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Show $1 per issue 30ri'r 112512 ' - ' Pleasant Grove. UT 84062 8 VOLUME 3 NUMBER 077 WEDNESDAY, March 9, 201 1 wvvw.timptime.s.com Retired Dentist Continues to Give Service Around the World i '.""V Several years before retir-ing from his dental practice. Dr. David Dickerson and wife, Karen, of Pleasant Grove, were invited by neighbors to join a service project going to a small village in Mexico. He and two other dentists in the three bus loads of volunteers decided to take their own equipment and perform limited dentistry for the locals. The success of this venture prompted them to re-turn the following year with a portable dental unit and ample suppli is. T.ie week of Thanksgiv-ing 1998, more than 100 men, women and children headed to Mexico with computers and other materials to be used in a building they would erect next to the school. The dentists were surprised by the constant flow of patients wanting their servic-es, which made it impossible to help with the construction. Dr. Dickerson had pur-chased leather gloves in antici-pation of handling the locally made cinder block, but never having the time to use them, presented them to the bishop of the small ward through an inter-preter. As the former mission ary explained that the gloves represented Dr. Dickerson's gratitude for the help he had rendered throughout the week, tears rolled down the bishop's cheeks. He thought, "If a $13 pair of gloves can have that kind of impact, what can I do?" The Dickerson's have been doing it ever since. He and his dentist friends began looking for opportuni-ties to do dental work exclu-sively and became acquainted with Deseret International, a locally formed foundation that has created medical miracles in many third-worl- d countries. From this connection came the inspiration to create their own enterprise, naming it AYUDA, which means 'help' in Spanish. The Dickerson's have traveled at least twice a year, mostly to countries where their services are in great demand, including Tonga, Peru, Nica-ragua, Paraguay, Guatemala, Chile, Cambodia and The Dominican Republic. Heart-touchin- g stories have emerged from each village and commu-nity as dentists and their assis-tants perform vital dental work on people who are often with- - Dr. David Dickerson and wife, Karen, of Pleasant Grove travel at least twice a year, mostly to countries where their services are in great demand, including Tonga, Mexico, Peru, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Guatemala, Chile, Cambodia and the Dominican Republic. out what American's consider bare necessities. The humility and grati-tude of these people have been the catalyst for the Dickerson's commitment to return year after year at their own expense. Over the past decade, many people have been drafted into this unique field of service, in-cluding children, grandchildren, Scouts working on Eagle proj-ects, and most recently a sister and brother-in-la-w who now act as Dr. Dickerson's assistants. The Pleasant Grove Lion's Club 'honored Dr. Dickerson in February at their annual Hu-manitarian Award's Dinner and were rewarded with a power point presentation highlight-ing ma ty experiences from the Dickerson's past 13 years of service. David and Karen Dicker-so-n feel they have been greatly blessed through the opportuni-ties they've had to share their means with those who are less fortunate. They are not looking for accolades, only volunteers to assist them in what they know is their true mission in life. ( AT A GLANCE PAGE 2 LIFESTYLE Pleasant Grove BLAB Life's Moments Thoughts From The Garden. . . "Good Things" PAGE 3 OBITUARIES SCOUTING Western Blue & Gold Disability Awareness Patch Earned LIFESTYLE "I Am The Master of My Fete" . SOCIAL Senior News PAGE 4 SOCIAL Casual Critic Chauntenettes Miss Pleasant Grove EDUCATION "The King and I" Grovecreek 5K f ! PAGE 5 EDUCATION Oak Canyon Jr. Second Quarter Honor Rolls Released High School Calendar PAGE 6 CITY PG Council Takes Action to Close 600 South OH. Renews Contract PG. City Calendar PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat PAGE 7 CITY "The Importance of Being Earnest" PAGE 8 EDUCATION District Science Fair Held at PGHS SPORTS PGHS Cheer Team Takes State Vikettes Hold Dance Showcase "H NO N' rj is I anu. or PVRotr.-- A f LUMJLA Pleasant Grove City: It's Time to Move On X j " ' ' unit 17 . :"1 ! i t v : r:-- ,, ,; i.n nJ by Geri Taylor Editors note: This is the third and final story of a three part series on the treatment plant and the planned changes from 2010 to the facility. In March, 2010, the newly elected city officials of Pleas-ant Grove sent a press release to the media stating their position on the foul and unacceptable odors corning from the Timpa-nogo- s Special Service District (TSSD). Their main concern was the composting done on-sit- e, generating numerous com-plaints from both local citizens and business owners. The tersely worded state-ment called on TSSD to imme-diately stop onsite composting, which the city termed an "in tolerable situation that impacts the quality of life, the health, and the economy of Pleasant Grove" TSSD was put on no-tice that some type of action would be taken against the sew-age plant if the situation did not change. At the time, TSSD was preparing the plant for a new covered system that would eliminate up to 97 percent of the odors associated with com-posting. The proposed date was June or July of 2010 to have the Gore system in place, but for some the offensive smells had already done too much damage and negotiations were not ac-ceptable. The reality was no legal leg to stand oh existed to stop the composting. TSSD asked for patience and a little time to get the new system operating to prove itself and also allow for future upgrades. The antici-pated dates came with a signifi-cant reduction of odor as well as complaints to either the plant or the city. And except for three or four "belches" caused by opera-tor error, the past eight months have been a drastic improve-ment over the previous year. When asked where Pleas-ant Grove City stands in regards to their initial press release, City Administrator Scott Darrington stated the city feels there has been improvement and even though it isn't 100 percent, it is significantly better than last January and February. The city recognizes that while the problem isn't 100 percent contained, there have been considerable improve- - Accnrding to PG City officials, the Timpanogos Special Semice District treatment plant has had significant reduction of odors except for three or four "belches" caused by operator error in the past eight months. Photo courtesy of Chris Hocker ments by TSSD as of last Janu-ary and February and since July, the city has not received odor complaints from citizens. With the head works being covered the end of March, Dar-rington feels the situation will be contained enough that they can begin attracting businesses to the area and get back to a normal life. He said the city was ready to move on and look to the future growth of Pleasant Grove. Lindon Children Kidnapped by Father After Visit v J " V J - V f V J On February 13, 2011, Amanda and Amber Fratcher were abducted by their father, David Fratcher, in Orem, Utah. When the girls were not re-turned to their mother after a vis-itation with their father, Janelle Barker, of Lindon, contacted the police. Janelle informed the Lin-don Police that David had a Ford Windstar Van. Due to surveil-lance cameras, the van was lo-cated at a WalMart in Payson. David left the van and is believed to be travelling to Florida or Mexico in two white, older mod-el, Cheverolet vans, both towing white camp trailers with a gold stripe. Police have followed up on 75 sightings all over die state, some in-correct or unable to follow. One of the sightings proved that David had been seen on February 5 in Garri-son, Utah, near the Nevada border. The father is listed as Wanted and the girls MissingEndangered due to the circumstances. Jared is not listed because he lives with his father and is believed to be one of the drivers. The Lindon Police will con-tinue to follow leads and keep the media involved in hopes of finding the girls. If anyone has information, please call the Lindon Police at or dispatch at Amanda Fratcher, age 1 1. Jared Fratcher, age 17. Amber Fratcher. age 14. PG Planning Commission to Hold Public Hearings The Pleasant Grove City Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday. March 10. 201 1 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (south entrance), 86 E. 100 S., Pleasant Grove. Utah, for the following: Public Hearing to con-sider the request of Kath-leen Mitchell for a waiver to the exterior design re-quirements for an acces-sory building, through con-ditional use permit review; located at approx. I 70 West 810 North in Rl-- 8 (Single Family Residential) Zone. MUDHOLE NEIGH-BORHOOD. Public Hearing to con-sider the request of Stephen Hullinger for a conditional use permit approval for a Major Home Occupation to produce framed art located at 885 West 1290 North in the Rl-- 8 (Single Family Residential) Zone. MUD HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. Public Hearing to con-sider the request of Robb Taylor, to modify the con-ditional use permit ap-proval for a Major Home Occupation regarding the roof structure and vehicle screening requirements for an auto detailing business located at 240 South Main, in the DV (Downtown Vil-lage Commercial) Zone. OLD FORT NEIGHBOR-HOOD. Public Hearing to con-sider the request of Chris Parker for a conditional use permit for a whole grain cereal Manufactur-ing business located at 473 South 640 West in the M-- (Manufacturing) Zone. SAM WHITE NEIGHBOR-HOOD. Public Hearing to con-sider an Ordinance amend ment, at the request of Ran-dy Bott, to add Article H, "Rural Commercial Over-lay" to Title 10, Chapter 11, of the Pleasant Grove City Code, providing new zoning for the redevelop-ment and community-oriente- d commercial use of properties in rural areas of the city. CITY WIDE. Public Hearing to con-sider the request of Ran-dy Bolt to apply the Ru-ral Commercial Overlay (RCO), a proposed new zoning overlay, to proper-ties located at 900 West 2600 North, for the new Stone Gate Center For The Arts. MANILA NEIGH- - BORHOOD. Public Hearing to con- - sidcr approval of the com- - mcrcial site plan for the Stone Gate Center For The Arts development located at approx 900 West 2600 North. MANILA NEIGH-BORHOOD. Public Hearing to con-sider an Ordinance amend-ment, at the request of Pleasant Grove City Staff, to amend the text in Chap-ter 10-- 1 IE- - 2-- 7 and 10-- 1 IE "TSSD" continued on Page 7 (PLEASANT GROVE WEATHER Today ' H - 50 L - 34 Partly Cloudy Thursday ' H - 53 L - 34 Partly Cloudy Friday H - 49 L - 34 Mostly Cloudy Saturday ' H - 51 L - 35 Partly Cloudy Sunday " H - 50 L - 35 Partly Cloudy V J |