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Show - : " 0 an edition of The Daily Herald 3:rJr?H?raid.com CTS Vb. 24, A'o. i9 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 2002 ;;ty hires I panchard ;5 economic -director ' !, by Ruth Turner .-' pleasant Grove is growled grow-led businesses are mov-! mov-! "in, and the city needs a frto guy t0 take charse of ' 'jail. Paul Blanchard is just ieir man. - .'The city recently hired Vanchard as Economic Development Director. With vfce opening of the freeway j.erchange only two weeks the city is expecting n'siderable business ; powth, and wants to pure quality development ' in the city. ; -We are bringing Mr. It Blanchard aboard at an v ctremely opportune time," , said council member Keith Carry. Blanchard and his wife, j' Em, who is from Orem, are tie parents of four children ;pd live in South Jordan, if iHe is a graduate of BYU i kind The Economic Develop ment Institute at the Uni- tirsity of Oklahoma. He has held many eco-imic eco-imic development posts in Valley, West Jordan, V',iuth Jordan, and Payson. r e also served as President j The Utah Alliance for ?if '.tconomic Development. Blanchard also advises Vv'jf.her private and public . 'ier's. but said that Pleas- '. - ' - W : i 1 1 , . .. .. i -V - ' X ' " - ' j. ,,."' i , - ; ' - V" J - ' ': ! -v. - ' ! ; . ' - v.-.' - . T ? . v - " . ' ( : . . ; : it. '- "111 fcl I Public Safety awarded $1,200 The Pleasant Grove Lin-don Lin-don Public Safety Department Depart-ment received an award of $1,200 from the Wal-Mart Foundation through the local Orem Wal-Mart Store in their Safe Neighborhood Heroes grant program on Sept. 11. This program is designed to provide funds to police, fire, and emergency medical service personnel for equipment equip-ment to assist them in providing pro-viding better services to the public. Funds received in this program will be used by the department to obtain Global Glob-al Positioning System (GPS) equipment; which will be carried by patrol supervisors and EMS personnel per-sonnel to assist in the location loca-tion of critically injured persons per-sons by air ambulance both in the city and in our surrounding sur-rounding mountains. Local landmarks and addresses mean very little to an emergency helicopter crew, which may not be familiar with the city from the ground. All local medical med-ical helicopter services are equipped with GPS Navigation Naviga-tion aids but they must be provided with the ground coordinates. The funds provided by the Wal-Mart Foundation will make that possible, and will undoubtedly assist the Pleasant Grove Police and Emergency Services Personnel Per-sonnel in their life saving efforts, as precious minutes will be saved in the interim between injury and critical emergency care. See AWARD on Page 12 Pleasant Grove song debuts at Heritage Festival ' '0t Grove will become his ,ij lumber one priority. He will V i tend three or four days a : S.' Sk DIRECTOR on Page 12 h - ... Photo by Craig FritzThe New Mexican Umpire Sara Heilbut calls a runner out during a game at the Municipal Recreational Complex for the Ul 4 Amateur Softball Association national championship in Sante Fe, N.M., this summer. Sara began umpiring when she was 13 years old and is known as "Princess." iAFE AT HOME r, , it i i M Blanchard Young umpire Sara Heilbut earns respect of peers By Greg Hall Sara Heilbut of Pleasant Grove likes playing with the big boys when it comes to making decisions on the ball field. In fact, she is the one who makes the decisions in most cases. Sara, 19, graduated graduat-ed from Pleasant Grove High School m 2001 and is a familiar face among noted umpires for girls' fast pitch games around the state and region. She was recently invited to umpire at the 2002 ASA 14 and under Girls' Fast p; Western National Championship Tournament in Santa Fe, N.M The tournament is a highly competitive event which earlier this year hosted over 60 teams from Wisconsin to California. Sara was one of only four umpires selected from Utah, and the only umpire at the tournament tourna-ment even close to her own age. Given the age difference between her and the other umpires, "she had to earn their respect," said her father, Rick Heilbut. When the tournament was over, Sara had impressed more than just the other umpires with her quick and accurate calls at the plate. "The other umpires, the coaches and the players all treated me very well," said Sara. Sara has been playing softball since she See UMPIRE on Page 12 By Ruth Turner Pleasant Grove marked the city's 152nd birthday with a song written about its heritage. Written by Dave Comp-ton Comp-ton of Enoch Train and vocals performed by Comp-ton Comp-ton and Heidi Boyd-Potter, the song, "Pleasant Grove," debuted Thursday night at the Heritage Festival and was played throughout the weekend. In addition to local talent, tal-ent, outside artists also assisted in the recording. Jamie Glaser of Los Angeles, Ange-les, filled in the background on steel and acoustic guitars gui-tars and bass. "It sounded incomplete and Jamie helped fill it out a little bit," said Heritage Festival Fes-tival chairman Dan Shaw. Glaser, who has performed per-formed with Bryan Adams and Shania Twain, happened hap-pened to be visiting the Brunson Brothers Studio where "Pleasant Grove" was being duplicated. He offered to help with instrumentals and Shaw took him up on it. "He's just fallen in love with Utah and the people and wanted to help out," said Shaw. "He's so phenomenal." phenom-enal." The song begins with the chorus, "Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Grove, my love, my heart, my home. Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, Pleasant Grove, my feet will never roam." It has three verses and talks about the settlement by the pioneers, the name changes the city has undergone, under-gone, major city landmarks, and the beauty of the valley. It even mentions the original families who still live there today, "Holman, Clark, Harvey, Price, Jolley, Marler, Wilson!" The song has been recorded onto CD and can be purchased for $5. Contact Dave or Kathy Shaw at 785-2222 or at kkshaw7 hotmail.com. They also hope to have them for sale at the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Library and other downtown stores soon. -"vnuiu Tournament in sama re, fikings rou$t Bruins, have fun-filled Homecoming Week BY KAIVM Crnrr.., I I'.. Tho ti . i . In. iieasam urove -V ..-so ueat trie Mountain Bruins, 35-14, as one 1)(HomecominsWeek. ; feasant Grnvp Whall I '1 I i - 1 Bill Mickel I Msed the team. They ihiathaiftirne and def Mickelson led i , - "untune ana aeieai-f aeieai-f Bruins 35-14. V"as easy to catch the r-lg spirit for most of the h me nign scnooi S anrl tl, J Lilc uiue emu. balloons throughout leachers added to the Cities. ''US Voq' U : Nicole Wilson, the of Don and T?a'Shelle Wilson, had a fun filled week and competed in the pageant among 27 contestants con-testants on Tuesday night. She was sponsored by the Ballroom Club Dance Team. Each of the contestants had to do a skit represent ing their club. The queen was selected on per the i M was accompanied by (Ill vT a noint svstem with 25 cent of the points from annular vote at tne RrVinol. 25 percent from the interview and 50 percent on confidence and how the contestant con-testant supported her club or team. The Homecoming attendants atten-dants are Kallie Alldredge See VIKINGS on Page 12 i-.. 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