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Show Page Two - The Springville Herald EDITORIAL UlaEce it a great year! As we celebrate the birth of statehood in Utah tomorrow, we reflect back on how hard our forefathers worked to obtain that status. It was a long time coming and took much effort for Utah to become a state in 1896. And one hundred years later, citizens of this state haven't stopped progressing and making this a better place to live. History gives us reason for optimism. One wonders what Utah will be like one hundred years from today. Citizens then will look at our automobiles, buildings, computers, etc., and probably think that they look old fashioned. Just as we look at the images of 1896 and think it primitive. . i The changes they see will probably be more dramatic one hundred years from now. But this is the beginning of another new year, and our opportunity opportu-nity to press on and make Utah even "greater." This year we will sec new developments, improved communication, communica-tion, progress, new goods and services. We will marvel at new technology and wonder what is coming next. We will also have opportunities to take part in improvements in our families, community, state and nation. Let us all join together and look forward to this year. May it be a year of opportunity and progress. Plan now to get prepared in new year by Jackie Billings At the beginning of a new year we usually set out lives in order and make plans and focus on new goals. Sometimes this includes re-defining goals we have been working on for some years. It is refreshing to have new things to think about and to accomplish in the new year. We have a comparatively new program in Springville with the potential to help every neighborhood neighbor-hood in our city in an emergency. emergen-cy. This is a team effort and can include every person. Hopefully, we will never have an emergency of this magnitude, but we must look and think ahead and plan to be prepared! This program is called CERT (Community Emergency Emer-gency Response Team). CERT offers citizens a chance to become trained and skilled in emergency response techniques. Our goal for Springville is to' Republican Women to hear Senator Bennett Senator Robert Bennett will speak to Utah County Republican Women on January 8, at their regular monthly meeting. He will give a congressional update and discuss important issues facing the state and nation. There will also be a question and answer period. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Quest, one of the nation's fastest growing time management firms. While he was CEO, their annual sales exceeded $80,000,000. In 1989 he received the Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Light of Learning award for outstanding contribution contribu-tion to the field of education in Utah. Senator Bennett is a published author. His book, "Gaining Control," Con-trol," gives readers new insights into the forces that control the actions and- reactions of their daily lives. " " " ; IP intt0UtUp Brralfi (USPS 81 3-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. '161 South Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 Publisher ........... Martin W. Conover Editor . ....... i..... Patricia Conover Second Claw Postage Paid in Springville, UT 84663 Postmaster send change of address notice to: The Springville Herald, 161 S. Main, Springville UT 84663 Subscriptions in Advance per year $20.00 Out of County Subscriptions per year $23.00 Per Copy $0.50. Delivered by carrier, per month $2.00 Member Utah Press Association - January 3, 1996 eventually have a CERT team in every area of our city. We need you to register for and take a class so you can learn how to best help your family and neighborhood. neigh-borhood. The next CERT class will begin on Thursday, January 18, 1996. It will be held in the Fireman's Fire-man's Training Room at 45 S. Main at 7 p.m. and will be held seven times. The cost is $20, and you may register with Kim Res-tad Res-tad by calling 489-0185. Hazardous materials are a concern for many of the citizens in Springville. The State Emergency Emer-gency Management Team will come to Springville on January 16 at 7 p.m. and address the problems that we need to be aware of in our community. This class will also be at 45 S. Main in the Training Room. Everyone who is concerned is invited to attend. He serves now on four Senate Committees: Appropriations, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Joint Economic Committee Commit-tee and Senate Small Business Committee. The Utah County Republican Women are happy to have Senator Sena-tor Bennett as their speaker. The meeting will be at the ballroom of the Historic County Courthouse Court-house in Provo. A light lunch will be served and memberships will be accepted. Visitors are welcome. Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based upon excellence of performance. James Bryant Conant The first saint born in the Western hemisphere was Saint Rose of Lima, a Peruvian canonized canon-ized in 1671. Gtaffiiraejl of accideini'i pesiiiie& Dear Editor: On the night of December 27, 1995, my son and his three friends rolled our truck into a , trench of a new construction site. Luckily, nobody was hurt and no damage was done besides the damage to our truck. We planned on towing the truck early the next morning because with sunlight, we would be able to remove it in a way that would cause the least amount of damage to the truck. One of the girls and her father Mapleton Police Report Mapleton Police arrested Ronald James Prokop, 418 E, 620 South, American Fork, for driving under the influence of alcohol on December 31. Police in Mapleton were called to handle two suicide attempts during the week among their 41 calls. Charlies reported that a man took a refill mug. Springville Police Report Bill Keith, 290 W. 300 South 3, Springville, was arrested for possession of stolen property and possession of narcotics. The charges were in connection with the case reported last week in this newspaper of several storage units having been burglarized. Springville Police had confiscated three rooms full of stolen merchandise. mer-chandise. Police have a warrant out for another person in this case. Mr Keith had also reported to police that persons (victims) had been harrassing him. Police had 181 calls last week including 21 animal related. They also report that New Years Eve problems were light this year. Shawn F. Horrocks, 300 S. 888 East, Provo, was arrested on a warrant and suspended driver's license. Christopher J. Brewer, 40 W. 300 South 115, Provo, was arrested for having no insurance, insur-ance, expried driver's license and altered title after an incident at Mt. Springs Motel. Cheryl Atine, 111 N. 300 East, was charged with posession of stolen property, and Aaron Green, same address, was charged with theft after the two apparently found the bicycle that the police have outfitted with a bugging device and took it hiding it in a storage shed. Daniel Marx, 120 S. 400 East, Springville, was arrested on two warrants. Richard Bruce Parker, 4136 E. Reno, Las Vegas, Ve-gas, was arrested for DUI and having an open container. David W. Rigby, 825 N. 200 West, Pleasant Grove, was arrested arrest-ed on five warrants. Charges are pending on a man who assaulted his wife and daughter. Justin Hanks, 32 W. 300 South, Springville and two juveniles juve-niles were charged with criminal trespass after an incident at Allen's All-en's Market. ' Two female juveniles were referred to juvenile court for unlawful use of a credit card. The two found a dayplanner in November, divided the $200 they found in it, kept the credit cards and burned the planner. They then purchased pagers with a credit card. Two other juveniles were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Thefts last week included a checkbook; a $150 camper shell missing from 290 W. 300 South; 6 ft. by 50 ft. of chainlink fense from a storage shed; 45 Christmas Christ-mas lights from 96 N. 1 170 East; ans a 1966 red and grey Olds 785 taken from a pasture where it was being stored. Vandals put a Christmas tree on the roof of a vehicle parked in a driveway; and another vehicle was egged and tomato sause and whip cream smeared on it. A girl admitted to the latter; no charges were filed. Graffiti was found on the fence at MACA, on the bridge by the Hobble Creek Stake Center, on the High School and on the church at 55 N. Main. Two mailboxes were damaged, and a white truck hit a trash can. 1 There is always some accident in the best things, whether thoughts or expressions or deeds. The memorable thought, the happy expressing, the admirable deed are only partly ours. -Henry David Thoreau went to the scene of the accident and on the way home, Officer , Tindall pulled them over. After he battered them with questions, this officer insisted that the towing tow-ing could not wait until the next morning and that it needed to be towed right there at 2 a.m. For what reason? He had none. We then received a call at 2 a.m. requesting that our son go to the scene of the accident, meet the officer there and give a report COMMENT PAGE Whir we we inths dmk? Dear Editor: Many foreign countries seeking seek-ing the ideals of democracy are learning that a free press is most essential. Apparently here in America-land of the free, our Springville City rejects this truism, tru-ism, and accepts the foolish notion that "no news is good news." Is our town so bankrupt by bondage debt that we cannot afford to report important civic happenings to our newspaper for the sake of education and justice--pro bono publico (for the public good)? A few weeks ago (Dec. 12), I attended a Planning Commission meeting at city hall that was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. I soon learned from other uninformed, disgruntled late-comers that the meeting had been changed to 5:30 p.m. for the convenience of those wishing to attend the BYU basketball game. Also, to my dismay, a faulty plan was hastily approved (and passed on to the city council), when two neophyte planners clearly voiced approval while the other five members of Five hour series Struggle for statehood For the early pioneers who dared to envision and create their Zion, there were thousands of opportunities for dreams to die, and thousands of reasons for them to give up hope. Yet, the determined men and women who went before us found the faith and motivation to preserve in the face of adversity, to pursue the dream and become the nation's 45th star. One hundred years later, the legacy of this dream continues to define Utah. The spirit of the pioneers' endurance, progress and hope is the Utah experience of yesterday and today. Celebrating Celebrat-ing the centennial anniversary of Utah's statehood, Kued-Channel Discount coupon books While many consumers can acquire abundant coupon savings through newspaper ads and mailings, mail-ings, some people are willing to pay money to save money. Discount Dis-count books, such as Entertainment Entertain-ment '96, contain two for one or up to 50$ off coupons for numerous numer-ous restaurants, fast food chains, theaters, sporting events, hotels, airlines and other retail establishments. establish-ments. The books theoretically can save you hundreds of dollars over the course of a year. 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We find it hard to understand why it was necessary to tow it immediately, knowing it would be more difficult to do and more costly for us at that time of night. All in all, we were not treated with the same respect that this police officer demanded and do not appreciate being talked down to. How can children be taught to the commission neither voted "aye" or "Nay." The next day I called the secretary of the planning commission commis-sion to clearly voice my disapproval disap-proval of these happenings, requesting re-questing that she record my protest (for testing) that the actions ac-tions of the Springville Planning Commission on Tuesday, December Decem-ber 12, 1995 be declared illegal. When can I and others expect some accountable answer to my concerns from the planning commission com-mission secretary, the city recorder, re-corder, the city treasurer, the city auditor or the city detective? Must we depend upon our personal per-sonal ignorance, public gossip and lies to determine what is true? An old Spanish proverb declares de-clares that "a lie travels a league, while truth is getting on its boots." It should be remembered, however, that the greatest of all LIES toots "Let's Insist Everything's Every-thing's Super." Is it prudent to always coverup unpleasant facts? When City Auditor Neil Strong recently "discussed areas of concern as to budget variances 7 presents an unprecedented documentary series, "Utah" The Struggle for Statehood." Premiering Wednesday and Thursday, January 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. "Utah: The Struggle for Statehood" chronicles and state's arduous 50-year path to state-hoodfrom state-hoodfrom determined pioneers seeking a haven to backroom lobbying in the halls of Congress, to Utah's victorious admittance to the Union. The four-part, five-hour five-hour series was created by KUED's Ken Verdoia and Nancy Green. It was written and directed direct-ed by Ken Verdoia. Three years in the making and filmed on location in four states, "Utah: The Struggle for State- Consider your own habits and lifestyle. Does the book offer products and services you plan to buy any way or are interested in trying? Or will it persuade you to spend money on an item you would not typically purchase? Consider the type of discounts dis-counts offered. Remember that two-for-one deals are not necessarily neces-sarily the equivalent of a 50 discount. If the coupon books contains mostly two-for-one savings, take account of whet her you would actually need or want two products or meals. Use coupons at your earliest possible convenience. Participating Participat-ing merchants may go out of business before the coupon expires: ex-pires: Others may choose to withdraw from the program. Read the fine print. Some coupons may restrict the days or hours when they may be used or the locations where they are accepted. In addition, some coupons cou-pons may not be applied in combination com-bination with other discounts, such as daily specials. Exchange coupons with friends or other families. Their discards may add to your savings. sav-ings. The U.S. Supreme Court first ruled an Act of Congress unconstitutional uncon-stitutional in Marbury v. Madison in 1803. respect those in the blue uniform when they are treated with disrespect disre-spect themselves? Our son and his friends were trying to do the honest thing. And for this they were belittled. This was not necessary. I hope Officer Tindall will try a little bit harder to be nice to the youth of this community and give them the credit they deserve for being honest. Sincerely, Jolene Davis . and also made recommendations for improvements in fiscal management," man-agement," (Springville Herald, Dec. 27, 1995) why were the details of his facts and figures omitted from this paper? As taxpayers are we not entitled to additional knowledge about our city budget, finances and other civic concerns? Are we any smarter than poor Enid kept in the dark by her deceptive husband hus-band and her "silent" coverup political party that hasn't learned to say No! Hopefully in this new year we will benefit from the mistakes and successes of the past and demand more accountability and responsibility from ourselves and our civic leaders. A BIG THANKS to reporters such as Laurel Brady who bravely seek to illuminate the darkness. What do you charge for some bright Springville Spr-ingville civic news? Patiently, Rell G. Francis P.S. In the interest of education this letter is also being sent to other newspapers. hood" captures the Utah experience experi-ence . through archival photographs, photo-graphs, original footage and historical re-creation, interviews with historians and writers, and moving written records of early Utah settlers brought to life through more than 200 speaking roles. The program is narrated by Verdoia and features the music of the Deseret Strong Band, pianist Bob Waldis and local singers, as well as a powerful theme created by Utah composer Tulley Cathey. Verdoia says the series' central cen-tral message of pursuing dreams is one of relevance to all Utahns. "The unwavering dream of the early Utahns is a lesson for all of us-whether we lose a job, whether wheth-er our child isn't doing well in school, whether we face some adversity we never could have envisioned in our lives, or whatever what-ever the challenge might be. "The message is that you can believe in your dreams, ". says Verdonia, who also authored a companion book to the series. "Sometimes you have to compromise, compro-mise, sometimes you have to accommodate. But sometimes, you can find reason to believe in your dreams against all adversity." adversi-ty." "Utah: The Struggle for Statehood" State-hood" premiers on KUED-Chan-nel 7 January 3 and 4, 1996. A companion video and book written writ-ten by Ken Verdoia and designed by Richard Firmage, will be available through the University of Utah Press in January. It is made possible by a major grant from the Thiokol Foundation. rotate Farm's Homeowners 1 IrKtircnrp with 1 Insurance with Inflation Coverage SEE ME Dean Brian 52 W. 200 S. 489-9444 I 1 Sti Liki a good Neighbor, Stati Farm is than. Stat Firm Fin & Casualty Co. Home Office Bloomington, Illinois fir1 i3i |