Silver Lake Flat Dam Dedicated als o part of watershed project
Dedication last Thursday for Silver Lake Flat Dam led by Utah County Commissioner Stanley D Roberts who gave the dedicatory prayer. The project, under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, is the final phase of the 4 million American Fork Dry Creek Watershed Project costing 1 115 845 65. Clarence Thornock of the Uinta National Forest noted long involvement and the project’s national recognition in 1966 as Watershed of the Year and cited land improvements and intensified wildland fire control in north Utah County.
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Silver Lake Flat Dam
Utah County
Stanley D. Roberts
American Fork-Dry Creek
Clarence Thornock
Uinta National Forest
Forest Service
American Fork Canyon
Thornock
Soil Conservation Service
John Bradshaw
Gordon Harmstron
Division of Natural Resources
Phillip Nelson
The
Dan Lawrence
Division of Water Resources
Hubert Lambert
Ronald Jensen
FHA
Bert Strong
Strong Construction Co
Leo Harvey
North Utah County Water Conservancy District
Calvin L. Rampton
Harmstron
Division of Wildlife Resources
Mr. Harvey
Strawberry Days memories and planning in Pleasant Grove
Residents recall Strawberry Days 1972 and its social impact as celebrations draw crowds. The article notes youth, oldtimers, ward members, and visitors reflecting on the festival while detailing local civic efforts, fundraising, and community pride surrounding the event.
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Jane Robinson
Strawberry Days Association
Pleasant Grove
Utah
Pat Boone to headline Provo Freedom Festival July 4 show
Pat Boone and family will headline the Provo Freedom Festival at BYU Cougar Stadium with a 7:30 pm show and 9:30 pm fireworks. The festival runs June 30 to July 4 with a carnival, children’s parade, Western dance at Eldred Center, and a 9 am parade followed by a 30 mile bike race. Tickets cost 50 cents to 3 dollars from local merchants and Smith Rexall Drugs.
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Pat Boone
Pat
Shirley
Red Foley
Byu Cougar Stadium
Frova High School
Eldred Center
Earl A. Beck
Provo
Byu Fieldhouse
Utah Lake
Smith Rexall Drugs
Pl. Grove
Timp Cave Visits Warn Local Residents of Holiday Crowds
Officials warn that Timpanogos Cave National Monument will limit tours to 20 people due to small cave size and fragile formations. Parking shortages and long lines are expected on the July 4 holiday, with cave ticket sales closing at 5 p.m. and a 50 cent guide fee for those 16 and older.
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Don Castleberry
Castleberry
National Monument
Department of the Interior
Merrill Warnick Receives Pleas ant Grove Service Award
The Kiwanis Club of Pleasant Grove honors Merrill N. Warnick with the 1972 Distinguished Service Award at a Ladies Night dinner at Galerie Reception Center American Fork. Eugene Pace of Hiland Dairy praises Warnick for decades of public service to home and state.
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Kiwanis Club of
Pleasant Grove
Merrill N. Warnick
Harvey Rawlinson
Mr. Warnick
Kiwanis Club
Pleasant Grove High School Honors Lists Released
Pleasant Grove High School announces spring honor rolls ending May 28. Seniors on High Honors include Gary Anderson Reed Best Perry Bratt Charles Hullinger Steven Ingersoll and others. Juniors and additional seniors also listed with High Honors and Honors designations.
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Pleasant Grove High School
Gary Anderson
Reed Best
Perry Bratt
Charles B. Hullinger
Steven Ingersoll
Camile
Cecile Jackson
Helen Miller
Susan Robinson
Judy Shepherd
Jeanne Walker
American Fork Steel Days Art Show Invites Artists
Artists from the region are invited to display original artworks at the American Fork Steel Days exhibit July 6 7 and 8 at AF City Hall. Entries must be framed or mounted insured and titled with a $1 per entry fee.
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ART Board
Front
Coral Hicks
Betty Liston
American Fork
Utah
American Fork Steel Days
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Silver Lake Flat
A.F. Canyon
Dry Creek
Herald
Timp
Time of Unity
Strawberry Land
Main
Second South
Silver Lake Dam
Pat Boone and
Family
Merrill Warnick
Community Ser
Jolyn Allred
Lynnette Allred
LaRee Bezzant
Jolene Carlson
Ken F. Clark
Deanna Ellis
Jerry B. Gray
Paul Leonhardt
Julie Olsen
Trina Pace
Gilbert Pulley
Jolene Rutledge
Howard L. Smith
Sharon Spencer
Douglas J. Squire
Karen Thacker
Lynette Thornton
Stephen Wadley
Robert West
Mary A. Young
Gregory Bean
Brett Bezzant
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Agricultural Advisory Commission
American Dairy Association of Utah
Holstein and Afriesian Association of America
Utah State University
Utah State Fair Board
Warnick
LDS Church
Ward
Stake
Manila Ward
Timpanogos Stake
William E. Petersen
Cornell Haynie
Bill Kirkpatrick
Mildred Crofts
Verlaine Allen
Randy Blackburn
Lillian Webster
Steel Days
American Folk Art Board
Klea Ernest
Bill Mayfield
Anna Schumann
Leo Jorgensen
Renee Woods
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