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Show 4 1 1 . . - EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 50 CENTS VOL. SCHOOLS GENERAL NEWS it ill r roi o l ti ar .11 ii it ii I I I I i ' NEW BOOKSTORE OFFERS RED DEVIL ITEMS AT SHS - See page 9 SPRINGVILLE HIGH CLASS REUNIONS SLATED - See pages 5 & 8 v From Utah IUustrators to Russian Painters: Five exhibits to open at Art Museum Sept. 13 The Springville Art Museum invites you to enjoy five different exhibitions from September 13 to October 16. This unique community commu-nity museum is free and open to the public. An opening reception for all five shows will be held on Saturday, Sept, 13, from noon to : 4 p.m. with many artists in attendance. atten-dance. The public is invited. - One of the five exhibits is "Un-l "Un-l bound: Original Picture Book Art by Utah Illustrators." This unique exhibit will feature a collection of children's book illustrations and will showcase the work of among top 50 AEC Grim Public Works magazine has named W.W. Clyde & Co., a Springville-based heavy civil construction firm, among the top 50 architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms in the country, the company announced an-nounced today. Public Works magazine (pwmag.com) released its rankings in the July issue. This is the first year W.W. Clyde & Co. has been included in the rankings. "We are pleased to include W.W. Clyde & Co. on our list this year, which is based on a firm's public works projects, capabilities capabili-ties and revenue for 2007," said Stephanie Johnston, editor-in-chief, Public Works magazine. "Being on the list means a firm has established itself as a vi able provider of architecture, engineering and construction solutions to clients whose responsibility re-sponsibility it is to provide cost-effective cost-effective and safe infrastructure services." . The list, which is part of the magazine's fourth annual survey on the use of AEC firms, provides the magazine's readers with 50 of the most important AEC firms they could work with. The ranking rank-ing in the magazine, available on pwmag.com, lists firms alphabet-' ically rather than by revenue. In 2007, W.W. Clyde & Co.'s revenue exceeded $120 million, with the company completing seven multimillion-dollar heavy civil construction projects. W.W. Clyde & Co. is looking See W.W. CLYDE on page 7 27 illustrators with Utah roots. The illustrator has a special task in the world of art, needing to provide a visual representation of the author's written message. The artist must choose the visual vi-sual method of presentation that will best involve the reader, and make it fit with the age group reading the piece. On top of all that they have to work with the author's particular wishes. Many of the illustrators will be at the opening of the exhibits exhib-its and some will be giving live readings during the month-long exhibition. Nikolai Borisovich Terpsikho-rov Terpsikho-rov (1890-1960) is well loved by those devoted to Russian art. His realistic paintings represent the See NEW EXHIBITS on page 7 V A 'fir.; f fvw- ,1ft " ' v. . , " t- Mill Ill-ill II II - km Ml ii ' i... s I u i m t t - - - - i nn is one 01 me dook covers max win De Teaiurea in me collection ot children s book illustrations exhibit that will open September 1 3 at the Springville Museum of Art. Titled "Unbound: Original Picture Book Art by Utah Illustrators," the exhibit will feature 27 illustrators with Utah roots. The book, "He took My Lickin' for Me," was retold by Timothy Robinson and illustrated by Ben Sowards. Police warn of paving scams Springville police are warning warn-ing citizens, about asphalt pavers pav-ers preying on elderly people by charging unusually high prices for simple repairs. This past week three men from out of state were cited for having no business license after they were found to be going door-to-door in Springville trying to sell paving contracts. The three were peddling their' ; paving product under- the name of Pacific Paving solutions LLC out of Midvale and also Boswell Paving. ' , . Police say that sometimes crews are doing legitimate work but take advantage if they see an opportunity for fraud. Provo police say one man was charged $13,000 for a driveway .repair. Another was charged $8,000 for work on an area twice the size that he approved. Investigators believe there may be more cases in Provo and elsewhere in the state. Customers are encouraged to get estimates in writing and check with the Better Business Bureau to check the validity of the company. Spanish Fork to celebrate skrtingup of windmills w l r These windmills can be seen from places throughout Utah County nestled in the mouth of Spanish Fork canyon, spanisn rorx City is holding a "Wind Festival" this weekend in celebration of the opening of these power-generating power-generating machines. in 61055 llll "00050" 8 Spanish Fork's Kite Festival, celebrating wind power and the starting up of the nine windmills in the mouth of the canyon, will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, from noon, until dusk at the Spanish Fork Gun Club. Huge, personal watercraft-towed watercraft-towed kites will fly over the pressurized irrigation pond, and 100-foot oriental kites will take advantage of Spanish Fork's canyon can-yon wind. Music, food and family events will round out the event. Families can spend the day and. celebrate Spanish Fork's unique canyon wind and the power and fun it produces. The event will feature a kite garden, kite flyers from San Francisco Fran-cisco and a kite museum. The public pub-lic is invited fly their own kites at specified times and places during the two-day celebration. The avenue of information, a Green Walk - an eco-f riendly information in-formation fair - will host information infor-mation booths and displays. It is scheduled for the campground both days. Food vendors and music mu-sic are scheduled for the entire festival The huge wind power celebration cele-bration will begin at 11 a.m. at the beach stage on Saturday to welcomethe windmills. Speakers Speak-ers scheduled are Chris Cannon, Spanish Foprk Mayor ThomaS and executives from Edison Mission Energy and Wasatch Wind. Mian's'? j's' ;H;'H:asv!'K'":4 1 This worker is seen here preparing on of the windmills before being hoisted atop one of the 200 toot towers. Musettes sediimwsnfom If you are a woman and love to sing, the Musettes Ladies Chorus Cho-rus is the place for you! It is not a requirement to have a solo voice or to reside in Springville or Mapleton. Women of any age are welcome to join. ' A one to one and a half hour commitment each week is required re-quired to rehearse during the months of September through May, The Musettes meet on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Linda Cluff and Mary Jo Taylor are co-directors, and the group is accompanied accompa-nied by Jackie Snelson, who is an accomplished pianist, ' If you have even a small background in choral music, the Musettes Mu-settes would love to have you join them. Please call President Amy Morgan at 4655673 for further details. ill i i ' i i i. n ii . J - - - ' ' 115 Point Inspection clow Pnc2 Lu cNo iiass'i.: LlUy!, cCarfnx Ccrtifi :' J 4 It k I PRICE 4' I mm ) i ' ' 3 i vvvvv.SmartprlceautoG.coni - Sc V i a it |