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Show n , ; ... ... , c-JJ Drama students at Springville High School invite everyone to come and see 1 sw-1 their production of the popular comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace." The play starts tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 14, and runs Friday, Saturday and Monday in the Little Theatre at SHS at 7 p.m. j " fR V W"f- In ) &rX) ; - IP M f XiAs ; 'Gs- )i II I 1 ft ft ! n ft II D " '? O ) f.fv I 'G'i v :1AU' roT Volume One Hundred Six . Nebo School District is expe riencing unoreceaeniea erowin. Because of that growth, new ' buildings and additional classroom class-room space,, school boundaries will have to be realigned in some areas in the near future. According to Nebo Superintendent Superin-tendent Carl S. Nielson, boundary bound-ary committees- have been orga nized in me apnngvuie, apanisn -Fork, Salem and Payson catch- ment areas of the district. "These committees will analyze data, study building capacities and other pertinent information and then make recommendations for school boundary adjustments in each of the areas," he said. There are two new schools being built in the district at the present time, Hobble Creek Elementary in Mapleton and Rees Elementary in Spanish Fork. Both of these schools are set to open in 2003. Students in Maple-ton Maple-ton will be divided so some can attend the new school, and it is possible that some students from Springville might be placed in the (0 will Voting three for and two against, the Springville City Council voted to drill deeper at the 1000 South well hoping to hit the same aquifer as the 900 South weU by the community swimming pool last week at council meeting. meet-ing. This action was taken on the advise of City Engineer Randy Drummond who felt that the aquifer desired was about 100 feet below where the 1000 South well bottoms out at the present time. Voting against the further drilling were Councilmen Jim Reed and Craig Conover who felt that the city had a proven well that produces about 3000 gallons per minute and can be treated to make the water acceptable for culinary use. Although the cost for the treating cf the water is in the $300,000 area for the equipment etc., the two voting against felt it better to cut their losses and go with the sure thing which would make the water available before next summer. The three councilpersons, Mark Balzotti, Diane Carr and Jay Knight felt the gamble would be worth it because of the promise prom-ise of good water at the greater depth which would not have to be treated. Cost for the extra drilling was estimated at around $150,0-00. $150,0-00. Mayor Boyer, who did not vote, also expressed his favoring school in Mapleton. Nielson said that they are also rebuilding Park View Elementary in Payson and will soon begin a major classroom addition at Salem Elementary. The committee in each city area are made up of the following: follow-ing: school principal, local and area PJA President or representative, represen-tative, school community council " chair or vice chair (parent), representative for major neighborhoods neigh-borhoods or areas not represented by the PTSA's or community council, local law enforcement representative, Nebo School District Transportation representative represen-tative and the Director of Elementary Ele-mentary Education in Nebo. Parents are encouraged to contact their local school principal princi-pal or Chris Sorensen, Nebo director of elementary education, if they would like any information informa-tion concerning the make-up of their area committee and their progress following the first meetings meet-ings this month. "No decisions have been made M the extra drilling of the well. In either case the water which is now present in the well would not be jeopardized according to the city engineer unless the extra drilling produces more water. Christmas Tree permission As per a previous discussion the city council voted to permit the sale of green Christmas trees in the residential areas of the city this year as an exception to an ordinance passed earlier in the year prohibiting such sales in residential areas of the city. Permission was granted this year because the council felt that they had passed the ordinance too late in the season and it is fairer to those who have been selling trees to be able to sell those that which had been ordered prior to the passing of the "no sale" ordinance. Next year, however, the council said they will not permit the sale of Christmas trees in residential areas. Sale of such trees will be permitted in the commercial section of the city only. Other business In other business the council passed a resolution allowing the purchase of interim warrants from Key Bank to fund the construction con-struction work on the special Improvement district zones on the west side of the freeway. Council also passed an ordinance ordi-nance allowing for off-street SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - November 1 3, 2002 rn1(6 concerning boundary adjust-, ments," said Nielsen, "these recommendations will come from the individual committees and have not been pre-determined. Our first committee meetings will be held the second week in November." No-vember." Nielsen said that, school principals prin-cipals are doing some of the preliminary mappings tc use "ul the committee meetings. "We will continue to meet as necessary neces-sary to be able to make recommendations recom-mendations at the Nebo School District Board of Education meeting on January 8, 2003." The board will consider these committee recommendations before making the final boundary adjustments. Growing pains in Nebo will not stop with the addition of these new elementary schools next year. A record 2,133 students stu-dents registered for kindergarten this year. That is about 550 more than the number of high school seniors. As those kids get older, standards about parking such as the special park on 200 South Street. Council also passed an ordinance ordi-nance setting standards for signing sign-ing in Shopping Center Zones 1 and 2. They also gave final approval of the 250 West Street Church Subdivision at about 250 West and 650 North and final approval for the Spring Pointe Retail Center Subdivision, Plat A, located at about 700 North and 2000 West. Council also adopted the International Fire Code. The Council indicated mat the city will refund any overcharges on water bills which occurred because of the changing of the computers at the city from the DOS platform to the Windows platform. They also indicated that any undercharges which occurred would also be assessed. It was noted that 3780 people were overcharged and 440 people were undercharged. However, on the average, those overcharged were not overcharged as much and those undercharged. Those overcharged over the 18 month period was on the average about 18 cents per month and those undercharged on the average was about 75 cents per month. tool more schools will be needed. Nebo has 1 ,008 new students in classrooms this year. That increase is enough to fill an entire elementary school. A study out of the University 'Arsenic and Old Lace" opens at HS The drama department at Springville High School will present the popular "Arsenic and Old Lace" starting Thursday, Nov. 14, and playing Friday, Saturday and Monday, Nov. 15, 16 and 18, in the Little Theater at the .school. Citizens are invited to come and support the student actors and enjoy this delightful mystery. Admission is $4 for adults and $21 for students. The play is being directed by Allyson Machelprang and starts at 7 p.m. Assistant director is Pam Nielson. Eliza Mc Sweeney is in charge of makeup. Greg Olesen and Mike Bredkenridge are doing props. Light and sound will be by Jesse Dixon and Ryan Nielson. Ushers are Jennifer Miller, Landon Conover, Kystal Marshall, Devon Ward, Mike Bolen and Amelia White. Cast members are Jana Grass, Anne Ogden, Allen Lowe, Mike Robbins, JJ Bateman, Phil Taylor, Tay-lor, Krystal Rose Root, Kyler i ' y ? . 1. . ir -m urn -r i i n Richard Rodriquez, who works at the Springville Museum of Art, is shown here laying tik in the Dumpke Gallery in the new wing at the museum. Little by little the new addition is nearing completion, the Dumpke Gallery is to the south of the atrium area that used to be the outside patio. If you haven't seen the new addition, you should pay a visit to the museum. Price 50tf Co) aa du of Utah shows that the state's school-age population is going to rise sharply in 2004, and it is possible that more than 300,000 more kids will be in Utah's schools by 2020. Today's school Williamsen, Erik Workman, Tanner Mortimer, Catherine Gleason, Cody Francis and Nathan Nat-han Mulder. The play is about Abby and Martha, two charming sisters living at the infamous Brewster home. The home has a strange history, but seems to be running normally until their nephew, Mortimer, discovers a dead body in the window seat. All fingers point to the mentally men-tally disturbed brother Teddy, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, Roose-velt, but Mortimer soon discovers that the dead body is the work of his dear, sweet aunts. That is just the first surprise for Mortimer. His brother Jonathan and partner in crime, Dr. Einstein, soon arrive on the scene hoping to hideout with a dead body of their own. All of this makes for a comical play as Mortimer tries to straighten out the dead bodies and stay out of trouble with his fiance. Number Forty-Five gi ir n age population is just over a half-million. half-million. Much of that growth is projected for Utah County. Chris Cannon iresylltts Mapleton's Chris Cannon easily won his bid for a fourth term in the United States Congress Con-gress last week. He becomes Utah's senior House member with the win. Cannon, a Republican, defeated defeat-ed Democrat Nancy Jane Wood-side Wood-side and Libertarian Kitty K. Burton in the 3rd Congressional District race. He received 67 of the votes. Cannon is now the second person to win four consecutive con-secutive terms in Utah's 3rd Congressional District. The SAP Tax, earmarked for arts and recreation was voted down with 62 voting no. Citizens also voted no on Initiative 1 with 68 saying they don't like the idea of taxing one company by initiative. Springville citizen and Republican Repub-lican Calvin Bird was the winner in the race for the Utah House seat in District 65. He beat Democrat Glenn Bird, 4,990 to 1,833. Libertarian Neil W. Wyl-lie Wyl-lie Jr. got 197 votes in that race.. Bonnie J. Palmer will serve another term on the Nebo School District. She received 2,247 votes. Write-in candidate Patrice Bolen got 452 votes in the unofficial unoffi-cial election results. Jerry Grover, county commissioner, commis-sioner, ran unopposed. Steve White, republican, got 56,455 votes over Roger Layton Democrat Demo-crat of Springville, 15,332 votes, for the other county commission seat. Other local candidates who came out on top in the Nov. 5 election were Kay Bryson, county attorney, and Kim Jackson, county coun-ty clerk. 47 |