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Show Wednesday, October THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page B2 24, 1990 eber Creeper may blow its last whistle this weekend i, - The SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Heber Creeper will be shut down indefinitely this weekend unless the state makes an acceptable offer to buy the train, owners of the Cree-pe-r say. New London Railroad and Village Inc. rejected the state's $1.13 million offer for the train and terminal grounds, and the state withdrew its proposal on Monday. ' There won't be a counteroffer," said Kim Morris, spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation, which would be responsible for the train if the state were to buy it. Without another offer, the owners say it doesn't make much sense to keep the popular train ride through Heber Valley operating. "It would be much better to cease doing business, since we only lose money during the winter anyway," said Lowe Ashton, president of New London. Instead, New London will spend winter looking for buyers for its collection of antique railroad cars and terminal grounds. Ashton has already sold a 1901 locomotive to a Texas company, and he said antique recreational railroads are in big demand in other areas of the country. He blames lawmakers for scuttling what seemed a completed deal earlier this year. The last Legislature appropriated $1.6 mil- - Herald Correspondent FORK AMERICAN - On Mon- day night, American Fork's city fathers held a third and final public hearing on a bond election for the construction of a gallon water tank. As with the two previous hearhad few in ings, the one Monday attendance. Mayor Kay Hutchings told the citizens rio came the "proposition comes about as a result of the growth of our city's population " census projection said that by 1190, American Fork's population would be slightly under 13,000. However, the number of residents in the city has turned out to be 15,728. A 1!)7j Hutchings said, "American Fork uses 10 million gallons of water in a day. If a power failure were to cause us to have only 4 million gallons of water for use in a single day, we would be in trouble." He said, "There were times this past summer when we had only a foot of water in our tank." He explained that part of a proposed project for updating the city's water system involves a construction of a new gallon well, which is to be located next to the present one at the mouth of American Fork Canyon. In preparation for the huge project, which the city wants to initiate in 1991, Hutchings said that when he was a city councilman several years ago, he approached the American Fork Irrigation Company with an offer to purchase three wells. The purchase was finally completed last spring. The mayor said the city intends to convert two of the three wells from irrigation to culinary use. According to Steve Sowby, a local building engineer, the third y Golf well, located at the Course, is to be held in reserve. "If we lose one well, we'll still be able to use another one," said Hutchings. During a slide presentation, Sowby said that besides the construction of the new tank and conversion of two wells from irrigation to culinary use, the project will also involve the following: The installation of an wide supply pipeline. Construction of a new wide distribution line to the city's northwestern side Metering of the city's parks and cemetery. Miscellaneous repairs at 20 locations in American Fork Telemetry and automatic controls. The engineer said all of the above elements need to be part of the project, on which the city expects to spend $2.5 million. Tri-Cit- 18-in- Obituaries Thomas Brimhall Thomas .lay Bninhall, Coin. .hmctiiin, Junction. Inuic! 22, 1990, in Colo. was Uirn Nov. 15. 192.'!. in Benjamin, 1j Aiirn Jack and Elsie Ludlow Brimhall. lie married Klaine Parsons. They were later divorced. He married Joyce Preston. o l.i. 1975. m Uis Veiias, Nov. lie ;,pjit his childhood in Spanish Fork, H'1 from Spanish Fork High School. He attended the University of uraduatiiiu tah l like He had lived in Tooele and' Salt City, moving to Grand Junction, Cole, in i'M. He was owner and operator of T.J.'s Mini Storage and was a real estate developer. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Iiitter-da- v Saints, and a member of B.P.O.E. in Salt City. He served in the U.S. Army during World War 11. His interests were fishing, hunting, reading and uanlenmg. include his wife of Grand Survivors Junction. Colo.: two sons and one daugh- Brimhall Jr.. Hiverton: HouLuis C. Brimhall. Spokane. Wash.; Kaibaia l.jnn Merriman. Colorado Springs. Colo.: seven grandchildren: one brother and five sisters. El). Brimhall. West Jordan; Fae Jensen, Spanish Fork: ter. Thomas (lark. SprmuvtUe: Ruth Morgan, Wellington. Kan ; Rachel Harris, Arvada. Col"., and Joyce Alinan, Orem. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Funeral will ! Friday in Grand Junction. Colo Friends may call at Callaban-Mm diast Mortuary. Thursday, noon-- p.m.. in Gi and Junction. Colo C,r.ies, ie mt ice will be Saturday at Fork Cemetery, p.m. at tin Spanish under the iiircttion of Callahan-Edfas- t Mo:'tuar of Grand Junction. Colo 5 Erwin Bauer l Hn'.ivNood. Calif He is survived by brothers and sisters. Wilford George Bauer Jr. Tucson. An:' Neiiie Merrill, both of ;;.c.ier Mrs A: U'liiiard Bauer. Kearns: I,ke Mrs Worth I i m er.ee Porter. San Diego. i 'a!;i. He was piecedcd in death by one Bauer iiTi'UYr. I.o-e- ii Gi.v.'.u f.:i.' ra! -- iTyrv- will be held r.d.jv : j, t:. iii !' e City Cemo-;i- r I; at iUH r:e;vi- Mortuary . s m.oi st M; .ue Friday 11 a.m ('. i:wn tC IH Ml). and sisters, Kenneth Bearden, Harold Bearden, Jean, Marilyn, Gwen. Graveside services will be Saturday, 2 p.m. in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ursenbach Funeral Home, two hours prior to service. Military honors w ill be accorded at the gravesite. 'T.J.' Hard Thomas Joseph "T.J." Hard, infant son of Kenneth Edwin and MarNae Orba Peterson Hard, Orem, died Oct. 16, 1990, in Atlanta. Ga. He was born April 5, 1990, in Thomas-ton- , Ga. He is survived by his parents. Orem; two brothers, Kenneth Hard, Michael Hard, both of Orem; grandparents, Clarence and Ena Peterson, Orem; Fannie Belle Hard, Cleveland, Okla. Graveside services will be Thursday, 2 p.m. in the Orem City Cemetery. Friends may call at the Geneva Heights 2nd Ward IDS Chapel, 590 N. 900 W Orem, Thursday 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. Burial Orem City Cemetery1, under the direction of Walker Mortuarv of Provo. World obituaries Zcphania Mothopeng South Africa AP Zephania Mothopeng, who broke s away from the African National to help form South Africa's much more militant Pan Africanist Congress, died Tuesday at age 77. Mothopeng had suffered from cancer and pneumonia. Like African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. Mothopeng spent years in prison for his political activities and was widely recognized in South Africa as a symbol of the black population's struggle against apartheid. But unlike Mandela and other ANY leaders. Mothopeng opposed negotiating with the white-legovernment. Unhappy with the ANC's efforts to work with he and others formed the Pan Africanist Congress in 1959 He was serving a sentence on terrorism charges when he was freed three years early in 1988 after being diagnosed with cancer. Con-tres- d WALKER ' HS , M ( () V K I I A K ') vj I'KONO v--"-'- ;v V . 4"VMi(H Thomas Joseph "T.J." Hard Inlant son of Kenneth Edwin and MarNae Orba Peterson Hard Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Orem City Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday' 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. at the (. nc a Heights 2nd W; rd I.DS Chapel. 5!K) N. 900 W. Interment Orem Citv Cemeterv. p Berg .Mortuary Services 373-181- 1 J Alice Larsen Faux Funeral services water base rates munity recently had troubles with water shortages. "We're not to that stage (of water shortages) yet," he said. The city will explain the proposed construction project to citizens at a session at American Fork High at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. American Fork residents will vote on the proposal on Nov. 6. es lion. Ashton said he was willing to accept the appraised value. But then the state offered $1.13 million and required New London to accept liability for any hazardous-wast- e cleanup at the terminal site. "That's too cheap and too puni "We would walk away without anything" then be saddled with possible cleanup costs, he said. But Morris said the state was being fair. It subtracted $140,000 from the appraised value for a locomotive to which Ashton hasn't clear title. The state had originally donated the locomotive to the Historic Railroad Association, which is leasing it to Ashton. As for the liability conditions, Morris said New London should be responsible for any cleanup. "The state shouldn't be obligated to buy-thi- s railroad. It can't strike a deal, that isn't in the interest of the state as a whole." Ashton agrees. He said he would prefer the state not buy it but simply repair the tracks upon which the train rolls. He leases the tracks from the state and said they were in dangerous condition. Herald Staff Writer Provo Municipal Council members voted to participate in a revolving loan fund for high technology businesses which would open up $1.4 million in funds to firms in Provo and Orem. A resolution authorizing the city to participate in the fund was adopted by the council during a meeting Tuesday. ed the use of $100,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds as matching money to the federal grant. Ron Madsen, Provo redevelop- ment director, said Orem will also match the federal money with and the state will give $100,000 $200,000, available lion. making the total money approximately $1.4 mil- Provo's $100,000 in block grant funds was previously approved by the council for use in the city's revolving loan fund for businesses, Madsen said. The state of Utah, through the Utah Technology Finance Corporation, has received a grant of approximately $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to finance a revolving loan fund in the cities of Provo and Orem. The money will be made available through Utah Technology Finance Corporation to small businesses with some sort of high technology involvement, Madsen said. In addition to participation, Provo council members also approved "It will zero in on those companies that have the opportunity to create the greatest number of jobs," he said. According to Community Development Block Grant requirements, 51 percent of those jobs created through the revolving loan fund must benefit low to middle income people, Madsen said. Companies applying will follow basically the same process for obtaining a loan through the city's revolving loan fund for businesses, he said. A committee made up of local business leaders will evaluate each applicant with redevelopment staff and either approve or deny the loan. Provo will then forward those companies approved to the state for final approval, Madsen said. Grand County voters reject bond - ments and could lead to lawsuits. They said the failure to pass the referendum would result in at least a 48 percent tax increase to cover the cost of closing the jail. Opponents of the measure said they were not convinced officials had investigated alternatives to renovating the jail They also attacked county officials for mailing a pamphlet urging the bond be approved. They contended it was improper to spend public funds to advocate a position in the election. MOAB (AP) Grand County residents have voted down a pron posed $4.5 million bond issue for renovation of the county jail and courthouse. With 36 percent of registered voters participating, the vote Tuesday was 658 in favor of the bond and 710 opposed. The bond would have resulted in a 2.2 percent tax increase. County officials said the bond issue was crucial to the future of the county. They said the jail does not meet federal and state require general-obligatio- The day before the vote, the Committee for the Courthouse Bond Issue announced it would pay for the printing of the pamphlet and would reimburse the county for the mailing costs. Bond opponents also criticized the county for holding a special election instead of waiting two weeks and putting it on the general election ballot. Commissioners said they wanted to differentiate the issue from a board of education proposal to raise taxes to reduce class sizes. investigating burglaries - JOHANNESBURG. Frwin Bauer 7''. died Oct 21. V.l at a hospital lie was bor:i Feb. 22. 1910. in Payson. a son of George Bauer Sr and Jennie May Kerr. He was educated mi Payson He spent o5 ears a a pp'fessi"iial dancer in should fetch between $1.55 million and $1.75 million. But two lengthy appraisals found it worth $1.27 mil- tive," he said. Orem police MT. P1JSASANT Lyle Bearden, 63, died Oct. 23, 1990. He was bom Feb. 28, 1927, in Price to Fred and Ixiuise Pringle Bearden. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; son, Jack Bearden; four grandchildren; mother, Louise Bearden Larson; brothers Ike in from $6 to $8.50 per user per month. The city is also examining a possibility of raising the water connection fee by $300. Wanlass said American Fork has one of the lowest water connection rates in this area. He added that the city would like to secure a low interest loan from the State Health Department's Safe Drinking Water Committee for partial funding of the project. Sowby said that the project would double the amount of water available for the city to use. He said a number of Utah com- Lyle Bearden Grand of 6G, Oct. (lied general obligation bonds. The council has ruled out a revenue bond, because it's more expensive." He said the city is looking at paying off the bonds during the next 20 years through a proposed increase tion. Ashton said the business By CHRISTI C. EVANS Where is American Fork going to get the money for the project? City Budget Officer Carl Wanlassi said, "The city isn't anticipating an increase in taxes to fund the project. The council is looking at obtaining the attrac- Provo votes to participate in state administered revolving loan fund Few attend final hearing on bond election for water tank Ry DEAN VON MEMMOTT lion toward purchasing will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary Thursday 1 hour prior to services. Interment Moroni City Cemetery. Orem police officers are investigating two burglaries which occurred late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. According to Public Safety spokesman Lt. Gerald Nielsen, the yard offices of Geneva Rock Products, 1565 W. 400 North, and Geneva Pipe Co., 1465 W. 400 North, were broken into and assorted items taken. Geneva Rock employees reported only a small amount of cash was taken. Police were still investigating the break in at Geneva Pipe. "We believe that the two incidents were related and committed by the same person," Nielsen said. Also, there were five car burglaries in the Orem area. The incidents occurred throughout the community, and each appeared not to be related, Nielsen said. The following was removed: A CB radio, a radar detector, a hunting knife, cash, speakers were taken from a truck. Entrance was made through the sliding rear window of the pick up truck. A model airplane and accessories, valued at $620 were taken from a car which had a rear door unlocked. A $200 am fm cassette player an equalizer and speakers, valued at $160. were removed after a side window was smashed out to gain entrance to the car. A .270 rifle, a pistol, a scope with mounts and a set of binoculars were taken from a iruck. Total loss has been estimated at $850. A wing window was broken out to gain entrance. A side window of a car was broken out and $23 in cash and $5 change was taken. Nielsen also reported that a small fire caused $1,000 damaize to a home located at 741 E. 800 N., Orem. This is the state's group home. According to reports, a cigarette was left smoldering on a couch on the back porch. The fire was reported at 10 p.m. radio-controll- Peart birthday The family of Frank Peart will honor him on the occasion of his 80th birthday, with an open house Saturday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at the Eureka Ward Chapel. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. They request no gifts. Peart was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Eureka where he has lived all of his life. He worked in the mines and for Tintic School District. He is married to Alice Roach and they are the parents of three children, Ronald Peart, Reno, New; Kathryn Christensen, Goshen, and Darlene Nelson, Genola. They have 13 grandchildren and 3-- 14 s .. pit i 3 Herald Photo David Dahl Red Ribbon Fair If you haven't noticed all the red ribbons they draped around town, look for them are hard to miss. The ribbons signify drug awareness week, and many activities have Demo miffed he's not listed first on ballot (AP) - J. chairman the Davis FARMINGTON Holbrook, been planned in recognition. On Monday, county officials held a fair at UVCC. Here, Janalyn Holman, left, paints Christine Svens- station. son at the fair's face-painti- Applications being taken for awareness fair Dell of County Democratic Party and county commission candidate, has accused the county clerk of breeching a promise when she listed his name second on the ballot. Margene Isom, a Republican, listed the candidates by party affiliation and not alphabetically. Isom said there was a misunderstanding, "we thought that Mr. Holbrook was inquiring about the primary election." In the primary election, candidates are listed alphabetically, but in the general election, the candidates are prioritized according to the clerk's party affiliation, she said. "Since 1972, Republican candidates have been listed first on the ballot," she said. Holbrook, the sole Democratic candidate for Davis County office, is running against Ed Snow for the Commission A seat. "I've decided against having the ballots reprinted to save county expenses, even though I feel slighted by this matter," he said. "The Democratic Party has made an effort to get strong candidates on the ballot. It's a shame when the current system pulls stunts like this. It's a minor thing, but it shows just how little balance there is in county government." Applications are now being taken for participation in the Orem Human Awareness Fair scheduled for Jan. 24 26. -- The three-da- y event will consist of booths and enter- tainment centered around awareness of cultures, ethnic groups, handicaps and other human conditions that exist in the community. Janet Llewellyn, chairwoman of the Human Relations Advisory Commission, said, "The purpose cl the fair is to provide an opportunity for our citizens to gain a greater understanding of the differences and similarities we all share." Applicants can pick up sug- gested guidelines from the Orem city offices, 56 N. State St. For additional information call Lisa Hansen or Stewart Taylor at ng Airport taxiway given approval By SONM SCHWINN Herald Staff Writer - A HEBER CITY taxiway, parallel to the Heber City Airport runway, has been approved by the Utah Aeronautical Committee and the Utah Transportation Commission. 6,000-foot-lo- The city will be required to pay five percent of the $602,830 project. The balance will be funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the aeronautics division of the Utah Department of Transportation. "The taxiway will help eliminate traffic flow problems caused by planes coming on and off the runway and will improve safety," said Phil Ashbaker, UDOT director of aeronautics." Construction is scheduled to begin next spring and take two to three months. Construction to lengthen the runv;.y is also scheduled for next spring. 224-703- 7. PROVO ROHBOCK'S FUNERAL FLOWERS 1042 S. State St.. 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