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Show OUR TOWNS SECTION D DoilySHerald SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006 METROEDITOR| Joe Pyrah - 344-2586 - jpyrah@heraldextra.com Semiannualcity s; ring cleaning offers garbage receptaclesfor trash, yard waste Provo's semiannual cleaning, when the city helps residents clean out the Carole Davis was justa little bit sweaty as she headed across the street pushing a wheelharrow; the bright April sun and a sky devoid of clouds meantlittle relief for the northeast Provoresident as she tackled the yardworkput off by months of winter. She pushed the wheelbarrowfull of yard mulchinto the LDS Church parking lot and scouted out her dumping options,then askedif she needed to take the grassoutofthe black garbage bagsand started throwing the six months’ worth of weeds and dead grass away. Davis is a hearty participantin semiannual cleanup. “It’s been pretty busy,” he said; even with the rain and snow days mixed throughout the springthe city’s trash Heidi Toth MATT SMITH /Daily Herald Provo resident van Carter throws away bagsof old bread while droppingoff his trash in the Dumpsters at 430 W. 500 North, Provo, on Friday afternoon. Provo residents can dumptheir trash and yard wasteforfree as partof the city’s ances, and bulky cardboardpieces filled thebins. house, garage, storage shed and yard by placing big garbage receptacles throughoutthe city. It saves a trip or two to the dumpandis a good reminder for Davis, who lives across the street, to get rid of stuff. intake has beena little above average. The program, which has been happeningin the spring andfall for years, is just to help people who want to clean out their houses, garages, storage sheds and yards, he said. Of- ten the junk being tossedis either too big or there’s just too muchofit to use the garbage can. “This is whenI get out andstarting whacking trees down,”she said, Chris Herrod canrelate to that shielding her eyes from the early afternoonsun.“I'll be over here prob- the bins with a truck bedfull of tree ablyall afternoon.” branches; onthefirst trip he unloaded His second trip of the day had him at Provo City Public Service Manager an old water heater. For the hom- Scott Pepplersaid the upcoming week eowner whowasalsocleaning up a is the final onein the spring cleanneighborhood park, havingthe bins on his end of town saved time and hassle. ing, and overthe five-week period the bins hadbeen available in various parts of the city and hada lotofuse. Yard waste,old furniture and appli- See CLEANING, D3 Orem men compete — for county treasurer Alan Choate The two men competing to be the next Utah County treasurer can both claim the experience and ex- pertise to do the job, but they have somewhatdifferent ideas about whatthe job should entail. Robert Kirk and Kim Jackson, both of Orem,are vying for the Republican nomination forthe position. Theyare the only two people | signed up for the race, so the per- son whosecures the nomination will be the only namelisted on | | November'sballot. Countydelegates will vote on the nomination at the county GOP convention April 29. Kirk has worked in the state | Current county treasurer Melvin | treasurer's office for more than twodecades.Jacksonis finishing his first term as Utah County's clerk/auditor. | Hudman is retiring. “L think we need to raise the lev- | el of professionalism in that office, Kirksaid. “What we've got now is a situation where we have upper- | | level office managementin that po- | sition, and I'm afraid my opponent is someoneon the sameroad.” It's the difference between “public finance” and “treasury management,” he said — not just collecting and administrating tax money, but ensuringthat it’s well invested and protected from fraud, and that policies, technology and relationships with banks areall the best they can be. “It has mostly to do with experience and expertise, and theability to do notjust half the job but the whole job in treasury management,” he said. Generally, a treasurer’s position involves collecting money,safeguardingit, finding someplace to holdit or invest it, and eventually | | | | | | | | | MARIO RUIZ Daly Herald Kirby Anderson of Community Action takes a break after untoading a truck full of paper goods donatedby Altiris of Lindon. Community Actionreceives many fooddonations from families and businesses acrossthe valleybut toiletryand hygiene donationsare rare, Anderson said. “Wejustfeelit is good for our companyto help otherpeople;it is good for the morale of our employeesto give back. Bart Richman,Altiris employee referring to the company’s donation Altiris donates much needed paper supplies Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD | || | | See TREASURER, D3 | Theyareoutoftoilet paper most of the time. Becauseof a recent Boy Scout food drive, Community Action Services, which provides food for the working poorin‘Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties, has thousands of pounds of canned food on handright now. Whatthey hardly ever have on handis also the item they get the most requests for — toilet paper. But on Friday, Community Action received the largest donation of paper goods anyonehere can ever remember — 3,400 rolls oftoilet paper, paper towels and even a few boxes offacial tissue. Katie Ashton DAILY HERALD undreds of new residents can changeone city’s identity, but Springville officials are wees to keep art as the city’s focal Grasping to their claim to fe as the Art City of Utah, Mayor Gene Mangum “Wehavea firm beliefthat if we're going to be anart city it hasto be citywide.” Gene Mangum Springville mayor is working with council members and the Springville Art Museum director, Vern Swanson, to makesurethe city doesn’t lose its identity. “We havea firm belief that if we're going to be an art city it has to be citywide,” Mangum said. Springville is growing realloe and the city will reach build-out in less than 20 stress and water worries, Springvilleofficials continue to pump money into the artistic attributes of the city. Not only is thecity keepingup with younger generations moving in, but the art museum reflects a younger flavor as well, Mangum said.In addition to tradi- years, Mangum said. In addition to the growing pains most cities in Utah County are experiencing suchas infrastructure there are m pieces as well. Councilman Ben Jolley said he has Bees : x " tional paintings of historic Springville, It will last about a month,said pantry worker Tony Montoya. Tospaceit out, only tworolls per weekper two-member familywill be givenout. Gathered during the past month, the donation is from the employees ofAltiris, an information technology companybased in Lindon. “Wetry to do some community service-type event once aquarter.” said Bart Richman of Altiris. noting the company’s 300 Lindon employees had a contest to see whichof the three floors ofits headquarters could donate the most. “We just feelit is good for our companyto help other people; it is good See DONATION, D3 grownto appreciateliving in a city that is dedicated to art. “I’m not an artist, but I can definitely ap- oe it,” the third-year resident said. jut maintaining the art identity isn’t dee “It 0 9nay Sais MELO Se Mangum said. The city pays for the museum's maintenance, ies of those who workthere and any aterupkeep. What draws muchof the appreciation for the art featured in the cityis it isn’t limited tooil paintings and bronze sculptures,Jolley said. The city is interested in all aspects ofthe artistic realm from acting to music. The museum offers a family night the first Mondayof every month and allows See ART CITY, D3 MARIO RUIZ /Daily Heraid Tracy left, and Dr. Vern Swanson of the Springville Museum of Art hang artwork for a,showopening on April 30. Springville is experiencing population growth,but thecity is still determinedto keep arta highpriority. many WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE eee \ ‘ |