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Show 6B THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, August 1, 1985 Sleeping Copper Giant Plays Big Role In Magna by LaRee Pehrson Green Sheet Staff Writer MAGNA. Although Kennecott Coplike a sleeping giant on the slopes of the Oquirrhs, the companys influence is still being felt within this community. per lies Not just through the ever present threat of a tailings storm, but in a more positive vein - in myriad ways that few people even realize. ' There was a time - back in the good old days when copper was king - when it was company policy to provide aid and recreation for its employees, indirectly benefiting the whole community. And so it is today, only it is different in degree, not in kind. In the beginning, because of the geographical location and the lack of transportation, Utah Copper provided the most complete recreational program in the whole state. Built in 1925, the Utah Copper Club offered a wide variety of sports and entertainment for 35 years. There were bowling alleys, a gym, a ballroom and lounges, a banquet room and pool facilities that attracted people from all over the valley. In 1926, Kennecott built Copper Community park which sported the only covered grandstand in the west end of the county plus a nine-hol- e golf course, as well as an outdoor pool in Garfield in the late 1930s. In addition, Kennecott created a hunter and fishermans paradise with the Utah Copper Gun Club situated on Moon Lake just east of 5600 West on 2820 South. A more mobile society and a change in policy brought about the end of the Utah Copper Club and the Gun Club in December of 1961, but some of the programs that were company sponsored then are still in force today. Every year, from the time it opened until the day it closed, the company hosted a Christmas party, distributing bagged candy and nuts for the areas small fry. Today the entertainment is jointly sponsored by Kennecott and' the Magna Chamber of Commerce, and the number of children has grown from two elementary schools, Webster and Garfield, to five schools with more than 600 students in each. As for Copper Community park, both it and the new Pleasant Green park are leased to the Magna Community Council and Salt Lake County for $1 per year. In addition, water for sprinkling of both parks is provided through the generosity of Kennecott Copper. With regard to Copper Golf Course, the company leases it to the Copper Golf Club, a organization, and also furnishes the water for sprinkling. Few people realize that the street lighting at 8400 West and 9180 West on 2400 South is paid for by Kennecott, as are the lights on the Cyprus high C on Theads Peak. But perhaps the most important thing that Kennecott does for the people in this community is housed in the building at 3041 So. 8560 West. The sign on the front of the building reads: Magna Community Council Center, but it is Kennecott Copper money that keeps it operating, not Salt Lake County. Although the building is small and old, there is more activity within its walls than any of the more prestigious buildings in the town. Since 1974 the Community Action Program has operated out of the facility, as have the public health clinics. There is also a food bank for the needy, a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Copper DAV chapter meets there once a month. In addition, Magna Community Council Planning and Zoning meetings are held in the building and various other community -- meetings are held there because there is no place else to meet. It also serves as a polling place during elections and as an answering service for the Magna Chamber of Commerce. According to statistics compiled during 1984, there were 7,778 families who were processed through the center for cheese and butter alone, 384 for help with their utilities, 70 for the food bank and 500 for the blood pressure and immunization clinics. Without the annual donation from Kennecott to the Magna Community Council, there would be none of these programs offered and people from this area would have to travel to Kearns or Redwood for services they now have close to home. Since 1926, Utah Copper, then on page 7 grounds of Magna Community Contor groot patrons rocaiving sorvicos thoro. Tho government's IMMACULATE . . . Wll-groom- d commodities progrom in the Magna area is administered from this building. Sink your teeth into super savings and enjoy an Egg gnnnn am j 1 r 1 m--i niriaesi .Colored Crew Neck Choose from maroon, grey, black, tan, yellow, It. blue, royal and red. 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"The mountains and lakes were very beautiful, Sam Mr. Thacker. The route included siops at Big Sandy Lake, Lizard Head Flats, Valentines Lake, Grave Lake, Marms Lake and Dads Lake. The group crossed the Continental Divide twice, he said. Mr. Haueter said this was the most difficult of many hikes he has led scouts through. It was a great experience and good training, noted Mr. Thacker. Sale effective Thursday Aug Egg McMuffins, Orange Juice and Coffee Saturday, August 3,1985 8a.m. limit 1 per customer toll a.m. Offer good while quantities last, |