By MARC HADDOCK Local supporters of the Junior Great Books program were upset and confused by last weeks 3--2 decision by the Alpine School Board to drop the program. But the board member whose vote probably decided the issue said that vote wasn't based on the nature of the program, but as a response to the controversy that had raged around the program in the months of discussion and argument that led up to the decision. "I cannot believe it really hap-pened," said Great Books proponent Sally Taggart about the board's decision. "I had relied on reasonable people to make a rational decision." Mrs. Taggart, and other supporters of the program, are now circulating petitions, 300 of them, throughout the Alpine School District, seeking support for the program, but Mrs. Taggart isn't very optimistic. "I don't think it will be recon-sidered, at least not before the next school year," Mrs. Taggart said. "The petitions aren't so much designed to ask that the program be reconsidered as they are to express displeasure with the board's actions." Several people supporting the program said the decision came after a strong lobbying effort by opponents but that proponents were told that kind of effort would not make any real difference. Two weeks before the decision, a district-appointe- d committee set up to study the issue had returned a favorable report about the Junior Great Books program. Proponents were told that the decision would be made on the merits of the program itself, not on how popular the program was or was not among school district patrons. Mrs. Taggart, however, said that wasn't the case when the final decision was made. "I don't think that the lobbying made any difference," she said. "The reasoning on the board was so diverse, and the one who made the difference didn't base his reasoning on public pressure." That was Board Member Dan Fugal, who has been called the ' 'swing vote' ' on the issue. "I hate to be labeled that," Fugal said. "But I guess I have that burden to bear." See Books on page 12 Board to discuss 1983-8- 4 calendar Among the items on the agenda for lext Tuesday's meeting of the Alpine Mstrict Board of Education is the etting of the 1983-8- 4 school calendar. Dates for the opening and closing if school, spring and Christmas 'acations, and school holidays will be et during the session to be held on darch 8 at 6 p.m. in the board room ocated at 39 North Center in Vmerican Fork. A calendar committee composed of ay and school individuals has been vorking on the calendar and sub-nitte- d recommendations at the ward's last public session held at feasant Grove High School on Feb. 2. Another item of interest for the March meeting will be the setting of the east Orem elementary boun-daries. New boundaries for the Pleasant Grove schools were set at the last meeting but the decision on the Orem schools was deferred in order to accommodate new input which was received from citizens. All meetings of the Alpine Board of -- Education are open to the public except for specifically designated executive sessions. At the first meeting held each month, the public has an opportunity to address the board at the beginning of the meeting via a sign up sheet which is held in the lobby until the beginning of the session. ' X Drawn by Linda HarrU CASCADING FOUNTAINS and an abstract representation of the family are depicted in this sculpture which is being presented to Pleasant Grove City children in Battle Creek Park by Sculptor Dallas Anderson. City fathers make plans forfountain As spring approaches, the ice banking Battle Creek's well-wor- n path slowly shrinks into unity with the water cascading down its channel. It makes a pleasant sound which when coupled with the songs of birds, calls up thoughts of life. Such should be the feeling derived from sitting next to the fountain at Battle Creek Park as the water cascades off three monolithic forms planted in its center. The fountain, long an idea in the mind of the sculptor and donor of the three monoliths, is now in the plan-ning stages by the city fathers. Some time last year, Dallas An-derson, author of the stones, ap-proached the city council and offered to give the large sculptured pieces to the city to use in creating a city fountain. The stones, according to Anderson, represent the family father, mother, and child. It is hoped by the sculptor that the fountain will provide a center for hours of fun and joy as well as reverie for children of all ages. Bill Hoglund, superintendent of parks and recreations, said present plans are to have the fountain situated just east of the sandpile as you come into Battle Creek Park. The city is gathering cost estimates for installation of the fountain and hope to get donations from clubs, businesses, and private individuals. Anderson said he would like to see a plaque placed on the fountain upon completion containing the names of all those who donate time, material, or funds to the project even in the slightest amount. Police give support to watch program Quoting statistics which show a lecrease in crime in the Pleasant irove area for the past two years, feasant Grove Police officials are 'gain encouraging the use of the Neighborhood Watch program in the immunity. The program was introduced to a 'ery accepting audience in a public .meeting held at the Pleasant Grove unior High School about two years go. Since that time the officers have rganized the Neighborhood Watch in everal neighborhoods. The program equires an individual in each eighborhood to invite his neighbors J and the police officer will instruct tiem in the procedures. He will also answer t'e any questions people might have in regards to e Program and also in making their mes more secure. Those attending the meeting are enerally shown a movie depicting ow criminals work in residential Teas and how citizens can keep their eyes open for anything or anyone unusual to the area. The proper ways of reporting the suspicious situations, watching out for your neighbor's property while they are gone, and other items are taught. The officers inform the citizens that they would rather investigate and find it to be a false alarm than to have people not report what they see for fear of it turning out to not be a crime. The officers feel that the program has definitely contributed to the decrease of crime in the community. They urge all residents who have not yet been involved in the Neigh-borhood Watch program to contact the police department and arrangements will be made to get your neighborhood involved. Those with questions about the program are encouraged to contact the department and receive further information. |