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Show n County Clerk to IQegin Annual Senior Tour' ; Page 8 : UTAH 307 S.C. CAR W alt -- - RT-50- PRESS ASSN. 200 S Lai-- : e City UT C0 0Z T RT 34101 - 1212 rceumon Page 3 500 VOLUME 90 NO. 40 THURSDAY. AUGUST 20. 1998 r be completed by fall of 1999 'Could1 1- MAGNA. UTAH 84044 i 5 reconstruction -1 ahead of schedule by GARY R. BLODGETT 5300 South Interchange: EDITOR Talk of the town, of course, is reconstruction Interstate of 15 from downtown Salt Highway Lake City to the Salt Lake-Uta- h County line. Lets hope that its not false hope. 5 . The Advisory Team" is the public whats being telling done, when it will be done, and what to plan in the meantime. The latest advisory stresses that motorists can expect the closure of the opening ten ramps of 13 ramps - in the south end of the valley between late August and the end of the year. Everything is on a basis and subject to and other on based weather change (constrjictual) conditions;1 This Advisory Team claims that new, changes to freeway access will help to complete work in the south end of the valley "a full year ahead of schedule." Weather permitting (of course) all reconstruction work south of "could" be completed by the fall of 1999. That's what they say. Its even outlined what to expect at each of the major interchanges. Closure of southbound ramps next month until fall of 1999. East-weaccess close summer of st 1999. East-We- st off-ram- --- 1998. -- Use 9000 South Northbound ramp as detour. month-by-mon- th 4500 South Interchange: Southbound ramps will open next month (September 1998). East-weaccess closures will come in the summer of 2000 and remain closed until the fall of st 2000. off- 9000 South Interchange: - ji of 1999. 7200 South Interchange: , . in fall Southbound ramps open September 1998. access opens September 1998. ' Northbound ramps open December 1998. p Northbound closes September 1998 until December "1-1- $ Re-op- en . Southbound ramp closes October 1998 until fall 1 Northbound , ramps closes November 1998 until fall 1999. access closes spring 199 until fall 1999. Detour by using 7200 South or 10600 South Interchanges. There wasnt much hassle, no major detours, but Magnas historic Main Street up (o install a major sewer line- '- is Jiis'fcompleted.- East-We- st WVC Southbound ramps open October 1998. Detour by using 9000 South northbound ramps. ( opener features life of Ruth Hale Grand opening of new Hale Centre Theatre set for Oct. 1 st 10600 South Northbound ramps . , , open November 1998. North half of overpass opens November 1998. Northbound ramps close later this month until November 1998. - torn by GARY R. BLODGETT EDITOR It's almost time for the grand opening of the new Hale Centre TTieatre in West Valley City's Complex. Westside But first, the lights must be dimmed at the original theatre where the finale the last perfor- -' mance in the Main Street theatre Salt Lake - will start its run Friday (Aug. 21). It will conclude Oct. 2., Hale Centre Theatre family and are thousands of its theatre-goer- s the anxiously awaiting opening of the new $8 million edifice in the West Valley City histor- -- ic-making 1 north of Complex just east of 3500 South. The new theatre is considered to be the most theatre- -, in the world - built to Hale Centre Theatre's exacting; and is world-clas- s ; specifications in every sense of the word, accord-- : of . ing to Sally Dietlein, Hale Centre Theatre. state-of-the-- -- - er See Hale on page 12;- Free of charge FLOYD JENSEN soundtrack titled Cowboy Country Poet "Land - O Goshen" with an assortment of poems written by Floyd about his days growing up a heavy Floyd equipment mechanic for Construction Harper Company. He has spent the last 18 years at Harper and has been a resident of Magna for over twenty years. He is married to Marian (Murm) Jensen and the couple have raised one Occupation: is in and Hobbles: Floyd loves to surf the Net on his Activities never home computer. even used a computer until was fifty years old." said Floyd. "Now you cant keep me away from it." Floyd also likes to fish although he finds the time rarely because of his love for cow; 1 I Community Involvement: Floyd has been very active in the Magna community promoting nis love for cowboy poetry. "I'm a mechanic during the day and a cowboy poet his boy poetry. FLOYD JENSEN night," joked Floyd. Using talent writing cowboy poetry, Floyd has helped money for the Magna Museum and the Fourth of July celebration. Floyd is in raise Magna phone books available Talk about something being bigger and better than ever. hot off the press and ready Its the new (1998-99- ) Magna Directory for pickup by the public. - son, Rick. at Goshen, Utah. . charge of the entertainment the Magna Fourth of July Celebration. In 1995, Blue J Records released Floyds first for Philosophy about life: "Don't be afraid of change." - by Alan Blain Staff Writer And there's no cost. ,, The directory consists of 91 pages of advertising and telephone listings, plus five pages for personal notes and numbers. This compares to 80 pages of ads and numbers, and only two pages for personal notes and tele-- ; phone numbers in last year's edition. A color photo of the Magna Ethnic and Mining Museum on Historic Main Street highlights the front cover. The back cover is a Kennecott Utah Copper ad with a color photo of the famous open pit mine. There are pages and pages of ads depicting local businesses; a brief history of Magna: A Community Rich in Ethnic Diversity; a page listing clubs, organizations, political agencies, etc.; a map of Magna; several pages of tips during an emergency; an alphabetical listing of residential telephone numbers; ah alphabetical listing of business telephone numbers; and five pages to be used for personal notes and telephone numbers. New directories can be picked up at the Standard Market, Zions Bank, Magna Water Department, Magna Senior Citizens Center, and Magna Times Office. Other pickup sites will be announced as they become available. - |