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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, March 27, 2008 Mayor, city council honor CERT graduates 22 Martin Palmer SPRINGVILLE HERALD Twenty-eight members of the most recent Community Commu-nity Emergency Response Team (CERT) class completed com-pleted the requirements for graduation. Sixteen of these were able to attend the city council meeting on Mar. 18 to be presented their graduation gradu-ation certificates and CERT badges by Springville Mayor May-or Gene Mangum and Police Po-lice Chief Scott Finlayson. Chief Finlayson addressed the mayor and city council first, stressing the value of trained CERT volunteers to the efforts of the city to be prepared for disaster conditions. con-ditions. As head of the De partment of Public Safety, T If ' ..- "U , ' V. i k ' ;t i I a : ,' ?5f J ' , , . . ' , ' Twenty-eight Springville citizens completed requirements for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and were honored at last week's city council meeting, anyone interested are invited to take the classes that will be taught in September. teer the time and effort nec- he also presented the of- essary to be trained. They ficial CERT identification also thanked Karrie Bear-badges Bear-badges to the graduates. dall for her work in head-Mayor head-Mayor Mangum and ing up the CERT program. members of the city council Others thanked for the Martin Palmer, John Bird, Phil and Marsha Rasmus-sen, Rasmus-sen, Nolan Smith and Jock Andrews. The CERT training is given over an eight-week Maple Mountain r i rep i aces Quality Fireplaces at Discount Prices 801-798-0488 414 South Main Spanish Fork, UT praised the graduates for supporting work they do period. The course cov-their cov-their willingness to volun- included Janille Stearmer, ers disaster preparedness at home and at work, fire suppression, search and rescue work, disaster medical med-ical skills, psychology of disaster happenings, team organization methods and terrorism and hazardous materials dangers. All training is "hands on" and includes a staged mock disaster di-saster as the final exam for participants. The next series of CERT classes will be taught in September. Further information infor-mation can be had by calling call-ing Karrie Beardall at 722-9666, 722-9666, or by email to emer-gencygalgmail.com. emer-gencygalgmail.com. Talk to your neighbor who has taken CERT and then come sigh up in September. i - '-.&C . , - . ia mh . ''iiiili- Baritone Holmes to appear at Museum of Art 410 South 450 West Springville, Utah 84663 801-489-9616 Dr- Haroliiiaavnis D-m DOG & CAT BOARDING! When you're out of town, rest assured your pet is having a good time with us! We provide pets with loving care, proper nutrition and plenty of exercise in a safe and healthy environment! Veterinary Supervision Individual Outdoor Walls Group Play Individualized Feedings Indoor & Outdoor Runs Heated & Air Conditioned Facility ? as is . r 1 1 Baritone Christopher Holmes will perform as guest artist of the Springville Spring-ville Museum of Art Concert Con-cert Series on Sunday, Mar. 30, at 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Springville Arts Commission, Com-mission, the event is free to the public. Holmes will perform a program of classical clas-sical and popular selections accompanied on the piano by Jane Galloway. Holmes, a native of Pro-vo, Pro-vo, grew up happily singing sing-ing for audiences throughout through-out Utah Valley. Now as an operatic baritone he has performed over 25 operatic roles with such rioted companies com-panies as Amarillo Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Central Cen-tral City Opera, Eugene Opera, Lyric Opera of San Antonio, Martinez Opera and Rimrock Opera. This past summer he starred as Gaylord Ravenal in Utah Festival Opera's production produc-tion of "Show Boat." Other recent performances perfor-mances by Holmes in Utah include concerts with the Salt Lake Choral Artists and the Orchestra and Chorus Cho-rus of Sandy City. Favorite roles in his repertoire include in-clude the title role in Don Giovanni, Figaro in II bar-biere bar-biere di Siviglia, Giorgio" Germont in "La traviata," Marcello in "La boheme," Papageno in "The Magic Flute" and Valentin in "Faust." Critics have praised his voice as "a clear and melodious melo-dious baritone, with crystal crys-tal clear enunciation, truly polished, controlled, professional pro-fessional and superb" with "soul and passion" and his stage presence as having "radiated authority." He holds degrees in voice and opera from the conservatory conserva-tory at Oberlin College and Temple University. Jayne Galloway has enjoyed en-joyed being a professional accompanist for the past 28 years, plaving for a variety vari-ety of instrumentalists and vocalists. She has a Bachelor Bach-elor of Music from BYU with an emphasis in piano pedagogy. She served on the part-time faculty of the BYU School of Music as a collaborative artist for eight years. Between student and faculty recitals and local freelance accompanying, she performs 18-20 recitals recit-als a year plus numerous auditions, competitions, master classes, lessons and recordings. She has played in master classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Galway and Joseph Silver-stein. Silver-stein. Originally from Golden, Gold-en, Colorado, she now lives in Orem with her husband, Rulon, and 15-year-old son, Andrew. Gordon W. Johnson Gordon W. Johnson, a resident of Springville, Utah, passed away March 3, 2008 surrounded by his loved ones, at age 81. Gordon Gor-don was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 2, 1926 to W. E. "Pete" Johnson John-son and Vivian Combs Johnson. He moved to Utah with his parents in 1930. His father was a civil engineer and Gordon spent his early years in various towns and areas in Utah on job sites. Gordon graduated from Springville High School, joined the Navy during World War II and served on the USS Colorado. After discharge from the Navy, he attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. He was a long haul truck driver prior to working for Ken-worth Ken-worth Dealers iri Utah and California in parts and sales. Gordon married Mary Catherine Wills Feb. 4, 1955 in Springville, and they moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1956. Gordon ran a business consulting service and later managed the Fresno Kenworth Dealership. Deal-ership. They moved back to Utah in 1985. Gordon's interests and passions included reading, writing, art, opera, classical classi-cal music, road trips, (he loved his BMW Motorcycle), Motorcy-cle), museums, good food, wine and stimulating conversations con-versations around the table with family and friends. He had a wonderful sense of humor. Gordon is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter, Ann, and her husband, Tom Cio-lino; Cio-lino; and son, Edward L. "Pete". He was a wonderful wonder-ful grandfather to Lauren, Stephen and Joey. Gordon Gor-don is also survived by a brother, Earl, and wife Cuma; brother, Noel; and sister, Mary, and her hus- -It y""" V Gordon W. Johnson band, Stan Jorgensen; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by son, Gordy, and his parents. His famly thanks the nurses and aides at CNS and Art City Care Center, and a very special thanks to Gordon's Hospice Nurse, Natalie; and also Virginia, and a sincere thanks to Boyd Walker. They also thank the V.A. and other local agencies that have been involved with Gordon's Gor-don's care during the last three years. "We want to especially thank Bob and Kaye Wiley and our neighbors neigh-bors and friends who have helped us." Gordon's Memorial Service Ser-vice will be Saturday, Mar. 29, at 11 a.m. at the Springville Spring-ville Community Presbyterian Presby-terian Church, located at 245 S. 200 East. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery Cem-etery in Springville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Mountainland Department of Aging, Attention: At-tention: Geri, 583 E. 800 North, Orem, Utah 84097 "It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense." 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