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Show c2 10, 1995 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Sunday, CRABB¥ ROAD City of South Salt Lake Isn’t Home Yet bus School. Snow thinks neither will be the city’s ultimate administrative resting place. “What people wantis a visible site for When charities come for my unwanted castoff, 1 always give them the some thing... my ex's adoress. Council to Buy Building But Still Seeking Site For PermanentCity Hall By Rebecca Walsh THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE South Salt Lake has not had a permanent city office since 1990, whenthecity’s longtime hall and library were demolished to make way for an FHP hospital. And the impermanence of the city’s headquarters will not change anytime soon, in spite of city leaders’ decision to spend $5 million for other buildings. South Salt Lake City Council members on Wednesday opted to buy the building the city offices currently occupy at 220 E. Morris Ave. (2430 South) from the owner, after holding an option on the property for five years. The city’s $800,001 bid for Columbus School, 2530 S. 500 East, probably will be accepted by the Salt Lake City Board of Education atits next meeting. At one time, the school was considered a potential home for the city offices, but the council instead decidedto bid for using the schoolas a civic center surrounded by four acres of green space. The property still has to be annexed into South Salt Lake. Community and Economic Development Director Jonnalyne Walkersays buying the building that houses the current city offices is an investment. “This puts us in an ownership position. This will do us just as well.” The offer for the office building still has to be approved, and the city eventually would issue bondsto pay for the purchase. Councilwoman Judy Siebach says South Salt Lake’s offices could expand within the buildingor the city could sell the property to financea newcity hall. Kay Snow, who heads the committee established te study the question of a city home, would rather see thecity build a new Il on a differentsite. The Morris Avenuesite has served the ¢ity for five years, Snow says, butit is not popular. city hall, on Main or State Street,” Snow says. The Morris Avenue building is tucked between Interstate 80, a residential neighborhood and the backs of businesses froniing State Street. Snow believes a primesite for city hall is now in an unincorporated area that is an old Fred Meyer property. But that Jand still has to be annexed: “Annexation is the issue right now,” says Siebach. Eventuaily, the choice ofa city hall site wil! be posed to residents in an election. “That’s really the only fair way to decide,” Siebach says. The committee surveyed residents to determinedesirablesites for a city hall. Their first choice was the Prudential Building at 3300 S. Main. The second was the Colum- moveanytime soon.“People expected us to be here two or three years. Tosayit’s temporary? I don’t know.” But Walker doesn’t expect the city to FOR THE RECORD SOME SNACKING Ogden resident Steve Turner came home Friday night to find two teen-agers making themselves comfortable in his kitehen — drinking beer and eating food from the fridge. Turner's wife slept through the raid. One teen bolted, but Turner wrestled the other to the floor. According to Ogden police Officer Steve Reaves, the party was the result of puppy love. The 17-year-old whowas caught by Turner admitted he came by to see Turner’s daughter, 16, who was not home. The two teens left a note on the girl’s bed and then broke open a 12-packof beer they brought with them. The father of the second youth calied police early Saturday morning to say his son con- fessed to the home invasion. Both teens were referred to juvenilecourt authorities on suspicion of burglary, theft and possession of alcohol. o SAVES HERSELF An 18-year-old Layton woman saved herself from a kidnapper by slugging her abductor in the face Friday night. The woman had just gotten off a Utah Transit Authority bus at Washington Boulevard and 25th Street when a car with Idahopiates stopped next to her. According to Ogden police, the three men insidestarted calling to her, but she ignored them. At Washington Boulevard and 26th Street, the car stopped and one passenger got out, yelled at her andtried to wrestle her into the automobile. She hit the attacker and ran. Police have no suspects in the case. Oo HIJACK STOPPED A man with a gun posing as a cop tried to hijack an Ogden man's car Friday night, but was thwarted by his vehicle. Thomas Woods, 63, was parked in the 1600 block of Childs Avenue with the motor running and thecar in gear. A man came up to his win- dow and identified himself as an Ogden police officer. He demanded Woodsgetout of the car, saying he was “underarrest.” Woods asked the man for ID, but was shown a semiautomatic handgun, according to Ogden police. Woods told the man there were several people acrossthe street watching what was going on. The man turned to look and Woodsstepped onthe gas. Police had no suspects in the incident. a NO EXCUSE FOR CALL 1-800-897-LINK Steve GaifiayThe Salt Lake Tribune James Smith and Steve Gertinotry out “Ejection Seat,” a new ride at the Utah State Fair. Riders are launched 150feetinto the air and experiencefourG'sof thrust. ‘Ejection Seat’ Offers Fairgoers Quick ‘High’ By Michael Nakoryakov ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE “No way,” said Salt Laker Cherrill Chino watching a giant slingshot send two teen-age daredevils 150 feet into the air at speeds usually seen on a freeway. “Won'ttry it for anything. [ have a fam- ily.” One family member did not agree, though. Cherriil’s son Jeffrey, 4, confidently said when he is 10 he will try the “Wjection Seat” — a 4-year-old California invention making its debut at the 1995 UtahState Fair. As for schoolmates John Galeno and Chris Matlock, who drove to Utah from fore,” said Matlock, 14. “WouldI do it again? Sure,the price is kindof steep, though.” Fourminutesof excitementinclude the initial thrust of four G’s when the 90-foot elastic cords, which are connected to two poles about 125feet high, are released by a mechanical arm. When the ride stops, cables lowerthe thrill seekers 40 feet to the ground. The cost of the ride is $30 for each of the two “passengers” in the basket. It might seem high to fairgoers who on Marina at Lake Powell to Install $1.3 Million Solar-Power System A $1.3 million solar-powersystem should be installed by next summer at Dangling Rope Marina on Lake Powell. The new, 100 kilowatt photovoltaic system is expected to save the National Park Service $1.5 million during its 20-year life, largely by reducing diesel-fuel consumption by more than 40,000 gallons per year. That, in turn, will result in sig- nificant air-quality improvements by eliminating annual emissions of 1.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide and 27,000 pounds ofnitrous oxides, said Utah Office of Energy and Resource Planning director Jeff Burks. What's more, cutting the marina’s use of diesel fuel by 80% should decrease the chancesof an environmentally damaging spill. Accessibie only from the water, Dangling Rope Marina receives its annual supply of diesel fuel (65,000 gallons) in three dozen deliveries by barge. “The solar system will supply electricity for empioyee housing, concessions, the marina store and dock operations,” said Glen Canyon National Recreation Area superintendent Joseph Aiston. Theswitchalsois consistent, he added, “with our policy of promoting renewable energy resources and educating thousands of visitors on the importance of conserving natural resources.” Dangling Rope serves thousands of boaters each summer, being the only refueling spot in a 90-mile stretch between Bullfrog and Wahweap marinas. The marina sells more than 10,000 gallons of boat fuel daily, Burks said. The marina project also entails installation of energy-efficiency measures that should further reduce the need for diesel fuel as well as operating costs, he added. His office and the Park Service werejoined on this project by the Utah Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Energy, Sandia National Laborato- ries, PacifiCorp and ARAMARK, the lake’s concessioner. Applied Power Corp. of Lacy, Wash., will design and install the system, Burksnoted. 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That’s why the nonprofit Utah group will once again offerbilingual workshops on Chicanoliterature throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. “We're so used to thinking we are only one culture, and we have so many different ethnic groups. Wecan enrich ourselves by knowing anether community,” and Arizona. This year’s Utah schedules are: HMAt SLCC, 4600 S. Redwood Read, in Parlor B of the College Center. The first is Body in Flames, the poetry of Fransisco A 5 8:30 AM 5:00 PM & Day Rig, Cr Carrier a Garage Heaters a * * MANWILL BING jeanne Re 262-4671 GO ANYWHERE! begins the series on Oct. 19. My Grandmother Smoked Cigars follows on Nov.16. On Jan. 18 is Corman McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses. Body in Flamesis on Feb. 15. And the series wraps up with ... And the Earth Did Not Move, by Tomas Rivera on March 7. Leetures are at 7 p.m. @ Atthe Brigham City Library, 26 E. Forest. Thefirst novelis .. . And the Earth Did Not Move, on Oct. 4. Woman Hollering Creek, Nov. 1. Like Waterfor Chocolate, Dec. 6. The House on Mange Street, by Cisneros, Jan.3. My Grandma Smoked Cigars, Feb. 7. All the Pretty Horses, Feb. 6. When I Was Puerto Rican,by Esmerelda Santiago, April3. ‘And finally, Body in Flames, May 1. Lectures are at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Human Pursuits at 359-9670. The Computer City newspaperinsert published Sunday September 10th, included IMB Memory with the purchase of the Hewlett Packard DeskJet 600C (page 2). The Hewlett Packard printer is not memory upgradable. The iMB bonus memory offer is good with the Okidata OL400e (page 2). Computer City apologizes for any inconvenience this maycause our valued customers. See ail the furnaces oe up and running at one location. Your one-stop hest ere. for Furnaces, Air seefemperor °° vada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming X. Alarcon, on Oct. 10. 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Yvonne Ahumada, bilingual director at Human Pursuits. “Theliterature provides a wonderful way to enter into discussion of culture, to look at ways that our experiences differ as well as to be able to share our common ground,” The group has focused on Chieano literature because of the prevalenceof Latinos in the West and in Utah, where they are the state’s largest minority population. Literature discussions will be held in Spanish and English this fall at Salt Lake Community Coi- High Efficiency Furnaces Conditioners, Wall Heaters, Bollers ‘and woman, Tiffanie Florence. Group: Reading Bridges Cultural Gap Manwill Plumbing & Heating Inc. give you all the facts on high efficiency heating equipment. IF YOU ARE 12 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE ASTHMA, YOU MAY BE EUGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY. REQUIREMENTS: *MILD TO MODERATE Saturday could get a $15 package deal for most of the other rides. The crowd near the Ejection Seat was smaller than at the entrance to the tent with the 13-foot-long ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! ASTHMA STUDY ~ Idaho for the weekend, the experience was “real cool.” “Haven’t done anything like that be- “Plus, this ride is really expensive to maintain, because we need to keep it in perfect shape to ensure 100% safety. We never have had a single accident.” Friday night, 21 participants of the 1995 Utah State Fair Queen pageant took the ride of their lives when Karl Malone bought ail of them tickets to Ejection Seat. “They lovedit,” said the fair’s spokes- ie * * ** * |
