Utah teen in food order rap challenges citation Nov 19, 2009
American Fork police cited the teens last month after they rapped their order to a drive-through teller. The teens have said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube with their order, which began: "I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce...". (AZCentral -- News)
Women's Basketball Signs Four Nov 18, 2009
Ciera Dunbar (guard, Elko HS, Nevada), Allison Gida (point guard, Ashland HS, Oregon), Brittany Knighton (forward, Oregon City HS, Oregon) and Amy Krommenhoek (guard, American Fork HS, Utah) will join Utah for the 2010-11 campaign ... Brittany Knighton Forward 6'0" Oregon City High School, Oregon Helped lead Oregon City to the 6A State Championship in 2009 and a runner-up finish in 2008 ... named to The Oregonian 6A all-state first-team in 2007-08 (the only sophomore named to the team) ...... (Utahutes.com)
Celebrating a Decade of Good Neighbors Nov 17, 2009
Greg Adamson, Prudential Utah Real Estate, American Fork, Utah: Since 2004, Adamson has been renovating and rebuilding homes for needy families. So far, he has worked on 12 homes and raised $2. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Good Neighbor Winners Help Those in Need Nov 11, 2009
The 2009 Good Neighbor Awards winners are Greg Adamson, Prudential Utah Real Estate, American Fork, Utah, for Utah Heart 2 Home; Cindy Johnson, Dona Christensen Realty, Woodbury, Minn. for The Arc of Minnesota; Helen Marotto, EXIT Homeplace Realty, Hampstead, N.C., for Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association; Regina Ragon, Prudential Realty Center, Flintstone, G. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Rock slides hit Utah highway Nov 2, 2009
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Two rock slides tumbled across a mountain road and left a crater in State Road 92 in American Fork Canyon. The Utah Highway Patrol says the slide left 40 yards of Alpine Loop Highway littered with mud and rocks as large as 4 feet wide. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
* World News Quick Take Oct 31, 2009
The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonalds drive-through. The teens said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Inbox: Will Jays pursue Chapman? Oct 31, 2009
-- Seth M., American Fork, Utah. The Blue Jays might have floated the idea of including Wells in a trade proposal involving Halladay -- given the center fielder's performance and costly contract -- but I doubt that was the determining factor in getting a deal done. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
4 Teens Ticketed After Rapping Order at McDonalds Oct 30, 2009
AMERICAN FORK, Utah A rap by four teenagers at a McDonald's has gotten them a bad rap in one Utah city. The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through ... American Fork Police Sgt. Gregg Ludlow says a manager wrote down the car's license plate number and called police. (Fox News)
Iraq casualties Oct 25, 2009
Forces: U.S. tion/Casualties - Special Reports from CNN.com. There have been 4,671 coalition deaths -- 4,354 Americans, two Australians, one Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, five Georgians, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, three Latvians, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, one South Korean, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the Iraq war as of October 23, 2009, according to a CNN... (CNN -- Specials)
UConn mourns stabbing death of football player Oct 19, 2009
Police identified the person killed in the Saturday wreck as 33-year-old Heather Christensen of Spanish Fork, Utah, a woodwind instructor for the American Fork High School band. The band was returning from a competition in Pocatello when the crash occurred at about 7 p.m. MDT on Interstate 15, about two miles north of McCammon and 50 miles north of the Utah border. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Utah band in mourning wins competition Oct 15, 2009
Just days after the fatal crash, the American Fork High School band won top honors Tuesday in their school s division at the Rocky Mountain Marching Band Tournament. The emotional, memorable performance was dedicated to woodwinds instructor Heather Christensen. (Boston Globe)
Band teacher remembered fondly Oct 14, 2009
Heather Christensen, 33, a woodwind instructor at American Fork High School, was killed Saturday night when the bus veered from Interstate 15 and rolled south of Pocatello, where the band had won a competition hosted by Idaho State University. Christensen, of Spanish Fork, Utah, left her seat to grab the steering wheel after seeing the bus driver slump over, students and colleagues said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Police piece together clues from tragic bus crash Oct 13, 2009
Police identified the person killed in the Saturday wreck as Heather Christensen of Spanish Fork, Utah, a woodwind instructor for the American Fork High School band ... American Fork band member James Kimball, 16, was in the bus behind the one that crashed and witnessed the wreck. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Teacher gave life for students Oct 12, 2009
POCATELLO -- A year after landing her dream job, Heather Christensen, of American Fork, Utah, died a hero Saturday while trying to save the band students she loved and had dedicated her life to ... The bus was one of four carrying American Fork High School band members and students back to Utah after the team won a band competition in Pocatello ... She grew up in American Fork and was a drum major at the school, where she graduated in 1994. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Teacher Dies, Students Injured When Band Bus Rolls Over Oct 12, 2009
The students are members of a celebrated high school band from American Fork, Utah ... Posted by: Cassidy Location: American Fork on Oct 11, 2009 at 03:18 PM Most of my friends were on that bus and it is sad to here their stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
High School Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 44 Students Oct 12, 2009
Oct. 10: Idaho State Police officers investigate the scene of an accident where a charter bus with students from American Fork High School crashed ... Two students were rushed by helicopter ambulance Saturday night to a hospital in Pocatello, John Miller, director of the American Fork, Utah, high school band, told The Associated Press ... The crash occurred around 7 p.m. MDT on Interstate 15, about two miles north of McCammon and 50 miles north of the Utah border, as the band headed back to... (Fox News)
Communities joined forces Oct 12, 2009
Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal American Fork High School students wait outside one of the charter buses near the scene of the accident on Saturday evening ... Dozens of high school band members and other students from American Fork High School in Utah wandered dazed along the side of Interstate 15 just north of McCammon Saturday night after a bus they were traveling in flipped over, killing one of the school's band instructors ... Family members and friends trailing the four-bus caravan that was... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT Oct 12, 2009
Two studentswere rushed by helicopter ambulance Saturday night to a hospital in Pocatello, John Miller, director of the American Fork, Utah, high school band, told The Associated Press ... The crash occurred around 7 p.m. MDT on Interstate 15, about two miles north of McCammon and 50 miles north of the Utah border, as the band headed back to American Fork High School after a competition with several other bands in Pocatello. (WCAX.com, VT)
1 dies in bus crash (99) Oct 11, 2009
Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal American Fork High School students comfort each other while waiting on a charter bus after another bus in their group rolled and crashed off the side of the road in the southbound lane of I-15 outside McCammon on Saturday evening ... The name of the adult woman who died had not been released as of 11:30 p.m. Saturday, but according to Idaho State Police, she was a chaperone for the American Fork High School students on the bus. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Recruiting Update: Pikula and Mathews Sep 16, 2009
Bingham linebacker Manoa Pikula and American Fork lineman Ryker Mathews both have scholarship offers from BYU. One is on the verge of committing to the Cougars while the other, although excited about BYU, will extend the process out just a little longer ... I thought BYU beating Oklahoma was a great win, said 6-foot-6-inch, 270-pound American Fork lineman ... Mathews plays on both the offensive and defensive lines for his American Fork team. (TotalBlueSports.com)
• Wright brothers shine at Stampede Sep 5, 2009
Trevor Carson, American Fork, Utah, 5. 0; 3. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Good Neighbor Finalists Announced Aug 20, 2009
Greg Adamson, Prudential Utah Real Estate, American Fork, Utah, Utah Heart 2 Home. Inspired by the national home makeover television show, Adamson has led 10 local home makeover projects for needy families since 2004, generating $2. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Bloggers' challenge: Is Cache Valley hospitable to newcomers? Aug 17, 2009
bassplayer wrote on Aug 16, 2009 12:03 PM:" Utah Mormons, as a whole, are very judgemental and non friendly towards non-members. I grew up in American Fork and had to deal with being a child who was shunned from the rest of the kids in the neighborhood and school and it was very traumatising. As an adult I was told my son would not feel comfortable in one of the preschools because he "was not part of the church". My car broke down in the middle of an intersection when my son was an infant and... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
JC Shurburtt » Jun 22, 2009
Under Armour All-American (Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku), (Kapolei, Hawaii) and Sae Tautu (American Fork, Utah/American Fork) were among the five linebackers honored as all-stars. They were probably the three most impressive prospects at the position. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
JC Shurburtt: Day 1 notes » Jun 20, 2009
Under Armour All-American (Honolulu/Farrington) and Sae Tautu (American Fork, Utah/American Fork) were two other high-quality linebackers who impressed. Fehoko was perhaps the top prospect of the day and caught the eye of most everyone there. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Coaches Tackle Cancer for One of Their Own Jun 16, 2009
The Coaches Tackling Cancer Golf Tournament will be held on June 17 in American Fork, Utah at the Fox Hollow Gold Club located at 1400 North 200 East. Check-in time will be 12:00 p.m. and the event will start at 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start scramble format. (TotalBlueSports.com)
Kenneth Glen Gale May 28, 2009
Brent Gale of American Fork, Utah, Bryan Gale of Hamilton, Colo. and Tamara Walworth and Linda Carl, both of Montrose. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
2009 All-Mountain West Conference Baseball Team Announced May 19, 2009
American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS). Shortstop. (Themwc.com)
• Courage in conviction May 2, 2009
Joseph Walker is a freelance writer from American Fork, Utah. Copyright. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Motorcycles hold thrills and danger Apr 1, 2009
On a spring evening in 2006, Josh Wheeler left his sisters home in American Fork and walked a few short steps to his Harley-Davidson ... On Saturday, April 29, the family met in American Fork ... Just a few blocks from his family gathering, while still in American Fork, Wheeler was struck by a vehicle making a left-hand turn at an intersection. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Whiff of success - Utah boy wins smelly shoes contest Mar 25, 2009
FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Video: Seven-Year-Old, Joshua Boothe, American Fork, Utah Wins 34th Annual National. - 11 hrs ago Utah boy hopes to win 'Rotten Sneaker' award - 38 hrs ago. (BBC News -- Americas)
Former Visa Chief Executive Carl Pascarella Joins CyberSource Board Mar 6, 2009
The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has sales and service offices in Japan, the United Kingdom, and other locations in the United States including Bellevue, Washington and American Fork, Utah. For more information on CyberSource please visit or email " target="_new">. For more information on Authorize.Net small business solutions, please visit or email " target="_new". (PR Newswire)
Neil Eugene Pratt Feb 18, 2009
and Elizabeth (Michael) Schatz, American Fork, Utah. He was blessed to have 42 grandchildren. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
