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Show - A rTf Christmas 5 i Carol now playing Llirn "f F t 1521 East v H 5i-iL- LAI T IE hS fi 55 L T IT UT r' ulLlT f Suite 1 1 4124 ,4 13722 see sec page 2 page 4 0000 mms ! ' i2S www.magnanewspapers.com Tf'n 47 .1 jfnm wmtuh ntmmrndf 1 Local chambers of v mm 'Giving Tree' takes root at Post Office commerce have communities in mind Magna FACT urges residents to help by JAIME WINSTON Magna Times Since the 1930s the Magna Chamber of Commerce has been an innovative and important part of the Magna commu- children, nity. families Another organization, ChambcrWest, serves the businesses and communities of West Valley City, Kearns, and Taylorsville. time of year again when Magna residents shine like stars in the heavens because of their compassion and generosity It is that wonderful Magna Chamber: Manga Chamber President Laura Jo McDermaid says her organization has grown very active One way that the Magna Chamber recruits businesses to be a part of the organization is through exhibitions. Not too long ago, Lisa Henrie, new to the Chamber as its executive secretary, was involved in a recruitment drive at the South Towne Exhibition Center, which helped promote Magna businesses. The Magna Chamber also sponsors programs around town, such as Magnas July 4 celebrations and the Magna Christmas Parade, held this Saturday. The parade will begin at Chevron on 8400 W. 2700 South at 3 p.m. It will then travel west along Main Street to the former Webster lot w here children are able to meet with Santa Claus. Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, community leaders and, of course, Magna Chamber members are going to participate in Main Streets lights on ceremony, to be held after the parade. This year the Chamber is holding a money drive to earn funds for banners to be put on the light posts that decorate - Magnas Main Street. To donate to the drive, McDermaid says, Take donations to the Chamber of Commerce. There are chambers in every community. To become a member of the Magna Chamber you can join them at their luncheon, held every third Thursday at Union Hall, right behind the Magna Senior Center. Lunches are $8. A college scholarship piogram from AlliantTech is another thing the Magna Chamber sponsors. To find more information on Magna Chambers scholarships and functions, call Also visit the Chambers Web site, www.magnacham-ber.or301-331- CTSTr. 8. g. Were being very active for the community and businesses towards others. Each Christmas season requires the combined efforts of Magna residents to help those less fortunate. And each year residents never fail to step up to the plate and help out. Magna FACT is asking for your help again. To help make Christmas a reality for them, many needy children are depending on Magna FACT and its community partners. In an effort to help these children, Magna FACT will have a Giving Tree in the Magna Post Office, which was set after the day up Thankssminc On the tree w ill be cards with names, ages, genders, sizes and wishes from Magna children. Each childs name will appear three times on the tree with the idea that their wishes and needs will be met by one, two or three individuals. If you wish to help a child, please take a card from the tree and purchase the gift listed on the card. Then wrap the gift, put the card on the package (to identify the gift), and bring it back to the Post Office. Magna FACT will daily gather gifts from the Post Office, and Sheriffs deputies will deliver the gifts to the children two days before Christmas. Dinners needed too: Any food items you wish to donate to Magna FACT would greatly be appreciated. Items need- ed for Christmas meals include turkey, ham, roast beef, stuffing mix, potatoes, canned buttermargarine, milk, eggs, brown sugar, com starch, chicken broth, pie shells, marshmallows and whipped cream Magna FACT has many other items, but lacks those listed above. However, most families in need are grateful for any food donation given to them. For many reasons, people seem to back away from helping adolescents. But sadly, there are many teens in our community who desperately help,- and- - not just during the holiday season. We all need to help show that these are not lost children! Each year, many of Magnas service organizations wish to help. Cyprus High School has donated food items; Cub and Boy Scouts - need our - -- f ny- ? , I $ jC I I 1 it 1 , IjV S -- Xff- ' C ' ,uA' , f A 1 1 l - ' pw" j f J y.r.rv Help make a needy child's Christmas a reality by iting the Giving Tree at the Magna Post Office. help by doing service projects; Masonic Ixidge, Eastern Star is always most and the gracious. The .Magna Town and Community councils also are generous donors each year, as is Jack Nielsen, EMR Inc., and owners of Reims, Inc., of England employees Counseling, Alliant ATK and Peel Mortuary. Magna FACT is still in vis- need of food items, new clothing for children, gift certificates for clothing or shoes, toys, games and personal items. Anyone who would like to donate items, funding, or to sponsor a child or family for contact Christmas, Kathy Webb by phone at 250-481by fax at 508-790- 1, or send 3, to MKH2Kaol.com. in the community, said McDermaid. ChamberWest: The AlliantTech scholarship is also offered by Chamber West. Chamber West last gave out AlliantTech scholarships in Apnl 2004. The AlliantTech scholarships werent handed out this past April, but they will be giv en out next. There will be four recipients of this scholarship, each worth $750. Altogether, ChamberWest awards about $10,000 worth of scholarships per year. For more information on ChamberWest scholarships, call Any business can join ChamberWest. To do so all they need to do is go to www.chamberwest.com and click on Join The Chamber. Once there, you can fill out an application. Price of joining the Chamber depends on the number of employees at your business. The starting rate for a home-basebusiness is $125. In addition, a $35 application fee is required for all members. ChamberWest is headed by Alan Anderson and exists to contribute to business development, act as a forum for economic and governmental issues, provide members a return on investments, and to establish a positive atmosphere for the community. 969-875- 5. New schools, more students ompt boundary shifts EDITORS NOTE: This is the second article in a series offour on the Granite School District. by MEGAN MARTINEZ Magna Times d, one-perso- n In light of the opening of not only one but three new elementary schools in the West Valley and Magna areas. Granite District agreed that boundary changes are a must. The first school to open will be the Gearld L. Wright school in fall 2006. (See the Nov. 17 issue of the Magna Times for an article on Gearld L. Wright Elementary Elementary). It has been confirmed that the building of a second elementary school will take place in West Valley City, but its location has not been announced. A third elementary school, whose location also has not yet been announced, is scheduled to open in Magna some- - Nostalgic musical comes alive at Cyprus Hundreds of viewers stepped back in time when they watched the play Grease, performed by actors from Cyprus High. The play, directed by Sherri Smith, was held at the high school on Nov and 21. 17-1- 9, Students brought the musical to life with its upbeat songs and an overall feeling of nostalgia. Photo by Jaime Winston time in the next five years. Because of these new schools, boundary shifts will occur. District spokesman Randy Riplinger made it clear that adjusting network alignment was the boards number one goal. However, West Valley City residents w ill experience boundary changes to several elementary and junior high schools. The largest and most effective shifts will affect students T. Philo attend who Farnsworth and Lake Wood elementary schools. Farnsworth, located at 3751 S. 4225 West, will feed into Valley Junior High and, eventually, Granger High School. Lake Ridge Elementary (7400 W. 3400 South) attendees will also experience a shift. Those living just below 3500 South will feed into Matheson Junior High, and those living north of 3500 feed into will South Brockbank Junior High. However, students from both junior high schools will attend Cyprus High. The junior high schools that feed into Hunter High will not see much change. The board also voted on continuing to bus the nearly 400 students from the Granger High area to Granite High to maintain a high student population there. Further details about any boundary change and maps documenting them, will be available online at Boundary www.gran-iteschools.or- realignments will be final on Nov. 29 during a scheduled school board meeting, and will take affect at the beginning of the 2006-0- 7 school year. Saturday events: parade, IigSits on ceremony The Annual Holiday Parade, starting at the comer of 8400 W. 2700 South, begins at 3 p.m. The parade wall travel westward on Main Street, ending at the former Webster lot A Lights On ceremony will be held after the parade to celebrate the completion of historic Main Streets renovation project Ihe Magna Senior Center also will be hosting events that Annual the day, including Holiday Boutique, which will run both Friday and Saturday, Dec. On Friday, the boutique will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Contact the senior center for more information, 2-- 3. 250-069- Pick Celebration, a paper devoted to M Main Street available at Magna Times newspaper office1' 16-pa- ge g. na |