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Show DiTioH or the 2)mhif fjcmto vvf A 1V 0 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004, VOLUME 118, NO. 16 50 CENTS Dedication of Art Muse' ddition I UTAH PRESSASSQ CIA 307 W J? CIT? UT 84101-1277 caLT UE CIT- In 1997 construction began on the 20,000 sq. ft. addition to the Springville Museum of Art. The "new wing" and remodeling of the existing building will be dedicated ded-icated on Saturday, May 1, by LDS Church Area President RolfeKerr. "It was never a question of if, but of when, we would complete com-plete the addition," said Art Museum Mu-seum Director Vern Swanson. 'We knew it would take time, but we had all the confidence in the world that this much needed improvement would happen. We didn't really build a new wing, we simply completed the existing building," he said. , The dedication will take place at 5 p.m. on May 1 with the annual an-nual Art Ball starting at 6:30. Tours of the completed building will be conducted from noon to 4 p.m. Citizens are invited to attend at-tend all of the events. Tickets are required for the Art Ball and are on sale at the museum for $20 per person or $15 for students. The ticket includes a light buffet. In 1993, Springville City gave permission to the Springville Museum of Art Board of Trustees to raise funds for the Centennial Wing Project. The city proposed that the association associa-tion privately fund the new wing construction and the city help with remodeling the existing exist-ing building, which belongs to the city. With full architectural plans and a promise not to go into debt on the construction, the city agreed. "It has been a monumental effort," ef-fort," said Brent Haymond, SMA Board of Trustees president. presi-dent. "But we did it." Haymond himself has organized hundreds of citizens and BYU student volunteers vol-unteers to do much of the manual manu-al labor. "Everyone has gotten into the effort to complete the project," said Swanson. He and others of ' the staff have done their part by staining the new tile and other tasks. The construction was done in phases with each phase being completed as money was raised. Hundreds of Springville residents resi-dents have contributed to the project. About 75 of the 4.625 million cash and in-kind contributions contri-butions for the building came from outside the city however. The wing will be called the George S. and Delores Dore' Ec-cles Ec-cles Wing because of the large contributions this foundation donated. Other major contribu Ladies get a 4 - r w The lady golfers at Hobble Creek Golf course are ready to swing their clubs. They invite all interested in-terested women to join them at their opening social on Tuesday, Apr. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. The theme for 2004 is "Get a Grip!" They suggest you take this tip...and get a grip on your clubs and join them for a year of fun and friendship. Dinner reservations need to be made by April 16. Call Neva Hutchings, 489-5202, orJoye Wimmer, 489-5530. they have planned a fun social Come and join them. tions came from the Katherine W. Dumke and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Foundation, Jerald H. Jacobs, Blaine and Louise Clyde family, the Alan, George and Helen Bird family, the David and Ingrid Nemelka family fami-ly and Douglas and Marian Bird. A brochure will attempt to name all those who donated to the museum's new wing project. The Springville City Electrical Department worked with the contractors making sure the old and new building were tied together to-gether and the wiring properly installed. They were aided by volunteers like citizen Max Knight, a retired electrician, who spent hundreds of hours on the project. The Board of Trustees hired Inter-West Construction, then C&A Construction as project contractors and then Haymond to oversee completion of the building. Emphasis in the new wing has been on education for children chil-dren and additional gallery space for the permanent collection collec-tion of Utah art. It also includes an additional entrance on the east side of the building, museum muse-um bookstore, additional re-strooms, re-strooms, elevator, kitchen, atrium atri-um area where the original outdoor out-door patio was, children's gallery, auditorium, open studystorage area and several new galleries. "This whole driving force is about children and preserving our art heritage in the future," said Haymond at the groundbreaking ground-breaking in 1997. Over 25,000 children visit the art museum each year, and children have been included in the new wing project making about 1,000 of the clay tiles that are part of the floor on the main floor and lower low-er level. Andy Watson, ceramic artisteducator oversaw the tile-making. tile-making. He mimicked the work of Virgil Hafen, who made and fired the original red clay tiles on-site during the museum's construction in the 1930s. The original building, completed com-pleted in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, provided a place for the growing art collection in Springville. At that time the art works were owned by the Nebo School District. The collection began at Springville High School in 1903 afterwhich students stu-dents and faculty raised funds to purchase art each year. si (1 J) : . y ' ' vie - r 'A ' 'I V e r I j 8 i j' 1 c k ' " ' f ' I . i " I I ! ! . 1 Y . I f .,. . , ' . t , . . iY.lf: f' W it t : ' if -J tJ , A ... k: , a : 1 , '"! t ' ' ' ,' ' - Ten young women competed for the 2004 Art Royalty on Saturday at the Springville Museum of Art. They were judged on their applications, ap-plications, talent presentation and interview after a brunch with their mothers and members of the Art Association Board of Trustees. Winners will be announced at the annual Art Ball on Saturday, May I. Those who tried out are, from left: Heidi Bartholomew, daughter of Steven and Susan Bartholomew; Camille Harlan, daughter of David and Katrina Harlan; Arianne Montague, Mon-tague, daughter of David and Marian Montague; Suzanne Liu, daughter of De and Xiao xi Liu; Amanda Johnson, daughter of Alan and Michele Johnson; Jentri Hatfield, daughter of Craig and Betty Hatfield; Michelle, Esplin, daughter of Daniel and Gloria Esplin; Megan Brinkerhoff, daughter of Roger and Alyce Brinkerhoff; Amy Rymer, daughter of Randy and Susan Rymer; Briana Harlan, daughter of David and Katrina Harlan. In 1975, the school district gave the building to the city. The art collection remained in the hands of the Springville Art Association as it is today. The association purchases and maintains main-tains the art works. The city n." intains their building and pays some of the employee salaries. Swanson is a department depart-ment head in the city. Over the years the desire has been to install climate control in the building to protect the art and be able to attract national na-tional touring art exhibits. With completion of the building, build-ing, the SMA now has climate control and will apply for accreditation. ac-creditation. While construction of the addition ad-dition has been taking place, the art museum has had its' most prolific years of bringing artworks art-works into the permament collection. col-lection. In the past three years the museum has received over $4 million of art through purchase pur-chase trade and donations.. gripl i S ' I THE SPRINGVILLE HERALD Art Ball tickets on sale at art museum Tickets are now on sale for the annual Art Ball, on Saturday, May 1, at the Springville Museum Muse-um of Art. The big city party will climax the dedication of the new wing addition to the museum that will be held at 5 p.m. and will be a preview of the Spring Salon art exhibit. The Art Ball starts The theme for the event is, "Beginning a Second Century of Art in Springville," as the enlarged museum looks forward to the next 100 years of art in the city. Doug Smoot is chairman of this year's celebration, and his daughter, Mindy Smoot Robbins, a professional singer who has toured with the Broadway musical "Le Miz," will be the entertainment. entertain-ment. Preliminary music will be furnished by the Springville High School Chamber Orchestra, and music for dancing will be by the O' Niel Miner Band. The 2004 Art Royalty will be introduced and begin their service over art events at the museum for the coming year. There will be a light buffet. Tickets are on sale at the museum or from any board of trustees member. They are $20 per person and $15 for students. They may also be purchased at the door. Call 489-2727 for more information. "This is remarkable alone without with-out considering the construction and donations to that project," said Haymond. Plans are to complete landscaping land-scaping of the proposed sculpture sculp-ture garden on the south side of the museum this summer. That Sewer fees go down in Mapleton by Martin Conover SPRINGVILLE HERALD Sewer impact fees for this year will be $2.71 less this year than last year according to the resolution passed last Tuesday evening at the Mapleton City Council meeting. This figure changes every year because of the number of hookups and Transf ere Development Develop-ment Rights (TDR) which the city is able to issue to developers because of the city's arrangements arrange-ments with Spanish Fork City's wastewater treatment facilities. The total fee is based on a complicated formula. Total sewer sew-er impact fee for this year will be $3,061.36. Secondary water fee The council also passed a resolution reso-lution authorizing a $ 10 fee to all developed lots where pressurized pressur-ized irrigation is available but not being used. After discussion of this issue the council also decided to use the money collected from the fees to further extend the pressurized irrigation ir-rigation system to other areas of the city rather than just put the money into the general funds of the city. The council also did not want the generated revenue to be used for meters on the pressur- Sewer, Continued on page 8 ' CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE -I 1 . f & area will then be available for outdoor receptions and events. The museum itself has always been used for receptions, concerts con-certs and other functions. Crossing the plains in 1848, pioneer pi-oneer Philo Dibble had a dream: that wherever he settled, he'd 'I . f .. .. ; Pictured are the featured soloists for the SHS Chamber Orchestra Concert Wednesday, Apr. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Springville Museum Muse-um of Art. They are, from left to right: Suzanne Liu, Katie Har-ward, Har-ward, Elizabeth Burrows and Kevin Swan. Chamber orchestra concert The Chamber Orchestra of -Springville High School will perform per-form Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m in the Springville Museum of Art. The concert will feature numerous soloists in a selection of classical pieces. Under the direction of Sam Tsugawa, SHS orchestra director, direc-tor, the Chamber Orchestra will perform Concerto Grosso in F Major, by composer Arcangelo Corelli, as well as a violin concerto concer-to by J.B. Accolay and a concerto for double bass by Domenico Dragonetti. 4 . : V j r t x create a haven for art. Dibble landed in Springville and went to work establishing his dream. That dream has been realized in the past 100 years of art in this community and now with the completion of the Centennial Wing Project on May 1. Featured soloists will be: Suzanne Liu, Elizabeth Burrow, and Katie Harward, all on violin; Hyrum Barker, cello; and Kevin Swan, string bass. The Chamber Orchestra is the premier group of the orchestra program at SHS. This group has already earned Superior Ratings at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival and will be participating in the State Ensemble Festival on April 24. The concert is free and open to the public Please be considerate and only bring children old enough to appreciate the concert. XXXI |