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Show 8 The Magna TimesWest Valley News,Thursday, May 27, 1999 Granite School District plans upgrades for older schools committee A broad-base- d charged with making a five- - to ten-yemaster plan for school facilities has recommended that the district immediately begin a systematic districtwide" effort ar to upgrade or replace older school buildings. Former SLCC employee Chad Davis creates the sign used in the Touched by an Angel season finale Salt Lake Community College: Graced by angels and stars Transformed in just minutes, Salt Lake Community College emerged as the space hub for astronauts and angels. The cast and crew of the television hit-sho- w Touched By An Angel set SLCCs Redwood Campus to appear as Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a couple scenes and Johnson Space Center in Houston in others. Everything was planned perfectly ... except for an unexpected snow May 5 during the filming. had angels Roma Downey and Della Reese, who appears in the episode as a flight nurse, wearing coats and holding umbrellas to shield the snow; tech crews continuously raked and swept snow from the scenes; heaters warmed the filming crew from the frigid cold morning. However, Touched By An Angel was able to film five of the six scenes planned for the scheduled season finale, to air May 23 on CBS, said Marshall Moore, Touched By An Angel location Run-throug- director. Moore also selected SLCC two Noting that there has been limited funding available for capital improvements, the committee unanimously called for a minimum of $14 million in new capital funds each year to implement the new plan. With existing funds, the district has already begun work on the new West Valley Elementary School, because growth in the northwest part of West Valley requires a new school. But the district cannot continue to put off essential work on a number of deteriorating schools located throughout the district. One in three Granite schools is already full-tim- part-tim- e faculty. Randal Chase, associate communication professor since 1993, has been the communication department coordinator for the past two years where he helped create a wonderful web site for the department Chase has earned his bachelors and masters degrees in mass communication and his doctorate in ar ar The age and condition of Granite Districts 89 schools is an urgent concern. Here are some examples of buildings that could be affected by the districts new Facilities Master Plan. Other schools across the district could also be affected by the new plan. Five older schools are scheduled for upgrades in the new future. They include: Olympus Junior High is Granite's oldest school structure still in use. The central pan of the building dates from 1897; Whittier Elementary at 5975 West 3500 South is Granites oldest elementary school, built in 1903; Granite High School was constructed in 1910 and is the districts oldest high school building; Lincoln Elementary was built in 1923 for $65,150, with construction of the classroom section completed in 90 days; Brockbank Junior High was built in 1948. Phase I of a replacement building (11 new classrooms) is under construction now and will open in 2000. were kept quiet; the filming was scheduled to wrap up May 1 1 . Much of the campus had little change during the filming, with the years ago for the season finale star- ring former Green Bay Packer Reggie White and Olympic gymnasts Nadia Comaneci, Kerri Strug, Bart Conner, and Missy Marlowe. Weve had strong interest and turnout here, Moore said. The College extends a welcome to us and in return, we respect their students and wishes. In this episode, Sherry Stringfield, former NBCs ER doctor Susan Lewis and former ABCs NYPD Blue lawyer Laura Kelly, was on campus, portrayed as a female astronaut who followed the footsteps of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Ride also appears in this episode. They called me and asked if I exception of occasional vinyl NASA stickers in the windows. A brick Kennedy Space Center sign, which was created by former SLCC employee Chad Davis, was made out of wood and sponged-o- n paint and appears outside of SLCCs Science and Industry Building. Davis, who regularly made theater sets for SLCCs Grand Theatre with his father, joined Touched By An Angel five years ago at the start of the program. He expects it to remain on air for another five years, calling it one of the shows that touches and warms peoples lives. As most of Touched By An Angel filming is shot in Utah, many crew members, including stars Roma Downey and John Dye, have moved to Utah or are native Utahns. Reese lives in the Salt Lake City area during the week, but returns to her home in the Los Angeles area on weekends. real-looki- would appear on this episode, Stringfield said, during her first visit to Utah. I watch and am familiar with the show; I like it. The crew is great to work with. Touched By An Angel illustrates characters who have a solvable conflict, but they are unaware of their flaws until the angels, or of the program, intervene. Many details of the season finale co-sta- rs accident that required extrication of one car's doors to allow for emergency treatment of a Magna man necessitated closure of a portion of 7200 West south of 3500 South Monday. Two persons were injured, one of whom was airlifted to a Salt Lake hospitaL ' Two-vehic- le Salt Lake Community College names six Teaching Excellence Award recipients Salt Lake Community College announced at its commencement exercises the six recipients of the 1999 Teaching Excellence Awards. Honored for their dedication to their profession and to their students were e faculty members Randal S. Chase, Linda M. Cunningham, Diane Edwards, Paul F. Lerdahl and Tiffany Rousculp. Instructor Melamene Chong Wong was honored from the Colleges 40 years old or more. Additional funds are needed immediately to begin work on the most urgent projects. With an additional $14 million per year in new capital outlay funds, the district could begin the recommended updates immediately, but at that rate it would take approximately 45 years to complete the extensive upgrades considered in the proposed plan. To speed up the work, the district may look at $19 million per year (34-yeimplementation) or $24 million per implementation). year (23-yeTo raise $14 million, an increase in annual property taxes will occur. The owner of a home valued at $150,000 would pay $6.90 more each month, which amounts to $83 per year. communication, all from the University of Utah. He lives in Sandy. Linda Cunningham, associate business communication professor since 1984, has a leading role in curriculum development Cunningham earned her bachelors degree in English from Brigham Young University and her masters degree in education from the University of Michigan. She lives in Salt Lake City. Diane Edwards, assistant developmental education professor for the past six years, was selected for the extra effort she gives to her students, often consulting those who are in need of extra assistance and then follows up on their progress. Edwards earned her bachelor's degree from California State University and her masters degree from the University of Utah; both degrees are in mathematics. She lives in Salt Lake City. Paul Lerdahl, associate electricity professor for the past 12 years, is the department of electricity coordinator. Recently, he portrayed Benjamin Franklin, allowing students to learn from his enthusiastic and creative style. Lerdahl earned his associate of applied science degree in electricity and his bachelors degree in speech from the University of Utah. Re lives in Riverton. Tiffany Rousculp, assistant English professor since 1993, has served the English department for several years and recently, she has been innovative in increasing student learning and development. Rousculp earned her bachelors degree in English from Arizona State University and her masters in rhetoric, linguistics and literature from the University of Southern California. She lives in Salt lake City. Adjunct faculty member Melamene Chong Wong has taught developmental math, and elementary algebra at SLCC since 1995. He earned his bachelors degree in math at Brigham He lives Young University-Hawai- i. in South Jordan. These faculty members have shown their commitment through their innovative teaching methods and concern for the students, said Frank W. Budd, SLCC president The College appreciates their dedication to the students." pre-algeb- ra 19th Annual Homeschool Convention and Curriculum Fair to be held at B.Y.U. Jim and LaDawn Jacob will keynote this years convention on 2 June at B.Y.U. They have been homeschooling for 17 years. 11-1- Their childrens education has included private, public correp spondence and teaching. share will They experiences and challenges in their efforts in: Establishing a Home of Love and Learning, co-o- Come see why homeschooling is the fastest growing movement in education in the last 50 years, with well over a million children including 25,000 in Utah being taught, successfully, entirely at home by their parents. Saturdays workshops range from How to Homeschool to Admissions, College coupled with a Teen Track and a curriculum fair of over 70 booths, promises of items of interest for every parent! For registration information call or visit the web site www.itsnet.comuhea at: . Four notable SLCC alumni honored recently at schools Founders Day Four notable Salt Lake Community College alumni and community members were honored recently at the colleges seventh annual Founders Day Celebration for their He had new customers to hook up. Meters to check. But as he was driving down the road in Pleasant Grove, he noticed flames shooting above a fence. The fire seemed too close to a nearby house to be somebody just burning backyard weeds, so he stopped to check it out As he got closer, Eric saw that flames had fully engulfed a heavy trash can and were threatening every thing around it The vinyl slats in the fence were beginning to melt, and the house was in danger of being next So he pulled the trash can away and grabbed a shovel and garden hose. He found a faucet hooked up the hose and put out the fire. Spreading the contents on the ground to be sure no hot embers remained made quite a mess, and Eric hoped the homeowner would understand. As he was preparing to Firefighting wasnt on Erics to do list. returned. He explained what happened, they thanked him, and he went about his rounds. No big deal. Until he got back to the office, and everybody started congratulating hirruTums out the trash can held ashes from a recently cleaned while the homeowners were fireplace, which at work. A very grateful Mayor had called to thank Utah Power's Eric Wetzel Seems the house Eric saved belonged to him. Eric and Utah Power. In the community. UTAH POWER A PacifiCorp Company Malang it happen. C 1999 PacifiCorp strong commitment to the community as well as the college. Recipients were musician Kurt Bestor, who was named Honorary Alumnus; Michael Homer, SLCC dean of the School of Business and Industry, Distinguished Faculty Alumnus; Jerry Taylor, of Taylor Electric, Distinguished Alumnus; and SLCC instructor George Madron, received the Distinguished Service Award. They were honored at the colleges reception and dinner, held in their honor in the College Centers Oak Room on the SLCCs Redwood Campus in Taylorsville. Each recipient received a commemorative clock and a commemorative 50th anniversary blanket The program also featured a silent auction from donated items from the school and the community to raise funds for die college. Salt Lake Community College serves more than 53,000 students with multiple campuses and teaching satellites throughout the Salt Lake Valley. poor copy |