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Show r n AFOUT ur 84124-IS50 DtttluHcmlft e d r t f o n w YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 50 CENTS Jjj SCHOOLS: Reflections winners move on to state t ff:::"::'j k JPrp E&ally TOWfl HALL: Donations help to restore museum V ir utai,vaUeyHi8hsch,isp.rt. I INSIDE: A taste ol Cedar Port history 3 I A.F. adopts Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD American Fork voted on Tuesday to become be-come the first city in Utah County to begin a new generation of municipal recycling programs. The city voted to begin an opt-out recycling recy-cling program, in which all residents would be assumed to want recycling, and will be added to the service and charged for it, unless un-less they contact the city to opt out. The pro- Oit-Olfl gram is expected to allow for greater participation par-ticipation in the city's recycling program by capturing households that are not opposed to recycling but have never found the time or motivation to sign up. Other cities, Eagle Mountain most prominently, promi-nently, have also been considering moving to the opt-out method as a way of increasing increas-ing participation in recycling. The more residents who participate, the cheaper the service generally is. American Fork also took the opportunity t recwc DM on Tuesday to begin paying themselves for administering the recycling program. American Amer-ican Fork residents now pay $4.50 a month for recycling, but that price will increase to $5.40. In a move that may be a precedent for Utah Valley, that increase will not go to the garbage company, but to the city. Council members said they want to collect the fee in order to make up for the cost of administering administer-ing the program. See RECYCLE, Page 2 LIMBER MOVES fifth r ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaity Herald McKenzie Walker does a lift during practice with the American Fork Twisters cheerleading squad. Twisters cheer squad hone competitive edge We get to go to Vegas for nationals. Kamil Devey PLATINUM TEAM MEMBER Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Cheerleading has evolved from a means of encouraging support for a team to a sport of its own. And the American Fork Twisters are rising to the top of that sport. Based at the American Fork Fitness Center, the Twisters have only been in existence about a year and a half. The competition team has recently taken two first-place first-place rankings and one second place in state-wide events. "In a little more than a year's time we went from 10 members to over 60," said Carrie Bagley, one of the group's advisors. Other coaches are Jennifer Hunsaker Valdez and Jeannie Hamilton. Not only have they grown in numbers, they have the recognition recogni-tion for their excellence in performance. perfor-mance. Rebecca Danklef, of the Fitness Center, complimented them. "I can't say enough wonderful things about the Twisters," she said. "I love the girls. They work so hard. They practice so much. They definitely deserve to win. I am really proud of them." The girls practice three days a week, for two or three hours at a time. In addition, they do training on their own. "They also have different train ing on their own time, doing cardiovascular and muscle training," train-ing," Bagley said. "It takes a good amount of time." She explained that cheer has changed through the years and is more physically demanding than it was previously. "This is definitely a girls' sport," she said. "We even have some injuries. There is a lot of twisting and strength required. They are doing all kinds of tricks." Bagley said it gets a good reception re-ception when members of the public see the routines. "There are a lot of ooohs and See CHEER, Page 3 Herald to discontinue print editions of North County weeklies DAILY HERALD The Daily Herald announced Feb. 5 that it will discontinue publication of five weekly newspapers news-papers it owns in Orem and northern Utah County after the Feb. 19 issue. The newspapers, which are published on Thursdays and de livered by U.S. Mail, include the American Fork Citizen, Pleasant Grove Review, Lehi Free Press, Lone Peak Press and Orem Times. No employees will be laid off as a result of the decision. Local news reporters will continue to cover North County towns, schools, people and businesses, but their articles will appear in the pages of the Daily Herald. In addition, the company will introduce innovative online tools for the people of North County to connect them more closely to their communities. A series of Web sites each focused narrowly on a particular town will present news from all lo cal schools, community groups, churches and local governments, govern-ments, and will feature a social marketplace with discussion forums highlighting local people and issues. The consolidation of printed information from the weeklies See HERALD, Page 2 tommunitv Briefing SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION - The American Fork Recreation Department is taking registration for spring sports. The deadline to sign up for spring soccer is today. It is for preschool through eighth grade students. stu-dents. The season will run March 31 to May 16. March 19 is the deadline to register 13- and 14-year-old boys for baseball. Tee-ball, coach pitch, boys machine pitch and girls softball all have a registration deadline of March 26. The deadline for 15- to 18-year-old boys baseball is April 2. The baseballsof tball season is during May and June. Registration may be done online at AFcity. orgRecretion Department or at the American Fork Fitness Fit-ness Center, 454 N. Center Street, American Fork. Those who need additional information may call 763-3080, 763-3080, ext. 2 or e-mail recreation ? afcity.net. BLOOD DRIVE There will be a Red Cross blood drive at American Fork Hospital on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Red Cross will be bringing its Bloodmobile to the event. Sign-ups are available in 15-minute increments. incre-ments. To sign up, drop by administration at American Fork Hospital or contact Ethan Shumway at ethan.shum-wayimail.org ethan.shum-wayimail.org or 801-855-3279. AF ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS "THE FOREIGNER" Tickets are now on sale for the American Fork Arts Council's production of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" in a dinner theater format Feb. 26, 27 and 28 at the Northampton House, 198 W. 300 North, American Fork. Tickets for the performances are $25 per person, and include dinner. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Reservations Reserva-tions are required and can be made by calling the Arts Council at 763-3081. TUCK COMPLETES BASIC COMBAT TRAINING - Army Reserve Pvt. James J. Tuck has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises. He is the son of Julia Tuck of Provo and brother of Kristi Brown of American Fork. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND BEER LICENSES APPROVED - The American Fork City Council has approved the following beer and alcoholic beverage licenses for 2009: I Beer sales: AF Junction, Inc. Albertson's Conoco Fast Gas Hart's Gas and Food Hart's Gas and Food Jalisco Market Lee's Roundup Chevron Smith's Food and Drug Walker's Wal-Mart Supercenter 105 E. Main 135 E. Main 655 S. 500 East 312 N.W. State Road 717 W. Main 585 E. State Road 222 E. Main 862 E. 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