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Show , :h , y v) JbrdanValleg Sentinel Continuing The Midvale Sentinel (usps Center St. Salt Lake Comity. Utah by Midvale Sentinel. Ik. voium4 Number 41 Published weekly at 347-940- 12S W. , Thurtdty.octs.19s1 ) sostage paid at Midvale, Utah. Second-clas- s in Jordan Sdwot District This issue two Subscription rate $S per year General election Nov. 3. . . ;A if v . ., " iv tj-- fc Candidate field narrowed M 1 Teachers of the Month -- program to two each month instead of one was begun last Expansion of the Klwanis meeting, with selection of a Jordan district teacher from an Tuesday at Jordan Valley elementary school and another from a secondary school. At left is Dave Sand, who made the presentations on behalf of Klwanis, and at right is George McKay, representing Jordan Education Ass'n. Recipients of the awards are Lois Hills, Riverside elementary, and Rita Benson, Mid vale Middle School. Doubling of the awards was undertaken because of the increasing number of schools in Jordan district. McKay noted that, in honoring one teacher each month during the school year, It has taken since 1976 to cover all of the schools in the district. Teacher-of-the-Mont- h Students take a long weekend as teachers meet at Salt Palace picking up new techniques at the Curriculum Carnival. will Three Utah Roll" "Honor UEA receive the award during the convention for outstanding contributions to education. Among the noted speakers who will address convention-goer- s activities during the second-da- y will be Howard Ruff, author and publisher of the economic newslety ter Ruff Times; Dr. Ken Macrorie, a nationally-know- n authority on Author Richard Peck will speak to the school section of the Utah library Association. Two of his books, The Ghost Belonged to Me and Are You in the House Alone? were adapted for film and appeared on national television. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. "Middle Schools Take Root in Utah" will be the topic of a presen- tation by a new organization at the UEA Convention the Utah Mid-di- e " School j Association. and Richard teaching writing; Educators will hear about "The author. Peck, a Ruff will speak to the Adult Present State of Fusion Research" Education Association of Utah on and "Development of Geo thermal of "Economic Resources in Utah" at the Utah the topic Dislocations and Their Implication Science Teachers Association session. on Continuing Education." One of the discussions for The convention's second day activities highlight workshops, lec- mathematics specialists will be on "Crisis: No or Few Math Teachers tures and similar sessions Dr. Macrorie will give Being Trained in the State of suggestions and techniques for Utah" for public schools. The traditional Grand Festival teachers to follow for successful Concert will conclude the convenall writing experiences covering on tion the levels of evening of Oct. 9 in the grade writing during a session of the Utah Council of Hillcrest High School, 7350 S. 900 E.,Midvale. Teachers of English. The doors to Utah's public schools will close Oct. 8 and 9, and those at the Salt Palace will swing open to 15,000 educators for the Utah Education Assocation. About 350,000 Utah students in public schools will be out of class for those two days. . The convention will provide a wide variety of speakers, and exhibits workshops, rs discussions, aimedat Jbejping . educators in their various specialties. ' ' "I don't believe an educator can attend the convention without absorbing many good ideas for classroom use, many new slants on curriculum, exposure to other educational philosophies and the motivation to try even harder to help more young people to succeed in school," said UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCarty. Although the Salt Palace will be headquarters for the convention, general sessions will be held in the adjacent Concert Hall. Those sessions will be a multimedia production entitled "Public Education: Our Past, Our Present, Our Promise." The presentation will include live music and dance performances, a color slide "tour" through America's public school history and present featuring several Utah educators and prominent and an address by UEA persons President Betty Condie. Another feature of the Convention's first-da- y activities will be the UEA's Curriculum Carnival a showcase of Utah educators' methods and techniques that have worked in classrooms across the state. The carnival atmosphere will be accented by a gazebo in the huge Salt Palace Arena, which will be the center of an ice "old-fashion- ed cream social" VI for educators prize-winni- ng South Valley gets last of 1981 federal funds . The South Valley Waste Water Reclamation plant board has received the last of the Environmental Protection Agency's share of 1981 plant construction funds in a grant totalling $2.3 million. board formally accepted the grant at its Thursday, Oct. 1, The meeting, providing South Valley with just under $11 million in funds obligated for use on the new plant. According to board chairman Boyd Twiggs, the grant had been held in temporarily up Washington. id vale fire fighters stage open house Midvale area residents will get a chance to view the of that community's fire department when the city's volunteer fire fighters stage an open house at the fire station this Thursday night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tours of the station, fire fighting demonstrations, and department equipment will be put on display. The open house has been scheduled to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week. Along with the open house, Midvale's firemen have been circulating fire prevention information and giving demonstrations at area schools and churches. "We'd really appreciate Midvale people coming down to the station," commented Richard Gilbert, "to see our new fire truck and ambulance." The new fire truck was purchased with city funds while the ambulance is owned and operated by the Midvale Fireman's Association. inner-workin- gs The money, however, also represents the last of the federal funds contributed under the 75 percent federal and 25 percent local cost split. The new formula, now being proposed by the Reagan administration, calls for a 5050 split. Paper work on the grant has now been sent back to the Regional EPA office in Denver. The money will be released as plant construction work proceeds. Part of the funds will jilso so toward the acquisition of an organic waste disposal site. Sandy voters have eliminated Betty Johnson from the mayoral race and placed incumbent Paul Thompson against Larry Smith by a vote of 1,523 tol,640. Johnson received 914 votes. In the district one council race, it will be Jim Mecham against Final results Ralph Tolman. showed Mecham 410, Tolman 295 and Randall Skeen 174. John Winder maintained a comfortable lead against his closest opponent, Martha Gorton. He received 1,026 votes, she 842. Others included Tony DiBonito 151, Alvin Malstrom 625, Stanley Price 493, and Steve Thompson First time city council In an extremely light voter turnout, West Jordan residents have selected the four men who will advance to the general election can- didates Grant L. Pullan, James M. Landers, and Ben G. Bagley will join incumbent Phillip C. Kemp on the Nov. 3 general election ballot in Midvale. The four-wi- Nov. 3. ll now vie for two open council seats. V. Of the four Pullan pulled the largest number of primary election votes with a 471 total, following were Landers at 314, Kemp at 305, and Bagley at semi-finalist- s, 247. Other candidate totals included Wayne W. Wasden, 231, Ray E. Ertmann, 225, and Ronn Cowley, 118. Election results were: Mayor Hansen 84 Randall 379 Spencer 282 Treglown 765 Council Adams 198 Monson 657 Peterson 287 Plouzek 356 645. Alta Canyon residents approved a special recreational district by a 1,071 to 859 vote. Draper voters have placed Mayor Glen B. Cannon against former mayor Kenneth Hisatake in the general election. Cannon received 389 votes and was followed closely by Hisatake at 303. Tom Mellenthin received 97 votes. Todd A. Andersen, Herbert L. Chamberlain, Dave Perry and Raymond Spencer will compete for the two open council seats. Results showed Andersen at 384,. Chamberlain 203, Perry 173, and Spencer 169. Others included Farold Christiansen 41, Phil Edmunds 44, Alan Jarvis 15, Duane Sadler 165, Raymond Skroke 119, Sharon Lee Staples 154 and Elmer A. Sterling 74. West Jordan to host 100 mile team relay West Jordan City will host the annual Peace Officers 100 Mile Relay Oct. 24, Public Safety Director Kal Farr announced. The race is sponsored by the Utah Department of Public Safety, Peace Officer Standards and .Training, and draws an d average 500 participants, of whom are policemen, according to Farr. Each team competing will consist of 10 people, nine men and one woman. Team members will run 10 miles each. The race will begin one-thir- at Fire Station K2 (in the Industrial Park) at 4 a.m., proceed to l, U-ll- turn south for two miles, and then turn around and return to Station 2. Trophies will be presented to winners. The Police Auxiliary will provide refreshments for icipants and their families. part- The public is invited to participate in the race, however, applicants must enter as teams (9 men, 1 woman) and NOT as individuals. To enter, contact Charles A. Rose, 533-582- 8. Sandy goat dairy business granted conditional permit A goat dairy business, to be located at 9809 S. State, was granted a conditional use permit, Sept. 29. Sandy City Council allowed the amending of the CR-- zone at this location in order to accommodate the dairy. An application, made by Deborah F. Hill, indicated that she had a five-yelease on the 40 acres at that site. The vote to accept the dairy location was not unanimous as some of the council members had concerned on the odor impacts on adjoining or nearby residential uses. The police department received an allotment from the contingency fund for its police fund. The coun H ar cil heard Police Chief Tony Gustin report on the need to employ Sue Boyd as the department's social worker, a position she filled as a CETA worker. $13,500 was transfer-e- d to the police budget for her salary. . Chief Gustin also reported on the addition of crosswalks at the Eastmont Middle School location, on 1300 East. Flasher lights will be added to control the traffic. The council agreed to support the project and wanted specific costs for the single flasher lights. The chief pointed out that police officers on duty at the school site have controlled the speeders. Students who are are also receiving tickets. "jay-walkin- g" a change in its Community Development Block The city is facing Grant program, reported Pat Comarell to the council. The option has been given by the federal government to have the city apply for the grant on its own or to stay with the county who has been handling all of the needed paper work. A decision on which option to follow will come Oct. 13. HUD set a Nov. 13 deadline for application for the grant. Midvalo, D.O.T. closo on shop sito land doal A deal between Midvale City and the State Department of Transportation for the purchase of five acres of surplus D.O.T. property for a city shop site could be con-sumat- ed as early as the later part or the first of next of this week Board members are continuing to press for a continuance of the 7525 formula, but if the federal cuts are carried through, South Valley would try to encourage more state participation. week. According to city administrator Ted Anderson, the matter was scheduled to be brought up for final consideration by the city council at the council's meeting held last Tuesday night. If the Also at the meeting, board members were informed of a Health Department County proposal to launch a massive public information campaign aimed at encouraging people to use less water, thereby cutting down flows into treatment plants. The cutback target is 15 percent. South Valley hopes to have final approval of an area wide waste water treatment ordinance by the end of the month. The South Valley board has already approved the measure, but it must also be adopted by each of the individual entities participating in the project. For mayor, Cliff Treglown will face Dennis Randall and in the council race, Dave Plouzek and Sherm Monson will vie for the open seat. .1 council goes along with the proposal, it will be able to gain almost immediate access of the property, located at the northeast corner of 7200 S. and 700 W. Building Transfer Midvale is being asked to pay $35,000 per acre for the property after budgeting a total of $250,000 for land acquisition and construction. About $75,000 of that will be left for actually establishing the new shops at the site. The city will add more to that amount, when it Draper Mayor Glen Cannon presents a check for $148,800 to e Ferrin and the city becomes the new owner of city hall. Ferrin had purchased the building as an investment and financed it for the city several years ago and leased it to Draper for its offices. Cannon said deed papers are being finalized and will soon be sells the where the presented to officials. Looking on in the background is left, Beth current property downare located shops Booth, city recorder, and Ferrin's wife, Rolayne. town. Ar-ni- V |