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Show J "We are such stuff as dreams are made of k ... v f f v r '. "J US !i ! l7 RfULRuftD V - j; r j J i I 4 j t: I V ' ' i ! . t i ; V-- 1 r i . v- i j N " - - o I By JACK HILL "We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of was the Shakespearean theme of the 1984 Pleasant Grove High School Commencement Exercises Friday night. The 203 graduates, 92 girls arid 112 boys, and a full house of guests in the varsity gym were treated to a 6hort but excellent program. Alan Howe, Senior Class President welcomed the graduates and guests with Scott Jones, Studentbody President conducting. Justin Keetch gave the invocation and Spencer Budd led the congregation in the Pledge of Allegiance. Student speakers, who all used themes from works by Shakespeare, were: Jason Firth, Cory Little, Becky Johanson, Debbie Davis, Mamie Measom, Wendy Hansen, Glade Holman. Alisa Manley, Cristi Hollis, and Kent McDonald. McDonald was the class Valedictorian. Patti Prince, who returned from a year at Brigham Young University to graduate with her class, rendered a vocal solo and a ladies vocal ensemble sang, "May You Always." The senior class officers presented the graduates, and school board member, Dan Fugal, handed out the diplomas. After serving eight years, Fugal announced he will not seek re-election to the school board. In opening remarks, Principal Tom Carlile announced that the graduates had received more than $180,000 dollars in scholarship money to continue their post-hig- h school education. In an unusual first, three juniors were graduated and given diplomas. Bart Brown, Robert Arnold and Dave Parkin all had earned enough credit to meet the school board requirements and were allowed to graduate. Jennifer Giles offered the benediction. DAN FUGAL shakes Karalee Flinder's hand during the Pleasant Grove High School graduation exercises Friday. Fugal will not seek to the school board after serving. SPENCER BUDD gets tangled up with his tassel during the PGHS graduation program Thursday. Photo by Steve Cook. Vol. 6 No. 22 Wednesday, June 6, 1981 50 cents a single copy City mulls special improvements Pleasant Grove City Council is planning the establisliment of n special improvement district with four separate parts, according to Mark Johnson, administrative assistant. , f ,, 'i'he;4gjtcis ,and" areas teurvl proposed are extension of the sewer line into the Firwood Subdivision, extension of the sewer line into the Cascade Meadows Subdivision, street improvements in the Crystal View Subdivision and asphalt on 1400 E. The engineer is presently preparing the cost estimates for the four projects. Following this procedure the city council will adopt a notice of intention to create the district and establish a time for a protest meeting. The council has tentatively scheduled approval of the notice of intention for June 17. The protest meeting then could be held July 3. None of the lots remaining in Cascade Meadows can meet the r- l. '.nk standards in the city ordinance, Mr. Johnson noted. Further building cannot occur until the sewer is installed in the area. Firwood Subdivision has had problems resulting from the high water table causing septic tanks to overflow, creating a health hazard in the area. In Crystal View the developers have not completed all of the improvements and the majority of the property owners have indicated they are in favor of forming a special improvement district to install curb, gutter, sidewalk and asphalt and extension fo the water line. According to Mr. Johnson, 1400 E. has never been formally paved with asphalt. He said it is the responsibility of the owners to lay down the first real pavement. Peneprime has been layed on the street but it has never been asphalted, Mr. Johnson noted. Costs of the special improvement district, over and above the construction costs, are the bond council fees, legal fees, and engineers fees. Once they are established the total front footage is divided into by the square foot for each project. That is the assessment to the property owner. The city will then sell municipal bonds at a lower interest rate than the individuals could obtain the money. Property owners then have the opportunity to pay over a 10 year period at one-tent- h of the principal plus- - interest each-yea- r. The city does add an additional percentage to the bond rate to cover administration of the improvement district. The property owner has the opportunity to pay it all off once the assessment is made or at anytime during the 10 year period. The district would not be created in any one area that had a protest of 50 percent or more. No response at all is considered to be a yes vote, Mr. Johnson explained. Car fished from lake Pleasant Grove police officers got the feel of what is involved when patrolling the Lindon Boat Harbor which came under their jurisdiction last week when the officers began prodding Lindon with police protection. Officer Jeff Wilson reported that a car rolled into the lake from the boat ramp Saturday night after it was apparently left out of gear while the occupants got out of the car to look around. The vehicle, a 1978 Plymouth Horizon, was listed as a total loss after being retrieved from 10 feet of water about 50 feet from the spot it entered the water. The officer said that the driver of the car and his companion were both juveniles. One boy was from Pleasant Grove and the other from lindon. The incident occurred at 4 f am. Officer Wilson said the lights were still shining although the car was completely submerged under the water. No one was injured in the incident. Another accident occurred on" May 31 at State Road 89 and Main Street. Officer Cody Cullirnore said that Carol Emery, 67 E. 700 S., was waiting to make a right turn as was LaMont Blackhurst, 500 E. State Rd. A collision occurred when the Emery vehicle moved forward and stopped and was struck by the Blackhurst car. Damage to the Emery car was listed at $800. There was no damage to the Blackhurst vehicle. No injuries were reported. Pleasant Grove Police also investigated two other minor accidents during the week. District considers $82 million budget A public hearing on the proposed school budget for 1984-8- 5 will be the major topic of interest at next week's business meeting of the Alpine District Board of Education. The session will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, and will be held at district headquarters; 39 N. Center, American Fork. The budget under consideration by the board is for the coming fiscal year and will reach nearly $81.8 million. The major portion of the budget is for the general main-tenance and operation of public-school-s in the district. In separate but related action the board will act on the obtaining of funds through the sale of tax an-ticipation notes. The board will announce the confirmation of sale for the notes and authorize their issuance at the meeting. A discussion of interest to patrons will relate to the paying of textbook fees by local students. At present, studen's in grades 2 pay $30 towards the buying of textbooks. The board had hoped to eliminate this fee all together through a leeway vote, but the vote was never held because of recent rises in properly taxes in the area. The board will discuss whether or not the fee can be reduced at this time. Another discussion item is the proposed organization of a private donation foundation in the Alpine School District. The foundation would provide for the acceptance of donations from patrons to the public-school-s for specialized purposes. Also at the meeting, a name for the new junior high school under construction in Orem will be discussed. The local PTA has been receiving suggestions on the matter and will make a recommendation. Why is Dad great? is your father the best in the world? The American Fork Citizen and Vlns for Men is giving away $80 in Pnas for the person who can ans-wer that question best in 50 words r less. The contest is open to all fs, and will be judged on Nativity and originality Entries must be turned in at Ivins for Men, 648 East State, American Fork, by June 9. Several entries, including the winners will be printed in the Citizen on June 13. Prizes include a $50 gift certificate for first place, a $20 gift certificate for second place and a $10 gift certificate for third place. Wrestling a cow All in a day's work t'1 A'- ' ' ' - ' ' By MARCELLA WALKER The cowboy leaned toward the veterinarian and said, 'This is kind of a wild one." That was the understatement of the year. I had accompanied the doctor on his rounds and we were at our first stop at 7 o'clock in the morning. It was a farm out in Cedar Fort where he was vaccinating several heifers. Everything had gone smoothly until this "wild one" entered the chute. Before the cowboys could lock her head in the gate, she began to fight. She reared up on her hind legs and the men battled in vain to get her down. Soon she wasoutof thechute and two skinny cowboys and a veterinarian with his hands full of medicine were trying to bring the cow down. I ran for cover but the men soon had her on the ground, or she had them on the ground, whichever way you look at it. One fellow was on the ground, the cow was on top of him held in some kind of a bear hug and atop the cow was the other cowboy. While they held on tight the veterinarian gave the heifer her shot, tattooed her ear and tagged her. I'm not sure who was most relieved as the heifer rose to her feet and scampered away, the men or the cow. Other than being dusty, no one was hurt. And the vet? He just went about filling the syringe for the next patient. It is all in a day's work. Dr. Lafe Parrish of the Timpanogos Animal Hospital in Pleasant Grove is a busy man. His day can begin at 6 a.m. and can continue on until very late at night. He is also subject to being called out during the night. A medical doctor handles sickness, a dentist handles tooth problems, and an obstetrician delivers babies. A veterinarian does all these things himself. While we were out in Cedar Valley we visited another ranch where a heifer had a prolapse. For nearly an hour the doctor worked, perspiration pouring from his brow, as he tried to put everything back where it belonged. It is a good thing Dr. Parrish has a background in wrestling. He needs to use his strength all the time. As a young man, Iafe worked on a ranch. He loved it He was also a wrestler and he loved that, too. He attended Southern Utah State College in Cedar City and was ICAC wrestling champion in his weight two years in a row. His ambition was to be a coach. A counselor at the school suggested he stay in school during the summers and that way he could finish his education faster. Iafe laughed at the suggestion, he wanted to be home on the ranch in the summer. Summer meant ranching to him. The counselor then suggested that maybe Lafe was in the wrong field. Perhaps he should be a veterinarian instead of a cocah. He convinced Lafe to take a pre-ve- t course. The course was the turning point as the young ranch handcoach changed the direction of his life. Dr. Parrish was raised in Fillmore. A man from Fillmore who was the one everyone in town turned to with their animal problems and who was like a second father to Iafe played a great part in his life. He had learned many of the skills of the veterinarian long before a professor in a classroom came into the picture. Lafe's father also encouraged him to become a vet saying that the town could really use one. But Lafe didn't end up in Fillmore. Abour 14 years ago he began his practice here because it was a little bit country and a little bit city, just where he wanted to be. The doctor, his wife and their eight children live in American Fork. He finds time to help with the wrestling program in American Fork in his spare time. He hopes his -- See Veterinary Page 12 bU(l0pFE PARRISH, facing camera, administers shot to heifer after she jumped out of the chute and was by the cowboys at a farm in Cedar Fort. Experiences such as this come with the job, the vet says. |