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Show Pleasant Grove Library' 1 12510 ,,..,. 30 E Center " " ' - Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 8 s ' v;. v. . - ,- - "v-'-'- : ' - ' $1 PER ISSUE . . TIMPANOGOS TIMES EE VOLUME 2 NUMBER 058 WEDNESDAY, October 27, 2010 www.timptimes.com (. AT A GLANCE "' ; I (. ..... i U&. PAGE 2 LIFESTYLE Pleasant Grove BLAB Life's Moments Thoughts From The Garden. . . "Voting" PAGE 3 OBITUARIES RELIGIOUS SCOUTING SOCIAL r ' ' : 1 Trunk or Treat PG Newsletter Contest Senior News PAGE 4 SOCIAL Dreams Do Come True Red Ribbon Week Grovecrest Elem. PG Council Approves Commercial Plat PAGE 5 EDUCATION Apple Monsters at Cedar Ridge Elem. Spooktacular Math Night SR 92 to Close PGHS School Calendar PAGE 6 CITY RG. City Calendar C.H. Recreation Center Concept Presented PG Planning Comm. Public Hearing PAGE 7 PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat SPORTS PG Rec. Punt, Pass, Kick Winners PAGE 8 SPORTS Vikings Defeat Alta Lady Spikers Drop Jordan Swim Team Opens Season at AF JV Football vs Alta i -- - --- --- - ' , ' v ;. 3 I i J - i I f - , Z - ,j 1 ri t I i tf a - - i The Great Pumpkin Race. . . "Grow Big or Go Home!" : - ' . - - - - - Came Fox fed her pumphn liquid fish and powdered seaweed and literally watched it grow 25-4- 0 p'ntndi a dav, topping off at 550 pounds. by Geri Taylor Three years ago Kyle and Carrie Fox of Pleasant Grove decided to try their hand at giant pumpkin growing and with the help and encouragement of Kevin Card, or "Pumpkin Man", they grew a 380 pound, 22nd place State winner. Thus began their odyssey into the world of "Grow Big or Go Home." The following year it didn't take long for the couple to realize they each knew best how to raise the largest pumpkin and the competition began. Their individual plants were hand pollinated, watered, and babied as they regularly measured to approximate how large each was growing. At the weigh-of- f, Kyle's pumpkin outweighed Carrie's by 200 pounds and took 3rd place in the State. So what do you do with a 742 pound pumpkin? Thinking out of the box comes natural to the Fox's and soon they had G & S Crane Service donating a million dollar crane to hoist the pumpkin to drop on a donated car at Hee Haw Farms in PG. The first annual Pumpkin Drop was a huge success. It was decided to drop Carrie's pumpkin instead and donate Kyle's to the Hogle Zoo for the Thanksgiving "Feast for the Beast" event where it was fed to the elephants. Carrie said it was amazing to watch the mammal place her front feet on the pumpkin and rock up and down until the pumpkin broke, then with her baby consume it in 30 to 40 minutes. The seeds were harvested from both pumpkins, dried through the winter and in the Spring the Fox's sons planted them in small pots to sell for $1 each. Purchasers often went away with many more than they paid for, a tribute to the philanthropic spirit of these future pumpkin growers. This year Kyle chose a neighbor's garden while Carrie tended hers at home. The competition was now serious, with bragging rights at stake. Carrie fed her pumpkin liquid fish and powdered seaweed and literally watched it grow 25-4- 0 pounds a day, topping off at 550 pounds, a ninth place ribbon and a place of honor at PG's Macey's. Kyle's pumpkin may have weighed less, but its demise was a "smashing" success as it was dropped on a makeshift office including desk, chair, lamp and accessories. Carrie's was dropped into a plastic swimming pool to the delight of many observers. This year a large portion of the proceeds were donated to charity in the name of Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers, G & S Crane Services and Hee Haw Farms. Next year's great pumpkin race is already being planned as special seeds are sought, fertilizer spread and strategies finalized. With a win for each, and a rogue neighbor beating Kyle's pumpkin, next year is sure to create more than a little excitement around the Kyle's pumpkin demise was a "smashing" success as it was dropped on a makeshift office including desk, chair, lamp and accessories at Hee Haw Farms. neighborhood. Watch for the giant pumpkin seeds next Spring and go to utahpumpking rowers. com to learn all the secrets of growing a giant pumpkin. PG City Council Approves Ordinance on Temporary Zoning Regulations Pleasant Grove City Council unanimously ap-proved a temporary zoning ordinance for the Grove Inter-change Zoning District dur-ing the regular meeting of the group on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. This ordinance enacts temporary zoning regulations regarding the approval of new subdivision plans for specified land uses, including prohibit-ing the approval of new proj-ect plans for land uses that do not further the purpose and objectives of the zone, includ-ing fast food restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, executive, legislative and ju-dicial functions, fair grounds and amusement parks, profes-sional schools, motels and mo-tor hotels, hardware and sup-plies. It was noted that the coun-cil has begun the process of engaging a development strat-egy company to identify de-velopment voids and suggest land use mixes in four major areas of the city, including the Grove Zoning District and the Grove Interchange Subdistrict. The new temporary ordi-nance is intended to assist the legislative body in determin-ing whether amendments to the current land use ordinanc-es for the area are needed. Another reason given for the amendments are for the purpose of protecting the future tax base of the zone while ensuring a well con-ceived master plan for the re-tail centers. It was noted that the en-actment of a temporary zon-ing regulation will promote sound planning principles and will foster the long-ter- m economic viability of the area and the city generally. It is anticipated that this ordinance will keep the sta-tus quo for up to six months in order that the impact of the on-goi- land use and economic development study can be objectively evaluated. The council felt that the pos-sibility of new development occurring that is inconsis-tent with the anticipated fu-ture use of the area would be harmful to the public inter-est. Linda Hales Receives PG City's "Great Employee Award" jr "MW, r "" n 1" ""1 ' m'z M. . l. ' 'J ',' , 'y z ' ' J . :.."; .1 t i f Prior to working for the city, Linda Hales worked at Story Pharmacy and Alpine School District. Linda Hales has been named as recipient of the Great Employee Award in the Pleas-ant Grove Community Devel-opment Department for the Fall Quarter. The award is presented four times a year. Linda has been employed with the city for seven years and has enjoyed her work very much. Linda is the Zoning Tech for the city. She noted that she works a lot with people and it is fun for her to help them out. She said that many things regarding zoning can be solved easily. Some concerns are with placement of signs, weed con-trol, etc., and she said people are doing much better in regards to these problems. "The Zoning Officers have helped a lot, too, in solving prob-lems," she added. Other problems often deal with placement of fences. She noted that permits are free, and people just need to come to the office to pick them up. Linda also stated that the office staff that she works with are very pleasant. Prior to working for the city, Linda worked at Story Pharmacy and Alpine School District. She is married to Mark Hales and they have three children and four grandchil-dren. She was born in Orem and went to BYU where she majored in Elementary Edu-cation. Her hobbies include cooking, sewing, and needle work Linda said she loves spending time with the kids, grandkids and Mark. They enjoy going out in the wilds, camping and boating. She would like to go on a vacation to Alaska or Hawaii. 'pleasant groven WEATHER Today H - 58 L - 33 Partly Cloudy Thursday H - 48 L - 33 Mostly Clowdy Friday H - 60 L - 44 Partly Cloudy ' 1 Saturday H - 51 L - 41 Scattered Showers Sunday H 50 L - 38 Mostly Clowdy V |