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Show 2a$Hcralii AN EDITION OF THE ':':,,-1 at i IT " 0 0 w .T'r.lV T YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2004 50 CENTS 74TH YEAR NUM 5 Moscow, Russia Mayor receives a honorary degree from UVSC I My 1 5 f I ... V '.: r. A highlight of academic activities at Utah Valley State College in Orem this week was this ceremony In which UVSC President William A. Sederburg, left, presided over the presentation presenta-tion of an Honorary Degree to Moscow, Russia Mayor Yuri M. Luzhkov, who was recently elected to his third term with 80 of the vote In Moscow. CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent With the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" filling the Ragan Theater on Monday morning at Utah Valley State College, UVSC students, faculty, local residents and College dignitaries were seated to participate in a unique ceremony, the likes of which is rarely staged within Orem. The occasion was the bestowing of an Honorary Degree upon Yuri M. Luzhkov, the Mayor of Moscow, Russia, who is also visiting Utah to witness wit-ness the Utah-Moscow Games, currently underway. under-way. The stage of the Ragan Theater featured an assemblage of dignitaries, dressed in their colorful green and black academic robes, and including the top administration of UVSC officials, as well as members of the UVSC Board of Trustees. President William A. Sederburg welcomed the audience to the ceremony, explaining the Moscow Mayor was the 11th visitor from Russia to UVSC, occurring during the past 12-year partnership between UVSC and Russia. Moscow Mayor Luzhkov was introduced by Victor Lizum, Consul General of the Russian Federation. Speaking in Russian, Mayor Luzhkov's remarks were given a simultaneous English translation by his interpreter. Speaking in detail about his City of Moscow, Mayor Luzhkov, who was deeply involved in the transition of Russia from a Socialist state to a Democracy, detailed the progress of Moscow and the nation of Russia in many areas of life. "With over one-half-a-million students in Moscow, alone, they are getting a good education," he stated. "Elementary students also receive free lunches." ; Speaking international-: ly, Luzhkov said, "We don't understand why some of our European neighbors are so much against globalization. glob-alization. We all are part of a great 'global village'. We should all work to help end world problems, such as world terrorism." Answering questions from the audience, the Mayor said, "A Saddam Hussein-type regime should not have a place in our world." Following the awarding of the Honorary Degree to' Mayor Luzhkov by. UVSC Board of Trustees Chairman Jack Zenger, President William A. Sederburg announced that UVSC is establishing a $5,000 scholarship in Mayor Luzhkov's name to be awarded to outstanding Russian students. Gladeeh Begaye receives Walter C. Orem Award A woman who has come to be known as "Grandma Christmas" is the most recent recipient .of ,the Walter C. Orem Award. Gladeeh Begaye was presented pre-sented with the award by Mayor Jerry Washburn and the Orem City Council in a January council meeting. The award recognizes outstanding citizenship in members of the community. For the past 26 years, Gladeeh Begaye has collected items for Christmas on the Navajo Reservation where she was born and spent her early childhood days. She has delivered items focusing on the needs of children. In 2002, she started a drive to collect shoe boxes each containing contain-ing hats, gloves, and socks. That year, she delivered oyer 2,000 shoe boxes. Gladeeh and her work were featured in an article published in the December 18, 2003, issue of the Orem-Geneva Times, written by Clyde E. Weeks, Jr. Gladeeh launched her life's mission of service after an experience she had more than a quarter of a century ago, when she was recuperating from a broken leg. She looked out of her bedroom window and saw children playing outside out-side during school hours. She asked them why they were not in school, and they replied, "We don't go to school because we don't have any school clothes to wear! We're poor." . . , That encounter "reportedly changed Gladeeh's life as she thought of her family and friends on the reservation where she was born living in poverty and needing the basic necessities of life. Biographical materials compiled by the city for the award stated: "Over the years, Gladeeh has come to be known as 'Grandma Christmas'. Through her love and concern, she has touched the lives of many through practical gifts and heartfelt Continued on page A7 4$ "E. i I , -. , . X ? 5S h n . "i ill" Jt - ' tf.t " ' ; Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn presents the Walter C. Orem Award for outstanding outstand-ing citizenship to Gladeeh Begaye. I t Uf I I - - - n I 1 i Professional recognition.. David Stroud (center), a planner for the City of Orem, Is awarded a certificate from trw American Institute of Certified Planners, showing that Stroud met specific requirements In education, time In the profession, and testing to earn the recognition. On hand for the presentation were Mayor Jerry Washburn (left) and Development Service Director Stan Salnsbury, who noted that he knows of no other city Orem's size In which all planners are certified. . Orem 2004 development continues with innovative high rise designs CLYDE E. WEEKS, JIL Times Correspondent Part 2 Thirty years ago, one of the most dramatic events in the history of the City of Orem occurred when the three-story three-story ZCMI store was opened as the lead anchor in the newly constructed University Mall, The ZCMI : ' store became the tallest building in Orem, and some observers thought that it might become the new standard by which new buildings might be measured meas-ured in Orem. It didn't happen. Just over a decade ago, the Bank of American Fork applied for a building permit to build a new bank building in Orem, reaching three or four stories sto-ries high. At that time, the Orem City Council disapproved plans for such a tall building in Orem, and denied its application. Meanwhile, since that time, each year, the amount of undeveloped land has decreased, leaving only about nine percent of Orem's land undeveloped, undevel-oped, today. Recognizing that limiting the height of buildings in Orem might well become counter-productive, as the City's open spaces are diminished, Orem City officials have re-visited the idea of high-rise buildings in Orem and approved what may be the first of many other such applications. Midtown Village at 300 S. State Street is now under construction, and the Northgate Village on 800 North Street may get underway later this year. Meanwhile, 259 acres of undeveloped undevel-oped industrial zoned property is being considered for development. Nearly 83 percent of that vacant land is zoned M2 for heavy industrial uses. Orem has seen, over the years, a very slow development rate in the heavy industrial uses. -, Activity over the years has been more toward light industrial and controlled con-trolled manufacturing parks. However, recent amendments to the Land Use Map of the Orem General Plan have changed some industrial areas to light industrial. Heading up the two Divisions that operate in the Development Services Department are Bill D. Bell, Building Continued on, page A7 r CREDIT UNION An JtlOTBWIOU K)' E0IC2u0, of You can now enjoy membership with 'ALPINE CuEDIT U. OREM AMERICAN FORK LEHI CNCUA IL-ii f (POOR COPY r |