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Show Carol Johnson poses in the door of her school bus. Bus driver brings music, caring to the road By JANICE GRAHAM School bus No. 12 looks ordinary on the outside: long, yellow, full of kids. But inside there's a "whole lot of shakin' goin' on." Thafs because it's manned by Carol Johnson, bus driver extraordinaire. The kids who ride Carol Johnson's bus think of her as more than a bus driver. During her seven routes to and from school, Carol, as they call her, also acts as mother, nurse, safety monitor, disciplinarian, and disc jockey to a few hundred children chil-dren every day. "Hi Tracy! Allie, how are you this morning?" Carol greets kids by nam ss they get on the bus. "You have to know their names. You have to talk to them," says Carol. "Some days they need a hug. Great!" "Uh-oh, where's Andrew todayP Carol asks over the loud speaker in her cheery DJ voice. She keeps an eagle eye out for latecomers and notes anyone absent. Carol plays cassette tapes to create cre-ate upbeat atmosphere, anything from Dick Clark's Rock and Roll to eerie music on Halloween. She admits ad-mits that she is stuck right now in 'a SCf and 60's music time warp. "I love when she plays Kokomo' by the Beach Boys," said one rider. "She knows all the words" A popular popu-lar request on the kindergarten route is "Lollipop." Safety is s priority on Carol's bus. Though she plays "Twist and ShouCtbekidslearn to sit 3ack to back and sest to seat" and keep the noise down. . v "Megan and Becky, I need to see faces, not hair," Carol calls out during dur-ing her elementary school route. Using her large rear view mirror, she doesn't' miss a thing. Those unable to obey the rules take a turn on the "hot seat" up front. "When they sit down, we have a great day," says Carol. o Police Continued from front page vehicle and turned on his overhead lights for it to pull over. It did not stop immediately but finally stopped near 300 E. State. The driver tried to resist arrest, the officer stated, and was arrested for DUI, hit and run, resisting and interfering with arrest, open container con-tainer and driving under suspension. suspen-sion. The 27-year-old male, from Orem, was taken to the Utah County Jail. An 18-year-old male reported thathe was assaulted near the Pleasant Pleas-ant GroveHigh School tennis courts by a man who used a knife and his fists. There are no suspects at this time. Dunnex Inc. of Lindon reported that copper tubing, weldingleads, a ' Proto socket set, Armstrong sockets, sock-ets, and miscellaneous sockets with a total value of $1,900 were taken. A Lindon man reported that his Honda Accord received $2,000 damage dam-age when someone sprayed red paint See me for a m It's a no-cost review of your insurance' cover-ages cover-ages and needs. J. Ralph Binnall 120 N. 100 E. American Fork .756-3518 bke a good neighbor. Slate Farm is there State Farm Insurance Companies Heme Olftces: Btoomingion. Illinois Fdbig Carol has been driving a school bus for seven years. She got her training in Douglas County, Colorado, Colo-rado, where she learned to drive during white-outs and in sub-zero weather. "The biggest challenge is wintertime," winter-time," says Carol. She wishes all drivers would use common sense. "They don't realize that road conditions condi-tions make it so you cant stop as quickly or turn as easily." The only accident Carol has ever been involved in-volved in was during winter, caused by a careless driver. Another song that says, Take out the paper and the trash," has meaning on Carol's bus. And kids better wipe off their "Blue Suede Shoes" before they get on. Carol takes pride in No. 12, spending her Saturdays washing and periodically waxing her bus inside and out. She says the kids love the just-waxed, just-waxed, slippery seats. School buses are safety inspected twice a year by the Highway patrol. Carol's bus received a perfect score in the recent October inspection. Kids look forward to special days when Carol puts up holiday decorations, decora-tions, gives out treats, or plays the , Beatles singing, "They say if s your birthday." "What gets me up every morning -and out the door is the kids," says Carol. 1 can't imagine driving UTA. The kids make the job for me." Could be Crazy Carol and her be-boppin' be-boppin' bus make the day for the kids, too. Know someone in our community commu-nity worthy of note? Call Pine Points at 785-4144. all over the car and then poured paint thinner over that. The vehicle was parked at 600 N. State in Lindon at the time of the incident. A Pleasant Grove woman reported re-ported that an antique pedal car valued at $500 had been taken from her yard. There are no suspects. An accident was reported on Nov. 14 at 300 E. State Road when cars driven by Jeffrey Brodie, Alpine, and David W. Erickson, Pleasant Grove, collided in the north bound lanes of the intersection. There were no injuries. There was $5,000 damage to the Erickson auto and $2,000 to the Brodie car. Another accident occurred on Nov. 11 at Main and State Streets. Cars driven by Jay D. Humes, American Fork, and Gary Rasmussen, Mapleton, collided in the intersection. . There were no injuries. The Rasmussen car sustained $2,500 damage and the Humes vehicle had $700 damage. State Farm STATI !' INSMIANCt 100 North bridge to close Ths bridge over the Murdock Canal on 100 North St. will becloe! beginning either Wednesday or Thursday, Nov. 20 or 21, according to Frank Mills, Public Works Director. Direc-tor. Detour signs were being put in place early this week and only local traffic will be allowed on 100 North between 700 East and 1300 East. Others will be asked to use 200 South or 600 North. The construction on the bridge Decoration contest begins If you enjoy the decorations your neighbor puts up in his yard for Christinas, then call the Pleasant Grove City Hall at 786-5045 and nominate it as Yard of the Week for the holiday season. Public Works Director Frank Mills and Councilmember Mary West, have announced that they will hold the first city-sponsored Christmas Decorating Yard of the Week contest beginning the week IleaBant (ftroue fieuieui ISSN No. S75S-9072 U.S.P.S. No. 4357-8000 Published weekly t.- cept semi-weekly for Thanksgiving and Christmas by Newtah, Inc. II coulhMiln Pleasant Grove, Utah S4062 Telephone Numbers Advertising & Circulation. 756-7669 News 756-5273 Publisher Brett R. Bezzant Editors Marc Haddock Marcella Walker Subscription price $19" per year Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove. Utah Posunuter: Send aMrr- chtnget to P.O. Box 7. Americas Fort. UUh MOm J! 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