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Show nam) 2mly$jHcrolt edition YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007 50 CENTS m ja SCHOOLS: 3 students make Sterling Scholar finals TOWN HALL: Amphitheater to get upgrades SPORTS: Boys take 12 Bingham to overtime it' i it A! BUSINESS SEE WHAT IS INSIDE CINDERELLA'S CLOSET f Wp Hnn't nppH tn rhannp Main Stmpt's width What wr havp is tnn ht isv nf a 1 1 ' i aw ; - Robert Halstrom, American fork resident Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD The rumors have been put to rest, once again. American Fork's Main Street will remain as it is, with four travel lanes and a turning lane. That's what Merrell Jolley, an engineer en-gineer with UDOT, told a group of about 15 business owners who met around a conference table at the Bank of American Fork to discuss how proposed changes to Interstate 15 and State Street will impact the historic business district on State Street, which is Main Street in American Fork. "I know you are hearing all kinds of rumors and stories about what may or may not be happening," Jolley said. The state has considered removing re-moving parking along each side of Main Street "for a few years" in order to widen State Street to better handle traffic during Interstate Inter-state 15 reconstruction, he said. "That is probably where that rumor came from," he said, noting not-ing the concept was only studied. "It is probably not going to happen, hap-pen, but I can understand how you could have some concern." The American Fork Main Street interchange on 1-15 will be reconstructed at some point, he said. UDOT is discussing two al- v. -. i S ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald Robert Halstrom, 84, owns three rental properties on Main Street See STREET, Page 2 that would be in jeopardy if UDOT decided to widen the street. THE GAVEL CLUB " 1 1 f -1 Maren Hansen presents a speech at the Gavel Club on Feb. 21. BARBARA CHRISTIANSEN Nortti County Tough Talkers learn art of public speaking Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFf I wo raps of the gavel start the meeting. The Tough Talkers chapter chap-ter of The Gavel Club recently starting meeting in American Fork, under the city's Arts Council. Members of the club range in age from 12-18 and are learning the skills involved in public speaking. About two months ago two women got together and started the group. Lisa McMillan Mc-Millan and Lisa Peck are both members of the Olympic Orators, a Toastmasters Club which meets- in American Fork. They wanted a way for their children to learn similar skills. Since then, the group has been meeting on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in American Fork City HalL 31 N. Church St. Anyone interested inter-ested is invited to attend. See CLUB, Page 2 North County cities join together to replenish aquifer Laura Giles NORTH COUNTY STAFF Banks will keep your money safe until you withdraw what you need. That is the idea behind an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Agree-ment between north Utah County Coun-ty cities, except water is what will be saved and withdrawn as needed instead of money. Highland City will act as the head of the agreement and will apply for funding. "Our city is going to apply for an exploratory grant from the state to check on the feasibility of an aquifer recharge," said Highland City administrator Barry Edwards. "This is in the beginning stages." An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable perme-able rock or materials such as gravel, sand, silt or clay. "We pump water from the aquifer. Now, we want to see if we can inject or pump water back into the ground or let the water naturally run into the ground and percolate," said Pleasant Grove City administrator administra-tor Frank Mills. Highland City Mayor Jay Franson, who is also a civil engineer en-gineer specializing in water re sources, suggested that the north county cities look at the potential of a recharge. "AD the cities in North County share the same aquifer. It is in our best interest to work together to-gether to protect this valuable resource," he said. The Highland area is where the aquifer recharge would See AQUIFER, Page 2 mmmmwmmKS3Himvsw subscribe Community. Briefing . : - - V - -A ----- ' -' . - .," , ---v , ... Jr .i.. " -.. ' ' ' , y yS f 97 J -v'r -lS Luke Savage LUKE SAVAGE DIES - Funeral services for Luke Savage, long-time American Fork businessman and community supporter, who died Feb. 24 after a short battle with cancer, will be held Friday in the Highland East Stake Center. Savage was known for his love of his family, working work-ing with his brothers, sons and good friends at Savage Brothers, serving missions for his church, and the American Fork High School Marching Band, "Luke and his wife Susan have served the band for the past 20 years," said John Miller, American Fork High School band director. Even though they had no children in the band, they "attended every performance, perfor-mance, hauled equipment, provided transportation, purchased 2x4s, and were number one fans. They just fell in love with the kids. A couple of weeks ago they told me they just wanted to help and to feel part of the band program." According to school officials, this love was again shown when the couple recently donated funds to purchase 12 new sousaphones, and he asked that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the band. Luke was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving three missions. He loved teaching and taught by example, saying his father didn't tell him how to live "he lived and let me watch him do it." He loved fishing, hunting, snowmo-biling, snowmo-biling, and enjoying quiet moments with his family. He had five sons and two daughters with Linda Kay Walker. He later married Susan Mixsell and they dedicated dedi-cated their lives to loving the Lord, Funeral services will beat 11 a.m. Family and friends may call Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Highland East Stake Center, 10390 N. Alpine Highway, and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday before the funeral. Interment will be in the American Fork Cemetery. ARTIST WORKTIME - The American Fork Arts Council will provide a work time for artists who use watercolor or colored pencils. It will be on March 6, 13, 20 and 27 in room B of historic city hall, 31 N. Church St., American Fork. Sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are for those 14 and up. A punch card is $10, which covers 16 hours of work time. Cards may be purchased in the Arts Council office in city hall, during regular business hours. More information is available from Sydney Thomas at 756-3738, Wendy Parker at 756-1 1 65 or the Arts Council office at 763-3081. TALENT SHOW PLANNED - The American Fork Fitness Center is sponsoring a talent show, "American Fork's Got Talent." It will be Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at the facility, 454 N. Center, American Fork. The cost of admission is $3 per person or $15 for an immediate family. Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Brent Hunsaker from Channel 4. Miss Utah Katie Millar will perform. The talent show is both a competition and fund raiser. The winner will receive $100. Funds raised from the event will go to help finance gymnastics equipment for the center. Danklef said there was a way to get more than $40,000 worth of equipment for around $20,000. The city has budgeted $9,000 toward the equipment, but the staff would like to raise $10,500 more. It will go to items such as a 42-foot square spring floor, parallel bars, mats and tumble tracks, Danklef said. "It is going to be a fun, fun night," Danklef said. "It will be really high energy. We have from ages 9 to 99. They will be doing dancing, violin, Irish dancing, guitar and more." In addition to the entertainment, there will also be an auction of items donated from local businesses. li 61055 00050'" 8 dukmux wtsa MTTOWTK mm. t IDW Mlttl (HEU 7077 wtowtk cd mm All COHWTIONIN SKXlit AUOT WHEtU 20U7t ISO a AU0T WHUU 571141 AN Af.tJCAN R0UJT10N " " f ' ITTTJ ' ) " t '-t T V '"T HJMCf K) HUM SHI (W WL IKMS 1 TO 0i.C WCH EWfl 1M0UGM MKN t. JN7 1- POOR COPY |
