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Show Free Press - Wednesday, February 8, 1995 Page b City, Yates suffer Several DUIs investigated from lack of communication Miscommunication and a lack of information may have led to a discussion between the city council and developer Jim Yates about work on the letter's subdivision. Both the council and Yates said they were waiting for the other party to go ahead with work on 2600 North and 600 West streets. The council said they had not received information from Yates' engineer until 1 p.m. the day of the last meeting of the council and couldn't respond that night. I: ' A is I..: v Councilmember Reed Sunderland explained the council position that, since the city had requested a change in the design of the original road, the city should only pay for moving the material. After discussing several options in constructing the road, Yates sai d, "Well do the minimum of what they want." Police officers investigated several cases of driving under the influence (DUI), some of which also involved drug charges. An American Fork woman, who had been stopped for faulty equipment on her vehicle, also incurred charges of possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. The investigatingofficer was also informed of a $155 outstanding warrant out of a Lindon court for failure to appear for a speedingcita-tion- . A Salt Lake man was booked into the county jail for both DUI and open container. A passenger in the vehicle also received a citation for open container, and after becoming abusive during transport to the police station, was also charged with disorderlyconductandintoxication. An erratic driving pattern led to the stop of a Magna driver, who failed both breath and field sobriety tests. He was also charged with BGG3C open container violation, no proof of insurance and improper registration. One juvenile passenger was charged with illegal consumption, and another juvenile passenger was charged with illegal consumption and open container violations, the latter added when he admitted to drinking "when the red and blue lights came on." The driver of a vehicle that hit a school bus was cited with driving on suspension. He said he never saw the bus, which was partially across the intersection of S00 West and State Street, because of sun in his eyes. Damage to the bus was esti- -' at $1,000. mated f., if o - o Photo by Cathy Allred Meadow Elementary students in KSL's studios Friday with weatherman Len Randolph are, 1 to r, Jason Bentley, Jacob Davies, Kirie Edwards, Karlee Williamson, Edwin May, Dayne Fox and Terra Stevens - Meadow students get video education at Weatherschool . By CATHY ALLRED Len Randolph, KSL's meteorologist, has been prepping and chatting with a group of Lehi children for 20 minutes before they are to appear onhis Weatherschool in front of glaring lights and three television cameras. He asks if there are any questions, and without hesitation, a child pops up, "When do we get to go to the bathroom?" Children - they take away the pompous seriousness we sometimes get lost in. They bringjoy to our lives and at the same time have us claiming insanity. Which is one reason that the KSL staff love having their guests, this time Meadow Elementary teacher Keith Graver's third grade class, to the Triad Center.., :? ."Having them here is fun for us, it's refreshing to have them here," : remarked Michele. Thompson, the producer ofthe Weatherschool. "All , the employees, the anchors, the crew, we all enjoy it. These kids are so full of energy!" The Lehi school is one of 15 elementary schools in Utah invited to the station this year. Today, Friday there is a contrast between the tension the children feel on the set and that which the adults portray off the air. The "atmospheric pressure" during the live news time is electrifying, a Taco Bell has a hostage situation, instant news must be delivered. But Randolph appears relaxed. His smile never leaves, he loves his kids, and is attentive to their concerns. The day before a little boy threwup. Before that another passed Out. '1 i lut'T.v'u :uo j yv "He was standing next to me," recalls Randolph. "His eyes started to roll, he was going down when I - caught him, they went to commer- - cial time. When he came to, he didn't realize what had happened. They get excited, knees lock up." The Meadow children pulled through the lunch hour event unscathed. Even Jessica Smith, who got to answer the Weatherschool question of the day, survived in the hot spot alone with composure, asking a tense camera crew, "How long do I have to look at the camera?" and calmly repeated the answer for them four times, "The greatest United and Stable Inn" where travelers could bed down andhave their horses stabled for "two-bit- s a night." "There was rejoicing at Lehi yesterday," reported the September 28, 1872 Deseret Evening News as the Utah Southern Railroad line was completed into town the day before. The first train chugged into the depot amid the cheers of hundreds of townspeople accompanied by a lively band. Most of the enthusiastic crowd saw for the first time a steam locomotive with itshuge blunderbuss smokestack and shrieking whistle. Though Lehi was the terminus for only one year, during that brief period the area surrounding the railroad depot at State Street and Second East exploded with growth. Teamsters and bullwhackers transported goods to and from points south as well as timber and ore from the rich mines in American Fork Canyon and the Tintic District. Many Lehi men found employment in the freighting and forwarding business. Dozens of saloons, boarding houses, eateries, and various types of mercantile establishments sprang up along State Street to service the railroad and its clientele. In addition to a significant drop in prices and a significant rise in available goods, Lehi farmers and stockmen were able to ship their produce, cattle and wool by rail. Shrewd Lehi merchant Thomas R. Cutler, along with William and James Taylor, had correctly pre- dicted where Lehi's railroad depot would be built. They commenced a small store on the southeast corner of Second East and State Street which eventually grew into Lehi's -largest mercantile establishment Instituthe People's tion which dominated the local business scene until its closure in 1937. From 1860 to 19 19 the State Road from the Point of the Mountain to Lehi remained virtually unchanged. In 1919, at the end of World War I, a special tax levy for road purposes raised sufficient funds to construct a new cement roadway. At that time approximately 800 vehicles a day were using the new While themajor-it- y were motor vehicles, conveyances were still an horse-draw- n There may be a States snowfall for one season was about 1000 inches." This is Graver's second visit with his class to KSL. He seems to be an exceptional teacher and he obviously loves his Spanish Immersion kids. Every year he gives them a as a Christmas gift. He and his twin ' brother, Kenneth; designed them on the computer, the picture "of a rising sun and a few cacti are on the back of the shirt. substantial interest penalty for banking somewhere else. rt Our Certificates of Deposit offer some of the best rates of any bank or credit do If unidn happen to find a better rate somewhere else, bring us you in a copy of the offer and we'll match it. So look around. And then come to us. in Utah. ; ZIONS BANK Yesteryears Continued from front page 1 ' M b f P D C Substantial penalty for early withdrawal. We reserve the right to limit this offer to product features and services currently offered by Zions Bank. Offer expires 6195. important traffic factor. By 1925, when nearly 1,600 vehicles per day crossed the Point, only 2 percent were still By late 1940 nearly five, thousand vehicles a day, many of them heavy trucks and buses, were using the highway. Most local police activity in the rather benign 1950s consisted of monitoring traffic on State Street. The community's force often issued in excess of 1,000 speeding tickets per year during this time, more than twice the written traffic citations written by nearly a dozen officers in 1994. The only semaphore in Lehi's history was installed at the intersection of State Street arid First East in the fall of 1952 after the tragic death of young Tommy Featherstone.' Switchboxes were placed on either side of the highway; a pushed button allowed pedestrians 20 seconds to cross the street. The $2,800 system, of which Lehi paid $800, was removed upon in the 1960s, the completion of There h a ve been hundreds of establishments on State Street since the early 1850s. The structure oldest, linked with commercial activity in the area is the Utah Southern Railroad Depot. To celebrate Utah's 1996 Centennial local plans are currently underway to purchase, relocate to State Street, and restore this historic depot to its original condition. This station, which predates Utah statehood by 23 years, is Utah's oldest remaining railroad building. After refurbishment to like-nethis depot will, among other options, house a transportation theme museum under the sponsorship of the Hutchings Museum. Planned exhibits will feature local roadway, railroad, Pony Express and Overland Trail photographs, maps and artifacts includingan original transcontinental telegraph pole donated by famed adventurer Joe Nardone. The grounds surrounding the restored railroad depot will also be revitalized for a roadside park, providing a landscaped green belt in an area that has been seriously blighted for more than two decades. The stone building now housing Lehi Barber Stylist is the second horse-draw- two-ma- n com-merci- al still-standin- g commercial oldest, house in the State Street business district. Erected in 1878 by the Peothe facility eventually ple's became part of a large complex of which four buildings are still extant. Because the was a subsidiary of ZCMI, that firm has. installed one of its original still-standi- Tructtload Savings! Co-o- No Finance Charge For 12 Months One Night Free at the Courtyard by Marriot Co-o- p 1878-bui- With Purchase of Solected Appliances lt structure. Other historic buildings in the State Street commercial district include the Union HotelRoyal Theater building, so superbly depicted in today's photograph, the Cutler Mansion which has served as both the Lehi Hospital and the Reltuc Hotel, and the Lehi Commercial SavingsLehi Hospital Building. Significant historic buildings please me immensely. 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