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Show 12 The Magna Times, Thursday, March 12, 1992 Library Corner by Sharon Linschoten purchase, and recycle what you use to help the environment. Several fact and fun sheets are available near the resource desk. STORYTIMES: Volunteers will read informally to children. Call the for dates and library at times. VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, is available on Saturdays, March 11, from 10 a.m.-1- 2 noon. Tax assistance is provided by d volunteers. Bring last tax returns, receipts, and other years documents. pertinent Suffering from spring fever? Think green and visit the library this month. Happy Birthday The Senior Citizens celebrated March birthdays on March 4, at 1 p.m. Birthday candidates received a piece of Jean Orton s no calories chocolate cake and a card good for a "meal on the house. March Dirthdays include: (Back row, left) Hugh Allred, John Stamebreak, Sam Beckstead, Stan Hunt Jim Weeks. (Middle) Lela Robertson, Harold Bele, Kathryn Ricks, Uwarda Canning, Sue Pasternack, Mary Hunt. (Front): Heber Knight, Ida Edem, and Waldo Romero. Budding young artists from Brockbank Junior Highs art department have their talents and wares on display in the foyer and around the walls of the librarys interior. Mrs. The Church, advisor, stated, students have a lot of talent, and that they are looking forward to seeing an advanced art class offered. Marilyn Adams beautiful oil paintings are on display in the librarys production room. school-ag- e children , Elementary can spend Friday, March 13, learning about the Animals Nobody Loves. Salt Lake County Animal Services sponsors this program that encourages respect for all living things. The presentation will begin at 4 p.m. and will feature live animals and a film, A Crack in the Pavement. Horton Hatches the Egg will be performed by The Players featuring mime, music, and narrative. This popular Dr. Suess story will be for all ages on March 14 at 1 p.m. The Whitmore Library Auditorium will be the site of a book sale March 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Available to the public for purchase will be best sellers, fiction, childrens, hardbound, and paperback books, as well as a few surprises, at a fraction of their retail price. Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m., Joyce Leach, recycling coordinator for the Solid Waste Management Council, will explain to adults how to shop for, 943-46- IRS-traine- 13-1- Hercules Aerospace chosen to develop, design new advanced rocket motor for Patriot Missile Hercules Incorporated announced that its Aerospace Company has been selected to design and develop an advanced rocket motor for a new Extended-Rang- e Patriot Missile. The work will be performed over a two-ye- ar period at the companys Allegany Ballistics Laboratory at Rocket Center, West Virginia. and antiThe Patriot aircraft defense system was used sucessfully in Operation Desert Storm to intercept and destroy SCUD missiles. The advanced rocket motor to be developed by Hercules will extend the range of the Patriot, enabling it to intercept incoming missiles father from target anti-missi- le Iraqi-launch- ed areas. This significant contract win for Hercules Aerospace follows the re cent award of competitive contracts for the ANAAR-4- 7 missile-warnin- g d system for aircraft; the Missile (HARM), High-Spee- Anti-Radiati- aircraft-launche- radar-suppressi- d, missiles; as well as a follow-o- n production contract for Delta II Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM) for space-launc-h vehicles, and new orders for space boosters. Pegasus The ANAAR-4- 7 work will be performed at Hercules Clearwater, Florida, Defense Electronics Systems business unit. The HARM rocket ed motors are produced at the McGregor, Texas plant and the Delta II GEM and Pegasus motors are pro- duced at Magna, Utah. The combined value of these contracts and new orders is more than $160 million. Including all contract op tions for future buys, the contracts have a potential value of more than $600 million. non-fictio- n, The contract wins are credited to a combination of technological advantages and cost improvement initiatives in the Hercules Aerospace Company. Hercules Aerospace continues to position itself for the rapidly changing nature of the traditionally defense-oriente- d aerospace market. The declining emphasis on ' by Sharon Linschoten strategic weapons delivery systems Magna Times Staff Writer will be partially offset by sales of space-launc- h The American Dream program propulsion systems for Titan IV, Delta II, and Pegasus. The helps first-tim- e homebuyers buy their company also has contracts for many dream home through private and of the smart weapons federal funding. systems that the Department of Families looking toward buying Defense is relying upon to remain strong as conventional forces are their first home can attend an open house at 3328 South 7580 West on reduced in size. This mask by a Brockbank student is one of the many art works watting to be view- ed at the Magna Library. American Dream program sponsors open house Mar. 14 so-call- ' Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m.-- 3 p.m. Interested families can fill out an application, and on a future date a drawing will occur in which the first qualifying family pulled from the hat will be able to buy the house at a low interest rate. The Board of Realtors and Builders will remodel the home and in 0 days the family will be able to move into their beautiful home 0 for around per month. 60-9- $250-$35- SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! Lets start beautifying our yards early. During the month of April, the S.L. Co. Landfill will be FREE to the public. Take advantage of it! SANDY 9314 So. 700 E. 255-500- 6 W. JORDAN 1563 W. 8020 S. 566-164- 8 WEST VALLEY 3392 S. 5600 W. 968-065- 4 . SALT LAKE OREM LAYTON OGDEN 4661 S. 900 E. 573 N. STATE 1720 W. 1000 N. 4105 RIVERDALE RD. 266-123- 2 226 - 1023 544-546- 8 621-542- 7 |