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Show 0 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Kearns Chronicle, Thursday, April 1 2, 2001 1 Lifestyle Life of Mr. Lucky is a comedy of errors Comedian Dobie Maxwell brings his show to Wise Guys this weekend By DEBBI OLSON Editor Call him Mr. Lucky. Comedian and KKAT radio show host Dobie Maxwell has endured life a comedy-of-error- s life that leaves audiences rolling in the ais'es as he has turned that life into material for his stand-ucomedy p show. "No one has been through what have," Maxwell said. Thats why they call me Mr. Lucky. Things happen to me that dont happen to anyone else. No one would believe it. I wouldnt have believed it if I I hadnt lived through it." Maxwell has used his misfortune to tell stories and bring a little laughter to others as he has worked his way through the comedy club circuit during the past 15 years to be one of the top headline acts in the county. "The bad luck thing is universal, everyone thinks they have bad luck, Maxwell said. 1 have found the act that fits me. The way my life has transpired has been very bizarre. Me will bring his stand-u- p routine to Wise Guys Comedy Club in West Valley April 13-1- 5 as the headline act. Twas raised in Milwaukee, wasnt a funny town, Maxwell said. My dad was a bier, my mom abandoned me as a kid. was raised by my grandmother. I had a terrible childhood. He found baseball, and comedy as a way to escape from that life. "My goal since 1 was old was to be a baseball player, f had a tryout with the Kansas City Royals and didnt make it I was 1 ciushed," Maxwell said. "Afterwards I went into a comedy club and after watching the act thought I could do better than that. The first time I got up on the stage I knew that was what I wanted to do." Maxwell admitted that he was a continued from page terrible comedian for many years as he traveled throughout the county going from club to club, learning the ropes and making a name for himself. Its like minor league baseball. You grow as an act and you move up to better and better clubs, Maxwell said. My first paying gig I made $10 for 10 minutes. That was the biggest thrill of my life as an Since then he opening act for comedians Dew enough petitions circulating so that if they all came back signed we would have the necessary amount needed to request the sibility study, Henline said. Senfield and Jay Leno. Networking from club to club, his comedy act received attention from a radio programmer in Lansing, Mich, who asked him to be a guest on a show. Afterwards he was asked to fill in for the morn- Reno. It was in Reno where Maxwell teamed up with Shawn Stevens, a country music radio didnt know Garth Brooks from Mel Brooks, Maxwell said. "Shawn and 1 were so opposite that we got along perfectly. Nine months later the station changed formats and the partners went their separate ways, until last August when Stevens called Maxwell, who had returned to Chicago, and asked him to do a radio show in Salt Lake City. I said no and found myself driving to Utah again, Maxwell said. The team of Shawn and Dobie can be heard mornings from 9 a.m. on KKAT radio. We do a funny show thats on a County stations, Maxwell said. We dont do a county show. 5-- photo by Debbi Olson talk show host Dobie Maxwell will perform this weekend. though we have been to Nashville and have met some of the artists we play on the air. Since moving to Utah, Maxwell said he feels settled. "Things are working out well here, I couldnt be happier, FUNDS continued from page 1 Williams said it is not possible to shift teachers schedules completely, though some shifting will likely occur. One of the main changes would be to place teachers back into computer labs and other departments where Title ing provided teachers I fund- aids in those departments. Despite the uneasiness of the loss, Williams is optimistic that remedies can be applied for to make up the lost of $219,602 in funding. Hyland said another factor that may have contributed to the loss of funding was that many students who could have qualified for free and reduced lunches did not turn in necessary applications Maxwell said. "The difficulties I've had in my life have all turned around now. Maxwell will be the headline act at Wise Guys at 8 p.m. April 13 and at 8 and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April income level of the community showed less need for the funding program. The needs of other schools came in front of Magna, Hyland said. Schools that qualify for Title I funding are based on federal regulations and the income level of the schools community. Hyland remain status quo. Taxes are and will be controlled by the county, Henline said. As the tax base changes occur we will be affected just like the rest of the unincorporated areas. Becoming a Township will allow Magna to take tighter control of its planning and zoning earliest concerns of the CLN. only a few that qualify. Families wishing to apply for the free and reduced lunch program were required to submit an application every year. The application was usually sent home Support Center concept. The concept would create support stations where local parents can find help with reading material to share with their children, At its April 3 meeting, the CLN investigated the Family receive basic computer literacy instruction, and find answers to with students for parents or guardians to fill out. h Speaking families would be assigned interpreters to help with the application process. health care service questions. These centers open the schools doors for lifelong learn- Non-Englis- issues instead of planning and zoning requests going through the County Planning Commission. The County Council is expected to review the Township ordinance for Magna Tuesday during its Committee as a Whole meeting. Two public hearings on the issue will be held before the council creates an ordinance to provide Magna with Township status. ty members who can contribute information, ideas and solution 1 said all of the Districts 90 schools are continuously ranked by funding need, but there are ing for the entire family. Team members seek communi- - options for these problems. The CLN governance team is a board composed of one representative from each Cyprus area school, two school administrators, one district administrator, three parents or PTA representalocal business representives, tatives, and one to three human service agency representatives. 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The benefits of remaining in the county as a township will ensure that community services, step backward, said Art Flangas, a member of the Community Council. "If the Council makes an arbitrary decision on where we are as a community they would leave out Kennecott and it would leave out future negotiations with Kennecott. Kennecott has already stated that it did not want to be included in Magnas incorporation attempt to receive it. The statistical Never Mow Never Paint Never Shovel Snow Never Climb Stairs Never Do Outdoor Maintenance Again! We Do It All For You! Condo Services November, to redefine the boundaries or change them would be taking a 14-1- 5. on rium limit the Magna boundaries south to 4100 South and west to 9100 West was rejected by the council. The final determination on the Magna boundaries will be made b the County Council. "To go in and ask the County -- KKAT Single Story, Carefree Living Senior Community OS attempts by surrounding communities would not be eliminated. Currently there is a morato- County Council requested that the Area Council modify those boundary lines. A proposal to was I fea- West to the Tooele County Line and East to 7200 West. At the March 27 meeting, the ing show host. He wasnt planning on doing radio again, but offers to do radio kept coming as he worked to perfect his comedy act. "I was working and teaching comedy classes in Chicago when I got a call from a friend who asked me if 1 wanted to get back into radio, Maxwell said. I said no and found myself on my way to bers regarding the Township Status was raised during the meeting because annexation The Area Council agreed to submit to the county the same boundaries outlined in the petition, which would include land north to the Davis County line. South to the Utah County Line, Carey, Jeff Foxworthy, Jerry "I thought I was filling in for two weeks and then found out that I had been hired," Maxwell said. "I was there for six months. and that it would opt out of being included in the township boundaries. Kennecott prefers to remain in unincorporated Salt Lake County, Henline said. Concern by community mem- 1 Norm Fitzgerald and Community Councilman Kip Peterson. We know that we have d show host. which COUNCIL 13,995 y it SATURN SCI 801-521-50- ihl JMJr 55 770 S. West Temple i POO |