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Show 2603 OCX SALT L.V'.L ZlZV, MAGNA - An increase in the water and sewer sen ice for the Magna area is apparently unavoidable, according to Magna Watei and Sewer Improve ment District trustees The increase, the first in twenty years, may be necessary to meet commitments for service to new housing developments, and additional hook-ups- , said board chairman Dick Noiris He stated that company manager Brent Huish had checked with eleven other districts and ten had made increases Tho possibility of an increase as a result of total revenues being down $114,000, was tabled until the next board meeting to be held April 23 Actual operation, less capital, is $49 000 $16,000 on water and $33,000 on sewer service, stated Chick Paris Dick Norris noted there must be one million dollars kept in reserve to meet bonding regulations Existing facilities could only serve approximately 3 000 more persons, estimated Dick Norris, chairman, who noted the district had already commit ted water and sewer service to about 600 homes w ithin the next year The trustee board agreed unana-mouslthe district plan was laid out for at least three of everything, and that additional funds should be sought C03P. sicasriL'jra UNIVL32AL :M101 UT for increasing capacities "Thedigester is coming to the point of being overloaded There is no question that you should have at least two of stated Harold Linke, everything, consulting engineer for Templeton, Linke and Alsop Mr Linke appeared at the last meeting, March 26, to consult with trustees about government funding, state or federal, and other development matters pertinent to the district With three water and sewer facilities in the district approximately 35,000 to 40,000 persons could receive water service, based on a rule of thumb I inke Mr produced application towns for fedeial aid tor community d velopment funds towards the even uiul consti uc turn of additional sewei facilities One million dollars was suggested as a realistic figure toi an additional sewei plant by W acker, of which $230 00(1 in costs or 25 pel cent would be met by the ilistmt Fust he said, "you would requite an u filtution and inflow studv, manhole c"(! measuiements and population studv go clear through the whole sv stem Any Stage Tw o funds may be designated foi an economic study analysis and for sewer repair if that water consumption at per person, whereas the district is capable of providing adequate serv ice foi around 1 5, 0(H) persons now, advised Mr Linke Chairman Norns estimated the watei company had two years grace right now in providing for future watei connections Chick Paris said the district should not prolong the application for allotment for any longer than one year in order not to curtail any building or expansion He continued we may have to jump these plans ahead regarding further calculation of too gallons dev elopments was economic and Stage hi c hinds would be loi am actual design and c onstiuc (ion oi hai dwai e It w is ahiccd by tiustecs that appln ition toi Idle One kinds he applied toi immediately thiough the Was itch Keg mini (ouniil tegional council lot Salt lake Davis Webci Wasatch and I ooele counties Bient Huish was nuthoi ied hv chan man Nouis to sign the applications and submit the in as cm lv as possible toi a Stale t lent mg House Kevnw and subsequent Icdeial funding altei a maiontv apptoval vote hv die boat d I lit te is too , mill at st ike to stait a sluelv unless ( v ( mu IS ee ,i file staled ui ki I uiil'i aline 'h il as u is he kni ve no Die ( me pi op N h id lie i ii till lie d do e n is t I Don llaslam i e poi Ii d the v (I'd pi e ileulitni bill an h ev mg tr nuble with tilt digfstei htakdoeens ill npoi'id the llove ve is noi m il lot this tmu ol Hue Vi .0 tuakng be Ivvt ( n si u n o d c nun thousand gallons m p isl he Him d e il h all ivs In i n hi. h ol ,ium In ii t. slot ins lie' said p m s oniplete d on tin dige hi ( lue k 1ai is oik ' d di ise ;e ni loi s Ii uin ve u sui plus si uiim till oilgh Mil oil it v f il e dep n me lit In the disk ut at no extia chaige m t he case ol an tdeikual l.tnun It ve is igi icd hv the boa' d lie disk u vv mild be ha pv to obtain an additional geneiahu m the ease ot a pm.it tailiui lie ii polled the Grangei Huu te Disk ie had alte.idv i eque sk d one Bills totalling xjb 422 11 lor Maiih weie appi oved is read In olhei board action he v luledtn go ve it ii pi event mad spec ifications a' submitted to the ( oimtv Planning an oiling ( onimission ten Ivotv Re alt to make the ultimate decision tor mid and sewei engmeumg designs Hit k ('queue ol bicaks in the new 12 inch pipe along 7200 West should be investigated as the ooo loot line had ten to 12 breaks m it sun e i i e i ( e i i e i i i ,(lnia U DOME I y )L. 60 NO. MAGNA I 41 Till KsD 1 All AA AlItU , .! I 173 1 installation That the boa id vvnte a irttoi tor application of state funds beiteithci a loan or grant, mtci est lree tor immediate funds toward watei and sewer improvements necessary m the disk ut That the public should he notiked of a pioposed rate increase on water service to be decided upon b the board at the April 2! bouid meeting Assistance Service Available New Public Assistance Services will be available in the Magna area beginning April 2. A public assistance worker will be at the Magna (ommumtv Council Office, 9013 Y. 2700 S , Monelavs from noon to 5 p ami on Weilneseiavs from 9 a m. to p m Applications for food stamps, medical and financial help as well as ('certification for food stamps will he available. I or further information call .3 m. 230 611 1 oi 230-- 7 176 Legion Auxiliary Judges Cyprus Names Girl's Staters OFFIC f HS elected unanimously to lead the newly formed West Valley Figure Ice Skating Cldb ate from the left Marilyn Broadhead, vice president; Dorothy Gilgen, secretary; and Sharon Bowen, pi evident. Treasurer Lu Ann Walters was unavailable when picture was taken. ISeeeSvss dhsurfleir City skating rink manager, at the first formal meeting of the West Valley Figure Skating Club. The name was chosen from seven suggested by the majority there, since it represented specifically the area to be encompassed by the club Other names discarded were Copper Valley, Jolley Roger, Buccaneer, Gold Coin, Copper Corner and Valley West Officers selected by acclamation were Sharon Bowen, president, Marilyn Broadhead, vice president, Dorothy Gilgen, secretary, and LuAnne W'alters, treasurer. In a letter sent to parents of children enrolled last quarter in the Monday afternoon skating class announcing MAGNA Ice skating, whether for recreation or competition, is readily available for residents here, and there are more people becoming interested in the sport So said Sharon Bowen, local resident and ice skating teacher at the Magna Ice llink It was for the purpose of stimulating interest and to encourage incentive among residents in the west valley with exposure to figures, freestyle, dance and just plain fun, that she and others met Tuesday, March 25. to formulate plans for an ice skating club Nine mothers, one father, and five childien were among those meeting with Mrs Bowen and Don Conrad, r . ' I , ' ' .tiMtAAn ' f lxtXWU, '7 .vut w : I fit' ! e ! ' 11 J 'rj r ' i 1 V I k ! ? t j- i 7 J 4 t - r f - I 4 A ',v .. a. 4 ELMA BRACY chooses many beautiful and useful gift items for all occasions to shoppers to her store. V production curtailment and so forth, regarding our two local industries here9 By Blanche Metcalf You know I have worked in this town for twenty five years, stated Elma Bracy, a in the Gift & Thrift The shop is one of the bright spots on Magna main street Many pause to peek into the windows and to admire the beautiful displays customers Vui ItWUXxu (, (t)NTlMKD PAGE ON 2 u r & 1 i $ t i Cf I v t r t' t i i 5 e 1 ii (5 A v i c Is I i H - V x ii, Ve. 34 W' T 3 wi :i ? r I - 1 vS-'- ' V - t . ' 7 v H . .r ' k ' : ' ? Have you heard about the building being built on the hill to house all the rumors circulating about job lay offs, Entering you will find Elma, very busy, giving utmost attention to her ,ri 1 a: a II'kF-'- H " supei vised bv a special mother Evil vone then has the opportunity to mu loi an ottice nil then citv which langes horn gov ei not on down to dogcakhei They will form their own legislatuie in which thev will make elehali, and pass bills These laws will Hun gov cm them duting then stay at 1 Thought for the Week 3 f A then main goals and mtetests weie lie Ameiuan Legion Auxiliary staled the main pm post ol Gu s State is In Educate out veiling women in the dukes pi iv ileges lights and respon vitalities ol Amencan Citizenship Dnce at (oil s Slate this is exactly what the gills leain Fust they ate divided up into cities which are i 'i J PIUS REPRESENT ATIA ES for Girls State are Kathv Binrell, seated, first alternate, standing from the left are Shaie Tavev, ( mdv Openshaw and Karen Harwood. (A Elma Bracy: 25 Year Clerk , , , ON PAGE J Vlf i t 1 CONTINUED ,1 1 -- ) the meeting Mrs Bowensaid, I feel it is important to get a club started now so everything can be ready by next fall to open the season with a club ready to function The Magna area has a lot of potential in producing some good competitive skaters in the future In my opinion, getting a local figure skating club and more school participation as part of the daily curriculum will bring competitive skating into the area, and put it within the economical reach of all students interested in pursuing the sport The West Valley Figure Skating Club can apply for national associate Kaien Harwood Cindy Openshaw and Shan Tavey weie selected by repi esentativ es of the Atnencan Legion Auxiliaiy here Post 38, to attend (nils State June 8 14 at Southern Ltah State College in Cedar City ( hosen as altei nates weie Kathy Bui i ell Tawnva Silcox and Janet Pei rv All sixteen girls who applied were asked to write or type a one page letter their hobbies and talents, including grade point average, (heir activities at school and in the community, why thev had a desire to attend Gn s State, why they were glad to be an American, and why we should take advantage of our voting privileges They could also submit a letter of i ecommendation from a teacher of the school but it was not required Each girl was individually interviewed by judges Helen Gaily er, Vicki Cushing, and Mary Anne Cook of the American Legion Auxiliary They were judged on their desire, enthusiasm, attitude, citizenship, grade point average, poise, personality and personal appearance A laige part of the judging also depended on how w ell they responded to questions they were asked such as why they wanted to attend Girl s State and how they would share the know ledge they gained there and w hat vs. attract nj Indeed, Elma has been here a long time, serving the public Looking back over the years she recalls all the stores she has been employed as a saleswoman At Cornets 5 & 10 in Magna, Elma clerked for some time Then on to Eddys Dry Cleaning Shop, where she learned lots of the narks of the cleaning trade An employee of J C Penney Company in Magna, she supervised and clerked in the ladies ready-to-wedepartment Here, many found that one of Elmas desires was to satisfy the customers to the best of hei ability Valuable friendships have been formed over these years while she gave her time and talents to the position of a salesperson Employed for a time at The Best Shop, Elma enjoyed serving the same friends she had made at other places Under the management of Rufus Parks and Leggitt Hopkins, Elma was a saleswoman at the Magna Lumber L Hardware for several years Giving an account of her employer there, she remarked, Of all the places I ve ever wotked I enjoyed the association of Mr Rufus Parks What a wondeiful man he was, and what an inspiration he was to me W hile a salesclerk at Magna Lumber Hardware, Elma witnessed many changes as new owners took over, but she remained at the store and continued to be devoted to her The Gift & position and customers established after the Thrift was lumber yard closed Elma, Mae Brems, and Roy Smith purchased the building and a new sign, Gift & Thrift' went up Pearl Dunaway came in as another owner The business has been a very pleasant one for Magna At the present time Elma and Roy are the They are in their eleventh year of continually serving the town with a special kind of a shopping center Elma stated, Wot king in a store & this long has been challenging I have found most customers to be very nice I ve made hundreds of friends, I ve enjoyed every minute since ow ning the shop We have had wonderful customers and appreciate the support It s a pleasure to serve people " Commenting on he Gift & Thrift she says, I have decorated the windows as nice as I could I only wish the stoie could have a new interior and then I merchandise could have beautiful displays Elma enjoys immensely the decorating and buying for the store and most of all the friends she has made A dear friend and a former co worker describing her association with Elma in all the years they have been together feels that Elma has made the following commitment, Promise yourself to make all your friends feel there is something good in them It is evident in many ways that Elma finds good in everyone Many respect and admire her great qualities Elma is married to Larry Brapy They reside in a pleasant and comfortable home in Magna They both work very hard to keep the home looking neat and well kept y |