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Show m ! i 1 M . i $ hi Jloke city H 1 mmmmm I i II mi mat MT a vr Of V 1 ;. I ? . jr. ,,,,,.,,, Til El ,r ill J CVABC C v Brandt's husband, Damn p Brandt acted as director and commented that the young committee had only four meetings and had already addressed two major issues, "We have not had a chance to run and function as a commitpro-tem- jr Jt Jh ma' V f; tee." The committee was instrumental in campaigning to get a school built in the valley and also in organizing, in less than two weeks, a private kinder-Se- e CVABC on page 12 Photo by Cathy Allred Director Glen Smith as Fagin with "his boys" Oliver by Melanle Smith declares October Cathy and Dodger by Chris Squires. New school design choosen Oliver! Saratoga moves to annex state land The Lehi City Arts Council's "Oliver opens this Friday, Sept 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lehi Jr. High School Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the Lehi City Library or at the auditorium door. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children, and $4 for seniors. The cast is a large one with over 28 children ranging from to 16 years-oldfour years-ol- d are Glen The Smith and Melody Johnson, the costume designer is Melissa Curwen who also is the stage manager, prop mistress, and ,, Kent Davis The growth of Saratoga Springs continues, with land annexations and the prospects of their new water and sewer lines being in place by mid-Novemb- Charles Dickens classic adds levity in song and caricatures with a silly little romance of Jay Hardman as Mr.Bumble and Widow Corney played by Jean Hatch. Juxtaposed against the villain Bill Sykes by Reggie Walker and Nancy by Traci Hatch, the story plays out tragedy as well as finds a treasure that, had othhold a happy ending. A musical that caters to ers known about it, they would have taken advantage of the the adult and at the same time appeals to young famiyoung hero. dark contrasts lies, the production has unrebetween the social classes, served seats only, so patrons the play adapted from the are advised to come early. makeup designer. The hero of the story is Oliver played by Melanie Smith with Dodger played by Chris Squires. The plot centers around an orphan boy who has run away to London to seek his fortune. After falling in with a bad lot and several misadventures, he . With ( . 756-764- vehiright pass on cle is stopped and is turning The mayors of Utah County left on Main, there have been have united together with their several near misses where a city councils to declare October motorist assuming a stopped 1999 as Utah County vehicle in front is turning left Pedestrian Safety Month. The passes on the right, only to have the pedestrian who is city officials are encouraging the residents to make pedestri- crossing in front of and is hidan safety a priority. den by the stopped vehicle, Traffic accidents are the nearly get hit by the passing leading cause of death for chil- motorist. dren under 15, nearly half of all Traffic on Main Street has pedestrian accidents involve increased dramatically during children. the last two years due to the As a result of increased traf- rapid of Eagle growth fic problems with pedestrian Mountain, Saratoga Springs, safety, the pedestrian traffic and west Lehi developments. law will be strictly enforced by Especially during the morning Lehi police from now on, particand afternoon rush hour it has ularly in the Main Street busi- become difficult for pedestrians ness district. Violators will be to cross Main Street and a few pulled over, cited, and will have businesses have complained to appear in court. The fines about the risk that customers will be determined by the take to cross the street from court. one business to another or to Even though it is legal to their parked vehicle. dissenting votes. needs but also has reserve funds in excess of $45,000. noted . that Way also although there was no policy in place concerning reserve funds, the town had maintained in the past a minimum reserve fund of about $20,000. It was recommended by the town attorney that the town council move to annex about 480 acres in Sections 11 and 3, southwest of the town center. The land includes school trust jjands, a Peck disposal site and an explosive plant. It was pointed out that if this annexation was completed by the See ANNEX on page 12 Lehi City 9 home delivery call or see our web site at www.newutah.com City Edtor Cathy Allred ' Ruth Brandt, director of Cedar Valley ABC, stepped down to help facilitate a call by members for reorganization of the group. She was voted back in and the organization was to remain the same with only two noted that the town not only had funds sufficient for their a single copy by By There were some who complained when the town budget was approved but William town administrator, Way, For 'Pedestrian Safety Month' when a the Allred director in and out By than any olher source! 50 cents Wednesday, September 22, 1999 Vol. 21, No. 38 More LOCAL news Lehi will soon have Porter Rockwell monument Orrin Porter Rockwell, who lived in Lehi from 1858 until 1861, is listed on the 1860 Lehi City census simply as a "herdsman." Of course, the renowned frontiersman, lawman, scout, and gunman, was much more than merely a keeper of animals, although he certainly knew his horseflesh. "He was brave & loyal to his faith, true to the prophet Jos. Smith, a promise made him by the prophet thro obedience it was fulfilled," is the epitaph on Rockwell's Salt Lake City Cemetery tombstone. In many quarters, Porter Rockwell is controversial, as colorful as "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Wyatt Earp. But that notoriety can have a positive impact on a town like Lehi, as local busi nessman Robert pQRTER on page the school. The narrow road and deep side ditches will be a hazard to children walking to and from the school but it was decided due to time constraints to begin the construction on the new elementary building as soon as possible that the City Council and School Board would have to handle the safety issue as a separate issue. scores remain high ACT Monument will be part of new Lehi Pioneer Park liked it and wanted to go with it," he said. The Commission referred the project over for approval to the City Council with cautionary remarks in regards to safety issues of curb and gutter along 700 South, a busy artery that cuts by the site of The Alpine School District Director of Physical Facilities Dave Holdaway presented a rendering of the new elementary school scheduled to be completed at approximately 1700 West 850 South in time for the 2000-200- 1 school year. It was, with a few minor changes, a clone of Eagle Crest Elementary. Holdaway admitted that it was 99 percent the same but that not exact. Items such as brick color and parking lot layout would be different. After a protest by the Lehi and Zoning Planning Commission, he defended the district's decision. "We have had six schools built with the plan so far; they Despite a .2 point drop from last year's scores, student test from this results year's t s dardized battery of tests which frequently required for admission to western and colleges, Cameron said. It provides the colleges with a measure of the academic preparation of applicants in four test is mid-weste- American College Test (ACT) in the Alpine School District remain higher in every possible comparison than either Utah or the nation. The 1999 ACT scores from 2,100 of Alpine's 1999 seniors who took the exam were presented to the Alpine School District board of education by Dr. Frank Cameron, District Director of Research and . , ; W I l 12 Porter Rockwell statue by Stanley Wanlas j " rn areas: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. A composite score, which represents an average from the four subject areas, is also recorded. The composite score on the 1999 ACT for local district students was 21.8 compared to 21.4 for Utah and an even 21 for the nation. Last year, Alpine students scored a composite score of 22 on the exam. its Evaluation, during September business meeting held in American Fork. The ACT is a nationally stan Lost and Found By Ann Shields The first thing Justin Williams said to his wife Chris when she found him 35 hours after he crashed his motorcycle was "give me a kiss." Then he asked for a drink of water, v She obliged on both requests, happy to have found him alive. Williams was found in a deep, sagebrush filled ravine Thursday about noon. Lehi resi- The dent had gone off the road Tuesday about 11 p.m. as he rounded a turn at about 10400 North 7100 West in Highland, traveling out of control into a ravine. Although only about 400 yards from two homes, and near the highway, 30-fo- ot he couldn't be heard as he yelled for help. "I could hear them in their backyards," he said from his bed at the American Fork Hospital Friday. He could also hear traffic pass on the road, but they could neither hear nor ? eehim. Justin was traveling west when he Baid he was cut off by another vehicle. Although he couldn't help . himself, he knew Chris wouldn't give up on him, that she would keep searching until she found him. "I knew she wouldn't give up on me," Justin said. She didn't, finding him about noon on Thursday, suffering from multiple fractures and dehydration. Chris said before she found him she was afraid she would be a widow with two children at 19. The couple are expecting their second child in November. She had been at her grandmother's home Tuesday night when she got a call from Justin saying he was on his way home and would probably beat her they would attempt to locate him, but he was an adult and they couldn't do much. "His fishing pole was by the door, no money or clothes were missing so there was no indication he had just gone " said Chris's mother, Loreen Mellor. Why they traveled the same four miles, again and again, stopping some time to walk it, they dont know. "We stopped sometimes and walked up and down the road, looking for anywhere that the weeds might have been compressed, but there were no skid marks, Mrs. Mellor said. "We just kept looking, kept coming back to the same area. We there. He never arrived. When he would leave and came back to on the same spot." still home wasn't Justin credits it to his Wednesday, she began calling family and friends. When they prayers. "I just kept praying hadn't seen him, she and her she would find me," he says. 1 mother, Loreen Mellor, began just kept praying she would e find me. I think praying was a driving along a stretch of road between his part of why she kept running friends place and home. down that road. "I just knew he had to be "I just prayed I'd get out of somewhere along that road," there alive." she said. Justin said during the time She filed a missing person See RESCUE on page 13 report with police and was told fPOOR COPY X.. f "WW i H i. f ""V . four-mil- Photo by Marc Haddock Chris Mellor sits with reporters' questions. her sweetheart, Justin In his hospital room while they respond to television |