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Show i pfeasari a n e d 1 ltion of The Daily Herald Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com Vol. 24, No. 17 THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 (III n i UmrWl i (fU'lUIJdUW Mayor Jim Danklef 'Jodaimed he week 7faVl through May o, as Youth Theatre 5 The cast of "Annie Wormed four musi-,S musi-,S numbers for the city il and then the i j.otinn was read. P The proclamation stat-in stat-in part that the per forming arts are WSIlUOl to human expiesoimi, Id many Youth Theatre embers are uuui .v, mimunity and spend iany hours rehearsing, i bring positive recogni- tiontoneasaui- uiu.c. Ttip mavor and city council wanted to recognize recog-nize the efforts and express their appreciation apprecia-tion and support to the Youth Theatre group and called upon the citizens ifPleasant wove uity io Ami; thfiir SUDDOrt by B1IVM i aftpndin? the Youth Ttaatrfi's "Annie Jr." per formances on May 3, 4, and 6 at Pleasant Grove Jr. High. library to donate collected food City Librarian April Banner asked the permission per-mission of the Pleasant Grove city council to n her to donate the the library had col lected during their Food for Fines program. This was a program where we could support our local food bank as well as retrieve books," she said. The library offered $5 off overdue fines if the patron brought in a donation of food. "Some people brought the food and paid their fines," Harmer reported. The library collected seven large boxes of food and retrieved over 50 books. The citv council approved the donation of the food to the local food bank. fireman's Breakfast set for May 4 Saturday May 4 is the nd Annual Pleasant we Fireman Auxiliary Breakfast. It will be held at the nre station, 100 E. 100 thfrom6tolla.m. ine cost ic tQ Kn c fits and $3 for chil- uri. Children two and "Jjer are free. s year there will be fecial line for those f y-Smokeythe Bear ".oetnere and fire Jgnes will be on dis- ft ; 1 Y j x? Photo by Harlow Clark Danna Lee Ballard, Shannon Ballard, Michelle Green (standing), Jessica Edwards, Lauren Pont and Emily Morrison sew chalkbboard erasers. Troop making kits for Afghanistan Girl Scouts to donate 1800 school kits By Harlow Clark Cadet Girl Scout Troop 1100 of the Timpanogos Service Unit will be putting put-ting together 1800 school kits for Afghan school children chil-dren Saturday April 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the A-frame church at the State Developmental Center in American Fork, across the street from the LDS temple. Emily Morrison, Lauren Pont, Shannon Ballard, Danna Lee Ballard, Michelle Green, Jessica Edwards, Charlotte Smith, Shawna St. Clair, Sami Huntsman, and Pebbles Bishop invite anyone who is interested to join them. Their adult leaders, Stephanie Pont, the program's pro-gram's coordinator, Tammy Ballard, and Sheila Morrison would also welcome the help and any donations. A school kit is "a cloth bag with a drawstring. It contains a chalkboard, paper, chalkboard eraser, pencils, scissors, sharpener sharpen-er and chalk," said Morrison. Ballard says that "when the troop set a goal back in January to make 3000 school kits," the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Humanitarian Aid Center said they would supply See KITS on Page 12 Citizens oppose road through neighborhood By Julie Bellon Neighbors living at the north end of 1200 West and 1200 North strongly oppose a road running through their neighborhood because of a new subdivision that's being built and expressed their opinions to the city council. "That street has been in existence for 30 years," Ernie Bramwell said. "If you can leave it just as it is that would be preferred." Since that does not seem to be a possibility, neighbors would like to see the road made into a cul-de-sac, but unfortunately the street is too small and it would not be able to meet legal requirements. David Gaines, chairman of the planning commission, told the council that he is not against cul-de-sacs, but he is concerned about the law. "I don't want to set a precedent," he said. Gary Jarvis, a property owner, presented the council coun-cil with a letter stating that the neighborhood had put together a proposal for consideration. con-sideration. "We are vitally See ROAD on Page 12 New Utah subscribers to receive Sunday Daily Herald Effective April 26, the current delivery subscription subscrip-tion type of the "Thursday-Only" "Thursday-Only" paid edition of The Pleasant Grove Review will cease to exist. Instead, beginning this Sunday, April 29, there will be a new delivery type called "SundayThursday." This new service means you'll receive your weekly copy of The Pleasant Grove Review delivered by the United States Postal Service AND the Sunday edition of The Daily Herald delivered by newspaper carrier. car-rier. The weekly rate for this new service is 50 cents but we will honor the rate you are currently paying for just your copy of The Pleasant Grove Review until the subscription sub-scription is renewed. City says roadwork is on schedule Local scout to honor city's veterans By Julie Bellon Trevor Wylie, a 13-year-old Boy Scout, wanted a way to honor Pleasant Grove City's veterans, so for his Eagle project he asked the Pleasant Grove city council to support his plans to post American flags around the perimeter of the cemetery. "On each flagpole we'll have that veteran's veter-an's name and his accomplishments," Wylie told the council. City council members thought it was a good idea. Wylie asked for the council's help in buying the flags, collecting the money, and storing the flags. After some discussion, the council agreed. Mark Atwood asked how many flags Wylie was expecting and he said about 300. "Each person who chooses to have their veteran honored on Memorial Day and Veterans Day will pay $25 for the service," Wylie explained. Mayor Danklef was impressed by the idea. "It will look great," he said. "I'll be your first customer." Employees at city hall are collecting the money and have a form for participants to fill out. "It's a great way to honor those who have served our country," Wylie said. By Julie Bellon The Pleasant Grove freeway free-way interchange and Pleasant Grove Boulevard as well as plans for 2000 West are right on schedule said Frank Mills, city administrator. "The money for 2000 West will not be available until Utah County comes into compliance with clean air, but every road project in Utah County for the last year has had to meet those same requirements," Mills said. "It's part of the process." Mills also said that city officials have known all along that compliance was an issue and took steps to get the planning done before all deadlines. In June Mountainlands is expected to submit their plan for Utah County to meet EPA standards and if the EPA is satisfied, the funding will become available. avail-able. "They can put a strangle hold on the funding," Mills said. "But if we make sure our plan is there and the support is there stating how we can take care of air pollution pol-lution there shouldn't be a problem." Plans for 2000 West are going forward and the environmental envi-ronmental work has already been completed. The city is now working on ways to complete alignment issues as well as the finished fin-ished design. Even though 2000 West will not be completed in time for the freeway interchange inter-change opening, it will not affect those coming into Pleasant Grove, only those attempting to go north. "We expect 2000 West to be completed within the next 12 months," Mills said. The interchange is anticipated antic-ipated to be used by those people coming into Pleasant Grove and will be a convenient conven-ient alternative to the American Fork or Lindon exits. "We're on line and we're getting ready," Mills said. Years of fun Oers of City of Fun Carnival will be TO Marshals ai Strawberry Days t .&Y Kalyn SerPFTAM k?, jnd Lois Melendez were L. at the Mis PlOQanf rides roveP "1C miss fieasant Mp!t , 311(1 Wlli be riding Uran w V "aJ's aiaue as Part f l zes have been a ;'n for 7q6 annual city cele" rted n y ATS wnen they es j 1 Wlh a few carnival ; Rft(Ce their home in . tLUsiness has grown TW yJTS and manv Par" eirS Parents are brinS- S to tl ren and grandchil-Sries grandchil-Sries nf Carnival wh fond "mng tne merry-go- rrmnrl nr one of the other when they were a child. Lou grew up in Rexburg, Idaho where he attended school and graduated from Madison High School where he served as student body president. After high school he served with the 84th Infantry and 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army and was discharged as a sergeant. Lou returned to Rexburg where he attended Ricks College. He lettered let-tered in football and served as the student body president. Then Lou moved on to Brigham Young University where he earned a degree in accounting in 1951. It was at BYU where Lou met Lois Anderson. She grew up in Provo and graduated from Provo High and completed two years at BYU before she married Lou in 1951. The couple celebrated their golden anniversary last year. The Melendezes have been in the carnival business for 43 years, "It's for the kids," Lou always says when asked about the carnival. The merry-go-round is the favorite ride and the City of Fun Carnival brings fun for the little ones as well as the teens and even the moms and dads who enjoy the carnival rides. The business is a family affair with their three children, Bradley John Melendez Sr.. Teresa Bissegger and Pamela Zoeller all a part of the operation. They all See MELENDEZ on page 12 Uati. .mnriwi-tfi.iv,; ,rr ,. , i. i Photo by Kalyn Secretan Lou and Lois Melendez have brought their City of Fun Carnival to Strawberry Days for many years. |