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Show 4 . o n ri Kevi edition of The Daily Herald Online: www.KarkTheKeraid.CDin Vol. 24, No. 14 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002 ew a n i :v rdale -dyoWeers needed to plant trees Mpmo 5 Pleasant Grove City r"ndlhas proclaimed inl 6 as Arbor Day, iring that "trees pro- fde beauty to the com-- com-- nunity, valuable shade, f'Siifyair'andare J event that day at Jiscovery Park ; The tree-planting will Jerin at 8 a.m. and Alex Uwood, who is coordinating coordi-nating the event, asks invone that comes to "Wheelbarrows, and rakes. """""".Ve're meeting in the east r parking lot and donuts I f' ind juice will be given ''-throughout the project." Participants will be 5 planting trees and dig- ring holes. "Last year it JUIY li-J" lid. "We need as much ielp as we can get." Woodhouse honored Nagi Nupa Woodhouse i i -il. . vis honored wun a ilaoue from the Pleasant 3rove city council for his participation in the Olympics. Woodhouse played an original Native American piece on his Jute for the Olympics. 'It's an honor," he said, le played his flute for he council before accept-ig accept-ig his plaque. 1 till Mil 1' Ik ) J U e ottaiw Clean up week set Clean ud week is slat- : Id to begin April 20 and 30 through April 28. Dumpsters will be set up y ii me noaeo grounas tor jreen waste as well as ;u, ,;n u ii nemo uiai win ut; Lcuveii to the dump. Council members are also considering consid-ering giving residents a free dump pass that is ttnKA f 4-1 i.: iu iui uie emu e year. !bigscf ovw Clean Sweep Day oml May 11 has been designated des-ignated as Clean Sweep S Day. The Neighborhood Advisory Board has been asked to recommend three or fnnr the Cltv COlinril fnr . ''deration. Woforcyces coming The Pleasant Grove phce Department will receiving their new motorcycles two months flier than planned. "It .Wouldn't be a problem h the budget " '"rector Mike Ferre said. : 11 Jill take a while to ut it them and get them 0n the road." r 5 V 1 5 5 -ft i i I undreds h earch in s young P for G boy By Linda Butler Five-year-old Zachary Furner likes to run. And he likes to hide. When the autistic youngster couldn't be found outside his Pleasant Grove home near 900 South and 1100 East, his family began searching for him. At 6 p.m. last Tuesday, Pleasant Grove Police were notified and an organized search was begun. Over 300 people showed up Tuesday evening to search for young Zachary.. The search centered cen-tered around his neighborhood neighbor-hood and the nearby orchards that fascinated the youngster. Hundreds of city employees employ-ees and volunteers joined the search. Law Enforcement and Public Safety agencies from throughout Utah County became involved in the search, going from door to door, looking in homes and yards. The search was terminated termi-nated at 2 a.m. as an infrared search was conducted con-ducted from a police helicopter. heli-copter. As Wednesday dawned, Zachary still had not been found. Searchers gathered at the search base, located at the LDS chapel on Locust Lane, as early as 6 a.m. Organized teams of searchers resumed searching search-ing at 8:00 a.m. They were joined by Rocky Mountain See SEARCH on Page 12 Top public Safety officials were in St. George during search Photo by Linda Butler A shy but happy Zachary Furner examines microphones while his mother Dawn is interviewed shortly after Zachary's rescue. By Julie Bellon Pleasant Grove City's top public safety officials were at a State Police Chiefs Conference in St. George when Zachary Furner went missing. Even so, "our guys handled han-dled it very well," Public Safety Director Mike Ferre said. "But I expected that." The state offered to fly Ferre back from the conference, confer-ence, "but it would have taken two-and-one-half hours to get the plane down there and one-and-one-half hours flying back, so I just drove home." Everything was under control when Ferre arrived as Kelly Liddiard and Sergeant Mike Smith had taken over the investigation. "Our emergency communications commu-nications were in place, our new CERT people knew what to do. It was urgent, See SAFETY on Page 12 Haddock leaving New Utah for new position By Barbara Christiansen American Fork City Editor New Utah Managing Editor Marc Haddock has accepted a position as the City Editor at The Daily Herald in Provo. He will oversee the reporting staff and local news gathering operation. opera-tion. ;, He will assume his duties at New Utah's sister newspaper on Monday, April 8. Of Haddock's nearly 20 years at the helm of north Utah County's award-winning award-winning papers, Publisher Brett Bezzant said Haddock's contribution had been great. "He is one of the finest and most experienced community journalists in the state," said Bezzant. "Although we will certainly miss him at this newspaper, news-paper, we look forward to the contribution contri-bution he will make for a larger audience audi-ence at The Dailv Herald." Herald Managing Editor Mike Fitzgerald said he was pleased Haddock would be able to fill the position. posi-tion. As a long-time resident of Utah County, he brings an experienced viewpoint to the news desk. "Marc is an award-winning editor and writer who will bring his experience, experi-ence, talent and enthusiasm to The Daily Herald newsroom, along with enhancing our teamwork with New Utah," said Fitzgerald. Haddock expressed both excitement excite-ment and sadness. "I have very mixed feelings," he said. "I never thought I would be leav-. leav-. ing these papers. They are great community com-munity newspapers and I have enjoyed working here. "I love the community. It still means a great deal to me. I intend to I . . .WMMik...'. ayyw'.i.vi!HimtMgMJi wiw urn I f ' ''I i See HADDOCK on Page 12 Marc Haddock Change in New Utah delivery day New Utah is changing its delivery day. Beginning next week on April 1 1, look for your newspaper on Thursday instead of Wednesday Miss Pleasant Grove Contestants " -V" ; -if ; f .... 'Mi J r " ' flS?cy Lee Draper cy Lpo n ., lUuKf -oper is tne rl" Ot Clair anH cVq . ror ner tai- bne uiii r ince ii 6 aim owora ryday16' profect is Freedom "Ier06S: Jaime Baird Jaime Baird is the daughter of Kellan and Shauna Baird. She will play a piano piece, Partita V by Bach, for her talent. For her project she will provide music lessons for pre-kindergarten pre-kindergarten age children. Angela Sanders Angela Sanders is the daughter of Ron and Jeanne Sanders. She will perform a jazz dance for her talent. Her platform is titled "Tomorrow's Heroes." it- Lacey Griffin Lacey Griffin is the daughter of Richard and Teresa Griffin. She will be clogging for her talent. Her platform is "Anorexia, Not a Way Out." Melissa Goodrich Melissa Goodrich is the daughter of Arthur and Renette Goodrich. She will be singing for her talent. Her platform project will involve forming "trust with ourselves and others to improve our world." if' Alicia Curtis Alicia Curtis is the daughter of Wendell and Nancy Curtis. She will perform per-form a flute solo at the pageant. pag-eant. Her platform project is "Know Where You're Kids Are." |