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Show BUSINESS OCCUPANT C008 30 E CENTER ST PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062-223- 4 TMPANOGOS TIMES H VOLUME 2 NUMBER 065 WEDNESDAY, December 15, 2010 www.timptimes.com " " I . v ... ;n , ,1 Pleasant Grove Christmas Traditions Abound The bottom line is that the hundreds of light strings that converge in the four boxes are programmed to songs that are broadcast on a radio frequency that isn't "Traditions" continued on Page 3 a Halloween show, working out the bugs before attempt-ing the Christmas display. Putting on a sh.ow has three phases: stringing the lights, computing each tree object to determine the amps and the actual programming, which is the longest process. A four-minu- te song took 20 hours to program, so Ed-wards keeps most of his' mu-sic between 30 seconds and two and a half minutes. From here on the techno-logically minded readers will either roll their eyes or shake their head. The rest will do the same but have no clue as to what they just read. The program has soft-ware and hardware which gives access to all the lights which are connected into four boxes that have 16 chan-nels each. Bless Josh's heart, he really did try to help me understand. by Geri Taylor From candles secured on branches with melted wax, to an orchestrated light show, the lighting of trees has been a favored Christmas tradition for sev-eral hundred years. While the simplicity of twinkling lights has delighted chil-dren for decades, modern technology has generated a whole new fascination for the illumination of trees, homes and a myriad of ob-jects. There is a child-lik- e anticipation as houses and yards are prepared for this magical season and no mat-ter the number of lights or the scale of the production, each offering is received as a labor of love and a visual Christmas gift to the public. For Josh Edwards of Pleasant Grove, the gift has gone beyond his own imagi-nation of presenting a light and music concert to pro-moting a foundation that helps families with cancer stricken children. Taking his love for Christmas decorating from his grandfather, Edwards has always decked his home and yard with the festivi-ties of the season, but un-til last year he had no idea the blinking lights could be programmed to create a new level of entertainment. To describe the pro-gramming, even with Ed-ward's detailed and clear description, is beyond my writing capabilities, so a simplified version wnl be attempted. Suffice it to say, a lot (est. 36,000) of lights were strung through trees, bushes, snowmen and on the house, taking at least one month to meticulously wind each object with red, green and white incandes-cent lights. When Edward's learned about light shows and saw the Holdman's creation in north PG, he was deter-mined, and excited to com-pose his own Christmas ex-travaganza, especially for his children. The project actually began by putting on A more expensive and delight-ful tradition is the collecting of a Christmas village. ':V'"', - f '7 'i , ... - .aaii .. . "--v 'U v - SO 36,000 lights were strung through trees, bushes, snowmen and on the Edwards house, taking at least one month to meticulously wind each object with red, green and white incandescent lights all programed to music. The Beck children love dec-orating their gingerbread "houses" with candies. f ! AT A GLANCE PAGE 2 LIFESTYLE Pleasant Grove BLAB Life's Moments i Thoughts From The Garden. . . "No Ordinary Man II" PAGE 3 OBITUARIES SCOUTING SOCIAL Date Night For 2 PG Council Passes Financial Assistance Senior News PAGE 4 SOCIAL The Casual Critic PGJHS Iron Chef Business Looks to Help Charities EDUCATION Angel Tree PAGE 5 EDUCATION Valley View Christmas Vikettes Prepare for Competitions "Pink Piggies" Kickball Team Formed PGHS Christmas Collage High School Calendar PAGE 6 CITY C.H.Ok's Tower Size Increase PGAF Form Interlocal Agreement C.H. Ask for Traffic Light PAGE 7 CITY PG. City Calendar PG Council Approves Sign Admendmant PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat 1 PAGE 8 SPORTS PGHS Girls Basketball Lose to Springville PGHS Wrestlers Defeat the Alta PGJHS Boys Basketball Team Lose to Huskies PGJHS Boys Basketball Beats Tmberwolves Vikettes Sell "Pride Signs" for Fund Raiser .;' erf .J ' V " "1 Christmas Tree Lighting Brings Small Community Spirit to Lindon " ' """" "'' "" " ..H.-'I- ".I .MIUHIIII...I.I........I. .. ....... ..I..,! .1 - I. II I. ., IM. - i ' ' ' . r.J i. - iiiiri.ind by Tonya LeMone Josh Williams, a second grader from Aspen Elementary School, was chosen to be the one to flip the switch at the an-nual Lindon tree lighting cere-mony held Monday, December 6, at the Lindon City Center in Lindon. This has been the 17th consecutive year since be-ing reinstated in 1993, and each year the crowds increase. Those in' attendance were able to hear three different choirs from Rocky Mountain Elemen-tary School. One choir was the Span-ish immersion choir who sang their numbers in Spanish and the two other choirs sang tra-ditional Christmas songs and recited the poem "The Night before Christmas". A beautiful invocation was offered by Pastor Mike Tharp from the Fellowship Bible Church located in Lindon City. John Fugal once again gave his reading of the account of the birth of Christ from the Bible. John Fugal has been giving this reading for the past 17 years and we were all honored to hear him again this year. Lisa Gillman gave a brief history of the tree lighting to the audience. Sl)e stated that the tree lighting began in 1934 with only 20 bulbs on the tree. She also stated the purpose, from the beginning, was to lift the spirits of those resid-ing in Lindon because of the many hardships so many had to endure because of the Great Depression. Then in 1942 the city was not allowed to light the tree because of the "lights out" movement that was in ef-fect across the United States in an effort to protect the country during the war. But, the revival of the tree lighting began again in 1993 and has been a growing success ever since. Mayor Dain spoke to the audience briefly about what a generous community Lin-don is and thanked those who participated in the first annual Thanksgiving Community Din-ner. Mayor Dain also stated that the tree used for the tree lighting this year would be the one and only time it would be used because next year a new tree will be planted in the new-ly purchased Community Cen-ter and the ceremony will take place there from now on. Mayor Dain also reminded the audience to be "proud of the past, enjoy the present and look forward to a bright future" here in the city of Lindon and in our own individual lives. The Lindon Cily Police Department made hot choco-late for all in attendance and the Little Miss Lindon Roy-ally handed out candy canes to everyone. It was once again a small town event with big town success. Three choirs from Rocky Mountain Elementary School, including the Spanish Immersion Choir, sang to those attending the special event at Lindon City Hall. r m 5 v f ' " ; --A I L I Many thanks to the city of Lindon for their efforts in making this a safe event, and to the Historical Com-mittee, who were in charge of the event. The committee is chaired by Lynn LeMone with Van and Eva Ercan-brac- k, Steve and June Smith, Kevin and Lisa Gillman, Scott and B rend a Cullimore as committee members, and Mark Walker as a city council member, with Adam Cowie from the Lindon City Staff. John Fugal has been giving the reading of birth of Christ from the Bible for the past 17 years, and we were all honored to hear him again this year. 'pleasant grove n WEATHER Today H - 35 L - 24 Snow Showers Thursday ' H - 36 L - 24 Partly Cloudy Friday H - 36 L - 24 Partly Cloudy ' Saturday - H - 44 L - 36 Snow Showers Sunday " - - H - 44 L - 30 Snow Rain |