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Show Page Two - The Springville Herald EDITORIAL When the weather warms up, people and animals come out--outside that is. And speaking of animals, namely dogs, Springville has a leash law. Dogs must be confined to a leash or inside a fence when outside. .... There are many citizens who either do not know about this law or who do not care. Take a walk around town, and you will find lots of dogs running free. Each week in the police report there are upwards of thirty plus calls to the animal control officer. Most of them are about dogs. This last week there were 65 calls that concerned animals! Of those, 33 were for strays, five for dead animals and one dog bite. That is way too many. If you have a dog, please be responsible and keep it on a leash or penned up. You might think that your dog is very gentle and won't hurt anyone, but you cannot guarantee that it won't. Even the best dogs have been know to bite or attack people when startled or if that person comes on the dog's territory. Remember, there is a law! Cannon works for credit Union bill Congressman Chris Cannon of Mapleton (R-UT) has formally introduced his well-received Credit Union Membership Protection Pro-tection Act in testimony before the full Banking Committee. With over 50 co-sponsors nd bipartisan praise from members of the committee. Cannon presented his legislation as a stop-gap solution to protect current credit union members while the greater debate over the future of the industry takes place. "According to 3ata prepared by the credit union industry, my congressional district has one of the largest populations of credit union members of any district in the country. As a longtime credit union member, I am included in the number," began Cannon. Credit unions began in America Ameri-ca around the turn of the century, as a way for small groups with common bonds to self-provide financial services. In 1934. FDR , signed theFedeaQredir Union: : Act," giving sanction to such 1 institutions which provided needed need-ed financial services to common workers who were often denied them by banks. However, the act restricted credit union membership member-ship to people who shared a common bond of "occupation or association within a well-defined neighborhood, community or rural district." During the recession reces-sion of the late 70's, to save the credit union industry from insolvency insol-vency that could have resulted from massive corporate downsizing downsiz-ing and failure, the definition of the "common bond" was expanded expand-ed to allow the joining of several common bond groups. Cannon's bill is in response to the recent Supreme Court decision deci-sion which sided with banks who argued that many credit unions have expanded so broadly that they no longer consist of genuine common bonds. Said Cannon, "As it now stands, the Supreme Court's ruling that credit union membership member-ship may not consist of multiple common bonds could leave the fate of credit union members in the hands of a district court judge. The resulting potential for current members to be divested out of their credit unions has an (USPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah Publisher Martin W. Conover Editor ;.. Patricia Conover Periodical 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 Out of County Subscriptions per year $23 Per Copy 50$ delivered by cairrier, per month $2 Member Utah Press Association - March 18, 1998 unnerving effect on millions of Americans. " "It is appropriate for Congress to act to calm these concerns," said Cannon. "Careful and narrowly nar-rowly focused congressional attention could protect current credit union" members and provide pro-vide a safety net to millions of our constituents, while allowing the greater debate to go forward within this committee within Congress." "My bill, H.R. 3265, simply provides that anyone who belonged be-longed to a credit union as of the Supreme Court's February 25th decision is grandfathered-in as a member-regardless of pending court decisions or congressional action toward reform," said Cannon. "This legislation provides pro-vides absolute protection to current cur-rent credit union members." "Moreover," continued Cannon, Can-non, "H.R. 3265 codifies and puts into statute what is probably the only area of agreement be- tween credit unions and banks: that current members should not be adversely affected by any pending or potential changes. In fact, H.R. 3265 could be the first step toward , diminishing the animosity between the parties on this issue." Cannon concluded, "Let me re-emphasize that I do not see this bill as the end of the debate on the scope of credit union membership, but rather a means to that end. By removing the emotional question of what impact im-pact any congressional reforms will have on those currently enrolled in credit unions, this Committee can create a more neutral, less hostile playing field free of demagoguery and horror hor-ror stories by either side. " Mapleton police report Mapleton police arrested Daryl T. Queensberry, 300 N. 300 East B, Mt. Pleasant, for violation of parole. Juan Carlos Ruiz, 630 N. 1600 East, Mapleton, and Joan E. Bouthillier, same address, were both cited for domestic Thank you! Dear Editor: Thank you so much for announcing an-nouncing the musical performance perf-ormance of my daughter, Rachel, and her friend Jeremy Showgren at the art museum last week. We hoped for about fifty people, and nearly twice that number came. We feel so very blessed to be a part of this caring community. We love the supportive atmosphere atmo-sphere toward the arts and those who are patrons. My grandfather, E.J. Soren- sen, originally settled here, but moved to California where he could support his growing family. . He always wanted to return, and now that we are here, we feel we have come home. Kjirstin Youngberg Mapleton Springville Police report Springville police have two rooms full of stolen merchandise, and they don't know who it belongs to. In a recent case where Orem police were looking for stolen property, the cache of Springville goods were found. One man is being charged with theft in the case. , The stolen property is worth several thousands of dollars and includes all kinds of things from toolboxes filled with tools to antique furniture pieces. There were about 250 items recovered. Some of it might be yours if you have had anything taken. Police had 268 calls last week including 65 that were animal related. Douglas Ashton, 940 W. Mr. View Ct. Orem, was released on a citation for having an open container of alcohol, no drivers license, no insurance and no registration. Heather Brooks, 884 E. 800 South, Springville, was cited for possession of tobacco. Cindy Farrell, 2875 E. Canyon, Can-yon, Spanish Fork, was arrested for shoplifting clothing and makeup make-up at Reams. Daryl Scott Hays, 113 S. 100 East, Springville, was arrested for an outstanding warrant war-rant and interfering with arrest. Jared M. Keddington, 210 E. . 300 South, . Springville, was U arrested for a warrant after police stopped a vehicle that , Orem police were looking for in connection con-nection with a robbery. Charges are pending on Jonathon M. King, Box 352, Spring City, for burglary and theft in a November case. Jason Heber Kohl, 288 S. 400 East, Payson, was arrested for a warrant. Charles S. Musquiz, 768 S. Canyon Road, Springville, was arrested for a warrant. Todd Michael Nemmich, 224 S. Freedom Blvd., Provo, was arrested for an alcohol offense. Kenneth Leon Roberts, was arrested for evading police, lewdness lewd-ness of a child and on a warrant after an incident at Flying J. Jason Q. Vaughn, 580 E. Swenson, Springville, was arrested arrest-ed for two warrants. Ira Wakefield, Wake-field, 600 S. 974 West 2A, Provo, was cited and released for open container of alcohol and possession of drug paraphernalia. Two juveniles were arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of tobacco and intoxication. intoxi-cation. A juvenile was referred to Juvenile Court. for assault; two juveniles were caught shoplifting; and another charged with possession posses-sion of tobacco by a minor. Two juveniles' were charged with trespassing and theft and one with theft at a school. Thefts included tools from a vehicle; $5 and a book from a vehicle;construction tools from two different sites; video camera from Arctic Circle; tithing money that was mailed taken from the mail; license plate; a mailbox; cash from Maxi Mart; cellphone from a home; two bicycles; and a Nison vehicle that had been left with the keys in it. Someone broke a window in a vehicle and took cigarettes; a house was egged and a tire stapled; sta-pled; coke was poured in a vehicle vehi-cle and the vehicle dented; paint balls were shot at a house; graffiti graffi-ti was sprayed on an overpass; barricades were put on some railroad tracks; and . a sliding glass door was. shot with a BB gun. violence. A Sony CD player, CDs, snowboarding gloves and other items were taken from a vehicle. And two toolboxes containing tools were taken valued at $600. Police had 45 calls last week, , 15 of them ui::mal related. COMMENT-PAGE Concern for Mapleton drains Mapleton City Planning Commission: Com-mission: At present Mapleton City has two drains that join into one. One flows down Maple Street west to Highway 89, the other starts approximately at 1600 South and 800 West. It flows north to 800 South, turns west joining another pipe for Main Street, together they flow west to Highway 89, then north to join the Maple Street drain, and together they flow west to dry creek. Having one of these ditches in my backyard, I've observed the water level rise to its maximum You cam) Editor: A woman walks away from the hospital, leaving her newborn behind. A dead newborn baby is found stuffed in a dresser drawer. A baby drowns after being born in a toilet. These stories aren't just bad news form "somewhere else"-they all appeared in Utah papers within the last year. Why challenge a good incumbent? Dear Editor: I loved the wisdom Abraham Lincoln demonstrated when he said, "You can fool some of the people some of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all the time." Richard Mack recently announced an-nounced that he is a candidate for the office of Utah County Sheriff on the Republican ticket. Mr. Mack has been a politician in an elected office before, he served as the Sheriff of Graham County in Arizona as a DEMOCRAT. Certainly, Mr. Mack is a Program offers low income consumers help with phone bills by the Federal Communications Communica-tions Commission There are two special programs pro-grams aimed at assisting eligible low-income consumers with their telephone bills. " One helps consumers with telephone connection fees and the other with monthly bills. The programs are called "Lifeline" and "Link-Up" and information about them can be obtained from your local phone company and State Utilities Commission. Com-mission. The "Lifeline" program provides pro-vides between $3.50 and $7 per month to assist with monthly charges. The amount will vary depending on decisions made by the state commission, such as whether to provide state support. But eligible low income consumers con-sumers will receive at least a $3.50 reduction on their telephone tele-phone bill from the federal universal uni-versal service support program. The reduction applies only to a single phone line at the qualifying qualify-ing consumers' principal place of residence. To qualify for "Lifeline" in states that provide state support, a consumer must meet the certain criteria established by the state commission. In states that do not provide state support, to be eligible a consumer must participate in one of these programs: Medicaid; food stamps; Social Security Income (SSI); federal public housing assistance; or the low-Income low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). All qualifying consumers are eligible for single party service, access to emergency services, operator and directory assistance, and free "toll limitation services", servic-es", if the carrier is capable of providing those services. Toll limitation includes toll blocking (which prevents the placement of any long-distance calls) and toll control, which limits the amount of long-distance calls to a dollar amount by the consumer. Carriers providing "Lifeline" may not collect a service deposit flow capacity under normal circumstances. cir-cumstances. Even without rainfall, rain-fall, during the peak of the irrigation irriga-tion season, the ditch runs full. . While there hasn't been a problem prob-lem yet, I'm concerned about future water levels as the development devel-opment of homes, roads, etc. use . up open ground that would otherwise other-wise soak-up surface water. It is my understanding that these ditches were designed for irrigation irriga-tion run-off. I've heard of a proposed 10-acre 10-acre sub-division at 1600 South and 800 West and that the surface water will be diverted to the 800 help save babies A California-based crisis rescue organization called Project Cuddle is working to provide help for desperate birth mothers and their babies, including safe, legal and confidential alternatives to abandonment. Birth mothers may call 1-88TO CUDDLE twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Those wishing to good man, and has the right to run on either political party. If his conversion to Republican principles was a conversion of 'convenience', maybe he should wait until November and run as a Democrat. The Republican nomination nomi-nation is given by Republicans, and Mr. Mack hasn't had time to demonstrate his Republican principles. prin-ciples. How can he expect people who have given of their time, energy and resources to the party of principles for the reason of electing true Republicans owe him anything? in order to initiate "Lifeline" service if the qualifying low-income low-income consumer voluntarily elects toll blocking. The other program, "Linkup," "Link-up," offers eligible low-income consumers: A reduction in the local telephone company's charges for Mayor's message My Fellow Citizens: I was out of the country for the past week. If any of you have desired to meet with me and not been able to schedule an appointment, I apologize. As of Monday, March 16, I am back in the office more than I will be out of it. I should be able to keep that schedule except for some time that I need for my personal business in late spring and early fall. That should only total two to three weeks total. If you would like to schedule an appointment with me please call Lysa at Wing Enterprises. The number there is 489-3684. I hope you remember that we have an "open door" policy if you have something pressing. Come by and I will try to work you in if I am here; I am pleased to report to you that we have passed the most difficult hurtle in our quest to have Oldham and their several hundred employees come to the Springville Industrial Park. This will be a great addition to our already beautiful park, not to mention the help it affords the city in jobs and tax revenues. We are very proud of all who have worked so hard to make this happen. Special thanks goes to Dean Allan an Keri Gordon for their work there. We are presently working hard to encourage other business to move into our area. As you know, it takes a great deal of concerted effort on everyone's part to help people to pull up roots and settle somewhere new to them. Very few people like change. Especially when we are not certain just how it will effect our business and the future of our employees. We are still working on our "cash position". It is still unclear just what it is. I hope that you can understand my reluctance to move forward on major financial decisions until we know exactly where we stand fiscally. We hope to have the answer by the time the next Mayor's Message is printed. Spring is soon upon us. I would like to remind each of us that the melting snow will reveal a lot of trash and litter that has been building up on our streets, side walks and yards all winter. Please help us keep Springville beautiful and clean up as soon as you can. When the council and I read the letters sent in from the citizen's we noticed that there were many complaints about people parking their vehicles so that they block the sidewalks. Not only is this illegal, but it also causes a problem for those who desire to walk or jog in the late evening hours or the early morning. I must inform you that the police department has been instructed to note these violations. On the first offense a warning will be issued. After one warning the offending party will be issued a citation. I will try to keep you up to date on these items as we go along. . , South ditch. This drainage cannot accommodate additional flow. According to the flood map as viewed in Don Walker's office, a greatlarge area of Mapleton would be under a foot of water during a flood. What if we received re-ceived rainfalls a California has been receiving? The time to plan is now, while drain routes are open. As part of Mapleton's general plan, I believe a city-wide, well-engineered, storm drain system cannot can-not be overlooked.' Stephen R. Scutt Mapleton become rescue families should call Project Cuddle's non-emergency number: (714)-432-9681. , If you've ever heard a tragic story of abandonment and wondered won-dered what you could have done to prevent it, please spread the word! Lee Ann Setzer Springville Why challenge a good incumbent? incum-bent? One that was elected and re-elected by the people? Why change horses in the middle-of-the-stream? Has the present Utah County Sheriff failed in his attempt at-tempt to represent the people of Utah County? I, like so many others, see the yellow caution flag when one from out-of-state comes to 'rescue' 'res-cue' us. It just adds fuel to the fire when he changes political parties. , Pearl Rex-Hartzell Orem, UT ' starting service "(me reduction", is one-half of .the jElephonefcom-pany's jElephonefcom-pany's charge or $30, whichever is less) and Deferred payments with no interest on charges or starting service. 3, " Link-Up" does not reduce or eliminate any permissible security deposits. The "Link-Up" reduction applies to a single telephone line at the eligible consumers' principal princi-pal place of residence. Consumer qualifications for Link-Up ar the same as for "Lifeline". "Life-line". Consumers should check with their state to see what they qualify quali-fy for. |