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Show 'Ah V.T L0TC-007 ".;')! I f'vl ION 1 1l 4006 :V, l!F B4 101-1277 (QMm (Gmmm 500 Per Issue a n edit i o n o f THE DAILY HERALD Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com 73rd yearNumber 28 THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2003 538 South Stat Street, Orem, UT 84058 (801)225-1340 (;. ,; ;.V.- ,A W -f , VV VA -' v- - n. V ' v -J ' rzzs ,'' r.' ' -. . I- rem flag turns 27 years old Flag was adopted July 13, 1976 as part of US. bicentennial CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent The year was 1976. America was celebrating the United States Bicentennial, and each community in the country was called upon to originate activities and facilities facili-ties that would properly memorialize that memorable year. The Orem Heritage Center was developed as the principal princi-pal Bicentennial project of this community. Occupying over 3,000 square feet, the Center was located in the basement of the Orem Senior Friendship Center, 91 North 400 East. It was funded by a $20,000 grant from the National Bicentennial Commission and a matching grant from the City of Orem. Dedicated in an impressive joint Veterans Day Commemorative Service and Dedication of the Museum on Nov. 11, 1976, "the Heritage Center was built in the summer sum-mer and fall of 1976, and especially dedicated to the citizens cit-izens of Orem, Utah, for the preservation and presentation presenta-tion of both the historical developments and modern accomplishments, which make Orem a great place to live," according to the dedicatory dedica-tory plaque. But earlier in the year of Continued on page A6 X The winning entry In the Orem City Rag Contest represents the general gen-eral characteristics of the city's physical location. AG's i - t f . ) - - . - f "mm r i v ... . , ,r ! .V if i mur mr - - - -- - E - - ; photo by Landon Olson7Vmes Newspaper GARTER SNAKES, often mistakenly called water snakes, are one of the most common types of snakes in Utah and are beneficial to humans, feeding feed-ing on insects and other small pests. LANDON OLSON Times Reporter Hisssssss tcktck-tckzzzzzzz. tcktck-tckzzzzzzz. It's sudden, unexpected, often unseen and usually completely unmistakable. It's the buzz of a rattlesnake rat-tlesnake and it can be one of the most frightening sounds of the sumrr .r. And, with a growing human population and people moving higher up on the hills, encounters with snakes are becoming more common. But, although the snakes are out there, compared com-pared with past years, this year hasn't been any worse in terms of the snake population. popu-lation. "We have a fairly healthy population of snakes," said Scott Root, Conservation Outreach Manager for the Division of Wildlife Resources in Springville. "A lot of people probably think we have way too many. They see one rattlesnake and that's too many." So far this summer, both the DWR and Orem animal control have received a few calls for snakes, but nothing noth-ing out of ordinary. "It hasn't been the year of the snake by any means," Root said. But that doesn't mean the snakes aren't out there and people won't see them. Root said a DWR biologist biolo-gist working in the foothills has seen about 30 or 40 rattlesnakes in the past year, but this has been while working in the hills every day. One encounter this summer sum-mer did end badly though, when a Layton man died after being bitten by what was believed to be a small rattlesnake in a yard m West Layton. Prior to this, there were four known fatalities from rattlesnake bites in Utah Three occurred in the 1930s and one was in the 1980s. But this type of situa tion isn't one people need to worry about too much Most people won't have many snake encounters, and if they do run into a shake, it usually isn't a reason for alarm. There are 31 species of snakes in Utah, and of those, only seven are poisonous, poi-sonous, according to Utah State University Extension publications on venomous and non-venomous snakes. The most common non-venomous non-venomous snakes in Utah are the three species of garter snake, often mistakenly mistak-enly called water snakes, a type of snake not even found in Utah. Rubber boas and gopher snakes are also a frequent occur- Continued on page A5 Run Walls Kids 1 Mile aaiuroay July 12th, 2003 Lots of Fun! Saturday 5 Pn-ngiitration thru July 10th. mi 330 B. 800 S. Oram 7nn Tcn5001 UtB Relation 175 S. 400 E. t.nnn Mirii Hwtam 400 2792 Awards & Prizes No Shirt Provided! Kirk! juanum 7S9 sbs8 "Les Miserables School Edition" Finally Comes to SCERA Outdoor Stage "Les Miserables" is often called the most popular musical in the world, a justifiable claim based on the standing-room only audiences worldwide that have clamored to see Victor Hugo's masterwork put to music since its Broadway debut more than 16 years ago. The eight-time Tony Award winning epic is now being released in a limited school edition edi-tion where performers must be 19 or younger. Productions are also limited to 10 performances, with a maximum audience of 7,500 people, a restriction SCERA says will make for a high ticket demand. The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre has been accepted as one of the venues for the "Les Miserables School Edition," and it will produce the beautiful work under the stars July 10-25 with performances Mondays, Continued on page A6 Council tailors parking permit area to needs of local residents REVA BOWEN . Times Reporter In a classic case of listening to and applying citizen input, the Orem City Council adjusted a proposed residential res-idential parking permit area July 8 to accommodate the needs of the residents. Director of the Public Safety Department, Mike Larsen, made a presentation to the council about the request from residents for a residential parking permit per-mit area in the vicinity of Orem High School on 400 East between 100 South and 300 South and some adjacent neighborhoods. Larsen noted that as the request has been considered, some of the residents have expressed a desire to have the permit area because it would allow them to park in front of their own homes. Because of safety issues, other residents want to maintain the status quo, with no parking permitted per-mitted in front of their residences during school hours. Mayor Jerry Washburn noted that the request was an "interesting application." The mayor said the city's ordinance on residential parking permit areas was formulated in response to problems around Utah Valley State College, where students were parking on nearby residential streets and causing difficulties for residents. In that case, the mayor observed, there was a unanimous feeling among the neighbors to have the permit system, which allows only residents and their guests to park on the streets during key hours. In this case, Washburn said, there seemed to be a split among the neighbors, and it would be "nice if there were consensus and unanimity." "We explained that," Larsen said, "but it seems the neighbors can't come to agreement, although no one is being disagreeable." Sandra Seipert, 224 South 400 East, said her home Continued on page A6 Jerry Ortiz" rounding 40 years in Recreation Management CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent As a young boy growing up in California, Jerry Ortiz was ? fond of playing all kinds of ball, and when he grew older, he decided that he must find a way to make all kinds of sports a part of his life, even as an adult. He enrolled at California State University in San Francisco, and graduated with a major in Recreation Administration. Marriage came, along with an opportunity to work as Supervisor of Sports for the Simi Valley Recreation and Park District in South East Ventura County. Jerry Ortiz and his wife, Dixie, had four children and enjoyed living in California. However, after 15 years, Ortiz heard that the City of Orem, Utah, was seeking to hire a new Director of Recreation. "My ambition was to direct a recreation department, somewhere, and I wanted to remain in the West," Ortiz said. "I thought that was the perfect opportunity for me and my family, since I loved the Utah mountains and climate. I was so pleased to apply for the position posi-tion and be hired as Orem's Director of Recreation." Actually, Jerry Ortiz was only the second person to serve as Director of Recreation for the City of Orem. Parlell Peterson had served in the post from 1938 to 1979, when the thrust of Orem's recreation program was changed. Prior to that time, Sharon's Community Educational and Recreational Association had been in charge of the community's recreation Continued on page A5 Jerry Ortiz, City of Orem Director of Recreation Ati Duvirawiot to gsddgM5 of Ctonc.3 Gcc:: You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION 77 U Cell for cV.ri!; CREDIT UNION ONCUA OREM AMERICAN FORK LEH I |