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Show It was another birthday for PG to remember J ? "Hv" . i y . . v- - i s v - ; : . - J i , ti-" ,:-- - N V . ' " V : ; .... stX? ' i i .sv "- -; J - --v , --" S ;;.....x-.-Viv,v-v , s,- . . -j-j ; .y -f'S .. 1 , " 1 N. V -? ' k ' -V.- . :. .. ' . ... v,. . .; 1 ,? " . . . v-: . , , .-'- ,'" ' - . f I ' ' . , . , ' ,.'',' 1 v : - - . f , . . i " .. X if: . . . It was a birthday party to remember Saturday as Pleasant Grove City celebrated it's 136th birthday at a Community Fair in the Downtown Park. From the early morning flag raising ceremony featuring Eagle Scouts from the city and the annual Lions Club breakfast to the last program number of the day, the park was full of activity. The Lions Club installed a new flag pole in front of the Recreation Offices last week and it was used for the first time in the flag raising ceremony which kicked off the Community Fair. The Classic Car Show on the lawn east of the Community Center was a delight and hundreds walked past the old cars to oooh and ahhh at the beauty of the old vehicles. They just don't make them like they used to. A nice contrast of "How Does Your Garden Grow?" was on view for fair goers as it showed the typical garden with a multitude of weeds and then the carefully cared for plants with beautiful vegetable results. The Flower Show with its gorgeous fall flowers and exquisite arrangements, the arts and crafts show with the section on crafts made by our ancestors, and the fine arts display exhibited the talent of the folks right here in towji . The tantalizing aroma of hamburgers ham-burgers cooking, corn dogs, and baked goods kept the crowds coming to the food booths where several fundraisers were very successful. This is an excellent way for church groups, civic clubs, scout groups and others to earn money for their, projects. ... In addition, several commercial businesses had displays, sold craft items, and took orders for Christmas. Christ-mas. There were games to play and things to do. The entertainment in the afternoon af-ternoon was it's usual high caliber with dancers, singers, violinists and the Pleasant Grove royalty. The Pleasant Grove Recreation Dept. sponsored games for young and old during the afternoon, interspersed in-terspersed with the entertainment. There was the watermelon eating contest, won easily by Councilman Keith Christeson, who did not even stop for breath as he gobbled up that piece of watermelon. Not to be outdone, Councilman Lloyd Ash won the watermelon seed spitting contest by shooting those seeds so far the judges couldn't even find them. He explained that when he was young and the other kids were out playing and having fun he was taking watermelon seed spitting lessons so he would be ready for just such an occasion. They had another game where the contestants were divided into teams. One member of each team had to put a string with a spoon attached to it down one leg and bring it up the other and then it moved on to the next player and so forth. The first team to get it up and down each player and back again was the winner. Teams had trouble getting the spoon back through again and some contortions were great. The team of Barry Bezzant, Scott Clayson and David Brady nearly won but had some hangups. Children participated in the limbo and hula hoop contests and had a good time. One of the very special features of the fair this year was the Pleasant Grove City Display in the Community Com-munity Center. This lovely exhibit was made by Mayor David Holdaway. He used pictures taken by Ruth Hassenfritz and Jerald Walker to show the accomplishments of the community. Sticking to the theme, "Portraits of the Past, Visions of the Future", Mayor Holdaway, with assistance from Carol Harmer, used an old barbers chair to exhibit pictures of some of the older homes in the community with explanations , of who built then)., A draftsman's table was used to show pictures ol some of the newer homes in the community. This display was used as the city's exhibit at the Utah County Fair and was shown to the Community Progress Judges when they visited the city last month. The display is now open to the public view at any time at the Public Safety Building. Carol Harmer was chairman of the Community Fair again this year and she and her committee deserve a pat on the back for a job well done. The interest in the fair increases every year because of the efforts of this committee. We can hardly wait until ney; year. Contestants really go to it in the watermelon eating contest at the Community Fair. The winner was Coun cilman Keith Christeson, third from left, who didn't even come up for air until his piece was gone. |