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Show '5ka. f Volume Tooele, Eiglity-S- i Itah, Thursday, Dcccnitier Gist: Twenty Fisc Cents 23, 19S0 Third Time Proves Charmer For by Conrad Wallers A KJ.1.T00 square foot shopping comand plex, which would include a 14 other stores, successfully eased through financial negotiations with Tooeles City Council Tuesday. The 9.1 acre project has licen in the works for at least two years. Mayor Doug Sagers said. THE CENTER will he at the north end of Tooele along I hgliway 36 on a lot I irt ween J & J Sales and Cochrane and Sons, said St ever Pruitt, who spoke for development firm Machan, Hampshire, Pniitt and Company, Ml IP, as the company is commonly so far, called, has lined up only Pruitt said. A grocery store will lie the centers other major tenant. Each of those would lie alioiit a third larger than Tooele's Safeway store. Pniitt said the food store would lie a new one in the county or an existing store might move to the shopping center location. CONSTRI CTION of the $4 million project is scheduled to login in March and lie completed by October 1981, 1 Ml IP said in a news release. The commercially-zone- d site is the third one sought for a Tooele Others, located at the Babe Ruth Ballpark and at the corner of First North and Coleman, were struck down by public opposition. The action taken by the city council is called an inducement resolution to issue industrial revenue bonds. It is a method that lets cities encourage businesses to settle in a community. BONDS ARE sold with the citys tax exempt status, making it cheaper for the business and tax free for the bond purchaser. In M II Ps case, $4 million will probably lie the amount actually bonded, although the resolution permits up to the state limit of $10 million. City Attorney Brent Rose said the figure would be set- tled after further paperwork. The advantage from the citys point of view is that it brings in new business, generating sales and property taxes for Tooele. An estimate from a Salt Lake City attorney predicted the center would sell $10 million of goods a year. Tooeles share from taxation would lie a half million dollars a year if the esti- mate is accurate. ROSE AND the citys auditor Gene Loveridge both said their investigations show Tooele encounters absolutely no risk in the venture even though the citys name will be on the bonds. Even if the project were a failure, the citys credit would not be injured, Nmnlier K-Ma- lliirts rt they said. Ml IP, not Tooele City, carries the risk, the attorney told the council. Judging from the companys record, however, failure is unlikely. MIIP HAS licen responsible for 2 6 million square feet of enclosed mall re- tail space In the Intermountain West, more than any other company in the area. The firm also has developed 4.5 million square feet of neighborhood shopping centers and business facilities. MIIP was involved in developing Citys Brickyard Plaa. LoCache Valley Mall, and the gans Hills Mall. Comparing square footage, the Tooele project is relatively small. BEFORE THE resolution passed unanimously, Pruitt said the company needed the financial help the lionds provide, saying that the 'mortgage market no longer exists for the private sector" lccau.se of soaring interest rates. Chamber of Commerce President Roliert Immitt raised some questions by asking for more time to consider the prothe chamlier. ject, time to take it Immitt repeatedly stressed he is not against the shopping center, but that he would like to take it before the 125 memliers of the chamlier of commerce. "Whats the rush? he asked. I1E ALSO posed the question of what effect this project would have on a proposal by Ilahndev Corp. which is ; i V-'- , Salt e planning a Tooele mall. Pruitt answered that the interest rates are one factor in the requested speed for a decision. The other is that the principle store, would be deuntil April 1982 by the hesitation. layed Mayor Sagers and Council Chairman John Guff both said Ilahndev Corp. officials have told them Tooele can support the two projects and that they would not pull out because of the MIIP project. SPORTS LTD. owner Leo Mantas said he favors the center. Its time to come out of the dark ages, he said. And Coast to Coast owner Ivan Johnson said, "I know its going to hurt me, but it will help Tooele, and he encouraged the council to pass the item. Just before the vote on the councils only agenda item, Councilman Leland Beckstrom said he felt "very sure that the public wants very badly and they want it now. ONCE THE motion was made to adopt the resolution, the only comments came as yes votes. After the passage, a relieved Mayor Sagers who has worked since 1978 to bring the business in, said he was very, A shopping center got some financial encouragement from the city council Tuesday to come to Tooele. The complex, which will be on the north end and a large grocery store as the primary of town, is scheduled to have a tennants. e Construction is slated to begin in March and to lie completed bs Octoln-- r 1981, according to Machan, Hampshire, Pruitt and Co., the Salt lake C its des eloping firm. The Christmas Goose ' Ltlilorn Sole: Three prone pieeen written by Iaula 4rp i 1 tor Enftlinh clann were nelerted by the I'm mu' ripl-Hft in tin If fur publication in loday'n (hrinlman edition. The other two ntorien ure 1 found on pafge two. By Kyle Ennis The cold December wind mixed with the sleet and snow, bit against our fixed faces with pain. This day was perfect for the old family tradition of killing the Christmas goose. The small blind seemed to imprison me. I stared up into the sky with determination of a hungry dog, watching, waiting. My mind flashed to the past Christmas dinners. The large goose was cooked to perall the other dishes gathered around it, perfection, fectly arranged in order of demand. The smells of food were so real I could taste them. The small swirls of steam were rising from the goose and surrounding stuff- The geese were beginning to close into range. They were flying with pride and speed. I kioked into the small V formation and spotted the goose which lured and intrigued me. The colors of white, brown and black fdled the sky. Everything was perfect. The goose was perfect in stature, strong and large. The colors blended together like the sky of a perfect sundown. His flight was one of pride and knowledge, as he only used the power necessary for flight. The sound of his wings were like music. The long strokes of strength were incomparable to the ing. The pies which covered the cupboard made my mouth water with impatience. My stomach was restless, making noises of excitement. THE thrashing of wings filled my head. I awoke from my daydream to find a small flock of Candian geese flying a little high but coming in my direction. I crouched until I found myself lying on the floor of the blind. I knew that there could be no mistake, for one clue of movement or harm and the geese would only be a me- death, never daring to even flinch a mus-,clThe timing mast be perfect. Then suddenly they moved with hesitation and care. I found that I had misplaced a shell. The brass shown hard against the ground giving my hideout away. I knew that my actions must be quick and accurate. I stood and threw my gun to the air; I pointed and squeezed the trigger. The goose tilted a little and began to fold. The barrel again had thrown its deadly poison into the direction of the goose. The goose folded, tucking its head and neck under its body. It spun to the left and fell to the ground with tremendous force. MAX KNEW his job well. He ran to the lifeless object. He played with it, searching for the most comfortable spot to lift it from the cold earth. As he walked mory. The thoughts of preparation ran through my mind, as I carefully checked the shells and the position of my gun. Max waited for the command of retrieve. His face gleamed with the memory of many past trips, and many retrieved birds. other geese. I lay still as e. back with the goose, he lifted Ins head with pride. The thoughts of many past hunts filled my mind with memories of forgotten trips. The present incident began to fade into my mind, forcing the other trips out of mv mind, as confusion and sorrow filled mv heart. Was the kill justified by the thought of the dinner? My heart began to pound with the confusion of a child. I once again reflected back to the dinner and gave justification for the kill. In my mind there was a sorrow of the deed. The once perfect goose lived, without harm or threat of harm to anyone. The confusion slowly fades away, and only the thoughts of Christmas Day filled mv mind. Mv senses were once again filled with the smells and tastes of the Christmas Dinner. I slowly came back to life, realizing that the task seemed less important now that the tradition was completed. The goose was dead! The question of why filled my nund. I realized that the things that at first give and show jov and happiness, often end in sorrow and confusion. And that the sorrow and confusion soon also fade away with inanv justifications for the action. My mind was once again filled with the peace and security that it longed for. I was ready and wanting to fulfil the task in the future years. Christmas dinner would not be the same without the goose, our tradition. very pleased. Dear Mr. Claws , er Clase. er. . . NORTH POLE The mail from Tooele children to Santa Claus has not been as heavy this year as in the past, but Santa said he doesnt think this means Tooele children havent been good. He explained that he saw many of the kids during the weeks before Christmas. SANTA SHARED some of the letters he got from Tooele boys and girls d Wednesday as he prepared for his trip. Most of the letters, more than 100, came from students in Tooele elementary schools, Santa said I have a gile Barbie, and I wont lots of clothes for her. Santa my hoi clas rot a letr to you and I Love you Santa, said a message from Tammy Campbell. AND IN THE Christmas spirit, not all the letters were to tell Santa what boys and girls wanted for themselves. Dear Santa. Tuffy and Benji have been very good this year. They say that they both want new collars for Christmas. Benji wants a basket with a pillow and a blanket to lay on. Tuffy might want one too. Santa, will you put some beef jerky in there stockings and some chocolat. P.S. they want some smoked chewies round-the-worl- Traditions and Neighbors The Ascencion Vera family and the Richard K. Thornton family join for the annual breaking of the Mexican pinata. The Transcript-Bulletin staff joins the Thorntons and Veras in wishing all of our readers in Tooele County and throughout the world the very merriest Christmas. Whatever also, love, Tuffy and Benji. (Mike wrote it for us.) ST. NICK noted that while he doesnt have to worry about the energy crisis because of his flying reindeer, some of the letter writers do. He cited a Tooele letter as an example. Dear Santa, My Christmas wish is a TCR jam fire Race Set and Simon and red light green light. And batterys. Love, Shawn Lowry. Another Tooele writer seems to know Santa quite well. I like a lot of your elves and your wife and mostly you. I looked in your house on the last Saturday. and you werent there, and I wondered why. I like your wifes netting and croshaing. please write back, sinsily Mar-ci- e Roberts. SANTA SAID he wanted to assure Marcie and the other children that he would do his best to write back, as he has in past years. Santa made that promise despite the fact that some of the mail had scrawlings that only resembled letters. He also said he hopes the return addresses were better than the ones he received. They were addressed to Santa at the North Pole, the North Polle and the North Poll. |