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Show Review - Wednesday, August 15, 1984 - Page2 I Every generation ''cruises" with new slang p.g. hlahJ By MARCELLA WALKER New terminology is coming forth nil the time from the teenage part of the population. One of the best I've heard is one that came out this summer. We have a really neat bunch of kids on our street and the surrounding neighborhood and they like to get together in the evenings and talk, play games or have parties. (They have lots of parties.) I'll say to my teenage girls, "Where are you going?" and they reply, "We're gonna cruise lawn." They also "cruise" the Sno Shak or cruise When I was young a cruise was something you went on when you were rich and could afford an ocean voyage to the Caribbean or the Mediterranean. Sometimes we would say cruise around, meaning we would drive around. We never "cruised lawn." When they do this they sit around, usually under Chadwick's apple tree, and gab for hours and make plans for more parties. We used to do the same thing but we called it "sitting around talking and making plans." When the movie "On Golden drink ' as "hnrn sometimes wp Z i That was "queer ?W ( wore those colors v7 as a "queer." TbSM word for "gay" u88 . designates becaZ S. grandmothers a"d like it. nanand f . of the w the same RloH do LyllA & ayasmuchSH ' Wesaidccol,andthe " say wild and Bind "it's a blast" andT' a blast" dthe)Si; So things n some , things change dsvnUcaUeachoC' J as a derogatory term i choice descriptive brothers but?, 1 among them. ; I ( notjustahotdoS' Pond" came out and we saw it I about flipped when the young boy said they liked to "cruise chicks and suck face." I was alarmed and embarassed at the same time. What was this world coming to? Now my kids say it. My son used to say he was going to "cruise chicks" and we used to call it "Drag Main." The object was the same. We were looking for good looking guys and they were looking for good looking girls. We used to "neck," but we did not "suck face." My little brother heard me use the word "neck" around the house a lot so one day he said he knew what it meant. And so I sneered a little and asked him what he thought it meant and he said it was when a boy puts his arms around a girl's neck. I laughed my head off but I could see how he got that impression. We used to make "clum checks" which meant we drove past our boyfriend or our current heartthrob's house to see if he was home or out catting around. Some of the high school age boys are now called cowboys. I suppose they dress like cowboys but I wonder how many of them ever see a horse. The only thing different is ' that they are a little out of the main stream being distinguishable by their clothing. The athletes are often called "jocks." No one would have dared use that word when we were young in the '50's. The closest you'd dare come to such a word was "jockey," a guy who rides in horse races. During the Olympics they showed an Olympic art show in Los Angeles. One of the items was made out of jock straps. Can you believe that? The kids refer to those of their number who use drugs or smoke or ' s " - - . t' B Keetch stresses communicate : n, v t Gary Keetch, Alpine School District Administrator over Secondary Education, was the keynote speaker at the annual Pleasant Grove PTA Council Workshops held Friday at the Pleasant Grove Junior High School. Mr. Keetch is also the Ad-ministrator vice president for the Pleasant Grove PTA Council. He addressed the theme of "Communication," noting that teaching is three-fourth- s of the goal of education while communication must be the other fourth. He advised those PTA workers present that those who work in the PTA must be good listeners and . must communicate the concerns of the people to the principals. Mr. Keetch explained that the PTA has high credibility and they are listened to by the legislators and administrators. Now 97 percent of the students stay in school to complete the 12th grade. In 1910 the average person had only an eighth grade education, he added. He cited statistics that show that more than 99 percent of the students are not suspended from school, are not on drugs, are not getting into trouble, yet the kids we hear about are the ones with these problems. The administrator reminded the PTA people that two years ago there were two Pleasant Grove High School students selected as Kimball Scholars. Pleasant Grove from the school emp!V(e percent from family me. 8 percent from the newspa ci three percent from the PTA He. suggested that mo. formation about the schools s be placed in the school nej ki rather than just fund "Jil" projects and so forth be a." cc would like to see materiala. curriculum included, as well to He said that besides the newspapers they should err, putting notices on KPGRfoJ" to the high school, sending be service announcements to U fl radio stations and using co newspapers in the community. Another means of commit; " can be "Key Communicators' t are people who meet with the tei regularly and can pass ate : portant information. k He suggested using the ne-at the high school more efe1 to announce events. Mr. Keetch also noted i principals ought to expand Ec faculty meetings to include s K. PTA. the Friday meeting was ducted by Kathy Hani president of the Pleasant - m PTA Council. The flag cere: f was performed by Pack 383t,fc " den leader Liz Lemke. "; The membership kickoff ' under the direction of Pat k Membership Commissioner, r Kim Leathern and children fee: Valley View School perioral skit. Workshop sections were J ducted by the various i missioners on the council, Gary Keetch High School students are being accepted at Harvard and other great schools of learning because they are being taught well, he reported. Yet, he stated, we hear all kinds of negative things about the high school: A major goal of the schools should be to deal with perceptions. They should take a look at peoples per-ceptions of what the school is and then do something about it, Mr. Keetch suggested. How do you communicate with people who do not have kids in school? Mr. Keetch explained that 40 to 60 percent of the people do not have children in school at the present time. You need to find ways to communicate with them, he cautioned. He said that studies showed that 22 percent of the information people get about the schools comes from the students; one percent comes - -- Editorial ":'Vrs hvprirmf : :Cod?j-- Tuesday Lkciion officials are afraid not many voters will go l.o the effort to cast their ballots in next Tuesday's jifimn-- ejection. toj (.,nc thing, this year's election comes soon than it ha; ih the past - a move calculated to give the can-(!i(i;,- l-for the final election more time for cam- - paig; A:; n.oult, despite all of the campaign rhetoric and visit:.; m candidates, it just doesn't feel like election time. Nevertheless, there are several important races that will be decided next Tuesday, and we feel strongly that it is the voters responsibility to see that they take an active art in making those decisions. Most important for Utah County is the race between J. Onicl Miner and Keith Ilichan for Utah County Com-missioner. The race is important because the winner of that rsce will be the next two-ye- ar Utah County Com-missioner, since the Republican candidate will run vujo; .wed in the general election. Mirier, who says his previous residencies in Spanish Fork and Tleasant Grove, coupled with his current-hom-in Edgemont, enable him to represent all of the county, is mounting a challenge to the so-call- "gen-tlemen's agreement" which calls for geographical representation from the north, central and south part of the county on the three-memb- er commission. That race could be an important one for the northern part of the county. Three of the five seats on the Alpine School District Board of Education will also be part of Tuesday's primary, as four candidates vie for each of the seats. The primary election will be used to pare that number to two. One of those seats is based exclusively in Orem, but the other two will be chosen in Pleasant Grove and American Fork. Two incumbants are seeking re-election. Tuesday's primary will give local residents an opportunity to say whether or not they approve of the way the board's handled several problems facing local education recently. Lehi and part of American Fork will be choosing a Republican candidate to take Neal Evans's place in the Utah Mouse of Representatives. Although that can-didate will face Democratic opposition, he will be running with strong support in Utah County. That makes the primary important for that race. Finally, Utah County voters will have the chance to get in their two cents' worth in the horse race for governor j with local polls showing both the Democratic and Republicans running neck and neck. Although several candidates have similar platforms, they all have different personalities and styles which will be reflected in their terms if they are elected. What this all means is that, even though it doesn't feel like election time, local residents should make every effort to get out and vote next Tuesday in what will be for some a crucial election. It's an important responsibility, and one no registered voter should shirk. A healthy turnout on Tuesday could make a world of difference over the next four years - it all depends on you. Elections delay publication In order to provide timely results of th primary election, this newspaper will be published and delivered on Thursday, Aug. 23, instead of Wednesday, Aug. 22. As a result, deadlines will be changed to Tuesday noon for news and 2 p.m. for classified advertising. Progress report on city projects Pleasant Grove City Engineer Lee Wimrner told the city council Tuesday night that the Monson Reservoir (water tank) is nearly complete. It was reported that the water seepage from the canal is enough to lift the two million gallon tank when it is empty. The water quality will be tested this week and then the tank will be filled. The Anderson Park well is now complete, Mr. Wimmer noted. A new programmed clock which more closely correlates with high water use times has been installed, he added. Mr. Wimmer also reported that he has reviewed the agreement for acquisition of the Manila Water Company and feels the agreement is acceptable. The board of directors of the Manila Water Company had suggested that the city take over the company in order to better facilitate the tie-in- s of the two water departments. Police get new insignia Pleasant Grove Police Chief Mike Ferre reported today that they are beginning to put the police insignia on the patrol cars. The new car purchased to replace the one lost in a car accident in May when two police officers were injured has the insignia on the front doors. The insignia will be placed on all Pleasant Grove patrol cars. Chief Ferre said they did the new car first so they could see if they liked the lettering which is done in black and gold. The lettering reads "Pleasant Grove Police." - J .v 'i j ' ........:- ' . v- - " r T- .:- h j -- ' fjj Police Chief Mike Ferre checks out the new lettering which will be placed on Pleasant Grove patrol cars. NUTRA--M ART Accident injures two Two people were injured Sunday afternoon when two cars collided at 500 N. 300 East in Pleasant Grove, according to Officer Bert Bean. Cars driven by Joni S. Orgill, Draper, and Devonna Hansen, 660 N. 500 East, Pleasant Grove collided when the Orgill vehicle failed to stop for a stop sign, the officer said. Passengers in the Hansen vehicle were Tayline Hansen, 15, Dianna Hansen, 6, both of Pleasant Grove; and Dallas Peterson, 7, of Provo. Damage to the Orgill 1983 Chevrolet was $3,500 and to the Hansen Honda Civic was $1,500. The injured were taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove Ambulance where Mrs. Hansen was treated for a puncture wound and Dallas received stitches for a cut on the head. arete, for governor ! t S f j I l) I ' "I'm not a politician. I'm a businessman. State government's a two and a half billion dollar business that ought to be manage soundly and for the benefit of ie people of Utah. The government belongs to them, not the politicians". pai(j pnliV.l AH,,ortkpmRnt 0S Area 8 fml 1 Representation I "The County Commissioners administer the affairs of the 1 unincorporated areas of the county. For that purpose, it has (j traditionally been held that the County would best be represented I by one commissioner from the north, central and south areas. P This has made for good balance and representation in meeting I the needs of the county residents. My opponent lives in the same j Provo area as Commissioner Wilson. 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