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Show We should cherish 'G' Editor: As an active Viking at Pleasant Grove High School, I would like to express my appreciation to the studentbody, past and present, and to the community for their support in the 'G' restoration project of the past year. The Kiwanis and Key Clubs have spearheaded the fund-raising effort, and raised over $6,000 for use exclusively ex-clusively in the repair and upkeep of our great 'G.' Since 1920, when the graduating pleasant "Grovians," as they were called, put that block letter on Little Mountain, it has been a symbol of school and community pride. Most people now living in the area have never seen the mountain without the 'G' there. Some have taken exception to this viewpoint, saying that the 'G' is defacing'the mountain. It would be impossible to restore the mountain to what it looked like before the letter was there. Therefore, we should put as much effort as is necessary into making it look as good as we possibly can. The aluminum filler that is now almost completely installed serves that purpose without posing a threat to the mountain itself, as other materials might have. I have heard that a nearby community is envious of our mountain and would like to put their letter in the place of our 'G'. For this, we should cherish our 'G' all the more. The 'G' on our mountain symbolizes the consolidated effort of community and school -- a unity that could have come in no other way. -Susan Liddle Pleasant Grove |