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Show Thursday, April 15, 2004 SPRINGVILLE HERALD r f "ft hese young people, all members of the Sunshine Generation, performed at the Spnngville Community Commu-nity and Family Night at the Springville Museum of Art April 5. They also performed for residents at the Hearth Manor in Spanish Fork on April 1. New classes are starting with music for all age groups. Children are welcome to visit the first class free. Sunshine Generatrion Performing Group for Children is a non-auditioned group for ages 3-12. There will be a summer camp in July. Call Carol Oertle, 489-1010, for information. Sewer, continued from page 1 ized irrigation system. In the discussion it was determined deter-mined if a user seemed to be abusing the system, then a meter could be placed on that system. Cost of meters start at over $900 each and go up from there depending on the size of the connection con-nection to the service. It is hoped the fee will also Disaster drill prepares participants At 850 am on Apr. 8, a Mountain Moun-tain View Hospital (MVH) operator opera-tor paged overhead, "disaster 21, disaster 21, disaster 21." She had received a call alerting her a disaster disas-ter drill was in play. Hospital personnel leaped into action. The mock disaster was staged with the help of area firefighters, fire-fighters, emergency medical technicians tech-nicians (EMTs), MVH hospital staff and volunteer Payson High School students. "We had a lot of cooperation inter-agency wise," said Micky Lane, Payson EMT. Salem police helped by securing driveways to and from the hospi-taL hospi-taL The made up disaster scenario was credible. A crop dusting airplane air-plane flying over the high school football field accidentally released a commercial organic phosphate insecticide showering a group of soccer players. Twenty students were making believe symptoms of burning eyes, stomach pains and nausea Some were more severe se-vere with seizures and serious maladies consistent with chemical contaminatioa "We had planned to go with anthrax an-thrax as the decontaminate," said Evan Christensen, trauma coordinator coordi-nator at MVH. "But this organic phosphate chemical seemed more of a threat. It is used in our area." Christensen was responsible for instigating the drill and coordinating coordinat-ing efforts with all emergency agencies. Seven of the 20 mock victims came by car to the hospital while t jg-i? arf jfv 1 J JS - I fir Pl aHI mum W Irrigation Product Rebates get information at local irrigation supply stores to -''in stimulate connection onto the system by those living in the city where the system is available. Other business The council passed a resolution resolu-tion establishing April as "Freedom "Free-dom of Religion Month." They also passed a resolution establishing estab-lishing all appointments to the planning commission at three the remaining 13 were transported transport-ed to the hospital by ambulance. Santaquin, Payson, Spanish Fork and Mapleton's ambulance crews participated. The seven victims who arrived on their own were decontaminated decontaminat-ed in a portable unit set up outside of the emergency room Hospital personnel, dressed in spacemanlike spaceman-like blue suits, helped participants go through the twoshower process used to decontaminate. A specially designed fold out tent was set-up by the hospital's engineering engi-neering department. The tent has several side compartment showers show-ers and a middle conveyor belt used to treat injured victims. The tent is equipped with a way to contain the contaminated shower water. All decontamination equipment and the tent were given to MVH by the State Health Department as part of homeland security. MVH employees and other participants from all agencies had previous training specific to handling a chemical-type emergency. Victims who arrived by ambulance ambu-lance were decontaminated at the high school The MVH emergency emer-gency room staff managed the mass influx of mock disaster patients. pa-tients. Hospital crews from various vari-ous departments responded including in-cluding nursing, admitting, respiratory respi-ratory therapy, housekeeping and administratioa The pharmacy played a key role in making sure they had a supply of antidote medication med-ication on hand. "If needs be, we v Conservation Programs Central Utah Water Conservancy District Your partner in wise water use I 1 1 v t t ' 'J f ' T r, f 1 fl years per term. Council continued an issue to work out a TDR agreement with Steele Investments, an the council coun-cil voted for several final approvals ap-provals of subdivisions at various vari-ous sites in the city. could have had more medication transported to MVH by helicopter," heli-copter," said Mark Johnsoa "A helicopter could have picked up drugs in Salt Lake and gotten them to us within 20 minutes." Mock patients were triage assessed as-sessed and given directions where to go. Dr. Mark Bair, emergency room physician, went from patient pa-tient to patient giving medical at-tentioa at-tentioa Skip Curtis with the Utah County Coun-ty Sheriffs office assisted in coordinating coor-dinating and observing the drilL "Our disaster plans look good on paper but until they are tested we don't know where to make necessary neces-sary changes," said Curtis. Fine tuning the plan and making needed need-ed changes maximizes the safety to those who are injured and their caregivers. "This first endeavor went really, really well," said Curtis. Cur-tis. "The drill is a starting place to improve upon,", "Our staff responded extremely extreme-ly well," said Marguerite Smith, MVH interim chief clinical officer. offi-cer. "Everyone knew what their responsibilities were and performed per-formed them welL" We have identified a few minor areas that can be improved upon, but overall, over-all, our patients can be assured they will be well cared for in case of any type disaster at Mountain View." "I'm pleased we were able to join in the disaster drill," said Kimball Kim-ball Anderson, MVH chief operations opera-tions officer. "We applaud all who made the drill a success." Free Water Checks and customized efficient r watering instructions Call 801-851-8463 to schedule an appointment Water Use Workshops turf management instruction and equipment Call 1-435-797-2255 to register $1 of Main Street By Michele Sandoval, PROMOTION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR The Springville Downtown Business Alliance (SDBA) had their April meeting with sixteen business owners and citizens attending. at-tending. The Springville High School Business and Technology Instructor In-structor Carey Montierth and her students gave an update presentation pre-sentation on the Business Alliance Al-liance web site project. The site will be live in one month and is looking great thanks to the very talented students that are working work-ing on the project. The Alliance approved to authorize au-thorize the $15 per month hosting host-ing fee for the web site, which will be hosted by Broadbent Solutions. So-lutions. Alliance membership dues were collected at the meeting, $ 100 per six months or $200 per year. Daniel Bolz and Bob Smith will solicit all Main Street business busi-ness owners to pay the dues. Members will have their company compa-ny logo hosted on the home page of the Alliance web site Bud Bate Bud Bate, a local mortgage loan officer, was recently elected elect-ed to serve as the President for the Utah Mortgage Lender's Association As-sociation (UMLA) for 2004. In this capacity, Bate will be responsible re-sponsible for overseeing the goals of providing education, representation and networking for the association. The UMLA is a non-profit organization or-ganization comprised of mortgage mort-gage bankers, brokers, whole-salers.and whole-salers.and affiliated professionals profession-als such as title companies and appraisers. Its member's abide by a strict code of ethics and focus fo-cus on industry knowledge, service ser-vice and products in order to better serve their customers. Recently, the UMLA established estab-lished a consumer hotline which offers mortgage lenders, as well as mortgage consumers, the opportunity to report unscrupulous un-scrupulous lending practices. Bate said that this decision was based on the fact that Utah has ranked very high nationally in the amount of mortgage fraud and foreclosures. "The hotline was created as a way for industry leaders and professionals to act as a liaison Good neighbors for good schools Rebecca Rich, Autism Specialist at the Nebo Learning Center in Springville, applied for the State Farm Good Neighbors for Good Schools grant for the Autism Team who are in desperate need of funds for training, learning materials and resources for their parent check-out library. The Nebo School District's Autism Team assists as-sists caregivers and educators with consultation, evaluation and support services. They provide services for students whom they determine will benefit from intensive instruction that is based on the current best practices for teaching individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related relat-ed disorders. Their mission is to facilitate interventions and model skills that will enable caregivers and educators edu-cators to become confident and knowledgeable in working with students with ASD and related disorders. dis-orders. Upon caregiver or parent request, they also serve as a resource at IEP meetings. Josh Coleman is a student with ASD. His mother moth-er is also a member of the Autism Team. New polling locations in the county Several precincts in Utah County have new polling locations loca-tions for the 2004 election year. If your polling place has changed you will be receiving a new voter ID card in April. You may check your registration regis-tration status and polling location loca-tion on the Utah County web site at httpyww.utahcountyon-line.com. httpyww.utahcountyon-line.com. Just click on voter registration search system to find our if you are registered. If you are not registered; click on the registration form link and print a registration form, complete, sign and mail the form to Utah County Elections Elec-tions Office before June 2, 2004. Let The Herald know about community events, 489-5651 News once their dues are paid. There will also be a link from the Springville City web site to the Business Alliance web site. , Committee updates were given by the Design Committee, Promotion Committee, Business Growth Committee and Springville city representative John Gleave On March 31, the Business Growth Committee met with Bim Oliver of the Utah Main Street Organization to learn ways to help existing businesses stabilize, grow and identify new businesses to complement the business "mix" in downtown Springville. In attendance were: Bim Oliver, Utah Main Street; Daniel Bolz, SDBA Executive Director; Di-rector; Bob Smith, Committee Chairman; Leon Lee, Central Bank; John Gleave, Springville City; Allen Hughes, Kaesung Academy. The committee talked about the analysis of demographics of the area how information gained will help identify challenges chal-lenges and opportunities in the Springville downtown area. to lead state group between the consumer and the proper governing authority whenever fraud or infractions take place." Bate said. He added, "The mortgage industry in Utah is changing rapidly. Recent Re-cent legislation, licensing and testing requirements, and continuing con-tinuing education hours are, or soon will be in place. However, the UMLA does not believe that unscrupulous mortgage acts will necessarily disappear." Bate encourages mortgage consumers to take the time to find out if their mortgage professional pro-fessional belongs to the UMLA or not. "If your lender does not belong, that certainly doesn't mean they are not honest and capable of doing you a good job he stated. He does say, however, that since his involvement with the association since 1995, he honestly hon-estly believes that UMLA members mem-bers rank among the very best at what they do. He further states that UMLA members care enough about their profession profes-sion and their customers that they are willing to donate their time and efforts self lessly to improve im-prove themselves, their compa Ten new commuter coaches on UTA's service in county The first six of ten new Motor Mo-tor Coach International (MCI) buses have gone into service on UTA routes in Utah County. The commuter coaches will be used to increase capacity and comfort for passengers on the express routes between Utah County and downtown Salt Lake City. With ridership on these express routes at record levels, the larger commuter buses will provide 108 more seats for the crowded routes traveling in and out of Utah County. At 45-feet long and more than 11-feet high, the coaches are larger than the typical bus. Specially designed for longer commuter routes, the buses ' provide a quieter, smoother ride. They are also equipped with commuter-friendly features fea-tures including high-back reclining re-clining seats, oversized windows, win-dows, extra leg room, overhead over-head parcel bins and individual reading lights and air conditioning condi-tioning controls. Six laptop sta Further, the committee discussed dis-cussed ways to distribute surveys sur-veys to local shoppers and business busi-ness owners to discover specific needs, buying habits and wants of the people. By finding these needs, habits and wants it will be possible to determine some very specific actions necessary to build a dynamic business environment en-vironment that is pleasing to shoppers and business owners alike. Daniel Bolz, Executive Director, Direc-tor, reported on the community survey mailing and the National Main Street Convention being held on May 9-12, in Albuquerque, Albu-querque, NM. Promotional packets pack-ets for the Main Street redevelopment redevel-opment project were distributed along with the Logan Business Alliance newsletter as an example exam-ple of what they are doing. The Alliance welcomed a new member, Russ Kendall who runs a film production company. We are excited to have him join our group. Next months Business Alliance Al-liance meeting will be held on the first Thursday of the month, May, 6 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Herb Shop located at 188 S. Main. Refreshments will be served. Any questions, call 489-4500. ny, and their colleagues. Bate is part owner of 1st Home Mortgage Corporation in Spanish Fork and has been a loan officer for the past 10 years. He is from Springville and currently resides in Spanish Span-ish Fork with his wife and four daughters. In addition to being elected president, he was also recently awarded the designation designa-tion of Certified Mortgage Lender (CML), a designation offered through the UMLA. He has enjoyed the relationships he has established with his clients and states that, "Helping "Help-ing families achieve the dream of home ownership never gets old. I enjoy my profession and my relationship with the UMLA is a way I can improve my skills as well as the industry indus-try that I have chosen as a career." ca-reer." Bate encourages consumers to view the associations web site at www.umla.org where they can view a list of members, mem-bers, view the organizations code of ethics, and get helpful . , information such as the fraud and abuse hotline number and other related information. 2 f "p ) State Farm Agent Deana Hill of Springville presented Rebecca Rich and Josh Coleman a check for the State Farm Good Neighbors for Good Schools Program on April 16. tions are provided for commuters com-muters who wish to use their travel time for work. The coaches are also 100 percent accessible for riders with disabilities. dis-abilities. "The addition of these buses will help alleviate the increased transit demand in Utah County," Coun-ty," says Hugh Johnson, Regional Re-gional General Manager, UTA Timpanogos Region. "The buses bus-es hold more passengers than the typical bus in our fleet, comfortably seating 57 people." "We are replacing our aging fleet of buses that have been in service nearly 15 years," says John Inglish, general manager, Utah Transit Authority. "The 10 buses assigned toUtah County Coun-ty will bring our system-wide MCI coach fleet to 30." The buses will initially be assigned as-signed to routes 803, 804, 810 and 811. For schedule and route information, log on to www.rideuta.com or call UTA Customer Service at 1-800-RIDE-UTA. |