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Show Pleasant Grove Library 1251 0 30 E Center Pleasant Grove. UT 84062 8 '; ;;;-;- : $ 1 PER ISSUE 'l" ' - v PRSRT STD J7111i A .fJ f 11 FWTT rrinJ (ftl us postage VOLUME 2 NUMBER 043 WEDNESDAY, July 14,2010 www.timptimes.com ( AT A GLANCE j ... 7 "t---4 "'Sri, 1 PAGE 2 LIFESTYLE Pleasant Grove BLAB Life's Moments Thoughts From The Garden. . . "Pioneers" PAGE 3 SCOUTS Wood Badge SOCIAL Music Man . Concerts in the Park Senior News PAGE 4 SOCIAL the G" Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year New PGHS Principal Fiction Writing Class Offered CITY RG. Council Approves Projects OH. Council Hikes tax PAGE 5 PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat SOCIAL Ann Cannon Speaks to Kiwanis PAGE 6 SPORTS League Champions Announced PG 1 6 and Under Baseball Team Drops Double to AF PGHS Athletes Physicals Due for Fall sports - i v I J Photo courtesy of Jim Phelon Carol Harding Shines as Local Artist i r Yj ; - - (x ' " .'V i --- v ... !( I, ) ; I . - j y ; , ' .., Z?y Gen Taylor With a paint brush in hand, Carol Harding of Pleasant Grove can transform any sur-face into a thing of beauty. From a young age she knew she was destined to be an artist. Her earliest memory was study-ing how clowns were drawn on a new dress, and she remembers thinking, "This is what I will do, this will be my job." Years later art has not only been her job, but her passion and gift as well. Carol was only two when she had this epiphany, and as a nor-mal toddler, she used the walls as her canvas. After several spankings most children stop the naughty behavior, but Carol had work to do and retired be-hind the couch where she was sure to go unnoticed. Eventu-ally she discovered the magic of an unfolded envelope and waited anxiously each day for the post man to bring her supply of paper. Throughout her school years, Carol received encouragement and guidance from instructors who recognized her talent as more than just a hobby. A junior high teacher saw her potential as a leader and would occasion ally let her instruct the class. Another teacher took an interest in her abilities and counseled her to begin thinking of college and work towards a scholarship. As Carol began her senior year and the prospects of fur-thering her education were near, a tragedy struck her family, changing her path and focus. A drunk driver killed her sister and threw the young family into total disorder. Her father left and her mother be-came inconsolable which left the care of two younger broth-ers in her hands. Even though Carol's dreams were put on hold, she never gave them up. Night classes and reading everything she could get her hands on, helped pacify her in-tense desi.e to Icarii , and though giving up her dream of an excit-ing education, she would not give up her dream of becom-ing an artist. Instead she took jobs dealing with visual arts and learned much with hands-o- n ex-perience. At various jobs she learned sculpturing, how to decorate ce-ramics, advertising and window displays - all training she used to improve her art skills. While working for Christensen's in Pleasant Grove, she met her husband and settled in town to begin their family. Carol began doing freelance advertising work and soon gained a reputation in that field. She had also started doing por-traits and as word got out, she had commissions for her work. Not wanting to leave her family, she worked from home, always with her children close by. Her yearning for more edu-cation finally led her to the Fa-mous Artist course of Connecti-cut which was a correspondence school she could work on in her own time. The three-ye- ar course took four years to com-plete, but Carol finally felt she had a solid foundation from which to proceed. She paid for the classes from her side jobs which gave her a feeling of ac-complishment. When she and good friend, Jane Robinson, decided to take an art class at the high school, she had no idea how her life would change. The friends were excited to learn a different meth-od of painting and attended the classes with great hopes. Jane convinced Carol to let her show the teacher some of her portraits and soon the teacher and several Carol Harding at her studio behind her residence which she designed and built. Photo courtesy of Geri taylor students were asking Carol to teach them. Carol objected that she had no place to instruct and when it was suggested she do it in her home, a new era began -- one that has brought much joy and satisfaction. The art classes began in her front room and after advertising to teach children, she held class-es in the kitchen. It wasn't long before they outgrew their home which necessitated a move to a larger house. It wasn't long be-fore she had students all over the basement, library and models in the front room. She was selling paints in the kitchen and had supplies under the beds. When her house began smelling like turpentine, the Harding's knew it was time for another change. During these years it was dif-ficult for a woman to get a loan on her own merits, but Carol was determined to design, fi-nance and build her new studio. With the same tenacity that had served her through the years, she was able to get the financing and help she needed. A cousin brought logs from the Uinta mountains and helped rough in the structure. From there, she was on her own. Carol traded artwork for electrical and rock work ser-vices and her husband helped when he could. But for the most part, this was her project and she completed it with fi-nesse. She overheard a young boy say, "Did you know a crazy lady lives here? She built this place all by herself." Carol just laughed. She knew it was a crazy idea, but she now had her own studio and her dreams were coming to fruition. During this time , she and Jane Robinson helped each other with their projects - Carol with her studio and Jane with The Bun-galow. Carol would draw Jane's . , v f I in v 1 1 ' ' 1 j '; H , ' , i ; ' r .:, - . r , " ' 7 '' !.. " - ; ' ' y ' - Carol painting a scene from Zions Canyon. "Artist" Continued on page 4 Photo courtesy ot Geri taylor Architectural Firm Seeks City Council Advice on New Civic Center Needs Brent Tippets, a representa-tive of VCBO, which has been given the challenge of coming up with ideas for the proposed new Pleasant Grove Civic Cen-ter, spoke to the city council last week regarding what the council would like to have in this new facility. Mayor Bruce Call stated that the proximity of the court to the holding cells and police depart-ment is one example of what the city would like to have. In addition, he stated, the city council room needs to be large enough to hold about 150 people, at least, with a glassed back wall which would allow for overflow. He also felt that a consultation room nearby would be wise. There was a question about a combination court and city council room. It was noted that after the complete study is done there will be three differ-ent options proposed and the council can choose from those. There can be separate rooms for the court and city council, too, it was explained. A court case could overlap city council meeting if it went loo long. Another suggestion was for a large multi-purpos- e room which could serve, too, if needed. They will need to keep options open, it was slat-ed. The representative from VCBO said that his company has found that the city coun-cil room should sometimes be kept separate. City Administrator Scott Darringlon said he thought that 100 seats might be suf-ficient. The council agreed that they do not want to have to use the junior high school any more when a large crowd is anticipated at a city council meeting. Mayor Call said he likes the Springville City Council room. The mayor also men-tioned the Promenade which the city holds in the summer for people to sell their wares on one evening a week. This is presently held in the city park but they need a better place to hold this event. The VCBO representative said the things the council had mentioned were enough for his firm to begin the study. 'pleasant grove n WEATHER Today , H - 89 L- - 62 Sunny Thursday H - 93 L - 63 Sunny Friday H - 97 L-- Sunny Saturday H - 95 L - 66 Mostly Sunny Sunday H- - 90 L- - 64 Mostly Sunny |