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Show ' r? ' i mmf- W'WCtMMU lit ! - - - - --- - - - -r - - Volume Ninety-four Springville City Council members finalized their decision to purchase surplus power from Colorado at last week's council meeting. Other matters on the agenda included the appointment of a beautification chairman, discussion of speed limit changes and new cemetery fees. Ten Utah cities, including Springville, will participate in the S16 million project to bring surplus sur-plus electricity from Colorado. According to Carolyn S. McNiel, general manager of Utah Associ by Franklin O. Nielsen The Mapleton City overall crime index increased 15 percent in 1988 over the previous year Police Chief Bret Barney reported to council, Tuesday. Two aggravated assaults and three commercial burglary cases were reported in 1988 while none were reported in these categories during the previous year. Three cases in other assaults category were reported in both years. Vehicle burglary reports increased 100 percent from five reported in 1987 to ten in 1988. Auto thefts increased from two to three. Larceny thefts (except auto theft) increased from 45 reports in 1987 to 46 in 1988. The increase for the past two years is 24 percent when added to a 9.4 percent incrcaseof 1987 over 1986. Total calls for police service in Springville High School has started a new program this year by participating in the Elk's Club Teenager Teen-ager of the MonthYear program. The program is intended to focus the public's attention on outstanding out-standing students and help dispel the idea that people are inclined to remember the bad things which some young people do and disregard any good publicity young people get for outstanding achievements. A senior female student of the month and a senior male student of the month are selected by a panel of students after interested seniors have made application. Students are selected on the basis of multiple achievement, citizenship, scholarship schol-arship and leadership. At the end of the school year, and just lfore the banquet held by the Lodge 1 1 is' .- ! v V-' Vr k ated Municipal Power Systems, the cities will help share in the S5 million mil-lion cost of building about 200 miles of power lines from the Bonanza Power Plant southeast of Vernal, to Craig, Colorado. The cities will also purchase 54-megawatt capacity capac-ity on existing lines from the power plant to a substation in Mona, Juab County. : ' " Every year about 1,600 megawatts of surplus energy is generated by utilities in Colorado. The electricity electric-ity can be purchased by municipal creased from 881 in 1987 to 1,015 in 1988. Non-criminal calls to the police totaled 532 in 1988. Chief Barney said that traffic accidents increased 72 percent in the current year. Offenses against family and children chil-dren increased 200 percent from 6 to 18. Sex offenses were up 100 percent from two to four. Liquor law violations increased from one to five. Driving under the influence increased from three in 1987 to five in 1988. One notable category decrease was in disorderly conduct when 17 cases were reported in 1987 and only one case in 1988. Police said the 1987 cases revolved almost entirely around one individual. Vandalism decreased by one case JL during Elks National Youth Week, May 1, the student panel will review the applications and choose a Teen Student of the Year. Congratulations to the students who have participated in this program. Students who are juniors this year are encouraged to work towards this kind of an honor next year. Those students who have already been selected for this school year are: from left, for September Aaron Skabelund and Leslie Davis; October - Jason Ja-son Vernon and Amy Frischknecht; November Paul Daybell and Jennifer Gammell; December -Matt Stewart and Shaunalei Boyer; and January Marc Penrod and Jennifer Rey. The list of accomplishments accom-plishments of these young people could All this newspaper page. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - January 25, 1989 power systems cheaper than they can generate it themselves. If cities meet their own demands, they could also become brokers of electricity to the big Southern California markets. Robert "Bob" Bird was appointed chairman of the Springville Beautification Beau-tification Committee with Floyd Stewart, Eva Hicks, Sherrill Grone-man Grone-man and Nola Palfreyman as members of the group. Discussion of the UDOT speed limit change on SR-89 resulted in from 31 in 1987 to 30 in 1988. Weapons carrying, possessing, etc. decreased from eight to one in 1988. During the year Mapleton Police Department Personnel rendered 35 hours of community and public education services. Subjects included Drug and Alcohol, Child Abduction, Abduc-tion, Self Protection, Home Security, Secu-rity, Seat Belt Safety, Vocational Law Enforcement and several others. oth-ers. December's Treasurer's report was approved. Receipts totaled $119,276 with the bulk of $99,118 coming from property tax collections. An additional S14.100 was collected in subdivision fees with the final payment pay-ment on lot 24 of the Seals Subdivision. Subdivi-sion. Building permits in December Decem-ber were only $132 with a permit for a garage issued to Patricia . S 'I it''- . k. r " .. ,. i ... - - p. ,s I-' j Y - WW A--if' i-rf V' .-'-"- , - 4fWyjf .. y . -A 1 . i ;;: 1 I nochange in that area. Police Chief Leland Bowers recommended that the sped not be changed as it could be a hazard to the city. He suggested sug-gested a change in enforcement instead. Some changes regarding cemetery ceme-tery fees were made at the meeting. After some discussion,' the following follow-ing fee schedule was passed. Evergreen Cemetery: small lots, residents, S150; non-residents, S150, a decrease for non-residents from Continued on page. 2 Johnson and a garage addition issued is-sued to Fay Perry. Total revenue collected during the first six months of Mapleton's budget year is $281,924. Mayor Everet Predmore told council that they owe an apology to the Board of Adjustments since the facts were not reported correctly at a previous council meeting concerning con-cerning an approval of a building permit by the board in a property division matter. Council was concerned con-cerned that the action by the board might open the way for property owners to sell off two acres from a . two and one half acre lot and receive re-ceive a building permit on the second sec-ond lot. Mayor Predmore discussed this matter during the week with the board chairman and learned that the decision by the board was made using the flag lot concept as provided pro-vided by ordinance. A letter from the Planning Commission Com-mission addressed to the Board of Adjustment asking the board not to become involved in zoning matters mat-ters was read in council meeting. With the revelation by the mayor it was not clear whether the Planning Commission letter will be sent to the board or not. Applicants sought for Miss Springville Applications are now available for the 1989 Miss Springville Pageant. Pag-eant. They may be picked up at the utility office in the Springville City Center or at Springville High School and must be returned by January 27 to Natalie Clyde, 1588 East 450 South. The pageant is open to all girls ages 17-26. Space, however, is limited lim-ited and only the first 15 applications applica-tions will be accepted. The event will be held April 1 at the Springville High School, and promises not only to feature beautiful beau-tiful girls, but diversified talent. For further information about the pageant call Suzanne Robertson 489-9838. f - Meml)ers of the Color Corps of the Springville High School Marching Band stand at attention for the salute to the flag and Pledge of Allegiance before the home basketball game last week. The color Corps is sponsoring the Annual Winterguard Festival at the high school Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m. Fourteen high schools from across the state will be participating. The public is invited to this competition. Photo by Charles Lowery. MiraSI Ml X El ft S Price 50 Colorguard competition attracts 14 units to February 4 event Members of the Springville High School Color Corps are pleased to announce the Second Annual Winterguard Festival to be held on Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m. at the high school. The Color Corps is part of the SHS Marching Band and they have invited 14 colorguards from high schools across the state to compete in this event. Last year, five colorguards participated par-ticipated at the festival. The increase in-crease to 14 this year shows the interest and need for Winterguard. The SHS Color Corps regularly perform in the Fall with the Red Devil Band. Winterguard gives them a chance to perform a show of their own on the basketball court, simi Springville The Associated General Contractors Contrac-tors of Utah, the oldest ongoing commercial construction trade association in the state, awarded two Springville men for their service serv-ice to the industry last weekend. Asbel Paulsen, a leader in AGCU and representing Finn B. Paulsen Construction, recognized Leland J. Birch and L. W."Red" Haymond for their outstanding leadership in the industry and presented them with the AGCU awards. Leland J. Birch has been a superintendent super-intendent with Tolboe Construction Construc-tion of Salt Lake and Provo for 32 years. He was recognized as the AGC Superintendent of the Year representing the Building Division. L W. "Red" Haymond has worked for W. W. Clyde Construction for 43 years as a superintendent. He Mormon Pioneer Trail to be discussed The Springville Historical Society Soci-ety will hold its first lecture of the 1989serieson Wednesday,January 25, at the Civic Center Community Room, 50 South Main, at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Bruce Elm, Provo, who will present a slide and lecture program on the Mormon Pioneer Trail between Nauvoo, Illinois and Salt Lake City. A native of Burbank, California, Mr. Elm has made a hobby of early Mormon activities and other western west-ern characters and movements. He travels extensively taking his own pictures and organizing them into various catagories for presentation. He will welcome questions after "y y "$$"yrw"t9'' y" p" ir, I - . I . '; - : - - " V,(t - -. .V .-w., Ji.. i , Number Four lar to a drill team. The girls have worked hard and put in many hours to perfect their show for this competition. com-petition. Judges for the Winterguard are coming to Springville from Northern North-ern California and Colorado. Patrice Bolen, SHS Color Corps Advisor, invites the public, parents, friends and supporters of Springville High School students, to attend this exciting competition. A special invitation goes out to all girls who have been in the SHS Tall Flag Corps in past years. After the competition all graduated members are invited to the Band Room for a special get-together. men receive received the AGC Superintendent of the Year Award in the Highway Division. Each of these men were singled out for their years of dedicated service to their companies and for the reputation they have earned from their peers and the subcontractors. subcon-tractors. ThecontractorsofUtah held their annual convention last weekend at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake. Participants listened to AGC of America Kirk Fordicc of Delta, Louisiana talk about goals and objectives of the organization that will be worked on during the coming com-ing year. AGCU represents 400 general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers of materials or services. the Springville meeting. He is in demand as a speaker and often conducts classes at BYU Education Week. He also collects first editions of rare books and has a number of valuable volumes, some dating back to the 1500s. He owns a number of historic documents and other memorabilia, some of which he will have on display. Mr. Elm is a computer program-mcrat program-mcrat Digital Technology International, Interna-tional, Orem. The public is cordially invited to hear Mr. Elm, according to D. LaRell Johnson, society president. There is no charge. |