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Show V jry- V DuilHrraUi EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, MAY 1,2 s't i..vc ''J Si 4 ,.Jr SCHOOLS: Arbor Day contest winners announced TOWN HALL: City to purchase historic paintings SPORTS: Track stars prep for the big meets Business AFTER INJURY, MAIM BECOMES CHIROPRACTOR A. .A 4 A. 1U ' 5" ft ' K 1 7 L Sty council considers adding trails Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF American Fork is still on the trail to constructing some trails in the city; however, the journey jour-ney seems to be taking longer than anticipated. Councilwoman Sherry Kramer has been spearheading a change to the city's master plan regarding its trails system. She said she has been watching watch-ing and seen development take place in locations where the city had planned to put trails. Fearing Fear-ing there would be no room left in the future, she has asked for additions to the city's master plan to add more places for the trails. The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the change and take comment from the public at its May 7 meeting. Public hearing on trails Planning and Zoning Commission Com-mission Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m. City Hall 31 N. Church Street, American Fork The City Council would act on the commission's recommendation recommenda-tion at a later date. That action would make the change official and would be the provisions which would guide the city in future development. Kramer said she has been , -'! A, K -v ' MARK JOHNSTON, Daily Herald See TRAILS, Page 2 Nikki Rowley of Cedar Hills jogs down 48th West in Highland Saturday. FIESTA 'i ' ' i if 1 n - J--r-t' " ' f f ! i """"""""" BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Yara Murdock, Osiris Garcia and Hashira Garcia dance at the American Fork Public Library's celebration on April 28. Library grant enhances Spanish-language collection Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Strains of Mexican music filled the children's area of the American Fork Public Library Monday evening as the library celebrated cel-ebrated "The Day of the Child The Day of the Book." The event was one of two which the library li-brary did during the last year as part of a grant it received to enhance its Spanish-lan guage collection of materials. The other was reinstating storytime in Spanish. Initial estimates showed around 100 children chil-dren and adults, mostly Hispanic, attended the fiesta. Volunteers provided activities for those in attendance. Paul Sampson and Adrian Thayn read "The Three Little Pigs" in Spanish, Span-ish, showing pictures and doing puppetry to depict the story.- There was also face painting, a game with a toy, the Mexican hat dance, a Mexican jumping bean game, and flower crafts. Sisters Osiris and Hashira Garcia attended the celebration in native dress. Their family moved from Guadelajara, Mexico to American Ameri-can Fork about 13 years ago. Osiris said she enjoyed the festivities. "It is awesome," she said. "I think I will . like the pinata the best. I think there will be See FIESTA, Page 2 City plants trees in observance of Arbor Day Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF American Fork has added trees to its parks and has more in the works this weekend. On Friday, crews planted seven Norway maple trees and two Red Oaks in Rotary Park, at 400 South and 200 East. It was in observance of Arbor Day, celebrated traditionally the last Friday in April. Mayor Heber Thompson said they were a plus for the city. "This city is full of trees and continues to add them," he said. "Thanks to the Beautif i-cation i-cation Committee and other interested parties in the city and city officials, we are add ing some more beautiful trees to Rotary Park. Our city for some time is becoming more sensitive to the environment and especially to what trees add to our quality of life. They clean up the air, add oxygen and beauty." "We are pleased to add nine trees this year," he said. Thompson said American Fork had recently been designated desig-nated as a "Tree City, USA," and that the planting was a part of the program. "This confirms our commitment commit-ment to trees," he said. Juel Belmont, of the city's Beautification Committee, said the city had planted five trees Mlft BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Crew members load one of the trees on a vehicle to carry it to where it was to be planted in Rotary Park in American Fork. The city planted seven maples and two oaks in the park as part of Arbor Day activities See ARBOR DAY, Page 2 on April 25. . , Community PARADE ENTRIES SOUGHT - The American Fork Steel Days Committee is seeking entries in the Grand Parade, which will be held July 19. Civic, nonprofit, school and church entries are able to join the parade at no charge. Other entries pay $100, or $150 if after June 1. Those who wish to participate may go to the city Web site, afcity.com, click on residents, then celebrations, celebra-tions, then entry forms. Anyone with questions may contact organizer Tiffany Tif-fany Olds at 400-7946. ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN-UP - American Fork City's annual spring clean-up will begin Saturday and run through May 10. Dumpsters will be available at Art Dye Ball Park, 550 E. 1000 North, from 8 a.m. to dusk. If the dumpsters are full, the individuals should wait until they are emptied before placing materials. Nothing should be placed on the ground. No dumping should be done on Sunday. MISS OUTSTANDING TEEN SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT AND MISS AMERICAN FORK SCHOLARSHIP SCHOL-ARSHIP PAGEANT - There will be workshops May 14 for those interested in applying for Miss Outstanding Outstand-ing Teen and Miss American Fork. The teen program is relatively new to the Miss America organization and was created for those 14-16 years old. Those teens . must live, work or attend school in American Fork to be eligible to participate. The orientation will be from 6-7 p.m. at the American Fork Public Library, 64 S. 100 East. The teens will participate in a mini-pageant that will involve a brief personal interview with a panel of judges and a talent performance. The Miss American Fork Scholarship Pageant will have its orientation from 7-8 p.m., also at the library. That pageant is open to young women 17-23 years old. They must also live, work or attend school in American Fork to participate. The pageant includes a personal interview with a panel of judges, a brief on-stage interview, lifestyle and fitness in swimwear; talent performance and evening wear competitions. . New to the pageant is a separate service projectplatform projectplat-form portfolio that offers another scholarship opportunity. oppor-tunity. Both pageants will be held Aug. 16 at American Fork High School. Anyone with questions may contact director Staci Robison at 362-3681; Renata Smith at 318-3049; or Megan Wettstein at 368-5091. NEIGHBORS IN ACTION TO MEET - Neighbors in Action, a group of individuals interested in bettering better-ing American Fork, will meet May 10 at 10 a.m. in the American Fork Public Library, 64 S. 100 East, American Ameri-can Fork. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Cathy AllredNorth County Teresa Russon of Lehi looks at the new memorial marking the historic Lehi Sugar Factory site showing Stan Russon's, her husband's work captured in bronze. The dedication of the memorial was given by Lehi Stake President Stan Smith Saturday. SUGAR FACTORY SITE GETS MEMORIAL Beneath the shadow of the old Lehi Sugar Factory smokestack, a new memorial tells visitors about the sugar beet industry and its impact on the community's communi-ty's economy at the turn of the 20th century. The memorial cast in bronze depicts the factory during dur-ing its most prosperous time, the early 1900s, and reviews the history of the sugar beet industry. President Stan Smith of the Lehi Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave the dedicatory prayer on the cold and windy Saturday afternoon with approximately 100 people joining in the "amen." Hutchings Museum director Susan Whittaker is seeking stories about the sugar industry in north Utah County. Those who have recollections of that time can reach Whittaker at 768-7180, Tuesday through Friday. I I u,,61055 000501 tnndnn 3D jf c , ' t i ii i i i i ii m v if a. I col' MICRUISE S76480 w'W ' S7SI W .wri iuw. """" mq m Klfflt NIL 0 K rllffl tmnjm'GH r 1 w hlJ U |