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Show 5i2i expires 013088 ?nr & SONS BOOKBINDGRY, INC. R - RAILROAD STREET RINSPORT MI 43,284 I Vol. 9, No. 36 Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1987 50 cents a single copy Old bell will J ring out for Constitution ) bringing program at the old Bell Lol wi" honor the siS,linS of the ' ilution, and also recognize new porta! plaque from Utah State Hsloriral Society. By KALYN SECRETAN Thursday, September 17, at J old Bell School, the D.U.P. jLg of Pleasant Grove and Ujnila are joining with other Patriotic groups across the nation in J i program called "Bells Across imerica-- A Ringing Tribute." This commemorate the signing of Hk Constitution 200 years ago. A program beginning at 1 : 30 p.m . consist of special music fur-liste- d by a chorus from the jeritage School, directed by Kay ) jjj and a short speech. The speech will give inspirational food lor thought about the blessings of hberty, and the ideals of justice and equal opportunity made possible by Constitution. Precisely at 2 p.m., which is the jue the Constitution was signed, the bell in the Old Bell School will i rung for 200 seconds, during itich time the audience can reflect Bike blessings of the Constitution. Alter the ringing of the bell, the Hah State Historical Society will resent another new plaque for the i school building recognizing its historical significance. This presentation will be made by Roger Roper, a representative of the Pleasant Grove Historical Preservation Commission. This presentation brings added prestige to the building, and acknowledges its unique value as representative of our pioneer heritage. It also brings honor and renown to Pleasant Grove. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers invite City Officials and all public spirited citizens to join them in this bicentennial program honoring the signing of the Constitution, and also in honoring the Pioneers who built the Old Bell School. The museum, known as the "Old Bell School," is the oldest standing school in Utah. The DUP is proud of the building and the recent renovation which has taken place. The bell has also been refurbished and prepared to join in the tribute. It was on Sept. 17, 1787, 39 men signed their names to a document which established the world's first government of the people, by the people and for the people. Today, the U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written instrument of national government. It is the cornerstone of the American republic, a symbol of our national ideals of freedom, justice and equal opportunity. New surface planned for canyon road The Utah Department of Tran-sportation opened bids on a paving project for State Route 146 in Utah County. The 5.3-mi- long road runs from the junction of US-8- 9 in Pleasant Grove to SR-9- 2 at the mouth of American Fork Canyon. Geneva Rock Products was awarded the project on the basis of a low bid of $116,118.00. The Utah Department of Transportation's estimate for the work was $154,625.00. A one-inc- h layer of bituminous seal coat will be placed on the entire length of the highway. A seal coat is a thin layer of specialized pavement which seals the highway surface to inhibit air and moisture deterioriation and helps extend the life of the highway. A seal coat also provides a good .skid-resista-driving surface for motorists. Seal coating work is a com-paratively low-co- st form of preventive maintenance. Because there is a deadline date of Sept. 15 for placing seal coat material, this work will not be done until next construction season. The contract stipulates it must be done by June 15, 1988. There will be some traffic interference. This project is being funded wholly with state maintenance funds. fcWi .... ... ' ) "' y .V d t I i y v I ' - ' i ... - " V' L v ; . ' I ' ' ' ! TV im..iv . ( " I 1 r .' f 1 'itf --' . i 1 - - WIMJJll,.-JS,3- , i at ?s.w ? iy, 'nuf said... This sign has appeared on 200 South across from Pleasant Grove High School. It is appropriate. Nominating mtgs. will select three PG councilmen Three seats on the Pleasant Grove City Council will be up for election this fall. Nominating conventions for candidates to fill these slots will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. The Citizens Party will meet in the Kiwanis Room of the Public Safety Building and the Peoples Party will meet in the Recreation Building on 200 South just west of the Com-munity Center. Everyone in the community is invited to attend the meeting of their choice. Anyone who would like to run for office should bring someone to nominate them and someone to second the nomination. Party leaders urge residents to become involved and active in city government. Serving on the city council is one way to get to know what is going on in the community and to have a say in how tax money is spent. Councilmen Lloyd Ash, Dave Faux, and John Frampton's positions on the council are up for election this year. Police investigate thefts Pleasant Grove Police Officer Jay kntonis investigating the theft of . radar detector valued at $150 and in electric guitar valued at $600 tb a car owned by John Loughton. The items were taken while the mas parked at a church at 700 E. tXorth-o- Sundayr Other valuable "terns in the car were not taken. toe is no suspect. Kit S. Lange, 2424 N. 100 East, spirted the theft of $705 in cash, two fentennial knives valued at $100 ad the damage of two Panasonic inkers valued at $50. Some arrests sve been made in the case and others are pending. The arrests were made by Officer Lonnie Wilson and Sgt. Steve Frampton. Byron Willoughby, Lindon, reported that a check book, first aid kit and rent check had been taken from his vehicle while it was parked at 83 N. 200 East. Officer John Lloyd is investigating. Shad Anderson told Officer Thornton that a $40 equalizer had been taken from his vehicle while it was parked at 720 N. 1020 East. A Honda Enduro motorcycle valued at $400 has been recovered in a ditch in Battlecreek Park. The bike was taken from a shed on the property of William Mark Bezzant, 790 E. Orchard. There are no suspects. Two American racing rims valued at $150 and two tires valued at $200 have been taken from the home of Robert Milner,, 1020 W. 100 South, Lindon. Dusty Haun reported that his red 10 speed bike valued at $200 had been taken from the bike rack at the Pleasant Grove Swimming Pool. One hundred cassette tapes valued at $800 were taken during a dance at See Police page 3 Lindon Progressives meet Fri. Lindon's Progressive Party will hold a Nominating Convention from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at the Lindon Elementary School. Three candidates will be selected to run for Lindon City Council. Residents of Lindon are en-- " couiaged to attend and have a voice in local government. Activities slated for Homecoming This is Homecoming Week, and there will plenty of great activities to get both the students at the high school and the community involved in the festivities. On Wednesday, the Homecoming Carnival will be held at the high school. All of the Homecoming candidates will have booths set up from 6 to 9 p.m. in the boy's gym. This will be a lot of fun for everyone involved. On Thursday, the Homecoming Queen Pageant will be held in the auditorium of the high school at 7 p.m. The girls will be judged, and a queen will be crowned to reign over the remainder of the week. An assembly will be held on Friday at 8 a.m. in the auditorium. This will be a Pep Assembly to raise the spirit of the students for the homecoming game against Spanish Fork. That game is scheduled for 7 : 30 p.m . at the high school stadium . On Saturday, the traditional Homecoming Dance will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 in the new girl's gym. The cost is $5 per couple, and everyone is required to have an activity card or a guest pass to at-tend. Pictures will be offered for only $5.50 or $8.50. The theme for the dance will be, "I just can't stop loving you." The student council would like to invite everyone to attend the ac-tivities that are being offered for this exciting Homecoming Week at Pleasant Grove High School. Council mulls fee for double grave Smith, retired city librarian; and Jean Gifford, new city librarian, will review the applications and make recommendations. Mayor Holdaway told the council that the local U. S. Post Office is advertising for bids for construction of a new post office in the city at 200 S. 100 West. The building is expected to cost from $975,000 to $1 million. The new post office should be completed by Oct. of 1988. The mayor also told the council that some modifications had been made to the new city library and senior citizen center plans. They have widened the door on the right side of the platform in the auditorium which goes into a storage room so that a piano and other large items can be stored in there. A curtain was approved for the back of the stage area to provide for better acoustics and to improve the appearance of the stage area. A better lighting plan has been agreed upon and a movie screen will be installed. Doug Bezzant, city inspector, suggested that the city install an adequate sound system since the room will be used for council meetings as well as various programs. A portable podium was also recommended. The council has decided to put the old City Hall Building on Main Street up for sale for several months. It will be placed on a real estate multiple listing until mid-winte- r. If it does not sell then the council may have the building demolished and a mini-par- k acting as a gateway to the library and senior citizen center from Main St. installed. Public Works Director Frank Mills reported that nothing can be done on the access road from 100 North to 200 South near 1050 East until the crews finish the work on the Jordanelle aqueduct. Nominating conventions for the Citizens and Peoples Parties will be held on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Citizens Party will meet in the Kiwanis Room of the Public Safety Building and the Peoples Party will meet at the Recreation Building. Everyone in the community is in-vited to attend one of the con-ventions. Those who would like to run for one of the three councilmen seats should be nominated at these s. Mills told the council that in their investigations regarding the ground water getting into the homes in Deveraux estates they found that some of the water in the Murdock Canal is chlorinated in Provo Canyon. The question arose when test holes showed the ground water had chlorine in it, but not in the amounts that the city uses. In the meantime, the water problems have nearly stopped. This coincides with the decrease of water in the canal and Mills said they felt that the canal has been the source of the water. Councilmembers stated that some residents have wondered about the passing and no passing lines being painted on city streets. It is now the state law that these lines must be painted on the streets, they ex-plained. Members of the Pleasant Grove "Sy Council were faced with the Mion last Tuesday of what a fee be for digging a double-dee- p feat the city cemetery. Recorder K. A. Driggs told council that there were several grave plots in the city lery that were for sale. To these single plots more ar for purchase, a double-dee- p I could be allowed. The ;i then arose of what the fee se graves should be. k city presently charges $100 j9 for residents and $200 for presidents. The opening and for residents is $115 and There is an ;nal fee of $50 on opening and a8 for both residents and non-- . (nts it is done v on a Saturday. ; to pay for the overtime for i employees. , council felt that since a ,,Jtep grave excavation would more time and )Jnderable and closing fees higher. The a grave plot , De that they would only have .J- Tone site rather than two. . ;j vf-dee- lots one. person Placed above the other. Jor David Holdaway suggested H hiPemng and closing fee for , could be $200 for J 5 and $300 for nCunci1 merrbers felt that vOUa like to talk with Sexton ,, uilhmore and get his Jn tne proposal and also J other cities on their rates iT service before making 'U?CiI aPPrved the awar-C"trac- ts to the apparent low .r the second through sixth , the new library-senio- r , Prject. , y'Pkin Masonry of Orem :'lnp Contract for No. 2; f payson for No. 3; John 6 ng of Pleasallt Taylor Electric and t , for No- 5: and Kilt nSa 'Lake City for No. (;, f C was told tnat 14 ap- - assistant city librarian Xd retCeived- A committee t isDiu Frank Mills, Public y 4 anrieCl,r; cuncimen Dave Lloyd Ash; Drucilla Lindon Citizens Party meets Friday The Citizen's Party of Lindon will hold its nominating convention on Friday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Lions Club Building adjacent to the Lindon City Park. Three city council positions will be up for election this year. These seats are currently held by Scott Cullimor. Dean Blackhurst and LeRoy Jacklin. Every resident is encouraged to attend the nominating convention of their choice and become involved in city government. t Py k jL Al 'if A I n V V . , l pm K. ! V j ik' V" :. mmM i i v ttfo- y.m mm - T-- rrr iiM"r jU,m - i 4 - Homecoming queen candidates for 1987 are, front L-- Lori Underwood, Jenie Smith, Kim Dalton, Tanya Harris, Lisa Brown and Brenda Eldridge. Middle, Rhonda Simmons, Angie Huber, Monica Hall, Misty Self, Heidi Bingham, Kylee Young and Jani Jones. Back, Janilyn Patch, Andrea Holdaway, Lori Maughan, Jeana Starr, Lori Smith, Shannon Smith and Mindy swenson. Teacher, school district okay contract, no raises Members of the Alpine School District Board of Education ap-proved the contract between the district and teachers during their September business meeting, making it official for the current school year. The action followed ratification of the contract by the district's cer-tified personnel, and climaxed negotiations between a team representing the district and representatives from the local teachers' association. The contract includes no across-the-boar- d pay increase, but agrees to keep pay scales for teachers at the same basic level as last year. While it does guarantee e change raises, it means a large percentage of the district's teachers will receive no pay raise this year. District officials said the contract is similar to agreements reached earlier by the administrators and support personnel who are employed by the district. Ardy Greening, a member of the negotiating team and new president of the Alpine Education Association, said the board also agreed to provide for the increased costs required to maintain insurance coverage for employees at their present levels. Mrs. Greening said while teachers were not particularly pleased with the agreement, they were glad to have saved the e in-crease. "When the legislature didn't in-crease the WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit 1. we knew their wouldn't be any funding (for wage increases). In the first proposal last spring, e increases weren't included so there was a lot of relief when that was finalized. It was quite a thing to get that." She explained in the past the district has funded the e changes with money saved when instructors at the top of the salary schedule retired. Under the early retirement program in effect this year, however, districts had to return any savings to the state - making it necessary that any e change money had to come directly from the district. Mrs. Greening said the negotiation process was delayed through the summer so district officials could see what funding was available. She said the average salary in-crease for a step or lane change is SGOOayear. 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