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Show "oa & Komi Bookbindery.Inc, Lt-- ' ':.! road Street SpriniTPt, Ulch. 4 9284 ; r njJV - 1 1 : i'l city fathers give M ReciPe contest Christmas wish ": Third graders r --, winners ye present quilt to v n v. T: announced in Verona Winters A this issue . . .see page 3 f v . . .see page 4 U ; . . .see page 20 L L I 1 1 a , cjjrl 4 Vol. 5 No- - 4! Wednesday, December H, HKI 50 cents a single copy City bonds for historic home Pleasant Grove City Council approved a request from Dean Richards for an Inducement Reso-lution of Industrial Revenue Bonds who plans to restore the old Dickerson home on Center Street just above Main Street pending approval at a public hearing Dec. 20 at 7:10 p.m. Richards, an owner of Richards, Beard and Richards, Inc., said he will be developing the property and building for use as an office building for the firm. The old home was built originally in 1856, Mr. Richards told the council. It was first built of adobe when the later addition was constructed the present exterior was added. The old millinery shop which once stood in the front of the property has been moved behind the house but is still there. Mayor David Holdaway said that he believed the renovation of the home and landscaping of the property would enhance the city. It would provide jobs and would certainly add value to the city property across the street. Construction would begin in the spring and take about six months to complete. The bond money would be used to purchase the property and renovate the building, Richards said. A maximum of $375,000 would be asked for in the bond request, Richards added. By approving the request the city merely lends its name to the support and encourage-ment of such a business. Dell Young, councilman, said that the city is anxious to encourage business in town and this is one way to do it. Richards' attorney, Bryce McEwan, said that Dean is committed to the city and although he could have purchased property for less elsewhere, he chose to remain in town. His firm does microbiology testing for doctors. The approval of the request does not in any way obligate the city to pay off the bonds should there be default. Lee Wimmer, city engineer, told the council that the Timpanogos Special Service District has applied for a bond to expand the clarifiers at the Regional Wastewater treat-ment plant. The plant is processing more water than anticipated be-cause of infiltration of ground water. If the bond is received it might result in a raise in sewer rates to pay for the bond repayment. Wimmer said that the service district has not asked for a hike in rates in the past five years. It was noted, however, '.hat the city has raised rates in that time span. Councilmembers asked Wimmer if the rising waters of Utah Lake were going to incapacitate the plant. He indiciated that they expect the lake to rise to seven feet above compromise this spring. It would have to rise to nine feet above compromise before it would have an adverse effect on the treatment plant. He stated that there are contingency plans for construction of dikes to protect the buildings if it is necessary. Dikes were also built last spring to protect the site. The city council approved an ordinance which would allow for animals, other than pets, only in the A-- 2 zone. Pens and corrals cannot be within more than 100 feet of a road or 100 feet of an adjacent . building excepting the home of the owner. See City on page 3 V V.. - f i j j ! l mama? - j Z'A'Wl ' &y x : ' ' li M ; 7 V 17 7 "Z i,J . JJ MAYOR KENNETH MC MILLAN looks over the new Lindon historical book with Cloween Leuze and Barbara m Walker. The book is available at the city hall for those who have already ordered them and those who would like to purchase one or more. Lindon.:histoy books - now available from city After months of preparation the Lindon history books are ready and available at the Lindon City Hall. Titled, "Lindon Our Town," the books may be picked up by those who have already ordered them and by those why would like - to purchase them. The cost is $18 if bought before Jan. 1 and $25 after that date. The city hall is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 383 W. Lakeview Road in Lindon. The book contains pictures, the town's development from dugouts strung along the road to a modern city. It tells how the people lived in days gone by, what they did for fun and how they got by. It contains stories and anecdotes about animals and people. The growth of the LDS Church, memorials to those who died in service to their country, and industrial are all included. It notes that lindon lost more soldiers in Vietnam per capita than other town in the nation. There are pictures of old homes, old citizens, new citizens, etc. The book would make an excellent Christmas gift for Lindon residents, former Lindon residents, those whose ancestors came to Lindon and those who love history. Did you know thathorseshad the right-of-wa- y over cars in the old Lindon ordinances? There is lots of fun in the new Lindon history book. You can help 'Christmas family' Many generous gifts and some cash donations have been received by this newspaper for the "Christmas Family" selected as someone who deserves a helping hand from the community this season. "They now have a fully decorated Christmas tree, new Santa stockings, some food and cash and at least one gift for each of the children and parents. However, we certainly haven't received too much," says Publisher Brett Bezzant "Additional gifts and donations could be used, particularly for the children age 7 and over." Gifts and donations for the family will be accepted until the end of the day Tuesday, December 20. "Where appropriate, please indicate who the gift is for and we'll put in the name," notes Bezzant. The father of the family has been out of work for a year or more with no savings or benefits. The gender and approximate age of the children again are: girl, 12; girl, 11; girl, 9; boy, 8; boy, 7; girl, 5;; boy, 4; and girl, 3. Parents could suggest that their children of similar age give one special gift to their secret friend. For pledges of frozen items or gifts that need special delivery, or if you'd like a suggestion of another family to help this Christmas, call 756-766- 1 A mouEteiiii, a lb?ar5 and a dleerffly v - Life on 'G' Mountain best of both worlds its initial i' i ' ' - - M III- i t i , J , i v . - - - "i tiv I . :iJ 7 I- - . .a'7 7 .7- - if hiif -- ' ' J ' 7 . r. - - ' fi f V ' r y' l? i . c hi': s " - y . ..v"-- " t ' "''',fl' J - , .i" - Z 7 "''-- ' ' ; - 4S 7V7l up and down the tram with the seasons. Ed's job involved measuring the water in the river, or measuring boxes to make sure there was an even flow. He walked the 2Vz mile pipeline each day. The pipe itself was made of wooden staves bound together with metal bands. It carried the water beginning at Tunnel Holler to Blue Creek and Battle Creek Wiers. Twiner Holler had a small stream seeping through from the glacier. Ike Wadley and some other men wanted to drill through the mountain to the glacier but the rock proved too hard, and after getting about a half mile in they abandoned the project. But their work did provide a larger stream of cool, clear, ice cold water. Besides measuring the water in the wier boxes, Ed had the task of sighting the line for possible leaks. If a leak sprung, out would come his pouch of occum a fibrous rope material mixed with black oil. He'd take a wooden chisel and pound a piece of occum into the leak and that would be the end of it. Life on the mountain, you might say, was the best of two worlds the civilized and the natural. And Tina Warburton took advantage of both to add to her childrens' learning. She had a nature book filled with all kinds and types of wild flowers, birds, and trees. Eva and Pearl went out on nature hunts and learned the names of the large variety of wildflowers and berries there. The girls went berry gathering often to make some tasty jam for the family or for friends and relatives at Christmas. Visitors enjoyed sampling it, too. All the hollers and flats had See Mountain on page 2 town later branded with around 1918. Their home lies on the backside of 'G ' or Little Mountain, as it was called. It was at the north end; a reservoir was located at the south end. And a tramway rising up from linked that small the power plant family home to civilization below. The tramway builders lived in tente right on the mountain during the construction. Mark and Ella Kichins,SernandIftt.eSorenson were their Cooks. Ed building, too. The tram became a status symbol as it carried people up and down for business or P easura Mostly important people got to ride Other folks who wanted to go it up for a visit had to rely on foot up - theirs or that of a four-leuge- d power friend. too were el te But little pigs, enough to get the tram fumbled nde up while and Sadie the milk cow, side stumbled her way up the little cabin, though isolated The of the civilization, was one mSt modernly-equippe- d only two or thiee had one of the nhones in the entire city. power .comPantyhe state of the ; information jnjhe ' Wfnhe WarboVtons needed to ; d down wth her . ! wSbu'rtonshadapairof I binlulS, o, that when , By LINDA HARRIS H B'ar stories are for cold winter Tjl 3110 warm fireplaces with wen the elements of weather locked 1P wely out. There, imagination can freely jeiei loan you the excitement of meeting a b'ar while giving you only the carious flavor of the real danger. It was after awhile of livin' on top h of the mountain that this particular 7" meeting of man and beast took Place. You might say the Warburtons PS owed their good fortune of livin' on dfld Mountain to the Telleroid f Umpany and the Telleroid il r!mPany owed just as much to Mward Warburton. ,e was the supervisor of the Pipelines that wound through the i nollers catching their water then Jading it in a straight course the south side of the Hountain with such force, Retimes, it shook the power plant me base where the Kiwanis Park now i8. B(T get to the climax of the b'ar Ltory 11 might be best to follow the "aa from the beginning, j telleroid built a power plant 78 - , 3 years ago in Pleasant Grove. There i ent a lot of citizens whose age Koes beyond that and span of years J recall the building of that rnt but one of them is Eva : Warburton. She saw it first iana through the eyes of a child. 4 liV k two years to build and the I j lber left over became the ; 4 th7 n's two-roo- home up i above that mountain the down the mountain brought into focus the townspeople coming and going- Grandma's gouse was easy to spot And it was one way of getting to know some of the people below. Many friends came up to visit and picnic. Abbie Smith, Goldie Richins, Verda Hilton, and Othello Bezzant were just a few who spent a night or so up there above the town with Eva and Pearl, her sister. A kitchen and bedroom made up the little house. Sometime after moving to the mountain, the Warburtons started spending the winter in town and summer in the mountains. They hauled their bed |