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Show 1 500 Per Issue Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com a n e d i t i o n o f THE DAILY HERALD 73rd yearNumber 6 THURSDAY, February 6, 2003 538 South State Street, Orem. UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 X J... -L J L JL v J L J i rry J in .Gilbert getis WaStieir . iremni toairdl REVA BOWEN Times Reporter Long-time Orem resident Sid Gilbert was recently honored by Mayor Jerry Washburn and the Orem City Council with the Walter C. Orem Award for outstanding citizenship. In a tribute read by """""Washburn, Gilbert was rec-gnized rec-gnized for being one of the "f":ity's "finest citizens." "Sid is a conscientious, lard-working, and enthusi-istic enthusi-istic person," the tribute :ontinued, "who shows con-:ern con-:ern for everything he does .. Sid has always been a :onsummate professional, istute learner, and enthusiastic enthusi-astic leader, whose ability to formulate solutions to complex com-plex problems is truly remarkable. For many fears, Sid conducted the ludit for Orem City. He also las done fund-raising for ;he Boy Scouts of America. For 25 years, Sid was on the Board of Trustees of the 3CERA Corporation. Much - that time, he served as Chairman of the board. :v More than any other person, per-son, Sid is responsible for .NVvhat the SCERA has pecome the preeminent N . cultural arts center of Orem nd Utah County." Gilbert has been a prac-icing prac-icing CPA. since 1958, and ft h 'ft: , A i. t i i John R.C. Nebeker and Delrdra A. Pelrce of Orem published ' their own fantasy novel last August. Orem authors combine forces to write novel DUANE HILTON Times Reporter Orem is home tn twn bud ding fantasy writers. John R. C Nebeker and Deirdra A. Peirce wrote "Scotlyn Lady Knight in the Order of the Dragon" together and published it with their own funds last August. ; Nebeker said neither of them had ever written a J .book before, but the experi--.ience was interesting. "It's a J very big challenge, although we were able to do it in months," Nebeker And then said. these things called writer's block. ALPINE CREDIT UNION V V . . Mayor Jerry Washburn presents the Walter C. Orem Award for community to Sid Gilbert, accompanied by his wife, Joy. a managing partner in Gilbert and Stewart since 1977. He is a chairman of the Eldredge Sunset Foundation, and currently does fundraising for . both Brigham Young University and Utah Valley State College. Gilbert and his wife, Joy, Photo by Duane Hilton Then you wake up in the middle of the night and you have brilliant inspiration." Peirce and Nebeker worked as a team when writing the book. "I tell the story, and John makes you feel like you're there," Peirce said. "John's the fact, and I'm the fiction." "Scotlyn Lady Knight in the Order of the Dragon" is a fantasy book about Scotlyn, who is a young girl, and her friend Lyard, who is training to be a knight. When Lyard gets killed on a crusade, Scotlyn goes on to fulfill his dream of becom- Continued on page A9 . You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION OREM AMERICAN FORK and soon in LEHI "'f are the parents of six children. chil-dren. They also have 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The mayor's tribute concluded con-cluded as follows: "Sid, Orem City would like to thank you for your insight, leadership, and wisdom, that have made Orem so City examines future REVA BOWEN Times Reporter An estimated crowd of more than 200 citizens turned out Wednesday, Jan. 29 to attend a town meeting at SCERA. Park Elementary School concerning the future of 35.6 acres of orchard property owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southeast Orem. The Church has announced that it will no longer be farming the land, located on 800 Oveson named state chief information officer CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent ' At Orem High School, he was called an "over-achiever," when he served as student stu-dent body president of the school. He was seen, even then, as being "most likely to succeed." When he graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in accounting, they said he just might become treasurer of the State of Utah. But two weeks ago, former for-mer Utah State Auditor and former two-term Lieutenant Governor of Utah Val Oveson was appointed by Gov. Mike Leavitt to head Utah's scandal-plagued Information Technology Services Division. Not surprisingly, the Utah State Senate confirmed con-firmed Oveson as the state's new chief information officer offi-cer by a vote of 27-0. Oveson succeeds Phil TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE 0REM - 4 '!' i Photo by Reva Bowen outstanding citizenship In the much better. We, the mayor and city council of the City of Orem, would like to honor you by giving you the Walter C. Orem Award, and publicly thanking you for everything you have done over the years to make Orem the greatest city in Utah." East between 400 and 800 South, or a second parcel in north Orem by Timpanogos High School. Orem City Manager Jim Reams conducted the meeting meet-ing on the south property and answered questions from the group filling the SCERA Park auditorium. Reams told those in attendance atten-dance that when indications indica-tions first came from the Church that it would no longer be farming the land in the city, Orem expressed an interest in acquiring the Windley, who resigned as state information officer in the midst of a hiring scandal. scan-dal. A private sector computer comput-er expert, Windley was appointed in 2001 by Leavitt to carry out his vision of a completely "wired" state government. Last September, a legislative legisla-tive audit found that Windley's division had skirted state hiring policies, by giving jobs to Windley's former colleagues at a now shut-down Internet service provider. Calling his presence pres-ence "a distraction," Windley resigned Dec. 31. When selected by Leavitt to fill the vacant position, Val Oveson was serving in Washington, D.C. as a management man-agement director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to taking that post, Oveson had served for two years as the federal taxpayers taxpay-ers advocate under former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. He had been appointed to - GENEVA TIMES, CALL 375 - Siudy focuses possible freer; ramp for 000 BY REVA BOWEN Times Reporter The Southwest Area Transportation Study (SWATS) commissioned by the Orem City Council to look at ways to improve traffic flow in that sector of the city has entered the stage of finding solutions . The three alternatives presented to the council February 4 as the most favorable options have the feature in common of constructing a new full interchange and freeway ramps at 1-15 near 800 South, and freeway ramp improvements at the University Parkway interchange. Consultants from Horrocks Engineers and Carter & Burgess told the council that an interchange inter-change at 800 South would be required to relieve current and future congestion, and to provide direct access to the north campus of Utah Valley State College. The three alternatives were developed to meet of orchard property. He said that no firm decision has yet been made by the Church on selling, sell-ing, and no price has been established, but its real estate division has expressed a willingness to receive an offer from the city as well as from the school district. Background information on a handout at the meeting stated that a majority of people would favor having all or part of the land maintained main-tained as a park with walking walk-ing trails. But Reams left i i Val Oveson reorganize the Taxpayer Advocate Program, which involved the selection and training of 2,300 employees. Before that, he was chairman of the Utah State Tax Commission. He also served as Gov. Norm Bangerter's lieutenant governor gov-ernor from 1985 to 1993. Following his graduation 5103 ay Soutfi several criteria: accommodating accommo-dating long-term growth (to the year 2030); blending blend-ing with future land use scenarios; and providing transit, bike, and pedestrian pedes-trian options. Other features of the proposed transportation improvement alternatives included a collector-distributor system a oneway one-way street system between University Parkway and Provo that would run adjacent to the existing freeway and provide pro-vide access along the corridor cor-ridor and a spur for an intermodal center on the west side of 1-15. The intermodal center would be a place for the public to change mode of transportation, trans-portation, would provide several acres of parking, and would be constructed to be pedestrian and transit tran-sit friendly. Another idea being examined is having dedicated lanes for buses. The three alternatives each call for the widening of 800 South to five lanes either from Geneva Continued .on page A10 property little or no hope that the city itself would be able to buy the land and develop a park. "Orem is faced with the same budget challenges the state is facing," the city manager said. "We are facing fac-ing budget cuts. The city does not have the resources to outright buy the proper- ty" One estimate on the value of the south Orem orchard land placed its Continued on page A9 from BYU, Oveson worked for several years with a local CPA firm, prior to establishing his own accounting practice in Orem. In 1980, he was elected Utah State Auditor -- one of three CPAs ever to be elected to that office. In 1982, Val Oveson was named an Orem High School Distinguished Alumnus. In 1981, when he left Orem to work at the state level in Salt Lake City, Oveson moved his family to Bountiful, where he still maintains a home. Following his confirmation confirma-tion by the Senate last week, Val Oveson said he looked forward to "restoring trust and confidence" in the technology office, which employs 800 employees. "It's going to be a tremendous challenge," he said. Technology "is a challenging chal-lenging area for any organization, organi-zation, right now. But it's a challenge I relish." Call for details 225-025B |
