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Show misiiimss Times Newspaper Thursday, February 13, 2003, p, age MlaDi to eleforato . 5 v X 5 : fc ' v . riii .i . 1 1 ' SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter In a city with few landmarks land-marks more than 75 years old, University Mall is fairly historical. As the mall celebrates its 30th birthday this year, city and business officials reflect on the way it altered Orem. "The mall instantly changed our community," said Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn. "It made Orem a regional shopping center." Washburn recalled the days when the mall came to Orem. His family owned a car dealership on south State Street at the time, and the area mainly contained con-tained small, entrepreneurial entrepreneur-ial businesses that were spread out. The mall brought excitement excite-ment to a growing city, Washburn said. "There was a sense of pride that we had finally come of age." Rob Kallas, who has served as store manager since 1978, said that as times have changed, the mall has kept up. According to Kallas, the mall was 500,000 square feet in 1973. Anchor stores were ZCMI and JCPenny. About 20 other stores were located in the mall. Now, the shopping center is 1.2 million square feet with 185 stores. Meier & Frank, Nordstrom, Mervyns are the anchors. Kallas called the mall "the single most influential project in Utah County for many years." Many businesses have located around University Parkway and State Street as a result of the mall's construction, con-struction, he said. "It's literally liter-ally the heart of the valley." According to Washburn, University Mall broadened Orem's economic base. It was built during a. time when the city's population was growing rapidly. Growing population demands brought the need for more city services, he said. But because of major taxes generated from the mall, Orem's property taxes were and still are among the lowest in the state, he said. Washburn said every Orem resident should realize real-ize the impact the mall has had on the community. Orem City Manager Jim Reams described University Mall as "part of the identity of Orem." Besides its business busi-ness value, it is a center for social gathering, a place for senior citizens to walk and for youth and families to shop together, he said. Mall officials are asking residents to share stories about the mall for its birthday birth-day celebration through Saturday, Feb. 15. Stories may be used in the mall's anniversary ads, or writers may win $100 gift certificates. certifi-cates. The official birthday celebration cele-bration is to take place March 20 to 29. For more information, call 224-0694. Timp Books' owners trying to lease building DUANE HILTON Times Reporter Timp Bookstore closed its doors for good Dec. 7. But the building that housed the bookstore may open its doors as a new business, according to Mary Lockhart, co-owner of Timp Bookstore. She says she has received offers to buy the building at 858 South State St., but she is trying to lease the building build-ing instead of selling it. No one has agreed to lease the building yet. The religious bookstore was known for its expertise and hard-to-find LDS merchandise. mer-chandise. After closing its doors, some of the remaining remain-ing inventory was sold to other bookstores, and the rest was donated to Deseret Industries, according to Lockhart. Almost all the former employees of Timp Books tore have found new jobs at Deseret Book or with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Distribution Center, .. Lockhart said. Time is running out to claim Utah Residents share of $15 million Unclaimed refunds totaling more than $15 million are awaiting 11,300 Utah taxpayers tax-payers who failed to file a 1999 income tax return, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, in order to collect col-lect the money, a return must be filed with an IRS office no later than April 15, 2003. The IRS estimates that about half of those who could claim refunds would receive more than $444. Some individuals may have had taxes withheld from their wages but had too little income to require filing a tax return. Others may not have had any tax withheld but would be eligible for the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Nationwide, there are approximately 1.9 million people who have $2.5 billion in unclaimed refunds for unfiled 1999 income tax returns. "If you don't file a return, you can't get a refund," said Acting Commissioner Bob Wenzel. "We urge taxpayers to double-check double-check their records before the April 15 deadline. We want people to get the refunds they're entitled to." In cases where a return was not filed, the law provides most taxpayers with a three-year three-year window of opportunity for claiming a refund. If no return is filed to claim the refund within three years, the money becomes property of the U.S. Treasury. For 1999 returns, the window closes on April 15, 2003. The law requires that these returns be properly addressed, postmarked and mailed by that date. There is no penalty penal-ty assessed by the IRS for filing a late return qualifying for a refund. The IRS reminds taxpayers seeking a 1999 refund that their checks will be held if they have not filled tax returns for 2000 or 2001. In addition, the refund will be applied to any amounts still owed to the IRS and may be used to satisfy unpaid child support or past due federal debts such as student loans. Current and prior year tax forms are available on the IRS Website: www.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). Tax payers who need help can call the IRS help line at 1-800-829-1040. STATE INSPECTION & EMISSIONS TIRES & WHEELS tune-lie's air conditioning ALIGNMENTS CV AXLES BRAKES ENGINES CLUTCHES EXHAUST WORK i ISW? 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A free seminar is going to be offered in March, courtesy of the Utah Valley Home Builders Association (UVHBA) to help you through the maze of home building. On March 21, a panel of construction con-struction industry professionals will be presenting a free seminar designed especially for residents of Utah County. The seminar will take the guess work out of choosing choos-ing a builder or remodeler and answering all your questions. The seminar consists of a 35 minute presentation from our panel. Subjects addressed will be: Choosing a builder; cost per square foot; what to look for in a sales contract; city inspections; construction and mortgage loans; title insurance; and more. After this brief panel discussion, discus-sion, the time will be turned over to you. Ask any questions you want from our panel of experts at no obligation. Each panel participate par-ticipate is a member of the UVHBA and represents building, build-ing, remodeling, real estate agent, city building official, title insurance, construction and mortgage lenders. The seminar is Friday, March 21, from 4 to 5 pm at the Home Expo taking place in the McKay Events Center, Orem. You will need a ticket to get into the Home Expo. Contact any REALTOR REAL-TOR for a free ticket, or the UVHBA will be happy to mail you a ticket. Call 801-225-8893 for more information about the Home Expo, the Building Remodeling Seminar, or for a free ticket to the show and seminar. semi-nar. Utah Valley Home Builders Association is a non-profit organization celebrating its 30th year of representing the building industry in Utah County. With over 600 members the UVHBA is the voice of construction con-struction in our area. Visit our website at www.uvhba.com for a list of professional contractors and others in the building industry. indus-try. David A Lewis President of Utah Valley Home Builders Association Summerfield Retirement Community Are you a caregiver? Maybe you are caring for an aging parent, ailing spouse, or mentally ill sibling. sib-ling. If you currently aren't care-giving, care-giving, chances are that one-day you will. Approximately one out of four Americans do. When that day comes, will you have the facts, resources, and support sup-port you need to manage not only the physical challenges, but also the legal, financial, and emotional ones? According to a study published in the December Journal of the American Medical Association, it is noted that caregivers who provide pro-vide support to their spouse and are under stress, are more than twice as likely to die within four years than spouses who are not serving as caregivers. Some of the contributing factors appear to be that strained caregivers are much less likely to get enough rest in general, have time to rest when they are sick, or have time to exercise. exer-cise. Other studies have shown that elderly spouses who serve as caregivers experience higher rates of influenza and pneumonia - conditions con-ditions that together constitute the fourth leading cause of death among persons aged 75 years or older. Also noted are depressive symptoms and poorer outcomes for patients with heart disease. Caregivers need to pay attention atten-tion to their own health. A caregiver care-giver is unable to provide good care when they themselves become run down. The American Medical Association now considers caregiver health to be a major public health concern and has launched a campaign to alert physicians to the problem. As part of routine office visits, the AMA wants physicians to ask every adult patient: "Do you have responsibility for caregiving?" 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