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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, June 22-25, 2013 C-3 The Park Record Mountainlands Housing Trust celebrates 20 years MUSTANG Restaurant Present this ad and receive Two for One Entrées $7 Corkage The 2nd entrée of equal of lesser value • Credit Card purchases only Expires 6/25/13 • Convenient Validated Parking Photo courtesy of the Mountainlands Housing Trust The Washington Mill Apartment complex was one of the first Mountainlands Community Housing Trust projects. The trust, which formed in 1993, will celebrate 20 years of advocating and creating affordable housing opportunities in Summit and Wasatch counties during an event on June 24. Event will honor those who helped over the decades By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record When the Mountainlands Community Housing Trust formed in 1993, the nonprofit organization's goal was to "primarily create, preserve and advocate for affordable housing in Summit and Wasatch counties, said Executive Director Scott Loomis. In the past 12 years alone, the Trust has built 145 homes and 99 apartments to help carry out its mission. "We've also acquired another 66 complexes, so we own a total of 253 affordable rental units," Loomis said during an interview with The Park Record. On Monday, June 24, the Mountainlands Community Housing Trust will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Snow Park Lodge at Deer Valley from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Loomis said the celebration is not a fundraiser. "We just want to celebrate the people who have been involved with us in these past two decades and who have helped getting us to where we are today," he said. "We will recognize former staff and board members as well as organizations and other individuals who have made contributions and helped us throughout the years" One of the honorees will be Bob Wells, the president of Mountainlands' board of trustees, who has been with the Trust since its inception, Loomis said. "In the early days, not too much was happening and Bob was instrumental in getting our first project, which was Washington Mill Apartments, off the ground," he said. Washington Mill is comprised of eight two-bedroom units located on Daly Avenue, and the rent ranges from $650 to $930, depending on the qualifying ten- ants annual income. "Bob has managed and maintained all of the repairs in those apartments since they were built in 1995," Loomis said. In addition, Wells also helped with building and establishing the Peace House, a nonprofit organization that not only provides a safe haven for the abused, but also aims to break the cycle of domestic violence through outreach and education. "He has been on our executive committee all these years, and we would not be where we are today if it wasn't for him," Loomis said. Recently, the Trust has implemented a number of additional programs that provide housing opportunities for families. "One is the Mutual Self-Help Program that helps families work together with a construction supervisor to build their own homes," Loomis said. "The other is the Transitional Housing Program that provides housing for people who are temporarily homeless." CHEF/OWNER - BILL HUFFERD OPEN NIGHTLY 5:30 • RESERVATIONS 658-3975 • 890 MAIN STREET 2-4-1 Through June 30th! 2 for 1 Dinner Entree discount. This is for regularly priced entrees only; not valid with any other discounted offer. The offer valid Sunday through Thursday, dinner only. Expires June 30, 2013 Please bring in this ad for the discount. 306 Main Street 649-5044 412 Main St 649-8211 Please see Trust, C-4 THANK YOU WEB AND SOCIAL MARKETING GOT YOU CONFUSED? It's time you stop and ask for directions. Left: Lacy Brundy Park Record circulation Manager Right: Jane Patten, Peace House Executive Director The Park Record would like to thank the new subscribers who helped us make a financial contribution to We deliver customers. AdTaxi puts your message in front of consumers ready to buy. AdTaxi is among the first publisher-owned digital ad networks specializing in designing custom digital solutions for advertisers using digital media ranging from traditional display and mobile to social, email and search. AdTaxi knows where your audience is, how they think, and what they want to buy. AdTaxiNetworks.com call your Park Record Media Representative for details 435.649.9014, Salt Lake 801.834.4576 Peace House is a charitable organization dedicated to ending family violence and abuse in the community through education, outreach, support services and shelter. Each month the Park Record donates a portion of new subscription fees to a local nonprofit organization. |