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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Page History of University Mall given at Kiwanis luncheon by Brent Sumner" Staff Reporter At the Orem Kiwanis weekly luncheon Rob Kallas was the guest speaker and gave members an overview and history of the University Mall Shopping Center. Cen-ter. , Kallas is the general Manager for the University Mall which is owned, operated and was developed devel-oped by the Woodbury Corporation. Corpora-tion. Woodbury Corporation is a real estate development company headquartered in Salt Lake City since 1919. Kallas talked about the early 1960's when Orem had a few clothing stores, a sporting goods store and a couple of drug stores. Most of the shopping was done in Provo and that is where Orem residents took their money. Then a few local businessmen and Woodbury Corporation started to create the vision of a localized shopping center. With the increase growth and traffic 1300 south was extended from the freeway to Brigham Young University. According to Kallas, this was the major traffic traf-fic artery that was needed to attempt at-tempt to secure land for the shopping shop-ping mall. Woodbury Corporation was attempting at-tempting to decide between Provo and Orem, but when land was purchased in Orem for .87 a square foot compared to the going go-ing rate in Provo of $5.87 it was really no decision of where to build the mall. In 1973 the University Mall opened anchored by ZCMI with I . - 1 j ROB KALLAS General Manager of University Mall 170,000 sq. ft. and J.C. Penney 160,000 sq. ft. the mall was ready to compete for those dollars that were going to Provo. 1974-75 brought the majority of the small retailers and in 1981 Mervyns added a wing on the mall of 95,000 sq. ft. Over 180 stores composed the largest mall in the state. Kallas pointed out that, approximately ap-proximately every 22 years malls need to go under a renovation of the property. This major project was planned for 1995 with the announcement of Dillards coming com-ing to Orem. City officials and Woodbury Corporation worked together to obtain the high profile retailer but after eight months communications commu-nications stopped. Dillards de cided that Provo offered a better package and announced they would locate in the new Town Centre Shopping Mall. However, renovation was still a high priority and the new "San Francisco Flair' was started for the University "Mall in January of 1998. The first phase of the project will be completed by Christmas with new tile, seating, lounges, towers and renovated walkways. Art exhibit set for November 1st The Artist Section of the Women's Council of Provo invites the public to the Annual Art Exhibit Ex-hibit and Open House Sunday, November 1, 1998, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Women's Council Building, 300 West 500 North, Provo. New paintings will be displayed dis-played and original miniature art work offered for sale. Refreshments Refresh-ments will be served. Geneice Thornton will be honored. hon-ored. She has been a member for many years and has been chairman chair-man of theArtist Section, as well as holding other positions. Geneice was born and raised in Lehi, where she still lives, enjoys her art, maintains an interest in Lehi history, and collects antiques. an-tiques. Among other work, Geneice has completed a painting paint-ing of David Evans, one of the first bishops in Lehi after it was settled in 1851. Phase two to the renovation will feature a design in each court area. You will see a village treehouse, large towers, stone pillars, skylights, hardwood floors and leather couches. In the treehouse children can play and interact with the setting. - Next to the Mervyns court their will be Canyon Court, developed de-veloped after the south east part of Utah. The canyon colors will give you a feeling of that area. In another court area will be featured a Alpine Court with the green northern area of Utah , making the setting a desirable place to stop and rest during your shopping experience. Kallas said, the cost of attracting attract-ing a quality store like Nordstrom can be very expensive, expen-sive, but developers and cities Pro 9 ra ki provides f ire alarsns "Make a Difference" Day was a little safer for about 150 seniors recently, when the Senior Companion Com-panion Program, in partnership with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Provo City Fire Department, De-partment, provided fire alarms to seniors in the Mountainland area. Alarms were provided to each senior companion, as well as their clients, who are frail and elderly. Wal-MArt donated $1,000 to the project. The Provo City Fire Department provided alarms for the Provo seniors, and AARP collected donations from Fred Meyer, K-Mart, and other businesses. must create packages to obtain these type of retailers. It cost over 25 million dollars to get Nordstroms, but the addition of the 140,000 sq. ft. retailers will pay dividends to the community. Currently Woodbury Corporation Corpora-tion is negotiating with a 16-20 screen theaters to build east of the current mall. Also in the discussion dis-cussion is a sporting goods store of national recognition. University Mall owns most of the property east and north of the building and will be adding 50 new stores in the near future. Kallas stated, with all the competition com-petition and development going on around the county the University Univer-sity Mall is still the largest mall in the state. How do I roast sunflower and Holocaust Remembrance Night will be Nov. 4th A Holocaust Remembrance Night will be presented Wednes- day, November 4, at 6:30 p.m. at t Oak Canyon Jr. High School in Lindon. Mike Zuhl, son of Holocaust survivors, will be the keynote speaker. Zuhl is the director of Public Affairs for R & R Advertising Adver-tising in Salt Lake and an adjunct ad-junct professor of Political Science Sci-ence at the University of Utah. The Remembrance Night is the Eagle Scout project of Andrew Heiss of Orem. "The purpose of my project," Andrew said, "is to educate the community about the Holocaust and to tell how it has affected my family. (I have both German and Jewish ancestors.)" Andrew will speak briefly at the event. After Mr. Zuhl's speech, several informative booths will be available avail-able for the public to view. pumpkin seeds? Roasted sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds make great snacks. Here are some tips on preparing them. For sunflower seeds or pumpkins pump-kins seeds in the shell, heat the oven to 250 degrees. In a large shallow baking pan combine 2 cups of seeds, V2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 Y2 tablespoons table-spoons melted butter, 1 14 teaspoons tea-spoons salt. Bake approximately 2 hours, stirring occasionally until the seeds are crisp and dry. For hulled pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, bring 1 13 cups water and 3 tablespoons salt to a boil and pour over 1 23 cups raw hulled pumpkin seeds placed in a bowl. Cover and stand at room temperature 12 to 24 hours, Drain liquid from the seeds, , spread seeds evenly in a 10 by 15 inch baking pan and bake in , 350 degree oven for 25 to 35 min-. utes or until the seeds are dry . and puffed. Stir frequently. Let ; cool, stirring occasionally. Store in airtight container. Roasted , pumpkin seeds will stay fresh for up to 10 days. rW I Vnjt J Do Your Duty Vote! Pharmacy Albertsons 755-2411 756-1440 135 E. 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