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Show rvf vf r A RDr., AA A6 A A6 rN4 W ClTV, t loo 2mlt)fcmlfi edition YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2007 50 CENTS VOL. 119 NO. 31 GENERAL NEWS GENERAL NEWS f A VsU J U La L:j Li U CATHY VAUGHAN RECEIVES UTAH SWIMMING HONORS - See page 13 JOY CRISM0N NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH AT MUSEUM - See page 23 I -r-i' k i -V Justine Bernal plays Mowgli and Jarom Harrison plays the bear Baloo in the Springville Playhouse production of "The Jungle Book." This youth theater production will open Friday at the playhouse, 50 S. Main, Springville. igvilli Max Knight lived to s em Christi C. Babbitt SPRINGVILLE HERALD Book' Monkeys, elephants, a bear, a tiger and plenty of music and fun will be part of the Springville Playhouse's summer youth production: pro-duction: "The Jungle Book." This musical production based on the popular Disney movie "The Jungle Book" will open on Friday, Aug. 3, and continue on Aug. 4, 10, 11 and 13. Performances Perfor-mances will begin at 7 p.m. at the playhouse, located on the lower level of the Springville Civic Center, 50 S. Main (beneath the Springville Library). Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens citi-zens and children under 12. A family ticket allowing admission for up to six immediate family members will be available for $30. Seating is general admission, so audience members are advised ad-vised to arrive early for best seating. About 40 youth cast members will present the story of "The Jungle Book" complete with familiar fa-miliar songs such as "The Bare Necessities," "Trust in Me" and "I Wanna Be Like You." Characters Charac-ters such as Baloo the bear, Ba-gheera Ba-gheera the black panther, King Louie the orangutan and Shere Khan the tiger will come to life on a jungle set complete with palm trees along with troupes of monkeys, elephants and other jungle creatures. "The Jungle Book" is being directed by Marni Ashby with Debbie Smith as co-director. Kim Stinson, Jennifer Pusey and Ce line Ethington are working as co-producers, with Ethington also serving as choreographer. Diana Croshaw is musical director. direc-tor. Cast members in "The Jungle Book" are: Emily Ashby, Monica See JUNGLE BOOK on page 11 One of Springville's greatest examples of volunteerism and service died Saturday while doing what he did best: serving serv-ing others. Springville resident Max Knight, 82, had just returned from retrieving his recreational recre-ational trailer from the Spring Acres Arts Park when he died suddenly at his home. As he did for every major concert at the arts park, Knight had volunteered volun-teered his trailer to serve as a dressing room for the stars of the show; he took the trailer to the park and readied it for use on Friday afternoon and then returned to watch the concert that evening. It was an act typical of his S v I Max Knight everyday life, which he filled with tireless efforts to serve, build and improve the community he lived in. A former Springville city councilman, a veteran of World War II and member of the American Legion, a donor to the Springville Museum of Art and other city arts programs, a driving force in the Springville Kiwanis Club, a volunteer in the local Scouting program - it is difficult to find an aspect of Springville City not affected at one time or another by Max Knight. "He's always helping people. If someone would ask him to help, he'd say something like, 'I'll be there as soon as I can, as soon as I finish helping this person,'" said Keith Davis, who See MAX KNIGHT on page 8 Fund- Meeting Wednesday to discuss proposed levy increases Christi C. Babbitt SPRINGVILLE HERALD . Nebo School District is planning to increase three different tax levies; however, when these levies are combined with state matching funds, the district ultimately won't collect more money mon-ey this year than it did last year. "Nebo School District is not going to have one cent more when this is done than they did before," said Nebo Superintendent Chris Sorensen. The district is proposing raising three different tax levies: the voted leeway, the board leeway and the K-3 reading program. Nebo district receives state matching funds in conjunction with these levies. By raising the three tax levies, the district will avoid losing this state funding. The levies would increase to levels already approved by voters and the district school board. " "Basically all .we're doing is raising those levies up so we don't lose state money," said Tracy Olsen, Nebo district business administrator. ad-ministrator. If implemented, the increase in these three tax levies would mean the Nebo district tax on a $240,000 home would go up See NEBO LEVY INCREASE on page 11 The Springville Arts Commission Commis-sion has nearly reached its goal of raising the funds needed to purchase a new sculpture for the city of Springville. The commission lacks only $2,000 of the cost of purchasing and placing "The Crow Shaman" by sculptor David Scott Rogers in the community. Total cost ot the project is $14,000. The statue is being purchased as part of the Statues to Live By program. The commission hopes to raise the remainder of the needed money by Aug. 17 so the statue can be dedicated as part of Springville City's birthday celebration cel-ebration in September. The current plan is to place the statue on the Center Street side of the Civic Center Park near the Springville city building where it will join the sculpture titled "The Pioneer Family" and the old bronze city curfew bell. Residents are invited to donate to this project. "The Crow Shaman" Sha-man" is currently being 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." Donations to this project are tax deductible. More than 45 bronze statues have been placed throughout Springville through the Statues See ARTS COMMISSION on page 11 I m1 Or1" a 6 lli,61055"0005 n 1 pnn r ) GUARANTEED BE r: The Springville Arts Commission has raised all but $2,000 of the cost of purchasing and placing "The Crow Shaman." The sculpture, pictured above, is currently on exhibit Just outside the east entrance of the Springville Museum of Art .A Sea Dealer for Datoiis J |