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Show Mm mm EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 50 CENTS SPORTS: Soccer team upsets Lone Peat TOWN HALL: Sleepy Hollow appears in concert SCHOOLS: Legacy students in Pumpkin Walk x v . GAMEZ HOOKS UP TO INTERNET GAMING r 7 -; '4 v - " : - "' 4 f . i ii... V 1 I"' M "... I V." 3t MARK JOHNSTONDaily Herald Rolf Hanson, an avid skater for the past 23 years, tries out the bowl section of the new skate park in American Fork on September 29, 2007. Skate park grand opening in AF Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Wind, cool temperatures, and a few scattered showers didnt dampen the spirits at the official grand opening of the American Fork skate park on Saturday. Around 50 people braved the elements to see the ribbon cutting, cut-ting, watch professional skating and BMX bike demonstrations and do some skating themselves. Professional skater and one of the designers of the facility, - Kanten Russell, praised the park. "This is the biggest bowl in Utah," he said. "It is about 11 feet deep. It is also the biggest course with the most street features in Utah. I have been to a lot of different dif-ferent parks around the world. I would definitely rate this as a world-class park." His company creates skate parks throughout the world. "I have traveled all over the world about three times," he said. "I incorporated things I have learned from other parks. You guys should be real happy with what you have here." He made a prediction. "There will be future competi- See OPENING, Page 2 4 Amer. Fork candidates vie for council seats Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Four candidates seeking office in American Fork met some of their would-be constituents last week. They were joined by local ' state legislators and Alpine School Board members. Rob Smith of Alpine School District and Mark Cluff of the state Board of Education Educa-tion also attended. The group made their appearance appear-ance at a "Punch and Politics" event sponsored by the American Fork High School PTSA. The candidates were Jason Porter and incumbents Shirl LeBaron, Sherry Kramer and Dale Gunther. Rick Storrs is also seeking re-election to the council, but was unable to attend. Porter, LeBaron, Kramer and Storrs are vying for three four-year four-year seats on the council. Gunther is running unopposed for a two-year two-year seat. About 30 came to ask questions of the group and hear the answers. an-swers. The candidates addressed issues regarding transportation, pressurized irrigation, open space and commercial development. State and school representatives See CANDIDATES, Page 3 DOITS evelo propose mixed us jrojects for Amer. Fork Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF American Fork could have a retro feel to it, if some developers are able to do the projects they have proposed. There are three such plans being considered. They are reminiscent of days gone by in other parts of the country in that they would combine commercial and housing development. "In days of yore, mixed use was fairly common," com-mon," said planner Rod Despain. "This is kind of a reemerging development concept." He mentioned apartments over the corner deli as an example of previous mixed use. Current projects may be different. In some instances in-stances it is a method developers have proposed to obtain more housing density. "If you are a developer, it is a way to compensate compen-sate yourself for the high prices you pay for the land," he said. One of the projects the city is currently considering con-sidering is at The Meadows. The developers are proposing a "lifestyle center" near the movie theaters, which would include both commercial and housing components. The Mailed out .with a smaller residential area, but recent plans have increased that. "Now they want 10 units per acre and 50 percent of the floor area devoted to housing," Despain said. He said there were some elements which made projects successful in other parts of the country, but were not applicable here. "The residents are all mobile," he said. "The mobility of the tenants does not facilitate the successful development of that as a mixed use project. In successful projects, the unique thing about that kind of living is that you have virtually virtu-ally all forms of commercial in close proximity. Virtually everything is in walking distance restaurants, dry cleaner and everything." Planning Commission chairman James Hansen Han-sen said density was one consideration the See PLANNING, Page 2 Cpmmyn BARBARA CHKISTIAh&tNNorth County Runners at the start of "Mike's Mad Dash," on Saturday, Sept. 29. It was American Fork Hospital's kickoff to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT The American Fork Chamber of Commerce Com-merce will have a Meet the Candidates Night at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the ' library. 64 S. 100 East. Those invited to attend include Dale Gunther, Sherry Kramer, Shirl Don LeBaron, Jason Porter Por-ter and Rick Storrs, who are running for four City Council seats in the November election. The public is invited to attend and learn about the candidates. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLANS HALLOWEEN FUN RUN - The annual an-nual Halloween Fun Run sponsored by the American Fork Chamber of Commerce Com-merce is set for Oct. 27. It will be at the Fitness Center. Businesses which are interested in being sponsors are invited to donate $100 or the equal amount in gift certificates certifi-cates or prizes. If businesses are a silver or gold level member, their sponsorship is already included. Those sponsors will have their logo appear on the back of the shirt. For runners, the cost is $20 and includes a long-sleeve T-shirt, glow necklace, and goodie bag. Part of the proceeds are donated to the American Cancer society's Relay for Life. FEED UNCLE SAM CARE PACKAGE DRIVE - A "Store and Move" portable container will be at the American Fork Wal-Mart Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. to collect items which will be forwarded to more than 700 deployed Utah soldiers sol-diers for the Christmas holidays. Area residents may contribute items for the soldiers or make monetary donations. Those will help with shipping costs. Monetary donations can be made to 116th SecFor FRG at Wells Fargo Bank. Following are some suggested items, although others may be welcome. They include personal items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, dental floss, baby wipes, foot powder, seat cushions, back or muscle comfort items, phone cards or dryer sheets; edibles including candy and mints, individual indi-vidual serving size of chips, cookies, or snack bags, beef jerky, sunflower seeds, microwavables such as popcorn, macaroni maca-roni and cheese, Ramen noodles, and non-perishable snacks; entertainment items like paperback books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, board games, handheld or electronic games, cards or card games, word or number puzzle books. Other items include small toys or school supplies sup-plies for the soldiers to hand out to the Iraqi children, zip-top bags to secure the items from sand and Christmas wrapping wrap-ping paper for the boxes. ROTARY CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT TOURNA-MENT - The American Fork Rotary Club is sponsoring its fourth annual golf tournament Friday. It is at the Thanksgiving Point golf course and will begin at 9 a.m. with a shot-gun start. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. There will be fun, food and prizes, including a $10,000 hole-in-one jackpot. Proceeds will support the amber Alert child identification program. MIKE'S MAD DASH BENEFITS FIGHT AGAINST CANCER - More than 250 runners and walkers turned out in the Saturday morning chill to take steps against cancer. The American Fork Hospital hosted Mike's Mad Dash, a 5K race. It is named for Mike Olson, the hospital's administrator. Those who beat his time earned movie tickets. Hospital administrative assistant " Cindy Soderquist said 225 were prereg-istered prereg-istered for the race and many signed up the day of the event. Although some did not attend, there were more participants partici-pants than they expected. "It was twice the number we had anticipated," an-ticipated," she said. "The previous high was 118 or 120." PUMPKIN AND SQUASH SALE Some of the most unusual pumpkins will be available this coming weekend. While purchasing the squash, the public can help save the life of a child while enhancing their autumn decor. Lone Peak's Chapter of Operation Smile will be selling the highly sought after and unusual pumpkins Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the gazebo ga-zebo of the Alpine City Park on Main Street. All money raised will go directly to their fundraising goals. All donations will go toward helping children receive surgery for cleft lippalate, as well as other facial deformities. The unusual pumpkins will be offered for approximately approxi-mately $10, and up. Other offerings will be priced accordingly. 6 1 IIIIISIJIL M M II IIWi I m rz. v m- 1 CD-ttiorwHtas tarctuia . unf V iWrrmfitm Mjt 1C MMIS IhOWH HHJKt TO HKK SUI. HIB TU. UCEKSf I FIB. OJLC ftXK II IFHfT Twnieu nn m :f- 'AM a . Wi IRyJ;1 J") '. ,;!'' i" i .L,-, fF0GK COFTl '-rt miwi'i iiiju i Mt.. Vjj 4 v |