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Show ill 500 Per Issue :ht, inii' eat!; Online: vwuw.HarkTheKer3ld.com an edition of THE DAILY HERALD yearNumber 8 THURSDAY, February 20, 2003 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 fSOl 1 225-1340 'as, i,rem says iod-bye ' pageant SCARLETT M. arte BARGER lair " jj Times Reporter sold, event that has "de;me a traditional part of orr:n in June is now mov-injviorth mov-injviorth to Abravanel Hall ich-alt Lake City, as decid-Iievy decid-Iievy new director of the tta"3 utan bcnoiarsnip ,S(),;ani jjaviu naws. Recording to Orem resi-; resi-; Norm Nielsen, who let cted the program for 22 'r''-s with his wife, the pag-s; pag-s; will be missed. "It's a to," he said. Nielsen brought the pag-r pag-r t from Salt Lake County set)rem in 1976. "We felt iyi Orem was a very sup-tt, sup-tt, ;ive city, and it was (cen-ro.ly (cen-ro.ly located) in the state." br the first few years, t! pageant was held at m High School. But it , T- J TT Sk later moved to ;rintarn View High JW. ffl(D01. Recording to Nielsen, the 1 community and media , nbers were very sup-' sup-' tive. "It was always sold on the final night," he fx vi study proved that the eant brought hundreds thousands of dollars to a area during pageant i k. But besides that, con-j, con-j, ants had several week-is, week-is, workshops at Mountain , w to train and rehearse nt numbers before the eant. These workshops i brought much revenue food service, gasoline, jing and other costs, Isen said. Economically, it was y, very good for the -V 1 Jennie Sandstrom, exec- Continued on page A10 years of Scouting ln 84th birthday gives n L. Cross, Sr., enough e to fit 72 years of Boy uting in and a whole lot iving. Sitting on the neighbor's jCh steps listening to ps of adventures of John sley Powell's explo-ions explo-ions told by his secretary, derick S. Dellenbaugh, y have planted seeds in J heart for scouting Jentures. cooking for fossils, crys-and crys-and Indian artifacts on dusty hills and trails of sign Peak and Beacon jjji in Salt Lake City prob- vy sparked interest for love and preservation of outdoors. Is a young fatherless boy 'ing the Depression, iss started participating Boy Scout activities in -0. Funds for registration l;e scarce, so he joined in . He worked his way up .uu&n me normal ranKs iscoutine. reaching his .t big honor, the Ranger and then the Air b v ALPINE credit union S2 Pictured is an artist's conception of the 1,780-acre research and development park, which BlueLynx Consortium, LLC, plans to develop on the former site of the Geneva Steel plant. Billions projected for possible development in Vineyard CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Old-time Vineyard residents, resi-dents, whose pastoral lives were once disrupted by the war-time construction of Geneva Steel in their community com-munity may, once again, have their sensibilities jarred, as they see the clearing clear-ing of the one-time Geneva Steel property to make way for a 1,780-acre research and development park on the shores of Utah Lake. Geneva Steel Chair Joseph Cannon, Geneva President and CEO Ken Johnson, and Geneva's creditors, cred-itors, this week were carefully care-fully considering the offer made by BlueLynx, a Salt ocal man to celebrate i J z ? v r-f y PI . i.. .... i John L. Cross, Sr. Scout Ace Award. Cross has always kept a journal to record his adventures. adven-tures. His writings brought him new recognitions with the Gold Quill Award twice. Stories, poetry, historical research, genealogy, archaeology archae-ology and flag research have all brought him publications publi-cations in many different subjects. He has acted as Continued on page A10 t3 DtjUITAElOH TO QESIDEOTS OF 53M GOUElY You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION OREM AMERICAN FORK and soon in LEHI TO - " ---- , -V - Lake City consortium, to purchase the entire Geneva Steel plant in Vineyard. BlueLynx's offer, made Wednesday, Feb. 12, was to buy the property, the buildings, build-ings, equipment, and all water rights all of Geneva's assets. The purchase price, most certain to be in the multiple millions of dollars, was not made public at BlueLynx's news conference, which was held Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Provo Marriott. ' Conducting the press conference was N. Gregory Soter, BlueLynx spokesman, who announced that BlueLynx Consortium, LLC consists of a group of individuals, indi-viduals, businesses, strate Orem woman given state award SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Some people think they are doing a service if they volunteer at a school or shelter once a week, but not Orem resident Connie Hodson. Her children call her "the queen of volunteers." Hodson volunteers at 10 different locations, some weekly, some monthly. During the summer she adds two more events to her schedule. "I absolutely love it," she said. Hodson received the 112th Governor's Points of Light Award Tuesday for her dedication and service. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in teaching. She and her husband, Dick, raised 10 children. But when the youngest children approached their teens, Hodson decided to fill her time with something else. Fourteen years ago, she started substitute teaching, SUBSCRIBE TO THE 0REM gic partners, financial partners, part-ners, legal advisors, and interested community leaders, lead-ers, such as David K. Williams and Leslie J. Clements, principals; who were present. "The majority of these individuals and businesses have deep roots in Utah, reside here and conduct business here," he said. "Several members of this consortium are located out of state." Asserting that BlueLynx is well-qualified by background, back-ground, experience, and financial strength to undertake under-take this project, Soter said, "BlueLynx commends the creators of the Geneva plant, and those who have I 1 '" 1 ...,,.JJUmWIHIM.i!il-i'l!1' t ' ' . " : ft--': :; I ; H. :: ' ' -: i1 i ; : " '.. . "'"t i; . i r if- t i - -!' rib "' 4(1 h t ' f 1;: 1 i v:? ; t . -4. . I ' ; 5 j . . f i J j t - - - - - " Orem resident Connie Hodson displays the torch she ran with during the Olympics, along with her Olympic volunteer gear. Hodson received an award from the governor Tuesday for her dedication as a community volunteer. - GENEVA TIMES, CALL 375 - Courtesy of BlueLynx managed and operated it over the decades. In its productive pro-ductive and profitable years, Geneva was a valuable valu-able provider of employment employ-ment for thousands of Utah Valley families and was the economic backbone of. our community for many years. We extend sincere appreciation apprecia-tion to those who contributed con-tributed to Geneva's productivity produc-tivity and for the good things it brought to Utah Valley." "It is the general consensus consen-sus of many that Geneva Steel has reached the end of its useful life," Soter declared. "BlueLynx believes it is time to give Continued on page A10 Photo by Scarlett M. Barger 5103 Payday lender bill may impact business CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent At least 13 Orem businesses busi-nesses would be affected by legislation that has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature by Rep. Ty McCartney, D-Salt Lake City, and Sen. Ed Mayne, D-West D-West Valley City. Scattered along State Street, from 1400 North to 1300 South, their signs advertise the easiest and fastest ways to borrow money when the month lasts longer than residents' paychecks. One of the most widely touted methods of borrowing money is to get a "fast vehicle title loan." The other method is a "payday loan," in which the borrower would write a post-dated check that the lender would cash on the date the borrower would deposit his or her paycheck in the bank. The average fee for each $100 borrowed is $10 a week, resulting in an interest inter-est rate of 522 percent. At least one of Orem's quick cash stores has a sign in its lobby that states, "Payday loans have APR of 417.14 percent. Payday loan is $8 per $100 per week. All title loan customers who pay their loan after the 10-day 10-day grace period will be required to pay a late fee of $30." Such loans cost at least 20 times as much as credit Continued on page A10 for service which she hadn't done for years. And five to six years ago, she began volunteering at several organizations. Hodson explained that she needed to keep herself busy, and besides that, she added, "I had to find out who I was." At first, she would call on every volunteer opportunity she heard about. "I had no idea where it would take me," she said. Not every job worked out, but Hodson said she usually does something every day Monday through Saturday. Some days are busier than others. For example, on Wednesdays, Hodson volunteers vol-unteers at the Mt. Timpanogos LDS Temple, then goes straight to the American Cancer Society, where she serves as secretary. secre-tary. After that, she volunteers volun-teers at the Missionary Training Center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then attends SCERA Board meetings, where -she is a trustee. She said she proba- Continued on page A10 Call for details 225-0256 |