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Show Pagi 2 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW Thursday, June 21, 2007 NEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED Long-time resident to be Strawberry Days Grand Marshall Laura Giles NOHH COUNTY itAfF Long-time Pleasant Grove resident Clyde "Don" Crump feels honored to be serving serv-ing as this year's Strawberry Days Grand Marshall. "I feel pretty good about it; it's quite an honor," he said. Crump's involvement with the community, military service and work with youth qualify him for the honor. According to Strawberry Days Committee President Glen Haynie, "I am very, very impressed with Don Crump. I visited with him and it was a wonderful experience. (Crump and wife Joyce) have dedicated a lifetime to serving Pleasant Grove in a variety of ways." The Strawberry Days committee com-mittee members met together and discussed possible choices for this year's Grand Marshall. "We had four or five suggestions sug-gestions this year," said Haynie. "They are all deserving. deserv-ing. We don't lack for good people in town." Ultimately, Crump was chosen cho-sen for all that he has done for Pleasant Grove. "He deserves it," said Haynie. "I moved to Pleasant Grove after graduating from Brigham Young University in 1952," said Crump. At that time. Crump began coaching coach-ing and teaching at Pleasant Grove High School. There, he served as head basketball coach, assistant football coach and track coach. He also started start-ed a recreation basketball program pro-gram for boys in fifth through ninth grade. After working at the high school for 16 years, Crump worked as principal of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Junior High School for 12 years. Crump has also helped build the Shannon Fields in Pleasant Grove, worked as a police officer, Ives Continued from Page 1 created story lines for their adventures and they liked to play outdoors. That love of the outdoors started early, with the foothills of Timpanogos within walking distance of his home. "There were a big group of friends and they all played together," to-gether," Rawlins said. "He was very gregarious, had a very infectious laugh." NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS ' 399 E. State St. Pleasant Grove Marc Haddock 443 -3268 North County Editor mhaddock heraldextra . com Cathy Allred 443 3262 Lehi, Saratoga Springs, PI. Grove callred heraldextra com Barbara Christiansen 443 -3264 American Fork. Alpine, Cedar Hills bchnstiansenheraldextra com Mike Rigert 443 3265 Orem. Vineyard mngertheraldextra.com Beky Beaton 443 3267 Sports bbeatonheraldextra.com 3 i.U'jj.WHi'rr Lane Dubois 756-7669 Advertising Account Executive kJuboisheraldextra com Volume 134 Swrr uw. 8063 IWcAposageDMaPmsMGfow UWi 64062 mm Mtmmrtngc Pn n , iW.SwdaMOTcfcarasoNoflhCouniv tewjpsw? P0 B T Hrwon Fort. Uah 8003-0007 . Putww Thuraefcw I La Puokaow h,oncL Daily Herald file Pleasant Grove resident Don Crump has had many roles in the community including, policeman, principal, vice principal, basketball coach and even protecting the "G" on the mountain. He now collects rocks all over Utah and makes jewelry. spent the summers with Youth Job Corps teaching young people, built the current cur-rent football stadium, worked on the sidewalk on 200 South and many other local projects. proj-ects. Crump has continued to stay busy. "My wife and I have worked in the LDS temple for the last 10 years on Friday and Saturday evenings," he said. "We were quite surprised," said Joyce Crump, about her Sam's grandfather, Eldon Ives, remembered a father-and-son camping trip years ago, when Sam was overcome with excitement just because they were going. He said Sam was outgoing and also an avid reader. He had been working through the Civil War classic "The Red Badge of Courage" with his grandmother Sharon Ives and was nearly finished. "What can we tell you about Sam?" said his grandfather. "He was a sensitive boy and Phone:756-7669 Fax:756-5274 DAILY BBIiLD F0BLIIBIXO OO. Jennette Esplin 756-7669 Office Manager Erin Stewart 344-2558 Project Coordinator, DesignerCopy Editor Julia Fullmer 344-2570 DesignerCopy Editor Jeremy Harmon 344-2585 Photographer Issue 76 it " f 1 husband being named Grand MarshalL "I think it's a real honor. We'll enjoy the things that go along with it." The Crumps will arrive in a carriage at the rodeo each night, head the parade on Saturday Sat-urday and attend the Queen's Tea at the Senior Center following fol-lowing the parade. CITY BRIEFS I Twilight Tales Meet il was interested in the feelings of others. He didn't like to see other unhappy and he was a peacemaker." Sam had a reputation for standing up for others. His family said he had an unusual confidence and outgoing nature. na-ture. Eldon Ives recalled a recent family event Sam took the initiative to stand by the front door, greeting adults as they came saying "I'm Sam Ives, welcome to our home." "We often stood back The bad news of covering disasters Monday wasn't the first time we've covered a press conference at the mouth of American Fork Canyon, but I can't think of a more tragic event. Like other press gatherings at this particular parking lot, the news wasn't good. Sunday night, a black bear had entered a campground and had dragged 11-year-old Samuel Ives out of his tent and killed him. "It's every child's nightmare," said Samuel's grandfather, Eldon Ives. Every Ev-ery parent's and grandparent's, too. The last time I'd been in this particular par-ticular spot for a press conference, the parking lot was dirt, not pavement, as it is now. At that time the Alpine-Highland Alpine-Highland police officials were working work-ing on another nightmare seeking help to identify a distinctive quilt used to wrap the body of a dead baby who bad been found in the area. The quilt eventually led to the mother, who had abandoned the baby's body. This most recent tragedy, however, is unprecedented. un-precedented. There is no previous record of a black bear killing anyone in Utah before Sunday. Sun-day. The story was so unusual that the Houston Chronicle, among other national newspapers, had copies of the Associated Press version on its Web site before noon Monday. Ann Shields, who started covering news in the north county area in 1956 and who still writes for our newspapers, said she can't remember re-member anything like it. Loyal Clark, who has worked with the U.S. Forest Service for almost three decades, has never dealt with a bear-related death. This is new ground. Fatalities are not unusual in the canyon, which now sees more than 1 million visitors a year passing through the pay station on the American Fork side of the Alpine Loop. Another An-other 500,000 enter through the station on the Provo Canyon side of the loop, many of those driving to Cascade Springs. With that many cars driving on the narrow canyon road, it's no surprise that many of those fatalities have been traffic related. One of the most spectacular involved a motorcyclist who missed a turn and ended up in the river. The river has claimed several lives as wefl. Several years ago on Memorial Day, a young lustrator Rebecca Miller, who created the illustrations for The Adventures of Brady The Grasshopper, at family story time on June 27 at 7 p.m. The activity is free and is held downstairs at the Pleasant Grove City Library. I Strawberry Days Parade The "All American Celebration" Cele-bration" Strawberry Days Parade Pa-rade will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade route will begin at Pleasant Grove amused and surprised as we watched him growing up," he said. "He had a lot of friends whom he cared for and who cared a lot for him. He had the unusual gift for happiness." Sam was just starting Boy Scouts and would have been in the sixth grade at Valley View Elementary in the fall While his family has asked for time to grieve, neighbors have responded to Sam's tragic death with their own outpouring of love toward the Ives and Mulvey family. Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN V? keeping the picnickers away ... and safe. Monday's scene at the mouth of the canyon was full of drama and familiar faces, as all of the local televisions stations sent their high profile pro-file reporters to cover the event. It was interesting to watch the larger stations sta-tions produce their live "team" coverage with two or three reporters standing a few feet from each other. As the stations switched from one reporter to the other, the camera would swiveC providing a different background for each reporter, making it look as if they were in different parts of the canyon, not so close they could hear each other's report. Most of the comments focused on the bear, which was on the loose when the press conference confer-ence started, and pronounced dead shortly after it ended. Since Samuel Ives had not been identified yet, there wasn't much to be said about the victim. But he was first on everyone's mind. No one, especially a child, should die like this. No parents should have to endure this kind of loss and pain. And very few outside the family can grasp the true depth and force of this emotional emo-tional blow. Empathy can only take us so far on this dark journey. But every time we pitch a tent, pack a picnic or take a hike into the depths of our once-friendly once-friendly canyon, 'Samuel Ives will be there. The extraordinary nature of his passing will make him a part of our outdoor experience forever. Our prayers are with his family. High School, 700 E. 200 South. The parade will travel west down 200 South to 100 East, turn left, go one block, turn right, go one block, then turn right onto Main Street. The parade will then travel north on Main Street until Center Street and then travel west until it reaches the railroad rail-road tracks. I Strawberry Days 5K The Strawberry Days 5K RunWalk will be held on Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will begin at the Pleasant Grove Community Center at 41 E. 200 South. There will be drawings, prizes and refreshments. refresh-ments. A half-mile course for children 12 and younger will begin at 8:45 a.m. For more information, call the community commu-nity center at 785-6172. I Skyline Chorus The Utah County Skyline Chorus will present a special Disney Program on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This concert, part of the Pleasant Grove Concerts in the Park series, will take place on the east lawn of the Recreation Center, on the corner cor-ner of 100 East and 200 South. The program will feature Disney favorites such as the Mouseketeer Song, "It's a Small World," and songs from the movie "Mary Pop-pins." Pop-pins." This program is sure to please the young and young at heart. Special Disney costumes cos-tumes including Mickey Mouse ears and gloves will add an extra flair to this festive fes-tive barbershop chorus. I Mini soccer camp Ben Adair, a junior at Pleasant Grove High School and a Viking Vi-king soccer team member, is holding a second mini camp Saturday at Pioneer Park in Lindon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is open for all to register. The camp teaches kids, ages eight to 12, soccer skills like ball control, shooting, passing and dribbling. "There have been spontaneous spontane-ous acts of kindness, people bringing flowers and food over," Eldon Ives said. "People trying to mow their lawn and other acts of kindness. Most people are trying to respect their desire for privacy." A fund has been set up in Samuel Ives's name at Wells Fargo to pay for funeral expenses ex-penses and counseling for the family. A funeral for family and friends only will be Friday. boy fell in the river and it took days before his body was recovered. I still have a photograph of Ron Fern-stedt Fern-stedt searching under a log with the swollen river ripping around him. Two of the most bizarre American Ameri-can Fork Canyon deaths took place at a once popular picnic spot called Hanging Rock, which had been used for years with no mishaps. Then on consecutive years, two individuals in-dividuals sitting near the river were killed by rocks falling from cliff above them. As a result, the picnic site was closed. It has become so overgrown over-grown that the spot is barely recognizable and most uninviting, Safety Continued from Page 1 The changes Lindon feels important include the level ownership Lindon has, the level of accountability for Pleasant Grove, and the level of information they are receiving from the Pleasant Grove officials. Pleasant Grove officials, however, say that they feel that they have given Lindon information, and that before now, Lindon did express any desire for further information. informa-tion. Lindon officials said that they hope changes will come and proposed meetings with Pleasant Grove's City council coun-cil will help to work out the communication and information informa-tion issues. "I think it is important that we get busy to resolve some of the issues and make an educated ed-ucated decision about it," said Lindsey Bayless, Lindon City council member. "There is a lot of willingness, though, to solve these issues." Lindon officials also expressed ex-pressed a desire to begin working on a long-range plan for the city's public safety services that would eventually help them to start their own department. Pleasant Grove Mayor Mike Daniels said that he is also pleased with Lindon City's discussion. "I feel like the full council has a better picture on what they would like to do," Daniels Dan-iels said. As far as having joint meetings between the two cities, Daniels said absolutely. "The sooner the better," he said. Strawberry Days Thursday Boutique at community center, noon to 9:30 p.m. D.U.P. Tours at Pioneer Museum, Mu-seum, 1-5 p.m. Pre-Rodeo Entertainment Mutton Bustin' at rodeo grounds, 7:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, 8 p.m. ' City of Fun Carnival at Downtown Park, noon to 10 p.m. Friday Huck Finn Day at Battle creek Park, 9 a.m. to noon D.U.P. Tours at Pioneer Museum, Mu-seum, 1-5 p.m. Pet Show at Battle creek Park, 10 a.m. i Boutique at community center, noon to 9:30 p.m. Pie eating contest at community com-munity center, 6 p.m. Pre-Rodeo Entertainment Mutton Bustin' at rodeo grounds, 7:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, 8 p.m. City of Fun Carnival at Downtown Park, noon to 10 p.m. , Saturday Men's Doubles Tennis Tournament at Manila Park, 7 a.m. Boutique at community center, noon to 5 p.m. 5K WalkRun, 8 a.m. Mammoth Parade, 10 a.m. D.U.P. Tours at Pioneer Museum, Mu-seum, 1 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-Rodeo Entertainment Mutton Bustin' at rodeo grounds, 7:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, 8 p.m. City of Fun Carnival at Downtown Park, noon to 10 p.m. Sunday Concert in the Park: Skyline Chorus, east side of community com-munity center, 7:30 p.m. www.heraldextra.com yellowpages |
