On Saturday, 20 martial arts enthusiasts and students joined forces to raise money for Lehi police officer Captain Harold Terry, who was shot in the line of duty on June 23.

Kickers ranged in age from 4 to 41 years. Everyone completed their maximum of 100 kicks. Studio owner Lee Barnard joking commented that the 4-year-olds had the easiest time of it because of their abundant energy, while the adults ended their kicks winded and ready for a rest.

The total number of kicks reached 2,000 by the end of the event.

Participants raised $884 the day of the event with more donations still being collected. Donations poured in from across the country some of the farthest coming from Yonkers, New York and Washington State.

"I was impressed with those who showed up," said Ryan Jackson an instructor at the Lehi Legacy Center Karate program. He added that the best thing about participating was "the camaraderie of doing something for someone else."

Others felt the same motivation to help.

Kyle Morrey, 7, who has been taking karate since April 2008, said that he raised his $30 and did his kicks "because we wanted to help a family."

Some came to support their kids in doing a good deed.

Chad Smith, who accompanied his son to the event, said that it was a "normal Saturday" for them. He and his children attended his daughter's soccer game in the morning, worked on the yard and raised $20 to help someone in need with 100 karate kicks.

Mark Hodge, also an instructor at the Legacy Center Karate program, raised $200 for the event and encouraged many of his students to participate in serving the Terry Family.

The Eagle Mountain studio owner also invited his nephew, Chase Isaac, to join the effort and sell a compilation CD called "Moments of Your Life."

All of the proceeds from the sale of the CD went to Captain Terry and his family. The CD features a number of popular inspirational artists along with Chase Isaac like Katherine Nelson, David Osmond, Greg Simpson, Jenny Frogley, Alex Boyé and others.

At the events Isaac said, "So far it's been great. The idea of the CD was to use it for fundraising."

He said he was happy to help out and wanted people to know that the CD is available on the Web site or by contacting him directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Anyone wishing to purchase the CD for the Kick-a-thon Fundraiser should note that at the time of sale and the proceeds will continue to be donated to the Terry family for as long as patrons wish to buy the CD for that purpose.

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New stop signs in Eagle Mountain -- Drivers on Pony Express Parkway should be aware of the newly placed stop signs at the entrance to Hidden Hollow Elementary School. With the new school opening on Aug. 18 motorists will need to watch for crossing students in an area of the road that previous had no stops or crosswalks.

Fee increase for garbage pick up -- In an amendment to the Consolidated Fee Schedule for Eagle Mountain, the rate for garbage retrieval was increased from $10.50 for first can to $11 with a $6.25 fee for additional cans and a $1 per month fuel surcharge was added. The fee increase is to cover charges to the city from the contracted disposal company Allied Waste Services.

City Council awards bid for trail construction -- The Pony Express Parkway to Sweetwater Road eight-foot asphalt trail is now under construction. In a Special meeting of the city council last week the construction contract was approved. The section of the tail closest to the new elementary school in the area, which runs from Ruby Valley subdivision to the Lone Tree neighborhood, will be the first priority. That section of the trail will provide safer access for students traveling from those subdivisions to Hidden Hollow Elementary School.

Completion of the trail will allow access from the Ranches to City Center including the new Pony Express Skate Park.

Trial postponed -- The trial of an Eagle Mountain man charged with holding his wife and children at gunpoint before engaging police in a prolonged standoff will be postponed while his new defense attorney familiarizes herself with the case.

Matthew Graham's trial on a felony charge of aggravated kidnapping was scheduled to begin today, but because his original defense attorney withdrew from the case, 4th District Judge Samuel McVey postponed the four-day affair. McVey scheduled a review hearing for Aug. 25.

Graham was arrested in late January after a four-and-a-half-hour standoff with Utah County sheriff's deputies at his Eagle Mountain home. Mindy Graham, his wife of 12 years, testified at his preliminary hearing that Graham became agitated following an argument and that he brandished two handguns at her and her four children. He held them for about an hour, allowing them to leave only after sheriff's deputies knocked on the door, she testified.

Aggravated kidnapping is a first-degree felony.

Graham plea did not guilty in May.