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Show I a mils Volunteers say they're happy to serve needy By AMDREW WEEKS Assistant Editor The Focxl Bank of Utah visited the Magna community Friday, April 23, when nearly 300 families were given free foodstuffs. However, needy families were not the only ones who benefited from the event. Were all volunteers who participate (in passing out the food), explained volunteer Ron Turner. raraaomDti agjma Turner recently had foot surgery, but still devotes his time to helping others. "I help out with organizing, and with directing traffic," he said of the event And anything that is leftover, the volunteers get added volunteer Atemea Trocoinz. That helps us, too." Trocoinz said people who come for food must fill out paperwork, after which each is given a number. After numbers are called and the food is divvied out, the Food Bank allows a number of others those who have not filled out Photos by Andrew Weeks Approximately 300 people were given free foodstuffs when the Food Bank of Utah visited Magna on April 23. The Food Bank will visit Magna again on May 26, and West Valley on May 15. to grab some of the paper work goods. Anything left after that is divided among the volunteers. The Food Bank visits Magna once a month, Trocoinz said, and is always held at the same place, near the Smiths parking lot at the acdhmas principal seeEis By ANDREW WEEKS Assistant Editor After more than 26 years of a career devoted to education, Joey Foote isnt about to give it all up. Goinmnit! encouraged to participate in CM! program Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes will be held May 8, 15, 22 at the LDS chapel on 3606 S. Wing Point Dr. (7615 W.) in Magna. Each Saturday event will be eight hours long. . and area Community members are invited to participate. CERT will training include hands-o- n training in each of the following eight modules: disaster preparedness; disaster fire suppression; disaster medical operations (in two parts); light search and rescue operations; disaster psychology and team organization; terrorism and CERT, and a disaster simulation exercise. Persons may sign up for these classes at the CERT informational booth at the event, or by calling Steve Wallace at article about An CERT will appeai- in the May 6 edition of this newspaper. 508-109- 2. - Sponsored by: A? A -$ or Magna Area Council Website http:magnautah.org What hes doing, however, is seeking another way to serve Utah school children by pursuing a senate position. Come June 30, Foote will retire from Granite School District, which he has been with for 23 years, and leave his post as principal of Bacchus Elementary to start his political campaign. But if you were to ask him, hed tell you that his campaign started long ago. His career, he said, prepared him for his new and future ventures. Ive always been politically active, even as an administrator, pursue their passions. Exactly the thing Foote is doing himself. The principal will be running for a senate position with District 10, w'hich encompasses the Jordan and south valley areas, excluding Bluffdale and Riverton. Whats more, hell be running as a Democrat in a state that is heavily Republican. "I strongly believe in the two party system, he continued. We need an open public dialogue for a responsive electorate, again saying that it takes both legislators and their constituents to make a viable comer of 8400 W. and 3500 S. The next Food Bank to visit Magna will be held May 26. The Food Bank also will visit West Valley on May 15 at the Presbyterian church, located at 3610 S. 4400 W. Each month the food that is passed out is different from what it was the month before. Both Trocoinz and Turner said it's a pleasure to help others in this way, and both plan on participating in future Food Banks. senate posoftinira ed Joey Foote will be retiring from Bacchus Elementary on June 30 to pursue a senate position. He said hes always been involved with politics and, for him, education will remain a top priority. Jurassic period and beyond. He briefly at the University of Utah. Much of his early career with his collection at recently displayed Principal Foote has many hobbies, one the collecting of rocks and minerals, many which date back to Jurassic times. he said. Ive supported education dialogue possible. issues around the kids. Im also interested in other things politically. Ive seen that theres a representative process that is both open and responsive. Foote said he believes that legislators need to be accessible and willing to listen to both sides of an issue. He also said the constituents need to be involved, study the issues and vote their conscious after making an informed decision. They need to take the time to to get know the person theyre voting for, what the person stands for from ones record and not just by what he or she says," he said. People need time to look at themselves in terms of their own feelings on the issues. What are they passionate about? People should Foote said he believes the biggest challenge he will face during his campaign will be getting out and making people aware of who he is and what he stands for as a candidate, and as a person. But hes already involved, and said the commitment on his part is extreme. I think the general public is unaware of the time and energy it takes to run a campaign," he explained. "The commitment on my part is a manifestation of my goals. It takes a significant amount of time to represent the folks." Besides serving as an educator and pursuing a political office, Foote also finds time to collect rocks and minerals, and owns many pieces that date back to the school, where Bacchus students learned about the antiquity of the rocks and minerals, many of which were found in Salt Lake and neighboring Utah counties. Foote came to Bacchus only last year, but has worked for the Granite School District for 23 years. Before coming to Granite, Foote worked twro years w ith the Davis School District and taught Granite was devoted to the Magna area, w here he said he learned a lot. "I loved the Magna area. Its a marvelous community," he noted. "A significant amount of my time was invested there, and with great interest. Of Bacchus Elementary and the other schools he's worked with in Granite, "They're dynamite!" he said. . 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