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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
1
Strawberry Days inaugurates with a 10 am parade and midway rides at the City of Fun Carnival. The three night rodeo starts at 8 pm, with continued festivities in Pleasant Grove. A 6 pm parade repeat will run from the high school to Center Street.
Elder Paul Dunn presided and urged scripture study of the Old Testament to better grasp the gospel. President David Harvey urged obedience, daily prayers, spiritual thoughts, and honoring the priesthood. Dr. T. M. Thomson noted that small deeds determine eternal life goals. Elders Gene Cook advised bringing the right spirit to meetings. Two youths, Mark Bonham and Jaylene Harper, gave testimonies. Elders to be ordained: David. Community events featured a junior horse show, games, a children's parade, rodeo, parachute show by the Golden Knights, and a City of Fun carnival for Strawberry Days 52nd anniversary with free admission.
The Strawberry Days Youth Horse Show returns for a second year on Friday June 16 with royalty Vickie Barney Cyn tha Sherod and Sharon Williamson presiding. Registration starts 8 30 a m and events begin at 10 a m with four age divisions and a lead class for under five. Participants compete in halter western pleasure foal lead barrel poles keyhole egg race and hide race with ribbons for all and trophies for top five. Mrs Ron Barney chairs the show with Buckaroos 4-H leaders assisting as a feature of Strawberry Days sponsored by Strawberry Days Association.
State Hydrologist Bob Whaley reports the water outlook for Ah Lake, Jordan River, and Theele Watersheds remains near average. Snow cover is limited to high, protected areas with Trial Lake snow course showing less snow but 20 percent more water than June 1 average. Reservoirs exceed average storage with Strawberry at 105 percent and Deer Creek at 119 percent. Utah Lake holds 136 percent with about 0.9 feet below the June-level compromise. May-July streamflow forecasts drop from May data and vary from 81 to 150 percent of average across sites.
The Silver Lake Flat Reservoir in North Utah County will be dedicated on Thursday June 22 with 10 30 a m ceremonies at the site featuring speakers from Soil Conservation Service Forest Service Farmers Home Administration Division of Water Resources and Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service The Division of Fish and Game will plant fish as part of the ceremony The $5 million American Fork Dry Creek Watershed Project begun in 1959 includes four flood control dams and extensive land improvement irrigation canal lining reseeding and terracing The new dam stores 1100 acre feet and serves flood control irrigation and recreation locations near the North Fork canyon area
The nine Strawberry Days Queens and attendants toured Salt Lake City on Monday to publicize the event. They met LDS Church President Joseph F. Smith, spoke with Grand Marshall Calvin Rampton, and appeared on radio and TV during a day of publicity under the Strawberry Days Association.
Local merchants contribute money to support bands in the Strawberry Days Parade. The reader is reminded the parade features marching bands playing lively tunes as part of the festival pageantry.
Lions and Ladies of the Pleasant Grove Club held the first meeting in the new Sportsman and Lions community center. George Smith was installed as President for the coming year with Heinz Leonhardt, Stan Johnson, Marvin Smith, Vance West, Harold Woolston, Keith Warnick, Jay Macarlane, Earl Carter, Jess Monson, and Clair Lloyd named as officers and directors. Entertainment came from the Ann West Fisher family, as seven couples were reported to represent the club.
The Pleasant Grove High School Class of 1952 will hold its 20 year reunion Saturday June 17 at the Le Feria Reception Center in Lehi. The event begins at 6 p.m. Committee member Jim Harvey says all class members are invited and provides contact for more information.
Kenneth D. Poulson of Pleasant Grove is named supervisor, carpenter and paint in Geneva Works Maintenance and Utilities Division. Richard D. Christman of Provo is appointed supervisor, maintenance planning. Poulson has been with US Steel since 1955 and previously served as a maintenance shops estimator. he lives at 910 North 1st West in Pleasant Grove.
At the state convention in Ogden this weekend three couples plan to attend the international convention in Mexico later this month.
Pioneer Museum and Log Cabin prepare for visitors with open house on Strawberry Days June 15 from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 to 6 pm. Buildings were cleaned last Thursday. Daughters of Pioneer camps listed participants Effie Adams Manila Camp Nora Macfarlane Angie Young Melva Richins Camp Pleasant Grove Alta Hone Beth Wright Merle Tomlinson Lucile Walker Camp Battle Creek. Tour guides include Cora Bezzant Lucile Walker Thelma Remmele Susie Church. New residents urged to visit during hours.
At the 79th annual commencement on June 3 Utah State University awarded degrees to more than 2,500 candidates. From Pleasant Grove four bachelor degree candidates were listed Douglas R. Warnick in agriculture Jacquelyn West Warnick Tara Lee Gurr and Joanne Barnes in education.
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