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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - Thursday, March 4, 2004 - Page 3 Pirates IDS SERVING KIDS K rrtore . ey W le.M5t ic viet to. sum tie Sajr. )or a the:. ;s don-i don-i and' the 4 e dar! e, IV stores ; keept three; ill fait fa-it be-lEast be-lEast corrur, I am; learnit state. end tt Footi: hool,f -Mar, BucL Major nmiss: i on Fi e two i how: jvelope: ny of: 3 come ig land )l Disf: i. Man) ie city: 'om res 'Iannis: to sdi issue liniatoi; ay, Ma: ;y Cec: 004 M g Arof p is for; nd reg. i ideas: ilJd a m format: S-O601F rmer If ndidate six ctf rtonft iackon; nust re' le ca: the cit! the cit) vices r? ,ody e city !ve ttieP ity'sa ney- nty able sues rf strict tc ne Stf ,i m urvey on' he lick1 Pirates. "Joseph was such a success for us last year and we wanted to do something just as big this year. It's been challenging, because the music in 'Pirates' is very technically demanding, but I think it's going to be a great show. There's just something very energizing about doing a musical." Shelley agreed. "I love musical theater," he said. "It combines three mediums - dancing, acting and singing - and presents a feast for the senses." The show features a large cast, including several students who have never been involved much in theater the-ater before. "This is my first school musical," said Kati Morton, who plays one of the daughters daugh-ters in the play. "It's been a blast. It's a really funny show - not your, run-of-the-mill love story." : According to many of the students, one of the highlights high-lights of the show will be seeing PGHS choir director, Jim Wilcock, take on the role of the Major General. After the student who had originally been cast in the part had to drop because of health problems, Wilcock stepped in. "He's absolutely hilarious," hilari-ous," said Erica Glenn. "It would be worth it just to come and see him." UDOT and is currently taking public pub-lic comment on the problem. prob-lem. The first public open house was on Feb. 24 and the next will be in July. While this is the first step to solving the bottleneck, bottle-neck, a solution could be years away from being built. Smith, who was one of about 50 who came to the open house, said he wants UDOT to widen the road as soon as possible so there is adequate traffic flow. "If we're going to open it up, we ought to have seven lanes instead of five," he said. The bridge would have to be rebuilt to accommodate a wider road, but that's only one of a number of options being considered to eliminate elimi-nate the traffic congestion, said Geoff Dupaix, UDOT spokesperson. Other possible possi-ble fixes include filling in the dip of the road to bring it level with the railroad tracks, bringing the road over the railroad or lowering lower-ing the railroad to the same level as State Street. Eliminating the bottleneck bottle-neck on State Street in Pleasant Grove is one project proj-ect that must be completed in order for State Street to be used as an alternate route during the planned reconstruction of 1-15, said Shawn Eliot, transportation planner with Mountainland Association of Governments. Govern-ments. "If you're going to use it as a viable alternative, it has to be replaced," Eliot said. State Street, Geneva Milestone entries, including weddings, missionaries and other announcements must be turned in to the paper by Monday at 2 p.m. of the week you would like the notice to be printed. Peter Pan PG Sot. Mat. 3:00 1 5:00pm Nighrty (Mon.-Iliurs.) 7& 9:15pm Fri. & Sat. 7:00pm only 'Pride & Prejudice PG Ends flwrs. 3-4 -m Nightly (Mon.-Sat.) 7 & 9:15 pm Cheaper By The Dozen PG starts fh. 3-5-04 Nightly (Mon.-Sat.) 7 i 9:15 pm Sat. Mat. 3:00 1 5:00pm From Front Page Not only has the cast worked hard to pull this show together, but a dedicated dedi-cated crew of technicians has also been putting in many hours figuring out sound and lighting, rounding round-ing up props, finding and making costumes and building the set. "It has been great fun creating the set for this production," pro-duction," said Shelley. "One moment we are on a ship, and in the next we find ourselves on a rocky seashore." "And the costumes are great!" said cast-member, Callie Wilson, as she adjusts the bustle on her turn-of-the-century-style skirt. Shelley hopes the entire community will turn out to support the high school and to enjoy a fun family show. "Everyone has worked very hard to make this show a success. The music is fantastic, the storyline is hysterical, and overall, it is an exceptional production." The Pirates of Penzance runs March 4-6, 9 and 10 in the Pleasant Grove High School auditorium. Show time is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $7 for adults; $6 for studentssenior stu-dentssenior citizens; $4 for children under 12; and $25 for a family pass. This press release was submitted by the PGHS drama department. From Front Page Road, Redwood Road and an unbuilt corridor through Lehi are the planned mitigation miti-gation roads during the reconstruction of 1-15, Eliot said. Construction on the congested con-gested Interstate will, at the earliest, begin in 2017, but improvements to State Street could help alleviate the freeway traffic before then, he said. Many Utah County residents resi-dents traveling between American Fork and Orem who now use the interstate rather than surface streets might be more willing to take State Street if traffic flowed better, he said. Replacing the underpass, however, may be a lengthy process. UDOT plans to present a solution for the underpass in March 2005. But a lack of funds mean it probably won't be built right away, Dupaix said. "We're still years away from a build solution being constructed," he said. Widening the road could affect a number of nearby home and business owners, as well as a historic home and some artesian wells. Pleasant Grove Council member Mike Daniels said no one he has talked to has expressed concern about the project, though. "People are recognizing the need to widen it because they can see the growth. It's more a matter of timing and doing it right," he said. For more information about plans for the Railroad Bridge or to make a comment, com-ment, call 227-8000. Manila Sfudenf Safety Patrol protects students By Linda Butler Manila Elementary sits on the intersection of two very busy roads at 1700 North and 600 West in Pleasant Grove. The school also sits at the crossroad of rural ambiance and urban congestion where phenomenal phenome-nal growth has meant a large increase of students attending the school. A lack of sidewalks means that many students are driven to school rather than walk. Student safety, especially as students entered school during the congested morning "rush hour" was a top concern among the PTA leaders. With just a few exceptions, excep-tions, the entire student body of 750 children walks or is driven to Manila Elementary. Ele-mentary. "We have no bus routes," said PTA President Juliet Guilott. "And enrollment enroll-ment is up over 200 kids this year." - Guilott said that the morning parking lot and student drop off "was out of control." PTA . board member Karen Decker had experience experi-ence at a larger elementary school in Texas where students stu-dents participated on a morning Safety Patrol to help younger students arrive safely at school. After studying their City gives By Robert Cunningham At the Feb. 26 City Council Coun-cil work session, Jared Som-mers Som-mers from Utah County Division of Substance Abuse was allowed to proceed with plans to implement a program pro-gram designed to EUminate Alcohol Sales to Youth (EASY). After Sommers' presentation presenta-tion at the work session, the council granted their support and assigned city attorney Christina Petersen to supervise super-vise the project's adoption. According to Sommers, the EASY Program requires all individuals who sell alcohol alco-hol for off-premise consumption consump-tion to attend training and pass an exam to obtain a "Beer Handler's Permit." A background check has also been discussed as a possibility. Committee needs a theme for Strawberry Days The Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days committee com-mittee is asking the community's help in selecting a theme for this year's Strawberry Days celebration. A $100 prize is being offered for the winning theme suggestion. Suggestions for a theme for this event should be sent or delivered to Pleasant Grove City Hall, attention Frank Mills, 70 S. 100 East, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. All entries ((CINEMA Ilia Jil Ml I.VEJ Movies for Mar. 5" - Mar. ll" Hidalgo (PG-13) Daily: 4:10 7:00 9:50 Wl:00 4:10 7:00 9:50 Sun: 4:10 7:00 50 First Dates (PG-13J Daily: 4:55 7:20 9:45 Sat. 12:10 2:30 4:55 7:20 9:45 Sun: 4:55 7:20 Starsky & Hutch (pg-13) Daily: 5:00 7:15 9:20 Sat'. 12:20 2:40 5:00 7:15 9:30 Suit- 5:00 7:15 Miracle (PG) DmVy.-4:00 7:00 9:50 Sat.' 12:40 4:00 7:00 9:50 Sum 4:00 7:00 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Daily: 4:45 7:05 9:10 (PG) Sat'. 12:25 2:35 4:45 7:05 9:10 Sun: 4:45 7:05 Dirty Dancing: Haraaa NLghts 1 The Best Two Years Daily: 4:45 9:40 PG-13) : Daily: 7:05 (PG) Sail 4:45 9:40 ; 5al 12:00 2:20 7:05 Sun: 4:45 I Sun: 7:05 Bargain Night is Wednesday Night! All Shows: $4.50 'MlH II:.1 Tiff?'' ..tC Safety Patrol member Valerie Texas counterpart, the Manila PTA began to organize organ-ize the Student Safety Patrol. Students began their safety patrol duties in late October 2003. Having the safety patrol has brought order to a congested congest-ed parking lot. A parent volunteer directs traffic into the student stu-dent drop off area. Each Safety Patrol volunteer stands by a large orange cone, indicating a student drop off station. When a car pulls up to a station, the Safety Patrol student opens the car door and assists students stu-dents out of the car and onto the school's sidewalk. After all students have left the car, the student shuts the door, waves the car on, and awaits the next preliminary The training will be provided pro-vided by the Utah County Health Department and cost $10 to the individual, similar to obtaining a Food Handler's Han-dler's Permit. Participation will be required of any person who sells alcohol, including the money-handling employees of grocery stores and gas stations. sta-tions. The permit must be conspicuously con-spicuously displayed whenever when-ever the employee is on duty. According to Sommers, individuals indi-viduals caught selling alcohol alco-hol to minors will lose their permits and no longer be allowed to sell alcohol. "Anyone who wants to work in Utah County and sell alcohol won't want to lose their permit. If they do, it will limit where they are able to work," Sommers said I ROTATION BRAKE CHECK i 492-6300 i South of Kohler's in Highland With this coupon Expires 3-31-04 E l f f tl 11 A It 1 iM km . W I i-FREE . . with Si 099 ca 17 Limited time only Adtie Generation Wear i VA - ' i N v-r!cv 5 x- l t -" C ' V- - ;c... : v. . . . a ,: - ' X, ,'4 I ; Mi ! I ' - La Shelton helps a student from vehicle's arrival. Parent volunteer vol-unteer Amy Hall said, "This slows down the traffic and prevents bottleneck. The safety patrol really does make a difference." Members of the Student, Safety Patrol are in the fifth and sixth grades. There are six students who serve for a week at a time. Parental permission slips and safety training are required of all Student Safety Patrol volunteers. vol-unteers. The students enjoy their early morning Safety Patrol duties. "It's fun, it's cool," said sixth-grade volunteer Valerie Shelton. Amberly Hurst, sixth-grade volunteer volun-teer agreed, "This is cool," she said. The early morning duties were not only "cool" nod for EASY program to the council. The EASY Program has regular compliance checks to ensure that those individuals individu-als are complying with the law and holds 4 individual employees accountable for selling to the youth. Individuals Individ-uals whose employers force their employees to sell alcohol alco-hol to youth are encouraged to find other employment or forfeit their permit. Continual permit violations viola-tions at the same businesses may forfeit their liquor licenses. The EASY program began in California and was successfully suc-cessfully tested in Cedar City, dramatically dropping their under-age drinking arrests by 50 percent in the first year. The program was presented present-ed to Utah County in early should be turned in or received through the mail no later than Friday, March 19. The winning entry will be chosen at the Strawberry Days committee meeting held the next week. The author of the winning entry will be notified as soon as possible after the choice is made. If there are any questions, please call Strawberry Days chairman Frank Mills at 785-5045. 1 !ififfili4! -Ifo. 00 OFF State Inspections with Emissions Appointments only 492-6300 South of Kohler's in Highland With this coupon Expires 3-31-04 SpaxhJcwo Rcket purchase or more 238 East State Road 8 Pleasant Grove 796-1538 r Photos by Linda Butler the car at Manila Elementary. but downright cold during the recent sub-freezing weather. But all six volunteers volun-teers were at their posts promptly at 8:30 in the morning, in spite of frost and ice. Principal Canda Mortensen has high praise for the PTA's efforts in forming the Student Safety Patrol. She also commented on a less obvious but important impor-tant benefit to the students who serve on the Safety Patrol. "These kids are great," she said. "It gives the children chil-dren an opportunity to give service. If they can become community minded at a young age it can last a lifetime." life-time." Contact Linda Butler at lindasbutlerjuno.com 2003. Since then, it has received support and approval from Utah County commissioners, sheriffs, city mayors, police chiefs and several city councils. coun-cils. The EASY program administrators at the Health Department hope to draft unified city and county ordinances ordi-nances by April to be adopted adopt-ed by May and enforced beginning July 1. Under-aged drinking has become a growing problem in Utah County. There were 575 adolescent drinking arrests in 2003, 74 of these arrests were made in the Pleasant Grove area. Once the EASY program is in place, the county hopes these numbers will be cut in half. Pleasant Grove Review 59 W. Main American Fork, UT 84003 An edition of The Daily Herald, Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. Subscriptions & DeliveryService..375-5l03 News & Advertising 756-7669 Fax 756-5274 E-mail callredheraldextra.com USPS 018-580. (ISSN: 1521-6845) Published Thursdays by Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc., 59 West Main, American Fork, Utah 84003. Periodicals postage paid at American Fork, Utah. Postmaster: Send address changes to 59 West Main, American Fork, UT 84003. 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