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Show Thursday, August 28, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 13 : fc : A ... ; A. r Dr. Mark Walker of Springville has opened a physical therapy office here next to Anytme Fitness on important m the com-400 com-400 South. He will be celebrating his grand opening soon and invites those needing therapy to call munity, but Mayor Gene for an appointment He is shown here with his wife, Leslie, and their children. Mangum said he did not Physical therapy office opens in Springville Dr. Mark Walker has recently opened a new physical therapy office in Springville. Walker Physical Therapy opened its doors in July, and will soon have its Grand Opening. Open-ing. The clinic is located on . 400 S. next to Great Clips and across from Anytime Fitness west of Reams. Dr. Walker graduated from the University of Utah in Physical Therapy in 1982. He worked as the head of the physical therapy departments at Castleview Hospital in Price and at Roosevelt General Hospital in Por-tales, Por-tales, New Mexico, before moving to Springville in 1991 to work on his doctorate doc-torate in exercise physiology physiol-ogy at BYU. While working on his Exploring Does your child use their imagination by pretending to be a doctor, singer or athlete? You never know where their dreams will take them. A great way for kids to learn more about the things that interest in-terest them is to log on to Kids.gov. Kids.gov is the official kids' web portal for the U.S. government. Kids.gov has three sections one with content appropriate for children in grades K-5, one for children in grades 6-8, and one for teachers. Parents don't have to worry wor-ry about unsafe links or advertising on Kids.gov. All the websites linked on Kids.gov are trustworthy so children can browse freely. Kids.gov is a place for children to explore, learn, and have fun! 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As your kids head back to school, Kids.gov's 1,300 web pages can assist them with homework and projects proj-ects in math, science, and social studies. And with the election approaching, Kids.gov offers children the chance to learn more about the process of electing elect-ing a president and vice president. Kids.gov is fun, easy to navigate, and a great place to learn more outside the classroom. And it's not just for kids. For teachers, Kids.gov offers links to lesson plans and fun classroom class-room activities like games for teaching kids about protecting their privacy online and using the metric met-ric system. Your kids will have a great time exploring and learning with Kids.gov, the official kids' web por-' 'in 1' ui l i .i nnnaw'iini u huh Si"! '. : Karen Snow 25 East 200 South Springville, UT (801) 489-8000 ofMapleton. The Walker family has lived in Springville and Mapleton for the past 18 years. Leslie Walker, is the choir teacher at Springville Spring-ville Jr. High, and the director of the annual Junior Ju-nior High Musical theatre productions. She is also a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Megan is married and living in Logan, Tim is married and living in Orem, and Bren-nan, Bren-nan, Griffin and Greg live at home. The new practice is fully equipped with the latest physical therapy equip- ment and is open early in the morning to late after- noon to accommodate all schedules. Call 704-9405 to schedule physical therapy thera-py treatment. tal for the U.S. ment. govern- The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.- Albert Einstein -r. If " ", 41 f r Can't wait for winter? Good news. It's time to get ready for winter at Deer Valley Resort where you can enjoy world-class skiing for as little as $45 per day with our Locals Coupon Books. So leave summer behind and get here by November 30th, before this offer expires. Books are available at the Snow Park Mountain Biking Office daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or online at deerlocals.com BUDDY PASS Get one Buddy Pass coupon with a book of five, or two with a book of ten or season pass purchase. Each coupon allows you to bring a buddy to ski for the same rate you paid. Sonu restrictions apply. First-time Mayor says drug use declining Janice Peterson STAFF WRITER Springville city residents had a chance to voice thjsir concerns in a recent survey, sur-vey, and officials were surprised to learn drug use is a major concern in the city. Surveys were randomly sent to Springville residents resi-dents in order to gauge what issues they felt are expect drugs to be such a big issue. "The fact that they expressed ex-pressed that as their major concern surprised me a little bit," he said. In response to the survey, sur-vey, Mangum said he de cided to research the prob- lem in the city among its youth. Mangum said many residents believe Spring- ville has a bigger drug problem than other cities in the county, but statistics statis-tics have shown that high school drug use has actu- ally decreased among the city's youth. In a survey conducted by the Utah County Health Department, officials f ound that drug use among Springville High School and junior high school students stu-dents decreased between 2005 and 2007. Pat Bird, prevention man- ager for the Utah County Health Department, said nearly 4,000 students in sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grade were surveyed about drug and alcohol use. Bird said Springville's decline in drug use among youth corresponds with numbers across the county, but no city is perfect. "We all have areas we can work on," he said. "Every "Ev-ery community has things they can work on." Mangum said any drug use is a concern in the city, but Springville's problem 1$ X 5 -"v 10 PACK Share a book often. Any two Utah residents can ski for $45 a day by sharing a Locals Coupon book of ten tickets. program participants must purchase tbeir Coupon Books by November 30,2008. is the same or better than those that other cities in the county face. "We certainly recognize we've got a problem," he said. "But assuming that's never going to go away, we try to keep it at a dull roar, and we think we've done a pretty good job of that." Mangum said the city focuses fo-cuses on the problem from both sides, emphasizing enforcement en-forcement and prevention. Several youth programs are in place in the city to give teens something to do, rather than turning to drugs. "We keep adding to our youth programs constantly," constant-ly," he said. The perception that Springville has higher drug use may stem from heroin deaths in the late 1990s, he said. Some people may also have their own perception of the problem because of their experiences or those of family members. 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