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Show 81 A EDITION V" - ..nTY- 1 nrtC -r LAKE YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY. JUNE 1,2006 50 CENTS TOWfi HALL: Principal spends day on root of school SCHOOLS: PGHS students donate hair lo good cause SPORTS: All-star game showcases best senior A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Brenda Armstrong NORTH COUNTY STAFF 6 Tt is unbelievable to see what many of these kids have learned Ito overcome when they are stretched out of their comfort zone," Clark Blaisdell, project advisor, said. The senior project is a culminating activity undertaken and completed in a student's final year of high school and is organized so that each student has an opportunity to achieve a sense of accomplishment accom-plishment while gaining self-conf idence through success. Last week, more than 240 seniors at Pleasant Grove High School had the opportunity oppor-tunity to present their project to members of the community after several months of working to offer proficiency in three parts a physical project, a paper and a presentation. presen-tation. A PGHS English teacher, Blaisdell said the physical project is for many the key focus of the Senior Project. It is required of all seniors taking an English course at PGHS and involves a minimum of 15 hours providing an opportunity for a student to experience success and pride of accomplishment. accom-plishment. "I am so proud of them," he said. "There is such an energy that comes from watching watch-ing all of them do something so wonderful." wonder-ful." Senior Jordan Johnson's project involved in-volved helping train a service dog as a companion for his brother Stuart, who suffers suf-fers from daily medical challenges related to cerebral palsy. The project involved training a yellow lab Scooter to perform tasks for Stuart such as opening doors, picking things up from the floor or off the ground, retrieving retriev-ing family members, as well as other things practically difficult for the dog's disabled owner. "Scooter is an excitable dog, but once he puts on the red vest he knows it is time to work," said Johnson. "Stuart had some medical setbacks this past year and there were many times we couldn't train the two together, but we were able to get some remarkable re-markable things done. We won't stop the training now because Scooter's progress See PROJECTS, Page 2 Navy officer prepares for next chapter in his life, career with the Army Brenda Armstrong NORTH COUNTY STAFF The United State Government foresaw fore-saw different plans for Cap. Richard Guernsey as he prepared for retirement retire-ment after 25 years in the Navy. He requested a transfer to a volunteer unit and instead was appointed to be part of CRAFTERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE Organizers of the Strawberry Days Craft Fair are looking for crafters to rent a booth during the Strawberry Days Celebration held at the Community Center, 65 E. 200 South, from June 15-17. Only crafts items will be accepted to be sold and the deadline dead-line for all applications is June 4. An application appli-cation can be downloaded from Pleasant Grove's City website at www.pgcity.org. For more information, contact Kathy Peck at 785-9218. SIGNAGE HAS LEGAL LIMITS - Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove's Community Development want to remind residents it is illegal to post sign's for yard and garage sales without obtaining ob-taining a sign permit Permits are available without charge and can be obtained from Community Development 86 E. 100 S. A weekly list of active yard sales is also avail- angryy TonT If 1 'it f Stewart and Jordan Johnson pose in front of their Lindon home with Scooter, Scooter as a service dog for his brother, who has cerebral palsy. the headquarters staff of the multi-national force in Iraq. Having just completed a tour as the commanding officer of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) unit in Washington Wash-ington D.C, Guernsey said he looked at being the director of mobility, logistics and coalition support as the pinnacle of his career and could not imagine any able at the Community Development Office. Of-fice. Signs posted without permits will be taken down and the owner will be charged a $42 fee for each illegally posted sign. CONCERT KICKOFF IS JUNE 11 -The Utah Children's Choir will kick off the Strawberry Days Celebration with a performance perfor-mance at the "Concert in the Park" held on Sunday, June 11 at 7 p.m. on the east side of the Pleasant Grove Community Center, 41 E. 200 South. The group will be singing an arrangement of Jewish and American folksongs. COMMISSION SEEKS NOMINATIONS The Pleasant Grove Beautification Shade Tree Commission will be acknowledging acknowl-edging landscaping in each historical city neighborhood and giving awards during the months of June, July and August The THURSDAY, thing could top that. "This call came quite unexpected," said Guernsey. "After the initial shock of it all, I am now looking forward to it. The Army is stretched so thin and many are suffering from battle fatigue. The officer I am relieving is on his second sec-ond tour, and the Army needs help." Although the position Guernsey has commission will be looking for yards with man-made structures that are cleanly manicured, excellent use of color to create cre-ate a mood, good design and well defined qualities that help make their landscape stand out. CITY ASKS FOR WISE WATERING Pleasant Grove City is requesting voluntary vol-untary conservation of culinary and secondary sec-ondary water usage again this year asking that residents do not use outside water on Wednesdays, beginning June 7 through Sept. 27, 2006. Pleasant Grove Public Works Director Lynn Walker said the restrictions re-strictions will allow recovery and balance of the water storage and delivery systems. Further encouragement to conserve by not washing homes, driveways or sidewalks is . also being requested, said Walker. Cornmun ity Brief ing WWW.HARKTHEHERALD.COMNORTHCOUNTY CALL 375-5103 flQ. L A Mil A lEz: FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & Business OREM STORE CORNERS THE RUNNING MARKET MARC HADDOCKNorth County the dog. Jordan Johnson trained been selected to fill has traditionally been filled by the Army, Guernsey said top Army personnel came to the Navy asking for help after serious concerns about overtaxing its officers. The chief of naval operations agreed to fill 35 percent of those positions, a big chunk See ARMY, Page 2 LOW INTEREST LOANS OFFERED The Housing Authority of Utah County is offering low interest rehabilitation loans to qualified homeowners. The primary purpose of this program is to help citizens live in safe and adequate housing options available in Utah, Wasatch, and Summit Counties. For more information, contact Eric Jorgensen at the Housing Authority of Utah County, 373-8333 ext. 123. AUDITIONS FOR CHOIR OPEN - Under Un-der the umbrella of the Pleasant Grove Arts Commission, the Children,s Choir has participants ranging from ages 8-16. They meet and hold practices once a week in the Pleasant Grove Jacobs Senior Center and are holding auditions for the choir. For more information, contact Kay Asay at 756-6450 or visit www.pgcity.orgPG ArtsUCC. TO SUBSCRIBE MONDAY, JUNE 1ST-5TH! Lindon considers new district Heidi Toth DAILY HI RAID Lindon City Council voted Tuesday Tues-day to join Orem in a study of whether it makes sense to secede from the Alpine School District. The decision appeared to be prompted by concerns of money and control over the community's education for its children. Councilman Bruce Carpenter repeatedly emphasized that he wasn't advocating splitting from the Alpine School District, nor did he believe the city should take that position. But he listed a number of reasons rea-sons why he thought Orem's next-door neighbor to the north needed to look at what options were out there. The feasibility study is a required step in the state law to form a new school district. "We are frequently speaking of local control, and school boards are often the epitome of local control," he said, as other council members nodded in agreement. He was careful not to point fingers at the school district for any perceived problems, saying instead that a number of Lindon residents have told him they feel the school board is unresponsive to their issues. Although Carpenter Carpen-ter did raise Investigations Math the math program taught in Alpine's elementary schools as a major point of contention, it certainly cer-tainly isn't the only one, he said. The other concern was money. With a major bond on the ballot bal-lot in November and Lindon not growing as quickly as cities in the north end of Utah County, council members worried their residents would be unfairly saddled with the costs of an expanding district but without the advantages of new or remodeled buildings. "As is always the case in these situations, citizens who have been here a long time end up subsidizing subsidiz-ing new schools, usually that they do not benefit from," Carpenter said. Councilman Eric Anthony attributed at-tributed the sudden popularity of the idea to years of pent-up frustration at difficulties within the huge Alpine School District, which encompasses all of Utah County, from Orem north to the Salt Lake County line and serves See DISTRICTS. Page 2 OFFICIALS HOST OPEN HOUSE Pleasant Grove residents are invited to learn more about how Mountain View Corridor Cor-ridor funding issues relate to Utah's statewide state-wide $16.5 billion transportation funding shortfall. A town hall meeting will be held on June 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove City Council Chambers at City Hall, 86 E. 100 South. Those attending the meeting meet-ing will learn about transportation funding options, including potential tolling. An update on the Mountain View Corridor Environmental En-vironmental Impact Statement Study will also be available and project team members mem-bers will be on hand to answer questions. 6 lll,61055'00050"ll8 rer run Oi.t nm m two thru mm s, mm. i'-Vmm |