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Show Page Two - TheAgpringville dpringuillB Heralii (UPS 513-060) Published Weekly by . . Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street -Springville, Utah 84663 Phone 489-5651 Publisher Martin W. Conover Editor Christopher K. Tahbaz Managing Editor . .Margaret R. Fleenor Entered as second class matter at the Post Office Springville, Utah 84663 under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1897. Subscriptions in Advance per year $12.00 Out of County Subscriptions per year $13.50 Per copy 30'. Delivered by carrier, per month $1 .20 .' Member Utah Press Association Weekly Press Association National Newspaper Association Behind the Desk by Christopher A sad story Rush, rush, rush, rush, rush! Yes, H shall do my crying now. Pity the Ipoor newspaper staff. Our newspaper week starts on Thursday, a week before the date of publication. The ladies in the front office take a dribble of articles that come over the counter, while I go through mail and wrack my brains for a lead story. Generally, all is buite smooth until Friday afternoon. On Friday afternoons, the papers have thoroughly circulated and the complaints start to come in. The most common is, "where is my story? Why didn't you publish it? Then we come to my personal favorite: "What do you have against me?" How does one honestly answer a question like that? I have decided to take Friday afternoons off, so people should call with all their complaints then. Monday and Tuesday are busy days, filled with reporting, photography, writing, and more brain-wracking. You see, a newsDaper must have a front page, land If nothing major goes on during the week in Springville, just what is there to use? After all, we can't make things up... Wednesday is always the busiest day, for this is the day the paper goes to press. I lock myself up in my office and furiously write the entire front page. Meanwhile, the usually Crop report Utah farmers filled the week with normal summer activities. First crop hay harvest had reached the 92 percent mark and was winding down. Irrigation weed control and insect spraying were also major activities. Work continued on repairs to irrigation systems, particularly in the Delta area. Fall seeded grain is maturing quickly. Winter wheat was 97 percent headed and 65 percent turning color. Harvest, on some early fields, could begin as soon as next week. The barley crop was 84 percent headed, spring wheat 69 percent, and oats 43 percent. Corn, in most areas, was making good growth, but rated only fair because of the late start. Lowest readings came from the Uintah Basin, and from Juab and Millard Counties. Box Elder, Davis, and Weber Counties rated their corn In good condition, Fruit rated good-to-excellent, statewide, with all Important Utah County reporting txcellent on tart cherries, apples, and pears. Harvest of a good sweet cherry crop is under way. Apricot picking should begin in the next few days. Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all. Burton Qicmbir of Commerce Community end Civic Calendar Off CtMcfl Mettbf first I Thifd Tuetdoy July I thru Aug 14 7 X p m ovm.il chamber Howell Rotenbowm SpriftftrUt Mennlnf CenmliilcN Closed Monday iond and t ovrth Twoay Open Tue, 10 o m. p m, 7 50 p m cowhiI (hombeM Wed Sot, 10 O m p m. CI I Deal. Nm4i Svn. Dpm, tetond TuMctoy 5 00 p m Kivettif Cowril (hemfeett Thutidoy. July Jl, 7 pm, Off Ce1 NUwom Puepioce KeHyt Grove m loiwduy Goveino lt from the U 'oh Idaho City 0'l Dili ot Hiovont. ChHe C. fleKhef CaemUf if Cewmerte UM leerS" Meefiftf lKOd 0d fourth Th'utooy io4 WeJneidey ln f weplo. 1pm, 7 00 n RH, G'ov Chmfc ItfiM'ng tttery JfWiSt Hilterkel VMj Wed , 1 JO p m , loary Po'fc th.d Wede4ry July J0h 1pm ienief Gtlitflt CewAtil hebe Doily lwrh. noo JprVf 3U Mettea f A1 Oo'u Gv'nt it'xi ft M.ing tH I. 3 i & fKMtl, tO'd pyf Birltftt, t9.llf 7 krttmtW k Wfef M fie UWty teWe t.l 0mUt it Ce. ert Off f 4lf 4111 htm f p.m. tt Herald ;X iuly 21; 1983 K. Tahbaz quiet telephone rings off the hook, trying visciously to throw my concentration. But no, it won't... The ladies in the office suggest I write the paper up on Monday. I have tried, in vain, to explain that one cannot write stories before they happen. And stories in Springville invariably happen on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. That's just the way it is. Early Wednesday afternoon, the editor puts the paper together. This is the time in which all news decisions are made, for very often we run out of space. Now, which is more newsworthy - a baby birthday or advertisement for a dance? I know that I will receive complaints regardless of which I leave out, so I must decide who I would rather deal with.. .an upset mother or an irate dance organizer. The baby is the favorite in this contest. After all, who can say no to a child? When the paper is done, I go home and worry about what it will look like when it is printed. Too light. Too dark. Lousy layout. ' But on occasion, even more often than I ever expect, it comes out right. As I read the paper Thursday morning, I sit back in my chair and give a sigh of relief. But soon I become anxious, ner vous, tense. Because I know it will start all over again. And soon. Qm continued from page one Jacobsen. "Handling" a problem usually takes the form of an immediate pickup pick-up order, issued by a juvenile court, whereby Family Services can quickly remove a child abuse victim from the home and place him or her in a temporary foster home. Often, law enforcers discover child abuse cases through hospital information. A recently enacted law requires doctors to provide police with information concerning "suspicious" injuries, Injuries that could be the results of abuse. The law, however, does have an unintended 111 effect. Because many parents are aware cf the law, they often will not bring injured children into the hospital for fear of being reported to the police, some children do not receive medical attention until they are faced with a life-and-death situation. "I suspect there is much more physical abuse than we are aware of," Wooton says, "simply because a lot of these kids have old injuries when they are brought Into the hospital with new one." Wooton, however, is confident that far more abuse would go undetected without the law. "Without the law," j?y accepfls IW project continued from page one Fireworks Ordinance After examining Springville's old fireworks ordinance, Allan, along with fire chief Mike Johnson and attorney Harold Mitchell, proposed a new fireworks ordinance for adoption by the council. The new law provides for the indoor sales of fireworks, alters the approved dates of firework sales and use, and defines permitted fireworks in conjunction with recently enacted state legislation: Despite complaints from area grocers, however, the group recommended that the city maintain a $350 licensing fee for firework sales, regardless of whether or not the seller has a business license. With no discussion, the council unanimously passed the ordinance. Redevelopment, Zoning Three other ordinances came before the council Tuesday night. The council held a public hearing lapleion gears up for continued from page one These citizens will also be special guests of honor at the Heritage Fireside to be held at Mapleton Stake Center at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 24. Bruce Mendenhall will be the featured speaker. All members of the community, extended family and other guests are invited to participate in all of the festivities. Saturday's events will also include a flag raising ceremony at 7:30 a.m., followed by a breakfast at the park. Annual events, immediately following the parade, will be held at the park for young and bid alike. Committee Appointments Other council action included appointing Thomas A. James as chairman of the Commercial and Industrial Committee. James, who has previously served on the committee, com-mittee, replaces Glenn T. Nelson who recently tendered . his resignation from this position. Nelson has served the city well since this committee was organized several years ago. Roberta James and Lynn Oborn have also resigned from the Planning Commission. Council will appoint members to fill the three vacant positions on these two committees. Shade Tree Commission Fay Perry was approved to become the third member of the Shade Tree Commission formed earlier this year. Perry joins Wil Firewood fee increased ' Recent action by the Board of State Lands and Forestry raised the minimum permit fee for firewood and other small forest products to $10. David Schen, program specialist for State Lands and Forestry, a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, he explains, "the physician is not in a position to report to us because of the doctor-patient relationship. The third type of common child abuse in Utah County, incest, is the most delicate and confusing type to social workers and law enforcers alike. "It's a whole different ball game," says Jacobsen. He explains that often the victims are very young, and they easily confuse the natural feelings of love they receive and the sexual abuses of incest. "Loyalties become confused," Jacobsen continues, "and we want to avoid court battles because they can be very traumatic." Most incest offenders stop when they are confronted, says Jacobsen. For those that continue, a new child abuse has law has made proving a sexual offense case much easier. The law allows for "hearsay" evidence - evidence that I child has told i parent, but which the child will not or cannot repeat In court An Incest law has also helped in defining incest as a specific crime. While both Jacobsen and Wooton speculate that much more child abuse goes on than what is reported, they differ in methods of spotting the offenders. Jacobsen believes that public awareness helps. "I think that if more people knew, we'd hear more about It." Wooton, however, is not sure. "We ran public campaign about four years ago, explaining to the public that child abuse Is crime," he says. "I can't say that our case bad went up significantly after that," he continues, "but it certainly didn't hurt." Mapleton to host dance Topping off the PtonriT Days crlrbraUon, Mapleton Stake will host a tennis court dance on Saturday, July 23 for all youth 14 and tJdrf. Hie dance will be held en the city tennis courts from to It ;30 p m. In csie of Inctemwl wtaihrr, the dance will be held at the Mapkbai Slake Cf ntPT, DrtM kana may t worn. Tin tope, T shirts, or bare midrtu are rl airrpUtle-, and r "gruLLift," should m worn, Dance cards art rjuird, xid will be m4, and prii will N gl?ft concerning a redevelopment ordinance, or-dinance, a law that would establish a Springville Redevelopment Agency. No questions or comments were raised by the audience, and the council approved the ordinance. A second ordinance brought before the council proposed that the list of professions included in a professional-office (PO-1) zone be extended to include "physical therapy and training." No dissent was heard from the audience, but it was noted by planning commission secretary Gary Beardall that the planning commission had not yet approved the ordinance. Recognizing this, the council approved ap-proved the ordinance pending approval ap-proval of the planning commission. The city also voted to amend the city's building code to match the state's new building, fire, mechanical and plumbing codes. Bid Openings Bids were opened for a pipe repair . Wright, chairman, and Orpha Dee Johnson on the committee. Wright reported the progress of the Heritage Tree planting project on North Main Street during last council meeting. Johnson has enough donated money to plant 12 additional trees along the street. The city has installed in-stalled a sprinkling system and an Eagle Scout project coordinated by Kent Jensen of the Second Ward is under way to lay sod. Many scouts are helping with this project and it is anticipated that the additional trees and sod will be in place by the time of the parade Saturday. Geological Survey Team A U.S. Geological Survey team have a project to determine the stability of the area along 1600 North Street to the fault line. They will bring in depth sounding equipment and will be operating in the area, the city reported. Treasurers Report The treasurers report showing $45,624 in receipts for the month of June was approved by Council. More than $32,000 of this total comes from subdivision fees and building permits. per-mits. The Glen Seal Subdivision paid $19,950 and $9,450 has been paid by Maplewood Subdivision. Buildings permits issued are as follows: William Davies $433, Taylor Harper $541, Jeff Kennedy $19, Brent Sumsion $445, James Jensen $451 said the increased minimum fee applies to posts, poles, wild ornamentals, or-namentals, Christmas trees and "-desert plants as well as to firewood. Last year s minmum fee was $5. Pinyon and juniper will be sold from designated areas at the rate of $3 a cord for quantities larger than those covered by the minimum fee. All other species will cost $5 a cord. Mombor FDIC and installation job at Springville's Jolley Ranch. The council awarded the contract to Grant Hone, the low bidder for the job with a cost of $13,397. Hone underbid both Walt Limb and Crandall construction companies. Bid opening for road resurfacing and Special Improvement District 19 was postponed until the council's August 2 meeting. Strawberry Water Attorney Harold Mitchell reported that Strawberry Water Users has billed Springville City for excess power for the third consecutive month. The mayor, following Mitchell's Mit-chell's advise, asserted that the city will not pay the bill until the billing issue is finally resolved. He also noted that the other three cities in the consortium (Spanish Fork, Salem and Payson) had paid their bills with the understanding that the bills would be refigured and credit would be given, celebration and John Frieschknecht $22. Uniform local sales tax receipts came to $5,657. 1 Flood Assessment A flood damage report and assessment was given to the council by Kent Wheeler. Although final figures have not yet been calculated, Wheeler reported that all the reports submitted thus far have been accepted ac-cepted by FEMA. It is anticipated that 75 percent of the amount will be paid by federal funding. There is still a question whether or not the state will pay 12V4 percent as was expected earlier. In regards to the disposition of the gravel and rock piles washed out of the canyon, a decision has been made that since an emergency situation resulted from the flooding and that considerable expense has resulted, the city should have first option on the sale and distribution of the gravel and rock piles. The county should have the second option. In the case where Fay Dibble has requested to sell the pile that is on his property, it was concluded con-cluded that whoever is authorized to move it must take over the whole project and not just a portion. Dibble wanted to enter into a private contract to have the gravel removed from his property. Zone Change Approval In a split decision in council action on July 5, a zone change request submitted by Hal Black was ap Garbage There will be no garbage collection collec-tion on Monday July 25, a state holiday. All garbage collection will be one day late following this holiday. Normal collection will resume on Monday, August 1. The Professionals at GontoaO DanCi know your needs because they're part of your community. )T) ' A k: 1 1 -4 m HIT tmt tt- -i-A:,.- V-.- . VSV. ifetHI Doug Hurron Sprlngvillo Manager Maploton Manager Come in and lot our people givo you the service you deserve. "Your Homo Owned Independent Bank serving Utah County for 92 years," Public Safety Rough plans for a public safety building extension were unveiled at Tuesday's meeting. The new building will feature additional storage space for fire truck, living quarters for firemen, an improved police facility and more meeting rooms. The building, if approved, would cost over $400,000. The idea of putting the building on a bond issue in November was discussed. Business Licenses " A business license was granted to LeGene Lyman for a dance studio at the corner of 400 S. 400 E. The license will take effect August 1, pending approval of . the amended PO-1 ordinance or-dinance by the planning commission. com-mission. Gloria Nance was also granted a license to open Gardner Enterprises, En-terprises, a sugar-free wholesale and retail outlet, at 262 S. Main. The license is good pending approval by the county health department. proved. Carl Jones made the motion that was seconded by Ronald Graves to approve the rezoning from A-2 to RA-2. This is a change from 2Vfe acres to one third of an acre for building permits. Jones and Graves voted yes and Dean Tew voted no. Don Korth was acting as Mayor pro tern and did not vote. The question arose as to whether or not the motion could pass with less than three members of the council voting yes. This will be reviewed further before a decision is rendered. The property under consideration is bounded by 1600 North on the south, 700 West on the west, the city limits on the north and the currently existing R-2 zone on the east. 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