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Show o. KA cnf, 2 V--1 Soy's Hometown Kowspaper Th SUN CHtONlCll is pubhth4 wvhly t Key 14067 Second (Iasi pattoq paid t ffoy Utah Svhsmptton per year $4 SO two year S fh 25 Uti Write SO Soa J07 s6t St .903 W toy Utah 04047 Street address S3l Hey irten Utflh K,a ? w a AJtoftAyi MCWIK HWBWim, nttCfco. V? ti . b WS iLSrr y&t Vol. 20 No. k; Of TMf -' $!; Xfeg, SS&B- - 7 4 erv I I&23Etll 'Ns.se- Thursday, April Roy.'Utah 20 eweWu'Aj 18, 1974 ,A pen house sell m m O 'GZlftifWRIi ww ar By Marv Clemons Alter three years of planning and building and a lot of opinions, the Roy City Re reation Center will open its doors at 5 00 p m. this evening (Thursday;. Thursday through Saturday will be open house with tours conducted through the center by Center Virgil Howe and assistant Paul Quigley and other employees. Hours will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p m. and from 1 p m to 6 pm. on Saturday. Memberships will also be available for purchase at the open house Family, adult, and youth membership will be sold on a first come first served basis. Monday, April 12, the center will open its doors at 6 a.m. for the first public use. The center will stay open from 6am to 9 p m. Monday through Saturday. An Olympic size swimming pool is the mam attraction in the million dollar center. One im 1. 1 and three meter diving be irds are located at the east er d of the pool over the 12 feet JKat 2r5 -- i,k I 1 4 J THE POOL is just waiting for the first splash which should come early Monday following the opening of the Roy Recreation Center. 4 A ood are saunas in the locker rooms Each one is lined with double rows of benches inside which will allow citizens to lose a little extra weight by the heat method Near the office there is a lounge area which will soon have vending machines and tables with chairs for public use.. Howe has progiammed the center to be utilized by all members of the community Water depths m the pool two feet for youngsters to 12 feet in the diving end with ropes blocking off deeper areas. Benches for some 250 to 300 spectators are located at the west end of the pool which will allow parents to watch their children Located upstairs above the pool is a long rectangular room which overlooks the r v f'J, i w ?' A-- - s .T4P4 jiere3 2?g .'V- T V-. 3- . - THE GYM of the new Roy Recreation Center is completed now and equipment has started to arrive for use starting next wee!.. 4 eum-base- n&f M f 5 CV3iVi 5 ,fjV A t- junior high, and college) with ol opening This membership activity card and senior rate will allow renewal at a citizens, and $1 50 for adults. lower rate if kept from Roy citizens membership one year to the next. fees are fees are $130 for a Recently several people family, $100 single adult, and have raised questions and $50 youth Non resident fees heated about debates are $145 from families, $115 whether or not the complex for single adults, and $60 for would be open nn Sunday, but that matter has been at least youths. A special charter memtemporarily settled and users bership fee of $100 lias been of the center can operate set up for families (Roy ancj without too many problems if purchased in but a lots of users to pay for cash during the first 30 days the unique project. s for children from ages 3to 7, 50 cents for ages 8 to 15, $1 for students (high school, NsSisna! directory questioned in Key, investigation asked ROY' A national directory companys business ap- proach has been ordered under investigation by Roy City. A man came to my house recently asking questions about me and my type of work and other questions about our family. I called the firm and I was told that the city had authorized the collection of information, opened Councilman Dennis Chugg 1 then told them that I was a city councilman and that only the Roy Lions have been given the authority to collect names as such," continued Chugg. The council then agreed that such actions were misrepresentation and voted unanimously to have City Attorney Roper Dutson check into the legal angle of the item. If the company has violated the law, they will no longer be allowed to operate in Roy, decided the council. City Manager Wayne Kim-be- r then produced a $50 copy of the R L Polk directory for Ogden and vicinity, which is based out of Kansas City and is used by many firms in the area breaks The directory residences and names down into a phone book type" style, but goes into greater detail such as names, addresses, phone numbers, place of work, children, etc til"' :s Reversing an earlier decision due to new information the city council has approved a motion to open the Hoy City Recreation Center on Sundays from pm ROY 5 The motion came from Councilman lairkin Patlcrsun who opened Tuesday's council meeting with the following, In light of new information regai ding the opening of the complex on a seven day basis, I will make a motion to open it between the hours of one and five and charge the icereation center y 60 days manage r w .!h oomph U.g two u.jioi e vv-i One report will be concerning the ma ntenance and basis It should give operation of the renter on a seven-dadetaieti information regarcung the use of a preventative maintenance program to prevent detioriation of .he pool The other basis, report shall be on the cost of operation on a seven-dahe continued 1 with CounThe motion was thin voted on and passed cilman Kay ller.og being the only nay and itatmg that he v oted the same as before because of the same reasons l he council then heard from some ten to a dozen citizens who all were at the meeting to express their views he it for the opening on Sunday or the closing on Sunday Monte SH.'JSau.u, laypii'i.irttc.Youi anion, bui I admonish Use two councilmen who spoke without complete knowledee on the opuanon t tne pom l would like to suggest an opening y - y 1 . n f-- u ?V ? ; , 't J s' CS um-tur- 5eo; Kt cen-i- ta M um-tur- aIWW2 ' Daily admission rates for the center range from 35 exercise equipment, say's director Howe. The ramp from this room leads into the overhead jogging track in the gymnasium. The track; banked some 30 degrees m the turns f suris covered by a face with a white line down the center to guide weary runners. Eighteen laps of the oval equals neirly a mile, the standard unit for measuring jogging distance Beneath the track is the gymnasium, complete with a gold f floor and six basketball bankboards and hoops The floor is a petrol surface, and was the W?I r'vT Howe pool. In this room we will have all of our weight equipment. We have a 16 station weight machine along with other m t) Seveial classes have been scheduled as well as periods for senior citizens, youth, boy scouts, and the like. We will have a mom and tot swim class, a slim and trim class and many other Paul, my assistant, is well qualified in gymnastics and will work heavily in that area We hope to ask the users of the center what they want and then develop classes and instruction on those matters," commented Howe who has been diligently working on the planning and operation since his luring m December. Some $18,000 worth of equipment for the center was recently ordered and has already started to arrive. It includes a trampoline, weight station, barbells, basketballs, swim suits, balance beam, wrestling mats, and others This is probably one of the best public facilities of its type in the area. It will be fully equipped and offer a variety of action," state range from z;sfcg g g w deepwater IO s au eel tnat just an afternoon from 10 a in to 6pm tiecause wouldn't allow sufficient lime for pi epic to u ,e 0 U would be so crowded that it couldn't lx- ued pi.iv K Citizen Earl LaMar th'n point d out that leg il aemn vvas m the process of lieing taken as a on it t ights matter if the center was to be closed on Sunday Other citizens rose to speak in favor of a longer opening on to Sunday, but Patterson pointed out that the machinery make decisions" is in the motion an i th; t such marhinery can edlici open the center fm ionget x'ruui-- i of tune if need be or close it if economies of opi ration wouldnt warrant an opening on certain day s Ron Gibson pointed out that he center is Doing pud tor t y ail the taxpaveis of Rov and to c lose it because of one religious belief would be wrong Ihs statement drew rousing applau.se from other supporters Ken Colby stated 1 won t eompiomise mv rehuious beliefs with anybody and ny children won't me it on Sunday i knew we have got a lot to Mayor Joseph Dawson Sviid learn altout the operation of the center and only time v, ill give us experience The council had appaendy made up their nnnds aimut adopuifni nation ting a new rnoiion prior to Urn meeting due to new ot i Pools, Ci lev liJermetintain Fi the ei Irom jtool contractor, that said the xxil was made lot sev 'n H is a week i.pei ation 1 - d )). z i K It t & v X last major step in conIt has now been struction laid and sealed and brightly trimmed with blue and white stripes Unlike the old sty !e of wood floor, the new uni turf is very flexible in its uses Normal street shoes and footwear, vv ul cause minimal problems. At the west end of the gym there are two small doors, about three and a halffeet high On tne other side of the doors are two individual handball courts complete with white walls and concrete floors Around the stairs and back up to the second floor is a multi purpose room which will hold almost nv4 tvn nt t activity from gymnastics to small public meetings. Several other small rooms serve as storage areas Located on the north and west sides of the pool on the firvt floor am (Ho t O separate locker rooms Each locker room has some 400 coin or cnmb!".tnr operated loi kers and the usual shower facilitii s pw :arj rn.mj ,h W " - L v A, 5, , - w--- t i ?1 4 A 11 ' ff v .r h ' r'? tv V- k if .7'' st 5 'I A ONE END of the jogging track with a white line down the in ihe center, riehieen Lies emiais a miie center is inch! Jed |