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Show c CD."., iz- vi : it t ' "rifc.yJ.C! t SAIr L r 4 r Crrv 100 ton 550 DaKmUi edition TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSIER THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007 50 CENTS 1 i: ' 9 GENERAL MEWS GENERAL NEWS w mm -WSJSaiS I- " AT I I fill I i I I III Jill till II II m a,jr ' V tot hp f . , n n nn rlf . i I 1 I II S 1 . I I i f Is ' tit, Donations st The Springville Arts Commission Com-mission has nearly reached its goal of raising $5,000 before the end of June for use toward purchasing pur-chasing a new sculpture for the city of Springville. The commission is raising funds to purchase "The 'Crow Shaman," by sculptor David Scott Rogers, as part of the Statues to Live By program. An anonymous donor has agreed to match dollar-f or-dollar the first $5,000 in donations received before be-fore June 30. Superintendent Nebo School District Superintendent Chris Sorensen of Springville was selected as Urban Superintendent of the Year at the State PTA Convention this month. He was named for his outstanding leadership in student achievement and accountability, diversity, professional development and most importantly, his parental involvement. Other factors included Superintendent Sorensen's good working relationship with teachers, principals, staff and leaders as well as the promotion of public education. : .-V "w? 1,,, S'.,1 i .v.,.' l.i.- ;.---f 19," . r- i sets , w ' 2 .jr f. ... . v-...--.-:...:- ! i American Legion Post 28 from Springville, Post 68 from Spanish Fork and Post 48 from Payson (District 4) salute the 145th Field Artillery, Battery "C" at the farewell parade in Spanish Fork June 11. The 145th will train for three months in Texas and then spend a year in Iraq. Pictured from right Thad Jensen, past Master Sergeant in the 145th and Past State American Legion Commander; Lt Col. Steve Wilson, Past Commander of the 145th; Keith Davis, WW II Army Veteran; and Richard Money, Korean Veteran, US Navy. Photo by Marva Davis t i II ii i a i if i - w 1 tbf NEBO DISTRICT STUDENTS FINISH NEW HOME - see page 9 To date, $3,680 has been received re-ceived in donations, meaning that with the match, the commission com-mission has raised $7,360 toward to-ward placing the statue in the community. If the entire $5,000 needed to match the anonymous donor's pledge of $5,000 is raised by the end of June, the commission , will then need to raise only another an-other $4,000 to cover the entire $14,000 cost to purchase and place the sculpture. The current plan is to place receives award , - f it' : - 4 it J GUAnAHTEED BESTPniCE! -t ' sum MMh. m Jir mm boo uoalor for Derails :-- 11 -1 J 1 in sougni i the statue on the Center Street side of the Civic Center Park near the Springville city building build-ing where it will join the sculpture sculp-ture titled "The Pioneer Family" and the old bronze city curfew bell. Residents are encouraged to donate to this project. "The Crow Shaman" is currently being be-ing exhibited just outside the east entrance of the Springville , Museum of Art. Donations may be sent to the Springville Arts Commission, Statues to Live By Project, co Doris Weight, 50 South Main Street, Springville, UT 84663. Checks should be made out to "The States to Live By Program." Pro-gram." Donations to this project are tax deductible. More than 45 bronze statues have been placed throughout Springville through the Statues to Live By program. All of these statues have been placed in public locations through private donations for the enjoyment of all residents; after placement, the works of art become the property of the city under the care of the LSpringville Arts Commission.1 . "The Crow Shaman" depicts a Crow Indian Shaman reaching upward with an eagle feather fan. The figure's headdress has the form of a large bird; it was not uncommon for an entire eagle to be taxidermied out and worn on the head of a male Crow warrior. war-rior. These headdresses could be as wide as six feet. Sculptor Scott Rogers has found himself drawn to the spirit of the Old West since he was a youth, and that interest now manifests itself in his art,. His sculptures are currently on exhibit in galleries in Arizona, Ari-zona, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. V - i -t i : - 1 $ L.J f " V,. 4jfi J I MAJOR LICENSING CHANGES AWAIT HUNTERS JULY 1-see page 14 or sc " :' :' v.'...- -V jtT '. 6- , ":r - ' " - ' .ft ; :- - f -y ' p i V i --t- ' '' v , ' , : : .J. .. , The Springville Arts Commission is raising money to permanently place this sculpture, titled 'The Crow Shaman," in the Civic Center Park in downtown Springville as part of the Statues to Live By program. : Directors discuss city problems Martin Conover SPRINGVILLE HERALD Springville City department directors discussed various problems prob-lems with the city at the regular monthly director's meeting held last week. , Among the problems was the closure of 400 South Street from 800 East to 400 East. It was reported re-ported by Brad Stapley, city public pub-lic works director, the the road will be closed for a month.' Auditions for children's pky Auditions for the Springville Playhouse children's production of "Jungle Book", will be held Thursday, June 28, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Springville Playhouse at 50 S. Main Street, under the library. '. , ' , Boys and Girls are needed, ages 8-18, for characters and production pro-duction staff. Come prepared to sing eight measures of a song; sing acapela or bring your own recorded accompaniment. J Call backs will be Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Performances will run August 3 through 13. For questions, call Kim at 3804797. 5 ' i . i , 1 J uipture Reason for the closure is the construction of a 30-inch pressurized pres-surized water pipeline from 1300 East to the freeway to provide water for the new development in the west fields west of the railroad rail-road tracks on 400 West. Stapley also, indicated that when this portion of the pipeline is finished, the city will construct the second phase of the pipeline from 1300 East to 800 East on 400 See CITY PROBLEMS on page 10 61055 0005 |