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Show tl 7' SONS BOOKBINDERY, INC. R 1 rfi'lLRO STREET 17 11,11 49S4 I Vo1, !)' No- - 45 Wednesday. Nov. IX, 1!IX7 . t ents a single copy j Lady VSlkmgs take state title Volleyball team defeats Dixie in two games to win championship ,'' j " f X: I VR: V 1 fit orji n o I k h 4 v By MARV COONS Pleasant Grove High School girls' volleyball team stopped a few hearts last week during the state volleyball tournament, but came through to honor the school and the community with the state 3A championship. The team had close matches each ' evening, starting on Monday against Region 8's Spanish Fork. In the first game, Spanish played a good, hard game, edging past PG. In the next game, Kristine Larson served 4 to get the ' lead. Erin Measom and Kristine had some great hitting to keep Heather Coons serving 7 points, and winning 15-- Kim Southam served another 4 to putP.G. out to an immediate lead in the third game. Tracie Williamson had some great blocks against Spanish Fork's hitting. Heather then served 7 points, with Kim serving numbers 14 and 15 to win 1 the match. On Tuesday, P.G. faced one of the ff toughest opponents they have had this year, Bear River. They were a good, scrappy team who made some great saves, and worked hard for every point against P.G. In the first game of the match, P.G. started strong, with strong serving and 5 points from Vikki Allred. Bear River took their turn, and had even scoring from all of their services. Bear River won the first game 14-1- despite Erin serving 6 points. P.G. came back in the second game, with the whole team working together, beating Bear River 15-1- The third game was what Coach 1 Marie Bone felt helped the team know that even though they were down, that they could come back. Bear River jumped out to an ' early lead, eventually getting ahead 1311. Every server for P.G. made at least one point, and P.G. pulled ahead of Bear River and stopped them cold with a score of 15-1- Coach Bone said that this match, ists "got the girls over the hump, and lly! let them know that they could come back and win as a team." On Wednesday night, P.G. came up against Skyview from Smith-W- i field. Heather started P.G. off immediately with four unanswered points. Next, Erin served 3 in a row. Heather then served 5 more, and Erin finished, with a score of 15-- Skyview started the next match 1 as though they were going to be J trompled again, with Heather serving 4 in a row. But then Skyview came to life. Each oftheir team made at least one point. Heather served 5 more, with Kir-ste- n Van Dyke making 4, with a final score of 15-1- The state championship was game next. Most spectators expected the girls to be nervous, but they walked out onto the court against Dixie with cool confidence. They wanted the title and no one was going to stop them. This game was a match for the whole team, not just the six star-ters. The girls cheered and hugged those who went into the game, displaying great team spirit to the over 400 people from P.G. who had come to watch. Every player who came off the bench in the cham-pionship match added dimension and skill. Dixie was a good team, but they lacked height, making it easier for hitters Erin, Kristine, Kim, Kirsten and Tracie to get past their blocks. Dixie's first serve was long, deferring the serve to Heather. She served two, then Dixie served 2. The entire game continued to go back and forth. Kirsten and Kristine made some great blocks, with Heather and Erin making an un-stoppable set and hit team. Vikki and Kim had some great dinks and kills, to polish the game off 15-1- On to the second game, with every player on P.G.'s bench playing at one point or the other. Heather served 2, with Kristine making the kill for the second point. Dixie lost their serve, and Kim walked up to the line, serving an incredible 8 points in a row. Eventually Tracie started her serve, running the score to 14--5. Pam Beagley and Jenny Wells made some excellent bumps to the front row to setter Mindi Hall. Some good net play by Dixie and some missed serves and hitting by P.G. ran the score from 14-- 5 to 14-1- 2. Coach Bone called a time out, and P.G. came back out, resolved to win. Dixie served, and a dump by Vikki in a hole on Dixie's court gave the serve back to P.G. Kristine stepped up to the line and served. Dixie missed and the game was won on an ace serve. Coach Bone was presented with the trophy by Principal Neil Christensen. The huge, excited crowd came out onto the court, hugging and congratulating the team. A police escort and a string of Exhuberant Lady Vikings, L-- Kim Southam and Kir-sten Van Dyke give each other and the trophy a big hug after winning the state 3A volleyball championship last Thursday. (Photo by Nathan Pollman) cars brought them home. At the beginning ofthe season, Captain Kirsten Van Dyke said that the entire team hiked up to the "G" and set goals - the main goal being to take State. Kirsten said that always knowing that they had that goal helped them to their great 27-- 3 season. "The kids deserved to win -- because they wanted it so bad," said Coach Bone. She said that after the first game of the tourney, that they settled down to play very well. The coach also wanted the students, parents and community to know how much their continued support had meant to the team throughout the season and the tournament. ..Revised AIDS policy okayed by Alpine District Members of the Alpine District Board of Education have approved a revised policy on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which will allow students and employees who have tested policy for the disease to stay in school or on the job until an evaluation has been com-pleted regarding their illness. The revised policy was unanimously approved Nov. 10 at the regular business meeting of the board held at district offices in American Fork. The new policy is in direct con-trast to the proposal submitted for board members' study at October's business meeting and was drawn up after input from the public and school board members. There are no known cases of AIDS in the district at the present time. "The board members and staff have worked hard to be sensitive to the issues and to be informed," Jan Lewis, board president said in in-troducing the policy. "Because of input from the public, we have made many changes in the policy," she said. The new policy states that "students having tested positive with the AIDS virus shall continue in the regular classroom while the case is under study" and shall be "sub-ject to placement review and evaluation by a team made up of the patient's physician, a physician appointed by the district, parents or guardian of the student, a representative of the Health Department, a teacher, and representatives of the district ad-ministration." The student, it says, shall be placed in the "least restrictive environment as recommended by the evaluation team." Pending recommendation of the evaluation committee, a "student who exhibits behavior which in-creases the likelihood of tran-smission, exhibits other clinical evidence of infection, or is too ill to attend school, shall have an ap-propriate alternative education program provided by the district." The board, in the policy, acknowledges the importance of developing guidelines for the enrollment and placement status of students with the AIDS virus, and will cooperate with other agencies in educating its residents, patrons, employees and students about the diseasa and the risks of tran-smission. The policy also says the board will also cooperate with the Utah State Department of Health and the Utah County Health Department with detection, prevention, and control of communicable disease. Information about any AIDS victim would be kept confidential, the policy says. Under the original policy, students would have been placed on an alternative study program provided by the district until a 'team of physicians, district officials and Health Department representatives could determine whether the child was dangerous to others and whether the AIDS victim's health would be affected by attending school. Dr. Clark Cox, district superin-tendent, referring to a copy of Sfc AIDS I'Ol.K Y on pant1 :i . Variety show Nov. 18, 19 If you like dance, if you like song, ijjjSS "i like instrumental, if you like Alii feater' or yu like art vou wi11 ' , nave a special treat Wednesday and If( ?Ursday' Nov- - 18 and 19 at tne J feasant Grove Variety Show at 7 : 30 3 at Pleasant Grove Junior High School. The Pleasant Grove Arts Council "anted to provide the community Wh a special taste of the cultural during this week which has been f aside by the President of the Ul"'ed States for emphasis on the arts. J ikAKazzling varietv show. featuring e best in Pleasant Grove's talent, " 'represented free of charge. The is not long, but it will Ingram those who this. attend. The exhibit will be open to the " Kln the foyer of the junior nigh w before and after the show both Vs. Some of the most talented ' I worjf 'n the area wil1 display their l J11? Variety show wil1 include 91 Ef? by p'easant Grove w W 01 Band- - the doggers a Pleasant Grove High School 0iral group, Orchesis, Angela Performing numbers from a p, adWay musical, and Miss Pian0Sant Grove Lisa Hollis at the pla! Special note wiI1 be a ne-a- Worrners0medy' k"""8 'Cal Keith Christeson of the Arts Council will be the Master of Ceremonies. The entire community is invited to attend this entertaining show and enjoy the cultural arts at its finest. Local artists are encouraged to display paintings in the art show. They should be brought to the junior high no later than 7 p.m. Wed-nesday (tonight). Christmas families needed This newspaper is seeking the identity of needy families in this area for Christmas. "We need names, ages, clothing sizes and a list of specific needs," says Publisher Brett Bezzant. "Because of our own 'Christmas Family' project each year, this newspaper has come to be a clearing house for needy families in the area. The names of families we do not choose for our project are given to other organizations who carry out their own projects. We do our best to see that every family receives some assistance. "Our readers have always been very generous in providing for the families we describe in the newspaper," says Bezzant. "The nice thing about the project is that the recipients usually cannot identify themselves because we list the children of both families together. It gives us all a chance to give anonymously in the true spirit of Christmas." Parents who have children of about the same age can ask them to select a gift for their secret friend. "It's great way to help someone who really needs and deserves it with whatever you can afford. "If you know of a family who for unemployment, illness, or some other reason, may be looking for ward to a bleak Christmas, please give us as much information aboul them as possible, including names, address, telephone, ages of children, clothing sizes and any specific requests for Christmas. Please include your own name, address and telephone number also so we can use you as a confidential contact per-son." Deadline for submission of suggested families is Friday. Nov. 27. Names of families should be submitted to: Christmas Family. In care of Newtah News Group, P.O. Box 7, American Fork, Utah 8400:! or hand delivered to 59 West Main. Written suggestions only please. Three days for Turkey entries With three days left before the contest deadline, only one entry has been received in this newspaper's annual Turkey of the Year contest. Based on previous years, this is about what we expected. The winner of the annual contest (which is still not much of a contest) will receive a free Thanksgiving turkey from the newspaper. The individual or group named as the winning nomination will receive a memento of the honor, suitable for framing. To enter, simply submit in writing your nomination for the Turkey of the Year. Entries must be 25 words or less. Entries must be typewritten, and must include the name of the entrant in order to win. Deadline for the contest is Friday, Nov. 20, and the winner will be announced in the Nov. 25 edition of the newspaper. Entries will be judged on originality, style and appropriateness. The best entries will be printed in the newspaper, and if the interest generated by the contest is anything like last year, all entries will be printed. Send all entries to this newspaper, P.O. Box 7, American Fork, Utah. 84003, or deliver them in person to 59 West Main Street, American Fork. Anyone is eligible to be named a turkey - public or private in-dividuals, or even organizations. Past nominations have included public figures, the local school district and this newspaper. pen house ends hospital fete eat for 10 hours before testing), EKG's, blood pressure checks, blood glucose screenings (do not eat four hours before screening), and more. In addition, mammography screenings will be offered at the lowest price ever ($25) from noon to 7 p.m., and $10 discounts will be available for osteoporosis ap-pointments made that day. t ils gold an Frk HosP'tal wi" brin& clnse with1 anniversary year to a ie V lur a" 0pcn nouse Thursday, - Pub!!!.noon,03pm- - tanage mviled t0 take ad" . health frcc screenings and vnla-ions- along with t "aiivo ' lce cream and in" firsaid if--, lsplays- Free pocket J 'This laso be available. )Pproejy,npcn house is our gift of to the community," Smedley. AFH ad-ministrator. says Craig "It has been a privilege health care for to provide quality Northern Utah County during the look forward to past 50 years, and we continuing to provide y personal medical serv.ce for the next 50 years." Free screenings and health tests include blood cholesterol tests-offer- ed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (do not |