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Show OREM GENEVA TIMES Thursday, August 1 1 2005 J Page 2 N E W S AND fJ 0 T E S OREM NOTES Election filing deadlin Signups due by Monday; four incumbents, one challenger filed Reva Bowen (Qualified candidates hoping hop-ing to run for office in Orern's municipal elections have until Monday at T p rn to file. The mayor's position and three City Council seats are open in the upcoming election. As of Tuesday, the incumbents, incum-bents, Mayor Jerry Washburn and council members Dean Dickerson, Karen McCandless, and Shiree Thurston, have all filed, along with just one challenger chal-lenger for a City Omncil seat William Howard A primary election will ! held if more than two candidates candi-dates file for each open seat, said City Recorder Donna Weaver. For a primary election to take place, there would have to be more than six candidates for council, or more than two for mayor. If a primary election is necessary, nec-essary, it will be held on (XL 1. The general election will lie Nov. K, Weaver said, because the wording of the law is that the event will take place "the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemln-r ." Weaver wanted to remind potential candidates of the $.15 filing fee. payable at the time of filing "I just don't want anyone to U; surprised," she said, "especially "espe-cially if I bey come in at 4:45 on the i.W Requirements for candidates include being a resident of the city of Orem for at least 12 consecutive con-secutive months, and being a registered voter. To register to vote, one mast he 1H years old, a U.S. citizen, a Utah resident for at least Mi days and mast not be a convicted felon currently cur-rently incarcerated. To file, candidates should go to the city recorder's office in the City Center, which is open weekdays from H a m. to 5 p.m. Those filing have their picture taken for publication in a voter information pamphlet, and receive re-ceive a candidate's guide with information needed for the campaign, cam-paign, including sample forms, dates to remember, financial NorthCounty NIWSPAPIRS 59 West Mam American fort Phone: 756 7669 Fax:756-5274 Kirk Parkinson 756 7669 Vice Presideni'Piiblistier kparMnson((iheraldftra can Marc Haddock 756 7669 North County Editor mhadckcV heralde.tra corn Cathy Allred 756 7669 Lehi. Saratoga Springs, PI Grove callredheraldextra com Barbara Christiansen 756 7669 American Fori, Alpine. Cedar Hills bchristianser.heraldevtra com Landon Olson 2251340 Orem. 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The home has been used for smuller live fire training during the last two weeks. disclosure requirements and facts about city government and advisory commissions. CITY COUNCIL NOTES I Annexation petition An annexation petition filed by Young Klectric Sign Company (YKSCO) for .56 acres at 2(HK) South Sandhill Road was officially of-ficially accepted by the Orem City Council on Tuesday. the council's action initiates a .'((-day noticing and protest period, pe-riod, to be followed by a public hearing when the council can decide whether or not to annex the property. There is a proposal that the land be used for a storm water detention basin and for part of a 2(KK) South Sandhill Road roundabout, with a billboard to remain on the site. DAILY HERALD PUBLIBHIMO CO. Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Office Manager Shaun Carter 756 7669 Graphic Designer Landon Olson m2558 DesignerCopy Editor Casey Rogers 344 2570 DesignerCopy Editor Leah L Culler 344 2561 DesignerCopy Editor B4i M Pootmaetar: 'nd Tfi. IF I Interior design use A proposal pro-posal to add "interior design" as a use in the professional office zone was continued by the Orem City Council on Tuesday. Applicant Jani A. Hood-Miller was not present at the meeting, meet-ing, but Development Services Director Stan Sainsbury told the council that Hood-Miller hopes to put an office for consultations in the Stratford Park development at 800 North and 600 East. Mayor Jerry Washburn asked if the language of the ordinance or-dinance was restrictive enough to prohibit the display of f ur-niture ur-niture or other items for retail sale. The council reached a consensus con-sensus that having a consulting office, but not a "showroom," would be an appropriate use in the zone. The city's legal staff was You never know who you'll run into - '. uring a recent in-state vacation, ! ' -it was amazing how j v many people we ran - v- into while recreating f 'r in various parts of i Utah most of them pretty close to home. Part of the time w e based ourselves in Midway. Although I've lived in Utah Valley on and off since 1972. 1 was surprised at how much we found to do while visiting the Wasatch Back, as some of the natives call it. to differentiate differenti-ate themselves from those of as who live on the Wasatch Front. We took a Sea-Doo for a spin on the Jordanelle Reservoir, just for fun. When we went back a few days later for another go. Neways had booked all the wave runners, so that wasn't too fun. The water was great, if vou didn't mind bouncing over somebody's wake every few minutes. I thought it was a hoot, but the grandkids. too young to recognize a good time, were always telling me to slow down. The beach was too rocky, but I guess that s what happens when you make a lake where one isn't supposed to be. Here's what I learned from the experience: Don't wear your cell phone in the water. We took a ride on the Alpine Slide at Park City, and ran into someone ve know: Kelly Rosenlof , who ased to be our neighlx r. He was checking out the prices. They are too high. But the slide is fun. if you get the right sled and don't have a slowpoke in front of you impeding your progress down the hill. It's not iis good as skiing, though. For a new experience. Sharon and I took a ride on the zipline Someone told me it's too slow and the one at the Olympic Park, w here t lie ski jumps and bobsled ruas are. is better. But for me this was just fine, thanks. That's about as fast as 1 want to go dangling from a cable in a tiny, cloth chair. We took a couple of great nature hikes with the grandkids. Cascade Springs is only a short drive from Midway on a graded din road. The trip was an adventure, and the rebuilt boardwalk was very nice. Evidence of the fire of a few vears aco is evident everywhere, but so is the e approacherogi .... asked to put together language that will fit the council's intent, at which time the item will be brought back for consideration again. t Cell tower polarizes community commu-nity For the second time in recent weeks at meetings of the Orem City Council, a proposed pro-posed cell phone monopole has polarized citizens and a wireless wire-less company. Discussion of a request from Verizon Wireless to construct a 75-foot cellular communications communica-tions monopole at Bonneville Park was continued to Sept. 13 to give the phone company time to look at more co-location options, including the possibility of placement at an existing Orem Jr. High site, and to consider other sites in the park itself. The city is hxiking to expand Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN f f:M ?' itm 111 If" -I i J ri MARIO RUIZNorth County the park and put in a storm water wa-ter detention basin. "We're not anxious to have these poles," said Mayor Jerry Washburn, while at the same time acknowledging that federal regulations require the city to approve locations for the poles. "We have some discretion, but can't outright prohibit the poles because we don't like them." Several neighbors expressed their opposition to having the pole in the park, particularly in a high-traffic area. In July, the City Council approved ap-proved a conditional use permit for an 85-foot monopole for T-Mobile on the west side of Orem Elementary School. The height was a compromise between be-tween T-Mobile officials, who requested a 100-foot pole, and area residents, who lobbied for a 60-foot pole. new growth the fire created. At Wasatch Mountain State Park, we found a great nature hike for the 4- and 6-year-olds. The four of us had a great time, and the reward was a most interesting boulder field. We also got skunked at what has to be one of the most over-fished ponds in Utah. Friday we went south just a little ways to Payson for the city's annual Salmon Supper. While we waited in line, someone who looked vaguely familiar passed by and told me he had enjoyed last week's column col-umn about the Sleigh Runner. Then I recognized him as a former member of the Alpine City Council from a long time ago. It wasn't quite as strange as the time we ran into Pleasant Grove's Frank Mills in Nauvoo, 111., or Jacque and Jenna Durfey, also our neighbors, at the aquarium in Boston. And it didn't even come close to the time we were on a BYU Travel Study trip to Italy and ran into Shirl and Allison LeBaron in the Galeria dell'Academia in Florence, Italy, where Michan-gelo's Michan-gelo's David is on display. Then on Saturday night, we went to Clarkston, Utah, to see someone we knew at "The Man Who Knew" pageant, about Martin Harris, one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormoa We knew we'd see someone we knew because my newest son-in-law. Jay Godfrey, plays the part of Martin Harris in the pageant. Clarkston is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. You drive to Logan, then drive for another half hour northwest into the wilderness wilder-ness Clarkston is pretty small about 700 people in the 2000 census, and I don't think that's changed much and the pageant is held near the town's small pioneer cemetery, where Harris is buried. We sat with Meghan and her in-laws there are lots of them. Then, just before the pageant started. Brett Bezzant, my former boss, stood up and waved to me. He had his whole family there. There are lots of them, too. I guess it all goes to show that wherever you go. you might run into someone you know. So it navs to Ix-have vourself Midtown Continued from Page 1 Myler made required corrections correc-tions after applying for his building permit. The last questions are still being answered on the plans and the permit should be issued within a week or 10 days, Myler said. Despite being waylaid by finance, engineering, insurance insur-ance and other delays, the project's pace hasn't been held up too much considering its size, he said. Workers plan to begin on the south wing first, where the current hole is located, and complete the project wing by wing. Having overcome all the hurdles to get to this point, Myler said he anticipates that construction will go fairly quickly and easily. It's now time to head into the exciting and fun part. This building coming down gives people a true sense of how big the project is, he said. It lets them see visually that it runs all the way from State Street on the east and all the way to Orem Boulevard Boule-vard on the west. Midtown Village is the largest facility to be built in Orem since the University Univer-sity Mall. The mall takes up roughly 1 million square feet of space, while Midtown Village Vil-lage will cover 1.2 million square feet. "I think people are going to be surprised at how big thus is," Myler said. "People are not prepared for what's comingan com-ingan eight-story structure struc-ture on State Street that will be visible for miles." Midtown Village will house 243 condos built atop 30 professional pro-fessional offices and 25 retail businesses including Prudential Pruden-tial Utah Real Estate, Red Hanger Cleaners, the Hale Center Theater, a bank and several restaurants. In the meantime, Myler said he is concerned about rubbernecking on State Street as three cars collided in front of the Midtown Village Vil-lage tower the day the fun center came down. Bartlctt Continued from Page 1 Europe, where her choice of study became a reality. She spent two years attaining her master's and the next four on her Ph.D. Her hands-on experience ex-perience comes from working work-ing on projects such as The Danebury Project. "The Danebury has been an ongoing project for the past 30 years," Bartlett said. "It is in Southern Britain in Hampshire, not far from Stonehenge and I have been closely involved in that for six years." The project began as a study of an Iron Age community commu-nity and its transition into the Roman Period. Bartlett has returned to Utah to write her doctoral dissertation on "River-based development in Northwest France during the Bronze and Iron Ages," popularly called Celtic archeology. Hoping to go into teaching at the university leveL Bartlett has taken an adjunct position at BYU. "Most people really enjoy the history and overall study of archeology. But when it comes to the fieldwork, people peo-ple either love it or they can't stand it. I love it." When asked what people might not enjoy about the fieldwork, Bartlett had a list. "The work is sometimes done under extremely hard conditions. The weather is always a factor. The work goes on in oppressive heat, snow storms and rainstorms alike. There are extremely long hours. The job involves heavy, strenuous, manual labor. It is always dirty. Housing is not always easily provided. Most of the time you camp," Bartlett said. Of her experience, Barlett said BYU and Oxford are similar universities in many ways. "There are amazing scholars schol-ars who are dedicated to their fields at both schools," said Bartlett. While BYU and its rich resources fueled her love for archeology, it was her experience at Oxford that put her right in the middle mid-dle of the real stuff. "It is full of outstanding people, the best of the best in this field," she said. "It provided pro-vided another group of experts ex-perts for me to interact with. Actually being in Europe was a bonus for studying European Euro-pean archeolopv " 7 4 "'1 - 1 i-I POOR |