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Show Safety Kids report February 26, 1986 - The Springville Herald - Page Five tefl your EiigEis naturally not cEiefiiicolly Fifty-three kids from the Springville-Mapleton area have gotten very involved in warning other kids about what happens when you abuse your body by using drugs. These fifty-three are divided into two different casts and are traveling around to area schools and presenting their half hour program entitled, "Play It Smart. Stay Safe From Drugs". The Safety Kids, as they are called, are a part of the Art City Singers and are directed by Shauna Patrick. They are sponsored by the Springville Recreation Department. The Safety Kids range in age from five to 17 and have been rehearsing weekly since last summer to get their program about drug use ready to present. Last year the group did another Safety Kids program. It warned other kids about dealing with strangers and keeping your body safe. It was well received because it talked to kids from other kids about things like memorizing your phone number and what to do when lost or if a stranger approaches you. The next step was to do another Safety Kids program and Janeen Brady who wrote the first one had another one written and published by Brite Music. Mrs. Brady writes the words and music and they are catchy and very clever. The Safety Kids are a group of kids who are in a club. The program this year starts out with a meeting of the Safety Kids in their clubhouse. One of the kids tells about how he was approached by a "friend" to buy some drugs and this prompts the group to do some research about drug and alcohol problems. They discuss drug problems and come up with some reports. Their reports summarize five safety rules: 1. Get your highs naturally not chemically, 2. Don't give into peer pressure, 3. All you gotta say is, no! 4. Respect your body, give your genes a chance to make you all you can be. 5. Believe in yourself, you're worth it. Each report is enhanced with dialogue and fun message songs. "Go for a Natural High" is one of the songs and advises kids to get into the fun things in life instead of turning to drugs. "I've Got My Own Designer Genes" tells about how each kid is an individual because of his genes and drugs can mess up your genes and make you someone you don't want to be. "All You Gotta Do is Say No" is a great song and teaches the kids that if they are approached by someone to use drugs or buy them all they gotta do is say no and the song tells about all the different ways to say no. The Safety Kids say that we all need love. Kids who feel loved usually don't get into drugs. They talk about needing friends but also warn about friends who may want you to use drugs or alcohol. They tell their audience to take care of their bodies because they probably won't become all that they can be if they abuse them with drugs. This fast-paced program emphasizes em-phasizes that all kids can become members of the Safety Kids Club. They say, "You can be one too". The Safety Kids are scheduled to perform at many of the schools throughout the valley and will present their program at the University Mall during their Safety Week in August. Members of the Safety Kids casts are: Cast A; Aren Bybee, Bron Bybee, Cale Bybee, Cynthia Cook, Tiffany Cook, Jenny Cook, Aimee Johnson, Stacy Larson, Brenda Monney, Liana Munn, Sharee Munn, Tricia Nance, Amy North, Bethany Ollerton, Tia Patrick, Casey Peay, Jennifer Peay, Jenny Perkins, Reed Perkins, Ryan Perkins, Sara Petersen, Erin Petersen, Kerry Pulsipher, Erika Scholz, Aileen Strong. Those in Cast B include: Annie Boyd, Allison Card, Heather Card, Daniel Carr, Marci Conover, Brad Daybell, Kimberly Ewing, JoAnna Hanks, Sam Hanks, Jera Hatfield, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Larson, Anne'K Mangum, Steffanie MacArthur,. Amber Mecham, Janille Mills, Jennifer Mohlman, April Palmer, Michael Palmer, Michelle Roylance, Shavon Roylance, Shondra Russell, Adam Schetselaar, Daniel Schetselaar, Lucas Schetselaar, Martin Schetselaar, Schet-selaar, Karen Strong, Kim Taylor. Mr. Charles Thompson, above left, from the Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources, was the speaker at Kiwanis last week. Clay Elder, right, was toastmaster. Mr. Thompson showed slides taken of the various activities at the state fish hatcheries. He explained in detail some of the many different services performed by the state employees in maintaining maintain-ing supplies of fish in the many vacation areas of the state. The Kiwanis members will meet for breakfast on Thursday, February 27th. This will give members the opportunity to attend the BYU basketball game that evening. Staked frees may hurt Property tax on homes averaged landscaping projects Brent Gledhill, horticulturist from the Utah State Extension Service, will speak at the Springville Civic Center on March 13th on tree pruning. i In conjunction with his talk we are running a series of articles on things associated with trees. , Staked trees grow taller than unstaked trees. . Staked trees grow less in trunk caliper near the ground but more near the top support tie on the stake. . Staked trees produce trees with little or no trunk taper, weak trunk. Staked trees develop a smaller root system. . Staked trees have greater wind resistance because the top cannot bend. Staked trees have more stress per cross-sectional area at the top of the support. Staked trees develop an uneven vascular system the support. -Staked trees develop an uneven vascular system if tied closely to one stake. The trunk grows away from the stake. Trees should only be staked to protect against mowing, vehicular damage, vandalism, or (occasionally) (oc-casionally) when weak-stemmed container trees are planted. Trees are more likely to be injured by staking than helped. Remove stakes as soon as possible. Number of Persons 10 to 25 26 to 50 51 to 100 101 to 150 151 to 200 200 to 250 ' King Louis XVI popularized the ' cultivation of potatoes in France by $ wearing potato flowers in his but-; but-; tonhole. 5,000 $q. ft. $6.95 Reserve canyon facilities Mike Bartholomew, new head of the Springville Parks Department, announced an-nounced today the dates for making group reservations to camp or use the facilities at Kelley's Grove or Jolley's Ranch this summer. Starting Monday, March 3 and continuing on Tuesday, March 4, Springville Spr-ingville residents can make their reservations in person at the Springville . Civic Center, 50 South Main Street. After those two days, any person can make reservations by coming to the center. Following that first week reservations reser-vations should be made by calling Kelley's Grove at 489-5872 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday. : Group use of the campingpicnic facilities will be by advanced reserva tion only-. Fees need to be paid at the time of reservation. Per Night Fees Pavillion Open Area $ 25.00 $ 20.00 50.00 40.00 75.00 60.00 125.00 100.00 175.00 , 150.00 225.00 200.00 The reserved pavillion or area will include the facility reserved and a reasonable surrounding area to accommodate the group. This will not include in-clude ball fields or other large open areas. These areas are on a first-come, first-served basis. The following is a fee schedule for daily group use reservations. Number of Persons Pavillions Open Area 10 to 50 $ 20.00 $15.00 51 to 100 25.00 20.00 101 to 150 50.00 35.00 151 to 200 75.00 50.00 200 to 300 100.00 75.00 Reservations should be made at least ten days before the requested reservation date and only one reservation will be accepted per person or party par-ty within a 30-day period. Reservations are limited to 14 days. Advanced reservations will not be made for groups of less than ten persons. Crib corner Born at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center : February 13, 1986: Boy to Bradley and Peggy Bigelow Godwin of Springville. February 14, 1986: Girl to Mark and Gwen Byers of Springville . Boy to Patrict and Debra Fitzgerald Fit-zgerald of Springville. February 17, 1986: Boy to Alan and Jeri From of Springville. February 21, 1986: Boy to Larry and Ann Newell Holdaway of Mapleton. Born at Mountain View Hospital: February 17, 1986: Girl to Daniel and Susan Howes Johnson of Springville. February 19, 1986: Girl to Michael and Vicki Campbell Camp-bell Hutchings of Mapleton. February 21, 1986: Boy to David and Denise Rolling Ray of Springville. February 23, 1986: Boy to Rick and Carole Smith Brailsford of Springville. February 11, 1986: Girl to Steven and Sharla (Hanks) Casper of Springville. February 16, 1986: Girl to John and Dayna (Green) Tanner of Springville. Boy, Kasey Layne, born January 29, 1986, to Keith and Kathy Crane Rasmussen, of Lyman, Wyo. He was welcomed home by Zachery, Nicholas and Ashely, Grandparents are Fred and Donna Crane of Springville and Ken and Elsie Rasmussen of Riverton. Max and Nancy Perkins are the proud parents of anew baby boy born Friday, February 21, 1986, at the Utah Valley Medical Center. The new baby has four brothers: Tyler, Alex, David and Caleb Perkins. Grandparents are Mr. Geraldine Perkins and Mr. and Mrs. Clair Bowen, all of Springville. ili yield New Process Premium Lawn Fertilizer i Hi-Yield Mew Process Lawn Fertilizer Be the first on your block to have green lawn. 15-5-10 plus Iron Covert 5000 sq. ft. bag (Renter Seed (S, 1030 SOUTH STATE ST.-PROVO 1 of value Eiere last year The effective property tax level paid by property owners in Utah varies widely throughout the state according to the type of property and where the property is situated. This was reported by Utah Foundation,' Foun-dation,' the private tax research organization, in their latest analysis of property tax levels. Foundation analysts point out that the property tax on primary residential property in Utah last year varied from a low of 0.45 percent of current market value in one portion of Summit County to a high of 1.25 percent in one area of South Jordan. The property tax burden on locally-assessed real property ranged from 0.60 percent to 1.66 percent, while the tax on centrally-assessed property (utilities, railroads, mines, etc. and personal property varied from 0.75 percent to 2.08 percent of current value. In Springville the property tax buden averaged 0.81 percent of current market value on residential property, 1.08 percent on other locally-assessed real property, and 1.35 percent on centrally-assessed and personal property. Property taxes levied on specific properties are determined by two main factors: (1) the assessment or valuation that is placed on the property for taxing purposes and (2) the combined total mill levies charged by the various local units of government that impose the tax. Assessment levels differ for the several types of classes of property in Utah and there is considerable variance in property tax rates throughout the state. Unitil this year, Utah law provided that all taxable property "must be assessed at 20 percent of its reasonable fair cash value" except that "residential property shall be assessed at 15 percent of its reasonable fair cash value." The 20 percent standard applied to all centrally-assessed property (utilities, railroads, etc.) and to personal property (motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, etc.). In the case of locally-assessed real property, however, "reasonable fair cash value" is defined as 80 percent of current market value based on comparable sales or cost appraisals. This 20 percent discout from market balue presumably represents an estimate of the fees, closing costs and other expenses that would reduce the actual money received by the seller of property in a sales transaction. For practical purposes, therefore, the actual rate of assessment in Utah has been 12 percent of market value (80 percent Wrf 15 - percent) for primary residential property and 16 percent of market value (80 percent of 20 percent) for other types of locally-assessed locally-assessed property (industrial and j y n i . I f & v 'I if f f v s o i Lm,. --... --.tl , -rmi11, , nm Hi uw ' jM-ay'a :,m.i1MM rr -m.-l If you love your pet a lot Know where I spent last weekend? Locked up in the pound like a common criminal. I'm not blaming the dog catcher, understand. He was just doing his job. But It really wasn't my fault either. I mean . . . when your owners don't bother to get you a license tag . . . and when they let you run round town on the loose . . . well, what's a poor dog to do? I know my people like me a lot. They probably even love me. But I wish they'd take better care of me. I wish they'd treat me like a pet. Obey leash and license laws Protect your pet's health with the necessary vaccinations Spay or neuter to help combat the pet population explosion commercial, vacant land and secondary residential). The Foundation study notes that Utah will begin to assess property at 100 percent of reasonable fair cash value (except for 75 percent in the case of residential property) in 1986. The assessment level differenences between the classes or types of property will be continued, however. Last year, the Utah Tax Commission Com-mission issued a factoring order which was intended to place all county valuations on a more-or-less equalized basis. The Foundation report points out, however, that this factoring order did not eliminate or reduce assessment discrepancies withihin counties. A previous Foundation study had noted that there was an average assessment variation of more than 20 percent in 27 of Utah's 29 countiies. In other words, Taxpayers with the same value property located in the same taxing jurisdiction are likely to have a difference of 20 percent or more in their respective property tax bills from the overall averages. Following is a summary of the major conclusions reached in the Foundation analysis: 1. Primary residential property is taxed at about 0.89 percent of current market value on the average in Utah. Thus, the average property tax on a home with a current market value of $75,000 would be approximately $668. Because of mill levy variations, however, the tax could range anywhere from $338 to $938, depending on where the property was situated. The tax on such a home in Springville would average about $608. 2. Other locally-assessed real property in Utah is taxed at an average rate of $.18 percent of current market value. Thus, an owner of commercial property worth $1,000,000 would pay an average tax bill of $11,800, but the tax could range anywhere between $6,000 and $16,600 depending on its location. In Springville such a property would bear an average tax burden of approximately $10,800. 3. State-assessed property and personal property is taxed at about 1.48 percent of current value on the average. For example, the average tax on a motor vehicle valued at $10,000 would be $148, with a range of between $75 and $208 depending where the vehicle was taxed. A $10,000 motor vehicle in Springville would be taxed at about $135 on the average. ': , "S1 " I Mr. R. Scott Strong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong of , Springville, Utah, was one of 88 seniors who graduated from Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, California) in January 24. Mr. Strong, who graduated from Brigham Young University before transferring to Art Center College of Design, graduated with a bachelor of science degree with a major in transportation design. Art Center College of Design is an independent, in-dependent, fully-accredited college recognized as one of the world's finest four-year institutions in-stitutions specializing in professional design education. For health insurance that provides income when disabled, check with State Parm. Call: DEAN BRIAN 32 WEST 200 SO. 489-9444 (3 State Farm Mutual Automobile insurance Company Home Office Bioomington. iHlnott MAPLETON AAUNCHIES has brought back the Steak and Everything Sandwiches MM Whole Sandwich Half Sandwich Milk is always TJ49 a gallon only at AAanleton AAunchies 100 S. Main Mapleton - 489-3737 8 |