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Show Pleasant Gf . e ,v l&w Uiuri! - vveunysaay, iviarcn i, zuoo - ragw i i fit ' Neighborhood rich in history By Linda Butler The Old Fort neighborhood 1- nnfl 01 LUC omouMi U1B m is one of when it conies to ,e W6-r rm, rU sant Grove history. The Old r,nnnlation pa aii" j- ,e i i. neighborhood was one of ip earliest neighborhoods .; ,ed as the settlers gathered irethe'r to protect themselves i;m Indian attack. i Under orders from Bngham lung a protective fort was Vun in 1853. It was sur-unded sur-unded by a rock wall which s about two feet thick and ;,m three to five feet tall. One :ar after the fort's conception, omas Bullock, Brigham lung's secretary, reported that e fort measured 80 rods uare with 106 houses. The vn's population was 149 nales and 166 males. iThis is decidedly the clean-t clean-t neatest, driest and pretti-t' pretti-t' fort we have yet visited," - llock wrote. 3ra a. Pleasant Grove settlers had rv problems with the Indians, tool wever one incident occurred VQs re the corrals in the fort Year ire comPletely built Some Buediunj' ,nlv . es managed to 0 ved n into the fort , -1 ' ,"SX S 4 ' iiililiiliiilllll iiiiaiiiiliiiiiS iliPiP ill ; lSU releases Fall graduate honor roll Graduate students on the 1999 Fall Semester Honor Roll at Utah State University have been announced by the School of Graduate Studies. A graduate gradu-ate student must carry nine or more credits and earn a 3.75 or better grade point average to achieve honor roll. Graduate honor students from the north Utah County area include: Amy Burgoyne from American Fork, Brian Lords and Kolin Max Porter from Pleasant Grove, and Michael Sanderson from Lehi. ; .tela v '! : ' i Happy 80th birthday to Elliot Castleton Howe born March 2, 1920. any Happy Returns of the Day! Photo by Linda Butler An Old Fort neighborhood resident walks her dog past the restored Winter Corral in the city park. Pioneer Park, the Bell School, and the rose garden are historical s and der still.."1 cover oi and take srv horse that ged to the aid.h;tlers. Only one a tall white mare , longing notl;adrach SAC iTiro was to F. ever raWed; she utlnS ':aped from her u sines; jtors an(j wan-red wan-red back home. The walls of the fort are now ae, much of the :k was used in ilding homes, eds, walls and ler structures. me of the origi-l origi-l wall's rock is now in the imney of the pioneer cabin at meer Park. This cabin was ilt in 1930. Jp -r-0 NT. -frl v-fl sites that are well worth a visit. The Old Bell School is the oldest old-est school building still standing stand-ing in Utah. Begun in 1864, it is now used as a museum, muse-um, administered admin-istered by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Richard Nimer, Old Fort neighborhood chair, says that this neighborhood neighbor-hood is generally quiet as far as building and development are concerned, "We're settled in, not many changes are taking place." Although he, and many other residents seem pleased with the improvements that are taking tak-ing place in the downtown area. Many of the changes in the downtown area of Old Fort have benefitted the entire city. Additional parking near Pioneer Park makes the park easier to access. The rose garden is now under cultivation, and the refurbished . Ten Commandments statue sits near the rose garden. The Winter Corral is a new addition to this historic park. Built in the late 1800's, this three-sided stone structure was used as a sheep fold for many years. In 1999 it was moved from it's original West Center Street location, to the Pioneer Park area. The playground at the Downtown Park is undergoing improvements. The old swings and slide have been removed, and new playground equipment is anticipated. Additional parking park-ing was added to this park, too, during the Main Street reconstruction. recon-struction. An interesting walking tour of Pleasant Grove will guide visitors past many of the beautiful beau-tiful and historic homes and buildings of the Old Fort neighborhood. neigh-borhood. Informative booklets are available at the Pleasant Grove Public Library. Some of the concerns of Old Fort residents include an increase of traffic through the area, much of it coming from the development in other Pleasant Grove areas to the east, west and north. Residents feel it is important to accept the growth that is occurring in Pleasant Grove, while remembering and appreciating appre-ciating their area's rich and historic past. nnual Snow Goose Festival scheduled March 3-4 Orem Orem 0rera Another wonderful wildlife Orem ictacle awaits visitors March Orem ind 4, as the Division of Orem idlife Resources' hosts it's Qrem mal Snow Goose Festival. Qrera lusands of pure white snow se will be seen flying, feed- 0rem and resting at this unique Orem tving location. Orem free wildlife-related work- Orem ps, and arts and crafts and Qrem itography exhibits, also will Qrem offered throughout the nt. Viewing will take place Urem Gunnison Bend Reservoir, 'ayson ,t of Delta, from 8 a.m. to ayson 0 p.m. each day. Admission 'avson ree. ,a'vson Bob Walters, Watchable Provo Grove Grove Grove Grove Proo Provo Provo Provo Provo Proo Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Prov" Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Provo Salem h Fork Ji Fork h Fork Ji Fork Ji Fork ;h Fork Ji Fork Ji Fork Wildlife coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, reports that individuals may bring their own binoculars or spotting scopes, or view through spotting scopes set up by Division staff. Division staff will be available to answer questions about snow geese. Those in attendance are advised to remain in or near their vehicle, when not using the Division's spotting scopes. Walters continued, "Those who attempt to get too close to the geese risk scaring them away and ruining the viewing experience experi-ence for everyone on-hand." When viewing from roadways, visitors are strongly encouraged encour-aged to use caution and to watch for oncoming and passing pass-ing motor vehicles. Walters also advises visitors to prepare for cold or wet weather by bringing the proper clothes. Viewing areas may vary according to the time of day. Walters suggests, "The geese usually return to the reservoir between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m., after feeding in surrounding sur-rounding fields. They normally leave the reservoir, to feed in the fields again, between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m." Division staff will direct visitors visi-tors to the proper fields for the best viewing opportunities. For more information, call Walters at (801) 538-4771 or the Division's Southern Region office at (435) 865-6100. Timpanogos District Scout Leader Basic Training Learn how to: Train boys to be leaders Build scout spirit in your unit Make troop' committees work Teach basic scouting skills Inspire advancement And much, much more! 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