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Show i mm mrs. - m t v mm .v i 1521 I i , ;.c i (SALT LA-P .-it-., ;,, YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER " ' j ;nts SCHOOLS: A.F. band marches all summer long TOWH HALL: Online utilities payment fee pone SPORTS: Spikers compete at elite level S3 Business CUSTOMER FLOCK TO SPANKY'S RESTAURANT alesimao assaults A.F. woman Janice Peterson DAILY HERALD A door-to-door magazine salesman was arrested ar-rested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting assault-ing an American Fork woman in her home. Police say Brian James Mask of St. Louis works for an Illinois-based magazine subscription sub-scription company. The man had been in Utah for two days, staying in a motel in Sandy with other salesmen from the company. American Fork Police Chief Lance Call said Mask was selling subscriptions along the 900 block of 100 East when he came to the home of a 58-year-old woman living alone. The woman allowed Mask into her home to give his sales pitch, after which she asked him to leave. Call said Mask then became angry and physically and sexually assaulted the woman. According to a police affidavit, Mask choked and punched the woman in the face during the attack, knocking her unconscious. The severe facial trauma required multiple stitches, and police believe Mask left the woman for dead. Call described Mask as 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 275 pounds, while the woman stands at 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 125 pounds. "That is significant," Call said. After the attack, Mask fled from the home and the woman called police. Call said the police po-lice department was able to put out a description descrip-tion of the suspect in an attempt to locate him because the woman gave a good description of his features. "She was very courageous," he said. "She's a real survivor." Soon after police sent out a bulletin to locate Mask, he was seen by Lehi police boarding an express bus to Salt Lake City. Corporal Jeremy Elswood of the Lehi Police Department saw a man fitting the description of the suspect getting on a UTA bus at 100 E State St. Elswood was stopped by traffic and alerted the station and Officers Rory Carlisle and Chris Hadlock were able to stop the bus. They found the suspect matching the clothing and tattoo description and with bloody knuckles. knuck-les. "It was a great observation of Corporal Elswood," LPD Sgt Jeff Swenson said. "The See ASSAULT, Page 2 MANY GREAT YEARS TOGETHER '."4 V t'"': V' J K' -.v N i p . I i I ..." J'f-' ., . ' A " - ""NT I 6 if ' vmr! I BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Don and Thelma Overly with their dog, Lady, in their American Fork backyard. A.F. couple celebrates 70th anniversary Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Don and Thelma Overly make it look easy. The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week. Not seventh, seventieth. seven-tieth. They said there was no real secret to making it into the eighth decade. When asked the question, Thelma Overly simply said, "Ask him." Don Overly explained. "If we get mad or have a disagreement we forget it before we go to bed," he said. He paid a tribute to his wife. ' "She has been the rock because I have been so busy in athletics. She had to raise the kids, run the house and even build the , house," he said. Thelma Overly said she did just that. "I even laid the hardwood floors," she said. They were excited to move to their v . ' American Fork home, partly because it had a large lot. "When we bought it I was so excited. It . was a half block deep," she said. "Now I am wishing it wasn't so big." Since they are both 92 years old, they might be excused for not caring for their large yard. However, the garden area behind the grass and hedge still sports tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and green beans. Not to the same extent they used to, however. "Until the last two years we have planted a lot," Don Overly said. Thelma is also known for her rose garden. They are each facing challenges with hearing loss, but are otherwise in fairly good health, - "I attribute that to not having vices," Don Overly said. "We eat healthy foods. She is a See ANNIVERSARY, Page 2 City to add 6 acres-to cOTeteirjf Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF After about four years during which the general public has not been able to purchase cemetery lots in American Fork, the city is entering into an agreement to purchase six acres of land to add to the cemetery. Officials estimate that it could take care of the residents' needs for 20 to 25 years. Voters will go to the polls in November to decide whether to spend $3 million to purchase the land and put in some of the first improvements. The land is north of property already owned by the city, on the north side of 700 North, along 100 West. There is land at the corner which the city owns. There had been concrete bins built at that location, but they were torn down before being put into use. On that section of cemetery land, the city anticipates it could construct 400-500 400-500 burial lots. The portion under consideration could have more than 6,000 lots. That move has not come too sooa About four years ago, the City Council declared a moratorium on purchasing cemetery lots. They could only be purchased for an actual burial of an individual already deceased. One other lot could be purchased at the same time for a spouse or other family member. Despite that moratorium, the cemetery was running out of room. "We have had only about 50 lots available, most in undesirable locations," said sexton Ray Garrett. Gar-rett. "There could be about 500 additional ones in the new area." With between 150 and 200 burials a year, that land would be filled up soon, said councilman Dale Gunther in an interview. "There have been prior attempts at-tempts to buy land," he said. "The mayor went to the governor, seeking to buy land by the Developmental De-velopmental Center. The state wasn't interested in selling it. We have talked with some property owners who have land close to the cemetery." City officials are signing an agreement, indicating an intent to purchase the approximate six-acre parcel. There are three conditions which need to be met before the agreement would be binding. See CEMETERY, Page 2 Community Briefing -J. 5 4 -i ns JL CATHY ALLREDNorth County Former Miss Utah Kathy Loveless and former Utah Jazz player Mark Eaton prepare for their motivation presentation at the quad chamber dinner on Aug. 20 at Mellor's Hidden Meadows. HISTORIC QUAD CHAMBERS MEET - The Lehi area, American Fork, Draper and Southwest Valley chambers of commerce members met across county lines from Salt Lake County to Utah County at Mellor's Hidden Meadows for a singular quad-chamber meeting on Aug. 20. Former Miss Utah Kathy Loveless and former Utah Jazz player Mark Eaton were the motivational speakers. "It was amazing," said Heather Miller, Lehi Area Chamber president. "We had 70 people and everyone who came loved the speakers; it was very motivational ... It was excellent (with) great feedback, really good networking." The next combined chamber event will be a luncheon on Oct. 7 for the American Fork and Lehi Area chambers with keynote speaker Lew Cramer, president and CEO of Utah's World Trade Center and former director general of the U.S. & Foreign Commerce Service. SINGERS INVITED TO AUDITION - The Timpanogos Chorale is having auditions on Sept. 4. They will be at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 31 N. Church St., ' American Fork. Those who audition should be prepared to sing a simple song. An accompanist will be provided. The chorale rehearses Thursdays from 7:30-9 p.m. In City Hall. Concert dates are Nov. 30 and Dec. 19. The guest conductor is Dr. Donald Ripplinger. Those with questions may contact Lorrie at 756-8359. KICKOFF MEETING FOR 2009 LADY CAVEMEN GOLF SET The first season of AFHS girls golf will begin be-gin In March. A kickoffinformation meeting will be held Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. at Fox Hollow Golf Club (formerly Tri City Golf Course) at 1400 N. 200 East, American Fork. This open house and meeting is for all interested 10th through 12th grade AFHS girls and their parents as well as freshmen girls who will be attending AFHS next year. They are invited to "Be a Part of the Start." They may come and learn about the new season, including tryout dates, clinics and other events. They may also tour the new Fox Hollow clubhouse and renovated golf course, and meet professional golfer and AF alumnus Gina Higbee and club professional Rick Roberts. There will be giveaways, refreshments and demonstrations. For more information, call Coach Shirl LeBaron at 756-4771. BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT PLANNED - There will be a benefit golf tournament on Sept. 6 at the Thanksgiving Point Golf Course. Organizers hope to sell out the event and have a goal to raise more than $40,000. It is to benefit the Cystinosis Research Network. Net-work. It is a rare, genetic metabolic disease that primarily primar-ily affects children, causing an amino acid, cystine, to accumulate in various organs of the body. The group's goal would provide money for research for more than 2,000 children worldwide. In addition to players, there are openings for event sponsors and hole sponsors. Event sponsors may sponsor spon-sor an early bird breakfast, lunch, driving range or the drink cart. Hole sponsors have seven options for recognizing recog-nizing the golfers. Anyone who wants information about sponsorships or playing in the tournament may contact Tim Miller at 768-2232, ext. 9. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES - The American Fork Public Library will begin registering children for the fall story-time story-time activities starting Sept. 15. There will be stories, including in-cluding crafts and other activities for children 3 and up. There is also a seven-week program for children 3 and under, called "Mom and Me." For American Fork residents resi-dents the charge is $5 per child for the dinosaur stories and $1 for Mom and Me. More information is available from the library at 763-3070, 64 S. 100 East, or on the cityWebsiteatwww.afcity.com. . EARLY DEADLINE - Because of the Labor Day holiday, holi-day, the North County Newspapers will have an early deadline for celebrations, including weddings, missionaries, mission-aries, birthdays, anniversaries, and Scouts. They are due Friday at 2 p.m. to appear in the Sept. 4 edition. The deadline for public notices remains at 10 a.m. Tuesday and for obituaries it is 11 a.m. Tuesday. Classified Classi-fied ads are due at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The North County Newspaper offices are at 399 E. State, Pleasant Grove and may be reached at 756-7669. H 6 ,n,61055 00050" " 8 V |
