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Show Thursday, May 29, 2008 Page 2 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN (mm mmEn NEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED Girl bravely donates hair BarbarCMstiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Ten-year-old McKenna Eoff celebrated her birthday early this month in an unusual way. She got a haircut. Not just any haircut, but one with special significance. She had been growing her hair for about two years and it was past her elbows. Her grandpa, Phil Nielson, encouraged encour-aged her to use that hair to help someone else someone suffering with the baldness that comes with cancer and its treatments. McKenna donated 14 inches of her hair to "Locks of Love," which makes wigs for cancer patients. She has been surrounded by cancer in her family. I ler grandmother, Sherry Eoff of Texas, died in January from lung cancer and her great -uncle, Jack Perkins of Virginia, died three weeks ago of liver cancer. Even then, the decision wasn't an easy one. "My grandpa had sent me a little picture of my hair that he erased some of it on the computer," com-puter," she said. "I kept saying I want to but I don't want to. I couldn't decide." She finally took the plunge and headed to Fantastic Sam's. Her mother, Heather Eoff, said the hair stylists usually make one ponytail and cut the hair. In McKenna 's case, her hair was so thick they had to do it in two separate ones. "She got 14 inches taken off," she said. "They have been collecting hair to mail Carver Continued from Page 1 Lew Jensen's "Profitable Hobbies," Hob-bies," Edlef sen began honing his woodcraft ing skills. A. carving of a tree as a frame for a mirror took Best of Show at last year's Utah State Fair. His carvings have also won awards and been shown at the Monte Bean Museum. A fascination with the intricacies intrica-cies and details of birds brought with it a challenge could he carve realistic, lifelike birds from a block of wood? After studying birds, their characteristics and their anatomy, anato-my, Edlefsen was ready to be NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS 399 E. Stale St. Pleasant Grove Marc Haddock 443-3268 North County Editor mhaddockheraldextra.com Cathy Allred 443-3262 Lehi, Saratoga Springs, PI. Grove callredheraldextra.com Barbara Christiansen 443-3264 American Fork, Alpine, Cedar Hills bchristiansenheraldextra.com Mike Rigert 443-3265 Orem, Vineyard mrigertheraldextra.com Beky Beaton 443-3267 Sports bbeaton heraldextra .com Josh Walker 443 3260 Advertising Account Executive jwalkerheraldextra.com Volume 135 American Fork Citron Daly Herald Edrtion USPS 018-680 a vwwkly newspaper published at 399 E. Slate St., Planar Grove, Utah 84063 Periodcab Postage Paid Pleasant Grave, Utah 8406? and additional mailing offices Ponwt: Send adrtesschariges to the Anieman Fork Oteen, PO. Box 7, American Fork, UT 84003 0007. PuM Thursdays by Lm Pultoi Inc Mamtwr: Audit Bureau of Circulations Tl I , I!, I ; "a f i j jijr r tats &rif I'M-jrvfrM - :. W f r; 'Li- ylf.yw. McKenna Eoff shows the hair she of Love. off." McKenna said she also got encouragement from another friend. "My friend was also giving me some help," she said. "She cut it and did it for Locks of Love, too. She gave me some tips on how it would feel and everything." "I am glad I did it," she said. "I think I might start growing it out again and do it again." Her mother agreed. "I am so proud of her for doing it," she said. gin his project. He spent about 900 hours carving his prizewin-ning prizewin-ning piece. Carving the wood is the last step, according to Edlefsen. His work began with an in-depth study of the featured Magpie Jays. He analyzed photographs of the birds and studied their unique qualities and traits. He looked up pictures on the Internet. He studied bird specimens at the Monte Bean Museum. He scrutinized detailed de-tailed model casts of the birds anatomic correctness is vital in the woodcarving competition. competi-tion. Intricate details are critical to award-winning bird carving the precise placement of eyes, the distinct and delicate Phone: 756-7669 Fax: 756-5274 DAILY HERALD PUBLISHING CO. Jennette Esplin 756-7669 Office Manager Julia Fullmer 344-2570 Project Coordinator, DesignerCopy Editor Allison Davies 344 2570 DesignerCopy Editor Ashley Franscell 344 2585 Photographer Issue 22 Heather Eoff had cut off to donate to Locks COMMUNITY NOTES City looks at Vineyard Connector Con-nector plans American Fork City personnel have expressed concerns about the possible placement of the Vineyard Connector, a road UDOT has planned to run between Orem's 800 North and the West Main freeway interchange in American Ameri-can Fork. UDOT has received funding for the roadway, which is to be constructed to help alleviate traffic problems when the freeway undergoes expansion. lines of feathers, the accuracy of joints in legs and toes. After sketching and then sculpting his concepts in clay, Edlefsen was ready to work on carving his birds. Fine detailed work calls for precise tools. He uses high speed drills much like dental drills, to make the thinnest of cuts. For the fine work a 400,000 rpm drill is used. The tiniest details are actually actu-ally burned into the wood, using us-ing a wood burner with a finely calibrated tip. How does he create such detailed and lifelike looking feathers? "One line at a time," Edlefsen said. Edlefsen was able to devote time to his new hobby by giving Becoming Indiana Jones cott idolizes Indiana Jones. Which is quite remarkable remark-able when you consider that my 9-year-old grandson grand-son is onlv allowed to watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark," because be-cause the other Indiana Jones movies are rated PG-13. Still on Monday he showed up for an excursion to Provo Canyon dressed as Indiana. The hat was familiar he'd borrowed that from me but the rest of the get up was something he'd assembled on his own. He had to improvise the whip, since his mom wouldn't buy him one. We all thought it was cute, but we made him change before we headed for the canyon tor a holiday bike ride. He wore the hat anyway. I think the Provo River Trail is a great example ex-ample of a well-designed trail. We had never biked the upper trail, from Nunn's Park to Vivian Viv-ian Park, so we decided to start our ride from Nunn s Park. We figured we could bike up the trail to its end, then we would return to our picnic site and some could ride down to the bottom bot-tom of the canyon while others drove down to pick us up. We had Scott, his mom and dad, his little brother, Toby, and two little sisters We figured fig-ured Toby, who is 7, could make the trip, but park g d probab'y Just P,ay m te The bike ride up was everything we had hoped for. Bridal Veil Falls was spectacular And Toby made the trip just fine, although he dawdled a little on the way back. We didn't even mind the damp and the cold, once we got biking and warmed ourselves up When we left the park to go home, several ot us were on bikes even 4-vearM a k,b Who Still USPS trninmcr urhaalo c .. vu t u . r, T " own With TobV riffht hphinH Mnm. . , , . : miu far behind us. far behind us We were headed for Canyon View Park where Grandma and Dad were to be waiting We met grandma biking back up the trail. Scott and I were coasting down at a fine speed and I figured she'd hook up with the dawdling ' She figured I'd wait for Toby on the trail to Locks Several members of the city staff have expressed concern that the road could divide the community. "One of the downsides of arterial class roads is that they have a divisive nature," planner plan-ner Rod Despain said. "They are kind of a Chinese wall." Despain De-spain said UDOT did not plan on allowing access directly onto the road and would have a limited number of intersections. intersec-tions. "The more intersections you have, the less divisive the road is," Despain said. "The state may not agree." American Fork has created a shoreline protection zone, paralleling the lake, and does not plan on allowing development develop-ment in the area. They have said the Vineyard Connector would be good to nm between the shoreline protection zone and developable area. UDOT, however, is considering placing plac-ing the connector road farther to the north. City officials plan on making an official statement state-ment from the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, expressing a united view of where the city would like the road to be placed. Planning Commissioner named Marie Adams has been named to a term on the American Fork Planning and Zoning Commission. Adams has been a member of the city's Transportation Committee. Commit-tee. Zone change recommended On May 21, the Planning up some of his other interests. He cut back on club memberships member-ships and his sporting activities. Giving up coaching youth soft-ball soft-ball was one difficult sacrifice he had to make for his art. He and his wife, Valerie, have raised five daughters who are now grown and on their own. Being empty-nest-ers, Edlefsen and his wife left their Pleasant Grove home of 23 years and moved to American Fork last year. Their new home has a spacious spa-cious yard which includes a freestanding studioworkshop. A contractor for more than 25 years and as owner of Bella Marble and Granite, Edlefsen is now able to devote mornings Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN , j ! boards, but we were able to leap out of the way in time. When we came to the mouth of the Canyon, and still had no found Toby, we started asking riders if they'd seen a determined 7-year-old pedaling his way along. "I saw him down by the Riverwoods," one bike rider told us. Apparently he wasn't dawdling any more. We increased our efforts. Finally I spotted a small bicycle parked on a bench and that's where we found Toby. Two young women had found him onthe bench crying, cry-ing, and had stopped to help. We were all very relieved when we were reunited. All in all, he had showed some remarkable street savvy in his long adventure. We figure he pedaled about 12 miles in all. I asked how he had crossed the streets, and he said he had pushed the button and waited for the signal. Smart. "Did you know where you were?" I asked. "When I saw the sign that said 'Welcome to Provo' I figured I was in Provo," was his reply. u... .' Again, sman. ana l lea, un ine way DacK 10 me car, anu me con i ' : j ... jtj-:jji n ftiyson were cernea parents, j...-. our adventure "Indiana Jones and the Lost Brother." Then we all went home, cooked hot dogs on the barbecue and watched "Raiders of the Lost Ark." We'd had enough real life adventure for one day. of Love Commission voted to recommend recom-mend a zone change for a little more than two acres at 629 W. 200 South. It would be changed from the residential agricultural agricul-tural zone to a low density residential resi-dential zone. Clint Bean, the owner, plans on creating a two-lot subdivision subdivi-sion in the area. Bean has animals ani-mals on his property and, with the zone change, would have to give up the right to have them if they were removed for any extended period of time. Company seeks site plan George Hatfield, representing repre-senting Orion Construction, appeared before the Planning Commission on May 21, to get an approval for a building for his company's office at 251 E. Main Street. Commission chairman James Hansen told the group that in 1998, the city approved a site plan for the lot Hatfield now owns and an adjacent one. They were both under the same ownership at the time and had a single site plan for both properties. Hansen Han-sen said in order to approve one for Hatfield, the city would have to repeal the previous plan, which would leave the other lot without a plan. In his motion to approve, commissioner Kevin Tea included in-cluded a stipulation that the city staff would work with the owner of the other lot and get a new site plan for that property. prop-erty. to his company and afternoons to his art. He's excited with the direction his life is taking. "I'm 56 years old and I'm changing careers," he said. Carving, to him, is a labor of love, and he enjoys the time spent in his studio, creating and carving. "I come in here and lose; all track of time," he said and smiled. i Two of Edlefsen's works are on display at Bella Marbleand Granite, 100 E. State, in Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove (just north of Purple Turtle). He can be contacted at 492-3660 or at mickeyleestu-diomsn.com. mickeyleestu-diomsn.com. . where it cut off to Canyon View Park, so she waved to him as she passed and met up with Alyson and her mother. So while Scott and I pulled off the trail at the right place, Toby just kept on going. When we realized he had missed the cutoff, Scott and I leaped on our bikes and headed out on a rescue mission. All of the clues led us to think Toby would stick to the trail, since he was slow we figured we would catch him rather quickly. Our trail took us along a raging river, but we avoided getting too close, so we didn't fall in. We had to deal with wild natives on skate .i j i.i ocuu anu i ueuueu iu can i j. t a t Memorial Continued from Page 1 who said they appreciated the opportunity to teach their boys about sacrifice. Kevin Barnes said there had been national attention given to a humanitarian project from the residents of American Fork and others to give aid to the people of Iraq in honor of Nathan. "We are grateful for the good it did as it blessed those people and helped them understand the love that people have for freedom," he said. RoseAnn Gunther, who coordinated the first humanitarian hu-manitarian effort, is planning another, he said. "There has been much good that has come from Nathan's sacrifice," Kevin Barnes said. Jay Barnes referred to the Continental Army in America's Amer-ica's early years, honoring those for their patriotism. "This is the service that Nathan exemplified," he said. "It was not about the paycheck pay-check or the adventure. His service was always personal." person-al." Jay Barnes said Nathan's letters spoke of lives that were touched and the freedom free-dom that was protected. "I have spent much time pondering and thinking about the meaning of the loss of my brother and what place that will hold for me and my family in the future," he said. "I will be forever grateful for Nathan's sacrifice. sac-rifice. It is a sacrifice that I cannot repay, a service that I cannot fulfill. I hope that we will keep in mind the great love and remember to be thankful for these things." Blake spoke of Nathan Barnes's sacrifices. "He went to war so that others would not have to," she said. "He had big plans, not just dreams, for the future. fu-ture. He put them all on the line for all of us. Sacrifice for freedom is nothing new. It is what created and continues to sustain America." "I made a sacrifice, though it was not my choice," she said. "It is now my responsibility responsi-bility to have Nathan's sacrifice sacri-fice be part of my family. It is not only a sacrifice but also an honor." Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presented a flag and medals earned by a soldier killed in Afghanistan to his stepmother, Sonia Acevedo. Kelvin E. Feliciano Gutierrez was killed in 2003, but she had never received the remembrances. Broadband Continued from Page I come about that should get us enough revenue to make the bond payments," Thompson said. "That's the plan. It's an emerging market." He said George Schade, the city's broadband director, would work toward creating a marketing and business plan. Schade said the residents would not notice much of a change in their broadband service. The two ISPs which currently have contracts to provide the service, will still be able to continue those. . "That company will honor the ISP contracts that we in place and continue to move forward," he said. Thompson said future plans call for Surpha to provide pro-vide additional services. "They eventually want to offer the triple play for the citizens," he said. The triple play includes Internet, telephone tele-phone and television. "That will take some time to get some fiber to the homes. This organization is going to work at getting fiber to the home. It would have the bandwidth and speed to offer all three services. I don't think the citizens citi-zens are going to notice any blips at all." GOING ON VACATION? DONATE YOUR PAPER i CAU. TO DONATE YOUR NEWSPAPER, i I TO NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION . ' 375-5103 i www.kcraidextra.cor.) |