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Show expires 313089 . INC. R W & SONS BOOKBINDERY, .7 RAILROAD STREET 498A J3PRIN6PORT H J Vol. 10. No. 6 Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1988 50 cents a single copv s PG man suspect in hit-ru-n death Jaime Uribe Villarreal, 20, Pleasant Grove, believed involved in the September death of a old Orem boy, has voluntarily turned himself in to Orem police. Gerald Nielsen, Orem Public Safety spokesman, said Mr. Villarreal turned himself in to police on Friday (Feb. 5) and was sub-sequently processed and taken to 8th ' Circuit Court in Orem. He was charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident, a Class A misdemeanor. An 8th Circuit Court clerk said Mr. Villarreal was appointed counsel, and the case was continued until Feb. 16. He was released on his own recognizance. Officer Nielsen said the suspect called an Orem officer earlier in the week and made arrangements to come in, ending a five-mont- h search by law enforcement officers. He is charged in connection with a Sept. 11, 1987 accident in which Scott Sterling Farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Farmer, 464 S. 520 East, Orem, was fatally injured. According to the police report, the boy apparently ran across the road at 400 South 520 East in Orem, and was struck by an older model pickup. He was taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, and was later transferred to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, where he died. A witness to the accident gave police the license number of the pickup and a description of the driver. The vehicle was later located in northeast Orem. " " I , ; " , i i A - . - - ' ' ' ' S ' . . , 5;:' .::: ;"wm? 'm:mf-- y::':0-::- J:?g-;- Wy.-yy1- v :" wl V- :'v:i I' - - , - - x ! ' V : r 1 V V .... E' Darrin Henry won the 171 pound Region 8 championship Thursday at Uintah High School. Henry is just a junior. (Photo by Phil Shurtleff) ii! !Henry wins Region Eight title iyj Pleasant Grove's Darrin Henry iflwon the 171 pound Region 8 j Championship and the Viking team ,,ook third place in the team stan-- ' "dings last week in Vernal. " Uintah used the home mat ad-vantage and overall depth to claim the crown won last year by the Vikings. Spanish Fork was second with 184 points, Uintah had 213 and Pleasant Grove 158. The 11 Viking varsity wrestlers who qualified for the State 3-- meet this weekend at West High in Salt Lake City are: Chad Jacon second, Marc Sanderson third, Cody Atkinson second, Julio Homer second, Jason Brackenbury third, Brandon Despain third, Shane Duvall third, Travis Hansen third, Casey Cluff fourth, Darrin Henry first, and Lee Williams fourth. Uintah will be the heavy favorite to capture the State Championship this week. Old City Hall may be razed With no purchasers in sight tor the old Pleasant Grove City Hall, the city council decided last Tuesday to seek a Community Development Block Grant to demolish the structure. Following a public hearing to gather suggestions for application of CDBG funds the council settled on the demolition project as one which would be most acceptable to the Mountainlands Association of Governments, which handles distribution of the federal money. Deemed to be a blight area, the city hall demolition would qualify for funds under federal guidelines. Projects must be limited to those which will assist low to moderate income families, be necessary for the health and safety of an area, or be in a blight area. The council asked Community Development Director Doug Bez-za-to contact downtown businessmen and ask them to write a letter to the city containing their opinion of such a project since the old city hall sits in the Main Street business district. Other projects suggested included the construction of another fire station, which the council felt would not meet the federal guidelines. The deadline for submitting CDBG applications was last Friday. In other matters, the council accepted a donation for the city library from the local Eagles Aerie. Eagles representative Scott Carlson said the lodge had collected $457 from fundraising and the Grand Aerie had added another $200. Mr. Carlson told the council that the money can be used for the library in any way the city sees fit. Mayor David Holdaway expressed appreciation to the Eagles for their J civic pride and all that they have contributed to the community over the years. The council formally approved the transfer of $142,146 surplus from the 1986 budget year to the Capital Projects Fund. This will be used to help pay for the new library. A public hearing to adjust the 1987-8- 8 city budget will be held Feb. 16. There are some small items which need to be adjusted, the council was told. The council approved a material and labor request for the tile work at the new library. The cost will be $6,623.50. Pleasant Grove City annexed the Thomas J. Searle addition at 2000 West near the Lowder addition. There had been no objection from American Fork City. A resident, Jerry Frisbee, talked to the council about the safety of children going to and from Central School. He expressed concern that there were not enough warning signs nor crosswalks showing it was a school zone. Mayor Holdaway said he would check out the situation and it would be discussed at the next Public Safety meeting. Councilwoman Mary West said that the Planning Commission was working on a masterplan for the city. She said they would be setting priorities and planning meetings to update the masterplan. The mayor asked for a volunteer from the council to serve as the city's representative on the Chamber of Commerce. This assignment will be made at the next meeting. The latest Tri-Cit- y Golf Course agreement will be reviewed by the council and a vote taken in the near future. Rabies clinic Feb. 20 The annual Pleasant Grove area Rabies Clinic will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove City Shops, 326 W. 200 South (the big white building next to the railroad tracks). The cost will be $7 per animal to be vaccinated. Dogs must be vac cinated every two years against rabies in Pleasant Grove. The city will also be selling dog licenses during the clinic. The licenses are $5 per animal or $2 for spayed and neutered dogs. For further information call Kurt Bean, Animal Control Officer, at 785-350- (Boy injured in kuto' accident.' A boy was injured Tvednesday morning when he darted nto the street and was hit by a mssing vehicle at 100 N. 500 East. Det. Bert Bean said Benjamin Cric Packer was taken to Orem Community Hospital by Pleasant Jrove Ambulance where he was idmitted and treated for abrasions jnd torn muscles in the left leg. The :hild was released the next day. Det. Bean reported that four hildren were walking at the edge of he roadway when the Packer boy uddenly ran into the path of a westbound vehicle driven by Ruby )ianne Davis, Pleasant Grove. The car was only traveling about 5 miles per hour at the time of the ccident, the officer said. The driver ttempted to avoid hitting the child ut the left front of the car hit him nd pushed him about 27 feet along the roadway, Det. Bean noted. Two of the tires were on snow and ice, he added. There were no others injured in the mishap. In other police matters, officers have arrested two boys in connection with the theft of three pairs of skis from a shed in Pleasant Grove. The skis were returned. Kay S. Galetka, 240 W. 800 North, told officers that some wedding rings had been stolen. They are valued at $1,200. There are suspects. A male was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon at Pleasant Grove High School. A gun had been found under some steps by an office aide and turned in. The youth had apparently stolen the gun and left it under the stairs, officers said. See Police Page 3 News offices close Friday for holiday Although the rest of the world will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, for the President's Day holiday, the offices of this newspaper will close Friday instead. "This way no one will be surprised with an early deadline," says Publisher Brett Bezzant. The deadline for advertising and news will be the same as usual, Monday, 2:00 p.m. for publication Wednesday, Feb. 17. Pageant Center hums as 1988 gets underway WWW If.fe.J.III.WPWIPWIl H illlWl.piWBlllll.WIIIII miH'lIIWWWPi IB WH i,MWmj.lW'iWIWW'MI''ll.l.lllWl'WlWIIW'lli'JW.mHII4 IIIUPWI. Willi II 1M ' t - 1. ! f ('f 'I J y j The old high school sits sedately on the hill at 454 N. Center, but its sj quiet appearance belies the activity ijji going on inside as staffers prepare for the all-ne- 1988 Utah Pageant of the Arts. a The building, now called Pageant Center, is the place where planning, ' set construction, costume design 9 and cast selection go on nearly year 'round, as one production season closes and work begins on the next y one. ? Last week, nearly 300 children, sjfl teens and adults from around Utah 4 County and the Salt Lake area lined (! up to fill out applications, have their pictures taken in the special two--j view booth, and be measured - all in hopes of being selected for one of the three alternating casts. Carole Mikita and a camera man from KSL-T- followed some of the ap-j- fl plicants through the audition h process and interviewed veteran cast members, technical staff and producing director David O. Brockbank for a "Prime Time .i( 'a Access" segment, scheduled to be aired this week. Around 270 people will be cast as live models for 40 pieces of sculp-- , ll ture, paintings and illustrations which will be in the tableau vivant production June 13-- 3 hrit July 23 onstage at American Fork High School. ICS Additional tryouts will be tonight m$ from 6--9 p.m. and again Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 16 and 17, at e j the same time. "It's been fairly successful so '" far," said Brockbank, "but we're (j going to need a lot of ptople this h a' year." Teenagers and adults are especially needed to match the sizes and profiles of this year's Pageant selections, including bronze Erte sculptures, a Chinese mirror painting, orange crate labels, and Michelangelo's "La Pieta." While volunteers measure and photograph prospective cast members and type cards to be used in casting selection, sets are being built and painted in the large gym at the opposite end of the building. Eleven of the 37 new pieces are in some stage of construction, said Brockbank. Dix Davis is sculpting styrofoam into what will become a life-size- d Lladro porcelain, "Circus Train." Other artists are sketching and painting storybook watercolor backgrounds, where live children will appear as fairies. Young scenic shopstage crew employees are cutting and hammering sets and frames. Two past favorites, "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie," will be pulled out of storage and spruced up for their first appearance in many years. The director starts selecting art for next year's show soon after the current one closes in July, mostly from photos in art magazines. Last year's show and this year's have both had completely new selections, with only three or four old favorites interspersed among them. But all involved say they stay involved because of the way it feels when it all comes together for six weeks during the summer. Said Brockbank, "It's all worth it when the audience responds." Dix Davis, left, Pageant sculptor, and Tanja Brock-bank, headgear director, check Malinda Baily of American Fork as a possible cast member in the Lladro porcelain "Circus Train," one of the creations for the 1988 Utah Pageant of the Arts. |