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Show "Of the People, By the People and For the People." j " " v - were just a few thousand people living here. Now there are some 35,000 people. The pioneers would be impressed to see the vast numbers of people living here today. Recently the state began grading schools. We never worried about the quality of our schools. We knew if you showed up and studied hard you could achieve the American Dream. The list of successful people coming out of Pleasant Grove is very long. Brent Halladay is a classic example of success. He worked hard and played by the rules and became the State Fire Marshall. Robert Schow is another example of success. From humble beginnings, he and Judy started out life together as dispatchers living in a small apartment above what was then the city hall, police and fire station. Robert worked hard and played by the rules. He became a very successful businessman. What a success story! When Dan Fugal told of growing up in Pleasant Grove, I recalled the many years of hard work his family put in. There were many years when Dan and Jill felt lucky to pay the bills. That hard work paid off. Recently hundreds of citizens showed up at a city meeting to share their views regarding proposals being put forward by the mayor and city council. It was an impressive sight to see all of these good people come forward and express their views and get involved. Out of the many came better proposals. This November the people will have the opportunity to go to the polls and once again express their views. , Just recently we bid farewell to Lynn Zufelt and Grant Ellis. Lynn made a great contribution to this community over the many years he worked for the City of Pleasant Grove. Most everyone knew Grant Ellis. A special thanks goes out to all who helped Grant along the way. A big thanks goes out to everyone who has helped during a most difficult water year. First we had the coldest winter since 1948. Then we had the hottest summer in recorded history. On top of that we had one of the worst water years in memory. Out of American Fork Canyon it has been the worst water year since 1928. Let's hope and pray we get some snow this winter or things will be worse next year. by Mark Bezzant Growing up in Pleasant Grove was a child's dream. It was a Norman Rockwell experience. Almost everyone knew everyone. There were rich and poor, i There were young and old. Some were church goers and some were not. In some ways it was like being part of a large family. In any family there are quarrels and disagreements. Healthy families work through their differences, just like good neighbors do. Recently Dan Fugal spoke at a city council meeting about growing up in Pleasant Grove. Back when he was a bov there |