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Show 1'aRC Two - The Sprin?villf Herald - February 20, l!)H.r) EDITORIAL Scouting touches lives February brings President's Day and the celebration of love. It is also set aside to honor the Boy Scouts of America. February is Scout Month. If you have ever had a scout or been involved in scout work, you know how important the scouting program is in the lives of young boys. It can touch a young boy from any kind of home and guide his life for good on into adulthood. This month marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the scouting program. Seventy-five years ago on February 8, 1910 congress granted a charter to the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting has grown from that beginning to three and a half million young men, one million volunteer leaders and thirty-eight thirty-eight hundred professional staff members. And during those seventy-five years, scouting has touched the lives of millions of young men. When scouting finds a boy, that boy learns things that he will always remember and things that he usually has the opportunity to pass on to another young boy at another time. Many former scouts have gone on to achieve greatness and the scouting program can be thanked for their influence. Scouting comes along in a boy's life when he needs something to belong to, someone to care about him and new things to do. Boys of that age are wanting to be independent and are forming new relationships outside of their homes. Scouting is a force for good that can fill these spaces in a young boys' life. Scouts learn skills, have opportunities to be away from home on camping trips, form friendships, learn self-expression self-expression and leadership, build confidence and are exposed to a great number of vocations through the merit badge program. pro-gram. They get a broader look at the world and they associate with leaders who are interested in boys and care about them. It is fun to be a Boy Scout. It is a group who are doing good things and learning to live as responsible human beings. We salute the scouting program on its seventy-fifth anniversary and say thank you to the men and women in our own community communi-ty who give so selflessly of their time and talents to the boy scouts of Springville and Mapleton. That's Life There are some things you can't say in the newspaper By Roger Sturman As a fairly new member of the writing profession, I was surprised to learn that there is at least one word you can't say in newspaper print. Even in this day and age you cannot sav the word" ". Shucks, " " isn't even a dirty word! When I was a little" kid, we Chamber of Commerce Community & Civic Calendar City Council Meeting First & Third Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers Springville Planning Commission Second S Fourth Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers Council & Dept. Heads Second Tuesday 5 p.m. Council Chambers City Court 9 a.m. Saturday Council Chambers Springville Museum of Art "Women Artists of Utah" Exhibit opens Nov. 3 runs through Dec. 17 Lecture Wed. Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Historical Impact of LDS Women on Fine Arts in Utah 126 E. 400 So. Community Church Bible Study Classes First 8 Third Tuesdays 9:30 10:30 a.m. Community Church Senior Citizens Daily: Lunch ot noon Crafts: quilting, ceramics, art, weaving games, pool, card playing. ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR PLEASE CALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE AT 489-4681 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. (UPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 Phone 489-5651 Publisher Martin W. Conoyer Editor Pat Conover Managing Editor Betty Lou Bailey 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 used to say " " all the time. My kids say " " all the time. I only know one other word for " ", and that's " "; but nobody says " " in polite company. (It's not nice to say " ". I tried to look up " " in the dictionary, but it wasn't there. Almost every disgusting word you Kiwanis Memorial Hall Thursday, 7 p.m. Lions Second & Fourth Thursday Hobble Creek Inn Rotary Wed., 7:30 p.m. Sage Inn Restaurant Lions Second & Fourth Thursday Hobble Creek Inn Hobble Creek Canyon Parent Resource Center 175 So. Main HOURS: Mon.-Wed. 3-5 p.m. Tues. 7-9 p.m. Phone 489-8200 Narcotics Anonymous Families of Narcotics 8 p.m. Tuesday Springville Community Church 245 S. 200 E. Springville Legislative report by Don Strong The first legislative session of the 4(Hh Legislature is now two-thirds over and the budget process is coming to a conclusion. The nine separate sub-appropriation committees com-mittees will now make their report to the executive appropriations committee. I have had the opportunity to be on the executive appropriations committee this year. After the agency budgets are approved, it is easier to see how much money is available to spend on new bills. If all the bills that come before the legislature asking for expenditures of new money were approved, there would be an expenditure of 3 to 4 hundred million dollars. It is estimated that 5 to 10 million new dollars will be available for new requests so it becomes necessary to carefully prioritize what will become law. The most difficult problem yet to take care of is the flooding bill. It appears that the price tag for flooding ranges from about 100 to 110 million dollars. The 1 2 cent sales tax imposed last year for flooding raises about 70 million. The method of raising the additional 40 million is the most vexing question of the session. Wether to bond or pay the costs of flooding out of available monies seems to split the house and senate. The senate favors bonding whereas the house doesn't. New monies for education seem to remain the number one priority of the legislature. The breakdown of the 75 million for education in new monies is still being discussed. Economic development is another priority item and some flexability is being put into that item. Prison expansion is also receiving a favorable ear. The courts have ruled that the state prison system must improve and the proposed changes which are placed in over a period of years, attempt to cure the deficiency. There are many more bills of real importance to the citizens of the state. Obviously many of the bills will be carried over until the next session which is the new procedure required by the constitutional change. The first 45 day session will be history before many realize it. I have always said the best thing the legislature does is meet again next year. can think of is in the modern dictionary, dic-tionary, but not " ". And it isn't even a four letter word! I recently wrote an article that appeared in several weekly newspapers I used the word " " in the article. One paper changed the word to give the piece an entirely different meaning. Other papers just deleted the word entirely. They said it was their duty to edit out objectionable ob-jectionable words. I said it sounded like censorship to me. Everyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a man who uses coarse language. In fact you may recall that I have even written a couple of articles which criticize people who use contemptable speech. What I fail to understand is-why is-why all the fuss over a common everyday word like " "? Sure, it's a slang word, but it's the only thing that comes even close to a polite term for naming the thing. Everybody just says " ". Oh, sure, you may not feel at ease by saying " ", while treating your wife to Escarg'ot at a fancy French Restaurant, but at home you wouldn't think twice about saying " ". In fact I would be willing to bet your mother told you, when you were young, "You have a " " in your nose, where is your hanky?" Well now I've written this and have it off my chest. I feel a lot better, even though I know it will never be printed. But, who knows? Perhaps a hundred years fron now, some Editor will come across this essay in a dusty file somewhere. He'll say to his staff "Hey, look at, this, would you believe that back in the 190()'s they wouldn't print the word " "? Police report The records at the police station this past week showed that six men had been picked up for driving under the influence of alcohol. They are Richard D. Mace, Box 816, Duchesne; Orville James Jumper, 26 North Main Number 9, Springville; John D. Forbes, 1895 South 375 East, Orem and Jerry H. Little, 1250 North Main Number 12, Springville. Ronald Green, P.O. Box 432, Pleasant Grove and Brad Ferguson, 571 North 200 East, Springville were also arrested for driving without a valid Utah driver's license. A fire at the home of Norman Tipton, 137 North 400 East, Springville, resulted in about $30,000 damage to the home and its contents. con-tents. The fire started in the chimney of a free-standing stove and got in between two roofs making it very hard to extinguish. It took the Springville Firemen about four hours to get it out. Two cars collided with deer this week and one traffic accident resulted in $1,700 damage to the vehicles. The T-Bone Restaurant was broken into and several cartons of cigarettes were taken with a loss of $130.00. Allen's Drug reported a shoplifting incident by a juvenile. Support your local animal control officer and laws Recently, there was a serious dog attack on a two year old Salt Lake City girl. The dog had broken off his chain and was running loose around the neighborhood. Fortunately, the dog was not rabid and the little girl has a good chance of surviving the vicious attack. There are many dogs in our community that are allowed to run loose, threatening children, and tearing up neighbor's garbage. We have had incidents where dogs have bitten individuals. Also, we receive several calls from concerned neigh BYU worked for Mo. 1 To the Editor: This past year, Brigham Young University won the National Championship in football. They won every game during the season, making it possible to obtain the title. This is the first ever in the history of B.Y.U. and the only school in Utah to do so in football. The popularity of football is increasing each year. This is due to the strength of the past B.Y.U. teams and the spectators. The most enthusiastic spectator is known as the fan. The people in the Valley came alive this past fall with enthusiasm for the B.Y.U. football team. Even the other parts of the state were aroused with the winning season. I watched as people became fanatic and lost their cool. These people I would see talking about "Our Team", referring to B.Y.U. You would think that they were old players and die-hard fans. Yet last year after a loss, I heard them say, "B.Y.U. lost today, etc, etc", These fans are just your "winning" fans. Then there is the, "die-hard fan" who is as faithful to B.Y.U. as a dog to its master. You would find this guy at every home game. He has had reserved seats for at least 10 years. He brings his own B.Y.U. cushion to each game. He has a ghetto box stereo with him, with built in television, for instant replay. His radio is set so he can listen to Paul James' play by play action. He also has his own B.Y.U. blanket, pennant and fog horn. Now while B.Y.U. worked hard to win the title, the local stores were working hard to make money off of of B.Y.U.'s victories, selling T- Green Valley announces 100 new vacation homes under $70,000, including furniture w e are building 100 new vacation homes under $70,000. These are the same units that were sold out last May. If you buy during February we will include all of the furniture, dishes, and even a T.V. video recorder. Green Valley vacation homes are warm and fun, with palm trees and clear skies. Here you will enjoy golf on St. George's most beautiful green golf course, and play tennis at the world's largest tennis center. Many of the 50 courts are now completed. At Green Valley you can start the morning with a complimentary breakfast around the pool. A new addition is our sumptuous Saturday buffet. Green Valley's "Money Back Guarantee" Remember, at Green Valley you buy with no risk. Try it for one year. If you are not absolutely satisfied with your purchase, Green Valley offers a guarantee. Stye prtnguilU Heralo COMMENT PAGE bors about dogs running loose in their yards. Our City Ordinance requires that all dogs be confined to their own property, unless the owner takes the dog for a walk on a leash. Any dog in violation may be inpounded or have a citation written to the owner. I would appreciate your cooperation in making Springville a safe city for our children to grow up in. Leland Bowers Chief of Police Auddie K. Zufelt Animal Control Officer shirts, hats, pins, stickers, pennants, banners, buttons, and many other things they could sell. I bet they will come out with a LaVell Edwards doll, that has movable legs that kicks up the dirt while walking. Yes, B.Y.U. won the National Championships and brought alot of publicity to this old valley. They made the Valley come alive, but we must remember that it is not just the team that did it, but the previous B.Y.U.'s teams, who got the recognition first, and these old "diehard" "die-hard" fans who have been with them through thick and thin. My hat goes off to the Paul James', the die-hard fans" and the other B.Y.U. football teams, who led the way to help the 1984 football team win the National Championship. Bill Davis 60E.8thN. Spanish Fork, Ut March of Dimes says thanks for support Editor: The March of Dimes has had its best Mother's March ever in Utah County thanks to the generosity of the citizens in your community and the following who provided such excellent leadership: Marie Fisk, city leader, assisted by: Sandy Moore, Kathy Stokes, Hope Crandall, Chris Oldroyd and Debbie Cherry area leaders. So far, we have raised $3,455.46 from your community which is a substantial increase over last years money back St. George, In Salt Lake Salt Lake VRefunds r charges, and SM I M A. Springville named free city again Dear Mayor Haymond: Congratulations to Springville on again being named as a Tree City USA for your work in 1984! The National Arbor Day Foundation Foun-dation is very pleased that your tree care work is a continuing effort, and we are equally pleased to renew your Tree City USA designation. As you well know, trees provide many ongoing practical and spiritual benefits, and tree care must be ongoing as well. With good management, trees can lower heating and cooling bills, increase property values, and make concrete-clad cities green and pleasant places to live in and visit. The beauty of trees is a constant source of joy for everyone near them. State Foresters are responsible for the presentation of the Tree City USA flag and other recognition material. The Foundation will forward your awards to Stcen Henson in your State Forester's office. They will be coordinating the presentation with you. Again, congratulations on receiving this national recognition for your continuing commitment to tree planting and care. Best regards, John Rosenow Executive Director The word "journal" comes from the Latin diurnalis. meaning daily. contributions. In Utah County, we have raised over $42,000 this year in our Mothers March, an all-time high in the history of this annual campaign! cam-paign! This means more money can go to work in researching the causes and cures to birth defects, our nations number one health problem. We want to take this opportunity to tell everyone in your city thank you for their generous contribution. Judy Monson Associate Director March of Dimes Why families love Green Valley Green Valley has become Utah's favorite family vacation resort. There's always something to do for all ages. As an owner you are automatically a part of the world's largest and most unique tennis and sports center with 50 tennis courts, racquetball, squash, four swimming pools, roller skating, movie theater, seminar rooms, weight and aerobics rooms, two restaurants, and bowling. No other resort in the nation offers so much to do. ( Green iVa,,eyi Utah Toll Free 1-800-445-5999 In St. George: 1605 W. Vill Utah 84770, (801) 628-0415 City: 3rd Floor. Crossroad Mall City, Utah 84144, (801 ) 532-6135 not made on furniture, finance promotional items. |