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Show II E -CVHUT CAR-RT LOTC-01B uTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 2 iv:"l L 3900 S SiE 100 ALT LAKE CITY, UT 64124-1501 YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005 50 CENTS VOL. 117 NO. 24 ch Preside AN EDITION OF T ii till IT Tn jTil nttos lare podium President Gordon B. Hink-ley, Hink-ley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will share the podium with President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson at the dedication of the renovated renovat-ed Icelandic Monument, Saturday, Sat-urday, June 25, at 3 p.m. in Spanish Fork. President Hinkley will dedicate ded-icate the monument that remembers re-members the LDS Saints from Iceland who came to America and settled in Spanish Span-ish Fork, and President Grimsson will be the featured fea-tured speaker. The dedication dedica-tion is the highlight of the three-day Icelandic Festival ake Make A Difference in Mapleton Week will be next week, June 20-25. The residents resi-dents of Mapleton should be prepared for a personal visit to their home next week by a small army of volunteers who will be inviting them, on a personal basis, to make a donation to the new Mapleton Maple-ton City Library. The library is under construction behind the Central Bank premises on Main Street in Mapleton on the land that faces Wheeler's Wheel-er's Mortuary. The new Mapleton Library will provide comprehensive reading materials and promote pro-mote reading groups of children chil-dren and for people of all ages. As well as organizing tutoring services for students, stu-dents, the library will include areas for study groups to undertake un-dertake research and provide pro-vide access to computer facilities. fa-cilities. The first floor of the library li-brary consisting of approximately approxi-mately 2,000 square feet will be connected by a spiral staircase to the basement area where a further 2,000 square feet will be available for expansion into phase II of this library project. in Mapleton Week y j-v -v'-- . , tw- rm : : : i 11 i i -m f f . " ' T" - si' JT t A a ? t Kyle Simonsen, a member of the Springville Youth Council, got covered in cotton candy while working in the concessions booth at the 2005 Art City Days Fun-a-Rama event on June 9. Hundreds of children, ages 12 and under, enjoyed activities at the four-hour event such as a rock-climbing wall, pony rides, giant slides and magic shows. witn rresiaent 01 lee which starts June 23. President Grimsson will hold a press conference June 24 at the Marriott in Provo. He will speak Saturday morning at UVSC and at the Spanish Fork City Park at the Icelandic Picnic from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. before the dedication. The Icelandic Monument has been in Spanish Fork for a number of years, and the Icelandic Association wanted want-ed to upgrade it for the 150th anniversary of Icelanders moving to Utah. The monument will now be referred to as the "Icelandic Memorial." The area has a Difference We need your help Merrill Gappmayer, chair of the Library fund-raising committee said, "Because of its limited financial resources,-Mapleton City has only been able to provide funding for the structure and basic internal decoration of the library. The library facility itself will remain in an unfinished condition until donations expected ex-pected to reach approximately approximate-ly $600,000 flow in." He added, "Donations from residents, resi-dents, local businesses and others have so far totaled $185,000 towards our goal of $600,000." The city has pledged not to increase property taxes and is financing the cost of the building from existing gener r 1 been landscaped, made wheelchair accessible, and a large stone monument engraved en-graved with the names of the 410 Icelanders who left Iceland Ice-land 150 years ago and came to Spanish Fork, will be placed to the north of the 20-foot-tall existing lighthouse. In an effort to really make the spot a part of Iceland, the association has had a volcanic vol-canic rock flown from Iceland Ice-land to be placed by the lighthouse. light-house. The rock comes from a pond where most of the Icelanders who migrated were baptized into the LDS Church. The spot in the ocean from where the rock for our New Library al fund balances and by a 10 year loan from Zions Bank. Because the city is a nonprofit non-profit organization, all donations dona-tions will be eligible for tax deduction and receipts will be issued for each and every donation received. Mayor Dean Allan said, "This is an opportunity for the citizens of Mapleton to unite in making this library an important feature in our city. We can all invest in this educational ed-ucational resource and become be-come proud of our participation participa-tion in this Make a Difference Differ-ence in Mapleton week. The . city, our children and senior citizens are counting on your support however large or small." ' J 4. f I "it WWW.HARKTHEHERALD.COM was taken is called "Mormon Pond." Also included in the monument monu-ment renovation is a hexagonal hexago-nal story-plex around the rock that tells the story of the first Icelanders, their conversion and subsequent migration to Spanish Fork. "This is the second time President Gimsson has visited visit-ed Utah," said Brent Hay-mond, Hay-mond, consul to Iceland from Utah and a Springville resident. resi-dent. "I invited him here in 1997 for the centennial anniversary an-niversary of the Icelandic Association of Utah." Haymond has kept in contact con-tact with Grimsson and visited visit-ed Iceland and the president when the LDS Church dedicated dedi-cated a museum there in honor hon-or of those saints who joined the church 150 years ago. The museum includes a genealogy ge-nealogy base that all Icelanders Ice-landers can use. Outside of the museum is a statue that was sculpted by Springville artist Gary Price. The Icelandic Festival includes in-cludes a barbeque June 23 at 7 p.m. at 167 W. Center, Spanish Fork; Icelandic culture cul-ture and history presentations presenta-tions on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1006 E. 200 South; prime-rib and gala dinner June 24 at 7 p.m. at - s i A, ' r-; I ' N, - The large mural was one of the most popular parts of the Children's Art Festival at the Art Museum Friday. Fri-day. The kids painted over each other's work and loved doing it. this little girl dressed as Snow White is intent on adding her artistic touch. One more night! Because of popularity of the Springville Playhouse production of the rollicking comedy "Noises Off," they have added one more night to their show run. It is tonight, Thursday, June 16. The funny play will also be on stage Friday, and Saturday, Satur-day, June 17 and 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the playhouse under the library at 50 S. Main, Springville. Tickets are $6 adult, $5 studentseniorchild, stu-dentseniorchild, and $25 for a family of 6 people or less. Tickets are sold at the door or in advance at the Springville Public Library. Group rates are available. Call 623-9595. "Noises Off" was hailed in the N.Y. Post as "the funniest farce ever written." CALl 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE NX 5vV----,-'.-y m W A 1 tii i MMirniri n i iinii.n,iriimi M jiiitiiBiWff mmmmJUtasAsgSig President Gordon B. Hinckley is shown here greeting the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, on the occasion of the Icelandic president's pres-ident's trip to Utah In 1997 for the centennial anniversary of the Icelandic Ice-landic Association in Spanish Fork. The two presidents will shake hands again on Saturday, June 25, at 3 p.m. when President Hinckley of the LDS Church dedicates the renovated Icelandic monument in Spanish Span-ish Fork, and President Grimsson is the featured speaker. 167 W. Center; fun-run at Center Street and Main, 7 a.m. June 25; picnic in the park from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 25, Center Street and Main; dedication of 'hi f ' 1 Free movies this weekend at Arts Park Springville City is again presenting their Summer Outdoor Out-door Movies at the Arts Park. Two of the movies will be shown this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18, at the Arts Park. The movies are FREE of charge and are a great opportunity oppor-tunity for families to come and enjoy a night under the stars watching a movie, eating and having a great time. . The movies are presented on a giant, movie theater-sized theater-sized screen, complete with a large concert-quality sound system. Everyone is invited. Bring your family, your lawn chairs, food and blankets and enjoy a night of FREE entertainment. en-tertainment. This year's schedule is as follows: "Friday, June 17, "Baptists at Our Barbecue;" Saturday, June 18, "Robots:" Friday, July 1, 'Shrek 2;" Saturday, July 2, "Back to the Future;" Friday, Aug. 5, "A Series of Unfortunate Events;" and Saturday, Aug. 6, "Cheaper by the Dozen." All movies will start at 9 p.m. at tne bpring Acres Arts Park located behind the high school at 620 S. men i T- t?T-n .on oXc UUUI" lane memorial, 3 p.m. 400 S. 800 East; Icelandic choir concert, 7 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle; Taberna-cle; and evening devotional, 7 p.m. June 26, 1006 E. 200 South. j . 1 6 B,l61055"0005 XXX 0 |