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Show i I f I Z f majority, i Wall jj cost the will said Sheriffs Deputy Ron entrance at about Vandalism The new gate which was the cemetery installed across South has again been torn down. first two times the gate was hit and pushed open causing about $1000 This is the third time since its installation in September 1985 The damage, he explained further. This time the evidence show it was a 9150 West 3500 deliberate act of vandalism and property destruction. The gate was pulled down and the mounting posts were uprooted Now that this has happened and the few who causes this damage cant behave themselves, he added, new signs are being installed designating Once in place, No Trespassing there will be citations issued to anyone entering the property other than the cemetery visitors using the paved road, he said Another case where the few rum it for the majority, he concluded Swan announces I senate try i i i i ,1 SERVING MAGMA-HUNTEsi 'i Magna's News Authority USPS 3255-800- R Magna, Utah 84044 0 Vol. 79 No. .. 19 Thursday March 27, 1986 w;vAViVvsv.jV.ssv!y,y.v.vIvIv,ty!(5d Easter Egg hunt at park Saturday The annual Magna Easter Egg hunt is set for Saturday, March 29th at 10 am Each year the Veterans of Foreign (VFW) sponsors the Easter event This year, according to Phyllis Grow, five cases of decorated eggs Wars will be hidden throughout the Magna Park The hunt is a joint effort between the auxiliary, headed by Sandra Hagen and V F. W. Commander, Bill Clark The egg hunt invites the community children up to 12 years of age The children will not only contest for t j r Trigger Harding, Velda Harding and Phyllis Grow preparing eggs for the Saturday Easter Egg Hunt at the Magna Park, Saturday, spon sored by the VFW. Business consultant Dave Watson, Democrat, will vie for the two-yeSalt Lake County Commission seat currently held by Tom Shimizu Shimizu has annoucned he will not seek reelection d Watson, who filed the Salt Lake County Courthouse, says the County Commission has grown apart from the DeoDle it is supposed to serve What the people of Salt Lake County need is a government that listens to them, Watson says They deserve more They deserve an advocate who will pay attention to their needs and be their voice in government Watson is currently doing The 30 year-ol- today in s anL-educatio-n, 1979-198- was chairman for Higher Education Appropriations. The challenge of educating our youth while providing the resources within the States capacity to pay is by far our greatest task for the next four years I intend to lead out m developing a fair and more balanced tax structure to address this challenge says Swan Senator Swan is married to Janet Lowe, a Registered Nurse at the Tooele Clinic and the father of five children, all attending either college or public school He is a teacher at Tooele High School Cyprus Seminary will hold open house open house will be held March 27 7 to 9 p m. at the seminary on 3009 So. 8600 W., Magna Theme for the occasion will be Celebrating the Light. Every time someone, somewhere follows the light within, there is truly cause to celebrate! The Open House is presented as a Mini-VisitCenter with slide presentations, regular hidden eggs but many of the The lucky eggs eggs are lucky are just that because for everyone that is found, there is a 50 cent reward, said Phyllis No one will be allowed in the park that morning until 10 a m when the hunt begins international cuisine, with common seating for 350 people The official name for the Food Court will be chosen through a Valley Fair employee contest. Also a major emphasis in the renovation project is the addition of six new screens to the theatre complex. The complex now has four theatre screens, and with the additional six new screens, will have the largest number of screens in one theatre complex in Utah. Richard Flack, general manager for Valley Fair, says demolition in preparation for construction begins Monday, and actual construction begins in May. Architects for the project are Kober-Sclet- '' Associates, Seattle, WA Mechanical engineers are KMI, of Santa Fe, CA , with William Klein Company, Inc An from dramatizations, and special effects through creative decorating and lighting This is one of the highlights of the seminary year at Cyprus Seminary, Church of Jesus Saints and Christ of Latter-da- y presented by the students An invitation is extended to all families m the community The fulltime missionaries will be here Dave Watson announces candidacy for S.L. County Commission seat f 4 Veteran State Senator Karl Swan announced today that he will seek reelection to Senate District 13 (Tooele County, Magna, North Utah County). The Senator has served since 1971 and is presently on the Western Inter-Stat- e Commission of Higher Education (WICHE) and the on Juvenile and Commission Criminal Justice Swan is a Democrat. I believe the Democratic Party has an increasingly critical role to play in our State and I intend to be part of the action during the next few years These years will not be easy for legislators, but I know my perspective and experience can be helpful in wrestling with Utahs growth, economic development. stated the Senator. Swan has been identified with issues connected with the Great Salt Lake. He was part of the effort which saw the Southern Pacific railroad causeway breached in 1984 as well as earlier recreational developments around the Lake. He is known as a strong advocate for public education, and programs for the Outdoorsman Swan served as Minority Whip 4 from and prior to that time consulting work of the University of Utah Business College and the McArthur Foundation He serves on the Salt Lake City Board ot Adjustments resident of Salt Lake A long-tim- e County, Watson says hes been eyeing the Salt Lake County Commission for the past two years and considered running for the seat in 1984 Committments with off-ye- ar the 1984 president Campaign, however, kept Watson out of that race Watson is married to Margo Jensen Watson, a local actress and son named has a Derek Watson will formerly announce his candidacy April 12 seven-month-o- Road Department says safety program on 8400 West will begin soon The Utah Transportation of a contract for safety improvements on 8400 West at 2700 South m Magna After reviewing the seven bids Department has awarded received at the March 4 bid opening, the contract was awarded to the low bidder, Moulton Excavating of Murray Their bid of $189,583 was slightly lower than the official engineers estimate of $193, 599 Three roads intersect 8400 West within a very short distance near 2700 South, which creates a safety problem Compounding the problem was the construction of a new school m that area this past year. One of the roads is the curve that goes into Magna and there is a high accident rate at that particular location. Plans are to abondon that curve for traffic use and turn it into parking area A second road, 2680 at 8400 South, will be dead-ende- d West and traffic will have to reroute over to 2700 South for acess to 8400, West Curb, gutter and sidewalk will be constructed on both sides of 8400 West for several hundred feet south of 2700 South, and along the south side of 2700 South through the intersection Some work will also be done on drainage improvement. y has been Adequate retained for future installation of a traffic signal at 2700 South when traffic warrants are met. Work on the project is expected to begin very soon and motorists should expect traffic interference The contract stipulates that work must be completed by June 15 nght-of-wa- Valley Fair, West Valley City, started a major renovation project in excess of $5 million, Monday, March 24, Frank A. Orrico, president of Winmar Company, Inc., announced today. Winmar Company, Inc., owner of Valley Fair, is a Safeco Company. The renovation project will include the addition of a Food Court, a group of 14 stores featuring , of Oceanside, CA. acting as electrical engineers. Charles Pankow Builders, Inc., of Altadena, CA are the general contractors for the project. Valley Fair has been serving uie Salt Lake County community since 1970. It is comprised of 90 stores and after the renovation will encompass approximately 617,000 square feet. |