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Show Pleasant Grove Library 1251 2 30 East Center Sire,,. $1 PER ISSUE Pleasant Grove. IT 840(0 8 -- , VOLUME 3 NUMBER 099 WEDNESDAY, August 10, 201 1 WVVW.timptimes.com K--- - ,,.'! .. ) AT A GLANCE PACE 2 LIFESTYLE RG. Blab Life's Moments Thoughts From The Garden. . . "The True Measure" PAGE 3 OBITUARIES SCOUTING Scout Expo WEDDING LIFESTYLE "Life in the Granny Lane" SOCIAL Senior News PAGE 4 SOCIAL Casual Critic Trail Ride and Dinner Open Lindon Days ' ... ,- - j! : - Vl i I! i: "Concerts" to Feature - Buzztones West Family Reunion PAGE 5 EDUCATION Vikette Car WashYard Sale is Fund Raiser , ' CITY PG Rotary Club OfficersMembership Annnounced PG Council Discusses Promenade and UVU Day Lindon City to Conduct Annual "Drill Down for Safety" PG City Public Notice PAGE 6 PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat EDUCATION High School Calendar PAGE 7 CITY Interchange Closure to Effect HighlandAlpine Are You Registered to Vote? Cedar Hills Day to Be Held at Hogle Zoo RG. City Calendar Concerts in the Park PAGE 8 SPORTS Instructors Needed for New Cedar Hills Recreation Facility PG Kickers Set for Another Season of Girls Soccer PG Lacrosse Team Wins Utah Valley Lacrosse Tournament Swim Team Celebrates End of Season with ; Awards Party PG High School Sports Teams Begin Tryouts HflWte 0el" Iflonors the Past, Enriches the Present, Insures the Future fej' Geri Taylor As the Old White Church takes on a new persona, there are many who wonder if the change will be good, or if the memories collected from within its walls, in the Grove and even on the tennis court, will be surreptitiously washed away in the remodel. To the credit of own-ers Randy and Vickie Bott, they have meticulously re-searched and incorporated the history and spirit that makes this building more than a former church house, and while the transition is mostly cosmetic, bits and pieces of this grand old edi-fice are being preserved in unique and reflective ways. Even the name Stone Gate has a significant connection to the past. It isn't common for an in- - Owners Randy and Vickie Bott have meticulously researched and incorporated the history and spirit of the "Old Wliile Church" as they remodel it as a reception and art center. pho0 courlcsy ofTlmpanogos Times dividual to purchase a church house, but that has been a dream of Vicky Bott's for as long as she can remember. Growing up in Cache Valley, Vickie has the fond memo-ry of a ward building being turned into a reception cen-ter and having the thoughts of how much fun that project would be. When she saw the For Sale sign on the lawn of the Manila Ward house, Vickie imagined it was a joke and continued on her way. But that life-lon- g dream of own-ing a church stuck in the back of her mind and on the re-turn trip, she stopped to look around. The No Trespassing signs were a sure indication the building was in fact for sale and a visual check of the foundations assured her the structure was sound. How-ever, when she came to the back of the church and saw the Grove, she knew her dream was coming true. Hesitant, but hopeful, she brought Randy to see her find, and when he came to the Grove, he also was sold. Their tour inside was almost a formality, for they sensed this location was special from the beginning and were anxious to learn its history. Of the numerous remod-eling ventures on her own homes as well as others, Vickie especially remembers when her husband was in the Stake Presidency and their building needed to be mod-ernized. She was shown the architect's blueprints and off-- handedly remarked that his plans didn't have good traffic flow and simply didn't work. Asked if she thought she could do a better job, Vickie said "yes" and was given the challenge to draw up her own design. It was presented to the stake president and archi-tect, who admitted her traf-fic flow was much better and concluded her suggestions would be used. She was also given the honor of being an advisor on colors and items to decorate the church. Vickie doesn't pretend to be a contractor, but with her remodeling experiences, she has learned the ins and outs of the business to the point she knows what can and can't be done on a job. Even more importantly, on this particular mission, she has relied on the feelings of her heart as each room is transformed, and in some cases, restored. The vision of a reception center was soon expanded as the Bott's explored the vast building, knowing they would need to utilize all the rooms in order to make the enterprise financially viable. The remodeled church would once again become a place of learning, as the vision of an Arts Center took form. The Botts' love of the arts helped them picture how each area of the church could be used to teach everything from oil painting, to dance, to dra-ma. The downstairs would be perfect for a preschool and as they formulated plans, people seemed to literally come out of the woodwork to offer the services Vickie had hoped for. Sensitive to the long and sacred history of this church house, Vickie has read ev- - " erything she could find that would tell her about the people who built, rebuilt and worshipped within these walls. Her goal has been to create a feeling of home and as different aspects of the building have been uncov-ered, she has been vigilant in preserving the historical na-ture of the find. One exciting surprise came as the workers were re-moving the lowered ceiling in the original chapel and found a beautifully preserved bell-shape- d ceiling ten feet above the current one. It was de-cided to restore this room as much as possible, including the south door that was closed in during the 1960"s remodel. Therein came another sweet surprise as Vickie asked for "Old While Church " continued on Page 5 LINDON DAYS 2011 "Fun for One Fun for All" Calendar of Events WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 Bike Race Community Center 6 p.m. Video Game Tournament Community Center Dog Show Lindon City Park THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 1 Huck Finn Day Creek Side Park 6 p.m. Horse-n-Aroun- d Arena 6 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Lindon Day Fair Lindon City Park 12 p.m. Mayor's Candy Scramble 7:30 p.m. Family Arena Events 7 p.m. Youth Dance Community Center 8 p.m. Little Bits of Lindon Lindon City Center 5 p.m. SATURDAY. AUGUST 13 5KKids Fun Run City Center Park 7:30 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony City Center Park 7:15 a.m. Pancake Breakfast City Center Park 8 a.m. ' Grand Parade Center Street 10 a.m. Lindon Days Fair City Center Park 1 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mini Rodeo 6 p.m. Concert & Fireworks Pheasant Brook Park 8 p.m. Timpanogos Times to Go on Hiatus Next Week to Figure Out The Future of The Weekly Paper Timpanogos Times will publish the last weekly issue of the paper on August 10 and suspend weekly publications indefinitely. We wish to express our heart felt gratitude to our wonderful subscribers. Thank you for believing in us and supporting us over the past couple of years. Thank you, too, to our amazing staff, who have given of their time and talents to bring this paper to you on a weekly basis. We could not have done it without each and every one of you. This adventure has been a great experience for us. We have met incredible individu-als who give of their time to help others and make this community a great place to live. It has been inspiring to hear and report your stories. Thank you for enriching our lives. We love the heritage and people of Pleasant Grove and we feel blessed to be a part of it. Timpanogos Times will take one month to evaluate the future of the paper. We anticipate, in the short term, monthly and special editions that will go to all the local residents free of charge. It is the hope of Timpanogos Times that local businesses will want to advertise in these monthly or special editions in order to keep the paper going as a service to the community and keep a current and ongoing history of the happenings in P.G., Cedar Hills and Lindon. Subscribers will be reim-bursed, however, it may take some time so we ask for your patience. If you have any questions or are interested in purchas-ing the newspaper, please call Calvin or Angie Walker at 80 -- 7X5-3 I I. 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