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Show Thursday, June 26, 2008 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 rtickeo WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING Utah Valley Home Builders Assoc. debuts new Orem office .A. r -s I. ' 7 f General managers Jose Cerritos left and Clint Wilson with the restaurant's mascot, a happy yellow chicken, are ready to wecome customers to the first Utah El Polio Loco opening today at 88 N. State St. in Lehi. First El Polio Loco in Utah opens today Cathy Allred NORTH COUNTY STAFF A crazy yellow chicken about 4-feet 11-inches tall and occasionally with the giggles, will greet customers today at the grand opening of El Polio Loco in Lehi at Hunters Crossing. Cross-ing. Pronounced "el PO-yo LOCO," LO-CO," the name ofthe quick-service quick-service restaurant means "the crazy chicken" in Spanish. It will be the first El Polio Loco to open in Utah out of more than 400 across the North American continent. Located across from American Ameri-can Fork's The Meadows, Lehi's El Polio Loco is part of the Hunters Crossing retail complex with Lowe's, Costco and Walgreens. "I am so excited, the first El Polio Loco in Utah is exciting," ATOPIC DERMATITISECZEMA Volunteers, ages 8 and older, who have been diagnosed and are currently experiencing moderate to severe atopic 'dermatitiseczema (i.e., itchy skin, scaly rough patches, bleeding or swelling of the skin), may be eligible to participate in a research study involving an investigational medication. Qualified participants will receive study medication, study-related physician visits, lab work, and financial compensation for time and travel. INTERMOUNTAIN CLINICAL RESEARCH 322-INFO(4636) Conveniently located just off 1 2300 S. exit 12422 S.450 E. Suite C, Draper www.icrtrials.com REPUIIT LIMITED TIME OFFER st, s as low as One Year No Interest Utah toll free 888-201-7135 Showroom 505 N 1200 West, Orem v, -';. l 7 $& general manager Jose Cerritos. "I think the best word to use is 'honored,' " said general manager Clint Wilson of his feelings about the opening. The two administrators, both California natives, hope to have a mariachi band to entertain en-tertain guests today. "We are going to try to make it as fun as possible because the theme of El Polio Loco is a fiesta," Wilson said. "We're very excited to provide pro-vide Utah a little taste of the South." The fare is authentic Mexican chicken that is farm raised without hormone additives, ad-ditives, citrus marinated and flame-grilled. El Polio Loco restaurants recently received a healthy dining commendation commenda-tion in May from The National Restaurant Association for offering of-fering menu choices that sup $290000 10 Windows Installed Low K, Vinyl Hnmc, up lu 15 sq. ft each Upgrade Options: Swing in for Easy Cleaning Hidden Screens, More Light Secure Multi-point Locks Easy to Operate Energy Efficient, Save $'s port healthier lifestyles. Sides of fresh vegetables, salads, beans, rice complement the entrees and provides a self-serve self-serve salsa bar with salsa made daily for patrons. Flan and churros are also served along with kids meals and a Loco value menu being offered. The restaurant is colorfully color-fully decorated in contemporary contempo-rary Mexican with multiple textures, geometric shapes, natural wood and Aztec design elements. In contrast, El Polio Loco began in 1975 as a roadside chicken stand in Guasave, a small town on Mexico's Pacific coast. The stand soon expanded and the owners opened 85 restaurants in 20 northern Mexico cities. El Polio Loco crossed the border in 1980 to Los Angeles and by 1991 had opened its (1 'i I -Li li ,j r ; - - - - j .1 1 , . J We pay your first 3 mortgage payments when you buy a home from COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES Countryside Estates in Santaquin, Utah. 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State St., Lehi, at Hunter's Crossing Lobby hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Drive-through hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Web site: www.elpolloloco. com Contact: 801-766-1004 200th restaurant. Expansion plans were made in 2004 to increase the number of franchises fran-chises by 70 percent in five years. ' Sixteen El Polio Locos have to StratField www stratfield homes.com technology has lead to the most promising non-surgical disc treatment today. For your free report entitled, "New Breakthrough in Medical Teoh- 1- 1 800-893-7644 icfn tn fhf toll-free 24 hr recorded message mes-sage for all the details or go to www.911backpaininfo.com. These free reports are available avail-able for a limited time. Maple Ridge Spinal Pain Center David Cook, DC CATHY ALLREDNorth County opened in Arizona since 2005 and the same number including includ-ing the Lehi restaurant are planned in Utah with El Polio Locos in the process of being built next in St. George and Washington. As well as being first in the state, El Polio Loco in Lehi will be the first free-standing El Polio Loco to be closed Sundays. Sun-days. "It's a tough thing," Wilson said. "As far as the community commu-nity is concerned we want to respect the culture and the values of the majority of the people." Both Cerritos and Wilson are bilingual in Spanish and English, Eng-lish, as are many of the staff. More on El Polio Loco is at the restaurant's Web site: www.eIpolloloco.com, 05 l ajKPjrti-. tail trf . f , J Tues-Sat12-5p.m. Lerron Little: 801.592.4320 222 West 2280 North, Provo trellisinfo.com D E IM m n v Utah Valley Home Builders Build-ers Association held a grand opening of the organization's new offices in Orem on Tuesday Tues-day at 1443 W. 800 North, Suite 103. Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, Her-bert, an Orem resident, was a guest speaker at the event. RACE. Boxing and Fitness opens R.A.G.E. Boxing and Fitness Fit-ness owners are planning a soft opening of their business on July 5. They are seeking experienced trainers, experienced experi-enced boxers and especially ju-jitsu instructors for the new studio. Body building, boxing, boot camps, karate, R.A.D. kids fitness, mixed martial arts, body sculpting, sports training, jazzercise and pilates will be taught there. More information on R.A.G.E., standing for Real Athletes Generate Energy, is available at 768-1456 or at 121 E. State Street in Lehi. Business for sale Sunrise Family Video, perhaps per-haps best known for its fight against Hollywood about editing motion pictures to make them family friendly, is or sale. Owner Ron Rafajko is losing the lease on the location the video company has had for decades, and has decided to sell the business. Sunrise patrons come from all over north Utah County, he said, but many are from American Fork and have expressed ex-pressed the desire to have the company remain in that city. The asking price is $60,000. Anyone interested may contact him at 420-8320. Orem agents honored Three Orem Farmers Insurance In-surance agents have been inducted into the Farmers' "Topper Club" of Farmers' top sales producers. Earning the honor are Brian Bri-an Morgan, Douglas Orton and Kyle Fuller. They have been recognized by Farmers Farm-ers for their outstanding sales achievements in 2007. For more information about ' Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com. 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