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Show $iy 1 1 i i i ; s. 1 V" l 1- 1 iL V IVVV "1 an edition of The Daily Herald Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com Vol. 24, No. 34 THURSDAY. AUGUST 22. 2002 74 - " r ij i i :0cil work session ' $ for Tuesday Pleasant Grove City will hold a work ;,ion on Tuesday, Aug. rat 4:30 p.m. in the congee con-gee room of the Com-'; Com-'; Development 86 E. 100 South. M The council will discuss .e five-year facilities & ''jn for the city. 'The council work ses-; ses-; ;.n that was scheduled Thursday, Aug. 29, has X -en canceled due to the L pmDlovees summer Ly being held that Lning. n Ice Combined meeting to be Aug. 28 There will be a com- 1 :V.UrtT.Virr moof- h of Battle Creek, Grove :eek, and Scratch Grav- on Wednesday, August at 7 p.m. in the city ancil room. There will fcanupaace on uie muei- .ange and gateway area, id the Heritage Festival. An issue of interest to Scratch Gravel and part String Town will be dis missed. This is a request ; Benny Adams for a sal plot approval for a Ine-lot subdivision at .tnroximatelv 677 S. ifince Ave. There will also be an Ipen session for any other mcerns of neighborhoods p the city. Anyone with pestions should call libby Flegal at 785-7271 Mists to perform Sunday in the park This Sunday's Concert the Park features pup of local flautists iWiette Haas. Lisa r flinders, Lisa Robinson Jizabeth Laudie, Lindsey and Donna Neibaur 'ill perform a mix of clas sal and jazz tunes. Were friends who :jve gotten together to and perform," said Donna Neibaur. The PUP performed for an Relief Society func and enjoys getting sether weekly. The Con :t in the Park will be first outdoor per 0i 1$ m PARK on Page 12 1 "T --.- -,- : . . - -4 - 1 . v i J . ! t ! K - v i - PGFD rescues man from early 'burial' t 7 Photo by Ruth Turner Becky Barraclaugh, Parent Patrol founder, at the intersection of Loader Avenue and Nathaniel Drive helps children cross on the first day of the 2002-2003 school year. arent Patrol A 25-year-old man escaped serious injury last week when a trench collapsed col-lapsed on him at a construction construc-tion site at 4700 W. 9100 North, a Utah County address near Pleasant Grove, according to Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Fire Chief Mark Hales. Jake Bryant was working work-ing in the trench where a sewer pipe was being installed when the accident occurred. Hales said that Bryant was in the trench, whhh was about eight to 11 feet deep, laying pipe when one side of the trench sloughed off and buried him. The chief said that the man was entirely covered for a short time but was able to clear the soil away from his head and upper chest himself. When emergency emer-gency crews arrived from Lone Peak Fire District and the Pleasant Grove Fire Department, they first had to shore up the trench so that it did not collapse further. fur-ther. As soon as it was safe for others to give assistance to Bryant, they began giv ing him oxygen and put a helmet on him to protect him. In the meantime Provo, which had received an initial ini-tial 911 call on the incident, offered to send their heavy equipment and they responded also. Hales said that a rope system was used to lower rescuers down into the trench but there was very little space to work in as the trench was very narrow. nar-row. The workers needed to move about four feet of dirt away from the victim. A Life Flight helicopter transposed transpos-ed Bryant to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he was treated for minor injuries and released the next day. Bryant only complained com-plained of being sore and bruised. Hales noted that the first 911 call went to Orem who routed it to the Lone Peak Fire District which responded. The trench was being excavated for a home being constructed by Robert Schow. Schow is a Pleasant See TRENCH on Page 12 PI A helps students get to Valley View Bern, safely By Ruth Turner The motto of the Valley View Elementary School's PTA parents when it comes to protecting pro-tecting their children is "It's a matter of safety over convenience." For a few years now, the PTA has organized organ-ized a volunteer crossing guard service to get children to and from school safely. With current busing boundaries, some children are walking two miles to get to school with only one official, paid crossing guard in between. "It's a safety issue, with kids running across the road," said Christina Rogers, who has one child at the school. "There are just so many cars down there now." So rain or shine, these volunteers, between seven and ten a day, are out before and after school, donned in orange vests and using traffic cones at street crossings. There are parents, grandparents, and even family friends. "We have one lady that still comes out to help us and she doesn't have any children at the school anymore," said Lisa Coombs, current PTA President. That "lady" is Becky Barraclough. She was the first crossing guard at Valley View Elementary back in 1998. During the year she noticed several other busy areas that needed guards. She left her paid position the next year and organized what she calls "The Parent Patrol." "You would be amazed at how many cars don't stop at these stop signs," said Barraclough. Barra-clough. "I know I've saved children's lives because I was here." Niels Fugal Sons donated the orange cones and vests, and Barraclough recruited as many parents as she could. She eventually eventu-ally turned it over to the PTA because her' son left Valley View, but she continues to help out whenever they need spots filled. Parents man several stations along the busier routes to school, at crosswalks on Loader Avenue and Nathaniel Drive. Four or five volunteers stay back at the school to watch over the kids and push traffic through. They even have someone as far up as the Murdock Canal, although they usually try to find someone who lives up in the area to man that station, said Coombs. "I really don't recall one day last year when we didn't have any crossing guards," said Coombs. And the school has been very supportive, she said. Teachers take turns helping after school. "We've even had times that the principal has come out to help us," said Coombs. In many cases, the volunteers are the See PATROL on Page 12 Solicitors need license to sell in Pleasant Grove By Ruth Turner Every summer, door-to-door salesmen come to Pleasant Grove, selling anything any-thing from soap to magazine maga-zine subscriptions. And every summer, the city receives calls from concerned con-cerned citizens. "We get a lot of phone calls from people wanting to know who these people are, because they don't recognize recog-nize them," said city attorney attor-ney Tina Petersen. However, these sales people peo-ple are allowed to go door-to-door, as long as they follow fol-low city procedures in obtaining a business license, a procedure that helps keep the city safe. "Our ultimate goal is to make sure that citizens are safe," said Petersen. "We want to be advised of who is going around." Local businesses can go door-to-door, and it's fairly simple to get permission. They just have to register with the city, which will occasionally do a background back-ground check, then issue identification cards for the sales person to carry. "A lot of businesses don't know they can do that," said Carol Emery, certified business busi-ness licensing officer for Pleasant Grove. "But they need to carry that card." However, most door-to-door vendors come from out of state and the procedures in that case are more strict. Businesses need to register with the city and pay a reimbursable cash bond of $1,000. They also pay a fee of $100, which entitles them to sell up to a week. They See SELL on Page 12 PG students assist in medical mission ,ervif( By Linda Butler Two Pleasant Grove students have n selected to serve a medical mis-with mis-with the humanitarian organi-'on organi-'on Operation Smile. Nichole '' Cook and Abbie Johnson have spetlt nearly two weeks in training leadership workshops to help teach health and hygiene in Roping countries. ,-nrls are among 21 high school 111 f t'e,nu 'rorn across the country who ' " assisting Operation Smile 'u:'orus and nursing staff as they ',: lcle reconstructive surgery ron with facial deformities. ' 'lc and Nicki have been selected eive a two-week mission j' inthe spring of 2003. Urig a an intense four-day mis , trainins wnrksh nn in AU?Ust. the ?z,ed short health nresentations. anything to do, CM anr! AU1-- -11 i U rtume win leacii in rlv ktients and their families about V,,rmQ7-io firp safptv. nutrition, aenLtu ivs-"-i " and oral hydration therapy. They also attended a week-long Operation Smile leadership skills seminar. While in China, Abbie and Nicki will work with the Operation Smile medical crew. They will visit schools and orphanages to teach children and their families basic health principles. prin-ciples. . They will also help entertain the children at the hospital as they await sur-erv and as they recover. Between 150Vd 175 children will receive corrective cor-rective surgery during Operation Smile's two-week mission. 'Well teach and play with the kid, who come to the screening said Abbie. To help in this endeavor, the oirls are collecting simple toys and Sames to help entertain the children. . . ih kids won t have Alter suis;ci.i. cmd Nicki. Coloring any: rung iu - k,,hhl. books, balls, toy cars, and bubble , will help entertain the children. if; To assist children who are recovering from surgery, Nicki Cook and Abbie Johnson are requesting donations of bubbles, small coloring books, crayons, toy cars, baby blankets, small balls, toothbrushes, and small games such as card games and jacks. Contact Nicki at 785-5143, and Abbie at 7S5-1027 to make a donation. Because all supplies are shipped ahead of time, the girls request that donated items be received by Xov.l. Operation Smile is a leading humanitarian and medical relief organization dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children chil-dren worldwide by correcting their facial deformities. Since 1PS2. Operation Opera-tion Smile has provided treatment to See SMILE on Page 12 Cm - . 4 L Pho'o by Undo Butler Nicki Cook and Abbie Johnson show one of the brief presentations that they will give in China on their Operation Smile mission. |