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Show t 370 expires 01389! WESTERN MICROGROPHICS 2712 SOUTH WEST E WEST VOLLEY CITY UT B4119 (femfi WIS' Vol. 16, No. 26 Wednesday, June 29, 1994 50 cents a single copy Record school district budget includes funds for new schools Members of the Alpine School District ,BoardofEducation Tuesday adopted abud-getexceetling$183.4millionforthe abud-getexceetling$183.4millionforthe 1994-95 school year a 22.7 percent increase over last year's expenditures. Board members also approved the purchase pur-chase of 40 acres of ground, in northeast Orem from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The land, bought at a costof $2.3 million, willbe used to construct one of two planned high schools. James Hansen, district budget director, said the increase comes in the Capital Projects Fund and takes in to consideration the $98 million bond passed by voters ear- Sheriff to crack down on DUIs Sheriff Dave Bateman has ordered or-dered the Utah County Sheriffs Department Patrol Division to increase in-crease their enforcement activities on persons driving under the influence influ-ence of drugs and alcohol. Special emphasis will be given during MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Nationl Sobriety Checkpoint Check-point Week June 28-July 5. Lt. Alex Hunt, Patrol Division Commander, indicated that he will increase the number of checkpoints conducted during Sobriety Checkpoint Check-point Week in support of the MADD program. Sheriffs Department personnel per-sonnel will continue the existing program of alcohol and drug enforcement en-forcement checkpoints during the remainder of the year. Traffic checkpoints are a legislative legisla-tive Sanctioned DUI enforcement tool that requires Judicial Approval. Approv-al. Announcement of the approved locations is made monthly in a local paper., ' ' ... v;v ' Connie Harton,presidentofUtah MADD, said, "Sobriety Checkpoints are an eff ective alcohol enforcement tool" - PGHS Band to at concert The Pleasant Grove High School Band will present its final concertof the summer when they perform at the Concert in the Park on Sunday, July 3, at 7 p.m. on the east side of the Community Center, 100 E. 200 South, Pleasant Grove. The band will march in the Freedom Free-dom Festival Parade in Provo and that will conclude their summer season as they prepare for their fall schedule of competitions. This band has won all kinds of awards and recognition over the pastfewyears as it has participated in competitions throughout the west. Bring your families out for this entertaining concert on Sunday in the park. There is no charge. Lawn chairs and blankets will help to make you more comfortable as you listen. . : . ... ,-,,-. ; Theeoncerts in thepark are sponsored spon-sored by the Pleasant Grove Arts Council. lier this year for construction of two new high schools and two new elementary schools. Forty million dollars of the new budget is committed to these projects, Hansen said. He said the major portion of the budget goes for the daily maintenance and operation opera-tion of the district's 45 schools with some $80 million going for salaries and benefits for the district's 1,700 certified teachers. Other expenditures shown include $ 12. 1 million for plant operation; $7.1 million for administration; $4 million for transportation; transporta-tion; and $7 million for the school lunch program. The total budget of $183,423,109 will provide for the instruction, housing, transportation trans-portation and support of an estimated fall enrollment of 42,538 students, Steven C. Baugh, district superintendent, said. District staff members said the new budget will result in a $74 increase of property tax on a $100,000 home instead of the $88 announced in pre-bond election information. ,' The budget was adopted at the regular meeting of the board of education and followed fol-lowed a public hearing. Bob Wright, who Identified himself as a "citizen taxpayer," critised the district for holding a mid-year bond election that saw only 13 percent of the eligible voters turn out. District Superintendent Steven Baugh praised the LDS Church for selling the district the land for the new school, even though they probably didn't want to sell at this time. They did it for the benefit of the children , he said. "We've been working on this for a long time - through two boards (of education)," said board member Linda Campbell. "It's about the only site in Orem large enough for a high school. I hope we will be able to start on the new school immediately." Board member Vance Calder commented comment-ed the land was probably the only site large enough for high school left in Orem. Board member Guy Fugal, saying he saw eyebrows lifted among patrons when the price of the land was noted, added there might have been a few other sites but these sites were going for about $100,000 per acre. The district is paying about $57,500 per acre for the ground they purchased. Board president Kenneth Sorensen said a piece of property next to this one sold for over $70,000 just a couple of months ago. penorm '0 Caitlain LaVange, left, and Alex and Cody Ball display "their" book, Each One a Miracle. The book was compiled by Deanna and Terry Ball to tell the story of the adoption of Rumanian children. Stories of Rumanian adoptions related in 'Each One a Miracle By LINDA MUHLESTEIN America, what does it mean to us - we who have lived under her protection for generations? Those who have traveled to Romania to bring out orphaned children and babies know. In 199 1 Deanna Ball and Dorise LaVange were among hundreds of people who felt a compelling drive to help the orphaned children chil-dren of Romania. "We have so much," said Deanna. "andlfeltwehaveenough to share. When I heard that there were 10,000 orphans in Bucharest..I felt if I took a child from Romania, I wouldn't just be adopting, but I would be saving a life." "The feeling of everyone was that Tve got to get over there, . now," said Dorise. "The timing was critical." And the foreboding feeling proved to be correct. In early 1990, after the execution of Romania's dictator, Ceaucescu, the world was given a glimpse of the horrifying fact that tens of thousands of children chil-dren and babies were being warehoused ware-housed in squalid orphanages and hospitals throughout Romania. And for a few short months adoption of these children was allowed. During 1991, more than eight thousand Rumanian children chil-dren were adopted and taken from thecountry. Fearingfor theirjobs, orphanage workers complained, andin June 1991 laws were passed suspending the adoption of Rumanian Ru-manian children. Deanna andDorise were twoof the lucky few who moved on and offstage as this curtain of opportunity oppor-tunity rose, then quickly fell. The challenges Deanna and Dorise experienced in Romania, as well as the people they met, changed their lives. Knowing the profound effect the visit to Romania Roma-nia had had on her, Deanna set about to gather the stories of others oth-ers she knew who had ventured to Romania with hopes to adopt children. chil-dren. The compilation of those stories sto-ries resulted in a recently pub-, pub-, lished book, Each One a Miracle. Each One a Miracle recounts the amazing stories of 1 1 couples' efforts to bring children out of the inhumane conditions ofRumanian orphanages. Beautifully and simply sim-ply told, the stories are inspiring as they relate miracles and testify of divine intervention. One ex-cerpt ex-cerpt reads: "The girls never gave up hope . of going to America. After the 'adoptions were final, Garth (Nelson) , came to the orphanage and took them out to a waiting See ROMANIA on Page 3 Pastor Bagley sports and religion . was the only Mormon in the little town. After eight years, William movedhisfamily to Utah, where he, like the doctor, was then in the i minority. Both Gloria and William looked forward to the move west, and have not been disappointed. When asked about his first sermon, ser-mon, William tells about his father being a part-time preacher at a senior se-nior citizens home. He asked his son to give a message. He worked on it . for months and was so nervous he - gave his 30 minute talk in about 10 minutes! ,,. ."Funny now, but not so then," (Bagley says. ;; -. Later, as he gave a weekly Sun- - day radio message from Carthage, he learned to preciselytimehis talks. ' The Bagleys have four children, Bill, almost 2 1, has already complet-ed complet-ed his training for the ministry, and 1 ; is tpplyingto churches in Nebraska. .June, 19; is a sophomore- at La , Jprahgs, Wyo where Gloria's broth" er-in4sw is president of the school ; Miles, 17, is a senior, and Evie is 15, : Warsaw.nLaverv smallcommuni- Cand in the 10th grade. The children . .. HriAMtiiiotniiMfirafitNuvDoana r. eomoiexescnouareareanywiuiine Wia miU wm-edr$''wiky. hala of home scheoiinff. - v " William oarticuUrly snjbysdSi,; William enjoys his 'ether job of - . . . - - r -mmMmiiIm Ha TaAhi i "AnaM'il j i Tnere uiey naa we opportune, wa j muwiauip, to hecoma somewhat acquainted a. . . . . . . . SI wud dou Manual cviMin w- y organized loWTneir family doctor By ARLO WEEN BARNEY Pastor William Bagley calls it "fair" or "foul on the diamond and : : tearhes "fairness and "forgiveness" from the pulpit at London's Fellow ship Bible Church. " Bagley was born in Kalamazoo,' Mich- His family was active in a Bible church. He and his seven brothers broth-ers and sisters learned early the importance of scripture study. William's father worked 32 years in a paper mill and was a good , example of hard work, honesty and c!edicaticfl to learning and "-'gospel ideas. . ; A : Shy in school, William overcame that quickly while attending Grand Rapids School of the Bible of Musk. he completed five years of preparation prepara-tion for the ministry. He also met , ana nwim am wu wm w, wm w- V'V- . T J" .1 - -U -Jt itt.ni ! v- .V.4 : ; scnooi. wiuMHnjr,iwwwTwi, ;aia noc nsip my graaes: . v. , - Tnaenla Community Church Is. M Mr. .'t. WHill.t wwm .ww. r . . a " mm v . - : MlsSutMWiaJemciOienurcnm could never get paid enough to umpire! um-pire! When yott have a good game it's just great!" ' - He wants to stay with girls' soft-ball soft-ball because, "they're not as competitive com-petitive as boys. I think umpiring is so different from preaching. It creates cre-ates a balance; a change of pace." He has been active in Junior Jazz both in Nephi and Pleasant Grove. The highlights of his life, states Pastor Bagley, have been his "per sonal acceptance of Christ and his' Church in Frisco, Colo. When asked how ministers such as himself supportthemselves while on a church mission, he explained it ) asa"wonderful experience of faith." He told of the example of the Wheelbarrow Lady. While visitingback "home" some years ago, William noticed a very old lady struggling to get her wheelbarrow wheel-barrow uphilL Hegotout and helped her to the top. They had never met this 90-year-old woman, yet when When asked why he likes to ref-; , Williams states, "Why, I fust -have always enjoyed sports. You dedication ofhis life to Him, marry- they returned to Utah they began to ing his wife, being a pastor, and t receive "gifts of $200 to $300 per teaching the people who come to his month to help in their cause, church." ; " When they returned east again, He states, 1 especially enjoy ftey met with the woman and dis-workingin dis-workingin this area. The people are "V covered she had spent 55 years of more open, honest and friendly than ' ' her life as a bell-ringer for the Unit-in Unit-in the east" ,; ed church of Christ , '; Gloria says her husband is a bit "Though she had never married, "acddent-prorie"aiKihaafewfun-- and she was hunch backed and ny and not-eo-funny memories of seemed very frail, Shehad certainly those times, but says ifs certainh'v been used by God, Bagley says, no accident that he is pastor.; V. The Bagley home is a lovely ex-From ex-From the time she was fiveyeara pression of Gloria's enjoyment of "old, she "prayed that aha would'- acorienhaiicedbyhand-pamt-'; marry a minister and thaths woulded items and stitchery. She also , be just the person he ia. - i- 'enjoys gardening and has atitized a - This was really understandable i " small space into an attractive and as her father, bom srendfatherC wodactive cardenJ J three brothers, five uncles and six" ;.- She loves waBting and hasckeked cousins are all ministers. ' f 'up a "good many milea," according One brother is the president of ; to William. Twenty-frrs years of Frontier School of the Bible, onr ? msrriage, raising cluldren, serving brotherkpastorofSouthlandBible1 joint missions, and moving from Church in Nephi, and a third il there to here, seem to have agreed paator at Reeky Mountain Bible -with this family. ' City okays budget of $3.9 million Anticipating revenuesof approximately approx-imately $3,867,400 in the 1994-95 fiscal year, the Pleasant Grove City Council last week approved a tentative tenta-tive general fund budget The actual budget will be figured in August after the city holds a public hearing, as required by the Truth in Taxation Law, to bring the mill levy back to what it was in the 1991-92 budget year. The council anticipates expenditures expendi-tures of $3,657,855, leaving a surplus sur-plus of $209,545. This budget is about $500,000 higher than it was a year ago. The building and zoning budget will be $182,000. There has been tremendous growth in the city and it has put a strain on this budget during the 1993-94 year and it is anticipated that this will continue. The police department budget will total $1,037,085. During the past year the department depart-ment added two additional officers. Other departments with large budgets include the streets department depart-ment which has $275,750 budgeted from the general fund plus it receives re-ceives monies from the Class C road funds. The library budget is $136,860; the parks department is allowed $245,310; administrative services, is $273,310; recreationhas $ 147,500. Then there are others with lesser amounts. The general fund budget allows for about a two per cent cost of living increase to city employees. The city tax rate at present is .277 and ifthe return to the 1991-92 fiscal year mill levy is approved in August the proposed tax rate would be .2998. The city council also amended the 1993-94 general fund budget and made adjustments as necessary neces-sary to account for expenses and revenues from the various departments depart-ments at the end of the fiscal year. There were no major changes. City to light up the sky for the Fourth of July Bring the family and join in the fun on the Fourth of July for the Fireworks at dark at the High School. The Pleasant Grove Fire Department under the direction of Dennis Carter will sponsor the fireworks fire-works display for the community. Carter advises everyone not to get too close and to leave their own fireworks at home. They do not want the city fireworks to go off prematurely prema-turely with fireworks landing on the city fireworks. The show will last about one half hour to 45 five minutes. It just all depends on how fast they are ignited. ignit-ed. One time the show continued for an hour. The fireman have purchased $3500 worth of fireworks to supply the display for the city. Families can bring a blanket and sit by the swimming pool, at Battlecreek park, at Valley View or at the High School football field. You cannot get into the ballfields. Newspaper offices to close for Fourth of July holiday Because of the Fourth of July holiday, deadlines for news and display dis-play advertising for next week's newspaper will be Friday, July 1, at 5 p.m. y Wedding announcement, missionary mis-sionary announcement and other news must be in the office by that time in order to be published in the July 6 paper. Classified ads will be accepted until Tuesday at noon, and can be placed by calling 756-7669. Newspaper offices will be closed Monday for the Fourth of July holiday hol-iday and will re-open Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Paator W22aa Ccstey wrta ea fastsSisa Utaiath building for the FeUowthrp ElUa Qirc& taI2an. ( A, . yt-,jr |
