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Show American Fork's New Utah! - Wednesday, June 30, 1999 - Page 14 Mayor invites friends to visit As mayor of American Fork City, I would like to extend an invitation for everyone to come and have fun with us as our community celebrates together. It has been said that "Home is where you hang your memories." To many of you who call American Fork home, I welcome you. To those who are visitors, I thank you for joining with us. When I was growing up, we met at Grandma and Grampa Barratt's home, then we would walk down to Main Street, and enjoy the company of the Main Street neighbors. They were always glad to see them. We had great memories of the family getting together at Steel Days, and remember listening to the American Fork High School Marching Band under the direction of K.J. Bird, Boyd Hunter, and now lead by John Miller. The Miss American Fork royalty was, and still is, some This year, the traditional City of Fun Carnival returns to its traditional location in Robinson Park, at 100 East and Main Street. It will open at noon on Thursday, July 8. On Friday and Saturday, the opening time is 10 a.m. Closing time each night is Discount tickets for the City of Fun Carnival at this year's Steel Days celebration are now .Mayor Ted Barratt of the most beautiful, talented royalties anywhere. We saw floats that took us to a magical kingdom far away, and so much more. Welcome to hometown values that make America great. Thank you for being our friends and neighbors. Thanks to all who have worked so hard to make everything Discount tickets are available from the following merchants: American Fork Fitness Center A. F. Vision Center Albertsons Alpine Lock & Safe American Fork City Hall Ranch Central Bank Christensens Coast to Coast Creative Weddings Dr. Jay Grant Duff Shelley Cycle Durfey Dry Cleaners on sale. They are available at American Fork City Hall and from many area merchants. They will be on sale while the supply last, but no later than when the carnival opens. The price of the tickets is 50 cents and each ticket entitles the bearer to a ride. The type of tickets purchased after the carnival begins are more costly and some ride take more than one ticket. East State Harts First Security Bank Gene Harvey Chevrolet Help-U-Ma- il Rocky Mountain Music Salon Signatures Six Star Smith's Food and Drug Hoppers House of Ivins Swift Printing Talk of the Town Humphries Hunter Insurance Intermountain Farmers Jack & Jill Bowling Taylor Drug Thrifty C Timp Valley Floral Kmart Little Things Mean a Lot New Utah! Office Mart Parkers' Drive In Rick Albrecht Insurance Robinson Hair Care Universal Campus Credit Union Walker's rt WalMart Wasatch Nutrition Yogurt Parlor Zion's Bank Dean headlines annual Big how featuring Thurl Bailey's jazz will race planned Runners, walkers and children will gather Saturday mornRace. ing for the annual Steel Days 5K and Kids The adult race will begin at City Hall, 31 N. Church Street, at 8 a.m., and cover a 3.1 mile course, east to 400 East, north to 700 North, then back to Main Street and City Hall. e course and begins at 8:30 The kids race covers a a.m. Finishers medals will go to all participants, with trophies three places deep for the various divisions in the adult race and five places deep for the kids. Fourth and fifth place adults will receive ribbons. Cost for registration is $10 for the kids, and $12 for adults prior to race day. Saturday morning, there will be signups before the race, but the price will then be $15. The cost includes a tee shirt, water along the route, and refreshments and prizes at the finish line. half-mil- Popular fish scramble returns to Steel Days Jfoi Car showcruise set Dick Nourse emcee annual fireworks show on 10 Saturday, July 5K, kids The fish scramble, a popular event in previous years' Steel Days, will return this year. Youngsters will have a chance to get wet, and grab a fish for dinner at the same time. They may gather in Rotary Park, at 400 South and 200 East, on Saturday July 10, at 3 p.m. Divided according to age groups, they will get into a pool and have a specified amount of time to catch a fish with their bare hands. Anything they catch they get to keep. Cost of the event is $2 per child. illy KSL's Days Discount tickets available 10:30 p.m. ,- Steel Tickets are still on sale for American Fork's "Big Show," set for the Saturday evening of the Steel Days celebration, on July 10. It will be held at the stadium of American Fork High i . , J" if-- School, 510 N. 600 East. Headliners for the evening's entertainment are country music sensation Billy Dean and jazz musician Thurl Bailey. Emcee is Dick Nourse of KSL-TThe fireworks show follows, and is included in the ticket Nearly 400 vintage to muscle cars are expected to cruise to American Fork next week to participate in the annual Car Show and Cruise, sponsored by Steel Days. They will be on display at Rotary Park, at 200 East and 400 South, on Friday, July 9, from 4 to 9 p.m. Later, most will take to the streets as the cruise begins. They will travel State Street and Main Street, from 500 West to 200 East. Near Blockbuster Video at 200 East, there will also be a burnout contest, a legal chance for the owners to perform exhibitions of speed and perhaps smoke. Categories for the exhibitors include original and modified in many areas, based on age and type of vehicle. They include muscle cars, convertibles, Corvettes, Thunderbirds, Model A's, trucks, mini trucks, even motorcycles and special interest. There is a category for vehicles "under construction." Anyone interested in entering or wishing further informa2 tion may contact Dave at Harve at or Harold at 763-912- 373-492- 5, 377-561- 2. Porcelain doll show . When: o , Saturday, July 10 7:30 p.m. Where: 600 East $8 Children under 7 free price. Lucky ticket holders will also be eligible for drawings for prizes, including Spalding basketballs signed by Bailey and friends. American Fork City has worked to keep the concert prices low to enable families to attend. Cost of tickets is $8, with children seven and under admitted free. Tickets are available at American Fork City Hall and Smith's. Tennis tourney NBA-approv- Year honors for "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1992. He also won the ACM's Top New Male Vocalist Award and received a Grammy nomination in the Best Male Country Performance category. He is touring with Reba McEntire and has toured with Wynonna, Alan Jackson and Clint Black. After taking time off to put his work into perspective, Dean has returned to the performing SCGHG He' heard "It's What I Do," the title song of his latest album and immediately identi- - Street. All participants will receive a tee shirt. Country music sensation Billy Dean, above, and jazz musician Thurl Bailey, will appear at the annual Steel Days Big Show. Family-price- d tickets are still on sale. fied with the lyrics. It tells the are "Fire tale of a d man in the always had g r e a t respect for and whose musical tal- ent he has ing lot of Albertson's, at 100 East and Main. They will be available to sign autographs. In addition, country music station KKAT will broadcast live from the site. Committee members have planned for several large canopies to provide shade and comfort for the autograph get control of my life." Dean is reunited on new his album with producer and song- writer Tom Shapiro, who pro- his first three a 1 b u m 8 which all have gone duced gold. They Dark," Bailey attended North Carolina "Young Man," "Billy Dean." and State where he played basketball. It is a In 1983 they good combina- won - l o n , Dean said. t "We understand each other both personally and professionally," he said. "When we were making this record, we were at the same point in our lives. The songs that we chose for the album were the ones that hit home for both of us." Thurl Bailey Bailey is a jazz player in more ways than one. As a basketball player with the Utah Jazz he is second in Jazz history in blocked shots and is thrilled to be back "home" again. As a. musician, he has completed his first jazz album. He also has performed a duet with Billy Dean, a man he has Sponsored by Legacy Mortgage, Quality Sports for Less and Backyards Unlimited, the tournament is a consolation type format with age brackets in both male and female divisions. They are 14 and under, 15 to 17, 18 to 25, 26 to 40, and 41 and up. e sets with a Play will be two out of three tiebreaker if necessary. Anyone wishing further information should contact Robin Wise at six-gam- 12-poi- nt 756-969- 3. admired. career-obsesse- who measured his work by his business success alone, until he finds a reason to put his work into perspective. Dean indicated he also was very competitive and spent several years focused on his career, but finally recognized he needed balance in his life. He and his wife were expecting their second child and decided to take time off, "have fun with my family and Autograph session V planned Steel Days this year features a singles tennis tournament. It will be held Thursday and Friday, July 8 and 9, at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday July 10 at 7 a.m. at the Lone Peak High School tennis courts in Highland. There is still time for individuals to register. Those wishing to sign up for the event need to do so by July 2 at 5 p.m. Registration is being taken at the American Fork Recreation Office, in the city's Fitness Center, 454 N. Center Billy Dean Dean earned Song of the Fans will have their chance to meet the celebrities appearing in Saturday evening's Big Show for American Fork's Steel Days. After the mammoth parade on Saturday July 10, country music sensation Billy Dean, jazz musician Thurl Bailey and KSL-Tanchor Dick Nourse will be on hand in the park- - planned at center Porcelain dolls of all varieties will be on display during American Fork's Steel Days at the Senior Center, 54 E. Main Street. Many of the dolls have been created and dressed in various costumes by senior citizens during classes held through the year. Hours of the show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 8; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 9; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 10. American Fork High School stadium 51 ON. Price: is the NCAA national championship. Bailey was drafted in the first round, seventh pick to the Utah Jazz, which began his tremendous basketball career. In 1989 he received the J. Walter Kennedy award by the NBA. After nine years with the Jazz, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played for three years. He then headed to Greece to play European basketball. After one year, he headed to Italy where he spent three years. Bailey has now made a comeback to the NBA and the Jazz. Summer Festival, Craft Fair to be held Food, fun, entertainment and excitement will be among the fare at the Summer Festival and Craft Fair, one of the newest traditions at American Fork's Steel Days. It will be held in Rotary Park, at 200 East and 400 South. This year, there will be over 70 booths offering a wide variety of food and craft items, inrlndi beef, kettle corn, wood crafts, floral arrangements, porcelain uuiis, native American items, crystal, and jewelry. One of the Darticroants reeentlv tmmvbA tion in Sunset Magazine, for his reproductions of antique-styl- e bird houses. There will be a children's booth set up by the American Fork Youth Council, which will feature face painting and games. Children may also participate in a giant "moon walk," in a 15 by 15 foot bubble, 18 feet tall. There will also be a maze for kids. Along with the crafts and games, there will be entertainment For example, Friday afternoon there will be a BMX bike stunt show featuring Justin Thompson, a factory rider from K2 bikes. Saturday afternoon there will be a medieval presentation, including a battle between knights in full armor, ladies in period costumes, and booths displaying clothing, food and weapons iu uiai era. fPOOR |