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Show it-' 9 - . Volume One Hundred Six by Mayor E. Fritz Boyer When I was a small boy, I lived on 200 East in Springville, just south of Hobble Creek. I spent many summer days at my grandmother's home south of the town, along "straight line," where I remember the singing of Meadowlarks. My mother told me that the Meadowlarks sang, "Springville is a pretty little town!" And, while the Meadowlarks Meadow-larks still sing the same song, . i A .... ' - - ' .... ; " J l -tfi site reeeives amrd Springville Museum of Art's web site has been selected as one of the best educational resources on the web by researchers at Lightspan's Study . Web AE. Lightspan began in 1996 finding superior web sites based on their editorial- and visual merits. The winning web site address is httpA www. shs. nebo.edumuseumswa-pedgreatspirit. nebo.edumuseumswa-pedgreatspirit. html . Springville Museum of Art's web site began in 1995 with the help of Steven Haderlie at Springville Sprin-gville High School. The original webmasters consisted of SHS students that -were members of the museum's Jr. Art Guild (a student volunteer organization for SMA). The students put in long hours, scanned hundreds of photographs pho-tographs and transparencies, designed graphics and built the site's multiple pages from the ground up. Two years ago Virginia Cath-erall Cath-erall and Heather Riggs from the University of Utah Museum of "11 1 J v lis r n'-i Members of the Spriiigville and Mapleton Fire Departments are pleased to let the citizens of our community know that the Thermal Imaging Cameras have been purchased, after a campaign cam-paign to raise funds for this expensive equipment. Hundreds if citizens donated their time, talents and goods to help in this cause. Shown above are members of the Mapleton Volunteer Fire Department, left to right: Kirk Phillips, Josh Diamond, Mike Johnson, Angela Petersen (holding the new camera), Alan Bills, Travis Boswell and Chief Mel Couchis. ' a i i 8W8 Springville has changed, dramatically, dramati-cally, and will continue to change. Objective: My purpose in writing this State of the City article is to discuss change as it has occurred in Springville during dur-ing the recent past, as it applies today and as it will impact us in the future. Change causes difficulties diffi-culties that must be faced and conquered and presents challenges challeng-es to all who are elected or hired Fine Arts became the webmasters and have done a superb job of adding to what was already there. The site also sports the new SWAP (State Wide Art Partnership) Partner-ship) logo which depicts. how Utah is tied together both in service and in direction. The SMA home page is located at http : www . sma. shs . nebo . eduand is an enjoyable experience. Hours could be spent looking through everything the site has to offer as well as links to many other sites of interest. Dr. Sharon Gray, Curator of Education at SMA, said, "We are delighted that our web page is reaching so many people. Teachers Teach-ers are beginning to be aware of the lessons we provide on line and use them to support the state's core curriculum. It is gratifying that the museum's educational efforts are contributing contribut-ing to a better classroom experience experi-ence for Utah students." '4 n ii gORij These young people are the top math students at the Springville Middle School They have received many honors in math contests and the four young men, who make up the school's first team, will compete in the state MATHCOUNTS contest con-test in Feb. The two girls are on the second team along with Chris Hall and Mickey SchaertL not in picture. Springville Middle School has been making the news in their math department for many years. They are, from left: Michelle Gueck, Coach Lundgreen, Lorene Waddops, Nolan Pope, David Lewis, Daniel Wilding, Brandon Tullis and Coach Humpherys. Congratulations students! T SPRINGVILLE, UTAH to solve the issues involved, and I realize that change is not always welcome. Community Development-Population: Development-Population: The primary cause of change in our lives, and perhaps S the greatest challenge of our generation, is growth. In September, 2000, Spring- -ville celebrated its' 150th birth- I day and reenacted a portion of the pioneer trek made in 1850 by i Aaron Johnson and his band of pioneers. Over the intervening 150 years, Springville has be.- come a vibrant and growing , small city with a population rapidly approaching 25,000. Some 318 family dwellings were constructed in 1999 and another 227 in 2000, for a total of 545 new homes in two years. While the actual number of new homes decreased during 2000, the average value of new homes rose from $99,500 (1999) to $130,000 (2000). New; housing iDofe Siate Tea An invitation is extended to all girls who are Juniors at Springville High School and their parents to attend a tea to explain Girls State. The tea will be held Monday, February 5, at 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, 65 E. 200 South, Springville. Girls State is an opportunity for young women to learn more about the inner workings of our democratic form of government, from city to national. Girls State will be held at Southern Utah Univer MmM Society lecture Springville Historical Society President Glenn Alleman will open the five-month Springville Historical Society Lecture Series tonight, Wed., Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Springville Counsel room at 50 S. Main. Citizens are invited invit-ed to attend. The evening lecture will center around the development develop-ment of Springville as the "Cradle "Cra-dle of Western Contracting Leo A.Crandall, one of our leading citizens and a descendent Railroad building and construction of roads are a big part of Springville's past and will be the topic of tonight's lecture at the Springville Historical Society. All citizens are invited to the meeting at 7 p.m. in the Springville City Council room, 50 S. 84663 - January 24, 200 1 developments such as Kelvin Grove, Camelot, Sun Rise Ridge and Hunter's Valley are names that will someday be as common to us as Brookside. Springville City has been more aggressive in seeking increased in-creased commercial development. This change is highlighted by the development of 1750 West with a new Super WalMart as the anchor an-chor of a commercial area that will include 400 South. Significant Signifi-cant commercial development is also taking... place ;along North Main. pringville is expanding in every, direction, primarily to the west. Established regional developers devel-opers are joining with local developers de-velopers to provide residential, commercial and industrial construction. con-struction. Historic Preservation and Growth Control: Along with the building of new homes, we are also evaluating ways to preserve sity in Cedar City, June 4-9, 2001, and is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The Girls State Citizens from last year will be present to answer questions about the program and to give more information. They hope to see a lot of Junior girls and parents par-ents in attendance. If you have questions about the program, especially if you cannot attend the tea, contact Girls State Chairman, Valerie White at 289-7625. of one of the earliest contractors, has stated, "The moving of dirt has really changed in the past five decades. In 1922, the four-horse four-horse plow was still being improved. im-proved. The four-horse Fresno was replacing the two-horse wheel scraper and the dump wagon. The slip scraper and the Mormon scraper were still used for loading the dump wagon over an open trap. The principal asset of a con H ITU PUSS ISSK - 317 U 211 S ' chttf (IIS j in HIE CITT IT MUl - 1277 Price 500 n the historic character of our pioneer homes, particularly those in Plat A (400 South to 400 North, and 400 East to 400 West), and in establishing acceptable accept-able guidelines for new construction construc-tion that will assist in assuring complementary architecture and landscaping. The purpose is to protect and preserve the quality and aesthetic charm in existing neighborhoods and commercial areas where warranted. We have also been active participants with Envision Utah and its spin off "organization Nebo Community Vision. These entities are privately private-ly funded, non-profit groups that aid communities in preparing general plans that will help meet the anticipated challenges ' of growth along the Wasatch Front. Through their efforts,, we have been given tools and ideas to protect agricultural space and environmentally sensitive areas, provide for recreational open space and create community designs that support an improved quality of life. The resultant plans will encourage en-courage conservation of natural resources, e.g. water and fuels, while making the most effective use of available land for family housing. Utah's population is expected to grow to 3 million by 2020 with most living along the Wasatch Front. Nuisance Enforcement: The State Code allows cities to determine deter-mine the definition of a public nuisance, e.g. abandoned or junked cars on roadways or property, unkempt areas, zoning and occupancy violations, unauthorized unau-thorized signs, etc., and to establish estab-lish enforcement means to rid themselves of nuisances. Continued on page 2 struction firm consisted of a corral full of horses that ate hay with vigor whether they were working or not. In addition to the , horse power was a No. 3 and a No. 5 plow and an assortment of scrapers ranging from two-horse slip to four-horse Fresno. Also, a large tent for the cook house and assorted pots and pans arid collapsible col-lapsible table for the dining tent. The contractor was the superintendent, super-intendent, bookkeeper, storekeep- Main. The lecture will center around the development of Springville as the "Cradle of Western Contracting." Shown here are men going out from camp to build a railroad. Number Four nay i i K.J w Ail Springville Mayor E. Fritz Boyer Dog Licenses, Rabies Clinic There will be a Dog License Li-cense and Rabies Clinic for all pet owners on Saturday, January Janu-ary 27, from noon to 2 p.m. behind the Springville Fire Station at 45 S. Main. Bring your dogs or cats for rabies shots, cost $7. Dog licenses are $8 for a year if spayed or neutered, or $20 a year if not. Citizens are encouraged to be responsible pet owners and attend this city clinic. ' tonight er and often times the cook on the average job. The role of the contractor as a storekeeper was to take care of the immediate needs of the men. Each of them had a charge account. He kept a few gloves, pants and shirts, socks and drawers. Also some Bull Durham and papers and Prince Alberf and some chewing tobacco and a few candy bars. The first-aid first-aid kit had some calomel, qui-Continued qui-Continued on page 3 COPY |