OCR Text |
Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 r WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING - Mm-- Thursday, October 4, 2007 MARC HADDOCKNorth County Jordan Gallup plays "World of Wo.rcro.ft" on-line at Gomez in American Fork. Gamez hooks the public to internet gaming Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF ' They sit in front of the computer com-puter screens, captivated by the images they see. They are gamers, at the store,. Gamer; which'offers ; computer and Internet games to the public; Manager Eric Hutchison said the store moved to American Ameri-can Fork from Lehi about a year anrtahslf agoo ; "Internet gaming is our thing," he said. "We do local access network gaming as well. All ourTEorhputers.are hooked up tdgefher. Everyone on a machine can play, with everyone ev-eryone in the store." "We have networked com puters to play games with your friends or you can come in and play games on the Internet," he said. ' Customers can also bring in their own computers to play. . The charge is by the hour. ! "The time stays on your account until you use it," Hutchison said. "People buy time and they can play. They have headphones which tell them when the time is about to run out." When a customer starts, he or she may create a personal file to keep their preferences, he said. "Doing it like that helps us to keep our systems running clean," he said. "People can have their profile without af fecting the computers. There is a program called 'Deep Freeze,' " which restores the computers to their default settings when the person is finished. fin-ished. There is also an Internet filter which is really thorough in blocking inappropriate sites."- He explained what brings the customers into the store. "It is the thrill of computers and camaraderie," he said. "It is making friends, hanging out every day." "We have tournaments every ev-ery week for specific games," he said. "Our biggest evert every week is the Friday night lock-in. People come in and pay $15 to stay until 6 a.m. and play. It gets pretty intense with some games. Is has never been violent in here, but the competition compe-tition gets pretty intense." Most of the customers are male and they are usually between be-tween 15 and 25 years old. "We have pretty much a base group of players that come in every night, but every day we have new customers," he said. "The ones who do, come back often." Gamez does not sell games or play console games. The entire focus is on Internet and computer games. One of the most popular games among the customers custom-ers is "World of Warcraft," Hutchison said. Other popular ones are "Warcraft 3," "Coun-terstrike" "Coun-terstrike" and other Steam games, and "Unreal Tourna- If you go Gamez Address: 456 E. State Rd., Ste. 500, American Fork Contact: 492-1443; AFga-mez.com AFga-mez.com Hours: Monday to Thursday and Saturday Noon to midnight Friday Noon to 6 a.m. Saturday. ment 2004." Customers are welcome to bring in their own food and are able to eat in a back room. There is also candy and drinks offered for sale. Free scrapbook time Scatterin' Sunshine will have a free evening of scrap-booking scrap-booking Saturday from 6 to midnight. Seating is limited. Those who wish to attend should reserve a place by calling 492-0400. Refreshments will be served. Scatterin' Sunshine is at 52 E. Main 4, American Fork. Grand opening Cherished Moments, a children's apparel, home decor de-cor and photography store, is having a 3-day grand opening open-ing at its new Pleasant Grove site at 105 S. 100 East. Owned and operated by Ashlie Bundy and Rebecca Danklef, the store will have balloons for kids, refreshments, refresh-ments, drawings and giveaways, give-aways, a children waiting and play room as well as a free 4x6 photo of your children chil-dren while you wait. Across from the Pleasant Grove Fire Station, the store has a full selection of tu-tu's, beanies, hats, headbands, jewelry, blankets, leggins and a baby boutique. Additionally Ad-ditionally they carry the newest selection of frames, unique home decor items, custom vinyl and metal accessories ac-cessories for the home. There are also custom car seat covers, cov-ers, baby slings and custom nursing covers. Grand opening days are today, to-day, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sat-urday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information on the store is available at 785-1817. PGBA event The Pleasant Grove Business Busi-ness Alliance is sponsoring a Meet the Candidates Oct. 12 for those campaigning for the Pleasant Grove City Council seats. City residents are invited in-vited to attend. The event will take place at the Sportsman's Lions Club, 600 E. Center St., Pleasant Grove, at 7:45 a.m. Harwell earns certification Alan Harwell, co-owner and photographer of Digital Studio, 363 E. 100 North, American Fork, recently became a Certified Professional Profes-sional Photographer. He is one of five photographers in Utah County to have earned this honor. He earned his certification from the Professional Pro-fessional Photographers of America (PPA). He had to pass a written examination, and a panel evaluated his work. J hri i in inn. ...ft,, ii i. ..inn, i. i I I I M " J . 1 w ' ill Meet Dona Johnson, a recent graduate of our rehab program. Dona's goal was to be able to take a tip to England, requiring a great deal of walking. After 6 wks. of fierapy for a total knee replacement she reached her goal and was able to enjoy her trip to England. Go Dona! immm INSURANCE AGENCY home auto life business EH55 Z J I f I wr, 4 i' U 1 f l ft i I i A ...a -a .. .a i Richard Foote Ross Schofield 1 Sir 1ft I ill . o a r www.footeinsurance.com 305 N. FREEDOM BLVD. PROVO 1- ttSi "1 - Everythinq Qoal Estate Presented by Mike and Julie Pierce SWEATING THE BIG STUFF If you arc looking for an increasingly scarce bargain in the housing market, consider the time-honored tradition tra-dition of using you own "sweat equity." By purchasing a property that needs some repairs and renovations that you can handle on you own, you can have a finished fin-ished product that has your own personal touch for less than the cost of a home that is already similarly finished. As always, make sure that the location of your fixer-upper is good. Remodeling a bad house in a good neighborhood is preferable to fixing a relatively good property in an undesirable neighborhood. After that, make sure that your intended improvements are appropriate to the neighborhood. Never over-improve unless you are willing to absorb the cost. UTAH VALLEY REAL ESTATE would like to assist you in locating "sweat equity" fixer uppers and developing a plan to capitalize on the condition to improve im-prove these properties. We are happy to arrange a financial fi-nancial consultant to show you how the home of your dreams will be affordable to you. We are conveniently located at 3 1 5 South 500 East, American Fork, and have a team of dedicated specialists to help guide yoj through any transaction smoothly. Contact our office at 801-830-9292 or visit our website for more information. We look forward to hearing from you. fcty Prudential www.utahvalleyrealestate.com COPT |