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Show The Magna Tim, Thursday. May 7, 1967 Pag 2 Just where do you draw the line on bugs? coordinator, first you need to know if you have the type of bug that infests or just the type that shows up from time to time. Unless you are an entomologist, By DENNIS HINKAMP Consumer Information Writer Utah State University I had a friend who complained about bugs in her house. I recommended a few good bug sprays, but she refused on the grounds of not wanting to spread chemicals about her house. No, I think IU get a lizard to eat the bugs, she said. Okay, people are entitled to their beliefs and a lizard just might do the trick tor a couple spiders and a stray house fly or two, but what if you live in an ipartment complex infested by 26,000 cockroaches? The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that 26,000 was the average number of cockroaches in low income housing in the Southeast. There probably arent enough lizards in the U.S. to eat all those roaches. Fear of toxic waste and radiation has probably given us all a slight case of a fear of all chemicals, even in small amounts. This chemophobia battle against bugs on the home front. column will deal with our never-endin- g Ill start by trying to answer the most basic question first: do you need a lizard, a can of spray or a professional pest exterminator? Other columns will look at how to choose a pest control service and look more closely at the chemicals available for pest control. Where do you draw the line between a few bugs and a bug problem? When is a can of bug spray enough and when do you need professional help? According to Howard Deer, Utah State University Extension pesticide Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: This is in regards to Dale Neilsons article published April 23. Unless the circumstances have changed since we attended Cyprus High School only years ago being elected student body president is still an honor bestowed upon an outstanding leader by his-hown peers. Therefore, Mr. Neilson what is the harm in a group of excited and anxious friends sharing in the joy of this honor? Frankly, it is quite clear from your article that you were not only misinformed on Kay fashioning his own hair but, that your skills as an investigative reporter were far from adequate in covering this local event. We were very sorry, but was it your son who lost the election last year or did you yourself experience this personal tragedy? Not being able to recognize another person for an achievement that was not only a personal victory, but will soon to be seen as a victory for the entire Cyprus High School studentbody is rather juvenile and makes a shaving cream fight seem rather trivial. Instead of attempting to shame Kay for something which he had no control over and if demeaning high schools students is a hobby of yours we suggest you look at the officers who lost a 100 year old tradition, namely Song and Yell or how about tearing apart all those cheerleaders who brought our teams to victories while pregnant. As if I have not made my point clear, Mr. Neilson grow up. Furthermore, as an alumni of Cyprus High School, Magna Times readers, and insulted big sisters of the newly elected student body president, R. Kay Payne we believe you owe our brother an apology and the school another write up on what should have been exciting news to the community, instead of an article on a shaving cream fight. 1982-8- 1979-8- 3 0 Jodi Payne Cyprus High studentbody 1st V.P. Shellie Payne Cyrpus High studentbody secretary Simpler days... In the 1950s, living on an island off of New Rochelle, New York, I remember an incident that occurred across the sound on Long Island. A youngster fell into an abandoned well. He was stuck in the well, suffering from exposure and a shortage of oxygen. A possible cave-i- n was a continuing threat. Rescuing this child became a regional priority. Experts and laymen converged on the well to save this young life. It took a few days and there was a happy ending. With changing ethics and priorities, I wonder how this scenario would have played in 1987. The childs parents would probably have been contacted by law firms. That firm would one of those well advertised have studied the insurance coverage and personal wealth status of the property owner to be sure that its forty percent share of the winnings would be collectible. An abandoned well could be an attractive nuisance, making the property owner liable even if the youngster was trespassing. Craftsmen and technical experts could have called to determine, Whats in it for me? TV, radio and print journalists would consider the tear value of this incident and whether it would increase circulation before sending someone out to cover the story. Instead of volunteering services, most of the rescuers would probably assume a horizontal position and watch, in comfort, from a living room sofa. Doctors and other professionals would be concerned about being sued for trying to help. So much precautionary thinking would occur and so much time would be lost, that the child probably would have died of exposure before the rescue commenced. Six years ago I began asking college students their definition of the good life. The answer trends are interesting. The original answers included, A family that is happy, healthy, and attuned to our religious beliefs.. .being happy about what I have, not unhappy about what I dont have. .My faith means a lot to me, so I want to live a life that is pleasing to my God. Today the good life answers include, A good job that provides enough income to comfortably support my family and me... Enough income to pay the bills so that my wife, kids and I can enjoy ourselves. ..Getting what I need young enough to be able to enjoy it. yA good car, a nice home, fun vacations and a healthy family. Our younger generation appears to be increasingly interested in material things. Our fun society wants instant gratification. We want everything, and we want it all now. That trip to Europe, the new house, the stereo VCR, no longer waits until we have saved for it. Everything can be financed with more debt. Truth is what you make it, if it helps you to achieve your goals. Somewhere along the way our ethics and morals have taken a trip. Some manufacturers build products in which they take no pride. Some employees dont seem to give a hoot. Some people forget their commitments to a wife, husband and family. Some live for this instant. Some customers must chase sellers to get what they were promised. Im disappointed that the day of the handshake has been supplanted by the long contract. Happiness seems to be related to bucks not satisfaction. The most important elements in life seem to be taking second fiddle to a lot of idols, most not very solid. Somewhere along the way we have lost our innocence and become skeptics. We no longer trust and everyone is suspect. Looking at an advice column, the writer had suggested gifts that might be provided to an extra helpful minister. A few weeks later, there was a reply from a pastor who complained about the gifts he received and expressed his preference for cash! Oh for those simpler days when people cared, respected, loved and tried! Thats Straight Talk! JOSH BILLINGS Sz . . . MAGNA TIMES USPS 3255-800- 0 9124 West 2700 South, Magna, Utah 84044 BONNIE STAHLE Advertising-Offic- e J. HOWARD identifying bugs can be difficult. Deer says you must capture a specimen. It doesnt need to be alive, but try not to bring one in that looks like a road-kil- l. Next, take your little captive to a USU County Extension agent. The agent may be able to identify the bug on the spot and recommend what action to take. If not, he says the agent can send the specimen to the pest identification Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Dear Editor: I was amused to read former Governor Mathesons recent comments criticizing the West Desert pumping plan bv Governor Norm Bangerter. The Sait LakeTribune of January 5, 1985 reported that Matheson as one of his last official acts asked the federal government to approve an accelerated time table for construction of the project as part of a commitment to have the wheels in motion on lake level countermeasures prior to Governor Bangerter being sworn in. Mr. Matheson who once called West Desert Pumping the only immediate and practical means to influence the lakes level is either playing politics with what was an excellent idea which Governor Bangerter skillfully guided through the legislature or the years have dimmed his memory. Either alternative should make Utah voters think twice before electing him to office. Our Senators need more integrity and better memories than Matheson is currendy displaying. Kent L. Reintjes Salt Lake City Whats the problem? To the Editor: ' I read with interest the article in the Salt Lake Tribune written by Jack Fenton concerning the library site controversy in Magna. As a typical staunch supporter of a down town library, who understands the community, I simply cannot fathom how there could possibly be not only a split in the community, but in the library administration, the county planners, as well as the county commission. As I understand it, in response to the Magna Incorporation attempt, the county commission saw the opportunity to create a Redevelopment Agency using Magna as the target area in the old part of town. They qven solicited the it. support of the Magna Community Council to help them do As a result of over two years of work on the part of the Magna Library ad hoc Committee and the Magna Community Council, the group discovered that the old part of the community has an identity of being the real Magna, and is still just as viable as it ever was. That fact is supported by the study made by Paul Nelson who was commissioned by the Salt Lake County Redevelopment Agency. It seems to be a foregone conclusion that someone had to start the ball rolling and keep it going, so the county took the first step when they lined up in 1984 and broke the windows out of one of the better buildings in Magna (which they owned) that was built in 1939 and targeted to become the home of the Pleasant Green Historical Society. From the onset, many people believed that the establishment of the Redevelopment Agency was simply a political ploy to further someones political ambitions, and if the statement reportedly made by Commissioner Stewart in the article by J ack Fenton is true (We need a Flim Flam Man to say come back to Magna) it would seem to support their thinking. How can a commissioner who supposedly takes pride in the Redevelopment Agency and the potential of the Oquirrh Loop make such a statement? n and great progress has been Up to now the efforts have been n made. Now it seems that the situation has moved from the productive arena to an out and out political split which masquerades as a community split! To anyone who attended the January 15, 1986 meeting at Brockbank Junior High School, it was evident that to expand the library site at Arbor Park was definitely not acceptable. Not only the expansion itself, but the total environment up there was questioned. From where I sat, Magna made it perfectly clear that they had tried the shopping center experiment and wanted a brand new free standing building of their own. Yet statements made by Terry Hogan, (who handles public relations chores for the library system) in Fentons article, said that the library should be located between 8000 West and 8400 West on 3500 South. This seems to revive past history that should have been laid to rest in 1986. Who gave Ms. Hogan the authority to make a decision, and a public statement, that traffic patterns in the downtown area were not adequate? Whre did she get the statistics she is using discrediting the efforts of the Magna Council and the Salt Lake County Planners, when the Library Foundation has already accepted the site on the merits of its functionality, and the Library Board and the Library Foundation arc one and the same body? From an economic standpoint how can the library system and the county commissioners ignore the face that redevelopment and the library site arc totally compatible? In addition how can they look a gift horse in the mouth? It isnt every day that someone is offered 2.08 acres of free ground for a library site that will work. Also how can the county commission expect private investors to come out here and identify the opportunity of redevelopment if the commission is unwilling to put their money where their mouth is? Does Commissioner Stewart want to volunteer to be the Flim Flam Man? He fits all the qualifications. Like Harold Hill in the Music Man he is attractive, charming and trying to ride two horses. On one hand it would appear that hes having an unwarranted political love affair with his supporters in the southeast part of the town, while at the same n time trying to placate the people who have worked so producall the people. site serves that a secure to library tively The simple honest solution to this manufactured split is for Commissioner Stewart and the Library System to support the on going efforts of the people who have made an unselfish, long term commitment to make Magna a better place to live. Why are they listening to a vocal minority who have no credibility on this issue, and are simply expressing an emotional self interest for their own convenience, when there is a silent majority who want the library near five of our seven schools? The people opposing the site arc single issue oriented, and completely ignoring the research that identifies the functionality and practicality of the downtown site in the Metro area. Where were they when all the groundwork was being laid to find a suitable site? On the other hand the council is now, and has always been, multi-issu- e oriented, not only for just one part of the community but all parts of the community as a whole. Also the unwarranted ciriticism that has been leveled at the council is completely without validity. These arc people who have given time, effort, energy and money to protect Magna from undesirable installations and to help Magna grow. Commissioner Stewart has the opportunity as one of the promoters of the Salt Lake County Redevelopment Agency as well as being commissioner over Human Services to either lead the parade of progress down Magna Main Street, or to lead an empty parade of 76 trombones in a political rally to a site that will not serve the greatest number of all kinds of people...just the young and the affluent. non-partisa- LaRec H. Pehrson Manager STAHLE clinic at USU. Specialists at the clinic will identify the pest and send the results to the county agent. If it is the type of pest that infests. Deer says the agent should be able to recommend a proper control method. This may be a method or hiring a professional service. He says if it is the type of bug that is just passing through, little if anything need be done. If a method is recommended, be especially careful to read and follow all label instructions. Deer cautions. Magna residents want to go on record as We, the undersigned long-tim- e selected site the by the Community Council for the Magna strongly opposing Branch of the Salt Lake County Library System. To quote Laura Jo McDermaid, president of the Magna Community Council, in her recent letter to the editor, This site location and acquisition was sought by the council. In the letter written by J. Burgess Winter, vice president and general manager of Kennecott, he stated We do not advocate any particular location, but we believe the construction of a new Magna Branch Library is a worthwhile community project. Why, then, didnt the Community Council, who claim to have die best interests of the entire community at heart, seek a land donation from Kennecott that really would serve the needs of the entire community. Surely Kennecott owns many parcels of land - and a much more sutiablc location could have been sought. Mrs. McDermaid, in her letter, also berates Craig Taylor as a expert on where the library should be located, and she says their is Surely she could not be describing only a mask for expertise -- but the Community Council itself. . . She also states that a Craig Taylor number of users and not public library should be accessible to the greatest e- and that is the very We users. of heartily a agreonly to specific segment site. her chosen on reason it should definitely not be placed LaRee What Laura Jo McDermaid, Pehrson, Jim Colovos, Bob Anger, and others seem unwilling to recognize is that Magna has grown. It does not end at 8400 West and 3500 South. There is a much greater concentration of homes and businesses east and south of that area, and this segment of Magna is growing rapidly and is the only area that can and will continue to grow. The many, many new residential areas arc occupied by outstanding young families future library users who need library service, also. e We love the people in all of Magna the residents, as well as the newer and future residents. We are proud to live in Magna, and we dearly love our town. We are certainly just as concerned as anyone about raising the image of Magna, but putting the library down on 2700 South is definitely not the way to do it. Mrs. Pehrson keeps going back to the old walking distance from schools not but she is talking about school buildings cliche. That may be true students. How many of the students at Brockbank Jr. High, Cyprus High, and Magna Elementary live in the areas east of 8400 West, even though their school buildings are located west of there? Many of the students of Brockbank and Cyprus live in the Hunter area. And what about the schools located in the Hunter area that use this library, such as Orchard, Whittier, Hillside, and Hunter Jr. High? The 2700 South location would certainly not be on their way home from school. Besides, all schools have their own libraries. Public libraries are meant to serve the entire public - not just students. The Community Council also refuses to accept the fact that this library does not belong to Magna. It is a Salt Lake County Library, which we are fortunate to have located in Magna. As a Salt Lake County Library, it is paid for by the taxpayers of the entire county and should be used by any county resident who so desires. Since it is the nearest library to Hunter residents, they, too, should have an interest in its location. It should be readily accessible to them, too. Maybe the Library Board should change the name of this branch library to the Magna-Hunte- r Branch, which would more nearly reflea the true status of the library. Does the Magna Community Council really represent all of Magna? Are they really interested in the welfare of all of us? Do they really want to see Magna grow and progress? Or do they just want an edifice for Magna - or for the Community Council? It seems they need the library in that site just to enhance and ensure the success of the redevelopment of Magnas Main Street but the hub of Magna is no longer on Main Street. In Bruce Stemers recent letter to the editor, he said Libraries are not quiet, civic musuems; they are vibrant, dynamic educational centers whose services and resources must be easily accessible. We agree! And Magna Main Street is not the place. We commend Craig Taylor for his courage to represent his constituents. Why didnt our eleaed council representatives have the courage to represent us? Thats what we eleaed them to do! Also who gave the Community Council the authority to choose a library site? We thought that was the function of the Salt Lake County Library Board. As long-tim- e Magna residents, we have lived through many years of tailings storms. Can you imagine what that gritting tailings dust would do to library holdings? In our homes, when we sec a tailings storm coming, we can dose up our houses to avoid getting some of the tailings inside even though that gritty dust seems to go right thorugh walls and windows. Imagine what it would be like in a public library located very close to the tailings pond, whose doors must remain open to the public! What a tremendous clean-u- p problem each time the north wind blows. And how much damage would it do to books and other materials? We cant stop the tailings storms, but we dont have to locate the library where it would be so vulnerable. Having a seldom patronized library is not much better than having no library at all. As Annie M. Patterson, Thurma Sellers, Cecil Sellers, Dian Sadler, Gordon Sadler and Stella Fowkes also long-tim- e Magna residents in their recent letter to the editor, we should all be aware.. .that the number of new boob allotted to a library is directly in proportion to its circulation, and if our circulation drops because the patrons in the Hunter area decide to patronize the West Valley Library...Magna patrons will be the real -- ... - - - THING Published Thursdays Potmo aend Chong d oddrtm to: 9124 West 2700 South, Magna Utah 84044 Second Class Postage Paid at Magna Utah 84044 Hop i a hen that lays more eggs than she kan hatch out. old-tim- - - -- - - - losers. We strongly urge the Library Board not to consider the 2700 South site. Renewing the lease at the present location for a short time while searching for a more acceptable site would certainly be preferable to building a white elephant on Main Strett. Library users, speak up!! 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