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Show Wednesday, August 11, 1993 Vol. 15, No. 32 nri i " I , jjimwniir H' ft in r r mmmm, i Boosters clean up for new year RUSS By yJ II r n clean-u- p campaign that is now in its third year. "I think the students feel a sense of pride in the school and a sense of unity with each other," said Jan Felix, project coordinator. pre-seaso- ' ' ' ' - S ' The Booster Club, students and faculty members of Lehi High School met Monday, Aug. 9 in their annual . , Y ? ' DALY City Editor Students participating in the project, included team members of the football, golf, cross country, girls soccer and girls tennis teams, the drill team and the cheerleaders. Also helping in the campaign were athletic director Lou Andrus, Coach Wofford of the tennis team, drill team advisor Cheryl Allgaier and football coaches Kilts, Wilson, Mangelson, McGeary and LeSaure. This year's campaign included the following projects: i Painting the inside and outside of the new press box. Dismantling the old press box. Painting the new concession stand, newly moved to accommodate the construction at the school. Painting a new storage unit for use by the baseball and soccer teams. Painting the pump house in the track area. Making repairs and cleaning around the tennis courts. Edging the grass in the track area and the football field. Cleaning Highway 89 from the overpass to the northwest State Road are in American Fork. After completing the work, participants were treated to a sausage and pancake breakfast by members 4 ' it of the Booster Club. Board members involved in the breakfast included Eric Chamberlain, Ferrell Hill, Mary Young, Amy Barnes, Becky Felix, Taunya Wilson, J ayne Wilson, Glori a Sch nei der, 1 Pionettes leap for the roof to help paint the Booster shack at Lehi High School for upcoming school year. Venda Hill and Renita Revill. Mellor Banquets provided the grills. "These students hope they will get support from citizens after seeing what the students have done," said Felix. Citizens will get their first opportunity to support the students and see work that has been completed at the annual Meet the Teams night on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. on the football field. In addition to presenting the teams, the Booster Club will demonstrate the new press box and the new sound system. A scrimmage will follow. 50 cents a single copy From hobby to 'his honor': Gilbert leads racing assn. By RUSS DALY If participating in a hobby is an enjoyable activity, spreading the word about the sport must be icing on the cake. For Glenn "Gib" Gilbert of Lehi, serving as president of the Utah Racing Association places him in Just such a position. Gib raced cars in the late 60's and early 70's, but gave up his pursuit for work. As president of the association that manages Suntana Raceway in Springville, he has now ; returned to the racing circuit. "Once you get into it, you're hooked," he said. His awards and accomplishments prove his devotion to the sport. Last year, he took fourth place in the street stock divi-sion, and also earned the Sportsman of the Year Award, the latter of ' which he said "meant more to him than anything." He races street stock cars and mini's at the track; his son, Mike also races cars. Another son, Shane, races at the Bonneville Drag Strip in Salt Lake. Together, the three perform as a team named Triple G Racing. The stock car is a car, ,. '"' Gib Gilbert makes the turn in a recent race. He is currently serving as president of the Utah Racing Association. mini-stoc- k full-size- d a '72 Chevelle in Gib's case, where the body and motor must essentially remain original. The Chevelle does have a safety cage mounted throughout the body. A mini-stoc- k car follows the same guidelines usingacompactcar.Mike and his father use a '74 Vega and a '76 Mustang, respectively. Under Gib's leadership, the association has developed a program with the Salt Lake raceway that offers a State Points Championship for the best racers between the two facilities, in addition to the awards given separately. j Another push has been to get sponsorship of cars into Utah County ventures. Gib has been fortunate to work with such sponsors as Vern's and GRS Drivelines of Lehi, Durfey Dry Cleaners and Ken's Radiator of American Fork, and Professional Auto Finishersof Orem. "Without them, I don't know how anyone could race," he said. Unlike races at the Salt Flats, races at Suntana are based on laps, position and time; races may have anywhere from six to 20 cars. A trophy dash also features the four fastest cars. Now midway in the racing season, the Springville track also fea- - tures tractor pulls, mud bogs and other events in addition to a regular racing schedule. Time trials begin at 5:30 p.m., with races starting at d car usmidget is an ensnowmobile or ing motorcycles gines.) The Sept. 4 race m arks the en d of the state championship races, but the season will continue through open-wheele- 7 p.m. The Aug. 14 race will feature sportsman category cars, the second fastest class running. Other categories racinginclude pro 4's, hobby stock, street stock, limited sportsman and late model cars. Mini's will be the featured class on Aug. 21, and the street stock category will race at Bonneville in Salt Lake for the state meet. A special event race for series will be held on Aug. 28, will be the where featured race vehicle. (The super mini-stoc- k, late-mod- super-midge- weather permitting. r, When he is not racingor promot-ingracerGib does auto body work, with custom painting, pinstriping and custom lettering his specialty. He also paints or sponsors cars for the races. Gib lives in Lehi with his wife, Cynthia, whom he says has been very supportive of his racing activities. "She's one of my main supporters," he said fondly. The Gilberts have six children and five grandchildren. el ts Power to be shut down Saturday a.m. Lehi City Power will be shut off from midnight until 4 a.m. on to 700 South. Saturday, Aug. 21 for customers south of The repair is necessary to correct a faulty regulator, which is no w stuck in a lower voltage setting. In addition to this repair, Lehi City is currently finalizing plans to build a new power substation to meet the needs of the community. Work on 500 E. overpass almost done The 500 East600 East overpass is scheduled to by Aug. to the Utah Department of Transportation and Lehi n 15, according City Public Works Department officials. Both groups have been completed work on the structure during its closure. Survey shows Utah Valley wants new train station A public opinion poll conducted in Utah County in June demonstrates firm support for the construction of a railway station in Provo, according to information recently released. The poll, commissioned by the ProvoOrem Commerce's of Chamber Utah County Trans- portation Committee, showed 70 percent of the 300 people contacted answered "yes to the question: Do you think we need a railway station in Utah Valley? Seventy-fiv- e percent of those responding felt the station should be in Provo. The Utah County Commission has provided a grant of $10,000 to Provo City to conduct a feasibility study, said Steve Densley, chamber president. Bids are now being taken to select a company to conduct the study. "We decided to form a committee because we receive so many calls from train passengers who are stranded at the old station location at 600 South without transportation or accommodation," Mr. Densley said. "It's a shame that one ofAmerica's best communities doesn't even have a railway station. The people who travel here by train don't get a very good first impression." The committee, chaired by Monta Rae Jeppson, has been meeting monthly since organized to discuss such details as where the station should be located, how it should be paid for, what size and shape it should be, what it should be called, and whether or not it could support other businesses such as a park and ride, car rental, government servides, taxi and shuttle services, a bus station and travel agency. Ms. Jeppson said the feedback she is receiving is overwhelmingly in support of the concept. "This valley needs a railway station," she said. The survey indicated that Utah County residents are not aware of current train service, that few use it, and that vacation travel is the most common use of rail service. "Our survey shows that 62 per- cent of Utah County residents are unaware that a train stops in Provo twice a day," Jeppson said. "We think that if a nice, clean railway station were built people would be more aware and ridership would increase. People don't ride the train nowbecause they do not like getting on and off at the current location where there are no facilities." Members of the committee come from local businesses, business associations, neighborhood government agencies and the general population. improve-mentcommittee- s, Rockwell's 'Hot Spring Brewery Hotel' popular stopping point By RICHARD VAN WAGONER Shortly after the Utah Expeditionary Force arrived in Cedar Valley during the summer of 1858, Porter Rockwell moved to Lehi where his son John Orrin Rockwell was born on Oct. 23, 1858. The site of the" residence, which Sherwin Allred recalls seeing marked on an old railroad map he once had, is the southern half of Block 49, the property immediately west of the Lehi Library. My 1890 Sanborn Map of this block shows a wood dwelling (possibly log) on the site with an extensive array of stables and corrals to the west. Early Lehi resident William F. Butt noted that in 1859 a young boy named Lewis "put down a flat iron on the correll and the fence & burnt up a valuable stallion of Porter Rockwell." Butt doesn't note if young Lewis became another notch on the pistol grip of the notorious frontiersman, for Rockwell was a great lover of fine horseflesh and would surely have been dismayed at the loss of the mount. Porter's reason for settling in our community was to be close to Camp Floyd, then the largest military establishment in the United f Lehi Yesteryears States. A shrewd businessman, he sought a variety of ways to benefit from the massive infusion of military dollars in the area. Knowingthat troopers from the camp would constantly be traveling the State Road to Salt Lake City, Rockwell staked claim to a large tract of property (portions of Sections 12, 14, & 15) on the Salt Lake County side of the Point of the Mountain (present-da- y Bluffdale) in July 1858. During the fall, on the portion of his property near Hot Sulphur Springs (present Utah State Prison) he and two partners, Charles Mogo and David H. Burr, constructed a large tavern or halfway house they called the "Hot Spring Brewery Hotel." The nearby cold spring, still flowing today, provided water for brewing a lauger beer often called "Valley Tan." The warm springs or hot pots provided a popular bathing spa for troopers and other overnighters. In July 1859 Burr sold his interest to Bob Hereford. In January 1860 the two tried to sell out the property from under Rockwell to pay off debts. They advertised a public auction in the Jan. 7, 1860 "Mountaineer" to sell "hogs, sows, shoats, mules, oxen, wagons, harness, household furniture, etc., and everything necessary for carrying on a large and extensive brewery. The property consists of a large and commodious Hotel, situated halfway between Camp Floyd and Great Salt Lake City; a brewery capable of making 500 gallons of beer per day, a stable and Corral and all necessary outhouses." Porter was not interested in selling and had someone, possibly a lawyer, respond for him (he was illiterate) that he was "the rightful owner and possessor of the undivided of said premises, and the sale is without my consent. All persons are hereby warned not to purchase, or in any way interfere with, said premises, unless they wish to involve themselves in a troublesome and expensive lawsuit, as I am determined to main-Se- e YESTERYEARS on Page 3 . , ' i ..... r .. v., ., .'' . - v . . t one-thir- d '"-- - ' - ' This turn-of-th- e century photograph is of Rockwell's Station, a Pony Express and Overland Mail facility at the Point of the Mountain. |