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Show J - 50 1- expires 013096 F WESTERN MICROGRAPHICS 712 SOUTH 3600 WEST E ' WEST VALLEY CITY UT 84 1 19 : WESTERN MICROGRAPHICS 4555 SALT 041795 841192043 2395 WEST712 COMMERCE LAKE CITY 1 INC DR STE 200 UT 84107-37- 75 Imliilliliiilimlililiililiililiinl Vol 17, No. 15 50 Wednesday. April 12, 1995 cents a single copy Cedar Fort man killed in accident at crossroads Parade Committee announces Round-u- p lineup Four individuals were injured, one fatally, Saturday at 12:23 a.m. in a two-ccollision at the intersection of State Road 73 and 68, about ' 3 miles west of Lehi. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Waynn Durrant identified the victim as Ryan McKinney, 28, Cedar Valley, a passenger in a vehicle driven by his sister, Eramie McKinney, 17, also Cedar Valley.1 , Robert Zachery Knox, 16, Salt Lake City, driver of the second vehicle, was transported to a Salt Lake Hospital by medical heliar copter after being treated . . Ml) ") at American Fork Hospital. He was listed in critical condition following the accident. Tyler Coleman, 16, also Salt Lake, a passenger in the Knox vehicle, and Eramie McKinney were treated at American Fork Hospital and released. Durrant said Knox was south-- , bound on SR 68. McKinney was westbound on SR 73 heading towards Cedar Valley. L fl 1 The Parade and Special Events Committee, under the direction of Analise Evans, is now preparing for the upcoming Lehi Round-u- p Celebration. Following the theme of "Those Were the Days," the week-lon- g event will feature activities each day. week Kicking off the Round-u- p is the annual Monday night picnic in Wines Park. Starting at 6 p.m., the evening will include entertainment and a baked pie contest and auction. Patrons should bring their own picnic dinner; dessert will be furnished. In addition to the traditional an evening of cowboy on poetry will be offered barbecue, Wednesday. Thursday's events include the A . among first at accident scene By CATHY ALLRED He was coming from Camp Williams way last Friday night and as he approached the .Crossroads he noticed the accident. Six people had arrived there before him, but he pulled over to 1 it ,4 ; - "S .K, - . . - ' . , - Wildlife Division biologist Grant Jense looks over the deer carcass as he prepares far annual range drive " to determine how many deer survived the dangers of Utah's winters. ; . Drive shows diminishing count for Utah's deer population affirmed Bruce Giunta, the By CATHY ALLRED In the wake of Summit and Regional Wildlife Division Salt Lake County officers arrestManager. "We do not have as ing numerous family poaching many deer as in the 50's and 60's and we probably will never again rings, the Utah County Wildlife division began its range drive for be able to go back to those numthe annual deer count last week. bers." A statewide event, the deer It is difficult to get accurate count gives the wildlife officers a figures on the total Utah deer chance to check on the winter kill ' population because of the mobiliand the success of fawn producty of the animal and the difficultion and survival for that year. ty of the terrain. An estimate for Unfortunately, it is not the the deer population when it was hard winters of Utah that is sigat an optimum habitat level was nificantly threatening the state's 600,000. A figure bantered about deer population for the 80's and 90's is at about it is man. The state capacity is declin250,000. We've got all these highways ing every day and has declined for years now because of habitat now and going 0 MPH, they kill a lot of deer," pointed out changes such as developments," the steering wheel that had pinned and crushed his body, he calmed his nephew's fears, "Is Eramie OK?, Is Eramie OK?" The two Salt Lake youths would later be out to the LDS Hospital, 17 year-ol- d Eramie would suffer from severe head trauma and facial lacerations, but Ryan McKinney would never make it. He had endured neurofibromatosis. A disease that causes the body to create numerous clusters of tumors in the nervous system, it had taken its toll on his body. Dying inch by inch for the last See RYAN on Page 5 , life-flight- ed 50-6- Grant Jense, the range drive coordinator. "They are killing 4,000 to 6,000 easily a year, just on road kill." L & L Corporation of Orem has a contract with the state to pickup road kill and dispose of the carcasses. They go out once or twice a week over routes picking up the victims of progress. "Fifty head a week is not unusual," said Bret Haderly, an L & L driver. "I very rarely find the , antlers and a few times I've had the head cut entirely off. With elk and moose it is the same thing." Haderly's route goes from Duchesne to Provo to Heber to Price and back to Duchesne See DEER on Page 5 Six hundred students at Lehi Elementary took some unexpected field trips Monday. A developer's equipment hit a water main near the school, shutting off the water supply to several blocks, including the elementary. An official with the Water Department said that the area between State Street and 600 North, from 100 East to Center Street, and on 200 West down to about 300 North was affected by the accident. Lehi Elementary officials contacted Lehi City to make arrangements for the children to use the restroom facilities at Wines Park, v ' involved. "This is the first time such a program has ever been tried in the state. There are a few business partnerships with regular schools, but never has this been done for a preschool. The preschools do not have enough budget to support themselves. And serving these children is expensive. So the money the bank has donated to each school will buy equipment and supplies that we normally wouldn't have." Kim Bahr, a teacher at Sego Lily, said, "We really appreciate the volunteers. The children like to have people come. And we will use the money the bank has donated for books and other reading mate offices, 768-710- 0. away. r . think we Can survive most things nowf'said the school's secretary, Josel Lamoreaux, near the end of the school day. She said the water had been off since about "I 10:30 that morning. In rotation, each class walked together to one of the two sites made available for their use. 500-80- Lehi Round-u- p Queen contest announced Equestriennes are invited to participate in the upcoming annual Lehi one-on-o- Round-u- p Queen contest. The event will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the Lehi teach- rodeo grounds. lip :iiiiiiiis' 4 - winMi St A. will be Sign-up- s conducted at the Lehi Riding 10:30 Clubhouse at a.m. Preliminary competition begins with the personal interview at 11 a.m. and the Judges Tea at noon. Horsemanship events are held at the rodeo grounds following the tea and are open to the public. Contestants must be at least 16 years of age, single and not have been a former Round-uqueen. Competition includes modeling formal western attire, impromptu p f .... m speaking, rodeo knowledge, personality, appearance and horse- manship. For more information, call Carl or LaRee Stewart, Melvin or Dona Anderson, 768-992or Lee or Nancy Stewart, 768-346- 4; 6; I j i 768-372- 5. X? its. "To me, this is a perfect kind of community partnership where business, the school district and individuals can work together to help educate our children," Dale said. Bishop Neal Colledge of the Lehi 7th LDS Ward was also contacted about letting the children use the restrooms at the church located near State '.Street on 300 East, apprQximately. four blocks The Easter Bunny will be visiting Lehi this week as the Lehi Chamber of Commerce again sponsors the annual Easter Hunt. The event will be held Saturday, April 15 at 9 ajn. at 0 Wines Park, North Center St, Lehi Children ages one through 10 are invited to participate, with separate groups for each age. In addition to candy, special prize eggs will also be hidden, with one special Easter egg basket per age group. Local businesses help sponsor this and other events through joining and participating with the Lehi Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsors of the event include Lehi City and the Lehi Youth City Council. rials. Because we are a new school, we still need many things like shelving and cupboards." The bank volunteers usually work with the children, reading, playing games and ing concepts. Dale Gunther, president of the Bank of American Fork and a member of the Partners in Education Committee for Alpine School District, said he was intrigued by the idea of adopting the preschools. "It is a perfect way for us to express our appreciation for the support of the people toward the bank in these various communities. It is something that a locally hometown community owned, business can do. I have been especially impressed with the enthusiasm our employees have shown. "Many of them have been going to a preschool for several times and after the obligation they agreed to fulfill is over they ask if they can continue this service. They have enjoyed getting to know the children and helping them and, I understand, that the children have begun to recognize these volunteers and look forward to their vis- only one block away from the school. Easter Bunny to visit Lehi Bank of AF adopts Sego Lily Elementary tee-shir- ts Any family, organization or individual that wants to run a booth is encouraged to reserve a booth at the carnival. For information on participating in the events, call the city take field trip to see facilities Photo by Cathy Allred ' help anyway. "They were scattered all over the road," said Bart Berry, Cedar ' Fort Councilmember. As he was helping with the two youth from Salt Lake City, he heard Ryan's voice barely whisper, "I can't breathe." Looking up, he realized that the Toyota truck smashed beyond recognition was his nephew's. Pulling Ryan out from under recently become involved with Alpine School District in a Partners With Education Program. The bank adopted five preschools in the Alpine District that serve children with special needs. In addition to cash dona tions to each school, bank employees give volunteer service at each school. These volunteers have to the handed out bank children and teachers at the schools and brought the Bank of American Fork hot air ba'loon for the children to see. Wayne Crabb, director of preschools for the Alpine School District, explained what this partnership means to the children food. 600 Victim's uncle The Bank of American Fork has nights. The first performance of the Miniature Parade will be held on Friday evening at 6 p.m. The parade route starts at Wines Park and goes to Lehi High School; the Saturday parade will begin at 10 a.m., with the route starting at the high school. Activities continue after the parade at about 11 a.m. with the carnival at Wines Park, including a Dutch oven cook-owith prizes, entertainment, booths, games and ff A freg swimming session will be offered at the Lehi Municipal Swimming Pool on Tuesday afternoon. The accident is still under investigation, Durrant said. stock parade and the opening of Round-u- p Rodeo. Lehi Additional rodeo performances will be held on Friday and Saturday the TV 0 Jason Kirkpatrick from the Bank of American Fork helps preschoolers march in their new tee shirts at Sego Lily School. The queen and her attendants serve as representative of the celebration and the rodeo and advertise the events in personal appearances; they ride in parades, attend luncheons at television and radio interviews, and take part in all three nights of the rodeo. In addition, the queen will enter the 1995 Miss Rodeo Utah contest |