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Show I Thursday, November 1, 2007 OREM TIMES Page 3 ii Mm I'wwtigawl NEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED Watkins Awards honor individuals, businesses across Grace Leong DAILY HERALD Les Campbell, a member of the Orem City Council, and his wife, Linda, were pleasantly surprised when they discovered discov-ered they were to receive the Arthur V. Watkins Outstanding Outstand-ing Citizens Award for 2007. But their joy turned to pride when they found one of Les's former students, Tom Mac-donald, Mac-donald, was also honored as Businessman of the Year at the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce's Com-merce's annual Watkins business busi-ness and public service awards ceremony on Oct. 25. "He really does deserve that award," said Les Campbell of Macdonald, who was his former for-mer seminary student at Orem High School. "I've also been on the Commission for Economic Development board with him, and he has a very bright mind and a quick delightful sense of humor. Maybe that's what got him into trouble with me." Campbell, who has taught Candidates Continued from Page 1 adequate fire and police protection, protec-tion, improved recreational facilities fa-cilities and sports fields, affordable afford-able housing, and a healthy environment. He supports the expansion of arts, cultural programs and special spe-cial events and is a strong advocate ad-vocate for preventative health measures. Bergen believes meaningful public discourse is an integral part of the community commu-nity government process. Melanie Dean Dean is excited for the transformation trans-formation that is about to take place in Vineyard and wants to be a part of that process. "Having spent much of my childhood child-hood in Vineyard, Vine-yard, as well as the last three years, I've grown to love it here and would like to have ; the opportunity to help our 1 1 intimate farming community grow gracefully into a beautiful beauti-ful city," she said. ' A member of Vineyard's Planning Commission, Dean also serves on the commission's commis-sion's Homestead Design Re view Committee. ? She said her abilities to plan, be patient, be persistent, and solving differences of opinion 399 E. State St. Pleant Grove Marc Haddock 443-3268 North County Editor mhaddockheraldextra.com Cathy Allred 443-3262 Lehi, Saratoga Springs, PI. Grove callredheraldextra.com. Barbara Christiansen 443-3264 American Fork, Alpine, Cedar Hills bchristiansenheraldextra.com Mike Rigert 443-3265 Orem, Vineyard mrigertheraldextra.com Beky Beaton 443-3267 Sports . bbeatonheraldextra.com rvm.hiii.iL. Josh Walker 443-3260 Advertising Account Executive jwalkerheraldextra.com Volume 134 V s NorthGounty NEWSPAPERS ' Orem Times Daily Herald Edition. USPS 411-700, a weekly newspaper published al 399 E State St.. Pleasant Grove. Utah 84063. Periodicals postage paid at Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 and at additional mailing offices Poetmaeter: Send address changes to Orem Times, PO. Box 65, Orem, Utah 84059-0065 Publish) Thursdays by Lee Publications, which is a division of Lee Enterprises. Inc. Member: Audit Bureau of Circulations GOMjB mnfiv YOUR ONLINE SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS more than 5,000 students in his teaching career of more than 40 years at Orem schools including Mountain View High, Orem High and Orem Junior, recalled he once threw Macdonald out of his seminary class for misbehavior. "He was 14 years old then. We laugh about it now," Campbell Camp-bell said. The public service awards are named for Sen. Arthur V. Watkins and honor local business busi-ness owners and community leaders. Watkins, who was elected a district judge in 1928, served as U.S. senator for Utah for 12 years. He was instrumental instru-mental in securing funding for the Central Utah Project, which brought water to the Wasatch Front. He was a Utah County resident for much of his life and played a key role in establishing estab-lishing the SCERA Center. XANGO, a Lehi nutritional supplement maker, receive this year's Business of the Year accolades. ac-colades. Established in 2002, the company claims to be the first in a fair and equitable fashion are important skills to have as a member of the Town Council. Having lived in different cities cit-ies throughout the Northwest, she has been able to witness the effects of organized, future-looking future-looking community planning. "Among these different locations I've witnessed the wonderful appeal of a community com-munity with proper planning as opposed to the devastating effects of those that developed in a chaotic fashion and want to help our area mature into a safe haven with endearing appeal," ap-peal," she said. Dean wants to be able to provide well-planned and maintained parks, walking paths and trails essential in promoting the health and well being of the citizens, as well as a mosquito abatement plan. Having proper police and fire protection in place are also key factors, as well as community activities and clean ups, helping help-ing to promote public health. Dean also believes public libraries li-braries are vital to community literacy. "Literacy is important in remembering the past and I would like to open a public library here and join in a relationship with the library systems of Orem and Provo, as well as other communities in the Valley," she said. She values Vineyard's history histo-ry and wants to help preserve that heritage for future generations genera-tions to enjoy. Sean Fernandez Phone: 756-7669 Fax: 756-5274 DAILY HERALD PUBLIBHIMO OO. 3 Jennette Esplin 756-7669 Office Manager Julia Fullmer 344 2570 Project Coordinator, DesignerCopy Editor Megan Carleton 344 -2570 DesignerCopy Editor Ashley Franscell 344 -2585 Photographer Issue 94 company to market a mango-steen mango-steen beverage, XanGo Juice. This year's Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte "Char" Garn, chief operating officer of Shade Clothing, stepped down last month but remains heavily involved in the apparel company, compa-ny, assisting with marketing, the Personal Shopper program, and other projects. Business Woman of the Year honors go to Cynthia Gambill, who along with her husband, Tyler, opened Remedez Hair-Spa Hair-Spa with 12 workers in 2002. Remedez was awarded The Best of State Award for four straight years; and the national Salon 200 Award. Copper Exclusive, an Orem-based, Orem-based, handcrafted copper roofing business founded by Erno Ovari, a native of Gyula, Hungary, with 22 years of copper cop-per crafting experience in Europe Eu-rope was named Home Based Business of the Year. Ovari and his wife, Christina, married last December, have combined their talents and experience to create Fernandez, a current member mem-ber of the Town Council, said he has a strong passion for the Vineyard area and has enjoyed being a part of its ongoing ongo-ing growth and preservation. preser-vation. Asa councilman, Fernandez said he has had the opportunity op-portunity to "ensure public safety, promote quality development, support economic stability and growth and preserve our historic his-toric heritage." As a member of the Council, he is over public utilities and computer systems. He feels it is important to protect Vineyard's small-town atmosphere. "(It's) something I had never been accustomed to growing grow-ing up is the suburbs of West Valley City," he said. "Once I witnessed this way of life for -myself, I was hooked. I fell in love with a way of life that I . currently try to protect as a community leader." Although there will be developments in Vineyard, -Fernandez said he wants to f enhance the way of life, and ' create a historical center and committee to preserve some 6f the history and heritage of ttijfe area. He said he would do this "by supporting development that will provide a range of recreational facilities serving an active population, such as parks, (an) aquatics and fitness JU She's somebody else's gave my baby away this weekend. Baby. That's what my mother called me until Twas 30 years old. Her baby. Even though I had stopped being a baby decades before, I remained her baby, the youngest of her three sons. Moms are just like that, aren't they? I guess I've been like that with my youngest daughter, as well. So it was a bit of a shock when she told me a few months ago that she was in love, and that her boyfriend boy-friend intended to pay me a visit to ask for her hand. That sounds old-fashioned, but she made it clear that I'd best say yes, because she was getting married either way, so it wasn't so old-fashioned after all, was it? These are defining moments. They say your life flashes before you in the instant before death, although I'm not sure how anyone knows that. But I do know that flashes of your past visit you after a daughter says she is going to get married. ' v And so in the last few months I've involuntarily involun-tarily visited many of the moments I shared with Laurea v Moments like marching into a priesthood meeting packing the baby in a bundle, getting a smile from Lane Whittaker because, after all, this was my sixth child, and I probably looked a little silly packing around just one more. Or packing a 2- or 3-year-old Lauren into the child's seat on my bicycle for a quick ride, only to bring her home fast asleep, even though the ride couldn't have been that comfortable. com-fortable. Or running behind her as she learned to ride a bike by herself just after she had turned 7, and decided it was high time she master the two-wheeler. Or coming home to a house with Littlest Pets scattered from one end to the other, so many that you couldn't make a step without risking stepping on a tiny mouse with a pointy nose that would leave a mark on your foot for a day. Copper Exclusive. The Small Business of the Year award went to The Mending Shed's Craig Palmer, founder of the Orem-based appliance repair and parts company. Palmer and his wife, Ellen, opened The Mending Shed as newlyweds in June 1971 with an initial investment of about $500. William A. Sederburg, president presi-dent of Utah Valley State College, Col-lege, was the recipient of this year's Business Education Partnership Part-nership Award. Federal, state and school programs for under-represented under-represented populations have been emphasized, and the UVSC student internship program has grown significantly under Sederburg. His leadership has fostered many positive initiatives initia-tives at UVSC, most recently the approval of the change of status to Utah Valley University. The Watkins Lifetime Community Com-munity Service Award went to Delance W. Squire, founder of Squire Co. A past recipient of the Watkins' Outstanding Citi center, (and) pedestrian, equestrian, eques-trian, and cycling trails." He also said he will work to preserve the natural resources in Vineyard such as Utah Lake, natural terrain, wetlands, wildlife wild-life habitat, and air quality. Fair play is important to Fernandez. Fer-nandez. He said he makes sure everyone is treated fairly and equally, and that everyone is allowed to have a voice in the decisions of the community. "It has always been my goal and conviction to work problems out so that all parties par-ties involved feel like they are treated fairly," he said. He added that "success of our community is based on our ability to build relations with adjacent municipalities," and said it is important to work well with them. Nathan Riley Riley, also a member of the Town Council, said he wants Vineyard "to take itsjalace as able commu-. nity in Utah : County." As a member mem-ber of the council, Riley serves as the town treasurer trea-surer and is over the Youth Coun cil and serves as a board member pf the Utah Lake Commission. i ' He said the town is going to see significant changes from residential gr6wth to Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN al Utah Valley zen of the Year award. Squire served as Orem's mayor for four years from 1982 through 1985. He's also served as president of the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce and the Orem Kiwanis Club. The Outstanding Chamber Service Award was presented to Delynn Rodeback, a customer custom-er and community manager for Rocky Mountain Power in central and eastern Utah. She is also a member of SCERA's board of directors. Don A. Christiansen, general manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District since May 1985, received the Environmental Quality Award. He was the driving force behind the passage of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992. The Business Beaut if icat ion Award honors went to Orem Family Dental. James Call became interested in a dental career after serving an LDS mission mis-sion in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he noticed many people couldn't afford dental care. developments on the former Geneva Steel property. Riley encourages strong economic development and at the same time, wants to ensure that developers de-velopers follow through with the promises and commitments they make to the community. Those commitments include open space, improvements, heritage preservation, and infrastructure. in-frastructure. Riley said there are tremendous tremen-dous assets in Vineyard that should be used to create a place everyone can be proud of. "Some of the assets that Vineyard has are the lake front, easy access to several freeway points, some of the best economic development land in the county, future light and commuter rail, and views and access to Provo Canyon," he said. "We need to make sure that we protect and utilize these resources." Riley said some of the most attractive property in Vineyard is the lake shore, acreage that needs to stay open to the public. "I have strong feelings about t he preserv at ion of t he Ut ah Lake shoreline," he said. "If we ' don't protect it for all of the public, it will be purchased just for private use. If we allow 411 of this shoreline to be sold foj; ( residential development we , forever lose access for future ' generations." The incumbent believes he has been "a wise steward" ? while serving on the Vineyard Town Council and wants tdr ' continue to look out for the best interests of residents and the town. baby now Or going to an elementary school production of "Two Gentlemen of Verona," when she crackedup the whole audience with one well-delivered line. i And I can't forget going fa the high school assembly whereVie ' was to receive an award anoffind-ing anoffind-ing out that she had skippfd the assembly. ( ' That's Lauren. Pretty much determined deter-mined to do things her own way. Saturday's wedding ceremony was no different. Her wedding gown, cut to show off her tattoos, featured a purple sash and purple shoes, while the groom wore purple sneakers. His jewelry also conformed con-formed with the purple motif, as did hers. She hadn't felt a need for a wedding rehearsal, re-hearsal, so as she and I made the short walk from the changing building to the wedding chapel, she filled me in on what I was expected expect-ed to do. And I did it. As we followed her 7- and 5-year-old nieces flower girls down the aisle of the small wedding wed-ding chapel filled with family and friends, we realized that she had forgotten her bouquet, leaving it in the small building where she had changed into her gown. But since it was too late to make any difference, we just pretended like it didn't matter. And it really didn't. As instructed, I handed her off to her new husband, and then stood back and shed a few tears while Judge Lynn Davis made it official. There was more, of course. We took photos, pho-tos, and then gathered to eat and talk. It had been a while since all of Lauren's sisters and her brother had been together. Add in aunts and uncles, grandparents and neighbors, and we haven't had so many family members gathered in one place since the last wedding. But all that was anticlimactic, a wind down from the moment of handing your daughter over to another man. Except in your heart, where you refuse to accept the fact that your youngest child has grown up. In there, she'll always be your baby. Board Continued from Page I nation on Oct. 20 and board members accepted the resignation resig-nation that night. The school board has noticed the vacancy of Forsyth's District 7 school board seat and is accepting letters of intent and resumes from individuals who live in that area (roughly the boundaries of Orem High School) interested in serving on an interim basis. Applications Applica-tions should be addressed to Board of Education President Presi-dent Deborah C. Taylor, Alpine School District, 575 N. 100 F.ast, American Fork, 8400.1 The letter of intent must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. Hi. The board will make a decision on an appointed board member at its Dec. 11 meeting. The seat will be o)en again in the November 2008 election. elec-tion. During that same election, elec-tion, the Alpine board seats of Taylor and Guy Fugal will also be on the ballot. Information on the duties, commitments and expectations expecta-tions of Alpine sch(xl board members is located on the district Web site at www. alpine. al-pine. k 12.ut.usasdboard. "We have, as a board, outlined a Code of Conduct, things we feel that are really important, that we will really be looking for" in the applications," applica-tions," Taylor said. Campbell Continued from Page I and Recreation Fnrichment (CARF) tax. "The CARE tax will benefit bene-fit recreation and the cultural arts for eight years," Linda Campbell said. "People will be amazed." As the City Council liaison to Orem's Heritage Commission, Commis-sion, Les Campbell joined forces with the late Leah Johnson, then a commission member, to promote the , dream of a veterans' memorial memo-rial a dream that is now a reality in the Orem City Cemetery. "We would not have been successful in anything we've done, without the support of people," Linda Campbell said. "You just cannot do these things without it. We appreciate appre-ciate all of those who have been so supportive. This is a special honor for us." The.Campbells came to Orem in 1970 as, in their words, ''naive newlyweds." "I tell people I was raised in Shelley, Idaho," said I,es Campbell, "but I 'grew up' in Orem." "What a great place to live," Linda Campbell said of the city: "I encourage people to get jnvolved in a positive way. There Ls the library, activities, and sports. I can't think of a place where I would rather have raised my kids." The couple are the parents of five children (one de- ceased), and grandparents of seven. In addition, they have had 27 foster children in their home t hrough t he years. Linda Campbell is the Orem Park Neighborh'xxl chairwoman chair-woman in the city's Neighborhoods Neigh-borhoods in Action (N1A) -program, a program that Les (Campbell said has been particularly par-ticularly valuable and effective effec-tive in the city, along with the Public Safety Department's NeighborhcxxJ Preservation Unit (NPU), which deals with code enforcement. "Lots of good things have happened with the NIA," Les Campbell said, "but not everything. There is timing, and there is expense. Orem has had people from all over the country look at our NPU, and try to model it." Both of the Campbells have had the experience of writing for local newspapers Les covering Mountain View High School for the Orem-Geneva Times, and Linda writing for the Utah County Journal. "I loved the Journal," Linda Lin-da Campbell stated. "It was absolutely one of the funnest jobs I ever had." In his retirement, Les Campbell keeps busy with church service, caring for grandchildren, and pursuing his hobby of collecting wood from all over the world some 1,200 species and making it into art objects. "I wasn't going to let him retire without a hobby," Linda Campbell laughed. "(The Campbells) are jewels of our community," said Washburn, "and they deserve the award." I Copy |