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Northern Utah Notes

By Linda Petersen
ALPINE
• Eagle Scout candidate Matthew Eberting is planning to build a tire obstacle course in the park in the South Pointe subdivision where he lives. After talking with city officials about playground safety requirements, Matthew and scouts from his troop are planning on installing the tires, digging holes and drilling holes in the tires for water drainage.
• The city council has approved a Lambert Park use schedule for mountain bike teams. Various teams will be in the park Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. In return for use of the park, each team will perform trail maintenance and commit to one day of service in the park for any project city officials want them to do.

AMERICAN FORK
• The city council has made changes to its electronic meetings ordinance to allow all city public body members to participate in their respective meetings electronically. (Prior to this, only city council members were allowed to do so). The advance notice needed requirement was also reduced from one week to 48 hours. They also approved the live video streaming of public hearings during city council meetings.
• Local singer/songwriter Joshua James has been signed to play at Salt Lake City's new New Year's Eve bash, now titled The Last Hurrah.

CEDAR HILLS
YCC's Annual Santa's Workshop — The Youth City Council is seeking donations to help local families this Christmas. They're asking for monetary donations or gift cards to Walmart in order to purchase specific items needed by the families. (No new or used toys will be accepted.) Donations may be dropped off at the Cedar Hills city office building by December 1.

HIGHLAND
• Utah State University's women's tennis program has signed Annaliese County for the 2018 season. County is the No. 2-ranked player in Utah and No. 6 in the region, as well as being ranked No. 210 in the country and a four-star recruit.
"Annaliese has just scratched the surface of the level of tennis player she is going to become at the college level," Head Coach Sean McInerney said. "She is a good athlete, has a great competitive mindset, good serve and solid overall game. I really believe that she is going to explode in college and become an elite player. We are excited to have her joining our program."
• The city council has approved the appointment of a new interim city recorder with the resignation of City Recorder Jody Bates. Effective Oct 10, Heather White assumed the position until a replacement could be found.

CEDAR HILLS
• Through Nov. 30, Cedar Hills Golf Course is offering a special individual rate of $28 for 18 holes with a golf cart for $28, Monday through Thursday. You must have at least two players per cart. There is also a special rate of $14 for nine holes with a cart for $14 per player is also available. (You must mention that you saw the deal in the city's weekly email update or on the city's social media.)

LEHI
• On October 24 the city council passed a resolution declaring Saturday, November 25, Small Business Saturday in Lehi.
• Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on developing treatments for hematological diseases, unveiled its new headquarters Friday, November 10, at 3900 North Traverse Blvd in Lehi.
• According to Techcrunch.com, Snap Inc. (developer of Snapchat) is building a new R&D office in in Lehi.
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