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Show 17 Davis County Clipper Friday, September 17, 1999 to opeira Exotic irestamnraint imi A7 WX Kunthea's journey to the United States is a story of courage and hard- BY MEUNDA WRJJAMS Clipper Staff Writer ship. In 1975 the Communists took over Cambodia. Kunthea and her family were forced to live in the jungle until The unusual WOODS CROSS cuisine taste of Cambodian-Frenc- h will soon be coming to South Davis. restauApsara Cambodian-Frenc- h rant should open the first of October, occupying a portion of the old Red Flame restaurant Another area will house Red Flame Catering, which will also be operated out of Apsaras kitchen, although the two will offer vastly different foods. The restaurant is a dream of Kunthea Kelly a native of Cambodia, and her husband John, who wanted to share this different cuisine with the 1979. During this rime her parents were killed and both grandparents starved to death. During those yean Kunthea said 2.5 million people were executed or died of disease. I was the only person in my family able to escape, she said. In 1979. she made her wav to a refugee camp in Thailand. There, the community. Kunthea said because of the French influence in Cambodia for so and native Cambodians shared and traded many cooking techniques in the region. The result is a cuisine, which, while using spices for flavor, is not too spicy to the palate, Kunthea said The name Apsara means beautiful woman from heaven, Kunthea many decades, the French OFFICIALS GATHER to cut the ribbon at The Inn on Barton Creek on Wednesday. Speakers and dignitaries at the Bountiful ceremonies included Gordon Bennett (holding scissors) of South Davis Community Hospital, Gary Birdsall of the South Davis Chamber of Commerce, Utah Lt. Gov. Olene Walker, Frank Child of Senior Management Company, Christine Johnson of The Inn on Barton Creek and Stewart Knowlton from the Bountiful Mayor's office. Microsoft sues Bountiful's InteKiTtends BOUNTIFUL Lawsuits alleging four Utah computer software shops, including IntelliTrends of Bountiful, have engaged in the selling of unlicensed software were filed by Microsoft Corp. Wednesday. The suits charge the Utah companies, along with others in seven more states, with copyright violations and trademark infringement. Equipment Research Inc, doing business as Computer Junkies and IntelliTrends of Bountiful, is accused of distributing counterfeit copies of Office'97 Professional software and components of Microsoft Windows 95. Further, the suits say the dealer continued to sell the software in question even though it received letters from Microsoft asking it to quit In answer to the charges, IntelliTrends General Manager Jeff Mousley, acting on the advice of legal counsel, referred to a statement issued Wednesday night. To the best of our knowledge, all of the Microsoft products weve sold have been legitimate and legally Microsoft licensed, noting that Microsoft has informed them that they sold a product that was counterfeit In a statement issued Thursday morning, he said, We honestly believe this was an isolated incident, and it was by no means intentional. Because software counterfeiting has evolved to such a sophisticated level, it is difficult to identify which products are legitimate. Fie noted that Equipment Research has been in business for 12 years and has maintained a flawless relationship with Microsoft. We are working with Microsoft to resolve any concerns regarding this issue. We desire to continue our outstanding relationship with Microsoft and provide our customers with legitimate products and honest service. Information technology summit slated MIDVALE As with other types of businesses in Utah, Information Technology (IT) companies today face major workforce adequacy problems when it comes to recruiting employees adequately trained for the hundreds of IT jobs available. Indeed, is there a business anywhere in the state that doesnt, in some way, make use of information technology. But, right now the lack of technologically trained employees can literally stymie a companys growth in a variety of areas, including research and development, manufacturing, distribution and sales. In an effort to bolster the pool of trained Information Technology employees in the state, the Utah Information Technologies Association (UITA) is increasing student attendance at IT Summit 1999 to be held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Sept. instiIT students and faculty from Utah's private and public tutions can participate in this years Summit in two ways. Fust, a generous donation made by Mountain America Credit Union will allow approximately 100 IT students to attend the IT Summit 99 as full participants. By attending, the students will have a chance to listen to keynote addresses, attend breakout sessions, spend time networking with Utahs IT professionals and attend the Student IT Career Fair held on the afternoon of Sept. 21-2- ry 22. Mountain American Credit Union operates three locations in Davis County with offices in Woods Cross, Centerville and Layton. Second, the Student IT Career Fair is also open to students from private and institutions from around the state Whether the students public are currently in information technology programs or just interested in what the field has to offer, the Career Fair will be a valuable tool in helping them plan their futures. This year's Summit, titled Are you winning with IT? will include six keynote speakers and 10 breakout sessions. Among the topics to be discussed initiatives related to enhancing interaction are and with customers, suppliers and vendors, as wellas leveraging past IT investments. This year's attendees are expected to include policy makers, GO'S (Chief Information Officers), technology and information systems executives from businesses and organization through Utah, including Davis County, who are users of IT and w ant to learn the how tos of IT as well as to meet vendors and suppliers who can help them enhance their profits and operations. or visit the For more information on the IT Summit 99 call UITA website, www.uita.org. said. Paintings of Apsara, a woman who danced for the king in the royal palace centuries ago, will hang in the restaurant alongside several paintings of Angkor Wat, the beautiful Buddhist temple, which is now in ruins, but still is a major tourist attraction. Recently John took time from the hectic pace of getting the kitchen set up to show off the china, flatware and serving dishes the restaurant will use. Among the restaurants specialties will be several different soups. Each JACK BRIMHALL, left, meets with Kunthea and John Kelly in their new Apsara restaurant located inside the former Red Flame building. be served in a different style bowl or tureen to set it apart. The soups include a noodle soup, which Kunthea describes as a meal in itself. It has a beef broth base, Southeast Asian spices, onions, bean sprouts and for a European twist, will basil. Then, there will be a Cambodian sweet and sour soup offered, containing tomato, pineapple, chicken, shrimp, and lemon grass. One of Kunthea's favorite entrees will be a sweet and sour catfish fillet, marinated in a ginger sauce. A dish with more of a French twist is a salad made with lettuce, red onion. sliced tomatoes, cucumber, thinly sliced beef and lime, served with a cilantro sauce. One of Kunthea's specialties will be a guava drink, served in tall glasses. The restaurant will sen e 38 lunch and 40 dinner entrees. Kunthea's mother was a very good cook, she said. While her mother was a nurse and her father a doctor, her mother's love for cooking and her parent's knowledge of earing healthy foods deeply affected Kunthea. In my heart Ive always loved cooking. I have loved doing it, she said. Her parents are both dead and Cambodians had to fill out forms stating their preference for which country they would like to relocate to. The United States was her first choice. She moved to Oakland. Calif. But she wasn't shipped out immediately. She was m Thailand five years, before going to the Philippines, where she lived in a similar camp until 1985. I had gone through four y ears of brutal abuse (in the Cambodian jungle). The refugee camps were like living again." she shared While in the refugee camp. Kunthea had two children from a marriage which had been arranged years before in Cambodia. The first was bom in Thailand, the second in the Philippines. That marriage didnt last. She met John after moving to Oakland and the couple had three more children. They moved to Bountiful four years ago and like it here. Kunthea said they feel Bountiful is a good place to raise their children and they plan on staying in the area. Cities want their dough back from SLOC BY BOB MKXBLSON Clipper Staff Writer BOUNTIFUL Its certainly not chicken feed; Farmington City Manager Max Forbush said of the reported $12708744 owed his city by the SLOG A couple of months delay in repayment doesnt bother us, but we do want it back, in full Maybe the question Forbush and city representatives in Davis County ought to be asking isnt when theyll get their money but, maybe, if theyll get their money In a recent press release, the Utah League of Cities and Towns reported sending out a white paper expressing its concerns over the repayment of $59 million owed by the SLOC to state and local governments. The paper, entitled Going for the Gold, discusses the financial issues surrounding the 2002 Winter Games as well as possible legislature . We have been and will continue to be very supportive of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. However, we do have concerns regarding the repayment of the $59 million that SLOC owes state and local governments. The white paper is drafted to explain our concerns and provide a brief synopsis of the emerging issues, Utah League of Cities and Towns executive Director, Ken Bullock said in the letter to state legislators. In 1989, cities and towns pledged l64th of a cent of their local option sales and use tax as a commitment to help construct venues for the Winter Olympic Games. The participating entities agreed to defer the money to the SLOC which agreed to pay it back, albeit without interest. earlier While, agreements promised to repay the money in January 2002, local governments are concerned that, because of a cash flow problem, SLOC will attempt to delay this through legislation repayment until March 2002, following the Olympic Games. Theyre also worried, because, of a 1999 recent article in the Aug. issue of the Deseret News that included the following: 7. . Romney said he's not worried about SLOC leaving behind bills for taxpayers. Repaying all of the $59 million invested by tax- We certainly want to get it back so we can use if for the residents and taxpayers of Layton City Ashby stated. If a delay were to mean we didn't get our money back, of course, wed be concerned. But, if it's just to allow them (SLOC) the opportunity to get their money from the television network so they can repay us then it's no major concern. The money has served its purpose, commented West Bountiful City Administrator Wendell Wilde, and now we expected it to be returned to the communities. While a delay in repayment isn't a major concern to some city representatives. Bountiful City's Tom Hardy believes there could be potential problems in waiting until after the Games are over. What if the Games are not as financially successful as the SLOC thinks they will be, what if they don't have the money? he said. Our repayment should not be impacted by the financial outcome of the games. That kind of language makes us very nervous The total amount of money due cities in Davis County, and the county itself, is $3.019312.63. Obviously bigger cities would have produced more sales tax revenue than smaller ones but proportionately; the $28,983.38 due West Point is every bit as important to that city as Lavton's $842343.33 is to it Here's the county's breakdown: Davis County $70,423.13 Bountiful $641,076. Centerville $186,584.62 11-1- 2, payers in building Olympic facilities and other obligations, though, is another story. The question is not how much we'll leave them in debt but how much we can repay; he said. SLOC is contractually obligated to pay a total of $139 million, including payments for using facilities at the University of Utah. It's no wonder red flags have been raised by communities all over the state, including here in Davis County Of those city administrators and financial directors contacted in the county most were not bothered by the prospect of a delay in repayment. But, all were unanimous in wanting full repayment for that money from the SLOC noting that it was not a contribution, but a loan, and a noninterest one at that. 60-da- Comments by Layton City Finance Director Steve Ashby were typical. Clearfield Fruit Heights Farmington $242,838.06 $31,195.21 $127,087.44 $147,389.90 Kaysville $842,543.33 Layton No. Salt Lake $170,034.89 South Weber $33,269.57 Sunset $80,936.59 $92,486.52 Syracuse West Point $28,983.38 Woods Cross $187,120.27 Clinton $54,045.01 West Bountiful $83,297.75 Obviously: local cities could do a lot with these tax revenues Woods Cross' share, the League pointed out. could fund the city's fire service for a full year. The first issue likely to be introduced in the 2000 Legislative Session is a proposal to delay repayment of the local government's portion of the $59 million, which comes to $29.5 million. The expected delay would be from January 2002 to March 2002. While some aty reps felt it might be a bit premature to make a legislative issue out of it yet. they do plan to stay in touch with the Utah League of Cities and Towns and follow the issue closely Bountiful's Hardy, however, would like the county's State Legislative contingent to actively oppose any attempt to delay payment. COUNTRY TREASURES GIFTS 4 COLLECTIBLES Web-enabl- Today's real estate market is friendly Real estate markets never stay still. Homes are always being sold and new ones are offered for sale. But aside from that, markets have their ups and downs. Sometimes inter- est rates are high, economic prospects are low. and it's harder to buy or sell a home. But now we're fortunate in being in a very friendly market It's a good time for buyers because economic conditions are good and mortgage interest rates are low. And that means this is a good time for sellers, who generally become buyers too themselves as soon as their old home is sold. Today's market is a little different from what it has been in recent years. buyers are no longer America's biggest demographic group buying homes. That title now First-tim- e The Home Seller by Gary Rushton goes to move-u- p buyers people who sell their old homes and move to something that fits their lives bet- ter The number of move-u- p buyers is increasing because the 76 million baby boomers bom between 1946 and 1964 are reaching their peak earning years. Many of them are finding that, with their present homes built-u- p equity and todays slow interest rates, they can now afford homes they once only dreamed of owning. And todays market also remains e good for buyers because in better they're shape financially and n payment loans have increased their ability to purchase homes. Theyre finding good values in the homes that move-u- p buyers leave behind. first-tim- low-dow- PARC building partnerships CLEARFTELD The Davis County Council of Governments (COG) is inviting local businesses and the public to the Building Community Partnerships reception and 23rd annual awards program at the Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center (PARC), 435 PARC Circle, just off Main Street, Thursday Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. In an effort to raise community awareness about training programs and the employment of people with disabilities, COG is the first group to publicly recognize the contributions by people with disabilities to the community by its invitation. PARC makes a large contribution to our communities. We feel it's an important part of all Davis County even though it's located in Clearfield, said Fruit Heights mayor and COG chairman Richaid Harvey Keynote speaker is Daniel McKinnon, chief executive officer of NISH, the national advocacy group creating jobs and providing technical assistance to community rehabilitation. Everyone is invited and can show up at the door that evening. For more information the public can call (801) it 50 1C-PARC is a All donations to PARC are directly applied to training and programs for people with disabilities and are 774-747- 8. non-prof- 3. MNE M n I I (aMi N HOKIIONTAL VIRTICAL WOOD VINYL MKYAl TY BEANIE BABIES Specializing in 0 to Ut crump ? u u n New, Retired, o & Hard to Find. 409 SOUTH MAIN BOUNTIFUL UTAH 64010 397-130-2 for Accent for Occton Your Home Gtft Ewery HOW MUCH IS YOUR HEALTH WORTH? Everything, right? Playing music, even if you have never played any type of music before, may just be the therapy you need to relax both mind and body. 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