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Show It 09 DnHcml6 e o i t i o Jtotpk filter 0 1 Htf U for 1 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, JANUARY la, zum SCHOOLS: AFHS picks Sterling Scholars nominees TOWN HALL: Water-rate hike solution examined IIJSIDE: List of new books at the public library Utah Valley High School Sports City .evalu Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Many factors go into making a road deteriorate. dete-riorate. They include weather, the amount and type of traffic and repair work that is done to the road. American Fork is beginning a pavement management program to bring the city's streets into better condition. One major factor affecting the roads has been the installation of the pressurized irrigation irri-gation system. Nestor Gallo of the city's en- etes asphalt cored room gineering department recently reported that the majority of streets in the city had or will have their remaining service life decreased by five years due to that work. Gallo has suggested the city begin a program pro-gram to analyze the city streets to determine deter-mine how best to extend their life and make them better and safer for the drivers. The first step would be to collect core samples along major roads, he said. Those would be at least 18- to 24-inches deep and would show the conditions of the asphalt, road base and sub-base. That work is ex pected to begin in the spring. Around four years ago, a group came to American Fork and did a survey of the city's roads. They had been students at Utah State University and created a pavement management software application. With that they did an evaluation of the city and presented pre-sented recommendations for maintenance. It was not immediately implemented, however. "The public works department put the pavement management program on hold," See ROADS, Page 2 City gets lift after Fitness Fair kick-off Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Saturday's fitness fair at the American Fork Fitness Center was a record setter. "It was a wonderful success," said Recreation Director Derric Rykert. "We had great participation, participa-tion, with people coming through to check out the booths and use the facilities. fa-cilities. We think we had about 2,500 people attend." The fair had information booths, prize drawings, demonstrations and the annual sale on passes. The final figures have yet to be tallied, but one employee reported more than 1.000 passes were sold Saturday. "The pass sales were wonderful," Rykert said. "We exceeded our amounts from previous years." Rykert said having repeat customers was rewarding to the staff. "We had a significant number of returning memberships," mem-berships," he said. "We feel like we are taking care of people. They want to come back and use the facility." Rykert said the staff had been wondering if the economy would negatively impact the number of passes pass-es sold at the fair. "I was a little nervous with the economy," he said. "This kind of seems to be a good deal for them. They get the pass on sale and they can save money and use it throughout the year. It turned out to be a good fit for people." He said he was pleased with those who manned the booths. "We feel like we had a good variety of vendors," he said. "They gave out a lot of good information. We had a good response" He thanked those who made the fair possible, and See FAIR, Page 2 IT ! . -A I I ft, i r-k if i , s s -. ... f i ti - t 1 J ff'r J s , -- 11 VS 1 - i ,; 1 1 fy r-r wt ..... fi rtl, , V - . ..- . . 0 MARK JOHNSTON North County McLean Taylor, of Highland, performs in a demonstration at the American Fork Fitness Fair in the city's fitness center on Saturday. Suspect charged in shooting of A.F. woman m f f L,..... .,. .. .. . Christopher T. Arvey NORTH COUNTY STAFF The Wasatch County Attorney's Office Of-fice announced Monday charges in the shooting death of an American Fork woman. Christopher T. AKey, 19, was charged with aggravated homicide, a first-degree felony. According to a news release, investigators believe AK ey was the shooter in the death of 21-year-old Ashley Sparks. Sparks was found Dec 26 at Jcr-danelle Jcr-danelle Reservoir with four gunshot wounds and later died at a Salt Lake area hospital Three men have been arrested in connection with her death, which may have been orchestrated to prevent Sparks from testifying against themea According to the release, Arvey 's murder charge is enhanced because a dangerous weapon was used, and because he reportedly committed the homicide to prevent Sparks from testifying or providing evidence or in retaliation for doing so. Police have reported that 22-year-old Joshua Binkerd admitted ordering Afvey to shoot Sparks. Jason Floyd CowdeH, 29, is also suspected of delivering deliv-ering Sparks to Atvey for the crime. All three men have been arrested, but Wasatch County prosecutor Thomas Low said a final decision has not been made on the charges for Binkerd and Cowdell. Several agencies are reviewing the evidence in the case to determine where Binkerd and Cowdell will be prosecuted Most of the crime actually took place in the Salt Lake City area, where Sparks eventually died as welL "We decided that the best place for Christopher Arvey is here in Wasatch County," he said. Arvey 's murder charge makes him eligible for the death penalty. Prosecutors have 60 days after his arraignment to make a decision on whether to pursue that option. 7J- JM m; ft I wt.-T-oui. vn i I jr I ltT CO 87t?7t Mtff KUSi w" f immunity Briefing BAND CONCERT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -.On Tuesday the American Fork High School Wind Symphony Sym-phony will present its Concerto Concert featuring four student soloists. Tiffany Johnson will perform "Concertino for Solo Flute" by Chaminade. Eammon Jenson will perform "Concerto for French Horn" by Zdechlik. Donovan Wilbur will perform "Blue Bells of Scotland" by Marlett and Samantha Long will perform "Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor" by Weber. These are all solo concertos with full band accompaniment. The Wind Symphony will conclude the concert by performing the four movements from "The Divine Comedy" by Robert W. Smith. The concert is free and open to the public. It starts at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 510 N. 600 East, American Fork. DANCE FEATURING TONY SUMMERHAYS BAND AT THE OREM SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER CEN-TER The Tony Summerhays Band will perform in the ballroom for an evening of dancing at the Orem Senior Friendship Center, 93 N. 400 East, Orem, on Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Prizes will be awarded and light refreshments will be served. Admission is $5 per person. Tables may be reserved by calling 229-7110. CANCER SURVIVORS RALLY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - The American Cancer Society invites individuals who want to honor cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed diag-nosed with cancer) and caregivers, or pay tribute to those who have lost their battle with cancer to join its Relay For Life, scheduled for June 5 and 6 at Lone Peak High School in Highland. In preparation for the event, there will be a kickoff rally Jan. 21 from 7-9 p.m. at the American Fork Senior Se-nior Citizen Center, 54 E. Main, American Fork. The Relay For Life kickoff rally is where anyone - families, caregivers, cancer survivors, schools, companies and others get together to begin annual Relay For Life activities. In 1985, Relay For Life began with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours raising $27,000. This year, Relay For Life will take place in more than 4,900 communities. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance and take turns walking around a track relay style to raise funds, while celebrating the lives of those who have had cancer, remembering those lost, and fighting back against a disease that takes too much. At nightfall, participants light hundreds of luminaria around the track in a moving mov-ing ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members lost to the disease. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated. To join a Relay For Life in your community, call Kandie Bodrero 801-472-9922 kbodrero a msn com or Jan Dennison 801-492-9490 janicedennison q corn-cast. corn-cast. net, or visit www.RelayForLife.org lehiut. NEW TRAINING CENTER OPENS AT CAMP WILLIAMS WIL-LIAMS - The Utah National Guard will dedicate a new state-of-the-art training facility at Camp Williams today, Jan. 15, at 3 p.m. The building will feature a memorial in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Wood, who died in July 2005 when a roadside bomb struck his humvee near Kirkuk. Iraq. Wood was a former 640th RTI instructor and Utah National Na-tional Guard soldier. Wood's family will be on hand for the dedication. The 80,000-square-foot structure, built by Okland Construction, will provide space for classrooms, barracks bar-racks and administration, as well as function as the headquarters for the Utah Guard s 640th Regiment, Regional Training Institute. The new facility increases the number of classrooms, class-rooms, battle laboratories and computer systems available to provide training in leadership and other specialties to National Guard, Army Reserve and active-duty Army soldiers from the 54 states and territories ter-ritories of the U.S. 'This center of excellence will be a keystone in the Army's and the National Guard's education system," said Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet, Utah National Guard adjutant adju-tant general. Tarbet indicated that the new facility is the first in a number of buildings planned to enhance the training of soldiers. "This is a tremendous value added to the taxpayer," he said. 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