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Show r . 2mhj$fcralf) AN EDITIOH OP THE !-,f:f,T L0TC-018 ' : '-)'.. I AT I OH i :-.:r i no jjp mum iwwiiw? YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, JUNE 1,2006 50 CENTS TOWN HALL Mew Orem pageant queen crowned SCHOOLS: Orem schools ready lo graduate seniors SPORTS: I'Wolves softball falls in 5A state final BUSINESS LOCAL STORE CORNERS THE RUNNING MARKET Lindon considers new district HeidiToth VM V HIRALD Lindon City Council voted Tuesday Tues-day to join Orem in a study of whether it makes sense to secede from the Alpine School District. The decision appeared to be prompted by concerns of money and control over the community's education for its children. Councilman Bruce Carpenter repeatedly emphasized that he wasn't advocating splitting from the Alpine School District, nor did he believe the city should take that position. But he listed a number of reasons rea-sons why he thought Or em's next-door next-door neighbor to the north needed to look at what options were out there. The feasibility study is a required re-quired step in the state law to form a new school district. "We are frequently speaking of local control, and school boards are often the epitome of local control, " he said, as other council members nodded in agreement. He was careful not to point fingers fin-gers at the school district for any perceived problems, saying instead that a number of Lindon residents have told him they feel the school board is unresponsive to their issues. is-sues. Although Carpenter did raise Investigations Math the math program taught in Alpine's elementary elemen-tary schools as a major point of contention, it certainly isn't the only one, he said. The other concern was money. With a major bond on the ballot in November and lindon not growing as quickly as cities in the north end of Utah County, council members worried their residents would be unfairly saddled with the costs of an expanding district but without the advantages of new or remod- See DISTRICT, Page 2 FAN CLUB 7? f .'XT'- -tffs? ... f s I'M r V ' - 4 '. ' I-. ' faff i" '- r ff 1 " JEREMY HARMOMDaV Herald Orchard Elementary School teacher Jean Nebon is al cmiet as she get$ an autograph from one of her former students, Olympian Steve Syman, during a walk-a-lhon activity for the school's PTA May 25, VTA vice president Jenny Ashcraft said students at the school collected pledges and rawed more than $15,(MJU for things like literacy and drug awareness programs and grant to help teachers cover the costs of additional clmmxm supplies. Elementary pupils get fit, earn money for school Michael Rigert NOKTM COUNT $TAff Students at Orchard Elementary School in Orem didn't jus walk a few laps around the track May 25 for their health although that was defmkiJy a secondary benefit. In fulfilling their pledges for the school's first walkia-thon, kindergartners through sixth grader helped raise $ 16,000 for Orchard Elementary' Parent Teacher Association. Brent Palmer, the school's principal, said 700 students put on their walking shoes for the event and were led by former Orchard student and Olympian Steve Nymaa They did some walking, wore themselves out and had a good time," Palmer said. "It taught them the importance of fitness and being be-ing active," Nyman, who was a member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic ski team at the Turin Winter Olympics Olym-pics and is a twontime downhill ski champion, joined local comedian and actor Johnie Tolman in entertaining the children during the walk-a-thon from the school to the track at the Orem City Cemetery. They signed autographs on their shirts, shorts, arms, foreheads, and shoes," Palmer said Jenny Ashcraft, Orchard's PTA president, said she was proud of the students who made the event their own after two weekx of collect ing pledges. After all the students' hard work, the walk-a-thon was really a reward "Steve Nyman was so gracious ... and Tolman Tol-man had everyone in stitches the whole time," she sakt "We were trying to keep a straight face and he had us busting up." Vet raising funds for the PTA is no laughing matter. The money goes to PTA and then as a PTA we get to spend that back on the kids," Afh-craftsaid. Afh-craftsaid. Past proceeds have been used to teach children chil-dren the dangers of drugs, the importance of safety and to purchase books as rewards for See FUNDRAISER, Page 2 Jaync Luke fust before a performance at the Hale Center Theatre in Orem on Monday, ROB8 COSTOXO V - Actress honored for contributions MichariJUgert A Provo girl who began her performing arts career as a diikl dancer and went on to become be-come a leadtt- in kxal Bve theater lias returned to her Utah County roots. Nw starring m the Hile Cttttr Tbiirr Orem's production of The Spitfire GrilL" Jayne Luke actress, chr jreographer and djrector k something of an icon in Utah theater. With her dancing, hike was exposed to the arts from a very early age. But I was through her casting in high ndttxA and later collie theater productions that mentors Ray Jones and Dee Wwterton enticed her to the stage. Though she adored dancing, act ing and Hinging, Hing-ing, the young Luke had never considered the possibility of ajmbuiing her performing talents into a single medium, "Until then I had rawer ojne irtmui theater. See LUXE, Page 2 Community ' Briefing I MARC HAODOCNNUfin County Lindon Elementary Principal Jason Theler enjoys reading a novel from the school's roof, where he spend all day Tuesday. TEACHERS SPENDS DAY ON THE ROOF - The goal of every school year is to reach new heights, but Tuesday at Lindon Elementary School it was Jason Theler, the school's principal, who reached the highest height of all he camped out on the school's roof, thanks to the accomplishments ac-complishments of the school's 500 students. Theler" s night on the roof was the result of the school's 8-week reading program, "Step-By-Step to Reading Success," For every five pages the students read, Theler pledged to spend one second on the roof. 'Their goal was 100,000 and they're up over 400,000," Cheri Hardman, Lindon Elementary's 2008 2007 PTA president, said. "They have definitely exceeded our expectations." ex-pectations." The students' success led to Theler spending To-day night on the roof as part of his nearly 24 hour commitment. commit-ment. "I've had several parents call and say their son or daughter is reading the whole time," Theler said, "And that's the whole point." LIBRARY TO HOLD GRAND OPENING AT UNIVERSITY UNIVER-SITY MALL BRANCH Puppetry performances will herald the grand opening of the Orem Public Library's University Mall branch on June 8 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Operating hours for the mall branch will be regular mall hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, said Meg Spencer, acting branch manager. The library is opening the branch in the former Gart Sports facility, just west of Deseret Book, while major remodeling work is taking place in the south wing of the main library. Library officials anticipate the mall branch will be in operation until the end of the calendar year. Book check-outs and returns can be done at either library facility. STROKE SCREENING OFFERED - Residents living in and around the Orem community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke. Life Line Screening will be at the SCERA Center, 745 S. State St. on June 16. Appointments will begin at 9 a m. Screenings are fast and painless. They involve the use of ultrasound technology, and scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which can lead to a trota, aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta, and hardening of the annes in the legs, which are a strong predictor of heart disease. Also offered for men and women, is a bone density screening to assess their risk for osteoporosis. Each screening requires 10 minutes or less to complete. com-plete. A complete vascular screening package, including the StrokeCarotid Artery, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Ankle Brachial Index (hardening of the arteries) screenings is $109. A complete vascular package is $129, For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1 800 697 9721, Pre registration regis-tration is required, FOUR TIMPANOGOS FACULTY MEMBERS RETIRE Four Timpanogos High School educators are retiring at the school year's end, after having taught at the school since its opening 10 years ago. The retirees include: Pat Johnson, English; Brian Ostler, math; Robert Str atton, technology; and Roland Williams, history, Johnson has taught in the Alpine School District for 20 years. At Timpanogos, Johnson taught creative writing writ-ing and all levels of core English classes and served as advisor to the creative writing and art publication and the Starling Scholar program. Ostler grew up and was educated in Oram, attending Orem Jr. High the first year the school opened, He taught for two years in St Anthony, Idaho, then at Orem High for 17 years, and Timpanogos for 10 years. During his career, he has taught advanced placement calculus, statistics, and physics, as well as pre-calculus, algebra, geometry, and chemistry. 6 u,,61055 00050"" 8 " " " WWWMfiffTHtHtfJWJOOWNOFTHCOUttTf CM1 1754101 TO anrSOtfK r-" -k-.---tn, , ' air Home, Auto, & Personal Loam OfM Uailnjl'Anh County: OnzawmJn, nh:rq; a mmln rtf iMtisni'hsrr.yMp, as rinyr mm (poor copy |