Chamber names local resident Fiesta Days Collin Allan Citizen of the Year Rodeo to The Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Collin Allan of Mapleton has been named its 2017 Citizen of the Year. Collin Allan was born May 13, 1933, to James G. and Gwen Williams Allan. He was born and raised in the home across the street from where he now lives. He has lived in Mapleton all of his life with the exception of two years during WWII and two years on an LDS mission to the Hawaiian Islands. He graduated from Springville High in 1951 and was a good student and also a speaker at his graduation exercises. He attended Brigham Young University in 1951 before his mission. He returned after the war and graduated from BYU with two majors in accounting and mathematics. He worked at Utah Saving and Loan and later at BYU as the director of Tours and Conferences. He then worked for First Security Bank as manager in Springville and Spanish Fork. Later he became vice president and supervisor of 10 branches. He has been a member of the Provo, Springville and Spanish Fork chambers of commerce through the years. Allan has served on various boards in-
Collin Allan
cluding six years on the Utah State Wildlife Board. His interest in hunting and
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fishing is practically genetic as the Allan family has been involved in this activity for many generations going back to Scotland. Allan was on the Mapleton City Council for 12 years, the Mapleton Planning Commission for nine years and the Nebo School District Board of Education for 30 years. He also served for 24 years as a trustee on the Utah High School Activities Association board. He currently serves on the board of directors for Rock Canyon Bank. Allan had only one sibling, Evan E. Allan, who was killed during WWII when his plane was hit. He married Peggie Bingham in 1957 and they will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in June. Together they have five children: Scott, Marian, Clark, Leisel and Melinda. They have 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Collin has served 10 years as a bishop, 14 years as a high councilman and nine years in his stake presidency. Last but not least, Collin manages his family farm.
celebrate 75 years By Cecile Peay
The Fiesta Days Rodeo is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2017. This rodeo just keeps getting better. The Diamond Fork Riding Club was instrumental in starting the Fiesta Days Rodeo, and in the mid-1980s it partnered with Spanish Fork City. This partnership went on to produce one of the best rodeos in the world. The 2017 Fiesta Days Rodeo will begin on Thursday, July 20, and continue on Friday, Saturday and Monday, July 21, 22 and 24. Those interested should get tickets early as the rodeo has drawn a sellout crowd for 44 consecutive rodeos. Rodeo tickets are available at SFcitytix.com. This year, the rodeo is joining the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as See RODEO on page A3
By Ed Helmick There is a Civil Air Patrol Squadron based at the Springville-Spanish Fork Airport that is one of the most qualified and mission-ready of the 13 squadrons in the state of Utah. The Utah Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has nine airplanes, two of which are based at our local airport. Furthermore, the squadron utilizes the most advanced technology in the country. That is something in our community that we should be proud of, and it is something that most people don’t know anything about. The Civil Air Patrol is the volunteer auxiliary of the United States Air Force and a part of the Total Force definition on par with the other parts of the USAF Team. CAP is tasked with three broad missions: providing aerospace education to the general public, offering a cadet program and supporting local civil authorities and national interests with emergency services. Utah County has had a CAP squadron since the late 1940s. Today’s squadron, known as the Phantom Squadron, is named after the famous McDonnell Douglas F-4 fighter bomber. The squadron is composed of a Senior Flight with 43 adult members and a Cadet Flight with 35 members ranging in age from 12 to just under 21 years of age. Historically, a major activity of the CAP has been search and rescue mis-
Civil Air Patrol airplanes are shown at the Springville-Spanish Fork Airport. The CAP squadron operating at this local airport is one of 13 CAP squadrons in Utah.
sions for overdue aircraft, hunters, hikers and the like. During the past few years, fewer hours have been devoted to that type of activity due to advances in other technologies such as cell phone tracking. The squadron has a new role in communication support utilizing an airborne platform. New aerial imaging technology being integrated into the CAP to aid in natural disaster analysis supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency or in-state disaster management. Another interesting responsibility our local squadron has been given is Homeland Security training involving Hill AFB F-16s to maintain their proficiency at intercepting slow-moving small airplanes that intrude into restricted airspace. See PATROL on page A3
Spanish Fork High School welding students constructed a special tree in honor of former classmate Kiplyn Davis and donated the tree to the Festival of Trees. Festival trees are sold with the proceeds going to Primary Children’s Hospital.
Nebo high school students donate to Festival of Trees By Lana Hiskey Spanish Fork High School welding students constructed a special tree in 2016 to honor a former Don, Kiplyn Davis, that went missing 20 years ago. This year would mark her 20th reunion as a Spanish Fork graduate. Kiplyn loved life. She had a vibrant personality and known as a social “butterfly.” The tree was then donated to the Festival of Trees in Sandy, which raises money each year for Primary Chil-
dren’s Hospital. The tree and the three drift trikes hanging from the tree were designed and fabricated out of aluminum by SFHS welding students. The themes of “Butterflies” and “Family” were implemented throughout the project. The drift trikes were built to represent a tradition at SFHS Welding. Welding teacher Shaun Black said, “The welding students really enjoyed fabricating the drift trikes to represent a traSee TREES on page A3