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Show ut vi 4u7 r:-- : . Jr UT TTOGtjQ t Volume 65 Number 21 January 10, 1980 MAGNA, UTAH Hunter council approves development requests The Hunter Council discussed the approval of applications for community development funds and they planned three community meetings on the incorporation of a West Valley City Thursday night, January 3. The two hour meeting was held at the home of Gerald Wright, president of the council. Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at the homes of different council members. During the January meeting the members discussed and approved the applications for three community development grants. The community development grant applications are submitted to the steering committee of community development for their approval. Community development grants are money from the federal government. The first application the council approved was the request for funds e for a Hunter center. The proposed center would be located at Hunter Park, 3500 South and 6000 West. It would serve the central area of Hunter, Magna, Kearns and part of West Granger. Part of the reason the center is needed is to provide a meeting place for council members. Council member Bart Barker, in a telephone interview, said the council is not requesting a specific amount of money for the center. multi-purpos- The center would be similar to the Redwood Center and the Copper View Center. It would be 32,000 square feet. The second block community development grant the council is asking for is a request for improvement of curb, gutters and sidewalks on the south side of 3500 South between 4800 West to 7200 West. For installation and repair the council is requesting $19,000 the first year and $240,000 the second year. The $19,000 figure would accommodate engineering of the plans. The development of the 6.6 acre Woodledge Park, 5180 W. 4310 S., is the third request the council has submitted. Now the area is full of weeds, junk and concrete, according to Mr. Barker. He explained the land is designed in a bowl pattern which helps control flooding of a nearby subdivision. The park would serve the flood control purpose and provide a football field, picnic areas, shelters and trees, Barker said. He said the plans for Woodledge Park were approved a year ago by the county but no progress has been made. Three Community Meetings In the final action of the community council plans were made to hold three community meetings to discuss the proposed incorporation of the West Valley City. The incorporation would include the Hunter community and the council wants to help educate residents on the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed incorporation. Mr. Barker emphasized the council has taken no stand on the incorporation but wants to help educate the people before the election. The election which will decide incorporations fate is February 26. Three meetings will be held at local elementary schools to discuss the proposed incorporation. A panel of proponents and opponents will speak at the meetings and a representative from John Short and Associates will be present to discuss the plan. John Short and Associates are a consulting firm from Salt Lake City who were hired to study the economic impact of such a move. The study presents the financial impact of incorporation on voters, Salt Lake County and on the new city itself if it is formed. Twenty pages of the unbiased study will be available for free to citizens attending the meeting. The free 20 pages deals with voter impact on the incorporation. The entire 120 page study will be available for purchase. The Hunter council has not set a time or date for the three meetings but watch THE MAGNA TIMES for more details. THE PETERSON'S are Rebecca, holding Mary Ann, Sarah Jeffrey and on David Peterson's lap, Jacob. The Magna Times welcomes David Peterson as a regular cartoonist for the paper. Magna Times welcomes cartoonist to staff ' The Magna Times is pleased to announce the addition of a cartoonist to our contributing staff. David Peterson, 7285 Adams Road, Magna, will pen Next Door for the newspaper. Mr. Peterson is an art teacher at Hillside Intermediate in Salt Lake City. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Utah: His cartoon feature will be family oriented with a local slant. Mr. Peterson said he will have plenty of good ideas for cartoons from his work with seventh and eighth graders and from his home life with four children. He and his wife, Rebecca, have four children, Jeffrey, 4, Sarah, 3, Jacob, 1 and Mary Arm, four months. The Cartoonist is originally from Granger and graduated from Granger High School. Rebecca Peterson is a native of St. George, Utah. The family is a member of the Lake Ridge 8th Ward. pre-scho- ol Look for Next Door on page two. eroioirs appomt!: IMIcomcDD The Magna senior citizens have appointed a new governing council for 1980. New president is Floyd Nielsen, Rex Broadbent will serve as secretary and treasurer, other members of the council are Roy Smith, Lloyd Aagard, Eva Mirabella, Jane Ripley, Frances Baker. The council was appointed by the 1979 council Friday, January 4. Past IN THE president is Ralph Templer. The council is responsible for consultation and making suggestions on the functioning of the center, according to Lester Sabin, site manager. The council will meet monthly and during emergencies, according to Mr. Sabin. Chinese Celebration The senior citizens will have a special Chinese Celebration Friday, January 11 at dinner 12:30 p.m. The Chinese meal is sponsored by Nutrition Council for the Salt Lake Valley. Dinner is $1 and reservations must be made by calling the center at 250-940- 0. Bingo will be played Chinese dinner. after the 1950's the Magna Junior Drum Corps prepares to journey to another competition aboard More pictures on page 2 Lewis Brothers Stages. Theatre violates Transportation is specialty of Lewis Brothers By Rebecca Dicken Magna and Hunter residents may remember the days when the Tooele to Salt Lake stage served West Valley residents. Those were the days before the Utah Transit Authority buses took over the route service provided by Lewis Brothers Stages, 549 W. 5th South, Salt Lake City. For years, literally from the beginning of automobiles, the Lewis family, of Hunter, had provided transportation for commuters. But after a bitter court battle in Joe Lewis lost the right to 1976 provide the exclusive service. The right of emminent domain, the good of the people takes precedent over the right of the individual, made what President Joe Lewis termed a devastating defeat for our company. The court ruled the Utah Transit Authority, city owned and operated, could provide the only route service in Salt Lake County. Joe Lewis, owner of Lewis Brothers Stages, explained the company has recovered from the loss of the route services because they have built a prosperous charter bus service. The fascinating part of the story is how the Lewis family evolved into bus service businessmen. In 1914 Orson Lewis, Joes father, and Joes five uncles lived on a farm in Hunter. At that time there were many foreign laborers in the Salt Lake valley who worked at mining towns, Magna, Park City, Bingham, Ely, Nevada and McGill, Nevada. Cop-perto- n, There was little transportation available but the workers joined together to form car pools. One of the original Lewis Brothers, Joes uncle, owned a car dealership and therefore had access to transportation. Joe explained that his uncles and father stuck together and became well organized. The uncles named the company Lewis Brothers Stages because their father owned a horse and buggy and was able to provide special transportation for professionals such as doctors. For many years the Lewis Brothers business was largely route service for communters and travelers within Salt Lake County. Cur drivers got to know everyone Joe Lewis said. they helped some people go to kindergarten and were on their routes, He explained helping the same people 20 years later when they had to go to work. Now president and owner; Joe Lewis, said he got his start in the bus service at an early age when he had to clean the buses. His son, Steve Lewis, is the Operations Manager for the business and his daughter, Tina, is the company receptionist. After providing route service for years Joe Lewis said the company expanded in 1946 to provide charter service. Since the elimination of their route service because of the Utah Transit Authority the charter buses have become 90 per cent of our business. The president said the company has grown tremendously. Weve provided transportation everything imaginable. for He listed the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, University of Utah and Brigham Young University as customers. The LDS Church is an active group and have taken the Lewis Brothers Stages many times. Mr. Lewis said the Brigham Young University drama students took the Stage for 25 years for their three week summer trip to Palmira, New York. The drama students present the Palmira Pageant in New York, Mr. Lewis said. He said the Church also charters trips to the Manti, Phoenix and Los Angeles Temples. He continued the Lewis Brothers has carried the U.S. Navy Marine and Army bands. The charter service also provides transportation throughout the west for tour groups. Salt Lake City is the central point for many tours, Mr. Lewis said. Usually the tourists spend one or two days seeing the Salt Lake Valley and then travel to Jackson, Yellowstone, Cody and Rapid City. Or the tourists travel south to Zic Bryce, the north rim of the Grai Canyon and maybe to Las Vegas, Mi Lewis said. He said bus service is a complex business. The Interstate Commerce Commission requires the company to keep track of every mile traveled and the maintenance of their 50 vehicles is a challenge. Mr. Lewis said the 50 vehicles include 30 standard buses and other special cars. He mentioned the company has a limousine available for hire. Mr. Lewis and his family reside in Hunter. fire code The Gem Theatre, 8945 West 2700 South in Magna, had its business license revoked by the County Commissioners for the week of January 7 through January 14 due to fire code violations. According to Salt Lake County Battalion Chief Tom Sadler it has been documented several times that the rear exits to the theatre were locked while a movie was played to customers. He said September 30, 1978, February 6, 1979, April 21, 1979 and September 7, 1979 were the dates the fire department knew the rear exits The Battalion Chief said state law insures that no assembly type building should have locks or latches that work from the inside. The fireman said Steve Barker, owner of the theatre, had complied with the fire department orders to correct the problem by November, 14, 1979. the County ComMr. decided to punish Barker by revoking his business license for one week. The punishment is to establish a . precedent to give others the incentive to obey the law, Sadler said. Nevertheless mission were locked. Paris to speak at meeting Chick Paris will speak at the Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting Thursday, January 10. Mr. Paris owns the Paris Insurance Agency in Magna. The noon luncheon meeting is held at the Copper Park Club House. President Jim Russell invites all business people to attend the first meeting of the new year. |
