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Show J 1 - !- Iksr 7 f 348 s F0 a expires WESTERN MICROGRRt-'HiuSU ITE 4555 COMMERCE DRIVE UT 84107 CITY SALT LftKE Vol. 18, No. 29 7 i.r.ir. 'xy 'Ny Wednesday, July 17, 1996 To subscribe call 50 cents a single copy 756-766- 9 It doesn't add up: City denies a fourth home on west side By RUSS DALY City Editor Even with new math, one plus one does not equal four. One Lehi developer, however, tried to obtain approval from the Lehi City Council for the fourth home on his property, after having been told that the restrictions on residential development were limited to what the council called "house plus one." Bill Elton had been given approval for the second home on the property under the original "house plus one" guidelines; later, he was given approval to add a third house in return for curb and gutter work that the council said had unproved the drainage on 2100 North. Elton cited the improvements to the Center Street sewer as well as to the sewer extension Thanksgiving Point as reasons why he should be allowed to go ahead with plans for the fourth house. Reed Councilmember Sunderland, who acted as mayor pro tempore at the meeting that night, announced that information on lifting the building restrictions would be given on Aug. 15 and suggested that Elton wait until that decision was made public. "Once we lift our controlled growth, then Mr. Elton would be able to build like everyone else," said Councilmember Dee Ray Russon. "That would be fair and honorable." "Is 30 days going to make any difference?" asked Elton. "So you won't even vote on it?" Sunderland said he "would not make any motion," explaining that Elton has "home plus one plus one. He's actually got three homes up there." Councilmember Rod Olsen suggested that the council "look at it more seriously since Elton had completed the sidewalk" and had "done a lot to clean up the area." "That's not the issue," countered opers who had been standing in line. We can't set a precedent." Russon. "I think we've been fair because we let you have three homes where others could only have "home plus one." Just as Sunderland started to declare the matter a dead issue due to lack of a motion, Olsen made the motion to approve the request. Councilmember Robert Fox asked if he could speak, but Sunderland told him the motion would have to be seconded before any questions could be asked. "IH second it and then make a comment," said Fox, who agreed with the idea that a single home might not have a great impact but that "there were a number of devel- - "I 2-- Cedar Fort prepares for Pioneer Days A, J 25 s pa ." ,0 h . By RUSS DALY City Editor Cedar Valley residents are finishing preparations for their annual Pioneer Day Celebration, which has been expanded to four days of activities. Events begin on Saturday, July 20 with jackpot roping. Signups will be held at 8 a.m., with the competition to begin at 9 a.m. There is no charge for spectators; entry fees for participants will vary from $10 to $20. All families in Cedar Valley are invited to attend a special Cedar Valley Family Night on Monday, July 22 starting at 5:30 p.m. The program will include a talent show and an exhibition baseball game featuring two coach pitch teams from the area. Entertainer Sue Jeffery will serve as master of ceremonies and will perform at the event. Cedar Valley children will sing the "Utah, We Love Thee," the Utah Rap, and "Utah, This is the Place." Families should bring their own picnic dinner, or can order a pizza for $10, the proceeds from which will be used to construct a new baseball diamond in the area. Pizzas must be ordered by Saturday, July 20 by calling Teresa 1 or Sage, Tammy l i: ,1 Photo courtesy Lehi Fire Department responding to a number of vehicle fires in recent weeks, like this one north of the Main Street interchange which was caused by a malfunctioning catalytic converter. 'TCentlFire Department has been Lehi Fire Department rates high Editor's note: This is the includes the different types of first of a series explaining the fires and the crew's response time activities of the public safety in fighting them. departments in Lehi, especially during the summer. By RUSS DALY City Editor How would you rate your local fire department? Your homeowner's insurance wants to know the same thing, and in fact, use the services of an who carefully investigator screens the department's books to see just how well they can fight fires. The results of that investigation may have an impact on the amount of money that citizens will pay for the fire protection portion of their homeowner's insurance. The investigator will consider factors such as the type of equipment, the number of gallons of available water, the communications equipment, the amount of training completed by the firefighters and the department's which record of incidents, of the crew members are Firefighter I certified, which includes four months of training and both written and practical tests. Nine have also completed the Lehi Fire Currently, Department is rated at 5, a figure Fire that Chief Dale To safely celebrate Pioneer Ekins said is here are fireworks better than that of and that of the cities Utah County department. ror a volunteer department, that good," is said Ekins. "Generally, there's only understand your situation and I'm sensitive to it, but we have to be fair and equitable," he told Elton. Fox later elected to abstain from the voting. With Councilmember Frances Comer absent from the with meeting, the motion failed only Olsen voting in favor. In another development request, the four councilmembers unanimously approved a change to developer's projects. Dan Frandsen, representing his father, Mel, asked the council to transfer approval of 10 lots from their Chappel Valley subdivision in Lehi their to southwest Summercrest subdivision in northeast Lehi. The younger Frandsen cited the west side sewer problems as the reason for the request. He said they were actually interested in adding 12 lots to Summercrest, but would only request 10 lots. "The 10 lots below would impact the sewer system," Sunderland told the council. "In addition to helping the developer, it would get those lots on the east side." A motion by Russon and seconded by Fox, was unanimously approved by the four councilmembers present at the meeting. Day on July 24, precautions from Consumer the Product Safety Commission Always read and follow directions Have an adult present Ignite outdoors Have water nearby Light fireworks one at a time Never malfunctioning fireworks Never throw fireworks at another person Never carry fireworks in a pocket Never shoot them in metal or glass containers a minute or two difference in time between our response e department and a department." According to Ekins, over half full-tim- the Firefighter II training and some are certified haz-- a in r d o u s materials andor fire inspection. "Our training is one of our stronger in points the last couof ple years," said Ekins. "We train every week for an hour. In addition, 10 of our 30 members attended the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy training last year on a volunteer basis." Jim Smith, Tim Hunt and Ekins attended a special arson school the by sponsored International Association of Arson Investigators to learn ways to spot suspicious incidents like an early Monday morning fire that is still under investigation. The incident occurred in a county area by the old sewer plant, in a pile of hay and other barnyard material. Ekins said there were no sources of ignition, such as downed power lines or lightning strikes, and unlike dry hay or grass, the material was not conducive to spontaneous combustion. "What you do is eliminate all your possible sources," said Ekins, "then you ask yourselves, What?' We put it out and determine the origin, then the police do an investigation." County fire officials told Ekins there had been several similar incidents in the south end of the county during the last six See FIRE on Page 3 768-062- Anyone Messersmith, who would like to be included on the talent show is encouraged to call Messersmith if possible. The annual water fight will be held throughout the day on Tuesday, July 23. Included in the event will be a water fight baseball game between the girls Softball team and their mothers at 6 p.m. Pioneer Day activities on Wednesday, July 24 will start with a rodeo slack at 8 a.m. With the jackpot roping now being held on Saturday, the slack will focus on 768-417- 6. junior events and will include poles, barrels, break away, calf roping and team roping. The only senior event will be open barrel racing. There is no charge for spectators to attend. The parade will start at 11 a.m., one hour earlier than usual. The parade starts at the intersection of 100 West and 100 North; the parade will proceed along 100 West to Center Street, where it turns east, proceeding along Center Street to 100 East. Following the parade, the carnival will be held at the school playing field. Tickets will be available at the carnival for 25 cents each. In addition to a fish pond and cake walk, the carnival will include See CEDAR FORT on Page 3 need your help to create special edition for temple We This newspaper tributions for a is seeking conspecial Mt. Timpanogos Temple edition with will be published Aug. 7 to accompany the Aug. 10 beginning of the temple open house. contributions Written may include research, poetry, music, essays and personal experiences. All ages are invited to contribute articles to the special edition around the theme: "What the Mt. Timpanogos Temple means to me." Writers are asked to limit entries to 400 words. Art work in the form of photographs, paintings, drawings or others are also welcome. Deadline for submissions is Monday, July 22. Entries can be brought into our American Fork office at at 59 West Main, mailed to us American Fork, Utah P.O. Box 7, 84003, faxed to (801) submitted by 756-527- 4 or at newtahaol.com. The special edition will be distributed to each or our subscribers. Additional copies will be on sale at various locations during the temple open house for $1 to help cover printing costs. We look forward to making this special publication a reflection of the community's interest in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, and we need your help to do so. As many submissions as possible will be included in the special edition. If you need more information, call us at 756-766- Youth makes his mark as a trap shooter By LAURA GRAY Beau Thomas For a has a lot going for him. Not only has he taken home nearly a truck-loa- d of trophies and ribbons for trap shooting, but he's also one of the youngest participants in the American Trap Association. "From my experience, Beau is the youngest in the ATA," said his father Pete. Following in the footsteps of his older brothers Dillon and Dusty, who also trap shoot, Beau has been shooting for 1 12 years. "My dad just took me out one day to shoot targets and I never stopped," he said. Beau has also won awards in his numerous other hobbies such as basketball, baseball and football, however, trap shooting is the sport that took him to Cedar City last month to compete in the summer games. "He has competed all over," said his mother Vickie. "In Cedar City we were hoping he'd bring just one home and he brought home four gold medals." Although for many of the events participants had to qualify to go to the summer games, the trap shoot ers did not. there really was no qualifying," said his mother. "You just have to participate. With this, you didyou just had to register n't have to have won prior competitions. Beau was invited down." "The important thing that matters to us," said his dad, "is that he was the youngest one there. There was one who was 13 and all the rest were 14. That kind of means more to us than anything." Beau is division which in the includes youth up to the age of 14. "I'm impressed because he's so young," his mom said. "That's what people get a kick out of. Groups will gather just because he is young. I get a kick out of listening to comments like 'That gun is bigger that he is.'" "The biggest thing I get out of it," said his father, "is how everyone is so willing to help him. He's had a lot of help. People from the clubs have adopted him." "When he first started to shoot no one wanted him as a partner," Vickie said, "except for the people who knew him." But now, everyone wants to help out. "I'm grateful for how the peo "Actually, sub-juni- ple in this industry have been so willing to help Beau," Pete said, "especially for how young he is they gave him a chance. There's not one person who hasn't been willing to help him." The Thomas family is especially grateful for the support of one Lehi man, Danny Kirkham. "Beau has lots of trophies," his dad said. "But his favorite was the first one." When he was 9 years old, Beau was in his first competition and was given the lowest score. But Danny gave him a trophy anyway for being the youngest competitor. "These are the types of people in these clubs," Pete said. "So to him and me, that's the most special trophy of all. This is what keeps his spirit up this is what kept him in the game." And since that first trophy, Beau has taken part in dozens of competitions throughout the country. While in Phoenix, he scored a 99 out of a possible 100. In a junior tournament in Salt Lake City, sports caster Doug Miller interviewed .several trap shooters, including Beau. One of the many lessons Beau has learned over the last is the importance of gun safety. "Just by being involved, it's taught him a lot about gun safety," Pete said. "One of the main functions in the clubs is safety." Not only that, but it helps the kids in other ways as well. "They get involved with family," Vickie said. "Beau and his father spend a lot of time together a lot of quality time." Beau also had a who was a champion shooter in California, but he never even knew him. "Beau puts his whole heart in it," his mother continued. "His involvement with older people has done him a world of good." His sister Sunny said, "I'm just surprised that my little brother has so much talent."' Beau feels good when he competes and even better when he wins. "It makes me feel happy," he said, "...glad that I can compete. I didn't think I'd be doing it until I was 12." But Beau took a head look where he is now. I f-- k A iL' L.,.1 VTfl 1 1 Beau Thomas sports his many medals he won for trap shooting in the Utah Summer Games start and . t V. i : |