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Show E D IT 84. i I - h. 1 ,1 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THU. Vmi. ri.i.iir.i.iiri,.iiiriii iin..iif.ii.ir- in, i i.i.... Mim..n 1 1 i.i.n.i im.in.. i ii n f 1 1 ini mi i V ' Tr ' i inP' tinMi.fi. .. "V.'E 1350 g BUSIHESS: Get in shape with discount equipment Tnilll UAI I A Co 'Qinnnpt I nooro' onnnnnnorl luif u iimll. ni o uiyyuoi luogi o uiiiiuuiiugu SPORTS: Felix wins football 5K 6 SCHOOLS WAYS TO GET READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL City Council limits check ca shmg stores The Check City on 900 West and State Street in American Fork. , MARIO RUIZ North County n ' - Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Those who need a quick advance of cash in American Fork will have to go to an existing business, busi-ness, since the City Council acted July 31 to limit new check cashing stores. While new firms of this type are not prohibited, prohib-ited, they are limited based on the population of the city to one per 10,000 residents. American Fork's population was recently estimated at 26,000 and there are at least six of the businesses within its boundaries at the present time. They may remain open, but if one closes another may not take its place until the population warrants it. Orem recently passed a similar law. The move was made as a result of council members' concerns about the proliferation of the See CASH STORES, Page 2 SHINING AT THE UTAH till .'-'L ten"" ' i. ( David Lhchford competes at the 2007 Utah Summer Games. Photo courtesy Daniel Litchford A.F. man overcomes tragedy to win gold medal Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF i or more than 40 years David Litch- I ford has dealt with the repercus-l repercus-l sions of an accident which severely J- damaged his leg. I "When I was 9 1 got my leg J chopped up in a corn chopper," he said. ''Every nerve and tendon was shredded. I have no feelings in my leg. My right ankle is totally fused and I can't bend it." A sports enthusiast, he had to change his expectations, but he surprised himself this summer by winning a gold medal at the Utah Summer Games this year. In addition, he was named the Male Athlete of the Year for the Summer Games. He will be honored at an Aug. 17 banquet. "It broke my heart in high school," he said. "I could not excel in sports. I was probably mediocre at best. It has limited what I do." He explained that his right leg stopped growing and he developed a three-and-a-half inch difference between the two legs. "They went into my left femur and shortened short-ened it," he said. He thought his future would be limited to occasional walks with his family, but things changed recently when he read an article in The Daily Herald by Todd Christensen. He recounted seeing an older man with a bandage ban-dage on his leg, working to get his long jump down. "My son said, 'You can do this,' " litchford said. The two started working together and preparing for the 2006 Utah Summer Games, which are held each June in Cedar City for amateur athletes. With practice and training, he brought home a gold medal in the discus from this year's Summer Games. Most discus throwers spin around before they release the discus to give them additional addi-tional momentum. "I can't spin," Litchford said. "My right leg is totally fused. Instead of spinning, I stand in one position and do a standing throw. You will never see that in college or professional track and field." To help overcome the inability to spin, Litchford Litch-ford has emphasized his upper body and has done weight lifting to give him more strength. "I started to go and lift weights with my See LITCHFORD, Page 2 Warehouse space to be limited in commercial zones Stacy Johnson NORTH COUNTY STAFF Sometimes when a business begins using a building for an office of-fice or a warehouse, it may turn into a retail or commercial space. That has caused concern from American Fork City as there may not be enough parking or adequate public access. "Our experience with the buildings build-ings in commercial zones is that they gravitate toward retail and service uses, rather than warehouse ware-house uses," Planner Rod Despain said. "With buildings like this, they generally don't have enough parking or access for those uses." Currently, the ordinance allows officewarehouses in commercial and industrial areas of the city, however, the possible change could prohibit them in all commercial com-mercial areas of American Fork. "As I understand the notion of officewarehouse, it is typically described as a little office with a bunch of warehouse," Despain said. "Therefore, the more ware house area, the less commercial or office and the industrial the building." The new possible ordinance would limit warehousing space to around 25 percent of the building's build-ing's makeup for a commercial zone. See WAREHOUSE, Page 2 Community Briefing Daily Herald file Members of the 2006 American Fork High School marching band perform their show, "Hypar Effect." CONCERT IN THE PARK - The American Fork High School Marching Band and Wasatch Winds, the American Fork community band, will perform at Concerts in the Park Monday at 7 p.m. The concert is free to the public and they are invited in-vited to bring chairs or pillows. It will be at the American Ameri-can Fork Amphitheater, 851 E. 700 North, American Fork. ' In recent years the marching band has performed in the Fiesta Bowl, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, the 2005 Presidential Inaugural Parade Pa-rade in Washington DC and will perform in the 2007 Macy's Parade in New York City, and has been a finalist final-ist at the Bands of America National Marching Band Championships . The AF Wind Symphony performed at the 2004 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and has performed at the Utah Music Educators Educa-tors State Conference on two occasions. The Jazz Band has twice placed runner-up at the Lionel Hampton Hamp-ton International Jazz Festival and twice placed first at the Crescent Jazz Festival. Miller is director of music at American Fork High School and also directs the Wasatch Winds. The assistant as-sistant conductor of the Wasatch Winds is Jermie Arnold, Director of Bands at American Fork Junior High School. LIBRARY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM - American Fork City Public Library will begin registering children chil-dren for preschool programs the week of Sept. 04-15. 04-15. The library is closed Sept. 3, for Labor Day. The theme this fall will be "Way to Go - Boats, Planes, Cars and Trains." It will be a half hour of transportation transporta-tion (cars, trucks, trains, planes, etc.) stories, crafts and activities for children 3-5. Registration is $5 per child for seven week's worth of fun. Parents are asked to stay with their children during the program. The library is also offering a "Mom and Me" activity time for children 18 months and older. Cost for this' activity is $ 1 per family and will be held one-half hour before the preschool activities. Those who wish more information may call the library at 763-3070 or visit 64 S. 100 East, American Fork. EVENING OF MUSIC - Eagle Scout candidate Matthew Cox is doing a project to help raise funds for sports equipment at American Fork Junior High School. He is sponsoring an "Evening of Music, with local youth performing a variety of music to promote donations to purchase the equipment. It will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday at 1489 N. 400 West, American Fork, the Savage residence. The junior high is restricting the use of i-Pods and cell phones and is replacing that with sports equipment equip-ment that may be checked out by the students to use during the lunch hour. Funds raised from the "Evening "Eve-ning of Music" will help purchase the equipment. ROLLER MILLS RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION RECOG-NITION Lehi Roller Mills was recognized as a national market leader by the North American Agriculture Agri-culture Marketing Officials at their recent conference in Park City. The mill was acknowledged for its reputation repu-tation for producing superior quality baking flour, top grade value-added products, and its enduring brand equity in the agriculture marketplace for more than 100 years. "Lehi Roller Mills is the epitome of a great Utah company which has established a national and international inter-national standing for agricultural quality," said Richard Rich-ard Sparks, Deputy Director for the Utah Department ' of Agriculture. "Not only is this recognition impres- ; sive for Lehi Roller Mills but it is a great honor for. the ' State of Utah," he added. , Lehi Roller Mills was established in 1906 by George G. 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