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Show J BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM. AND VINEYARD IMl EDITION JHURSDa 50 CENTS a SCHOOLS: Students shop at box top store TOWN HALL: Two die in accidents this week SPORTS: Where are they now, fall 2007 r,-: BUSINESS GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN Seniors hoist Jolly Roger over Seville Residents celebrate Active Aging Week Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF Residents at the Seville retirement retire-ment center may be sporting an eye-patch, a hook for a hand, or a rusty sabre this week, but it's not because they've started a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan club or are getting a jump on Halloween. It's Active Aging Week at the Seville, seven days of events and activities aimed at emphasizing healthy living, being involved and exercising. With Sept. 19 being "International "Interna-tional Talk Like a Pirate Day," the managers decided to keep things fun by giving the Active Aging Week a distinctly scal-liwagging-corsair feel. Jolly Roger flags adorn the building, the soundtrack from "Pirates of Penzance" can be heard playing play-ing throughout the residence, "captains" armed with hats and badges on each floor help manage activities, and a large cache of pirate booty rubies, pearls, and gold in the form of colored helium-filled balloons hangs o'er the spacious lobby. Cheryl Nyman, who manages the Seville with husband Greg, said a major sea battle is slated for Thursday between two opposing oppos-ing pirate ships and winners will be the ones who secure the biggest big-gest amount of loot in their lockers lock-ers when the balloons drop. "It's to inspire and encourage residents to be more active physically, physi-cally, mentally, and socially," she said. Daily walking excursions are planned at scenic locales around the valley, guest medical experts will be providing helpful hints and information, and each participant will wear a pedometer to record their daily walking mileage. Top steppers and winners of trivia See AGING, Page 2 UK r? aef MICHAEL RIGERTNorth County Hilda Adams, 91, is decked out in pirate garb at the Seville retirement residence in Orem Tuesday for a week-long health and fitness program themed "Treasure Hunt for Health.'' RIDING TO REMEMBER I 'mt X -.. Tr.r A m. r"i -vIe. '"teat lr..iai ; ' ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald Doves fly out of a box tolhonor 120 Utah police officers who have been killed in the line of duty Sept. 23 at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City. A flag for each officer who died lined a field next to the Capitol building. Orem police, survivors support state memorial to fallen officers Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF he state is moving forward with plans to erect a memorial to Utah law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and there are several sev-eral Orem ties to that effort. A massive motorcycle ride and fundraiser was held Sunday with at least a thousand bikers and police officers partici pating from all over the state as they rode in convoy from Thanksgiving Point to the State Capitol. A special ceremony lead by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was held on the west lawn of capitol where the estimated $1.2 million mil-lion Utah Law Enforcement Memorial will be completed some time next year. Orem police Sgt. Clarke Christensen is president-elect of the Utah Peace Officers Association and president of the nonprofit organization tasked with making the Memo rial a reality. He said the Memorial has the full backing of the governor, Attorney General Mark Shurtlef f , and the State Legislature that appropriated the property and $500,000 toward to-ward the project. Christensen said Sunday he was "very appreciative" ap-preciative" of the generosity of bikers, police officers and Utahns for opening their hearts See MEMORIAL, Page 3 Orem woman honored for making a difference Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Orem's Jody Renstrom is about to be honored with an award that she helped initiate the "Women Making a Difference" recognition given annually by the Women's Division of the Provo Orem Chamber of Commerce to a woman who has made significant contributions to the community. The presentation will be made Friday at the Aura of Autumn luncheon and fashion show at the Sorensen Student Center on the Utah Valley State College campus. "I'm just so surprised," said Renstrom. "I think it's really sweet, and I'm very honored." Renstrom is the founder and owner of Valley Center Playhouse Play-house now located in Lindon. The business has been a fixture in the Utah Valley arts community for 32 years. She is also a producer, pro-ducer, director, actress, teacher, playwright, composer, wife, mother of seven, and grandmother grandmoth-er of 16. "She has done more in her lifetime," life-time," exclaimed daughter Julie Day, of Alpine. "I think it would take three or four people to do as much. And she uses her talents in a way to bless other people's lives ... One thing I have loved, my mom wanted to have good entertainment the whole family could come to and enjoy. It's one of her passions." "Jody's wonderful. We are excited to have her be the person honored this year," said Don-alda Don-alda De Adder, president of the See HONORED, Page 3 Community Briefing , ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK SHURTLEFF TO HAVE SECOND SURGERY AFTER MOTORCYCLE MISHAP IN OREM - Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff broke his leg in at least seven places in an Orem motorcycle accident and was expected to have a second operation later this week, a spokesman said earlier this week. Shurtleff was injured Saturday when the motorcycle motor-cycle he was driving hit a patch of gravel. His left foot twisted when the Harley-Davidson fell. Shurtleff 's leg was fractured in multiple places from the thigh down to the shin, according to the Associated Press. Shurtleff had surgery late Saturday at University Hospital and was resting Sunday. Doctors planned a second operation for later in the week once the swelling swell-ing subsided. Shurtleff was preparing for "Fall Ride For Fallen Officers," a charity ride for the Utah Law Enforcement Enforce-ment Memorial Foundation. He helped plan the event, which raised money to build a memorial at the Capitol for law enforcement officers who were killed while on duty. UDOT 800 NORTH RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE Crews paved the northwest quadrant of State and 800 North Sept. 21, and all north-south lanes along State Street should be reopened. Left turns in both directions di-rections along State will be allowed from State Street onto 800 North. Left turns from 800 North onto State Street will remain restricted in order to keep east-west traffic moving. Paving between State and 400 West will begin late this week. At the 400 West intersection, Questar Gas work iscomplete. UDOT crews will now begin water line installation at this location, which is expected to last through this week, with signal work to follow. Please continue to expect restrictions on the south side of this intersection. At 400 West to State Street, curb and gutter is now installed. Paving will begin mid- to late-week and will last 3 to 4 days. Please watch for access shifts in this area. The 400 East intersection on the north side of 800 North should be reopened by today. Future paving operations op-erations will require a closure to this intersection again in several weeks. Please watch the updates so you can anticipate the re-closure. From 400 East to 700 East, crews have begurfto place curb and gutter. Excavation and preparation for asphalt continues. While lanes have shifted in this area, crews plan to maintain two lanes in each direction. direc-tion. Most of the sound wall on the north side of 800 North is now installed. A few areas remain for installation installa-tion as various property and utility issues are resolved. Wall painting and other finish work will begin next week on installed sections. Questar work is now complete at 1100 East, 800 East, and in State Street for the time being. Questar crews will return to 1100 East once the irrigation season sea-son ends for line installation completion. Questar will also continue to coordinate with UDOT on various util ity relocations as needed during the project. OUTSTANDING OREM YOUTH VOLUNTEER HONORED - Chelsea Gould, a graduate of Orem High School and youthnedical mission volunteer with Operation Smile, was honored Sept. 10 in South Jordan by the Utah Commission on Volunteers and the Utah Department of Community and Culture. Gould, Utah's Young Humanitarian for 2007, was t among two students honored for what they did on their summer vacations, receiving the National 2007 Summer of Service Award. She served a humanitarian mission to Guadalajara, Mexico, with Operation Smile, was the president of Orem High's Operation Smile student organization, and participated in service work with her grandmother in Nairobi, Kenya. PROCLAMATION ON COMMUNITY ACTION WEEK A proclamation designating Oct. 1-5 as "Community Action Week: Celebrating Self-Reliance" was approved by Mayor Jerry Washburn and the Orem City Council Sept. 25. The proclamation recognizes the efforts of Community Commu-nity Action Services and Food Bank, and its 40 years of service to the community. All residents are encouraged to show their support for the organization by wearing an orange ribbon and doing "at least one tfling to build self-reliance" during the week. Qllll 6 ",B61055"0005 mm mm WMill u ' A W V .m . t. , 1 V I 'Jta. Eal 1 U la -ADplDil(2 CREDIT UNION GET STARTED IB5I ... : i V4 |