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Show OREM TIMES Page 3 N'EWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED Hale Thursday, November 15, 2007 Foam Humfe flo Janice J'eterson DAILY HERALD Don Peterson, an 82-year-old piano tuner, has hit a stumbling stum-bling block in his business, Peterson Piano Service. After tuning a piano in a home near 1 190 East and 1040 South in Orem last Wednesday, Wednes-day, Peterson loaded some tools into his car and drove aay, leaving his tuning kit on the side of the road. The kit containing a tuner, tuning hammers and various others tools, is expensive ($2,500), and tujiing pianos is his only means of income. He said he didn't realize his kj was missing until he arrived ar-rived home in Highland, 20 mjnutes away from where he left the kit. When he returned tothe site, the tools were gone. Peterson said he doesn't know what might have happened hap-pened to his tools. The tools are so) unique a pawn shop would not know what they are to sell thfem. 'They open it, they say 'What is this?' " Peterson said. "H wouldn't do anyone any gaod. They couldn't sell it anywhere." any-where." 800 North Continued from Page 1 Temple Motors, 785 North 100 West, who said he was representing himself and other business owners particularly particu-larly those along the south side of the street. "Mom and Pop operations like mine cannot survive this unless something is changed." Temple said he has surveyed sur-veyed other business owners, and found that volumes are SCERA Continued from Page 1 four props rooms, a spacious area for SCERA s thousands of costumes and costume accessories, acces-sories, and a wood and metal shop to construct new set piecr es and stage props and recycle used ones for future use. Robertson said the new facilities facili-ties have opened up space at the main complex for youth theater and education programs and halve allowed SCERA costume 396 E. 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Member: Audit Bureau of Circulations IhaBflllffiflEUiin YOUR ONLINE SOURCE When he spoke to residents in the neighborhood where the tools were lost, some told Peterson Peter-son they had seen the box on the ground, and crews from Orem City had been working nearby. He called the city to find out whether crews had accidentally picked up an extra tool box, but no one remembered seeing it. The tool set will not be easy to replace. Aside from the cost of the objects, some tools are unique to their tuner. Some tuners like their tools a certain way, and hand craft them to their own specifications. Orem police Lt. Doug Edwards Ed-wards said police are hoping that the person who has the items will take them to the police. Police are assuming the items are lost, and are not concerned with who returns them. The main concern is to return the tools to their owner, Edwards said. To contact Orem police about the tools, call 229-7070. OREM BRIEFS School District talks construc down at least 35 percent at the Maverik service station, and down one-half to two-thirds at other commercial enterprises creating "a precarious economic econom-ic situation." "We need five to ten people a day to come on the (motor home and car) lot ... We are blessed if we see one a day now, and there have been none the last two weeks," Temple said the construction's impact to his business. Challenges faced by 800 North businesses, he said, managers and set builders to assist,Orem schools with equip- s: meritf or tiieir own productions. . It's also added more than 100 additional overflow parking stalls for events. ;: "We're so grateful to the Noorda family and so many in the community who support the arts," he said. Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn Wash-burn said the new facility, formerly a business and before that a section of the shop facilities fa-cilities of Lincoln Junior High School, which he attended, Phone:756-7669 Fax:756-5274 DAILY HERALD PUBLISHING CO. QuOS 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 96 FOR LOCAL NEWS tion Representatives of Alpine Al-pine School District had good news for members of the Orem City Council in a joint meeting held Nov. 7 at the Orem City Center. "In construction meetings with the contractor and architect, archi-tect, we have found a way to do (the Orem High School reconstruction re-construction project) all within 18 months or two years," said Rob Smith, Alpine School District's Dis-trict's business manager. The new reconstruction plan replaces one that would have had the work done in phases, and would have taken an estimated esti-mated three years. Smith said the work is scheduled sched-uled to begin in the spring. One key to the new plan is that welding students from Orem High will be bused to Mountain View High School for their classes. The students at both schools already have the same teacher, Smith explained, ex-plained, and the change will allow workers to tear down the shop area and move more quickly on the project. Commission vacancies With four vacancies on its Beautification Advisory Com include the large electronic marquee signs placed at both ends of the reconstruction zone warning motorists to "avoid 800 North" and "expect delays." The business accesses created cre-ated for the project are inadequate, inad-equate, he said, and are complicated compli-cated by the fact that left-hand turns are illegal for east-west traffic, and signs denoting the accesses are too small for reasonable rea-sonable visibility. Temple asked if it would be possible for the city to take action ac-tion to temporarily allow signs brings back many memories. The new SCERA shops bolster the Orem community's ties to the arts and create an anchor for meaning and life's values, he said. "I compliment the SCERA Center for the many talented people that bring life to us with energy and talent," Washburn said. Yevon Romney, chairwoman chair-woman of the SCERA board, said for more than 50 years, the SCERA has been a major facet of cultural life in Orem. A Homeric football game 1 n ow mucn did Homer II II know about high school W I football? in Maybe a lot more than one might give the old poet credit for. This thought came to me Friday night as I watched the American Fork Cavemen lose their chance to play for a state football championship champion-ship this weekend. American Fork was playing in the semifinals for the first time in 23 years. Twenty three years ago, I was walking the same sidelines at Rice-Eccles Rice-Eccles Stadium shooting that game for the newspaper. I don't take photos pho-tos at high school football games any more, but I thought it appropriate that I attend the game. I saw a lot of familiar faces in the crowd and enjoyed some pretty good football, all except ex-cept for that third quarter. And as I watched, I couldn't help but compare the action on the field with an audio book of the "Iliad" I became be-came interested after watching the 2004 movie "Troy," with Brad Pitt as Achilles. I had read the "Odyssey" many years ago, but had never read its companion piece, which I thought was the story of the Trojan War. I had asked a friend who has spent his life studying such things how the movie compared with the source material, the "Iliad" by Homer. "The only thing the movie got right," he told me, "was the color of the walls surrounding Troy." , So when the opportunity came to enlighten myself , I took it. It turns out the "Iliad" is not THE story of the Trojan War, but just a story of the Trojan War. It picks up in the 10th and final year of the siege of Troy by the Achaeans, who later became the Greeks. And it only lasted a few weeks, mostly focusing on one long, bloody, see-saw battle. The story of Helen running away with Paris is only mentioned as background. And when the epic poem is over, Achilles still lives, Troy is still unconquered, and nobody has said anything any-thing about building a wooden horse. And almost nothing happens as it does in the movie. But what does happen is very much like Friday Fri-day night's football game. S DlBSSflm mission and five on the Sum-merfest Sum-merfest Advisory Committee, Orem is looking for volunteers to fill the slots. Mayor Jerry Washburn said Tuesday that the city would like to have the vacancies filled by the Dec. 11 City Council meeting, and asked council members for their recommendations. recom-mendations. He extended an invitation to those in the audience audi-ence who might like to serve to make application. Heritage Advisory Commission Commis-sion report Bert Gividen, chairman of Orem's Heritage Advisory Commission, gave a report to the Orem City Council Coun-cil on Tuesday. Gividen said it has been five years since the Veterans Day and Memorial Day commemorations have been organized at the city cemetery, and the programs, which are planned by the Heritage Heri-tage Commission, are increasing increas-ing in popularity. , "It's starting to grow," Gividen said. "It's coming. In future years, I can see not having hav-ing a place to put everyone. I think we are now launched." Midtown Village assessments for the businesses signs that are not permitted under normal nor-mal circumstances. "The way it all looks now, it couldn't look any worse," he said. Temple suggested three specific spe-cific types of signs that might be used to help attract customers custom-ers ground level signs of all sorts, banners, and inflatables. "We have to do something or you're going to lose a whole lot of businesses on 8th North," he said, noting that there is no consolation in the fact that With the new prop and costume cos-tume shopsit will continue to be a "gem, a jewel in the community." com-munity." Robertson said people ask him if community theater still has a place in Orem. He points to the fact that hundreds of hopefuls turned out to audition for the SCERA's recent and highly successful production of "High School Musical." Debbie Bowman, SCERA's costume manager, said the new costume library contains 20,000 to 30,000 costumes and costume Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN I SI 5 that meandered to the east side of the field and then back to the west before he turned north for the score. It was the turning point in the war ... er, game. In the "Iliad," animal sacrifices to the gods were part of the preparation for warfare. The death of the pheasant during the game two-and-a-half weeks ago probably doesn't rise to that level but it's an interesting parallel. In the "Iliad," the outcome and much of the action is determined by the acts of the gods, who are involved in one way or another in almost every aspect of the warfare. Often, the gods appear as individuals familiar to the people involved in the battle. In ancient times they didn't wear striped shirts, but the comparison bares noting. At times Friday night it seemed to me that the Cavemen were being punished because of the bench-clearing brawl against Hunter the week before. They got penalties in the seemea quite petty. inem, ine victory went to me warrior ravorea by Zeus, not necessarily to the better warrior. Dishonor could come through cowardice, but not through losing a well-fought contest. That was certainly the case Friday. Neither team was dishonored, and the Cavemen never gave up. It may not have been a great game, but it was a classic one. adjusted Assessments to pay for Midtown Village's parking structure were adjusted ad-justed by vote of the Orem City Council on Tuesday. The Council approved assessments as-sessments on Sept. 25 that were based on 307 residential units and 220,000 square feet of commercial space. Since then, developer Larry Myler- modified the interior configuration configu-ration of the buildings to increase in-crease the residential units to 326 and reduce the commercial square footage to 205,000. The changes made it necessary neces-sary to reset the assessments to be paid by the residential and commercial unit owners. City Attorney Paul Johnson said Myler had agreed to pay the costs incurred by the city in making the changes. The new assessments are: $14,227 per residential unit for capital; $22.77 per square foot on commercial units for capital; capi-tal; $111.33 per residential unit for the first year of operation and maintenance; and $13.30 per square foot on commercial units for the first year of operation op-eration and maintenance. once the project is done, the road will be much better, because be-cause the businesses may be gone by then. "They need immediate relief," re-lief," said Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn. "Could we look at that and convene a special City Council meeting, if necessary, to take action? Every day is crucial." City manager Jim Reams said his staff would hold a meeting meet-ing Wednesday morning to "brainstorm," and would report back to Temple afterward. accessories in its inventory, including hundreds of vintage dresses, hats and coats. For any given musical or play, most costumes are pulled from the collection with only a few being custom made by staff for lead roles. At Halloween, Bowman estimates the SCERA rented out 450 to 500 costumes. "Now that we're in here, we can actually organize what we have," she said. For information on upcoming upcom-ing events, call 225-ARTS or log on to www.scera.org. In the "Iliad," the momentum of the battle shifts wildly. Friday night, American Fork marched to an early score and played stifling defense in the opening half. Then, in the third quarter, Layton scored three unanswered touchdowns, touch-downs, as the Caveman defense seemed completely confounded. It was very Homeric. Heroic deeds are part of the ancient an-cient story. Friday night American Fork's Jake Murphy pulled down two spectacular catches on a single drive. Then, in the third quarter, the Layton quarterback made a highlight-reel worthy 40-plus yard run four tough personal foul first half some of the flags inegoas were angry. . f At the end of each IndSviducriTrf quence in the "Iliad," and there aremahy fcrv Continued from Page 1 the development's future lifestyle-oriented West Wing. Rob Storey, Midtown Village's Vil-lage's director of marketing and business development, said developers are acquiring a temporary certificate of occupancy oc-cupancy for the South Wing which means they've met all the technical requirements to open the building for business. busi-ness. The south parking lot is completed and the public will be given tours of condominiums condomini-ums in the South Tower's third and sixth floors during Friday's open house, he said. Owners may begin moving in to their condos by the first or second week of December. Decem-ber. "It's looking good that we'll be able to make it," Storey Sto-rey said of preparations for Friday's open house "We'll be working right up until then." When finished, the 1.2 million mil-lion square-foot Midtown Village at 320 S. State Street will consist of six stories of retail, offices and residential residen-tial spaces in the South and North Wings, and restaurants, restau-rants, shops and entertainment entertain-ment venues below residential residen-tial units in the West Wing. The multi-story West Wing will also contain a European-style European-style shopping street including includ-ing a jeweler, bakery, choco-latier, choco-latier, wedding emporium, and a reception center. David Runnells, sales and marketing director for Mid-town Mid-town Village developer Tower Tow-er Development Services, said it's anticipated the North Tower will be completed by summer 2008 while the West Wing is 18 to 24 months out. "We've been behind schedule sched-ule for a long time," he said. "We anticipated opening (the South Wing) back in April and we've had construction construc-tion delays, but now we're ready." Second-floor office tenants Prudential real estate, Equity Title and Centurion Security are preparing to move into the South Tower, gourmet pizzeria Pizza 712 will open its doors Nov. 26, and busy Kneaders restaurant in north Orem is also planning to set up shop in the South Wing, Storey said. ; Anne Swenson, marketing director for Hale Center Theater The-ater Orem, said the newly nonprofit theater has been looking for a new home for years to allow greater access to its performances but didn't want to lose the intimacy of its audience-friendly theater-in-t he-round setting. The new theater will have more seating, seat-ing, storage and amenities, and theater officials jumped at the chance to make Mid-town Mid-town Village their new home. "It's going to be a" lovely building, but we can't get away from who we are and what we do," she said. One recent major change to the plans for the new theater moved it from the interior of the West Wing to an exterior location on the property's southwest corner. Swenson said the switch was made to keep the theater on its Christmas 2008 comple- 1 tion schedule, cut building . costs, and give Hale Center Theater Orem greater exposure. expo-sure. During Friday's public open house gala, theater actors ac-tors in costumes will perform musical numbers from its 17-year history including selections from "Camelot," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Secret Garden," and "West ' -Side Story." Theater officials will unveil un-veil the design plans for the new theater while patrons and public enjoy the performances, perfor-mances, food and touring the South Tower. "I think people are really curious and want to get inside," in-side," Swenson said. " Swenson said the construction construc-tion of the new theater will largely be made possible due to donations from contributors contribu-tors and much fundraising is still needed. Contributions to the construction of the new theater can be made by calling 226-8600, or for more information go to www.hate- . theater.com. www.heraldextra.com yellowpages Copy |