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Show Volume Eighty-Nine Springville residents may sign up for partis summer use Feb. 27-29 Dates have been set for residents to sign up for use of facilities in Kelly's Grove this summer. Any resident of Springville desiring first choice on facilities in the canyon . should appear in the basement of the Springville Civic Center between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on February 27 through 29. No phone reservations will be taken and proof of residency will be required. Non residents will be allowed to make their reservations starting March 1 and 2 at the Civic Center in the basement and thereafter at the ranger home at Kelly's Grove. All reservations must be made in person. per-son. It is understood that organizations such as Kiwanis and Lions who have fireplaces in the canyon and hold regular meetings in the canyon during dur-ing the summer will have first choice on their facilities. Group rates have been set up as follows, $25 for one days use of covered pavilions and $15 per day for uncovered pavilions. Overnight use will be charged $65 per day for covered pavilions and includes the pavilion, play area and camping ;'isPi ?;3T ; " W I a& A xl v ! j ' I Principal, Waldo Jacobsen, is proud of his longtime projects. Shown here are left to right, David Jensen, friend and fellow educator Ralph Menlove, who has son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jensen, Kenny Burgess, been nominated for the President's Volunteer Action son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Burgess and Daniel Wolsey, Award. Mr. Menlove, who volunteers his time each son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wolsey. Daniel is holding day at the Grant School, helps these boys and many the nomination certificate given to Mr. Menlove by other children with their reading, math and various Congressman Howard Nielson yesterday. I fees. Uncovered pavilions and area rates have been set at $50 per day. All fees must be paid at the time the reservation is made. All fees, except ex-cept $10 will be refunded if cancella-. cancella-. tion is given three weeks in advance. A full refund will be made in case of a death in the family or a rain out. Camping rates are $3 per night with a three night limit on the stay. Only self-contained trailers and campers are permitted in the park. Camping permits are available to residents for $15 per year and $7.50 for senior citizens. Rules this year indicate that the premises should be vacated by 10:30 p.m. unless staying overnight. There should be no lound noises beyond the immediate area being used. Fires must be in designated areas only. No commercial ventures will be allowed allow-ed in the park. There are to be no alcoholic beverages in the park. There are to be no weapons, including in-cluding B-B guns in the park. Users will be responsible for any property clean-up, and will leave the premises as clean as they find them. All activities are prohibited in the park during the winter. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - en - a resit Tuesday, February 14, 1984, Ralph Menlove, or 'Mr. Menlove,' as the students at Grant School know him, was nominated for the academy award of volunteer action. At ceremonies conducted in the office of Congressman Howard Nielson in Provo, Mr. Menlove was presented with his nomination. The 1984 President's Volunteer Action Awards, termed by President Reagan as "the Academy Awards for volunteer action," are designed to recognize individuals and groups who have given of their time and talents through their churches, social clubs, civic organization, places of employment, labor unions, and neighborhoods. President Reagan has asked that outstanding individuals be nominated for this prestigious award; winners will be presented in Washington, D.C., during the week prior to National Volunteer Week, May 6-12. Because of the status of this award, it is a real honor to be nominated. Congressman Nielson February 15. 1981 8 WiSiGlf and the United Way of Utah County are nominating two outstanding , individuals and one group for this honor. Nominated along with Mr. Menlove was Mrs. Beth Kirwan, a retired businesswoman in Utah County, who has been a valuable asset to United way of Utah's Voluntary Action Center. The group nominated was the Associated students of BYU office of Student Community Services. On November 15, 1971 Ralph Menlove was the distinguished and highly respected Superintendent of Juab School District, Nephi, Utah. He had been very active as a young man, and in 1943 was first string All-State All-State football player for Payson High School. He received a Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Utah, which he attended on a National Science Foundation Scholarship. He taught at Payson High School for seven years before becoming Secondary Supervisor of the Sevier School District. In 1963, he became the Superintendent of Schools for Juab School District. In 1971, he was also president of the Society of School Superintendents Superin-tendents for the enure State of Utah and was the organizer of the Nebo School District Credit Union, president of Nebo Teachers Association and had been a member of the Juab Stake High Council for four years. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving in 1971, Superintendent Superin-tendent Menlove, in the company of other educators, was traveling by automobile to attend an education conference in Fillmore, Utah. The driver swerved to miss a deer and hit a semi-truck. Ralph suffered multiple injuries in the accident and was in a coma for six months, at which time brain damage was diagnosed. His wife and six children attempted at-tempted to care for him at home for several years. Finally, they determined that Mr. Menlove would be able to lead a more normal life in a nursing home. Ralph was then moved into the Todholm Nursing home, where he has resided ever since. Shortly after arriving at Todholm, Ralph became a volunteer for RSVP, (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) doing what he loves most-teaching and loving little children. He has shown tremendous courage in an almost superhuman struggle to recover from his tragic accident. In finding ways to serve others, he has been able to restore meaning to his own life. He contributed 1,405 hours of volunteer service during 1983 teaching remedial reading and crafts to children with learning problems. In the past nine years, he has contributed over 12,645 hours of quality service and touched the lives of many children, most of whom were discouraged, lonely and had Price W suffered from peer or other rejection. rejec-tion. The monetary value of his service figured on the basis of minimum wage would be in excess of $42,360.75. The teacher whom Mr. Menlove assists stated that it would be impossible im-possible to replace him. Parent helpers had been used in the past, but were not dependable. Ralph is always there and always patient. It is difficult to measure achievement in the face of such stern adversity. If one were to compare a mature person with full faculties and abilities against that of Ralph Menlove, perhaps Ralph's achievement would not be terribly impressive. However, when all of his adversity is weighed and the things that he has achieved with his life are measured, Ralph is an inspiration to all who know him. He could have given up, but he didn't. He struggled to recover. from brain damage and other injuries and five times a week leaves the nursing home where he resides and becomes a part of the school environment he always loved. In doing so, he helps others solve their problems. His positive attitude is an inspiration in-spiration in itself, and every single day he has something uplifting to say to faculty and staff. Waldo Jacobson, Ralph's principal, stated that: "He has the ability to sit and listen to the children read the same material over and over and over again and never loses patience. If I had to do that, it would drive me absolutely crazy." He has befriended the children, becoming a personal friend and "father" figure to many children at the school, who in some cases receive more warmth and genuine concern from him than they do from their own parents. He made beautiful hand-painted name plates from wood for every teacher in the school, and is accepted ac-cepted by them as a respected volunteer-educator. Mr. Menlove, who volunteers his time at the Grant Elementary School in Springville, is loved by all liiiiiiiwi mmm ; ...j ...... .... , Springville Joined Mapleton firefighters to battle a blaze in the home of Charles D. Hobbs, 925 West 1600 North, Mapleton last week. The fire broke out in the basement and filled the home with dense smoke. Cause of the fire was not known. The Hobbs family were not at home it the time. ' i Number Seven Id it the students there, not just those he helps personally. Ralph works with children who have some degree of learning disabilities. This is done on a one-to-one basis, spending ten to fifteen minutes with each child individually every other day. (He is presently working with nine children each day.) He is extremely kind, patient and understanding. So often Nursing homes seem to be storage houses for the aged and inform. One rarely hears of someone leaving a nursing home to carry on a useful or productive job in the community. Ralph has proved that it is possible to do so, and if he can do it others can too. In 1979, Mr. Menlove became the recipient of the Channel 2 TV "Together We Care" Award. This is an award taken from nominations throughout the entire State of Utah. NOTE: Mr. Menlove is ambulatory and extremely fluent, skills regained through a great amount of encouragement en-couragement and personal determination. deter-mination. Because of his own sense of self worth and his great desire to lead a productive life, he has reclaimed a large portion of his communicative and motive skills. Volunteerism is the heart of America and it is in the heart of Ralph Menlove. He said "When I someone else they help me. Kids need adults to talk to and I like to talk to them." He does more than talk. We support the nomination for Ralph Menlove for the President's Volunteer Action Award! Garbage notice There will be no garbage collections collec-tions made on Monday February 20th, Washington's Birthday, this being a National Holiday. Collections Collec-tions will be one day late the remainder of the week following this Holiday. Normal Collection pickup schedule will resume on Monday February 27th. |