Am EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR iMtiunuui. SPAPER -THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 50 CENTS i SPORTS: Baseball promises to be tough again SCHOOLS: AFJH picks winning spirit shirt design TOWN HALL: Senior citizen center renovations r An BUSINESS SLC LAW FIRM OPENS OFFICE IN ALPINE Forum explains irrigation system Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF The dirt should start moving in the next two weeks, and American Ameri-can Fork City is planning an open house to let people know about it. The public is invited to Forbes Elementary School, 281 N. 300 East, American Fork, on Wednesday Wednes-day from 4:30-6 p.m. to learn more about the city's pressurized irrigation system. "We wanted to be right there at Forbes, because shortly thereafter they will be able to see construction construc-tion in front of Forbes," said project proj-ect spokeswoman Jessica Wilson. Forbes is also near the center of the first phase of the project, the area which is scheduled to be completed this summer. At the open house, the public may see displays illustrating how they should hook up to the irrigation irriga-tion system, when it becomes available. They may ask questions about their individual systems and how they will interface with the city's. "We are going to actually have the contractors chosen," Wilson said. They will also be on hand to answer questions. Project representatives have also invited members of the board of the American Fork Irrigation See IRRIGATION, Page 2 Phase 1 300 West to 100 West from 990 North to 700 North I 200 West to 760 East from ; 700 North to 300 North 200 West to 600 East from j 300 North to 100 North I 400 East to 600 East from i 100 North to Main Street TOOLS OF THE TRADE 4 Jf ' f- 1J j Photos by MARK JOHNSTONDaily Herald Josh Nay of American Fork shapes wood turning on a lathe that he uses to make pens. Amer. Fork teen creates hand-crafted pens Barbara Christiansen North County staff In a day and age of instant communication, there I are those who use only keyboards and printers not pens. However, there are those who not only use the pens, but create custom-designed pens. SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOSH NAY of American Fork is one who makes the pens. He crafts them from wood with exotic-sounding names, like cocobolo, purple heart, kingwood, rosewood, rose-wood, Honduras rosewood, paddock, pink ivory, black palm and blackwood. Other types of wood are available upon request. When he was in ninth-grade at American Fork y See PENS, Page 2 Finished pens handmade by Josh Nay of American Fork. A.F . fundraiser spotlights local talent Christie Dalley NORTH COUNTY STAFF It isn't American Fork Idol, but "AF Has Talent" will give anyone who wishes a chance to take the stage 7 p.m. on Saturday Satur-day at American Fork Junior High School, 1120 N. 20 West. Tickets for the event are $6 per person and $25 per family at the door. Fresh from a first place win in a competition for cheerleading teams held last month at the Energy En-ergy Solutions arena in Salt Like the AF Twisters cheerleading team will sponsor the fundrais-ing fundrais-ing event. Participants will compete for the $100 prize. Each of the team members also put together a gift basket. A silent auction for the gift baskets will begin at 6 p.m. One basket will be displayed each day in the front hall of the American Fork Fitness Center where the girls practice. "We have had baskets with BYU and JAZZ tickets, a gardening gar-dening basket, a Beanie Babies basket and a Barbie holiday basket bas-ket have been displayed so far," Michelle Baily, Janelle's mother said. "There is a list of all the baskets bas-kets there also." The AF Twisters are going on to national competition at Knotts Berry Farm on March 29. This is the first year for the two teams which will compete. The Platinum team is for high school girls. The blue team is for those younger. They each have members mem-bers from American Fork, Cedar Hills, Lehi and Highland. See TALENT, Page 2 Community Briefing i BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Jackson Matthew Traynor with his parents Matthew and Amy Jo, of Lehi. Jackson was born on Leap Day at American Fork Hospital. He is wrapped in a blanket decorated with frogs, which was made by volunteers at the hospital. LEAP DAY BABY - Jackson Matthew Traynor was born on Feb. 29 at American Fork Hospital, one of the Leap Year babies of the day. He is the first child of Matthew Mat-thew and Amy Jo Traynor of Lehi. "To be honest, we didn't want him to be born on Leap Day," Matthew Traynor said. "Two weeks ago at a doctor's appointment, they told us don't go very far away. We thought it was going to happen right away. His due date was March 4. Today (Feb. 29) was the one and only day we didn't want the baby." The couple left for the hospital at 3 a.m. and Jackson Jack-son was born at 4:40 a.m. Matthew Traynor said they changed their minds. "We are excited," he said. "Mom and baby are healthy. We are happy he came. Now we are tickled as can be about it." They have debated whether to have his birthday party in February or March in the three of four years there is no Feb. 29. In the meantime, Jackson went home with a blanket decorated with pictures of frogs to commemorate Leap Day. It was made by the hospital's Volunteer Auxiliary. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE US 89, 2000 NORTH, OREM TO 100 EAST, AMERICAN FORK The Utah Department of Transportation invites the public to provide comments on the State Street Environmental Study at a public hearing on March 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Mount Mahogany Elementary School, 618 N. 1300 West, Pleasant Grove. There will not be a formal presentation; citizens are encouraged encour-aged to stop by to view the displays and visit with the project team members. Information presented to the public at the public hearing will include intersection and roadway design. The Draft Environmental State Study will be available for review at the public hearing; hear-ing; it is also available on the project Web site, www. udot.utah.govstatestreetes or at local libraries within the project area and the UDOT Region 3 Office (658 N. 1500 West, Orem). Anyone unable to attend the open house may still submit written comments postmarked by midnight, April 4, using any of the following methods: The project Web site: www.utah.udot.govstates-treetes, www.utah.udot.govstates-treetes, E-mail: mailto:statestreetesutah.gov; Phone: 763-5280; or mail to: State Street ES, Horrocks Engineers P.O. Box 377, American Fork, Utah 84003. EASTER EGG HUNT PLANNED - The Annual American Fork City Easter egg hunt will be held on March 22 at Rotary Park (250 East 400 South), starting promptly at 9 a.m. There will be four age group divisions divi-sions for children, up to 12 years old. A small bag of candy will be given to the first 500 children. This year there will be some new surprises, including a free picture pic-ture taken with the Easter Bunny. PROVO COLLEGE TO OPEN IN AMERICAN FORK Provo College, providing degree, certification and diploma programs in Utah, has announced that students stu-dents interested in enhancing their skills will have a new choice in higher education when Provo College opens its second campus in American Fork. They plan on being open in October. The new campus will be located lo-cated just off Interstate 15 in the NorthPointe Business Park, 752 E. 1180 South in American Fork. Provo College's new campus in American Fork will serve increasing higher education needs of adult learners and recent high school graduates throughout Utah County. American Fork mayor Heber M. Thompson Thomp-son said, "We are pleased to welcome a branch of Provo College in our city to provide a broad range of excellent education options for our citizens." The new campus will include several features, including in-cluding a student lounge, computer laboratory and a forensics laboratory for studonts interested in cutting-edge forensics for the College's criminal justice program. "Success at our Provo campus led us to look at American Fork," said Provo College president, Gordon Peters. "Many of our students at our Provo campus commute from American Fork and surrounding surround-ing communities and will benefit from the new, more accessible campus." 1 "6 055 00050"" 8 iw Mtww m"W nwww w tM-isttwa,ji ' . ( It