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Show ..V J alii -J. L AN EDITION OP T H """arte --',n1 CS 07iO V ,,T'WV 941011051 C5 04 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, Y ENTS VOL. 26 NO. 31 OffHi f V4 or mm tw im tkrw ' V 1 ' . v 3 W si or-"' is I v it I ' . Council denies zone chanae near fe mpl concern is to make something some-thing compatible that adds to that temple area." Many of the residents in attendance asked for the entire project to include The Veterans Honor Guard surrounds the monument at the American Fork Cemetery. Veterans to dedicate stone at American Fork cemetery By Barbara Christiansen City Editor As war itself has taken on a different differ-ent face, commemorations of those who fought are being renewed. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4918 will dedicate a memorial memo-rial stone at the American Fork City Cemetery next Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 8:30 a.m. The stone is dedicated to those who have fought the war on terrorism around the world. It depicts an eagle and the twin towers aflame on one side. The other shows a flag, the inscription, "God Bless the U.S.A." and the dedication statement. The public is invited to attend the brief ceremony. It includes the national anthem by Brittany Francom, who will also sing "God Bless America." American Fork mayor Ted Barratt will welcome the guests and offer remarks, and Ned R. Veater from the VFW will also speak. The featured speaker will be Lt. Col Jeff Burton. Another VFW member, Robert Hemingway, will dedicate the stone. Other highlights are the VFW District Dis-trict IV honor guard burial team, which performs rites as veterans are buried, the American Fork Youth Council and a 21-gun salute. "The stone came about as a memorial memo-rial for those who have fought and are fighting the new type of war - the war on terrorism," said Veater. "We chose to have the twin towers and the eagle because we thought they were very important and we want to awaken people to what was happening." . ' i-Si-!i .-us.uan.'!.,--'..i . i ' j J. i . -. j V - ; By Barbara Christiansen City Editor It was standing-room-only at American Fork City Council chambers Tuesday night as the council denied a zone change which could have resulted ... , x . , . in a senior housing We don t need to be project near the the armpit of north Mount Timpanogos UtQn County." LDS Temple, north , ' of American Her- JOnee ROpef itage School. The stone depicts an eagle and the twin towers aflame. He invited the public to come see the dedication or view the stone at another time. "We want as many people up there as we can," he said. "This is a special occasion for these people. The 6tone will remain at the cemetery as a permanent per-manent memorial." Most neighboring residents resi-dents spoke against the proposal, pro-posal, presented by Patterson Patter-son Construction, with representatives rep-resentatives Steve Sowby and Dan Van Woerkom. It would have included single family housing, multiple family housing and assisted living for seniors. After lengthy study and reviewing several variations varia-tions of the plan, the Planning Plan-ning and Zoning Commission Commis-sion recently made a negative nega-tive recommendation to the City Council, which upheld the planners Tuesday. Many of the arguments against the', project were1 related to the housing styles.: "t " - In voting against the pre posal, Council member Rick Storrs said, "My biggest housing of the style proposed pro-posed for the deed restriction restric-tion area. Janee Roper, who lives in the Hillcrest subdivision, said that she was concerned even if she did not live near-by. near-by. "I am alarmed at the request for high density housing," she Baid. "Who are we attracting to American Fork for the long haul? We don't need to be the armpit of north Utah County for high density housing." She asked that the council coun-cil carefully consider the future. . , . "Please consider the long-term vision," she said. Jim Lindsay, president of the neighboring Val Vista ..See ZONE on page 8 AF meth lab uncovered The Utah County Major Crimes unit Tuesday Tues-day ended an investigation investiga-tion into methampheta-mine methampheta-mine production and distribution dis-tribution with the arrest of two American Fork residents res-idents and the discovery of a methamphetamine lab. A 39-year-old man was booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of manufacturing a Schedule Sched-ule I drug, possession of precursor chemicals, possession pos-session of methamphetamine methampheta-mine with intent to distribute dis-tribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. A 39-year-old woman was also arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail. She was charged with possession of methamphetamines and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrests came after officers stopped a vehicle at approximately 50 East 300 North. Inside the vehicle they found methamphetamines and the precursor chemical used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. Further investigation led them to an American Fork residence where they located a methamphetamine metham-phetamine lab. The lab was not in operation at the time of the discovery, Lt. Mike Forshee, field director for the Utah County Major Crimes Unit, said, however, all of the parts and most of the chemical to produce methamphetamines were located there. Also found was about two ounces of finished methamphetamines, with a street value of approximately approxi-mately $5,500. Residence burns in Tuesday evening blaze, man dies Man found in basement with gunshot wound Firefighters and police responding to a blaze in the area of 190 North and 800 East about 8 p.m. Tuesday night found smoke coming from the basement area of the home, and the owner of the residence safe outside. out-side. Damage was confined to the downstairs area of the residence and was minimal. mini-mal. Sgt. Shauna Greening, American Fork Police spokesperson, said the grandson of the resident of the home ran inside the residence and told his grandmother to get out because there was a fire burning. At the same time, neighbors saw smoke and came over to help her get outside. When checking to see where the 37-year-old grandson, who lived with his grandmother, 'was, he was located downstairs with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the American Fork Hospital and later airlifted to the University of Utah Medical Med-ical Center where he was reported to have died early Wednesday morning. morn-ing. The investigation is continuing and no further information was available at press time. "Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation's Safety'' The Lions Club has a proud heritage By Betty G. Spencer It's hard to say "goodbye" to an old friend! It's even harder to watch the demise of a once solid civic club with a proud heritage: The American Fork Lions Club! Once prominent in state and regional Lions service, the group, has fallen prey to the new aversion aver-sion to "meetings" and has dwindled dwin-dled to a membership of five. I would prefer to recall the old days when the Lions Club was the top socialservice organization in town. The American Fork Lions Club was accepted as a member of Lions International when that service group was only i0 years old. American Fork Lions Club was the 16th to be organized in Utah and was sponsored by the Lehi Lions, which had organized a few months earlier. On April 16, 1927 the group met to accept the charter, with 42 of the 44 members present in the auditorium of the American Fork City Hall. Officers chosen were William be missed In f fl f , Jhr ' ' ; ii -" i r ' ii - - --I, -i ip-tit- - Lion logo will American Fork. See LIONS on page 3 Photo by Betty G. Spencer Three generations of Lions: Grant Williamson, center, receives Lion pin from his father Junior Williamson, left. 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