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Show r fcoNB BOaKBlND,-RV- INC. R V01' ' " 11,No-4- 1 " Wednesday, October 11, 1989 50 cents a single copy PG residents ask for cable TV hook-u-p Although a representative of Insight Cable TV, which holds the franchise in Pleasant Grove for cable service, could not attend the city council meeting last week, Mayor Da vid Holda way allowed those citi-zens present to voice their con-cerns. Some residents who live in the northern part of the city expressed concerns about not yet being able to have the service extended into their area. Brent Bullock said he had com-plained to the company and said that apparently Insight does not want to extend out to north P.G. because homes are too far apart and it was not economically fea-sible. He said that since the company has a franchise with the city they should provide the service to the entire community. He asked the city to check their contract with Insight and see if it is in the contract anywhere that they have to provide the service to eve-ryone. The cable lines apparently now stop at 1250 North and he lives on 1400 North and is about 600 feet from a connector. Mayor Holdaway also indicated that the city had other concerns with the company regarding its treatment of customers by office personnel, repairs, etc. Another resident said he lives right in the middle of town near 300 E. and 30O South and he has not received cable even after re-questing it over a year ago. Linda Walker stated that she has not been receiving three chan-nels and the cable company has not yet fixed the problem. Councilman Lloyd Ash stated that a' pole near 300 E. and 300 South was broken last year when a truck hooked the overhead lines. Utah Power and Light had re-placed the pole and their lines but the cable company has not replaced theirs and a whole block has not been able to get the cable stations. Ash said he talked to the com pany's head man in Salt Lake City and the man said he was not aware of any complaints about service from Pleasant Grove. He noted that the city and the cable customers try to go through the right channels but yet those in positions of responsibility do not find out about the complaints. Mayor Holdaway said that the city wants to protect the people since the city holds a franchise with Insight giving them a virtual mo-nopoly and no other cable company is allowed in to service these areas. In other action, the city council approved the apparent low bid from Barney, Inc. to construct the new two million gallon water tank for the city at a cost of $422,900. The city also awarded a contract to Johnston and Phillips Company for piping for the water project. Their bid was $66,945. Mayor Holdaway said that con-struction would begin very soon. The council announced the No-tice of Election and terms and con-ditions of annexation to the UTA. In order for the city to have the question of Pleasant Grove receiv-ing UTA service, the city needs to formally give notice of the election which will be held at the general election on Nov. 7. Ifthe voters approve a one-quart-of one percent sales tax to pro-vide the UTA service at that time, Pleasant Grove will be annexed into the UTA district. This was approved by the coun-cil. The council also approved the adoption of another ordinance re-garding the expense liability of hazardous waste spills by accident within the city limits. It was explained that Police Chief Mile Ferre had been to a confer-ence where they were told that the city must adopt this ordinance so that expenses of cleanup in case of' hazardous waste spill would not be the responsibility of the city. This ordinance makes it so that the responsible party can be billed for the cleanup expenses. The state legislature has given the city permission to set up such an ordinance. Western Bench advertising, a company which provides benches at bus stops which contain adver-tising, met with the city council to ask permission to place some of the benches in town. The company's representative, Andrew Thompson, said that the benches would have advertising encouraging people to vote in favor of the city receiving UTA service. He said that the company has a contract with Provo to provide the benches at bus stops. They would maintain the benches and would give five per cent of the revenues from advertising to the city. The city would be able to discon-tinue the service with 30 days no-tice. In addition, 20 per cent of the advertising space on the benches would be available to the city. Thompson said that the com-pany would put the benches at any bus stop the citizens want. The city officials saidthey would check with Provo about the com-pany's service record and then would let them know about installing sample benches after the route hearing has been held. Mayor Holdaway said he thought it would be misleading to the citi-zens to place the benches in areas other than where the actual bus stops would be. The city council encouraged all residents to attend the public hear-ing tonight, Oct. 11, at 6:30 in the city library auditorium where the possible bus routes in the city will be discussed. They said they hoped there would be a good turn out of citizens to talk to the UTA officials about the bus routes. A resident asked the council whether landlords had the author-ity to screen the renters who move into their rental units. The council reported that the city cannot pass an ordinance re-stricting who rents where. It would violate federal law. ... 1 v " : 5 ' f ' '",' ' , 1 i' ' I ' " 1 Vh , f . v ...... i Hanson wins marathon Ajabilant Debbie Hanson, Pleas-a- t Grove, won first place in the men's division of the prestigious George Marathon Saturday. Beating her own best time by men minutes, Debbie ran the one in 2:41.31. In March, Debbie won the Lake Powell Marathon. Last year she ;';!ted fourth in the Mexico City kathon and before that she placed E:i in the St. George Marathon. Debbie qualified for the Olym-- 1 ;i trials in 1988 because of her ?,h place finish in the St. George Jeannie Groves from Fiasant Grove placed fourth in ' teage group with a time of 3:12.19. 'lis was Jeannie's personal best. Among the other runners from Pleasant Grove in the 26.2 mile event were Dennis Hartle, Chad Kitchen (a PGHS stu-dent), his father Tom Kitchen, Kevin Dickerson, Dale Sandberg, and Jim Byron. A former resident, Dr. Carl Bell, also participated in the m ara-tho- Debbie said that there were 1,800 entrants in the race and 1,500 fin-ishers. She was very excited about the win. She is married to Ron Hansen and is the mother of two children. Debbie explained that she was running third at the 24-mi- le mark when she passed the second place runner. At the 25-mi- distance she passed the woman running in first place, Holly Ebert. Debbie beat the closest competi-tion by one minute. She said when she ended the race she felt very strong and in very good condition. Debbie, 35, runs with Jeannie Groves. Prior to a marathon they establish a build-u- p pro-gram. They run abut 80 to 90 miles per week. On Saturdays they do their long runs and will run 20 miles or a little more on that day. This was Debbie's fifth appear-ance in the St. George Marathon and her 11th marathon overall. 0''!i. .... - . j.. u Mountaineering Experience' available free to groups Douglas S. Hansen, Professional ' hntaineer, Noted Author, Pho-- apher, and Adventurer, will be - firing "The Mountaineering rience" presentation to groups ;s of charge. ftis forty-fiv- e minute presenta-- s a 's dually much too expensive average group's budget, but a limited time he will be pre- - "'tag it for no charge to groups of Jormore. "Kie Mountaineering Experi- - a first rate slide show, ete with equipment display, ound music and a first-han- d .on.During the presentation will behold magnificent - fjfrom various parts of the 7 jncluding Switzerland, .Alaska, and Mexico, slide show covers the many aspects of the mountains, mountaineering challenge. 3e f the things to be covered rock climbing, backpacking ..lfflg, ice climbing, cave exploring, high alti- -' "ntain climbing, and more. ' ;: arge? That's right. Here's 11,1 1992, Hansen will be lead ing a ten person team to China to climb Qomolangma. Qomolangma (Goddess Mother of the Earth) is the name given to Mt. Everest by the Chinese. One of the teams's primary ob-jectives, besides getting to the top, is to promote good use f the moun-tains and safety. Also, the team will be promoting goal achievement, synergistic living (working together for the betterment of all), and healthy living principles. What people are saying: "Thank you for the fantastic presentation you gave at the Wilderness Medi-cine Seminar. Everyone enjoyed it and the feed back on your lectures was 100 positive." Emergency Program, University of Utah "We felt that through your ef-forts the workshop was very enjoy-able and beneficial to all who at-tended. We have several comments from both the youth and adults, saying that your workshop was the best that they had attended. Thank you!"Youngmen and Youngwomen Presidencies, Timpanogos Stake. "I am confident that the expedi tion will be successful with such dedication and preparation on the part of each team member." Nor-man H. Bangerter, Utah State Governor. "These pointers were only sec-ond to your positive outlook and upbeat attitudeyou surely showed us that nothing great is ever achieved with enthusiasm." Molly Ames, Colgate University, New York. "The kids and faculty were thrilled with your presentation! I, myself have witnessed many school presentations but none to match the caliber of your fine presenta-tion." Wayne K. Crabb, Principal, Geneva Elementary School. Schools (elementary, junior high schools, high schools, colleges) scouts, private schools, private and civic clubs, rotary clubs, church groups, etc. will be interested in this presentation. This presentation can be given in your auditorium or meeting place, or you can arrange to come to our Audio-Visu- Room. For more information, call 226-749- or 785-391- i V. i J UVCC unveils Gunther Trades Bldg. in Friday ceremony The Trades Building on the Utah Valley Community College Orem campus was named after an American Fork family in ceremonies held Oct. 6. During the ceremonies giant letters were unveiled which designated the building as the Gunther Trades Building after the Orville Gunther family. Kerry D. Romesburg, UVCC president, said the opportunity to name the Trades Building at the college for the Gunther family "brings much pride to me and this institution. "The Gunther name," he said, "carries with it a heritage of educational excellence. The Gunther family has served the community in countless ways and the naming of this building is simply a manifestation of their commitment." Bill Anderson, chairman of the UVCC Foundation, said the Gunthers Trades Building "is the first building ever to be given the name of a family on this campus." Names will be put on all of the buildings in years to come, Anderson said. The Gunther family, he said, also gave the college an endow- - See GUNTHER on page 3 Orville Gunther accepts congratulations from friends following Friday ceremony. Sunt for mountain goat a one-tim- e adventure ijiini nMny i" r fmrnrnf" murr" r"Tin iTTwrm n rr hill ! : - , : ! ' S ;,. '"' ... , j. ' L ' ; U : : I Jhkes three weeks game in i draw STELLA WALKER ,.i aonce in a lifetime permit, and it took three ioal ajTplish the feat. but Ft Parry reached Al "JtLi ndbrought home the Rocky Mountain Goat l"1 U Une Peak area. '.P, an?fnimal weighed between 300 and 400 pounds L n0t measured it yet. He feels that it will iiri,jrecord size but will probably come in just y Ctrtherecord-- Hel tlme when heard his name called isWa uf1 f the four Permit holders in the state for "''had Knt' Until the larSe animal lay dead at hlS '1(oril an exciting time. '.'5! 'Hair y planned to bring down the big, white, a ' ;; the I reature with the bow. However, by the :hvv!St had cached the third weekend, his Wnto change. Maybe a rifle was needed. ,d- - Chad Atkinson, went with him all ''Packed? hrses as far as they could and the" frothe top of the mountain where they tried Pair 'r6ezingduri"g the night. 'Hoth. siehted the large goat who traveled ' male cmpanion, which is rather uncom-C- i dually travel alone. This goat was the larger of the two, and was the whitest and he dominated his companion. Frank and Chad observed the animals so much that they felt like they knew them intimately. They could not believe how the creatures could step over a cliff with ease and continue on their way. It took the hunters two hours to catch up. Frank had taken a few shots with the bow. They missed the target, although some grazed the goat. On the third weekend Frank decided to take his rifle, just in case. That weekend Fi-n-k's brother, Doug, joined them for the hunt. This time when Frank had a good shot, he decided to use the rifie. The goat went down Doug was hoping that Frank would be able to use the bow Doug is a taxidermist and will be doing a full body mount of the Rocky Mountain Goat. It took all three of the men to roll the goat over to skin it. Frank bagged it above Silver Lake. Because it is a once in a lifetime permit, and because Frank wanted to get the best animal possible, he did his homework. He talked to hunters who had previously been successful in finding the mountain goats. He talked to biologists and everyone he could to find out about sizes, Thislsrobably the most thrilling of all his game the hardest one to draw out for. trophies. This was avid hunter since he was old Frank has been an enough to hunt and he has brought home many fine game trophies. Frank Parry displays the Rocky Mountain Goat he was able to down in the Lone peak area. |