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Show SECTION THURSDAY. SEPTEMBEX 9. CITY EDITOR l Mare Haddock Laughter, grief mark Lincoln's reunion 1 if i - J- - ' DAIYHERALD The Lincoln High class of "39 started its 65th high school reunion early in the afternoon Wednesday, to make sure everyone could make it home before dark. About 30 classmates and spouses showed up for what many said would be their last reunion, unless, someone joked, they wanted to hold the next one in a rest home. "It's been fun to call each other together here, teOing each other Bes and discussing our latest puis and what the doctors are doing for us and what we wish they were doing for us," classmate Blaine Cordner sakl making the group laugh. There were about 150 graduates from Oram's Lincoln High, which was the only high school in the city from 1921 to 1956, after which it See REUNION, mhaddodOheraldextra.com 344-2S8- 6 Lanes to be added near 65-ye- ar Tammy McPherson ' 2004 Cabela's site Amie Rose HERALD DAILY FRANK The Utah Department of Transportation will add n lanes to the southbound Alpine Highland exit from Interstate 15 and an extra lane to eastbound State Road 92 all in preparation for the October 2005 opening of Cabela's Inc. Cabela's expects to draw an estimated 4 million visitors per year, said Dan Nelson, director of regional planning for the Mountainland Association of Governments. That means 50,000 trips to the store and 50,000 trips away from the store every and SR weekend traffic that wfll travel on BOTTDaily Herald double Carole Cordner attaches a name badge to Betta Robbins, a member of the Orem Lincoln High Class of 1939 white the chairman of the reunion, Ed Salisbury, center, checks the list to see who is attending and who might be sick. The 1939 class has been meeting for many years, and 2004 marks its both anniversary C2 reunion held at the Provo downtown Marriott on Wednesday afternoon. left-tur- 92. NECESSARY UPGRADE Cabela's, one of the nation's most popular outdoor retailers of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced Aug. 18 that it would open a 150,000-squareoot store in Lehi that win serve as a retail anchor tenant for Traverse Mountain, a master-planne2,600-acr- e community. Cabela's stores have wild game displays, archery ranges, huge aquariums and a centerpiece indoor mountain displaying wild game interacting in of their natural habitats making them top tourist attractions. To temporarily increase traffic capacity in the area, UDOT will begin construction in spring 2005 of the double left turn lanes on the southbound exit and change one eastbound lane on SR 92 into two, said.Tracy Conti, Region 3 director for UDOT. The improvements are temporary because the de-reconsirucuDU pians in paruneni is wuriuiig on Utah County. "It wont be a rebuild, just an improvement," Nelson said. The association isn't involved in these con struction projects. The project will be done in summer 2005, he said. It will cost about $280,000 to build the double left turn lanes. The department win pay $400,000 to expand the one eastbound lane of SR 92 into two between and Murdock Canal, which is about Wi -f d i--io The department had a "bit of a heads up" from See CABELA'S, C2 EMT license JOSHUA Chief Bo Chadwkk, left, approved for North Fork Fire Department BROWNDaily Herald and Kerry Huner discuss the new exhaust system of their new facility in American Fork. American Fork gets new fire station Justin DAILY building is finally here for more than seven years. But after construction delays DAILY HERALD created by disagreements about . Three ambulances in American the design of the buiMing, the bca-tio- o Fork are 6 inches shorter than of the station and the funding for the new bufltling, fire and amnormal. The reason: The bays bulance officials are happy to finat where the vehicles have been kept since the late 1980s were not ry have a home wih room to grow. tan enough for the ambulances to To celebrate the new facility and give the public a chance to dear the height buildAnd two years ago firefighters peek inside the rwe-stocouldnt open the doors of ing, the tity is planning an open house within the next month. A fire trucks without banging into dne another because the fire time has yet to be announced. The building is not just another station bays were too narrow. fire station. It has lights that turn "It was really congested and on and off as people enter and -crowded," said Jay Christensen, leave rooms and : emergency medical services cap-taiexhaust tubes in the vehicle bays car-- . That all changed last week, . that hook onto the trucks so bon dioxide doesnt accumulate in when the ambulance and fire dethe bay. But what is best about partments moved into the new me new station is an me room it American Fork Fire and Rescue building. It was a long time com-provides, said Fire Chief Beau Chadwkk. i ing. The departments have needed more room and better facilities "Really we just needed space Elisabeth withacar The Norm Fork Fire Department, which covers Sundance, Aspen Grove, South Fork and from Bridal Veil Falls to the county one, was the first to arrive on scene, getting there 10 minutes after it was dispatched to the accident. The department's medical personnel helped the couple the best they could but were unable to start an IV or administer any drugs because of their level of training. The couple died. "It was pretty frustrating not to be able to provide additional care," said Kenny Johnson, public safety manager for the North Fork Fire Department. Had the department's medical perscamd been able to do those things, it probably wouldn't have . made a difference he said But they would have been able to do something.,;-- , : Now, however, they can provide more care, On Wednesday, the state Bureau of Emergency Med-- : leal Services approved the department's license to ambulance transport provide r .- ?:..': ',4 "' service,'' - Now,; the department can do advanced airways : such as a procedure in which a tube is placed down the patient's throat and intravenous access with '; .Mardi Utah-Wasat- J 0 " x r . i J r' ry skte-by-si- .aLiJdadaLCiia ' .Miaiiaiaitt JOSHUA BROWNDaily Herald Lee Cabel of the American Fork Fire Department inspects a firetruck. ti state-of-the-- n. ; tor aU the equipment," he said. . There are 34 EMTs or paramedics and 28 firefighters who work out of the station. Together they combine to handle almost 2,000 emergency or medical calls a year. Now those employees can take advantage of washers and : dryers, lockers for each firefighter and EMT, a gym, a living room a kitchen, a conference ram for training and an area for eight sleeping quarters that have ' yettobebuilL , See FIRE ' STATION, C3 certammedkatkns. Parents share concern at Provo district open house David Randall . , ' DAILY HERALD It wasnt easy for Gregory HudnaH, Provo School District director of student services, to : , of what parents may feel the changes should " ' be. him"Dont shoot us he said (pointing to self)- "And dont shoot them (pointing to a member of the school board) I'm just here to ' spond to the growth and facilities ' sen parents c the future erf the district ,educate:iv;s,"i.-;.:j;an house to held Provo was i because visions the The present open i Wednesday night, seemed to include neighborhood schools doe- - v residents with five possible scenarios to help the " " deal with growth shifting to the city's west ;.. .. ;Vy ing.r -- . Hudnan was one of about a dozen and with aging facilities that no longer '. people from the school district and Master Planning ? meetostrictneaccccdingtoPrcAroSu i tondent Randy MerriB.'?Committee present Wednesday at the Provo The five scenarios were created by a Master High School Commons for an mfonnational '' ' Plan Committee inade i open house. ... ? up of 60 parents and fac- ..'. He tried to stress the need for dedskns to , i utty representatives, who helped determine pes- sible directions the district could take to re-, accommodate the changing district, regardless issues. : '"Ithmkthatmoneyisjnortanttocaisider: when you're making decisions, but S's not the . only thing to censider said Kimberh Lohner.a parent with children at Wasatch Elementary. Wasatch, along with Grandview and Joaquin were targeted for changes in al five of the see- -' ' narios presented to open house visitors.. Valerie Whitaker, .who teaches kindergarten . , S " (, .. - See OPEN HOUSE, , 3 Before the license was approved, however, the 1 department could only handle very minor inadenbjv iney couiani provwe intravenous access or Z airways. Those calls were handled by Provo's paramedics, whose response time to North Fork Fire Depart- - ;: 1 x i a Ai va w minuces, aepeaamg j mem s area b arouna on the weather, Johnson said. His department's re 12 minutes sponse time is typically 5 to 8 minutes at the most to some areas, he sakL ' The department's upgraded license means safety and better patient care to, residents and visitors in the area, Johnson said. Provo Deputy Fire Chief Tom Kuhlmann said the change should improve the response times to people in the area. His department provides paramedic service, a higher level of service than , from the Murdock Lrversm to the Utah-Wasatch county line and up past Sundance. The department win stfll need to assist North Fork Fire Department in some cases. t v However, "potentiany.t means we would have n to go up there less than we do now," Kuhlmann , a Another open house will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the same location. . from Several parents showed Wasatch Elementary, expressing concerns that thefr school will close. : . " Last fall, a Mapleton man and bis wife were riding on a motorcycle through Provo Canyon just above the Sundance turnoff when Jhe motorbike drifted into oncoming traffic and collided head on Despite delays and disagreements, much-neede- d Hill HERALD C3 . ..aw,'".,-.,- , i . - |