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Show - N E W S Spanish Fork A6 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 Salem holds animal clinic WH City Center nearly ready for its four-way inspection Hilarie Or man STAFF WRITER The long saga of the Woodland Hills City Center building began with volunteers and may end, after many twists and turns, the same way. The spacious second story of the fire station is nearly ready for the much anticipated "four-way inspection" that precedes issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Mayor Toby Harding said, "Once we get the certificate, we'll open the building for limited use." In the meantime, the city decided to take a chance on saving money by getting the interior painting done by volunteers. The city council had argued back and forth about this cost in several meetings, so the city sought a solution that would not break the budget nor the backs of residents. Amy Baum STAFF WRITER The city has a great history of donations of time and effort by its citizens, but in its early days, the City Center building foundered on the heroic efforts of a small force of dedicated but ultimately disheartened volunteers. Nonetheless, their thousands of hours of effort are now seen as the investment that has paid off. After a long hiatus in the project, a year ago councilman Bob Fisher took over the project management, and he and public works director Jack Marshall have brought the building to its current state within the budget allocated by the city council and with a minimum of volunteer labor. Progress lagged behind every estimate during 2008, but everyone thinks they now see the light at the end of this civic project tunnel. Help was forthcoming. Fortunately, someone knew someone who had spray painting equipment, an experienced painter in the form of Alberto Amero appeared, and here and there people have turned out to move furniture, apply and remove masking tape, sweep, vacuum, and push the project onwards. "I didn't know the city had craft supplies and Mason jars," said Chris Kynaston, one of the helpers moving boxes last week. "There's always an easy way," said Carole Cottam, after turning a swivel chair into an impromptu furniture cart. Jill Johnson, Byron Adams, and Floyd Cottam also helped, and city employee Leland Finley stayed with volunteers into the evening, with dust flying through the rooms with the cheerful yellow walls. Covering what matters most We stood there in line as what seemed like eternity, he gazed up at me with his big beautiful brown puppy dog eyes as if to say "I will love you forever, thank you!" Just what I needed as we took one step closer; our license was waiting at the end of this line, the license that would make us a family forever, or at least for a year or two. This great February love story is just how so many families felt Saturday, Feb. 7 in Salem at the Salem Animal Clinic that was held in their safety building, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families were able to license their beloved cats/dogs, give them their required rabies shots and, if needed, just learn about basic pet safety and Salem City leash/pet laws. For instance, in Salem only three pets are allowed At this week's city council meeting three employees were recognized. One was given an award for her work as a Municipal Recorder, one was awarded Employee of the month and the last was recognized for his long hard work and dedication to the city. In each case, city staff was quick to mention the high quality of these individuals. Kim Robinson was presented with her Certified Municipal Clerk designation. Her program took over 6 years to complete making her the youngest CMC in the state. Tyler Jacobsen, who works in the accounting department for Spanish Fork City Network, or SFCN, has been there for a year and a half. Seth Parrins mentioned EHf < Hilarie Orman / Spanish Fork News VOLUNTEERS: Lee Finley, Floyd Cottam, and Byron Adams get the Woodland Hills City Center building ready for use. Lewis: which focuses on weight training and conditioning for the next coach.'" Lewis believes there is a lot of potential for the student athletes at the charter school. "They're good kids," he said. 'There are some good athletes there and in the last couple of games this year, they did a good job stopping teams and moving the ball on offense." Lewis talked about what he expects from the ALA Eagles in his debut in 2009. "We need to think, act and work like champions," he said. "It's a mindset. If they want to play, they'll have to read one of three •books, because I want them to learn to overcome adversity and work together as a team." Lewis wants a cohesive team and believes activities off the field will bring team unity. "We really need a brotherhood," he said. Lewis brings more than just his football knowledge to the table. He is business savvy as a construction company owner and is meticulous in his efforts on the SF Planning Commission, which should transfer back onto the gridiron. For ALA, he brings a vision, an organization and he vows to put systems in place. Lewis recognizes the importance of weighttraining and will expect results from his players throughout the year on a consistent basis. As for assistants, expect to see former Mtn. View HC Doug Meek as the offensive coordinator, Chaz Ryan as the defensive coordinator, Gary Monson as the WR/DB coach, Junior Pili as O-line/D-line coach and Brandon Carter as special teams coach. Lewis also plans on retaining four coaches from last year. As for the future of ALA football, Lewis is excited. "I'm thrilled," he said. "I'm excited for the opportunity because I think there are great student athletes at ALA. The potential is there." Next year, ALA will move to Region 10 and make the transition from 2A to 3A. / / / -/ \ V / 1. • / / - / / ' / special use permit for those rabbits. Watch the News for dates of the next animal clinic, and, if you can't wait that long you can contact your local veterinarian for current shots and licensing information. Remember, a loved pet is a safe pet! that Jacobsen always does what he is asked with a smile. Hank Moore has worked for the city for over 32 years at the cemetery. He has retired just this year and city staff and officials wanted to thank him for his hard work and dedication to making the cemetery a beautiful place. Brad Keller, chef of the new Oliva's Bistro came to address the council. He handed out menus to each of the councilmen and encouraged them to come and enjoy dinner or lunch at the new restaurant that is located within the Primrose Spa out on Expressway Lane. The official opening is the 6th and 7th of February but the restaurant will be offering a 25% discount to all customers through Feb. 14. Finally there will be some changes coming down the pipeline for SFCN users. As has been previously discussed, SFCN has been in contract negotiations with all of the local stations. These contracts include prices that SFCN has never before had to pay. Since they will be paying these contract amounts an increase, to cover costs only, has been made to the network's cable rates. The basic package will move from $8/month to $9.52/ month. Expanded Basic will go from $37.99/month to $41.44/month. Digital Basic originally was $44.56/ month and will now be $48.37/month while HBO and Cinemax will climb only one dollar from $16/ month to $17/month. The Full Package moves from $78.83/month to $84.83/ month but includes all the High Definition channels. minute of it I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Robinson continues, "Spanish Fork City is the best You can't beat the city leaders, staff and of course the wonderful citizens that make Spanish Fork a great place to live and work." Next on Robinson's todo list is to earn the ranking of Master Municipal Clerk. Robinson has high ambitions and clearly the right drive to achieve this goal. Both city staffers and elected officials want to make it clear that Robinson is a valuable employee whose determination and enthusiasm is well appreciated and will lead to her achieving any goal she sets for herself. Encouraging others, Robinson says, "Don't give up, anything worth doing takes hard work. Everyone gets discouraged along the way, but if you set a goal for yourself and continually move forward towards it you will get there." Robinson: From ROBINSON • A l into perspective, a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, a task that takes most students 4 years to complete, is worth 20 education points. That makes a bachelor's degree only one-third of the total education points and a mere one-sixth of the overall points required. Robinson relishes her position with the city. She says that she is "loving every / < per household before a Kennel license is required. Also, you need at least 1/2 acre of land per two livestock in Salem. And, what is Livestock? Horses, cows, chickens — and, yes, even rabbits. Although, according to Officer Blair Kerby, you may call the Salem PD and request a Three Sp. 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