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Show J c ROOKE' INDERY, INC. R 41 MI 4984 j pksussissS (faming V vol- - 11, No. 43 Wednesday, October 18, 1989 50 cents a single copy ,pG residents gives UTA list of desired destinations A .iaRCELLA walker City, Brigham Young Sa'iv Utah Valley Comma-th- e Prove LDS Temple, Provo, University Mall, tateTrainingSchool, Ameri-r- k Hospital and Utah Valley ? al Medical Center - these 5 A. few of the preferred destina-- ' i .listed by those who attended :njtah Transit Authority work-ifi- ; ;'e.. Peasant Grove wants to inform the public about the UTA so that the election in Nov will be a success. Local voters will be asked to approve a one-quart- of one cent sales tax to help SUpp0rt the bus service in town. Pleasant Grove Lin don Lehi, and American Fork have all requested the service At present the UTA offers bus service in the Orem-Prov- o area and J. Wednesday. who at" was allowed to mass C' it in general and "S;;5ible bus routes it service is approved '('hevotersonNov. 7. , ' jjaformat not tried ':.,ire UTA officials ' ! rowed all those who Inded the workshop UTA workshops planned for this week: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., at Am. Fork Library. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Lehi Library ., .. .v., ..... njp .lHWIHLjmmj mtn L, '.;..'...: r ; r j ! J "' " " I - S f. . ' J ; ' 1 on 100 East and travel north to Center St., turn west and go down Center to the State Road again and head toward American Fork. How-ever, this route would only serve about 25 per cent of the people, the mayor noted. He said he thought it would be well to have a sheltered bus stop in front of the new library on Center St. He also suggested a route which take the bus into residential areas. This route would enter from Lindon, going past the Lindon School to 400 North, west to Locust, north on Locust to 200 South, east on 200 south to 700 East, north on 700 East to 500 North, west on 500 North to 100 East, north on 100 East to 1100 North, west on 1100 North to the American Fork Hospi-tal road and north to 300 North in American Fork. The mayor said this route would reach about 75 per cent of the resi-dents. He stated he would also like to see an express stop in Pleasant Grove, rather than having the only express stop at the ride-and-pa-near the west on ramp in American Fork. Ruth Ellsworth, a senior citizen, reported that she would like to be more independent and not have to rely on her daughter for transpor-tation. She said the UTA was very economical and urged people to support it. Norman Stott said that with all of the talk about air pollution and traffic tie-up- s, he was highly in favor of the UTA, since it would reduce the number of autos on the road. His wife, Shirley, said that the time will come when public transit will be necessary and we should get going on it now while the cost is less. Pearl Kassing, another senior citizen, said that she does not have a car and has to rely on others. She hopes the bus will stop close to her home. Roland Morford, a candidate for city council, said local residents are already paying the one-quart- of one cent sales tax every time they shop in Orem and Provo, so they might as well be having the service here, too. David Gaines, a candidate for mayor, said that even if residents have to drive to downtown Pleasant Grove to catch the bus, it is better than driving to Orem. Others said they felt a park and ride should be placed closer to Pleas-ant Grove, perhaps on Geneva Road. One youngmother, Debbie West, expressed concern about having the bus routes through residential ar-eas because she lives on a busy intersection and worries about the traffic enough as it is. Since it is a rather small town, she felt that the buses should come to the downtown area but not past her house. She said the buses are noisy and there is pollution from the buses. Another woman said that she hoped the bus routes would go into residential areas because many of the older people cannot walk to town. The UTA officials did say that they are lookinginto vehicles which use natural gas. The service is also experimenting with smaller buses in areas where the ridership does not demand large buses. Kip Billings said that those with questions or suggestions on UTA service or routes are invited to call him at 374-224- 7 or Kathy McMul-le- n at prior to the meet-ing on Oct. 26. 'ist those places they would like ride to on the bus. Residents also allowed to ask questions routes they would like 1 Abuses to take in the city. Possible routes were traced on r projected map of north Utah nty as the discussion took place. A second workshop was held brsday in Lindon. Two more ,1 akshops will be held this week, ataesday at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the lerican Fork Library and Thurs-jva- t 6:30 p.m. in the large meet-jroo- m of the Lehi Public Library, icombined workshop where the iplan will be presented is sched-ifo- r Thursday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 i. in the American Fork Senior ::ien Center. John Inglish, UTA assistant d manager, reported that UTA Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Coun-ties. UTA Planner Kathy McMullen introduced a slide presentation which noted that the UTA service receives 64 per cent of its revenue from sales taxes, 21 per cent from fares, and 15 per cent from federal grants. In Salt Lake, Weber and Davis Counties, the UTA has 65,000 rid-ers per day. There are 17 million riders annually now; in 1970 there was just four million. Kip Billings of UTA noted that one out of every two people in the four-cit- y area are commuting to Salt Lake or Provo-Ore- to work. Public comments mostly favored the system. Mayor David Holdaway suggested a comprehensive two-rout- e service. One route could enter the city from the State Road at the Purple Turtle Kip Billings waits to trace possible bus routes on transparent map on overhead projector at UTA workshop in Pleasant Grove. 'Rainman' demonstrates near total recall for PGHS students jr' " x ., i i i : - i ' s, . lid i, . 4,. ..' sf1 Kim, the mega-sava- who was the model for Dustin Hoffman's role in the movie "Rainman," met with Pleasant Grove High School students last week and demon-strated his great recall abilities. Kim was introduced by his fa-ther who accompanies him on speak-ing engagements. Kim told about meeting Dustin Hoffman and kept students amazed with his wide range of information and statistics. When Kim met Dustin Hoffman, who wanted to observe him before undertaking the role in the movie, Kim went up to him and touched noses with him and said, "From this moment we are as one." Kim's father reported that when Kim's stay in Hollywood was over, Dustin touched noses with Kim and said, "I am the star, but you are the heavens." Kim's father told the students that when Kim was one he had a rather large head and there was an accumulation of water on one side. Doctor discussed using a shunt to drain the water but finally de-cided to allow the water to be reab-sorbed naturally. Kim has been used in a study at the University of Utah Medical Center and other universities throughout the country. They are studying his brain to see how it works. The right side is not well developed at all. They believe that the water which was reabsorbed spilled over and filled the cortex and other areas of the brain. His father said that he has "short circuits" which affect his motor abilities. Although the role Dustin played was of an autistic savant, Kim is really a mega savant, his father said. Autistic people are quiet and don't communicate with others. Kim does communicate with others and is not all that quiet. Kim told about going to Holly-wood for the Academy Award pres-entations last spring and he was able to attend parties after the show. He is very devoted now to Dustin Hoffman and follows his career closely. His father said that there is talk of a sequel with Dustin's role becoming more of a person like Kim really is. Kim's dad explained that they had met the writer of the book, "Rainman," in 1984. After that meeting, the author decided to write the story. His father said that when Kim was very young he found the word "confidential" in the dictionary in just a few seconds. They knew early that he could do very special things. Students were invited to come to the microphone and tell Kim their birthdate and he would tell them the day of the week they were born on, what day of the week it would be this year, the day of the week and date they will retire at age 65. Students would give him the name of a city somewhere in the world and he could tell them what country it was in. Sometimes he even told them the name of the highway to get there. One students asked him where "Bend" was. He said it was in Ore-gon. Then he added that they could take such and such highway from Boise and turn when they got to the Dairy Queen. Kim could recite baseball statis-tics for the students and could give the names of players who hold special records. Kim "watches "People's Court" and Jeopardy" faithfully. He has a job and keeps the pay-roll records for 128 people in his head. For security reasons, Kim's last name is not revealed. Since Kim prefers a smaller audience, the school had planned to limit the audience to students who are studying areas directly related to Kim's situation. However there was such a large amount of interest shown that a much larger group was allowed to attend this event. Incidently, since seeing "Up-stairs, Downstairs" on television, Kim likes girls in pink sweaters and blond hair who remind him of one of the maids on that show. One of the girls who kept asking him a question wa a bond in a light pink sweater. Kim noticed right away and his father then told about Kim liking girls who looked like the one on the television program. of 'Rainman' fame PGHS Band wins Rocky Mtn. competition Judges scored the bands on their music selection and execution, showmanship and performance in marching and maneuvering, per-cussion and auxiliary units (flags, rifles, dance, etc.). It was truly a show to remember as hundreds of young people per-formed with precision and spirit the shows they h ad spent countless hours in perfecting. Pleasant Grove band members have been at the high school at 6:30 a.m. every school day to practice and fine tune their routines. Con-gratulations PGHS band and good luck in the upcoming competitions. Hhours and cold mornings m for band leader David and the Pleasant Grove irwg Band last Tuesday, Oct. .PGHS Band took first place .lass A Division in the 12th : al Rocky Mountain Marching competition hosted by BYU. ei)teen high schools per-- r l with 11 in the Class A ration and six in the open fusion. Pnngville won second place and ;7ay third in Class A. American J ; on first place in the open WviS Davis Hieh Scho01' m second place, and I third" Mountain ,' ., rom Hyrum won the sweep- - Band open house Monday The Pleasant Grove High School Band will host an open house for the community at the high school football stadium Monday, Oct. 2., at 7 p.m. Band leader David Fullmer will minutes telling about spend a few the various bands in the band pro-gram, and then the marching band will perform the show that won first place for them in the Class A Division at the Rocky Mountain Band Competition at BYU. Band Boosters will be there with sweatshirts, hats and pins, all with the Pleasant Grove High School logo printed on them. Money from the sales will go toward the purchase of a trailer to haul equip-ment for the band to their various performances. Any other donations would be greatly appreciated. Everyone is invited to bring their families toan entertainingevening with the award-winnin- g band. You don't have to be a band parent to enjoy the show. Just bring a warm coat and let's show the band we're proud of them. f women injured m serious accident ipmfn were taken to :iiisTasSIT1SPit,a,WithSeri" 1 fan J :iC!!uto accident at Center 1 3ijS)adin Pleasant Grove. J "?Prh MincCsltuarMe, e cPolnedaistiaonnt reU j stensen. Provo, has from the hospital. irs VlTVed leS inJ'uries 'rof fl e sustained a otner injuries as well. ;;g to Officer Bert Bean, We's" occurred when Mrs. i jUCar Pulled into theeast-:.;ture-rn ,ane on State St. '"ibvw 0 the Path of a car wayne G. Christensen, westbound in the Provo, which was outside lane of traffic. Mrs. Christensen had to be ex-tricated from the car. Both of he treated at the injured women were scene and transported to the hospi-tal by Pleasant Grove Ambulance. In other police matters, officers burglary at the are investigating a home of Fern Reeve in which a hospital bed and an oxygen concen-trator valued at $3,300 were taken. There are no suspects. Norm Ekinsreportedthatitems valued at $653 hadbeen taken from his home. There are suspects. Two boys rested stealing a 1968 Pontiac valued at $1,400. The vehicle was recovered in Orem. The boys were referred to Juve-nile Court. Douglas Doyle, Pleasant Grove, reported that several items had been taken from his truck. They had a total value of $445. Again, several purses have been taken from vehicles in recent days. Two of the thefts were in Pleasant Grove and another was in Lindon. Police officers are reminding residents to not leave purses or wallets of any kind in a car even if it is locked. In several instances the purses have later been found but all the cash was missing. Car City in Lindon reported that a stereo cassette player valued at $75 had been taken from a car. There are no suspects. Mark Bales, Lindon, reported the theft of a three-wheele- r valued at $500. There are possible sus-pects. Calvin Mills reported a genera-tor valued at $700 had been taken from his garage. There are no sus-pects. Kay Fraughton, Lindon, reported that several items had been taken from his truck, including a down filled coat valued at $150 and a toolbox with assorted tools valued at $100. Architect named for District offices The firm of Edwards and Daniels of Salt Lake City has been selected by the Alpine School District Board of Education to com-plete the design phase for both the new district office building and the planned addition to Orem High School. Blake Evans, a member of the board who served on the selection committee, said the choice was made on the basis of the quality of work offered by the firm and the amount of the bid itself. "Edwards and Daniels came in first on both counts," Evans said. Dr. Steven C. Baugh, district superintendent, said the low bid was $146,000 for both projects. Edwards and Daniels, he said, offered a discount as well if the district awarded both projects at the same time. He said there was a $56,000 difference between the high and low bid. A total of 19 bids were submitted and were reviewed by a selection committee. Three were then considered by the building and grounds committee. They were discussed in great detail," Baugh said. Baugh said the buildings and grounds committee could not see any reason to toss out the lowest bid in favor of a local (Utah Valley) firm when the bidder had a good reputation and had worked for the district in the past. Preliminary designs on the two projects are expected near the beginning of the new year. Construction could begin as early as February and be completed by 1991. Those interested in giving input regarding the design are encour-aged to do so by contacting the building principal or the district office. |