Daily Herald | Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:00 pm
The Timpanogos Gem and Mineral Society's 47th annual Spring Parade of Gems is coming to the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.
For the first time, the show will feature a blacklight display of phosphorescent minerals and gems that glow in the dark.
Children, adults and senior citizens can learn about rocks, gems and minerals. Fossils, trilobites, topaz crystals, jasper, obsidian, garnet, beryl and agate will be on display, among thousands of others.
The gem and mineral show is free to the public and will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, 475 S. Main Street in Spanish Fork.
The show is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Mr. Bones, a 9-foot-tall, 20-foot-long puppeteered dinosaur will be performing among the crowd throughout Friday and Saturday.
About 20 dealers and vendors will display their gemstone wares. Free demonstrations will include silversmithing, faceting gemstones, grinding and polishing, beading, and how to make arrowheads from obsidian stone.
Artists will also be on site crafting rings, necklaces and earrings from sterling silver and gold wire.
COUNTY WIDE
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Utah Valley State College's Centre Stage. He will deliver a lecture called "Making the Senate Work." A question and answer session will follow. The lecture is free and open to the public. Hatch is serving his fifth term in the Senate, and is a member of the finance, judiciary, taxation and the health, education, labor and pensions committees.
ALPINE
At the March 7 Planning Commission meeting the group voted to recommend to the City Council a telecommunication ordinance that includes a provision that there will be stealth facilities and that electrical service must be underground. T-Mobile will be putting a cell tower in the Alpine rodeo grounds.
AMERICAN FORK
The City Council voted on March 14 to grant a Class B beer license to the new Sierra Hermosa restaurant at 705 S. 500 East, American Fork. It will allow beer to be served in containers on the premises.
HIGHLAND
Kevin Birrell, whose 54-acre farm straddles three entities: Utah County and Alpine with eight acres in Highland, asked the City Council to adopt an ordinance which would protect the common practices of agricultural property. "Most farmers don't start putting up hay until 10 p.m. because it is damper then and the stems don't shatter. We bale as long as we can before the hay gets too heavy," Birrell said. "Both Utah County and Alpine have already adopted such measures. If Highland does not pass an ordinance protecting my right to farm I will consider asking to be disconnected from Highland," he said.
LEHI
The city's curbside green waste program is in its second season and pickup will begin on April 1. Those interested in taking advantage of the program can call the Lehi city offices, 768-7100, to have a 96-gallon container provided for green waste. Those who participated in the previous year will be able to use the yellow-top container left through the winter season. The city will begin charging $5 a month for the seasonal service until Nov. 30.
LINDON
This year's Little Miss Lindon pageant will be held April 29 at Oak Canyon Junior High. The pageant is open to girls who will be ages 11 to 13 as of Sept. 1, 2006. Contestants must be Lindon residents or Pleasant Grove residents who attend a Lindon school. Applications are available at the Lindon City Center and are due by March 20 with a $20 entrance fee. Only 25 applications will be accepted. For more information call 785-5043.
OREM
The Orem Recreation Department has teamed with the Division of Wildlife Resources to offer a youth fishing class for kids ages 7 to 13. The program includes instruction in knot tying, how to cast, fish biology, aquatic ecology, fisheries management and lots of fishing. Cost for the program is $20. Fishing is done at Vivian Park in Provo Canyon and at the Lindon boat harbor. Classes are taught by trained volunteers with the Division of Wildlife. Class is limited to the first 50 kids who register. Classes are held each week on Tuesday, beginning April 18 at Vivian Park. Individuals may register at the Orem Fitness Center, 580 W. 165 South or online at https://secure.orem.org/fc4/. Classes are from 6 to 8 p.m. and run for six weeks. For more information contact Mark at 229-7158.
PROVO
New member training for the Provo Police Department's Mobile Watch program is scheduled for March 28 at 7 p.m. The training will be held at the Provo Police Department, 351 W. Center St. Mobile Watch is a crime prevention program where participants move around in their neighborhood, armed with cell phones, binoculars, flashlights, scanners, and magnetic placards, watching for suspicious activity. Typically, Mobile Watch patrols take place on Friday and Saturday evenings in four-hour shifts. Before an individual can attend the training, a background check and membership agreement must be completed. Those interested should call 852-7218 or e-mail provomw@comcast.net.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
The city is ready to begin construction on a large city park in the Harvest Hills Development. The park will ultimately include barbecue pavilions and kidscapes for residents to use. Although the City Council has approved the park for construction, the amenities will come in phases. The first phases will include only the grass and will be completed sometime this summer.
SPRINGVILLE
Springville CERT is announcing the start of the next training to begin . Classes start at 7 p.m. in the training room in the Public Safety Building, corner of Center Street and Main. The cost is $25 which pays for a training manual, a helmet and refreshments during each class. Participants can pre-register or get more information by calling Beardall at 722-9666.
This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B9.