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Show Orem-Geneva Times Tbursdayjuly 6, 1995 Page 5 Cyborix vins council approval Cyberix, a new company offering offer-ing interactive electronic entertainment entertain-ment using virtual reality technology, technol-ogy, received approval from the Orem City Council for a conditional condition-al use permit June 27 and will be going in at 155 North State Street, to occupy a space in the Orem Plaza Shopping Center that has been vacant for a number of years. The Golden Apple Restaurant once occupied the space. In addition to the virtual reality interactive electronic entertainment, the business plans to have arcades and video games. Director of Development Services Ser-vices Ed Stout told the council that the available parking meets code for the business. He said the Planning Commission suggested limiting the hours of operation to between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and between 9 a.m. and midnight Friday and Saturday. City Attorney Paul Johnson advised ad-vised the council that it should have a land use justification if it was going to impose conditions on the busi-' ness. "Frankly, I don't see the need," he said. Cyberix representative Bert Woodscoe said the business was willing to abide by restrictions placed upon it, but would rather have flexibility to "see what the market will bring" in terms of hours of operation. Mayor Stella Welsh said she City creates new lighting "Let there be light," was the consensus con-sensus of 14 of 16 residents on 630 North, 1025 West, and 600 North in Orem. The residents petitioned the city for the creation of Lighting District39 which was approved by the Orem City Council June 27. Property owners in the distct will be assessed for the operating costs of the lighting district according to the linear footage of their lots abutting the public street Total estimated cost of the improvements is $438.84 per year. Utah County Fair booklets available The Utah County Fair booklets are now available throughout the county, where they have been distributed dis-tributed to city offices or libraries. Booklets are also available at Smirfi's Food & Drug Center - one of the major sponsors of the fair. The fair booklets feature a schedule of events which will run from August 16th to the 19th. This year's fair will have a carnival, no gate fee, excellent entertainment, events, and attractions. Registration information or entry forms can be found in the booklet for the following areas: UNIVE Your BsJt Brand 2 Complete Makeovers & Photo Sessions, your wardrobe or ours, 0r Low Price! Z IT,? V Cz.'. Toda 22S-C370 r ! 1 ) i I ,. ! tri . 1 wondered about the possibility of loitering becoming a problem. To Woodscoe, she said, "You would have to deal with that, I suppose." Woodscoe said the business owners would like to extend the hours of operation to midnight in order to capture the college crowd. "We would like the freedom to do that," he said. Councilman Steven Heinz said this type of entertainment can be "kind of expensive", and noted that it attracts a "higher income" crowd. Woodscoe said he didn't want to give away too much about the business, but said it involves running run-ning around in an arena, and using a number of "toys" to interact with other players and the environment. He said similar enterprises charge about $6 a game; Cyberix plans to charge about $4.50, or approximately ap-proximately $45 for an all-day pass, with "some variables". Councilman Stephen Sandstrom moved to approve the conditional use permit for the business, busi-ness, striking the portion of the resolution limiting hours of operation. opera-tion. Vote was unanimously in favor, but Welsh acknowledged she was somewhat "nervous" about the proposal. She noted that video games bother her and she is developing a sensitivity to such forms of entertainment. "I will be watching what is going on," she said. Residents do not purchase the lights, which are installed by the power company, but do continue in the program for ten years, at which time a decision is made whether or not to carry on with the district The city agreed in this case to use funds from the Building Neighborhoods Neighbor-hoods Together revitalization program pro-gram to pay the first two months' installments in-stallments on the lights. Residents, led by Debbie Knight, hope the added illumination il-lumination will help to cut down on crime in the area. Dutch Oven Cook-off (call Des Bess at 798-9768 for information), Farm Bureau Talent Find, Home Arts, Floriculture, Hobbies, Crafts & Dolls, Taxidermy, Photography, Fine Arts, 4-H, Small Animals, Livestock, Horse Show, Vintage Auto Show, and Buckaroo Rodeo Finals. For information about the Utah County Fair Battle of the Bands, call Terry Xanthos of Sonic Garden CD exchange at 37-SONIC. To register for the Rising Star Talent Find, call Jean Hatch at 379-2424 or 768-8767. TY eJITER SIDEWALK SALE! July 6,7,8 Better Than "Outlet" Prices Dresses, Suits, Sportcosts, Shorts, Shirts, Skirts, Ties, Shoes 50 60 - 70 OFF w li Nsms Retail Vsius to U!ti, C ? SHOOTING STABS sCOTEMrOlll MAKEOVER PH0T0GPH Leove U Hum MSaJz I MlUI ErVlTY UAH Ht-RVTHl IUUKI UIU'' . h W I I Stephen B. Cox joins ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Local businessman Stephen B. Cox, owner of Steve's Quality Carpet Car-pet Cleaning, recently joined the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce. Com-merce. According to Cox, Steve's was originally established in late 1992 by another Steve who had several years of janitorial experience. The two Steves met in the spring of 1993 when Cox hired the other Steve to clean carpets at some apartments he managed at the time. After the previous owner sustained sus-tained a serious injury, Cox purchased pur-chased the business and was trained in the work for several months until he had gained the necessary skills and knowledge to work alone. The business kept its name through the transition, and offers carpet pretreatment, cleaning, and spotting services, along with the same cleaning procedures for furniture, fur-niture, vehicles, RV's, and "anything "any-thing under the sun that can be cleaned using our safe and effective effec-tive hot water extraction method," Cox said. Cox describes himself as "an Air Force brat from Anchorage, Alaska" who was born in Oklahoma. Ok-lahoma. His family moved to Anchorage when he was seven years old and remained there until he graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1988. Cox attended one year at Brigham Young University, then served a two-year mission in Madrid, Spain, from 1989 to 1991. Cox said he played ice hockey in league competition, but ended up being a varsity wrestler in high school because the sports' seasons were simultaneous. Cox said he has two girls Future public set by council The Orem City Council set three future public hearings as part of its work June 27. " Hearings are held in the City ; Council ChambersintheCityCenter. July 1171995, 6:10 p.m.: Plat vacation vaca-tion and final platapproval for Troon Park Subdivision, 600 South State Street According to background information in-formation provided by city staff, "the subdivision plat is being revised to accommodate the necessary cross easement and right-of-way designs for a new retail building in the Troon Plaza development". The building is to house five retail shops and a warehouse. The site plan received conditional Planning Commission approval, based on the approved amended plat being recorded. lulyll. 1995. 6:15 p.m.: Hearing Hear-ing to consider applicant John MALI Jxf- Miracles! 3 r ,-!, n..- STEPHEN B. COX: Michealvnn and Alexa. "I've always had an interest in owning my own business since I was 12, and am finding it very rewarding and demanding," the new Chamber member said. The 950 membership of the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Com-merce is composed mostly of business busi-ness leaders in the area. The Chamber Cham-ber represents the community as a whole in various issues and concerns con-cerns about the growth, civic pride, and progress of the community. Young men think old men are fools but old men know young men are fools. George Chapman hearings Phelon's request for a rezone for ' Timp Rental Center, 155 West 800 North, from PC-2 and PD-3 to C-3. The rezone would facilitate a, . proposed expansion of the Timt .1 i i Dul p.i. 1 : .... ...u:u - ixenicu v.ciiit:i uusiuess, vviuv.ii is currently a legal non-conforming use in the PC-2 zone. The rezoning to C-3 would make this and other non-conforming businesses in the area legal uses in the zone. July 25, 1995, frig p.m.: A hear- ( ing to consider the request of Orem I City to amend the Orem City Code by allowing larger accessory caretaker facilities. The proposed changes include allowing caretaker facilities to be larger than 10 percent of the building in which they are located and allowing the , facilities to be more conspicuous to enhance security at commercial 1 sites. JUG.' h W c i i i SUMM cr- -rm u J Mall walk special i c o G (CJ G o c. c. O u D O FREE Makeover with $10.00 purchase FKKEwitl1 Prcnase I'ertificale. ($10.00 minimum) FREE FMr Piercin9 wilfl stu( Purch?$e Free facials Free Mini Makeovers Jewelry (Ms u o Beauly is our business, not our sidelhe! a u noaman 222 9122 Children participating in special camp this week This week, July 2-9, will be one to remember for over twenty exceptional ex-ceptional Utah, Nevada, California, Califor-nia, and Idaho residents. They are blind, but they are participating in a summer camp sponsored by National Na-tional Camps for Blind Children (NCBC) at Hobble Creek in Springville. A week of discovery and excitement is taking place. "Camp gives these kids an experience ex-perience they look forward to literally all year long," said Art Grayman, director of the national program. The camp is free to all severely visually impaired persons who wish to attend. NCBC helps the blind, especially children, to gain a sense of confidence that they can U.S. Chamber and Jones & Co. team Steven H. Tolley, the Orem representative rep-resentative for the financial services ser-vices firm Edward D. Jones & Co., recently announced that the firm has teamed with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nation's Business magazine to present two live, interactive inter-active video broadcasts for small-business small-business owners July 19 and Aug. 2. The programs will focus on financial planning issues facing business owners. Part one of the series, "Retirement "Retire-ment Planning Strategies for the Business Owner", will be presented by John M. Wirtshafter, senior manager of employee benefits programs with Price Waterhouse, and James M. Otto, manager of the employee benefits services group for Price Waterhouse. The program will explain retirement planning for business owners and discuss common-sense approaches to developing a plan that works for owners and employees. "A business retirement plan can offer benefits beyond securing the financial future of owners and their families," Tolley said. "The right plan can help reward long-term long-term employees and foster loyalty." loyal-ty." The seminar will cover the fu- ture of Social Security, how infla- Hon affects retirement savings, the effect of selling a business to fund retirement, choosing a retirement plan, the differences between employer- and employee-funded plans, evaluating your current plan, and legal liability. "Many business owners are so busy running their companies, there is little time to think about what will happen when they must . step down," Tolley said. 'This program pro-gram will help those people focus on the future." The seminar series will continue August 2 with John Ward, the Ralph Marotta Professor of Private Enterprise at Loyola University Chicago. The seminar, titled "Plan- 1 I or on carry with them the rest of their lives. By taking part in activities they wouldn't normally have the chance to be involved in (such as horseback riding, canoeing, and archery), they develop a series of successful experiences ex-periences to encourage them. Campers also have the opportunity to make friends they will keep for a lifetime, thanks to the gifts of civic-minded civic-minded business persons who cosponsor the camp. All visually impaired persons are encouraged to contact National Camps for Blind Children for application ap-plication information. Address: 4444 South 52nd Street, Lincoln, NE 68516; phone: (402) 488-1041; FAX (402)488-7582. Edward D. up for live ning for the Next Generation: Your Future and the Future of Your Business", Busi-ness", will include strategies for developing a smooth transition and preparing for future leadership. "Less than one-third of family-owned family-owned businesses survive into the second generation," Tolley said. "We hope that the information provided at this event will help businesses continue to thrive long into the future." fu-ture." Both programs will be broadcast ' live and will include call-in sessions ". that allow participants to ask questions ques-tions of the speakers. Edward D. Jones & Co. is the largest financial-services firm in the . nation in terms of retail offices, with more than 3,100 offices in 49 states. It is the only national firm that serves individual investors exclusively: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Institute (SBI) is an initiative dedicated to enhancing the ' productivity and profitability of small businesses. The SBI provides . education and training to small- , Dusiness owners ana ineir muiis, as , well as to entroorencurs. For more details on these live ' satellite broadcasts, contact Tolley at - ! (801) 226-5125. The office is at 88 South State Street, 27. Summer leadership academy for minorities offered atUVSC Utah Valley State College (UVSC) and the Governor's Office for Minority Affairs are jointly sponsoring a week-long summer IpaHprshin aradpmv designed to build leadership skills among the minority youth of Utah. Brad Cook, assistant to UVSC President Kerry Romesburg, said this is one of the very few programs designed to help minorities J 1 1 1 L: "There are quite a few nrrwrramc whore mairmrrpflm kids can get leadership skills, but none for minorities," said Cook. "We want to give these minority kids the opportunity to hear from state leaders, learn our eovernmental system, and build team and leadership leader-ship skills. Hopefully, this leadership leader-ship academy will help minority students apply those skills in their . own community." rLi i: u c t. - ship academy include helping stu-; dents develop a sense of individual ; obligation to the community, state, and nation, as well s intercultural cooperation. Furthermore, instructors instruc-tors will help students instill in i others an appreciation tor cultural diversity and help minorities visualize their own successes. scheduled to begin Monday, August 7, and will run through Saturday, August 12. Participants will be selected by school officials from high schools around the state. Those interested in participating should contact their high school counselor. Participants will be chosen on the basis of leadership potential and academic performance. perfor-mance. There is no cost for the program for the student. Meals, accommodations, accom-modations, activity costs, entry fees, and other costs will also be provided. For more information, please call Brad Cook at 222-8227 or Chuck Foster at 222-8143. |