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Show LOST: BINGHAM CANYON CIVIC CENTER FOUND AT 310 MAIN STREET Early in 1935 the American Legion post No. 30 investigated investi-gated possibility of converting the old high school gymnasium into a Civic Center. A lease was obtained from Jordan school board through the town of Bingham Canyon. In March, 1935, individual Legionnaires began work on the building, which was thoroughly cleaned up, window glass replaced, plastering, cleaning and painting walls and ceilings, sanding and varnishing floors, repairs to the roof, replacing frozen and broken pipes and overhauling the heat-J ing system completed. J"? During 1935 a total of 2737 man-hours of labor ver1 donated by Legionnaires. In January of this year, after the Civic Center has been j used for over three years by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, I many town organizations, the Legion post decided they could i no longer maintain the building or make necessary improve-j improve-j menls. The Jordan school district board of education deeded ! the building and an adjoining vacant school building to the city. Concluding with a recommendation recommen-dation that Bingham Canyon residents re-sidents become "Civic Center conscious", Miss Dorothy Edwards, Ed-wards, Salt Lake City Girls Scout director who visited the local troop Monday evening, told of a one hour delay she had experienced experi-enced in finding the building. Six different people questioned on Main street as to the whereabouts where-abouts of the Center told her variously that (a) there was no such building; (b) it was in Highland High-land Boy; (c) it was an old school building but that if she went to the Center she would find no Girl Scouts. Much to her surprise Miss Edwards Ed-wards finally arrived at the Center Cen-ter and found a group of 35 enthusiastic en-thusiastic Scouts, several mothers, moth-ers, Miss Beth Christensen, lead- visit was to advise the Bingham troop of the fine summer program pro-gram planned for Girls Scouts at Camp Cloud Rim near Park City which will be open this summer from July 1 to mid-August mid-August and has accommodations for 60 girls at a time. Scouts may enjoy horse back riding, swimming, art and nature study and instruction in Scout activities, along with board for $8.50 a week. Girl Scouting is receiving new impetus from a recent change in work, Miss Edwards said. Courses Cours-es are arranged in ten divisions which includes sports, nature, dramatics, dancing, child care, etc. A scout may select any division div-ision and proficiency in the preferred pre-ferred subject entitles her to a second class badge. er, and Mrs. S. J. Granquist and Mrs. A. J. Boberg of the Women's Civic club, sponsors of the group. Purpose of the Scout leader's |