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Show Review - Thursday, February 20, 1986 - Page 2 (E(2)l?I)JJBSlIl!t 'Big Red' lasted a long, long time .lN.v,;i,,1,OInHn5?alinaon However, the new car fits J p.g. blab 8 into a space just right for it j.1 garage. Everyone wants to drive the car. It is fun to drive but it smaller than Big Red so it will a' bit of getting used to. It will proJ fit easily into marked spaces which Big Red did not alj do very well. It will not take us to the gas so often and that will be a pleaj relief. The old pocket book coul a bit of savings in that departing It will take us on a long trip wjyj! worry (hopefully) of having to fo,.; new starter motor or water puiJjj will ride smoothly over bumpy TJ and not squeak too much. It will, however, reduce ft number of folks we have been ablet haul around, especially to jji activities. That will be a bit of able, because we enjoyed the car fuflj kids. The girls will not have a whoi long seat to themselves if we anywhere but that should not be tr. devastating at this time of life. The only thing I really ask istfc everyone get used to the new cars that when they pass me, they ; wave. I enjoy waving to everyoj and would hate to have that $ because of not having Big Red more. We will miss Big Red and I near? shed a tear when we bid it adieu, bii the new car is lovely. It will si blur the sorrow of losing Big & and one thing is for sure. We'll u forget Big Red. There were It many memories of the best kindii it. generator) a Sunday by some miracle. We didn't mind because the trip had been worth it. The car took us to Nauvoo and Carthage Jail for two very big highlights in our lives a few years 3g0. The kids on our street called it the "Titanic" and for good reason. But we all loved it. Like all good things, the time came when we just did not need such a big car anymore. We only have the two teenage girls at home and one is graduating and leaving for college so we just did not need Big Red. We only took the trailer out twice last summer, both times with the Varsity Scouts. Old White, our 1967 Suburban will have to pull the trailer from now on. Of course, Old White does not run, but maybe it will by summer. So, we bought a new car. It is pretty and gets, good gas mileage and already the neighbor kids call it the "Silver Bullet." We took possession on Saturday and already we feel like it is a member of the family. It smells so new and runs so smooth and is so clean both inside and out. It has been treated to something Big Red has not had for a long time and that is protection inside the garage. Big Red was too big to fit along side all the other stuff in the garage. Our garage long ago forgot what it was intended for - to hold cars. It has been the resting place for everything else under the sun for a long time. By MARCELLA WALKER "How are we going to know it's you if you get a new car?" was the question from my friends at the Police Department and City Hall. They are all a friendly bunch and they have all become acquainted with our big red Suburban. There are not too many of them around, although Councilman Lloyd Ash has one that looks similar. Seeing the Big Red coming, people have waved and known it was me. I loved Big Red. It was a big car, poor gas mileage, but it was fun to drive and it was roomy, and we could get a whole MIA class in it. There were so many good memories attached to the car which we have had for six years. It is now 11 years old. We have been to Missouri in it to a family reunion, we have been to California twice, we have been to Oregon two or three times, out to the Uintas and American Fork Canyon with the trailer, and lots of places like that. I wasn't at all sure at first that I wanted a car that was so high off the ground, but that was no problem and even though it was a stretch in a dress, it was still fun to ride in. It loved to have new starter motors. It also had a fondness for water pumps but it deserved new things once in a while because it was so good to us. It got bumped once on the back driver's side when another driver left the service station a little quickly and clipped us. A new paint job and knocking out of the bump put it back as good as new. It got a new windshield this past summer when the old one died a tragic death from several big cracks. The new windshield was great. The Suburban had carried 11 of us, tightly fitted together, to Oregon a few summers ago when my brother and his family went with us. We drove straight through and the car didn't skip a beat. It was one of the funnest trips we ever had. This past summer we went to California and had the time of our lives. The car only asked for a new water pump on the whole trip. Ac-tually, it also asked for a new con-nection on the alternator (or Championship is example of dedication The 1986 State 3-- A Wrestling trophy is sitting in a place of honor at Pleasant Grove High School this week after the school's wrestling team won the state cham-pionship last weekend. Coach Darold Henry had faith in his wrestlers and they had faith in him and it all paid off when the team was declared the first place winners. From the first dual match with Orem, a 4-- A school, which Pleasant Grove won, to the state finals last Saturday in Salt Lake City, the Pleasant Grove wrestlers had shown great promise. They had shown the dedication that it takes to be champions. Wrestlers, other than perhaps the heavyweights, suffer a great deal from hunger. They must each make weight for each match. That is not easy for growing teenage boys who are constantly hungry and constantly growing. You cannot stop Mother Nature, so the boys often have to diet to keep their weight at the proper level. It is a great price to pay to become a champion wrestler. They starve so that they can have their arms twisted, their legs twisted, and their bodies bruised. Training is strenuous. There is always anxiety about weight and getting your nose bloodied is not uncommon. The wrestlers do pay a high price. It is not easy for a mother to sit and watch her child have his body twisted into difficult positions. Many Pleasant Grove parents have attended every wrestling match, giving their boys the support they need and giving the coaches the support they need. Thanks to the parents! Pleasant Grove is proud of the wrestlers. We are proud of their record, their courage, their dedication and their coaches. The community wishes the team the very best and may it happen all over again next year. Congratulations, Pleasant Grove wrestlers and coaches ! Dan Phelon awaits his championship match as Coach Darold Henry, 3-- A Wrestling Coach of the Year, looks on. One good fib diserves another grassroots rtfttimitn Copyright 1986 Becky Grass Johnson It was a hot summer's day, three years ago when I spied my four-year-o-in the garden. From the kitchen window I watched as she gingerly tore up the last tomato plant, then tossed it aside with the others which were crumpled and dying. A hot anger flushed in my cheeks and I called her into the house for an accounting. I counted to one thousand and thirty-nin- e as she hesitantly made her way to the house r It had only been a day or so before that I had taken her to the garden to specifically point out what should never be touched, picked, stepped on or eaten. This had only made it easier for her to identify and eradicate every tomato plant in sight. The obnoxious quack grass and morning glory stood lush and green on either side. I would be mature and cool about this whole thing, I told myself. I would ask just the right questions. It wouldn't be like the time I discovered her with her head and one arm in the cookie jar. The first thing I asked was "What are you doing?" I suppose she figured that if I best policy. We've all seen the movie Pinocchio. Every grade school teacher tells the stories of honest Abe Lincoln and George Washington and the cherry tree. I wanted to really paddle the small seat of this child, but realized if I did, I might lose the chance to teach her instead. I couldn't find a scripture that said, "Thou shalt not pillage the garden," or "Wo unto those who destroy the fruits of the harvest," When my daughter entered the room, I questioned her about the tomato - plants. She obviously-realize-the gravity of the sitution and as a means of she fibbed. She fervently denied the escapade I had watched from the window. I instructed her to sit beside me, and as I put my arm around her, I related to her the story of a young boy. This young boy went into his father's orchard with an axe. I explained that the boy probably knew better, but for some reason, this kid made kindling of his father's prize cherry tree. Later when his father discovered the damage, he called the boy to his side and questioned him about the tree. The boy courageously look: his father in the eye and exclaim! "I cannot tell a lie. I chopped fe the cherry tree." How I raved about the yoti boy's honesty! I praised his braver; in the face of punishment! "And," I concluded, "that saa little boy grew up to be the Fall; of our country...Georj! Washington." I could almost see the wta; spinning as my daughter momentarily sat in silence. He suddenly she looked up and said," cannot tell a lie. I broke all y tomato plants." Then we had a long discussicr about what would happen if te were . ever a next time that it plundered the garden. I was near breaking my arm patting myself: the back for a lesson well-tan- ? when she shot me in the heart k a timid question. "Mommy, is that story about kid chopping down the cherry te true?" Now suddenly, my own integr was on the line. "No, honey it's not." But I'll bet George tore up his I; share of tomato plants! by BECKI GRASS JOHNSON wasn't smart enough to figure it out, I didn't deserve a straight answer. "Oh, I was just looking for a band-ai- d for my finger," she in-nocently replied. It is easy for a parent to freak-ou- t when their child fibs to them. No wants to be the only parent on the block whose child attends Point of the Mountain Kindergarten. Everyone knows that honesty is the People, politics & policy in PI. Grove by E. MARK BEZZANT The public knows little about the history and workings of one of the most important companies in Pleasant Grove. This company is in the business of bringing the life giving commodity we call water to Pleasant Grove gardens and farms. One m onth and three days ago it was the 57th birthday of the Pleasant Grove Irrigation Com-pany. With the 5,020 shares of irrigation stock the company has issued there would be no trouble putting out the 57 candles. In fact, anyone of the company directors could blow out that many candles, including current, company president J.H. Harvey. Most of the current directors of the company were just kids when the company was incorporated on January 17, 1929. Prior to that date the owners of water had been known as the Pleasant Grove Irrigation System. According to Lawrence M. Atwood, the first president of the company, previous attempts to incorporate had failed several times. "Mayor Frank B. Newman, Joseph A. Dickerson and I (L M Atwood) went to Salt lake at night and went over Articles of In-corporation to make any correction necessary." So wrote the first president of the Irrigation Company in his diary January 23, 1929. His journal entries go on to say how he visited Len Fryer, Wm. stewan Harve Cooper and Sant Weeks to get them to sign the articles of incorporation. During February, the new board of directors, Bert Bezzant, Neils Fugal, Joseph Larsen, Clifford Tomlinson, and L.M. Atwood met with the city council. The council turned things over to the new corporation. February 25, 1929 Bert Bezzaut, Ed Hardman, Clarence Newman Joseph Larsen and L.M. Atwood started an audit of the p G Irrigation System books to ascer- tain the exact amount of water in !thti?fihm;and try t0" hmonize L theK196 schedule as they began to issue waTeV certificates. After four days President Atwood recorded that he finally got the ZZ WHteH ,t0 harmo" with It took another day to harmonize East Meade within 10 acres. The group could6' make heads or tails of V Meadow due to poor record keep; prior to that time. In January of 1929, the compr was worth just over a quarter million dollars. With 5,020 shares water. The water shares divided into three basic types. Primary shares totalling $ had a par value of $60 per slu' These shares entitled the owner pro rata share of all the owns, less that used East and West Meadow Stock."' usually turns out to be about 9 rf per season. The second category of stock East Meadow Stock. At the tin was issued it had a par value oft The owner of this stock gets J turns starting with the second;' of the season. Glen Bezzant this stock for his strawberries. The third type of stock is A; into two types: West Meadow A West Meadow B. Type A ownew two turns starting with the see turn. West Meaadow B owners entitled to use the company for drainage purposes. 1Je shares of West Meadow had value of $10 57 years ago. Today a share of primary could be worth ten times its or-- value. Directors J.H. Harv' Ardie Adams, Jim Bezzant, Fugal and Reif Wadley presi a very complex system that water from the slopes panogos to your corn, s1 carrots, hay, fruit trees, etc. Thanks to men like Gran wood's and Marvel Atwood father there is a system to w and bring water to your n0D farm. is: Do you want to know W biggest stockholder in ttie pany? You are. Through the Pleasant Grove, you are biggest stock holder. Feeling richer? Good for you! TWj Danv stock is worth over $2 letters to v the editor Copies of the summary are now file in various city offices, ,in )on in several stores and with organizations, each with 'a petition attached. These petitions must gain the signatures of at least 15 percent of the registered voters in Utah County, before the people will be allowed to vote on the charter. The task which we are engaged in completing is twofold: One is to acquaint the people in the county with the provisions in the charter. The second is to obtain the signatures of at least 15,000 registered voters in the county as soon as possible. The help of everyone who would like to have a better form of county government established in Utah County is needed. Please call if you have further questions about the proposed charter or want to help. W. Sorensen County change would be better V Editor: Nine months ago I was asked by a group of citizens which included active members of both political parties, to study various forms of county government with them. The purpose was to determine if any form would serve people in Utah County better than the present three-ma- n commission form. We soon discovered that the State's constitution had been amended and that the legislature had adopted legislation in 1973 and again in 1981, enabling counties to adopt almost any form the people wanted provided an election was held and a majority of the registered voters voted in favor of doing so. This has become known as home rule. We also discovered that the Utah State Supreme Court had ruled on the matter on Dec. 9, 1980. Their deicsion reads in part as follows: "Broad construction of the powers of counties and cities is consistent with current needs of local government. The Dillon Rule of strict construction is antithetical to effective and efficient local and state government. If at one time it served a valid purpose it does so no longer. "The complexities confronting local government and the degree which the nature of these problems varies from county to county and city to city has changed since the Dillon Rule was formulated." People now have the opportunity to adopt by charter a diffe-e- nt form of county government than the form they were given at statehood 90 years ago, as long as the charter is not inconsistent with the state and federal constitutions. We met many times with far-mers, professional people, commissioners, city council members, chambers of commerce, retirees and other groups and in-dividuals. We asked them to help us formulate a charter. As we con-sidered their input, it became in-creasingly clear to me that it was important not only to elect good men and women to office. It was also important to give them, by charter, a structure of government that would be equally as good. The charter has now been filed in the office of the Utah County Clerk as required by law. It has also been placed in all libraries and city buildings of major cities in the county. The charter provides for: -- Better representation of county residents in all areas of the county; also better policies and legislation. -- Better administration in carrying out the day-to-da- y operations of the county. coordination and cooperation between the county and the municipalities within the county. -- Increased efficiency in the administration of county affairs. --A reduction in the cost of county government and an increase in the quality of services. In addition to the charter, a five page summary of general description outlining its major provisions has been prepared. Thanks for school coverage Editor: I have always enjoyed reading your newspaper. I like to read the things that go on in my town. I also like to see things from our school, like, football, basketball, and wrestling. These should be in there all the time so we may see the victories of our school. The articles about the schools honor students or ones that get awards. I think are very important because if they didn't have it, the students wouldn't feel as special as they really feel when they receive their awards. The newspaper is very important in our community and if we didn't have it we would be a dull town. I would like to thank you for all you have done to bring out the stories of our town. You are doing a great job. --Amy Jarvis Rabies clinic Saturday A rabies clinic will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove City Shops, 200 S. 350 West. The cost for the shot will be $7 per dog. The vaccinations are good for two years. Proof of a rabies vac-cination is necessary to purchase the dog license. Dog licenses will be on sale at the clinic for the convenience of pet owners. The license fees are $2 for spayed and neutered dogs and $5 for all others. The city ordinance requires all dogs to be licensed. Licenses must be purchased by Feb. 28. |