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Show k- Sports Shorts Wlios the most by Dale famous person in Magna? PAGE 3 Simons PAGE 5 C - Utah Presb Assn. 15 J4 East 3'3uo So SALT LAI E CITY UT AR-F'T-S- VOLUME 99 0000 , Suite NUMBER 34 100 E41I4 li il 13722 . 00001 2 PAGE 3 ip f Jk rj ii u 'nutr I f I LTf! i':i :iuy ! f yj w xJI 1 w 1 wiiJl International Folk Festival a cultural experience riv p t ym tJl duiij ties such as a trip to Hogle Zoo, a stroll in Red Butte Gardens and a day of boat- to ing. According Anderson, his Mongolian guest enjoyed boating most because it was their first time to ride in a motorized by JAIME WINSTON Magna Times boat. Anir, a contortionist from Mongolia, performs and wows students enjoy the performby F. AUFDEMORTE ances but they also got an Magna Times added benefit from the dialog it started in the classrooms. Students at Magna The students discussed their Elementary were treated to an international show comown heritage and culture after the show. In Asays class they plete with traditional music, contortionist a talked about what students song, dance, would show people from performance and Hoomii, a throat of another country to teach them unique style from about local and American culMongolia. singing ture. American football was The performers were clad in one of the things that students traditional dress and the cultural display got the students thought would be interesting to someone from another culthinking and talking about stuture. As Asays their own culture, in stubecame dents engrossed Magna Elementary the cultural discussion, he dents had a performance said, It was neat to see their assembly at their school on Mr. 17. eyes light up. Thursday, August Amanda Sharp attended Asay, a 6th grade teacher, said the students really Thursdays performance. She was very impressed with the enjoyed it. Not only did the , . 6th-gra- de Proud to be a Pirate i by KORI ANN JELLINICH Magna Times Conservation, die Utah State the and Legislature, American Forestry Association. Gus E Paulos (class of 1957) who operated Gus Paulos Chevrolet dealerships in Magna and West Valley audiences in Magna. t Mongolian contortionist, Anir. Sharp said of Anirs performance, Its like she doesnt have any bones. Aaron Anderson, a West Valley City resident, also attended Thursdays performance. Anderson volunteered to open his home to two members of Sky Melody, a group from Mongolia, and their spouses. Anderson spent two years in Mongolia serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Being: a host was a great way for him to reconnect and revisit Mongolia. Being a host also gave Anderson and his family a way to share their Their lives with others. activi guests enjoyed many . Mattingley said 36 families graciously opened their homes to host the groups. She said it was great because the festival had a built in audience. Festival brought people together from all around the world to share their culture through song and dance. There is so much strength in our diversity, said DePaulis. He discussed the idea that " when we open our minds toother cultures it leaves it open to creativity and we can all find common goals. Three groups of performers and artists from around w'ith exchange Mayor Nordfelt during the opening These groups ceremony. from were Mongolia, Panama, and China. Each of these groups had to go through an interview process to get visas in order to perform in the United States. Mayor Nordfelt expressed his gratitude to these groups. Each visiting performer stayed with a host family during their stay in the country. Earlier that day, Nordfelt made an appearance at another cultural celebration, the West Valley Festival and Contest Pow Wow. Aida Mattingley, coordinator of the event, said she wouldnt mind if her name wasnt mentioned in the newspaper ai Jong as it men- tioned the openness and gratitude the host families deserve. Please turn to FESTIVAL pg. 3 Kemnecott Special Series The Copperton Coracentrator A Cyprus High School by LELIA POLLETT display case gives a much Magna Times needed reminder that Magna residents are quality people. Occasionally when meetThis is part B of an indepth City. look into Kennecott Utah ing new people I am asked H. Blaine Lindgren (class where Im from. I am Copper. of them tell to ashamed 1957) who was an Magna. The second part of our performer in Track and Its not that I am ashamed series is a tour of the Field. He competed in the Concentrator exactly of where I am from. Copperton 1 brace myself Pan American Games in that Its just (Mill), the day landed in the Brazil winning Gold and setfor their inevitable disapmidst of a Utah head wave but I the at change ting a record. In the 1964 the excitement did not wither proval. cringe in tone from one of amicable Olympic Games he won as we left the lovely town of Silver in the 110 High friendship to something else. Magna. Hurdles. We were excited as we had Immediately their hand proRuth Hale (class of 1926) heard Copperton was a quaint tectively goes to their wallet. Glendale town with small unique who I know that I am a nice peropened Center Theater of California son but they are now picturhomes, but to our surprise the is one This theater 1943. all in of sorts head in their entrance where we were to ing of the first continuously runcrime, gang violence, drugs, meet our guide was just outand the like. Someone actuning center stage theaters in side of the town. We pulled up her with America. Does Along said, anything into the lot and there awaiting ally Hale she from husband, come opened Magna? our arrival was Larry Bunkle good Its like when my husband Center Theater in Salt Lake makes fun of my weird relaCity writing and directing by KORI ANN JELLINICH over 70 plays. She is the tives. I know they are quirky. Magna Times Its okay for me to make recipient of the Utah Womens Award. Lets review last weeks jokes about them but when defenfeel Dan J. (Torch) Pattison he makes jokes, I question There is a charmsive. They are my people so (class of 1962) who was the ing Catholic Church in Deseret News Sports Staff by ridiculing them, he is Magna. What is the name of Writer covering Golden this Church? The Catholic essentially ridiculing me. At Cyprus High School Eagle Hockey, college 'and Church of Magna is not the near the auditorium they prep school sports, and the correct answer. Utah Stars. He received five have a Hall of Fame display Congratulations to Louis nominations for the Utah shows case case. This promiFisher who really knows his nent graduates and their Sports Writer of the Year Magna Trivia. He is the few award. A accomplishments. proud recipient of two tickDaniel H. Tuttle (class of ets to the movies, provided notable members include: Ned 1964) who was the Vice Edwin Cannon by Red Carpet Cinemas. President of the Magna Winder (class of 1940) who The correct answer is Our Community Council and is a partner in Winder Dairy Lady of Lourdes Catholic President of the' Magna Church. It is located on 2840 the and Valley View Memorial Park. Copper Days. He is a memSouth 9000 West. Masses ber of the Utah House of Paul Rokich (class of are held daily at 8 a.m. on Representatives supporting 1952) who worked to reweekdays, Saturdays at 5:30 enviand education the higher Oquirrh vegetate p.m. and Sundays at 9 and ronment. He received Mountains. 1 1 a.m. This charming church many awards for his efforts Please turn to PIRATE pg. 8 Wildlife Utah from was originally called the All-Sta- te The performers w ere in Utah to take part in the International Folk Festival, was held which on 19 at the Aug Saturday, Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City. to Aida According Mattingley, the festival coordinator, the international groups from Panama, Mongolia and China paid their passage to Utah but once they arrived host families volunteered their time and homes to provide transportation, accommodation and meals for the groups. Mattingley said it was the first time to have host families from all over the The international valley. guests were placed with families in Sandy, West Valley, Magna and even Bountiful. The color guard of Boy Scouts Troop number 488 kicked off the International Folk Festival this year by presenting the United States flag and leading the audience in the National Anthem. The song the SLCC Choir sang at the closing of the International Folk Festival at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center on August 19 was Jill Jackson and Sy Millers Let There Be Peace on Earth. During the opening ceremony Asst. City Manager, Palmer DePaulis, was introduced by Mayor Dennis Nordfelt. DePaulis discussed the same ideas incorporated in Jackson and Millers song. The International Folk the He from recognized two reporters the paper right away. Bunkle immediately mentioned the safety precautions of Kennecott and of course we had to buckle up before the truck taking us to the Mill would even start We have an amazing Safety record, said Bunkle. As we drove to the our guide through Copperton Concentrator. mill Bunkle pointed out Barneys canyon and the Leach Heaps, which will be explained in part two. As we arrived at the Mill the first noiticable change is the smell of the chemicals used in the flotation process of seperating the valuable minerals from the waste rock. As we got out of the truck, Bunkle RJagmia Good Shepherd Parish. The building was transferred from Garfield to the present location where they dedicated it the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1919. In 1927-2- 8 the front portion of the present parish church was completed under the guidance of Father John A. Sanders, and the name changed to Our Lady of Lourdes. The new building was designed in a Gothic style architecture and with native stone rafters. interior exposed Bill Local resident a been has Costanzo age 94, life. whole his parishioner He helped to gather the local stones that we now see on the exterior of the building i stopped us, made sure we had our hard hats on and protective eye wear, then he paused as he chalked his tires, smiling he said, All it takes is a little extra time to make sure safety procautions are follwed. We then met the Mill Manager Chevy Veloo who led us through the Mill to the offices and proceeded to tell us how the flotation process works. This begins section one of Trivia Magna. Something neat about our parish is that we have all from the dry farms. For a time it was feared that the Oquirrh range might disappear, but eventually sufficient rock for the church was accumulated. While they call the style Gothic, it resembles a church one might see in the Swiss Alps. The church has grown its modest 312 from Catholic members in 1919. Currently, Our Lady of Lourdes welcomes 1,150 enrolled parishioners. Each fall the church holds their annual spaghetti dinner the first week of October to raise funds for the coming year. They also hold a Spanish Festival embracing the large Spanish community in Rose Batt who has been a member since 1948. In 1937 the Catholic population was listed as 61 English speaking parishioners, 171 Italians, and 88 Austrians (including Slovenes and Croatians). We now have a large Spanish speaking population. They come from all over to attend, Rose Batt added. Members drive from Kearns, West Valley, and of course Magna to attend Mass. Father Andrew Skrzypiec was appointed pastor of our Lady of Lourdes in 1996 and continues his ministry at the our tour of the Copperton Concentrator. To continue next week. nationalities, Pleasr him to explained TRIVIA pg. 8 ' |