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Show (S(2Dfl)t'fll)Q'(Sl)Q' Review -- Wednesday, March 2, 1988 -- Page 2 f Laundry proposal has longternTimpact for area! munities. fl In other words, just as the government is trvin ? phase out the training school, the prison is taking K the school's laundry, leaving the community yL prospect of an otherwise empty training school cam? with an active minimum security prison facility inf vi middle of the community. It may be some years before we see this. It may nev ! happen. But once the prison laundry facility is firmlv place in north Utah County, there is a good chance uY' 5 be here to stay. Is that in the community's best interests? 1 That's a question that needs to be determined now i The move to inmate labor to handle the laundry need ; looks good on paper to the people who handle the sta ! money because it cuts costs and employs an availabi' resource. But that doesn't mean it should look good to nort) Utah County residents. And if we are going to registe-- our complaints, we'd better do it now. The government groups supporting the proposal to have Utah State Prison inmate take over the operation of the Utah State Training School laundry have done their best to answer most of the short-ter- m questions surrounding the change. Utah Corrections Industries can operate the laundry for less than the training school, thanks to the use of cheap, captive labor. And UCI is going out of its way to resolve the security concerns of the American Fork community, with plans for a protective fence around the laundry, keeping in-mates in and training school residents and employees out. In fact, the security measures probably are greater than will be needed for the type of prisoner who will be allowed to work at the laundry. Training School officials say they are working with the state to make sure all of those displaced in the transfer are offered a job at comparable wages And UCI has said it has no interest in taking over other training school operations, since the agern,, cannot provide adequate security for an inmate operation, dispelling the threat of a take-ove- r of training school jobs by the prison. But long term questions are reason for concern for area residents. The Training School laundry was originally designed to handle the laundry needs of the Utah State Hospital in Provo and the Utah State Prison, as well as the school. While state hospital laundry is currently cleaned at the training school, the prison has continued to handle its own laundry needs. But prison laundry facilities are inadequate and outdated -- - and UCI has plans to propose handling those laundry needs, as well, at the American Fork facility. All of this is happening as the Training School is coming under greater and greater pressure from national agencies and Utah legislators to cut costs and, more significantly, move residents from the large in-stitution into smaller group homes in Utah com- - Emergencies are routine for these people By MARCELLA WALKER p.g. blab On Saturday we called upon the Pleasant Grove Ambulance Association to transport my mother to the University of Utah Medical Center. This was the beginning of a very interesting day. First of all, the ambulance crew of Anita Hardy, Dennis Shumway and Doug Bezzant was exceptionally kind and thoughtful. When I called them they were ready to go within just minutes even though this was not an emergency. When we arrived at the University they took my mother to the room directed by the hospital personnel in the emergency room. They had hardly completed this process before we heard the sound of breaking glass and cries for help. The Pleasant Grove Ambulance crew ran to give assistance and were able to help a nurse with a suicidal patient who had broken an IV bottle and planned to use it on herself. When all was quiet again, the ambulance crew bid us farewell and headed for home. We were and are extremely grateful to them for the service they rendered in such a gentle but safe way. We headed into a long afternoon. Tests were run and occasionally a nurse or doctor would stick their head in and give apologies for things taking so long, but we understood. breathing but they had got him going again. There were several little children with various kinds of colds and flu who needed attention. There was a fallen skier with a possible broken leg. There was a lady with an ankle injury. The list went on and on. We watched people cry in sorrow at the injuries their children had received. We listened as companions repeated how the accidents had happened. We saw police officers fill out . reports. We saw a young man led from the emergency room in hand-cuffs. Since mother's problem was not a life threatening one, we calmly waited our turn for the CAT scan. The nurse told us that they had hoped to have a "down"time for the CAT for maintenance that afternoon but they never did get to have it. The nurse told us it had been a day and a half even by the time we arrived at about 1 p.m. The power had been off for an hour already that morning. She felt that it was a bad omen. She may have been right. We asked if all Saturdays were like this. She replied that often Saturday was their quietest day, but not this one. The fact that it was a very lovely ' day, warm and sunshiney, had. probably caused many people to be outside doing fun things, such as riding three-wheeler- playing ball, taking walks. Accidents were the result of some of this fun activity. The University of Utah Medical Center has all kinds of student doctors, student nurses, interns, residents, and support staff. The large emergency room staff was kept very busy all day. Many of them work a 12 hour shift. I imagine most of them were ready to drop when they went home. I know that I was. We left the hospital at about 10:30 p.m. We had spent over eight hours in the emergency room alone. That is where they do their evaluating before sending a patient to a medical floor. I certainly came away with a feeling of appreciation for these dedicated workers, who, like the crew from the Pleasant Grove Ambulance Association, were willing to go the extra mile to give help, consolation, and kind words of encouragement at a time when it was direly needed. The Pleasant Grove Ambulance crew knows how I feel, but I would like the public to know what a great job they do. We are fortunate to live in a community where we have the type of emergency medical assistance available that we do. They need a new ambulance. They will accept donations in any amount, so help them out any way you can. Those people were swamped. There was another attempted suicide besides the one our am-bulance crew had helped with earlier. There was a case of frost-bitten feet. There was a young man who had been in an accident on a three-wheel- and had received severe head injuries. There were two young men who had been playing ball and each had had a collision with another player. One had to have 10 or 15 stitches above his eye and the other had a dislocted elbow. There was a little girl who had pulled away from the adult who was holding her hand and had fallen and a stick had penetrated her eye as far as the edge of the brain. 1. : There was a baby - which had turned blue and had stopped Some things you learn the hard way grassrootl i - 1 yj ) Copvr;' ti fc? Jot It can happen in only five minutes. A parent leaves their child unat-tended in the car while they dash into a store and upon their return, the child is gone. We've heard of parents who leave children in a car with the engine running while they quickly mail a letter. Meanwhile, a child puts the car in gear, backs it across the street and through a store window. We've seen unattended kids make the ten o'clock news by selling a baby brother in the parking lot at Common sense tells us that leaving children alone in a car is a dangerous thing to do. I left my children alone in the car last week. I know, I know ... it wasn't a smart thing to do. Let's just say I was running a quart low on common sense. I loaded six kids in the station wagon, adjusted the mirrors, and checked safety belts. Then I discovered that we weren't going anywhere because I had forgotten the car keys. I raced from the car into the house, not giving the kids a second thought. After all, the car was in our own driveway and I was only going to be a minute. As I bounded through the front door to begin my search, the telephone rang. I listened to a whiny, young salesman explain how I can subscribe to 20 of my favorite magazines for only $13.95 a month. The sales pitch continued as I dumped out the contents of a junk drawer to dig for the car keys. While I sorted through the heap, I politely explained that the most current thing I had found time to read was a pizza coupon. I hung up the phone and nervously peeked out the front window. I then beheld a sporting event in the back of the station wagon that resembled Late Night Wrestling. I knew if I didn't find the car keys within the next thirty seconds, our trip to the store might very well become a trip totheemergencyroom. I frantically continued the hunt for the keys. I searched every room. I checked every logical place. My inner Sherlock Holmes was con-centrating especially hard when my thoughts were interrupted by the honking of the horn. I estimated that I had approximately fifteen seconds left to produce the car keys before one of the neighbors called the police. There were only three places left to check for car keys; the fish tank, the lint trap on the dryer and the flour bin. Whichever child had been by BECKI GRASS JOHNSON annoying me by "punching" t horn, decided instead to annov: by "sitting" on the horn. With steady blast, the pressure was oa had five, seconds left to locate keys. With a mother's intuition thai one can explain, I located the te behind a box of fish sticks in freezer. There was a smile on face and two seconds to spare wit bolted through the front door. The honking immediately stop; and children scrambled back i their seat belts. As I slid behind: wheel, I couldn't help but notice angelic faces surrounding (Except for a gloomy who handed me a tattle-tal- e list long as your arm.) I placed the key in the ignit feeling just a bit smug. After al had left the children in the car only five minutes, tracked down car keys without a geiger cour, and upon my return, not one d needed stitches. Little did I ki that I was about to haveabrushi death. As I turned the key, the n suddenly blared, the airconditioi hit me in the face, the wind sh wipers jumped into action and cigarette lighter started smci The emergency brake was jam to the floor and there were kissy-li- p smudges all over the view mirror. Every child in the car had surprised "What? Who, me?" as I frantically turned off, tune and readjusted every knob, bill bell and whistle in the car. Okay, so I learned my lesson hard way. With gratitude in heart that I didn't slump over wheel in cardiac arrest, I sola promise never again to leave kids in the car alone. But on the other hand, I did ge tires rotated free of charge. Lions Club honors Ruth Hassenfritz S t -- ' : ' t--. J-- " " V. ? K & V 'K -- T' i i , J " ' .'; - 1 v !i If Ruth Hassenfritz has been named as the recipient of the Pleasant Grove Lions Club Humanitarian Award for 1988. The award was presented at the February meeting of the organization. President Craig Oveson presented the award. Grant Atwood introduced Mrs. Hassenfritz who spoke about some of her experiences as director of the Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens. She has also served as a director with the Girl Scouts for about 25 years. Ruth has been actively involved in community affairs for many years. She serves on several committees including the Community Progress Committee and the Pleasant Grove Arts Council. She has spent much of her time trying to improve the Senior Citizen program, soliciting funds, planning activities, and working for better facilities for the seniors. Music for the program was provided by Karen Blalock on the violin, accompanied by Kim Leatham. The Pleasant Grove Lions Club Humanitarian Award is presented annually to someone in the com-munity who has given service to others. Craig Oveson, left, president of the Pleasant Grove Lions Club, presents the 1988 Humanitarian Award to Ruth Hassenfritz, director of the Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens and Girl Scout leader. Safety problems at Central Elem. Safety problems at Central Elementary School in Pleasant Grove were brought up at the Public Input meeting of the Alpine School District Feb. 23, held at the school. Debbie Bullock, PTA president, told board members safety of students attending the school is a concern to both parents and faculty members. "As you know, Central School is a walking school," Mrs. Bullock said. This means the students either have to walk to school - many crossing several busy streets, some without sidewalks - or be transported by parents. "Over 175 parents have expressed concern for the safety of students crossing these streets," Mrs. Bullock said. "There aren't enough sidewalks, no crossing guards and, in many areas, not even crossing zone signs," she said. She said flashing lights are needed in some of these areas along with crossing guards for the safety of the students. Mrs. Bullock pointed out that there is also an inadequate loading zone at the school itself for the . students to load and unload from vehicles, with parents having to let their children out at the side of the street. She asked board members to help provide safety precautions so "Central School will be a safe school as well as a good school for educating our students ' ' Dan Taylor, a patron and parent whose children attend Central Elementary School, said parents are concerned because many of the students have to cross Canyon Road (Center and First East). This highway (a state highway) is three blocks from the school and there is no indication that the students have to cross on their way to the school. "We are very concerned because this is a busy street," Taylor said. He said because of safety con-cerns, parents bring their children to school - which is a concern itself because of the amount of cars and no adequate loading and unloading zone. Dr. Clark Cox, district superin-tendent, said officials would look into the possibility of getting "school crossing" painted on the highway and crossing signs. Board members asked the PTA to meet with the State Department of Transportation and with Pleasant Grove City to see if something could be worked out to provide crossing guards. The school district, they said, does not have the funds to provide crossing guards, but would be willing to work with the PTA and the school to see what safety measures could be implemented. Police warn residents to lock vehicles A rash of purse thefts from automobiles has resulted in a warning from the Pleasant Grove Police Dept. to not leave valuables in an unlocked car. They said that several times recently a purse has been taken from a car while the owner is in the house. Often the car has been left running while the driver makes a brief stop. They urged all drivers to take their valuables with them, even if it is just for a momentary stop, or lock the vehicle. Anna Jensen, Provo, reported that while she was in a home in Grove Circle someone took her purse from her car. There are no suspects at this time. Police have made three DUI arrests in recent days. Officer John Lloyd arrested a male adult in Lindon on Feb. 27. He also arrested an adult female the day before in Lindon and Sgt. Steve Frampton arrested a male adult in Lindon on Feb. 21. Richard Millar Trucking, 990 S. Main, reported that someone had done $300 damage to one of their trucks. Det. Cody Cullimore is following up on the investigation. Rocky Mountain Welding reported a theft. Someone had picked up $294 for jackets and the jackets have never been delivered. Det. Mike Blackhurst is investigating. Lynn Seely, 622 S. Locust, reported that an industrial high pressure cleaner valued at $3,000 had been taken from his residence. There are no suspects, according to Sgt. Frampton. Mark Atkinson, Lindon, reportec ' that $400 damage had been done to the door of his truck. Previously, four of his tires had been deflated. He said the damage may have been done at the high school drag strip. Danielle DeBruyn, Pleasant Grove, reported that an Escort brand radar detector had been taken from her vehicle while it was parked at her residence. Don Ashton told police that a kayak valued at $350 had been taken. There are no suspects. Let's fill the stands with Blue and White! Good Luc!: 3-- A State Basketball Tournament Tuesday, March G vs. Provo Thursday, March 3 - PG plays at: P m- - with a loss n Tues. OR 8.00 p.m. with a win on Tues. Playoffs will be at Roy High School 2150 W. 4800 South |