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Show pfaaattit mm mm "Pleasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City in Utah County" VOL LXX, No. 39 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 Single Copy 10$ Priesthood Meetings Set Saturday Might Priesthood meetings in con-nection with the L.D.S. Con-ference will be held at 7 P.M. Saturday by the Timpanogoes and Pleasant Grove Stakes in their respective stake houses. All priesthood members are invited to attend. i ; f ' . . , l V '. :- - h :-- r'" c 3 . - , L. V-'- . s ...... J 'Lj. ) PTSA OFFICERS Seated, Ruth Myers, Mitch McCuistion, Kirk Tanner, and back, Julie Grass, Paul Olpin, Julie Allen and Sabrina Cassingham are PTSA officers who are planning back to school night for tonight, at Pleasant Grove High. Parents Urged to Attend 'Back to School Night' This Evening at PGEIS Parents are urged to attend Pleasant Grove High School's back to school tonight, Thur-sday, Sept. 30. Everyone will meet for a short presentation at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium and receive schedules of where the teachers will be. PTA officers will have a table set up where parents can pay their $1 dues. All those paying their PTA dues will receive a discount at all home activities of the Vikings in football, basketball and wrestling. PTSA officers will be on hand to help parents find teacher's rooms. Teachers will be prepared to give their class objectives, grading and at-tendance procedures. Principal John P. Gourley stated that parents who have individual student problems can make appointments to see teachers at another time. Pleasant Grove Sevier Treatment Plant Will Have Open House from Oct. 4 to 8 The pleasant Grove sewer treatment facility will be open to the public from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Evening tours can be arranged by calling the sewer plant. Church and civic groups are encouraged to tour the facility. School classes are also welcome to make arrangements to see the facilities and equipment. Garland Mayne and other members of the department will be giving the tours. On display will be the new TV and sealin units which were purchased this year. Video tapes will be shown to ilustrate the use of this type of equipment. The purpose of the open house is to give the citizens of Pleasant Grove an oppor-tunity to see for themselves the current problems facing the city in this area of ser-vice. On peak days the plant is overloaded as much as 20. Also, the plant is in-capable of economically meeting the new federal and state standards, under the present law. A more detailed explanation will be made during the tour. It is the hope of the Mayor and city council that as many people in the city as possible will come individually or collectively to observe and tour the facility. Jr. High to Hold 'Back to School Night7 Pleasant Grove Jr. High's back to school night will be held thursday Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Student Counsil join with the P.T.A. in inviting all parents to come. by Marnae Taylor & Joleen 'Learn Not to Burn' Theme of Fire Sorensen Prevention Week for Oct. 3-- 9 5. Children and matches-Tak- e part in the" Strike Zone Campaign (from the floor to about chest high-- a zone which should never contain matches or lighters. The place children spend most of their time. 6. Flammable liquids-Stor- e only minimal amounts, keep in a cool place away from pilot lights and other open flames, and place out of children's reach. 7. Lightning-Protec- t your property with a correctly in-stalled and maintained lighting system. If caught out of doors in an electrical storm, seek shelder in a large building, metal roofed car, dense woods, or a ditch or other low area. 8. Chimneys and flues-Kee-p in good repair and clean at least once a year. To help reduce the nation's fire toll of lives as well as of property. Fire Prevention Week was established more than half a century ago. It reminds everyone that the cost of fire can be prevented if people will be fire prevention conscious not just once a year but all 52 weeks. Fires cost the U.S. approximately 300 billion last year. This means the average annujal price of fire waste is 20.40 for every man, woman and child in the nation. Take to heart the national slogan "Learn Not to Burn." "Learn Not to Burn" is the theme of Fire Prevention Week, 1976. Learn not to burn every day of 1976 and throughout the years to come. Current statistics show the leading causes of fire other than deliberate firesetting by arsonists to be: 1. Electrical-Hee- d warning such as sparking equipment, dimming lights, blowing fuses, take defective equip-ment out of service im-mediately, have it repaired or replaced. 2. Smoking and matches-Obe- y the age old warning not to smoke in bed. Smoking and drinking are an equally poor mixture. Let ashes and cigar butts cool overnight in large ashtrays before discarding them. Before going to bed, check behind all cushions for any smoldering materials. 3. Heating and cooking equipment-Kee- p in good working order, free from grease, well away from fur-nishings such as curtains and bedding which catch fire easily. 4. Open flames and sparks-agai- n keep away from com-bustible furnishings, and guard against clothing cat-chin-fire. Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers Recently The Kiwanis Club of Pleasant Grove held its an-nual installation of officers at a dinner on rsday Sept. 23 at the ciuck-a-ram- a Restaurant. Thirty-thre- e members and guests enjoyed a pleasant and interesting evening. Ralph Benson, retiring Lieutenant Governor of the Utah-Idah- o district was present to conduct the in-stallations. He gave a short talk congratulating the club on its selection of officers and on its record of accomplish-ments mentioning that very often when he visited the PI. Grove group he found them working with hammers saws, shovels and rakes im-proving and beautifying various facilities in the com-munity to make it a better place to live. Maurice Peterson, present elect, conducted the meeting in the absence of President Harold Jacklin who could not be present. He welcomed Honorary Member Jack Cook, former Mayor of Pleasant Grove, who was seriously injured several years ago in a near-fata- l auto accident. Jack's strong wit and ability to survive and to overcome or live with those injuries have been a great in-spiration and lesson to all who know him. The club also welcomed former secretary-treasure- r Don Rawlinson who now lives in Salt Lake City. Lieutenant-Governo- r Ben-son introduced the board of directors for the past year, and then released them with compliments for "a year of service-we- ll done". They in-clude Merrill Warnick, Ken Harvey, Lee Clark, and Harry Derr. He then in-troduced the officers and board for the coming year. The new directors are Bob Bunker, Harry Derr, Ken Harvey, Keith Sterling and Merrill Warnick. Harold Jacklin, the retiring president will also be a member of the board, providing a continuing bond of the past year with the present. George Grass was in-troduced and installed as the new president-elect- . He will become president a year from now. Maurice Peterson, who has been very active this past year as president-elect- , was installed as president; and Harvey Rawlinson was rein-stalled as secretary-treasure- r, an office he has held for sev-eral years. Priesthood Conference Will Be Carried Live, Marriott Center The priesthood session of LDS General Conference on Saturday (Oct. 2) will be carried on a closed-circu- it telecast in the Marriott Center on Brigham Young University campus, according to J. Duane Dudley, president of the BYU First Stake, which is in charge of arrangements. The color telecast will be shown on a large screen beginning at 7 p.m. All mem-bers of the LDS priesthood in Utah Valley are invited to attend, President Dudley said. He urged all participants to arrive early because of the time required for parking and finding seats. Alpine Education Classes to Start, Sign for Them Now "Treat yourself to an evening out" is the theme of Alpine School District Community Education classes which are scheduled to begin the week of October 4th. With an of-fering of almost 200 classes residents of the district will find little difficulty locating a class, or perhaps several, to meet their individual interests and needs. A broad spectrum of interests is taken into consideration in scheduling classes. Many of the old favorites are being repeated, while several new ones are added. Have you thought about taking a class in back-packing- ? How about horse-shoein- g or fly fishing? All of these are offered through the Orem High School Community School. Tole painting, creative rock work, creative wheat cookery and charm and modeling are some of the more innovative programs being offered in the American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lehi area. Classes are under the direc-tion of the Alpine School District Adult Education Department and Community School Directors assigned to various schools throughout the district. Brochures listing the complete offering of classes will be distributed through all elementary school children, church organizations and civic groups. Additional brochures may be obtained by calling Luana Searle-Alpin- e School District-756-767- 1 or dropping by the nearest Alpine District School. If you find that the class you desire is not listed in the of-fering, others may be set up if sufficient interest is shown. Your desires in this direction should also be communicated to the District Adult Education Department. Bond Election Set for Sewer District, Nov. A combination of events over the past several years has made it necessary for nothern Utah Counties to construct a new regional wastewater treatment plant. American Fork, Lehi, and Pleasant Grove have formed a special service district, and a bond election will be held in November to finance the region's share of the project. Undersized.worn out, and outmoded facilities currently in use will not meet the state's high water quality standards by 1980. In addition, population growth in northern Utah County has necessitated a larger, more modern plant to handle the increased flow of sewage. Alpine City itself needs to construct a sewage collection system. Present facilities in the area were designed 20 years ago for standards in effect at that time, which were four times less stringent than now. The new plant will be sized to handle wastewater for 52000 people, douple the present population of the four cities. Each city will maintain ownership and operation of its own collection system, while it is proposed that the new district own and manage the outfall lines and treatment facility, to be located near Utah Lake. With construction scheduled to begin in 1977, estimated cost for the project is $17 million, 75 per cent of which will be funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. Citizens will vote in the election on a bond to finance the remaining 25 per cent, or about $5 million. Service charges to users of the new wastewater treatment plant will average about $8 per month. Without the regional approach and new plant.costs would be $4 more. The four cities are presently considering a minimun charge of $6 with the remainder to be charged those who use more water. Charges to individual cities will be based on actual flow of sewage. Alternatives to the regional approach have been thoroughly investigated for the past two years by engineers, and city councils in northern Utah County agr-ee that the new regional treatment plant will have several advantages over in-dividual ones. Fewer operators will be required for a more effective, efficient treatment process. Cost savings on operation & main-tenance, and future expansion if necesary, will be realized by citizens of the four cities. Aregional system will allow better, more professional management of the overall project. Mayors and councilmen of each city involved met with engineering and financal con-sultants and representatives of the Mountainland Association of Governments Sept. 23 to discuss bonding and make final evaluation of the financial plan. Citizens have also provided input at several public hearings. Members of the city councils of American Fork, Alpine, Lehi, or Pleasant Grove can give individual voters more information. tti r. ' """. i f " i imm www K vu, , ' ' ' --sV ' I i 4Ss&i&fi8 EYE CLINIC Helping with eye clinic recently are PTA workers Jeanette bmitn, Bonnie Aucoin, Jody Circle, Bonnie Newman, and back, Jeri Fenton, Sharon Sommers. Central School PTA Is in Full Swing Lazy Eye Clinic Held Last Thursday Central School PTA is in full swing this school year with qualified leadership by president Jeanette Smith, Vice President Bonnie Newman and Secretary Deonne Grappendorf. Volunteers above are par-ticipation in the lazy eye clinic which was held Thurs-day, Sept. 23. The PTA is looking forward to the Room Mothers Tea coming up Thursday, Oct 21. There will be time to get acquainted, a light lunch will be served and ideas ex-changed for our Halloween party. The Halloween celebration will be held on Friday, Oct 29 this year and the PTA is starting to prepare in advan-ce for the annual event. Educators to Attend UEA Convention More than 300,000 students in Utah public schools will get a four-da- y weekend Oct. when educators gather at the Salt Palace for the annual UEA convention. The convention's first general session begions at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct 7) with address by UEA President Lucille Taylor, UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCarty and National Education Association President John Ryor. Ryor's keynote address will follow the convention'sBicen-tennia- l theme-"Educati- on; A Continuing Revolution." The NEA official heads an organization of 1.8 million educators throughout the United States, the nation's largest professional group. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at the second general session of the convention which will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Speaking during that session will be ex U.S. Senator Sam Ervin, who chaired the Congressional Watergate Committee. He is a renowned story-telle- r. Admission to the Taber-nacle Choir-Senat- Ervin session is available to mem-bers of the general public without cost. Public educators will attend a round of sessions aimed at improvement of educational skills Thursday afternoon and Friday. Friday's sessions will be devoted to a wide array of educational specialties. National authorities on such topics as curriculum develop-ment, business education, library practices, math, reading and physical fitness will address educators at some of those sessions. The convention will end Friday at 8 p.m. in the Salt Lake Tabernacle with the traditional Grand Festival Concert. Performing in the concert will be Utah's All-Stat- e Chorus, All-Stat- e Band and All-Stat- e Orchestra. UEA President Lucille Taylor Praised the convention as "'for helping educators trade ideas, learn new techniques, listen to the authorities and gain a feeling of renewal." "In short, the UEA Con-vention helps educators to become better practitioners." Police Dept. Gives List Of Criminal Activity tacted by the dispatcher on Saturday, Sept. 25 to respond to a call regarding an attem-pted suicide here in Pleasant Grove. A nineteen year old girl became very despondent and threatened to kill her self with a pistol that she had in her possession. She was located in a phone booth and had called the operator, who then reached the dispatcher here at the police station. When officers arrived on the scene she made repeated threats on her own life and on the lives of the officers. After conversing with the girl for some time the officers managed to get the gun away from her. Chief Michael Ferre is in the process of hiring a new officer for the City. Several tests have been given to ap-proximately 25 applicants. The numbers has Tbeen narrowed down and a decision should be made by the end of the week. The criminal offenses in the city have increased somewhat during the last month as compared to earlier months in the summer. Offenses for Month n Assaults, 3 Bad check cases, 11 Burglaries, 6 Vandalisms, 6 Thefts, 15 Possession charges. 3 With the start of school many juveniles are looking for something to do during their breaks or free periods. We have received several complaints from citzens stating that kids are "hang-ing out" in public places near their homes and causing disturbances. We hope to be able to curb this situation with heavier patrol on these problem areas. The police department and the ambulance assosication responded to a call from the Harold Brittan residence at the Maple Hills Apartments on the 15th of the month. It was reported that their thir-teen day old baby had stop-ped breathing. Upon arriving officers and members of the ambulance crew determined the child to be dead. Mouth to mouth resuscitation was applied and the child was taken to American Fork Hospital. Medical examinations show the child died of a ruptered heart. Officer Bert Bean was con-- Geneva Works Names Long Time Workers A group of 120 Geneva Works employees were honored for 25 years or more of service at a luncheon at the Riverside Country Club on Sept. 23. Among those honored were the following from Pleasant Grove. 30 Year Participants John R. Carson, Robert A. Greaves, Morris J. Hall, Gale L. Harper, Charles R. Leland S. Millar. Douglas E. Nielsen, Glenn C. Nielsen, Jay C. Rose, Daniel Simper, Albert E. Sutch, Sherman J. Varney. 25 Year Participants Daniel F. Nehring, Willard J. Holman, Roy D. Rowland, Ray M. Young. Social Security Worth Set at Fairly High Figure by Writer What's your social security coverage worth to you? How much would you or your family get if you retired, died or became disabled? Well, suppose you're retiring this year. Eligible workers can start getting reduced social security retirements as early as 62 or full benefits at 65. The amount of your benefit is based on your average annual earnings over your working life. Payments for workers retiring in 1976 may range from $107.90 to $387.30 a month, with a family maximum for a wife and one or more minor children up to $689.90 a month. The average retirement benefit being paid a worker retiring in 1976 is $214 and $372 for a retired couple. One way of evaluating these benefits is to compare them to the contributions you paid in. If you made maximum con-tributions on high earnings over your working years the most you would have con-tributed since social security began 41 years ago is $6868.05. Your employer would have contributed a like amount. If you started getting the maximum monthly re-tirement benefit this year of $387.30, you would get back an amount equal to $6868.05 in about 1M: years with a wife also receiving benefits you would get get back your original contribution in less than a year. City Recreation Registration Pre registration as indicated in the fall term brochure for the Pleasant Grove City Recreation and Alpine Com-munity School programs, has been delayed from September 30th to Oct. 5th. Registration will take place at the Pleasant Grove City Hall between the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Bill Hoglund 785-39- or John Aland at the Jr. High School Office. Annette Haynie Wins Trip to Denver at Logan Annette Haynie, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Cornell Haynie of Pleasant Grove, won a trip to Denver recen-tly, as she was a top winner in the clothing and home im-provement demonstration contest. The contest was held at the Utah State University this past week by 4-- boys and girls from throughout the state. Nancy Fullmer Finalist for Homecoming Queen Nancy Fullmer of Pleasant Grove was among ten finalists named recently at Ricks College in a contest for Homecoming Queen. Nancy was named to the finalist position from among 30 girls who entered the contest. Sheri MacKay, from Rupert, was selected from the ten as Homecoming Queen. |