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Show 'en oi: le pt, cor.::: de, t etas: stars orting lseik ompi: ;et pri-. also j: nui gtfltl: itialt re it a; ft he J all OV: ainfc i was tough, t e the hei nty1 rnii-jlled rnii-jlled f e ter 50 -;: d it 1 0d V ears-" ;toflf been- up Wee onicen seen swien W t m . . fiices, investigate thefts company truck was stolen trom the parking lot of in Lindon where it was left, according to f A 1997 Ford 4- door valued at $15,000 was report- :-ing by tne owuei ,uu- inti ponce report noted ;fe owner had gone hunting and the vehicle had L lpft witn me n.cjro . uiic iiuui me com New Utah Pleasant Grove Review - Thursday. September 5, 2002 - Page 3 f .edtouse it. 03 Isuzu Koaeo was lot in rieasiiiio uiuvc ,-jfl.The A stolen The from car a business was valued at r-rpo items were taken from a Jeep parked in the .,.ayoi the ownti o iiumc uumig une mgnt. Taken : 10" subwoofer in a box valued at $250, a 400 watt jjlier valued at $300, and two speakers valued at A I Plpasant Grove resident reported that two large Q niDPO lircwr r.4-rlr.-. C . ,1 :Ut TO, ,;1 j i i ..jrd during tne wgin. xncy wcigneu u pounas eacn. ocks are green on the outside and purple on the , Another larger amethyst rock and a statue in the Lwere not taken. I" , J-OI UD1 i. O f Police arrestee a G-L-yeai-uiu nedsaai wove man ior ' . n- U T,: 4. r after the OlllCer uuoeivcu mm uul across two soutn- -d lanes from the nortnrjound lane and continued nf in the wrong lane of travel. The man was not able sobriety tests and was taken into custody. An employee of a Pleasant Grove business called ( after she arrived at work and lound the door lock missing and $163.50 in cash had been stolen. The C . "U Ann- K,-.4- 4-V. J ' h (T8S HHSSing uuiii uic uwi uui urac was iiu uamage ie building nor to the cash register, lhere is a possi pad on a suspect. Ten days before, two hit and run accidents were Led to police, one involving a car belonging to a man L Lehi. The victim had left his car in the parking lot Pleasant Grove store and it was hit by a vehicle . 1 i i i 1 1 rrrt u ieft the scene witnout reporting tne accident, i ne stained $1,000 damage, officers noted. ! In the other incident, a 23-year-old man was arrest after leaving the scene of an accident at State and iter Streets in Pleasant Grove. Following the collision, driver drove away from the scene but was chased by witnesses who were able to get a license number. A Pleasant Grove resident reported that his car was while it was parked at his home. The family lamed from a vacation to find that the car had been fcdalized. A side window valued at $300 was broken t a spare tire valued at $80 was slashed or blown out. feev tag' OCJH students and staff adjust to overcrowding retEa twork, crafts, needlework, bodwork, needed for Heritage Fair Art Show ,j.By Marcella Walker 111 Pleasant Grove resi- E is who do any kind of work, crafts, needle- jne, k k woodwork, and other skills are invited to r their projects for the Show during the Her- Fair, on Saturday, 14, at the Community ,63E. 200 South. it ,0- let t p is an opportunity to F talents with neieh- and friends and to k others to try their pt the various tvnes of and crafts that they do. Participants may n up to five items to 'n the fair. Items M be taken to the Com- :ty Center on Friday, !3, between 7 and 9 on Saturday, Sept. een8and9:30 a.m. Entries in art may include water colors, oils, pastels, charcoals, or pencils and amateurs, professionals, profession-als, and first timers are invited to participate. All kinds of wood working, needlework, or crafts are needed. The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who enter items should plan to pick them up at 4 p.m. Art work entered in the fair will be judged by a professional pro-fessional artist but persons who attend the show will also be invited to vote for their favorite pieces in each category. The winners will receive ribbons, but all entrants will have the joy of sharing their talent with others. By Claire Willmore The nest may be crowded but the Eagles of Oak Canyon Junior High soar above it all. Oak Canyon Junior High's enrollment is about 225 students above its capacity of 1300. The 2002-2003 2002-2003 school year began last week with even more students than expected. The problems created by overcrowding include a shortage of classrooms and lockers, crowded hallways and a lunchtime with little time to eat and a lack of places to sit. "We are currently experiencing experi-encing an enrollment bubble," bub-ble," explained assistant principal, Dave Mower. "Most of the elementary schools that feed into the local junior highs, including Oak Canyon, are experiencing experienc-ing a decline in enrollment. "Rocky Mountain Elementary Ele-mentary School is an exception. excep-tion. We expect our enrollment enroll-ment to remain high for the next couple of years. The current fifth grade class, which will come to Oak Canyon in two years, should be the last big class to enter. Our long-term projections indicate an overall decline in enrollment." Mower added that the charter school in Lindon may also influence the enrollment at Oak Canyon. If the charter school goes through the junior high grades, it could draw students stu-dents that would otherwise come to Oak Canyon. The administration of principal Paul Olsen, Mower and assistant principal Joe Jensen are keenly aware of the crowded situation and are implementing solutions designed to alleviate the relevantly rel-evantly short term, current inconvenience with a minimum mini-mum of disruption. Mower is in his third year at Oak Canyon. During Dur-ing his first year he saw the creation of two new classrooms class-rooms when a trailer that was used for district testing was converted into teaching space. ' A new trailer was added at the beginning of this r f - r ' TV? : ft- U .1- ; v .v ' J-. :'; , . A t" : : Photo by Claire Willmore Oak Canyon Junior High's student population is 225 students above capacity. school year to create two additional classrooms. Math teacher Nickki Hardy is teaching in the new trailer this year. Her class size averages 32 students. stu-dents. She's not complaining, complain-ing, however. The trailer is adequate for her students and she appreciates the strong support sup-port from the administration. administra-tion. Lockers are in short supply sup-ply due to the increased number of students. Seventh Sev-enth and eighth graders have shared lockers at Oak Canyon for a number of years. It has been the privilege of ninth grade students to enjoy their own lockers without having to share. This privilege may be lost while enrollment remains high. One new seventh grade student came into the main office at the end of the first week to ask head secretary ; Eilene Christensen when he would be assigned a locker. Christensen explained that he had two options until an available locker could be found and assigned. He could either carry his books and sup plies with him in his back pack or he could use the lost and found room, located in the main office, as a temporary tempo-rary storage place. "Many students choose to share lockers with their friends, even in the ninth grade," Christensen explained. "We usually wait a couple of weeks to see which lockers are not being used and then we can reassign reas-sign them to students who are waiting for a locker." Lunch time is hectic for students. Currently there are two lunch periods. Last year, in order to alleviate some of the congestion, Principal Olsen allowed one class period to be let out five minutes early to stagger the arrival of students. Even with this accommodation, accommo-dation, last year many students stu-dents spent much of their lunch period waiting in line with almost no time left for eating. Furthermore, once they got through the line or if they brought lunch from home, they still faced the challenge of finding a place to sit. As long as the weather is good, students are allowed to eat outside. This will not be an option as the fall turns to winter. They are considering adding a third lunch period if students cannot find a place to sit when weather prohibits them from eating outside. PTSA President Charole Hansen agrees that the school is crowded but says that it is a result of Lindon being such a desirable place to live. "I've had no parents approach me with complaints," com-plaints," Hansen said. "We all realize that we just need to be patient." In the back of everyone's minds, however, is the more drastic solution of a boundary bound-ary realignment. This change would involve the school board and all schools impacted by a boundary change. It would be phased in over several years, according accord-ing to Mower. PTSA President Presi-dent Hansen stated that it would be a last resort, since it is an involved and sensitive sensi-tive issue involving so many people. Furthermore, it is unlikely unlike-ly that this step will be necessary nec-essary any time soon due to the long-term declining enrollment projections. Willmore can be reached at cwillmoremstar2.net. Mayor proclaims 'Utah Fire FightersFill the Boot' month By Harlow Clark Lindon mayor Larry Ellertson proclaimed the month of Aug. 17 to Sept . 17 as "Utah Fire FightersFill the Boot" month at the Aug. 20 city council meeting, and encouraged the community to help in the worthy cause. Fire fighters across the state have started appearing appear-ing in intersections and shopping centers, firefight-ing firefight-ing boots in hand, encourag ing people driving or walking walk-ing by to fill the boots with spare change. In a letter to Utah mayors, may-ors, Muscular Dystrophy Association of Utah (MDA) program coordinator Keith Loosli commended the money raising efforts, noting not-ing that "MDA seeks no federal fed-eral or United Way moneys," mon-eys," depending instead "on the generosity of private citizens cit-izens and local businesses and the Utah fire fighters." Loosli included a procla mation commending volunteer volun-teer work, and the fire fighters for their help supporting sup-porting MDA's research in finding a cure for neuromuscular neuro-muscular diseases. Clark can be contacted at harlowclarkju no. com . I V bh h k. H B. m k. mm mmmm m vkM m . -i X all oi -Sfl iOf fra py 1 1 pj oxjrs istr; o Por June & July 2003 Summer Tours. 5pm (1) hour Luting. Saturday September 14th. American Fork School Auditorium. 510 N. 60U t. Ameman ru. i Amplications handed out Applications need to be returned by mail $100 deposit (Due with application) Are you having problems getting a loan because of bankruptcy in the past? Well, Cosvvell Finance can help with Personal Loans, Small Business Loans, etc. )0l i his is a must meeting n you wu s"; Toll Free 1-8 tern mm oil m mm w |