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Show Page 2 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, October 4, 2007 i 1 1""""""'""! NEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUfjT 1 jTAFF American Fork will x transformed trans-formed to Sleepy Hollow for four days next week. The Arts Council is sx;n-soring sx;n-soring a presentation, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Concert." It will he at the amphitheater, am-phitheater, 851 i:. 700 North, at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. l.l from (i:.(D-H p.m. There will be a harvest festival, with activities. Those who attend are asked to bring blankets, both to sit on and to wrap up in to stay warm. Tickets in advance are $.'() for a family of up to six immediate members, or $7 per person. Some discounts are available and information is available at sleepy hollowshow. com or by calling (iK7-521i!. The event will be put on by Stories in Concert. It includes a narrator, live orchestra and chorus, all in period costume from Colonial American times. Characters will step out from the chorus and act out parts to go with the music. To cap off the evening, there will be an appearance by a live headless horseman on a black horse. The music was written for the show by Steven Smith of I.ehi. lYoducer-director Jay me Smith said the event was family fam-ily friendly. "It is spooky, not gory," she said. "It is definitely creepy enough to be fun." She encouraged those who will attend to read the Washington Wash-ington Irving classic ghost story, which is available in its entirety on the Web site. This is the third year the production pro-duction has been presented. It was put on in 2004 and 2005 in I-ehi. Smith said they had been kxiking at different venues at which to present it and found the American Fork amphitheater. amphithe-ater. "It has the perfect atmo ..... -t T .... .. - - . .T-..t(t. iimwpm My : : , , ' i .. . SINCE f9J3 fjm m 4r "u r f tO SWITCH Rmson v ft J) 'ft sphere," she said. At the harvest festival, there will be games and activities. "They will be centered around Colonial times," Smith said. " There will be lots of fun things to do before the show starts." Cocoa, cider, pies and soups will be available at the concession conces-sion stand. There will also be a hayride before the show. Tickets Tick-ets to the festival and hayride are available in packets of 10 for $2.50. Most games are one ticket; the hayride is two. COMMUNjTY NOTES I Employee of the month Beau Chadwick who works with the cemetery department was chosen to receive "Employee "Em-ployee of the Month" honors from the City Council on Sept. 25. "Recently, your determination, determina-tion, patience and skills helped to find the remains of a baby that the family wanted to move to another state," wrote Mayor I leber Thompson is a letter to Chadwick. "Unfortunately, information did not show the proper location and it took time to disinter the infant while the family waited. As funeral coordinator, you demonstrate dem-onstrate concern and respect for the bereaved families. Your knowledge of equipment and machinery, and your ability to operate and repair them is irreplaceable." ir-replaceable." In his nomination of Chadwick, Chad-wick, fellow cemetery employee employ-ee Mark Kawahara told about the incident with the baby. "The vault wasn't where information in-formation showed it to be and it t(xik almost eight hours to locate," he wrote. "Beau stuck with it and found it." I Resident asks for four-way stop Cami Baird suggested that American Fork put in a IMAGE Nothing like being organized; you just feel on top of things. Which is why you'll like our check imaging to store and access your checking records. Your cancelled check images come to you in convenient, 3 hole punched statement And we provide a free lunder for your statement storage. No loose checks to store. No putting them in order. No hassles. This convenient and tree service is available to you at our American Fork branch, as well as our ten other branches. Another good reason to switch to Bank of American Fork, www.bankaf.com (800) 815-BANK INFORMED AND I .Ji -p. f BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Carl Barlow as Ichabod Crane sings with part of the chorus of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Concert," which will play at the American Fork Amphitheater Oct. 10-13. four-way stop sign at 1280 North and 1 190 East. She asked it at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting. "There are 194 children that attend elementary school that have to cross that street," she said. "Now it's a two-way (stop) and we want a four-way stop." "I don't think it will back up traffic or cause problems," she said. Director of Public Works Howard Denney told Baird that four-way stops have to be warranted, which starts in a process which includes a traffic traf-fic survey. At the most recent survey, there was not sufficient suffi-cient traffic to permit the sign. STATEMENTS INVOLVED appears in concert . -J. I Man seeks help from police and attorney American Fork resident Austin Orton asked the city for help at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting. He said he had been the victim of a crime early in September and had been unable to obtain information about the status of the case. He said the police were unable to give him information in-formation and that he should contact the city attorney. The police gave him a case number, but when he called the attorney's attor-ney's office, their cases were filed by name. Police department spokesman spokes-man Sam Liddiard asked WITH FREE BINDER. I AW -MY f s him to call his office the next day and said he would follow through to give him the information. infor-mation. I Correction - The article "Utah County looks at dangers of energy drinks" in the North County Newspapers Sept. 27 edition misstated the date of the presentation. The Lehi Community Com-munity Council workshop is tonight, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at the City Hall, 153 N. 100 East, Lehi. Utah County Division of Substance Sub-stance Abuse will be presenting information on energy drinks and the health risks those drinks present to adults and youth. Bank of American Fork 16 CITY BANKING - SMALL TOWN SERVICE 33 East Main, American Fork (801) 756-7681 Opening Continued from Page I tions and pro demonstrations held here," he said. Dennis Lierd, from Cal Wadsworth Construction, the firm which built the park, said he was pleased the park was finally open. "I offer apologies that it took so long," he said. Despite De-spite the delays in construction, construc-tion, the company officials were happy with the project. "We ge all of our enjoyment enjoy-ment from what we do through seeing the people in the public enjoying what we have Seated," he said. "Every time I pass by and I see 100 kids or just one, it makes me feel good. American Ameri-can Fork needs to be commended com-mended f0r their patience with us." .: Bryce Reinhold, of Fron-tside Fron-tside Skate, who served on the committee of volunteers which helped with the park's design, said he was pleased. "We are really happy to have it open finally," he said. "Everything is just positive. It is going to be great for the community all the way around." Debra Aston attended the event with her son who is a skater. "It is about time," she said. "I think my son, who is about 25, was in high school when this was voted on." Planning Continued from Page 1 commissioners would have to consider when looking at alllowing mixed use developments develop-ments in the city. "We are taking a careful look at mixed use," he said. "One of the big issues is what kind of densities would be allowed." Other issues include the location where mixed use would be permitted and what restrictions would be placed on the development. |