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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2008 Oreml EDITION CENTS om a of us ! " 4 f" SCHOOLS: First-grade choir sings to seniors TOWN HALL: Orem house decorates with lights INSIDE: UVU funding was cut by S2.7M 4 L! Utah Valley High School Sports FsunraSDv brings live oativity back Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF An annual Christmas tradition has returned to Orem thanks largely to a family's dedication to a community display that brings the holiday back to its roots. Allan and Audrey Anderson said the tradition of the live nativity presented at the Orem Community Church, 130 N. 300 East, goes back nearly four decades. But with the church struggling With a small and aging congregation in recent ye'arsrthranmial event had V' taken a two-year hiatus until this year. Seven years ago, the couple's adult daughter, Kori Downing, who lives next door to her parents, par-ents, asked if she could help the church host the nativity, which features costumed volunteers and live animals. Though she and her husband. Ken, had joined the LDS Church, the Andersons An-dersons let her take the reins of directing and organizing the two-night a year event. This year Downing got permission from the church to bring the nativity back but found that most of the costumes for Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and kings had gone missing. When she couldn't locate the costumes used in past years, ' Downing began hand-sewing new ones last month. See NATIVITY, Page 3 II DAVIS ARCHIBALDNorth County Volunteers reenact the birth of Jesus Christ at a live nativity scene at the Orem Comfnunity Church on Monday. MistttJSitK tM vm's "7T" 1 , CRAIG DILGERNorth County Noelle Bates, founder of First & Girl, draws out a football play formation on Friday. Bates founded the Web site firstandgirl.com to help women learn the rules of football Female Orem fan starts gridiron link for women J Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF . . Noelle Bates is sophisticated. i' Like most women, the Orem corporate executive and entrepreneur en-trepreneur loves shopping for jewelry, shoes and has even recently enjoyed a book that explains a branch of theoretical physics called string theory. She considers herself a "girlie" girl. But Bates also has another passion that is a growing phenomena phe-nomena in the United States and worldwide she and millions of other women are crazy about footbalL To provide a better resource re-source for female fans, football moms and even men to learn the game, keep up on NFL players' personal stories and news, and get up to speed on jargon like "shoot the gap," Bates created a new Web site called First & Girl (FirstandGirl.com). It debuted in August. A public relations and marketing mar-keting professional with Mar- ketSplash of HP (formerly Logo-Works) Logo-Works) in Lindon, she grew up in Los Angeles in a family of Brigham Young University football fans. Her grandparents still make the trek up to Utah for each Cougars home game. But Bates was more or less a See GRIDIRON, Page 3 Emilio Bedoya, age 14, went Z- through Z cleft palate surgery Monday. MARIO RUIZ 7. North County ( Foundation helps boy with surgery Caleb Warnock NORTH COUNTY STAFF Officials at Lakeridge Junior High noticed something was amiss when 8th-grader Emilio Bedoya began wearing a nose clip to music class. Emilio, 14, wants to play the saxophone like his grandfather. Trouble is, he has a medical condition condi-tion so rare that it's difficult to find doctors with experience and equipment equip-ment to fix it. Emilio has a completely cleft palate. For Christmas, a team of See SURGERY, Page 2 Briefing EARLY DEADLINE - In preparation for the upcoming upcom-ing holidays, the Orem Times will have early deadlines for submissions. Celebrations (weddings, birthdays, missionaries, anniversaries, Eagle Scouts and others) need to be submitted by 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, for the Jan. 1 edition. Public notices must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday. Fri-day. Classified advertising deadlines are at 3 p.m. Monday; Mon-day; and obituaries by 11 a.m. Monday. The North County Newspaper offices are located at 399 E. State St., Pleasant Grove, and may be reached at 756-7669 for anyone who has questions or needs directions. UDOT CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY FOR THE CLOSURE OF STATE STREET IN PLEASANT GROVE The Utah Department of Transportation will close State Street (U.S. Highway 89) in Pleasant Grove between Main Street (Geneva Road) and 200 South on Monday, Jan. 5. This portion of State Street will remain closed to traffic for approximately 12 months as crews replace an existing bridge with a new wider structure. Motorists will be detoured on Main Street and 200 South around the construction zone. Temporary traffic traf-fic signals will be installed at the intersections of Main Street - 200 South and State Street - 200 South to help with increased traffic flow. Once this project is completed commuters will experience improved travel time, less traffic congestion and a safer roadway. For more information, visitwww.udot.utah.govstat-estreetpg visitwww.udot.utah.govstat-estreetpg or call 877-713-3117. UDOT encourages motorists to watch electronic message boards during the closure. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, equipment problems or emergency situations. UTAH COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN ELECTIONS ELEC-TIONS Utah County Republican Women will elect new officers at the organization's Jan. 5 meeting at the Provo City Library, 550 N. University Ave., on the second sec-ond floor at 12 p.m. State president Darcy Kruitsboch will install new officers. Candidates for president are Elaine Bonham of Pleasant Grove and Connie Smith of Springville. Candidates for other offices, running unopposed are President-elect Marge Stolk; first vice president Dallas Harris; second vice president Wendy Braithwaite; executive exec-utive recording secretary, Robbie McArthur; treasurer, Reeta Ormsby. New and renewal memberships will be available. A light lunch will be served, and visitors are welcome. Call president Suzanne Merrill at 787-9372 for more information. NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT THE OREM SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER - The Orem Senior Friendship Friend-ship Center, 93 N. 400 East in Orem, will host a New Year's Eve Dance on Dec. 31 from 9 p.m.-12:15 a.m. Music and lights will be provided by DJ Nile Miner and a light buffet will be served. Best dress is encouraged and there will be door prizes. Tables can be reserved in advance. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Call 229-7110 for more information. HIP HOP, JAZZ AND BALLROOM "MOVES" AT SCERA CENTER FOR THE ARTS -Rick Robinson's mother used to teasingly tell her son she must have found him in a trash can because he was the only one in the family who couldn't dance. Determined to prove her wrong, he began practicing dancing in his room for hours each night after football practice. Eventually Robinson became a nationally recognized dancer, choreographer and dance studio creator whose emphasis is jazz, hip hop and ballroom. Robinson, along with choreographers Kellie Mes-serly Mes-serly and Alan Salazar, will showcase their distinctive style.Jan. 3-10 at 7:30 p.m. when Vibe Studio presents their newest dance show "Move" at the SCERA Center for the Arts. Reserved-seat tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors (65 and older), students (wID) and children (ages 3-11) and are available from 10 a.m. -6 p.m. weekdays week-days and noon-6 p.m. on Saturdays at the SCERA Cen-, Cen-, ter, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org or at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance. "6 10 jjC C 05 JIB 8 f .ibi''11',w'"iiilnfci |