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Show rr hrl S41 F MARRIOTT - LIB UNIV 3 OF UT ORDER-E- SS SERIALS SALT LAKE CITY v Mi 84115 flJv3 uvj !1 6 UT l I f I jr than any other source! For home delivery call or see our web site 756-766- a single copy 50 cents Wednesday. July 21. 1999 Vol. 21, No. 29 mmm t l l nil ill More LOCAL news www.newutah.com are Three school sites v. V7 under consideration c i?7 Three possible sites are being considered by members of the Alpine School District board of education for the fourth elementary school to be constructed in the district. A site in west Lehi owned by the district and two sites in Eagle Mountain were proposed for the construction of a $6.5 million elementary school the fourth elementary school to be constructed from funds approved by voters in June of ". jiV-'-n 12-ac- re 1998. The site will probably be E selected at the Aug. 10 meeting of the board with construction to begin soon after in order for the school to be completed in time to open in August of 2000. Jack Reid, assistant superintendent K--6 north, told board members the need for a new elementary school in the Lehi area is predicted on the growth that is "V. hv v 4-- V I v. '. ' , . f Pfioto by Cathy Alfred Aspiring paleontologists dig up Tyrannosaurus Rex eggs Ancient Life that will be located at Thanksgiving Point. Massive museum it ft of world's largest exhibiting fossils - hi ;f J of dinosaurs By Thanksgiving Point K. J? was By with room for two 737s as well. It will also have a 35,000 square foot unfinished basement for storage purposes. Sixty five feet tall at the highest point, on the outside d east wall there will be a bias relief of two dinosaurs. And according to Cliff Miles of Western Paleontological Laboratories, another principal in the project, The plan is to have more standing dinosaurs than any other place on the planet." The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2000. There will be a 350-segiant screen theater with a wide IMAX tall by screen, an exhibit hall, cafe, concessions, area, gift shop, and a natural history art gallery. The second phase will have dinosaur and fossil exhibits, a science library, a large conference area, and an interactive laboratory. It will hold mountings of the tallest and one of the longest dinosaur in the world. Specimens that have never See DINOSAUR on Page 12 at 45-fo- unique. Children in construction helmets holding small excavating shovels and brushes dug in the dirt until they found a Tyrannosaurus Rex egg. Some held up their prizes, others got busy and brushed the dirt off the fossil replica. After the media was done taking photos of the children and the dignitaries, the children then passed out small toy dinosaur eggs to the 75-fo- ot Photo by Marc Haddock dinosaur skull was one of many fossils on display prior to the groundbreaking as examples of what could be exprect-e- d when the museum opens. This guests. On a site just south of the Thanksgiving Wall Garden Point's Restaurant complex and the result of two years of planning, it will be the site of the seven-acr- 12-un- it 76th annual Cedar Fort festivities are in full swing life-size- ' -- Cathy Aured Lew City Editor The groundbreaking ceremony for the North American Museum of Ancient Life at taking place particularly in west Lehi, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. He said within both the Lehi Meadow and Elementary Elementary attendance areas, there is new development on the west side of town. Meadow is also affected by development taking place in Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. Both schools will be over capacity by the fall of 2000, he said. By geographic area, the new school, when opened, would include 341 students from Eagle Mountain, 222 from west Lehi and 117 from Saratoga Springs. The total new school population of 680 is somewhat arbitrary, he said, with exact numbers to be determined at the time new boundaries are set. The new school will help ease the overcrowding at Meadow, which has registered an average of 22 new students per month for the past 12 months. The school has a 1,100 student capacity, satellite and including a four trailers, Reid said. Eagle Mountain parents spoke in favor of a school in their community, saying they believe both long and short term growth will be significant. While no decision was made on the school, site, board members picked Union Pointe of Salt Lake City as contractor for the and Sanstrom building, Architects for the architects. at Friday's ground breaking for the North American museum ot utah's Iurassic Park at Thanksgiving Point will be one 9 at e largest dinosaur museum in the nation. As described by Kyle Harris of KMA Architects, one 747 passenger jet would be able to fit inside the planned 83,500 square foot structure Chariynn Anderson The 76th Annual Cedar Fort Pioneer Day Celebration is already in full swing this week with plenty of fun for residents and visitors alike. If you come to Cedar Fort on Friday, July 23, expect to get wet. Even if you forget your super-soake- r, grab a bucket and join in town-wid- e the day long water fight. Be fore-warne- hash browns, pancakes, egps to order, juice, coll'ee cr hot chocolate. For more information, call Steve Jeffery at The rodeo slack starts at 8 a.m. at the rodeo arena. will be at Parade line-u11:30 a.m. at the corner of 100 W. and 100 N. 768-433- p The Correction "unarmed" passers-bare NOT off limits for a soak- theme "What The water fight, which began more than 50 years ago with boys and girls drenching each other's sleep-ovparties, is now a firmly entrenched Cedar Fort tradition for Julv er 23. Cedar Fort starts July 24th bright and early with a delicious breakfast in the park from 6 to 9:30 a.m. Adult plates are S4, children 11 and younger S3 and family rates are available. The menu includes sausage and bacon, is It Means to Live in Cedar Valley." Children y ing. parade will begin at noon. The The July 24th Rodeo Slack will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday. July 24, and not 9 a.m. as stated in the July 14 edition of Lehi Free Press. d: 1. under five must be accompanied by a parent or an older child. Everyone is invited to so participate, bring your horse, bike, roller blades, or decorate a float, a or a sign, dress in flag carry a costume, and be creative. For more information call Julie Sorenson at 7 or Julie Mohler at The Carnival at the Park will begin at 12:30 p.m. Events will be a bake, sale, cake walk, four-wheel- 68-358- er 3 768-841- hole-in-on- e golf, basketball, face painting, craft sale, dunk-Se- e CEDAR on page 12 Karen Ashton steps info her garden and shares the vision By Cathy Allred City Editor largest Lehi departing on a Thanksgiving Garden tour, Allen Ashton spoke to the group of dignitaries present. "My wife and I have had quite a fling out here," he said. While many chuckled, the beneBefore factor went on to explain, "We have planted over 50, 000 trees over a period of two years." Ashton was followed by his wife Karen who reflected on their reason to create the gardens, "What an incredible planet we live on...I am so grateful every day to see the clouds roll by....I am partial to the garden because gardens are good for the soul: people should come here to heal and I hope that you will find something beautiful in the garden." ' Under construction and scheduled to open in the summer of next year, the garden will surpass any other garden in the state of Utah, It will have the largest outdoor or indoor model train system in the world and will also be the home to the ' man-mad- waterfall e feature in the world. Sounds good but at Thanksgiving Point it also looks good. The mountain that will be part of the train environment is already on its way to completion. The workers are also up on the scaffolding building the waterfall wall. There will be a cast iron carousel in a formal garden and there will be a Secret Garden based on the book and movies. There will be a area called the Monet Bridge with ponds and oriental landscaping. The area known as the rose garden will fill a one acre area larger than two average household yards. Garden mazes both for young and old, a Noah's Ark, and an outdoor amphitheater by the waterfalls will be other highlights of the Garden. Larry Sager ia helping to head the project and has taken sabbatical from Utah State University to be able to do so. The gardens are being landscaped on the property that well-know- n used to be owned by the Fox family of Lehi where they had a dairy farm. Lehi councilmember Robert Fox about the spoke Thanksgiving Point Gardens, "I think that Great Grandfather Alfred Marshal would be very pleased with what they are doing here. I think that they (the Fox family) would all be very happy." " It is a living project and when I think of the width and breadth of what they are doing here it is incredible. In little, old Lehi we are going to have a place like no other in the United States." The tour of Karen Ashton's Thanksgiving Gardens was part of the preliminary program for the museum's groundbreaking ceremony. Planned to be comparable to the famous Busch Gardens and d when joined with their the course, golf Thanksgiving Garden will play !' I N' I ' .f, V - er top-rate- a significant part of the Thanksgiving Point as a tourist destination. Pnoto by Cothy Ailred Karen Ahton njoy$ a little levity with a group of dlgnitariei visiting the Thanksgiving Gardens. |
