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Show Utah State Press Assn. -"-K Box 1327 Salt Lake City, Utah FkP Volume Eighty-Thre. ' SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663-August 10, 1978 (Price 20C dumber Thirty Two e careful Construction workers are busily working to meet completion deadlines for the new schools in the city and from the way it appears the junior high will be ready to open its doors for new students, the Art City Elementary principal is keeping his fingers crossed and the old middle school will have to lodge sixth and seventh graders until mid-October. Junior High The additions and remodeling of the ' Springville Junior High School will be completed within the next two weeks and the $1,200,000 project will be receiving finishing touches, according to Del Moine Christensen, principal. "There won't be a finer junior high school facility in the entire state, in fact," Mr. Christensen said, "the facility is better than many high schools." The shop has been extended 30 feet and 30 new modules have been added to the shop curriculum including modules teaching the skills of an aircraft designer, jeweler, tile setter, architect, electrician and many others. -fx swtx V'.ii f - i v Pictured is the inside of the new city ambulance. The new unit has more space than the older unit and contains room for five stretchers. V<ek mmei off the Year Valtek Incorporated, manufacturers of automatic control valves for a worldwide market, was named Growth Company of the Year by the National Association of InvestmentVtlubs The announcement was made at the Association's 28th annual convention in. San Diego, attended by investment clubs from throughout the nation. Accepting the award in behalf of! Valtek was Larry Haines, executive vice-president, who charted the company's penetration of the automatic control valve industry beginning 12 years ago, when he and two partners opened business in an abandoned Western Auto store in Orem, Utah. Today the company is doing business at the rate of $14 million annually, and recently occupied its new $6 million International Headquarters in Springville. Its managers call it one of Mr. Christensen said the modules have been added to give the kids a lot to choose from. The basement of the school, formerly the lunch room, has been converted into the new art room and special education room. The art room now contains large sinks, cupboard space, a large kiln and a new dark room to help with the photography skills to be taught. Converting the lunchroom into an art room "Couldn't have been a more ideal situation because the sinks and cabinets were already there," Mr. Christensen said. "The junior high will be the best equipped junior high school around because everything is brand new," he said. Art City Elementary The Art City Elementary is scheduled to open August 28 for the beginning of school and Richard Dotson, principal, said he hopes the school is done on time. "We intend to start school in the new facility and hopefully we'll be able to," he said. A lot still needs to be done in the elementary school and Mr. Dotson said the most automated plants of its type in the world. Valtek's most recent report for the year ended April 30, 1978, shows net earnings of $1.5 million on sales of $13.6 million for the year, and per-share earnings of .70, up from .52 the previous year. Lorrie Gustin, secretary of the Association, said the award was made on the basis of nominations from throughout the U.S. "We usually receive anywhere from 20 to 50 nominations, and this was one of the few years that we had a unanimous decision," explained Mrs. Gustin. Valtek's 1978 annual report for the fiscal year ended April 30 will be published late in August, Mr. Haines said. It is available by writing Public Relations Department, Valtek, P.O. Box 2200, Springville, Utah 84663. WS3M n he hopes the sub-jobbers will complete their jobs in time for the school to open. "The school is scheduled to "open on the 28th," he said, "and I hope it is." Middle School The new Springville Middle School won't be completed until October or November according to Ray Clark, principal. Middle school students are lucky, however, because they had the old facility to use, Mr. Clark said. The main inconvenience, Mr. Clark said is the lunches having to be served serv-ed in the old gymnasium. Lunches will have to be transported from the high school until the new facility is completed. com-pleted. The old lunch room is being converted con-verted into an art room and a Singer program for vocational awareness. Mr. Clark said middle school students are better off than those planning to go to the Art City Elementary because if the elementary school isn't completed the kids will have to be scattered around in other schools; whereas, the middle school still has the old facility to turn to. Faculty prepares for year at SOS Members of the Springville High .School faculty recently participated in a workshop retreat designed to review policy and procedures and to develope plans for the forthcoming school year at S.H.S. The faculty group, under the direction direc-tion of Dr. George Puckett, principal, and Bill A. Nelson, vice-principal of the school met for the two day sessions at the Nelson cabin in Covered Bridge Canyon. The meetings were described by participants as being very productive. New to the curriculum this year will be a swimming program to be held at the new swimming pool. Approximately Ap-proximately 120 students have registered for this program. A special program for gifted and talented students initiated last year has been approved for continuation. A special advisary committee consisting con-sisting of parents and school personnel has been organized to give direction to the program. Work is continuing on the football field lighting project. It is hoped most of the home games this fall may be played under the lights. Delay on receiving the poles may preclude this possibility for the games early in the season. Football fans are urged to watch for announcements of game starting times. Members of the student council have spent many hours recently preparing the student handbook, making plans for homecoming and planning activities for the year. Dr. Puckett announced enrollment at the high school this year is projected to reach 883. The maintenance crew has been busy during the summer weeks cleaning and repairing the building. All the indications in-dications are for a real outstanding year at Springville High School this year. Nebo loop road reconstructed The Spanish Fork Ranger District, Uinta National Forest reports the section sec-tion of the Nebo Loop Road between Payson Lakes and the junction with the Santaquin Canyon Road will be subject to reconstruction activities this coming weekend, August 12-13. Engineering units of the Utah National Na-tional GuarcT under direction of the Forest Service will be shaping up and completing work done earlier this summer sum-mer in that area. Traffic may be delayed for short periods, but the road will not be closed Dy these reconstruction reconstruc-tion activities. Travelers suing this route during this period are urged to proceed with caution cau-tion so as to avoid vehicle damage or injury in-jury to themselves or others. Pictured are members of the Springville ambulance crew beside the new city ambulance. The new ambulance is replacing the old city ambulance and the old unit will be used for back-up purposes. DOT grants $10,000 Cifly Purchases new gmbutaraee The city has purchased a new $19,600 ambulance to better fulfill the needs of the community. Along with the new ambulance, according to Police Chief Leland Bowers, comes a need for 10 new volunteer emergency medical technicians. The new ambulance mainly differs from the older unit in size, Chief Bowers said. The new unit has more power, storage space and workroom, said Jerry Ollerton, councilman heading the purchase of the ambulance. The unit has enough room for four stretchers and possibly five, Mr. Ollerton said. The Department of Transportation granted the city $10,000 from the Highway High-way Safety Fund to purchase the ambulance, Chief Bowers said. The city has budgeted money for the past few years anticipating the purchase pur-chase of the new ambulance and the money saved up was used to pay the remaining $9,600, Mr. Ollerton said. Building permits fofal $683,880 Building permits for July totaled $683,880.25 bringing the total fees for July to $16,915.30. Thirteen permits were issued for new homes, seven permits were issued for carports, garages and room additions and two permits were given for commercial buildings. Alan Rasband was issued a permit for 115 E. 1250 N. at $34,385.82 no. 175SV; Wayne Miller, 786 South Canyon Drive, $100,199.23 no 180SV; Jay Lamb, 325 W. 300 N., $38,270.40 no. 186SV; Bruce Smith, 1035 South Hobble Creek Drive, $65,000 no. 192SV; Max Roper, 956 E. 140 N., $40,246. no. 193SV; Robert McDonald 1425 East Hobble Creek Drive, $58,547 no. 199SV; Van Orman Construction, 220 W. 600 N., $35,578 no. 200SV; Van Orman Construction was also granted permits at 140 W. 600 N., $35,578 no. 201SV; 180 W. 600 N.. $35,578 no. 202SV; and 550 N. 125 W. for $35,578 no. 203 SV. Jeff Vaughn was granted three This cement truck was totaled Tuesday when the said the ground collapsed because there might have ground below it collapsed bending the frame of the been pipe layed below it at one time. No one was unit, according to the police officer at the scene. He injured. y ; The ambulance was purchased from Superior Coach Co. in Lima, Ohio, Chief Bowers said. The present ambulance crew consists of 23 EMT's who have received training from medical classes held in the state. "The purchase of the new ambulance creates a need for a great deal more volunteers," Chief Bowers said. The old ambulance will be used as a back-up unit, Chief Bowers said. The new ambulance is larger than most ambulances in this area, he said. The new unit is the largest ambulance manufactured and is capable of carrying more equipment than the smaller unit. The community has outgrown the old ambulance, the Chief said, when the older ambulance was in use, city officials of-ficials were forced to call on units from surrounding cities to help. "The old ambulance was being used more than before creating a need for a newer unit. Also it deteriorated quickly with its constant use," Chief Bowers said. permits for new homes at 295 E. 1300 N., 34.234.80 no. 205SV: 275 E. 1300 N 34,706 no. 206SV and 215 E. 1300 N., $40,683.50 no. 207SV. Permits for new homes totaled $588,584.75. Permits for carports, garages and room additions totaled $26,471.60 and includes Frand Springer, 54 N. 200 E. for $1,000 no. 185SV; Evan Bybee at 225 S. 100 E. for $300 and Evan Bybee at 225 S. 100 E. for $3,500. David Tanner was granted a permit for $800 no. 204SV at 1214 E. 225 N.: Howard Percy, 911 Sage Creek Circle for $2,333 no. 209SV; Marion Smith at 684 E. 1000 S. for $13,834,60 and Mark D. Woolsey at 135 N. 100 W. for $4,704 no. 211SV. Petter Van Valkenburg was granted a commercial building permit for 189 N. 100 W. for $55,000 no. 182SV and Normal Suth was granted a commercial building permit for 391 North Main for $13,824 no. 189SV. of snakes Residents living near the foothills need to be extra cautious of the rattle snakes creeping down from the mountains in search of cooler temperatures. tem-peratures. The snakes are dangerous and the smaller the snake the more potent, according to Larry Johnson, pest controller. Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Christensen of 500 N. 800 E. reported seeing a five-foot rattler in their backyard over the weekend. The snake had eight rattles and one button indicating its age to be approximately 8Mi years old. The best thing to do for someone bitten by a rattle snake is to keep calm and get them medical attention as soon as possible, according to Shirlene Sumsion, president of the Ambulance Association. "The key," she said, "is to keep calm." Damage can be caused by trying to treat the bite without proper knowlege of how to treat it, she said, "It is more harmful to the victim to have the bite slashed or constricted by someone without proper knowledge of how to treat it than the bite is itself," she said. Parade of Cities featured Taking root into what promises to be a Utah County Fair tradition, this year's Parade of Cities will be even bigger, better and nosier than last year's. The 1978 Parade of Cities has been scheduled for Thursday, August 17th at 5:30 p.m. in Spanish Fork City. The parade will begin at 800 North Main Street in Spanish Fork and proceed south to the Fairgrounds. The Parade will be made up of parade entries organized into city composite units. City floats, beauty queen floats, commercial entries, high school bands and equestrian units will be organized by community to travel the 1.1 miles of parade route. Trophies will be awarded in the categories of Most original, Most beautiful, Most Humorous, Best City Composite Unit, Best Equestrian Unit, Best High School Band. Parade judges will include County Commissioners Karl R. Lyman, Yukus Y. Inouye and Kenneth J. Pinegar. It is anticipated that nearly every city in Utah County as well as some unincorporated communities such as Benjamin, Lake Shore and Palmyra will be represented at this year's Parade of Cities. Also, High School bands from Spanish Fork, Payson and Eureka will participate par-ticipate in this year's parade. Arrests of teenagers for drunken driving have tripled in 3 years. 1,300,000 teenagers between 12 and 17 have serious drinking problems. |