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Show Library needs 'G' spirit The weather was no friend of the project to complete the restoration of the G on Little Mountain, but the job is finally done and it looks gorgeous. Even from as far away as Lehi, the block letter stands out in prominence on the mountainside. Workers Saturday had to brush the snow away in order to finish putting the white aluminum strips into place. They also had to work with only a handful of people. With a larger group, the job could have been finished a couple of weeks ago. A tribute should be given to all of those who gave of their time and money to make this project successful. From Boyd Fugal who spent hundreds of hours along with his fellow Kiwanis Club members, to the kids in the Key Club at Pleasant Grove High School who led the fund raising efforts, thanks from all of us. The G brings back memories to all those who have lived here and especially to all those who attended Pleasant Grove High School since about 1921. We get all excited about preserving our heritage and the Block G is a big part of the heritage of most of those who have set their roots in Pleasant Grove over the years. The crusade to save the G and the work involved is like the efforts to save the softrock buildings in the community, or preserving the Fugal blacksmith shop, or adding on to the present library. It took a community effort to do it and it paid off in a glistening white letter, a symbol to all of the pride we have in the community. Now that the project is near completion, the time has come to turn the same efforts to raising funds for the library addition mentioned above. Many residents feel that adding on to the present library is the way to go. They love the old softrock structure which once was a city hall and a jail. It is certainly feasible to build to the south of the library and make the new structure out of soft rock, also. It would fit in and would not detract from the present building. The library is in constant use and larger facilities to house all of the books, a media center, and a reading room would be very desirable. As the Pleasant Grove Historical Preservation Committee begins its efforts to enlarge the library, let us as a community get behind it as we did the G project. It will take a lot more money but Pleasant Grove can do if with just proper organization, which it has, and the -contributions of everyone. |