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Show 4 " PIMPANOGQSrTIMES. . ' November 24, 2010 t - The Casual Critic by Daryl Austin Q 1 After seeing the film my-self, I understand why: The act-ing is exceptional, the dialogue is punchy and the script is smart, the story doesn't veer away from the central plot, the action is fast and heart-poundin- g, and best of all, once "Unstoppable" starts, it never really stops. Content: Rated PG-1- 3 for moderate language (including a guy mouthing the beginning of the "f' word twice near the start of the film). There are also intense action sequences in-volving moderate destruction of property, death, and injury (no gore or anything graphic is seen though.) Other Opinions: 1 303 "Av-erage Joes" give "Unstoppable" a score of 7.2 out of 10 while 108 professional film critics give it an average score of 85 out of 100. Should you see it? Yes. "Un-stoppable" is one entertaining film. If you like fast-pace- d thrill-ers, you will love this movie. For more movie reviews go to www.casualcriticmovies.com in Pennsylvania. Moving at more than 70 miles per hour and loaded with cargo that could cre-ate a massive explosion capable of destroying an entire city, this half-mil- e "missile on railroad tracks" is on course to cause the largest catastrophe in the history of the state. And as if that isn't thrilling enough, this movie is actually based on the true story of the Walbridge, Ohio runaway train of 2001. Denzel Washington (Re-member the Titans), and Chris Pine (Star Trek), star as a vet-eran train engineer and a young conductor. They are the only two people that stand between the train and mass destruction. This film marks the fifth movie made by director Tony Scott (Man on Fire) and Den-zel Washington. The duo have had non-sto- p success so far, and Unstoppable is their best box-offic- e opening weekend to date. Unstoppable Casual Critic Score: 8.5 out of 10 Release Date: November 12,2010 Rating: PG-1- 3 Length: 98 minutes Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Prepare for a high-octan- e thrill ride that will glue you to . the edge of your seat: "Unstop-pable" is about a runaway train ''Wives" continuedfrom Page 1 Army Captain Billy Prid-di- s of Orem is currently serv-ing in Afghanistan, guarding a children's hospital with his unit. Since keeping in touch with home is important to a soldier, Captain Priddis reads everything he can from the lo-cal websites, especially watch-ing for news of Utah Valley. The article about the Lindon Police Department wives caught his attention since his brother-in-la- Eric White-head, works on the force. Priddis contacted Eric's wife, Tracey, and asked if her group would be willing to gather much needed supplies to send to the hospital. The wives readily agreed and soon the message was going to all Lindon residents through the city utility bill. The response was unbelievable as clothing, toys, books, quilts, baby for-mula and bottles, diapers and food began pouring into city hall. What started out as one hospital soon grew to two and an orphanage as well. Captain Priddis explained the dire circumstances the Afghani's were in and that new or gently used articles would be greatly appreci-ated. Several boxes have al-ready been sent, but the bulk will be packed in a large metal shipping container that the military has agreed to take to Afghanistan at no cost, thanks to the help of Captain Priddis. One tender story has al-ready come from the boxes received for the hospital. An boy was admitted to the hospital with a heart defect, compli-cated by pneumonia and was soon dressed in a white baby blessing outfit included in one of the boxes. The tod-dler had arrived dressed in a dirty cloth tied around his body, the only clothing owned by the poverty-stricke- n parents. Soon after their child was dressed and an oxygen mask put on, the tiny boy put his thumb under the mask and sucked on it. Moments later he was gone, but the grieving parents voiced their gratitude that he had on clean clothes that he could be buried in. The mayor's office is overflowing with supplies that will soon be boxed and put in a container headed for a people who have so little, and lives will be touched on both sides of the world because someone gave. Tracey expresses for all the women a deep feeling of gratitude for the outpouring of support from the community and while the group may re-ceive the credit, she is adamant in declaring, "We couldn't do it without their help." Without someone to orga-nize these good deeds, noth-ing would get done, so the community thanks the Lindon PD wives for going above and beyond in their service to oth-ers. Grovecrest Elementary Focuses on Physical Fitness )S : .: .J-.- . Grovecrest Elementary kicked off their P.A.W. Power 5K on Tuesday, November 16, by introducing one of their cor-porate sponsors, Chick-Fil-- The "cow" from Chick-Fil--A surprised the kids at lunch, ran with them and encouraged students to do laps during re-cess. River Clark, a student, stated what he thought of the cow. "I think it's pretty fun." He told the cow that cows do not run on two hind legs. River said the cow lifted his arms as if to say "I don't know". Chick-Fil-- A provided nug-gets and lemonade, which were delivered by the cow, to the classes who had run the most laps in September and October. "The kids are excited and have lots of energy," stated PTA volunteer Aimee Charlton. "Ru-mors are circulating as to who the cow really is and which teacher it is." Chick-Fil-- A has been fabulous, noted Aimee. "Manager Vern Pyne's phrase is 'Whatever we can do for you, we'll do it.' They are so flexible. They are spending their entire day here. We appreciate their flexibility and willingness to work with us," she concluded. On Tuesday evening stu-dents and their families were encouraged to eat at Chick-Fil-- A in American Fork located at 183 North State Road. Manager Vern Pyne said, "We will offer any group on their Spirit Night with vouchers presented at the cash register. The owner, Dusty, will write a check for 20 percent of the revenue back to the orga-nization." The first Tuesday of every month until April are the school's Spirit Nights. The PTA is running a fit-ness program at recess ail year long to help the students get in shape. Students keep track of how much they've run or walked around the field at re-cess using a punch card system. For every lap that they do, they receive a paw mark on their card. When a student has com-pleted their card, a student will have completed 40 laps, which is 10 miles. The student then re-ceives a chain with a foot charm signifying this accomplishment. The students have opportuni-ties to earn more charms to add to their chain throughout the school year as well. PTA Presi-dent Eliece Jenkins said, "The P in P.A.W. Power stands for physical fitness so we wanted to do something this year to boost kids activity and give them an-other option for recess." In conjunction with the 5K, a P.A.W. Power logo creation contest was announced by the PTA on Tuesday as well. Stu-dents have the opportunity to design a logo expressing what P.A.W. Power means to them. P.A.W. stands for Physical Fit-ness, Academic Achievement and Winning Attitude. Contest criteria may be found in the office and entries may be submitted there up un-til December 3. The winner will be announced December 6 and the grand prize is free meals from Costa Vida for a year for the winner and a friend. The logo that is chosen will be used on posters, flyers, and to advertise the 5K run in the Spring. Also to promote fitness, the teachers have been encouraged to use their allotted PE time and generally be active with their students. Grovecrest is also part- - . nering with the P.G. Recreation Center to come in periodically throughout the year to show kids fun ways to exercise and incorporate that into their daily routine. In the school's month-ly newsletter, XYZ publishes healthy recipes and fitness tips. The Grovecrest PTA is still looking for sponsors for their 5K which will be held on April 30. If you are interested in being a sponsor, contact Aimee Charlton at aimeefullmonty.org. She will email you a donation sheet with information about the dif-ferent levels of sponsorship. The PTA is doing full scale advertis-ing stalling .in January so they would like to have most of their sponsors by then. Other sponsors for the event include Costa Vida, Grovecrest Elementary kicked off their PAW. Power 5K on Tuesday, No-vember 16, with one of their corporate sponsors, Chick-Fil-- Photo courtesy of Timpanogos Times City Publishing in Alpine, and 26.2. The 5K will not only be for Grovecrest Elementary students and families, but for the entire Pleasant Grove community. The students may run the 5K for free, however, everyone un-der 12 years of age must be ac-companied by an adult. The; fee for adults is $10 and $15 if you want a "We want this to be a community event," stated Aimee. "We feel like it is a bet-ter use of time than sending stu-dents door to door selling candy or things you don't necessarily need. This way they are being active and the school is getting a benefit from it as well." Pleasant Grove Club Provides Christmas For Many Kids An added number of smiles will be on children's faces this Christmas morning, thanks to Christmas For Kids, a year-lon- g program sponsored by The In-dependent Order of Odd Fel-lows and Rebekah and Pleasant Grove businesses. Christmas For Kids volun-teers have been collecting toys, fundraising and shopping all year long to provide a complete Christmas for 50 to 75 local children and their families. The families are chosen from a list of interviewed applicants based on situation and economic chal-lenges. "We want to provide help for these families, get them over the hump and give them a little financial relief," explained Dan Turner, of Odd Fellows and Re-bekah. "Hopefully, by the next year, they are able to help oth-ers. It is a situ-ation." Selected farrulies receive a generous meal for Christmas dinner including turkeys sup-plied by Pleasant Grove Uphol-stery. The children, age newborn to sixteen, receive a complete Christmas, including toys, need-ed clothing and a special, hand-made quilt donated by a local school of challenged teens. "The quilts are a special gift to the children. It is a 'win-wi- n' situation for both the teens and the children," said Turner. Each family is assigned a designated, shopper that at-tempts to fill the children's Christmas wish list. They se-lect a shopping day and seek for bargains to give the children as much as possible with the funds provided. They also select from a storage room full of items col-lected throughout the year. After shopping all day, they meet together to wrap the gifts and deliver them to the grateful families. "This shopping and wrapping day gets everyone in a holiday mood," said Turner. Volunteers come from Odd Fellows and Rebekah as well as from past Christmas For Kids recipients. Generous donations are also received from local city leaders and businesses. Christmas For Kids relies on donations from the local businesses and generous citi-zens to provide a happy Christ-mas for the families. Donation boxes are available for new, unwrapped toys at Pleasant Grove Upholstery, Allred's Ace Hardware, Pleasant Grove City Hall and other local businesses. Monetary donations are also ap-preciated and can be donated at Pleasant Grove Upholstery, 10 West Center, Pleasant Grove during business hours. Donations will be accepted until December 18,2010. ' "Everyone deserves a good Christmas," said Turner. "Please donate all you can. We do this for the kids. 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