IN THIS ISSUE

Library Events 2 Beautification Committee 3 Lions Club 3 Concerts in the Park 3 Summerbration 3 Recreation Center 4 Commemorative Puzzles 4 Pioneer Museum 5 Literacy Center 5

OFFICE NUMBERS

Administration 801.785.5045

Fitness Center 801.785.6172

Library 801.785.3950

Police (non-emergency) 801.785.3506

Public Works 801.785.2941

Senior Center 801.785.2818

CITY MEETINGS

All meetings are held in the Community Room at the new Public Safety Building at 108 East 100 South.Planning Commission: July 8th and 22nd at 7 p.m. City Council: July 6th at and 20th at

6 p.m. Work Session beginning at 4:30.Live Stream of City Council meeting link here.

City offices will be closed on Monday, July 5th in honor of Independence Day and Friday, July 23rd in honor of Pioneer Day.

PGPULSEJuly 2021

It has been widely publicized that Utah is currently suffering through a severe drought. This is affecting the water resources of Pleasant Grove City. Effective immediately, PG City is imposing new water restrictions.

If water resources our used at the current pace the secondary water system will be out of water by mid-September. If everyone does their part we will have enough water to last through the irrigation season.

This might mean that your normally green lawn might have more of a yellow or brown look. Don’t worry, grass is resilient and will bounce back next year. Let’s get through this year and hope for a more wet winter.

We are asking that you reduce your watering time in one of two ways:

Option 1- Reduce your water by 30%. For example, if you are currently watering for 20 minutes, change it to 14 minutes.

Option 2- Keep the same watering times, but only water twice a week. Odd House Number days: Monday and Friday Even House Number days: Tuesday and Sunday

Please adjust your sprinkler heads to avoid overspray. Delay new sod or see installation if possible to next spring and when possible, avoid watering in the heat of the day or during wintry conditions.

The City will be watching for those wasting water through our enforcement program.

Thanks for your understanding and compliance.

Scott Darrington City Administrator

Pleasant Grove Secondary Water Restrictions

70 South 100 East | Pleasant Grove | UT | 84062 info@pgcity.org | www.plgrove.org

Library Calendar of Events

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For Everyone

Twilight Tales Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the library A wonderful weekly story hour for the en1re family.

For Adults

Adult Summer Reading Program Read or listen to 3 books and keep track of the 1tles on the adult reading form. Email us the 1tles you have read at pglibadults@gmail.com for entry into a grand prize drawing for one of four Amazon gi@ cards.

For Teens

Teen Summer Reading Program Read or listen to books then fill out your bingo card for entries into prize drawings. ABend fun ac1vi1es held at the library. For all teens in jr. high and high school.

Teen CraB AcDvity Saturday, July 10th 3:00-4:00 p.m. Come and get your cra@ on! Choose from mul1ple cra@s for all crea1vity levels. All par1cipa1ng teens will be entered into a drawing for a gi@ card to a local restaurant. For teens in jr. high and high school.

For Children

Rubber Ducky Readers (Ages 0-3) Complete ac1vi1es with your child to earn prizes.

Library Adventures (Ages 3-9) Story Time schedule below. Use the reading log to track your reading minutes. As each level is completed, bring in your reading log for a prize.

Tweens (Ages 10-12) Weekly Take-N- Make Ac1vity Kits (pick up at desk or at the park during Story Times.) Use the reading log to track your reading minutes. As each level is completed, bring in your reading log for a prize.

Children’s Story Time Schedule

July 7 - Downtown Park 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. Theme: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night… Library 7:00 p.m. - Emily the Science Lady

July 14 - Veteran’s Memorial Park 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. Theme: Once There Was a… Library 7:00 p.m. - Andy the Armadillo from Texas Roadhouse

July 21 - Veteran’s Memorial Park 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. Theme: …and They Lived Happily Ever A@er. Library 7:00 p.m. - Central Utah Water Conservancy District: Celebra1ng Hydropower Apprecia1on Day

Downtown Park- 200 South Main Veteran’s Memorial Park – 300 South Locust Ave.

Children’s Summer Reading Closing Party Wednesday, July 28 9:30 -11:00 a.m. Veteran’s Memorial Park Medieval Jous1ng Tournament Cra@s, ac1vi1es, and demonstra1ons of all sorts. For children 3-12 and their families.

Reminder: July 31st is the last day to turn in summer reading logs.

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SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAININGSUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING

Question. Persuade. Refer.

What is QPR?QPR is suicide prevention training for everyone. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer: three simple steps to offer hope.

Why learn QPR?Just like knowing CPR can save someone in a physical crisis, learning QPR will teach you to recognize and respond to an emotional crisis. It just may help you save a life.

SIGN UP FOR A FREE CLASS

REGISTER NOW:Point your camera at the QR codeVisit bit.ly/3gK4xnQCall, text, or email Tamara:

toborn@pgcity.org 801-856-2884

QPR trainings available for any group upon request

Thursday, July 29, 7:00 – 8:30 PMJuly:

Tuesday, August 10, 7:00 – 8:30 PMSaturday, August 21, 2:30 – 4:00 PM

August:

Sponsored by PG Cares

Concerts in the Park

July 4      Bluegrass Thunder July 11    Milo Allman July 18    The Walker Brothers July 25    Roadie Aug 1    The Shane Lee Band Aug 8    Girl's Night Out Aug 15  Jeff Hinton

Concerts are held at Downtown Park, 100 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, Sunday nights at 7:30. Bring a blanket, camp chairs, and all of your favorite people to enjoy one of the best parts of summer. In case of inclement weather, concerts will move to the PG Recreation Center at 547 S. Locust Avenue. 

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Lions Club Gives Back Utah Lions loved celebrating 100 years of Lions service in the Strawberry days centennial parade. At the MD28 Utah State Lions Convention (May 21) in Coalville,Utah, we put together comfort kits for children ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 11. These kits included age appropriate reading books, coloring books, personal care items, and other fun items. The kits are given to children in shelters or counseling centers. We will honor our scholarship recipients Mary and Remington this month. Join us in serving the community by calling 801 913- 2533 or visit our website https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/pleasantgrove.

City Beautification June’s Beautification Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this month’s beautification awards!  We encourage you to be on the lookout for our green and white signs in

the following neighborhoods:

The Beautification Commission members are still on the lookout for evidence of residents’ hard work in developing and maintaining lovely, creative yards & landscapes. If you have a neighbor you like to recommend, submit via our website athttps://www.plgrove.org/beautiful/be-a-winner/nominate-a-home.html.The criteria will be different this year due to the drought. Don’t be surprised if awards are given to yards that have yellow grass. It is evidenced they are doing their part to conserve water. The next garden workshop is in September. Sign up to participate via Zoom on

our website at https://www.plgrove.org/beautiful/yards-gardens/. The next three planned workshop are:

• September 15th- Harvesting and Storing Your Bounty• October 20th - Putting Yards and Gardens to Bed for The Winter

Being “water wise” means conserving water as an individual, family, and community.      Here are 3 examples of our “water wise” tips for more healthy garden:

• Use Mulch: It prevents water evaporation and is a natural weed preventer.

• Use Trigger Sprayers:  It makes hand watering easier and saves water.• Use Compost: It decreases water usage for both clay and sandy soil

types which improves absorption and retention.

Battle Creek Mark and Lon White 1258 E Center St

Big Springs Meli Calkins 1577 N 500 E

Little Denmark

Brian & Jenny Ludlow 120 N 200 W

Manila David & Elyssa Andrus 1326 W 3150 N

Monkey Town Aaron and Kathy Hawker

520 E. 200 N

Mud Hole Cindy Yeager 1419 W 540 N

North Fields Linda Gordan

Old Fort Don & Elaine Ash 361 E 100 S

String Town Neil and Gay Armistead 460 E 500 S

Summerbration

Now accepting vendor applications here.

Recreation Center

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Currently taking registration for Youth Fall Soccer. -Youth Volleyball 3rd -12th Grade Registration: August 1-31 Begins End of September -2nd Grade Jr Jazz Coed Basketball Registration: August 1-31 Begins End of September -Cross Country Registration: July 20 – August 17 Begins End of August -Flag Football 1st-12th Grade Registration: August 1-31 Begins: Mid Sept.

Summer Cooking Classes- Mondays or Tuesdays 10:00, 11:30, or 1:00.  Come make 2 fun cooking projects. Classes end July 27th.  See flyers at the recreation center for a list of items we are cooking.  Limited spots available.   Summer Camps-  For kids 5 to 10  Monday- Thursday 10 am to Noon or 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Kids Science Camp- July 6-9: Four days chucked full of Science Experiments and learning about the world around us. (Class is Tuesday -Friday this week due to the July 4&5)  Pirate Ways- July 12-15- Pirate Navigation, history, flags, games, Learn about sailing and more. Art Camp- July 19-22- Learn about color, and different art mediums.  We will be doing rock art, Mosaic art, wind chimes, string art, chalk, and a fun Canvas. Space The Final Frontier- July 26-29-  Astronaut Training, moon, rockets, crafts, games and more   Snapology- Aug 2- Aug 6- Combat Robots- 1 to 4 pm Ages 7 to 14 Minecraft Basic- 9 to noon Ages 5 to 14

Special Edition Strawberry Days

Puzzles

We have ordered more Pleasant Grove City Strawberry Days puzzles. We are currently taking PRE-ORDERS online for those that want to order them.

These 2nd-run puzzles will be available in mid-to-late August. We will notify you via email when they have arrived so you can come and pick them up at City Hall.

PLEASE DON’T COME TO CITY HALL TO PICK THEM UP UNTIL WE EMAIL YOU IN AUGUST.

Order your puzzles on our website or through this link: https://secure.xpressbillpay.com/portal/payment_forms/index.php?id=MTQ0NDk%3D

Pioneer Museum Open

The Pioneer Museum will be open every Thursday and Saturday from 2-5 pm June and July starting June 10 (with the exception of the week of July 4). You have driven past the museum many times so stop and see what is inside.  We have many artifacts from the early days of Pleasant Grove and the museum is the original school house so come check it out.

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Literacy Center Pleasant Grove Library Literacy Center is continuing our online tutoring program through the summer. We are accepting new students (K-12) as well as volunteer tutors. Contact Linda Butler at 801-922-4562 or pgliteracycenter@gmail.com for more information. We are hoping to resume in-person tutoring this fall!

BBQ Safety from the Fire Department

· July is the peak month for grill fires at 17 percent.

· Gas grills contribute to a higher number of home fires overall than their charcoal counterparts.

Safety 1ps for grilling include:

• Propane and charcoal BBQ grills should only be used outdoors.

• The grill should be placed well away from the home, deck railings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches.

• Keep children and pets at least three feet away from the grill area.

• Keep your grill clean by removing grease or fat buildup from the grills and in trays below the grill.

• Never leave your grill unaBended.

• Always make sure your gas grill lid is open before ligh1ng it.

As for charcoal grills, there are several ways to get the charcoal ready to use. Charcoal chimney starters allow you to start the charcoal using newspaper as a fuel.

If you use a starter fluid, use only charcoal starter fluid. Never add charcoal fluid or any other flammable liquids to the fire. Keep charcoal fluid out of the reach of children and away from heat sources.

There are also electric charcoal starters, which do not use fire. Be sure to use an extension cord for outdoor use.

When you are finished grilling, let the coals completely cool before disposing in a metal container.

When using a propane grill, check the gas tank hose for leaks before using it for the first 1me each year. Apply a light soap and water solu1on to the hose. A propane leak will release bubbles. If your grill has a gas leak, by smell or the soapy bubble test, and there is no flame, turn off both the gas tank and the grill. If the leak stops, get the grill serviced by a professional before using it again. If the leak does not stop, call the fire department. If you smell gas while cooking, immediately get away from the grill and call the fire department. Do not move the grill. If the flame goes out, turn the grill and gas off and wait at least five minutes before re-ligh1ng it.

• Keep your grill clean by removing grease or fat buildup from the grills and in trays below the grill.

• Never leave your grill unaBended.

• Always make sure your gas grill lid is open before ligh1ng it.

We hope these 1ps help keep us keep a fire-safe community.

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