Pleasant Grove News http://www.topix.com/city/pleasant-grove-ut http://www.topix.com/rss/city/pleasant-grove-ut.xml Local news for Pleasant Grove, UT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Utah teens top dancers http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/05/utah-teens-top-dancers?fromrss=1 The first junior champions on "Dancing With the Stars" are two 13-year-olds from Utah County - Brittany Cherry and Brandon Armstrong.

]]> Deseret News Wed, 28 May 2008 01:07:29 GMT 080527UA4ATC 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Mass transit an old idea in Utah County http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/05/mass-transit-an-old-idea-in-utah-county?fromrss=1 DAILY HERALD Listen up, all you commuters. When you find yourself sitting in the four-lane I-15 parking lot just north of the Point of the Mountain, do you wish your BMW had come equipped with snooze control? ...

]]> Daily Herald Mon, 26 May 2008 00:46:49 GMT 080525A2CMR0 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Best Burger Joints in Utah County Salt Lake City Area Restaurants http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/05/best-burger-joints-in-utah-county-salt-lake-city-area-restaurants?fromrss=1 Ma and Pa Shops Offer the Best Burgers and Fries in Town Font For Utah County, Utah, residents there are a few local area restaurants that are famous for their great tasting American cuisine.

]]> Associated Content Sat, 24 May 2008 00:38:56 GMT 080523MQ7GPT 0 40.371646 -111.732674 daily digest 5.21 http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/05/daily-digest-5-21?fromrss=1 The Scandinavian Heritage Festival will be this weekend in Ephraim. Beginning Thursday, visitors can try unique foods, participate in a bread making contest or 5K run, and watch historical demonstrations or ...

]]> Daily Herald Thu, 22 May 2008 00:23:09 GMT 0805213NPCMK 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Three Law Students Receive Public Service Scholarships http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/05/three-law-students-receive-public-service-scholarships?fromrss=1 Washington and Lee School of Law students Kiyomi Bolick, Kyu-Eun Lee and Sara McManus, all members of the class of 2010, have been selected as the 2008 recipients of Virginia Law Foundation Public Service ... via Rockbridge Weekly

]]> Rockbridge Weekly Fri, 09 May 2008 22:49:14 GMT 080509ILTUL0 0 40.371646 -111.732674 UVSC awards 3,409 diplomas labeled UVU http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/04/uvsc-awards-3-409-diplomas-labeled-uvu?fromrss=1 "It's difficult for any young adult to support themselves and be able to accomplish this kind of a goal."

Utah Valley State College graduates - the last class before the school transitions to university status July 1 - marched proudly to "Pomp and Circumstance" Friday morning at the McKay Events Center. via Deseret Morning News

]]> Deseret Morning News Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:26:33 GMT 080426BQ9JS2 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Charges filed against 3 in eastern Utah copper-wire thefts http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/04/charges-filed-against-3-in-eastern-utah-copper-wire-thefts?fromrss=1 Prosecutors in Duchesne and Uintah counties have filed charges against three men in connection with the theft of copper wire from two different companies. via Deseret Morning News

]]> Deseret Morning News Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:20:43 GMT 080424GPGESL 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Locals teens to appear on 'Dancing with the Stars' http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/04/locals-teens-to-appear-on-dancing-with-the-stars?fromrss=1 Logan Molyneux - DAILY HERALD Two Utah teenagers will get the chance to perform for a national audience on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" tonight at 7 p.m. Ballroom dance partners Brittany Cherry and Brandon ... via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:15:53 GMT 080422IAJABR 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Skyscrapers sprouting in the suburbs? http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/04/skyscrapers-sprouting-in-the-suburbs?fromrss=1 "It's something we knew would happen some day in Sandy"

Four new Salt Lake City skyscrapers will shoot up in the next three years, fleshing out the skyline and backing up the hype about "downtown rising." Even more stunning? The suburbs are following the capital's ... via Salt Lake Tribune

]]> Salt Lake Tribune Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:11:22 GMT 08042083P3F2 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Spring storm could help snowpack http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2008/04/spring-storm-could-help-snowpack?fromrss=1 "It come down pretty good, mostly hail"

Joe Valerio of Provo keeps an eye on the weather as he fishes at Utah Lake State Park Monday, April 7, 2008. via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:24:43 GMT 080410ODF17V 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Pleasant Grove home wins national holiday light competition http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/pleasant-grove-home-wins-national-holiday-light-competition?fromrss=1 "It's actually not too bad. It's $120.00 because the lights turn off and on. So the lights are on maybe 30 percent of the time."

Reported by: Kerry Kinsey Last Update: 12/22 10:18 pm Richard Holdman's award-winning Christmas lights Holdman's video page Close to 50 cars waited patiently Saturday night in a Pleasant Grove gated community ... via ABC 4

]]> ABC 4 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:30:42 GMT 07122597OM5S 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Veterans Organizations Ask Supreme Court to Save Veterans Memorials http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/veterans-organizations-ask-supreme-court-to-save-veterans-memorials?fromrss=1 "If the veterans of our country do not prevail in this fight, it will be virtually impossible to honor the very people who defend this country's freedom"

Today, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States , the world's two largest veteran service organizations and a number of other leading veteran's groups filed an amicus brief ... via David McNabb's High School Sports

]]> David McNabb's High School Sports Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:23:53 GMT 071223BDFP66 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Winter arrives in county with windy force http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/winter-arrives-in-county-with-windy-force?fromrss=1 "This has been a big month for precipitation -- in fact, it is the wettest December at the Provo-BYU weather station since the snowy year of 1983"

Caleb Warnock - DAILY HERALD Snow and plunging temperatures on Thursday evening turned roads treacherous and brought the commute to a frustrating crawl. via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:05:42 GMT 071221TEITNG 0 40.371646 -111.732674 P.G. residents contest 10-story downtown building http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/p-g-residents-contest-10-story-downtown-building?fromrss=1 "We don't want the beautiful historic homes to be warped by big buildings. We have never had more than two stories downtown and we'd like to keep it that way."

Some Pleasant Grove residents are fighting a proposal to build a 10-story, 440,000-square-foot building in the heart of the historic downtown area. via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:54:50 GMT 07122077F9KP 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Utah family 'fanatics' in KFC contest http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/utah-family-fanatics-in-kfc-contest?fromrss=1 "I hope to give those out to a lot of people, and I may give them out to homeless shelters to use, because I won't eat that much chicken"

Janice Peterson - DAILY HERALD A Utah County family may get the gift of chicken this Christmas after displaying their holiday spirit for the world to see. via Daily Herald

]]> Daily Herald Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:56:54 GMT 071219BNPPPJ 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Herzog lives his dream, makes it to 'Survivor' finale http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/herzog-lives-his-dream-makes-it-to-survivor-finale?fromrss=1 "It's been good because it's helped bring the family together."

As a longtime fan of the hit reality show "Survivor," Todd Herzog would stuff 20 to 30 of his friends into his Pleasant Grove home every Thursday night for a rousing party. via Salt Lake Tribune

]]> Salt Lake Tribune Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:50:16 GMT 0712180BQ6CR 0 40.371646 -111.732674 'Survivor: China' winner to be chosen http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/survivor-china-winner-to-be-chosen?fromrss=1 The final four "Survivor: China" contestants have kept their alliance intact all season long, but only one will win the popular CBS reality show's $1 million prize Sunday. via Press of Atlantic City

]]> Press of Atlantic City Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:16:56 GMT 071216GRQPJD 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Utah man arrested in huge midwest drug bust http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/utah-man-arrested-in-huge-midwest-drug-bust?fromrss=1 "He showed a lot of nervousness. He was very interested in the fact that I had a canine in the vehicle"

He was an unlikely Santa, his gifts, let's just say, not for good girls and boys. via ABC 4

]]> ABC 4 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:58:06 GMT 071215PHL9SR 0 40.371646 -111.732674 2 drunks give Orem police a lively weekend http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/2-drunks-give-orem-police-a-lively-weekend?fromrss=1 "It was obvious from (the man's) actions he was using his vehicle as a weapon to flee from arrest"

Orem police had their hands full over the weekend dealing with two men who they say had a bit too much to drink. via Deseret Morning News

]]> Deseret Morning News Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:35:08 GMT 071213PJ4KE7 0 40.371646 -111.732674 Dorothy McFarlane http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-grove-ut/2007/12/dorothy-mcfarlane?fromrss=1 ST. GEORGE - Dorothy McFarlane, age 88, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, in Pleasant Grove, UT. via TheSpectrum.com

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