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Show t . t r . mt Jfl yy: volume 4i Numbtr 'N.N NbRsbed Jordan River Temple prompts urgent letter Draper Mayor Glen Cannon has sent an urgent letter to the Draper Irrigation Company requesting that officials "get together right away" to discuss a solution to the hydrant problem. Last week's Sentinel reported that several of the city's fire hydrants were not working and that the city and the water company were in a disagreement over who was responsible to have them fixed. "I have written a letter to the water company suggesting that they consider adding the $1 extrra fee," Mayor Cannon said in a telephone interview Tuesday. Irrigation Company President Noel Enniss last week said that he had asked the mayor to write a letter requesting the company add (toward of forod . Jowolry thof to are of- fering rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of valuable jewelry items from their homes located within the 600 and 700 blocks of Princeton St. According to Midvale Detective Jeff Jensen, the first burglary resulted in the loss of an estimated $10,000 worth of jewelry, the second in a $5,000 loss. The incidents occurred in mid and late July. Midvale also suffered an armed robbery on July 30. Midvale Detective Sgt. Ray Baarz reported that two suspects, described as male blacks between the ages of 20 and 28 and donning ski masks, entered the Roadway Inn, 280 W. 7200 S., produced a handgun and cleaned out the till and safe of an undetermined amount of cash. Motel employes were forced to lay down on the floor while the pair made their get-awa- y. Baarz added that the department is looking into some leads in the incident. Also, a 43 year old Magna man has been charged with two counts of a second degree felony for writing bad checks totaling $12,182.53 with Midvale area businesses. Sandy mayor attonds briof ing Sandy Mayor W. Paul Thompson will attend a briefing with President Ronald Reagan and members of his cabinet next Monday morning in the East Room of the White House. The invitation, which came from Richard Williamson, assistant to the President for intergovernmental affairs, noted that "state and local elected officials are a key link in the President's federalism goals. We hope that you will be able to attend this meeting so that inyou might be more thoroughly formed on the economic recovery program." "It will be a great honor to represent Sandy before our President," said Thompson. "I am sure that a substantial majority of our residents support his economic policies." Draper girl abducted, reloased unharmed in Mldvalo Two Midvale residents one dollar per quarter to each meter account. The money collected would then be used exclusively for fire hydrants. He added then that once the letter was received, it would be taken to the water board for their consideration. Although the action will not answer the question of who actually owns the hydrants, it will provide a solution to the problem. Mayor Cannon noted that the money to repair the hydrants would ultimately have to come from Draper residents regardless of whether it was collected by the city (through taxes) or the water company (through the special fee). He added that he was "anxiously awaiting" a response from the water company. Police are looking for a young men who kidnapped a 14 year old Draper girl and held her hostage for a half hour before releasing her unharmed. According to Draper police reports, the girl had ridden her bicycle to the post office last Thursday afternoon. When she came out, the bicycle was gone. As she was looking for it, the suspect approached her and told her that if she would follow him he would show her where the bike was. She followed him to his semi truck and found that he had the bike in the back. He grabbed her, forced her into his cab and drove off. The girl told police that they drove around Draper for approximately one half hour before he released her near 800 E. 12300 S. Police said that the suspect was described as a white male, approximately 24 years old, tall, big build, light brown hair, clean Nevada and Colorado. Anyone with information on the truck or its driver is encouraged to contact the Draper Police at cluding Utah, 571-412- 1. Tte issue It began with a white flash, followed by a blue flash and a loud explosion. k "It sounded like a front your through roaring right semi-truc- room," an eyewitness later recalled. "Then, when I looked up, I saw flames." Bishop and Mrs Wallace Gygi along with four other adults and 15 youths, all from the South Jordan Eleventh Ward, were staying at the Slick Rock Country Campground in Moab last Friday evening when the propane gas ignited in the north section of camp. As of press time, three people had died from burns suffered in the accident; seven others remained in critical condition. The South Jordan residents all escaped unharmed even though five boys had been playing pool in the area of the fire just minutes before. The trip was a weekend conference for the youths, ages 12-1- 8. The group had spent Friday river running and had returned to camp at approximately 6 p.m. The fire and explosion followed at 10 p.m. The Gygis and others in the ' group had just crawled into their sleeping bags when, according to Mrs Gygi, they heard "a boom roaring for twenty seconds." They hurried up in time to see the flames ignite At tncrth.eri.cf the campground. Unable to sleep, their son, Dale, had been down playing pool in the area with four friends and had just returned to camp when he heard the roar. He saw people lined up by the fire and when the gas blew up "people were flying everywhere." Within one minute after the explosion, leaders of the South Jordan group were taking a head count of the youths. "Everyone was there even though just a few minutes before hand they had been scattered," Bishop Gygi stated. The group then dropped to their knees in prayer. Fearing additional explosions, Gygi and First Counselor Max Anderson began gathering things up on the bus so that they could leave the area. Moments later, several, of the burn victims ran through their camp. The father and his two boys were naked, their entire bodies blackened by burns. The father asked for water and the group gave him their five gallon cooler which he carried to a nearby field and began splashing the water onto his sons. The mother joined them in the field and, dipping her blouse in the water, wrung it over her sons. Then, Gygi saw the man running toward the roadway for help, a boy under each arm. Shortly afterwards a pitiful cry could be heard in the distance. "Please help me. My feet hurt. I can't run." A sixteen year old boy approached and requested water. Members of the group sat around the nearby water faucet and tried to pump water but nothing would come out. Apparently the campground's pump had been damaged in the blast. Bishop Gygi correctly assumed that it was the son of the man they had just helped. "His pants were shredded and from the waist up he was totally black," be said. "His toes were gone and the bottoms of his feet appeared to have been sliced off." The boy sat for ap two postal e paid at sertow. Midvale, Vtah. in favor and voted 1,085 against to 798 Murray 200 asking for their cooperation in getting out of the district. The letter is supposed to be in the hands of the commissioner on Thursday. The city is also investigating all legal avenues that may be taken to get out of the district. The zoo proposal won handily county wide with those few voters Midvale city council promised and the uninthe citizens of Midvale that if the from Salt Lake City vote in Midvale was against the corporated county voting in favor of the plan. levy then the city council would do A total of 27,332 voters cast everything they can to get out of in the election last Wedballots the special district. At the Sentinel's press time the city was in nesday. Voting for the levy werre the process of drafting a letter to 18,186 voters and 9,146 were the Salt Lake Countv Commission against it. proximately five minutes before he was taken off in a car. "You can't imagine the panic when the blast went off," Mrs Gygi related. Under the circumstances, Bishop Gygi felt his group was very calm. "As leaders, we felt our first responsibility was to get the children as far away as we could. We felt our first responsibility was (their) safety." Gygi and Anderson worked to get the bus out of the area a difficult task since many people had simply left their cars blocking the roadway and ran. The four women in the group led the youth through a cut alfalfa field and toward a visitor's center approximately 2 miles away. The bus picked the group up just before they reached the visitors center and took them to Hole in the Rock where they called the daughter of one of the advisors and had her call the parents to let them know the youth were safe. Then, they drove onto Monticello to spend the night. The next day, they returned to camp, gathered their belongings, and left for South Jordan. ' Mrs Gygi praised the way the youth reacted during the tragedy. She added that when the group had first arrived at the camp "all the kids wanted to be in the shade at the north end of the camp." Their reservations, however, placed them in the southwest corner, furthest from the fire. "We're sure thankful they did." Midvale Jr. Miss lists first six contestants Eleven young women will be competing for the title of Midvale Jr. Miss when the community stages its third annual Jr. Miss pageant this coming Friday, Aug. 14. Voters in Midvale, South Salt Lake and Murray all rejected the proposal to levy a tax to support the Salt Lake Zoo. Midvale voted 213 against to 202 in favor. South Salt Lake voted 249 in favor. featuring tv listings, movies, home entertainment, cining, and special events. m Jordan School District SybscriatiM rate $6 per jear Cities reject zoo mill Entortainment regular entertainment section W. 940) Second-clas- s Passes anyway. . . against to Starting with this issue and continuing on a weekly basis, the Sentinel Newspapers will include a eekh at 125 347 Continuing The Midvale Sentinel (bsps Certer St, Salt Uke Cm. Btai by Nidiale Seitmel. Ik. ! wearing levis and no shirt. The victim noted he had a red mark on his left shoulder. He was also wearing a red stone ring set in silver. The truck was a "mack-type-" with a chocolate brown cab arid a white trailer. It had seven license plates from different states in- shaven, green eyes, tanned, soction added 32 S. J. residents escape blast Thousands are expected to visit South Jordan when the cornerstone is laid at the temple site, apW. Kimball will conduct the service proximately 10000 S. 1300 W. LDS Church President Spencer which will be held Aug. 15 beginning at 10 a.m. Draper hydrant issue Sentinel Jordan The pageant will be held at the Middle School Auditorium beginning at 8 p.m. The theme for this year's pageant is "Midvale's Brightest Stars." Tickets will cost $1.50 and can be obtained from any of the con- Midvale testants, the present royalty, members of the Midvale Jr. Miss Committee, and at the door the evening of the pageant. All 11 of the contestants live in the Midvale area postal zone and all will be seniors at Hillcrest High School when school later this month. The first six hopefuls include: Kim Marie Barlow, daughter of Mrs Brenda B. Barlow and the late Cal Hanse Barlow. Her performing arts presentation will be a re-ope- vocal solo. Alison Dee Fillmore, daughter of Mr and Mrs L. Reid Fillmore. She will sing for her talent presen- tation. Sheri Lynn Jenson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Jenson. She will perform a piano solo. Suzanne Kae LaFollette, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W. LaFollette. She will also perform a piano solo. Lynda Lee Mayne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Mayne. She has scheduled a dance number for her talent presentation. Melanie Dawn McCleery, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lamont McCleery. Her performing arts presentation will feature clothing creations she designed. The Midvale Jr. Miss pageant is under the direction of Myrtle Troester, assisted by Helen Burgon. Special assistance to the contestants is provided by Jeanet-t- e Webster. Boyd Twiggs will be the master of ceremonies. s yA v J' " 4 r Kim Marie Barlow -- Alison Dee Fillmore Sheri Lynn Jenson s v L Suzanne Kae LaFollette hi m m u. Lynda Lee Mayne fj i Melanie Dawn McCleery |