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Show -NEWS- Spanish Fork A8 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 Covering what matters most DUP raising funds: From DUP • A l an estimated $50,000 and the DUP reports they have raised $1,200 to date. The cemetery restoration project will transform the neglected weed-chocked site into a beautiful memorial garden with a walking path, landscaping, historical displays and a plaza with a bronze statue depicting the early settlers. Spanish Fork City plans to begin construction work at the site in January with an expected completion date in the spring. With $32,000 yet to be raised, the DUP is asking everyone with an interest in the cemetery project to send their tax deductible contributions to: DUP Cemetery Fund, PO Box 37, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Anyone with information about people who may be buried at the Pioneer Cemetery is invited to contact Janene Baadsgaard at 7988295. Hilarie Orman / Spanish Fork News NEW WHEELS: Fire Chief Dorel Knyaston and Assistant Chief Marcy Adams are shown with the city's newest truck, donated by the Woodland Hills Property Owners Association. WH Fire Department: From VOLUNTEER • A l proceeded to the site of the fire, where they were joined by five firefighters from the Salem fire department. The fire was quickly extinguished without damage to home. Homeowner Michael Ryan was unstinting in his praise for the crew, calling the volunteers professional, courteous, and above all, prompt in saving his home. The volunteer level is at an all-time high since the department was founded by Jeff Anderson in 1994. The need for the increases in trained personnel is evident when looking at the rate at which calls have come in in recent years, adding over an extra call each month. About half the calls are for fire, half for medical emergencies. The department is led by Dorel Knyaston who has been with them since 2001, and he is assisted by Marcy Adams, recently appointed to the position of assistant fire chief, herself a veteran of four years with the department. They conduct two meetings per month of the department volunteers. Adams said that the group camaraderie is the catalyst for keeping the department vital and growing. The volunteers give many hours of their personal time to training and department meetings, and the friendships that they make with their colleagues bind the department into a cohesive unit. The department has four active trucks housed in the fire station. The fire station was expanded and improved last year by the efforts of many community volunteers. The department points out two significant benefits of the expansion: they can now keep all the trucks in the station instead of decommissioning one or more during the winter, and because the station floor is heated, the trucks start up immediately when needed. More improvements in the fire station, such as overhead water pipes for refilling the truck tanks more quickly, are in the works. The project is currently in hiatus, but the city has plans to resume it next year. The department wants residents to know that the three major winter hazards are overloaded electrical outlets, candles and carbon monoxide poisoning. They especially recommend CO detectors on each level of the home. HANDIWORK: The DUP recently raffled this quilt to raise money to restore Spanish Fork's pioneer cemetery. Courtesy photo omu Smith Auto's GET UP TO $5,000 CUSTOMER CASH ON Best-selling truck for 31 years! Best deal of the year starts Dec. 21! SPANISH FORK 2534 NORTH 200 EAST 798-3553 *0AC Not all applicants will qualify. Some restrictions apply. See dealer for details. to a/It/i to , near oeer t/ioeaj/i/$ /&in our /ioes± We t/ui/i/tv, and' coi^/ij/ou a//a a/i r ^ Utah Community CREDIT UNION 810 North Main • Spanish Fork (801)223-8188 |