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Northern Utah Notes August 26, 2017, 6:37 amThe city of Cedar Hills will hold its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, August 19, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Vista Room at the Cedar Hills Community Center. The free breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice and milk. HIGHLAND Highland City is looking for people willing to help out in the community. Current volunteer opportunities include gardening sites, campground clean-up and trail trimming. You can see the specific project and contact information at http://bit.ly/ HC-volunteer. AMERICAN FORK Sam Beeson of American Fork recently won a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council limerick contest. As part of its celebration of National Hot Dog Month, the NHDSC invited people to submit limericks on its Facebook page. Fans then voted on the entries and Beeson's was chosen as the winner. He received a $250 gift card to buy his favorite hot dogs. This is his winning entry: "You can search all your Internet blogs, And your college's course catalogues. But for facts about meat; No source can compete; With the Council for Sausage and Dogs!" American Fork Library is holding a free writing conference for writers and would-be writers on Saturday, August 26. The conference, which lasts from 2 to 5 p.m., includes a workshop on plotting by JoAnn Schneider described as "The basics and why if you forget them you deserve what happens to your characters. Do you have a brilliant idea for a novel? Not quite sure where to start? Come to this interactive workshop and dive into the basics of plotting a story. We'll go over character, conflict and how to get your readers to care about both." Award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand will present an alternate workshop on creating and publishing a children's book and the steps to captivating children. "How do you write a kid's book/ebook and get it to your target audience? How do you inspire curiosity?" They will be followed by a general session on writing to theme by award-winning, best-selling author, University of Utah instructor and Omnium Gatherum acquisitions editor Johnny Worthen. Worthen is also trained in stand-up comedy, modern literary criticism and cultural studies and is a frequent public speaker, teacher and blogger. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A from 3:35 to 4:15 p.m. with the authors. The event will conclude with book signings. Registration is requested, but not required. Go to https://writingconference.eventbrite.com to register. LEHI Zone changes were approved on July 11 for a 65-acre site located within the city's Station Area Plan in the vicinity of 800 West 200 South. At the request of the developer, the area was rezoned from R-1-12,000 (low density) residential to the TOD Transit Oriented Development zone. Initially the applicant asked for a 78-acre parcel to be rezoned but later decided to submit a plan for just 65 acres for the proposed rezone. The densities in the TOD range from 35 to 65 units per acre in the north, to 10 to 30 units per acre in the central portion, and lower densities of four to eight units per acre in the south. Legacy Center Pool and Lehi Outdoor Pool lifeguards took first place at the state lifeguard competition on July 29. This is the second consecutive year a team from Lehi has been awarded the championship title. The lifeguards competed in 14 events against 23 teams from across the state. To prepare for this competition, the lifeguards and their coaches put in more than 30 hours of unpaid training time — training three times a week, two-hour sessions, for six weeks. The lifeguards were tested in their water skills and first aid skills in scenarios ranging from rescuing deep-end and shallow-end spinal victims, unconscious victims in the deep-end, first aid and CPR. They also raced against other teams in water skills — treading water, swimming with a weighted mannequin, and swimming with a brick across the length of a 25- yard pool. TSSD Resumes Green Waste Acceptance The Timpanogos Special Service District is once again taking green waste after a fire in its grinder shut down the facility for a short time. The service is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They sell compost Wednesdays through Saturdays. CERT Training Northern Utah residents can benefit from two CERT trainings being offered in Orem and Provo. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during CERT exercises, members can assist their community or workplace following an emergency event, when professional responders are not immediately available to help. The eight-week course will begin August 29 in Orem (Tuesdays) and August 30 in Provo (Wednesdays). Class members will all participate in a mock disaster on Saturday, October 14. There is a $35 fee which covers the training, manual and a CERT pack, helmet, vest and gloves. For detailed information or to register, call 801-229-7076 (Orem training) or 801-404-6368 (Provo training). 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