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Show 16D Sunday Herald su NDAY. MARCH 2, 1968 Pleasant Grove City: From aie | mm unity To Modern, Progress nA -~ Ive wGY PLEASANT GROVE — OneServ hundred anc nineteen of the spirit of all the year of outstanding activity ago, a group of people drove town. their covered wag nto a beat grove of cottonwood This Days C trees, on the banks of a morn ne an excellent tain stream, The day was September 13, 1609. The town site was to be- come Pleasant Grove The pioneers of midst the of town is ambitious the owners, civic a Grove's and pastoral folk. Days” there is and Blackhurst. is the city , including the policemen, stings, a concrete floor and #uxiliary police, and volunteer were constri'cted and planted. eight 12-fo t picnic tables and fire cenatunent lands¢ aped, Den and lawn pet in. west ; Goals for Pleasant Grove for A new parking plaza pro es treet parking for “Strawberry a recapturing Marvin Paul hem into a recational park er een % = Walter Reimschi Creek Canyon is and sant € 00 East in front J. F. Harmer, Jesse K Thorne, ea at the mouth of programs n and from foreign ved in beautification and countries. There were profes- provement efforts sional people as we 4s Once a year-on tradesmen program During 1966 s and improvements, Individual Pleasant property p er Museum, and ment are Mayor Paul y has been planted and five city ¢ Improvements Today Grove were people from all State agencies alike, are walks of life, ; y the St €, a 1969 are To complete the conversion ars, The area is a cooperative of the old canning property and effort on the part of the Cham- construct a new building for ber of Commerce and business district property owners. the King Window Co. The com- pany, will esiablish a window Water and sewerfacilities are frame, door, and cabinet mannow enlarged and improved io ufacturing plant employing 50 care for the needs of a city people at the beginning. | almost five times its present A special improvement dispopulation trict is to be completed on With the addition last year First East, including installaof the new Brimley well, its tion of curb and gutter on both accompanying pump, and the sides of the street. 12-inch pipeline to the Monson Plans call for pianting lawns at the new Kiwanis Park and of water are made available installing lights and building to Pleasant Grove residents restrooms. The sewer is being extended More shrubsand trees will be HELPING TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA by planting shrubs and trees were may civic groups and individuals this year in Pleasant Grove. Fromleft these helpers are Veatrice Stewart, Garden Club president; Ernest Dean, state senator; Mayor Paul T. Fordham Strawberry Queen Elaine Lowe, and Lions Club representative George Jaynes, to all residents throughout the planted at the City Cemetery city. This project was started and the Veterans Park, by the in November and will be con- Garden Club. tinued as soon as the weather A sewer extension program will permit. will be completed for all resiMore planting of trees and dents throughout the city is shrubs at the Veterans Park Curb and gutter projects and and the City Library was com- other improvement programs pleted by the Garden Club. rted some years ago will be New Industry expanded. | Recently the Skyline indus- Another goal is to have jtries have located at the old \everyone working together with | Wright Packing Co. in Pleasant expanded community coopera-| Grove. They manufacture garb- tion to make Pleasant Grove a| age cans and skidoos, amongbetter place in which to live. other products. ———_—— CONSTRUCTING A NEW SEWER SYSTEM is just part of Pleasant Grove’s plan for making the city one of Utah's finest, eeeee Labor for many of the city| With its neckstretched to the PLEASANT GROVE’S NEW AMPHI-THEATRE is sponsored projects has been pro- limit, a crane is about five feet) Plans for the out-door auditorium include ne w law vided by the Pleasant Grovetall. —— Sy 49th ANNUAL * PARADES BEAUTIFUL FLOATS, COLORFUL BANDS * CARNIVAL FUN FOR ALL AGES, COME ON OVER UTAH’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS * RODEO QUEEN CONTEST Celebration AND Rodeo THURS.- FRI.- SAT. a HELD MAY 31st—THE RODEO QUEEN AND HER TWO ATTENDANTSPLUS 8 FLAG BEARERS WILL APPEARIN THE RODEO EACH NIGHT! a DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES and CREAM served in the Park right on the Midway at Strawberry Days where all of Cantral Utah congregates to have fun in June. EACH STRAWBERRY DAYS EVENING Produced by D. A. “Swanny” Kirby - - Featuring: @ OUTSTANSING RODEO CLOWN RAY (Ramos) MOSER @ SPECIALTY ACT—J.W. STOAKER Horse and Rope Act with black light. The ropeis lighted too! Bull fighter and barrel clown @ NATION'S BEST COWBOYS IN ACTION @ EXCITING GIRL'S BARREL RACING @ ELECTRIC SCOREBOARD FOR INSTANT SCORING! VERNON AHMAN — Rodeo Cheirmon being put together by the Kiwanis Club, hts and restrooms, |