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Show f ST AT?. rT,r;. yO KEARNS Citing employment conflict with the Kearns Town Council meeting schedule, Hardy Pollard resigned from that body Monday night. Council members accepted his esignation and commended him for the nearly four years of service he has I r:.S3 )' rendered the community through his work with the Council Clara DeGraff accepted the Council's request to move into the secretary position leaving Public Relations the post to be filled by a new member to the Council Letters will be sent to the two people applied for the last vacancy-askinif they would like their ap- who plications reactivated Letters of intent will be accepted from any interested Kearns resident until April 3 Letters should be addressed to the Kcaris Tv w DcC.ia i ! n Count d in 548s So 1220 118 lo'ti Cinirn il meetings are orhold the first and third Moiii (if o oh month, but due to Mas mo,, tine-- , s( heduled for May 13, dinal 'y , Issued each Mmisday at VOL. 24 NO. 9124 W. 2700 S., THURSDAY. MARCH 9, 1978 KEARNS, UTAH 16 care of Clara Vest, Kearns Contracts Negotiated Both the Granite Education Association and the Granite Board of Education have selected negotiating teams for the 1978-7- 9 contract negotiations GEA has appointed, John Gadd, GEA president-elect- , as chairman of their team. He is a social studies teacher at Kearns High School Bob Beall, GEA associate UniServ director, will serve as team spokesman Beall spent seven years at Kearns High as a special education teacher. Norma Phipps , teacher at Twin Peaks Elementary School, and Dr. Robert Lain, a mathematics teacher at Wasatch Junior High, round out the GEA team. Representing GSD will be Kent Gardner, director of information and as chairman services, spoke man Other team members are Jamco Romney, director of pupil -- st r nes. Frank Willardsen, ad- ministrative assistant in the East Valley area. Glen Smith, principal of Granger High School and Loren assistant administrative intern Burton, in the Central Valley area Magna Looks For Change Major excitement erupted in the yestminv wdh the announcement West Park y Development of major surgery scheduled to begin immediately on Magna. Comparing Magna to a serious heart attack victim. Cliff Hughes, president of West Park Development, said that contrary to popular opinion, Magna is not going to die, but will shortly return to the height of her glory. Included in the plans for restoring Magna is a plant which will assemble solar heating panels. Property for this plant has been acquired from Paulos Auto at the west end of Magna on 2700 South. A car dealership, a clothing store, a hardware store, and a floral shop will be opening on Magnas Mainstreet within the next few weeks also. The Gem and the Empress theaters have been purchased by Stephen Barker. The Gem is undergoing remodeling now while remaining open and offering family movies at family rates. The Empress will be restored and reopened The appearance of Magna is going to change too Not only are new jobs being created, but the Main street of town, with the full support of the Community Council and Chamber of Commerce, is going to shed a few years, nearly three quarters of a century, to recapture that bustling, boom town look which once made Magna a personality to reckon with The change wont happen over night, but the next few years will see barber shops, beauty shops, candy stores, restaurants, shoe stores, and a professional building appear on Magnas west end. Possibly a Vhghttd gay nineties ice cream parlor will claim the about to be abandoned old fire station L. BARKER, new owner of the Gem Theatre shows a future view the Empress Theatre (also his), the changing of which will begin in the next few months. STEPHEN Hughes, treasurer Don Gates and president Paul Horten of West Park Development, hold mock-upof Magna establishments of the future. These are but a few of the many changes to take place on Magna s Main Street. VICE PRESIDENT CLIFF Van s Two concentrator have been promoted by Utah Division, Kennecott Copper Corporation. Ray C. Gaines has been promoted to Copper concentrator plant services superintendent, it was announced by W H Jensen, concentrating manager. Formerly a metallurgical engineer, Mr. Gaines succeeds B R Wmterowd. who recently retired Mr. Gaines, a native of Eldorado, Illinois, has been with Kennecott for 26 years He served as an officer in the Army during World War II and received a B S degree from the University of Utah in 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines and their three daughters live in the Hunter area Preschool Story Hour has resumed at Kearns Branch Library. The story hour is on Mondays at 11 a.m Council to show the to the movie community April 17 Counc,! members indicated that though April 17 is a Monday night, traditionally family Night for many families m Kearns, the film would be well attended because it would provide a suitable Family Night activity Carmella Thomas indie bed that the tree committee is proceeding with plans to plant more trees in Kearns this spring Three schools arc working with the committee to raise funds for a large tree to be planted on each time for tne tree campus, Kick-of- f planting project will be Apid teraction with children their own ;,t, Children also learn during the story hour to follow instructions as they memorize simple finger plays and singing games The child's horizon is extended beyond his home and lm mediate neighborhood while his mmu and senses ai alerted to the world around him He also develops reading readiness from an appreciation ot books and libraries. Seminar Planned For Small, Minority Firms Many firms that have no sales agents dont know w hat the city buys. We want to let them know The city wants to find out which businesses are minority owned, where they are and what they sell Mr. Moffitt is planning a seminar for March 31 , 1978 to outline required to do business with the city. It isnt really that tough to do business with the city but there are certain procedures according to state law, he says. What the city is after is quality at the and small business firms to broaden its base in the community. Moffitt n involvement with tomorrow for some three million Girl Scouts celebrating their 66th anniversary this March 12th. Girl Scouts of the U.S A., founded in 1912, by the very nature of its program through the years has encouraged girls to be active doers rather than passive observers. But todays Girl Scouts have many more opportunities to broaden their scope of interests. Theyre into all kinds of undertakings, from career exploration to a heightened awareness of womens roles in a changing society. A case in point is the new handbook, Worlds to Explore, w here activities for even the youngest girls help them expand their understanding of the world around them - the world of people, the world of natural resources, the world of arts, the world of science. They are doing new things in new ways that reflect the concerns of contemporary life Through projects that relate to such vital issues as energy, hunger, nutrition, and conservation. Girl Scouts get a perception of the global nature of things. Other activities give them a chance to examine the potential impact of women in tomorrows world and the importance of exercising options Not to be overlooked, of course, is a whole world of fun and international friendships thats synonymous with Girl Scouting If all this reads like a Happy Birthday card m praise of Girl Scouts, it is - we love them the minority Small and minority enterprises should have at least a fair chance of getting it, declares Salt Lake City Purchasing Agent Clair E Empress theatre appears to be for the Historical List, but the chances are pretty good the town itself will make it too the lowest price. The city buys everything from typewriters and tractors to paperclips and baseball bats Its seeking out Salt Lake City wants to give small and minority-owne- d firms information and the skills needed to help them successfully compete for the city's annual $9 million shopping list procedures The two-hou- start at 2 seminar r will p.m in the Chambers, Room 301, Building, 451 City-Count- S. y State St Further information is available from Mr. Moffitt or Larry Failner at 535-766- 1 Honor Awarded Scout Steven White received the coveted award of Eagle Scout February 26. He is a member of Troop 572 of the Taylorsville Sixth Ward The new Eagle Scout is the son of Mrs. Virginia Jensen, Taylorsville and Mr. B. W'hite, Ely, Nevada. Speaking in behalf of the new Eagle was the young lads first Scout leader, Birthday Rodney A Larsen, former safety enginerer at the smelter, has been promoted to concentrator plant safety and health engineer, it was announced by T.T. Pinder, division safety and health director. tenure During Mr. Larsens with Thiokol Chemical Corporation, he received a B.S. degree in production management from Utah State University in 1970. He joined Kennecott at Nevada Mines Division in May, 1970 and later that year joined Utah Copper Division as a field repair foreman in the maintenance department Mr. Larsen lives in Granger with his wife and four sons. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers Department entitled Stealing Plans are m work with the Cume Story Hour Resumed a new sense of excitement in the air, a new sense of Officials Promoted MGNA oriented shoo-i- Scouts Await 66th Theres sports The Girl of problem businesses have obtaining liability insurance due to excessive court awarded damage suits where liability is claimed against in the business, such as the ski industry He pointed out that in response to an award made to an accident victim who hit a tree while skiing in Vermont. Vermont has passed a sports liability bill This bill it. in s hat when a person takes part in a spurt he accepts the mheient dangers ot that sport Sports vendors in Utah are pushing tor enactment ol the bill m this state. Several s'ate senators have already indicated a willingness to support the bill The Town Council voted to also supixirt passage ot the bill Kiskine also repoited that arrangements are being made to obtain a film from the sheriff s to its turn of the century magnificance with live theatre. a the The story hour is designed to help children discover the joy of books, These sessions are for children three and one-hal- f years old to school age. They help children learn to sit quietly and listen to stories; thus enlarging their attention span It is also helpful for children to experience group in Prepares For Surgery West Valley Council meeting regularly scheduled tor that e enmg w ill tie held the following evening Ma hi Carmella Thomas was selected to head Kearns Hometown Hays for tins year. She will select a committee to assist her The first meeting m April will be used to coordinate parade the with community plans of the Churches Representatives clubs, and businesses will be invited to attend that meeting A check of the financial records of the council shows checks were made out to the company providing last summer's Hometown Days tireworks and to the high school for the Council banquet, but both parties indicate they have not received the checks Bill Erskine, newest Council member discussed with the Council, the Mel Bolin Eagle White has earned a total of r merit badges. The project he chose to do was making a plaque with all the names of the Taylorsville Sixth Ward's Eagle Scouts since the ward was organized When asked which badge he most enjoyed at taming he replied. They were all fun The new Eagle Scout is a sophomore at Cottonwood High and enjoys sports of all kinds, especially football Steven is the youngest of live, his older brother Burton is also an Eagle Scout He has another brother, Victor and two sisters Chris and Kathy twenty-fou- Scout Receives Eagle Dennis R, Lamoreaux was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on March 9. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Ray Lamoreaux, 4795 West 5100 South, Kearns The new Eagle Scout is a member of the Kearns 11 LDS Ward and Troop 622 Carl Rasmussen is the young man s Scout Master and also spoke in his honor at the Court of Honor. For his Eagle project Dennis chose to paint the lines in the church parking lot He has a total of twenty-simerit badges, tw-- more than the required amount. Environmental Science was the hardest badge to complete and the one most liked was dog care. The Kearns High sophomore student enjoys skiing, tennis and was on the chess team last year. He has expressed the desire to be a forest ranger when he has completed his schooling Dennis is the only known Eagle Scout on either side of his family. He has two older family members, Johnny and Kellie, and a twin sister named Denise. He has held the positions of Assistant Patrol Leader, was x of the Deacons Quorum and president of the teachers quorum He also plays the organ for Priesthood meetings secretary is now |