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Show ...,-r r.yrTT 341 htaH PRESS HS,r" : w. c mr. 10U m SALT LARt 1 . . ntTU !: m 1 n n 2oHcrotti EDITION OUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008 50 CENTS VOL. 120 NO. 6 GENERAL NEWS nn I Vtt, Wis I I A N4L r y V 7 SPORTS n onrP n n His NFL play Christi C. Babbitt SPRINGVILLE HERALD To former NFL quarterback Scott Mitchell, returning to his hometown to coach high school football is about giving back to the community and making a difference dif-ference in young men's lives. "My experience at Springville and my experience with football was an excellent one and I want to be able to share that and to 1 ' ; f V if' f A , ," f . r.' .' s - i l ' I : V-- -( : i J ik iK- - . Quarterback Scott Mitchell scrambles from a San Francisco 49'er defender during The 'State' of our city Gene R. Mangum SPRINGVILLE CITY MAYOR . f. I've never been big on traditions tradi-tions but there has been a prec edent for government leaders to write an annual report on their area of responsibility. I passed on : that tradition last year thinking it was no big necessity. Wrong choice! Wow, did I hear about it. So, as not to make the same mistake mis-take again, here it is for those of you who like lengthy reading.: Actually I am pleased to be able to write you about the "State" of our city. A city that I have come to love and respect over the 30 years that I have had the good fortune to live here. This is my home. You are my neighbors and my friends. I am honored to serve as your mayor and the only reason I hold my position is out of interest in trying to help you. As a community we have many diverse interests and preferences. pref-erences. I'm confident that what you want for our city is no different dif-ferent than what I want. One of the things you have to do as a mayor or councilman is to make decisions from among numerous options, and having to choose between be-tween them automatically mean, STUDENTS INVITED TO MEET NEW FOOTBALL COACH See page 11 er returns to mm bUb team come back and give that knowledge knowl-edge to other people," Mitchell said in an exclusive interview with the Springville Herald. A Springville High School graduate who led the Red Devils to their only state football victory in 1985, Mitchell is returning to his alma mater to work as head football coach. The high school planned to conduct a press conference con-ference formally announcing that someone will be disappointed. disappoint-ed. If that is you, I hope you will not be resentful and withdraw from participation for there is great need for maximum unity in our journey toward the future. As a group we hold the destiny of our city in our own hands. It is up to all of us, to shape and build it together. ' I want to recognize my partners part-ners in governing. I am pleased to serve alongside my colleagues on the council. They are men who give tirelessly of their time, their brains, and their energy to accomplish the work of the city and in many cases, support for the region around us. They, : along with our top city officers, are some of the finest people I have ever associated with. All of them are talented and honorable administrators who share a love for this city and a dedication to serving you. Theirs is not a job for the timid and it pleases me to know they have the courage and fortitude to stick with their core values, principles, and priorities in spite of the challenges, and challengers, challeng-ers, that face them. I recall reading some bright persons remark that "The most wwr.r-martpriccautoS.coni - OAC, Sco dealer for dntSir.., Mitchell's hiring today and Mitchell Mitch-ell said he would be meeting with SHS players and their parents on Friday. The Red Devil football team has struggled in recent years, but Mitchell said he believes in looking look-ing forward and not dwelling on the past. - "I have a vision for this program. pro-gram. My vision is that this will be the best football program in Photos courtesy of the Detroit Free Press his tenure with the Detroit Lions. powerful you will ever become is when you make the right decision f or the right reason regardless of the perceived consequences." See STATE OF THE CITY on page 8 -j j- ed ; 1I:J f 4 I ' I ' , ' v im ' i " - ' v A pi ! -. i !it i '"v..4 4. f - ' - - - - - - ,.- m iiif-" - - j - - Members of the Springville High School Champsionship. SOME VOTERS EXPERIENCE TWO-HOUR WAIT AT POLL LOCATION - See page 8 the state of Utah," Mitchell said. Mitchell grew up in Springville, played football for the University of Utah and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1990, where he played for four seasons. He went on to play for the Detriot Lions, the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals, spending a total of 12 seasons playing in the NFL. He spent several years working with Don Shula, who after af-ter 33 seasons was the NFL's win-ningest win-ningest head coach ever. He and his wife Wendy have yet to move to Utah from their Orlando, Florida, home, but Mitchell is already working to See FOOTBALL COACH on page 2 MDewsum to first-ever New coaches, a rampant parasite, para-site, a carbon monoxide leak, a perfect dual meet record and walking away with the Region VII Championship. All are events that the 2008 Mighty Red Devil Boys' Swim Team will reminisce remi-nisce upon at their high school reunions, but none was more momentous than what they accomplished ac-complished this past Friday and Saturday in the BYU Richards Building Pool. The Red Devil swimmers stood tall and proud all together on the winner's platform to receive an honor never attained before bvSDrineville High School - the gold and granite trophy awarded to the 4A State Swimming Cham- pions. The Mighty Red Devil boys surged to a 57.5 point victory, Boys Swim Team proudly show they 'i ! i V'... V: S -1 ; Scott Mitchell besting 2nd place Snow Canyon 343 to 285.5. The Springville team was dominant throughout the meet. Beginning with the first event, the 200 Medley Relay, the team (Tim Call - SR, Daniel Simmons - SR, Calvin Clark - SO, and Bryant Bry-ant Taylor - SR) dropped nearly four seconds off their seed time to set a new SHS Swimming record re-cord by 2 seconds at 1:40.75, narrowly nar-rowly touched out for first by Mt. Crest in . 16 seconds. Red Devil swimmers in the 200 Freestyle (Eric Buzbee - SR, Cody Fullmer - SO, and Bronz-son Bronz-son Woods - SR) made a strong showing by placing 8th, 9th and 10th respectively. Sophomore Jefferson McClain rounded out the showing with 13th place. See BOYS STATE SWIM on page 9 are number one after winning the State f ( -y |