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Show Pleasant Grove Library 1251 2 $1 PER ISSUE . .. 30 East Center Street . ' Pleasant Grove. UT 84062 8 LiLvLjL JTmJLnj JJJ JJ) Jl, JL.J.vyj,.jJUii pt92 VOLUME 3 NUMBER 084 WEDNESDAY, April 27, 201 1 www.timptimes.com v "" ' J : " - -- ; . - - ; , r ..... - ' ' y 5i : , Gary Doxey Called to Serve as Seventy For LDS Church 't ;a ; m - byAngie Walker Gary B. Doxey of Pleasant Grove was sustained as a Sev-enty in the April General Con-ference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. "I feel very excited to have an opportunity to serve and I am grateful to be in a position to answer the call. I had no expec-tations that something like this would happen," said Elder Dox-ey. "A member of the Presiden-cy of the Seventy asked to meet with me and my wife and that's how it happened," he added. Debbie, his wife, shared her feelings about her husband's new calling. "I think it's won-derful. Gary just loves to serve. Service is one of the best things he does. He feels so strongly about service and the responsi-bility we have to serve and do what we are asked. It's marvel-ous to be married to someone who always puts the Lord first." When asked what he has done in his life to prepare him for this he replied, "The best thing I have ever done in my life is to marry Debbie. I have to blame her for almost everything good that has happened to me. I have to blame my mom and dad for everything that happened to me before I got married. If we are happy, it's their fault," he stated. Being an Eagle Scout, Elder Doxey said Scouting had a big impact on his life. "I enjoyed Scouting. That was another one of those growing experiences. It was a good preparation for my mission as a young man," he admitted. When Elder Doxey was nineteen, he was called to serve in the Chili Santiago South Mis-sion, where he served faithfully from 1975 to 1977. Follow-ing his mission, he met Debbie Burnett of Salt Lake and they were sealed April 10, 1987 in the Salt Lake Temple. Togeth-er they have six children, four boys and two girls. They range in age from 22 to 12 years old. In 1994 they moved to Pleasant Grove. Elder Doxey graduated from Highland High in Salt Lake. He is a professor at the BYU Law School and teaches history. He earned his Bache-lor's Degree at BYU in History, a Juris Doctorate in Law, and then received a scholarship to attend Cambridge University in England where he earned a PhD in History. Gary is the associ-ate director at a center at the law school which works on interna-tional religious freedom issues. In July 2006 Gary an-swered the call to serve as the mission president in Mexico City for three years. Over that period of time, he was respon-sible for about 500 missionar-ies. He spoke of his experience, "It was exciting. About three-fourt-of the missionaries were native Mexicans. That was fun to become a part of their lives for those three years. There are very few experiences in life that can shape a person like a mis-sion. To be able to be a part of helping to shape those mission-aries was a great experience." Elder Gary B. Doxey. ' Prior to his present call-ing, Elder Doxey hud served as a bishop and as a counselor to Duane F. Atkinson in the Grove Creek Stake presidency. This " " was a highlight for him because "Doxey" continued on Page 3 c . AT A GLANCE PAGE 2 LIFESTYLE Pleasant Grove BLAB Life's Moments Thoughts From The Garden. . . "Bonham and Keetch" PAGE 3 BIRTHDAYS WEDDINGS SOCIAL Casual Critic Senior News LIFESTYLE PAGE 4 EDUCATION FFA Chooses PG Young Men as State Officers Oak Canyon Honor Rolls PAGE 5 EDUCATION Moms and Muffins Grovecrest PAW Power 5K High School Calendar CITY FOE Members Donate Service for Egg Hunt PG Council and The GroveBoulevard PAGE 6 CITY PG Library Hosts "Night of Discovery" PUBLIC SAFETY PG Police Beat Lindon Police Beat PAGE 7 CITY Cedar Hills Approves Irrigation Wafer for AF PG Council Approves Three Proclamations Beautification Committee Gets New Members RG. City Calendar EDUCATION Ballroom Dancing Still Trendy PAGE 8 SPORTS Lady Vikes Golf Team Takes on LP and AF Vikings Defeat AF Baseball Cavemen Defend Home Field in Game Two PG Finally Beats Lone Peak Soccer Team PG Racer Finishes First at Utah County Invitational Little League Holds Opening Ceremonies m '& I ! I j : ! The Flood of 1935 Came in a Drought Year to Local Residents ' ' '; 'V : - :"'r , v . .: ' " ' ' , ' ,. ' - - " 4 ' , ' . f .... '; " ' Flood path of 1935. Byard Allen, holding his son, stands in the area wiped out by the flood of 1 935 which was a fluke. Those who remember its devastation know how unpredictable Mother Nature can be and never underestimate how quickly she can bring down a mountain. by Geri Taylor August 17, 1935 was a day the residents of Manila would never forget. Accord-ing to an article in the Pleasant Grove Review dated August 23 of that year, the rain began lightly falling around 1pm, then soon turned into torrents. Alec Wadley was almost 24 when the storm hit and he re-calls it was concentrated in the mountains east of Manila, mainly over Heiselt's hollow. The drought-stricke- n hillside did not soak up the rains, but . sent the deluge into the valley, covering much of the Manila Ward. The raging stream separat-ed when it hit the small knoll, sending the water on either side. The southern watercourse inun-dated H.V. Swensen's peach orchard with dirt, rocks and silt, then flowed down to Ezra Swensen's farm where it finally lost momentum. Water rushing down the north side of the hill did the greatest damage when it hit Ivan Monson's hedge and sepa-rated into two powerful cur-rents. Although the hedge had protected the Monson home from the flood, his potatoes, corn and raspberry patch were covered with water. The flood gushed down the hill, flatten-ing Willard Monson's grain and filling George Monson's cellar, then turned south. Meanwhile the flow, di-verted south by the hedge, filled the Murdock canal and other ditches with water and soil and ran across the Hol-ma- n orchards. At this point the streams converged, reaching the Nyal Wadley home with enough force to fill the cellar and cover their bedding, furniture, winter clothing and canned fruit with water. They hurriedly pulled up carpets and piled them to escape the dirty water which soon cov-ered their floors. The flood then washed the road east of the Wadley farm full of large and small rocks and dirt to the depth of several feet in different places. Eleven-year-ol- d Steve Warnick was helping his father thresh grain when the water cov-ered their fields, about 12 mile southwest of the Wadley farm. He remembers having to wait three or four days for the ground to dry enough to finish the job. It was reported that "the Pleasant Grove Fire Department was called and with their water pump was able to get the water from the cellars of Nyal Wadley and George Monson." Trees were uprooted, fences torn down and in many places the ground was covered ' several feet deep with rocks and dirt from the mountainside. Elsie Monson, whose hedge diverted the water from her home, said it was filled with rocks and dirt, but still stands these many years later. She and husband, Elwood, lived in their uncle Ivan's home and were away that day, missing all the excitement. The article stated "The damage cannot be estimated. It will take some time for the farmers of this district to either remove this added dirt or make it useful for cultivation." The Civilian Conservation Corps were quickly mobilized to build a spillway where the greatest amount of water came down, directly across from the Monson home located on North Canyon Road. Neither before, nor in the 76 years since the flood, has the spillway been used for the purpose it was built. Hopefully the flood of 1935 was a fluke, but those who remem-ber its devastation know how unpredictable Mother Nature can be and never underestimate how quickly she can bring down a mountain. .IV)' v ' .HvrriA; . Vji . I z CERT volunteers are pictured at a Grove Creek location where they led other volunteers last Saturday in filling sandbags for residents who need to prepare for possible flooding. Thanks to volunteers, sandbags are now avail-able at various locations throughout the city and can be picked up by those who might he in flood paths. Photo cmirU'.sy ol Tiinpanogos Times 'pleasant grove WEATHER Today " H - 57 L - 38 Partly Cloudy Thursday H - 66 L - 41 Partly Cloudy Friday H - 45 L - 32 Partly Cloudy Saturday H - 49 L - 34 Partly Cloudy Sunday ' " H - 59 L - 40 Partly Cloudy |