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Show 4 'SaP&W&Q November 10, 2010 Murdock Canal Enclosure Has Begun The Murdock Canal En-closure Construction on the Provo Reservoir Canal Enclo-sure Project (Murdock Canal) has begun and will be complet-ed by Spring 2012. Crews will soon be work-ing on the canal between 2700 N. Canyon Road in Cedar Hills and SR 92 in Lehi. This section is expected to be completed in May 20 1 1 . All use of the canal road for recreation or access will be completely eliminated during construction. For everyone's safety, federal law enforcement agen-cies will be involved during the project. Please report trespass-ers in the construction area by calling If you have questions or concerns about the project, please contact Scott Henrik-se- n, public information man-ager, at at prcepprcep.org or visit the website at www.prwua.org. If you would like to re-ceive updates about the construction, please send an with "updates" in the subject line. Contractors have de-signed a process that takes into account the special nu-ances and needs of the cities involved. Construction will occur in a way that reduces impact to the community and in a way that is environmentally responsible. Utah Department ofTransportation Looks For Your Help to Rename State Route 92 Utah Department of Transportation officials are holding an online con-test to find a new alterna-tive name for State Route 92 (S.R. 92) in northern Utah County. State Route 92 has been called everything from Highland Highway to Alpine Highway to simply "the road to American Fork Canyon." With the road currently under reconstruction between and S.R. 74 and with new commuter lanes and road widening, it seems like a good time to give S.R. 92 a new and lasting alternative name. UDOT is asking the public to help them come up with the new name for the road. Now through Friday, November 19, name submission forms will be available on the S.R. 92 construction website at www. udot.utah.govsr92. Rules and guidelines for the contest can be found on the website as well. This is a chance for peo-ple to leave a lasting mark on the community, and UDOT is excited to give people this unique opportunity. The S.R. 92 reconstruc-tion project is scheduled for completion by the Fall of 20 1 1 . For more information about S.R. 92, please visit the project website or call the project. TMmvdm ,,zzrzzzzzrizz;iii. Viking Clubs "Trick or Treat" for Charities to Receive Money Donations Instead of Candy by Danica Baird On Halloween, various clubs from Pleasant Grove High School went g, but not for candy. These stu-dents went trick-or-treati- for charities. Two of these clubs were Hope Projects and Key Club. Hope Projects is a new club that has joined the ranks of other service clubs at the high school. Hope Projects is currently thirty members strong and is super-vised by Mr. David van Dijk. Van Dijk, who is also the advisor for Operation Smile, received a pamphlet in the mail about this organization and decided to start this club at the high school. Hope Projects Founda-tion was organized in 2000 to help poor villages improve their lives in the High Andes of South America. Hope Projects helps these people build the facilities they need to survive. All labor is provided by the villagers them-selves and 100 of the dona-tions to Hope Projects goes di-rectly to villages. Pleasant Grove High School has adopted the village of Huama with a population of about 7,500. The high school has the ambitious goal to help rebuild this village over the next five years to ensure long-ter- m changes. They hope to provide a clean water system, build a school, build multiple greenhouses, provide animals for breeding to improve diet and nutrition, and provide ma-terials for one large income generating project decided by the villagers. During their trick-or-treati-fund raiser, they were able to raise over one thousand dol-lars. Anyone who would like to make a donation to Hope Proj-ects should contact David van Dijk at atvandd779 alpine . kl2.ut.us. Another trick-or-treati-activity was sponsored by Key Club. Key Club is affiliated with the Kiwanis Club and is a service-oriente- d club strongly involved in community service. For their October service proj ect, this club teamed up with thousands of people across the United States to participate in Trick-or-Tre- at for UNICEF. This has become an annual tradition that students look for-ward to. According to UNICEF, 10 million children in Afri-ca under the age of five die from preventable deaths ev-ery year. UNICEF's goal is to lower this number to zero by providing clean water, im-proving nutrition, providing" medicine, and offering health education. Since Trick-or-Tre- at for UNICEF's founding 60 years ago, they have raised over 160 million dollars. Former President John F. Kennedy once said, "UNI-CEF has caught the imagina-tion of our people, especially our nation's children whose Halloween collections have become a symbol of concern and an expression of tangible aid." According to UNICEF, seven cents provides fifty kids with safe water each day and nineteen dollars buys three mosquito nets to pro-tect three children against malaria. No matter how small the contribution to Trick-or-Tre- at for UNICEF, it will make a difference and help save a child's life. With that goal in mind, Key Club participated in this noble cause. Club President Keslee Kirby said, "It's fun to hear the excitement of other stu-dents and see the enthusi-asm they get from serving." Although the money is still being counted, current-ly they have raised almost two hundred dollars. Any-one who would iike to make a donation should contact Amanda McCollum at by the end of this week. Hundreds of Pleasant Grove High School stu-dents can be seen every year trick-or-treati- for char-ity. These students dedicate their time and effort to try to make a difference in the world, and they are accom-plishing that goal one penny at a time. High School Students Participate in Political Process by Danica Baird During October 25 through November 2, Pleasant Grove High School students gathered in the Student Center for a week full of political activity. Under the supervision of Mr. John Deans, students assembled to hear classmates give speeches on politically heated topics and rally for their favorite political candidates. Each day opposing viewpoints were presented on various topics in front of hundreds of students. While giving their speeches, students had to speak passionately and animatedly to capture the attention of the audience. Students often had to speak in favor of political issues and candidates which they actually opposed. Deans believes that this enables students to strengthen their individual beliefs and become more politically informed. Senior Lucy Daynes said, "The coolest part about Grove Elections is that you might end up speaking about something you don't agree with. I spoke on Mike Lee this year and I affiliate myself with the Democratic Party. It was interesting to learn more about him and the opposite point of view." Mr. Deans believes that students should be an informed audience and not an audience that is easily persuaded. He hopes to foster a greater concern over political issues in the community. Society is slowly becoming more and more apathetic when it comes to voting. In this last election, one out of three registered voters in Utah County even bothered to vote. Deans hopes that Grove Central Election week will help reverse this trend and inspire students at Pleasant Grove High to become involved in politics. This week of political excitement concluded with a Mock Election. Students were able to cast their votes in an election hosted by Student Council. Hundreds of students and faculty voted for governor, senator, and the House of Representatives. In Utah County, the majority of voters voted straight Republican as did most Pleasant Grove High School students. This week of political frenzy helped engage students in politics preparing them for future elections. Senior Maddie Hall said, "I thought that giving a speech was kind of scary at first, but it was cool because it was a new experience. It makes you feel accomplished to know you have written a speech. I really enjoyed this experience." Valley View to Honor Veterans Valley View Elementary will be holding a special assem-bly on November 1 1 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the school auditorium to honor Veterans, including two of their own teachers who have served in past wars. Fifth grade teacher, Paul Schoonover, received a Purple Heart for his service as a Ma-rine in Vietnam. Fourth grade teacher, Sherrie Ellsworth, served for three years at the end of Vietnam and for nine years with the 300th MI Headquarter in Draper. The Valley View PTA or-ganized the assembly which will include a color guard pre-sentation, slide show, musical numbers and recognition of Veterans. PTA President Cyd-ne- y LeMone feels the assembly will help the students pay trib-ute to Veterans, from teachers to family members, who have made sacrifices for our coun-try. "Knowing that a teacher or parent has served their country, makes it personal for the stu-dents and will hopefully encour-age them to respect our Veterans even more" Cydney said. Teacher and Vietnam Veter-an, Paul Schoonover, has spent many hours recreating the Viet-nam Memorial Wall by printing out each of the 58,000 names onto posters. "I wanted to make these posters so the students would be able to visualize how many lost their lives in Vietnam. Telling them is one thing, but seeing the names in writing has a bigger impact" Paul stated. "I really want our students to un-derstand that there are people risking their lives every day to defend America, including the parents of some of our own stu-dents" he added. Included on the wall are the names of soldiers from Pleasant Grove that lost their lives in the war. "I knew the men that died from Pleasant Grove and I hope that by seeing their names and paying tribute to our Veterans during the as-sembly, the students will have a better sense of who and what we are honoring on this special day" Paul said. Veterans and community members are invited to attend the Veterans Day assembly. Subscribe Today to the 1 y f . 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