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Show 8 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Thursday, April t, 1999 Make sure to set your clocks ahead u hour this Sunday! 1 X, Idke (Giveaway .4 y. VSkX jr a limited Every Monday for .it time 6 ' i v t;i , f ' I' Y 4to win. ! t p 1 . t - present he only-Must- qsmjfcl L I Af thf $ v o Register to win at Golden Corral, 3399 W. 3500 So. for Kids 1 2-und- Unique scout troop way chosen from this group of Pioneer Elementary fifth and sixth graders. erY - Photo by Kevin Conde, HT'C Community and Government Officet Includes needy, DDiraijSinig atl p0nn)n 9 Kids Buffet youths BSA takes huge stride with urban scout troop at Pioneer Elementary Kids Nite to Every Monday from 4 at-ris-k p.m. by GARY R. BLODGETT 16 fifth and sixth grade boys. They community. EDITOR held their first meeting last It will also teach pride, selfesteem, peer approval, commit- Boy Scouts is for all young men. And the BSA took a giant stride forward with the recent organization of a Scout Troop at Pioneer Elementary School in West Valley City. This troop is in an area where many of the boys 12 years of age and up are not of the Mormon faith; come from disenfranchised neighborhoods and dysfunctional homes; and some are use drugs, or involved 12 and under Balloons and Clown k, gang-affiliate- d, with the law. But all are worthy of the value and character-buildin- g opportuni- I ties and education that go along with Scouting, noted Armando Diaz, program spokesperson from the Great Salt Lake Council. Thus, a troop comprised was organized at Pioneer Elementary, 3860 S. 3380 West, comprised of ftKEfkx IftrfFfai ft fiMtaro Thursday. The newly formed troop is in partnership with the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and West Valley City Police Department. It is partially funded with a federal Weed and Seed grant to West Valley City. WVC Police Officers Mike ment, desire and integrity in the fifth and sixth grade youth, said Diaz. He noted that although only 16 students have committed to the scout troop, more than twice that number have expressed a desire to join. Many Pioneer fifth and sixth grade boys are enrolled in neigh- Hamideh and Chris Kishitama serve as scoutmasters, and Sgt. borhood troops, and they are John Rusmunsen is serving as charter organizational representative. Dr. Paul McCarty is Pioneer Elementary School principal, and Russ Condie WVC Neighborhood Coordinator, serves on the Advancement Committee. encouraged to remain in their current troops. The mission of Urban Emphasis is to recruit and develop strong adult leaders; create firm partnerships with government, private and public sectors; and to develop solid relationships with chartered organizations in urban communities tc insure that culturally and economically diverse youth have the opportunity to join the Scouting program. 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