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Show 08 3 -83 WW 3.. U tah eSS H'isuL . 307 West 200 South 85005 Ga.Lt Lake City, UT 84101 Steel Head? r T" "" -J 1 & J ' H ..:u; f - I I and check out our Special Travel Section Inside by Lyndia Carter There are some who believe that only Paul Bunyan could tie up a river. But thatjustisn'ttrue. Samuel S. Jones and a few other Men of the railroad tie drive down Provo River in 1888. Standing in the center is the crew's manager, Dan Jones. Josiah Smith is on the left and Dan Vincent is on the extreme right. Other crew members are not identified. (Photo courtesy of Clarence Taylor) thmtmis Stmt c owes to Qmn Santa Claus and Christmas decorating received an early kickoff this week with the announcement an-nouncement of the development of "Christmas Street" in Orem City. Miss Orem Kelly Roper and Santa Claus cut the ribbon for a residential development located at 1700 North 200 West, Orem. It will be opened November 25 through December 7 as a combination com-bination Christmas tree auction, auc-tion, Pageant of Homes, and "Ye Olde English Holiday Shoppe". Coordinators of the event include in-clude Pam Louder and Laura Gross of Westfield Real Estate and Development; Terry Hull Olsen, Steve Peterson Interiors; Peggy Campbell, Between the Picketts; and Dave Luna, i,.... ' ' ty i "'Si '' . 4 M ) It was breezy on the future site of Christmas Street last week when Miss Orem Kelly Roper and the old gent himself, Santa Claus, were guests of honor along with Orem Mayor Stella Welsh (left) for ribbon cutting ceremonies at a new residential development in north Orem. Behind Santa is Kurt Bestor, who is composing Christmas music to be played on Christmas Street. To the right of Kurt is Pam Louder, who developed the concept for Christmas Street. Other company officials were also in attendance. Alicia Tafoya's design of a fish is the latest metal sculpture added to the Orem High School Skybrary Gardens. (See Article below) sigII SB :i (MSiiii(io,ii early-day Provo businessmen could also do a good job of it. In fact, they made a practice of it through the 1880s and into the 1890s. They had the Provo River V Iff "a " American Liberty Financial Services. Ser-vices. The 14-acre development will be subdivided into ten building build-ing lots. "The philosophy of 'Christmas Street' is to provide Utah County with a quality alternative al-ternative to Salt Lake's Festival of Trees, Dickens Festival, and the Walker Lane light displays, while showcasing custom-built construction in a new subdivision," sub-division," Louder said. A "Currier and Ives" atmosphere atmos-phere will include carolers, vendors ven-dors serving holiday foods, music provided by Kurt Bestor, homes and landscaping decorated for the season, and heated garages with home and Christmas decor for sale. i i' I i r? , . V all tied up, but not in knots. Instead, In-stead, they used railroad ties, clogging the Provo River with them from Hailstone Ranch near the site of the present-day Jor- "Christmas trees in each home will be decorated and donated by local organizations to be auctioned to the highest bidder," Louder said. "Proceeds from that auction, as well as food and clothing drop items, will de donated to the Utah Valley Food and Care Coalition." Building lots will range in price from $49,000 to $70,000 and additional information may be obtained about either real estate es-tate or the Christmas Street event by calling 763-8900. Builders participating in the project are DeWayne Erdmann, J-2 Homes, Bryce Nelson, Brothers Construction and Ray Hutchinson. i , f , "ill I , - i -wyf,, 1 1 iwmn,,,,,.- ; ' . .r I1 ' , Manelle Dam, to the railroad i bridges in west Provo. i Railroad ties were big busi-ness busi-ness in the days of railroad ex-J. ex-J. pansion through Utah in the two J decades after the completion of the transcontinental railroad at ; Promontory Summit in 1869. 1 Using the wood from the moun- ' tains for ties took a heavy toll on the stands of timber in the Wasatch and Uinta Ranges. Logging Log-ging crews had to penetrate ever ' deeper into the mountains. Getting Get-ting the ties out once they were cut was seldom easy. Tie drives down major rivers was one method used. ' However, demand for timber started long before the railroad; wood was one of the first needs of the settlers. Wood was necessary for homes, furniture, barns, fence posts, 6hingles, and fuel. Roads A were built into the canyons al most immediately. Each community com-munity in Utah Valley endeavored en-deavored to build roads into nearby near-by canyons for wood. Roads from Provo included the Provo Canyon Road, the Pole Canyon Road, a road into Rock Canyon, and later roads into the north and south forks of Provo River in Provo Canyon. These roads were narrow, nar-row, steep, and dangerous; accidents acci-dents happened frequently. Wood obtained from the mountains on the west side of Utah Lake was hauled in sleds or wagons across the frozen lake in winter. In addition, logging was done on some of the steep slopes and canyons on the east side of Utah ! Valley. Slides down the mountain slope at the cutting area were made of packed snow and ice, and the logs were sent down the slides to lower areas where they could be more easily transported. Slide Continued on page 2 Alpine District appoints new assistant principals The Alpine School District Board of Education has appointed ap-pointed new Assistant Principals Prin-cipals for three of the secondary schools in this district of 43,000 students. The action took place during the Board's May business busi-ness meeting held this past week in American Fork. With the action, the following follow-ing individuals have been appointed ap-pointed as Assistant Principals for the accompanying schools: Ben L. Ford, Oak Canyon Junior High; Colleen K. Green, Pleasant Grove Junior High; Brad W. Kendall, Timpanogos High School; and Amelia Schwartz, Timpanogos High School. All of the positions are effective on July 1 of this year. "We're pleased with the quality of people represented by these appointments," concluded Mr. Gary Keetch, Assistant Superintendent Su-perintendent over Secondary Schools for the District, "because "be-cause educators want to work and live in this area, we can draw from a wealth of experience ex-perience and professionalism for our leadership positions." A , iff wr vft Vt i r This picture of the railroad tie drive on Provo River shows , the crew at work. Notice how thick the ties are packed in the river. The bridge in the background is over 12th North in Provo. Dan Jones, stnading on the left, was project manager. (Photo courtesy of Clarence Taylor) Student fees adopted by Alpine Board of Education The Alpine School District Board of Education has adopted the Student Fee Schedule for the 1996-97 school year. The schedule lists fees assessed to secondary students beyond the "ordinary costs of education." Except for participation in the summer Clear Creek program for fifth graders and enrollment in the District's Alpine Life and Learning Center for out-of-state students, no fees were increased for this coming school year. The fees cover such added conveniences as: activity fees, yearbooks, textbook rentals, locker fees, extracurricular activities, ac-tivities, clubs, travel. "Unfortunately," said Assistant Assis-tant Superintendent for Secondary Secon-dary Education, Mr. Gary Keetch, "school fees have evolved to become a part of the operational budget of schools in the state. We realize that they pose, a hardship for many families. While we can't do away Something "fishy" added to OHS Skybrary Gardens Alicia Tafoya's design of a fish was the winning entry in this year's sculpture contest at Orem High School. The motif of the sea creature was selected by a panel of artists and artisans, and the completed com-pleted work of art has been added to the Skybrary Gardens Gar-dens courtyard at the school, joining the metal rhinoceros that was last year's addition. Alicia estimated that the metal fish sculpture took a couple of hundred hours of work to complete. During the last semester, Alicia has worked with a team of welders in Roger Cawley's metal sculpture sculp-ture class to complete the project. Richard Wise, a third year welding student, gave special assistance with the arc welding. "Alicia has become a very good welder," said Mr. Cawley. "She's a good learner." This with them without legislative support, we can try to hold them down as much as possible. This year, in fact, only two fees were raised. No fees were raised which affect the majority of students." stu-dents." The two fees which saw increases in-creases were the summer camp participation fee which went from $90.00 to $100.00 (This increase in-crease will not take effect until 1997.), and the enrollment fees for participation in the District's alternative education program for out-of-state students which raised from $75.00 to $250 perstudent, and from $35.00 to $50.00 for .25 of credit. These alternative school fees will only affect nonresident students. A copy of the adopted Fee Schedule will be sent to all parents of students during a summer mailing; or it may be obtained from the District Public Information Officer, Michael Robinson, at 756-8460. project was Alicia's first experience ex-perience with welding. Alicia said she has lived by the ocean, and has always loved fish. She enjoyed sketch-ingand sketch-ingand doodlingthe creatures, and that led to her decision to submit the design. The sculpture garden is a cooperative effort among the Orem High art department, the horticulture department, and the welding classes. The Skybrary Gardens are undergoing a steady transformation transfor-mation through the work of the horticulture department and others. Walkways have been created, there is a fountain area, and colorful flowers have been planted. Trees and grass add to the green oasis. The Skybrary Gardens were designed by horticulture teacher Dave Lawson. Lorelie Andrus is the project coordinator. |