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Show Utfih Zxma Association Inc. 467 - 3 3. SLC UT 64111 City, County Approve Fire Services Agreement The Newspaper Published W eekly and Read Daily Volume 52 Number 2 March of Dimes - front left to right are Margorie Simonson, Robin Madsen, the March of Dimes Poster Child, and Darlene Futch; back row: Rosemary Porter, Shirley Brereton, Peggy McCauley, Linda Olson, Norma Haines, Martha Dubyk and Michelle Felix. 1 jnvtnftc PC vi v iuvy fJlarcEi The 1982 Mothers March for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation will be held in Orem on January 19 and 20 to continue funding the battle to prevent most serious child health problems. ' ; "Every year more than 250,000 newborns come into this world suffering physical or . mental damage " due " to birth defects," Mrs. Olson of Orem said. "We are soliciting funds door-to-door and by other means of personal contact as our response to this tragic health reality," she said. This Ts the 30th anniversary of the Mothers March which Simonscn Elected As President At UVIDA r JOHN SIMONSEN Elected a President of the Utah Valley Industrial In-dustrial Development Association (UVIDA), for 1982 is John M. Simonsen, Vice President of Engineering for Valtek, Inc. He will be replacing Kenneth B. Walker, Sales Engineer for Monroe Prestress. UVIDA is a twenty-five twenty-five year old organization to promote Utah Valley to out-of-state industrialists as a business location. Over the past six years, the Association is responsible for bringing twenty new industries into the area which will eventually employ a total of 3,765 new people. The Association's objective is to keep the job base of the area growing at roughly the same rate as the population growth. Also elected as new members of the Board of Directors for the 1982-3 term are: Jerry M. Howell, Community Development Director for L J ft 4 t. I Wmies began in Phoenix, Arizona in 1950. "Today the volunteer appeal is held every year by more than 800 March of Dimes chapters throughout the country," she said. "The Mothers March is not only a fund raising event," she explained, "but also an opportunity to acquaint as many people as possible with the tremendously needed work being done by the March of Dimes." Programs of research, medical services, public and professional health education' are major ways in which the March of Dimes is working to prevent birth defects local communities in Provo City; Wayne Carlton, Lehi City Councilman; Ted B. Barratt, Owner, Barratt Builders Supply; and Russell Schow, retired Consumer Information Coordinator for Mountain Fuel Supply. New officers and directors will be installed at the Association's annual an-nual meeting to be held Thursday, January 14, 1982, at the Wilkinson Center of Brigham Young University. Low Income Housing Honey Is Available The Orem City Council Coun-cil tabled its determination deter-mination of an appro priate policy position with regard to $12,415 available to the city for low income housing improvements. im-provements. The money is appropriated appro-priated each year by teh Utah State Legislature, but Orem has received a very limited amount of funding in each of the past four years. The money has generally been used for repairs on plumbing systems, roofs, heating systems, etc. According to a spokesman for the Orem Planning Department, the money must be administered ad-ministered as loan funds and offered at no less than five percent interest. He explained that the administration ad-ministration of the money can be relatively easily assimilated into the staff's administration of Community Development Develop-ment .JBlock Grant (CDBG) funds. January 14, TP L-05' uue Dn Jon. Council Approves Lease Agreement The Orem City Council Coun-cil approved a sublease agreement with D&H Investment In-vestment Company for the use of property located adjacent to the public works facility. D&H has been, .using . the land since 1970 and details of the original agreement are still in effect. The new agreement agree-ment reduces the acreage leased from 7.78 to 4.79, so that the city may enlarge the public works complex. The agreement provides pro-vides that D&H pay $2200 per year for use of the land. Several members of the council suggested that this was rather low for the amount of land involved, in-volved, but City Attorney Bryce McEuen explained that the original agreement agree-ment restricts rental payments. pay-ments. In addition, D&H is removing fill dirt and selling it for profit. According to McEuen this is also provided for in the original agreement. McEuen pointed out that Orem City is actually leasing the land from the Statje of Utah and does not own it. He explained that D&H is using the fill dirt" in a State highway project. Councilman Harley Gillman inquired as to whether the money could be turned over to the Utah County Housing Authority, in order to save Orem City staff time. The planning .spokesman replied that it was a possibility. City Manager Daril Berlin pointed out that the state may require an audit on the funds at sometime in the future and, although the instructions for administration adminis-tration of the money are deliberately vague and flexible, it may create problems later on, especially if the money loaned has not been collected col-lected in a reasonable time. Gillman offered a motion to table the issue until the staff has had time to investigate the possibility of having an outside lending institution administer the funds for an additional percentage amount of interest. 1 n Changes Outlined For Hew City Government City Attorney Bryce McEuen outlined changes in the city's new Council-Manager form of government which became effective January 4, 1982. Major changes include in-clude voting status for the mayor and an additional ad-ditional council member, bringing the total, excluding ex-cluding the mayor, to six. Clarifications of other changes were made and it was determined that four members of the council", 'including the mayor, would be required in order to conduct con-duct business in any meeting. It was also determined that a majority vote 'of council members present would be required to pass on issues. ' At the same council meeting, the council approved a Private Detective License for Ronald J. Ferraro and Arson Hotline Offers Reward Of $5,000 For Mission Training Center Fire Dec. 1 8 In Provo For Information The "Arson - Hotline organization in Salt Lake City is offering up to $5,000 for information on two fires that were set at the LDS Missionary Training Center in Provo Dec. 18. "Anyone with information, in-formation, should dial "Arson-12," said John Phelon, crime prevention specialist for Utah Hands Up, a volunteer citizens anti-crime organization which coordinates with "Arson - Hotline. Calls from outside Salt Lake can be made collect. "The information will be deferred to the agency investigating the arson and the caller is assured Classic Wrestling Tourney Scheduled For Saturday The Orem Classic Wrestling season will come to an end Saturday with a tournament for all age groups. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. for all 5 and 8 year old boys, which will be held at Mountain View High School gym, according to Ted Lott, tournament director. At 10:30 the 6 and 9 year old boys will begin their tournament and the 7, 10, 11, and 12 year old boys will begin at 1p.m. ' " Boys will wrestle only boys of their own age, weight, and ability. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places and participants buttons for all other wrestlers. Most boys will receive an award. All boys will have at least 2 matches but no more than 4 matches. The public is invited to attend and watch over 400 boys show their wrestling skills. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Orem Approves Joint Resolution The Orem City Council Coun-cil approved a joint resolution reso-lution with Provo City, restricting the regions for annexation policy declaration decla-ration for each city. The Provo City Council has adopted this same resolution. reso-lution. The resolution basically basi-cally restricts Provo's annexation policy to land east of the Canyon Road and Orem's to land west of the road. It also stipulates stipu-lates that each city will consult the other before acting on annexations and annexation policy declarations. Annexation policy declaration refers to areas included in the master plan of a community com-munity which are possible areas of future expansion, or are areas in which a city has a concerned interest with respect to development. approved a zoning amendment for inclusion of elderly residential health care facilities. The ccuncil also directed the city staff to study the problems involved m providing health insurance to retired employees. It was pointed out that many retired people cannot qualify for health insurance in-surance if hey aren't already covered. The council approved a transfer of funds from the capital improvement fund to provide money for repair of the air conditioning con-ditioning and heating system in the Recreation Center. A public hearing was set regarding a petition to reopen 205 North, which was closed on Orem Boulevard last fall due to traffic problems. The hearing will be held February 2, at 8 p.m. of anonymity," Phelon said. "The amount of the reward depends on the quality of the information." in-formation." The two fires were set between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, according ac-cording to Brian An-dreason, An-dreason, a senior investigator in-vestigator with Brigham Young - University's Security Police. "Both fires were set in separate utility closets in the MTC administration ad-ministration building and caused about $500 damage,,' he stated. Andreason said there are two suspects in the case, both male Caucasians with brown Vv..4 RAY HANKS Well Known Orem Man Dies Raymond Eugene Hanks, 68, died at Utah Valley Hospital on January 12, 1982. He was born March 4, 1914 in Wayne County, Utah. He graduated from the LDS High School in Salt Lake City, and filled a mission to Atlanta, Georgia. . Mr. Hanks received a degree in agriculture from BYU, where he was a yell leader. On January 23, 1941, he married Edith Slack in the Salt Lake Temple. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served as Bishop of the Timpanogos Ward. He also served on the High Council and was a Temple ordinance worker. Mr. Hanks was active in civic affairs: he was instrumental in forming the Golden K Club and served as a past president, and was a member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. He emulated true charity in every area of hislife. Survivors include his wife and four children: Lelith Hanks, Orem; Charles Hanks, Fullerton, Calif.; Amy LeRae Grant, Orem, and Janice Greene, Las Vegas, Nev. Survivors also include two sisters: Teton H. Jackman, Orem, and Flora H. Sears, Salt Lake City, and 12 grandchildren. Viewings will be Sunday Sun-day 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Olpin-Sund-berg Mortuary. Services will be held ' Monday at 1 p.m. at the Orem Sharon Stake House, 545 S. 800 E. hair and between the ages of 20 and 30. "The first suspect was seen with a neatly trimmed beard and the second with a straggly beard and glasses," he said. ill Provo's majestic Wasatch Mountains are mirrored in the east face of the Caroline, Hemenway Harmam Building which is the new headquarters of Brigham Young University's Division of Continuing Education and the Adult Education programs of the LDS Church Educational System. The Harman Building and the adjoining Conference Center, located northeast of the Marriott Center, were opened to the public this month although formal dedication ceremonies will not be held until April 14. (Photo by Mark A. ? Philbrick). A fire services agreement agree-ment between Orem City and Utah County was approved art Tuesday's council meeting. The agreement was presented by members of the Utah County Commission. Com-mission. The agreement is essentially es-sentially the same as in previous years, according to City Manager Daryl Berlin. He explained, hawever, that this year's agreement agree-ment provides approximately approxi-mately $1000 less than last year's payment system. Ken Pinegar of the Utah County Commission Com-mission explained that this new payment system is designed to provide a uniform basis for payment pay-ment to all county cities involved in the service. He explained that the fact Orem Police Find Missing Autos, Make Youth Arrests Orem Police found four automobiles reported missing last week. Police Lt. Ron Moshler said seven cars were reported stolen during the week, and investigation" into other auto thefts is continuing. In addition, three teenagers were booked for malicious mischief. Educations) OHEicil To ftleef Orem Educational Council will meet Tuesday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Orem City Center Multipurpose room. The agenda will consist of introductions, and approval of the new coucil members; remarks from members of the Alpine Board of Education; review of the council goals, objectives, operating procedures and organization and structure. Election of council officers will take place at the meeting. There will be discussion and recommendations on district program Plan ahead for the drive ahead. Assure that your car is in top operating condition and properly winterized for travel through the snow belt states. itii that the payment for this year's service is $1000 less than last year's $5000 is due to a recent determination deter-mination by the county of forecast needs. He pointed out, however, that the new system will allow cities to know in advance ad-vance how much money they will receive for services ser-vices provided. Councilman Glen Zimmerman suggested that the county commission com-mission and mayors of cities providing the protection pro-tection should get together to discuss problems prob-lems and needs. He pointecV'out that there should be a solution to Orem's problem of providing pro-viding service to the Geneva Steel plant. Councilman Blaine Willes asked, "Have we ever been hurt by the Darin C. Jensen, 19, 1600 N. Geneva Road, Lance McKenna, 18, 1555 S. 122 W., Orem and Larry Eugene Baker, 18, 826 W. 450 N., Orem were charged with the offense and arraigned on Monday in 8th Circuit Court before Judge Joseph Dimick. Bail for Baker planning options. The public attend. is invited to BdiysiHing Clsss Offered By Public Safety Dept. Starting Wednesday, January 20, the City of Orem Department of Public Safety will offer a Babysitter Safety Course to all prospective sitters from the ages of 9 to 14. Older students and mothers are encouraged to attend, but we discourage bringing sm aller children since it disrupts class instruction. There will be four classes: Fire Safety (Jan. 20) ; Medical Aspects of Babysitting (Jan. 27) ; Child Care and Entertainment (Feb. 3); and Babysitter . Safety (Feb. 10). . The classes will be held at Orem Fire Station No. 1, 300 East 1000 South, and will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Students must be pre-registered by calling 224-7021 224-7021 . The first fifty students will be enrolled. If there are enough students to have another class, a second session will be conducted on Thursdays. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the course. Attendance at all four classes is required for the certificate. There is a $1.00 fee per student to cover the cost of films, handouts, and certificates. Please contact the Fire Prevention Division at 224-7021 if you have any further questions. agreement in the past?" Berlin rpnited. "No." Willes pointed that money received for th service is not intended to be revenue producing. Councilman Harley Gillman suggested that the cities ought to cooperate co-operate with the county and Councilman Richard Jackson predicted, "Orem would provide the service without an agreement." agree-ment." i Jackson made a motion to approve; the "pay for service" agreement agree-ment and the motion passed 5-2. Following this motion, Gillman offered an unrelated motion giving council encouragement encourage-ment to the county commission com-mission for the reestab-lishment reestab-lishment of the Council of Governments ( COG ) . was set at $500 and $250 for Jensen and McKenna. No preliminary hearing date has been set. Moshler said the three men were taken into custody following a report by Orem resident, Alan Bjarnson, of a missing pick-up truck. Moshler said that he picked up the men in Provo Canyon and took them to the.police station. He explained that the arrests were unrelated to other vehicle thefts. Also, a juvenile was arrested after police apprehended him driving a 1981 Audi reported stolen minutes before. ' The juvenile, a-runaway a-runaway from. Iowa, explained to officers he had taken two other vehicles which were later recovered. |