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Show , : , ;...'!-: - F-:T L.O f C-007 ii A; i r-i'L'.. 11 - so1. , i ai ion l 3.-) w . oo ?, 4006 AN EDITION OF Til ('.'! "Y iT BUG 1-1 277 WW YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2003 50 CENTS 73RD YEAR NUMBER 41 Senator Arthur V. Watkins Awards Banquet await outstanding Orem citizens RffldDOomriaDirD View Umemmm Mountain View High School Homecoming Queen (Rachel Johnson) and Homecoming King (Danny Jackson). First attendants atten-dants were Rachelle Myler and Jake Nelson. Second attendants Lisa Allen and Wesley Mangum. They were crowned last weekend at the Bruin homecoming game. UVSC Clothesline Project Focuses on domestic abuse CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent For the last several days there has been a rather unusual clothesline hanging hang-ing out-of-doors in the Quad at Utah Valley State College. Hanging on that clothesline have been 77 shirts in various colors, inscribed with emotionally disturbing messages of fear, anger and pain. The "Clothesline Project," as it is known, is a display that bears witness of violence vio-lence against women. The shirts are made by either survivors or loved ones of victims of violence. The project provides women with a venue, courageously, to break the silence. It's a tribute to them. The clothesline symbolizes symbol-izes the traditional exchange of information over backyard fences, as ordinary people hang out their laundry to dry. Tracing its history back over a dozen years, the original orig-inal Clothesline Project contained con-tained 31 shirts and was a fir-' . f Multi-colored T-shirts, such as these, Inscribed with poignant messages, regarding domestic violence and written by Utah County women, have been on display In recent days In The Clothesline Project, sponsored by Utah Valley State College. The project is part of a national program, established In 1990. 3 CREDIT UNION fiMfl IA displayed in Hyannis, Mass. in October, 1990. According to the Men's Anti-Rape Center in Washington, D.C., approximately approxi-mately 58,000 soldiers died in the Vietnam War. During that same period of time, 51,000 women were killed in the United States by men who, supposedly, loved them. Alarmed by that statistic, a small group of women, dedicated to raising awareness aware-ness about the prevalence of violence against women, developed the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project was designed to give survivors sur-vivors a new voice to expose the horrific experiences that have dramatically altered their lives. The Clothesline Project now has over 250 local manifestations man-ifestations in 41 states and in five countries, including the UVSC project in the City of Orem. The shirts in the Clothesline Project in Orem were made by people living Continued on page A9 ' 4 W r ri 4 J At DtlViTCWlOtJ TO eGIDELITO OF You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT OREM AMERICAN FORK LEHI Oiremro mew racers CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent New officers of the Orem Kiwanis Club were installed at the club's annual annu-al banquet, held Tuesday evening at the Chef's Table Restaurant in Orem. Kiwanis Lt. Governor Earl Cropper conducted the installation of officers at the meeting, which was conducted con-ducted by President David Stewart. Wallace Harkness was installed as 2003-2004 President of the Orem Kiwanis Club, along with Jack Trent, President-Elect; Layne Peterson, Treasurer; and Tyler Shurtz, Secretary. The new Board of Directors comprises David Stewart, past president; and Board members Colleen Shurtz, Tiffany Smith, Duane Allred, Continued on page A9 City Council approves amended phasing plan for Parkway Crossing REVA BOWEN Times Reporter An amended phasing plan for Parkway Crossing, the large student housing project going in at 1100 South Geneva Road, was approved by the Orem City Council October 14, but there were hints in the meeting of controversy to come regarding the project's application for tax increment incre-ment financing to help build a $14 million parking structure. owamios lp t' Installed as new officers of the Orem Kiwanis Club on Tuesday evening were, front row from left: Layne Peterson, Secretary; Earl Cropper, Lt. Governor; Wallace Harkness, President; Tyler Shurtz, Secretary; and David Stewart, Past President. Back row from left: Colleen Shurtz, Tiffany Smith, Duane Allred, Wendy Trent, Mike Vanchlere, Terrle Jeffs and Nell Erlckson, Board of Directors. The initial phase of the Parkway Crossing project is complete, and over 800 students stu-dents live in the complex near Utah Valley State College. Without the parking park-ing structure, developers estimate the housing development devel-opment will eventually accommodate 3,000 students. stu-dents. With a 4,000-vehicle parking structure, the development could ultimately ulti-mately house 6,000 students. stu-dents. On September 23, the Orem City Council, acting CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent In 1979 the Orem Chamber of Commerce instituted an annual award, to be known as the Arthur V. Watkins Outstanding Award. The award was made in Watkins' name, because "He is regarded as one of Orem's most famous citizens." Twenty-four years after the award was started, the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce continues, annually, annu-ally, to recognizel3 citizens and businesses of the City of Orem with the Senator Arthur V. Watkins Awards. These include: Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Home-Based Business of the Year, Chamber Chairman's Award, Outstanding Business-Education Business-Education Partnership, Small Business of the Year, Businesswoman of the Year, Businessman of the Year, Business Beautification Award, Environmental Quality Award, Business of the Year, Community Service Award, and High School Athlete Award. Citizens' nominations for CDnolb ioiisu-aiDOs ffcDir 2 0.03-200 a " i v. I t :- L i f ' v in its role as the board of directors of the city's Redevelopment Agency, voted to authorize the preparation of a Draft Educational Housing Development Project Area Plan in response to a petition peti-tion from the Parkway Crossing student housing project. That action allows the creation of a project definition def-inition and proposed budget. budg-et. Taxing entities such as the school district, city, county, and special services districts would have to meet G UsIIC." ' a'.- I TIM Senator Arthur V. Watkins, for whom the Watkins Outstanding Award will be given October 23, 2003. these awards have already been submitted to the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce and are being carefully considered. This year's Watkins Award Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, in the Grand Ballroom at Utah Valley State College. Tickets are $30. Orem children, who are told by their parents that they can grow up to be a Governor, a United States Continued on page A9 1 ft 1 and determine to what degree they would, or would not, participate in offsetting a portion of the parking structure costs with tax increments. A public hearing hear-ing will also have to be held before the adoption of any final plan. But at Tuesday's meeting, meet-ing, competing student housing developments let it be known that they are concerned con-cerned and watching what is happening with Parkway Continued on page A9 4 |