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Show -1 - ! :::d.l X, V . Ll f ','y 1 j J ft vzt f enevu 11 UulM&) ' !" 1 ' Volume 61 Number 21 inif Wednesday, May 22, 1991 City Council requests for Orem City Council members denied a request to allow a single family home at 1655 South 800 East, in an R-l-7.5 Zone, to be converted to a duplex. The applicant, Jeri Fox, said an apartment in her basement had formerly been occupied by the Fox's son and his family. The applicant now wishes to rent the ' basement as an apartment. "I read where there is a shortage of apartments," she said. "I just want to do what's best for the community." However, the home does not meet the restrictive zoning ordinances or-dinances required to allow the home to be converted to a multi-family multi-family home. Utah Press Association unveiled their Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame Thursday in the State Capitol. Orem Publisher presides over unveiling of new Hall of Fame Former Utah Gov. Calvin L. Rampton was designated an honorary publisher Thursday at the unveiling of the Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame's new display at the state Capitol. Mr. Rampton was one of several speakers who addressed the assemblage of notables at the ceremonies. He said that democracy doesn't work very well without a free press. He commended com-mended Utah journalists who have "fulfilled beautifully their responsibility to the democratic form of government." Utah's former chief executive Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart, a major retail variety store, received site plan approval at the May 14 RDA meeting to construct a 114,000 foot outlet on Sandhill Road just south of 1300 South. The area is in a Redevelopment Plan and consolidates con-solidates three parcels into one site plan. Negotiations recently com Storm drain master plan needs revamp Orem's "phenomenal growth" in north Orem has made the city's storm drainage master plan obsolete, ob-solete, says City Engineer Ted Thaxton. The Master Plan was adopted by the City Council in November 1987. Thaxton said the storm Newspaper delivery to be late next week Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27, the Orem-Geneva Times office of-fice will be closed that day. Newspapers will be delivered on Thursday, May 80, to allow a later deadline for news articles to be published pub-lished in that issue. Deadline for articles and advertising is noon Tuesday, May 28. . approves, denies multi-family housing The motion to deny passed 4-1. 4-1. Gene Carly, Executive Director of the Housing Authority, suggested sug-gested the City review the zoning ordinance. "It may be too restrictive," restric-tive," he said. "Most communities allow duplexes in most zones." APPROVES CONVERSION In other, action, the- City Council approved a similar request re-quest at 460 East 1070 South in an R-l-6.5 Zone, although the Development Services Director recommended denial of the request. re-quest. Jack Hansen, applicant, said he wished to convert a garage on the property to an apartment for his mother-in-law. He said the garage, now free standing, could said he was surprised to find how many of the Hall of Fame inductees induc-tees he knew personally and "how far back they go. OTHER SPEAKERS Other speakers at the dedication dedica-tion were Brent Sumner, publisher of the Orem-Geneva Times and president of the Utah Press Association; As-sociation; John W. Gallivan publisher pub-lisher emeritus of The Salt Lake Tribune; J.M Cornwell, chairman of the hall of Fame committee; and Kenneth G. Adams, publisher of the Morgan County News. The Hall of Fame, which consists con-sists of metal plaques with pic build across pleted with RDA stipulates a percentage per-centage of sales tax generated be returned to the RDA. This could total as much as $680,505 over a five-year period, said City Manager Daryl Berlin. The total parcel contains 19.78 acres and will have full street and drainage improvements improve-ments to the property upon com- sewers can't function well between be-tween 12th and 16th north because be-cause there is only one-half foot of fall. "We can't live with that," he said. The Development Services engineering staff recommends an amendment to the plan calling for a new basin in west Orem. A site was proposed that "will never be seen from the freeway," Thaxton said. He said the basin is already "naturally" there and has no commercial com-mercial value for a better use. The drainage would be into the West Union Canal. City Manager Daryl Berlin said the north areas in Orem are most critically in need of storm drainage. Ott Dameron, Director of Public Works, said the property recommended is owned by Geneva Steel. He said Geneva officials of-ficials are now looking over the proposal and he expects to encounter en-counter no problems. Council members unanimously unani-mously approved the plan. It will be implemented sometime in the future easily be attached to the home and would make an attractive.ad-dition. attractive.ad-dition. ; Councilman Jim Evans said he "feels this would be appropriate ap-propriate use and would create no traffic problems." He posed the motion which stipulated the apartment be restricted to family use only. Although the codes were not met exactly, he said, the council coun-cil has a right to override the codes if it is determined to be the best use for the site. Hansen said there are six rentals ren-tals in the area and the University Univer-sity Mall borders the site on the south. A petition from neighbors supported his plan to add the apartment. tures and short biographies of 45 deceased journalists, was established estab-lished by the Utah State Press Association in 1962, with the induction in-duction of six journalists. In 1976, the association created a display on the Capitol's first floor. In 1960 the display was moved from that location, after legislators decided to remodel the area. The hall is now located in a glass display case near the north first-floor door. The inductees in the hall represent newspapers throughout the state, from the Moab Time Independent to the Box Elder Journal. from UVCC pletion of the site plan. The building will be constructed con-structed of smooth face block, split face block and stucco, said Development Develop-ment Services Director Ed Stout. Parking will be more than adequate ade-quate since only 500 spaces are required and Wal-Mart plans to have 868 spaces with room for at least 60 more if needed. Orem High Baccalaureate May 28 Orem High School will hold Baccalaureate services on Tuesday, Tues-day, May 28, in the Orem High School Auditorium. The guest speaker will be musical artist and performer Kurt Bestor, a graduate of Orem High whose photo now hangs in the school's Hall of Fame. Baccalaureate services will begin at 8 p.m. The faculty of Orem High encourages all members mem-bers of the graduating class of 1991 to attend. Health Fair at Signetics An Employees Health Fair for Signetics employees will be held Wednesday, May 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the company cafeteria. . All Signetics employees are encouraged to take advantage of this informational opportunity. : ' ?r " .. i: ' Jtji' 1 y. . ' ' By Clyde E. Weeks Managing Editor Memorial Day 1991 finds American service men and women stationed all over the globe as bastions of freedom throughout the world. They have participated in conflicts from Guadalcanal to Berlin, from Vietnam Viet-nam to Iraq, and from Flanders to Panama throughout the years, placing their lives in the breech, time and time again. Many of them have given their lives in defense of their country in World I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Grenada, Panama and the Iraqi War. Since 1917 the City of Orem has been represented in these conflicts by sending some of our best and brightest to man the battlements and sail the ships wherever they were sent. Most recently, Orem's men and women were again called to bolster the Armed Forces, as members of the Reserves and the National Guard were mobilized and sent to Saudi Arabia and other installations in support of America's involvement in the Iraqi War. Some of these have not yet returned home. POTENTIAL HEAVY LOSSES Fortuitously, that war was short and casualties were light, but the potential was there for heavy losses, such as were suffered suf-fered in previous conflicts. It was in recognition of the members of America's Armed Forces who gave their lives for their country that Memorial Day was established. estab-lished. Originally, Memorial Day was set aside to honor men who died in the Spanish-American War and all wars since that time. Memorial Day is a legal holiday in most states of the Union. May 30 is the traditional Memorial Day, but in recent years it has been celebrated on the last Monday Mon-day of May. ON MEMORIAL DAY Throughout the United A White Cross Honors Each Of Theses Deceased Veterans On Memorial Day At The City Of Orem Cemetery: Joseph R. Adams, Roy Akers, Chester Allen, Francis W. Anderson, Ander-son, Irvin G. Anderson, Reed Anderson, Sherwin D. Anderson, Wallace Robert Anderson, Homer D. Anshutz, Edward Keith Arthur, Ar-thur, David W. Asay, Howard Glen Austin . Billy White Babb, William Badger .Joseph Woodrow Bagby, I States, many people place flags and flowers on the graves of those who have served in the Armed Forces. Many civilian graves are also decorated with flowers on this day. Memorials are sometimes some-times dedicated on Memorial Day, and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Get-tysburg Address is often read. UNKNOWN SOLDIER TOMB Many organizations, including includ-ing Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and various fraternal orders, take part in parades and exercises, memorials dedicated to soldiers who have died in battle are common com-mon throughout the world. The , Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. is one of the " ' MAX DE ST. JOER COMMANDER, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS most famous memorials. On each Memorial Day, the President of the United States places a wreath on that tomb, in memory of the dead of American wars. Here in Orem, the supreme sacrifice was made by 16 men during World War II, and since that time, the City of Orem Cemetery has provided a final resting place for veterans of all Abner Baird, Robert A. Baird, Frank M. Barber, Carol Wm. Barney, Bar-ney, Ray K. Bassett, Norman O. Bath, Clinton Baxter, Harold A. Baxter, Vance E. Baxter, Michael C. Bell, William Lesley Bell, Milton Mil-ton Bellows, Gordon R. Billings, Clayton L Bishop, Jay H. Bishop, Eugene E. Black, Wm. Carl Blakeslee, Merrill Blair, Clarence Bliss, Barry R. Booth, Daniel Boyce, Arthur L. Bovland, Wayne Braithwaite, G. William Branin, Leo Broadhead, Robert Douglas Brockbank, Fred D. Brown, Jeffrey Jef-frey Lee Brown, Thomas Wm. Bryan, Neal Eugene Bunnell, Donald Lewis Burns, Melvin R. Burnside, Glen Burr, Reed Alvin Butler, Albert LaMar Bylund, Orvis W. Call, Richard A. Call, George Cannon, Claude E. Carter, Wm. James Cartwright, Alfred R. Cherrington, George L. Chingas, Donnell Christensen, Kerry T. Christensen, Robert C. Christensen, Claudie .Ray Chynoweth, Stan Cynoweth, Albert Al-bert Clark, William J. Coe, Laymond Collard, Ernest C. Con-over, Con-over, Francis Edward Cook, wars who have died since 1943. For many years, members of the Orem Veterans Council have rendered a significant service to the community by placing white crosses at the Orem Cemetery in honor of the veterans who are buried there. Max De St. Joer, Commander of the Orem Veterans of Foreign Wars, has custody of the white crosses, and with the assistance of American Legion officers and 1991 Boys State representatives, will erect the crosses at the cemetery on Saturday before Memorial Day. 27 IN PAST YEAR During the past year some 27 veterans have been interred at the Orem Cemetery, and Signetics Sig-netics Corporation has provided the name plates for each new cross. Memorial Day also brings Poppy Day, our nation's annual memorial to the war dead which is held on the Saturday before Memorial Day. These small flowers are offered to the public by the women of the American Legion Auxiliary and other volunteers, volun-teers, such as Girls Staters, who donate their time and effort for 'this purpose. WEAR A POPPY The poppy is a remembrance of the wild poppies that bloomed amid the rubble of war through Flanders fields in France during World War I. The tiny blossoms also covered the graves of American fighting men who had fallen on the battlefield; soon they became a symbol of sacrifice to the living. America owes a large debt of gratitude to these gallant men and women who answered their country's call in times of crisis. The Orem Cemetery now provides a final resting place for many of them in a quiet,.peaceful setting. For each of these honored dead a white cross is raised in tribute and in gratitude on this Memorial Day 1991. Jerome Cook, William P. Cook, Robert G. Cool, Douglas N. Cooper, Jess W. Cordner, Joseph Patrick Cosgrove, Silliam H. Cowley, Dan K Crandall, Charles Char-les Cunico, Lawrence Cunningham, Cunnin-gham, James Dalgleish, Frank Dart, Ned H. Davis, Ray F. Davis, Ted Murri Davis, William M. Davis, Cecil Day, Henry Owen deaton, John F. Diamond, Frank A. Dimick, Lawrence Dimick, William Wil-liam C. Dirker, Mehlon J. Drage, Marion L. Draper, Russell E. Duke, John D. Duncan, William Kenneth Duncan, Robert F. Dur-fey, Dur-fey, Chas S. Ebenstein, Otto Columbus Edward, Hans Eric Elies, Roger Elkins, William J. Ellison, Glen L. Evans, Kenneth K Evans, Verl Maxwell Eyre, Joseph W. Faherty, Virgel F. Fangel, Fen ton L. Farley, Vern C. Farmer, Howard Farnsworth, Ivan Farnsworth, Albert Far- (Continued on Page 11) i . - . . - i ; I |