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Show 4 The Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, March 18, 1993 LOCAL Cyprus High pool included in national swimming directory The swimming facilities at Cyprus High School, located at tended to help traveling businessmen, senior citizens, and vacationers find suitable pools wherever they may be. In permitting us to include their facilities in the directory, Cyprus High School helps promote exercise and good health for travelers as well as Magna residents. It also makes Magna a more appealing destination for the millions of Americans who regularly swim for fitness. The ALSA Swimmers Guide has descriptions of nearly 1,200 facilities in over 750 cities and towns in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each listing includes the name, address, and phone number of the pool and summarizes the pods admission-policie- s and fees (including 8623 West 3000 South in Magna, have been listed in the American Lap Swimmers Associations publication, die ALSA Swimmers Guide, a Directory of Pools for Lap Swimmers. The indoor, heated, pool at Cyprus High School has met die associations criteria for size, length of operating season, and ac25-ya- rd cessibility for traveling swimmers, said association William J. president Haver land. We are pleased to have been able to include it in our directory. Fitness swimmers often must forego their favorite exercise when traveling, he continued. The guide is in Credit union league makes donation to homeless fund chance to help the homeless when they prepare their state tax form. A checkoff box allows taxpayers to divert portions or their return, or any other amount to the homeless trust fund. According to the Utah State Tax Commission, taxpayers who have marked the checkoff box are making The Utah League of Credit Unions resented Governor Michael O. Leavitt with a check for $6,475 for the Utah Homeless Ttust Fund. The money was raised by employees, volunteers, and members of credit unions n during a statewide in October. bowl-a-tho- Myron Denison of Cyprus Credit- - Union-- and Kathy . Thurgood froth Treasuritj Credit Unlonrepresented the league for the presentation. Governor Leavitt visited homeless in Salt Lake City during the first days of his administration. During that visit he emphasized the importance of private sector and community involvement in meeting the social needs of Utah. Hie governor commended the Credit Union League for being a prime example to that kind of effort. Utah taxpayers have a -- larger-contributio- At this last years rate (approx- imately 90,000 fewer returns) . The low number of returns make a year to year comparison inequitable though contributions to the homeless fund to date are one quarter what they were one year ago. Auction to be held March 27 The annual Farm and Miscellaneous Auction sponsored by the Emery Rodeo Club will be held March 27, at the Castle Dale Arena in Cas- tle Dale. The event opens at 8 a.m., bidding starts at 11 a.m. There will be concessions. Consignments will be taken until the morning of March 27. the ages Safety Council. Nevertheless, the number of mature drivers involved in fatal and accidents is high: in 1991, The book is available for $14.95 plus shipping and handling from the International Swimming Hall of Fame Mail Order Company drivers 55 and over were involved in motor vehicle accidents and 10,200 of these drivers were involved in fatal accidents. P0W leave pay authorization reflexes 3 5) Conflict POWS. The letter explains an immediate flat payment of $300 and the right to request a higher amount based on actual lost leave. The Secretaries of the Military Departments are required by statute to make at least the minimum payment on or before September 30, 1993. Payment has not been authorized for deceased individuals. Further information on this and other matters can be obtained by contacting the VA Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City; telephone 524-596- 0. radio! Also! dont smoke. Smoking detracts from driving safety because you use your hands to light up, to inhale, and to flick your ashes. Another option to sharpen your driving skills is to return to the classroom for a driver education refresher course. The Utah Safety Council offers a defensive driving course throughout the state. Parenti says, A refresher course teaches older adults driving rules or tips they may never have heard of before because they probably never received the intensive drivers training that started in the 1960s. For information concerning the Utah Safety Councils Defensive Driving Course, call 262-540- 0. : Valley West Chamber to offer scholarships u The council offers a number of common-sens- e tactics that help ensure safe driving. Plan for adequate rest breaks (every 90 minutes) on longer trips. For those who have trouble driving at night, dont drive at night. If your mobility is not good, then avoid driving during rpsjj hours. If jmu,hayehear-- t hiiro6?ems,pqntplaihe ; the Assistant Secretary of Defense mailed a letter and to 2,100 claim form identified former Korean (DD-263- tions, and constituents. eventually diminish. 0, WJanliai.Officy of , Robert Parenti, Utah Safety Council president, explains. It is a biological reality that eventually the sensory motor and perceptual skills we need to drive a car safely vision, hearing, Korean Conflict ss al 2,880,000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. To order a copy, call tooBs 7-t- cries are sometimes directed towards elderly drivers. But, are they justified? Mature drivers (those 55 and over) have some of the lowest accident involvement rates of any driving age group, according to the Utah non-fat- 102-19- at his new West Rep. Bill Orton will hold an open house to 6 p.m. Later 4 Valley office on Friday, March 19, from that evening, he will hold a town meeting on the federal Hall from budget and deficit at the West Valley City both places. in him 9 p.m. The public is welcome to join national the budget and The town meeting will focus on of the member a is deficit. Rep. Orton, a tax attorney, submitted He recently Budget Committee in Congress. a Balanced Budget Amendment and Budget Process ; Reform legislation. He is committed to reducing the deficit and strengthening the economy. He invites all to discuss the issues with him, helping him to know.how. ; ; to represent his district in Washington. Lake Salt of in County Orton gained a larger portion last years redistricting. Due to the changes he has mov- - r ed and expanded his office and his Salt Lake County, outreach program. His office has moved to the Harmon , Building. As part of the changes, Orton moved his press secretary, Missy Larsen, to the West Valley office where she will continue her press responsibilities as well as work as a Congressional liaison to businesses, associa- Get off the road! How did you get a license to drive, anyway? Those familiar Listings also present information about the size and water temperature of each pool, typical lap swimming hours, lane arrangements, locker and towel availability, and access for disabled swimmers. timeIaSt y&f,J$e average ttffible t6usi$. contribution was $4.32, while contributions this year are running at a $5.80 average. Tax Commission officials indicate the total number of returns they have received to date are running far behind safely through discounts available to guests at nearby hotels and to members of major national associations likely to include of numbers large swimmers). Prisoners of war during the Korean Conflict may now be entitled to a payment of $300 or more. Section 554 of Public Law as recently amended by Congress, authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to compensate Korean Conflict POWs for leave they accrued during their captivity, but were Rep. Orton to hold West Valley open house, budget and deficit town meeting March 19th Drivers: Driving They will require faculty or adult recommendations and a personal interview, with the of 1993. committee. Four $400 scholarships will be offered to one graduate at each of the following high schools: Kearns, Taylorsville, Hunter, and Granger. These personal growth scholarships will be awarded to students demonstrating Anna Uolmes Memorial Scholarship will also be awarded to one student from applicants of the four schools high demonstrating outstanding community service. , The scholarships were chambers -- high school years. While many scholarships are based upon high grade point average, these personal growth awards will reflect varied a o Friday March 19 OPEN HOUSE 3540 S. 4000 W. 410 West Valley 4 pm to 6 pm TOWN MEETING West Valley City Hall 3600 Constitution Blvd. West Valley 7 pm to 9 pm o , nJ nU w . . ac- complishments which may be the u'hsanhfflliJgqfiRkcelebijty auction and the golf tournament held each August. ,; Students interested in applying for the scholarships should contact their counselor immediately or call the Chamber at different for each applicant. 969-875-5. Deadline is April 9. .. .to.? 4- - Post office is second to one The Salt Lake City area is the second best in the country for First Class Mail performance, according to an independent test done by the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse. Ninety percent of First Class Mail intended to be delivered in one day was delivered on time, a four percentage point increase over last year. The testing was done between mid-Decemb- er 1992 and included ZIP Code areas beginning in 840 and 841. First place went to Seattle with 91 percent. Tying the Salt Lake City area for second place were Wichita and Louisville. New Office Open House Budget & Deficit Town Meeting , - nJuadfiuvUuD!giv ' and Bill Orton education The mid-Septemb- er Congressman . The Valley West Chamber of Commerce will be offering five scholarships to area high school graduates in the spring Customers also gave Utah post offices high ratings. Ninety-tw- o percent of Utah households sampled rated their overall mail service as excellent, very good, or good, according to an independent test conducted by Opinion Research Corporation of New Jersey. The 92 percent approval rating is up two percentage points from last year and puts Utah post offices in the top ten areas nationwide for best overall mail service. Customers are the best barometer of how well any business is doing, so were very pleased ours give us high marks, said Salt Lake City Postmaster Ralph J. Hamilton. The credit for our success, however, must go to those employees who are working hard to please our ' - customers. While Hamilton is happy with the results of, the two surveys, he is not satisfied. We want every transaction we have with our customers to be a pleasant and satisfying one, said Postmaster Hamilton. Until we reach that point, we have a lot of work to do. Nationally, 87 percent of households sample rated , overall service as exvery good,, or , cellent, up two points pver r percent of First Class Mail intended to be delivered in one day was delivered on time nationwide, roughly the same as lpst year good, 1991. Eight-fou- and better than the previous quarter. MMUJiWuvy mm Place your school, church, and community news in the West Velloy Nows or Mcgna Timas 2E0-5C- 33 I'-- v. t |