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Show km ,11, AFOUT UTAH fi .r- 152J 0;; . SALT LAKC ; j 2)mhiHcral6 edition YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008 bULtiMio SCHOOLS: District Reflections winners named TOWN HALL: Students prolesl at KFC SPORTS: Day hoping to reach state meet again j w ' y'rtriiT''iTlBl BUSINESS BELLA GRANITE: THE ROCK STAR OF SURFACES A.F. Riding Club may get space Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF The American Fork Riding Club may be receiving a new lease on life - albeit a short-term short-term lease. Mayor Heber Thompson and city engineer engi-neer Andy Spencer met Tuesday with Chris Mitchell, treasurer of the club, to negotiate a settlement that could help the club maintain space to keep their horses. Thompson was optimistic about coming to a conclusion. "I think we will get resolution, both from the state point of view and the RC point of view," he said. "1 think this is going to be resolved very fine." He referred to both finding find-ing a location for the club and restrictions the state had placed on the land, saying it must be used for recreation. Club members had been told to move their horses from city-owned property near the Fox Hollow Golf Course to the city could build a reservoir for its pressurized irrigation system. There had been a Feb. 15 deadline. About 20 horses remained at the stables the club had built decades ago, their owners hoping for a compromise between the club and the city so both could have a place for their uses. Mitchell said he was pleased with the tenor See RIDING. Page 2 TEAM USA XJ - .. ; f : , ""' TRIXIE WALKERNorth County Randy Smith recently returned from the Goodwill Games in Puerto Vallarta, where he took bronze in Sparring as part of Team USA. A.F. man gets bronze in Goodwill Games Trixie Walker NORTH COUNTY STAFF "13 he name "Puerto Vallarta" con jures up images of white, sandy beaches and a warm ocean breeze. For American Fork resident Ran dy Smith, it also brings to mind his recent experiences participating in the Goodwill Games, which were held in Puerto Vallarta, Val-larta, Mexico the week of Jan. 5-12. SMITH, WHO HAS THE RANK of second Dan black belt, received a bronze medal in Sparring. He was one of the five Utah students who competed as part of Team USA, which included competitors from across the country. "I've been to two other Goodwill Games first in Cancun and the other in Venezuela," Ven-ezuela," he said. "This one was more fun because there was a lot of See GOODWILL, Page 2 I Randy Smith Randy Smith competing at the International Goodwill Games, which were held the week of Jan. 5 in Puerto Vallarta. American Fork City Council sets priorities for 2008 budget Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF They made a list, checked it twice. Totaling it up, they decided de-cided it may be too much. The American Fork City Council Coun-cil met in a retreat last week, with only one item on the four- hour meeting's agenda that of setting the city's priorities and strategic plan for the future. Council members discussed priorities they would like to see completed in the city, along with items they had been told about by their constituents. They made estimates es-timates of the costs of the hems, coming up with a total around $10 million. "The total sales tax revenue is projected to be a little over $6 million," said councilman Dale Gunther. "Property tax is expected ex-pected to be about $2.8 million." , He said that the entire revenue for the year could be used for those projects, leaving nothing for regular expenses. He said the city could bond for the projects and spread the costs over a number of years. "Most of these items we would have to bond for and pay them See PRIORITIES, Page 2 Community Briefing TALENT SHOW SCHEDULED - A cash award of $100 will be given to the winner of the "AF Has Talent" show to be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the auditorium audito-rium of American Fork Junior High School, 20 W. 1120 North. The American Fork Twisters cheer team will host the event plus have a silent auction to raise money mon-ey for the team go to the West Coast National Competition Com-petition at Knotts Berry Farm on March 29. Girls from American Fork, Highland and Lehi are on the team. Anyone interested in participating in the talent show may fill out an application at the American Fork Fitness Center any time before Feb. 23. Brent Hunsaker from the Channel 4 news team will emcee the event. Cost of admission is $5 per person and $20 per family for pre-sold tickets or $6 per person per-son and $25 per family at the door. IRRIGATION WATER FOR RENT - American Fork City is renting its shares of irrigation water from the American Fork Irrigation Company, Lehi Irrigation water wa-ter and Pleasant Grove irrigation water. The charge for American Fork irrigation water is $60 for the first share, which includes a $20 share and notice no-tice fee charge by the American Fork Irrigation Company. Com-pany. Additional shares may be rented for $30 each. Lehi irrigation water share rental is $58 for the first share, which includes a $28 share and notice fee, and $30 for each additional share rented. Pleasant Grove irrigation water is $38 for the first share, which includes a $3 notice fee, and $35 for each additional share rented.Those who wish to rent the water shares may do so at the American Fork City Administration Ad-ministration offices, 51 E. Main Street, during regular office hours. The rental continues through March 13. ft 1 1 BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Six-year-old Harlie Tisdale with the eight-foot snowman she made on Sunday. LIMERICK ENTRIES SOUGHT - Local blogger David Rodeback is soliciting last-minute entries for the Second Annual LocalCommentary.com Limerick Contest. Con-test. Limericks are welcome on three themes: American Ameri-can Fork, the 2008 presidential election, and Groundhog Ground-hog Day. The deadline to enter has been extended to noon on Friday, Feb. 8. Prizes will be awarded. Details are available at http:www.localcommentary.com contestlimerick08.htm. FREEWAY RAMP METERS PLANNED - As congestion con-gestion on Interstate 15 in Utah County continues to increase, UDOT will begin installing ramp meters at each freeway on-ramp between University Parkway in Orem and the 1-15 interchange at state Route 92 in north Lehi. Monday crews started utility work at the northbound north-bound on-ramp at University Parkway. Within the next week or two, crews will begin work at the northbound on-ramps at Orem Center Street and 800 North. Construction Con-struction work at other interchanges will start soon after. ' ' V ! .!.! ' w "During the morning and afternobn commute, groups of vehicles attempt to access 1-1 5 at the same time, which slows down traffic. Ramp meters regulate how frequently vehicles access 1-15 by creating gaps which allow motorists to merge safely without creating creat-ing additional travel delays," said John Higgins, UDOT Project Manager. ' Crews will work Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Travel delays should be minimal. The $3"million project is planned to be complete by the end of May. CAR SEAT CHECK POINT - The Utah County Health Department will hold a free car seat check point Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. at the Lehi Police Department, De-partment, 580 W. State Street in Lehi. Car and booster seat inspections will be given by Certified Passenger Safety Inspectors. Parents and care-givers will be shown how to install, adjust, and use child safety restraints properly in order to maximize maxi-mize their effectiveness. They will also help parents to determine when an older child is ready to graduate from a booster seat to adult safety belts. Inspections will be conducted on a first comefirst served basis. Spanish-speaking technicians will also be available. 0""8 61055 0005 m rrrjTVTN a u j - ZTh 3 HA r VV.tf f AC PWPl r-T"" W CD 574900 W W w. fiTltWil i 1 1 Hi ..-J.'O'fc-0 Mjaa 0MM Btemmn' Mf i.r Kffi mi $THiNo am AMrcrjuj nrunii mrvj S1MIUI TO M0CXLS SHOWKMUSIU, WW! t Fill OJLC DUlfl HttlW JKIHT1VH. fttCIS i fTflO THWU6H HI It, WH 1 |
