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Show ur-.: AR 2Sb?-vni t x i t a -i -r- Online: an e - JrLHilLJ www.HarkTheHerald.com 73nd yearNumber 2 THURSDAY, January 9, 2003 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 i J Photo by Reva Bowen Mike and Mary Henrie with their 18-month-old son, Jack, welcome their newborn son, the first baby born in Orem and Utah County this year. odd TOtaoinies uuirsfi REVA BOWEN Times Reporter Orem's New Year's baby for 2003 was also the New Year's baby for all of Utah County. Mary and Mike Henrie of Provo are the parents of the new arrival a boy weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. The baby was delivered at Timpanogos Regional Hospital at about 4 a.m. New Year's Day by - Photo by Clyde E. Weeks, Jr. A pile of steel tubing and stairways is all that remains of the water slide at the Trafalga Family Fun Center in Orem. The well-known attraction was taken down last month. Trafalga water slide demolished last month CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent The Orem skyline in 2003 is not what it was in 2002. Something is missing. Something that thousands of Interstate 15 travelers viewed every day as they Passed it, going and coming from work. . It wasn't an ordinary sight. As a matter of fact, it was an extraordinary sight that looked much like a ALPINE ;-? -it v 2 Dr. Joseph Glenn. As the winner of Orem's annual baby derby, the new little Henrie and his parents are eligible for a bevy of gifts provided by sponsors through the Orem-Geneva Times. An early favorite for the all-important given name of the child was "David," but Mary and Mike had different differ-ent ideas on a middle name. Mary was leaning toward "David Rock," and Mike was supporting "David Giles." The celebrated baby is the giant slippery slide poking out of a colorful amusement park. As a matter of fact, it was a big slippery slide, made of jumbo pipes, twisting down from a high platform. It was the familiar structure struc-ture of the Trafalga Family Fun Center's water slide at 168 South 1200 West in Orem, which had been out of operation for many years, Continued on page A10 L-dLJ ULJ VUYl-XfcfHULJ J LdiiSLklLJlfiJ KJL IH-ilfil UUUL You can now OREM TO X second child for the Henries and joins brother Jack, age 18 months. Mike, originally from Michigan, is a professional percussionist and has his own jazz quartet. Mary, who is from North Carolina, works for Wasatch Mental Health. The Henries did not anticipate even being in the running for the New Year's baby. Mary said her due date was Jan. 6, and with Continued on page A10 Police sorting out details from car accident SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Orem Police are still trying try-ing to gather facts regarding regard-ing a fatal car accident Saturday night at 1360 North State St. The accident occurred when a maroon Saturn driven driv-en by 18-year-old Lehi resident resi-dent Elliot Walker was cut off by what police think was a whitesilver Toyota Camry. In reaction, the Saturn hit the side curb and fire hydrant at the corner of 1360 North State St. and rolled once. In addition to Walker, four friends were in the car. Antonio Ramirez, a 17-year-old from Lehi, sustained sus-tained head injuries and was pronounced dead at Timpanogos Regional Hospital. According to Orem Lt. Doug Edwards, Walker and the other passengers survived sur-vived with minor injuries. Ramirez was sitting the back seat. Passengers believe he was the only one not wearing a seat belt at the time. The vehicles were driving northbound. Walker told police he was trying to catch up to some girls in a green enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION AMERICAN FORK and soon in LEHI SUBSCRIBE TO THE OREM Council Village REVA BOWEN Times Reporter What could be a $50 million mil-lion redevelopment project on State Street now has the zoning to proceed, following a 6-1 vote January 7 by the Orem City Council. The council voted to apply the site-specific PD-23 PD-23 zone to 7.91 acres of property located at 320 South State Street. Developer Larry Myler plans to replace a 57-unit trailer court, a car wash, and other buildings with a mixed-use commercial and residential high-rise development devel-opment similar to the Gateway in Salt Lake City or the Riverwoods in Provo. Myler said most of the project 80 percent will be in the 4,5, or 6-story UVSC administrators extend student agreement with UTA SCARLETT M. BARGER ' Times Reporter Students at Utah Valley State College can continue riding the bus for free a few months longer, thanks to college officials. The school has been on a one-year trial period with Utah Transit Authority to let students ride for free Ford Explorer, whom he apparently did not know. He was driving in the center lane, when the white car passed him in the fast lane and cut in front of him. Police heard about the accident acci-dent at 10:01 p.m. After following up that night, officers came to the scene Monday afternoon to answer questions and to investigate skid marks and other remnants from the accident. "We haven't determined the speed yet," said Officer Craig Gaines, who is doing the investigation. According to Edwards, several witnesses have come forward since newspapers newspa-pers and TV crews published pub-lished stories on the accident acci-dent Monday and Tuesday. Edwards said police have talked to some of the women in the Ford Explorer. In addition, police may have found the man who was driving- the white car and hope to talk to him by the end of the week. Now, after collecting more evidence, Edwards said other parties may have been involved with the accident acci-dent as well. , He said it is not clear yet whether any of the parties involved will receive tickets for traffic violations. - GENEVA TIMES, CALL 375 - clears Midtown for State Street range, and 20 percent will be seven stories, or 96 feet in height. The taller portion of the development will be "stepped" or set back into the center of the project, to reduce the impact of the height. Other architectural requirements and controls such as balconies on at least 50 percent of approximately approxi-mately 228 planned condo units, and variety in color, facade depth, relief, rhythm, and roofline height are also included to soften soft-en the impact. The ground floor of the development is required to be retail space, except for buildings facing Courtesy Way, which can be office space. The floors above ground level can be residential residen-tial or commercial. In a presentation to the through the EduPass program. pro-gram. The trial period would have ended this month, but college officials decided to extend the period through June 30,. said Val Peterson, vice president of college relations. It will cost Mountainland Association of Governments $30,000 to continue to subsidize sub-sidize the program for six more months, and UVSC will still pay $94,000, T ' y- : . ; - v,- Photo by Scarlett M. Barger Orem Police officers and media gather Monday at the scene of a fatal car accident that occurred Saturday. Witnesses of the accident can call the Orem Department of Public Safety. Right now, police are just focusing on collecting evidence. evi-dence. "The families (need to know) what happened and why it happened," he said. According to witnesses, the car that cut Walker off is white or silver and possibly a Toyota Camry. It has a spoiler on the back, bicen IVY 5103 council, Myler said the redevelopment could be the most "widespread tearing down of ugly buildings in the history of Orem" and will put the city "on the map" with a "beautiful" project on State Street. Mayor Jerry Washburn acknowledged that he had "really struggled" with the decision. He said he was pleased with the mixed use concept that was initially applied to the property, but said that was a "stretch" for him. When Myler then proposed pro-posed the taller buildings, Washburn said he was opposed at first. Through an "evolving process," however, he believes enough controls have been applied by the council to keep the impact Continued on page A 1 0 Peterson said. Some students, including Emily Cooley, believe UVSC has no reason to drop the program. Cooley is a sophomore sopho-more living in Provo. She has a car, but she said she would rather not park on campus because parking lots are too far away and parking fees are too high. "I (would) rather walk to the Continued on page A10 tennial license plates and a Hawaiian lei hanging from the rear view mirror. Anyone who witnessed the accident can call the Orem Department of Public Safety at 229-7070 and speak with Officer Craig Gaines. Call for details 225-025B i |