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Show -- ur LflKE C?fyIVE SUITE S00 Vol. 18, No. 23 June Wednesday, 50 cents 5, 1996 To subscribe call a single copy 756-766- 9 City officials want traffic lights at Lehi intersections By RUSS DALY City Editor Lehi City wants enlightenment and looked into ways of obtaining traffic signals for two busy highways that pass through the community. "As our city continues to grow in the last two year, we have an increasingly harder time getting onto Main said Street, Councilmember Dee Ray Russon. 1 think it's time that the city take an active role in getting at least one light on Main Street. This has gone on and on and nothing's been done about it." A light has already been approved by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for the intersection of 500 East and Main Street. The council discussed the need for additional or alternative lights at 850 E. Main and 300 W. State, as well as 100 E. State. Councilmember Rod Olsen told the council about a citizen's group in American Fork that had formed to obtain additional traffic signals. Olsen suggested that petition letters might be effective in the efforts to get lights installed in Lehi. Other suggestions included speaking with Governor Mike Leavitt, Representative Chris Fox and officials with UDOT. "If you don't prove them wrong, you prove them right," said Councilmember Frances Comer about UDOT. She suggested that the city investigate the last 10 the council that they look into the possibility of installing additional stop signs on some surface streets as well as in some subdivisions. Comer suggested that residents in the city's larger subdivisions such as Summercrest, Ridgepoint, Sunset, Sunderland (Gateway), Chappell Valley, South Towne and others appoint a representative to work on a committee to look into possible stop sign locations. The group also discussed the problems associated with certain lights installed in Utah County to find out whether that had the required number of "warrants" required by UDOT in order to justify the light. Lehi City officials met with Rep. Fox on Friday to discuss possible options for contacting the state agencies. Fox agreed to look into the situation and report back to the council meeting on Tuesday, June 11. Russon also broached the subject of stop signs and suggested to increase in 1996-9- 7 budget Fantasy will turn into reality for eight young women June 8 as By RUSS DALY CJ near-centur- n mU we' pre-sol- ) ; t J p.m. Additional seating, made 1$ ,dk N& v avail- able through a large screen, closed circuit television provided by Hutch's TV and Appliance, will be available at $2 per person. TeNeale Colledge m this year's follow the pageant, theme, "Fantasy," include Sarah TeNeale Colledge speaks to Sego Lily Elementary school children as part of her Gun Wise safety program. Darrell the Dodo Bird and Olga the Owl help her out. Pierce and Krista Blackburn TeNeale Colledge, Miss Lehi 1995, and Marty Worwood of the performing group, The Cadillacs, will serve as masters of ceremonies for the program. Additional entertainment will be provided by The Cadillacs, as well as attendants Marci Oxborrow and Candice The Cadillacs, who first sang together in what is now known as BYU's Young Ambassadors, performs "the great songs of the 50s united with the contemporary a capella sound of the 90s." Some of the audience favorites are "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" and "Run Around Sue." Judges for the pageant include Janae Dibble, Chris Kitchen, Johanna Flynn, James Andrews Dalley. and Contestants By RUSS DALY City Editor Sperry, Shyann Hreinson, Cydnee Revill, Emily Goodwin, Belinda Stockton, Rebeccah Bosko, Kendra Photo by Russ Daly One Lehi resident has not taken action, she has taken the action out, and hopes all gun owners will do the same. Stunned by the senseless accidental shooting deaths of two Lehi boys, TeNeale Colledge, Miss Lehi 1995, focused her service project for the upcoming Miss Utah Pageant on educating area residents about gun safety. In the first phase of her project, she visited all three of Lehi's elementary schools, a total enrollment of about 2,200 children in kindergarten through sixth grade, to present her Gun Wise program, which combines a variety of media to help children understand the importance of learning how to deal with firearms. She enlisted the help of Kathy Chambers of the Salt Lake County Health Department, who obtained a video produced by KSL Television to teach children to never touch a gun, never play with a gun and to run and tell an adult if they find one. only re-dedicat- ed the saints to live lives of purity and holiness. Members were also counseled to have more reverence for houses of worship, and more reverence and respect for the aged and unfortunate. Cook said he has ties to this area. His grandparents lived not far from the tabernacle and his parents met for the first time on the lawn on the east side of the tabernacle. "I, with you, love this building," said Phil D. Jensen, former Alpine Stake President. "It's not just stones and mortar but important things that have gone on here over many years." Jensen, along with Stanley D. Roberts, first president of the American Fork Stake, recalled events that have taken place in the tabernacle since the first dedication in October 1915. The building was on June 24, 1962 by President Henry D. Moyle, a member of the First Presidency whose ancestors were among the first settlers of Alpine. Roberts recalled apostles of the LDS Church who had been in the tabernacle, all of whom later became president of the Church. "When I had the children raise their hands to the question if they had a gun in the home, it reinforced the scope of the problem," said TeNeale. "I could tell Reasons to aim for gun safety An average of 40 chil- dren under the age of 19 are killed each year " . in Utah. Gun accidents are the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States. A child is shot with a gun every two hours. Five million teenagers have access to guns. that the kids were very interested because they listened very well. I think they realized how easily accidents can happen." Detective Kathy Stewart of the Lehi Police Department in which will Miss Lehi boosts gun safety Tabernacle .' y A of use was recalled Sunday, June 2, as the historic Alpine Stake LDS Tabernacle was following ' an extensive renovation. Elder Gene R. Cook.a member of the 1st Quorum of Seventy, gave the dedicatory prayer. - Speaking prior to the prayer, Cook noted stake presidents or their representatives from 20 stakes who now use the tabernacle were present for the dedication. Giving excerps from the account of the original dedication of the "new" Alpine Stake Tabernacle on October 24, 1914, Cook said speakers concerns then were much the same as today. It was reported, he said, the first Thursday evening of each month had been set aside as "home evening in the stake." Ward teaching was discussed, and the stake president admonished parents to "more diligently teach and train their children in the principles and ordinances of the gospel." on were Remarks given "Industry and Economy," and "the Necessity of Freeing Ourselves from Debt." Speakers urged a spirit of forgiveness and admonished. they find themselves competing in the annual Miss Lehi Scholarship Pageant. The pageant will be held on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Lehi High School, 180 N. 500 East. d Since tickets have been by the contestants, only a limited number of tickets may be available at the door and will go on sale at 7 f City Editor printed budget; projected revenues would be up 150 percent of the actual budget for this year. "We are collecting a substantial amount from the Micron site," said Gunter, explaining that the total revenues would be "sufficient enough to not have to raise taxes." In reviewing the figures with the council, Gunter told them that some of the figures look out of proportion due to accounting changes and because the council had "taken a step forward" by hiring an administrator. Capital expenditures had also increased in some departments, but Gunter said that 23 percent was a "good percentage" in that area. . "This is a balanced budget," Said Gunter. "The goal is to provide the best service possible through the lowest tax possible. Taxes will not increase again this year." right-of-wa- New Miss Lehi will be crowned Saturday No tax Read their lips: the tax rate for Lehi citizens will not increase. Cam Gunter, accountant for Lehi City, presented a tentative to the budget for FY 1996-9- 7 Lehi City Council for their approval. Councilmember Dee Ray Russon, with a second from Councilmember Frances Comer, made a motion to approve the tentative budget as outlined by Gunter; the motion passed unanimously. "Lehi City is currently undergoing a major growth stage," said Gunter. "Due to that we're going to have a substantially higher budget than in the past." The new budget projects revenues and expenditures to be at $4.35 million, up nearly 11 percent from the current year's surface streets, which some drivers consider to be through streets. Mayor Bill Gibbs explained that, when he was Chief of Police, he several accidents investigated where people had argued that the north-sout- h street had the despite the fact that the municipal code does not support that idea. Other than considering the formulation of a committee, no formal action was taken on the stop sign obtained coloring books for stu- dents in the lower grades, and crossword puzzles and word search puzzles for older stu- Jan Michel. Lagoon Days today, tomorrow dents. Additional, Darrel the Dodo Bird, played by Will Hasler, and Olga the Owl, portrayed by either Colledge or Rylan Johanna Hasler, made appearances at the assemblies to reinforce the concepts presented by the characters in the video. "The material TeNeale had prepared was of great value to the students," said Dr. Linda Perkins, principal of Sego Lily Elementary. "During this past year we have had two former students killed by accidental gunfire. These events had a very high emotional impact on the children; they were anxious to learn about gun safety." A second program at Lehi Junior High featured a slide presentation prepared by Selanie Quist, a trauma nurse at Medical Primary Children's Center, who decided to develop an educational program because See SAFETY on Page 4 It is newspaper days at Lagoon. Today and tomorrow, June 5 and 6, readers of this newspaper can get y discounted Passport at the e popular resort with a edition. in today's coupon Just take the page with the lagoon ad (Page 13) and present it at the Lagoon ticket office. With the All-Da- full-pag- coupon, admission to Lagoon is $13.50 per person, a $9.05 savings over the regular price. You can get up to four discount passes per coupon. Additional copies of the newspaper will be on sale at the newspaper offices and other news stands if you need additional coupons. Correction In an article about the Nuisance Abatement which ordinance, appeared in the May 22 edition of the Lehi Free Press, one paragraph was inadvertently included in the section outlining the existing ordinance, when in fact, it should have been listed as an item for consideration only. The Free Press regrets the error. The current nuisance ordinance, Section 8.24 of the Lehi Municipal Code, does not include the following paragraph: "Weeds shall be permitted to reach a height of not more than six inches at any time." According to printed information received at the city offices, suggestions were given for consideration as additions to the existing ordinance. The Free Press stands by the remainder of the article as being accurate. for third time in its 82 years These included Heber J. Grant, Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Howard W Hunter, and Gordon B. Hinckly. David O. McKay was president when he visited. Roberts said Apostle Matthew Cowley presided over the last stake conference "he presided over in mortality" in the Alpine Tabernacle. "Following this conference he went to the dedication of the Los Angeles temple and there he passed away." The building has seen many cultural and social events, Roberts said, including several appearances of the Utah Symphony. The baptismal font in the basement is unique in that it has a mirror installed on an angle so people can see what is taking during a baptism. "This was probably the first one in the church to be installed like this," he said. "There have been a lot of cultural events in this building Christmas pageants, socials. ..the annual old folks banquet used to be held here in the tabernacle. People stood in line to serve on the Old Folks committee." Thelma Priday, wife of former See TABERNACLE on Page 4 f ' ? t, . '.'V ''. v - - . vi' -- mm ii mi in i nun i in ii iininiiimni ii imii. MniiiiMftol' - - Jim. Photo by Marc Haddock Richard Merkley, left, president of the American Fork Stake, reminisces about the Alpine Stake Tabernacle with Stanley Roberts, Phil D. Jensen and Homer F. Royle, former stake presidents in the American Fork area, at the Tabernacle's Sunday. The men were all members of the American Fork Stake Presidency when the building was dedicated in 1962. V |