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Show 1? The Magna TimesWest Valley News,Thursday, March 18, 1999 5 Local Valley View Memorial sponsors events by CARY R. BLODGETT insight about losing a loved one, EDITOR and about those who died for this great country, said Kasey Trimble, aftercare and community' relations director for Valley View Memorial. There will be patriotic music, a , 21 gun salute, a gigantic balloon launch, refreshments, and messages of inspiring tribute. It will begin at 10 a.m., and the public is invited. An exact replica of the Vietnam Wall will be brought to the Valley View Memorial Park Cemetery for public display July 23, 24, and 25. This will be a unique and historical event for both young and old to participate in, said Trimble. Veterans organizations, political groups, schools, and scores of volunteers will combine their efforts to Two of the grandest patriotic events of the year will be held Memorial Day and Pioneer Week, both sponsored by the Valley View Memorial Park and Funeral Home. It will host one of the largest Memorial Day Tributes in the state following on the heels of last years Memorial Day program - which earned the West Valley City-basfuneral home the prestigious ed "Pursuit of Excellence Award from the National Funeral Directors Association. "The Memorial Day tribute this year will feature local and state dignitaries who will share their -- Wendy Carmean named Employee of the Month make this event a lasting impression. She noted that the Wall will perpetuate the value of memorializa-tion- . Memorial services will be held and as in past experiences, many have left personal reminders at die base of the Wall. The traveling replica of the Wall enables families that cannot visit Washington to experience the same emotions and feelings that the Washington Wall creates, said Trimble. The Vietnam Wall healed the hearts of many who lost a loved one in the Vietnam War, as well as others who have ever loved and lost, said one organizer of the Vietnam Wall Experience. Registered Nurse Wendy Carmean was named Employee of the Month at Pioneer Valley Hospital. Wendy has worked at Pioneer Valley for 19 years, working her first eight years in Labor and Delivery and the past in endoscopy. Her manager, Mary Spence, said, Wendy is invaluable to the department and has a gentle spirit, always caring for the needs of others. Recently Wendy was at her credit union on her day off when a child fell and was injured. Wendy gave the mother and child a ride to the Pioneer Valley Emergency Department where the child received stitches. She waited until his treatment was complete and then gave them a ride back, to the credit union. Wendy is married and has four children. 1 1 MbfsEfi IS Open house salutes affordable housing by DONA BIERMAN STAFF WRITER Ribbon cutting ceremonies for dignitaries, local residents, and the media gave a luster to new senior housing on historic Main Street in Magna earlier this month. Complete with laundry facilities on both floors, a craft room, sitting room, elevator, community room, comfortable furnishings, and decor in common areas, all is ready for new tenants. An outside alcove provides bench seating for outdoor relaxing. There were several speakers, all with anecdotes and praise for the new housing, including Marion Willey, executive director of Utah UNPREDICTABLE. Thats the best way to describe our weather this time of year. From one day to the next, nobody knows Nonprofit Housing Corp.; Salt what Mother Nature has in store. But Lake County Commissioners Mary Callaghan, Mark Shurtleff, Brent Overson; and also Dick Bradford from the State of Utah; Brent there is one thing you can count on Utah Power when bad weather hits of Tucker, U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development; crews will be out there working. Steve Kier for the Kier Construction Company; Jerald Merrill, trustee of Utah Nonprofit Because no matter what the weather- Housing Corp; and John Florez, a supporting community member of the project With such a strong following, the project named Jerald H. Merrill Senior Housing was off to a great start before tenants eventually are expected to fill the building. Rev. Jerald Merrill was heralded as one of the most dynamic advocates of affordable housing by Willey and others. In statements in response to affordable housing, Merrill told about a time when he visited a group knowing almost everyone who lived there. All the guys hugged me and all the ladies kissed me. Times like that are thrilling, he added. What more do you need? He paused. A contractor. The Kier Corporation was founded so others could afford good housing, he said. With Kier we kept building. Other housing built by the cor- in Magna includes Marthas Terrace just north of historic Main Street and Justin C. poration Stewart equipped entirely for handicapped. Kier Construction Corporation was progressing. Then we got behind. We need people to keep up. Merrill said. He emphasized the importance of supporting the drive for affordable housing, including maintenance, collecting rent, and other duties needed to keep facilities in good operation. Then housing improved, he said. Support had been getting stronger. The tax credit also helped. Merrill is on the board of directors now, but doesnt do much, he joked, except talk about whats been happening in the, past. In tribute to Merrill,' Florez said, Gerry is a cross between Thomas Edison and the little red engine. We started our own civil rights movement because there was no public housing, said Florez. Merrill has given a legacy of hope. The dedication and open house concluded with the nbbon cutting. About 75 attended the event. man says, the fact that our crews are on the job is totally predictable. So if Kearns wants to know about amphitheatre plans Mother Nature packs a punch that West Valley City Manager John Patterson said he is willing to share all the citys plans for con- knocks out your power, give us a call at struction of an outdoor amphitheater to be located near the West Ridge Golf Course -just across the border from Kearns. West Valley Citys south boundary is 5400 South, almost adjacent OUT city-own- At Utah Power, were here to help you weather the storm. ed to the proposed theater. Kearns UTAH POWER begins just across the street to the south. 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