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Show Page 2 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, March 30. 2006 t fJEVVS AtJO NOTES m 7 For whom the bell tolls red Anderson works on the huse for the hell tower which will he pluved on top of American fork City Hall as part of a remwat ion effort. Closing Continued from Page J sitting dirwntosume home ci Hiking and good conversation. Ironic ally, those dainty chairs hosied many conversations that heled cook up the success of surrounding athletic teams The Yogurt Parlor liecame the designated lunch spot for fcxrt-baD fcxrt-baD coac hes from neighboring schools to meet and strategize. When asked how often he pat ronized t he parlor, Coach Bob Eckles of American Fork High School resp mded. "just five days a week is all." f-i is colleague, col-league, Davis Knight . remembers remem-bers drawing plays on napkins ver homemade soup. "When you said you would see someone at the parlor .. .1 hey knew where you meant," Knight said He and Lckles would oli en run a five mile round trip, between classes, just lo get a yogurt. Notwithstanding its name, The Yogurt Parlor will be NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS Peasant Grcwe Kirk Parkinson 7i,6 76G9 U.v P'csi Icni'Putiiisher ' i ia- i'is:i!:W he'ril:le.tra com Marc Haddock 756 7669 U:tf C U'' ld;'or n'ia3:i- e (0--Mi,-K!'tta com Or-' l Cathy Allred 766 7669 Lent. Ssi'dUKia Spnugs, PI Gave cdii'ec!i'hf!-aw.r& com Barbara Christiansen 766 7669 A-nencrin Fort,. Alpine, Cedar Hills behnstia'iserfie'ci:le'a com Chris Peterson 344 ?556 O'sm. Vine'va'd cKi!ersoHa'heradelia com Beky Beaton 756 7669 Spots bbecrtori'heraldetra com Lane Dubois 756 7669 Adselrsmg Account Executive lduboisheraldelra com NEWSSTAND PRICE: $0.50 SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS 1 year (in Utah County) - Sunday, Thursday and holiday deliveries (which includes the week ol Easter plus Memorial, Independence, Pioneei, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Veer's Day). 1 year (outside Utah County) 1 yaa (in Utah County Thursday only) USPS Olt SaO IISSKI 4411 imOim.lilrUKnttiV timet maMaooa '-fn-tmtwii1 lw turn in Mamtwr -u.tr (w r . ,jnt. 'ir TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED BARBARA CHRISTIANSEN 'Nortfi County missed for more than just its yogurt . Throughout the years, sandwiches, soups, and their famous meat pies and fruit 1 art s have added to the parlor's popularity, nurtured by owners Evan and Betty Brady. Betty was hesitant lo be interviewed. in-terviewed. "1 don't want this to be a story about a couple of old folks running a yogurt parlor," she said. She indicated that t here is no i ime 1 o wasi e as she holds up a yellow lined paper. It is a scribbled phone order for Lone Peak High School, possibly possi-bly their very last. "This is the real story," Betty insisted, as she starts cutting dough and dropping spoonfuls of meat and vegetable stuffing in the center. "This has always been about our community, our employees, and the loyal customers cus-tomers that have been so good lo us over the past 20 years." She folds the dough and pinches the edges, closing up each pie w it h 1 he same deliberat e accep-tance accep-tance with which she will close her shop tonight at six. Phone:756-7669 Fax: 766 274 DAILY HEI11D rciLinivo 00. nuns Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Office Manager Chris Peterson 344 2556 DesignerCopy Editor Casey Rogers 344 2570 DesgnerCopy Editor Rachel Rybicki 344 2558 Designer, 'Copy Editor Jeremy Harmon 344 2545 PhotoaraDher If Renovations to be finished in July Barbara Christiansen American Fork's historic city hall is scheduled to be finished wiih renovations in July. City offkials said they would probably have rededica1kn ceremonies when the work is complete. Mike Leishman, of Cooper, Roberts, Simonsen Architects, reported to a work session of the City Council on March 23 J hat the construction firm was beginning to rough in the electric elec-tric al and mechanical systems. "They are also beginning const ruct ion of the bell tower," he said. A framework for the tower has been being built on the front lawn of the csy hall, 31 N. Church St., to be put in place atop the building. Director of Public Works How ard Denney said some members of the public had asked what the "pyramid" was for. He explained k was for the tower renovation. When it is put in place, there will be a replica of the original bell which was on the building. The actual bell was moved to Robinson Park when the tower was removed when previous work was done. Leishman showed the council coun-cil members samples of the original color from the interior of the building, including the punched tin ceiling and wallpaper. wallpa-per. The architects will work wit h similar colors in restoring the building. The downstairs rooms will be done in lighter Ada Eckles, a long 4 ime employee, em-ployee, and coach Eckles' wife, was by Betty's side, stnTing up memories as she stirs the steaming steam-ing vegetables on the stove. She reminisced about missionaries who would stop in for free yogurt, yo-gurt, and about friendships that have formed through years of dedicated service. "There was that order for 300 pies; remember that one?" she said. Betty smiled and explained that the dilemma with large orders is not making them, but keeping them warm. The Bradys understand the importance of warmth. Their emphasis in training their employees has always been customer service. "The product we sell is not near as important as the way people feel when they walk through that door," said Betty. "If someone needs an order at eight a.m., we'll come in early and get it ready." The Bradys' dedication to their customers also extends to their employees. Some, Peas sir, can I have some more? , anned peas. I Mention school lunch, - and 1 think of canned t peas. Pres. George Bush the first one was criticized criti-cized when he said he didnt like broccoli. But 1 think I have a lot of company when I say I dont like canned peas. They just dont taste like the real thing, do they? And they certainly dont have the same pop as you get from fresh or frozen peas. The texture and flavor of canned peas were burned into my mind in elementary school when 1 carried my lunch tray, with a mound of canned peas which I had not touched, to the garbage can for tossing only to be confronted by a male teacher whose name 1 no longer recall. "Did vou trv those peas?" he asked. "No." "They're perfectly good peas," he said with the air of adult authority. "You're not goingtothrow those away are you?" He didn't mention children starving in China, but the image was there. "Yes." "Well, you take a bit e of them first. 1 wont let you throw them away until you try them." I d tried them before, but that was not irnportant. When a teacher told you to do something, even if it was something as distasteful as eating canned peas, you did it. 1 put a spoonful of the peas into my mouth, emptied the rest of the tray into the garbage, and made a beeline for the restroom, where I spat out the peas . I had thwarted the voice of adult authority, author-ity, but the bitter taste of the experience and the peas has lingered. They dont make school lunch like they used to. Now they make it better, a lot better. Last week 1 had a chance to go with some sixth-graders sixth-graders from Foothill Dementary in Orem to the School Lunch Food Fair in West Jordan. The food fair is an opportunity for the vendors who sell food to 12 of Utah's largest school districts about half of the schools m Utah to make a bid f or the schools' business far the coming school year. Hare's the good part. The taste-testers are kids students who will actually have to eat the food in question. tones, since they will be used for art classes. In the upstairs City Council chambers, the tones may be slightly darker because be-cause there are lots of windows, but still lighter than some of the original colors, to open ub the room to the light. The roof will have cedar shake shingles to replicate the original roof. COUNCIL NOTES 1 Transportation funding - The American Fork City Council voted March 23 to participate in transportation corridor preservation preser-vation funding through UDOT. Mayor Heber Thompson was to take that information to county officials prior to the funding being be-ing adopted. When residents of the community com-munity register their vehicles, a $ 10 surcharge would be added to the price. Those funds would be earmarked ear-marked to purchase the right of way for roadways. "It would allow cities in the county to better plan for their needs," Thompson said. I Attorney retained - American Fork City has retained the services ser-vices of David Hartvigsen to be legal counsel for the Western Water lawsuit. City Attorney Kevin Bennett would serve as co-counsel as his time permits. The tentative trial dates are in April and May and Bennett has obligations in that time frame. The suit is related to a group of people who filed claim on like Eckles, are veterans of 15 years. Others, like David Pierce and Melissa Nichols, are teenagers teenag-ers who attend the local high schools. The Bradys trust the teens with duties ranging from food to finances. "I get quite upset when people focus on how bad the youth are," Betty Brady said. "In over 20 years we haven t had a youth that we didnt trust and depend on." It's clear that the Bradys have molded more than just pies. They show their gratitude to the youth by supporting the local lo-cal schools. "They have always particpated in our Cavemen Cards and would often provide yogurt for the entire team said Coach Eckles. Incidentally, Betty's father, Leo Nelson, coached the same team in the fifties, while Betty's husband Evan was beginning his 39-year employment for United States Steel. In 1986, he and Betty saw a future through the historic Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN water rights they considered lapsed or forfeited I County Commissioner asks city concerns - Utah County Commissioner Larry FJlertson came to a work session of the American Fork City Council to ask council members what their concerns and needs were. He said he would take the issues back to the commission and work on resolving them. Councilman Shirl Le Baron asked about a possible extension exten-sion of 1100 East to the freeway. free-way. Ellertson said that road was part of a group of improvements, improve-ments, many of which would be made prior to reconstructing the freeway. Other possible roads which could be improved are State Street, Geneva Road, Redwood Road, SR-91 and an extension of 1000 South in Lehi "We would like to see these happen within the next five years, before we tackle 1-15 in the next five years," he said. Councilman Jim Cates asked about the response time the county had in rebuilding the road to the American Fork boat harbor which washed out in last spring's flooding. At the time of the meeting, asphalt had not yet been laid. Ellertson said he would check on it. Councilwoman Heidi Rode-back Rode-back asked about a county-wide library system Ellertson said there was interest in the idea. He said the idea was better received re-ceived when it was brought up last year than when it had been mentioned about nine years ago. paned windows in a tiny shop on Main Street. The rest is history. As for future plans, "We're just going to kick back, tie up a few loose ends, and see where we go," Evan Brady said. And as for that pie recipe... it will remain a secret, so forget about it." But one recipe that will not be forgotten is the Bradys' formula of dedication and service to the community and the youth that they loved. "I couldn't work for anyone better than them," Nicols said. "It was nice to work here. I wish they could stay open," added Pierce. The community wishes the same. The hometown feel," as Coach Eckles put it, "kept that little piece of American Fork alive." Tomorrow, as the light is dimmed on two decades of good times, the Bradys final farewell is summed up by the Dr. Seuss calendar hanging on the waft 'Dont cry because it's over, smile because it was. Talk about chokes. There were mare than 100 things for the students to taste and grade. When I went to A J. Winters Elementary Elemen-tary School we didnt write on slate boards, but the smart kids in the sixth grade were working math problems with slide rules there was no choice. There was one hot lunch. Everybody got the same thing, and everybody got everything. If you didnt like it, you could bring a lunch or go home to eat. Or have some mean teacher make you eat it bef ore you could throw it away. We sure didnt have any of the choices like those offered to the kids who were doing the tasting last Thursday. Take, for example, the orange chick en, which was one of the most popular foods at the food fair. That's pretty fancy stuff for school lunch, but 1 wouldnt be surprised if it turns up an your kids school lunch tray next year. Another chicken choice looked like an onion ring but tasted like a speed-up chicken nugget. I thought it was great, but it was probably too hot for most of the kids. And there was pizza. Lots of pizza. Heck, there was even breakfast pizza, covered with eggs and cheese and spices. Breakfast is now an important part of the school food program, and so dry cereals were on display, along with orange juice and tiny pancakes packaged pack-aged about four to a mkrcwaveable package. The vendors were pretty excited about their pancakes. The tasters also sampled burritos, pasta, drinks of all flavors and lots of desserts everything from doughnuts to brownies. Needless to say, none of the kids went hungry, which was a good thing, because the kids from Foothill Elementary were headed to the Hansen Planetarium, to visit other worlds after spending an hour sampling many foods that could trace their origins to other countries. What great idea, letting kids pick foods they like far school lunch. It's a far cry from the day when someone could force you to eat something you found unpleasant just because he felt like it. It almost makes you want to go back to school Change Continued from Page I revitalization effort. There have been numerous proposals propos-als in the past, but they have, for the most part, either not been adopted, or were adopted ad-opted and shelved. One of the most recent proposals several years ago showed many property owners own-ers and merchants were in favor of creating a business improvement district. They would pay into a fund, based on the square footage of their buildings, and those funds would go to make improvements. improve-ments. The head of the downtown group, George Brown, said he wants the spirit of cooperation coop-eration to continue. "1 hope that we can continue con-tinue to work with the people that come in to replace those who are leaving," he said. Through the years, parking park-ing has been near the top of most lists of suggested improvements for the central business district. Thompson suggested the city look at a parking plan similar to one used in Richfield, Rich-field, in which there is a landscaped land-scaped parking area behind the community's main street businesses. American Fork economic development director Debby Lauret agreed. "We have begun going out to meet with the business people," she said. "Parking is their number one concern." She said they have been offering of-fering help and advice to the businesses. Thompson said the city is looking to its planner and Planning Commission to offer of-fer suggestions for the downtown down-town area. "We are looking to them to provide some guidelines for the architecture and design that would be compatible with the heritage and history of Main Street," Thompson said. One example he pointed out was the former Brad-shaw Brad-shaw Auto Parts store at 67 W. Main. "That is the old interurban depot," be said. "We would encourage the new owner to preserve the architecture and appearance of the old budding" budd-ing" There may be support on the City Council for that viewpoint. Thompson, along with new council members Dale Gunther and Heidi Rodeback all serving their first terms have al been involved with Downtown American Fork, Inc. Former council-woman council-woman Juel Belmont, w ho serves on the city's Historic Preservation Commission, has also been a member of the group. Thompson said, "I think the real challenge is going to be how the property owners and the merchants can work with both downtown and the city in getting the right projects, proj-ects, right development, right restoration items in place." Thompson said he would also be willing to hear proposals pro-posals from developers interested in projects in the downtown area. "We are looking look-ing to them to provide some guidelines for the architecture and design that would be compatible com-patible with the heritage and history of Main Street" Heber Thompson MAYOR aim liSnti yo'iotiMFOFiLoev POOR |