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Show New Utah American Fork Citizen - Thursday, May 8, 2003 - Page 10 Oratorical winners are named Open burn ' period ends American Fork's open burning will be completed Tuesday, May 13. Prior to burning, residents resi-dents must obtain a permit from the fire station, 98 N. Center St. They are available avail-able from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday Mon-day through Friday. Water The American Fork 2003 Oratorical Contest was held Saturday, May 3, at City Hall. Contestants spoke to the theme "American Fork Celebrating 150 Years -Then and Now." Kristy Hair received first place honors. Her speech was entitled "A Place To Call Home." She received $150 for her efforts. Valerie Hair was the sec ond place winner. Her speech was "Our Great Educational Edu-cational System." She received $75. Speaking on "A Community Commu-nity of Good Work " Joseph Livingston received third place. He was awarded $50. Fourth place winner was Bryson Gregory who spoke on. "Ambition." He received $40. The four winners will present their speeches at the Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m. in the American Fork Cemetery. All contestants received participation gifts from local sponsors which included includ-ed movie passes and food gift certificates. The contest was sponsored spon-sored by the American Fork Cemetery Committee Continued from front page , but not mandatory. One reason behind the change is that the concentration concen-tration of watering during those hours nearly depleted some of the city's water reserves at times. That could have caused concern if there had been a major fire. Another problem was related to times of non-watering. non-watering. Near the end of those periods, the reservoirs had filled up to overflowing, which resulted in some waste. Marshal Continued from front page Memories Continued from front page each decade over the past century," said teacher and Centennial Committee board member Kristi Belliston. "We need people in the community to donate their old trophies tro-phies and school memorabilia as well as historical artifacts from AFHS, the city, the state, or the country." When the school received a federally funded USDA Team Nutrition Grant at the beginning of 2002, they started making the renovations. An awning in bright Caveman red reads Centennial Cafe: 100 Years Est. 1902. New shelves line the walls and hold sporting, band, forensic, drama and academic aca-demic trophies. Display cases hold championship champi-onship basketballs and more precious items. In order to get the project where it needs to be, and to properly protect the artifacts, the school is accepting donations. "We are taking every precaution to make sure the memorabilia is safe," said Carolyn Merrill, assistant principal and head of the Centennial Committee. "The photographs are beautifully framed, and the jerseys and old uniforms are enclosed in box frames. This is a real classy museum of memories." Those interested in making financial contributions should send them to Alpine Foundation, co AFHS Centennial Cafe, 575 N. 100 East, American Fork, Utah 84003. Those who would like to donate memorabilia memorabil-ia should contact Carolyn Merrill at the school, 756-8547. Community members are encouraged to walk through the cafe and view the artifacts. the place people want to live and work and why the nominee nom-inee would reflect the history histo-ry and values of American Fork," said Melanie Marsh, Steel Days chair. The adult grand marshal or marshals will lead the annual Steel Days parade on July 19, and the youth will ride in the parade. They should be elementary school age. Anyone who wants to make a nomination should send a brief, printed or typed suggestion outlining why the person should be recognized. The nominator's name and phone number should be included, along with that of the person being nominated. nomi-nated. They should be mailed to: Grand Marshal or Youth Grand Marshal, Attn. Melanie Marsh, P.O. Box 397, American Fork, Utah 84003; or faxed to 763-3004, or e-mailed to melanieafc-ity.net. melanieafc-ity.net. The deadline is May 31. Youth Continued from front page with an opportunity to participate par-ticipate in city functions and city services. The Mayor's Youth Council Coun-cil was to plan a youth-oriented activity during the Steel Days celebration in July and would meet to coordinate this project with Councilman Harold W. Anderson, Steel Days Chairman. Chair-man. The group was expected to plan and develop a number num-ber of projects throughout the coming year, with all committee members encouraged encour-aged to contribute to the agenda as the organization progresses. Mayor Savage met with the group to outline the function of the organization and instructed the members mem-bers that although the City Council might suggest possible pos-sible needs and projects, decisions for action would come from contributions of the Mayor's Youth Council members. One of the first projects organized by the Youth Council was the traditional street dance, held in the street in front of the American Ameri-can Fork City Hall each Steel Days. The group offered excellent excel-lent communication with the young people of the community and led to the later organization of the current Youth Council and Youth Court. Eota Ofcofe tmm to (S City disbands committees American Fork has officially done away with several of its citizen committees, which have served in the past, but have not functioned recently. The city council voted to strike the Economic Eco-nomic Development and Steering Committee, Commit-tee, which was set up in the early 1990s; the City Hall and Public Safety Building Steering Committee; and the UBC Review Board. That committee had only one member, mem-ber, Roy Jensen, and had not been asked to review building codes for many years. Left turn light sought At the request of some citizens, American Ameri-can Fork will ask state officials to do a study to see if there is sufficient traffic to warrant a left-turn signal for eastbound traffic at 100 East and Main Streets. Chamber of Commerce to reinstate awards The American Fork Chamber of Commerce Com-merce plans on reinstating the recognition it has previously given to a business of the month. Nominations from citizens may be sent to American Fork Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, 51 E. Main St., American Fork, Utah 84003 or e-mailed to chamberafci-ty.net. chamberafci-ty.net. Developer is given extension The Woodbury Corporation, developer of The Meadows on American Fork's west side, has been granted an extension for the time to put in roads and utilities for some of its buildings. Builders of Home Depot and Cinemark Theaters will be able to begin construction before the roads are completely constructed. Woodbury representatives repre-sentatives promised there would be gravel roads to provide access in case of fire or other emergency. Fiber optic line to be purchased American Fork is moving ahead with plans to purchase a 36-strand fiber optic line to Provo for its new broadband system. sys-tem. City Administrator Carl Wanlass outlined out-lined the line's value to the city, which included redundancy to provide backup and better service, the interest of others in using the line, and the potential for American Amer-ican Fork to expand service in the future. 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