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Show Salt Lake ''i ':" f Ufcy, Uteh. V kv ' - E. 300 S, " v-y- tVM 6lflll Old Midvale I'! Vit ill k? r r--- ' :J t ) town to honor old timers would like to pay tribute, give honor and award a special gift to those still living, Midvale Jordan who alone or with parents, lived, visited, shopped or did business in Ole Midvale during the year 1909, "75 years ago." If you, or some one you know, was in Midvale in 1909 please . Valley Sentinel the attached complete certificate, mail or bring it to Harvest Days, 80 East Center Street, Midvale, Utah. You will receive complete information by mail. to: Midvale Harvest Days 80 East Center Street Midvale, Utah, 84047 I would like to be part of 75 Members of the Midvale Jr. Miss Committee a r tjvi laot. fa rrom row (ieue. I0 rignt), uosmo Green, Boyd Twiggs, Richard Coles. Back row, A .... A Peterson, Brenda Hill, uonna ., Paulette Hunter, Park, Becky Lora and Morley. Missing from Rasmussen, tne picture are juay reay ana Maunne hieim Prizes, judges named in Jr. Miss Pageant The Midvale Jr. Miss Pageant will kick off Midvale City's Harvest Days Celebration next Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7 : 30 p.m. The pageant will be held at Union Middle School. The 16 contestants will be graded in the following categories: judges interview, 35 percent; talent, 20 percent; poise and appearance, 15 percent; physical fitness 15 and scholastic percent; achievement, 15 percent. A $250 cash scholarship will be awarded to the queen and $150 cash scholarships will be awarded to her two attendants. Cash awards will also be given to each individual division winner and every girl will receive an 8x10 color portrait of herself from Midvale Camera. Judges will include Eugene Jelesnik, conductor of the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra; John Hepworth, owner of Hepworth's Fine Traditional Clothier's; Norma Lee Evans, former beayty - queer! ; Julie Simper, modeling instructor for the McCarty Agency; and Debbie Spencer, of the Miss Orem Pageant. The pageant will feature prerecorded music and sound effects by Cosmic Productions. Other items of interest will be talent numbers by Utah's Junior . or Fawna Miss, a Gillette, breakdance routine and a o solo by Midvale resident, Russell Brown. vocal-pian- And now 52 years later, they're doing it again. The mode of transportation then, as now, was a 1924 Model T. There were, however, no interstate highways back in 1932, no no air conditioning, no automatic transmissions, was 1932 it In power steering. more a pilgrimage than a vacation. According to Jim McGee, it took them 10 days to reach L.A. then. They plan on doing it a little faster this time around. McGee, Davis, and Carlson stopped briefly at the Peterson in Sandy Branch Library Monday afternoon. McGee's niece, Bobbee Hepworth, is the head librarian at Peterson and it seemed like a good place to rendezvous. McGee stated that the three men are trying, as much as possible to follow the same route they originally took 52 years before.' Leaving Beach, they first hit Billings, Montana then pushed on to Cody Wyoming. They cut through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park then climbed over Teton Pass to . Year Celebration. Midvale in year Iam V V J Continuing The Midvale Sentinel 1909. (USPS .years old. .... hirth .sit . nt w flafp mvw wa officially voted the city back into the State Retirement system Tuesday night after a two year battle in and out of court with the State Retirement Board. On June 19, District Court Judge David B. Dee ruled against the city of West Jordan and dismissed all th.e city's claims. In an effort to provide better coverage and more benefits for their employes, the city pulled out of the sprawling state sysk.m-:in June 1982. By January 1983, at least 20 other agencies and cities had followed suit, establishing their own retirement systems. In an effort to squelch the revolt, the Utah legislature passed house bill 327 which repealed the statute allowing cities to have their own Idaho. At Idaho Falls, they turned south, passing through Salt Lake City, St. George, and before Las Vegas finally reaching Los Angeles. Along the way there were numerous boil overs and more flat tires than they cared to count. Many of the roads were just gravel, but the most treacherous stretch proved to be over Teton Pass. "Because the Model T had a gravity fed fuel system, your engine could kill on a long climb," McGee explained. "So we had to rig a hand pump to put pressure into the system to force the fuel into the carburetor. Heading down the other side, we burned up our brakes. Because of the mechanical problems they had on the trip, they decided to unload the car when they reached Los Angeles. They traded their car plus $17 1 My Name Tickets for the pageant may be purchased in advance from the contestants or at the door on Aug. 2. My Address My Phone Number followed. This year, during the 1984 legislative session, Senate bill 39 was adopted. Senate Bill 39 calls for a two year amnesty to bo given cities who have withdrawn from the system but who are willing to waive their service i,.dtfif system. The bill also allows up to 10 percent of a municipalities employes to be exempt from the system. In order to qualify for the amnesty clause, West Jordan rejoined the system at the end of June. During the voting Tuesday evening, mayor Dennis Randall said that his favorable vote was made under protest against what he termed "the most unethical piece of legislation to come out in years." "Of all the tax dollars going into the system, less than half of those dollars come back to our We think that it is employes unconstitutional to force the city to turn over its budgeting power to a state agency. It is our intention to pursue the lawsuit that we (the city) instigated so far as we possibly can. More is at issue here than retirement. There is the sovereignenity issue. Municipal revenues should be decided by the city council! ," he added. According to city attorney Stephen Homer, "The lawsuit is in the appeals process to the Court. An State Supreme ... overwhelming majority of the city's nearly 100 employes indicated dissatisfaction with returning to the State Retirement System," he said. the Citing legislative exemption clause for 10 percent of the employes, Homer stated, "If the system is so red hot, how come 10 percent can get out, and not the remaining 90 percent?" he asked. The one dissenting vote by a councilmember was cast by Sherm Monson who objected to the "legislative action and the felt it was a "basic fundamental constitution issue of local control." Although West Jordan is now back in the state system, the city will continue its participation in a current benefit program with Beneficial Life. Riverton Theatre group sets auditions The Riverton Community Theatre will be holding auditions for their production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" directed by Glen E. Sacos, on July 30, 31, and Aug. 1, 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Riverton Music, 11968 S. 1700 W., Riverton. Call backs will be on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Jordan Class of '59 reunion this Saturday The Jordan High School Class of 1959 will their 25th hold reunion on July 28 at Snowbird. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Lila or Bob Evans Emery at Anderson at 943-027- 3 268-980- S. Jordan Town Days July 28 South Jordan will launch the annual Town Days Celebration this Saturday, July city's 28. The day will begin with a patriotic sunrise flag ceremony at 7 a.m. presented by area Boy Scouts. To stimulate appetites for the Chuchwagon Breakfast, there will be a 5K and a 10K run for the stout hearted. A 1.45 mile race is also scheduled. Races begin at 7 a.m., 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. respectively. will be handled up to hour before race time at the LDS Stake Center on 10400 S. The entire family is invited to the .enjoy Chuckwagon Breakfast from 7 to 10 Cast will be only $10 per family, $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for children. A horse show with seven events will begin at 9 a.m. in the arena adjacent to the South Jordan Park. This event is open to anyone with a horse. Registration starts at 8 a.m. one-ha- lf A parade, mid-morni- featuring over 60 entries will be day-lon- The proposal for a Special Improvement District for the Brook N. Lance subdivision in was tabled South Jordan Tuesday evening after more than 20 residents expressed opposition to the project. Special districts are Improvement formed on the basis of property area footage owned by those asking for the district. In the case of Brook N Lance, the majority of the property owners are not in favor of the district; although area footage of property owned by those in favor of the district is sub- - stantially larger than property owned by those opposed. In an effort to quell the dispute, the council voted to table the motion and directed the residents to work together for a solution. Residents were seen gathered in the parking lot of the city offices after the council's decision, trying to reach a consensus on how to achieve the specific improvements needed in their area. The improvements are curb, gutter, sidewalks, asphalt, storm drain and sewer. In other action the council received from the officially the Commission Planning recommended policy and maps for the proposed master plan. Council members will study and those recommendations make a decision within the next two months. The council acted on a controversial proposal, deciding to on the limit membership committee and zoning planning to five. 1 - v-- - -. l .$50. They also collected a lifetime If there were the way, solving problems along them made the journey all the more satisfying. Though they missed the opening ceremonies, there were plenty more magic moments, scenes filled with such athletes as Eddie Tolan, Babe Dedrickson, and Buster Crabbe. "I remember those athletes and like them," others many concluded McGee. "Making this trip brings it all back, just like it was yesterday." g the highlight of the celebration. The parade will proceed from the high school to Redwood Road, south to the city park and disband at 11400 S. Afternoon festivities begin with a 45 minute concert, introducing the Community Band. Bring your picnic or purchase your lunch while listening to the music. Sports fans can watch or in' the tennis participate tournament or softball game held during the afternoon. Entries for the tennis tournament well be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Youngsters and young at heart can do some fast foot stomping at a free dance and stomp held near the main bowery arid on the grass. Dancing will begin at dark and last until until 11:45 p.m. Trent and Troy okes will provide the music and visual effects. A fireworks display will cap off the evening and light up the sky for at least 30 minutes beginning at 9:45 p.m. Residents oppose special improvement district fora'24Buick. They kept a log during the trip, recording their expenses. They paid between .10 and .15 cents a gallon for fuel, a nickel for a loaf of bread, a dollar for a new wheel, and beleive it or not, just 50 cents for tickets to years Olympic events. Fifty-tw- o later, tickets start out at $40 or ) Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake County Utah by Midvale Sentinel Inc. Second-claspostage paid at Midvale Utah. Subscription rate $6 per year in Jordan School District. This issue two sections. icu Please contact me soon. . . 347-940- s retirement The programs. legislation essentially forced the cities back into the system West Jordan led the crusade, challenging the constitutionality of HB 327. Seven other niunicipalities followed their lead. A series of court battles by Connie Stowe Burrup The West Jordan City council Thursday, July 26,1984 's West Jordan forced back info state retirement system Trio relives Model T trip to '32 Olympics Think back to your first teenage adventure, the first time you and your buddies were out on your own. Then try to imagine how it would be to relive it all over again. Robert Howard Davis, Carlson, and Jim McGee were just 15 years old when the summer Olympic Games first visited the city of Los Angeles. For three Beach, North with a Dakota teenagers summer vacation on their hands, the idea of attending this greatest event in sport must have seemed an 'impossible dream.' But, they made it happen. I was in Vicki Coles, Jamie Volume 51 Number 30 Mid-vale- of memories. -'.- ,, ,u..u.; I Many residents argued that limiting the number to five would alleviate the problem of "deadlock" votes. Other citizens the that fearful were commission's balance and equal be would representation the change. jeopardized by The voting was unanimous for the 5 member limitation. Jordan Class of '49 will hold 35th reunion sS?Smith gets Sandy mayor a lesson onhow Larry to operate a 1924 Model T during a visit by Howard Davis, Robert Carlson, and Jim McGee, who are in the process of retracing the trip they made to the 1932 Olympic games IJ Ji in Los Angeles. The three men, who hail originally from Beach, North Dakota, made the trip at age 15. The car, owned by Rod Kolar of Powell, Wyo., is the spitting image of the vehicle they drove to the '32 games. The Jordan High School graduating class of 1949 will hold their 35th reunion on Aug. 3 at Murray City Park. more Anyone wanting information can call Calvin or Blanche Brady at 255-776- 8. |