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STATEWIDE
• Crop Because You Care is the annual fundraiser for the Epilepsy Association of Utah. It is a scrapbooking event from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the South Towne Expo Center, at 9575 S. State St. in Sandy. Gift bags will be given to the first 300 registrants.
Stacy Julian, founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine, is the special guest speaker. There also will be demonstrations, vendor booths, speakers and more. Attendees are invited to bring their own supplies, pictures and ideas to share.
Cost for this year's event is $29 during pre-registration or $35 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Epilepsy Association of Utah. To register online, go to www.epilepsyut.org/registration2008.html.
AMERICAN FORK
• Pancakes and Politics will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the American Fork Hospital, 170 N. 1100 East. State legislators will be on hand to talk about transportation, health care, education and more.
FAIRFIELD
• Fairfield leaders adopted a new weight-limitation ordinance for one of its roads at the January Town Council meeting. The ordinance prohibits vehicles weighing more than 18 tons, or 4 tons per axle weight, from traveling on 1540 North through and including 1600 North. The weight limitation is based on an engineering study of road deterioration due to climatic conditions and recommendations by Earth Tec Engineering. The limitations will become effective on Feb. 10.
MAPLETON
• The city would like to pay tribute to all the former police chiefs by posting their pictures and a bio of each of them on the wall in the entryway of the police department. If you know of or are a relative of a former Mapleton police chief, please contact Chief Dean Pettersson at 491-8048.
OREM
• With the vast amount of groundbreaking scientific research going on in our world and in our community, the Orem Public Library has invited significant local figures in various fields of study to speak as part of a lecture series. The events feature distinguished speakers from diverse scientific backgrounds who will talk about their work and its impact on the future. Each presentation will begin at 7 p.m., and with the exception of the last program, will be in the library's Storytelling Wing. Today, Jay Henry, director of the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services Criminalistics Laboratory System, will explore the "Expanding Field of Forensic Science." |
