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Show es Newspaper Thursday, April 17, 2003 Page A3 Construction begins on Chevron station at State Street corner n I NntMi t I rand I! Lt. Doug Edwards Public Information Officer REMtDEPTENTiof PUBLIC SAFETY LO03 Over $6000 worth of r LOOIS weie suuieii day night from a locked r at a construction site ;area of 1500 E. 1100 N. Jlock on the trailer was " rith bolt cutters to gain : At about 7:00 PM last , a Utah Highway Patrol )er stopped a car south jitaquin and found the fci tools from this case. officers went to the scene )?.;at stop and arrested a lear-old man, of Midvale, 1st 'a 20-year-old man, of m. The pair were on way to as vegas to the stolen tools. to Trooper John is. tney are now in ine holding facility. in 1 J:.ks 1103 f Chere was an armed rob-yesterday rob-yesterday afternoon at at PM at the Key Bank Wi:h located at 185 S. hi. The robber entered the era: and had partially cov-w;bis cov-w;bis face with bandages, ij: lulled out a silver or m- ess handgun, pointed it iaj two tellers in the bank, m demanded cash. They Mlied and he fled on foot -."gh the east doors to 'L unknown. He stole an "closed amount of cash. fll as described by witness-ST-i being a white male, ft :; 5'6" tall, slender build, lc-i hair, and was wearing lticeans, a red long-sleeved npnandaredhat. The FBI flpLotified and responded to r bank to take over the ee; ligation. Ivf-i Franklin Planner and Pilot were stolen yes- ;,y afternoon from an unlocked car parked in the Cascade Golf Course parking lot. A 1997 Ford Van was stolen this morning at about 2:15 AM when the driver of the van went into the 7-11 store at 1196 W. Center. A 30-year-old man, of Orem, took advantage of the opportunity oppor-tunity and stole the van. He was later spotted in the van by a Lehi officer as he traveled trav-eled southbound on 1-15. Officers tried to stop the van at about Center Street in Orem but he sped up and tried to evade the officers. Speeds reached 100 miles per hour on the freeway. As he passed the University Parkway exit, an Orem officer offi-cer deployed spikes which took out both tires on the passenger pas-senger side of the van. He continued to drive south, but lost speed as the flattened tire started to come apart. The pursuit ended after he got off the freeway at Center Street in Provo. He was taken to the Utah County Jail by the Lehi Officer who spotted him in the stolen van. 41403 Six cars at the Classy Car Buyers car lot were vandalized van-dalized (keyed) sometime Friday night. Estimate to fix the damage is about $3000. A silver 2002 Pontiac Grand Am was stolen sometime some-time Sunday morning between 9:00 - 9:30 AM from the parking lot of the apartment apart-ment complex at 1270 S. Sandhill Road. The car was locked at the time of the theft and the owner didn't believe a key was inside the car, but there may have been. IS II )mmunity Action :rvices receives award e Utah County Board ealth and the Utah .ty Health Department nized Community i Services for its contri- at: A- l.ti to Utah County. '51tiunity Action Services J 'ed an award at the County Commission ng Tuesday, April 8 for ts oting the health and ilyi ieing of Utah County, t afiommunity Action to -:es has taken seriously eaf job of improving the Dei 4 of those who need it topmost," said Joseph Qd ;-, executive director of jy r-tah County Health .(tment. "This organiza-,ej organiza-,ej p, as performed countless of service to Utah and the irrmrn7arJ . r:ll health of its citizens." oft Community Action was responsible for housing 764 families in Utah County last year. Many homeless people are temporarily housed in hotels until more permanent arrangements can be made. According to Health Department officials, the organization has performed many acts of service, including includ-ing resolving 827 family housing crises, giving 5,515 individuals budget counseling, counsel-ing, helping 175 families buy their first homes, and helping help-ing 30 senior citizens receive foreclosure assistance. Community Action also serves as a referral point for families and individuals seeking medical coverage for facilities to better meet their needs. iff Quality & Affordability rAmium Vim 1 Winrinwa " " v v. - ' 0M jl Lt fJtJ a ' fU T ,rr. v Guaranteed Low Price Lifetime Warranty Glass Breakage Warranty Ask For Details Call For FREE ESTIMATE (told, Inc. 'f'" 1785 N. Main Spanish Fork Sat (801) 798-3363 9-1 CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Three business buildings over 50 years old were demolished demol-ished last week to make room for a new Chevron gas station and convenience store. Earlier in the year, the Orem City Council gave its approval for the proposed narrowing of one of the Town of Orem's original streets to facilitate the construction of the new developments. Located on the southwest corner of the 800 NorthState Street intersection, the buildings build-ings had housed businesses for more than half-a-century, including Salmon Pharmacy, Sound Warehouse and Hansen Mountaineering, which had relocated several weeks ago. Earlier businesses at that location included Oscar H. Anderson's Orem Real Estate office and Washburn Motors. The street that will have its width narrowed is Commercial Street, which extends from 700 North to 800 North, one-half a block west of State Street. It is part of the 40-acre townsite, which Walter C. Orem purchased pur-chased in 1914, hoping that the town would centralize there. Walter C. Orem, the man after whom the town of Orem was named, was the president presi-dent of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Interurban Railroad, which started to construct a line from Salt Lake City to Payson in 1914. Although he was invited by Orem residents, many times, to build a home in Orem and move to the town which bore his name, Mr. Orem never lived in Orem. a " nj ' .. V!'i' -,"'" i - 1 -"J" '- . v-; .;---- v -T-! Work Is progressing on the excavation of the site where three of Orem's business buildings were located for many years. The property, which was included In the original Orem town-site, town-site, has been acquired and Is being developed by Par Seven Development as a Chevron gas station and convenience store. Rather, he maintained his home in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, he encouraged local residents and prospective prospec-tive residents to buy lots in his Orem townsite, located in the 800 North State Street area. Several years later, the Wasatch Chemical built a store on one of the streets in the townsite, although few homes were ever built. Years later, the Chevron Oil Company purchased Stan Pope's Service Station, located locat-ed on the busy corner of State Street and Center Street, which the company operated for a number of years. However, several months ago, the Center Street Chevron Station was closed, and plans were laid to open a modern new facility at 800 North State Street. Par Seven Development officials had requested the City of Orem to allow Commercial Street from 750 North to 800 North, to be reduced in width from 50 feet to 38 feet, to facilitate their new development. In addition to the new gasoline station, plans for the development include a large convenience store, as well as another retail space comprising compris-ing 8,100 square feet. Par Seven Chevron operators opera-tors expect the new facility to be an attractive convenience to the many travelers on 800 North. That State Street800 North intersection will be the second intersection in Orem on which gasoline stations are located on three of the four corners. Orem Post Office tackles rush on tax deadline day SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter One of the busiest times at the Orem Post Office dropped off at midnight' Wednesday, April 16, when the deadline for submitting state and federal fed-eral tax forms officially ended. According to Postmaster Ken Jorgenson, there is nothing noth-ing at the post office like tax deadline day. "It's a Christmas rush for one day," he said. "There's a steady flow of people coming in." The post office normally closes at 6 p.m., but officials have extended hours on April 15 until midnight for the last 10 years. Jorgenson said post office administrators are well prepared for this day. Two employees stay outside after 6 p.m. to take packages, and two stay inside so residents can buy postal stamps. 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