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Show 1984 -- Page 2 Review - Wednesday, September 19, (CGDVMWKBmti ) Purses not well suited for soda pop p.g. blab By MARC KU.A WAKKKK You have all heard my tale of woe before about my purses. They have a way of falling apart or having some terrible mishap without any effort on its part at all. Last night was the worst one yet but let me back up a little in this sad story. On a regular basis the four ends of the straps of the purse have given under the pressure of carrying around all my jazz and come un-done. Dear Kent Pace at the P. G. Printers Office has come to my rescue each time and used the big press stapler to connect them back to the purse. This has been a god-send in disguise, I tell you. Recently I noticed that the part of the straps that I grip are beginning to crack, pinch my hands, and are slowly giving up the ghost. If this sounds like a rehash of my last purse's woes you are not mistaken. This exact same thing happened to it. I cannot believe that this is happening. Now for last night. I took the girls and went over to the Scera Shell to see the Alhambra Players perform their great "Oklahoma" again with the same cast as they had here last winter. You know-ho- w much J loved that show and so I had to see it again for sure. I had never been to the Scera Shell before and did not know you needed to bring blankets or seats because you sit on the grassy slope to watch the productions. You can rent a nice comfortable chair for only 50 cents ' Purse. Final'y I inc. P"rse down o'H V ordeal in fair si? ; very ,fi,SSl S still smeliyaJ'yN. have to give i da - s The moral to Never lft your J M time but 1 Remberthista net buy your chil V are at the Scera Sh v"r V a ild.ItcouldhiSjH Incidentally Performance of f you can be uT ' doing i,5 hnes came outtbiS heard. baskets for&ft- - l hough it nS l'me, it certainly1 !l got a taste of her o1 f, the P'e m the face dapping stopped conclyl E curiam call. The casl N UP after one line rewl Gr Mf'aine that the ; 1 r.ghtalongwiththem iff F N A. so I got one for each of us. If I had not made that rash move this tragedy would not have happened. As we awaited the start of the show we indulged in a little treat by way of the soda pop and my girls had lo have some of that nasty red licorice rope. Ugh! Not wanting to hold her pop in her hand as it was rather cold, one daughter sat it on the chair beside her body. Now, remember that the chairs are sitting on a rather steep slope. You can guess the rest. The can lilted, the contents ran into my purse. Have you ever had a purseful of pop? I hope you never do. My girls were roaring with laughter as I tried vainly to clean up the mess. The bottom sections of the purse were floating. I hurried and removed all that jazz that I have to carry in there for what reason I know not. This was not the time nor the place that I had planned to clean out my purse. Besides that, I only had a limited supply of tissues in there and by now they were mostly sopped anyway. I glared at the girls as they chortled over the whole thing and dumped out the contents of the purse. You all know the kind of crapola that I tote around with me. A reporter is never without a notebook so I carry about one good one and three that only have about three or four pages left in them. Those few pages are too few to write most notes on but I am too frugal to throw them a way. They also made good sponges to lake up the water and my treasured autograph from Jeff Peterson who played Curly in "Oklahoma" was one of the wet pages. By this time I was really seeing red. After a time I got to the bottom of all the empty gum wrappers, notes to myself from months gone by, receipts from the grocery store that I never look at so why do they give them to me, and forgotten tiny vials of Avon perfume samples. It would have been a good timWo give the purse a good cleaning Tut the beginning of the show was im-minent and there were no garbage cans in sight anyway . After I had wiped out the little puddles of pop in the bottom of the purse I began to stuff everything back in again except the sodden tissues which I made the offending child take to the garbage whereever it turned out to be. It was awful. The purse smells strongly of pop and the items are all sticky as are the sides and bottom of each section of the Dis Laffertys have own way of looking at life I Ctffie editor's J By MARC HADDOCK The events surrounding the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, and the subsequent arrest of Ronald and Dan Lafferty in connection with those murders, have generated intense local interest. Probably nothing has generated "as manjL rumors, nor as much speculation. - Here are a few impressions, and points of interest, which, while unrelated, may prove interesting courtroom discussion was about who the news photographers could and couldn't take pictures of. What happened at the Lafferty's preliminary hearing presented a new situation for many of the people toting cameras in the courtroom, and since the ground rules had not yet been explained, there was a lot of questions about who could and could not be photographed. "Can we take pictures of the witnesses, or do we have to have a photo release?" was a common concern. As individual rights were discussed, and it was pointed out that Dan and Ron Lafferty, now in the position of public figures, were fair game for the cameras. The photographer from the Salt Lake Tribune, with typical newsroom cynicism, spelled out the main consideration: "I don't think anybody feels the Laffertys have any rights any more." The comment was offered as dry humor, and for the most part ac-cepted as such, but it points out the effect of a sensational crime which gets wide attention. To further muddy the Issue, the state has been diligently working to provide the brothers a fair trial, but they seem to be working hard KoylewhilehewM.Bve.Tk. flotation mill that 0 hillside above Salem aj con monument to Koyleandfc, Im gold and precious ore b' j Tat mountain. &s Koyle kept the mine the after year with propheciBd ire how the gold would befc J sch just one more week, ho, ,,) cuc would prove to be rich if tt;,' Mill smelting procedure could t "Rc produced. g He did all this against iix elen opposition from both the y Alpi Utah and the Mormon Critic,1 and were convinced that the Mine was the grandaddydi:,;' '' Valley con schemes. Koyle made some predict. And the Laffertys have b:.-- ,. they believethemantobeap- -. ' There are some good reasons The man foretold the crash of 1929, and the j He predicted the "end si. Republican Elephant." Si:.;: Taylor, writing around l!ij 1970's, said this "clearly i,. the debacle of Watergate Ri " that at this time both the p f" and vice president would they did, politically." Quoting that same precis recent news conference, ferty said this prediction J indicates that Pres. Reagr in office. Apparently, such prefc-'-- : be molded to mean v.taM son wants them to mean is true of words. And," cases, it might also be sa -- ' i: society's when an individual accepted codes, justifies the laws that pte-he- r themselves to make sure that no effective defense is presented in the case. - --Words mean different things to different people. Several newspaper reports have labeled the brothers as "self-declare- d prophets." In a sense, they are. When a reporter asked Ron Lafferty if he was a prophet, he replied, "Yes, I'm a prophet. I have a testimony of Jesus Christ and I am testifying that he will come again." The answer bears an uncanny resemblance to the answer 'Joseph Smith gave to the same question: "Do you believe Joseph Smith, Jun., to be a Prophet?" The answer: "Yes, and every other man who has the testimony of Jesus. For the testimony of Jesus is. the spirit of prophecy." That definition is found in a book called "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith" compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith. It is one of the books requested for reading at the Utah County Jail by the Laffertys. By that definition, this area is full of prophets. Dan Lafferty has gone on to clarify that he believes his brother is a revelator as well. That's what the newspapers mean when they let these men call themselves prophets. --A short time before the slayings of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, Dan and a woman claiming to be his polygamous wife showed up in Big Water, Utah, the community established by polygamist Alec Joseph. There, following a dispute, Laf-ferty gave the woman a "Bill of Divorce," effectively ending the relationship which obviously had a similar beginning. To most of us, that might not make sense. But consider the following advice of Brigham Young in 1861 concerning divorce: "When a woman becomes alienated in her feelings and af-fections from her husband, it is then his duty to give her a Bill and set her tree wnicn would be fornication for the man to cohabit with his wife after she had thus become alienated from him." Dan Lafferty's approach to his polygamous marriage apparently is based on the practice as it was laid down by early Mormon leaders, and is the result of some study into the practice. --When Salem, Utah, was iden-tified as the location for the City of Refuge the Laffertys hoped to help build, it didn't take long to figure out that the project was connected to John Koyle's Dream Mine. The Dreamers - stockholders in the mine - are considered by some to be the "largest social group movement" in the entire history of the LDS Church. No one knows how many people own shares of stock in the mine. The mine has never produced ore of any type, but that didn't stop John x y CUP still faces big PR problem There are few surprises in the draft of Utah State's review of the Central Utah Project's Bonneville Unit. The review was carried out by the state's Department of Natural Resources at the request of Gov. Scott Matheson who received a suggestion from Cliff Barrett, regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation. To say there was a popular demand for such a review is an understatement. And basically, the draft demonstrates that the review was basically carried out to reassure the state, as well as the counties that are part of the Central Utah Project, that the project is really accomplishing it's goals. The report is basically supportive of the CUP's ap-proach to developing Utah's allotment of water that eventually flows into the Colorado River - with a few exceptions. It does say that CUP plans to dike Provo Bay should be dumped, and suggests-th- at similar plans to dike Goshen Bay need to be looked at more carefully.-- And the probable reclassification of the June sucker as an endangered species will make the diking project even more difficult. The study also points out something local water ex-perts have known all along. No one knows how much CUP water will cost when it finally flows through the pipes and comes out the faucet. The current estimate of $211 per acre foot for CUP water does not take into account future cost escalation (or reduction, for that matter). It also depends on "the continued acceptability to federal authorities of a cost allocation procedure that deviates from established practice." In other words, unless the BOR continues to treat the CUP as an exception to established practice, CUP water costs probably go up even higher. The high cost may be hard to swallow. But the fact is, there is no more cheap quality water to be developed in the area. But areas that depend strongly on the CUP's Bonneville Unit for their water will certainly be hit the hardest. And, the study points out, Salt Lake County will need all of the water it has requested from the CUP, and possibly more on how costs affects water demand. The study supports the location of the Jordanelle Dam site, urges that zoning and planning be used more ef-fectively to assure recreational and water quality on CUP facilities, and says the scaling down of the Diamond Fork power facility was a good idea . The only failing in the report is in dealing with the problem that prompted the study in the first place the inability of CUP officials to tell their own story ef-fectively. The study points out that hearings held earlier this year indicated "that rapport problems exist between the developers of the Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project and the communities affected by the project." In other words, the CUP faces a credibility problem with the taxpayers who are footing the bill for CUP construction. It was that gap that prompted the review in the first place, in an effort to separate fact from gripe about different aspects of the huge Bonneville Unit. Subsequent public hearings on the draft study may show whether or not the work will help do that. Rather than address the individual issues that demonstrated the lack of credibility, the study urges the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and the BOR to consider ways to improve rapport with those com-munities. The study "concludes that CUP water-will-- be needed and the development of the project is vital. What life -- CUWCD and BOR still have to do is convince the persons living in the district and paying taxes to support the project that this is true. Local farmers win at state fair Several Pleasant Grove and Lindon residents have won honors at the Utah State Fair which is currently underway in Salt Lake City. Among the sweepstakes winners in the Horticulture and Agriculture class are Eugene Bezzant for his Red Delicious apples and Mary Bezzant for her Anjou pears. Paula Bean, Lindon, won the Reserve Junior Champion Alpine Goat with Krystal Peak Chereese. She also won the Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion in the Recorded Grade in the Dairy Goat Division with her entry Old Briar-woo- d Applemint. Dean Blackhurst, Pleasant Grove, was awarded the Senior Champion Female and Grand Champion Female in the Jersey Dairy Cattle Division for his entry Blacskhursts Advocate Dolly. Police investigate local accidents Pleasant Grove police have in-vestigated three separate accidents in recent days. A collision occurred Sunday evening at 100. E. Center Street, according to investigating officer Dave Vickers. He said that an automobile driven by Jessie Fronk, 78, Ogden, failed, to stop for a stop sign and was struck by a vehicle driven by Christie Beck, 22, American Fork. Both cars were a total loss, the officer said. A passenger in the Fronk car, Benjamin Hurst, 86, Ogden, and the two drivers were taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove Ambulance. Mr. Hurst was admitted to the hospital with broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Ms. Beck was treated for cuts on her forehead. The condition of Ms. Fronk was listed in satisfactory condition with bruised ribs and a fractured arm. The Fronk vehicle traveled across the property of Earl A. Beck following the impact and $165 damage was done to some of his trees and bushes. Another accident occurred on Sept. 11 on State Road near 300 East when a pickup truck driven by Douglas L. Peterson, 1525 E. 720 South, Pleasant Grove, and a car driven by Deanna Lindstrom, Lehi, collided. Damage to the Lindstrom Cadillac was listed at $1,000. The Peterson youth's truck was not damaged, according to Officer Bert Bean. No one was injured in the mishap. The third accident happened at Main Street and Center Street when a car driven by Jodi Lynn Wilson, Orem, bumped the rear end of a car driven by Nina K. Allman, 380 N. 200 East, Pleasant Grove, after the Allman car had stopped for another vehicle. Damage to the Allman car was set at $500 and at $750 for the Wilson auto. Officer Jeff Wilson said there were no injuries in the accident. Seniors need rummage items Ruth Hassenfritz, director of the Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens, made an appeal Tuesday for rummage sale items. The Seniors are sponsoring the rummage and bake sale on Sept. 22 at the Senior Citizen Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Ruth or the center if you have something to donate. Pleasant 6rout Efti p. U.SP.SN0.IW South Mi. PlMJinlGrevr.tU" Publishri !' NwuUk Ttlephoo"" - Advertising 4Cirlij 1 News Polisher WJI SubscriptionP"rt,8af;' PleasanlCim'P1- - Door to door salespeople arrested Pleasant Grove police officers have arrested several individuals for selling door to door without a license. , Those arrested have been selling cleaning products made by a company called Austin Diversified Products out of Illinois, the Police Department reported. They have been selling the products in both Pleasant Grove and Lindon. The department has received several complaints from the residents concerning the salespeople. The Police Department reminds residents that they should ask door to door salesmen to show them their license before making purchases. 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Campers and picnickers should continue to be vigilant in taking care that camp-fire-s are properly extinguished. |