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Show 40 expires 1313069 Jr &. SONS BOOKBI NDERY, INC. R 7 ROILROOD STREET MI 49284 piNGPORT Board names Steven Baugh as new Alpine superintendent i ' : "w I "" Dr Steven C. Baugh was named wintendent of Alpine School istrict Monday. Dr Baugh s appointment was mounced at a special meeting of 'ie district board of education held district offices in American Fork. Ttie new superintendent will icceed Dr. Clark Cox, who is jtiring effective about June 30. Dr Baugh is currently principal at ,merican Fork High School, a 'jsition he has held for the past iree years. Jan Lewis, board chairman, in aking the announcement, said ;augh is a "very respected educator ith 19 years of service to the strict," having served as a acher, assistant principal and incipal. ye is "well known for his problem giving abilities and his rapport with 'udents, teachers and parents," Irs. Lewis said. She concluded, "the board is very oud of the accomplishments that. have been made (in Alpine School District) under the direction of Dr. Clark Cox and we expect that they will continue under Dr. Baugh's direction." Baugh is a resident of Orem where he has resided most of his life. His father was a teacher, coach and principal in the district for 33 years, and "instilled in me a great respect for teachers and for schools." He attended schools in the district for 12 years and has been employed in the district for 18 years, he said, teaching math and English at Orem High for ten years, assistant prin-cipal at Mountain View High School for one year, principal at Pleasant Grove Junior High for four years, and will complete his third year as principal of American Fork High School on or about June 30. He and his wife Cathleen are the parents of eight children, ranging in age from 19 to five. Six of them at-tend schools in the district. Baugh said he has a "strong feeling for this district, its students, employees and patrons. "We have, in my opinion, the finest students and most capable and dedicated employees found anywhere in the country. "In addition, our patrons are vitally interested in and supportive of education, a critical component of establishing and maintaining out-standing schools." Baugh said he looks forward to working, closely with the board of education, the district employees and the public to "continue and to hopefully improve upon the tradition of excellence that has been established in this district." He said his personal philosophy is that everyone is ultimately responsible for his own education. "I believe education should be a never ending process and that students should be taught a love for learning. Education is far more than textbooks. It includes values, work ethics, responsible citizenship and parenthood, as well as serving others and learning to be happy." Alluding to his position at American Fork High School, he told reporters he took over as principal at the high school at a time when students and parents were split because of the resignation of the previous principal. "There were good people on both sides. It was just a situation where people had strong feelings on both sides and had forgotten the students," he said. When named principal, he tried to "right the wrong" by pointing out there was nothing more important than the students and that everyone needed to focus on them. As superintendent, he said his goal is to try to "understand the people, learn the employees, listen to them and let them know I trust them, care about them, and value them." Mrs. Lewis said Baugh was selected from among 23 applicants for superintendent. Dr. Steven C. Baugh Vol. 10, No. 20 Wednesday, May 18, 1988 50 cents a single copy Jennifer Smith will reign '.. . t . - - - . v ' as new Strawberry Queen V 1 ' - Vs ; ' y I V'. ' '-- '-- --' , V' . j --J7 ! ' p cr . ''' ' " ; H ' ,s ' -- '" " v.W f,- - 'trawberry Days Royalty are, L-- R, first attendant Vallerie Peterson, Queen Jenifer mith, second attendant Andrea Holdaway, and Miss Congeniality Suzanne Smith. A captivating humorous reading, "The Wizard of Oz," entertained the audience as well as the judges, and the performer, Jenifer Smith went on to become Strawberry Days Queen for 1988 in a pageant held Saturday night at Pleasant Grove High School. First runner-u- p is Vallerie Peterson, who performed a vocal sola; and second runner-u- p is An-drea Holdaway, who did a lyrical jazz dance. Chosen to be Miss Congeniality by the contestants was Suzanne Smith. Jenifer and her attendants will reign over the Strawberry Days festivities in June and represent the city throughout the year at parades and other events. Jenifer will also serve as Miss Pleasant Grove in the Miss Utah competition next year. The new queen and her attendants were crowned by last year's royalty, Queen Lisa Hollis, Michelle Palmer and Shellie Eggett. All of the outgoing royalty per-formed during the pageant. Other contestants were Kristen Brinkerhoff, Kristin Williams, Janiece Jones, and Shannon Bat- - chelor. Iowa Hall was master of ceremonies for the pageant which had the theme "Puttin' On The Ritz." Judges were Laura Clarke, Patrece Johnson, Joey Thompson, Linda Sandstrom and Paulette McMullin. Auditors were Angie Chambers and Jan Martin from the American Business and Financial Services of Provo. LeeAnn Schoonover was chair-woman for this year's pageant. Assisting were LaRaine Mon-tgomery, Strawberry Days Association Representative; Marie Bolcer and Julie Clark, choreographers; Stephanie Walker, contestants; Linda Kelley, judges; Donna Ruf, publicity and tickets; Lena Frampton, tea; and ' Bob Sandstrom and Paul Schoonover, stage. The welcome to the pageant was presented by Harold Jacklin, president of the Strawberry Days Association. The prayer was by Mayor David Holdaway. The nation's colors were presented by the 1457th Engineer Battalion of the Utah National Guard. Record number of Democrats meet at county convention primary election by narrowing candidates down to one. In the race for Utah County Commissioner, Gene Faux dropped out of ' the race, leaving Glen Hawkins of Spanish Fork un-contested for the position. Hawkins running for the seat now held by Gary Anderson, who has indicated he will not seek re-election. Sid Sandberg and Rex Behling have also filed for the position for the Republican Party, with Behling contemplating drop-ping out of the race as well. Hawkins criticized the current County Commission for the way the commission, and specifically An-derson, had handled responsibility with Timp Mental Health, and blamed a one-part- y system for making the current commission lax about its responsibilities. "With your support, I will be the first Democrat on the County Commission in many, many years," Hawkins said. He promised to have an independent audit of all county departments "to make sure that this misuse did not carry over into other departments, also." By MARC HADDOCK rhe largest gathering of Utah 'Unty Democrats in years met at nerican Fork High School turday to nominate candidates for :al offices and hear from can--lat-for state office. Mien the convention was over, ,rty members had solidified their Jiport in two contested races -- minating any primary election Uenges on the Democratic Party 'ket. 'democrats also adopted a i resolution calling for a grand jury investigation of the Timpanogos Mental Health Center, which was recently embroiled in controversy after an extensive audit claimed the center administrators had misspent over $3.5 million in the past three years. Tooele Rep. Beverly White keynoted the convention. "I have been to Utah County conventions when there were more people on the stand than in the audience." she told the crowd. "This is a great sight." Throughout the convention, speakers demonstrated a lack of satisfaction with the current ad-ministration at the state level, where Republicans hold every major elected office and a strong majority in both the Senate and the House. County Democratic delegates accepted most candidates by ac-clamation - since only one party member had filed for most offices. In two contested races, party members eliminated the need for a Donations sought for boy's therapy Jason Overman is a five and one-hal- f year old boy with stage IV neuroblastoma. At this point, the only chance to live that Jason has is a bone marrow transplant, a new and very ex-pensive mode of therapy for this disease. With the transplant Jason's chances of long term survival raise from just 20 per cent with chemotherapy alone, to 40 to 50 percent. The transplant must be done in a center that is specifically designed to treat children and has had ex-perience with transplant in neuroblastoma. The nearest center is in Los Angeles. After one more month it will be too late to do this transplant. Lorraine Hill, Jason's aunt, and an jmployee of Richards Laboratories of Pleasant Grove, said that Jason's family's insurance will not cover the ?ost of the transplant because it is still considered to be experimental. The surgery will cost $150,000 and the family's resources does not allow for such an expense. Those who feel that they could help Jason should send their donation to the Jason Overman Cancer Fund, Alpine Credit Union, Account number 19824-- 4 A. Jason's sister, Julie, is a com-patible donor and she has volun-teered to help save her little brother's life. At one point this winter. Jason Jason Overman screamed, "Mommy, there are nails in my heart", as he clutched his chest in pain. During December and January, this robust little boy began to lose weight, complaining of pain and losing his energy. After exhausting all possible tests locally, Jason was sent to Primary Children's Hospital where he was diagnosed by a team of cancer specialists. Neuroblastoma is a rare nerve cancer. The family expresses their gratitude to all those who have assisted them at this time. Books to be moved Sat. long awaited move of tne ifhe in the Pleasant Grove Library new library will be done May 21, beginning at 9 Tl. )The books will be moved by Boy (d Girl Scouts and it will be part of Eagle Scout project coordinated , Brett Thacker. ;About 20,000 books will be moved. Members of the Kiwanis Club will Hist where needed and supervise coverall project. The books will be placed in plastic grocery bags Dy members of the PGHS Key Club. About five books will be carried in each bag. The Pleasant Grove Police Dept. will handle traffic so that the scouts can cross the street safely with the books. At the new library, additional Key Club members will place the books on the shelves under the supervision of the city librarian, Jean Gifford. Each scout will make several trips carrying the books. It is expected that the project will take about two hours. For further information contact Lloyd Ash, Pleasant Grove City Councilman and Library Board Chairman. All Boy or Girl Scouts who would like to assist with this project are invited to meet at the library at 9 a.m. Saturday. The dedication of the library is scheduled for Saturday, June 4. The public is invited to that event and will be able to tour the new facility. Public Library receives State Library funded development grant The Pleasant Grove Public Library has received a library services development grant of $2,312.54 from the Utah State Library Division in Salt Lake City. Jean Gifford, Library Director, said the library qualified for the grant by meeting various library service standards which were adopted by the Utah State Library Board to encourage local libraries to strive for excellence. Many of the standards involve a legally appointed, active library board of trustees which works to formulate a plan for local library service. Members of the Pleasant Grove Public Library Board are: Lloyd Ash, Chair; Drucilla Smith, See Library Page 2 Board okays calendar for '90-9-1 .Members of the Alpine School net Board of Education have Proved the school calendar for the school year, pe action came during the May '"ness meeting of the board on a 4- -t i with board member Linda mpbell opposing the calendar as asset up. Campbell asked that the 'jnet align its spring vacation that of other districts in Utah 1", ty specifically Provo District, Vte f its Proximity to the tv District, she said, nationally schedules their spring close to Easter She said she teels spring break, which is scheduled at the end of April, is too late in the year. Many Alpine employees and students have family members working or attending school in the Provo School District, which makes it inconvenient for those families to work with two schedules. Her motion to amend the calen-dar, however, was defeated by a 2 vote. Dr. Clark Cox, district superin-tendent, said an informal poll was taken since the calendar was first proposed at the March business meeting. he said tnere was no consensus about when spring vacation should be scheduled among Alpine District employees and parent represen-tatives. Most teachers wanted the vacation to coincide with Provo's while parents were split on the issue. Most principals had no preference. "As usual, you'll find no consensus in the development of the calendar," Cox said. Cox said the district makes up its calendar three years in advance so employees and patrons have time to make plans. He said it can be amended. however, before or during a current year. As approved, the calendar shows the school year beginning on Aug. 29, 1990 and terminating on May 31, 1991. Students will attend classes for 180 days during the school year as provided by law. Holidays include Labor Day, Sept. 3. 19!K); UEA Convention, Oct. 1990: Thanksgiving Nov. 22-2- 1990; Christmas-Ne- Year, Dec. 24, 1990 Jan. 2, 1991; Presidents' Day. Feb. 18, 1991 ; Spring Vacation. Apr. 18. 19 and 22. 1991; and Memorial Day, May 27, 1991. |