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Show " v. Review - Thursday, February 28, 1985 - Page2 ( c&mm&mt j , Child abuse is sickening disease of thedaf Every once in a while the Pleasant tell someone on the phone Tti( p.g. blab Grove Police Department is called hV a doctor or the hospital to in-vestigate what is felt to be questionable injury sources. Last year the city had four child investigated. Sexual abuse cases abuse is listed under sex offenses and the exact number of sexual abuse cases was not released Chief Mike Ferre did note that the number of such cases is increasing or, at least, the number being reported has increased. This is one of the reasons that the PTA and the Police Department has begun using the McGruff crime A film is prevention program. presented to the school children in connection with this program. It tactfully demonstrates to children what they can expect as normal contact from an adult or older person and what is not normal behavior. As a result of the showing of this film some children have gathered up the courage to tell their teacher, parents, or police officers that they have been abused but had been told not to tell. The McGruff program stresses the importance of the child telling someone he-sh- e can trust if they have been abused. The statistics now show that most sex offenses are done by someone the child, or the adult, knows very well. What kind of a commentary is that on our society? Why do we have to tell our children to never trust a stranger, never walk alone, never open the door when the parents are out, never are alone? "J'o. Life used to be fun for . Bl., 'y There were no worries tW. just fun. What kind of fun an when there are folks on P saying "Don't do this and fi that because your dad, y0Ur " dpa, your uncle or Mr. Brown do something bad to you'"? ltii ifa"1 Somehow, somewhere atom. line this whole filthy thing 1(l come to a screeching halt L l(lV lawyers, social groups who & these abusers must be encourasl " change their philosophy in 0rI protect the children. r; f If they are reluctant to Uk. r child out of the home, then tau! offender out of the home, lock I her up, and throw away 'the )ir that the child can grow up tot normal, healthy person par The courts have condoned murder of children while J " mother's womb because they car! define terms and because S' a worn has a "right to do with her body a l'Tt she wants." This has got to be fc ? most common type of Pnys,tt abuse of a child. If the courts protect this acfo "L perhaps it is no wonder that so m j sorrow, suffering, and abuse C( rampant around us. Ididn'tmeantoruinyourday this subject but if you can, in,,, own small way do something rectify this horrible trend, pfe, jjJ)0 For the children's sakes, try' re. unfa By MARCELLA WALKER I am mad! I am fuming, angry, furious, and downright mad! Ordinarily I write a light-hearte- d column here and try to lift the reader up a little with some humor and with some experiences that maybe are somewhat similar to yours. Today, however, I will depart from this format to express my opinion of some of the vile actions taking place right here in good old Utah. Earlier in February, we were all shocked to read that a baby had been injured by its father in such a way that the child might possibly die, but at least had suffered serious brain damage. Now in the past few days we read where a woman's boyfriend has been accused of doing such harm to a tiny baby that it has died of the injuries. I don't know about you but I am appalled. I cannot believe that anyone, sick or not, could harm a baby, let alone a small child. Yet, we read about it as a common almost daily. What kind of people are we becoming? Are we so concerned with our own desires, feelings, etc. that we can take out those angers, frustrations, deviations on an in-nocent child? We have become used to murder, man shooting man for some dumb reason or no reason at all. We have become used to regular reports of rape or other assaults. Are we now expected to become used to regular reports of babies dying or being brain-injured- ? Last week on television s st. Elsewhere", this subject was one of the stories treated. Then on Sunday on "Trapper John, M.D.", another story on the subject was aired. In the latter, mention was made of the child burned by its mother with a lighted cigarette, a child whose arm was broken by an angry father, a child who had scalding water thrown on it by a parent. It turned out that the child in the story had scars of broken bones because of a disease which causes a child's bones to break easily and not from abuse. However, the doctors had arranged for the child to be detained in the hospital while an investigation was conducted. The long, short of February Almost everything comes two days too soon at the end of February. That's because February ends two days too soon. Bills will be arriving two days earlier than normal, or limited offers will expire before they should. Payrolls will have to be met earlier, and with fewer days to bring in the cash to pay for them. And the boss ends up paying his salaried employees more dollars per day during February. Salesman, who are always under pressure to produce, have two days less to fill their quotas, meet their goals and help to make ends meet. Individuals who work on a contract with a March 1 deadline lose two days in the transaction -- - hardly a fair state of affairs --and all because February is two days too short. And Home Teachers (for the local Mormons) don't get a chance to go home teaching during February because the month ends before the 30th ever rolls around. And if the fifth week in February falls on a weekend, we all get cheated out of a weekend, because the short month peters out before that extra time comes around. Because February lacks those two essential final days, the shrill March winds will start blowing two days too soon. Brrrrr! And skiiers lose two days of sliding down the greatest snow on earth. February is a cold month in more ways than one. Despite its brevity, February is a hog when it comes to holidays -- - a groundhog, that is. What with Groun-dhog's Day, Valentines's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents' Day and Washington's Birthday, this month tries to pack a lot of punch in its 28 days - 29 on leap year. February is not to be blamed. After all, it used to be a standard length month at 28 days, back when the rest had only 29 to conform with the lunar month. The Romans added a month, rather than a day, every four years to keep the calendar in time with the seasons. But when the extra 10 days were added in Julius . Caesar's time to make the calendar agree with the seasons, February was left out in the cold, so to speak. Despite all it's drawbacks, February has some bright spots. There are two days less to wait for kite flying because the month is shorter. And more importantly, February, particularly this February, has been plagued with fog, snow and all-arou-miserable weather. It's nice to know, then, that thanks to this pint-size- d month, spring will come two days sooner than if February were full-grow- n. lie Sterling Scholars named Contunued from front page ,1 of which have been sold for publication. Wade also enjoys photography. He takes and develops pictures for the Pleasant Grove High School yearbook and for the Pleasant Grove Review. Wade plans on attending BYU for a year, followed by an LDS mission. After serving a mission he plans on earning B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from BYU. Matt Rutter Matt was born in American Fork Hospital to Jim and Gayle Rutter. He has always had an interest in art and is proud to have been selected as the Sterling Scholar candidate in this area. Matt has maintained a 3.85 grade point average throughout high school. He enjoys all outdoor ac-tivities, skiing is his favorite sport. Hunting and fishing are also among his favorites. Matt is the fourth out of five sophomore at Pleasant Grove High and throughout her education has received Student Council Awards, Outstanding Student of the Month Awards, multiple racemarathon awards, swimming, dancing and singing excellence awards, awards, Girl Scouting awards and LDS honors. She has maintained an "A" average since seventh grade in honors advanced courses. In her leisure time she enjoys collectibles and antique shopping, and her nocturnal lifestyle of dancing and socializing. She accepts leadership positions readily and is truly a natural leader., She has. ... served i;in the following: Girl Scouts, Young Liberty Singers, Utah Pageant of the Arts Guild, National Association for Dance and Affiliated Artists, Math Club, DECA, FHA, FBLA, SKi Club, KEY Club, National Honor Society, Orchesis, Associated Girls Society, Alhambra Players, etc. at Pleasant Grove High and was chosen to be a member of the "United States Senate Youth Ad-visory Committee" by Senator Orrin G. Hatch. He is currently president of the National Honor Society, was chosen to represent Pleasant Grove at Boy's State and has been a winner at the Utah State Fair in photography and sculpturing. Almy became an Eagle Scout at the age of 13 and has held leader-ship positions in the school seminary, as well as in his home ward. Suzanne Stirling Suzanne is the daughter of Keith H. and Delores Stirling of Pleasant Grove. Suzanne has always enjoyed school and has tried to do her best in all her classes. She has been active in many different groups in high school such as the Acappella, Student Council and Youth City Council. She has volunteered at UtahSU; Training School, Alpine Valley Care Sbla Center, and as a Candystriper a! ha American Fork Hospital. Seel She was her ward representative a for the March of Dimes. coocep After graduation she's going major in international relations i f1 BYU and serve an LDS mission. Pra Kyle Johnson Kyle Johnson is a senior at Pleasant Grove High arc is the son of Dale and Lora Johnson Snc! Kyle is the youngest of four m jjjj and has two of his older brother; j married. One has a daughter. Kyle is on the Student Council at the high school and enjoys doing 'al things for the school. He loves most all sports and likes to make use of things in a creative way. Kyle is actively involved in the Drama Gut and is in the process of putting ona A number of theatrical presentations, ill Kyle is a member of the ballrooi team at the high school and also m member of the show band. He e looking forward to representing fc high school in the category speech and drama. Diane Bezzant frece Diane is the daughter of Clifford mm and Ruth R. Bezzant. She waste "mm and raised in Pleasant Grove. She! C a member of the Youth City Com--: r and is involved in community s; Ws Cm tivities. f"te Diane serves as secretary in It National Honor Society and f "c currently president of the PGE"5 Match Club She represented Pleasant at Girl's State last June. Jjj" Diane plans on attending BV. 'jjs after graduation and hopes to sen' fe an LDS mission. P'' David Williams - David is the son of David Jaw and Nita Williams of Lindon. "c David has been involved cet various activities throughout school. These include football, wL Club, Math Club and the :L team. ' ". .Jsetdf He was the state weight champion and enjoys history, : Mayor and traveling. ner 0 David is honored to represent - school in competition. flnimitt, Jlty ( Last year she had the opportunity to go to Girl's State and represent her school. She has been on the high honor roll since ninth grade and has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years. Suzanne also enjoys outdoor activities and sports such as skiing, ice skating, swimming and hor-seback riding. She is active in her ' ward and is now serving as Laurel president and ward choir ac-companist. She is glad she can represent her school as a Sterling Scholar candidate. Jodi Bethers Jodi is the daughter of Dale and Edith Bethers. She enjoys learning and likes school. She has been on the honor and high honor rolls throughout school. She likes English and foreign languages and has taken advanced classes in them, history and math. She has been a member of the honor society, FHA, the Math Club and Student Council. She is her ward paper editor and has served in other positions in her ward and seminary. children and plans to further his education at BYU. Andrea Smith Andrea is the daughter of Paul and Karin Smith. She is very in-volved in Future Homemakers, at both state and local levels. She serves on the state FHA executive council as state reporter and as local chapter president. She attended the National FHA Convention in Chicago. Her other activities include Acappella and Chamber Choirs, plus drama. Her hobbies and interests include singing, piano, all sports, working and sewing. Future plans include attending BYU, majoring in communications psychology. Stephanie Lou Haymond Stephanie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Haymond. She has been involved in church and civic activities for many years. She enjoys being busy and served on the Orrin Hatch Advisory Committee in 1984, besides working as fund director for numerous charity drives. In 1983, she was awarded top She is an accomplished swimmer, pianist and typist. On the Advisory Board for Seventeen magazine, she also models for ZCMI. Organization is Stephanie's motto and success is her goal. Almy Hollis Almy is the son of Al and Katheryn Hollis of Pleasant Grove. He started his musical career as a pianist and has presented piano recitals under the direction of Mrs. Heather Friel and Dr. Donald Windham. Although he still enjoys the piano, the trombone has become his main interest. He started band at the Pleasant Grove Junior High where his father was the band director. Since then he has received "one" ratings for solo and ensembles. He has been a leader in the high school band, has played lead trombone in the school stage band, and has played in the orchestra for school musicals. He has also played in a community jazz band and worked as a musician for the Alhambra Theater for the summer musical "Hello Dolly." Almy has a 3.98 grade point average, which he has maintained throughout his entire school career. Almy has been Viking of the Month (letters to J Great people right here Editor: It seems as though when we turn on our television sets to listen to the news, we hear more about criminals that murder, steal, cheat and put down our country, than we do about the men who are true heros and are making our country great today. People say that they are proud of the freedom we all share, but I would like to hear more of what truly makes my country great. I already know of the ones of yesterday who preserved this country and provided our greatness. But what about the people of today who are the heart of American society. Take Mack Holley for instance, who has served our county in the Sheriff's Department for 23 years and has many times been in life threatening situations, all to preserve the security that you and I take for granted everyday. Did this hero get more than a simple caption and picture on the six o'clock news? No! Rather we get five minutes of people like the Laffertys. I, for one, am proud to be an American and would like to com-mend the Mack Holleys who preserve our country and make it what it is today. I would like to see more of the positive aspect than hearing the negative. --Karen Harmer Pleasant Grove 'First Response' extolled Dear Editor: The Pleasant Grove Mayor and City Council have expressed an interest in a first response program to help improve emergency medical service to the citizens of Pleasant Grove and it's surrounding com-munities. The most important aspects of the first response program are first, faster response to a medical emergency, second, by arriving three to four minutes faster than has previously been possible, much of the psychological trauma of waiting for help will be alleviated. Finally, the extrication equipment presently carried on the ambulance will be more available and easier to use. At the present time Pleasant Grove Ambulance Association is staffed by volunteers. These volunteers make themselves available for emergency response and back-u- p coverage seven days a week. Weekday coverage runs from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday, with weekend coverage from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday. At the present time weekday coverage is provided by members who work in or for Pleasant Grove. There are presently two city employees who respond, when their jobs permit. The following figures will illustrate the cost of the present ambulance service. Using only the hours form 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. on the weekdays and the 48 hours for the weekend, five teams of three emergency medical technicians (E.M.T.'s) provide 273 hours of on-ca- ll and 273 hours of back-u- p coverage. These hours total to 28,392 per year for assigned E.M.T. coverage. The E.M.T.'s are reimbursed $3 per run. There is approximately $4,000 set aside for E.M.T. reimbursement. For the 28,392 hours the cost of service is 14 cents per hour. For the last three years the ambulance budget has been ap-proximately $22,000. When possible $5,000 of this has been set aside for the purchase of new ambulances. The collections for services provided by the ambulance association has been about $17,000 per year. These figures demon-strate how close the ambulance association is to being self sup-porting. The new first response program will provide weekday coverage with a full time city employee and volunteer coverage to man the rescue truct after hours. The cost for this service has been estimated at $20,000 per year, along with the one time cost of the emergency response vehicle. Allowing for the additional cost of $20,000 per year the cost for a greatly improved emergency resonse system will go to about 85 cents per hour. This emergency response system will provide faster response times and more efficient service similar to those of a full staffed ambulance service at a fraction of the cost. The ambulance association offers their total support to this program with the hope that our Mayor and City Council will be able to find a solution to the financial problems that are keeping this program from becoming a reality for the citizens of Pleasant Grove. -- R. Terry Sorensen Pre-Seaso- n Bike SALE IS AH Bikes i; Reduced V2$,QG0 Examples: ST, Mountain Bikes 5'e, : 15 sp. High Sierra Reg. 369.95 Now $269.95 Jjj Gold Cup Reg. 149.95 Now $129.95 ?S 10 sp. Super LeTour Reg. 309.95 Now $249.95 R Reg. 192.95 Reg. $139.95 PmCC frlUlltflf K Now '149.95 Now $109.95 i Pg Exercisers from 149 95 j $5Da)f AH Cannondale Equin 30 nff I Try it! Great exercise. jtphasise TJn Tri-Cit- y Schwinn g L 456 State (next to McDoi ljg!aAwerican Fork 756-50M- & OEM? Check with State Farm Competitive Rates. Guaranteed Lifetime Income. Waiver of Premium for Disability Option. ' 'Good Neighbor ' ' Service. v siati ia.m 1 Like a good neighbor. 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