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Show a HERALD DAILY Thursday, September 23, 2004 Utaivaimy LI0IU3..; Get the fuU story and other news of local interest in your community newspaper. a Daily Digest Eagle'- Lehi Free Press MPStw CPiw X-- If J Red Cross: More blood donations needed Red Cross Blood Services of Utah asked to increase blood the next few weeks due to re--, cent hurricanes that closed donation centers and canceled blood drives in southeastern states. "We want to be ready, if asked, to provide blood to people affected by the storms," said Julia Wulf Director of Operations for American Red Cross Blood Services of Utah. Other Red Cross Blood Services units not affected by hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan also have been asked to increase blood supplies as a precautionary measure. "If we can build up an abundant blood supply," says Wulf, "we'll be prepared to ship blood products to southeastern states until they are able to reopen donor centers, reschedule mobile blood drives, and restore normal blood collection ' Vf peasant Grove ' Pleasant Grove Review Pony Express Cathy Allred A 756-766-9 Lehi, Cedar Valley, Saratoga Springs, Pleasant Grove or Undqn American Fork Citizen Lone Peak Press Persons with type 0 blood are especially encouraged to donate. Type 0 blood can be transfused to persons of other blood types in emer-genc-y situations and is currently in short supply. Persons who are eligible to donate are encourto make an appointaged to call ment to donate blood at a local donor center or mobile blood drive. Not only is the Red Cross prepared to help residents of the southeast Gulf Coast with blood supplies, but the organization is hewing with the largest Red Cross sheltering operation in the organization's history. To make a financial contribution to local disaster relief, call the American Red Cross Utah Mountain Valley chapter, 373580; to jnake a contribution to the national disaster relief fund, call or log on to American Barbara Christiansen 756-766- 9 American Fork, Highland, Alpine or Cedar Hills Orem Geneva Times Landon Olson 225-134- 0 j Orem, vineyard Spanish Fork Press Steve Hardman 798-101- 1 Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson, Elk Ridge, Woodland Hills, Genola, Santaquin ' The Springville Herald PatConover 489-565-1 COUNTYWIDE AMERICAN FORK EUREKA 9 Linda and Richard Eyre will speak on "Great Parents of the Book of Mormon" on Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at American Heritage School, 736 N. 1100 East, east of the Mount IDS temple. The public is invited to the free event. I The Tintic Historical Society will have a garage sale on Saturday and Sunday in McNutty's garage at 136 E. Main. was that the trail would be too close to the property line. Avery Mortensen form Patterson Construction assured Hansen the trail easement was 20 feet from the fence. HIGHLAND LEW rg 359-176- 7. I Carli Stauffer, daughter of Clyde and Connie Stauffer, will travel to Cuenca, Ecuador, on Oct. 7 to spend 12 weeks volunteering in orphanages. Kristin Prisbrey, daughter of Greg and Karen Ketch, will leave that sarnjft day for Quito, Ecuador, for the same reason. Both are graduates of Lone Peak High School and attended Utah Valley State College. The two are traveling with other volunteers through Orphanage Support Services Organization, a nonprofit humanitarian organization based in Rexburg, Idaho, that sends volunteers on a regular basis to help in local orphanages in both Cuenca and Quito I Dan Van Woerkom, ot The Cedar Fort Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. 9 14 not to adopt a beer handler's ordinance that would have required special training for anyone selling beer. Council members felt that the ordinance was g unnecessary. The only establishment in town, the Country Store, has not yet had any problems with clerks under 21 selling beer, or clerks selling beer to underage minors. beer-sellin- CEDAR HILLS I Due to rain and unpredictable weather lately, the HOTAUTONBWiBHB CONCERT SERIES, 7:30 PM ' WATERFALL AMPHITHEATER SEPTEMBER 24 PetQr Breinholt Z Advance Ticket $10 Day of Concert Tickets available at all Ticketmaster locations including the Thanksgiving Point Barn Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone (801 ) T 325-SEA- 801-768-23- WWW.THANKSGIVINGPOINT.COM 00 IRfda the. 2004- - Family Health gi Safety Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Northwest 11 Thtirsdau Sept. 9 22 a.m.-- 7 f.m. Ride a bombfr PaiY Plaza SOO West, Provo Frldau Saturdau Sept. 24-Sept. 25 Q a.m. 3 p.m. lO a.m. 2 p.m. 34-- M. -- wave of activities and Information about ' no to tobacco Choosing healthy food Getting enough exercise Rock wall climbing - Saturday Car seat safety Inspections - Saturday Mora than SOO bleyela hairnets will bo gfVan away on tho Bfcycla Rodao. Coma foln tha fun I Saturday at357-7735 Call for mora Information. Saying Sponsored by: Qtiiims Sub - Springville, Mapleton The Daily Herald Woodland Hills Justin Hill 344-254- Provo, countywide I The Lehi High School v PROVO bid was reasonable enough they could include two optional addi- tions a rumble strip along the walking path and placing, grading and contacting new road base on roads with gravel shoul- I Toastmasters International will hold its Area 53 Humorous Speech and Evaluation contests Saturday starting at 11 a.m. in the Bureau of Reclamation Building, 302 E. 1860 South in East Bay. The public is invited to the contests. PAYS0N Na- tional Honor Society is running a book drive through Oct. 1. Books donated will be given to Willowcreek Middle School Boxes for donated books will be at the following locations: The Legacy Center, Kohlers, Pio- neer Party and Copy, the Lehi Library, Lehi Junior High, Lehi High School library, the Lehi Bakery, the Lehi High School seminary building, the Lehi Roller Mills, and Lehi City Office Building. I It's time to purchase dog li- censes. Those purchasing licenses before Feb. 1, will receive a $2 discount. Regular prices are $6 for spayedneutered and $15 SPRINGVILLE for those that are not. Licenses can be purchased at the Pay son City Center, 439 W. Utah Ave., or from any local veterinarian. PLEASANT GROVE I At the City Council meeting on Sept. 7, the council unani-- . mousjy ratified Richard L Hansen as the chair of the Little Denmark Neighborhood. Jim Olson was ratified as the secretary of Little Denmark. The Scratch Gravel Neighborhood Ken Millet as chair and Joyce Oscarson as secretary. Millet and Oscarson were also unanimously ratified at the Sept. 7 meeting. LINDON I The City Council accepted Geneva Rock's $114,903.60 bid for roadwork on Main Street, 200 East, and 1025 East. The work will include filling in dips and trenches, and a IVt inch asphalt or plant mix seal overlay. The council decided the ' I Lang Drilling was named as the contractor to finish the Canyon Road Well with the rotary process at the City Council meeting Tuesday. This action ' was necessary because Bud Webber had pulled off the project saying that he was unable to finish the well because well casing had become jammed in the welL Under the new contract, Lang Drilling will continue to drill the well from approximately the 425 ft. level down to the 640-folevel for $288,050. The well size will be reduced from its size down to 16 original inches. Webber was allowed earlier to downsize the well to 24 inches because of drilling ot 30-in- . problems. Attorneys: Man accused Man robs of shooting boss under store, takes 'emotional distress' need to get" to the defense, said prosecutor Mariane CBryant. The team representing an Meanwhile, the defense American Fork man the state team "will take advantage of the time we're given" to develsays shot and killed his supervisor isjlainung1)n arguing op their arguments as they that th client suffered from pertain to Paxil and this case, extreme emotional distress said defense attorney Rhome caused by the use of Paxil and Zabriskie. other drugs. Paxil is an antidepressant A waiver hearing in the case approved by the Food and of Louis Darrell Kinyon, 49, Drug Administration to treat was continued Wednesday depression and several other and scheduled for Dec 22. disorders. It is anticipated a prelimiThere have been lawsuits alnary hearing will be schedleging Paxil caused violent or uled. suicidal reactions, but the FDA The state is accusing Kinyon said there is no scientific eviof killing his supervisor, Kent dence linking the antidepresNeil Griffith, 36, of Pleasant sant to increased suicide risk for adults, The Associated Grove, and then shooting himself in February at the Provo Press reported last year. River Water Users AssociaA jury in Cheyenne, Wyo., tion building in Pleasant ordered the maker of Paxil to Grove.. pay $6.4 million to relatives of man who killed ' Kinyon is charged with capi- a 60-- y ear-ol- d tal aggravated murder as well his wife, daughter and grandas felony counts of aggravat- - . daughter before he killed himed assault and sexual exploitaself, according to an article tion of a minor. If convicted, published in Lawyers Weekly he could face the death penaltUSA in 2001. ' The man had been taking yThe prosecution was still Paxil for 48 hours. waiting Wednesday for test results to return from the state Justin Hill can be crime lab. 8 reached at or "We've got some stuff we jhillheraldextra.com. Justin DAILY Hill HERALD 344-254- Xboxgames Justin Hill HERALD DAILY Orem police were searching Wednesday for a man who stole Xbox games from the Media Hay in Orem and threatened store employees with a knife. Police were following up on some leads, said Orem Police Lt. Doug Edwards. "We have some stuff we're looking at," he said. A store employee heard plastic breaking around 5:40 p.m, Tuesday and went to investigate. The man, who was in possession of a game, put it down and broke into a nin, Edwards said. When two employees ' chased after him, he pulled out a knife and "advanced on them," Edwards said The employees hastily retreated and called 911. . The man was seen getting into a car with Washington license plates. He got away with three games. I Justin reached Hill at can be 344-254- 8 or jhillheraldextra.com. -- Staying safe - inside and outside Washing hands the right way ; , repre- senting developers of the proposed 55-lHighland Ridge subdivision, told the Highland Planning Commission he had met with residents of the adjoining property owners in Bull River. "We agreed to plant trees and add beaming to block the view of the houses for their area," he said. Bull River resident Anne Sward Hansen said she would like to see the elevation of the nouses before the project gets on further in the planning process. She also asked the developers to include a disclosure when the properties are sold, alerting them about the existence of horses next to them. Another concern she expressed CEDAR FORT . VT ders. Tim-panog- ALPINE AMU Genlla Cedar Hills city sponsored outdoor movie has been canceled for this year. Residents may look for it next summer at the Family Festival. -- g, The Utah County Art Board will holds its 27th Annual Arts Competition exhibition Saturday through Oct. 30 in the Utah County Gallery, 151 S. University Ave., Provo. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and there is no admission fee. The art board will hold an artists' reception and awards ceremony Oct. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. r For more information on OSSO, log onto www.orphanagesup-port.orinfoorphan-agesupport.oor call (208) . Celebration of Health Foundation ALEXANDER'S PRINT AOVANTAOC SYSCO Wlf Py" " &atti&ttcrot5 - - - - - BYU student dies playing Ultimate Frisbee THE PROVO playing Ultimate Frisbee with ASSOCIATED PRESS Funeral services are planned Friday for a Brigham Young University student who died while playing his favorite game. Jake Tyler Whetten, 21, a sophomore from Laie, Hawaii, was playing Ultimate Frisbee at a Provo park Saturday when his heart apparently stopped, his brother said. "It caught us al off guard," said Brady Whetten. "He was . his friends like he loved to do, and his heart just stopped and he fell over and died" Brady Whetten said an autopsy has been performed but the cause of death is undetermined Whetten's funeral is scheduled Friday in Orem at the Sharon Park Chapel, a buflding that holds great meaning for the family. "His grandfather, Clifton ' Whetten, actually built the chapel and my parents attended r that ward when they were first married and had the first two kids," Brady Whetten said "Grandpa built it and was in constructioa Jake was going into construction, and they were very close." He was born in Honolulu and grew up in Laie, where the 6-- , foot-- 7 Jake Whetten played goalie for the Kahuku High School water polo team. His father, Judd Whetten, is the director of physical plant. BYU-Hawai- i's |