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Show 500 Per Issue N II II I t f II II f I IX MM an edition of THE DAILY HERALD Online: www.HarkTh8Herald.com :d yearNumber 18 THURSDAY, May 1, 2003 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 mith wins rem 2003 VNNA MANDEVTLLE imes Staff Reporter le night was filled with' hter, anticipation, and 3 as the competition for i Orem 2003, entitled ch for the Stars" proved pro-ved this past Saturday Uii 26th in the Orem High i Sc.ol auditorium. It was on night that Orem said k you and good bye to vali Orem 2002 Brittany )Wf:ombe, and welcomed tg,", Orem 2003-Ashlyn ""'Seal English teacher Beeson used his quick or to host and entertain crowd along side ombe. hie program began with )y )wgirl dance choreo-aed choreo-aed by Debra Lee, that he contestants partici-1 partici-1 in. The dance was just tart of the magnitude of t shown during the pro gram. Then it was on to the Swimsuit Competition, where judges looked for the overall health of the contestants. contest-ants. The girls choose swim-suits swim-suits that best expressed who they were, and many dazzled the crowd with colorful col-orful choices. After the Swimsuit Competition, Kimber Dower, Director "of Friday's Kids Respite was awarded the Woman of Achievement Award for all her hard work and dedication to her program pro-gram that offers respite for families who have children with disabilities. The Talent Competition reflected all the hard work and individual talents the young women have put into the competition. Bethany Moore, Ashlyn Smith and Alexis MacNeill all performed per-formed dances for the competition. com-petition. Moore used her Native American back- Continued on page A7 Use? :. ' .ice. r ". "'. CaE ; . : , OF :r -1 " ' 281 ': I ,i, :: ' v " .? -r .. ' - -." .. ' 1 , n Smith waves to the crowd as she wins Miss Orem 0 k Tr pen House held i proposed speed; increases REVA BOWEN Kmes Reporter large group of con-d con-d citizens filled the Senior Friendship r the evening of April voice their opinions on has become a hot topic city whether or not ental rease Psted speed lim-10 lim-10 miles per hour on nber of collector and ai streets m Orem. engineer Ed Gifford, many city officials on that night to talk to p, said the open house sing held "to get public )n and to educate the on why speeds should 'v se to what the public (i is reasonable." 1 lolunteer citizens steer-AiV steer-AiV ommittee has been in - working for about two years with the Orem Engineering Division to update the city's; Transportation Master Plan. ; Gifford said the issue of raising rais-ing posted speed limits is;: one of many the committee; has studied, along with the central issue of road classifi-j cations, or determining the function of a street. The committee com-mittee is ready to recommend recom-mend to the Orem City; Council that the speed limits be raised. Gifford said the matter could come before the council in the next month or two. At the heart of the issue is what traffic engineers call "the 85th percentile speed", or the speed at which 85 of the traveling public goes on any particular corridor. The Pi i 4 S: it V. ' ' .r. ;i .. ' i :-.,rV. . ti i ? Local Dignitaries and City Officials were on hand to cut the ribbon of the new Lakeside Sports Park Complex Saturday. Participants watch as Mayor Jerry Washburn and Miss Orem Brittany Wiscombe cut the ribbon. The complex Is one of the best facilities in the Western United States. Orem Recreation Department opens new fields MARTIN HARRIS Times Editor The Orem Recreation Department opened its Lakeside Sports Fark with a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday. The 55-acre complex is located at 400 South 1850 West in Orem. It is the home to five softball fields and eight soccer fields. The grand opening has been anticipated for quite some time. "We intended to open it last fall," Jerry Ortiz of Orem City Recreation Department said. "Construction of' the complex com-plex started in 2001." The fields were quickly broken in. After the ceremony, cere-mony, recreation league softball games were played. The park will be the home of adult league, softball and youth league soccer. Continued on page A7 Schools recognize teachers at Golden Apple Award Luncheon SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Twenty out of Orem's 22 schools chose to honor a volunteer vol-unteer or teacher Wednesday, April 23 at the Golden Apple Award Luncheon for the Utah PTA. . "This is a (great) opportunity oppor-tunity to honor some dignified digni-fied people," said Lyn H. Denna, president of the Timpanogos Community Council! The meeting was organized organ-ized by the PTA in Orem's three community councils: Timpanogos, Mountain View and Orem. It was a time to recognize PTA and PTSA president?, as well as dedicated teachers and volunteers. vol-unteers. "Those of you who are here are the ones who have been willing to do the work," Denna said. After Denna's introduction, introduc-tion, Gainell Rodgers, Region 9 director, installed the 2003-04 boards for the area's community councils. Rodgers praised award recipients for their hard work and urged them to keep doing their best, in spite of budget cuts. Shortly after PTA and PTSA presidents were spotlighted, spot-lighted, PTA officials presented pre-sented the Golden Apple Award to the following individuals: indi-viduals: Janae Church, Aspen Elementary; Carol Lloyd, Bonneville 1 ? -71 7 'It : - ' ' i i . ' 7 ) ji 7 Orem recipients of the Golden Apple Award: Front left to right: Wendy Petty, Janae Church, Stephanie Densley, Karen Wenn, Carol Lloyd, Suzanne Clawson. Back left to right: RDeen Huerta, Sarah Scott, Stacey Freeman, Eugene Clark, Amy Weight, S.K. Smith. . ' si V' :- . y 7 V: . -I .t. - ;. y. . - 4' Or 1- J V S'7 i ; .. ,8 . ' a ' - -Av .6-v..i-t Continued on page A7 Continued on page A8 Orem recipients of the Golden Apple Award: Tiffany Pierce, Donnalee Eisenhart, Charlene Brown, Linda Weston, Heather Steel, Nancy Blaylock, Janet Stock. .ALPINE 3k 2 You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION Call for details 225-025S Membership and Eligibility Requii-ed EDIT UNION GNCUA OREM AMERICAN .FORK LEHI Cr 7 |