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Show Civic Chorus To Present Christmas Program Now p."Daring for their Christmas concert, the AF Civic Chorus members are meeting each Wednesday, with the target date of Sunday, Dec. 19. Special numbers are being prepared and a special guest group has been engaged. The Sunday night date has been in consideration of all church meetings and .ias received approval for such as a family type entertainment. Medical statistics indicate skin cancer is the prevalent malignancy with 120,000 new cases a year in the United States, Jan. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec, Dec, Dec. Dec. Dec, Dec. Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 7, 100 Mm Voi PD)0fl Calendar of Events (Community - Church School etc.) 2, 7:30 p.m., Stake Tabernacle. American Fork Stake APYW Leadership Meeting 2, 6:30 p.m.. Tithing Office, Am. Fork Stake Bishopric & Stake Presidency Meeting 2, 7 a.m., Kopper Kettle, Kiwanis Club Regular Business Meeting 1, 2, 3, Cedar City, High School Wrestling Tournament 3, 7:30 p.m., Clearfield High School, Varsity Basketball, AF vs. Clearfield 3, 4, 6:30 p.m.. University of Utah, G.A.A. State Volleyball Tournament 4, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Varsity Basketball, AF vs. Lehi 12 p.m., Am. Fork Jr. High School, Senior Citizens Christmas Banquet 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Forbes Elementary School, TOWN. MEETING 76, Entertainment, Workshops, Luncheon 6 p.m., Alpine Stake Center, Alpine Stake Baptismal Services 4 p.m., Am. Fork Hospital Conference Room, Candy Strippers Christmas Party 7 p.m., St. Peters Church, St. Peters Ladies Charity Layette Party 7, 12:15 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Rotary Club Meeting 7. 7 p.m., Murray High School, Wrestling, AF vs. Murray 8. 8 p.m., Sunset Hills Club House, Chamber of Commerce Officers & Board Members & Partners Christmas Party 8, 3:30 p.m., Tithing Office, Am. Fork Stake Primary Board Meeting 8, 8 p.m., Am. Fork Stake Round Table Staff Meeting 9, 7 p.m., Home of Mrs. Ray Hanson, Alpine Stake Relief Society Stake Board Christmas Party with partners 9, 7 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Utacen Club Christmas Party, Jack Larsen family entertaining 9, 7:30 p.m., Tooele High School, Wrestling, AF vs. Tooele 9, 12:30 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Annual Pink Ladies Christmas Party 9, 7 a.m., Kopper Kettle, Kiwanis Club Business Meeting 9, 7 p.m., Kopper Kettle, Lions Club Business Meeting 9, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork Junior High School, Winter Band Concert sponsored by PTA 9, 12:30 p.m., Bungalow, PI. Grove, Arlitra Guild Christmas Christ-mas Luncheon 9, 7:30 p.m., Home of Zella Perrenoud, Literary Guild Christmas Party 10, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Varsity Basketball, AF vs. Provo 11. 6 p.m., Am. Fork Fire Station, Annual Stocking Party by firemen 11, 4:30 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake Quarterly Quarter-ly Conference Priesthood Leaders Meeting 11, 7 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Conference Leadership Meeting 11, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Varsity Basketball, AF vs. Orem 12, 10 a.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake Quarterly Conference, General Session 12, 12:15 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake Youth & Young Adults Meeting 13, 8 p.m., Home of Phyllis Nash, Junior Arlitra Club Christmas Party -12, 12 p.m., St. Peters Church, Bake Sale 13, 8 p.m., Alpine City Hall, Alpine City Council Meeting 13, All day, Am. Fork High School, Bicentennial Exhibit 13, Evening, Tiffany's Attic, Kiwanis Club Ladies Night 14, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork City Building, Am. Fork City Council Meeting 14. 7 p.m., Alpine Country, Rotary Club Christmas Party with partners 14, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Wrestling, AF vs. Grantsville 14, 7:30 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake Roundta-ble Roundta-ble 15, 7 p.m., Home of Etta Snyder, Cultural Arts Club Christmas Party 15, 7:15 p.m., Alpine Stake Center, Alpine Stake Welfare Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Stake Council Meeting High Council Coun-cil Meeting 15, 12 p.m., Kopper Kettle, Chamber of Commerce Business Meeting 16, 12:30 p.m. Alpine Country Club, Alpine Country Club Ladies Christmas Luncheon 16, 7:30 p.m., Payson High School, Wrestling, AF vs. Payson 16. 8 p.m., Home of Myrna Milne, Intermezzo Music Club Christmas Dinner Party 16, 7:30 p.m., Kopper Kettle, Lady Lions Christmas Party 16, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork Jr. High School, Christmas Choral and Orchestra Concert 16, 7:30 p.m., Alpine Elementary School, Second Grade Program, parents invited 16, 17, 18, all day, Alpine Elementary School, Alpine Community Christmas Card Exchange . 17, 7:30 p.m., Spanish Fork High School, Varsity Basketball, Basket-ball, AF vs. Spanish Fork . 17, 3: 15 p.m., Am. Fork Jr. High School, School Dance . 18, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Wrestling, AF vs. Wasatch . 18, 3:30 p.m., Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Am. Fork High Seminary Christmas Activity 19, 1-3-5 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Family Christmas Party 19, 8 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, "Christmas Tidings-'76" presented by the Am. Fork Civic Chorus, admission free , 19, 12 p.m., St. Peters Church, Epiphany Pot Luck , 21, 7 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Annual Am. Fork City Employees Party . 21, 7:30 p.m., Alpine Stake Center, APYW Alpine Stake Committee Meeting . 21, 12:15 p.m., Alpine Country Club, Rotary Club Business Meeting . 22, 8 p.m., Alpine Country Club, College & Teenagers Dinner and Dancing . 22, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork High School, Varsity Basketball. AF vs. Uintah . 23, 7 a.m., Kopper Kettle, Kiwanis Club Business Meeting y.ui., nui. rum nign acnooi, varsity Basketball, AF vs. Judge Memorial 23, 7:30 p.m., Alpine Stake Center, Alpine Stake Presidency Presi-dency Bishopric meeting 24, Alpine Country Club, Open House for Club Members only . 25, Christmas Day 28, 7:30 p.m., Am. Fork City Building, Am. Fork City Council Meeting 29, 7 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake Council Meeting, 8 p.m., Stake Welfare Meeting, 9 p.m., Stake Executive Meeting 30, 7 p.m., Stake Tabernacle, Am. Fork Stake High Priest's Quorum Meeting 31, 8:30 p.m. Alpine Country Club, New Years Eve Party 31, Stake Tabernacle, Tri-Smke New Years Eve Dance Fim Questions it AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN THURSDAY. DEC. 2, 1976 Frank C. Greenwood Named to'Exemplary State Board' Post Utah County legislators and the State Tax Commissioners met November 23 in the Utah Technical College faculty lounge to answer legislators questions concerning the recent tax reappraisal in the county. Representing American Fork and Lehi was Representative Represen-tative J.B. Cooper from Lehi. The format of the meeting consisted of tax commissioners commis-sioners answering pre-written questions posed by Utah County Coun-ty Senators and Representatives. Representa-tives. State Tax Commissioner, R. Milton Yorgason told legislators legisla-tors that the commission has had few problems in Utah County. In contrast, Representative Represen-tative David C. Harvey (D) of Pleasant Grove told commissioners commis-sioners that many citizens were unhappy with the treatment treat-ment they received from the assessor's office and the tax equalization board. "For one month," said Mr. Harvey, "I haven't heard one person say they have received satisfaction from the appraiser's app-raiser's office. People have reported being threatened to have their house reevaluated a second time," he continued. Commissioner Yorgason said the tax commission was not aware of such incidents, but would check into it. Mr. Yorgason went on to say the commission had been hearing appeals filed and had encountered encoun-tered little problem in resolving resolv-ing the conflicts. "The biggest problem has been with those who failed to sign up for Greenbelt," stated Mr. Yorgason. The commissioner told representatives that $25,000,000 in acreage was applied ap-plied in Utah County under Greenbelt provisions when it was possible for $43,800,000 to be included in the reduced valuation. State Senator Robert Bowen (D) of Spanish Fork asked if all property which qualified for Greenbelt deductions could be allowed to do so now if legislators enacted a retroactive retroac-tive law. Arthur Partridge, supervisor of the valuation division of the local tax commission replied that it would be impossible to do so because the money collected col-lected is already ear marked for various taxing units. "The assessed valuation on property in Utah County prior to the reassessment was 11 percent, and is now 19.28 percent," per-cent," Mr. Partridge told legislators. He continued by saying that the goal has been 20 percent in all the counties, with 25 already having been reappraised. He added that Salt Lake, Carbon, Sanpete and Sevier counties had yet to be reappraised. The 1.41. mills levied for completion of the Utah County jail, Commissioner Yorgason stated, caused the county's tax payment to be above the 106 percent limit. Funds obtained through the Uniform School Fund accounted account-ed for additional money going to the state for redistribution and not to local school districts, dis-tricts, Mr. Yorgason added. According to tax commissioners commis-sioners only $80 million of the Uniform School Fund comes from local districts. Some $200 million is distributed by the state from income tax revenue. reven-ue. There is only one county, Duchesne, that pays more in taxes than it receives back from the state, he stated. Mr. Yorgason stressed that the tax reappraisal has shifted the tax burden from income tax to local property taxes. Tax commissioners told legislators that local school districts could have lowered the mill levy for capitol outlay and debt service if they had wanted to, but most decided to retain the full amount. Protesting separating the mill levy for capitol outlay and debt service, was Orem Representative Stanley Lea-vitt Lea-vitt (D). According to Mr. Leavitt, Alpine School District combined the two and lowered their mill rate from 20 mills to 15. Representative Eldon Money Mon-ey (D from Spanish Fork agreed saying that Nebo District Dis-trict had separated the two and retained a mill levy of 19 for the past two years. Karl N. Snow, Jr., a Republican Republi-can from Provo, countered that the additional revenue collected by leaving the mill rate at 12 this year allowed the district to retire their outstanding out-standing bonds quicker. Dave Harvey from Pleasant Grove protested, "there are too many loopholes in the law." Karl Snow added. "I think we are aware of the loopholes. More money is paid into the state for school funding fund-ing and the state is allocating less back. There is no question the school districts could have lowered the mill levy for debt service," he added. Several legislators questioned ques-tioned the tax commissioners concerning state appraised mines, utilities, and common carriers. Commissioners replied that these installations are appraised each year by the state. They added that some state appraised properties proper-ties will retain a large portion of their tax money due to the lowered mill levy in counties just reassessed. Speaking of corporate taxes, one of the legislators asked how Geneva Steel Works faired in the reassessment. Commissioners reported that Geneva's assessed valuation went up nearly 45 percent. "The properties that have gone up in large chunks show how unequitable the tax laws were before reassessment," stressed the commissioners. They went on to say that the deadline has passed for persons per-sons to appear before the tax equalization board for a hearing hear-ing on their tax protests. But persons can still pay their taxes and file a protest statement state-ment along with their forms. Their tax money would be held for six months while the citi- zen took their case through District Court. The drawback in this instance is the citizen must furnish his own attorney at his expense. If the case is won a rebate would be given. . A judgement against them would release the money to normal channels. As time ran out on the meeting, meet-ing, some legialators requested request-ed tax commissioners to answer further questions in .. writing. Other persons in attendance at-tendance were:Commis-sioners were:Commis-sioners Vernon L. Holman, chairman, Eleanor Lee Bren-nan Bren-nan and Paul T. Fordham. Marvin F. Warren from , Springville was among the legislators. Because of inflation, the Alaska pipeline is now expected expect-ed to cost more than $5 billion. It takes 2,280 gallons of gasoline gaso-line fuel equivalent to produce and distribute enough products to just feed one American during a year. Frank C. Greenwood of American Fork -was selected as a member of the "Exemplary "Exem-plary State Board" at a meeting meet-ing Tuesday evening, Nov. 30, in Salt Lake City. Mr. Greenwood, nominated by the Alpine School District is presently serving as a senior member of the Alpine Board. His election to serve as a board member commenced in January of 1956, and he has served as a board member for twenty-one consecutive years. He served a two-year term as president of the board and has served as vice-president of the board for ten years during his board tenure. Mr. Greenwood was born in American Fork, and spent his childhood days growing up in Utah and Idaho. He married the former Jennie Thornton; they are the parents of two children, a daughter living in Ruppert, Idaho and a son residing in American Fork. Professionally, Mr. Greenwood Green-wood educated himself through college training and on-the-job experience becoming becom-ing a civil engineer. During his career as a civil engineer he worked for five years with the United States Geological Survey. Sur-vey. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles County, three years with Columbia Division of United States Steel, six years with the United Unit-ed States Steel, six years with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and eighteen years working with the Metro- J ; ' .- v - jmtfn I F m -tiiiriiimiiiiii FRANK C. GREENWOOD politan Water Users Associa-' Associa-' tion as assistant engineer. Combining his excellent background with his role as a school district board member, Mr. Greenwood has proven extremely valuable to the district. dis-trict. He has seen the district grow under his leadership from 6,639 students, when he came to the board, to over 21,241 students today. During this period thirteen new school buildings have been built. Cur-renty Cur-renty there are three new elementary ele-mentary buildings and one new high school building either under construction or soon to be under construction. Much of the foresight, planning plan-ning and development have come about through the untiring untir-ing efforts of Mr. Greenwood. Educational changes and improvements have caused Mr. Greenwood to keep up and ahead of the times. He has been more than equal to the challenge, having encouraged innovation and technical advancements. ad-vancements. Helping Alpine School District maintain its respected role throughout the state and nation has been one of his major goals. Through effctive leadership, Alpine has maintained one of the lowest drop-out rates in the state. Academic achievements, too, have been a deep concern to Mr. Greenwood, as he insists on the best in educator qualification qualifi-cation and improvement programs. Community involvement is essential to fulfill one's role in society, according to Mr. Greenwood. He has maintained main-tained an active role on the American Fork Planning Commission, Com-mission, Utah County Planning Plan-ning Board, past president of the Lions Club, a member of the Provo River Water Users Association and the Metropolitan Metropoli-tan Water District of American Ameri-can Fork. A member of the LDS Church, he has served in the Sunday School Superinten-dency Superinten-dency adn the Y.M.M.I.A. He is a High Priest. Working harmoniously with his fellow board members has been one of Mr. Greenwood's greatest assets. He is well respected and sought after because of his wisdom, experience, exper-ience, and keen foresight. Unique Uni-que is his ability to come up with a timely story as he eases tensions when difficult decisions deci-sions are being considered. Truly, dollars and cents cannot can-not measure the contributions he has made in giving direction, direc-tion, establishing policy, and in laying out plans for the future of education in Alpine School District. Mr. Greenwood, Green-wood, although small in physical stature, has established estab-lished himself as a "giant" among the educational family. V ' f I r i t c V K 7 "5" I. " . J. |