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Show WMffirm 111 V m I I III! II 11 1111 II (I 1111 11 II II tftliirf r w- . f J I I 11 II I I II II II YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, MAY 29. 2008 50 CENTS VOL. 120 NO. 22 mm to 0 If "l A . 14 ATI T1 A k ground tor new citv buildiM Christi C. Babbitt SPRINGVILLE HERALD With the lifting of several shovelfuls of dirt, Springville City Council members officially began construction of the new Springville City Civic Center and fire station last Friday. "Much work over many years has gone into the planning for the day when this could happen," hap-pen," said Springville City Coun-cilmember Coun-cilmember Phil Bird. The new city building will be constructed just south of the current cur-rent building at 50 S. Main, with the section of 100 South between Main Street and 100 West closed to make room for the new building. build-ing. The new fire station will be built on the northwest corner of the city center block. The Springville Spring-ville Police Department will have new facilities within the new city building. Those attending the groundbreaking ground-breaking ceremony sat in rows of chairs set up on the east side of the current city center. Construction Con-struction fences had already been set up around some areas of the park surrounding the building build-ing and some trees had been cut down. The event attracted city employees em-ployees and residents as well as mayors from surrounding cities, a representative from U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch's office and former Springville mayors and council-members. council-members. See GROUNDBREAKING on page 3 r ; 57', ' i 111 f tii 1 1 Photo by Christi BabbittThe Springville Herald Springville City councilmembers and others officially broke ground for the new Springville City Civic Center on Friday. The building is scheduled to be completed in July of next year. After more than two decades, Springville man retiring from Sunroc Photo by Christi BabbittThe Springville Herald Many members of the Springville High School Orchestra were soaked when rain fell heavily during their performance at the groundbreaking for the new Springville City Civic Center. The water poured through the gaps between the cabanas that had been set up to protect the orchestra. At left, Lt Dave Caron of the Springville Police Department can be seen holding his jacket up to protect Elyce Johnston from water that was pouring down her back as she played her violin. Christi C. Babbitt .. SPRINGVILLE HERALD Springville resident George Schmidt is getting ready to retire re-tire - for the second time. Schmidt will wrap up his second sec-ond career this Friday as he works his last day at Sunroc in Springville, where he has been an employee for the last 25 years. The 82-year-old man has spent those years helping residents find the hardware and tools needed for a myriad of projects as well as give tips and recommendations recom-mendations for construction and repair projects. "It's fun to help a person out when they're not sure of what they should do," Schmidt said. "And every time I got somebody like that, they would say, 'You were right!'" Schmidt said he feels like he's gotten to meet everyone in town through his Sunroc job, adding that he will miss the people he's worked with and meeting with n '',L 'mm s-vwr. - 3.- -sS-J 1 v s tJ . - ... ... .. -.. ...... . .. : - . -- ,4 tinillllT T" S George Schmidt customers. "I will miss the public and working with the public and helping them," he said. "I like to work with people and I like to settle their problems and help them out." Before moving to Springville, Schmidt had already completed a career at Eastman Kodak, where he retired at age 57 after working in the company's silver recovery department. He and his coworkers would recover 600,000 ounces of silver each See GEORGE SCHMIDT on page 2 Audit ions tor Youth Theater Springville Playhouse announces an-nounces auditions for its upcoming upcom-ing Youth Theater production of "Into the Woods." The show is being produced to open August 1, and is scheduled for six shows around the first two weekends in August. Auditions will be in the City Council Chambers, 50 S. Main in Springville. They will be held on Friday, May 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday morning from 9 until noon. Each person auditioning should be prepared to sing a short selection selec-tion (no longer than one minute) either with their own accompaniment accompani-ment or a cappella. They will also be asked to do cold readings from the script. The show is being directed by Daryl III III III 6 llll61055"0005 0"8 Tucker and Jill Bell. Additional information can be obtained by calling Tucker at 427-9318. Shows will be held in the Springville Playhouse theater located lo-cated in the city building under the library. This will be a shortened version ver-sion of the original Broadway musical written by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, especially especial-ly adapted for younger performers perform-ers by Music Theater International. Interna-tional. Springville Playhouse tries to alternate between a children's v show and a youth production each summer and this will be the opportunity for the older group of 12 to 18 year-olds to perform. It will be a chance to showcase show-case the talents of our junior and senior high school aged singers and actors. 7: y , 1 1 - . f ,! 1 f ( ' nauilinn and nlavaround eauioment in the city park recently. Serina Mateaki from New Zealand, her children and several nieces and nephews were at the park on Monday evening enjoying the fun appartatus. They were there in between rain storms, as the Veteran's Day holiday saw several showers and cold weather. www.Smartpricc3Uto5.com -OACf sco acsisriarasiis. |