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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD IMl 2attj$ftcrttti EDITION THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008 50 CENTS 3 ureml SCHOOLS: Orem Elementary holds science day TOVVfJ HALL: Candle blamed in apartment fire SPOUTS: Orem, MV remain unbeaten in soccer BUSINESS BIG AMAZON FISH OUT OF THIS HEMISPHERE 800 N. survey responses key on project safety Or - ' I CMMO MtatHDa'if Herd Construction in the eastbowtd lane of 800 North at Stale Street in Orem on Tuesday. Michael Rigert tftMCCWnrSTAFf Though few participated in a Utah Department of Transportation Transpor-tation survey on the 800 North reconstruction project in Orem, data shows project safety remains re-mains respondents' greatest concern. The Orem 800 North Mid-Construction Mid-Construction survey was available avail-able online in late January and February at WOTs Web site for the construction project that win expand 800 North, a major regional transportation artery, to three lanes in each direction. Three hundred subscribers of a weekly project e-mail update also received information about the survey. "We want to see how we're doing about getting our mes sage out," said Scott Thompson, UDOT Region Three spokesman. spokes-man. "We also want to see where we're doing well and not doing so wefl." According to the survey's results, re-sults, only 18 people participated participat-ed in the five-question survey that asked respondents to rate their level of concern (from 1 to 7 with 7 being most concerned) on various elements of the $03 million reconstruction project. Nearly 40 percent of respondents respon-dents said safety during construction con-struction was their number one concern. In a open comment section, survey takers questioned ques-tioned pedestrian safety and problems wfcb traffic backups and illegal turns at no left 4 urn Intersections within the project. See 00 WORTH, Page 2 PURPLE HEART 1 : ; tp- .1 i - " rT- Vy-- v , -TT i K r J' ;'fv f 4 Stiff Sft Cartas SSsrt right of Use L'faA Army Natwnai Cuord 1 1 61 Ji Engineer Battalion was crwanfed Ifce Purple Heart by LL Col Rodney Eogg for injuries he smtaSned in August of 2Q9f in Iraq when hi convoy was at tacked by an improvised explmhv device. An Orem resident. Strait and h&$ unit an anticfyating returning home to Utah this spring. Orem soldier talks about IED attack in Iraq Editor's note: The f($mc-fcg f($mc-fcg ishaxxdanan Menitw vamtdmcted through e-mail with SltSgt.Gr4mSMtecf Orem, a miember of the Utah Army ISSsonsi Guard's HQth Emgmeer Company tmrmthp dkplh$ed to Imq.. Skmte and fmr otfrms it Mt smiit wen ewwrtflftf tftie pstrp&e Heart in Ethrmry for pmoriks they fits-tidrxri fits-tidrxri dwfog on Snyprmwed ex-fWtt ex-fWtt dtxvce ettodk m their tKmKyinAwgueaefZX?. Saff Sgt Gorxkn Shuts, 40. grew up in Hah County. He served n the Marine Corps Re-save Re-save krir!g Desert Storm and te-eciMxd in tfce Uah Army fiarrsl Ostri in 2305. In May cf WTI, SbtMe and Wb member dthe IWth Engjtmxt Bem&m mere decteyei ts Iraq t per-fxsrm per-fxsrm cnm'sy secsriy cfKratlons an fti? raofinena part d Ifce country coun-try near Mosul ft it antldpsced tfcat they S return to UaSi in the Tjaa rvnth or rJ. Sfeuce and fca 4Te, Cheri, are tht pareots cf fjnrc cMea and fveinOrem. Oriffli Times: Why did you fin the miliary? Staff fjt. Mart I fined the im&ary because I ahrays feft Bt I owed my freedom to the brave men and worsen that wet on before ir and fR.l for it I feel Eke I have bo pay i back, so their saa-aTkes are mot in rasa. I encourage my sen and stejtv ten to join the mi3kary and their part OH Kew dargema b the work yoo"re drrirg? Haii-e yco bn fird tfrm cr tera in any combat jfesajora? Stratc The convoy security maainn is very dangerous. There are insurgents who do nothing but try to kill American and Iraqi sofefiers. Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are the number one weapon they have. We are staaceiiffut at spotting the IEDs and keeping safe because of the profest tonafisra and vigilance that cur sctdim ifcciay on a daily basa. We have terrif k leadership lead-ership and terrific sofifers who are very good at thar jobs. We practice ev ery day and we are See S01D1EK. Page 2 Orem group loolcs at City Center's parking issues text toww T1tecftydrOrat'1sllecilde-partHaetffl T1tecftydrOrat'1sllecilde-partHaetffl is t,51ellr, finaa fcnirig fcs fteatse on ofUiiaes in tSae idtorta oaart fcuiJlilrig, nod as part cf Bfiae ppaoein ksH iMnf 1 a PdEani Ancfcirjecitt to S a ffnafly (am tSae esTJine Cy Ctefier Mock finaa Stif Strwett ttK M Ewt.. am Cenrw Sreet 031 fam&. 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Mosintamteid As-sacEttaoo As-sacEttaoo ic Gc'entmetifs haWs an open hrsjcBt at the Friertrfcrip Center in Octsfoer, and mrwt of the parking k h filled by ex-ftifcfejri ex-ftifcfejri wth 25H to 3H3 penpte atSendSrag. "We park anj-here we can find a pteae, he -sM. I tftmk I wtM jpat as soon "fjs out on the psrkarag for thaw events Seeftexmi,Page2 Community Briefing OREM Cmr WATER SYSTEM FUUSHIMQ - The city's water section will continue 'tis fire hydrant flushing program in Orem neighborhoods this month. The program pro-gram is aimed at clearing out debris and corrosion from the city's culinary water delivery system and providing residents with the highest quality water. Residents are asked to help during the neighborhood flushings by making sure fire hydrants in their neighborhood neigh-borhood are accessible and free and clear of vehicles and other objects. They are also asked to keep children from playing in the fast-moving water flows for safety reasons. While the flushings are taking place, the city water section asks residents not to use their water as the dislodged dis-lodged deposits will cause a slight, non-harmful discoloration discol-oration to the water and may stain laundry. Once crews have left the area, it is recommended that residents turn on a cold water tap in the home for a few minutes to flush the home's water system. UDOT NAMES DIRECTOR FOR f-15 DESIGN BUILD RECONSTRUCTION - The Utah Department of Transportation has named Dal Hawks project director direc-tor for the rebuilding of Interstate 15 in Utah County. Hawks, 48, has served as director of UDOT's Region Four in Richfield for the past seven years. He has been with the state of Utah for 22 years and UDOT for 19 years. Hawks earned a bachelor's degree in cvil engineering from Brigham Young University and a master's in business administration from the University of Utah. Among his previous positions with UDOT, he served as deputy director of the 1-15 reconstruction project proj-ect in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2001. The t-15 recomlmclion project in Utah County, approved ap-proved by the Utah Legislature during the recent session, ses-sion, wifl rebuild and widen the freeway from Main Street in American Fori to VS. Route 8 in Spanish Fork. At an estimated cost of $2 6 billion, it will be the largest highway project in Utah history and the largest design-build design-build highway project in the world. The preliminary schedule calls for construction to begin in 2010 and take frve years. CHILD SAFETY AND IDENTIFICATION EVENT IN OREM DNA UfePrint a child safety biometric fingerprinting fin-gerprinting and DNA kJentrfication program for parents endorsed by John Wafsh, will be presented to parents and their children in Orem on Saturday, April 19, from 9:30 am to 2 p.m. at Ken Garff Honda cf Orem, 115 E. University Park way. The program provides parents wfth vital tools recommended recom-mended for child idemificatiof) by the FBI and Department Depart-ment of Justice including a free FBI certified biometric 10-digH fingeTjnnt profile, a free high-resolution color photograph of your child, a child safety journal to provide pro-vide taw enforcement with alt vital information should a child be reported missing, arwj a free home DMA identification identi-fication kit Bwmetrics is the newest arvd most advanced technology technol-ogy available today for obtaining fingerprints and utilize uti-lize much of the same equipment used by taw enforcement enforce-ment and the military, it enables parents to aftow their child's fingerprints to be submitted to art FBI database as soon as rhey are reported missing. There is no databatmg of the child" s information. The only record cf the visit is the one parents take home. The event sponsor keeps no record on fife. For more informatioo, go online to wwwdna-fifeprint. com. BOOSTER SEAT ESSAY CONTEST - The Utah County Hearth Department and Miss Utah County are sponsoring a booster seat essay contest for children m Utah County ac.es 5-12. The contest es prompted by a new state law rhat wH rebuke children ages up to 8 to sit m a booster when travefing in a car The faw goes into effect May 5. Essay wwmers wfll be asked to claim their prizes and have a picture taken wrfft MT Utah County at RC Wiftey in Orem on May 23. Essays are due no later than April 29. Entry forms can be found onfme at www.UtahCoun-tyWeafth.org, CHAM MJCN.tMilt rWrwr! Malayta 0trti flefr arid her friend Corfy TefteUer read the ttorte of abut handwritten on T-shirts at the ChttmUne Project on display at UVSC on March 31. P 1 61055 C0050 t WIJfllNMIM |