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Show Page Two - The Springville Herald EDITORIAL Ds it a nuisance? Do you live next door to someone who has a junk collection in their yard? Maybe you are getting down right upset with the junk vehicles across the street. Or is it your neighbor who doesn't care about keeping their yard up. Did you know that Springville has a nuisance code? It does, and city workers will tell you that they receive lots of complaints from people who are upset with their neighbors and their messy yards. But Springville is taking steps to do something about the complaints. They say that starting this summer they will not look the other way. They will be hiring a full-time officer to enforce the nuisance code and other city codes. The city currently has about 120 nuisance complaints in their files. Knowing that there is going to be some action taken on this problem, they will probably get a lot more. The city believes that they can pay for the new officer through citations issued and fines imposed and collected. Springville City has taken a step in the right direction by committing to enforce city codes. As far as nuisances are concerned, con-cerned, we don't need them. We are known as the "Art City," and it would be nice to rid the city of trashy lots, broken down buildings and junk vehicles. Spring is just around the corner, and it is time to clean up. Lets all do everything we can to improve our community and make it a beautiful place to live. It isn't right for someone to have to live next to a neighbor who refuses to clean up their property. Facts were fuzzy! Editor: For the sake of accuracy, lets revisit a few memories (no pun intended) that occurred many years ago. For the record Mr. Von Memory, Counselor of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, in an article to the Herald dated January Janu-ary 31, 2001, "Remembering SHS ball" came real close to the facts. Albeit one. He had the right gymnasium. Roger Rcid and I had a big chortle over the illusion created. Conserve energy Continued from page 1 5 coils of frig to keep clean. ; Defrost frig and freezer as needed. Turn off TV, radio or stereo when no one is using. Take showers instead of full tub baths. Don't let water run while shaving etc. Tips for Heating and Cooling Check forced-air furnace filters regularly for efficient airflow and change when necessary. neces-sary. On cloudy day, keep drapes and blinds closed. They add extra insulation. On sunny days, open them to let in the sun's heat. Don't block registers, baseboards, base-boards, radiators or air returns. Air must circulate through and around them for maximum efficiency. effi-ciency. 4- Cut up to three percent from your heating costs for every degree you set your thermostat back over an 8-hour period. Don't get caught setting the thermostat to a high temperature to heat your home faster. It won't heat quicker and leaving it there can use a lot of energy. Close the doors and heating vents to unused areas of the house. We all might feel helpless in this power crunch, but there are things we can do to help. There are dozens of ways to reduce consumption. (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 500 delivered by carrrier, per month $2 ' Member Utah Press Association - March 7, 2001 He never scored 50 points in a game (Murray?). He had 37 against Granger. I remember with lucidity a guy named Ron Bird make a point hook shot (2 really) against Provo ending their 47 game league win streak. The biggest laugh we had was you giving Ron Reed the credit. Von, I'm surprised with your fuzzy recollections. Best Wishes! Ron Bird Springville Mapleton police report Mapleton Police had 44 calls last week including 10 that were animal related. They arrested Demetrio Siruno, 380 N. 100 West, Spanish Fork, for an outstanding out-standing warrant. Larry Dean Winger Jr. 575 E. Maple, Mapleton, Maple-ton, was arrested for DUI, possession pos-session of drug paraphernalia and no license. Other problems involved an incident of child abuse that is being handled by DFS; a custodial custodi-al interference case; and a book bag and $10 were taken from a vehicle. Police went to six different locations to get people to clean up their mess. Most of these were at construction sites. Builders Build-ers are supposed to keep the roadway clear of debris. Police say that they will be going around enforcing the city nuisance nui-sance code and asking people to clean up trashy yards, old vehicles, vehi-cles, etc. Thanks Editor: I wish to take this opportunity to say thank you to the men and women of law enforcement for the thankless and tireless job they do everyday by enforcing their city, county andor state traffic laws. In particular, the city, county, campus and state enforcement agencies in Utah who joined forces with over .10,000 law Springville poTe report Springville Police charged two teen-age males with assault after they were caught fighting. Two other male juveniles were caught skipping school from the middle school and were referred to court. Another juvenile is being charged with criminal mischief. And still another male juvenile is being referred to court for sexual abuse of a child. Police had 213 calls last week including 40 for animals and 22 of those for stray animals. Citizens Citi-zens need to remember that dogs need to be on a leash or in a fenced yard and each household can only have two cats. Danielle Arnold. 640 S. 300 East 4, Springville, was arrested for DUI. Brandon Michael Boyd, 360 W. 400 North 11, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for an outstanding out-standing warrant. Carl Rex Christiansen, 861 E. 1300 South A, Salt Lake, was charged with shoplifting. Richard B. Christiansen. 1007 N. 475 East, Orem. was arrested for a warrant and possession of amphetamine. am-phetamine. Gene Mitchell Clinard, 173 E. 500 South, Provo, was arrested for driving on a suspended license, li-cense, no insurance and speeding. Charles Harold Cummings. 184 E. 705 South, Salem, was arrested arrest-ed for criminal trespass. Jerry Faulkner. 501 S. 400 East, Springville. was arrested for domestic violenceassault. Tiffany Brooke Jensen, 262 N. 200 East, American Fork, was arrested for a warrant. Stephen Gregory Joiner, 1 149 Wildwood, Orem. was arrested for a warrant. Peter Paul Tomay, 1905 W. 100 South. Provo. was arrested for a warrant. Paul W. Locke, 911 S. Artistic Circle, Springville, was arrested for a warrant. Scott M. Martin. 427 S. 591 East, Spanish Fork, was arrested for a warrant. A warrant has been issued for Julio Candelario Ochoa-Alfaro, 891 W. 200 bas-mt, bas-mt, Provo, for aggravated robbery. rob-bery. Rui min Zhang Sun, 376 W. 1410 South, Orem, was referred to court for criminal trespass. Aaron N. Trammell, 409 S. 400 East, Springville, was arrested for four warrants and no license. Jenny Lynn Trammell, 409 S. 400 East, Springville, was" arrested arrest-ed for open container of alcohol. Clarence E. Trujillo, 333 W. 200 South 2, Springville, was arrested for two counts of prescription pre-scription fraud. Thefts included a CD player and CD's from a vehicle; CD's, case, speakers, palm pilot, golf clubs and Armani sunglasses from a vehicle; day planner from a vehicle; pills were taken from a medicine cabinet; two juveniles took candy from a machine at the jr. high and are being referred to Peer Court; there were two gas skips; and a saw was taken from a garage and pawned. ' A 17-year-old was charged with criminal mischief after shooting paint balls at vehicles; paint balls were shot at Checker Auto, a window was broken at SHS; and graffiti was found on the new Westside School. enforcement agencies nationwide who participated in a recent Operation ABC (Always Buckle Up Children) Mobilization which called attention to the need for parents, caregivers and adults to set the example by buckling up. The Mobilization effort also focused on the need for standard enforcement of occupant protection protec-tion laws. The next national effort of this type will be during Buckle Up America! Week, May 21-28, 2001. I hope that you as a community communi-ty will join me in saying thanks to your enforcement personnel for helping us make riding unbuckled un-buckled unacceptable. Louis R. De Carolis, PH.D. 7 I 1 ' " "" Steve Wilson and Ray Newman of the Spanish Fork American Legion Post 68 presented Springville Mayor Fritz Boyer and veteran Richard Money a check for $500 to be used by the Springville Veteran's Memorial Board for the Veteran's Memorial Memori-al Monument. The memorial will be constructed at the Spring-ville Spring-ville City Cemetery. Shown, from left, Steve Wilson, Mayor Boyer, Ray Newman and Richard Money. COMMENT Pleas Si Editor: Just outside of Chihuahua, Mexico live over 200,000 people : who are in need of your help. These people daily live as though camping. Their homes are small huts and they cook all their meals over huge fires. The cooking tools they do have are insufficient for their needs and tend to be unsanitary. Please help us make the Tacahu-marn's Tacahu-marn's lives a little easier and healthier. If you have any extra of the following or would just like to donate, please share your Mapleton by Anne Woelkers The Mapleton City Council approved the purchase of new software for their accounting system last week. They also amended the cafeteria plan for employees. The new accounting software will be a Windows based software. soft-ware. The current software is DOS based. The city will no longer be able to get support for that system. The new system will cost $24,850. It will be installed and invoiced in 2002. The city has put off upgrading the system because it worked but feel it necessary at this time. The cafeteria plan is a plan for the employees to set aside money for expenses such as deductibles for medical care or child care expenses. The plan is set up through Central Bank. Each paycheck a set amount is deducted from the wages prior to taxes and put into an account at the bank. As the need arises with an expense, the receipt is submitted submit-ted and the bill is paid. The city has no administrative costs because be-cause the bank takes care of that. It helps the employee by setting aside the money. The only drawback draw-back for the employee is that the money left over goes to the city at the end of the year. The city also approved the connection fees and monthly rates of the pressurized irrigation for citizens on 900 South going east. The connection fee is $655.74 and the monthly fee is $27. The citizens on Main Street do not have a connection yet and will have to wait until that happens. This resolution was only for the citizens of 900 South going east. The final action of the council came after a review of the purchasing pur-chasing policy of the city. Each department head will now have to seek the approval of the council for any item over $1000. There are two exceptions and they are the public works department and the city administrator. They each have a $10,000 limit. The public works department typically receives re-ceives bills in excess of a $5000 for such things as meters and it was time consuming for the council and the department head, Scott Bird, to continue to bring it for approval. t ' Region VIII Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Absence is one of the most useful ingredients of family life, and to dose it rightly is an art like any other. Freya Stark The abacus was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as well as the Chinese. . The Coral Sea is actually a section of the southern Pacific between Australia, the Solomon Islands and the Vanuatu Island group. . ( . - V m ft . elp these people generosity with these people. Please no ceramic or glass items. Wood, plastic or other would be best. Items needed are: bowls (cereal type, mixing, etc.), plates, cups, forks, spoons and knives, frying pans, tea kettles (for heating water), dutch ovens (any size), mixing spoons, laddies and spatulas. Please no specialty pans other than listed. There is also a need for blankets (no quilts) and coats or warm sweaters for children and adults (mostly children), wood carving tools, ax heads, Semaphore will be needed by by Martin Conover Carlos M. Braceras, Director ofthe Utah Department of Transportation Trans-portation (UDOT) Region 3. says that the planned red light on 400 South and the road going to the new Wal-Mart will not be installed in-stalled before the store opens. He went on to say that UDOT policy states that a need must exist, enough volume of traffic, before a semaphore can be installed in-stalled at any location and that he does not have the final say about this type of situation. All red lights, according to Braceras, are decided upon by a top official in the main offices of UDOT in Salt Lake City. The opening of the new Wal-Mart is expected sometime after April 15. Springville City officials note that all of the underground work at this intersection has been completed and that all the state needs to do is put up the masts that hold the lights, the sema Public hearings on natural The Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled a public hearing today, March 7, at 5 p.m. to accept testimony from Questar Gas Co. and to receive comments from Utah residents about recent natural gas rate-increase requests. The hearing will be broadcast from the University of Utah EDNET facility in order to teleconference tele-conference with residents who live in other parts of the state. The PSC has arranged for numer Reivard offered for reports o f vandalism at Nebo schools Nebo School District employees employ-ees and contractors have worked hard to have the Spanish Oaks Elementary School ready for students next August, but vandalism vandal-ism continues to plague the site.. For the third time this spring, four-wheel drive and ATV-type vehicles have been thoughtlessly driven on the newly planted playgrounds. These inconsiderate individuals individu-als have destroyed the sprinkler lines and left deep ruts in the soft, wet and recently-seeded ground. In an effort to stop this destruction de-struction and have the school Hebo School District saves dollars by refinancing bonds During the February school , board meeting Nebo School Board members unanimously voted to refinance $8,425,000 worth of General Obligation Bonds at a lower interest rate. The savings to the taxpayers over uie next six years will be approximately approx-imately $516,000. The school district does not save the money; the taxpayers do. . "While we have to build schools, our goal is to keep the PAGE hammer heads and sewing kits. Thank you very much for your generosity. This program is headed by a non-profit organization. organiza-tion. If you have any questions please call Katie Wiscombe, 491-0883. 491-0883. Drop-offs can be made to 580 N. 300 West, Mapleton, Basement South, or if you would like the items to be picked up, call the above number and leave a message. Please include address and when items will be on door step. Katie Wiscombe Mapleton Wal-Mart phores themselves and the computer com-puter to control the lights. Braceras did note that should the need arise the semaphores could be in place a week after the opening of the store. In talking with Springville City Police Chief Scott Finlay-son, Finlay-son, he expressed grave concerns about the safety of Springville and Mapleton residents and everyone ev-eryone else during the opening of the Wal-Mart store because the redlights will not be in place. He also stated that the police department, other paid city officials offi-cials and the mayor and city Council have petitioned UDOT to get theis semaphore in place, but UDOT refuses to listen and says they will stick to their policy. Chief Finlayson also said that he knows of nothing more the city can do to get UDOT to recognize the traffic and safety problems that potentially exist at this intersection. ous remote locations to be connected con-nected so that Questar Gas customers cus-tomers throughout the state will be able to listen or comment. Those who want to participate should contact the remote EDNET site in their area. The hearing site for Springville Spring-ville and Mapleton will be at Provo High School, 1125 N. University Ave., Provo. Site phone No.: (801) 373-6650. ext. 306. at 5 p.m. ready for students next fall, Nebo School District is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandals. If you have information, please contact the Operations Department Depart-ment at Nebo School District at 798-5333. Neighbors are encouraged encour-aged to contact Nebo School District officials or Spanish Fork Police if they see any suspicious activity. This reward is offered for reports and arrests of vandals at all 31 schools in Nebo School District. tax rate as low as possible," said Superintendent Carl Nielson. Two. new schools, Spanish Oak Elementary in Spanish Fork and Westside Elementary in Springville, will open this fall for students Both schools will be close to student capacity when they. op;n. Building has begun on Spring Lake Elementary, The additions for Payson Middle School and Spanish Fork High School will begin this month. rates |