CURBSIDE RECYCLING

Pleasant Grove City through Allied Waste will start delivering recycle cans beginning the first week of May.  Recycle pick up will have a staggered start.  Half of the city will start on Wednesday, June 2nd and the other half will be on Wednesday, June 9th.  You’ll receive a map attached to the recycle can indicating when your individual start date will be.  The map will soon be available on our website at www.plgrove.org and will be printed in the June newsletter.  Once you have your initial recycle picked up, it will then be picked up every other week.  Your normal garbage will continued to be picked up every week.  The pickup day will continue to be Wednesday.  If you have any questions you can call the city offices at (801) 785-5045.

Jr. Master Gardeners Club

The Junior Master Gardener (JMG) program educates participants about where their food comes from, how it grows, and the importance of fruits and vegetables in a healthy diet.

Organized in conjunction with Utah State University Extension 4-H and located at Thanksgiving Point’s Farm Country, JMG is an intensive summer gardening program for children ages 8-12.

At the beginning of the summer program, with the assistance of Thanksgiving Point’s teen volunteers, youth select which items they will grow. The students choose to grow everything from tomatoes and squash to pumpkins and green beans. For example, the pizza garden is an area youth plant everything needed to make a pizza: tomato, basil, onions, garlic, and peppers.

Adult Social Ballroom Lessons

May 1, 2010 thru Sat August 21, 2010
Saturdays 7:30-8:30pm
SCERA Center for the Arts
745 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058

Come and have a great evening with your dance partner of choice and learn social ballroom skills.  This is a fun, low-key environment to find your two left feet and make them move in ways you didn’t think you could!  Join us for a specific dance below or learn them all.  It’s a great excuse to socialize with friends, family and neighbors and get out of the house for an hour!  Perfect for ages 19-99.  Instructor: Shawn Mortensen
Prices: $15/couple per class. No advance reservations required, just pay when you come!

Learn the Cha-Cha
May 1, 8, 15
Saturdays 7:30 - 8:30pm
$15/couple per class

Learn the Samba
June 5, 12, 19
Saturdays 7:30 - 8:30pm
$15/couple per class

Learn American Swing
Aug. 7, 14, 21
Saturdays 7:30 - 8:30pm
$15/couple per class

Seamstress

I have only completed one sewing project involving clothing. Sewing clothes is not my forte. For my recital costume, I arranged to have someone make it for me, so it would fit and not fall apart while I was on stage. But due to unforeseen circumstances she was unable to do it. I was desperate to find someone who could do it and quickly, plus inexpensively.

I called around to the various fabric stores to get a list of seamstresses. (Joann will not give a list) I hit pay dirt at Hancocks when they gave me the name and number of Melody Penrod.

I left a message and she returned my call the same day. At that time, she scheduled a time to stop by my home to give me a free estimate of the project. She arrived ahead of schedule, and was very quick and efficient. She took my measurements, gave me a price ($25), and a date of completion.

First, I was pleased with the price. My previous inquires resulted in prices between $75-125, or  $15 per hour. My initial seamstress was going to charge me $75, which I was willing to pay to save my time and sanity. I practically danced a jig when she said it would only be $25. Woo hoo!

Second, she completed the dress a few days prior to the completion date, which allowed time for a fitting and readjustments (necessary due to a miscommunication on my part.). She brought the dress back the very next day, completed. A perfect fit. So that's what it's like to have some thing tailored to you body.

I'm so please with her services that I've already planned what clothing projects I'll have her do next: aloha shirts for the family, skirts, and another dress. I am so excited!

If you are in need of a seamstress for mending, tailoring or sewing a complete outfit, I recommend:

Melody Penrod
(801) 687-1011
melody.penrod@yahoo.com

Restaurant Review

Cafe Diablo in Torrey, UT

"How to be active in our community" Evening

Tonight, Tuesday  May 11
6:30 pm
700 S Church building in the cultural hall

Join us to find out about the resources in our community.
Dessert will be served
A nursery will be provided as well.

Summer Reading Program

Children's Summer Reading Program - Make a splash

Teen and Tween Summer Programs - Make Waves

Monday, May 17: Registration

Tuesday, June 8th - July 30th: Classes

PG library

Free

Join the library for another summer of games, creativity, food, and much more. 

Teen events will be held on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.
Tween programming will be every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

More information will be coming soon.

UVU Auto Expo & Swap Meet

Saturday, May 15, 2010 (rain or shine)
Show Time: 7 am - 5 pm
Car Registration: 7-11 am
Awards Selection 11:30 am - 3 pm
Awards Ceremony: 4 - 5:30 pm
Thanksgiving Point's Electric Park

$5/person (children 8 and under are free)

Utah Valley University will host their 23rd Annual Auto & Motorcycle Expo and Swap Meet. UVU welcomes thousands of spectators and has more than 700 car entries. The Auto Expo is among the largest car shows in Utah and includes local car clubs and unique private collections. In addition to the spectacular cars on display is the largest automotive swap meet in Utah, which draws in people from all over the northwest. All proceeds from the event will be donated to scholarships for auto, diesel and collision repair students at UVU.

For more information please visit WWW.UVU.EDU/AUTOEXPO/

Nature's Nightmares Exhibit

Opening Saturday, May 15
Hogle Zoo


This exhibit offers a closer look at animals people typically find “scary.” By examining why people find these critters frightening, this exhibit will explain how these animals are actually beneficial to the environment and show that they’re not so bad after all. This exhibit will be housed in Hogle Zoo’s Tropical Gardens building, which previously featured exhibits like Ghost of the  Bayou and Madagascar!

Nature’s Nightmares features the following “frightening” fiends:

King vultures
Free-flying straw colored fruit bats
Norway rats
Mosquito larvae
Leeches
Red-bellied piranha
Emperor scorpions
Skunk
Dung beetles
Giant Vietnamese Centipedes
Goliath bird-eater spider
Vinegaroon

Organic Beef for Sale

This news comes from Mandi Taylor:

 

Just wanted to let you know that we butchered our cow yesterday (maybe some of you didn't know that we had a cow, now you do :). Since our little family can not eat an entire cow by ourselves we are selling off half of it. Here are the specifics:

 

This little cow was pasture raised on alfalfa and hay, he roamed 40 acres his entire 2 year life. He has not been treated with growth hormone, antibiotics, or other medications, nor has he been fed grain/protein infused corn feed. His meat is 100% organic and extremely lean. Also, grocery store beef does not have Omega 3 fatty acid (the good kind) but our dear pasture raised cow does have Omega 3 fatty acids, and less Omega 6 (the more dangerous kind) in his beef.

 

The beef will taste more like beef than grocery store beef (imagine that), it has more flavor, and is a bit nuttier. some people say that it has a slight alfalfa taste, to me it just taste about the same, but stronger and leaner. The taste is not for everyone, but most people end up preferring it over CAFO beef from the local grocery store.

 

I priced out what local beef like this usually cost and I found it is about $8.00/lbs for a combo of steak, roast, and hamburger (see Bell Organic Farms for one example)

 

We are not trying to make a profit, just get rid of some of it: right now we are looking at selling off half a cow in increments of 1/8, 1/4, or maybe even 1/16 ths. this would give you a combo of steak, roast, and yes . . . hamburger. the cost (we think) will be about $3.00/lbs. it may end up being slightly more or less.

 

I'm just trying to see if anyone is interested, if you are will you let me know how much you would be interested in purchasing? 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16th. I will get back to you with exact pricing, and a delivery date.

 

seriously, no pressure, we just think it is great to eat organically, and wanted to let you know that we've got organic beef available at a good price. It will be prewrapped and already in a deep freeze so you just need to put it in your freezer.

 

It should be ready next week. 

If you are interested, contact Mandi at mandilee82@gmail.com