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Show AN EDITION OF THE 1 T i..GTc-6ia ' 'iA 7 JON J ;;t. ioi '--124-1501 i f AO YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2005 50 CENTS TOWN HALL: World War I veterans' display damaged SCHOOLS: Remembering the Americanettes drill team SPORTS: Cavemen upset No. 3 Bingham on the road t tA.- : BUSINESS DOLLAR STORE HAS GOT HOME TOWN VIBE Barbara Christiansen NOKIH f ODNIY STAff Long-awaited improvements to American Fork's 5() South are in the works. The city has entered into a contract con-tract with an engineering firm, RB&G, to design the project. The roadway will be improved from 700 East to 1 100 East, where Pleasant Grove made improvements improve-ments to its 1100 North. American Fork's improvements will mirror those made in Pleasant Grove. "They will be trying to match what Pleasant Grove did years ago," said Howard Denney, Director Direc-tor of Public Works. "It will be the same type of cross section." He said the project would include in-clude widening the road, putting in sidewalk, curb and gutter, and piping pip-ing and finishing ditches. American Fork applied for federal funds to do the project around seven years ago, Denney estimated. "We have been in line and getting get-ting closer," he said. "It (the wait) is designed to be about a five-year process, but there have been so many things projects going over budget, etc. that it has been delayed." Among the procedures that must be completed are items such as environmental en-vironmental clearances. The city will pay 6.77 percent of the costs of the upgrade, with the remainder coming from the federal government. Denney estimated it would be sometime during the summer when the design work would be completed and evaluated. Then the city could accept bids for the construction. con-struction. American Fork is listed as the sponsor of the upgrade, although the land involved in the area is part in the city and part in the county. Home for the holidays Couple spends first Christmas together after three years Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF fter three years of marriage. mar-riage. Josh and Katie Hallett are preparing to spend their first holiday together. The American Fork couple has been separated through Josh's service in the military. He recently returned from Iraq. He has been a Homeland Security Secu-rity guard at Tooele, and worked in the Brigham City Armory. Although Al-though those two areas are located close to American Fork, his work schedule precluded them from being be-ing together. They had to celebrate holidays a couple of days after the actual event. In June of 2004, Josh left for Fort Bliss in Texas and six months of artillery training. He left for Iraq in November, 2004. Katie sent a Christmas package to him. but because be-cause of his moving around, he did not receive it until February. She understood, but it was hard. "I love Christmas," she M mi ."tar JLi i , -V" -.V.i . " t - . Ai Z'2"m 'I, - T V, 1 -1 ' ' S (i ROBB COSTELLONorth County Josh and Katie Hallett prepare for the holidays in their apartment in American Fork on Dec. The couple will spend their prst Lhristmus together after three years oj marriage this year following Josh s 17-month See HALLETTS, Page 2 service in Iraq. Give history for the holidays ooking for a great last-minute last-minute holiday gift? A few copies of the Herald's popular new book of local history are I still available. Filled with interesting vignettes and pictures, the remaining copies.won't last long. Volume 1 of "Tales from Utah Valley: Spellbinding and sometimes strange selections from the Daily Herald's History Page," can be purchased for S 19.95, plus tax and shipping (S24.95 total). Stop by and pick up a copy at the Herald office, 1555 N. Freedom Blvd., in Provo, or at 59 W. Main St., American Fork. To order, call Karen Hoag at (801) 344-2540. Books also may be obtained directly from the author, Robert Carter, at (801) 489-8256. Orders after today need to be picked up at the Herald office (as they will not arrive before Christmas). Snow plan set in ice Barbara Christiansen NORTH rOiJNTY S'A'F American Fork has formalized a snow removal policy, prioritizing the order in which streets will be plowed. It basically follows the same procedure the city has used in the past, but it has been formally adopted ad-opted by the City Council. "We are putting into words what the policy has been in the past," Howard Denney, Director of Public Works, said. It also reinforces the policy that individuals and businesses should not push snow from driveways or parking lots into city streets. "It can freeze and cause serious damage to the plow," he said. "Accidents andor damages cause by snow piles placed in the roadway may result in liability to the property owner," states the resolution. Another provision states that vehicles are not to be parked in the public roadway when there is snow. According to the resolution, that may obstruct ob-struct traffic or snow removal or contribute to accidents. Sao KiotiI K, EE j 11 1 v-- - Briefing i Pleasant Grove CITY TO EXPAND SECONDARY IRRIGATION Pleasant Grove does not have a city-wide pressurized irrigation system, so residents currently use drinking water to water their lawns and gardens. But that's about to change. Beginning this spring, the city will begin taking major steps to conserve its culinary water supply by expanding the city's secondary water system. The secondary water service will become available to all city residents who have a culinary water connection. The system will be finished during a phased period of three years. The largest portion of the irrigation system installation will be completed this summer. Orem CITY TO ADD CURBSIDE GREEN WASTE RECYCLING RECY-CLING Orem's curbside recycling program, once in danger of being eliminated, has received new life, is thriving, and, as the year 2006 begins, is expanding to include green waste. For an additional $5 per month on the utility bill participating par-ticipating residents will be able to set out grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings and any other green waste that is cut down to fit in the new green and yellow collection collec-tion bins. The subscription service will go from March 1 through Nov. 30. The green waste collected will be ground up, screened and sold, said assistant city manager Richard Manning. Alpine RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ABOUT COMMUNITY According to a recent survey, most residents moved to Alpine for the small town rural atmosphere, the surrounding sur-rounding mountain and valley views, and the secluded and quite community. A preliminary report of city-wide survey showed that the most common responses to the question "What do you like about Alpine?" were good neighborhoods, family-centered community, beauty of the mountains and small town atmosphere. Common responses to dislikes about Alpine were growth, lack of services and schools. The two greatest items of concern were preservation of open space and water. Lehi THIS SANTA WORKS FOR THE CITY - Lehi can boast of having the real St. Nick on its payroll. The son of Vern and Lea Curtis, Reed Curtis grew into the Kris Kringle position four years ago when the current Santa Claus decided to prepare for retirement. "I just started growing a beard and my kids said I should go play Santa," Curtis said. And so he has. When Mr. Claus is not up north, he works for Lehi as a street inspector while Mrs. Claus bakes his favorite chocolate chip cookies, keeps the milk stocked in the refrigerator and helps him get ready for a new season. VI. T 1 , CATHY ALLREDNorth County Santa Claus visits with Alexander Huff, 8, at the Lehi Legacy Center during the Christmas Festivul sponsored by the Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce. Cedar Fort TOWN TO GATHER FOR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CHRIST-MAS EVE EVENT - Dancing gifts, choirs of angels and twirling candy canes will parade across the stage, spreading Christmas cheer Saturday at 5 p.m. at Cedar Fort's old LDS chapel on the corner of Church Street and Center Street. The traditional Cedar Fort Christmas Eve program features children presenting a Nativity scene and variety acts with singing, dancing and colorful costumes. Of course, the Cedar Fort children are looking forward to whispering some last-minute requests to Santa Claus as he stops by for a quick visit. From staff reports 6 ""61055 00050' WWMIipiUIW.il. ReD EVENT ' . V V r : ; " " VVWW.HARK ' THE UST WEEK OF THE YEAR HAS THE BEST DEALS! WE HAVE A HUGE YEAR END OBJECTIVE TO MEET! D0NT MISS THIS HUGE SALE! 1 - " - wei " ... 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