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Show if u ml 14 news wan any other source! J J ...A. For home delivery call 756-7669 or see our web site at www.newutah.com Vol. 23, No. 10 Wednesday, March 7, 2001 50 cents a single copy Rewnew we 3 Vorih Field to veet March 14 There will be a North 'ields Neighborhood eeting next Wednesday, larch 14 at 7 p.m. in the ,eisure Services luilding, 41 E. 200 iouth. Items to be discussed 3nclude a presentation by 'erry Homes on a ifl equest for a General 'lan Amendment and ""ioning change from RR Hnn 21J80 sq.ft. lots) to Rl-n0ndi0 Rl-n0ndi0 and Rl-12 (10,000 mAntimd 12,000 sq.ft.) On 30 , icres located 1270 to laAK.620 North on 1300 j; Vest. In addition, the Se Neighborhood will dis- v 28th :uss a Possible compromise compro-mise map from the plan-ling plan-ling commission and .dff nrnipcts for the citv Clean Sweep" Day on pril 7, and hold an open session for neighborhood juestions and concerns. Anyone with questions :an call Kevin neiner at 372-1004, or Libby Flegal it 785-7271. A City not given mutate funds wronn Pleasant Grove will ik,NA(l10j. be getting the needed )1 wiSirincjs to compiete one of ,I!:;he connecting roads ase iris0111 the new mter" hange. City officials had 2oi) Ls worked many days and flights during the legisla- ".ive session lobbying for ;he $5 million to con- """struct 2000 West. T. "Our work was not in vain," said city administrator adminis-trator Frank Mills. "The y. groundwork was laid. The problem will be 1 addressed next session." ,i J Mills said they would j be meeting soon with Brad Winn and Jim Ferrin to determine a plan for next session. Shoulder work to be done on 1-15 The Utah Department of Transportation advises 'motorists that construction construc-tion crews are working on the shoulders of both northbound and southbound south-bound 1-15 at the new Pleasant Grove Interchange. Heavy trucks will be moving in and out of the area daily from. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. This work will be ongoing for the next two months. UDOT advises motorists to use caution and travel at the posted E55 mph speed limit while driving through 1-15 con-2- struction zones. Mary West I remembers facing days By Lisa Flinders Racing is her life. Mary West has raced boats, cars. (0 and even for a seat on the Pleasant Grove Council. In 1951, Mary love with racing Bonneville drasr Citv fell at m the races. oinCP than cl-,Q Vioc -or.rl every year of her life. She began racing a 1932 Ford Coupe in the local races. However, in 1969, Mary switched from the salt flats to a flat-bottom boat. She began racing in the powder Puff races but realized she saws; 4 :iS. Photo by Karli Poyfair Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens Director Ruth Hassenfritz, standing, talks to some of the people who at the new Jacobs Senior Center. Monday was the first day lunch was served in the new building. Seniors enjoying By Karli Poyfair City Editor Lunch was served Monday for the first time in the new Jacobs Senior Center. Some of the moving from the old center to the new one was still taking place Monday morning. Much of the heavier items were moved last week. Volunteers were working to get everything every-thing in its rightful -place, and in the new, bigger building, there was lots of places to put things. The Pleasant Grove Library building build-ing received new lettering on the building, since it will no longer need to say "Senior Center," said Tony Onofrietti. The front of the building now reads "Pleasant Grove Library and Arts Council." Senior Citizens seemed pleased with their new surroundings. Volunteers tried to help them feel more comfortable by arranging the Cole Hooley named finalist Cole Hooley, a senior from Pleasant Grove High School, was recently named as a KSL-Deseret News Sterling Scholar finalist. He was the only student from the school to receive the honor. The area Hooley competed compet-ed in was speech and drama. In addition to submitting sub-mitting a portfolio and application, he performed two contrasting monologues for the Sterling Scholar judges. Hooley has been on the debate team and the high school ballroom team. He was named No.l Auditioner by the UTA (Utah Theater Association) out of nearly 1,000 other students who competed. He wrote the musical revue show which was wanted more of a thrill. She was the only woman who had her own boat; the other women were driving their husbands boats. Mary soon began winning win-ning races. With a continued contin-ued desire to improve, one day she decided .to write a letter, with a scrapbook of her awards included, and sent it to General Motors requesting they build her an engine. Hesitant that she would even get a response. Mary got a phone call from GM and was told her engine would arrive at Gene Harvey Chevrolet. GM entitled the project '"Field Experimental." They didn't ask for any advertising advertis-ing or mention of the gift. They simply wanted Mary to report her results of her races back to GM. "1 f -'- (I .3 ' ml V tables and seating assignments the same way as they were at the old center. cen-ter. "I think it's great," said Russ Jahn about the new center. "It's light and airy, there's more room and a better atmosphere. We were kind of in the dungeon over there." "We need to get more people over here to take advantage of the new facility," said Craig Wayman. "The food is good, the company is better. I encourage everyone to come." Flora Law, one of the kitchen volunteers, volun-teers, said the senior center serves about 20 to 23 meals a day. "Such a small percentage take advantage," she said. "I think it's really nice and I hope more people will take advantage of it." Anyone from Pleasant Grove or Lindon who is 55 and older is welcome to come for lunch, however, a day's notice is needed in order to ensure that there is enough food. The Jacobs recently performed at the high school. "I'd had experience experi-ence on stage and I had an idea for a show and the teacher said, 'You write it,'" Hooley said. As the assembly chair on the student council, Hooley is responsible for planning school assemblies. "That's been a neat experience," he said. Hooley has planned two additional assemblies this year, including a talent show and an academic rally. "Instead of honoring athletes ath-letes like we traditionally do, this assembly will be to honor those who improved grades or are on the honor roll," he said. Hooley plans to serve an LDS mission after one year of college and has been accepted at both BYU and TILL CRUISIN' After leaving the powder pow-der puff competitions, Mary never raced against another woman. "I don't know of another woman who has ever raced flat-bottom flat-bottom boats." It surprised a lot of people that she did so well and was a woman. In fact, once after completing complet-ing a race and docking her boat, some men rode by in a boat and remarked, "We just had to come see if that really was a woman driving." driv-ing." "I never had any negative nega-tive comments in all the years I raced." said Mary when asked about the challenges chal-lenges of racing as a woman. The only disadvantage disadvan-tage was she felt she could tire out more easily than some men. See WEST on Page 12 4 if :' ....-V-;ti.-2'-- :' ja(ii""!::S new Cole Hooley UVSC. He plans to eventually eventu-ally major in psychology and become a motivational speaker and will minor in theater, he said. Today, finalists from the state will be judged in the next round of Sterling Scholar competition. Photo by Lisa Flinders Former council member Mary West can still be seen cruising the streets of Pleasant Grove in her sports car. West was recently inducted into the Dry Lakes Hall of Fame. Senior Center has the same phone number as the old center, which is 785-2818. Sandy Pusey is the new program coordinator for the senior citizens. She is also pleased with the new building and the new opportunities that will be available. She is putting together many classes class-es that will be held at the Jacobs Senior Center. A ceramics class, a doll class and a statuary class are all scheduled to begin soon. An oil painting paint-ing workshop will be held March 22-24 22-24 and will be taught by a BYU professor. pro-fessor. Other classes to be held include belly dancing, rope baskets, toothbrush tooth-brush rugs, floral design and genealogy, genealo-gy, to name a few. There will also be a class for those who want to play bridge together. "Some classes will start as soon as See SENIORS on Page 12 Straight Teen Talk for Parents meeting tonight By Kalyn Secretan "Straight Teen Talk for Parents" is the title of a meeting for parents tonight, June 7, at Pleasant Grove Jr. High located at 810 North 100 East. The meeting meet-ing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Pleasant Grove High School along with the Pleasant Grove Jr. High and Oak Canyon Jr. High are inviting all parents and grandparents to come. It is a Parents Only meeting and students will not be admitted. admit-ted. The program will deal with Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll. Part of a Video, "Sex Has A Price Tag," will be shown. "Meth Awareness," with Dianna Goodliffe, Salt Low turnout at PG bond meeting By Karli Poyfair City Editor Judging by the attendance atten-dance at last week's school board bond input meeting, people are more concerned with the high school boundary bound-ary changes than they are with the proposed $200 million mil-lion bond. Meetings were conducted in different cities last week in an effort by the Alpine School District to inform patrons of the proposal and to seek public comment. Wednesday, a meeting was held at the Pleasant Grove High School. Only around 15-20 people attended.. Keith Bradshaw, business busi-ness manager for the Alpine School District, gave the presentation. He said in the next five to seven years, 10,000 new students were expected. The $200 million bond would be used to build eight elementaries, build two junior highs, acquire property, reduce student portables, renovate and remodel existing schools and complete major upgrades. In order to project enrollment, enroll-ment, Bradshaw said the school district looks at different dif-ferent indicators, such as the birthrate, building permits per-mits and the State of Utah's Baseline Projections. The School District would like to hold a special bond election May 8. If the bond passes, Bradshaw said they could immediately begin work on two elementary elemen-tary schools and one junior high school. According to a See BOND on Page 3 Lake Police Department Juvenile Court will discuss meth and help parents identify the "cooking" and physical signs of the drug. She will also discuss the club drugs and the treatment treat-ment plans available. Music will also be addressed, what is available avail-able to our teens and why the lyrics and music are harmful. "Modern Music Awareness," will be addressed by Dan Rodriguez, Orem Police Department. "ParentTeen Communication" will be addressed by John Lloyd from the Pleasant Grove See TEEN on Page 12 |