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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD -n : F GIT B41 ,1 I 1550 7 A A JkJ I T I 0 N THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2006 50 CENTS a OremTi. SCHOOLS: Retiring teacher buys students hooks TOWN HALLS: Drem pins down use for grant SPORTS: Tigers beat Timpview in region opener Business SEASONS MARKET OFFERS DRIVE THROUGH Council reviews ffeoce code Orem considers allowing six-foot fences Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF The Orem City Council is going to take two more weeks to determine whether or not they feel city code should be changed to allow six-foot fences between residential and commercial or industrial zones. The council found itself in a quandary March 20 when the group seemed to favor approving a new fencing material developed by an Orem company, but was hesitant to allow al-low the six-foot fence option instead of what is now required a seven-foot masonry fence. Applicant John Johnson of Mity Lite, told the council that approving his company's new fencing material without allowing the six-foot fencing option would do the business busi-ness no good. The new product is described as a steel-reinforced, steel-reinforced, polyethylene, pre-panelized fence with the look of precast concrete and texture of granite. The company is set up to produce three and six-foot panels, and making new molds and molding equipment would be unfeasible financially, Johnson explained. ex-plained. Placing the six-foot panels on a one-foot one-foot concrete base would not be a workable option either, he said. The City Council already has the ability to modify the height or material of a fence, but Johnson estimated that 95 percent of his company's potential customers for the See FENCES, Page 2 UVSC s longest employed instructor retires Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF fter more than decades A Ul-C cuiu iiecuiy a nan dozen name changes of the institution, Utah Valley State College electrical automation instructor Larey Lawrence, Law-rence, one of the longest lon-gest employed faculty at the Orem institution, will send his last group of students into the market place. LAWRENCE, 59, DIDN'T SO much find teaching technology courses cours-es at the then-Utah Trade Technical Institute, but rather, it found him. In between a stint in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war years, he earned an associate's degree in applied ap-plied sciences at UTTI after first taking tak-ing electronics classes in high school. Lawrence even taught a few courses on a part4ime basis and got to know several of the instructors. After working briefly for Mountain Moun-tain Bell in Cedar City, Lawrence got a phone call in 1971 that forever changed his and his family's lives. "They needed another instructor. They called me and asked me if I See LAWRENCE, Page 2 -U 1 if A COBB CONDIENorth County UVSC tech instructor Larey Lawrence stands in the Computer Science Building on campus Tuesday. Lawrence will be retiring after nearly 36 years of teaching at the school when it was first known as UTTI. Orem prepares for changes in beetle infested zone Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF As the state moves forward with a three-year plan to wipe out the destructive Japanese beetle in west-central Orem this summer, adapting to changes, however temporary, may be the name of the game for residents who live in the treatment zone. Not only are citizens near the infested areas in the Geneva, Sun-crest Sun-crest and Orem North neighborhoods neighbor-hoods being asked to not harvest or consume produce from their gardens for the next three years, the city and state department of Agriculture and Food are seeking seek-ing each resident's permission to spray pesticides. Officials have said the beetle, discovered in Orem in August, destroys gardens, trees and turf and is one of the two most destructive insects in the United States. Richard Manning, Orem's assistant as-sistant city manager, said several hundred residents have already signed and submitted permission slips for professionals to begin spraying in mid-June. Though there are still hundreds more to contact, he said successful success-ful efforts to alert residents of the beetle problem have hinged on three well-attended information meetings Orem and state officials held in March and the efforts of Neighborhoods in Action volunteers volun-teers to get the word out. "Twelve hundred people came to three meetings," he said. "That's the biggest attendance in 23 years I've seen at a city meeting. It really got people's attention. However not everyone who attended the meetings meet-ings was beaming about the state's eradication plan. Lori Hiatt, a resident in the treatment zone who has large gardens and fruit trees on her half acre of property, was dismayed dis-mayed that state officials weren't looking for an exchange of ideas or feedback but simply wanted to win the people over to their eradication eradi-cation plan. "It was like "This is what we're doing and we're not going to listen to any dissenting ideas,'" Hiatt said. Though she will likely give the state permission to spray on her See BEETLES, Page 2 Briefing ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING Alpine School District Superintendent Vern Henshaw and school board members will meet with the public tonight at 7 p.m. at Mountain View High School in room 171. The meeting is designed to provide information and answer questions about the implementation of bond projects in the Mountain View High School area. OREM EASTER EGG HUNT - Orem's annual Easter Eas-ter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 7, at 9 a.m. and children ages 0-11 are welcome to participate. The Mountain View High School east lawn (at 645 W. Center Cen-ter St. in Orem) will be the place for toddlers (ages 0-3) 0-3) and the football field will be divided into age groups (4-6 and 7-1 1 ) for the older children. There is no cost, and all children receive a bag of treats before entering the field. At 9 a.m. sharp the whistle blows and the candy and eggs start to disappear. disap-pear. For more information about the Easter Egg Hunt, please call 229-7167. 800 NORTH CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - As resi dent have likely observed by now, all through lanes on State Street are back open. Having the through lanes restored earlier this week was several days ahead of schedule. Thanks to the public for your patience with delays and nighttime noise as the project teams involved worked round-the-clock to make this early finish on State Street happen. As work continues along 800 North near State Street, some traffic control remains in place to ensure motorist and construction crew safety and to maintain good mobility in the area. One measure the project team will keep in place is the restriction of left turns at State and 800 North. Until work is complete immediately west and east of State Street on 800 North and traffic can be opened back up to two lanes east and westbound, these restrictions re-strictions will remain, again for safety and mobility reasons. Project updates can be found online at www.udot. utah.govorem800north. This site will be updated as the projects continue and details become available. UVSC CHAMBER CHOIR SPRING CONCERT AT OREM PUBLIC LIBRARY - Utah Valley State College's Chamber Choir will perform a spring concert Monday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Orem Public Library. Under the direction of Dyanne Riley, the choir will present a celebration of 20th century composers with the backdrop of the library's stained-glass windows. FREE SEMINAR ON "DETOX AND CLEANSE" AT GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOODS - Good Earth Natural Foods will be presenting a free seminar on "Detox and Cleanse" at the Orem store, 500 S. State Street, on Tuesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. and the Provo store, 1045 S. University Ave., on Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Please RSVP at 765-1616 (Orem) or 375-7444 (Provo). CLEGG'S CAR CARE PRESEASON SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT - The Orem Recreation Department is hosting the Clegg's Car Care preseason softball tournament on April 13 and 14 at Lakeside Sports Park. Registration is being taken at the Orem Fitness Center or online at www.orem.org. Divisions include Men's, Women's and Coed. The format is a straight double elimination tournament. Cost is $100 for teams registered to play summer softball in Orem and $125 for non-registered teams. For more information call 229-7158. ADULT SOFTBALL - The Orem Recreation Department De-partment is currently taking registrations for Men's, Women's and Coed Softball. Registration will be taken at the Orem Fitness Center, 580 West 165 South, Orem or online at www.orem.org. Men's divisions include competitive and recreation leagues with your choice of doubleheaders leagues or single game leagues, one night a week. Women's and Coed are single games one night a week. Games are scheduled to start the week of April 16. 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