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Show jftTtrrmiii T M 1- 2 Submit a Guest Editorial or Opinion at our office, located at 538 South State in Orem. Deadlines are Monday noon. All submissions are subject to editing for length, and the Orem-Geneva Times reserves the right to publish cr not to publish a submission. Commentary y Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1 You can help the Orem Library. em money On Monday, April 2, the Orem Library will take part in the fifth annual "check-it-out-yourself day. Hie event is part of Nation Library Week and is sponsored by 3M, maker of the SelfCheck system sys-tem that allows library patrons to check out library li-brary materials themselves by using a color monitor moni-tor that guides people through each transaction, eliminating the need for staff assistance or intervention. inter-vention. The method increases overall library staff efficiency effi-ciency because patrons are managing the labor-intensive labor-intensive task of checking out their own materials. materi-als. But using it on April 2 can help the library in more way6 than just freeing up staff for other tasks. To encourage the use of this machine, which operates op-erates similarly to bank automatic teller machines, 3M is offering 12 $1,000 awards to libraries who participate in using the machines. In order to qualify for the prize, the Orem Public Library needs 200 or more patrons to use the SelfCheck system to check out their own items on April 2. If the library meets that goal, it will be entered into random drawings for one of the 12 $1,000 prizes. Considering the constant need for new materials, materi-als, from books, to CDs, to video tapes and DVDs, to electronic and computer equipment, the $1,000 would come in mighty handy for the library. So, Orem citizens, and citizens of surrounding communities that use the library, have the unique opportunity to give back to this institution which has done so much for die community over the years. By the simple act of going to the Library on April 2 and checking out your own materials, you can give the library the opportunity to win some of the cash being offered by the 3M company. How great! Checking out material from among the thousands thou-sands of different items available at the library is a' fun and enriching Using to do anyway. There are so many items to choose from that educate, illuminate and entertain and there are more things being added all the time. The library is open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. . Monday through Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. So, on April 2, support the Orem Library, already al-ready considered one of the best in the state, in its efforts to continue to improve. Then continue to patronize the library frequently. fre-quently. YouH be glad you did.. Letters to the Editor Constitutional victory Dear Editor, has occurred within the Utah A great Constitutional victory State Legislature with little fan- Mm A LOOK AT NEWS AND EVENTS FROM BYU News Nathan Murray, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, is the founder and president of Nutty Guys, a business selling a variety of nuts at discount prices. Murray was named the 2000 Student Entrepreneur of the Year. He received a $5,000 award for winning the competition held by the BYU Marriott School. Registration is under way for 2001 BYU Women's Conference. Women--and men-age 16 or older may register on-line and by phone for the 2001 Women's Conference, scheduled for May 3 and 1 at Brigham Young University. On-line and telephone registration registra-tion will be accepted now through April 13. Registration after April 13 must he done in person at the Harman Continuing Education Building Lobby. BYl ' ('(inferences and Workshops is offering an ACT prep course to be held every Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. and every Saturday from ?J a m. to noon. For more information or registration call 378-sr3 378-sr3 Nathan Hatch, provost of Notre Dame University, will be speaking speak-ing March 27 at the Marriott ('enter at 1 1 a.m. Admission is free. Arts Entertainment William Shakespeare's "Richard III" is being performed in the I'ardoeTheat re now through March 21. For tickets and show times call K01-378-4322. The Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert in the de Jong Concert Hall in the Harris Fine Arts Center March 21, at 7:30 p.m. BYU's Dancensemble will perform in the Richards Building Dance Studio. For information and tickets call 378-4322. The Symphonic Band will present a free concert in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on March 29. The University Band will entertain audiences in the de Jong Concert Hall March 21, at 7:30 p.m. BYU Museums & Exhibits The Earth Science Museum is displayingTorvosaurus tanneri" It i the only display of a large, carnivorous Torvosaurus dinosaur in the wold. For more information, call 378-3680. The Museum of Peoples and Cultures is featuring the exhibition exhibi-tion Kachinas and the Hopi Worlds" For more information, call 37-tt9S. The BYU Museum of Art is exhibiting "150 Years of American Fainting," which is art from the Hudson River School of the Urban Ur-ban Realists. "Escape to Reality: The Western World of Maynard Dixon'and "Dorthea Lange: Human Documents.""Pastora! Utah" and "Mormon Moderne: New Directions in Latter-day Saint Architecture" Ar-chitecture" are also currently on display. The museum continues its "Artful Tales," a storytelling event, every Monday night. For more information concerning these exhibits, call 378-2787. The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum is displaying a new exhibit cailed "The Wild Sheep of the World "The annual nature photography show and competition continues on display in the loft of the museum. The Nature's Art Show is also available featuring fea-turing woodcarving and sculptures. Other exhibits currently on show are "Ecosystem Dioramas," "Africa: A Diverse Continent" and "Synoptic Collections" of vertebrate animals. For more information, infor-mation, call 379-5051. Up-coming sporting events (through Mar. 31) Men's Tennis vs. Utah March 22 at 12 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. New Mexico March 23 at 12 p.m. Men's Volleyball vs. Long Beach State March 23 at 7 p.m. Men's Volleyball vs. Long Beach State March 24 at 7 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Air Force March 24 at 12 p.m. fare from Utah's press. The Utah House of Representatives voted unanimously for HJR-15, then on February 27, the Utah Senate voted unanimously in favor of HJR-15 as well. This was positively posi-tively a landslide victory crossing party lines as legislators put their Americanism before their partisan political affiliations and loyalties. HJR-15 rescinded all of Utah's previous applications to the U.S. Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention as provided for in Article Ar-ticle V of our national Constitution. Constitu-tion. A Constitutional Convention has never been convened since 1787 when just such a convention abolished the Articles of Confederation Confed-eration under which the United States of America had operated, and as if a bloodless revolution had occurred, brought forth a new order of government, a Republic under law, through the product of that 1787 convention our modern mod-ern Constitution. The 1787 convention had been a "runaway" convention as it went beyond the limited purpose for which it had been convened, that being to amend and repair the Articles of Confederation. The 1787 convention amended those Articles out of power and replaced them with a new Constitution. The 1787 convention even changed the rules for State ratification of the Constitution that the convention presented to the states for ratification ratifi-cation So today, with many states having hav-ing applied to hold a modern Con-stitutional Con-stitutional Convention, which might itself become a "runaway," endangering our present Constitution Consti-tution and Bill of Rights with some possible new order of government, it is prudent indeed to stop such a convention. Our Legislators unanimously voted against such a convention by voting for HJR-15. It was wise work. I publicly thank my State Senator, John Valentine, and my State Representative, Mike Thompson, for upholding and protecting our Constitution! Bliss W. Tew Orem, Utah Democratic Women of Utah County hold book club event On Thursday. March 29, the Democratic Women of Utah County will hold a Book Club discussion dis-cussion at the Democratic Headquarters, Head-quarters, 164 North University Ave. in Provo, at 7 p.m. The book to be discussed this month is entitled Divine Secrets of the h-Yh Sisterhood. Everyone is welcome. For further information informa-tion on upcoming events, call President Susie Mcllugh 766-8410. 766-8410. Lakeridge thanks sponsors Lakeridge Junior High School would like to thank the following pizza restaurants for their support sup-port of student-led conferences by donating pizza to classes that had 100 percent parent participation. The restaurants are: Papa John's Papa Murphy's Five Buck, Pizza Factory, Pizza Pipeline and Eatsa Pizza. What do you think about the current status of the economy? s n : A J 7. W . As. 3t! li J J: "It's hard for me to say it's bad because I just got into a new job that I am pretty happy with. The economy has made that possible." - Jared Datwyler, Orem - - - i "I haven't really thought about it, but prices keep rising. If we don't watch it we could be in another an-other depression." - Britta Jarvie, Orem - Jt'- . ..? ' "I've heard that it is going down. At my job sales have gone down from last year." - Shannon Ogden, Orem "It is changing mostly for the worse." - Amy Rose, Orem It's fine." Josh Sargent, Orem v I e T if. i. I h h "V b y " t "I think the tax cut will help. - Renea Campbell, Orem Scrapbook Day to be celebrated On Saturday, April 28, 2001, hundreds of people locally will celebrate National Scrapbook Day an annual event (celebrated nationally on May 5) that emphasizes empha-sizes the importance of documenting document-ing and preserving family photos and stories in safe, meaningful scrapbook albums. A National Scrapbook Day hands-on Workshop to help participants par-ticipants organize and preserve their photographs and stories will take place on April 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Timpanogos High School, 1450 North 200 East in Orem. During the Workshop, experts will assist participants in starting their scrapbook photo albums. Instruction will be provided by professional consultants trained to teach safe and creative photo preservation. Workshop participants partici-pants are asked to bring their own photos to begin their keepsake albums. The all-day workshop fee is $14.00 per person with an optional op-tional dinner package of $6.00. The event is sponsored by Cre-ative.Memories, Cre-ative.Memories, an international direct-selling company headquartered headquar-tered in St. Cloud. Minn. It offers photo-safe scrapbook albums, supplies, Home Classes and hands-on Workshops. Creative Memories originated the direct-selling direct-selling photo preservation concept in 1987 and, today, continues to lead the industry. Creative Memories Memo-ries has more than 55,000 consultants consult-ants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan who teach people how to organize their photographs and memorabilia, how to chronicle their family history, and how to create safe and meaningful family fam-ily scrapbook albums. You must pre-register by April 15 in order to attend. 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