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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah! - Wednesday, February 23, 2000 - Page 6 a . . t .. .: J. . .A rf 4 1 j. x - . , j Hadfield helps Pleasant Grove prepare for disaste By Kalyn Secretan After Y2K turned out to be not-very-disastrous, some people felt like they didn't have to worry about being prepared for a disaster. Not Dawn Hadfield. As Pleasant Grove's Emergency Preparedness coordinator, Hadfield says she feels community members need to be prepared as neighbors in the event of an emergency. She now has 14 active chairman chair-man in the city, and is working to get a leader in 60 districts. Last year, the Utah County Neighbors Uniting Provo representatives, Kisi Watkins and Sandy White, presented the Three Step Program to city leaders and other interested individuals at the Little Theater in the library. They have been holding monthly meetings meet-ings in Provo for the past year. As many as 250 people came every month, representing represent-ing communities from St. George to Ogden, with the majority coming from Utah County. Now the group is working with local leaders to conduct their own meetings in their own communities. citv leaders saw the need and wanted to bring the program to the city. Council Member Freeman Anderson got Hadfield's name from Watkins. Dawn was attending the class m Provo. He called and asked if she would be willing to head the program for Pleasant Grove. She agreed. The focus of the Three Step Program is to organize and prepare for emergencies in neighborhoods. Dawn noted that in an emergency, if everyone calls 911 for immediate imme-diate help the city would be hard pressed to offer assistance. Through the neighborhood neighbor-hood program, neighbors can assist one another until help arrives. The Utah County group north of Orem is meeting the first Thursday of every month at the American Fork Senior Citizen Center at 54 E. Main in American Fork. Residents of the cities south of Orem will continue to meet in Provo on the second Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m. at the Timpview High School choir room at 3570 N. 650 E. in Provo. The north Utah County group held its first meeting in February. Mark Plonunnt. Grove's Firp rVn'of. m Ampriran Fork Police Chipf- n.. 3 Cnnntv Sheriff's DeDartmpnf n et; Emergency Room at the America of Wncnital all nart.icinatpH m n 1 2, in American Fork at 7 p.m. The first 40 minutes of the meetin be divided, with new comers meetf freeman iiueisuii anu tnose un attended before working on issnl ..-11 4- it r .. u. 1 groups win nieei, Lugemer ior the re der of the meeting. The next class vrtf ture Jim Phillips, who will disruc. sanitation and cold winter wear w 1 leaa tne uiscussiun ior iwo month-father month-father wrote the Boy Scout handta-cold handta-cold weather preparedness. He re-spoke re-spoke at a seminar in Pleasant Grov!:: Everyone is invited to come and -part of the group. The more people tk' ter, saia uawii. one can oe reached at 6141. Photo by Marc Haddock Members of the PGHS Ballroom Dance Team, pictured above, competed last weekend at UVSC in the 2000 Winter Dancesport Festival. PGHS Ballroom Dance Team has high hopes for national competition The Pleasant Grove High School Ballroom Dance Team won both the Utah High School Team Match Championships and the U.S. National Youth Formation Championships at BYU last year and they're hoping hop-ing to do it again when BYU's Dance Division hosts the U.S. National DanceSport Championships in the Marriott Center March 9-11. Both the high school and outh formation competition itake place Friday evening. Ticket and schedule information informa-tion can be obtained by calling B78-BYU1. ; PGHS has been in the business busi-ness of ballroom dance longer fthan most other schools. This ear will be the 15th. Elaine iGrenko, who graduated from iBYU in dance and toured with the Ballroom Dance Team Jwhile she was there, has been (directing the program at Pleasant Groye for the past nine yeargrCy, . . "There are so many different kinds of teams," Grenko said, "but I think ballroom stands out because of the opportunity it gives the kids to learn social skills. It fosters good relationships relation-ships and manners between boys and girls." By its very nature, she said, it also teaches culture and refinement. "They begin to really real-ly appreciate great music and great entertainment." She also said, "They have to work as a team even while they're working together as a couple." The 30 members of the Pleasant Grove team are chosen cho-sen through auditions in the spring. The students take ballroom as a regular class every other school day. There, they work on the formations for-mations and routines they'll use in competitions and learn "a little bit of every style," Grenko said. ii v ' I f ' Hi if & ; V i V fi Big Springs now full of homes, not orchards By Linda Butler The Big Springs area once blossomed with orchards, and now blossoms with homes. "Most of Big Springs is new," says Big Springs neighborhood chair, Charles Waggoner, noting not-ing that most of the homes in the Big Springs area were built within the last 10 years. Big Springs is named for the steady flow of spring water that seeps from the base of Mt. Mahogany. According to historian histo-rian Beth Radmall Olsen, Indians first stopped to refresh themselves and their horses at the freshwater . pond that formed at Big Springs. Some of the rock that formed the wall of the old fort (built in 1853) was taken from the hills of the Big Springs area. Henry Bullivant Radmall and his large family were among this area's first settlers as they homesteaded about 80 acres of land below the Big Springs hill. In the early 1900's, William H. Homer, Jr. raised fruit on over 200 acres of land, naming it Homer's Big Spring Ranch. During the early 1900's, Big Springs was one of the area's largest producer of fruit. The depression years took their toll and many growers sold out during the early 1930's. Other activities in the Big Springs area included mining tufa rock and clay. Many homes were built from tufa rock during dur-ing the late 1800's. Approximately 140 homes in fc' faff , s iiiiiiiipiiiii Photo by Line: Children from the Big Springs Neighborhood take advantage of the unseasonably warm we er by playing in a mound of construction dirt. Pleasant Grove are built of this interesting textured rock. Olsen has fond memories of growing up in the Big Springs area. Her father worked at the clay mine and Beth recalls riding rid-ing down the narrow trail in the wagon carrying clay. "It was a steep and scary ride." Other memories include hiking among the foothills and the springs. "A pond up there grew the best watercress," said Beth. The clay pit is no longer mined. It was closed in 1945 when the Central Utah Water Users built the underground aqueduct, a six-foot diameter pipe which carries water from Deer Creek Reservoir to Salt Lake City. After World War II, homes began to be built where the orchards and fields lay. The Big Springs water was purchased by Pleasant Grove City in 1979. All of the spring water is now captured and used by the city. Careful development of the land is one of the current issues in the Big Springs neighborhood. neighbor-hood. The foothills are a valu able resource, and a k between development and space must be press: Current development k! a combination of home t ing, and a park and trail tem. The Bonneville Shot trail will skirt the edge of neighborhood. Also of concern to ft-Springs ft-Springs neighbors 1 homes lie along the edge: foothills is the problem 0: gal ATV use. Enforcemd existing laws and regu!;; by the police and Forests have improved this sit according to Waggoner. Big Springs neighbor: planning to transform catch basin into a n; hood, park, although tfcl ject may take place 1 future. Waggoner con: "This is a quiet neighbc: It is a pleasure to live he: Photo by Kalyn Secretan Valley Center performers who received trophies for the 1999 Awards Ceremony are: Front: Greg Russell, Parker Pratt and Nikki Pino. Middle row; Kent Flowers, Jeff Steadman, Paul Diamond accepting for his wife, Ginger, LeRoy Wilcox, Emily Higinbothum, Madeline Watkins, Angela Merrick and Karen Hill. Back: Doug Dial, Jake Suazo, Coke Bates, Lynn Bauman, JCCarter, Marlene Arnold, Amy Hill, Arlene McGregor, Brigette Rolfe, Mason Emerson and Jody Renstrom. Time to reserve campsites for Memorial Day Weeke It may be February, but it's Memorial Day Weekend for anxious campers and Utah State Parks reservation agents. Since campers may reserve individual campsites up to 16 weeks in advance, campers are already reserving sites for Memorial Day Weekend. Reservations for group sites may be made up to 11 months in advance. A new policy is also in effect for 2000. As of March 1, walk-in reservations will no longer be accepted at the Utah State Parks office in Salt Lake. Only telephone reservations reserva-tions will be accepted. This new policy was implemec ensure that all campers have equal : to any campsite at any park. For more information or to reservation, please call 322-3770 within Salt Lake or l-800-322-377i outside the Salt Lake area. Valley Center playhouse gives awards By Kalyn Secretan "Hearts and Stars,' was the theme of the 1999 Awards Night for the Valley Center playhouse recently . Nominees and their guests were treated to a buffet supper in the theater which took on a new look for the celebration. The winners all received trophies tro-phies and the nominees received framed certificates. Donna Schnitz was in charge of the show and she and her helpers spent considerable time decorating with hearts and stars for the special occasion. "How do we decide?" Donna explained a panel of reviewers see every person in every show, the review sheets are tallied and the winners named for Awards Night. Karen Hill was named the Lead Actress for her role in "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." Jeffrey Steadman, was named Lead Actor for his role in "Marriage Go Round." The Best Supporting Actress, Angela Merrick, was in "Shadowbrook Mansion." The Best Supporting Actor is Brad Meads in "Shadowbrook Mansion." Ruth Allred was named the best Character Actress for her role in "Cruise of Love II." Kent Flowers was the best Character Actor in a Halloween favorite, "Hotel Frankenstein." Marlene Arnold received the Senior Actress Award for her role in another Halloween favorite, "Shadowbrook Mansion." A standing ovation greeted LeRoy Wilcox, age 90 as he was announced the best Senior Actor for his role in "A Christmas Carol." Amy Hill was the best Youth Actress for her role in "Possum City USA." Gregory Russell was named the best Youth Actor for his role in "Shadowbrook Mansion." The Best Child Actress award was presented to Emily Higinbotham for her role in, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." Nikki Pino and Parker Pratt were tied for honors for the Best Child Actor award. Nikki was in "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," and Parker performed in Possum City USA. The Female Cameo Award was given to Arlene McGregor in, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." The Male Cameo Award was given to Coke Bates for his role in, "Shadowbrook Mansion." The Lighting and Sound Engineering Award was presented pre-sented to Mason Emerson and Brigitte Rolfe for "Marriage Go Round." The Costumes Award was presented to Lynn Bauman and Jody Renstrom for the "Dirty Work at the Crossroads Saloon." The Director Award was received by Jake Suazo in "Marriage Go Round." "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" was named the best play and the Set Design award was given to JC Carter. The Valley Center Playhouse Service Award was given to Brigitte Rolfe, the Most Dedicated Award was presented present-ed to Ginger Diamond, and the Most Valuable Player Award was given to Douglas Dial. The LeRoy Wilcox Award was presented pre-sented to JC Carter. Taking a break during the award ceremony, the audience enjoyed a couple of scenes from the popular Cruise of Love II and a song from Possum City USA. Rebecca Schnitz looked stunning as she participated in two intermission numbers during dur-ing the awards ceremony. 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