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Show 6 TIMPANOGOS TIMES April 27, 2011 rrffly Pleasant Grove Library Hosts Night of Discovery ? ; .,V,; i ' x I by Geri Taylor Last Wednesday evening the Pleasant Grove Library hosted a "Night of Discovery" to celebrate National Library Week. The goal was to educate the public of how the library is so much more than just books. With the support of staff, board members and volunteers, the event featured mini booths illustrating available services, drawings for numerous door priz-es donated by local businesses, and story book readings by the mayor and city council members. There was a concern that the rain would deter people from coming, but the steady stream of patrons throughout the evening was proof that our community will support a good cause, come rain or shine. While the door prizes were a hit and the mini cakes from Simply Splendid were divine, the highlight of the evening was kids of all ages listening to Mayor Call and three council members reading stories in the alcove. The mayor, along with Cindy Boyd, Val Danklef and Kim Robinson, engaged the children in an hour-lon- g story time, interspersed with the prize drawings. It is always a plus when children see the elect-ed officials up close and personal, and their rapt attention was proof they did an excellent job. Whether you're a bookworm, movie junkie, or have the geneal-ogy bug, the Pleasant Grove Li-brary is the place to satisfy these and many other interests. During the open house, staff members were available to answer ques-tions and explain various resourc-es offered, and someone is always on hand to give assistance. Staffer Cindy Bjerregaard created pamphlets for the library, outlining ways to download audio or to various devices, in-cluding iPods. The step-by-st-information will guide even those who are electronically challenged to access the Utah State Library and all other Net destinations. For those interested in gene-alogy, one can log on to Ancestry, com through the available com-puters or one's own laptop. Also available through the State Li- - Mayor Bruce Call not only reads; but judging by his facial expressions, relates the story to young libraiy goers during the library's "Night of Discoveiy." Photo courtesy of Geri Taylor brary is HeritageQuest, a premier on-lin- e research tool. From the highly successful literacy programs, storytelling time, and summer programs for children, to the online da-tabases, Pleasant Grove resi-dents have access to a wealth of resources and knowledge. Librarian, April Harrison has said "The library is a happen-ing place, where fun, exploring and the possibilities are end-less." Her passion for constant improvement and new services is evidenced through all those who work and serve in the li-brary. The grand prize, a Sony Reader graciously donated by Wal-Mar- t, was won by Tay Gudmundson of Pleasant Grove. Tay was chosen ran-domly after "liking" the library on Facebook. To receive infor-mation on upcoming events, classes and other library news, go to www.plgrove.orglibrary and sign up for the "Cheney" continued from Page 3 peripheral vision I saw one of the men roll his eyes at me. There is no doubt in my fee-ble little mind that this guy was the parent of big Cheetos foot, who was not being supervised in the gytn when some poor, lumpy, strangely articulate and bitter man was attacked! As-sailed! Probably by the Prince of Headgear and his friend, D J Orthodontia Boy as they de-liberately hurled a... a seventy three pound medicine ball at me to get me to leave them alone. Or maybe it was to enforce some gang territory of which I was un-aware (not having received my copy of the in the mail). Maybe if the eye-rolli-man had been attending to his son's completely antisocial be-havior, his senses as a parent sentinelwarden would have been properly engaged and there would have been no time or op-portunity for Big Foot to harass the old, lumpy man with water-ing eyes transporting tables. In fact, rather than bullying poor almost-seni- or citizens, perhaps one of the throbbing, pulsating, gathering mob could have seen fit to extend a hand of Christian like help-y-ne- ss to the meek and gentle VICTIM with a goi-ter and a hunch on his back, so that the sweet old man that I am wouldn't have to mutter to him-self and make a mountain out of a rubber bouncy ball. Someone needs to teach these kids a lesson, and I am just the man to... Excuse me? ...Well, I'm sure it was an accident... Oh, no thank you young fellow, this is the last table I need moved. But aren't you sweet for asking ? ouc Pleasant Grove the items. The reporting par-ty had seen one of the items in a pawn shop. There is a suspect in this incident. This will be referred to detectives. On April 20 an officer was dispatched to the local library on a delayed crimi-nal mischief where a vehicle backed into a handrail caus-ing damage. There is an un-known suspect at this time, and is pending contact with the witness. Officers were dispatched to Smith's regarding a retail theft. One male was located who was seen by witnesses stealing DVD's. The male was arrested and charged with theft. He was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and to have several valid warrants. He was transported and booked into the Utah County Jail. No further information. Police responded on a shopl-'fte- r in custody. Offi-cers found that a female had concealed some makeup un-der her purse before walking out of a store. The female was cited and released. On April 14 an officer spoke with an individual about a theft from his motor vehicle. The reporting party said that the theft occurred three weeks ago and the suspects took $100 worth of coupons. While on a patrol, a vehicle was stopped for a minor traffic violation. While conducting a traffic stop, the driver appeared to be very nervous. A canine ran around the vehicle and indi-cated on the car. Further inves-tigation resulted in the arrest of the driver for drug possession. He was later released. On April 15 an officer stopped a vehicle for an equip-ment violation. The officer found the driver to be too im- - paired to drive and he was ar-rested DUI. The passenger was found to have concealed and was in possession of parapher-nalia and was issued a citation. An officer spoke with a complainant who reported a stolen excavator. This occurred sometime between and Tuesday, from 430 North 600 West Pleasant Grove. The excavator was list-ed stolen this same day. Police received reports of a small air compressor being taken from the complainant's garage. No suspect informa-tion is available. No further ac-tion was taken. On April 16 an officer re-sponded to 193 North 200 East in Pleasant Grove on a suspi-cious incident detail. An officer spoke with an individual regarding someone shutting the power to his home off while he was gone on vaca-tion. There is damage to the home and a loss from food go-ing bad due to this. On April 17 an officer was dispatched to speak to an indi-vidual regarding her mailbox being damaged. A report was taken. There is no suspect in-formation. Officers made a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding. Upon further investigation, it was discovered the driver was in possession of drug parapher-nalia. The driver was arrested for Possession of Drug Para-phernalia in a Drug-fre- e Zone and was released on citation. A reporting party called to report that a child's bike was taken from his front porch. The reporting party did not have a serial number for the bike or any suspect information. On April 18 officers re-sponded on a report of a de-layed residential burglary. There were signs of forced entry and the homeowner had some items taken from his residence. This case is being referred to detectives for fur-ther investigation. An officer was dis-patched to the PG Rec Cen-ter for graffiti in the family bathroom and shower. The officer responded to the Rec Center and photographed the word DUKE written out on the bathroom stall with blue marker. There are no suspects in this case at this time. The damage will be cleaned by the custodial staff. TAG was not contacted. An officer was dis-patched to a possible theft at Macey's. After reviewing the video and talking to the wit-ness and suspect, police were unable to prove that the item was stolen. Macey's then stated that they would drop the case and not proceed with the charge. No further action was taken. Police responded to Mac-ey's where an individual was arrested for shoplifting. An officer made a traf-fic stop on a vehicle which resulted in the driver being arrested for several traffic of-fenses and theft charges. The driver was later transported and booked into the Utah County Jail. Police responded to Smiths grocery store where one arrest was made for retail theft. An officer responded on a report of a delayed theft of jewelry. The officer found someone had stolen several items Of jewelry and pawned POLICE ' " ' ' ' Alcohol, Driving on Suspen-sion, No Jnsurance, and Im-- : proper Right Turn. The driv-er stayed in the custody of UVRMC due to the extent of his injuries. On April 18 police were dispatched to a medical where the suspect was huffing carb cleaner. A complainant had two propane tanks stolen sometime during the winter while the complainant was out of town. A complainant found sto-len property in her daughter's room including an Apple Mac-Boo- k and an iPod. The owner of the MacBook has been lo-cated. The iPod will be booked in as found property. On April 20 someone re-ported a copper tubing from an air conditioning line was stolen from a residence. On April 1 1 an unknown sus-pect entered a building and took a Vizio TV. The TV has been listed stolen on NCIC. This case is ac-tive to investigations. An officer was advised by a Walkers' clerk of graffiti in the handicap stall of the men's rest-roo- The officer located a large gang type tag on the interior wall of the above mentioned stall. The terminology and meaning of the tag was illegible to the officer. It appeared the tag was cre-ated using a large black felt tipped marker. The officer photographed the damage and will complete a TAG referral form for removal of the tag. The age of the tag is un-known at this time. There are no suspects in this case report. On April 14 an officer re-sponded to assist with a report of pedestrianvehicle accident. Upon arrival the officer dis-covered the driver of a scooter crashed into an unoccupied truck while attempting to make a right turn. The driver was found to be intoxicated. The driver was transported to UVRMC with a broken leg and numerous abrasions. The driver submitted to a PBT breath test and a blood draw. The driver was cited for DUI Published by the Timpanogos Times. Publisher, Calvin Walker. Publication design and layout, Phillip Chadwick. Office Phone: The Timpanogos Times is published each Wednesday at 1 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. Send address changes to the Timpanogos Times office address listed above. Deadlines: News and advertising is Friday at 5:00 p.m. prior to publication. Subscription prices: 1 year, $40 in Pleasant Grove, Cedar Hills, and Lindon. Single copy price $1. Advertising rates are available upon request. All articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and will only be used if the editor deems them as newsworthy. The Timpanogos Times reserves the right to hold submitted news items for space reasons! 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