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Show AN EDITION OP THE fUtti!5 T LOT1 C-007 u 4006 ,777 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, Orem High Homecommg photo by Landon 0onlTimes Newspaper Kaylynn Christensen reacts in shock to being crowned Orem High's Homecoming Queen on Friday. Trent Barney was selected king. First attendants were Jordan Clegg and Wes Ostler. Second attendants were Lisa Hortln and Dustin Harding City Council establishes Cultural Arts Advisory Commission REVA BOWEN Times Reporter By vote of the Orem City Council on September 23, a Cultural Arts Advisory Commission was formed and charged with the assignment assign-ment of developing and maintaining a cultural arts master plan for the city. The action raised a number num-ber of questions, including what the future role of the SCERA will be, since that organization has been designated desig-nated in the past as the city's cultural arts "arm", and how to ensure representation represen-tation on the commission from the various cultural arts organizations that exist in the city. Mayor Jerry Washburn said the formation of the commission was a step by the City Council to broaden its vision in the area of the cultural arts, and that working work-ing with the SCERA would be an important part of that vision. He expressed the hope and desire that the "expanded vision" will not be negative to the SCERA or to anyone else. Daryl Berlin, SCERA president, told the council that his organization will be "happy to participate as this unfolds." Councilman Les Campbell asked how the council could make sure all of its bases were covered in approving the seven members mem-bers of the commission, who will be appointed by the Continued on page A7 ALPINE CREDIT UNION . .v i fit, Golden "K" Kiwanis Club installs new officers REVA BOWEN Times Reporter The Orem Golden "K" Kiwanis Club recently held installation ceremonies at the Orem Senior Friendship Center to inaugurate a new slate of officers and the board of directors for 2003-2004. 2003-2004. Retiring president Jack L. McClaskey was given special recognition for his service. President for the coming year will be Paul O. Berrett. Other officers include: George Stokes, presidentelect; president-elect; Larry Harmon, vice president; Jack L. McClaskey, past president; Myron Frazier, secretary; and Farr Hatch, treasurer. Members of the board of if J New Orem Golden "K" Kiwanis officers and board members for 2003-2004 Include: Front row, left to right) Larry Harmon, vice president; George Stokes, president-elect; Paul 0. Berrett, president; Jack McClaskey, past president; Farr Hatch, treasurer. (Not pictured: Myron Frazier, secretary) Back row: Richard Hodson and Tom Adams, board members; Ralph Benson, former UtahIdaho District governor; Earl Cropper, Lieutenant governor, District I; and Joel Moss and Swayne Belt, board members. Dtiviwvf ioh to Residents of Usaci Gcj:: , You can now NCUA I . l "J directors are Allan Anderson, Tom Adams, Dwayne Belt, Zane Alder, Joel Moss, and Richard Hodson. Guests at the event included Earl Cropper, lieutenant lieu-tenant governor of Division I, and Ralph Benson, former governor of the Utah-Idaho District. Mr. Cropper presided over the installation installa-tion ceremonies. The evening's program featured guest speaker David Gardner, currently the executive director of Heritage School, a Provo facility for at-risk or troubled trou-bled youth. Gardner said the school serves about 150 students from across the nation at any one time, with an average stay of 14 i . enjoy membership . - v r j t 1 1 OREM -AMERICAN FORK LEHI Queen months per student. Eight to 12 new youth arrive every month. With a staff of 325, there is a two-to-one ratio of personnel per-sonnel to students at the school. "We're not a lock-down lock-down facility," Gardner said. "That is a myth." Students come to the school "angry, stubborn, and upset," Gardner said, "and with good reason to be that way." He said the students are often like a shaken-up pop can, waiting to explode, sometimes with challenging "ingredients" or conditions that people have not heard of or do not fully understand, under-stand, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Continued on page A6 . r-'l if ill with ALPINE CREDIT 2003 50 CENTS, 73RD "Big green pipe" improves culinary water storage CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Part 2 "Optimistic" was the tone of discussions that were underway back in 1975 between the Orem Metropolitan Water Board and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District regarding prospects for agreement on a contract that would bolster Orem's water supplies. Under the proposed agreement, Orem City would be provided with water from the Central Utah Water Project and a multi-million dollar purification purifi-cation plant would be built to treat reservoir water for Orem and other North Utah County cities. Prior to that time Orem City's spring and well water did not require treatment in order to bring it up to culinary standards. Officials of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District had proposed to construct a water treatment plant that could be in operation oper-ation by 1979 if early agreement agree-ment could be reached on the provisions of a contract. The plant would be built adjacent to Orem City's highest water tank. Members of the Orem Metropolitan Water Board at that time included: Continued on page A6 Fall Camporee i -5i -f f-'vaf a- -1 weit-, -2 -var- As i 1 " H T: -.4 '.' 1 Kalwl Chung-Hoon (left) assists Scouts Ryan Case and Jacob Brlckey In posting the country's flag at the Aeroree. Scouts take to the skies REVA BOWEN Times Reporter About 160 local Scouts and leaders had their heads in the clouds September 19 and 20 as they participated in the Squaw Peak District's Fall Camporee 2003 at the Provo City Airport. Participating Scout units set up individual camps on Friday night in an open field at the airport, prepared pre-pared dinner, and enjoyed Native American dancers and an Order of the Arrow induction at evening camp-fire camp-fire ceremonies. The next morning, the young men were divided into groups and went to work completing complet-ing the requirements to earn the aviation merit , - 7 UNION YEARNUM. 38 I ip.iiIii.hu iiiii muni u illinium"" 1 " ' ' 's "I ' i . 1 i -A t , . U r. f ; Harley M. Gillman Orem Trustee Don A. Christiansen General Manager , r . - - - 1 badge of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts who had parental permission and paid the cost were able to go on actual plane flights with Utah Valley State College flight trainers as part of the experience. Howard Pae, district activities commissioner, said the event was being called an "Aeroree", and would be focused around earning the aviation merit badge. "The boys will be learning about everything about airplanes from the tail to the propeller," he said, noting that he was most looking forward to "seeing the boys climbing in and out of the planes, and Continued on page A6 Clnll for rlftfnils I ; M . it- , ' X 1 1 v 1 ; V Ttsk. a Membership and JfJigibiiily Required |