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Show SALT LAKE CITY UT 84181-1277 n :' ' ; J ' , "V . SALr ! CITY '.I T 84181-1277 A J-l -T, , i - - in I V J ; . J . " . ;', U S' i IL ; Volume One Hundred Seven SPRING VILLE, UTAH M663 - January 23, 2002 Price 500 Number Four ED (is? by Mayor E. Fritz Boyer Recently I read a book entitled "Nothing Like It in the World" by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon and Schuster, 2000) containing a detailed de-tailed account of the men who built the first transcontinental railroad (1863-1869). The monumental task of building the railroad was divided between two competing corporations, the Central Pacific originating in Sacramento, California, Califor-nia, and die Union Pacific whose eastern terminal was in Omaha, Nebraska. Eventually, as every person per-son in Utah should know, the two lines met at Promontory Point, Utah. That Herculean effort may appear ap-pear to have very little relationship j' "'"i"111" mmmmmmrmK i Springville sculptor Gary Price and his wife, Lanea, were honored hon-ored Saturday by the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce. Gary was named Citizen of the Year and given a plaque and flowers for bis wife. Gary has contributed to arts in the community com-munity in several ways including starting the Statues to Live By program and most recently created the Incredible Journey Arts Foundation at the Reynolds Building that he is renovating. Price has also placed many of his statues in the city. They are shown with Margy Layton, left, outgoing Chamber President, who presented the award. i -i - - - X Andrew Vernon and Jerah Patterson, Springville High School students, were honored by the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce as Youth of the Year for their outstanding contributions contribu-tions to the community and the school. They were presented plaques by Margy Layton, outgoing chamber president, and Duane Roberts, 2002 president. to those of us now living in Springville, but it inspired me to look at the principles guiding the project and see it those same principles prin-ciples could serve Springville in 2002. If we think of "operating Springville" and the "growth of Springville" as major and complex projects, which indeed they are, the principles we must consider are not different from those used by the CP and UP railroads in building the transcontinental railroad. Those principles are: Vision, and Resources (including Manpower). Man-power). I will define some of these principles further and refer to them as I present this report. My purpose here is to outline some of the major events and actions that have occurred in the administration and various departments of Springville City over this past year to accommodate change, an inherent result of growth. Community Development-Growth Development-Growth Planning and Engineering: Engineer-ing: As I have previously stated, change is one of the few constants in our age. We must learn the pnn- Leadership, Organization, Com' inunicatiort, Planning, EngineerTttple of Vision if we are to have ing, Political and Public Support, the foresight and imagination to anticipate and accept change and control its impact. And, we must all share in that vision if we are to avoid mere evolution. The 2000 Census confirmed the rate of annual population growth in the U.S. at 1.3 percent. Utah's annual an-nual population growth is approximately approxi-mately 2.2 percent, and Utah County's is 4 percent. Springville's population in 2000 was 20,424. In March 2002, the population will be 22,398 reflecting an actual population popula-tion increase of 8.8 percent, or 1,974 new neighbors and friends over two years, an average annual population growth increase of 4.4 percent. Currently, Springville's growth rate is expected to continue rising. These 1,974 new neighbors and friends live in 541 new homes, 318 of which were built in 2001. The average cost of their new homes is $128,593, maintaining the trend towards higher-quality housing in our community. They trade with 795 existing businesses and with 200 new businesses, one-half of which are home occupations. And, they shop at Wal-Mart and other new commercial outlets near the I-15 I-15 interchange on 400 South. Additional areas for commercial commer-cial development are being planned Continued on Page 6 booster night tonight All citizens are invited to bring their families and come tonight, Wed., Jan. 23, to the Springville High School Booster Spirit Night at 7:30 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. Sean Covey, former BYU Quarterback will be the guest speaker. The event is FREE. The theme of the c aning is "Synergy and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens." Covey is the author of the "7 Habits for Teens, and is currently cur-rently vice president of Franklin Covey Retail. Springville sculptor Gary Price will unveil his five-foot "Synergy" statue that will soon be installed on the west entrance en-trance of the high school in a newly landscaped and improved im-proved area. Price will also introduce in-troduce his Synergy In Action award program that he is implementing imple-menting in the community. See related article on the Synergy Syn-ergy program. Refreshments of Kettle Corn will be served. Don't miss this fun, inspirational and educational edu-cational night for kids and adults. "Saints at War" authot at library On Mon., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m., the Springville Public Library is pleased to feature Dennis Wright, co-author of "Saints at War," the story of LDS veterans of World War II. There were 100,000 individuals of the LDS faith who served in the war, and these included some Germans Ger-mans and other nationalities. Wright is an associate professor profes-sor at BYU, and he and his wife, Kaye, are the parents of five children chil-dren and make their home in Springville. He did graduate work at Arizona State University, and before joining the faculty at BYU, worked as a teacher and administrator adminis-trator in the LDS Church Educational Educa-tional System in Canada. Dennis enjoys working with young people and served as the advisor to the Youth City Council. Wright will share some of the many experiences he had while working with individuals who had served in the military during the war. Several of those featured in the book and on the video are from Springville. He is currently working work-ing on a second volume of "Saints at War" focusing on the experiences experi-ences of LDS veterans of Korea and Vietnam. cEies wnwi immm tanglM soft SKI Historical Society lecture tonight Breck Bartholomew will open the five-month Springville Historical Histor-ical Society Lecture Series tonight, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Springville Council room at 50 S. Main. The lecture tonight will offer a pictorial survey of the amphibians and reptiles that live in Utah. A discussion dis-cussion of the history of herpetol-ogy herpetol-ogy of the state will also be presented, pre-sented, beginning with the Stansbury Expedition (1848-1851) and continuing through to the present. Breck Bartholomew, a graduate gradu-ate of Springville High School, has had a life long interest in amphibians amphib-ians and reptiles. Since the age of five he has lived in Utah and the amphibians and reptiles of the state have been a particular interest of his. He has worked on studies of 'he Deseret tortoi in southern Utah, rattlesnakes in Natural Bridges National Monument, amphibians am-phibians and reptiles in Zion National Na-tional Park, as well as Milk snakes and King snakes in Utah. In the early 1990's he founded and ran the Utah Association of Her-petologists Her-petologists for five years. For the last six years, Breck has been selling sell-ing books about amphibians and reptiles to scientists throughout the world. Last October he became the Publication Secretary for die Society Soci-ety for die Study of Amphibians and Reptiles-the largest professional herpetological society in the world. All of the Springville Historical Histori-cal Society lectures are free and are subsidized by the Springville Arts Council. The lectures take place at 7 p.m. on the fourth Continued on Page 4 Breck Bartholomew Tonight, Wed., Jan. 23, at the SHS Booster Spirit evening, Springville sculptor Gary Price will announce a new award recognition program he has created. Titled, Synergy In Action, it grew from an idea Price had in 1999 while visiting vis-iting with his sons and discussing their athletic trophies displayed in their room. "Recognizing and honoring people for their accomplishments is iris State for juniors 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 Mon., Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, Cen-ter, 65 E. 200 South, Springville. Girls State is an opportunity for f young women to learn more about the inner workings of our democratic demo-cratic form of government, from city to national. Girls State will be . held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, June 3-8, 2002, 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 par-merits par-merits in attendance. If you have questions about the program, espe-$ espe-$ cially if you cannot attend the tea, "'contact Girls State Chairman. Valerie White at 489-7625. a great thing. I thought it would be cool if I could set up a program to honor those who went out of their way to involve a lot of people in a great cause. When people come together to-gether with a united purpose, great things can happen," said Price. As part of the Synergy In Action Ac-tion program, Price will unveil a five-foot bronze "Synergy" that evening that will be placed on the west side of the high school. It depicts de-picts six hands coming together and clasping another's wrist in a circle. "Life is more often about community, not just one person helping another. Though I may Continued on Page 4 t PiL. - --i ft" lji '"if -1 , (i , j'4 ft it 'f ' I Springville City workers hung up the Olympic flags last week p reclaming the Springville Museum of Art an official Olympic venue. The are muecum is host to an exhibit of Utah Art from pioneer times to the present. COPYjl |