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Show 2tt$iiHcvttlfi e d I T I 0 N SU ut YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, SCHOOLS: FFA students collecting canned food TOWN HALL: St. Nick drops by tree lighting INSIDE: Tree lot lights up North County IBt.. ..,uu DUUbNTS (I N Prep lEaEy VI I rf Utah Valley High School Sports SETTING UP 4 .V "WWW an.-vwi, k . .... '1 DAVIS ARCHIBALD, Daily Herald Jose Torres helps guide an irrigation pipe into the trench on 300 East near 300 South in American Fork as part of their pressurized irrigation project on Nov. 2008. Water project in A.F. making progress Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF With detours and torn up roads, it may seem to many American Fork residents that the pressurized irrigation project has already been going several years. The city is, however, how-ever, nearing the end of the major portion of construction in its first year, with more than a year to go. Project manager John Schiess said things were going well. "I think it has been going pretty good," he said. "There have been some normal bumps in the road, but overall I think it has gone well." Initially the project was planned to last three years, but the timeframe has since been changed. "Originally we were planning on three years," Director of Public Works Howard Denney said. "Now we are trying to fast track it and get it done in two." He explained that the bid climate, or opportunity op-portunity for the city to get favorable bids See PROJECT, Page 3 By the numbers ) 110 miles of pipe I Close to 7,000 service connec-' tions I Two reservoirs I Lower reservoir near Fox Hollow Golf Course has 27 acre feet of water, or 8.8 million mil-lion gallons Nutmeg cookie recipe wins first-place honors Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF 1 utmeg cookie logs and mint chocolate brownies ! were the top winners in ', the North County News-si News-si papers holiday cooking contest. Kath Hurd of Orem submitted the r i first -place winning nutmeg cookie log recipe; Kaleen Jerman of American Fork turned in a close second-place for mint chocolate brownies. Because the two desserts were neck and neck in the judging, the newspaper staff interviewed each and both recipes are printed below. See CONTEST, Page 3 7T - Jit J ----".. -J ' d -ii h u f Hie ' fJfV ' MIKE RIQERTNorth County The priw-winning holiday recipe for the Holiday Cooking Contest was nutmeg cookie logs submitted by Kath Hurd of Orem. American Fork resident Kaleen Jerman was also awarded for her mint chocolate brownies. Nutmeg cookie logs Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes Makes about 8 dozen cookies Sift together 3 cups flour 1 tsp. nutmeg Cream 1 cup butter Gradually add: 34 cup sugar, creaming well Blend in: 1 unbeaten egg 2 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. rum flavoring Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. thor-oughly. Shape the pieces of dough on a lightly floured surface into long rolls, one-half inch in diameter. Cut in 3-inch lengths; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes until light golden brown. Cool, spread frosting on tops and sides of cookies. Mark frosting with tines of fork to resemble bark. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Frosting Cream 3 tablespoons butter with 12 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. rum flavoring. Blend in 12 cup sifted confectioners sugar, beating well. Add 2 cups additional sifted confectioners sugar alternately with 2 to 3 tablespoons undiluted evaporated milk or cream, beating well after each addition until of spreading consistency. Briefing CANNED FOOD DRIVE CONTINUES - Do you have an "I CAN attitude?" The American Fork Fitness Center does. "Something for everyone" is the American Fork Fitness Center's slogan, and the center is aiming to expand ex-pand the truth behind the saying by reaching out and giving back. The 2008 "I CAN" Food Drive is the center's cen-ter's first of many events planned to make a positive impact on the community. The idea for the drive was brought about by Hilltop Aquatic Swim Team coaches and has expanded to include not just swimmers, but also specialty programs and patrons. To make it a little more interesting, the drive, which started Dec. 6 and ends on Dec. 19, has turned into a contest. Swim Team vs. Specialty Programs, and PatronsManagement vs. all. Each group's goal is 670 items, but more will be especially welcomed. Canned items will be accepted at the front desk from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. On Monday Dec.1 5, from 3 to 9 p.m., the facility will be free to use for the cost of two items per person. BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNC The personal fitness equipment at Provo College's American Fork campus gets a test run. PROVO COLLEGE OPENS LOCATION IN AMERICAN FORK Provo College has opened its fifth campus, this one in American Fork at the North Pointe Business Park, on the south side of Interstate 15, near the 500 East interchange. The initial offerings at the American Fork location are personal fitness training, Web design, graphic design, criminal justice, business and accounting. Additional classes will be offered in the future. At the opening ceremonies for the campus, American Fork economic development director Debby Lauret said there was a need for the facility. ; .' "Education is the key to having a great life," she sad. "Welcome to American Fork. We applaud you and welcome you." Jonathan Bullen, president and CEO of the college, col-lege, told about the history of the school and its development. i "Provo College got started in 1984," he said. "There are many more classes now. The classrooms are small and there is a good ratio of teachers to students. stu-dents. Classes are held during the day and at night. There are also online classes. We really do treat the . students as customers." There are several start times during the year, with the next one in January. "We try to get students in as quickly as possible," he said. "There is a full-time placement program and we strive to have 95 percent placement of the students", ACTOR TO ASSIST WITH CHARITY EFFORT - Movie and television actor Vincent D'Onof rio will appear in American Fork this afternoon, meeting the public and giving autographed pictures at Rib City Grill. The actor is the brother of Toni Jorgensen, who owns Rib City. She has agreed to donate all proceeds, except the cost of the food, from sales on Thursday and Friday at the restaurant. They will be used for the "Cops and Kids Sharing" effort with the American Fork Police Department, in which officers use the money to help underprivileged local children do Christmas shopping. Rib City Grill is at 648 E. State St., American Fork. D'Onofrio is the star of "Law and Order: Criminal Crim-inal Intent" on which he plays detective Robert Go-ren. Go-ren. He has appeared in several movies, including "Men in Black," in which he played the bad guy, ' Edgar "The Bug." Because of his relationship with "Law and Order," Or-der," his sister selected the police effort to dedicate dedi-cate the funds that are raised. "We wanted to use his name to get the word out so that the American Fork Police Department will get the proceeds from people coming in and eating on Dec. 11 and 12," she said. "We will take our food costs out and all of us will work for free on those days. We are trying to raise at least $2,000." 6 Hl,61055 00050" "8 ..ffl.ew".wvifc . .... -v J'rr'vt TIT-TV? 7WS8 AT0UAL AC PWPl IOAOFD If ATM! P ONSTAR C0 PASS M8780MSHP 144610 iAimi urn a ft I mTimmi rfiimimnil ' 01V..AT.LEATHEB KIM MlVitjUWI IV VULU I M lOADEO! MSRP 129920 $i)6lfCT 10 HUM Ult Fllfl Ttf I UCTNSi. Hi.'. Wlffl IH EFffCt THW DfC. f MM |
