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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM A ' ' 1 M F Y A R D 1 1 i 1 A S4 ' J on imes EDITION THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 50 CENTS 3 Ureml SCHOOLS: Cherry Hill kids experience handcarts TOWN HALL: 'Fablehaven' author slops in Orem SPORTS: If soccer, limp, baseball win openers BUSINESS r vJ ROGERS VACUUM TO GET NEW DIGS y Ewrary top oiio irnfls ASHLEY FRANSCELL 'Daily HeraW Megan Guenter, a conservation horticulturist at Central Utah Gardens, puts plant nameplates in one of many of the gardens at Central Utah Gardens Friday in Orem. The gardens open to the public on today. Water-sawy gardens in Orem sure to grow on guests Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF new school is opening this week i Orem, only it's not the 1 kind with desks, chalkboards CJ and overhead projectors but 1 one aimed at gardeners, hom-U hom-U u eowners and those looking to slow the flow of one the state's most precious pre-cious resources. Part educational, part pure fun, the new $1.4 million Central Utah Gardens at 355 W. University Parkway in Orem is a project of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Dis-trict, said Chris Finlinson, the district's governmental affairs director. Funded primarily through the district, the Gardens opened for the first time today. First conceptualized 15 years ago, the 2.5-acre Gardens feature a cornucopia of garden styles and designs with nearly 250 plant species in a series of sunny and shady demonstration areas. Displays contrast traditional versus water-efficient landscapes and include everything from ornamental flower and ornamental grass gardens to examples of vegetable gardens and orchard spreads. Visitors can try out an interactive water irrigation demonstration that illustrates how different types of sprinklers and sprinkler sprin-kler heads provide coverage for vailing applications. One of the missions of the Gardens is to educate the public about the numerous ways to combine water-efficient landscaping landscap-ing and aesthetics in gardens and property, said Gardens conservation horticulturist Megan Guenter. The Gardens are meant to dispel the misperception that water-wise planting and gardens means you have to sacrifice beauty for conservation. "People imagine cactus and gravel and get scared," Guenter said. "With the right color combinations and styles, it can be really re-ally unique and diverse " Whether the term is xeriscaping, See GARDEN, Page 2 Miss Orem contestants look to 'Inspire Harmony Reva Bowen Thirteen young women are set to compete in the Miss Orem Scholarship Pageant this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State Street. The event kx)ks to be a sell-out, said pageant director Kimberly Harris, but for last -minute ticket information, Harris may be contacted con-tacted at ,318-8513. "Inspire Harmony" is the theme for the evening, and a tip of the hat to the reigning Miss Orem, Ashley Boulter, whose talent as a violinist will be on display Saturday. Sat-urday. Boulter will no.v go on to represent the city in the Miss Utah pageant June 24-2!) at the Capitol Theater. Highlights of Boulter's reign, she said, have included participation participa-tion in last year's Summerfest events; visiting elementary schools to encourage the students to be "the test they can be"; and planning and carrying out the recent re-cent concert that raised funds for music programs in local schools. "I would just say, being able to represent the City of Orem has been the greatest honor," Boulter said. "I've just loved it. I'm kind of sad to be giving it up, but I'm excited for the next girl who will have the opportunity." Page 2 complete list profiles of girls competing Briefing MEMBERS OF THE UTAH ARMY NATIONAL GUARD'S 19TH SPECIAL SPE-CIAL FORCES GROUP RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT - Approxi-mately Approxi-mately 100 soldiers of First Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah National Guard, returned to Utah from service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Friday, May 11. The 1-19th (1st of the 19th) deployed in the summer of 2006 and provided 'training and support to Filipino military forces in combating terrorist activities in various locations throughout the Philippines. Several of the returning soldiers reside re-side in Orem and cities in Utah County. INTERSTATE 15 UDOT CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUC-TION ADVISORY - Between May 18 20, the on and off-ramps at 1600 North interchange in Orem will be temporarily closed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. for paving operations. Crews will close one ramp at a time. Motorists will need to use the 800 North interchange as an alternate. Travel delays should be minimal. On Monday, May 21, the southbound off-ramp and northbound on-ramp at 800 North in Orem will be temporarily closed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. for paving operations. Crews will close one ramp at a time. Motorists will need to use the 1600 North interchange as an alternate. Travel delays should be minimal. UDOT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR 800 NORTH PROJECT - As part of the 800 North widening project in Orem, UDOT permanently closed access ac-cess to 800 North from 50 West and 350 East on Tuesday. Motorists needing to access residences on 50 West will need to use 100 West or Main Street. Those needing to access residences on 350 East will need to use 300 East or 400 East. Through Friday, 200 East will be closed temporarily for pipeline installation. instal-lation. Motorists needing to access this area will need to use 75 East to 1200 North or 300 East to 1000 North as alternates. al-ternates. For the latest project information, informa-tion, visit: www.udot.utah.gov orem800north. BENEFIT CONCERT AT SCERA OUTDOOR SHELL TO HELP UTAH VETERANS SEE NAT'L WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL - Our Unsung Heroes, the organization responsible for sending 120 Utah World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the National World War II Memorial May 18-20, has lined up a special May 26 concert at the SCERA Outdoor Shell in Orem to help fund the trip "The Price of Freedom" is a musical presentation composed by Rob Gardner that portrays young men going off to battle during the war and the mothers, wives and sweethearts they left behind. Portrayed through music and letters written between actual families during the war, the concert features a choir, orchestra or-chestra and soloists that will transport the audience back to a time when the world was at war and great sacrifices made. The concert is Saturday, May 26, at the Orem SCERA Outdoor Shell. A pre-show pre-show starts at 7 p.m. and "The Price of Freedom" begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 that night. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 386-5102 or 773-1561. OREM OWL2 ISSUE READING CHALLENGE TO UTAH COUNTY SCHOOLS - Orem's own minor league baseball team, the Orem Owlz, have distributed 70,000 bookmarks to elementary schools across Utah County in an effort to encourage literacy among children. The bookmarks are intended to reward re-ward students with free and discounted coupons for their reading efforts. Par ents or a teacher can validate the bookmarks book-marks after reading by signing them. Discounts on the bookmarks include savings for SuperCuts, Subway, Bajio Mexican Grill, Nickelcade Fun Center in Orem and tickets to Owlz baseball games. 61055 00050" NCUA ,ltl n,Vl'fcTffCTlPtnllwilH .ifin h jSilional ratp Information 'Open to all Utah County RdidPnH ! jnVfil Mm Copy |