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Show Page 3 Thursday, November 9, 2006 NEWS, STORIES AND EVENTS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OREM TIMES I a) V J ?t- iff if j Bree Jacobson left and Roo Adamson, students at Utah Valley Services Food Bank in Provo preparing donation barrels for an Area food bank Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF Of the 2 million pounds of food distributed last year by the Community Action Services Ser-vices Food Bank, an estimated estimat-ed 20 percent went to families and distribution organizations in Orem. Though the Food Bank's primary pri-mary food pantry is located in Provo, Myla Dutton, Community Commu-nity Action Services' executive execu-tive director, said the county seat food pantry location is a hub for Utah Valley families. Most needed Most needed food items non-food items: I Peanut butter I Toilet paper I Canned tuna ) Bar soap I Canned beans and chili I Shampoo I Canned stews and soups I Laundry soap 1 100 percent fruit juice ) Disposable diapers I Powdered milk I Feminine hygiene prod- I Canned fruits and veg- ucts etables I Macaroni and cheese dinners din-ners I Cereals "While we don't have an actual physical location (in Orem,) a lot of families come here," she said. The Community Action Services Food Bank the second largest in Utah with ' six pantry locations in Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties Orem 4th District courthouse Katie Ashton DAILY HERALD The Orem 4th District Courthouse was evacuated Monday for more than an hour after someone called and said there were two bombs in the building. No bombs were found. The building was evacuated shortly after the call came in to the court at 9:44 a.m., said Orem police Lt. Doug Edwards. Employees and patrons of the courthouse stood outside on the grassy courtyard as the Utah County Bomb Squad and K-9 units 7 days. 4 1 S: t tt also provides much needed relief to Orem seniors on fixed incomes. Dutton said the Provo food pantry makes weekly deliveries deliver-ies of individual bags containing contain-ing healthy food items for meal preparation to the Orem Senior Friendship Center. Connie Young, an administrative adminis-trative assistant to the Friendship Friend-ship Center's recreation director, direc-tor, said the bags that typically contain 7 to 10 cans of fruit, vegetables and other staples are greatly appreciated. "It saves them money from their fixed incomes," she said. "It ... supplements their food intakes so their checks spread a little further during the month." Though the Food Bank receives re-ceives weekly contributions of unsold fresh food from local supermarkets totaling 400,000 combed through the building. Police gave the green light for things to go back to normal shortly after 11 a.m. and court proceedings began shortly after, Edwards said. "Right in the middle of a hearing and the sheriff's deputies came in," to evacuate the courtroom, said Alan Sevison, assistant attorney general in the child protection division. "It was surprising, a little unnerving." Rather than spend his time standing on the grass waiting for the building to be cleared, Sevison said he continued working and held conferences 3G3 lines and a photo. Includes Classified Marketplace If it doesn't sell, renew for 7 days FREE. ;7. '... ,;l f (lit. 1 flft'l , . MICHAEL RIOERTNorth County State College, volunteer their time at the Community Action upcoming food drive. active in Orem pounds annually, Dutton said the lifeblood of the charity's stores are annual food drives through which the food pantries pan-tries restock their shelves with contributions from the public. Approximately 60 to 70 area schools participate in student food drives beginning in October Octo-ber and businesses including Smith's, Wells Fargo and Jiffy Lube soon will begin putting out collection barrels for a holiday food drive. Boy Scouts of America launches its Scouting for Food drive in March, U.S. Postal Service employees run a drive in May and dozens of other organizations organiza-tions and businesses hold drives throughout the year. Brigham Young University and the University of Utah also collect food contributions contribu-tions the week of the two rival schools' annual football clash. Yet Dutton said the Food Bank takes in it biggest haul 300,000 pounds of food in a single day last year during the Dec. 9 Alliance for Unity drive. It's driven by area churches and other organizations that all come together for the sole purpose of helping feed those in need, she said. The holiday and spring food drives essentially build up a cache of food supplies that keep the Food Bank going go-ing for the whole year. "Our community is quite generous but the need is great and it basically matches," Dutton Dut-ton said. While the Food Bank doesn't buy the food, Food Bank workers ensure it gets to the families and individuals evacuated after on the lawn. Court was in session when the bomb threat was made and the prisoners who were inside the building were moved to a different holding cell, Edwards said. Police are tracing where the call came from. The only thing police know about the caller is that it was a man with a deep voice, Edwards said. The caller said very little, but indicated there were two bombs in the building, he said. This bomb threat came within 48 hours of another call-in bomb threat. Early Saturday night, a GSL7 0EOH who need it, she said. It provides pro-vides the warehouses, volunteers, volun-teers, trucks and gasoline. "Every $1 donated to the Food Bank generates 17 pounds of food," Dutton said. And the people struggling through hard times and looking for assistance may surprise some. Dutton said the largest group helped by the Food Bank is two-parent low-income working families, followed by seniors and single mothers. According to UJS. Census data, one in four Utah children chil-dren younger than age 12 live in families where food is an insecurity. Last year, the Community Action Services Food Bank distributed food for 6,500 children. Yet despite the hardship of families in the three counties the Food Bank serves, Dutton Dut-ton said those in poverty are largely resourceful and self-reliant. self-reliant. Though 16 percent of Utah County residents about 63,000 are living in poverty, she said, the Food Bank only aids a fraction of them. "They're resilient because we only see 20,000," she said. "That says a lot about people and their ability to survive on a low income." To make a food donation, bring canned and non-perishable food items to a local food drive or the Provo food pantry at 815 S. Freedom Blvd. To make a monetary donation dona-tion or for more information about the Food Bank and other oth-er services offered by Community Com-munity Action Services, call 373-8200 or online at www. communityactionprovo.org. bomb scare person called Provo dispatch and said he had placed explosives throughout Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, adding they would detonate according to a time frame, UVRMC spokeswoman Janet Frank said. Police informed the hospital, Frank said, and called in the county bomb squad. As soon as the police notified the hospital, the staff was informed and they began to do a sweep of the building, looking for anything suspicious, she said. Nothing turned up. & online. qVERHEARD IN OR Just this week Orem was ranked the 12th safest city in America based on 2005 violent crime statistics. What do you think of the ranking? What do you think accounts for it? " "HI P, . n,,S I .X xi IaI iL 2 ..2l I ?,- -fmJ --m "I don't know what accounts for it but I'm happy to be here. It ought to be higher than that." I John Bryner - ; - i - "I think that's great. I do think Orem has good low gang-kind of crimes. ... For really violent kind of crimes I think Orem does a really good job. There's a lot of focus on families." I Rachel Karlinsey "I feel it's probably police officers. The officers I know seem to really care about people and that shows in the ranking." t Sid Hayward to www.heraldextra.com yellowpages Oyw 24 Years jfife, rqwn It r "i j vj 7 r- " lr I new Title Loans on ATVs, Cars, Motorcycles Jmeirv Downs -Roto) GootSrtvw Hh 'MmMe Jwry Compute Name Brand Tools 444 W. Center Provo 374-8076 HOURS 9am-6pm M-F Sat 9am-3pm "I think it has something to say about parents trying to teach their children. ... It's nice having these polls to see we're doing something. It creates a feeling of security and peace that parents, teachers, youth leaders and role models are making a difference." I Kristie Payne "I think it's a good reflection reflec-tion on the community and it clearly represents people's big attraction to the community." I Stephen Babb "If you can't be safe in Orem I don't know where in the world you can be safe. I think 12th is kind of low." I June Waite 280 S 400 I in Onm (801) 22VJ0J8 Sunday Morning Worship at 1 1:00am Oram High School Auditorium (across street from church) This Week's Message: "How God Looks at Our Giving" Wmlir khool for (Mditti.Mi and Mulls it 9:)0 am ' frtm.r ir- Christ ' LVANGLliCAl heraldextra.com 2mUjHcrato :opy |