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Show 'larnott Lin-,.,. Ck -KT u. -tt Lake Ljtv nr "k JLouis Rlngger wins llGrand Prize- Louis Ringger of Orem won the jGrand Prize an ali-expense I paid trip to Disneyland, provided by Morris Travel, in the Times Crossword Puzzle contest A weekly winner on Dec. 8, 1999, Ringger's name was drawn out from among all the winners over the last six months. 70th yearNumber 2 2000, The Orem-Geneva Times GOVERNMENT Ethics discussion continues Armed with Salt Lake City's ordinance as a model, audio tapes from an ethics seminar attended by Councilman Mike Thompson, and additional written material, the Orem City Council is continuing its study in a quest to formulate an ethics policy that will be an improvement over the status quo. After a discussion at its January 4 work session, the city council decided to review the tapes and written materials and bring the issue back for more discussion during the first meeting in February. :'"-7 - ; , City Manager Jim Reams said the adoption of an ordinance would have to be held in a public forurn where the council typically takes public input " Thompson said people get defensive when the issue of ethics is brought up, but noted that he does not believe state law ; Continued on page 3 City Council Highlights Highlights of the Orem City Council work session held January 4, 2000: .Center Street widening... City Manager Jim Reams announced an-nounced that the city is looking at reconstructing Center Street and may, as part of the process, widen the road from 400 East to 800 East. . What was termed "an aggressive time frame" will be followed on the project, with the council set to have heard an extensive staff presentation at the Tuesday, January 1 1 , council meeting, to be followed by an open house at the Senior Friendship Center tonight, Wednesday, January 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The purpose of the open house is to present the proposed plan line to the neighborhood. The matter may be brought back to the council as a business item, with public input, as soon as January 18. Reams said the city will be grinding up the road base of ' Center Street and putting down a new base. The work will begin this summer and is expected to be completed by August, when ; University Parkway will be on the state's road construction j, : docket. ' " - :i; - ' ' I : Continued on page 3 : . t) 1 1- f - ii -m i " Five local artists featured in SCERA Art Gallery Normally, watercolor, pencil, pen, leather, oiL wood, stone, bonsai bon-sai and ceramic don't have a lot in common. But during the month of January in SCERA's Art Gallery Gal-lery five local artist bring this variety va-riety of visual media together for a free exhibit. Richard and Shirlee Hanks, Lyle and Doris Tregaski3 and Jennie Thompson have combined to bring a refreshing insight into the beauty of the world around us. Richard Hanks says "Each artist art-ist is usually better in one area than in others, finding a particular particu-lar style which best expresses his or her ideas or feelings. This SCERA exhibit, because of its variety, va-riety, reflects a wide range of styles and personalities. " Subscribe to o 013 l Jennie Thompson's oils catch the translucence of water - from surf waves and water cascading over rocks to the depth of mountain forests for-ests and streams. Doris Tregaskis' interests range wide as she paints landscapes, still lifes, and sculpts people, story book characters and gnomes as well as carves intricate panels in wood. Her husband Lyle Tregaskis creates cre-ates subtle bonsai "sculptures" in wood, stone and living plants, and is known as a master finisher of the wood be knows well. Shirlee Hanks loves the color found in mountain scenery and her paintings catch the mystique of mist on Cowers, clouds, mountains and waterfalls. . Her artistic spouse Richard Hanks is meticulous in detail, the Orem-Geneva Times by Orem's Locally Owned Weekly Newspaper WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000 Orem for Utah legislative sessio BY PATRICIA KNOELL TIMES REPORTER The Utah State Legislative session ses-sion begins Jan. 17 and those senators sena-tors and represen-t represen-t a t i v e Orem, Lindpn and Vineyard Vine-yard are in the final fi-nal stages of preparation prepa-ration to fight for the things the citi Representative Margaret Dayton zens of their districts want to have put on the books. Representative Margaret Dayton's huge district stretches from University Parkway on the north, to Provo Center Street on the south and from State Street (5,h West) on the east to Utah Lake on the west. The district takes in parts of Orem and Provo and includes Vineyard as well. Despite the size and diversity (from the more urban areas of .:, it. ' '-. whether working an ink drawing or a large watercolor. His dry brush watercolor technique serves him well in his fondness for weathered and gnarled less, abandoned buildings, build-ings, fences and ships. SCERA President Norm Nielsen is pleased to start off the millennium showcasing some of the abundant talent in our area. "Although amateurs all, these five present a visually pleasing display. We want our gallary to be available to the up and corner, who works hard at honing their craft." The SCERA Art Gallery is located lo-cated inside the SCERA Center, 745 South State Street in Orem and is open 12 noon to 9 p.m. Monday Mon-day through Saturday. For more information, in-formation, call SCERA at (SOI) 225-2569 or 225-ARTS. - v- - J aW I - r-A mmm representatives ready Orem and Provo to the rural atmosphere at-mosphere of Vineyard) of her district, dis-trict, Dayton finds that most of her constituents share many of the same concerns. "Most of the people here have large families and they don't like big government gov-ernment with lots of interference inter-ference and they especially don't want a lot of taxes," she said. Senator John Valentine "One the major concerns around here is the family and huge taxes take away from the family." One specific tax that is of particular par-ticular concern to Dayton is the so-called so-called "sick tax." This is a hidden charge added onto all hospital visits vis-its to patients in urban hospitals. "The money is us d t f'ind children's health insurance and ul'QS to both urban and rural hospitals, hos-pitals, even though the tax is only on urban hospitals," she said. "We Eagle Drive helps give school identity BY PATRICIA KNOELL TIMES REPORTER Last August, when Orchard got an almost completely new student body, Principal Jim Melville looked for ways to bring students from three different schools together to form a coherent whole. So the PTA and the PIC came up with the idea of a contest to name 950 North (the street just south of the school) in such a way as to identify it with the school. "Orem city is very good about Pictured on the left Principal Princi-pal Jim Melville joins Kari Tidemore's class beneath the new Eagle Drive street sign (allowing the naming of streets by schools)," Melville said. "They have ben very accommodating and I'd really like to thank the city for Orem City's Troy Caraesees. ,.v -7 no r. f: ' " - .v r- . ( m v ' v -ii - A- - puts up a new sign declaring Mountain View's Brandon Jackson drives against 850 North near Orchard El- Timpanogos' Kara Nelson as the Bruins grabbed a thriljLig 59-ementary 59-ementary as Eagle Drive 53 overtime victory over the Timberwolves in the Region 3 opener for both teams last Friday. See story on Page 6 calling 538 all have our own opinion on whether there should be government govern-ment insurance, but I don't see how anyone could think a cause was so noble that it is all right to tax the sick" Dayton sponsored two bills at last year's leg-islative leg-islative session that addressed ad-dressed this tax. One called for the complete of the tax, with a Representative Katherine M. Bryson suggestion sugges-tion that a portion of the tobacco settlement money received by the state to fund the children's health program. A related bill proposed that, if the tax stayed in effect for any length of time, it would be shown on patients bills rather than hidden in the overall costs. Both her proposed bills were passed with overwhelming support in the House and Senate last year, but were vetoed by Governor doing this." Melville began taking suggestions sugges-tions for the new street name last August and narrowed the ch ices down to the top three before putting put-ting those three up for a vote of the students. In a ceremony on Jan. 4, the winning name, Eagle Drive, was revealed. The ceremony, held in the school parking lot on a cold morning with a fresh snowfall on the ground, began with Melville addressing the student body. He told them that this was a great day for the school as 950 North would now forever be identified with the school. He didn't announce the winning name, instead letting the students see it as Troy Carneseca of Orem city slipped the new sign onto the post. Judging from the cheer, the choice of Eagle Drive was a popular popu-lar one with the students. l n...n hit Hum i -rn unili m 225-1340 - Only $16. per Year! South State Street, Orem UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 n Leavitt. That setback will not stop Dayton, who plans to reintroduce the bills this session in hopes that the "sick tax" will be eliminated this year. Continued on page 3 Upcoming events at the Orem Senior Friendship Center There is something for everybody every-body at the Orem Senior Friendship Friend-ship Center as the new year begins. be-gins. The center is located at 93 North 400 East in Orem. Dances are held every Saturday Sat-urday night from 8-11 p.m. for those college age and up. Cost is $5 per person at the door. The Love Boat Friendship Cruise Dinner Dance will be held Satin day, Jan. 29. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. aad dancing beginj at 8 p.m. Semi-formal or formal dress is requested. The dance is for anyone college age and up and cost is $12.50 per person of $5 for those only attending at-tending the dance. New Orem City Mayor Jerry Washburn will host the event as ship captian. New computer classes wi'i begin soon. Names of those interested in-terested in beginning computer classes are being taken now. Call the front desk at 229-7175 if you are interested. Family History computer classes are offered on Fridays from 1-2:30 p.m. The Center has an urgent need for qualified computer teachers. Call 229-7175 if you are interested. Two art classes, watercolor and drawing will be beginning in February. Watercolor begins Tuesday, Feb. 1 from 3:30-5 p.m. Drawing begins Wednesday, Feb. 2 from 3:30-5 p.m. Register Regis-ter by phone at 229-7175. Cost is $16 for eight lessons. 1 COPY |