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Show nfrf StotttjHerotfi EDITION YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008 50 CENTS VOL. 120 NO. 35 r " m i i m II i i i ri ii i i c i 6 .,.- . r 'rfrpi ryrr 7FjL ' schools SHS NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY V SHS STUDENTS STARTS THIS WEEK - See pages 11-12 NEBO DISTRICT WELCOMES 27,000 STUDENTS - See page 8 Springville High Sc hool to honor fall en alumni "The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example." These words of British Statesman, States-man, Benjamin Disraeli, reflect the patriotic and civic quest of Springville High School's Social Sciences Department in its SHS Fallen Heroes Project. Led by department de-partment chair Glenn Bird and suggested by psychology and U.S. history teacher, Priscilla Leek, the project was initiated by 2008 SHS Social Sciences Sterling Ster-ling Scholar Daniel Simmons. The purpose of this project is to pay tribute to SHS alumni who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our nation and the freedoms we hold dear. Having previously sent out invitations in-vitations to several local artists to submit proposals for the creation cre-ation of this historic memorial, SHS Principal Rick Robins and the project leaders selected the submitted design of prominent Utah artist, Frank Nackos, to honor and memorialize our SHS Fallen Heroes. Mighty Red Devil efforts to now construct and erect this memorial me-morial are officially under way. The student body of SHS is seeking seek-ing the collaborative assistance and financial support of the local community to make this tribute possible. In the artist's own words, "The basic design of the structure is composed of two large polished pol-ished granite shafts broken at the top to symbolize the youth whose lives were violently cut short. The profiles of these two shafts reflect the surrounding mountains that define our native na-tive landscape. The two shafts support a tubular bronze bell be-See be-See FALLEN HEROS on page 2 Nebo has new attendance policy Nebo School District is urging all parents and students to carefully care-fully review the new district-wide district-wide attendance policy that will be in effect for the 2008-09 school year. "New Utah laws have resulted in many changes to the elementary elemen-tary and secondary attendance policies. Our district wants to work closely with students who struggle with attendance and with their parents to avoid court referrals and keep students in classes," said Lana Hiskey, Nebo Information Officer. "Attendance "Atten-dance is vital for success." The following information provides pro-vides highlights of both policies found in the "Parent Information Guide" mailed to each family. The attendance policies are available, in their entirety, on See ATTENDANCE POLICY on page 3 S I - I K " Si x -J j - a : it This is the nronosed desian for the Sorinaville Hiqh School Fallen Heroes Project that will honor those SHS alumni who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our nation and our freedoms. The school is seeking donations from community members to complete the project. Namifiers: Utah's fastest growing manufacturer in Inc 5 000 rr r n - -535 JAU VJ uifODLf TM s3 t Q lu nify-simplify-namify New York's Inc Magazine shelled out fresh honors to Namifiers of Springville for topping top-ping the charts as Utah's fastest growing manufacturing firm in the newly released Inc 5000 rankings. In the national standings, stand-ings, Namifiers came in 12th for Manufacturing and 588th in overall growth. The 2008 rankings measure the percentage of revenue-growth for private companies in America Amer-ica during the years of 2004 through 2007. In its second year being named to the list, Namifiers Namifi-ers bettered their position by 129 spots over last year's rankings, posting an impressive 551 growth curve in the eligible four fiscal years. "The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy - the entrepreneurial entrepreneur-ial part," said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The expansion ex-pansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in industries in-dustries like Manufacturing and Construction that are underre-ported underre-ported in the business media. Namifiers is the foremost producer pro-ducer of identification and branding brand-ing products to businesses and consumers throughout North America. With over 70,000 customers, cus-tomers, they have established themselves as a one-stop super shop where purchasers can custom cus-tom order items like name tags, signs, company apparel awards and giveaways while receiving the most direct service and pricing pric-ing available. See NAMIFIERS on page 9 iff'- Bryan Welton Jr. Hobble Creek Restoration Environmental Document findings released The U.S. Depart.enmt of Interior, Central Utah Project Completion Com-pletion Act Office, has released its final Environmental Assessment Assess-ment (FEA) and finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Hobble Creek Resotration Project. The project is planned in cooperation with the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Imple-mentation Program (JSRIP) and is designed to improve spawning spawn-ing and rearing conditions in Hobble Creek for the endangered June sucker fish. The FEA has evaluated potential environmental impacts that may result from the proposed project. The FONSI has concluded conclud-ed there would be no significant environmental impacts from the project. A copy of the final document may be requested from Interior of viewed at JSRIP website at www.junesickerrecovery.org. The proposed project would relocate lower Hobble Creek (west of 1-15) to the south onto property owned by the State of Utah. The new stream reach would provide access by adult June sucker, which occur in Utah Lake, to suitable habitat in Hobble Creek, and provide protected nursery habitat for newly hatched fish Adjacent wetlands, to be constructed on the property in cooperation coop-eration with the Utah Transit Authority, would offset wetland impacts in Utah County resulting from the new Frontrunner South commuter rail line and would also provide additional pro tected habitat for young-of-year June sucker. 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