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PROTECTING BATTLE CREEKAND GROVE CREEK CANYON WATERSHEDS

Battle Creek and Grove Creek are wonderful assets both aesthetically and functionally to Pleasant Grove and the surroundingcommunity. The two canyons serve as watersheds, providing drinking and irrigation water both to Pleasant Grove City andPleasant Grove Irrigation Company. In fact, in the early 1900’s, our pioneering ancestors built a wooden flume system that carriedwater across Battle Creek Canyon to a reservoir on top of the foothills that fed a power plant for our community. Finding thehistorical remnants of that system now requires an educated eye.

Those early pioneers also built spring collection systems in Battle Creek Canyon in the early 1900’s, and that system has beenused by Pleasant Grove City to supply drinking water ever since. The last major rehabilitation work on a few of the springsoccurred in the early 1970’s. Some of the springs have not been rehabilitated since they were developed over 90 years ago.Pleasant Grove City is currently rehabilitating all of the culinary springs and replacing some of the original pipelines. This projectwill ensure that the springs will provide us a clean and reliable water source far into the future. The historic system has survivedthrough floods, avalanches, the elements, over many, many years, and the work underway will help ensure that it continues to doso well into the future. This work is occurring in the upper portions of the canyon well above the falls. This project will not collectany new sources of water; it is only redeveloping the existing springs. The overall impact to the stream in Battle Creek isanticipated to be minimal.

Our city’s current drainage system is such that during high runoff water, usually from snow melt or from rainstorm events, fromthese canyons cannot be carried through town. In 2012, two critical pipelines were installed from the Battle Creek and GroveCreek debris basins down to the newly constructed Provo River Aqueduct. This aqueduct carries water as far as the Salt LakeValley where it enters water treatment plants and serves as an important water supply. As such, these important watersheds mustbe protected in order to not contaminate this critical water source. Care must be taken when utilizing the canyons, and anyactivities that could affect the quality of the water must be avoided. The following is a list of common conservation practices thatwe would ask every visitor observe as they are enjoying these great canyons:

• Control litter and waste – Pack it in, Pack it Out!

• Control fires (where permitted) – forest fires can severelydamage watersheds for years, bringing sediment, mudslides, anddestroying water quality.

o Keep fires reasonable in size and containedo Put fires out coldo Don’t drive or park hot vehicles over grasses

• Use provided toilet facilities wherever possible.

• Don’t dump anything into any stream, canal, storm drain,pond, or water source.

• Stay on existing trails.

• Do not disturb any observed pipes or other facilities, eitherthousands rely on these systems, or they are historical remnants!

• Report any observed suspicious behavior that may bedetrimental to the canyons.

• Be Smart! Use your head to ensure these beautiful canyonsstay that way for years to come.

As all of us work to keep these canyons clean and pristine, they willcontinue to provide not only a beautiful recreational area, but a verycritical water source to our community.

October 2019

Recreation Center Events Page 2Halloween Celebration Page 2Election Information Page 3City Meeting Schedule Page 3Lion's Club Page 3Pleasant Grove Orchestra Page 3Literacy Center Page 3Treats in the Park Page 3Road Update Page 4City Clean-up Page 4PG Players Page 4Library Events Page 5Taste of the Arts Page 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Spots still available for Mom and Tot Ages 2-4 We mix a little play with learning. Activities include: 20-minute gym time, kids cooking, craft, and floortime with stories, songs and activities.Mom & Tot Parent Attended Class- Tuesdays: 10 to 11:30 or Wednesday 10 to 11:30. For more information go on line or check at the Rec center.

Toddler Gym- 20 months to 4 yrs. Six-week session. Next session starts Nov 6, 10:30 to 11:30.Themed Play and Exercise. This is a parent participation class. For more info check our web page or grab a flyer at the rec center.

Kids Gym- Ages 3 to 6. Six-week sessions Next Session starts Nov 5th or 7th. 10:30 to11:30am. We have a Tuesday class or a Thursday class or you can do both. Punchcards are available at the front desk to start any time. Class focuses on ExerciseMovement & Gym Activities.

Merit Badge Classes Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation,Citizenship in the World, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Cooking, Geology,Photography, Chess, Animation, Sustainability, Family Life, Personal Management,Communications. We will be offering a Robotics Class in January. This is will be lasttime it is offered. We will also have someone available by appointment to sign offSports and Athletics Merit badges.

Chef Class- Learn to cook a meal each week from start to finish. Dates: Oct 29,November 5, November 12 and November 19 from 4 to 5:30. See website for moreinfo. Menus are listed on line.

Halloween Cooking- We will be making Candy Corn Floats, Witch Hat pizza, EasyCarmel Apples, and Kit Kat Frankenstein’s. Class is Monday Oct 21 from 10 to 12.Children 5 and up or Children 4 and under may register if an adult attends with them.

Pie Class- Mark your Calendar for Nov 23, 10am to Noon. We will post what pies wewill be making next newsletter. (Bring 2 cans of your favorite fruit pie filling and 1 piepan).

Pleasant Grove City Halloween Celebration- Oct 25, 2017 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We arelooking for vendors for our Trick or Treat Lane. If you are willing to participate pleasecontact Vanessa Sevy at vsevy@pgcity.org or 801-785-6172.

Chess- This class will be an opportunity for kids & Adults to develop critical thinkingskills while mastering the fundamentals of chess. They will constantly be learningnew techniques and prepare to play in state competitions. Thursdays 4:00 to 5:15.Children 5 & up must be able to recognize #’s 1-8 and know the alphabet from a to h as well as upper case K Q B R N. May also take to earn your ChessMerit Badge.

Chess Tournaments- Mark your Calendars for this year’s chess tournaments: October 12, January 18, & April 25th. Everybody who registers plays everyround!

RECREATION CENTER NEWS

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Jr Jazz Basketball RegistrationREGISTRATION: November 1 – 21

LEAGUES GAME DAY SEASONBoys 3rd / Girls 3rd & 4th Saturdays Jan. 11 - Feb. 29Boys 4th/ Boys 5th/ Girls 5th & 6th Saturdays Jan. 11 – Feb. 29Boys 6th Saturdays Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Boys 7th Saturdays Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Boys 8th Saturdays Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Boys 9th & 10th Saturdays/Weeknights Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Boys 11th & 12th Saturdays/Weeknights Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Girls 7th & 8th Saturdays/Weeknights Dec. 7 – Feb. 29Girls 9th &10th/ Girls 11th & 12th Saturdays/Weeknights Dec. 7 – Feb. 29

Men’s Basketball League Registration begins October 1st until Full. League play will start the first week in December.

Pickleball Tournament “Tis the Season” Registration opens October 1st. Tournament dates will be December 13th and 14th.

Stranger Things: Halloween Zumba at Pleasant Grove Recreation. October 24th from 7pm-8:30pm FREE to all! Join us and our PGRC fitness instructors fora spooky fright night of costumes, dancing and fun!

LIONS CLUB

LITERACY CENTER

The Pleasant Grove Lions Club loved celebrating the city's birthday in a newpavilion. Daylight Donuts did an awesome job providing us with the donutsfor our fundraiser booth during the Heritage Festival. All funds go towardsour Lions Club projects to serve the community. Our club gives a big lion'sroar for Stacy Marineau, her committee and Pleasant Grove City for makingthe festival so memorable.October is Lions Vision Awareness month. Ever since Helen Keller inspiredLions to champion the cause of blindness in 1925, we’ve served andadvocated for the blind and visually impaired. Lions are dedicated to raisingawareness of our Global Cause: fighting against preventable blindness. Bringyour old, used eyeglasses to the collection boxes at Copy Tec, PleasantGrove Library, the Lions Walmart, and Jacob Senior Center.

ELECTIONINFORMATION

CITY MEETING SCHEDULEAll meetings are held in the Community Room at the new Public Safety

Building at 108 East 100 South.

Planning Commission October 10th and 24th at 7 p.m.

City Council October 1st and 15th at 6 p.m.

Live Stream of City Council meeting link here.

PLEASANT GROVEORCHESTRA

The Pleasant Grove Orchestra presents "Star Stories" October 11, 7:00 pm

at Pleasant Grove High Auditorium. This is a free concert sponsored by

Pleasant Grove Arts Commission.

"Messiah" choir rehearsals begin Oct. 13 at 6:30 pm in the choir room at

Pleasant Grove High School.

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PLEASANT GROVE CITY2019 ELECTIONS

The following candidates will be on the ballot for theGeneral Electionto be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.City Council: 4 year term (3-seats) (Vote for up to 3 candidates)

Alexander Carter Cyd LeMoneBrent Bullock Dustin J. PhillipsCarrie Hammond Eric Jensen

Please note: the candidate names are listed per the 2018-2019Master Ballot Position List. (State Code 20A-6-305)

2019 VOTE BY MAIL ELECTION

The City Council voted to authorize Utah County to conduct the2019 General Municipal Elections by using Vote by Mail, asystem where all registered voters use absentee (Vote by Mail)ballots to vote.

Registered voters are not required to fill out an application for thevote by mail ballot; each registered voter will be mailed a ballotwith instructions for returning the ballot. The General Electionballots will be mailed out no sooner than 21 days before theelection (Tuesday, October 15) and no later than 14 days beforethe election (October 22). You may return your ballot in thefollowing ways:

• Drop your ballot off at City Hall 70 S 100 E in thesecure ballot box on the north/east side of the building.

• Mail your ballot, postmarked no later than the daybefore the election (November 4, 2019 by 5pm)

• Drop off your ballot at any Voter Service Center inthe County before 8 pm on the day of the election.

VOTER REGISTRATION

Since all ballots will be mailed out to each registered voter, it isimportant to make sure your voter registration information is current.If you have changed your name or address (even if you have movedfrom one home to another within the city) you need to re-register.Please visitwww.vote.utah.gov to register to vote (if youhave a currentUtah Driver's License or State ID Card) or to update your voterregistration.

You may also register to vote by filling out a registration form andmailing it to theUtah County Clerk’s office. The forms are available ontheCounty’swebpage or at their office (100 ECenter Street Provo). Thedeadline for submitting a registration form via themail is 30 days priorto the election or 7 days if you take the form to the County Electionsoffice. Please call 801-851-8128 with your voter registrationquestions.

EARLY VOTING

WithUtahCounty conducting theVotebyMail election, early votingwill only take place at the Utah County Elections Office, 100 EastCenter Street Provo UT 84606, from Tuesday October 22nd toMonday November 4th from 8 am to 5 pm.

Formore information regardingVote byMail or Elections please visitUtah County Elections at http://www.utahcounty.gov/Dept/ClerkAud/Elections/index.asp, theCitywebsite www.plgrove.org orcontact Kathy Kresser, City Recorder/Election Officer at801-922-4528 or kkresser@pgcity.org

Does your child struggle with reading? With comprehension? The PleasantGrove Library Literacy Center provides help for students who need extrahelp with reading. Our volunteers provide an hour a week of one-on-onetutoring to struggling readers. Contact Linda Butler at the library,801-922-4562 or pgliteracycenter@gmail.com for more information.

We have tutoring (volunteer) positions available to caring individuals ages14 and up who would like to make a difference in a child’s life. ContactLinda, above, for more information about being a volunteer tutor.

TREATS IN THE PARKIt's the 17th Year of TREATS IN THE PARK brought to you by theODDFELLOWS.

When: Thursday October 31, 2018

Where: Pleasant Grove Park 200 South Main St.

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

We give kids a safe and fun place to go trick and treating, along withthe city, police, and fire dept. and businesses from all over Utahhanding out candy. Sponsored by the Oddfellows, the City of PleasantGrove and many other businesses.

Call Steve for more information at 801-701-0465 or 385-201-3046.

Please join us as PG Players presents a new adaptationof WAIT UNTIL DARK!

Forty-seven years after WAIT UNTIL DARK premiered onBroadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott's 1966original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich Village, SusanHendrix, newly blinded and learning to function in a sightlessworld, is imperiled in her apartment by dangerous imposters as shestruggles to find out the truth of their intent. As the climax builds,Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to herescape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play outthis classic thriller's chilling conclusion.

Cast Includes Dennis Purdie, Brenna Brown, Russel Card, DevinMalone, Dallin Bradford, and Megan Fontana.Directed by Howard and Kathryn Little

Plays October 18 through November 2 on Thursday, Friday,Saturday, and Monday Evenings at 7:30 with a Matinee onSaturday, November 2 at 3:00.For tickets, go to PGPlayers.com

PG PLAYERS

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A ROAD UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR

It’s Been Tough Getting Around PG

For residents, the roads of Pleasant Grove City have been one of our biggest complaints. The roads themselves have been a hassle todrive on for quite a while. The ongoing projects of repaving our streets has been one of our biggest priorities and investments, which means alot of construction. We would like to let you in on what’s going on with Pleasant Grove’s roads.

First, we want to thank everyone involved, including the citizens of our city. We know that it hasn’t been easy driving around withall the construction happening, and we sympathize with that. We want to thank each and every resident and passerby on how patient you’vebeen with us and our workers throughout this whole process. Your cooperation has really made this whole endeavor that much easier.

Let’s talk about construction! All of 100 East has been under construction for more than a year, and we know that it’s been toughgetting around and through it. It was initially meant to be finished Fall 2018, but we ran into a couple of problems. Often times when werebuild roads, we need to replace water lines and storm drains as well as adding in new sewer lines that didn’t exist. We also give theopportunity to utility companies (namely Dominion Energy) to replace their lines as needed. This can extend the time needed to finish thestreet by quite a lot - by almost a year now on 100 East alone! However, we know it’s better to fix the underground utilities that need it nowrather than to wait and tear up our streets in the future.

We believe in doing the job right the first time, and we think that it’ll all be worth it in the end! 100 East is now completely finished,painted and is absolutely beautiful. The county’s public works department has been great to work with, and we can’t thank them enough forall their help in working with our citizens during their project (along with our county commissioners.) 300 East has been another one of ourlarge paving projects for this year (from 2nd South to 500 North, which many of you drive on.) We hope to have the final paving completedwithin the next two weeks. 1100 North has gone under some large renovations with the same issues as 100 East, but we know you’ll find theresult is just as well worth the wait in a much shorter time frame! They’ll be finished up to Murdock Drive by the end of October.

We plan on continuing our work on 1100 North (east of Murdock Drive) in the next few years. Right now, we’re working on a 20+year plan for the 110 miles of roads throughout PG. We hope to have over $3 million in our road budget per year to work with in the comingyears. We work in 3-year increments, meaning we have to pick and choose which roads we fix for each of those years. If your road is one ofthe absolute worst roads in the city, they are on our list and we are doing our best to get to your streets. The most traveled, worse- for-wearstreets will have our attention first, as more people will be traveling those roads more frequently. We promise, we will do our very best to getto your road as soon as possible.

This project is an investment for all of us, but we know that because our roads are one of the most-used, under-appreciated thingswe have here in Pleasant Grove, it will be more than worth our time and effort in the end. Thank you again for your continued patience andsupport.

This article was made possible due to the efforts and research of one of our interns here at Pleasant Grove City, Brigham Dunford.He is an intern to the mayor and has spent a lot of time researching and working with us as a part of the internship class at Pleasant GroveHigh School. Taught by Susan Shelton, the Workplace Skills class has enabled us to collaborate with students at the high school to have extraresources and valuable workers. Brigham has done some great work here, and we look forward to working with him and his peers in thefuture!

Thanks again,-Mayor Guy Fugal

CITY CLEAN-UP DAYSNew this year! Pleasant Grove City is hosting a Fall Clean UpDays -- much like the cleanup days held in the spring each year.Rather than hosting a full week, there are two days that have beenscheduled. The days will be Friday, November 1st and Saturday,November 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The location for dumpingwill be at the OLD PIPE PLANT (400 N. 450 W.). This is for theResidents of Pleasant Grove City to help in disposing of theirgarbage from their yard and home. There will be a Pleasant GroveCity Employee to assist you as needed. Please dump in theappropriate dumpster for the material you are dumping and askthe onsite supervisor where you should dump if you aren’t sure.No hazardous materials, Paint, Tires, Cement, Televisions,Computers, Electronics or Chemicals will be accepted. Greenwaste must be clean with no garbage mixed in with it. There willbe no dumping before or after hours. We appreciate all the workyou do to keep Pleasant Grove a beautiful community. Anyquestions please contact the Pleasant Grove City Public WorksDepartment at 801-785-2941.

70 South 100 East | Pleasant Grove | UT 84062T: 801-785-5045 | E: info@pgcity.org | www.plgrove.org

LIBRARY EVENTSFor Everyone

Twilight TalesTuesdays at 6:30 p.m.A wonderful weekly story hour for the entire family.

Family Night at the LibraryMonday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m.Craft Night- Get into the holiday spirit by making aHalloween craft.

For Adults

Classic Cinema Club at the Pleasant Grove LibraryThursday, October 10 at 6:30 p.m.Wait Until DarkHear a brief introduction about the nights showing then watchthe film. Anyone under the age of 12 must be accompaniedby an adult. Treats welcome.

Self-Serve Sewing StationsThursdays, Oct. 10 and 17 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. andSaturday, Oct 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Need to work on a Halloween costume but don’t have asewing machine? Come use ours! Check our website formore information.

Suicide Prevention ClassThursday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.Ever feel the surmounting pressure of keeping your kids safe?Wondering if they are having suicidal thoughts or otherthoughts? Candice Packer, LCSW will share hope and ways tohelp you help your children.

BookEnders Book GroupWednesday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.The book being discussed this month is The Princess Bride byWilliam Goldman

Free Gun LocksBetween October 15-19In partnership with the Utah County Health Department, weare providing free gun locks in support of Project ChildSafe.Get your free gun lock at the main floor reference desk whilesupplies last.

For Teens

Teen After HoursFriday, October 11 at from 6:30 -7:30Service NightHelp us color ABC books for "Kids on the Move", visit withfriends and eat treats. For teens in jr. high and high school.

For Children

Rhythm and SongMondays at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.For children ages 3-6. Music, instruments, movement andbooks all packed into a fun 30-minute class.

Preschool Story TimeTuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.

For children ages 3-6. Join Melinda and Emily for stories,puppets, songs, and shenanigans!

Wee ReadThursdays at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.A fun story time geared especially for children ages 18 monthsto 3 years. Enjoy stories, finger plays and music.

Spanish Story TimeFridays at 10:30 a.m.Stories and songs in Spanish and English and a simple craft.

Lego ClubTuesday, October 1 at 4:00 p.m.Come build with us! We have Duplos for our smaller friendsand LEGOS for our master builders. For elementary agechildren.

After School AdventuresThursday, October 24 at 4:00 p.m.Puking PumpkinsA fun science activity with puking pumpkins and otherHalloween activities. For grades 1-6.

Great Reads for GirlsThursday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.A book club for girls ages 8-16 and a caring adult. The bookbeing discussed this month is The Witches by Roald Dahl.

TASTE OF THE ARTSComing soon! Taste of the Arts

The PG Arts Commission is proud to present a new way to experience art. A Taste of the Arts highlights different art activitiesthroughout the year from dance to music to theater to visual arts. The first activity is in November. Stay up to date on thedifferent activities through social media (Facebook: Pleasant Grove Arts Commission & Instagram: @pleasantgrovearts) and thecity’s website, plgrove.org/arts.