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Show L j SSwRftBft 1 PGOUT AUTOMIXED ADC 340 hSbOivJS BOOK BINDERY INC a 127 RAILROAD ST SPRING PORT, MI 49284-976? view an edition of THE DAILY HERALD "Online: wwvv.HarkTheHerald.com Vol. 25, No. 30 THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003 Grove ty votes hcommuu ferlocal greement 8y Megan C.Wallgren Pleasant Grove City ooun- Imembersvuicu Lrtirioauon in an mienm-tu to create a Major LesTask Force at the July council meeting. The task force was first in 1998. The contract spired recently, but the pDtract until 2020. The task force is currently m ,t nf Orem and is made p of officers from all of the lies in the county. Each immunity contributes based its size. Pleasant Grove, - ; 3 en Us one omcer assigneu iuu- kE from the Pleasant veLindon Pubhc Safety epartment to the task force. The task force is funded iainly by government ants. What the cities confute con-fute is a match to what the sgram receives from the R-emment. Pleasant Grove Police tefTom Paul said the task ice has worked many cases (Pleasant Grove in the last er and has been a great pefit to the community. (It's like having a whole er police force in the coun- is paid for mostly by puts," he said. also likes having liipment from the inter- pi task force available for it's nice to have the sur- lillance eauimnent avail- tie. We can't afford to buv it Mependently, but together letask torce) can, he said, don't need it all the time, it sometimes I do and its tt to have that available." Paul said the task force mbe called in to help on any wr crime, but spends most "some investigating drug ... Parents want Youth Theater to continue V . . , Photo by Torn Mitchell Jeff Hinton will perform Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on the lawn on the east side of the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Recreation Center. Jeff Hinton to perform Sunday 'In the course of working Rases they often stumble f'o other things," he said. raul said having the Pwment is helpful in work-S work-S cases that go across city l which many drug cases By Linda Butler Singer-songwriter Jeff Hinton will perform per-form Sunday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Pleasant Grove Arts Council's popular "Concerts in the Park" series. Jeff Hinton, of Lehi, has appeared on national television and numerous radio stations. He's an award-winning songwriter, song-writer, he's produced and performed on several sev-eral CD's for local Utah artists, and he's performed across the nation from Disney-, land in California to Nashville, Term. Hinton, 40, began singing publicly since age four and has been singing ever since. As a youngster, Hinton performed numerous numer-ous times at local county fairs and the Utah State fair, he played the part of Amahl in the Opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" for Dixie College, and he performed at Dis neyland. More recently, Hinton has been traveling across the nation singing his own music written in a countrypop style. He performed per-formed two times on the "Charlie Daniel's Talent Round-up" broadcast nationally on The Nashville Network (TNN). He sang an original composition to win the National Starmania competition in , Branson, Missouri. He also appeared as a guest performer at a Las Vegas National Starmania competition. Presently, Hinton works in the music industry as a singer, producer, and songwriter. song-writer. His radio and television credits include jingles for Norbest Turkey, Moroni Feed Company's Chevron station and True See HINTON on Page 8 By Megan C. Wallgren Some parents are disappointed disap-pointed and confused by Pleasant Grove City's decision deci-sion to do away with the Youth Theater program as part of the reorganization of the arts council, the announcement of which, may have been premature. The move has not yet been discussed by the entire city council. Carol Harmer, city council member over the arts council, coun-cil, said the press release announcing the intended reorganization of the arts council may have been premature pre-mature since the new Arts Advisory Committee has not yet been formalized. She doesn't foresee any changes in the way it will be organized or in the decision about Youth Theater, however. howev-er. The city council has not yet discussed the matter, but Harmer said it will be showing up on a council agenda at some point. The entire City Council may not be in agreement as to what should be done with the Youth Theater. Council member Mark Atwood said he is not sure doing away with Youth Theater totally is the answer. "I thought they did a great job," he said. Atwood said he has not been in on any discussions on the matter. "I don't know why they went the direction they did," Atwood said. He said further discussion discus-sion on the matter would help him to make a better judgment about Youth Theater. The-ater. "I'm very disappointed," said Charlene Stott whose children were participants. "It's a quality experience for a reasonable price." Stott said her son was a little shy when he first started participating in Pleasant Grove's Youth Theater program. It was a great experience for him. "It helped him come out . of himself," she said. "I would love to see the city bring, it back," said Stott. "I would encourage others to call in and express support for the program." Stott heard the city's reasoning rea-soning for ending the Youth Theater program, but didn't think there would be a problem with competition between the city and The Grove Theater. "I don't think there's enough Youth Theater programs pro-grams to begin with. It's competitive to get a child in," she said. Pleasant Grove's Youth Theater program has had a waiting list for children wanting to participate in the last few years. The program put on three productions for the public with up to 60 partici- See YOUTH on Page 8 Correction.... In the Pleasant Grove Review July 3 edition in the article "Commission says 3300 North must cross Murdock Canal," the gave approval for the Robert Schow annexation request at its June 26 meeting. The editor apoligizes Planning Commission for the error. Bringing home the gold Peco Olympian first and second World Games ,. By Kristen Partida 7 Case brought home two gold ' s and one silver medal from the Olympic World Summer es in Ireland, that ran from June 'ghJune 29. ii-Sa tok first place in cycling the b. ion. Koad Race and second - wic iime Trial uycimg Contoot- i ... . ii -"kuus m the road race an ' the Kama U.,t ; imo tunc, UUt 111 LUG lxxix L cntestants start competing at held outside the United States. Approximately 7,000 athletes participated partici-pated in the games, 1,000 of those athletes ath-letes were from the United States. Lisa was one of 12 competing from the State of Utah. She began avid preparations for the competition in January and described her training as difficult. With the help of her mother, Cathy Case, Lisa trained at the gym three to four times a week, by riding a stationary station-ary bike continuously for almost an hour She and her mother would also ride their bikes along the river in Provo Canyon. Lisa had the opportunity to train j-x. atlnlpt.es in Salt Lake City. WHIl UUici . nnnrhPCt ner Willie began cycling at the age of 8 and really real-ly enjoyed it. Cathy believes her daughter's success suc-cess as a cyclist comes from of her ability to get herself into a good rhythm during a 30- to 45-minute ride. Lisa also competed in the 1999 World Games in North Carolina where she took home one gold and one bronze medal. After the games were over, Lisa's father predicted she would compete again in the 2003 Special Olympics in Ireland. Since that time, Lisa's father, Les Case, passed away, due to a sudden stroke, but his influence lives on through his daughter. Lisa said her rlaH 1 bpr Viprn. She feels like he k!uStantS Start competing at Jayne McGmre coac helped her get ready for the games. rnt times and race against the cychn thrTU : Bike Trail. "He's my favorite guy," said Lisa. "We as a family ride bikes a lot, Cathv. Because oi mw, i S"NV , . . '. ------- i ' ; . ( ' ""- ' . - v. r ;' ! . : rW- the fu"st time the Special said mer World Games were SILVERADO EXT. CAS & CREW CAB 4x4's See LISA on Page 8 Case family courtesy photo Lisa Case with her gold and silver medals at the Special Olympic World Summer Games 2003 in Ireland. "all new impalas, s-kks, malibus and cavaliers K fl v Lom or umm installed ras, w.th wnnm wuubie rebates m incentms om ouur ALL NEW SUBURBANS r j - I WE'LL BE THERF OUiUFYIHC TO! S5W fJEVY CONQUEST B0NU1 PILB TUMD UCINSE. OXC. WtCB IN ETFECT TH?U JUIT7?. 1X3 |
