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Show r i--- 'oi mil z1 review at;. at;! V id an edition of THE DAILY HERALD Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com ate. i hai;' CENTS Vol. 25, No. 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2003 TTy gP: atir.- or v ant A bird's eye view G breeder says kiigeons are Misunderstood Qf ttei By Megan C. Wallgren Though many would call ip birds a nuisance, one feasant Grove man calls nts iem misunderstood, hat "Pigeons have a bad reputation rep-utation because wild m t geons can cause problems, as at trained pigeons are very m.'isy to control," said Gor-, Gor-, 'm Smith. m Smith raises racing "0Bjgeons. He has 47 birds in 3e'6:ie back yard of bis North elds neighborhood home. lough some neighbors are 3as :,ncerned, Smith would like natt.e city to understand the tilll.iort, and the birds, before if flaking any final decisions s gii to the pigeons' fate. "Some neighbors may orry about having them '.inging around their roof, it I'm not worried because QSS know they won't," Smith nitt id. ind Smith said racing , D geons are trained only to Reiiost in the sheds where fol0 .ey live. They don't come . jj id go as they please, jl j. Racing pigeons are taken certain distance from eir roost and released. sing special timers and a arker around the leg, the """"geons are timed on how j , st they fly home. The race . Ji completed when a bird Ues through the slots into 3 COOp. i "If a bird lands on the mse and sits there it does e no good because it's just Jjjjisting time. I need it to fly ?ht into the slot," said flith. (IJHe said the birds are ally easy to train, because ey know where they are i. i! a- ' ;i !i IP ' I . 1 u WW - V I. u in j?-- H ' II j I I ' ' i Uauld L i i .1 J jLad CaFJEI gamma; i r '3 j-- ; ' S 5 I if 1 , I JUL . ti fc.vxv"' r I It i ,n.. If I . . : ' wiw- 'I if 1 1 1 i jTOWSWJj: .Wfl JfWWWW WTO ?ST!i5W? f 1 if- J f. i 5 -, . HI - -t SWM B!"W J?"JS(.. i : 1 . a -1 3 i, 1 Photo by Megan Wallgren Gordon Smith raises 47 pigeons in his backyard in the North Fields neighborhood. "If a bird is out I just whistle and shake some feed and it flies right back in," Smith said. Smith is a member of the Utah County Racing Pigeon Association that has members mem-bers from Lehi to San- taquin. When it's race time, he takes his birds to a central location where they are loaded onto a truck with around 900 other birds. They are then taken anywhere any-where from Malad, Idaho, to the Canadian border and released. Using their amazing natural nat-ural homing instincts, the birds fly home. When a bird arrives at its See BIRDS on Page 10 Manila free farm proposal raises ire of neighbors By Megan C. Wallgren Debate at a public hearing hear-ing to consider the request for a conditional use permit for a tree farm in a Rural Residential zone in the Manila Neighborhood brought out four years of frustration in some residents, resi-dents, and fear for the future in others. Farmers felt putting a conditional use on tree farming - could affect all farming in the future. Neighbors of the tree farm were upset because of what they felt was a lack of consideration con-sideration by the tree farm owner, Tracy Burnham, for when and how he used his trucks and tractors. Part of the problem came because Burnham was also using the property to store landscaping equipment and supplies. The property stored large landscaping rocks and had piles of litter on it. Trucks often came in and out to pick up supplies. Neighbors have been complaining to the city for four years. The city ticketed Burnham for operating a business without a license and told him to pay the fina or go through the process for a conditional use permit. See TREE on Page 10 City officials look to strengthening downtown By Megan C. Wallgren With the growing trend of businesses locating near the freeway in "gateway" districts, many small cities are struggling to keep historic his-toric "downtown" areas vibrant. While pushing for commercial com-mercial development along Pleasant Grove Boulevard, city officials are also looking look-ing for ways to strengthen downtown P.G. in their economic eco-nomic development plan. "Downtown is the history and heritage, the heart of the community. If downtown down-town falls apart there is a big hole," said Economic Development Director Paul Blanchard. "The city is committed com-mitted to downtown." Blanchard, who has been a consultant with the city since the fall of 2002, will present to the mayor and city council his 10-point plan for Pleasant Grove economic eco-nomic development on, April 22. Blanchard said downtown down-town will have a big part in the five-year plan. He said there are several key elements ele-ments in a vibrant downtown down-town district. The city offices, post office, library and banks are the foundation founda-tion and other businesses need to be quality operations. opera-tions. Blanchard said Pleasant Grove already has those key elements in place in their downtown area and is See GROWTH on Page 10 tondee Mortensen to reign as Miss Pleasant Grove for 2003 By Marcella Walker Jandee Mortensen, daughter of Al and dee Mickelsen and the late Cody ortensen, was crowned Miss Pleasant ove for 2003 at the conclusion of the inual Scholarship Pageant held Saturday ght at Pleasant Grove High School. Angela Sanders, Miss Pleasant Grove for '02, removed her crown and placed it on Jandee's head when the new queen 's announced. For her talent presenta- Jandee performed a ballet number. First attendant to the new queen is zzy Marchbanks, daughter of Hal and "7 Marchbanks, Michelle Greenhalgh, ughter of Blain and Janet Greenhalgh is cond attendant, and third attendant is jcey Griffin, daughter of Richard and resa Griffin. Lizzy performed a lyrical 0 nee in the talent portion of the program, 8,ichelle gave a humorous monologue, and cey did a clog dance. JMiss Pleasant Grove and her attendants , 11 reign over the annual Strawberry Days alMebration in June and will represent the y throughout the summer at many fades and other celebrations. They will io be called upon to participate in other y functions during the year. As Miss Pleasant Grove, Jandee will yeive a $3,000 scholarship, while Lizzy will be given a $1,200 scholarship, Michelle will receive an $800 scholarship and Lacey will be the recipient of a $500 scholarship. These four were named as the top finalists before Miss Pleasant Grove was named. Contestants receiving $100 awards were Amber Doman, Talent Award; Kimberly Call, Interview Award; Courtney Haynie, Physical Fitness Award; Ashley Stewart, Service Award; and Rebeka Hill, Ticket Sales Award. Other awards given were the Glen Ricks Photography Award for Most Photogenic to Amber Doman and the Spirit of Miss Pleasant Grove Award to Sarah Carter and Rebeka Hill. Other contestants were Lola Taylor, Marcy Baum, Brittany Edlefsen, and Kelli Ellertson. Scott Christopher was the emcee for the pageant again this year. Last year's Miss Pleasant Grove Angela Sanders displayed dis-played her talent in dance and piano during dur-ing the program. Other specialty numbers were given by Madysen Memmot, who danced, and Jodi Nichols, former Miss Beaver County, who sang "Proud To Be An American." A flag ceremony conducted by the U. S. Marine Corps began the evening's program. pro-gram. Frank Mills presented awards to See MISS PG on Page 10 '03 CHEVY MALISU '00 CHEVY BLAZER 4x4 , 1 A VAKILlY 01 0PIIUNS m I YOUR GENE HARVEY "' ' " '""f ' CERTIFIED PRICE " 1 5 fcv.crf re-'" CHOICE Of 4 000k OS 2 -OO0S 0DLS YOUR GENE HARVEY CERTIFIED PRICE $ r 7 : m w - '- - : .. r"V. ", .' - f -' . '. 5 ' i f . ' - 3 - - ': i - n a. i . ti 1 Photo by Marcella Walker Miss Pleasant Grove Jandee Mortensen, on the left, third attendant Lacey Griffin, first attendant Lizzy Marchbanks and second attendant Michelle Greenhalgh are the new royalty that will reign for the 2003 Strawberry Days. IO TO CHOOSE FROM! , a vtoierr or tOUIPMlHT ' ANO OPTIONi! rj rj SuSIuSro MODtlSSHOWN. 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