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Show A large group of citizens, young and old, braved the cold waters of the pond at the home of Springville sculptor Gary Price on New Year's day at the 5th Annual Polar Bear Plunge. The plunge raised money for the In-cjjdiWe In-cjjdiWe Journey Arts Foundation, an organization founded by Price in 2001 to promote the arts and renovation of the Reynolds Building in downtown down-town Springville. Some brave souls stayed in the water after the plunge and went for a swim. .-f-t-- t ij 1 i. lc 4 - , V 1 tar- " ; ' j H ., i .W N v fL vr j v 'j 1 it1 ' ' ' 5 Mali,"- ssj" a.IrM ,TA ft il l Owl Volume One Hundred Seven SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - January 8, 2003 Price 500 Number Two 1 mm (s Ml UVI (Si fe requires animal licenses The Nebo School District and Board of Education are encouraging encourag-ing even more parents to get involved in their children's education. edu-cation. They feel that the more parents are involved and participating partici-pating in the education process, the more it strengthens the students stu-dents and the more it strengthens the district. The district has redone a policy they had on parental involvement in-volvement and in it are encouraging encourag-ing parents to take more of an interest in what is going on in their children's schools and to volunteer more. The new policy is looking primarily at Title 1 schools. Those are schools that receive federal monies because of low-income low-income families, as mandated by federal law. But they are also encouraging all parents in every school to get more involved. Superintendent Carl Nielson indicated that even though the policy is for all parents in the district, they did send a letter home to parents with children in Title 1 schools encouraging par ents to read the policy and sign and return . an enclosed form stating they have done so. Nielson said that, "If parents are involved and work together with the school, they feel ownership, owner-ship, and the more people working work-ing together for the common good of the student, the better off you are." "When parents are involved in their children's education, the attitudes, behaviors and achievements achieve-ments of students are positively enhanced," said Nielson. The policy states that parents and families provide the primary educational evnvironment for children and consequently, parents par-ents are vital and necessary partners part-ners with the schools throughout their children's school career. Although parents come to the schools with .diverse cultural backgrounds, primary languages, and needs, all parents want what is best for their children, and Nebo District aims to develop and promote ways to achieve these goals in collaboration with parents, teachers, students and administrators. Goals of the rewritten district policy are to: build effective two-way two-way communication between the home aid school; support and encourage responsible parenting; strengthen the parent's role in the learning process; invite and welcome parents as volunteers in the schools; consider parents as full partners in educational decisions deci-sions that affect their children; and enhance learning, strengthen families and improve schools through school, parent and com munity collaboration. Nielson said that the district had an average of 64,000 volunteer volun-teer hours from parents last school year. Teachers and administrators admin-istrators and students can always use more volunteers. There are many ways to volunteer, vol-unteer, from listening to kids read to serving on Community Councils and serving in the parent-teacher groups. Parents should call their child's school to see how they can be of help. Applications for Youth City Council M Jf If ; t h ... a - if -v 1 f ah The Springville City Christinas Tree came down along with all of the decorations in the city last week. The tree, which was planted many years ago by the Springville Shade Tree Commission, Com-mission, has been a beautiful addition to the . city but was leaning way to the south. A new tree will be planted to replace this one. Applications are now being accepted for Springville Youth City Council 2003-04. You must be a Springville Citizen and currently in 9th, 10th or 11th grade to apply. Applications are available in the administration offices of Springville High School and Springville Junior High. Deadline for applications is January 24. Completed applications must be returned to the administration Deadline The deadline has been extended extend-ed for applying to be on the Mapleton Youth City Council for 2003-04. Those wishing to apply can still pick up an application at the Maple;on City Office. They should return the application to that office by Friday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. For more information call 489-5656. After school program needs your donations The city has received a Juvenile Juve-nile Justice System grant for an after-school program for at-risk youth. They are setting up this program in the Maxum building. They are in great need of used furniture, such as couches, easy, chairs, slightly-used exercise equipment, etc. If you have good-condition used furniture you are willing to donate, please call. 489-2730 to arrange a pick up or 489-2712 to make arrangements to deliver your items. Any donations will' be appreciated. offices of the junior high or high school or they may be delivered directly to Keri Gordon at 854 S. 2080 East, Springville. Come join the fun and make a difference in your community! Elections will be held on February Febru-ary 3 for the executive council. All pertinent information is found on the application, but if you have any further questions please call Keri Gordon at 489-3455. Audtions set for comedy The Springville Playhouse announces auditions for "Hope Springs Eternal," a light-hearted comedy with numerous character roles. Auditions will take place Saturday, Jan. 11, from 12-2 p.m. Parts are available for eight men, ages 25-80; five women, ages 20-80; 20-80; and a 10-year-old child. Two long-time playhouse favorites will direct and produce pro-duce the show, Kathy Llewelyn Llewe-lyn will be directing and De-Anne De-Anne Conover will be the producer. Rehearsals will begin January Janu-ary 14, and will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Thurs-day and Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and some Saturdays if needed. Production dates will be February 28 and March 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 14 and 15. Please come prepared to read cold from the script. If you have any questions you may reach Kathy at home, 489-4821 or cell, 898-8981. Springville City Code requires all dogs over the age of three months to be licensed in the city. This can be a one-year or a two-year two-year license. The fee for a dog license is $8 per year if the animal is spayed or neutered and $20 per year if the dog is not. Cats may be licensed under the same standards as dogs. Please, keep in mind that 95 of all unlicensed animals never find their way back home, while 98 of licensed animals do. If your pet becomes lost, don't you want to get it back? In addition to the license, City Code requires that all dogs and cats should be vaccinated for rabies at three months, or within 30 days after reaching that age. The first rabies shot for a dog is good for one year; after that the shots are good for two years. A cat must be vaccinated each year. Dr. Harold Davis will be donating his time this year in giving rabies shots for $7 at the City Clinic at the Fire Station on February 1 from noon to 2 p.m. For your information, the following are some of the laws of Springville regarding animals: 1. It is unlawful to allow an animal to be at large at any time within the city. You can take your dog out on a leash. Even when on a leash, dogs or cats may not be taken into businesses where food or food products are sold or displayed. This docs not apply to seeing eye or other assistant dogs. 2. When your dog or cat leaves a "deposit" on property that is not your own, you must clean up and properly dispose of the "deposit." 3. Pit Bull Dogs must have a special license. You must apply to the City Recorder for this license. Springville has a full-time animal control officer, and you can reach him at 489-942 1 . All citizens who want to know more about the animal control laws can read the City Code in the Springville Library, the animal ani-mal ordinances are found in Title 3, Chapter 7. Christmas tree pickup Put your Christmas tree out next to your curb and the Street Department crews will pick it up in the next few weeks. Please remember not to block the street with your tree; put it in the planter strip, if possible. It may take several weeks before the crews get to your home; but if you put it out, they will come. Iff , V V f I Springville City was adorned with American flags in the downtown area on New Year's Day, along with the Christmas decorations. Thank you to the city for reminding us of our great country in 2003. i |