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Show RO | DECEMBER 27, 2000 ~ Sponsor Bridges the Gap Mitsubishi Donates $1 52, 500 Towards ‘ICE RINK| CONTINUED FROM At construct arink when Construction failed because BY KIRSTEN SHAW STAFF . e want something aesthetically pleasing | T that the community is proud of.” Last month, the Courier reported the committee received a $500,000 he tale of two bridges slated to span the Provo River “To have all these peo_ ple coming together for UW vd and Spring Creek is no longer a mystery. Mitsubishi Motor’ $152,500 to Tread Sales Lightly, a not-for- _ profit organization dedicated to protecting the environment, towards bridge construction—including a cover for the _ Provo River trestle in Heber Valley. The Wasatch County Trails Committee collaborated with the Heber Chamber of Commerce, the U. S. Forest Department of Service, : | Utah ‘Transportation (UDOT) Lightly, whose national _are in Ogden, on bridge development. Construction of a 1.6-mile-long hard- ing on the cake of the trail project. | We've been working hard. to have this be the best it can be, and to have this many partners is outstanding,” Pearson said. “To have all these people coming together for a project like this is excit‘ing. And to have the cover on the _ ROBYN PEARSON, Wasatch County Economic . $40,000 from the forest service towards biking and hiking trail con- bridge construction. Mitsubishi agreed to sponsor construction under Tread Lightly’s for Recreation “We identified the-needs and wants “When we were brainstorming, we didn’t envision any kind of cover, but the more we asked about it, the more we got excited about the concept of building a covered bridge, a neat and unique entry piece,” said Robyn Bob Simonsen, head of the Midway Boosters ter shade, the absence of leaf bearing and muddy marks on the ice, which typ- — ically cause premature melting. The Midway Boosters Club along with Midway City spent $4,500 on sur- said. “It’s going to be quite an attraction. I don’t know of a lot of covered conference in Park City this October. following for these bridges.” a trees and the grassy surface are also big plusses. Those traits will prevent leaves — “I think it’s going to be fun,” Olson bridges in Utah, but there is a really big got the idea from ral rink he had ever seen. © The consultant explained that while the stately spruce trees will provide win- Nordic and biathlon venue. tor for Tread Lightly, who is planning a Club, friend in Salt Lake City who has consulted on over 200 naturally frozen rink projects for the last 30 years. After seeing the location, he called Town Square the best site for a natu- plus equipment skating _ rink, from the Utah which closed Lake when Seven Peaks opened in Provo. They purchased ice edgers, an ice sharpen- | County Economic of Mitsubishi and married them with the needs and wants of the outdoors. It. is our goal to build a bridge in every state,” said Lori Davis, executive direc- Midway volunteers, who will receive a _ Engineers, Gite. chamber and local officials will meet with Tread Lightly at the site to discuss construction Jan. 30. Bridge construction is to be completed by October, prior to the winter Olympics scheduled at nearby Soldier Hollow, the | . program. Olson drafted bridge plans. Pearson, Wasatch Restoration Shields went on to say many builders give up, but that he was impressed by the dedication of the free season pass for helping. bridge is kind of the home run in the ninth inning.” grant from UDOT for the trail and necting Heber and Midway has begun, and renowned local architect George surfaced ing is required.” “To say we’re excited would be a | gross understatement. This is the frost- in the ninth inning.” Development Director spraying a mist of water for several days to build an ice layer before skat- River mitigation, a $30 million. project, which includes adding curvatures, allowing for improved natural habitation areas and impressive scenery. is kind of the home run | not then laying a plastic membrane before . ment is in conjunction with the Provo the cover on the bridge and Tread headquarters its proximity to the road. The develop- exciting. And to have granted was ~ “Packing and smoothing the snow, Spring Creek Bridge uncovered due to a project like this is — _ Composed of eo ecko fir a | river rock, the bridges’ sponsorship lay unclaimed. But _ last _ Monday, © the snow packed underneath. “It melted right 7 “We were looking for a restoration project to hold our conference with, and - away,” he lamented. Mitsubishi was looking for a bridge. Organizers want to be sure it doesThe two programs collided. It was truly n't happen again. a grassroots effort by the chamber, . “The careful preparation of the ice city, county, state and private, sector. It’s sheet is important to fun and safe awesome.” _ skating and is very labor intensive,” The group decided to leave the said Gary Shields, rink consultant. Development eae “We ate have a lot of people pass that bridge and we | i | COURIER was growing | up in the Heber Valley, but said it I PE Wad J WASATCH COUNTY count AS ML TIM WESTBY COURIER STAFF with Heber Creeper : p.m. Mr. Wills was driving and apparently did not see the train. Officers estimated that he was driv- to the Heber Valley Medical _ vehicle - ¢ : ‘7 will probably be “a few dollars,” but stressed that those details, along with scheduling will be worked out later. — Clinic. From there, a LifeFlight heli- _ Wednesday when their sport utility “Our first goal is to see if we could _ make it work,” he said. “The main thing is to let everybody get on the ice and have some fun. We'll work out the economics of it later.” | intensive care. - CALL JOHN GRISEVICH | RAW A J) be Remund said admission for the rink ~ The Wills’ were wearing their seat belts. However, Mrs. Wills was _ | copter took her to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. As of the Counter’s ‘deadline last Friday, Wills was si in 9:20 lessons for anybody interested. signage. last taken the train about skaters have inquired about setting up poorly lit and has little in the way of © = week. struck also planning for some ice hockey “at some point.” In addition, professional time of the accident: The crossing is | ) EA hae to a_ Utah Eticslviies Patrol report, Don and Rita Wills were driving along S.R. 113 last The rink will allow skating both days and nights, said Remund, who is — ing about 35 miles per hour at the Heber City couple was the Organizers plan to_ rent the equip. ment once the rink is open. “We'll probably sell some of those to help pay _ for our investment,” Remund added. _ and work directly with Verizon Wireless 435 154 South Main, Heber City PEDRO’S. $1 9. 99/mo - 75 anytime minutes MOST PLANS INCLUDE 500 WEEKEND : 1050 South Main, Heber City. 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