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Show SPANISH FORK Covering what matters most WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 • A7 Salem looks at budget Business of the Month Amy Connelly STAFF WRITER Chamber of Commerce Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News • SPOTLIGHT: Cary's Designs Floral was selected as the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month for June. Owner Cary Hanks has 20 years of experience in the floral industry, and has run her own business for the past nine. She's been in her current location, 245 South Main St., Spanish Fork, for four years. Pictured, left to right are, Brenda Liddiard, Rod Dart, Jean Duffield, Creed Stephenson, Sandra Franks, Kylee Button, Cary Hanks, Dana Robinson, Jessica Creer, Char'Ree Reynolds and Karen Payne. Festival: give something a try and see if they really want to continue with it, for a fracfourth of what you would tion of the time commitpay for classes in the pri- ment and price!" vate sector." Peterson says that she Most of the classes are has been amazed at the $30 for 10 hours of instruc- types of teachers the festition, Fillmore said — and val has been able to attract. families also get the benefit "One of the most amazof being able to sample from ing things about the festia lot of different disciplines val is that the teachers are without making a long-term all professionals in their commitment. field," she said. According Cammy Peterson, who is to Peterson, the teachers on the Youth Arts Festival this year include an awardplanning committee, will . winning singer/songwriter, teach Kindermusik classes ' a professional dancer from rat.the,festival. She^praised 1 New York City, a published the festival'sflexibilityand author and illustrator, an affordability. expert in early childhood "The two things that music and a nationally recusually stand in the way of ognized performing arts inparents signing their kids up ' structor. for classes are money and The Youth Arts Festival time. The YAF addresses is unique in the state of Utah both those problems," she for its scale and content. said. "Parents and kids can "We have people from From YOUTH • A l arts councils all over the state call us with interest and to find out more about how we run our program," Peterson said. "It's really an amazing opportunity for the youth in our community to experience the fine arts." For Festival participants and their families, there will be a kick-off celebration on Monday, June 15 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Spanish Fork Library stage (east side of library). Those attending can bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner, if desired, and enjoy an original puppet comedy, "Maxed Out Puppetry," with a puppet-making activity to follow the show. Anyone interested in registering for the Youth Arts Festival can still do so. More information and registration forms can be found at spanishfork.org/yaf. We are now hiring for our 2orJg Sweet and Tart Cherry harvest season. Our, processing plant starts the last week of June and runs 4 to 5 weeks. We work 6 days a week including holidays. We will have day and night shifts available during the tart cherry processing. We need experienced forklift and truck drivers. We will hire and train people for supervising, sorting and general plant help. Our orchard . harvesting crew has positions available for driving tractors, harvesting equipment and trucks. We also need pickers and general orchard help. i . . • •*:•: ! . ; / y ' •'.'-':.:•: ' ' •'•• -. , " ' . ' • ;. , ' ' ' irrigation water, but it is not necessary. The ordinance has several important provisions, including a provision for the planting of new grass and the need to water during those restricted hours. There is also a provision for "wasteful use." When a citizen uses the water from 6 p.m-10 a.m. the following morning, they will receive a warning for wasting water. The previously stated penalties will result based on continuing violations. The enforcers of this ordinance will be the water staff, Salem City Council and citizens of Salem. If a citizen calls to report on a neighbor, the city will take down an address and watch the citizen. They will not receive a penalty based solely on the accusations of another citizen. There is also an appeals process in place for any citizen who feels they do deserve any fines they may receive. The must first contact Jeff Nielson, the city recorder, who can waive or impose thefine(s).After that, they may come to the council for a final decision. The council then approved a proclamation for Cancer Awareness, which is held during thefirsttwo weeks of June 2009. Salem's chief of police, Brad James, discussed the triathlon that was held in Salem on May 30. There were about 800 contestants, and the fire department, police officers and volunteers assisted with the day. 'fit News iflii Svtfeet aijd Ten*t G^enry i The Salem City Council met on Wednesday, June 3, and the meeting began with a public hearing for the Bearnson/ Christensen Annexation, the preliminary budget for the fiscal year of 2009-2010 and to amend the budget for the fiscal year of 2008-2009. The Bearnson/Christensen Annexation is roughly 500 acres, and it was approved for annexation by the council. It has been deemed an agricultural zone, but that may change in September after the council has changed the definitions of different zones in Salem. The preliminary budget for 2009-2010 was presented, and the general funds will cost about $3.7 million. This means there will be a general fund increase of $97,093. This is the lowest increase in over six years. h> ilding permits are down 75 percent from two years ago, and they are down 43 percent from the current year. The council also announced that there will be no new hires, and no increase for the cost of living for the employees of Salem. Henderson had a positive outlook for the budget. He said, "We anticipated having to cut back, and we have been able to stay in line because of department cutbacks to the bare bones." The preliminary budget was approved. It will reopen for amending on June 17. The council then approved the Red Hat Club agreement, which allows the Red Hat Club to use the Salem community center for their meetings as long as they deep clean the building quarterly and assist the Library during the Salem Days Festivals. The council then approved an ordinance amending the waste provisions of the PI water service in Salem. This ordinance states that if a resident is found using the irrigation water between the restricted hours of 10 a.m.-6 p.m., they will receive a written notice in the form of a door hanger on their first violation. The second violation within the same calendar year will result in a $50 penalty that will be added to their utility bill, and the third violation within the same calendar year will result in a $250 penalty to their utility bill. Any violations after that within the same calendar year will result in a penalty of $250 each time. In regards to this ordinance, Bruce Ward, the City Engineer said, "We are hoping it never has i to be collected, but it needs to be in place." Previous to this ordinance, the only way to control the illegal use of irrigation water within the restricted hours was to have the police enforce it. Any violations were then viewed as criminal violations. Now they can be viewed as civil violations. Police officers can still cite citizens for the misuse of i ^ "£* V §•'*• *,M lename%rnewspap^!! . '.. Apply at McMullin Orchards, 5625 West 12000 South, Payson -'••" . 801-465-3077 , : - v ;, (must be at least 16 years old) .;.: ; ;W^'; IN GIFT CERTIFICATES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES and Free 1 year subscription send submissions to: Caddie welcomed everyone to come and try Crwp'j hot and cold deli 795 North State Rd. 198 Salem 801.723.0500 ads@spforknews.com -or42 East 300 North, Spanish Fork Winner will be selected and notified July 15. Contest open to general public, ages 18+. 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