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Show Those attending the July 7 Family and Community Night at the Springville Museum Muse-um of Art enjoyed talking to Springville artist LouJene Carter, seated, about her art works. She explained how she works with pastels. There were also art activities .if 3 ' .V "The Last Rays of Day" by Brad Aldridge is part of his art works now on exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art. His works are peaceful and he uses muted colors. Many of the pieces have interesting shaped frames. Brad Aldridge ml on display afi Art Brad Aldridge has always been an artist. He remembers wanting to be an artist since he was four years old. Today, To-day, a well-known Utah landscape painter, Aldridge's dreams have come true. Represented by several galleries gal-leries throughout the United States, Aldridge paints ton-alist ton-alist landscapes that represent the subtle beauties of nature all around us. An exhibit of Brad Aldridge's Ald-ridge's work "Returning Home at Evening," recently opened at the Springville Museum of Art. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Wednes-day, July 16. The reception is open to the public and the artist will be present to talk with museum visitors about his art. "This is a wonderful opportunity to meet a talented talent-ed Utah artist and see some of his beautiful landscapes," said Jana Emmer, museum staff. This collection of works shows Aldridge's search for a spiritual connection with the nature that surrounds us. He asserts that often in life our perspective is somewhat incomplete because we see, as the Biblical reference suggests, "through a glass darkly." Discussing this particular exhibition, Aldridge comments com-ments that, "A good painting must ask provocative questions. ques-tions. These paintings are my attempt to ask: What is it that I find in nature that reminds, that beckons, that seems familiar, that suggests more?" In doing so, Aldridge removes unimportant details and leaves landscapes that are powerful, thought-provoking and familiar to many viewers. This exhibition contains 18 landscapes that are exhibited exhib-ited in the West Clyde Gal-. Gal-. lery at the museum. Upon completion of the exhibit, these pieces will travel to Santa Fe, New Mexico for further exhibition at the Joyce Robins Gallery. The show will be open , K - 1- :i l'1 ' I Museum until August 22. The museum muse-um is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5 p.m and until 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Sunday hours are 3-6 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays. There is no admission charge. It is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence and turn upon the poles of truth. Bacon Nothing is more silly than silly laughter. Catullus ? 1 " JIM 1. A , fyiit m: 4 j" for young people and musical presentations presenta-tions during the evening. The next Family and Community Night will be Monday, August 4. Watch the newspaper for details. Fireworks restricted Springville Fire Chief Phil Whitney reminds citizens citi-zens of the fireworks ban in certain ares of the city that is still in force through the 24th of July holiday. Legal fireworks fire-works will only be permitted in the center section of town. A map in the July2 edition of the Springville Herald shows the banned fireworks area. Mapleton has banned fireworks anywhere in that community. Due to high fire danger a restriction on the use of all fireworks on state lands was instituted at 12:01 a.m. July 3. The restriction will remain in effect until rescinded. Use of fireworks is already prohibited pro-hibited on all National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Manage-ment lands, as well as some areas of Salt Ike, Davis and Utah counties. This restriction restric-tion does not apply to incorporated incor-porated cities and towns. While fireworks pose a serious threat, people are also reminded to be extra careful with all forms of fire. Ensure campfires are completely com-pletely out and don't carelessly care-lessly discard smoking materials. mate-rials. Other often over-looked causes of wildland fire include in-clude vehicle catalytic converters con-verters and exhausts on all-terrain all-terrain vehicles. For the latest in fire-related fire-related information go to www . utahf ireinfo . gov . There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Wharton It is better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains. Huxley Chrtstoph HERB' SHOP 25 OFF ALFJ 25 OFF Every Item in the Store! Friday, July 18th ONLY! r Small tastaesses Financial market players expect U.S. economic growth to pick up speed in 2003 's second half and throughout 2004, providing a boost to the nation's small businesses. This expected rise in economic eco-nomic activity follows seven consecutive quarters of sub-par sub-par economic performance. U.S. economic growth has averaged 2.2 (after inflation, infla-tion, annual rate) since the final quarter of 2001, less than half the typical rebound following recessions in the post WWII period. As expected, the Federal Reserve trimmed its critical federal funds rate to 1.00 from 1.25 on June 25 at its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Financial market players expect the federal funds rate to stay low well into 2004, with the chance of another 0.25 cut in coming months if the economy fails to improve. im-prove. The Zions Bank Small Business Index for Utah assumes that most of the state's small businesses are borrowers. As a result, interest inter-est rate cuts benefit most small firms. In addition, the level of U.S. economic activity activ-ity is also an Index component. compo-nent. Utah Employment The Utah unemployment ratethe most heavily weighted weig-hted component of the Zions Bank Small Business Index for Utah-was estimated at 5.2 in June 2003, down AIR CONDITIONING MM, CdDMDinrjTdDMM Are you ready? We are! Over 30 years experience 367-3200 Call Brent Harvey 188 South Main - Springville 0 July 16, 2003 - The Springville Herald - Page Seven slighdy from May's revised 5.3 rate. June's 5.2 rate compared to a jobless rate of 5.9 during June 2002. A lower Utah unemployment rate is a negative contributor to the Index as it implies decreased access to Utah labor. Utah's unemployment rate averaged 6. 1 in 2002 and 4.4 in 2001. By comparison, compari-son, the 3.2 average during 2000 was one of the lowest annual rates since the early 1950s. These rates compare to an average Utah unemployment unem-ployment rate of 3.5 between be-tween 1995 and 1999. Total Utah employment declined by an estimated 1 ,900 jobs (down 0.2) over the past 12 months. This drop compares to a revised gain of 800 jobs in the prior year-over-year period. These totals compare to gains averaging aver-aging 29,500 new jobs annually annu-ally during the 1994-2002 period. Weak job growth or actual employment declines, leading to lesser income creation and weaker retail spending, has a negative impact upon Utah's small businesses-and therefore, the Index. The Zions Bank Small Business Index for Utah declined to 93.0 during June 2003 from a revised 94.2 during May 2003. The Index measures business conditions from the viewpoint of the Utah small business owner or manager. A lower Index number is beuiBfR associated with less favorable business "conditions" for Utah's small businesses. The Index uses 10O.0 for calendar year 1997 as its base year. The Index also includes revisions to various historical or forecast components as they become available. National Employment The U.S. Department of Labor reported the net los of an estimated 30,000 jobs in June 2003, twice what was expected by Wall Street. In addition. May's originally reported decline of 17,000 jobs was revised to a loss of 70,000 jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate was a nine-year high of 6.4 in June, up from May's 6.1 rate. The rate moved higher than expected due in part to a large rise in the labor force. We would suggest the jobless rate is very close to its peak level. The nation's goods-producing sector lost 40,000 jobs in June, led by the loss of another 56,000 manufacturing manufac-turing jobs. The manufacturing manufactur-ing sector has now lost jobs for 35 consecutive months, with more than 2.6 million jobs eliminated since mid-2000. mid-2000. Construction added 16,000 jobs in June, the fourth consecutive monthly rise. Service-providingemploy-ment rose by an estimated 10,000 jobs in June. The retail trade sector lost an estimated 13,000 jobs. K |