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Show EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR J SPAPER )sDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 50 CENTS - VOL. 4 c . u, aSB) EIJERAL TJEWS SAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY TO SPONSOR AG. NIGHT. - See page 20 TOILS GENERAL NEWS 7 iV? rf j (j5 o)T7 MAPLETON JR. HIGH STUDENTS GIVE & GIVE - See page 14 SotiMiiiiaJ. CQOOl ah'Al-State fltigii ow-on exhibit now ' The 36th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show is now on display at the Springville Museum Muse-um of Art, and few events allow the public to catch a glimpse of the personal insights, impressive skills and the promising futures of Utah youth in just a single visit. . '; ; ; The exhibit runs through March 8th at the museum, the public has the opportunity to experience ex-perience over 340 artworks by . emerging young artists. The high school show exhibits the award-winning award-winning pieces of students rec-ognized rec-ognized by Utah leaders, including includ-ing Lieutenant Governor Gary r On Sunday, Feb. 24; at approximately 3:32 p.m., Springville Police Dispatch received a 911 call of possible carbon monoxide poisoning at 2494 S. Eldorado Drive in Springville. Police, fire and ambulance units responded to the scene. Lt. Dell Gordon of the Springville Police Department said the victim's wife had called her mother and told her that she and other people in the house were feeling sick. 1 Officers arrive at the home and entered to find Jeffery Reed Butler, 35 years old, unresponsive on the floor. Officers used CPR to try to revive him. The Fire Department arrived and entered en-tered the home with Carbon Monoxide Detectors. The subject was removed from the home and transported by Springville Ambulance to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center 'where he "was pronounced dead. The mother and two children, ages 2 and 5, were also transported to the hospital, the children as a precaution. As of Tuesday, the mother, Leslie Butler, was still in the hospital. : . , Firefighters didn't find anything after testing the home for carbon monoxide. Questar Gas checked appliances and also found nothing suspicious in the home. ' ' tf Gordon said Tuesday the state medical examiner's office had ruled out carbon monoxide as the cause of death. Gordon said police asked to search the house for other'causes of death but were refused permission by the victim's wife. Officers Of-ficers obtained a search warrant and collected evidence that included drugs and drug paraphernalia. The case is still being investigated. Herbert who honored the artists on Monday at the State Capitol. , Working in a broad range of media, from bubblegum wrappers wrap-pers to ceramics, the high school students express themes illuminated illumi-nated by their broad range of artistic ar-tistic backgrounds. . Vernal native Hannah Den-zer Den-zer painted an award-winning self-portrait in oils, whereas Jon-nie Jon-nie Perkins of Waterford High School created an industrial illusion illu-sion in his clay piece titled Boiler Plated Teapot. , For many students, years of effort and study culminate in this exhibition. However, the young artists have dreams for their future. "If this is not my profession," profes-sion," Perkins stated about his interest in ceramics, "it will definitely defi-nitely be a hobby for the rest of my life." The 'museum received 780 entries from 75 Utah schools, of which 344 are on exhibition. Qualified jurors selected the accepted ac-cepted artworks and named the winners with the show off icials. The Springville Museum of Art continues a tradition of rec ognition and rewardjor Utah's best emerging young artists 1 with this annual show. Since its komnnmcrc in 1Q71 tti( mimhpr nf PntnVc ranfrp of artwork "Self Portrait" by Hannah Denzer of Unitah High School in Vernal was awarded of entries, range ot artworK, g Mastw,f Award in tne 2008 A.State Utah High School Art Show. The show is and reputation of this exhibition bein exhibited at the Springville Museum of Art, featuring the best art from See HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW on page 3 nigh scn00s ai 0Ver the state. Pubticmcctwgtoiiigliton 400 South project Citizens of Springville and Mapleton are invited to a putlic hearing tonight, Thursday, Feb. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the pro- Expressions in art and song Citizens are invited to the March Community and Family Night at the Springville Museum of Art on Monday, Mar. 3, at 6 p.m. Held the first Monday of each month, the museum hosts a guest artist, live entertainment and a children's art project. For March the program is all about expressing yourself ! Guest artist Bruce Hixon Smith is a graduate of both Brigham Young University and the University Uni-versity of Utah. He teaches draw ing and painting at B.Y.U. and lives in Springville with his family. fam-ily. Though his style and preferences prefer-ences have changed throughout his career, beginning primarily as a non-objective artist, he is See COMMUNITY on page 3 posed 400 South project to widen that road, the construction of two bridges along it and the rebuild re-build of the 1-15 interchange. The Department of Transportation Transpor-tation (UDOT) would like to meet with citizens to discuss potential impacts t6 properties in fhe 400 South area. The meeting will be held at the Springville Senior ; Center, 65 E. 200 South, Springville. Spring-ville. . At this meeting, project team members will be available to meet with those attending, share information about the porposed imporvements and receive comments com-ments on the draft environmental environmen-tal document. ". The purpose of this project is to: Replace the existing interchange inter-change with a single-point urban interchange, similar to the University Uni-versity Parkway interchange. Construct a new bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at about 1500 West. See UDOT PROJECT on page 2 I A - The most popular part of Community & Family Night at the Springville Museum of Art is the children's art project. Families find that their kids want to come back every month just for the kid's project The March event will be Monday, Mar. 3, at 6 p.m. ' Red Devil Baseball Benefit Dinner, auction The Springville High ' School Red Devil Baseball Team will hold a benefit dinner and auction on Sat- j urday, Mar, 1, at 6 p.m. in f j the school cafeteria. The public is invited to support the baseball players at this event. The live auction will ' begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person or $25 for an immediate family ticket. . If you attend the dinner you will get a voucher for a free snack at the first Red Devil Baseball Team game on Monday, Mar. 17, at 4 p.m. against the Lehi Pioneers. ; Some of the auction items this year are: from White Knuckle, a Kawasaki 650 valued at over $7,000, one week for two in Mazatlan valued at over $3,000, San Francisco Olympic Club See RED DEVIL BASE3AU on page 3 I9 'i r |