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Show SECTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, CITY EDITOR I Marc Haddock 344-258- 6 2004 mhaddockeheraldextra.com Sister cites Eh FESTIVAL i)E LA MtiSICA to vote on local road expansion Elisabeth Nardi DAILY HERALD JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald .. with other members of the NuestrasRaicesdcmcegwup before taking the stce at the festivaL Festival Latinoamericano celebrates diversity , raises cultural awareness house were packed at Saturday's event with dozens of colorful merchants, Latin food vendors and 10 times more Judging by the size of this nonprofit groups wsnlrnrnH's FmHvaI I jiti nnn mri-- ; paxciparrts than last year's smalU at Pioneer Jtolfc 5 Latin Americans R are beginning to garner the atten- '",' The three-da- y festival, which is tion of businesses and services in no? in its third year, is set up by the community. UwTimpanogos Community The walkways and lawns in to help Ideal businesses and front of the Historic County Court resMtentsMtterunderstarKithe Todd Hollingshead DAILY HERALD . telal 1 t Net-w.wo- rk needs and personalities of the Latin American culture. Festival president Joan Dixon couldn't be happier with the growth andsuppejt trfira ' ' 'f; i , We're bridging the community, "Dixon said "People are starting to realize how diverse our ;v cccnmunjty is. We're raisingthe Visibjky and showing the contri- voltin--t8eWf'- ; See FESTIVAL, IDS bikers share faith, break the mold will include a stop in Aspen Grove David Randall DAILY HERALD The Temple Riders Association, which now numbers almost 500, includes lawyers, doctors, contractors and shop owners that live everywhere from Alaska to Louisiana. But they all share two special loves: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints and big motorcycles. "We're all IDS ...and we all love to ride motorcycles, why not combine the two?" said Gary Williams, membership director for TRA. There are no rules anywhere that say when you go to the temple you have to go in a car." The Temple Riders, whose aver. age age is around 55 or 60, according to Williams, participate in getaways and visits to IDS temples. ' Saturday was the start of the group's Rally in Zkn 2004, which in Provo Canyon, a visit to "Music and the Spoken Word" in Salt Lake City, where they will be rec-ognized during the broadcast, and ;i a speech from an IDS dignitary. The event will run through Wednesday and may include members from as far away as Hawaii Cliff Beattie, 6L a former director for the club, said riding motorcycles and going to the temple is only natural for him He compares motorcycling with boating or with the obvious excep- - ;; tion that no one can take a boat to the temple. "To us, motorcycles are just an-- " other one of those fun toys," he said. ' Beattie, an industrial photography consultant, heard about the club in 1992, but waited until 1995 to join so his riding wouldn't interfere with his service as an IDS bishop. 8 C3 I See mwm mm t TRA, C3 1 JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald Gary Williams gets ready to leave on the Rally in Zion ride.. He and his wife, Joyce, were some of the first members of the Temple Riders Association in Utah County. mm fftfitrrc3Ti7TiTrCT 00 ftfl. VS 0 c cv ir ir i C3 "I-w- See 'V EXPANSION AIM He said he never thought of biking having the negative image that some groups, like the Hell's Angels, tend to portray. nevGrowing up, he said, er around bad motorcyclists." Members like Beattie continue to spread the message of the group ridby stopping "good, clean-cut- " ers and telling them about it. Word of mouth has helped the group grow since it was founded in 1987 by two IDS couples that met in a motorcycle shop. ..However, Williams attributes much of the groups recent national growth to some national media exposure. "During the last three years it has just exploded," he said. "I knew darn well there would be a lot of other people who would be interested if I could just get the word out to them." agfr ca butions of Latin Americans." Saturday's fun fest also included numerous carnival rides, live singing, cultural dance performances and a special appearance by Provo Mayor Lewis BiDings'tC" Not only did droves of Latin community members wander through the shops and children ',' . The paved Pony Express Boulevard in Eagle Mountain turns to dirt at a certain point and a road continues on and over the hill to Saratoga Springs, parts of the road following the route used for the Pony Express riders and stagecoaches in the late 1800s. This road of the past may soon be paved, connecting thesister cites together. Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain are discussing an agreement that would allow the cities to split the bul on the cost for an engineering study to determine the best route for the extension of Pony Express Boulevard to Redwood Road. It would be the first thoroughfare to directly connect the two communities. The $30,000 study will help officials from both cities be able to plan for the road as development occurs. Eagle Mountain will vote on the engineering study during the City Council meeting Tuesday, and Saratoga Springs will vote within the next two weeks. Officials are hoping that, once finished, Pony Express Boulevard will stretch from the City Center in Eagle Mountain to Redwood Road in Saratoga Springs and then, eventually, extend all the way to the Pleasant Grove interchange on Interstate 15, providing an alternative route to State Cedar Valley other than the traffic-clogge-d Road 73, which is also LehiMain Street. . Right now, Pony Express Boulevard is paved and built out to eastern Eagle Mountain at . Porter's Crossing.'As part development agreement, developers of Silver Lake subdivision are contracted to build more of the road, said Chris Hillman, city administrator. That addiHon.wffiMafce Pony Express in Eagle Mountain pretty much built out, he said. It will leave the majority of the road that is still unpaved in Saratoga Springs city limits. But Hillman said his city is still interested in making sure the road eventually runs all the way v Miriam Garda, 11, practices her routine . mm |