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Show v MM r laitti9fcra' A. CJ YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPEI BUSINESS: Himrock Tech. has telephone solutions TOWH HALL: Cemetery location for pageant SPORTS: Attacking steroid abuse with education . .tm 50 CENTS (hUi2l, 01 Schools MACEY'S COOKS UP HARRY POTTER MAGIC AFman named to state rehab council Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Ralph Glathar is a man with a passion for helping those in need, particularly those who have disabilities. The American Fork resident was recently named to the State Rehabilitation Rehabilita-tion Council, a 1 I 1 - t .' ; group which monitors vocational voca-tional rehabilitation rehabilita-tion programs throughout Utah. The grouD has a wide vari- Ralph Glathar ety of individu- als who come from state agencies or may have disabilities themselves. Glathar was chosen to act as a consumer advocate, representing represent-ing those with needs. Advocates monitor programs and their effectiveness. ef-fectiveness. "We work for those of all ages and with all disabilities," he said. Glathar has been active in the cause for many years and was inspired in-spired in part by his wife, Eileen, who died in June of 2006. They were married 17 years, and she suffered with Multiple Sclerosis during that time. She was first diagnosed in 1980, but may have had the disease since she was a teenager or was in her 20s. See GLATHAR, Page 2 REMEMBERING SGT. NATHAN BARNES .1 ' i MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Kevin Barnes holds his grandson Patrick Barnes during a neighborhood ceremony remembering his son Sgt. Nathan Barnes in American Fork on July 1 9. Sgt. Barnes, 23, died in Iraq on July 1 7. Funeral to be held for 'true soldier' Barbara Christiansen . NORTH COUNTY STAFF Funeral services will be Saturday in the Alpine Tabernacle for a "true soldier," American Fork native Sgt. Nathan Barnes, who died in Iraq July 17. His father, Kevin Barnes, told about the reaction of his fellow soldiers to his death. "They all said he was a true soldier and a stand-up guy," he said. Several Scout troops plan on turning out in uniform to line the route from the tabernacle taber-nacle to the cemetery. Since the neighborhood heard of his death, the street near his northwest American Fork home has been lined with American flags. Twice a day morning and evening 20 to 30 volunteers place the flags at 6 a.m. and take them down at 9 p.m. That will continue until the funeral. When Barnes' helicopter was ambushed, r VJ See BARNES, Page 2 Nathan Barnes ram Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF American Fork is facing yet another request to change a portion of its western boundary from residential to commercial. The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 18 put the most recent request on hold, and asked for more information about items, including the potential impact of the project on traffic in the area. Across 900 West from Costco in Lehi, the property has been designated as residential in American Fork's general plan. With the coming com-ing of commercial development in the area, there have been other requests to change this land to commercial. The request the planners considered last week was for seven of the 10 acres owned by the Carson family to be a mixture of office and retail, with single-family homes on the three acres on the east side. Christopher Webb represented Chasebrook Company and made the request. It includes three buildings near 900 West, with approximately ap-proximately 50,000 square feet of space. There would be a wall with landscaping on both sides, running between the commercial and residential portions. Webb said the residential next to it would buffer the effects of the commercial development develop-ment on the existing residents farther east. "This project will act as a buffer and visual screen from the retail for those citizens who currently border the Carson property," he wrote in his application. Some of the neighbors disagreed. Marie Adams cited a request from last July, which the Planning Commission voted 5-to-l to deny and the City Council upheld that decision, deci-sion, saying the area should be left residential with only a narrow strip of professional offices See ZONE, Page 2 CommunitYBriefing LIBRARY PLANS POTTER PARTY There will be a Harry Potter birthday party for all ages on Monday from 6:30-8:30 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per family. Attendees may take classes in transfiguration transfigu-ration and divination, contribute to the newest edition of "The Monster Book of Monsters," visit Honeyduke's for a treat, and help Neville find his toad. They will earn points for their house in the competition com-petition for the coveted Housecup. And, if they dare, they may snatch a dragon's egg- TEEN THING - Youth from 11 to 16 years old are invited to a "Teen Thing" Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Com-munity Room of the American Fork Public Library, 64 S. 100 East, American Fork. They may either make a beaded necklace or a key chain. There will also be puzzles they may work on. Those who attend must sign up at the circulation desk ahead of time and indicate indi-cate which project they prefer. CONCERT IN THE PARK - Jonathan Keith and Stephanie Smith will perform at Concert in the Park Monday at 7 p.m. at the American Fork Amphitheater, 851 E. 700 North, American Fork. The public is invited to the free concert and may J s '1 CATHY ALLREDNorth County Jonathan Keith, American Fork High School, plays his second-place winning musical piece at the State Reflections Contest Awards Evening on April 8. He will perform at Concert in the Park on Monday. bring blankets or chairs. Keith is 18 years old and lives in American Fork. He was recently injured in a car accident but still wants to play. He is the son of David and Melanie Keith and has been studying piano for the past eight years with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. Peery-Fox. He won first place in the 2004 Utah State Fair music competition. He won four first place awards at the International Interna-tional Festival for Creative Pianists in June 2004. He has soloed with the Utah Valley Symphony and American Fork Symphony twice. He has performed in the Temple Square Concert Series and played a concert in the Hyde Park Concert Series in London last fall. He loves to compose music and has been a national finalist in the Reflections program. Smith began writing music when she was 8 years old. She wrote her first "real" song "Rose" when she was 14. At age 17, she released her freshmen album "Tell Me." That album landed her the "Pearl Award" for Best New Artist and the "AOL's Musician of the Week" award. Smith's song "At Your Side" is being included on an album for the One Heart Bulgaria Foundation, benefiting the orphan children of Bulgaria. This is just one of many compilation albums featuring Smith's music. When asked to define her music Stephanie replied "acoustic pop or folk-rock." folk-rock." CITY TAKES RESERVATIONS FOR PARKS Twenty-three parks in American Amer-ican Fork are available for the public to make reservations and use the facilities. There is a fee for the reservations. The amount depends on the size of the pavilion pa-vilion being reserved. Those who wish to make a reservation reserva-tion may contact the city at 763-3080. MIXED USE PROJECT PROPOSED A mixture of office and residential uses has been proposed at the 500 East freeway interchange. There would be retail shops or offices on lower floors and housing above. The owner of the property suggested high-rise condominiums con-dominiums up to 18 stories tall. The change in development style would be significant, said planner Rod Despain. "This is clearly a different type of development than would be covered by one of our residential zones," he wrote in a memo to the Planning Commission. "The closest thing around here is the up-scale residential development in central Orem. It would certainly be a different kind of project for the City, and I believe would require a new ordinance." ordi-nance." Further discussion is planned to determine de-termine if the concept would be acceptable accept-able in American Fork, Despain said. 6 "'61055"0005bl'll8 3 78 SATISFY Chi CKKttZSt Wt KHB CMS TUT CfT 6000 MUAGl AS KILL AS TRUCKS AND SWSl Youn wmds-in wiu r:zvtn be jfm-mSt 71 Pin -LI M t ir '7 AN W.IT3CAN RV'OJUTION mtn m pin tokjuoh iwy mi 31 COPY v t -w |