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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD Orem ' EDITION THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007 50 CENTS 3 BUSINESS: Buy, trade or sell at Book Baron's Cottage TOWN HALL: SPORTS: Herald, Orem limes resume Owlz coverage 153 Schools COUNTY MUSEUMS CAN CURE SUMMER BLUES Orem changes definition of family units Jackie Springgay NORTH COUNTY STAFF For the purposes of planning and zoning, the Orem City Council Coun-cil changed the definition of a family as it refers to single family fam-ily dwellings. Steve Earl, assistant city attorney, at-torney, said residents frequently ask the city about zoning defini tions pertaining to family units and how many and what relations rela-tions of people can live in a single sin-gle home. He said the new definition defini-tion clearly defines the terms in the ordinance and would reduce any confusion as to what constitutes consti-tutes a family for development purposes. The definition for family in the original ordinance presents many problems, he said. First, it does not define or limit the degree de-gree of kinship that qualifies as "related" or the term "guest," according ac-cording to the council's agenda. Earl said this is a problem because it opens the door for an unlimited number of relatives to live together, no matter what the distance is between the relationships. relation-ships. Without the term guest being clearly defined, any person can live at a given residence for an extended period of time. Neither did the original ordinance or-dinance allow individuals such as nannies, exchange students or health care providers to live with the family. There was also no language in the law allowing See FAMILY, Page 2 GET YOUR STAR WARS ON Q O O A I V - 'J! J ,31' . T 0 t) JERONIMO NISADaily Herald 501st Legion member Kirk Ricks of Orem portrays Darth Vader. Costuming club brings Star Wars to life I 3 Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF y day, Kirk Ricks of Orem works as a fraud analyst. Yet at least a couple of times a month, Ricks transforms himself into one of the most recognizable cultural icons on the planet intergalactic Sith lord and ultimate bad guy Darth Vader. From his essentially head-to-toe black Pleather suit, to his electronic chest control pad to his polished ebony Darth Vader helmet, Ricks's costume is movie accurate, down to even the most minuscule details. Only 7 years old when Star Wars debuted in 1977, Ricks and millions of his generation were raised on the ground-breaking science fiction films. His family saw all the movies in the theater and even his dad was a big Star Wars fan. "I've always ever since I was a kid liked doing costumes," he said. "Halloween is my favorite holiday." Much to the delight of Ricks and several dozen other die-hard Star Wars fans in Utah Valley, there's a world-wide organization that caters specifically to those who can't help but get their stormtrooper, Boba Fett, or Wampa outfit on. The 501st Legion is an international society of costumed fans, many of whom build their outfits from scratch or assemble parts from custom dealers. The group portrays the Empire's foot soldiers, Sith lords and other mm? See COSTUME, Page 2 Logo of the 501 Legion's A lpine Garrison that covers Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Businessman receives Walter C. Orem Award JD Brisk Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF Though better known for his entrepreneurial en-trepreneurial efforts than trying his hand at police work, JD Brisk was presented with the city's Walter C. Orem Award this week for being an outstanding volunteer. A self-made businessman who founded several electronicscomputer related companies in Utah Valley along with other ventures, Brisk began be-gan volunteering with Orem in 2001 to get the police division's fledgling Volunteers in Police Service program rolling. Dubbed VIPS, the volunteer police force assists full-time sworn Orem officers of-ficers by taking calls to help stranded motorists, direct traffic and issue parking park-ing violations, said current program manager Lt. Gary Downey. Along with Orem police Capts. Ned Jackson and Bob Conner, Brisk, who lives in Cedar Hills, helped add structure to the program and served for several years as its coordinator, ensuring volunteers received proper training, scheduling their shifts, and evaluating their performances. Instead of a hodge-podge collection of people giving of their time, Brisk and others helped mold Orem's VIPS program into a professional, uniformed uni-formed cadre of seasoned citizens who annually handle a significant burden of non-emergency related dispatch calls . Downey estimated that Orem's VIPS program saves the city the time of two See. BRISK, Page 2 Briefing OREM CITY COUNCIL ELECTION CANDIDATE FILING Three Orem City Council seats are open for this year's municipal election. Candidates must file their candidacy with the city recorder's office in the Orem City Center by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 16. To date, six candidates have filed for the City Council Coun-cil seats including incumbent appointees Margaret Black and Mark Seastrand. Others filing include Duane Jacobs, Edward Lalone, Carl Hernandez, and Ron McDonald. Mc-Donald. Two-term Councilman Les Campbell is not seeking seek-ing re-election. Seastrand was appointed to fill late Councilman Doug Forsyth's seat when he died in December 2005. Black was appointed to fill Stephen Sandstrom's council seat when he was elected to the state legislature. According to city recorder Donna Weaver, if six or fewer people file for the election, no primary election will be held. If seven or more individuals file, a primary election will be held Sept. 11 and a final general municipal mu-nicipal election will be held Nov. 6. Based on new election laws, candidates running for Orem City Council seats are required to file a campaign cam-paign financial disclosure form prior to the primary and general elections. Candidates are required to be at least 18 years old, be a registered voter, and be a resident of Orem for the last 12 consecutive months. VINEYARD TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATE FILING FIL-ING As of Tuesday, only one candidate had filed for the two Vineyard Town Council seats up for the municipal election in November. Tyler Bergen has filed his candidacy for a four year term on the council, said Vineyard town clerk Dan Wright. Vineyard has two open seats in the election currently cur-rently held by incumbents Nathan Riley and Sean Fernandez. The filing deadline for Vineyard public offices will expire Monday, July 16, at 5 p.m. at Vineyard Town Hall on 240 E. Gammon Road. The general municipal election will be held on Nov. 6. INTERSTATE 15 SUMMER PAVING OPERATIONS OPERA-TIONS IN OREM UPDATE - Travel on Interstate 15 between 2000 South and 800 North in Orem will be restricted to one lane in alternating directions northbound north-bound and southbound for paving operations through July 31. Paving operations will be underway between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday. Fri-day. Motorists should expect moderate travel delays. 800 NORTH RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Be tween July 1 1 and Aug. 1, the north side of the intersection inter-section of Main Street and 800 North will be closed for approximately three weeks as crews rebuild the intersection, inter-section, according to Utah Department of Transportation Transporta-tion Region 3 spokesman Geoff Dupaix. Motorists will need to use State Street or 400 East to 1200 North to access the area. ADULT ESL READING CLASSES AT OHS - Eng lish as a Second Language reading classes are being offered for free to adults of all ages beginning July 9 through Aug. 1 at Orem High School. Taught by instructors in-structors Terri Martin and Terry Moreno, the classes run Monday through Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Orem High School is located at 175 South 400 East in Orem. Enter the main school entrance by the electronic marquee sign and follow the signs to the classroom. For more information about the classes, contact Moreno at 426-9515 426-9515 or Martin at 225-4240. CENTRAL UTAH GARDENS CLASSES IN JULY Central Utah Gardens at 355 W. University Pkwy. in Orem will be offering two free classes this month. "Two Plant-Tagging Programs in Utah" will be offered of-fered Thursday, June 12, at 6 p.m. by Michelle Cook and Jennie Hoover. Residents can learn about the plant tags in Utah nurseries that help gardeners select plants that are appropriate for Utah's climate. On Saturday, Sat-urday, July 28, Kelly Kopp will present "Healthy and Functional Lawn" at 10 a.m. A Utah State University Extension turf specialist, Kopp will teach proper lawn care techniques and present alternate lawn types and how to conserve water. For more information about classes and registration, call 226-7100. i ii iiiii Mli61055 000501 TW1 LET YOUR CHILD'S ADVENTURE BEGIN TODAY WITH OUR NEWEST SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. There's no "LION" the benefits are great! Become a Safari Saver beginning June 18,h id f,uf UUf -tint 4L 44. ..ft IV l 1 II II II II II II 1 I Copy V |