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Show Utah Press Association Annaa Guttierez 1521 E 3900 SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 Business: MATC competition, A6 I Sports: Football r W(\t SERVING SPANISH FORK VOL. 4 / NO. 35 I \ J. ~T Guardian of Your Community News enttnel SALEM • MAPLETON • WOODLAND HILLS • ELK RIDGE formerly The Spanish Fork News WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 Educational kiosk dedicated Salem candidates campaign for primaries Brent Hanks Christy Hardman STAFF WRITER Courtesy photo MANY THANKS: Parks and Recreation Director Dale Robinson presents Susan Olavarria of Edison Mission Group with a thank-you gift, a panoramic sunset shot of the windmilFs^yi'hotoguru Eric Melander. Namon Bills EDITOR Spanish Fork City held a ribbon cutting for an educational kiosk for the wind farm Friday, Aug. 28 as a prelude to the second annual Wind Fest. The kiosk is located on Gomex Road, to the south of the wind farm, and is set up with enough room for a bus turnaround so school groups can visit. Christene Waston McKell, public affairs director for Wasatch Wind, said she'd worked on the wind farm from the beginning. "It was a long time coming. ... Now we have a place people can come to learn about the turbines," she said. State Representative Mike Morley was the contractor whose company built the kiosk. "We're thrilled to have had an opportunity to participate in such a worthy project and hope it will be something children and adults alike will enjoy in coming years," he said. Susan Olavarria, director of communications for Edison Mission Group, flew in for the ceremony. She explained that Edison owns 25 wind farms in nine states. Out of all of their projects, she said the Spanish Fork site receives the most requests for tours. Olavarria said the creation of this kiosk is part of Edison's commitment to education. Following the remarks, Elaine Hansen, special events coordinator for Spanish Fork City, presented thank you gifts to each of the speakers for their help with the kiosk and sponsorship of the Wind Fest. Following her presentation, the official ribbon cutting was held and "turbine birthday cake" was served to those in attendance. SF celebrates annual Wind Fest Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER Residents of Spanish Fork know a lot about wind, and now they even have a festival dedicated to it. The 2009 Wind Fest celebration was held Aug. 28 and 29, and also marked the one-year anniversary of the Spanish Fork Wind Farm. Due to the current economic climate, Spanish Fork City was unable to provide funds for the second year of the Fest. Few complaints were heard about the admission price of $5 per car as it included coupons for two free kite kits and a ride down the zipline. Crowd favorite Kiteman Productions returned for a second year and wowed crowds with amazing kite flying from the back of a SeaDoo zipping around the reservoir. The large kites would dip and flip and the tails of the kites would come very close to the audience. When Kiteman wasn't performing, padLindsay Wolsey / The Sentinel dle boards and outrigger A BLUSTERY CELEBRATION: The second annual wind fest was held Aug. 28-29. Families had the opportunity to fly kites together, as well as watching kite shows by Kiteman Productions. See WIND FEST • A6 Brent V. Hanks is running for reelection for Salem city council. His main accomplishments in his first term in office were to finish the civic center, to bring in the grocery store, Crisps, to build the new city shop, and to help complete the city PI system, though Hanks said, "Of course I didn't do any of that by myself." His responsibilities have been to head up the roads and sidewalks, and the city shops and parks. His main goal if he is reelected is to work on the roads. He said as the PI system went in, they had to do a lot of tearing them up, and while he feels they've done a good job patching, he wants to see the roads done right. "Utah State University came in and did a study on our roads, and rated them and told us what we should and shouldn't do," Hanks said. They gave the city a 20year plan for perfecting the Brent Hanks roads, and Hanks wants to see it put into effect. While fixing the roads does take money, Hanks' goals do not include raising taxes. He wants every department in the city to put money into the roads. "Because everyone uses the roads," he said. Hanks has lived in Salem all his life, and he was fire chief for eight years, so he said he understands a lot about the city. He was in his family's furniture business for 30 years, and now he's self employed. Hanks has five children, and ten grandchildren. Sidney M. Jorgensen Jen Allen STAFF WRITER Sid Jorgensen is a long time resident of Salem City and has three beautiful kids that he has raised in the community. Having lived in Salem for nearly 36 years, Sid feels in touch with the community's needs and wants and is excited for the opportunity to further serve his city. For the past five years Jorgensen has served as part of the city's crucial planning and zoning commission which he feels is his "civic duty." This is also the motivating factor in why he is going to run for a council position. Jorgensen knows that while you can't make everyone in town happy, you have to watch the growth of small towns such as Salem very closely to ensure that the community values are standards of living are upheld. Jorgensen has found time in addition to his time spent on the planning and zoning Sidney M. Jorgensen board to coach youth sports within the community and feels strongly about being a part of the process. Jorgenson said his credentials have come through a life of experience. "We're not born with credentials, but we learn and grow into things. People should have a voice but should act as well." Jorgensen is happy to say that he is just himself and wants to be a part of the process while learning and seeing how it all works. Sterling Rees Jen Allen STAFF WRITER Sterling Rees is the proud father of 6 children and 5 grand children and has lived in Salem for the last 4 years. Originally from Loa, but having spent time in Roosevelt as well, Rees knows all about living in small communities and thrives on the small town atmosphere. When asked why he wants to run for Salem City Council he said, "I wanted to be involved and be a part of the community . I love it here and want to make the quality of life better than it is.' Reese considers himself See CANDIDATES • A7 |