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Show Review - Wednesday, March 28, 1984 - Page 2 , --( (EdDdmmtiowtt y -- f First date opens door to new experiences p.g. Mab y By MARCELLA WALKER Our next to youngest daughter went on her first date to the Sadie Hawkins Dance last Friday. That is kind of a traumatic experience for a mother. I don't know if it bothers a dad much or not but for a mom it is an experience. You can't quite believe your little baby is really old enough to be thinking about boys and it can wipe out the old pocketbook quite fast, too. It was fun, of a sort, watching our daughter and her friends try to get up the courage to ask the guys in the first place. Then they settled on using a pillow slip with the invitation written in bright magic marker. They provided a yellow ribbon to be tied around the tree in the guys' yards at a certain time. It was very exciting. However, before the final decision was even made as to whether they would ask a boy or not, one of the girls began to worry about the seating arrangements in the car. With three couples, one couple was going to have to split up and one person would be in the front and one person would be in the back. I suggested that they not worry about this until they knew whether they were going to ask the boys and if the boys accepted: Sure enough, the yellow ribbon was tied around the tree at the certain time and then we had to about that. He did agree to dinner and we jU8t V hamburgers and fries and a diif Nothing so fancy as the kicW now-a-day- (My daughter s? friends went to Heaps Brick and had pizza, garlic biS rootbeer and the whole bit.) That boy and I were never so good of friends after than decided then and there that you d not invite a buddy to a Ha because you were never likely to 2 buddy's any more. I also decided that I double date to girl's choice daS from then on. (None of my frjJ? would ask a boy to this party, dance.) Actually, I did not ask a boy girl's choice dance again until! J a senior in high school. I asked boy from another school and toy the truth I do not reme anything about it. It must C been a very "memorable" occasion Now, college was another matter I had a blast in college and the few girl's choice dances I went tower, it with guys I had been dating and l really had fun. l' But, that was how my first date happened. I'm really happy m, if! daughter's first date turned out to I be so fun and I'm sure she wi always remember it with please memories. fI I'll always remember my fi date, too, but not with fonj emotion. begin thinking of something new to wear. Now, it appears that anything (almost) goes for Sadie Hawkins and the experienced seniors wear an old pair of overalls or something of that sort. Sophomores going on their first date have to have new clothes. We shopped and found a cute pair of pants but we could not find a top at that time. That meant we made a second trip but fortunately she found something she liked right off the bat. All dressed up she looked really nice. But there is more. Dinner has to be paid for, tickets to the dance must be purchased, pictures must be taken at the dance and refreshments must be provided for after the dance at one of the girl's homes. No wonder most high school boys do not date. It is too expensive. AH turned out well. She had a ball and the boy's father told us that her son had lots of fun, too. But it was a bit traumatic to see the next to last one have her first date. What will it be like when the baby begins to date in two years? I remember my first date. It, too, was a girl's choice dance. It was a sweetheart ball at the time of Valentines. It took weeks for me to gather up the courage to ask one of my good buddies, Jerry Brown. He lived in our ward and ran around with us neighbor kids all the time. It shouldn't have been so difficult to ask him but at that time it was. I was so scared and I wanted everything to go well. I got a beautiful new dress for it, a long formal, and I was really excited. He came for me and while I was getting my wrap, my little brother walks up to him and says, "you gonna marry my sister?" I have never been so embarassed in my life. I could have killed the little twerp with no remorse. That really got the evening off to a good start and it went steadily downhill from there. How could it do otherwise? We went to the dance but about halfway through he developed a tooth ache (at least he said he did) and since I had planned to take him to eat after the dance I asked him Solons need two sessions to finish business "No one's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session." This is one of the those "laws" people like to refer to every time when they start to take things too seriously and need a laugh. But the length of Utah's "budget" session is no longer a laughing matter. With a growing state and growing problems, legislators have been hard pressed to keep up with the growing demands of state government when they meet in the ab-breviated 20-da- y session ever other year. Non-budg- et items are becoming more and more com-mon, and mistakes are cropping up with embarrassing regularity. Local solons met again Monday in a special session to correct technical problems in a $750 million school finance act passed in January at one of those shorter sessions. If the problem wasn't corrected, schools would have no money to operate next year. True, a recent --Utah Supreme Court ruling concerning the property tax has confused the issues considerably, and probably would have required a special session anyway, " but it is becomming increasing apparent that the business of Utah cannot be effectively handled under the current system. A second regular session is needed to replace the current budget session, a session in which state legislators can deliberate on the pressing issues facing Utah, debate those issues adequately and make an intelligent decision. We don't always agree with the way the legislators spend the time they are in session. But it is inescapable that they need more time with which to do it. Legislators are currently considering a 45-d- ay and a 47-d- ay second session. Either of the proposals would be an improvement over the current situation. While no one's life, liberty or property may be safe when the legislators meet, problems in all those areas will continue to worsen if they aren't allowed to meet long enough to solve the pressing problems of Utah. School board prepares for leeway vote Wording on the ballot proposed for the May 8 leeway election was a major discussion item .for members of the Alpine School District Board of Education at their March 13 meeting at the district board room. Cole Durham, chairman of the Public Involvement Council leeway committee, told board members the entire leeway could be lost because of the wording of the ballot (as proposed) which allows for split votes-th- at could leave the district with no extra funding. The ballots, as proposed, had given voters the option of voting for a two mill, three mill or five mill increase. Two mills would raise $1,232,424, and five mills, $2,332,632. The district currently has no voted leeway levy. The wording is similar to that which was recently successful in Salt Lake City, officials said, but Mr. Durham pointed out politics are different in Salt Lake than here, so the ballot needs to be different. The propositions, as outlined, specify what the monies would be used for, depending on which was voted for. Nancy Williamson, a member of the board, called for an audit of the five high schools in the district to determine where the money would be, spent. "I feel the people have a genuine interest in improving education but they want to be assured that the funds are being used wisely," she said. Her resolution was voted down. Dr. Charles Lloyd, board treasurer, said if the two mill levy is passed by voters, the district would receive another $500,000 through state funds. Dr. Clark L. Cox, district superintendent, has recommended this money be used to purchase textbooks, supplies and equipment, reduce textbook fees, and provide funding for needed building maintenance. The additional three mills askei 7j,( for would be used to hire i w structional aides and elemental; ..jlt school specialists in such areas ii ... foreign language, music, fine art 4 gifted, physical education in n, elementary schools, and provide 9 Jn competitive salaries for teachers. m Dr. Cox said if neither mill let) ',',. option passes, district patrons col: ;;,(je anticipate cuts in education ijMS programs being offered. Mr. Durham said he believes li ,m key to passage is communicatk ' "When people understand, the nee lMj we're faced with, we're convince! .j they'll provide the needs for qialE; j education in our district. If we dot . j( meet some of these costs now.it i j,, cost us more in the long run," Ii said. Citing needs of the district, h said there are not enough books a some schools for the student to Ian one to take home to study with. also noted the need to replace wn out equipment, and for ongoirj building maintenance. The board passed the lee;,' resolution with the provision the wording on the ballot t clarified. People, Politics I and Policy in Pleasant Grove By E. MARK BEZZANT The long awaited trial of Arthur Gary Bishop is over. The verdict is guilty, The penalty is death. Now the appeals begin. The process is lengthy and costly but the real cost in most cases just begins when the sentence begins. This week the legislature is meeting again in special session. One of the nagging problems they must face is that of adequately funding the state's penal system. It isn't something they seem to enjoy doing. It seems they wait untill conditions at a given facility become so abhorent they are forced to patch things up, hoping to get by a few - more years. Frankly the situation has been studied to death and it is time a concerted effort is made by the legislature to address some of the fundamental problems. First, you can't pass a bunch of tough laws which have the effect of putting more people in prison without being willing to fund that prison system. Nor can yo.us.ay, that we are. going to get tough on certain things without being . prepared to pay the bill. The alternative is that people get paroled who have no business being paroled. Judges and wardens have few alternatives given the prison's capacity. If you put 1000 prisoners in a facility built for 800 you are going to have problems. Secondly, prison time costs money. At this point in time it costs about $15,000 to house a prisoner for one year. Ultimately I see that society is saying it is worth that to keep a criminal off the street. In a life sentence case it could cost society $300,000 to keep a prisoner for 20 years. It is like being hit twice. First, innocent people lose their lives or property . and immesurable suffering takes place and then society has to cough up thousands to rid themselves of the problem for a while. The Art Bishops and Gary Gillmores are the exception. The fact is that most stay only a short while in the prison. The average stay is something like several years. The behavior patterns exhibited are anti-socia- l. For some the mere thought of prison is enough to induce a change in behavior. For others it is like getting a doctors degree in crime. Still others need the time out of society to learn other patterns of behavior. Such patterns are not learned in a cell. The solution seems to lie in pursuing a course which emphasizes more the criminal's responsibility to the victim, their responsibility to learn socially acceptable behavior and their responsibility to help carry their freight in a productive way while serving time. It is society's obligation to give them that opportunity. It is the legislature's obligation as society's representatives to meet the problem squarely. m ' ir- - f ; 'i .tirwA ...... , w Norton's blackout strange experience someone out there knew our plight. Rory is the Produce Manager at Nortons. More flashlights, more calculators. Nancy Hansen carefully added my purchases in this awkward fashion. This unexpected circumstance didn't alter her composure or attitude in the least, still a helpful, friendly employee. I was impressed. She informed me that it was 9:17. I concluded we had been in the dark about 17 minutes. Now I know how it feels to be lost in a dark grocery store on a rainy March night. Weird. If it ever happens to you I hope it is in a store that is as concerned about their customers as Norton's were. By GWEN PETERSON Once inside Norton's Grocery Store I felt safe and warm from the storm outside. That secure moment lasted just that long as we were all suddenly plunged into total darkness. The usually bright, attractive shelves and displays turned into eerie structures. The blackout occurred in a small area of Pleasant Grove, due to the wind and rain, and lasted for a couple of hours, last Thursday, March 15. Store employees- - quickly found flashlights, and the lost customers in the store. One employee in the midst of counting change hesitated in the sudden darkness, then brightened with, "I'll just pretend I'm blind." "My lights were flickering at home, Kathy Bair told me. "Bring up a quart of milk," one customer called to an employee going in that direction with a flashlight. . All the "found" customers stood ..silently in check-ou- t lines as employees rushed about. I caught the word "Police," as the front door, was locked. A customer held a flashlight while the checker bent over a calculator, counting up her bill. A bright light appeared at the front door and aimed a steady beam until the door was opened. It was comforting to see Rory Ward coming to our aid at least Hcasant (&roue Keuttui U S P S No 11 South Main. Pleasant Grove, t'uh MMt Published weekly by Newtah. Inc. 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