Schedule of Events for Pleasant Grove June 20 22
The three day event list runs from June 20 to 22 with parades at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday, a TV showing schedule, a flower and arts exhibit, a bicycle judging, Little League games, a model car show, and RCA rodeo nights. A stock parade, final rodeo, and continuous carnival attractions occur at City Park throughout.
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KBYU
RCA
P.G. Jr. High Ball Park
Lindon
Manila
Grovecrest
Central
Jr. High Gym
Rca-Kerbey
Main Street
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Rodeo Grounds
Pleasant Grove City Council Meeting Short but Action Packed
City Council and Mayor Paul T Fordham held a brief session at city hall with few major issues. William Maxwell requested 1 a.m. closing for BBs Lounge and was granted. William E Petersen announced Utah Valley Opera Association appeal for funding and the council approved 75 for the group.
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Paul T. Fordham
Pleasant Grove
William E. Petersen
Utah Valley Opera Association
Utah
Strawberry Days parade recalls 48 years of Battle Creek tradition
A nostalgic recap of Battle Creek Strawberry Days past highlights the first parade in 1921, crowds served free fruit, horse drawn floats, and a Shoshone Indian village. The column notes the festival endured wars and depressions and will kick off its 48th annual celebration this morning with the Big Parade.
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Battle Creek
Outer Space
Earth
Strawberry Days Parade Televised Delayed Broadcast
Pleasant Grove Thursday parade will be televised on a delayed basis by KSL Channel 5 and KBYU Channel 11. KSL’s broadcast airs at 2 30 p m with announcer Tom Bradshaw and Lynn Carter. KBYU will air at 8 p m per Mark Hathaway and Joe White.
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Pleasant Grove
KSL
KBYU
Channel 5
Grant
Scott Clawson
Channel 11
Mark Hathaway
Joe White
Glen Newman Resigns as Chief of Police
Glen Newman submits resignation as Chief of Police for Pleasant Grove City for health reasons and personal matters. He will remain a Police Department member and serves as acting chief until a replacement is chosen with applications due by 12 p.m. June 30, 1968.
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Glen Newman
Pleasant Grove City
Newman
Police Department
Paul Fordham
Marvin R. Green
Pleasant Grove
Green
Kiwanis Club Travelogue and Dairy Princess Visit
Dr. Grant Y Anderson and wife presented slides on Egypt Africa India and Thailand to Kiwanis members with a travel lecture. Special guests Mr. and Mrs Dellos Fotheringham and son Allen helped with stage work at Kiwanis Park and water service updates were announced. Rosemary Smith Utah County Dairy Princess spoke on dairying and dairy products with Mrs Lois Wright State Dairy Wives president in attendance.
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Grant Y. Anderson
Dr. Anderson
Egypt
Africa
India
Thailand
Dellos Fotheringham
Allen
Mr. Fotheringham
Kiwanis Park
Lovely
Rosemary Smith
Utah County
Kiwanis Club
Stanley Smith
Rosem
Lois Wright
Dairy Wives
Rosemary
Wright
Kiwanis Clubs
Garst Leads Opposition to Liquor by the Drink in Utah
W H Garst of Pleasant Grove is named general chairman of the Utah County Citizens for a Better Utah chapter opposing liquor by the drink. Rich ard Van Winkle of Salt Lake City heads the state central committee and says county chapters will mobilize volunteers, literature, speakers, and press outreach to defeat the proposal as costly to residents. The campaign seeks to inform the public and relies on organized volunteers statewide.
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W. H. Garst
Pl. Grove
Utah
Citizens For A Better
State Central Committee For
Richard van Winkle
Salt Lake City
Utah State Road Commission
van Winkle
East First South
Mr. van Winkle
Jefferson
Jaycees Sell Tickets for Strawberry Days Fund Drive
Jaycees urge donations as they sell tickets for a Merrytiller tractor drawing to be held June 21 during Strawberry Days Rodeo. Miss Pleasant Grove of 1968 will draw the lucky number. $1 donation secures a chance. Jayceettes knit the colorful work vests. Paul Giles joins the Jaycee board. Mrs Linda Hil ton is his wife. Carol Loader chairs the parade float project.
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Paul Giles
Jaycee
Linda Hilton
Pleasant Grove
Jaycees
Carol Loader
Lindon City Council Debates Water Debris and Rates
Lindon officials report debris cleaned from Dry Canyon springs doubling water flow and urge residents to stop dumping waste. Water meters to be read every two months after bonding, with rates rising from three to four dollars monthly. Budget hearing set for June 26. landscaping and Little League improvements completed.
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Lindon
Water Dept
Bill Lewis
Countlman Lewis
Dry Canyon
Harold Erickson
City Recorder
Pleasant Grove Lions Win D. A. Skeen Award
Pleasant Grove Lions Club received the D. A. Skeen award for outstanding service at the state convention in Logan June 13 to 16. The district 28 A honor covers Uintah Basin Carbon E mery San Juan Grand Counties and Utah County. Club members built and furnished the Lion Shelter at the Swimming Pool Park.
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Pleasant Grove
Legion Auxiliary to Meet Friday for Program and Elections
Unit 70 American Legion Auxiliary will gather Friday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Geneva Dalton's home to study Foreign Relations, hear a featured speaker, and hold annual officer elections. President Sylvia Peterson notes strong attendance for the event and recalls recent state convention reports by Vance West, Orval Carter, Marvin Jorgensen, George Jaynes, and Maron Oveson.
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United States “Foreign Relations
Unit 70
American Legion Auxiliary
Geneva Dalton
Sylvia Peterson
Vance West
Orval Carter
Marvin Jorgensen
George Jaynes
Maron Oveson
Shelter Post
Neil Jensen
Gordon Allred
Daryl Huish
Keith Warnick
Strawberry Days Rodeo Opens Tonight in Pleasant Grove
The Strawberry Days Rodeo at Pleasant Grove runs Thursday to Saturday June 20 21 22 at 8 p m with top cowboys like Shawn Davis Jim Steen C W Adams and Gary Leffen. Prize money totals about 4500 and RCA approvals apply. Entrants close 6 p m Wednesday June 19. Livestock is supplied by D A Swanny Kerbey.
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Pleasant Grove
Shawn Davis
Whitehall, Mont
Vernon J. Altman
Jim Steen
Glenns Ferry
Rone
C. W. Adams
Atascadero
Calif
Gary Leffen
Santa Maris
Davis
Strawberry Days
Gail Ann Daniel
Wallsburg
Valarie Howarth
Lindon
Jolene Johnson
Salt Lake City
Valarie
Jo- Lene
Salt Lake
Whitehall
Montana
Pleasant Grove Garden Club Busy June With Tea and Plans
The Pleasant Grove Garden Club hosted a special tea for Strawberry Days royalty at Veatrice Stewart’s home with Elaine Lowe and attendants, and rodeo queen Gail Ann Daniel among guests. At Bonnie Sapp’s, members learned flower arranging and show rules, then planned Strawberry Days events and the flower show.
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Pleasant Grove Garden Club
Veatrice Stewart
Elaine Lowe
Eileen Armitstead
Joan Barney
Lucille Hillman
Joyce Pitts
DUP Log Cabin to Open After Strawberry Parade
The Pioneer Museum and Log Cabin will be open after the morning parade until the evening parade. Members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers will guide visitors through the two buildings and explain the relics housed there.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Don Harrington to Announce Rodeo Tonight at Arena
Don Harrington of Butte Montana will announce the 1868 Strawberry Days rodeos Thursday through Saturday. He began rodeo announcing by accident after pinch hitting for a missing announcer. Harrington now works about 30 rodeos yearly from Edmonton Alberta to the U S southern border and raises quarter horses as a hobby.
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Don Harrington
Butte
Montana
Don
University of Montana
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
United States
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City Park
William Maxwell
Mir. Maxwell
The
Opera Association
Walter Reimschussel
Monson Tanks
Brimley Well
Bank of Pleasant Grove
Jim Thorne
Fort Hall
Idaho
England
Tom Bradshaw
Mrs
Boyd
Lynn) Carter
A Strawberry Days Association
William I. Garst
Merryliller Garden
Lindon City
Linden Park
Little League
Joseph Christiansen
Lon Hooley
Nick Harris
Leon Walker
Paul Fage
Lions Club
Legion Auxiliary
Robert Secretan
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Garden Club
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