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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1978 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1978 Editorial Says Speed Not Observed on 1 00 East Editorial by Nancy Underwood Grovecrest School PTA On a lovely autumn day, the n sun warming the earth and burnishing gold the fading leaves, three things were happening all at once. A gray and black semi-truck- , brimming over with its load of pit gravel, roared down Canyon Road on its south-bound approach into Pleasant Grove. Two warning signs, one "Speed 30 Ahead" and another "School Ahead," flashed by as it sped towards the city limits and bore down on the school zone. In downtown Pleasant Grove, a blue Pontiac turned left on-to the same Canyon Road heading north and acelerated rapidly as it approached the school zone from the opposite direction. Its driver, a distracted mother intent on get-ting home from the market before the school bus dropped her little ones off, failed to notice she was going 45 mph. in a 30 speed zone. She also failed to notice the warning road siagns anticipait-n- g a pedestrian crossing. And at Grove Crest School a Cheerful, rowdy bunch of first graders were spilling out into school yard at the end of another long school day. Pushing, shoving, playing or deep in thought, all were oblivious to the ap- - proaching danger as they strung out across the street on their separate ways home. Few stayed on the sidewalk on the east side of the road. There was no sidewalk on the west side of the road. There was no crossing guard on duty, there were no flashing yellow lights to slow traffic. There were only the street signs, the truck bearing down on them from the north, and the blue Pontiac rushing home from the south, and the children in between, on their way home from school, strung out like so many scattered beads. That autumn day a terrible tragedy could have occured, but we have been lucky here in Pleasant Grove, so far. Jusl such a threatening situation is one that is staged here more often than we can count. And it is an un-necessary situation, one we could avoid with more cooperation between the city, local residents, and the state. In an interview with Mike Blackhurst, a detective with the Pleasant Grove Police Department, we discussed the possibility of more sidewalks around the school area. He in-dicated that residents in the immediate area had been unwilling to pay their share of the bill at a time when the city had been prepared to go ahead with such a project. As for enforcement of a 20 mph School Zone limit, officers hands are tied until crossing guard lights (blinking yellow) are operative at the school crossing. Completion date of this project is ' November 15, 1978. As of that date, the lights should be working and a crossing guard (paid by the city) should be on duty at four times during each day to assist children in crossing the street safetly. Concerned parents of Grovecrest students should put pressure on the ap-propriate people if this deadline is not met. Reducing the speed limit on Canyon Road outside the city limits so that cars, and trucks, in particular, have more time to decelerate before they reach the school zone can only be done by the State. This is out of City jurisdiction. However, if the Manila area is annexed in the near future to the City of Pleasant Grove, then we could move to reduce the speed on Canyon Road farther north. Detective Blackhurst suggested that, since there are an inadequate number of patrolmen in Pleasant Grove to supervise the school zone all the time, bet-ter safety education in each home might at least ensure that students walking home would use the available sidewalks and the designated crossing areas. Many just meander across the street wherever it seems most con-venient, push each other on or off sidewalk areas, etc. So, can we save the children? Yes by more community awareness, community pressure brought to bear when and where it is needed most for safety measures, better per-sonal observance of posted speed limits, especially near the schools, more safety education in our homes, and improved financial and moral support of city projects that further the safety of our children. SEMI FINALISTS Heidi Hicks, Mark Fulton and Celene Asay did well in recent invitational. They all made it to the semi-fin- al round. Pleasant Grove Forensic Students Attend Provo Invitational, Do Well Pleasant Grove High School attended the Provo Invitations Forensics meet on November 28. PGHS did exceptionally well in this meet. Michele Draney was a semi-finali-with her oration on child abuse. Celene Asay also did well with her oration entitled "My Special Sister". She was in the final oratory rounds. Lori Bennett Devey and Heidi Hicks par-ticipated in womens ex-temporaneous speaking and both girls were in the semi-fin- rounds. Mark Fulton also was in the semi-fina- l round speaking. We would like to congratulate these students on their suc-cess and wish them luck in the coming meets. Any organization that would like to have these orators come and speak on their various subjects should contact Debate Coach Mark Bezzant. Sr. Citizens Recognize Birthdays (Continued from page ) The December birth-day people will be given special recognition on this day. Saturday, Dec 23, will be our own Christmas party. Pot luck lunch means the best cooking skills of grandparents. This will be served at noon. The party will start at 10 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. Even Senior Citizens like to talk to Santa Clause so the jolly elf will arrive for gift exchange. This is truly a high light event of the year so all seniors plan to atend. Regular meals at the center will be closed from Dec 22 until Jan. 2, 1979 See you next year. Keri Doni to Appear At Alhambra Dec. 1 6 Ker Doni, - Kerry Summers in real life, as a magician and ven-triloquist is an exciting entertainer. He has performed in the Utah county Fair and at the Utah State Fair. Lat summer he performed on a Carribian Cruise Ship. iiO A Salt Lake native, he is currently the past vice president of the Intermountain Magician Assembly. He has toured with his act in Australia, Canada, Europe and in most the Western States. The first of November he was in a television move on NBC. He has been a consultant for the Grizzly Adams series. On November 17th he appeared in the Circuit Review held at the Alhambra Theatre in Pleasant Grove and was voted one of the winners by the audience. He did his ventriloquist act at the Alhambra, the audience really enjoyed him. He will be appearing at the Alhambra Theatre December 16, Saturday, at 2 p.m. Following will be two movies, Tom Thumb and Treasure Island. Admission is $.50 with a drawing card to place in the bin, or $1.50 without the drawing card. Prices Effective III Thursday, WxAay , axAa. " g falS U.S.D.A. Choice Grade Little Sizzler $tmoI v Texas Pink ll mJp:- GRAPEFRUIT 1 11 c Xpl ' 20$ll T Large V II AVOCADOES Small Sunkist I 14$100 LocTi t """ SS: Sacramento CHB S&S TOMATO JUcff PRESERVES 11 Now Marketing: NORTON'S OWN GRAIN 1 FED BEEF . . . Each Beef Has 1 Eaten Over 3,000 lbs. of Grain No Preservatives or Hormone Were Used! If Wholesale Cuts at Special Prices! Cut and Wrapped Free I WHOLE LOINS - Approx 40 Lbs. $ 1 59 I Top Sirloin & ne & Tenderloin Steaks Lb WHOLE ROUNDS - Approx. 75 Lbs. $ m O O II Rump Roast, Round Steaks, Cube Steaks Lb. n WHOLE PRIME RIBS - Approx. 30 Lbs. M II Prime Rib Roasts, Rib Roasts, Short Ribs $ O" f 1 WHOLE SHOULDERS - Approx. 80 Lbs. Roasts, Round Bone, Beef Stew, C5C8 U Short Ribs, Ground Beef Lb. ASK OUR BUTCHERS ABOUT OUR GIFT PACKAGES! GIFT CERTIFICATES SOLD IN ANY AMOUNT OVER $10!! NORTON'S 1 1405 North State CLOSED 330 South Main P"vo SUNDAYS Pleasant Grove I FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 j I CHRISTMAS OPEN I K Come and Browse HOUSE Refreshments g: I Pleasant Grove Floral f j 26 South Main Pleasant Grove W f fnfer the Drawing for a Beautiful Evergreen f Wreath to be given away on f SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 & No Pui chase Necessary Just come in and Enter the Drawing City Council Met on Tuesday Night (Continued from page 1) The council will review this project and determine a time schedule for its completion. It was noted also that the state is planning to resurface the highway and that this work should be com-pleted prior to completion of the resurfacing project. New Legislators Present State Senator-elec- t Bill Jones and State Representative-elec- t Paul Rogers were present at the meeting by invitation of Mayor Cornell Haynie to discuss legislation impor-tant to the city. The need for the local sales tax to be distributed on a per capita basis was discussed. The need for enabling legislation for cities to impose an im-pact fee was also noted. The need for a freeway interchange for Pleasant Grove was a third item which was discussed with the new legislators. These men noted their desire to assist the city and to work to help the city in these three areas. Mayor Haynie recommended to the council that they attempt to at-tend the clear air meetings scheduled by the state which will be held this Thursday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Orem City Center. These meetings will have a great effect on the future of the Geneva Steel plant in Utah County. The need to hold a meeting of the Board of Equalization in conjunction with the recently completed special improvement district was noted by the recorder. He noted that he had contacted the bonding attorney about the procedure to follow in issuing the bonds for the district and was told that because of the changes made in the assessments because of allocating driveways, that another meeting of the Board would have to be held. The council passed a resolution which set a meeting of the Board for Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1978 at 6 p.m. |