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This is not the same Kennecott that we have grown up with and worked for in the past, said Darrell Norman, a Kennecott retiree. Key issues in the negotiations includes retirement programs for past and present employees, wages, overtime calculations,, working hours and working conditions. If they do away with retirement benefits it will really destroy us," Norman said. It is not a good situation. The contract negotiations affect approximately 230 Union members working in various operations at Kennecott from Magna to Copperton. On the table is a $.43-5.- 5 wage increase for union workers. That, however could be offset by employees having to pay more for health insurance and changing the calculations for overtime based on a work work week as opposed to an nt 40-ho- ur day. Our present contract provides for our members to be paid overtime anytime they work more than eight hour in a day, regardless of whether they work 40 hours in a week, said Terry Bonds, District Director of the United Steelworkers of America and chairman of the negotiations for the Kennecott employees. Bonds stated in a letter to Chris Crowl, Vice President of KUC Human Resources that changing the overtime calculations would be unfair to those employees who may work double shifts but whose work weeks would not equal 40 per week. A rally for workers rights for Kennecptt Union employees to learn about the contract issues being negotiated were held Wednesday at Arbor Park in Magna. Additional rallies are planned for Thursday, Sept. 26 at KUC headquarters in Copperton and on Saturday at 1 1 a.m. at Copper Park. If a new contract is not in place by Oct. 1 employees may call a strike or could be n locked out by Rio Ttnto and in their hired place. employees non-unio- to Workman Tortoises take up residence speak about Magna issues By HADLEY MOORE Staff Writer Lucy and Ethel, a pair of tortoises, have the run of Magna Elementarys Education Garden. Getting them there wasnt easy. The school had to fill out a application from the Utah Division of Wildlife Services to prove feat it had fee resources to care properly for fee endangered species. This is an enclosed gar-(tetheres not public access or any way they can get out said kindergarten teacher Inger Russell, who spearheaded fee Education Garden project at Magna Elementary. To bolster fee application, e students, whose curriculum includes tire study of animal habitats, worked to build a habitat like fee tortoises natural one in southern Utah. The school planned to let fee tortoises hibernate in its boiler room during winter months. There are strict rules for . their care. Though they wander around fee entire garden, people are not allowed to step inside their habitat, located in the middle plot Students may not handle them either, there are only four people allowed to touch them. The tortoises will be a long-tercommitment; they can live to be 80 years old. I tell fee children they can come back when theyre grandparents, said Russell. To finance 60 more years of care, a constant flow of money will be needed to pay for vet bills, medicine and vitamins, as well as fee turtles diet of fresh produce and ld , Bv PEBBI OLSON Editor 12-pa- n; third-grad- Lucy and Ethel, new tortoises have found a new home at Magna Elementary. monkey biscuits purchased from fee zoo. They eat a fair amount, too. Drop a piece of food on fee ground and all of a sudden theyre all over it, said sixth-gradCandace Reynolds. To help raise money for fee tortoises maintenance, Magna Elementary is collecting recyclable paper and cans to sell to various companies feat use fee scrap material. Donations can be deposited in fee large bins in fee schools parking lot While are in charge of Lucy and Ethels habitat other grades work cm projects matched to their own curricula. Second-grad- e students grow to giant cabbages study how seeds develop. Fourth-grader- s, whose focus is cm Utah history, have their garden plot full of native Utah plants. er third-grade- rs m who team about microorganisms, are busy working on a compost plot feat will help nurture fee entire garden. Sixth-grader- Non-dai- s, and ry non-me- at food waste from fee cafeteria feeds fee compost After lunch we go over and we dig up a hole and we put some leftover food in it for compost said Joshua Valdivia. Some of fee gardens bounty is shared wife the food bank Were trying to make it service-oriente- d as well," Russell said. The students get to enjoy fee fruits of their labor too. Chefs from Gastronomy recently visited the Magna Elementary to show second-gradehow to cook their eggin Mr. plants. Ashtons class have sampled their zucchinis. sixfe-grad- er rs Sixth-grade- rs Mr. Ashton takes them home and we make zucchini head out of them, said Hailey Evans. For the past year, every student at fee school has been involved wife his or her classroom project Each child spends a minimum of 30 minutes per week working in fee garden. The Education Garden has benefited from donations of goods and services from local community members and businesses such as Lowes, Millcreek Gardens, R.C Sundance Willey, Catalog and Quikrete. The benefits of fee Education Garden extend beyond fee beautiful flowers and tasty fruits and vegetables fee students have grown. Ive seen a greater respect for rules and for nature," said Russell, And a pride too." Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman will meet with the e Magna Area Council and the Community Council in a combined meeting Thursday, Oct 3. The meeting will be held at the Magna Senior Center beginning at 7 p.m. Mayor Workman wanted to come out and take an hour to talk about county programs and hear what issues we are concerned about as a community. said Ron Henline, president of the Area Council Henline said issues the Area Council will bring up to Workman will be to have her support in removing the Sunset clause from the Township Bill that was passed in the Legislature last year. "We will really need the help and support of the country to get that taken out of the bill so feat our borders will remain secure, Henline said Also to be included in the meeting will be a discussion on Magnas historic downtown and future economic 'development of the downtown as well as plans for th future of 8400 West Magnas Planning and Zoning Commission will also be invited to attend the meeting, which is open to the public. Council members will be able to bring up additional issues to Workman during the meeting. Workmans visit will be the first time since she was elected to office that she has scheduled an official meeting with the Area Council to address Magna and county issues. Lions to host fall boutique The Magna Lions Club will be holding its second Annual Fall Boutique on a.m. to 7 Sept. 28 from p.m. at the Lions Community Hall 2643 South 8950 West in Magna. Boutique chairwoman Leda Davis said fee Lions Club is hoping to provide a 1 1 boutique of local arts and crafts at a cost people can afford. Interested crafters and vendors may still secure booth space for fee boutique Those interested in booth space or any other questions pertaining to fee fall boutique. may call Davis during fee evening at 250-197- 6. Marlene Norcross named Citizen of the Year Bv MARDEE ALLEN Special to ttw Times Marlene Norcross has been named Magnas Citizen of fee Year . The honor was given to Norcross by fee Area Council during Magnas Night Out Against Crime. When fee was called and asked to arrive at fee celebration to receive her award, her response was: Why? What have I done lately.? According to Norcross, she., has devoted fee past two years caring for her family and has not been able to spend her time volunteering in the community. Therefore, she was completely surprised by fee honor. The past two years have been all about family," she said. Taking care of my mother ( . who passed away at 103 years old) and settling her estate and taking care of my husband whos been on a heart transplant list and just received a new heart on July 11. Another big accomplishment for Norcross in 2002 was getting every member of her family together for fee Olympics - from Germany, Virginia, Missouri and Utah , including me grandchild and feat we two hadnt been able to see because fee couldnt be most than one hour away from LD S. HospiteL According to Anna Beth Mecfeam, of fee Magna Arts Council and a member of tle committee choosing fee Citizen of fee year, Norcross was pre sented fee award as a tribute to fee many service positions she has held in fee Magna community. Norcross has served on fee Magna Redevelopment Advisory Council, Magna Community Council, Back to ' fee Beach Task Force and Oquinrh Loop Development Committee, Magna Arts Council, Magna Chamber of Commerce, United Association of Community Councils, Magna Area Council, Copper Days Steering Committee and Salt Lake County Community Development Advisory Board. In her spare time, Norcross enjoys gardening and music. She teihes ter grandchildren music lessons. The poor kids! She said. Music lessons get a little rough sometimes. They enjoy being here, but when I say, have you practiced? Its not going to go very well if you havent practiced." Its a little different The large trees, flowers and landscaping around their home attested to her interest in gardening. However, fee said that wrive let fee place go. Its been a hot summer, its been hard on a tot of people." Norcross was bora in Hunter and attended Whittier Elementary School, Brockbank Junior High and graduate! from Cyprus High School in 1957. After high school, she moved every three years for the next 18 years to places such as Seattle, North Carolina and even Germany. When f copy; WftJUft 'T1 Norcross returned to Magna, she worked as a postal earner for three years for fee Magna Post Office and then was a clerk at fee Magna post office for nine years. She was also a substitute teacher at Magna, Lakendge and Webster Elementary Schools. Magna has been home to Norcross for most of her life. She has seen a lot of changes and is excited by fee recent addition of the Mafeeson Junior High School to fee community. New areas wife larger sized lots and houses also add to fee community by keeping people here when they ait ready for a larger home, Norcross said. Norcross was nominated to receive fee Magna Citizen of fee Year Award by Mecham and Area Councilman Todd Richards. Shes been involved in fee community for more than 25 year, Mecham said, Tve always admired her for her tenacity. She has been a champion for the betterment of fee community. |