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Show press Assn, Weather Weather conditions throughout Utah for the next five days should result in generally fair skies, with temperature highs of 85-95. Lows will be from 55-65. 55-65. Precipitation since July 1 of 1977 is .10 inches, which is .02 inches below normal. Precipitation sintfe Oct 1, 1976 is 10.67 inches, which is 2.29 inches in-ches below normal. Volume Eighty-one The John Hank family, vacationing here sey, is also taking advantage of not weather but also the scenic canyons. With the great summer weather we in been having, its hard not to follow the Utah Co. Fair The Utah County Fair is planning another talent competition this year. In order to prepare for the County Fair competitions, the Springville-Mapleton area will hold competition on Wed. July 27 between 5 and 9 p.m. at the Springville Art Museum. Karl Allred and the Springville Mt. Pleasant artist's An important painting by Utah artist John H. Stansfield has been donated to the Springville Museum of Art.. Mr. Stansfield was born in ML Pleasant in 1878 and was the designer of the Mt. Pleasant city hall. He com-, pleted over 1500 paintings in his 53 years. The large painting, titled "The West", and depicting a rocky, sage brush-covered Utah landscape, is a gift to the museum of Dr. Marian M. Brubaker, of Altadena, California. "This fine Stansfield will compliment another of his works already in our collection. We are expecially glad to have a significant new work that fet Jssll rfflVi W lite 1 W I Will 1 1 llll I III lllMMMBMBIWMWIIIWWTIIWTrTTnr'y'ii''l" j 'lllllH Ross Johnson, director of Springville Art Museum displays the recently donated painting by Utah artist John H. Stansfield. from New Jer- Canyon is a great only the warm days work, Hobble Creek Utah County have kids and take a few example of these activities. talent tryouts Cultural Arts Committee encourages all kinds of talent to compete. Ensembles, En-sembles, dance, popular and classical music and readings are the types of talent being sought. The directors of the competition extend the invitation to all residents of Springville and Mapleton. Applications (or the July 27th com- work on display reflects our western heritage," said museum director L. Ross Johnson. The painting was originally pur-' chased by Mrs. Brubaker' s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Don C. Merrill, then of Provo, when it was exhibited in the Springville Museum in the 1930's. J.H. Stansfield, born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah in 1878, was a sheepherder as a youth, and after later becoming an accomplished artist he returned to the scenes of his early years for subject matter. He did in 1953. The new aquisition is in excellent condition and will be hung for public viewing, Johnson said. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 place to enjoy a family outing after a hours off for recreation and leisure set July 27 petition will' be available at the Art Museum, the Springville public library or from Karl Allred, 1201 E. Center, Springville. All applications for the competition should be submitted to any of the above by July 23, or complete the following and return to Mr. Allred. The competition is open to junior and senior age divisions. Sidewalk savings sale The annual Springville sidewalk sale is set for this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 7, 8, and 9. All merchants mer-chants on Main Street will be participating par-ticipating in the event which will offer reduced prices in honor of the event. To make shopping easier for parents, the Villa Playhouse Theatre will be offering of-fering free movie for the children. There will be serveral prizes given during the day a 19" television will be awarded to the person guessing when a block of ice, set on Main Street, will melt. Those wishing to enter the contest must obtain entry blanks from Main Street merchants. The sale will last during normal business hours. City garbage recepticle now open for public use The Garbage and trash transfer station located at 1800 North Main Street in Spanish Fork (two blocks south of the Spanish Fork Golf Course), is now in operation to receive Garbage and trash for south Utah County. The transfer station is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day except Sundays Sun-days and holidays. The disposal area that has been open on Saturdays will iifiigtflle July 7. 1977 Mill levy increased . The Mapleton City Council set and approved the 1977-78 budget at $187,392 which is up from last year's amount of $160,000. The budget increase will result in a mill levy increase from the current 9.51 to 11 mills. Revenues for the year are expected to be $174,000 for the new fiscal year. Last year's revenues were $172,000. The present charge for culinary water will increase from the current $4.35 to for the first 15,000 gallons to $6 for the first 15,000 gallons. Cost for additional water was set at 15 cents for every thousand gallons beyond that. Revenues to cover the water fund are mm Council hears citizens in Bi-monfhly meeting The Springville City Council met Thursday July 5 to hear discussion on zone changes, land annexation and improvement of the sewer transfer station. The meeting was brief, lasting only 50 minutes.Representatives for a Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Robarge petitioned the city council for a zone change. The land in question is presently zoned under an RAl status, which is for agriculture. Owners of the land are seeking a change to R2 zone which would allow residential ..development. The property is located at 900 S. 870 E. in Springville. Council members gave their approval for the zone change and made arrangements for a legal ordinance to be prepared which would officially change the zone status of the land. Tad Leslie also spoke to the council concerning land matters. He is seeking the annexation of a piece of land which up till now was not allowed to be annexed an-nexed because of title problems. With Springville highway set for resurfacing The Utah Department of Transportation Tran-sportation opened bids today on a contract for a federal aid highway project in Provo and Springville. The 4.6 miles of surfacing on U.S. 89 from 300 South in Provo to 300 North in Springville and the installation of sidewalks, curbs and gutters from 900 North to 530 North in Springville is scheduled to begin near the end of July. Western Paving Company of Springville, submitted the apparent low bid of $437,922 for the project. The official of-ficial engineer's estimate was $434,905. The contract allows 75 working days for the completion of the project. The contract calls for a resurfacing layer of asphalt paving topped with a sealcoat for a surface designed to withstand present and anticipated traffic loads. Also included in the contract is the installation of pedestrian sidewalks in Springville. Along with sidewalks, curbs and gutters will be installed. Jowl Hall, UDOT District 6 Preconstruction Engineer, said there would be no major traffic problems, but there would be some "slight delays" while the project is underway. People who are selfemployed can invest in their own futures through the Keogh plan that allows them to put up to 15 percent of their income into a tax-free tax-free account up to $1500, and withdraw the money after retirement when they will probably be in a lower tax bracket. Michael Sangster of Great Britain registered the fastest tennis serve ever recorded when in 1963 he served a tennis ball 154 mph. not be open for use. All garbage and trash being hauled by individuals is to go to the transfer station. For Springville residents desiring to haul garbage and trash, permits are available at the city recorders office. There will be no charge for these permits and with these permits presented at the transfer station there will be no charge to dispose of waste material. Price 20c fa Gtfy expected to be $120,000 compared to last years cost of $101,000. $36,000 of this amount will be held in a special fund to be used for installing a new water line along the proposed extension of main street. Water expenditures for the coming year have been budgeted at $139,000. This compares to last year's expenditure ex-penditure of $77,000. In addition to the $36,000 that will be held in a special fund, $23,000 has been, earmarked for line replacement in various parts of the city and $15,000 will be used to renovate the springs in Maple Canyon. BTC Road fund receipts are an- the clearing of the title matters the land is now acceptable for annexation. The council will draw up the legal ordinances or-dinances for the annexation of the land. Final approval of the action will take place in the next city council meeting. In other council news, Ray Klauck told the council of a meeting with a New York based construction equipment firm who is seeking to relocate in Springville's industrial park. Mr. Klauch suggested that members of the council be present at the meeting with - the first representativesHe also made, a motion for the improvement of the sewer transfer station. The transfer station is located near the industrial park. He suggested the asthetics of the building. It was suggested by Councilman Murdock that landscaping would be a more permanent solution to the problem. The council agreed to consider con-sider the suggestion and asked Mr. Klauck also to investigate various methods of improving the building's appearance. Springville electricians work to repair a fallen power line which broke loose and landed across a parked car on Center Street The power line was struck by lightening on Monday and became too weak to hold in its own weight. Don Terry was responsible for noting the seriousness of the situation and preventing people from entering the electrified auto. The power outage affected businesses and homes on Center Street from 300 South to 200 North. Power was out for about 50 minutes. There were no injuries. t Number Twentv-scven' wild k m ticipated to be $8,000 this year which is the same as last year. Expenditures for the coming year have been set at $6,000 compated to $20,000 last year. It was explained that some funds had accumulated in the B&C Road fund for last year and the entire amount was used up at that time, accounting for the difference in expenditures for the two years. In other business, the council authorized a check for $11,600 to be paid for the new floor which is just being completed in the Memorial Hall. The council also voted to accept the bid of Progressive Tennis Inc. for $16,476 for tennis courts. It was noted that this agreement is subject to final approval by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, since the majority of the funds are coming from this office. It was also explained that the city had changed the plans from concrete to , asphalt, because of the cost involved. Councilman Don Korth reported that the new pump is performing very satisfactorily and the new pumphouse is near completion. He said there is a need for a cooling system for the pump because it has a safety device which turns the pump off automatically when it becomes overheated. When this happens, some of the citizens have run low or completely out of water, during the peak drawing hours of the day. Mr. Korth added that a ventilator has been ordered for the roof of -th the pumphouse which will help, but a fan or swamp cooler may also be needed to -keep-the pump-ool. -'-.....-... - In further business, Ralph Poulson, principal of the Mapleton School, invited in-vited council members and officials from the fire department to come and inspect the new mobil teaching unit that has been installed at the back of the elementary school by Nebo School District. Mr. Poulson said the unit has been approved by county and state fire regulations and he feels the district has conformed to all of the safety requirements. |