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Show 'i r mm 11 ' r imvmi U I pttvmmsm!- .34 - wmmmm- - samtmm More LOCAL news than any other source! r 1 For home delivery call Vol. 20, No. 41 Wednesday, October 50 cents 14, 1998 New community offers use of pool to keep LHS swim the Russ Daly City Editor Despite their lack of prac- tice facilities, the Pioneer swim team is not washed up by any means. Team members face an ,V-uphill climb, but the students are so committed to the school and the team that they are willing to practice outdoors, even when the temperature starts to drop. The team currently practices at the American Fork Recreation Center on B days msfvi,,-- ' Monday, Wednesday and I., Friday one week, Tuesday and Thursday the next week Photo by Russ Daly during their class, which is Members of the Lehi Pioneer swim team practice at the pool at Saratoga Springs while held during the last hour of Coach Dennis Meyring observes. The new town offered the use of their facility after practice the day. Members provide their own time for the team at American Fork Recreation Center was shortened. transportation to American Fork after lunch, then spend later cut by half, and the fee pool). augment the available prac"We left very disappointtice time. 90 minutes in practice. And was lowered to $2,000. In return, members of the even though they may be willMeyring and former Lehi ed," said Meyring of that High School principal Russ meeting, where he felt that team, as well as Coach ing to stay after school to continue to practice, the center Felt went to the Lehi City the city administration was Meyring, have offered to prodoes not have the space to Council to suggest an alternanot supportive of the idea. vide swim instruction and allow them to put in extra tive that would keep the swim "We had put in a year's worth swim therapy work to memteam afloat. of work." bers of the community. time. The two arranged for a preOne resident, a cancer sur"The message we're getting Until alternative facilities from their director is 'we're sentation at a meeting of the can be created, the Pioneers vivor who is in considerable just overloaded'," said Dennis city council, where they have turned to a generous pain, said she welcomes the Meyring, coach of the Lehi explained that the existing offer from another city. opportunity to work with Mike Dortch of Saratoga Meyring to regain her physiPioneer swim team. "You feel municipal swimming pool could be cov like you're not welcome." Springs, with cal strength. Having particithe blessing pated on the swim team in Pleasant Grove High ered at a cost about of the homeSchool's swim team is getting of her high school, she also Everything owner's assothe same message. enjoys the emotional benefits $850,000 to to the ciation of the of her workouts. According to Meyring, new commuAlpine School District had $700,000 for Despite the generosity of we been paying $3,000 per team the cover nity, offered the town of Saratoga Springs, faciiity the use of the the long-terLehi, American Fork, Lone itself and the year-roun- d solution, Peak and Pleasant Grove remainder Coach Dennis Meyring clubhouse according to Meyring, is to to American Fork City for use for the retropool on the of the city pool. The time was fitting of the other days to See SWIM on page 12 f ,iMr .wf:; ' ; ing practice time. As a result of the changes, some of the schools have sought other accommodations. Pleasant Grove and Lindon are negotiating an agreement to share the cost of covering Pleasant Grove's new pool. Lehi swimmers are practicing at the Saratoga Springs pool, after city officials in Lehi decided the costs of covering that city pool were too great. American Fork's pool staff has look for other ways to provide youths an opportunity to practice since the cutbacks. Primarily they have invited those iTORYTELLER TO THE day. The events of the following two days will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will consist mainly of tours. See SEWER on page 12 i L,.Jirlpl', I1 ' JZ k'4 - f ,J V Irfi! IfS - be lurking about their cabin, while Sammy (Suzy keeps watch at the window. what may point that need a Hanson) Scary new Halloween play to debut at Horseshoe Theater The lights went out, the phone went dead, and the people inside could hear strange noises. And that was just during Recreation explains necessity of cutbacks American Fork's covered swimming pool has proven to be just a little too popular with area high school swim teams. The city staff has opted to cut back some of the hours the pool is available to the teams, in an effort to make it more available to community members. The changes took place with the start of the current school year. "It is the people's pool," said Lynne Yocom, who oversees its operation. "They are paying for it with their tax dollars. We are not singling out any school for cutbacks." The pool has had the burden of hostAmerican Fork, ing four high schools 0 1 rn-rt- nr seems fact Lehi, Lone Peak, and Pleasant Grove. In comparison, Orem's pool only has to juggle scheduling from two high schools. Having four schools has presented scheduling concerns, with each request- American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lehi, Highland, and Cedar Hills. The facility's open house will be the first since 1979. The event is expected to be "big," said Stephen Sowby, vice chairman of the board. "About 200-30public officials have been invited." The three-da- y open house will begin Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 11:30 a.m. and will consist of a light lunch and tours throughout the Iiimi ii'ririirmr ii)'timiiiil Kelly, right, played by. Russell Madsen, discusses with Maggie and Walt, seated, played by Mary Anderson and Tyler Yates, m City Editor r i Mil - Barbara Christiansen Treatment ES. 1 saisi: (about Wastewater Facilities during the monthly last advisory board meeting Thursday. The status of the facility's budget were briefed before the members of the board and reports were given by plant engineers regarding the status of improvements and additions to the treatment plant and various outfall lines. The TSSD provides wastewater treatment and disposal services to the cities of Alpine, By By Rob Walker Members of the Timpanogos Special Service District (TSSD) discussed the open house for team afioat A.F. a single copy By mmi 9 Sewer plant to hold open house Oct. 28-3- 0 Saratoga saves floundering practice time - 756-766- swimmers to join a USS (United States Swim) program in the early mornings. The USS program is available in the mornings, but any who swim must do it as a group, not as a member of a partic- rehearsal. Imagine what the audience will do when an original play, entitled "Prey," makes its debut next week at the Lehi Horseshoe Theater, 685 N. Center. The play will open Monday, Oct. 19, with additional performances on Oct. 22-226, 29 and 30; curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students and are available at the customer service booths at Kohler's and Albertson's. Because of the frightening nature of the play, it is not suitable for young children. ular school. Some coaches have said the change is fine, and encouraged their swimmers to join if they want to have the second workout of the way. Others have objected to the cutbacks, according to Recreation Director Steve Bailey. "It was getting tough," he said. "We would like to cooperate; we will continue to do so as much as we can. "The scheduling is working now. Kids are taking advantage of the USS time and are getting what they consider ample practice." Written by Tyler Yates of Lehi, the play is set in an isolated cabin in the woods some 20 miles from civilization. The owners, Walt and Maggie, played by Yates and Mary Anderson, respectively, have a dream of turning the cabin into a bed and breakfast which caters to hunters and people who want to "get away from it all." All goes according to plans until some frightening events begin to occur in the area. What predators dwell in the woods surrounding the cabin? Is the greatest enemy outside the cabin or inside the characters themselves. Other cast members include Suzy Hanson, Matt Spencer, Russell Madsen and Mike City Crystal Grover works magic for children at Lehi Public Library By Julie Loveridge With a twinkle in her eye and a smile to warm the most timid heart, storyteller Crystal Grover is busy once again weaving her charms over preschoolers at the Lehi Library. For nearly a decade now, Grover has been the story lady at the library. Six times a week she is there, reading, teaching, singing, working finger plays, and guiding crafts for Lehi's youngest citizens. It's a job she admits she simply loves. And the children love her. Before and after class, they come to her with stories of their own. And during class, she says,- sometimes the cutest comments come sailing from the innocent mouths of her - audience. "Just out of the blue," she laughs, "without a hint of the subject at hand." Grover graduated from BYU with a degree in Elementary Education, and has devoted her life to teaching children. For many years she taught preschool from her home. In 1989 she took over story telling at the library. The library sponsors an autumn, winterspring, and summer series of story hours each year. Planned in cooperation with American Fork and Pleasant Grove libraries, each session is centered around a theme, which is currently "Full Speed Ahead" and includes stories and activities about trans portation. Crystal recalls an experience she had with one young participant. Chet Norman loved trains. He loved everything about them and for Halloween that year he came dressed as an railroad engineer. At Christmas he came to the Grover home with a plate of cookies and sang a song to her. Under her Christmas tree was a toy train. "The entire time he sang that song," she said, "he was eyeing that train under the tree." He was more than happy to accept her invitation to play with it for a minute. "However," Grover chuckled, See GROVER on page 12 , i , M ".. !'.;A Photo by Julie Loveridge Colin Gibby shows his toy dinosaur to Crystal Grover following story time. Grover has been directing Lehi Library's story hour since '89. The weekly activity is provided without charge as a service of the library. |