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Show I The Funny BSone By mary coons If you haven't attended a field trip with one of your children, you haven't lived! On that same premise, if you haven't wrestled alligators and tamed lions you haven't lived, either! Last week I went with a large group of second graders all over Utah county. We visited a bagel factory ("Don't touch, it's hot!"), Mc- Donald's ("please come out of the freezer, or you'll look like a frozen quarter pounder"), and the Bean Life Science Museum, at BYU ("Please don't climb on the Polar Bears .. they'll kick us out ") During lunch we visited a park to eat our lunches. The park was covered with lawn, except for an area where there was a ball field. Did the little darlings stay on the nice green lawn. Heavens, no. They immediately headed for the muddy ball field. Result. The bus driver stood outside the door of the bus and threatened the kids with their life if they didn't get the mud off their shoes. ! To me, it's totally incredible that teachers can do what they do every day. I watch my little darlings leave every morning, and don't really stop to think what teachers put into their profession. They must like to be with kids, first and foremost. I remember the ones that didn't like children when I was in school, but they were few and far between. Teachers have a real dedication to the future. Think about it. They teach the future's residents, some of what this world is about. They teach them how to read, thereby opening a world to them that can exist as far away as China. I remember a few years ago a teacher-frien- d of mine and I were talking about the influence that schooling and teachers have on children. She made the statement that the time spent in school is the happiest time of the entire day for some children from unhappy homes. My greatest admiration goes out to those of you who have worked to further your education, and are now teaching a love of learning to my children. After attending your con-tract negotiations last fall I know you're not in it for the money! One husband and wife team told me that they, "teach out of love, and moonlight to survived " Recreation Sites to Open Soon Uinta National Forest recreation sites will soon be open with full facilities. The National Forest offers many opportunities for picnicking, camping, hiking, scenic driving, and horseback and trailbike riding. The Uinta National Forest offers outdoor experiences for most every interest. The Forest Service is pleased lo provide facilities that enhance the enjoyment of this area. Changes for use of the facilities range from $4 to $5 in campgrounds. These fees are used for maintaining and operating facilities at the sites where the fees are paid. Recreationists should check with the Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork, and Heber District Ranger officer and the Provo Supervisor's Office to make sure what facilities are available at the sites they plan to visit. In remote campgrounds, water may not be available. Recreationists are reminded to observe the off-roa- d travel restric-tions. Travel plan maps are available at the District Ranger offices and the Supervisor's Office. Campers should Drpn selves to pack out what iT h with them. Garbage L X packed out by be methods: Use pIJ! H wherever possible, cruel, pack plastic trash ba camping supplies, Don Uinta Forest Supervisor K that "if people dispose garbage, the Forest ServliS taxpayers will spend less cleanup, and these nZ! available for maintena improvements." i, Association Plans Bicycle Treks bikers will view the majesty of Zions Park from their bicycles as they wind their way to Mt. Carmel Junction where they will spend their second night in a motel. On the third day the trekkers will bike to Cedar City. This trek too is 170 miles. In both treks a sagwagon will act as a support vehicle for food, bike repair items and the trekkers' personal gear. The Pepsi Challenge Van will be donated as the official sagwagon for the Bear Lake trek, courtesy of Pepsi-Col- a of Ogden. The Bike Trek is a fund raising event for the Utah Lung Association. Money raised will help kids with lung disease in Utah. For the second year, Bluofv Blue Shield of Utah are s the event by "We're pleased to sj& Treks because they are JH positive statement abou tative health care. Physically, active, exerciS? -care of yourself and you'll lilr and better!" said President of Blue Ctoss-b- I S minimized." 9"luati,: Applications are Utah Lung Association. T& contacted at 1616 South lioo Ea! ' Lake City, Utah 85105, 484V ,Si: The Utah Lung Association is planning to "keep on trekking". That's the word from Steve Morris, the Lung Association's coordinator, for the "Treks For Life and Breath." Morris recently announced that applications for the annual Bike Treks are now available. "We have just entered the recruiting phase of the trek," said Morris. "We are busy getting word out and registering trekkers for the event. This gives our participants time to schedule vacation time and to physically prepare for the trek." This year there are two bike treks. The Bear Lake Trek, scheduled for June 10, 11, and 12 will begin in Logan, and travel through colorful and challenging Logan Canyon to Bear Lake. The bike trekkers will camp by the lake that evening and resume the trek north to Idaho the next day. The second night will be spent at Emigration Campground. On the third and final day, bikers will ride to Preston and finish up back in Logan that afternoon. The entire route is 170 miles. The Color Country Trek, slated for June 24, 25, and 26 in Cedar City, travels south to Zions National Park where trekkers will spend the night in a Springdale motel. The next day JPG Blab By MARCELLA WALKER once again. I lowever, when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn they were good rivals with the Yankees. The Yankees, in those bygone days of the late 40's and 50's, often were the American League champions and were in the World Series. They won too often for my comfort so the Yankees and the American League became the ones to beat and since that time I have always cheered for a National League team in the World Series, whether or not it was the Dodgers. So, you can see where my love for Jackie Robinson has taken me and formed me and made up my prejudices for my lifetime. I wouldn't There is a time between basketball and football that is known as baseball season. This brings to mind a collage of pictures including hawkers selling hotdogs and pop, dramatic umpires, splintery bleachers, baseball caps on both players and fans, and catching foul balls. The lights are on nightly now down at the baseball diamonds near the rodeo grounds - Shannon Field -- which means the teams are prac-ticing, if not playing yet. We read where Pete Rose celebrated his 41st birthday the other day playing ball. We know Danny Ainge won't be with the Toronto Blue Jays this year. Reggie Jackson has gone to play for Gene Autry cheer for the Yankees nowhere, nohow, although I have admitted the talent of Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimaggio and a few other Yankee players from time to time. From the big time, I'm going to return to the land of baseball and softball we can find right here in Pleasant Grove, no charge. Hardly a night goes by in the summertime when there is not a game going on at the several ball parks in town. The city league play at the Shannon Field, the church games are played at Battlecreek Park, the Little League plays at the diamonds near the Pleasant Grove High School . Any time anyone feels like wat-ching ball there is a game to go to. What is more, those guys out there love to have fans in the bleachers watching them run around the bases. There are good hotdogs, popcorn, splintery bleachers, dramatic um-pires (just keep an eye on old Bob Morton) , foul balls for the kids to shag at 10 cents a return, and lots of baseball caps. It is just as good as the major leagues. Just as exciting, too. It is all'' there. Only Jackie Robinson is missing. (remember how well he used to sing, not only cowboy songs, but also children's favorites - Autry, that is, not Jackson. Valenzuela is playing without a contract, I beieve, and we'll see if the youngster had a fluke year last season or if he is for real. The Braves are going along breaking records for the starting of a season. Many say the Dodgers will not repeat as World Champs, All this leads up to a story I'd like to tell. As a young teen I became very devoted, as a fan, to Jackie Robinson, them a young baseball player, the first black player in the major leagues. I was completely awed by his courage, his ability and his deter-mination. I read everything I could about him - news stories, biography, anything. Because of my great love and ad-miration for this man I came to love the Brooklyn Dodgers and this became a life-lon- g love. I'll admit it was a bit hard when the team left Brooklyn and went to California, but I survived and no one was happier than I was that they were the champions City Mulls Parking Law The Pleasant Grove City Council is scheduled Tuesday to accept or reject a proposed parking ordinance which allows parking on public streets for 48 hours but prohibits parking of large vehicles anytime in the residential zones. The item will be discussed at the May 4 meeting of the City Council which begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. The public is invited to attend. Other matters to be discussed in-clude a review at 9:15 p.m. of a proposed contract with Ideal Waste for solid waste collection and request approval of the contract. Gary An-derson, a candidate for the commission seat, will meet with the council at 9 p.m. Discussion of installation of sewer laterals and asphalting of the street on 600 West, acceptance of the per foot cost for the 600 West sewer line at $11.75, adoption of a tentative budget for each of the city funds, a request to proclaim the week of May 10-1- 5 as Municipal Clerk's Week, and decision on a building supervisor or to bid the total project on the old gym renovation project, will be handled. UPXj Seed Potatoes A n) Fertilizers air draq UL1Y7M1LLER Needs -- uestions For all you need lo grow 1 m,r '" Sl" s'iwiiic Center --vSSS' We Hold the Line on Inflation!! 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Garage Sale Benefit Set Help Jerry's Kids - Donate to the' Muscular Dystrophy garage sale sponsored by ERA Mountainland Realty. The sale will be May 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at ERA Mountain Land Realty, 590 West State in Pleasant Grove. Items for sale should be delivered to the same location on May 6, or ERA Mountain Land Agents will come for your donation the afternoon of May 2. Give for this worthy cause - let's find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy. peasant (&ravz SUuieui 11 South Main, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 Published each Thursday by Newtah, Inc. Telephone Numbers Advertising & Circulation . 9 News . . : 3 ' Subscription price $9.50 per year Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove Post Office U.S.P.S. 435-78- 0 Postmaster: Send address changes lo P.O. Box 7. American Fork. Utah 84003 |