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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, May 24, 2000 Page 14 Forest service recreation areas open for Memorial Day . l f. hi f.. OpJ Recreationists can enjoy picnicking, pic-nicking, camping, fishing, hiking hik-ing and other popular activities on the Uinta National Forest. The following information is offered of-fered to those planning outdoor activities during Memorial Day weekend. High mountain areas are still wet and snowpacked and most backcountry hiking and camping camp-ing is very limited. Most iower elevation campgrounds will be open. Several roads are still wet and muddy. Caution should be used when traveling in these areas to avoid damaging fragile 9oils and wetlands. Stay on designated des-ignated routes and check with local Forest offices for current off-highway vehicle information. The following lists current recreation information for Nfe-morial Nfe-morial Day weekend. Heber Ranger District: All campgrounds will be open with water, except Mill Hollow and Wolf Creek which are inaccessible inacces-sible due to snow. Whiskey Springs picnic are is currently closed due to construction. Highway 35 is now open. Roads and trails are muddy andor snowpacked above 8,000 feet. Boaters should use caution and watch for floating debris and submerged land structures on Currant Creek, Soldier Creek and Strawberry Reservoirs. Pleasant Grove Ranger Dis-trid: Dis-trid: All campgrounds will be open with water with the exception excep-tion of Hope Campground which is open without water. Cascade nammeu' will Prepare your auto for Summer fun. BrM""lirTrii linn ,ai.. gtmmammfi 225-6343 651 N. State Orem ITiMTEB I.1UFFIEB SFECIAIS WUMEETJBEW COMPETITORS EXHAUST SYSTEM PRICES lyr. Muffler $39 95 2yr. Muffler 49 95 Lifetime Muffler s59 95 i f 1" SET i ! WITH THIS COUPON UVJ I ALIGrHVlEEVlT JrkJ May June Special Springs Interpretive Site is also open with water. The road to Silver Lake Flat Reservoir is open, however the road above the reservoir is closed and scheduled sched-uled for repairs later this summer. sum-mer. The Squaw Peak Road is impassable due to snowpack. The Alpine Loop road will open May 22. A recreation pass is required re-quired for the American Fork Canyon-Alpine Loop area. Visitors Visi-tors using facilities within this area can purchase passes at local lo-cal Forest Service offices, or at entrance stations on the Alpine Loop. All roads and trails above 8,000 feet are muddy andor snowpacked. Spanish Fork Ranger District: All campgrounds will be open with water except Diamond and Palmyra Campgrounds which are currently under construction. construc-tion. The road from Santaquin Canyon to the Nebo Loop road is open. The Nebo Loop Scenic Byway from Payson to Nephi is still inaccessible due to snow-pack. snow-pack. Most trails will be inaccessible inac-cessible due to wet conditions andor snow. Visitors bringing horses to recreate should remember that only certified weed free hay, straw or pellets are permitted on the Forest. Currently, there are no fire restrictions in place. Campfires are allowed in designated areas. When building campfires, visitors visi-tors are urged to use extreme caution. Campfires should never Hours: 8-6 Muffler Shop 8-6 Weekdays Lloyd Thornton i III I I I lJUfi ir i irwi T m a WITU "VM tnAtl rh.tt vy '':, r V: be left unattended and should be completely extinguished before leaving the site. Visitors are reminded to leave no trace and tread lightly by practicing the following principles: prin-ciples: . - Leave no trace: Stay on designated desig-nated trails and roads, sue designated des-ignated or already impacted campsites when appropriate, select se-lect campsites 200 feet or more from water sources, use printing fire circles in heavy-use areas, build fires away from trees, shrubs, rocks, and meadows, dig catholes 200 or more from camp, trails, and streams, and pack it in, pack it out. Tread lightly: Travel only where motorized vehicles are permitted, respect the rights of others to enjoy their activities undisturbed, avoid streams, lakeshores, meadows, muddy roads, trails, and steep hillsides, and drive responsibly. To make campground reservations, reserva-tions, contact the National Recreation Rec-reation Reservation Service at 1-877-444-6777 or www.reserveusa.com. For current road, trail and campground conditions, call the Heber Ranger District at 435-654-0470, the Pleasant Grove Ranger District at 801-785-3563, the Spanish Fork Ranger District Dis-trict at 801-798-3571, Nephi office of-fice at 435-623-2735, or the Uinta National Forest Supervisor's office at 801-377-5780. Lakeridge track finishes year with a bang Lakeridge Junior High School's seventh, eighth and ninth grade girls track squads swept the team titles at the recent re-cent Alpine Day track meet One individual and one relay team set new Alpine Day records. Lindsey Wilkinson's 12:00 time in the 3200 broke the old mark, as did Ann Marie Thomas, Tho-mas, Lora Mitchell, Brittany Fuller and Heidi Magill's time of 4:18 in the 4x400 relay. The team wins capped undefeated unde-feated seasons for the eighth and ninth grade teams and a one-loss season for the seventh graders. In the ninth-grade team race, Lakeridge scored 148.5 points, with Mountain Ridge second at 54.5 and Oak Canyon third with 43. The eighth graders won 117-73 117-73 over Oak Canyon with American Ameri-can Fork third at 47. The seventh sev-enth graders had a close race, outscoring second place 96-84 with the third place team getting 61 points. Nearly 100 girls participated in the track program during the 1999-2000 season and all of them helped the Lakeridge squads to a great season The team was coached by Glenna Padfield, Janell Burgon, Edwin Randolph, Jed Young and Jamie Hollingshead. Lakeridge students do well at History Fair Twenty-two seventh and eighth graders from Lakeridge Junior High School placed in the top three of six different categories catego-ries at the recent Regional History His-tory Fair at UVSC. Of the 22 regional qualifiers, two won special awards at the state competition and will be going on to represent Utah at a national fair in Washington D.C The state winners were Josh Bishop, who won a special award for the best project about WWII and Chris Rawlins, who won an award for individual media presentation. ' C-J Lakeridge ninth grade girls track team: Front row (left to right): Laurel Coe, Laura Kern, Merilee NicoL Middle row: Alyse Roper, Mari Doggett, Crista Costin, Amanda Bishop, Jennifer Jen-nifer Fredericks, Sienna Dabling, Leesa Hendersen, Courtney As&y, Haylee Cuthbert, Becky Van Dyke. Back row: Marianne Bringhurst, Jennica Stowell, Michelle Sorensen, Triana Chavez, Eari Agia, Lindsey Wilkinson, Megan Hertford, Erica Lott, Andrea Capell, Tosha Liddle, Lyndsey Martensen, Lauren Burtlome, Emily Wright. Lakeridge eighth grade girls track team: Front row (left to right): Jessica Jaymes, Mariel Schwartz, Rachel Johnson. Middle row: Rachelle Myler, Miranda BushnelL Lauren Layton, Ashley Henry, Keshia Sorensen, Lora MitcheL Kristine McConkie, Jordan CI egg. Back row: Mallary Gillespie, Betty Lopez, Keia Breinholt, Amy MerrelL Sharae Gibbons, Janae Wright, Katie Wemmerholm, Brooke Holdaway, Sharmae Liddle, Brittany Fuller, Mari Carver. Lakeridge seventh grade girls track team: Front row (left to right): Mallory Minster, Deborah Benson, Heather Mella. Middle row: Shelly Stone, Karl a Sundberg, Amanda Talbot, Tal-bot, Lauren Jesperson, Linda Lawrence, Chelsea Allred, Laura Hartzell, Courtney Smith, Jamie Keele. Back row: Amber Robinson, Shantell Johnson, Jessica Hessing, Jessica Cloward, Blanche Queiroz, Katie Burgon, Bridgette Strickland, Brianna Robison, Lanie Wiseman, Kristi Thornley. i - i ! s- F i i - - Lakeridge place winners at the Region History Fair are: Front row (left to right): Lauren Jespersen (third place, individual media), Matt Jaynes, (3 place, group exhibit), Seth Vogel (third place, individual media), Josh Bishop (second place, individual exhibit). Middle row: Monica Greenwall (third place, group performance), Laura Henrksen, third place, individual performance), Eliza Moody (third place, individual performance), Rachelle Myer (third place, historical paper), Lisa Hortin (first place, group performance), Jessica Jaynes (third place, group exhibit), Kate Maryon (first place, group performance), Amy Christensen, (third place, group performance). Back row: Chris Oliver (first place, individual performance), perfor-mance), Matt Rowley (second place, group exhibit), Kevin James (second place, group exhibit), ex-hibit), Soren Sieback (second place, group exhibit), Chris Rawlins (second place, individual media), Lyndon Plothow (first place, individual media), Evan Chang, (second place, indi- Keolns the bous eitan aetsrmlraKi, corwumw go catortes 'V - - - 1 t It- --ynwrir- r"- , -m f ,1 X tvtry 20 mlnutas. , Jj (u'.: tfh . ' , . 1, f2 r r 1? - - --- 1 1 MiH Ki i if t - 1 i i 1 M - 1 V rPOORCO- |