Thursday evening we joined the crowds at the new El Pollo Loco in Lehi.

The Alpine City Council voted to spend $22,000 to run power to the rodeo grounds in time for Alpine Days in August. This new power source will mean no generators putting out loud noise limiting the hearing during the rodeo.

Public invited to open house -- Highland City has invited the public to an open house for the new Highland fire station and Lone Peak Fire District headquarters. It will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5585 W. Parkway West St. (5600 West and 10850 North).

Motorized vehicles on trails to be stopped -- Highland has spent considerable time and money to establish trail systems throughout the city. Unfortunately, they have also received a number of complaints about motorized vehicles being on the trails. That is not allowed. These are mostly kids on four wheelers who make it a problem of safety for other users.

"They accuse me of being a 17-year-old boy trapped inside an 80-year-old body," Highland resident Lloyd Guthrie said before he and a group of much younger friends embarked on a 270 mile bike ride. They started out at 5:50 a.m. from the American Fork Fitness Center on Monday, to complete the first leg of the four-day trek -- 105 miles through Nephi and Levan to end in Gunnison.