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Show AF ns j T CAR - F'.T L0TC-007 IJT A' ' -L'-:, m'L'.OUIATION 1 3u7 W ?r? r" STt: 4006 s,Lr , :-n Li 'V, DT 84101-1277 J 2 DmtijlHeratii 1 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, JUIY 15, 2004 50 CENTS VOL. 26 NO. 29 1 , - - . y IP1 M j ' .lEiVL::ii n fir if LJL U & f n rr 11 i! y rr n f ... z Li. S f V ii ill 1 trnmm Villi iwi Going to Greece Photo courtesy of Mark PhilbrlckBYU Shown doing the hurdles while at BYU, former American Fork track standout Tiffany Lott-Hogan has qualified to compete in the Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece, in August. For the complete story, see page 6. Housing or commercial? Downtown AF to make choice By Barbara Christiansen City Editor Along American Fork's Main Street are busi- nesses and homes, in some places closely mterrningled. " To make those residential resi-dential and commer cial uses more compatible, compati-ble, the city created the " CC-2 version of the central commercial zone. In it, for example, the businesses in the area are required to meet similar setbacks from the street as their residential neighbors. For the most part, the zone has worked well, allowing The city is considering options to allow some housing hous-ing in the CC-2 zone, in con- "The question is what to do with the back (yard)." Rod Despoin junction with the commercial uses which front the street. There could be residences built behind the commercial buildings, if the city approves the proposal. Under the present laws, such construction on the inte rior of city blocks is pcrmissi- the flavor of the neighbor- bje in certain areas, but there hood to be maintained. are conditions which must be "It was Dut in place in the met. Two residents are cited as heroes American Fork honored two of its own at flag ceremonies cere-monies which began Steel Days events last week-Tiffany week-Tiffany Olds and Craig Campbell received the recognition. recog-nition. The American Fork police had been investigating a 6tring of stolen property, including lawn equipment from front yards and garages. Olds called a report from the Neighborhood Watch of a suspect vehicle traveling north on 1-15 near the Lehi exit. With the description" of the vehicle, the Highway Patrol apprehended the thief who had just stolen more property and was on his way to a pawn shop. "Because of Tiflanys vigilance, vigi-lance, we were able to solve eight thefts, five burglaries and stop any further crimes," said her nomination from the Police Department. "It is hard to know or track how many crimes have been prevented because a Neighborhood Watch member was on duty. This type of service to the community is what Neighborhood Neighbor-hood Watch is all about Campbell is a patrol officer offi-cer with the American Fork r "to rr- if" r t-mmS ife , J t jpm late 80s or early 90s to preserve pre-serve the flavor of the historic his-toric homes along Main Street," said Planning Commission Com-mission chair James Hansen. "It is becoming evident that more of those homes have turned into businesses. The problem is that a lot of them have deep lots and the ' question is what to do with the back (yard)." City Planner Rod Despain agreed. "Now there is no practical way to use the back area for commercial and you end up ,with things like an impound " yard," he 'said. Two of the main requirements require-ments are that there must be sufficient access for vehicles to get to the interior block and the housing style and density of the interior project must match what is in the surrounding area. If the proposal for changing chang-ing the residential use in the CC-2?zone is accepted, the access to, the interior of the project could be less than a public street, although the specific width has not yet been determined: w . . "I anticipate there jvUl. be.; a 'lot of discussion ort 1n&" Bawl Despain, Tiffany Olds Police Department. He recently returned from "15 months in Iraq. "We are tery grateful he, was kept safe," said Police Craig Campbell Chief Terry Fox. "We were elated to have him back. He has been with the city for a long time. Everybody felt his ' .''absence." Bike auction set for Saturday, July 1 7 The American Fork Police Department will hold a bike auction on Saturday, July 1 7 ' It will be at 10 a.m. at the police station, 75 E. 80 North, American Fork. Around 50 bikes will be auctioned. They range from children's to high end models. More than coincidence? Fourth Ward fire razed historic church By Betty G. Sfeas American Fork City has had an active, loyal volunteer fire department depart-ment since May 1910. Nowadays their " training, equipment and aggressive firefighting techniques put them near the top of Utah's volunteer vol-unteer departments. It is inevitable that on occasion they pause to look back on some of the worst fires fought by the department depart-ment Most of the veteran firemen can count the major fires of the last 60-years on the fingers of one hand. They cite the Cameo Theater fire in 1944, the Grant Apartment fire in 1959, the B&T Egg Plant blaze in 1970 and the old celery plant fire in the mid-1960s. But, they always come back to the fire which destroyed the American Fork Fourth Ward Chapel on Saturday, June 20, 1975. The blaze began in the ceiling and attic, where it smoldered in ancient wiring doing substantial damaged to the structure before it burst into flames and spread throughout the spacious attics, partitions par-titions and many remodeling projects. proj-ects. Once burning, the fire was swift, shocking and devastating. It impacted impact-ed not only the ward members and the firemen involved in the catastrophe, catastro-phe, but the entire community because of its historic significance. Finally, we discover that while the fire destroyed this valued structure, the loss united ward and stake and ultimately the entire community. The story deserves retelling. About the building The building was home to the Fourth, Fifteenth and Nineteenth IDS Wards in the American Fork East Stake. The Fifteenth Ward had recently been divided from the Fourth Ward. Fourth Ward Bishop La Von Har-ward Har-ward was conducting an interview with Kenneth Smith in the bishop's office about 5 p ro. When Smith left the office he saw clouds of black smoke billowing out of the roof of the central part of the building. He raised the alarm. The church was one of the four original wards designated on July 1 4, 1901 when the Alpine Stake was reorganized. Warren B. Smith was named as the first- bishop of the American Fork Fourth Ward The four wards were provided with 400,000 double brick to build the new chapels under the direction of Alpine Stake President Stephen L Chipman. Each chapel was built much alike, working from the same blueprints and design. Each original building featured a chapel and a square entryway. The dedication of the Fourth Ward chapel took place on March 17, 1907 with President Joseph F. Smith present to preside over the ceremonies. Apostle Francis Lyman and Andrew Jensen, the LDS Church historian accompanied him Apostle Lyman offered the dedicatory dedicato-ry prayer 540 members and interested inter-ested citizens attended the dedication. dedica-tion. There were a few incdifkations during the years, but the original wiring, some installed as early as 1901, was largely unchanged. The first additions to the building were made during the tenure of Bishop John Pulley, when a Relief Society room, a few classrooms and 'V- S f vli I It A' 1 1 'i'l w f 1 if t j 1? . 1 si. r ' i jr -c American Fork Fire Department black smoke billowing out of me irtd portion of the church. a bishops office were added at the east side of the original chapel. Other dafisrooms were added at the north of the building" while Willard R Devitt was bishop. The cultural hall was added on the west side of the chapel during the tenure of Bishop Ljie Tregaskis, who also added an organ to the chapel in 1964. There had been two previous small fires, both caused by the slack units were first on the scene. Note roof of the building. This is the orig- coal in the furnace stoker. 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