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Show I I nil In iiihlllllli V - rw mm l- L . r- --.i,..-.-. - T AUT0MIXED ADC 340 - -jUh-il NiiJ'LRy INC. 6 KAiLKUAD ST -r-F.T ; MI 49234-976? 0 1 1 VThTT 7H smew I ; tt e i i W W n-" an edition of THE DAILY HERALD -Online: '; vsww.HarkTtieHeTBld.com 1 Vol. 25, Wo. 29 THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2003 PA1 If 11 IK 1 is Bey: flection filing date nears Di0ant Grove city taring up an elec" dons tms iiuvcmuw thiee four-year term r ... mi. ,uncil positions, ine .ak ud for re-election L currently held by k,ni Harmer, Keith Corry auu McDade. n0 filing period tor liiv - (J ::- declaration of candidacy I" . 1 1- A,,., jj jy is tnrougn ftug. 1 15. No person can official- declare candidacy before that time. Tlinse interested m Lmnincr fnr one of the imnm.fc, three council seats can get . , tt n n a packet at uity nan, u S. 100 East, that outlines Ho npppssarv aualifica- Illib uw , A tino imnnrtant dates LlUllUj Lwl pamnaipTi informa- M11U VUUi0" Jinn Tnnn irlates must be i t.S. citizens, registered ;oters ana resiae m rieas , mt Grove. City ratifies NAB leaders The Pleasant Grove city .council, 'ratified Neighborhood Advisory , Board leaders for four l - Pleasant Grove neighbor hoods at the July 1 meet ing. For the Battle Creek neighborhood, the counci approved Randy Kummer, chair, Johnny O'Connor, vice chair, and Maurine Miles, secretary. For the Manila neighborhood approved were Dennis 1 v. i Thayne, chair, Gloria J McAllister, vice-chair, pavle Rutter, secretary. for the Mud Hole neigh Fhood, the council rati fi David Schouten thw, Elaine Bonham w-chair, and Brandon iailey, secretary. Steve lWry was ratified as the Fort chair. n i ! rk, If I Photo by Cathy Allred yp periscope.... Kendon Parker of Warsaw, Indiana, stopped by the Pleasant Grove Children's Discovery Dis-covery Park while visiting family in north Utah County. Mayor Dan kief announces new art committee Mayor Jim Danklef announced today that the city has disbanded the Pleasant Grove Arts council and will form a Pleasant Grove Arts Advisory Committee Com-mittee in the near future. The disbanding of the council had been announced in mid-March, with the mayor stating his intention to reorganize the council at the beginning of the fiscal year in July. "After considerable contemplation, con-templation, we have decid ed to make these changes . and I hope that by so-doing we will better serve the needs of the citizens of Pleasant Grove," Danklef said. He stated that the plan is to form a committee made up of a chair, vice chair, secretary, sec-retary, four at-large members, mem-bers, a city council representative repre-sentative and the Leisure Services Director. The new committee will See ART on Page 3 Committees move to divide district By Cathy Allred The process has been set in motion for the Alpine School District to be divided into three smaller school districts. "Much to their chagrin, there are groups organizing to split the Alpine School ' District," Lehi area committee commit-tee member Steven Roll said. "Orem wants out and Lehi and Lehi west wants out and anybody else is left over." The process to divide is a long one, however, and its supporters have to jump through several hoops before the issue is even an item to be considered by voters on the 2004 election ballot. Orem City council member mem-ber Dean Dickerson is heading head-ing up the Orem committee to divide the district, and Lehi area legislator and Alpine School District teacher David Cox is spearheading-the Lehi and Lehi west committee. Both committees com-mittees were organized on June 9. After Orem gets its required 4,500 petition signatures sig-natures by the Dec. 1 deadline dead-line and Lehi and Lehi west gets its required number of petition signatures of 1,400 See DISTRICT on Page 3 Attorney threatens city with lawsuit over commandments By Megan C. Wallgren A monument inscribed with the 10 commandments in a Pleasant Grove Park has gone mostly unnoticed for the last 30 years. Now a threatened lawsuit has made it the center of attention. atten-tion. Attorney Brian Barnard faxed a letter to Mayor Jim Danklef on Tuesday saying the display of the 10 Com mandments on city property proper-ty is a violation of church and state and asked the city to remove it promptly or face possible legal action. City Administrator Frank Mills said to his knowledge there have never been complaints about the monument before. "I don't know how many people knew it was in the park," he said. Mills said the only thing he's ever heard said about the monument," donated by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in the late 60s or early 70s, was from a group asking permission to clean it up a few years ago. Pleasant Grove City Attorney Christine Petersen said the mayor and city council have not yet had time to discuss any action on Barnard's request. "I'm still reviewing the case law to find out what our options are," said Peter son. The city want to avoid a "knee jerk reaction," Mills said. "We'll study it and take the option we feel best represents the people of our community." Petersen said contrary to how Barnard's letter makes See LAWSUIT on Page 8 3 One man's story 5rove resident t 9faor$ story of MOm nn nrtict la BechtnM Pl0ant arrive P,e and produced what he calls a t. we story - the story ot mei Wenm I11 "Artistry of Melvin M. Fillerup" JrelpaQQj T , i.: ; , -woune at a recepuuu m PUkeCitv ugh his artwork and Bech-s Bech-s Stings the reader takes a step v Ul tima ,v;;4.: j;ffnnt landscapes. in Author and artist met while fulfill-r fulfill-r their responsibilities for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints in Cody, Wyoming. Bechtold, who was working for the local newspaper at the time, wrote articles about Fillerup and his artistic talent. r Originally from Lovell, Wyo Fillerup resides in Cody. He has local ties to Utah County because his family fami-ly homesteaded the area where Geneva Gene-va Steel now stands in Orem Bechtold and his wife, Cindy, moved from Cody to Pleasant Grove last year so they could be closer to their children chil-dren and grandchildren. Originally from Casper Bechtold attended the University of Wyoming and graduated with a degree in Eng lish and education. He's spent many years writing for newspapers in Cody and Green River. He's also been an editor and publisher. Bechtold is a freelance writer and avid photojournalism Besides writing, Bechtold also has a talent for music. He is a founding member of the Cody Songwriters Association, member mem-ber of the board of directors of the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Bluegrass Association and currently plays bass with the Salt Flat Pickers. He is also president-elect of the local (American Fork) Rotary Club. Bechtold and Fillerup had talked about producing a book for about 10 years, but the actual project, when See STORY on Page 3 ; , . I i : ! !. y ' V, t A I : . ; - l V 1 .1 I fi s-- . - ft - ; tv. - ; A f .. .- - ' ' - n-j A N.J hr..,.,. . Courtesy photo Carl Bechtold, right, and artist Mel Fillerup take a look at his book's first printing. ?J0 TRACKER 4x4 93 DODGE STRATUS fill" t-5-. AIR CONDITIONING v, - ; , ' J J4, X. 5-SPEED 234490 .. 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