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Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 467 EAST 300 SOUTH SALT MANY A NEW YEAR . . . Decked out in on appropriate blanket of white for the holiday season, Wheeler Farm represents many 84111 of open house activities today (Thursday) and tomorrow. Tours will provide an opportunity to provide a link with past years. decades of "ringing out the old" and "ringing in the new." Located off 9th East just east of Murray, the old Wheeler home will be the scene Wesf Valley Revenues Up, Expenditures Down LAKE CITY UTAH - City Fmmdial Status Topped News Of 'S3 WEST VALLEY. Fortuna, and suggested that there would be others as enrollments dropped and costs continued to soar. The State Legislatures failure to fund additional dollars in the weighted pupil unit had an impact on employee negotiations because d there was no money for an hike. Teachers salary were finally given an ultimatum and told to sign or else. A settlement was finally reached in late summer, but it was an uneasy one. The Granite Education Assn, threatened to have the teachers work to contract, which, in essence, is a slowdown. While flooding side, may have been Salt Lake Countys and perhaps even the states top story in 1983, it was good news that grabbed the biggest headline in West Valley City. Early in the year, which is the midpoint for the fiscal year, it was reported that the city budget seemed to be in excellent shape. Revenues were up and, perhaps more importantly, expenditures were down. That was just a hint of things to come. Shortly after closing out the fiscal year, city officials reported that there was enough money to pay off the $2.4 million city hall bond a full year early. For a new city to reach that kind of fiscal soundness was considered incredible by those close .to municipal government. It was credited to sound management by Finance Director Russ Sanderson and by City Manager John Newman. The 1983-8- 4 budget was for $12.9 million and did not involve a tax increase. West Valley was touched only on the fringes by flooding which grabbed national headlines. The Jordan River was the culprit. City residents were involved as volunteer sandbag-gerhowever, and were also involved in a December flood control bond vote that passed overwhelmingly, authorizing the county to bond for repairs of 1983 flood damage and to accelerate project designed to pre-vent future problems. It may be another year of sandbagging, however, since few of the projects can be completed in time to prevent a repeat of 1983. West Valley residents were dealing with a flood of a different nature the flood of students that continues to come to west side schools. In February, Granite School District patrons were asked to go to the polls to consider a $59 million bond issue. With a heavier than normal turnout for a bond election, it passed by a 1 margin. The impact of that action will be felt by the construction of a new junior high in Hunter and by several elementary schools that will relieve those schools now on double sessions. There was considerable school hews throughout the year. The board opted to close one school on the east . received to place your ad. If all our New Years resolutions were laid end to end, theyd stretch from here to Timbuktu. Well, at least to Hanksville. resolved to do to do - or not - so many things down through the years that the list is as- tronomical. But our success ratio has been disturbingly low. On Sometimes it doesnt take that long. If most of us face up to it, the New Years resolution is actually only an excuse for doing something we couldnt otherwise bring ourselves to Jan. 1st, filled with the en- thusiasm of having finally kicked whatever habit it was, weve been absolutely resolute. On Jan. 2nd, doubt has crept into our mind. By Jan. 3rd, were reviewing the matter - and later that night weve usually had a complete change of attitude. do. Too often the thing we strive to do or not do is too monumental to come to grips with. But stimulated by a worn-ou- t phrase like New Years resolution, we manage to focus our attention on the problem. In the belief that theres strength in numbers (which isnt always true), we conjure up visions of all the others who are resolving to do or not to do and it affords us mental security. So we resolutely tackle the task at hand and within a short time find the weakness that kept us from breaking a habit in July is what will keep us from breaking it in January. 24 pages Of UTAH USPS 656 380 A Green at-lar- Sheet Newspaper Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 64107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 64119 Subscrip tion rate $12 00 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7167, Salt Lake City, UT 64107 Volume 29, Number 50 Thursday, Dec. 29, 1983 All 262 6482 departments V First Baby Contest Countdown Starts Saturday In MURR lY. Thirty-thre- e Green Sheet area merchants will be offering a wide range of prizes to the winner of the 29th annual Diaper Derby. Similarly accorded gifts nearly a year ago was the 1983 contest win-tie- r, Ashley Helena Chlepas, who was born at 3:47 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Cottonwood hospital, weighing 5 lbs., 11 oz. She is the daughter of Tony and Deb Chlepas, 3647 W. 5187 South. Young Ashley, of course, will be observing her first birthday on Sunday. Just learning to walk, she does her share of youthful exploring, liking to climb up the stairs and to play with the telephone. Rules of the First Baby Contest require the parents of the child to reside in the newspapers circulation area, which extends from 9200 West to 2700 East, from 2700 South to 7200 South. In the event of a tie gifts will be awarded evenly. Hospital records will be relied on as the basis of the contest. However, a child born at home is eligible for the contest. Notification is required by 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Green Sheet may be contacted that day by calling 262-668- merchants and the prizes: Holiday Tire Co., locations in West Valley, Holladay, Sandy, front end alignment, four $5 spin balances; Village TV, 1661 W. 4800 South, use of video disc player and two movies one night; Safeway Stores, locations throughout the valley, $25 gift certificate; Kentucky Fried Chicken, 35 outlets throughout the valley, bucket of chicken; Ropers, Fashion Place Mall, $10 gift certificate; Small World, 6177 Fashion Place, $15 gift certificate; Wallpaper Warehouse, locations in Murray, West Valley, Sandy, $25 gift certificate. Other prizes: Nelsons Baby The Ashley Chlepas is looking forward to her first birthday Sunday. She was the 1983 winner of the Green Sheet Diaper Derby. BIRTHDAY GIRL . . . News, 107 W. 7200 South, $20 gift certificate; Jims Restaurant, 3830 W. 3500 South, two dinners; Tour West, 115 E. 7200 South, flight bag; Duncan Derby Photo, 4643 So. Holladay Blvd., an 8x10 photo; Family Stores, 4860 So. Redwood Road, portable hook-o- n Hair Styling baby seat; Shi-L- o Salons, 625 W. 5300 South and 2795 W. 7800 South, free hair cut for Mom; Allied, 6419 So. State, $25 gift certificate. Also, United Bank, 5595 So. State, will invest $25 for 10 years in babys name; Don Blair Photo, 4905 So. State, one natural color portrait; BBC Carpet, second room cleaned free when first room paid; Sounds Easy, 2654 W. 4700 South, video club membership for family; Burton Lumber, 3909 W. 4700 South, free gallon of Glidden paint; The Childrens Exchange, 1113 E. 2100 South, a free surprise gift; Mama Juliennes, 4095 W. 5415 South, fami- ly pizza. In addition, Harmon City, locations in West Valley, Bennion, Brickyard, case of Gerber baby food; Utah Roses, 567 W. 9000 South, one dozen roses; Woodland Floral, 1860 W. 5400 South, fresh floral arrangement; Kinderphoto, 6241 So. State, free 8x10 portrait; Commercial Security Bank, 5101 So. State, $10 savings account; Jean De Luc, 3540 So. 4000 West, perm, cut, hair styled, plus nails sculptured; Murray Theatre, 4961 So. State, two free passes. a Other prizes include: Chuck-A-Ram- Restaurants, locations throughout the valley, dinner for the parents; Galaxy TV, 3583 Market St., use of video recorder and two movies for one night; Baby Boutique, 4757 So. 4000 West, $10 gift certificate; Valley Fair Mall, 3601 So. 2700 West, $25 gift certificate; Imperial Diaper Service, 1235 E. 3300 South, four weeks of free diaper service; Curtis Mathes, 6610 So. State, free VCR rental and two movies for one night and years membership in video club; University of Utah Athletic Dept., two tickets to UofU-A- ir Force basketball game, plus two a State gymtickets to nastics meet. Utah-Arizon- by Jim Cornwell term Weve VOICE some dollars to see that enforcement is carried out. That came from an increased tax on liquor and beer. Cities east and west of West Valley were involved in incorporation matters. Public hearings will be conducted in Magna on results of a feasibility study as the new year heres a point . TH one-quart- municipalities - WEST VALLEY CITY e, I ran the ad once and rented the apartment, shell tell you. Im pleased with Green Sheet results. 262-66- WEST VALLEY. Three City Council members elected in November will be sworn in Tuesday during a study session of the council. Pete Winder will be sworn in as the District 3 representative for second consecutive term, while Leland DeLange will step up for his first term in District 1. Mike Embley, who represented District 1 for the past two years, will take over an seat beginning Tuesday. City Recorder Kathleen Kaumans will administer the oath to the councilmen. safety concerns and Cloia to -- We&tValWey developers who were hoping to hold down costs. Another compromise position was reached concerning street plans on 2700 West where a four-lanbermed right of way was abandoned in favor of a narrower street, but additional landscaping by developers. The State Legislature, in addition to not adding dollars to the education coffers, was involved in a state sales tax redistribution bill that resulted cent increase in in a sales tax. There will be a small windfall for West Valley. The Legislature also toughened the states drunk driving laws and Trade Tech, store! and church. No pet, smoking or drinking. All utilities paid. Dial Three Councilmen To Take Oath Next Week at-lar- It! apartment. more ly Can you rent an apartment through a Green Sheet classified ad? You bet! Ask Mrs. Ted Wardel, 5250 So. 2200 West, what happened when she tried. BR will make Education headlines in 1984 as efforts for reform are batted about. There are suggestions ranging from merit pay for teachers to total revamping of attitude has the system. A been expressed by some educators, including Miriam Farnsworth, who represents part of West Valley on the Granite Board of Education. The period just ending was a municipal election year. West Valley voters faced some confusion, first from a question about when the filing date was and then the status of one of the candidates. Mike Embley was appointed acting County Treasurer in the wake of the controversial Art Monson matter. He took a leave of absence from the council, then when it looked like Monson would be absolved of the charges against him, Embley decidseat on the ed to run for the council. He won that seat by a rather healthy margin after he and Reed Palmer survived a six-ma- n primary. Also elected to the council were Leland DeLange and Pete Winder, the latter being the former replacing Larry Bunkall, who decided not to run. The lengthy effort to come up with an ordinance relating to development in the Hercules overpressure zone finally reached fruition during the summer. Considerable time and some compromise on both sides was involved in finally adopting guidelines that satisfied Hercules - ONE Two Sections n turned down the opportunity to incorporate. Taylorsville-Bennio- across-the-boar- s, One Ad Does dawns. In April, voters in Reflecting on this, however, we concluded our failures to keep resolutions result in no harm to others. Of much more importance are the failures of historys notables to make the right New Years resolution at the right time. An example that comes quickly to mind is Joan of Arc. If shed just resolved on Jan. 1, 1429 to quit tormenting the British occupying her homeland, shed never have been broiled over a bonfire. Or consider Napoleon Bonaparte. A bit of consultation with his head meteorologist about weather conditions in Russia couldve changed his life. He would then have resolved on Jan. 1, 1812 to give his Army 30 days leave on the Riviera instead of trying to conquer Moscow. And what of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany? If hed vowed on Jan. 1, 1914 to ignore any attacks on petty officials in Ser- bia .. . Hed have wound up keeping his throne and millions wouldve kept their lives rather than dying in World War I. But we dont have to go that far back in history to find examples of officials who failed to make the right New Years resolution. One would be Dwight D. Eisenhower. He shouldve vowed on Jan. 1, 1953 not to involve the United States in a war the French were fighting in Indochina. Instead, we gave em $60 million to help the fight. Successively, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson missed opportunities to make New Years vows to keep our military out of the Far East -and as a result, thousands of Americans died in Vietnam. Lets not forget Sen. Edward Kennedy. If hed resolved on Jan. 1, 1969 to quit having parties on Chappaquiddick Island, hed never have lost his Oldsmobile and Mary Jo Kopechne would still be translating shorthand notes. However, Teds oversight did provide defenders of nuclear power an answer to their critics, to wit: More people have died at Chappaquiddick Island than in nuclear power disasters. Take Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. If hed resolved on Jan. 1, 1979 to close tlife American Embassy in Teheran, a messy international situation wouldve been avoided. But he didnt and as a result, 53 Americans had a sojourn as unwilling guests of militant Iranians. Similarly, if a peanut grower from Georgia had made a vow on Jan. 1, 1978 not to give away American possessions in Central America, wed still have the 444-da- y Panama Canal. But that wouldve eliminated the historic bumper-stickeKeep the Canal; Give Carter to Panama." Mr. Carter incurred another r, failure to vow properly on Jan. 1, 1980. He shouldve resolved to curb rather than enlarge our Cuban immigration quotas. That wouldve prevented the infamous Freedom Flotilla 125,000 - strong, remember? South Florida wouldnt be submerged e now under hundreds of Cuban outlaws. On the other hand, how else would we have acquired a branch of the Havana Mafia? A man lives today in a Manhattan apartment who probably wishes hed made a New Years resolution on Jan. 1, 1974. That wouldve been a good year to vow to destroy tapes and deny implications in the burglary of Democratic party files from a office complex called Watergate. But Richard Nixon didnt - and you know the outcome. So you see, there are worse things than failing to keep a resolution to stop swearing at other drivers or arguing about things of so little importance it one-tim- now-histor- doesnt really matter. J |