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Show SPGWOUT x'' 3-DIGIT o41 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION S 1521 E 3900 S STE 100 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124-1550 EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSOCTOBER 25, 2007 50 CENTS VOL. 119 NO. 43 A A .1 1 nit GENERAL NEWS mioira! mum ( DRIVE BY SPRINGVILLE'S OWN JHAUNTED HOUSE - Page 10 N GENERAL NEWS 3 . ' Auiiviimo auuucioiui run 2007-08 SELECTIONS - Page 8 SovMMmConMwill be subject of symposium at museum Well known for its extensive ex-tensive collection of Russian Rus-sian art of the Soviet Era, the Springville Museum of Art will host "Soviet Art in , Conflict: The Artist as an j Agent of Social Change"; - a free symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from noon until 9 p.m. to which the public is invited. An exhibition of the same name is now on display dis-play at the Springville museum mu-seum through February 1, 2008. The exhibit explores 50 years of art produced in Soviet Russia from 1934 to 1985, with works of art from the museum's permanent perma-nent collection, the Jacob's collection and several other oth-er private Utah collections. From 1934 until Gorbachev's Gor-bachev's glasnost and per-estroika per-estroika in 1985, Russian artists found themselves in a cultural predicament. Though not entirely unique to the USSR, the conflict between state, style and self, experienced by Soviet artists, was more prominent promi-nent than elsewhere. Not only did artists have their own personal artistic aspirations aspi-rations in need of expres sion, but there were also modern, stylistic innovations innova-tions of the West and requirements re-quirements of the official . Communist state, all vying for their attention. The recent reconsideration reconsidera-tion of these conflicting prerogatives is only the beginning of a deeper and more varied interpretation interpreta-tion of Soviet art, free of partisan political considerations, consid-erations, time frames and forced formulae. Quite unknown in the West until the last 17 years, the unique influences influenc-es and burden placed upon artists of the Soviet Union are only recently coming 1 "5 ei 4 " V V- to the forefront of art history his-tory study. Viewers to the exhibit will be able to reconsider re-consider Soviet art in light of the conflicting cultural difficulties felt by artists of the Soviet Union. Dr. Vern Swanson, a noted historian, author and director of the Springville Museum of Art, has visited the studios of roughly 400 Russian artists during his 35 visits to Russia. He believes be-lieves that "In spite of the imposition of debilitating Communism, Soviet artists brilliantly succeeded in rising ris-ing above the expectations placed upon them." "Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, a personal appreciation appre-ciation of Soviet art can be gained without excusing excus-ing the crimes of Commu- : : J c. iiiMii, taiu owoui.ua Thi$ painting js tited -portrait 0f chief instructor, Mechanic Sargent G. A. Sakharov" was painted As Soviet Art in Con- jn 1965 by Soviet artist Fedor PavlovichMischenko.lt is part of the "Soviet Art in Conflict" exhbition flict challenges established at the Springville Museum of Art In conjunction with the exhibit there will be a symposium, open to See Soviet Art paqe 3 the Public. on Nov-14- Candidates explain views at Meet the Candidates Night "9 1? 4 t.. ..rfrT ' ' i t Students at Art city Elementary tied a red ribbon round the school in celebration of Red Ribbon Week this week. ; '. ;. . City purcha ses Kelly's Grove p tree and pledged to be drug free ro oertv J. v : Martin Conover f SPRINGVILLE HERALD Springville City Council purchased the 14 acre lot owned by Ben Peay at last week's city council meeting meet-ing held at city hall. The price for the lot was $147,000. Peay, who was present at the meeting, noted that he is willing to spread the dirt which has been placed on , the property to any specification the city would like. This also included the rocks which had been placed there. He also said that he did not want any return from the city for the water artd power hook-ups that he had made with the city and felt good about the city using us-ing these hook-ups for any use the city might what to use them for on the property. prop-erty. - , ; The property became available for purchase by ' the city after a fire destroyed de-stroyed the home which Peay had built. His family were within two weeks of moving into the home. Arson Ar-son has been talked about as the cause of the fire, but has not been determined at this time. ' At the time of the meeting, meet-ing, the mayor and council had not determined just what the property will be used for, but will make that decision in the near future. Before the fire there had been some problem with the home and the close proximity to the Kiwanis pavilion and baseball diamond dia-mond in the park, and the size of the home on the lot. . At the present time the site has been cleared of all of the burned debris and foundation material and is back to bare ground. In other business at the meeting, extra money was allocated by the council to finish the surfacing and reconstruction re-construction of Cutler Avenue Av-enue in the Cutler Subdivision Subdivi-sion located off 400 North and about 600 East. It was explained that the base for the road was not well laid when the original road was constructed and new base is required to make the road better and able to withstand the traffic. traf-fic. , See Kelly's Grove page 3 Christi C. Babbitt . SPRINGVILLE HERALD Attendance was sparse, but Springville's six city council candidates were ready to share their views on a variety of topics and issues during the Meet the Candidates Night held Oct. 18 in the Springville Junior High School auditorium. Very few citizens turned out for the event, which was sponsored by the Springville Spring-ville Youth City Council.-Each Council.-Each candidate was given a few minutes to make opening open-ing and closing statements. Between these comments, youth council members asked each candidate in turn a separate question. The questions were submitted submit-ted by city residents. The six candidates participating par-ticipating in the debate were Gty Councilman Phillip Phil-lip Bird, Michele Dugdale, Dean Olsen, Stacey Petersen, Peters-en, City Councilman J. Niel Strong and Paul Wake. The three candidates receiving . the most votes during the Nov. 6 election will serve four-year termson the Springville Gty Council. Opening Remarks City Councilman Phillip Phil-lip Bird said growth is one of the major issues facing the community. When he was first elected, citizens had concerns about cky infrastructure, in-frastructure, water, park space and electric rates; the council has been able to make progress on these issues while he has been a member, Bird said. "Our electric rates are still quite high but 'they have been stabilized," Bird said. More needs to be done to reduce electric rates, he said. Property has been purchased for parks, including 50 acres in west Springville for various sports and 13 acres near the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon. Council candidate Michele Mi-chele Dugdale said more infrastructure is needed in the West Fields area of Springville, and water is going to become a big issue is-sue in that area in the near See Candidates page 3 Meet Mapleton candidates There will be a Meet the Candidates night for all Mapleton residents on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Mapleton Community Commu-nity Center. Come and ask your questions and get to know the candidates for the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. . : ,,., ' V i Families are encouraged to bring their children to Springville's Safe Halloween event on Wednesday, Oct 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Main Street from 400 South to center sxreei. locai ousinewes will be handing out treats for the youngsters. Children up to 12 years old must be in costume, mis is sponsoreu oy a, the Sorinqville Area Chamber - . , of Commerce. . 6 llls6l655' 0005 t t GUARANTEED r .V Sod Deal! .,0 u ..' i t t j |