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Show -..aUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD I !-'v loo l THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 EDITION 50 CENTS lIMES SCHOOLS: High school correspondents have the scoop TOWN HALL: Council OKs emergency measure SPORTS: Aly Tucker reason Orem still unbeaten CHILD PROBLEMS? YOU MAY NEED A MIRACLE Cemetery life expectancy predicted Orem City Council hears report on future of city cemetery and remaining numbers of plots Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF In the near future, the Orem City Council will hear a report from Public Works Director Bruce Chesnut on the "life ex pectancy" of the Orem City Cemetery. Cem-etery. The report was scheduled to be given in the pre-meeting held by the council just prior to the start of Tuesday's regular City Council Coun-cil meeting, but was postponed because of the length of time required for council members and city staff to tour the library remodeling re-modeling project. The report was rescheduled for presentation at the Oct. 10 meeting. A Sept. 8 memorandum from Chesnut to Mayor Jerry Washburn, Wash-burn, the City Council, and City Manager Jim Reams states: "The cemetery operation is an important impor-tant function to the residents of the community. Providing this service into the future is the focus of this information." Statistics for the Orem Cemetery Cem-etery in 2005 show 418 plots sold, 19,772 plots remaining, and 289 interments done. Chesnut 's report notes that "from 1981 to 2004, average annual an-nual growth in lot sales has been 5 See CEMETERY, Page 2 Got water? -Jib. - "TR- . " ail."' ftttF-y jg-WsH-li?' ?e-.:. s. f.zjs - I fe-"sw . -J ,f ; ... V7y W' Q i MIKE RIGERTNorth County A new 50-foot-deep water tank is being built in the Orem foothills. The water tank holds 20 million gallons of water and is 260 feet in diameter. The water tank costs $20 million and will hopefully ensure that the city always has water in the tank. Super-size water tank springing up in Orem Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF Twenty million gallons of water. wa-ter. Two hundred and sixty feet in diameter and 50 feet deep. Twenty million dollars. Those are some of the staggering stagger-ing statistics of a hulking new water storage reservoir roughly the size of 'i small sports stadium currently going up in the foothills of Orem above the city cemetery. A joint project between Orem and the Central Utah Water Conservancy Con-servancy District, the gargantuan water tank will give the city's water wa-ter storage capacity a significant boost, particularly during peak summer usage. Chris Tschirki, Orem's water resources division manager, said the city and the district are splitting split-ting the $20 million price tag for the project and its storage space. Each entity will have 10 million gallons of water storage capacity. "It will ensure that we always have water in our tank, literally," Tschirki said. Construction on the reservoir began in July of 2005 and its anticipated the tank will be fully operational by December of 2007, he said. With the new reservoir coming com-ing on line, Orem and district will have a combined total water storage stor-age capacity of 49 million gallons, an asset for a growing city with increased water demands. In the past, Tschirki said, Orem's water storage capacity during hot summer months has been pushed to its limits. In July, the summer peak water flow was 57 million gallons a day, he said. "During the summer, most of the water will be used for irrigation," irriga-tion," Tschirki said. Cort Lambson, a project manag- See WATER TANK, Page 2 Retirees help spread love to needy with caring creations Lorianne Flint NORTH COUNTY STAFF It's 8 a.m. and breakfast is just being served. After the plates and leftover bits of toast and mush are cleared, Janet Baumgarten and Dora Fitch walk down the hall to the humanitarian room where they get right to work. For the next few hours they sew fabric to make quilts, monkeys, dolls and clothes. As Baumgarten puts the last stitch into a blue and white checkered blanket with flowers, she puts it into a bag overflowing with blankets blan-kets and says, "one more down, thousands more to go." "It's better than twiddling your thumbs, and they need me," Baumgarten, 79, says. "I just do whatever I know how to do." Baumgarten and Fitch are just two of many residents at the Seville Se-ville Retirement Center in Orem who spend every morning of every ev-ery day working on projects for LDS Humanitarian Services and local charity organizations. These dedicated residents spend thousands of hours working on a variety of projects year round like quilting blankets for newborns, sewing dolls for sick children or stuffing monkeys for children living liv-ing in poverty. The cupboards are slightly ajar because there's not See SERVICE, Page 2 L WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COMNORTHCOUNTY CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE : Lommunity BrMing ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOLD MEETINGS MEET-INGS ON BOND ELECTION - The Alpine School District will be holding public meetings for all patrons on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Thursday, Oct. 5, to share information in-formation regarding the voted leeway and bond election elec-tion coming during the Nov. 7 general election. District officials will present an outline of the district's anticipated capital needs for the leeway as well as finalized plans for construction, renovation and remodeling school projects. Time will be provided for a question and answer session. The Orem area meetings will be at 7 p.m. as follows: fol-lows: Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Lakeridge Junior High School at 951 S. 400 West, Orem, and Thursday, Oct. 5, at Canyon View Junior High at 655 E. 950 North, Orem, and Oak Canyon Junior High School at 111 S. 725 East, Lindon. Additional information on the voted leeway and bond election can be found at www.alpine.k12.ut.us. VEHICLE BAN IN T1MPANOGOS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Orem officials have banned vehicle access for the muzzleloader deer hunt which began yesterday in the Timpanogos Wildlife Management Area because of vandalism and destruction of the natural habitat. The entrance to the area is a locked gate at approximately approxi-mately 1500 N. 800 East in Orem. Access by foot and horse will still be allowed. Doug Sakaguchi, a habitat biologist with DWR's Central Region, said unidentified individuals strayed off the area's main roads on all-terrain vehicles during dur-ing the archery hunt that ended Sept. 22, forging new trails and damaging delicate native habitats. "Some of the damage may be due to hunters or just other people joyriding on ATVs," he said. Sakaguchi said an Orem city vehicle near the new water tank construction site was reported as burglarized burglar-ized and driven onto the nearby wildlife management area. Efforts to restore the habitat on the area's steep and dry terrain have been problematic, he said. Sakaguchi emphasized the vehicle ban is for the muzzleloader hunt, and may not include the rifle hunt which begins in mid-October. The 2,300-acre wildlife preserve stretches east from the Orem and Lindon foothills to the north side of Provo Canyon and has mule deer, elk and other game on the property. For more information, contact the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at 491-5678. WORLD'S LARGEST FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL The public is invited to join in what is anticipated to be the world's largest ice cream social today, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cold Stone Creamery at 450 E. State Street, American Fork and 575 E. University Pkwy. in Orem. The two north Utah County stores will join more than 1,350 others across the nation in giving out free three-ounce servings of "Cole's Creation," chocolate ice cream with yellow cake, chocolate chips and rainbow rain-bow sprinkles. Those who receive the ice cream will be encouraged encour-aged to make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Founda-tion. The new flavor originated from a 10-year-old Denver, Den-ver, Colo., boy who was selected to be a "junior taste-master" taste-master" and create the treat for this year's social. MEDICARE PART D BUS COMING TO OREM - A bus staffed by Medicare experts will answer questions ques-tions and share information about Medicare drug benefits at the Orem Senior Friendship Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free assistance will be available from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and include details on benefits, preventative services and general information about Medicare Part D, the prescription drug plan. 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