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Show 2nUyi$irlcrolii edition AFOUT x3-DIGIT 841 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 2 1521 E 3900 S STE 100 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 64124-1550 , YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY. AUGUST 16, 2007 50 CENTS . wwww-W IIUIUIIUUJG IG0Uf IUI U(M IU olIIUUI mm hall: irrigation pipe 10 De rain in a.k SPORTS: Football team ready to come back 1 vjllil USINESS HAPARI MAKES SWIM-SUITS SWIM-SUITS FUN AGAIN mi F. defends policy on road repairs Barbara Christiansen . ' NORTH COUNTY STAFF With American Fork anticipating installing pipes for a pressurized irrigation system, the city has been facing criticism and questions regarding repairs to roads which will be dug up for the pipes. Some of the first questions arose with the recent repaying of 100 East. City officials pointed out the project was done by the Utah Department of Transportation, not the city. American Fork was aware of the repaying repay-ing and warned UDOT that the road would eventually have the pipes installed, but UDOT chose to move ahead with the project. In recent weeks the city has done improvements improve-ments on 300 North, from 400 West to 400 East and from 1100 East to the city limits; 300 East from State to 700 North; 200 South from 300 West to 500 East; 400 East from State to 550 South. Director of Public Works Howard Denney explained the reason why the city chose to make the repairs now instead of waiting. "We have only done the ones that were overlaid in the past," he said. "We were afraid if we had let them go, they would have all been bad and we would have had to reconstruct recon-struct them. It was an effort to try and preserve pre-serve them." "Oil as it gets old becomes brittle," he said. He said the roads had not been repaired for several years and were at the stage where they would soon begin a rapid deterioration. In an interview Friday, he showed a graph depicting the life cycle of a road. For the first few years there is little change, but it begins to drop off quickly after that. j "There is a steep slope berwjiAt ulsdwd 10 years," he said. Denneylsad rceivei K; on the graph represented bor hlv W. Doug EdV usage of the road andAhe inverse of the n wouia taite to repair it. He outlined thenethods used to repair or renovate roa.aVT hey include crack seal, chip seal, fog seal, $iajor patching, thin overlay, thick overlay and road reconstruction. The first our can be done with city em-,ployees em-,ployees artu equipment; the others would require re-quire aiLoutside contractor, he said, s Wiethe crack seal, there is rubberized . asrj.alt applied to the cracks in the road. Residents Resi-dents are familiar with the chip seal, in which the road has oil applied to it, followed by a layer of chipped rocks. The fog seal, also called mop seal or sand seal, hasn't been used a lot by American See ROAD, Page 2 7 ) i " v L ... t. t V .i 71 - i J v; ""' Residents rally together to give back to Iraq Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF ome American Fork residents are com bating grief with giving. Sgt. Nathan Barnes, of American Fork, was killed by enemy fire while serving Rushdi Mullah, South Baghdad. In honor of Sergeant Barnes, a group of American Fork residents is raising funds to send a 40-foot "Good Will" container filled with school kits, hygiene kits, newborn kits, medical supplies, toys, clothing, quilts and Civil Affairs donations for children and families in Iraq who Sergeant Barnes loved and helped during his service in Yusufiya and Rushdi Mullah. Kevin Barnes, Nathan's father, said Nathan would have been pleased with the effort. See GOOD WILL, Page 2 HELP NEEDED FOR HYGIENE KITS Needed for each Hygiene Kit: one- gallon zip bag, two hand towels, four toothbrushes, 1 large tube toothpaste, two plastic combs 7x1.5 and 2 bars hand soap (125 grams). Needed for each Newborn Kit: two- gallon zip bag, one receiving blanket, four diapers, four diaper dia-per pins, one infant gown, one pair booties or infant socks, one infant cap, and two bars Ivory or Pure and Natural soap. Needed for each School Kit: handled school bag (finished 14 12" x 18") notebooks -420 sheets, five No. 3 lead pencils, eraser (approx 12" x 14"x 2"), one pencil sharpener, one metal blade - blunt nose scissor, one colored pencils 12 piece set, one ruler. Needed for Civil Affairs donations: Disposable diapers: all sizes, training pants for toddlers. Baby formula: powdered form only, Electrolyte solutions or packets for dehydrated babies, such as Pedialyte, baby pacifiers. Clothes: baby clothes, winter jackets for children, britches, T-shirts for children, men's shirts, ladies robes with zippers or buttons, cloth market bags: nothing noth-ing fancy, just something for women to carry things around, toiletries: adult, children, baby. Body lotion, lip balm, toothpaste, toothbrushes, underwear: children's adults; bras are a hot See KITS, page 2 ST. PETERS YARD SALE - St. Peters Pe-ters Catholic Church, 634 N. 600 East, American Fork will have its annual yard sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and next week on Aug. 23, 24 and 25. Each day the sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be furniture, clothing, baby furniture, kitchenware, electronics, toys, home decor, books, tools and more. New items will be added daily. The sale is designed as a service to the community, to help those who cannot can-not purchase items at full price, and as a fund raiser for the church. The public is invited to attend. LIBRARY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM - American Fork City Library will begin registering children for Preschool Programs Pro-grams Sept. 4-15. 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 (cars, trucks, trains, planes, etc.) stories, crafts and activities for children 3-5. Registration is $5 per child for seven weeks' worth of fun. Parents Par-ents 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 .ijs?' ' ' MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Allison Fiscus of Aspen Enterprises prepares Kettle Corn as her daughter Lundon Munson, left, prepares lemonade at the Thanksgiving Point Farmers Market on Aug. 10. for this activity is $1 per family and will may call the library at 763-3070 or visit be held one-half hour before the pre- 64 S. 1 00 East, American Fork, school activities. Those who wish more information CONCERT IN THE PARK - Oakley Simpson and his band, "Almost Acoustic," Acous-tic," will perform at Concerts in the Park Monday (Aug. 20) at 7 p.m. at the American Fork Amphitheater, 851 E. 700 North, American Fork. Two other bands are also scheduled to play. The public is invited to attend and may bring chairs, blankets or pillows for the concert. TEEN THING - Youth from 11-16years old are invited to a "Teen Thing" at the American Fork Public Library on Sept. 5. They may sign up for the free event and may choose to do one, two or all three activities offered. They may make Mardi Gras masks, participate in a stacking tournament and do projects with duct tape. It will be held from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Room of the library, 64 S. 100 East, American Fork. SUP TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SUGAR FACTORY MEMORIAL - Members of the Lehi Chapter of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers want to make certain that the Lehi Sugar Factory is not forgotten. The organization is raising funds to place a plaque near the site of the Lehi Sugar Factory, which operated from 1891 until 1924. The single smoke stack near 7330 West and 8020 North is the last remaining one from the plant. To raise funds to purchase and place the plaque, the SUP will hold a dinner Mondayat 6:30 p.m. at Bud Lott's farm, 1800 South on 1700 West. Dinner will be provided by Mellor Banquets, and those attending will be able to enjoy the historical artifacts Lott has collected on the farm, said Dee Fowler, president-elect of Lehi's SUP chapter. SUP members are asking for a minimum mini-mum $10 donation per person, and all proceeds will go to the purchase of the plaque. The SUP meets the third Monday of each month at the Historic Lehi Hotel, and everyone is welcome to join. There are no membership requirements, except ex-cept an interest in Utah's pioneer heritage. heri-tage. Membership dues are $30 a year. 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