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Show YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THU..-umt, MAY 17, 2007 50 CENTS SCHOOLS: Forbes students do lack mark boogie' Town HALL: Tree City, USA benefits commiitf SPORTS: Track team wins 3 region titles All Br; At M or Q BUSIITEOS APPLIANCE COMPANY STANDS FOR HONESTY emdeiry Ibisis are 'eyesore , . U; - ft "' i E Sunn' t.illH.l if- J- .- I i COBB CONDIENorth County Bins at the American Fork cemetery. Some residents have complained; City Council to take action Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY ST Af F Bigger is not always better. That's the opinion of some who have seen storage stor-age bins under construction on the north side of the American Fork Cemetery. "It is an eyesore for the neighborhood," said councilman Dale Gunther. "It is too big, too high and in the wrong place. We have got to do something some-thing about it." The city will decide to do something, but at press time the decision was not yet made. Mayor Heber Thompson issued a request for the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the issue. The group met last evening, but results were not available. Cemetery sexton Ray Garrett explained how the bins came to be built in the location on the east side of 100 West, in a new section of the See BINS, Page 2 Bararahristiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF At age 90, Morris Whitlock is doing things some people many years his junior ju-nior don't often attempt. He's been doing do-ing a lot of it his whole life. He and his wife, Elaine, are serving at Mutual Dell, the IDS Church's recreation property in American Fork Canyon. They are not just doing paperwork, taking reservations reserva-tions and welcoming visitors, however. r he basement of 1 the lodge is being i einuueieu anu wim- T 17 Morris Whitlock T lock's assignment was tearing out an old fireplace. He has also helped remove wood from the walls and ceilings. "We probably spend four days a week there during the summer," he said. "Our main assignment is to take over when the caretakers are away." Mike and Karen Johnson serve as those caretakers and lauded Whitlock. "He amazes us at the work he is still able to do at his age," Mike Johnson said. "He works hard and is very sweet with the patrons of Mutual Dell. He is always the first one out directing traffic on our busy Friday nights making sufe everyone gets parked in the right places." Whitlock tends the sprinklers, chops wood, mows lawns and clears leaves with a blower. Last spring they helped sandbag the property when the river threatened to encroach. "I do weeding and clean the driveways to try to make it nice for those who visit," he said. "I also help with Eagle Scout projects and supervise them. I help get equipment for them." 4. v.. u , . u Vs ' if .;t v Photos courtesy JareO Fugal See WHITLOCK, Page 2 Morris Whitfock checks the sprinkler system at Mutual Dell AF City Council considers $67 million budget Barbara Christiansen ; " NORTH COUNTY STAFF '. The proposed budget for American Ameri-can Fork for the coming fiscal year is nearly double that of the present year, but most of that change is the result of bonding for the yet-to-be-installed pressurized irrigation system. ; On May 8, the City Council adopted the tentative $67 million budget, with plans to approve the final budget on June 21. There will be a hearing that evening for the public to express opinions. Budget officer Cathy Jeasen included a budget increase of $30 million to fund the initial improvements improve-ments for the secondary irrigation system approved by the voters in November. The funds will come from the sale of bonds; they will be spent for theirst phase of the system, sys-tem, which includes engineering, design and preparatory work. The budget includes pay adjustments adjust-ments for full-time city employees. The city commissioned a study to compare wages of its workers to those in other communities and the private sector. The adjustment is the first phase of an effort to bring those wages in line with others. "Each department head evaluated evalu-ated the employees, based on their contribution levels," Jensen said. There are plans to adjust the wages for part-time employees next year. This results in an increase in-crease of about $302,000 from last year's figure. The budget includes a decrease in capital improvements improve-ments and equipment, mostly based on some projects which have been finished or are nearing completion. These include city hall renovations, expansion of the fitness center and construction of the skate park. Several new employees em-ployees will be added to the payroll pay-roll and some positions have been increased in their scope. They include a recreation coordinator, groundskeeper, arts director, water engineer, water operator, secondary irrigation supervisor, city engineer, literacy director and a building inspector. Briefing ii in in it! I IV PARADE ENTRIES SOUGHT - The American Fork Steel Days committee is seeking entries for its annual parade which will be on July 14. Bands, equestrian units, commercial entities, entertainment en-tertainment groups and others are invited to apply. There is an $85 entry fee for those who submit an application by June 1. Following that date, the fee will increase to $100. Those who wish to apply or would like further information infor-mation may go to the city's Web site, afcity.org. They should click on "residents," then "celebration," then "entry form." 77 ASHLEY FRANSCEUDaily Herald "You I missed," said Sgt. Justin Tripp of Lehi as he hugs each member of his family Friday at the Salt Lake City airport. NORTH UTAH COUNTY SOLDIERS RETURN Approximately 100 members of the Utah National Guard's First Battalion 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (Air-borne) returned to Utah on May 1 1 from a yearlong activation. The unit deployed to the Philippines in September Sep-tember to help train local armed forces. Lindon resident Thomas Cryer was greeted by his wife, Holly, and two young children. His son, Ryker, is 3 years old and his daughter, Brooklynn. is 20 months. "It's good to be home," he said. "They've grown up a lot. It's going to be difficult to get used to it all again." The 1-19th, as the unit is known, was mostly stationed sta-tioned on the island of Jolo in the Sulu province, a lawless region of the southern Philippines where insurgency in-surgency and terrorism have reigned for years. Lt. Col. Andrew Wood said the 1-19th focused mostly on Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic terrorist and separatist group that is linked to al-Qaida and is known for bombings and kidnappings. "We saw a number of lEDs (improvised explosive devices) discovered before they were detonated, saving sav-ing a tremendous number of lives. Many of my soldiers sol-diers were awarded with Philippine defense ribbons for their work over there," Wood said. This was the 1-19th's second deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit had a similar mission from 2003-04 in south and east Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border. LIBRARY PREPARES FOR ACTIVITY TIMES The American Fork Public Library is preparing for summer activities and story times. They have a detective detec-tive theme and are called "Get a Clue Your Library." Registration will begin Monday and be held for two weeks. The programs begin June 4. Children going into first or second grade are invited to a class in which will include stories, math, activities, games and homework. It will be Mondays at 10 and 11 a.m. A class for children 9 and up will feature secret codes, maps, treasures and fingerprinting. It will be Mondays from 1-1 :30 p.m. and has a limit of 20 participants. partici-pants. Family fantasy movies will be Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Parents and children from 18 months to three years are invited to "Mom and Me," a lap-sit story time. It will be at 9:30, 10:30 and 11 :30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Children up to kindergarten age are invited to be Junior League Detectives and older children as Master Detectives. Those classes involved stories, puppets, activities and fun. They are presented several times during the week. Every week at the end of regular story times, children chil-dren may pick up their CSI Detective Kit component for the week. With it, they may make crafts including hats and badges, capes and binoculars, code books and decoders, and disguises. There will also be Spanish story times. Those days and times have not yet been scheduled. The cost for the full range of activities for children 3 and up who want to participate the whole summer is $5. The cost for children under 3 is $1 . 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