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Show .r fwtwiw(!" - j.v .,ymi.u,.j..., wHmaMmnMma inurii X p " I Norma Crump Ten competing girls have been practicing at 7 a.m. each morning for the past 3 weeks in preparation for their Bluffdale Queen Pageant. They have enjoyed a special orientation dinner at the home of Dave and to Sue Tomlinson get information and details of the competition. They will perform Friday evening June 24 at 7 p.m. at the Oquirrh Hills Middle School Auditorium. There is a $1 admission charge for those 8 and older and all are welcome. The girls competing will perform in a variety of areas ranging from formal wear to talents. They are: Rhonda Bass, daughter of Boyd and Connie Bass, performing in dance, Norma Crump, daughter of Norman and Lois Crump, also performing in dance, Wendy Crump, daughter of Dale and Ruth Crump, will give a reading, Laura Osborne, daughter of Alfred and Beth Osborne, will play a piano solo, Becky Moore, daughter of Loyde and Linda Strickland will present original poetry, Julie Crane, daughter of Gale and Renee Crane will sing, Sherrie Turner, daughter of and Angie Russell, daughter of Dan Russell and Annette Augustine will perform a baton routine. Each of the girls has spent a great deal of time and energy putting together one of the most entertaining presentations of color, song and dance ever. The community of Bluffdale is proud of each one and looking forward to seeing them perform. This year's pageant was directed by Colleen Allen, Shauna Langford and Nancy Neilson. present precision dance, Cindy Tammy Bell Sandy annexes lot; LDS complex to be constructed C-- JHSandHHS classes of '63 Pi an co-reuni- on The Jordan and Hilkrest High classes of 1963 will be holding a July 22 at Snowbird. The two classes are meeting together since 1963 was the first year Hilkrest branched off from Jordan. Reservations should be made in advance. A booklet containing a list of also being graduates is compiled. Personal information for the booklet needs to be turned in to either Larry Yates 3 or Darrell Smith at at by July 1. 561-780- 571-16- ,.,,, ...,. miiimi.j ,, , ,.m,i. ,u .4n t1T " X .'i! V ; K" t Becky Moore Laura Osborne Julie Crane Jordan sat, I .V ST7 S :""V. It If Valley v Sentinel iiY A ULii i I Sherrie Turner Cindy Aston Volume 50 Number 25 Thursday, June 23, 1983 Continuing The Mirjvale Sentinel (USPS34"-940- ) Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake County Utah by Midvale Sentinel Inc. Second-clas- s postage paid at Midvale Utah. Subscription rate $6 per year in Jordan School District. This issue two sections. &M: ! I I Midvale approves budget of $2,189,849 L&1 Angie Russell Vellene Anderson Commit to recovery urges Rep. Nie son I Stating that the nation is experiencing a solid recovery, Third District Congressman Howard C. Nielson asked the West Jordan Chamber of Commerce to commit to continue on the course of recovery which will strengthen the nation today and for years to come. At The Sandy City Council Tuesday okayed the annexation and commercial zoning of a small parcel of land on which a LDS welfare service complex will be built. The 3.87 acres approved to be annexed are located at 615 E. 8400 S. The lot is currently surrounded on three sides by Sandy City. Robert Favero, a spokesman for the LDS Church, told the council that the complex will house offices for social service and employment agencies and will take over the duties of the bishop's storehouse in Murray. The area .which was a residential zone in the county, will be zoned 2 (commercial). Favero noted that the facility will not include a cannery. "It's strictly storage, warehouse and distribution," he said. The complex will ) serve patrons" south of 4800 South. numi Q.JL Wendy Crump Eleven girls vie for Miss Bluffdale Aston, daughter of Maurice and Marlene Aston will play the flute, Tammy Bell, daughter of Richard and Teddie Bell will dance and play the piano, Vellene Anderson, daughter of Velle and Venita Anderson will display art work and play piano utiuiiiiiii - 1 Rhonda Bass ' the noon Thursday meeting, Rep. Nielson spoke to thirty West Jordan business and community leaders and the Chamber presented its Business Leader of the Month Award to West Jordan City Manager Allan Tolman. "As members of the Chamber of Commerce, you are the watchdogs of the business community; what happens to the economy has a specific impact on you and those you serve," stated Nielson who is the nation declared solid a recovery. experiencing Signs of the recovery, explained Nielson, include cautious predictions of a four percent growth rate for the next three to four years, an inflation rate which is below four percent and in some sectors of the economy is below two percent per year. Although unemployment is traditionally the last thing to improve during a recovery, it too has begun to drop, stated Nielson who added employment nationwide has increased by 800,000 since December and unemployment figures have full almost a dropped percentage point during that same time. Additional recovery signs include declining interest and mortgage rates which peaked at before 21.5 percent just President Reagan took office and today the prime rate has been cut in half , said Nielson. Industrial production is also rising, housing starts are up 96 percent over a year ago, the average work week has increased, new orders for manufactures are up by almost 12 percent, the money supply is up and the price of stocks is also increasing, he noted. "But as well as the economy is - there are still some troublesome areas that require courageous action on the part of Congress," declared Nielson adding that these problem areas are determining a monetary policy, the threat of U.S. protectionism, heavy international debts and the budget doing, deficit. "More than twenty foreign countries are struggling under incredible debt with unstable economies and uncertain futures. The months ahead will be critical ones, especially for Mexico and Brazil," he said. Furthermore, Nielson stated the budget deficit is the most serious problem we face and not been has Congress in resolving aggressive enough the huge deficit which is currently at $200 billion and if Congress continues on its current course it could rise to $250 billion by the year 1988. to reduce the Failure horrendous deficit would reduce the rate of capital formation, hurt productivity, destroy the balance between government borrowing and private borrowing, limit the rise in real income, and weaken the ability to compete in an international market. Stating that he feels a keen responsibility as a member of Nielson Congress, Rep. declared, "I am committed to doing whatever possible to achieve a balanced budget and reduce the deficit . . . Please join with me in a commitment to on a course of continue recovery." Tolman, who received the Chamber's Business Leader of the Month Award, said no one person could do the things the city has done in the last four to five years but accomplishments were through joint efforts of the city council, department heads and others. Bluffdale launches Town Days celebration The City of Bluffdale will hold its annual "Town Days" celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25. The Bluffdale Queen contest, held at Oquirrh Hills School at 7 p.m., will be followed by an "Awesome" dance at 9 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Saturday's events explode with a round of activities beginning with the chuckwagon breakfast in the city park at 7 a.m. the Runners accepting Bluffdale Badland's Challenge will break away for a 6.2 mile run at 9 a.m., signaling the start of the annual parade at 9:30 a.m. Games and booths will open at 11 a.m. following the parade. Here's a list of the Saturday afternoon events: 11 :00 a.m. - pie baking contest, pavilion 11:30 a.m. - cake walk ages pavilion 12:00 p.m. - sawdust game - by , Lion's building, ages , 5, 1-- 1:00 p.m. - volleyball p.m; 12:30-1:3- 0 - - ages 10-u- p musical p.m. - Wendy Butler Cloggers 2:00 p.m. Auction 4:00 Melodrama p.m. "Badland's Ballyhoo" 5:00 p.m. Grand prize . drawings. 1st Toshiba Deluxe VCR. 2nd Texas Instruments Home Computer. 3rd Soni Walkman. (Prizes by Stokes Brothers). Prize drawings and Bingo all day between events. A Dutch oven chicken dinner at 6 p.m. will ready citizens for the evening's entertainment, 1:30 -- "Musical a Extravaganza of the United States." A square dance (no charge) in the parking lot will conclude the day's activities. For race information or information on park events call 2544425 or 254-413- 8. entire council, not just those present, the council was forced into a closed negotiation session, when a motion to approve the budget, as presented, died for lack of a second. for Budgets individual included the departments following: city council $27,892; court services $212,139; general government $271,028; city hall $129,870; senior citizens $22,771; $813,906 police department (includes $24,000 for animal control budget not budgeted for in fire department and public works $119,923; 1982-83- ); $531,714. The new budget reflects a $215,419 increase over the 1982-8budget. The city projects major revenue increases in property taxes, up from $381,440 to $395,000; sale taxes, $780,864 to $900,000; franchise tax $130,000 to $153,081; animal licenses, up from zero to $11,000; beer tax, from zero to $17,000; administrative charges, from $15,864 to $43,549; and fine and forfeitures, $200,000 to $240,000. 3 Talent Hunt scheduled for 'Liberty Days' Waiting to be "discovered" by e scout? talent 1983 the Winning Sandy "Liberty Days" Celebration Talent Hunt won't get you probably "discovered" or signed to a major recording contract, but if do you can sing, dance, an instrument acrobatics, play or make like Steve Martin you might just walk away with a local some and trophy recognition. The annual talent hunt is scheduled for June 28 through a numbers featuring Midvale City's final 1984 Tuesday approved budget sported two major changes from the preliminary budget city administrator Dave Jorgensen presented to the city council a few weeks back. First, the council voted to kill a proposed hike in the city's franchise tax and second, scaled down city wage employe increases from 6.7 percent to 5 percent. The general fund budget was cut back from $2,203,387 to The council also $2,189,849. mill increase in two a approved the property tax levy with the funds raised to go toward capital Also projects. improvement water departokayed were a ment budget of $278,263, fleet management $296,588, sanitation $109,090, and sewer $564,475. Only three councilmen, Grant Pullan, James Landers, and were in Vincent Richard attendance at the meeting, as councilmen Andy Hobbs and Doug Reed were unable to attend. Because a budget must be approved by a majority of the big-nam- July 1 at the Mount Jordan Middle School and the scope of this year's contest has been expanded to include contestants from throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Preliminary elimination rounds will be held at 7 p.m. in the middle school auditorium on both June 28 and 29. Contestants who make the preliminary cut will compete in the finals July 1 at 7 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. Winners of various categories will be selected from both and groups among individuals. Categories will also be broken down by age and by the type of talent such as dancing singing, and instrumental performance. Sweepstakes winners for the entire contest will be chosen from among the categorical winners. The top acts will be showcased July 2 during the annual Liberty Days "Concert In The Park," with winners scheduled to perform at 1:30 p.m. on an outdoor stage to be erected southwest of the middle school. An entrance fee of $5 per act, regardless of whether there are one or more entertainers per act, will be charged. The deadline for entries will be June 27 and applications may be picked up at the Sandy City Hall, any Sandy fire station, or by contacting either Betty Bushman at or Mary Weaver at Completed applications should be mailed to Miss Weaver at P.O. 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