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Show if.? I Y Cathy and Kaylen Ah pose for photo after he receives the Chamber of Commerce Business Award at a special banquet ban-quet in Salt Lake City Ash named PCs Total Citizen Kaylen Ash, president of Mack Trucks of Utah, was honored last week as the Lindon-Pleasant Grove Chamber of Commerce Total Citizen-Business of the Year. The award was presented at a -banquet held at the Double Tree Hotel in connection with the State Chamber of Commerce convention. Kaylen has served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors of the local Chamber of Commerce. He also has served as secretary-treasurer of the group. Kaylen has been employed by Mack Trucks of Utah, Inc. for the past seven years as Vice President of Operations and - was named President and CEO after the president presi-dent died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Kaylen also served for 12 years in . various management positions in the company before it was acquired by Mack in 1989. . ... ; Mack Trucks of Utah, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mack Trucks, Inc. They build the front discharge dis-charge cement mixers. The unit is manufactured by skilled craftsman in its entirety at the plant in Pleasant Grove. One special program that Kaylen Continued from front page pany in Istanbul. Before he moved here from California, he was looking for a place to live with certain criteria. These included a small community, easy access to outdoor activities and being able to work and serve in the community. He said he had met the other criteria and now was ready to do community service. Greg works at Novell and is a tester. He has lived in Pleasant Grove for over six years. He said his strengths are communication, com-munication, he is a quick learner, is a hard worker and is honest. If he was on the city council he would study things out and work as a team member. . He said he was concerned over the influence that is moving into the area but would like to work with youth and integrate them into the community. Greg noted that he would like to keep the integrity of the downtown Council N (GLNTHE Hi Installing a high ' Hi efficiency natural gas furnace is one of today's smartest investments. An efficient bating system saves money eve' ; ume the furnace comes on. And now through March 15, 1996, you can get a $500 Savings-Bond by installing a high-efficiency Lennox furnace and air conditioner. Don't wait! Financing available. Call 756-9683 for details and a free estimate. Hurry! Offer ends March 15, 199Q! I" V .( has worked on and Mack Trucks of Utah has become highly involved in is the Shadowing Program with Mt. View High School's welding department. depart-ment. Mack Trucks also offers tours to schools and youth groups and holds an open house each spring so that residents can see how a front discharge dis-charge cement mixer is made. A special program was held at the company plant at 310 W. Sam White's Lane (700 South) early in December when the National Christmas Tree was on display at the company overnight. The tree was being transported by Mack Trucks to Washington, D.C. from California. This year, as part of Utah's Centennial Celebration, ' Mack Trucks will be a sponsor of the National Christinas Tree which will be provided by a forest in Utah. Mack will transport the tree from Utah to Washington, D. C. Mack Trucks of Utah has also been a contributor to the Toys for Tots program for several years. Kaylen and his wife, Cathy Manley Ash, are the parents of eight children and reside in Orera. Kaylen enjoys fishing, camping, and traveling with his family. area so that people will still want , to shop there and they could still welcome more industry. , Mike was a candidate for the city council in the last election. He was raised in Pleasant Grove and : feels he is aware of what is going on in town. , : , : He is in charge of the Pony League and Little League for the city recreation. His concerns are in . recreation and he feels he can contribute con-tribute because of his experience in this area. .. Mike said he keeps his word and will see something through to the end. He gets along well with people and would fit in with the city council. He told the 'council that he will always was be there and available for anything they want him to do. He said that not everyone can win and life goes on. Even if you lose, you have learned a good lesson in life, he added. 17axrm your Ihome with a hott $500 Savnxmgs Bond Czrom GunttBaeirs! Lennox In$tall either the high efficiency receive a $200 Savingi Bond. ill TV ate" ' iommmnm). compoiit Ain r eunit development A total of 49 unitsjn Plats B, C, D, and E, of Jne Davencourt Townhomes Development were approved by Pleasant Grove City Council last week. Tim units axe located it approximately approxi-mately 120O W. 1000 North. Earlier the city council had returned this request for final approval because of concerns they had regarding parking inaculdesac. The developers suggested a planted plant-ed median with a one-way drive around the median as this would discourage dis-courage parking along the roadway. There is a homeowners organization which could take care of the planted median and oversee any problems. City Engineer Kent Fugal said this is a very simple solution and will enhance the development. The council gave final approval subject to adequate signing and moving mov-ing the sidewalk back at the beginning begin-ning of the culdesac if necessary. Final approval was also given for Valley Crest Plats D and E at approximately 800 West to 1000 West and 700 North to 900 North. Forty-one units are included in this subdivision. City hears Gene Carly of the Utah County Housing Authority told the Pleasant Grove City Council last week of plans for senior citizen housing and received the council's approval for the project. Recently, the housing consortium consor-tium had recommended that all the member cities combine their allotment allot-ment of funds in order to construct low income housing for senior citizens. citi-zens. The Pleasant Grove City Council had been concerned about theplan as they had felt good about 'the work they had been able to accomplish with the city's housing allotment in the past. Carlvtold the council that one of the things that his department ; jlges'ls pay a rent subsidy to low' income families. They own several Ed was also a candidate for the city council in the last election and he ran for mayor in the previous . '. election. He said he has been involved in engineering for 25 years and has a Strong background , in surveying j and laying out subdivisions. . . He supports the planning commission com-mission which is a great asset to the city. He feels that Pleasant Grove is a great place to live and knows a lot of people and has a lot of support in the community. He noted that he has been involved with Strawberry Days and has worked with the youth where the strength is. Ed indicated he would rather have a primary system rather than ' a party system for selecting city . 'officials. ... Glen took the oath of office from " ' City Recorder Charmaine Childs at the beginning of the regular city council meeting. fUrnact OR air conditioner and ; BY DESIGN Police warn about auto burglars Another large number of vehicle burglaries have been reported to Pleasant Grove-Lindon Police Officers in recent days. For the past two or three weeks, officers have responded to 25 or 30 vehicle burglaries, many on the east side of Pleasant Grove. Last week officers arrested two teen-age boys in connection with a number of vehicle thefts which had occurred in the northwest part of town. They knew even then that the east-side burglaries were done by someone else. Officer Kelly Liddiard said that the burglars are entering unlocked cars and open garages and taking money or items which are easily removed. , Most of the burglaries are taking place between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. The police are asking citizens .to watch their neighborhoods closely and if you see any unfamiliar vehicles vehi-cles or people in the area notify the police immediately. Try to get a-license a-license plate and description if it is possible. ' Be sure to keep your vehicle locked and do not leave anything of plans for senior housing in area places where people can live. They , also have rehab programs to loan money out to make repairs for. homes belonging to low income people. peo-ple. This is the area in which Pleasant Grove has used most of its allotment in past years. Carly explained to the council that they have another program which they began in 1990 called the HOME program which is designed to create more housing for low income people and the homeless. He reported thai the consortium has no power but is a. planning group. The money comes from the federal government and is distributed distrib-uted to the cities based on popula-' tion, need, etc. The county has 'done different housing projects in different areas. Lehi has one. Some have been turned into elderly retirement centers. cen-ters. He said the county has adminis- Pleasant (grout Vcuteut ISSN No. 8755-9072 U.S.P.S. No. 4357-8000 Published weekly .by : Newtah News Group 11 South Main Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 -Telephone Numbers . Advertising & Circulation . . .756-7689 News .756-5273 Publisher . : . . . . . . Brett Bezzanl Managing Editor . .". . . Marc Haddock City Editor .Marcella Walker Subscription price $24 per year Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove, Utah PoMmtttar: tend tddraaa chant to 59 Witt Maki, American Fort, Utah M003 HEALTH CARE PHuI? SAVIMGS FHP can save you money each month and give more benefits. 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A 27-year-old male from American Fork was arrested for DU1 on Jan. 17 after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident acci-dent at the Grove Creek retention basin.. Officer Damn Brown said that the man's pickup truck had gone over, the spillway that enters into the Grove Creek retention basin at the mouth of Grove Creek Canyon. . . The spillway was about 10 feet high and the truck was nosedown In the accident the driver received injuries to .the head and tered those funds to the city and Pleasant Grove has done nine loan projects in the city to help rehabilitate rehabili-tate low income homes. Carly noted that other needs exist besides what they have done in the past. This is where the need for housing for the elderly comes in. A few communities have housing hous-ing for the elderly but not many. There's one sure way to get our money fast! harm r-ici n MSM Electronic filing Fast. Easy. , Certain. Am. Fork 52 E. Main Provo 110 S. 500 W. North Provo 1180 N. University Ave." Orem 738 N. State North Orem 1275 N. State 1 n n i cz ll o -PL il H was transported by Pleasant Grove Ambulance to American Fork Hospital for treatment. The man was arrested for DUI at the hospital following testa for alcohol content in his blood. There was $1,000 damage to the oickun truck. Other officers assisting were Sgt. Cody Cullimore and Jarid Carter. A burglary was reported at Central School on Jan. 20. Someone broke the glass in a west door to gain entry. There was damage throughout the building but nothing seemed to be missing. There was $300 damage to the glass door, $150 damage to an interior inte-rior door, $50 damage to a door knob, and $20 damage to ceiling tile. There are possible suspects. Officers responding were Mike n . i t m r w:i r . -ii i omiui, oim inuier, luiius dutwui mm Sgt. Cullimore. During the big snowstorm last Wednesday, Pleasant Grove Officers responded to eight accidents, most of the fender-bender type. They also assisted many motorists whose cars had slid off the roadway or were stuck. The county needs to generate some funds for the elderly housing and pooling the money normally given to each community may be the way to do it, Carly said. . HOME funds for Pleasant Grove as of Jan. 16, 1996 was $99,370. The amount that would go toward Mia rnnntv hniiainir nmiect for the elderly would be $62,370. 756-4612 375-3436 373-9900 225-4018 223-9766 |