Six Utah County students are among 33 Utah recipients of scholarships through the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program: Shannon Babb of Highland; Brooke C. Lasky of Highland; Trevor L. McIntosh of Lindon; Noelle L.
Pitcher of Orem; Andrea A.Melton of Orem; and Cami E. Brimhall of Provo.
Each of the seniors received $1,000. The Comcast Foundation recognizes high school seniors for their leadership skills, positive attitudes, academic achievements and community service activities.
The Alpine Community Arts Council and Alpine Community Theater will sponsor "Gathering in the Gazebo" and "The Music Man Ice Cream Social" on Friday.
This event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Legacy Park, at Main Street and Center Street.
There will be a free concert at 7 p.m. and all-you-can-eat ice cream sundaes for $1.
Entertainment will be presented by the stars of "The Music Man."
Tanya Preston of American Fork was one of 19 selected to receive 2006 student research fellowships from the American Association for Dental Research. A student at the Arthur A.
Dugoni School of Dentistry at University of the Pacific in San Francisco, Preston will receive $3,000 to complete her research project and present it at the annual sessions of the International Association for Dental Research and the AADR in 2007.
Her project, titled "Inhibition of Prolonged Bitter Taste: Partitioning of Bitter Tastants into Liposomes and Inhibition of their Uptake by Oral Epithelial Cells," was sponsored by Procter Gamble. "This gives me the satisfaction of knowing that I have chosen a profession that supports continual knowledge and growth with the objective of improving not only oral health but also the overall health of the public," Preston said.
The Bureau of Land Management will be thinning stands of juniper trees on BLM land south of town for the remainder of July. Following the tree-thinning project, the wood will be available to the public for fence posts and firewood, by permit only, during August and September. For permit information, contact the BLM office at (801) 977-4328.
The Cedar Hills 5K and Gorilla Mile have time changes. The runs will both be Saturday. Registration and preregistration pick up for both races will be at 6:30 a.
m. The 5K will start at 7:30 a.m.
and the Gorilla Mile fun run will be at 8:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will be at 9 a.
m.
The Town Council will discuss a proposed ordinance to protect Fairfield's roads at a meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m.
at the Historic Fairfield Schoolhouse. The council will also consider a business license application for a composting operation. The public is invited to attend.
Highland is moving into the electronic age with the purchase of a GPS (Global Positioning System) based valve exerciser. The City Council has authorized the expenditure of $9,500 to purchase the mechanical device to open and close the more than 1,000 water valves in the city. It will replace the manual valve key and will allow the public service department to map and log the locations and status of each valve.
"This allows us to display on our system the exact location, the position of the valve and the depth of the waterline," city engineer Matt Shipp said.
Cabela's is hosting a free fishing day for children, ages 3 to 13 years, on Saturday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The first 500 kids will receive a free lunch and a fishing kit as well, and prizes will be given for tagged fish and the length of the fish.
There will be fish cleaning demonstrations, knot tying activities and a lure identification station. Preregistration for the event is being taken at the greeter's desk or by phone at (801) 766-2500. Preregistration does not guarantee a free fishing kit and parents must be present during the event.
Lindon residents can expect an increase in their next water bill. Water rates will increase 3.5 percent on the July 31 payment.
In order to keep up with the rising costs associated with the culinary water system, the Lindon City Council approved the increase during last week's council meeting. Sewer rates will also increase by 3.5 percent, adding a total of 10 cents per 1,000 gallons.
Garbage rates and recycling rates have also increased, adding a 23-cent increase for each primary garbage can, and a 26-cent increase per recycling can. If you are interested in cost details or setting up an Equal Pay account, please call 785-5043.
Moonlight Serenades will provide big band music at the free, city-sponsored concert in the park series Saturday at 7:30 p.
m. at Mapleton City Park, at the corner of Maple Street and Main Street. If the weather is bad, the concert will be held in Memorial Hall, which borders the park to the east.
The Orem Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for fall softball. There are openings for men's, women's and co-ed teams. Teams can register at the Orem Fitness Center, 580 W.
165 South, or online at www.orem.org.
Games are played at Lakeside Sports Park, located at 1850 W. 400 South, Orem. Play will begin the week of Aug.
7. For more information, call 229-7158.
Students from grades eight through 12 are invited to join the Payson Youth City Council.
Meetings are conducted every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Payson City Center, 439 W.
Utah Ave. For more information on this student opportunity, please contact Emily at 465-0311 or Wendy at 465-8245.
Pleasant Grove residents are being asked to install visible house numbers on their residences.
It is difficult for emergency services to locate homes that do not have those numbers posted.
The Wildwood Centennial Celebration will begin Friday, July 15 at noon and Sunday, July 16 at 3 p.m.
at the entrance to North Fork in Provo Canyon. Those with Wildwood memories -- past caretakers, owners and descendants -- are invited for the parade, picnic, re-enactments, tubing, tour of open houses and more. For more information, call Monroe or Shirley Paxman, 223-9034.
The Spanish Fork Senior Citizen Center is now closed for the holidays and will reopen for the new membership year on Aug. 7, when the center will open for mini-meals and activities. The first official membership banquet of the year will be Sept.
1.
Summer Pioneer Story Time is being held at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum every Saturday at 2 p.m.
during July and August for one hour. All children are invited. The museum is located at 175 S.
Main in Springville. Parents are invited to visit the DUP Museum while their children are entertained by storytellers.
This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page D2.
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