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Show Review - Thursday, July 26, 1984 - Page 2 ;0n vacation at last.... p.g.blab By MAKCK1XA WAI.KKK After two long years we finally went on a bit of a vacation. For the first time in two years we got the trailer out of the driveway and headed out of state. It was great. I could feel the tenseness and pressures dissolve as we and the trailer drove out of town headed for a family reunion in Oregon. Naturally, we were down to only two children who were able to make the trip with us, but it was kind of nice and kind of quiet. I appreciated that. The family reunion was slated to be in Wallowa Lake State Park in Oregon. My cousin had told me that it was just a little way outside of LaGrande. I figured that "just a little way" probably meant 15 or 20 miles so we were not too worried about it. We had spent the night at Three Island State Park in Idaho and we were in no hurry to leave. The kids waded in the Snake River and we observed a few good things from nature which I will tell you about a bit later in this narrative. It was at least noon before we left and we figured we had plenty of time. This was the first incorrect assumption. having fun. We found that billboards. This is nH , beautification measure' C most part is apprS there through all S nothing but sagebrush the Burma Shave an of days gone by. Q!HrJ Remember the Stinker sa.d -- Petrified Wa.erl one home to your right in the middle of ail,' .At Three Island Stated three friendly geeSe Tk"-tha- t my husband's shoS worms and tried to ik While wading in J we saw mussels. This iSn but what was new to us. ing them move through and mud on the bottom of it! 1 leaving a narrow ,renc We always look for liceiKp , from all of the 50 states o time we saw 36 of the vn plates plus nearly allT' ' Canadian provinces. ''' We ak, lot of cars with no either front or lioe,; back H 1 get by with it? i The trip was great but iu- ' to come home. Pleasant n'"' great to return to. '' h. We spent considerable time in Boise getting spark plugs as we had noticed a little miss in the engine now and then. We spent con-siderable time in Meridian finding a place to eat some pizza. (That is one thing about taking teenagers with you on a trip - you have to eat what they like most of the time. ) We spent considerable time in Ontario, Oregon, deciding if the fuel filter could be the problem instead of the spark plugs. (We had not had time yet to put the spark plugs into the engine.) On arrival at LaGrande we asked directions to Wallowa Lake State Park. We found out that my cousin's "just a little way" turned out to be 80 miles. When we arrived at the park after a beautiful drive through gorgeous country, the park was closed until morning. Fortunately we were able to spend the night in a nice pullout area next to the lake. The following morning we joined the family reunion and for the next two and one-ha- lf days we had a ball. It is a beautiful park as all of you who have been there will agree, I'm sure. There are paddle boats, rowboats, canoes, fishing boats, inner tubes, huge slippery slides, race cars, gondola up the moun-tainside, horseback riding, fishing, gift shops and beautiful scenery. We loved it. We had a total of about five minutes rain during the entire trip which was much better than you had here in Pleasant Gove, we understand. We made several observations during this trip, and we saw a few unusual things. Just outside of Bliss, we saw a train that was four miles long. It was separated at crossings so that cars could get through. It turned out that it was a parked train, however, and did not have an engine at all. Near Burley we saw a homemade bicycle built for four with dad and mom and two little ones all pedaling away. They looked like they were It can't happen here It can't happen here. And it can't happen to me. Those are common feelings expressed in small communities by residents who feel protected from the ravages of violence and unlawfulness they witness each evening on the television news. But the fact is it is happening, and it is happening here. A year ago this week, police were uncovering the decomposed bodies of three of Arthur Gary Bishop's young victims only miles away. A month ago charges were filed accusing a boy with several counts of forcible sexual abuse against young children. And two days ago a mother and her15-mont- h old daughter were slain brutally in a killing -- - the latest shock to local residents. The motives for the murder, rumored to revolve around a religious cult, are still uncertain as police investigate the grisly crime. But tonight many doors will be locked, because throughout the American Fork community we are learning that it can happen here, and it can happen to any one of us. While certainly the individuals closest to the crime are those most victimized by senseless violence, the community as a whole is victimized as well. Because such violence robs us of our security, our sense of well-bein- g, our concept of a life where we are in control and not subject to the wishes of another individual who refuses to recognize our personal rights. These acts also try the mettle of our community. Will we respond with rumor-mongerin- g and fear, or will we make an increased effort to support those closest to the tragedy and to strengthen our peace-lovin- g community by supporting those empowered to keep that peace? We are certain that American Fork residents will respond positively to the recent assaults on our ..com-munity's pride and its lawful nature. We're all from somewhere, just not here editor's A (the J By MARC HADDOCK Pioneer Days is as good a time as any to reflect on the pioneer heritage of our community, and ourselves. We certainly talk about it a lot -- and those with a little more local heritage seem to talk about it more than others. And they should. That experience of coming across the plains in ox carts and handcart companies had a definite strengthening affect on the early Mormon settlers who decided where the homes would be and what the ' cities would be called. They, and their children, deter-mined many of the paths these communities would take. And their - jdescendants still are. Therels aspect to all this down-hom- e feeling fob, for those of us who are considered newcomers. I know, I've been a newcomer several times, every time I've moved. When we were living in larger cities, like Salt Lake and Kearns, it didn't really matter, since so many newcomers have muddled the roots ' of those cities But when I lived in Castle Dale, just southwest of Price, it made all of the difference in the world . It was still clear, as we went through the paces of every day living, that I was a newcomer there, and not eligible for the honors due a a! lived in Pleasant Grove fov time). x It's true my grandmother mothers side, Eva Hof!,,'. L Pleasant Grove - although I there seems to remember L (, anymore. And although she only living grandparent when h born, I have never learned hum- i came to be born there, or ,- when she moved, or even hS'. met Grandpa Dunn. Just the a. it's one local tie. And my wife is the great p; daughter of a former Lehi mite f Wilhelmina Benson. We don't to 1 much more about her lhanw; I about Grandma Dunn. But the ties are tenuous, ij. names no longer commonplatt r the area, and we are content to k in the just slightly pes,: i our newcomer status affords American Fork society. Because it all becomes pal)!;' when I go back (o Bear Lake!?, f visit and bask in the warmihofe "home," where I can trace myrv ik blood back on three lines to the Lv settlers to take root in that k? A valley blessed with a beautiful ii: & and cursed with an unfnesi; climate. It's there I can status we attribute ourselves because of our ance r accomplishments. And mild V, change it for anything in the native, one of those born with the alkali of that desert terrain in their blood. ' A quick trip to the cemetery would tell you which names were eligible for such honors, although you already knew just by looking through the telephone book. At the time, lots of newcomers were moving in, as UP&L was building its massive power plants. And there were more than a few scrapes between the new and the old, especially when one of the -- "chosen" few labeled the newcomersas trailer trash." in an impudent letter-to-the-edit- which i was kind enough to publish for him in my newspaper. He had just purchased one of the old stores in town (there were two), and soon had a line of pickets protesting his establishment, claiming that as newcomers, these individuals did not receive fair treatment from all of the established businessmen. Needless to say, the old timers learned a few tricks in customer relations beforethat was all over. , Our move to Spanish Fork ran into somewhat the same type of situation, although not to the same degree. We lived with a lot of other new families. But we soon found that the sure inroad to Spanish Fork society was an Icelandic surname we didn't have. And north Utah County, while a little more progressive, still has subtle ways of letting you know you haven't been here all that long, Now, I'm not complaining. But those with old-tim- e names are just accorded more prestige than us newcomers. How else would Jess Green be tolerated by other residents? Oh, people have tried to tie me into some older residents, but with little success. Usually, they connect me to Mark Hadlock, a fine American Fork resident who suffered the misfortune of receiving a some of my mail and a few nasty telephone calls until my name and number were finally listed in the telephone book this year. But the Haddock name is a new one, thank you, to American Fork (although I did have a cousin who Immunizations could save pets lives All pet owners shouldbe aware-th- at adog was put to death in Provo last week simply becauselt ffiay-ha- ve had contact with a rabid bat. The bat was found in a back yard, examined at the Utah Department of Health Labratory in Salt Lake City where a study of the bat's brain tissue confirmed that it was infected with rabies. It's not unusual for a bat to suffer from such con-tamination. Any bat bite is cause for concern. Other probable carriers in this area of the disease are skunks, raccoons, foxes and other wild members of the dog family. The point we're trying to make, however, is that the pet dog that was destroyed need not have died, had, it been properly immunized for rabies. It's one precaution that pet owners should always take to prevent infection of this deadly and dangerous disease. ' , Those pets should also be kept on a leash or confined to keep them away from possible carriers of the disease, as well, as added precautions. As an added note, if humans or domesticpets comeJn contact with any of the wild animals listed above, by being bitten, scratched or even licked, the wild animals should be killed without , amaging the head, anc reported to the Health Depar urent. The head should be refrigerated an transported to che department's Salt Lake labratory for testing. If a domestic pet bites a person, it is quarantined for 10 days' observation to rule out the disease. If the animal, wild or domestic, cannot be found, the human will probably have to undergo preventive treatment for rabies, which is painful and prolonged. The bottom line is that rabies is one disease where prevention is much more preferable to cure - since for a human the cure is painful, and for the pet, the cure is death. It's an obligation every pet owner should take care of as soon as possible, if he or she hasn't done so already. Two injured in AF crosswalk Two "Pleasant Grove .residents were treated and ' released at American Fork Hospital July 21 after being struck by a vehicle , while walking across the street at Main Street and Church Street. American Fork Police Chief Randy Johnson said, the police report shows the accident occurred about 5:30 p.m. as Lydia Folkes, 39, was crossing the street with her eight month old son, Ryan Christopher. Chief Johnson said a vehicle driven by Michael Bryant, 21, also Pleasant Grove, was westbound on Main Street in the inside lane of traffic. Mr. Bryant told officers he failed to see the pedestrians in the crosswalk. The accident is being investigated by Officer Jean Vickers of American Fork Police. Tu bill pleasant (Srnue Steuiem for cor USPS. No ( II South Mill. . Pleasant Grovt, lull MK "Jl e Published weekly!))' NewUh, Inc pro Telephone Number! 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