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Show Jfk. JL. Jk. A A 4 ft I kill .am. V1A1 -rff. -CC 111 L -rX I 1 fit 1 i AcmiT 1 EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008 50 CENTS fflw , SPORTS: DWR seeks input on hunt changes SCHOOLS: Students enjoy reading in club TOWN HALL: Yard-sale ordinance is revised r - n . . Business COOKIE CUTTER SHAPES UP KID'S HAIRSTYLES Bern to imrefew imsiirk $3.86M bond would raise property taxes to fund trail, amenities, park road Editor's note: This is the third in a four-part series focusing focus-ing on the bond issues coming before American Fork voters in November. Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF American Fork voters will determine the fate of five bond issues in the Nov. 4 election. In this week's paper, the Citizen is focusing on the one which would fund improvements to the Art Dye Park, on the city's east side. The $3.86 million bond is expected ex-pected to increase property taxes on a $240,000 home $33 a year and have a $60 per year impact on a business with the same valuation. valu-ation. There are three parts to the bond. One funds recreation amenities; ame-nities; one pays for the city's portion por-tion of a trail; and the last would improve the Beehive Park road, . which provides access to Art Dye Park from 700 North. In the recreation amenities, there are two ball fields which would be completed, including lighting, equipment storage and five scorekeeping stations. There would also be some repairs. There would be reconstruction of the concession stand and some equipment purchases. There would also be rest rooms con structed. Recreation officials plan on installing in-stalling four tennis courts. The planned Art Dye Trail would run from the approximate center of the park north to the Highland boundary. The trail is planned to be eight feet wide. "From there users could connect con-nect with Highland's trail system and get all the way to the mouth of American Fork Canyon," said Councilwoman Heidi Rodeback in an interview. She explained See BOND, Page 2 ECONOMIC REACTIONS " :-. ... "1 ' '. . - : ; .; ...wwa'.t "... ' Jt " . ' V ......-..: .... : Jttj : , - ' ' ' Vs. " Will" . ... . : , HMMaMMMiHMMMMiaaMBiMMMM MARC HADDOCKNorth County Vicky Turner, children's librarian at the American Fork Library, explains to a family how to use the resources of the library, which has seen an increase in use over the last year. " 4- City library use on the rise Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF In times of economic slowdown, public libraries often see an increase in-crease in use. That seems to be the case in American Fork. Library Director Sheena Parker made a report to the City Council on Oct. 14 in which she showed an increase in library use in many categories, including circulation, Internet use and programs. . In every month so far in 2008, the circulation numbers at the library have exceeded the same See LIBRARY, Page 2 We started the fiscal year with a big bang." ' Sheena Parker, library director jRjgtiff so! t eacher publishes first nove EmilyjCox NORTH COUNTY STAFF Many enjoy reading, some enjoy en-joy writing, and even a few enjoy the grammatical mechanics found in the study of English. Fewer still actually make a career centered on their love of words and writing. writ-ing. But one American Fork woman did just that and has recently published pub-lished her very first novel. Lynne Larson, a recently retired re-tired English teacher and mother of three grown children, moved to American Fork with her husband Kent in 2007 to be closer to fam ily. She had waited for an oppor tunity to write and publish a novel and retirement gave her the chance. She recently published pub-lished "Wind River and Related Re-lated Stories," , a historical fiction novel with a West ern setting. ; "Before I died, I wanted to write a good story. There is just something inside that TPS:? .. Lynne Larson wanted to get out." Larson's writing career began be-gan when she graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English and followed it up with a master's degree in English from Idaho State University. She went on to work for The Post Register, a daily newspaper for the Idaho Falls, Idaho, area. "Throughout my life I have made writing part of my vocation," said Larson. During her writing career, ca-reer, she published many articles, essays columns, and short stories in various regional publications. Her short stories won prizes in Sunstone Magazine and were part of an award-winning compilation. compila-tion. "Greening Wheat: Fifteen Mormon Writers." She published work in the Ensign, The New Era and Mountainwest Magazine. In addition, she wrote a monthly personal per-sonal essay for Utah I loliday. As if that wasn't enough writing, writ-ing, Larson taught English for eight years at Declo High School in Declo, Idaho, and then completed com-pleted 20 years of teaching eighth grade English at Burley Junior High in Burley, Idaho. During her career, she received various vari-ous awards including a regional See AUTHOR, Page 2 Community Briefing MEET THE CANDIDATES - Lone Peak Council PTA is hosting a Meet the Candidates Night on Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in Lone Peak High School's Little Theater. The public may ask questions of the candidates running for office. Invited candidates include US Congress Districts 2 and 3, Utah Senate District 14, Utah House Districts 27 and 57, State Board of Education District 12, Alpine School Board District A4. In addition Utah Senator Howard Stephenson has been invited to answer questions ques-tions about the upcoming legislative session. Lone Peak High School is located at 10300 N. 4800 West, Highland; the Little. Theater is in the north end of the building. Anyone with questions may contact Jody Mower at 376-3834. HALLOWEEN FUN RUN AND WALK - The American Ameri-can Fork Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual annu-al Halloween 5K Fun Run and Walk Saturday. It begins at the American Fork Fitness Center, 454 N. Center St. Those who choose to come in costume may have those judged at 6:30 p.m. The race begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Utah Parent Center for Autism. BOOK FAIR - The American Fork Public Library will have a book fair starting Monday and running through Nov. 1. There will be paperback books, hard cover books, picture books, activity books and posters for sale. "We have a lot of best sellers and young adult titles," said children's librarian Vicky Turner. The books are provided by Scholastic Publishing. "They have pretty pret-ty much all levels, even a few adult titles," Turner said. The library is located at 64 S. 100 East, American Fork, and is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday. - - 4 Ft ' ' , -Hi J MARC HADDOCKNorth County Ira Sanders, right reads a book to pass the time while he waits to vote at the American Fork Library. Tuesday was the first day of early voting, and most voters had half-hour to two-hour two-hour wait. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES - Utah County residents can vote early in any of five locations for the upcoming general election now through Oct. 31 . The general election will be Nov. 4. Any Utah County voter can vote at any of the following follow-ing locations: I Utah Community Credit Union, 364 North Com-. merce Drive, Saratoga Springs, weekdays from 1-5 p.m. American Fork Library, 64 S. 100 E., American Fork, weekdays from 3-7 p.m. (3-5 p.m. on Oct. 31 ). Utah Valley University, Sorensen Student Center, UVUSA Office (SC105), 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Utah County Administration Building, 100 E. Center Street, Room LL900, Provo, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. LUAU TO BENEFIT CHARITY - There will be a benefit ben-efit luau on Saturday at the Amphitheater at Quail Cove, 851 E. 700 North, American Fork. The dinner begins at 5 p.m. with entertainment following. Proceeds will benefit Viva Kids, a group which is working to provide a water purification system to a school in the Dominican Republic. Tickets are $20, with children 6 and under admitted free. The dinner includes Kalua pig, teriyaki chicken, rice, macaroni salad, green salad, gelatin salad, tropical fruit, a white chocolate fountain, coconut rolls and guava cake. Those who wish to purchase tickets need to do so by Friday afternoon so Bamboo Hut, the main caterer, can have sufficient notice. Tickets may be purchased at www.sevenplusavp.net. They will be held at a will call - window at the amphitheater. At the same Web site, attendees at-tendees may order orchid or ti leaf leis. Door prizes will be awarded. They include spa packages, pack-ages, clothing and gift certificates for area restaurants. Entertainment includes Pati, Junior Maile and a duet from Fiji. Two groups of dancers will combine to present pres-ent the dance portion. They are Island Style Dance Studio Stu-dio and Pacific Sounds Productions. The dance ends with a performance by fire knife dancers. The event is expected to conclude at approximately 8:30 p.m. I 055 00050' MM ((WkQ Wpfofi E ""tj pjr p, 223 5 TO CHOOSE FROM AT THIS PRICE "rrr uriTU ruDitTACCtDCAU CI CCT UAMAfttD AN ZlJvTJ 43 illM H lil 1 1 1 1 1 Il fljBitn io mofiiui. simiui wnootu wow o .c with mm mum mmm. tonus msh kd wmin mm rticts in am vm ooojti ti, m 3 i tt:A 1 u" |