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Show 'It 500 Per Issue an edition of THE DAILY HERALD Online: www.HarkTheKeraid.com yearNumber 12 THURSDAY, March 20, 2003 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 )HS SCARLETT M. BARGER . Times Reporter imanities, learning rces and a few other Iments at Utah Valley College will finally a place to rest their )'f;. They will be housed le new Liberal Arts ' ing, which will be com-i com-i in July. cording to interim dent Lucille Stoddard, 140,000-square-foot r ing will have 62 class-, class-, s, 185 offices and 12 11 irence rooms. It will have six computer labs i lecture hall, he campus is really 1 ding," she said. "(The , ing) will serve as a real 1 y valve." icording to UVSC ssman Derek Hall, col-officials col-officials hired 40 new ty members last year nowhere to put them, t now, humanities and m science classes are 01 held wherever college als can find a spot for it besides space con- DE E. WEEKS. JR. c; lines Correspondent tab. Valley State ,'ge in Orem acquired funding two weeks ago ;expand its campus igh the purchase of yard Elementary pi, 950 West 800 South, unding came as part of 1.5 million Utah State ing bill that was enact-Senate enact-Senate Biil 2 in a corn-use corn-use between legisla-split legisla-split over how much to iw for state buildings ypear of economic down- earlier measure had approved by both ' as for a lesser amount, Ti provided partial ing for a number of cts. Under that bill, I $3.1 million would jjREVA BOWEN Times Reporter em writer Margie )wn was legally blind birth and fought the ts of multiple sclerosis D years, but did not let hysical challenges pre-'fther pre-'fther from living a life with accomplishment, y, friends, humor, and "at was the picture of ie's life that emerged a recent interview her husband, Harold, her four children Davenport, Brian )wn, Kristen Sorensen, Minda McCown. ,ie, who died Thursday, j 20, was also a grander grand-er of 16 grandchildren ALPINE ew building to relieve ;; tit Photo by Scarlett M. Barger A Jacobsen Construction employee works on a staircase for the new Liberal Arts Building at Utah Valley State College. straints, college officials say humanities, arts and social in his college and improve there are other important science, said he believes the communication, reasons for the building. new building will better Before UVSC added Bill Cobb, dean of unify students and faculty Continued on page A9 VSC acquires funds purchase school have been provided for the Vineyard Elementary School purchase, leaving the balance of $3.5 million to be bonded for next year. However, the Legislature decided full project funding would be provided this year for fewer projects. Senate Bill 2 provides the full $6.6 million for the expansion of the Utah Valley State College, $8 million mil-lion to replace the dilapidated dilapidat-ed archives building behind the Capitol, $10 million toward pre-construction planning and purchases for the $250 million-plus Capitol renovation, and $40 million for the Utah State University library. Constructed in 1978 by Alpine School District, Vineyard Elementary Continued on page A9 em writer Margie RlcCown lived life ranging in age from 2 to 20. Margie Lynn Callister McCown was born June 27, 1942, to Donald Delbert Callister and ' Donna Callister in Salt Lake City. She had surgery for congenital congen-ital cataracts when she was 5 years old. She graduated from Granite High School where she was a straight-A student and co-editor of the Clarion yearbook. She attended Brigham Young University on an academic scholarship, and later, Westminster College. Margie married, and was diagnosed with MS when she was a young mother. Kristen said her mother was watching a television talk show, and during the course of the program, the n DnurcaTiOE! to Sesideots of Onaca GooEiyy You can now enjoy membership with ALPINE CREDIT UNION 1 - Orem woman knits her way into local hearts SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Orem resident Josie Burningham knits an average aver-age of six hours a day. Her husband, Lamar, picks out the yarn, but she knits the squares. She cannot see what she is doing, but she can feel it. The five- to six-inch squares are sewn together into blankets by women in Burningham's LDS ward and given to local families in need. Burningham, nearly 76, lost her sight about five years ago with the onset of diabetes. Instead of cooking and working in the yard like she used to, she picked up her knitting more than ever before. "I have to have something some-thing to do," she said. "Otherwise, it would be really hard." Margie McCown symptoms of the disease were listed. Since she had all the symptoms, Margie called her doctor to tell him that she thought she knew J h f -. r- .. f .." space Burningham learned to knit in first grade, while growing up in southern Germany. She said she also learned to crochet and cross-stitch, but she cannot cross-stitch now. She met her husband, a Utah County native, while he was serving in the U.S. Military in Germany. The couple came to the States in 1953 and moved to Orem in December 1969. They have three children one in Orem, one in Smithfield, Cache County, and one in California. According to Burningham, the rewards of her knitting are two-fold. "I know it helps somebody else and it helps me." Often, she listens to the television or a tape while knitting. "This is the way she reads," joked her husband, while pointing to a box of books on tape. to the fullest, family members say what she had. Margie's first marriage broke up when she was pregnant with her third child. Her children said she literally "wore out strollers" taking them places. A favorite memory of son Brian is the trips his mother moth-er took her young children on to Temple Square. During one trip, they met LDS Church President David O. McKay. Margie married Harold Sept. 2, 1969, in the Salt Lake Temple, and he adopted adopt-ed Teri, Brian, and Kristen in 1971. Against all medical advice, Margie had a fourth child, Minda, with Harold. When courting Margie, Harold "dated the family" -the couple always included City looks at plan for terrorism, natural disasters DUANE HILTON Times Reporter Orem City is preparing its Mass Casualty Plan as a guide on how to respond when a disaster affects the entire city, said Emergency Management Coordinator Seth Perrins. "We are preparing for earthquakes, possible flooding flood-ing and possible terrorism," Perrins said. But that is not all, he added. The city is also preparing for blizzards, ice storms and canal breaks. Orem City Assistant Manager Richard Manning said Orem City is also preparing for the possibility of a tanker truck overturning overturn-ing or a chemical leak. Perrins confirmed that because Orem has a major freeway next to it, the possibility possi-bility of a tanker truck overturning over-turning is real. He also confirmed con-firmed that because there are businesses in Orem that Photo by Scarlett M. Barger Josie Burningham, who lost her sight about five years ago, continues to knit blankets for needy families. But while keeping her mind occupied with other things, Burningham said the three children. After they had done something with the kids, Margie and Harold would slip away to dinner or a dance. The family moved to Bakersfield, Calif., where Margie was named the "Kern County M.S. Mother of the Year." They also lived in Phoenix before moving to Orem in 1976. Margie covered the Orem City Council meetings for years for the Orem-Geneva Times. When she eventually had to give the job up, she was accorded a special recognition from then-Mayor then-Mayor James E. Mangum a certificate for accurate, unbiased reporting. Harold commented that Mangum said at the time he had use dangerous chemicals, the threat of a chemical leak is real. David Passmore, an Orem City fire engineer, is drafting the Mass Casualty Plan. The plan will provide transportation, triage and treatment for people injured in a disaster, he said. Emergency workers will be allowed to provide treatment for a large number num-ber of people before they are placed in hospitals. "It's almost like we set up a MASH unit at the event (of the disaster)," Passmore said. The Mass Casualty Plan should be completed and submitted by the end of this summer, Passmore said. Perrins played down the possibility of a terrorist attack from a major terrorist terror-ist organization like Al Qaeda, because Orem does-Continued does-Continued on page A9 mm she must still keep count of Continued on page A9 never issued such an honor in the past and doubted he would do so in the future, but wanted to do it for Margie. "Margie thoroughly enjoyed covering the city and hated to give it up," Harold said. For years afterward, she continued to be interested in. city events, and attended many council meetings, sitting in the foyer to listen in. Because of her eyesight, Margie was never able to drive, so for many years she used the formidable walking walk-ing skills she had honed as a young mother. Daughter Kristen said it was "no big deal" for her to walk miles to University Mall and back Continued on page A9 Call for details 225-0258 iEDITUNION OREM AMERICAN FORK and soon i n LEH |