Pleasant Grove Bell Ringer Sales Days Open Friday
Pleasant Grove launches Bell Ringer Sales Days opening Friday with merchants offering tickets for each dollar spent. Prizes donated by merchants and committee, Santa to greet shoppers at 5 p.m., lights on main street, and Dec 13 20 draws for prizes. Local Jaycees and Cub Scouts handle decorations.
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Bell Ringer
Pleasant Grove
Gerald Belliston
C of C
P.G
Main Street
Pleasant Grove Jaycees
Dennis Ruffell
C of
Cub Scouts
Timpanogos
Santa Claus
PJ Grove
P. G. High to Present Comedy Thursday and Friday
Pleasant Grove High School students rehearse Where Is the Mayor a musical comedy by Mary Lacey and Paul Weirick. A 53 member cast directed by David Larsen and Dale Johnson performs December 5 and 6 in the school auditorium. Tickets are one dollar, students 25 cents. proceeds fund band uniforms.
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P. G. High
Pleasant Grove High School
Mary Lacey
Kown
Paul Weirick
David Larsen
Dale Johnson
Thanksgiving reflections from Battle Creek settler
A Battle Creek writer recalls life in Lindon and London, contrasting past chores with modern conveniences. He notes 1968 Thanksgiving gratitude for 58 items from milk to electric appliances, praises Pleasant Grove, and thanks readers for their good community.
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Battle Creek
Pleasant Grove
Postmaster Urges Prompt Mailing and ZIP Code Use
Postmaster Robert Carnaby urges sealing Christmas cards with return addresses and notes 6 cent per ounce first class rates for unsealed cards beyond two ounces. He thanks Pleasant Grove residents for pre sorted bulk mail and urges early mailing to avoid overload. Deadlines for parcel post gifts loom with ZIP Code guidance to prevent delays.
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Robert Carnaby
Carnaby
Pleasant Grove
Timp Stake Dance Anniversary Evening Featured Honey and Soul
The Timpanogos Stake House hosts a Saturday Nov 30 anniversary dance featuring Honey and Soul, a BYU familiar combo. Door prizes and a large anniversary cake will be served. admission is 75 cents. Stake Dance Director Lee Carlson invites all, especially older teens, to attend in best dress with dance cards.
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Timpanogos Stake House
Honey and Soul
BYU
Lee Carlson
Basketball Clinics For 6th To 9th Grades Announced
Coaches Jack Hill Allen Bahr and Keith Bezzant launch multiple basketball clinics at the high school and junior high gyms. The programs include 2 week sessions for 9th grade boys starting Nov 30, a 12 week session for 9th grade boys, a 10 week program starting Dec 7 for 6th and 7th graders, with a $1.00 registration fee due at the first session.
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Jack Hill
Allen Bahr
Coaches Hill
Bahr
Keith Bezzant
Junior Miss Pageant Set for Pleasant Grove Area
The Pleasant Grove Lindon Manila area sponsors a Junior Miss Pageant to be held Saturday January 18 at 7 30 p m in Pleasant Grove High School. Winner earns 100 scholarship and may compete in the Utah Jr Miss Pageant in Salt Lake City January 29 30 and February 1. Needles lead the local committee with details available from Mr and Mrs Needles starting December 2 with entries due by January 1.
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Jaycees
Burton and
Bethene Needles
The
Pleasant Grove Jaycees
Pleasant Grove-Lindon
Manila
Pleasant Grove High School
Jaycee
Denis Ruffell
Service
Salt Lake City
West Center
Pleasant Grove
Ruffell
Needles
Vikings Open 1968-69 Basketball Season vs Wasatch Wasps
Pleasant Grove High School launches the 1968-69 basketball season with a home opener against the Wasatch Wasps on Friday November 29. The Vikings will play eight pre season games leading to December 27. Coach Jack Hill and assistants Alan Bahr and Jerry ...
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Vikings
Wasatch Wasps
Pleasant Grove High School
Jack Hill
Hill
Alan Bahr
Jerry
Parduha
Mike Shoell
Joel Adams
Cocaptains
Mark Ringger
Larry Jorgensen
Rick Newman
Steven Whiteley
Jeff West
Brian Engh
Randy Robinson
Guy Fugal
Alan Green
John Beck
Jerry Harper
Jim Stoneman
Marvin McClure
Wasatch
Pleasant Grove
Sixth Beats Third In Minor MIA Basketball Upset
Sixth Ward defeated Third Ward 51 to 34 in a surprising result. Harold Newman and Wayne Millar led Sixth with 18 points each while Dee Jense and Tim Nielson had 11 for Third. Russ Johnson scored 28 as Fourth Ward beat Fifth Ward 68 to 49. Other scores include Manila over Lindon 63 to 42 and Grove over First 62 to 41.
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Ard
Harold Newman
Wayne Millar
Dee Jense
Tim Nielson
Russ Johnson
Fifth Ward
Manila
Lindon
Grove
Harvey E. Smith Elected Vice President USBA
Harvey E. Smith, Pleasant Grove area representative on the Alpine District Board of Education, was elected second Vice President of the Utah School Board Association at the group’s 46th annual convention held at Skyline High School. Mrs. Howard B. Summerhayes of Granite School District was named association president.
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Harvey E. Smith
Pleasant Grove
Alpine District Board of Education
Utah School Board Association
Skyline High School
Howard B. Summerhayes
Granite
Summerhayes
John Vi Rmmelen
Weber
Kenneth E. Woolstenhulme
South Summit
Smith
Bruce Orton
Provo City
Dstrict
Alpine
Provo
Nebo
Duchesne
Uintah
Calvin L. Rampton
Neal A. Maxwell
University of Utah
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Jan Carter
Julene Jensen
Michelle
Gleave
Connie Shoell
Lindon School
London
Timp
Paul Fordham
Nyle Harris
Fifi
Explorers
Usba
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