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Show ASSN. 3RD SO. UTAH PRESS 467 SALT E. LAKE UTAH CITY, 4111 ill Magna, Utah Donsndle By LuCINDA TIMMERMAN Our local fire station No. 52 at 2700 laguna South, had the last ambulance service in Salt Lake County. When it was announced to the people of Magna the ambulance service would be phased out. petitions were circulated and signed to ask the county commission if the ambulance service could stay. The commission declined, and on June 16, the ambulance left station 52. Now we have a new and better service. Every ambulance in the county has been replaced with a paramedic unit. Our station has two paramedics on duty 24 hours a day, every day. There are three platoons of fire fighters in the Salt Lake County. The day I went to station 52 A platoon was on duty. The paramedic officers of A platoon are Royce Haakenson, and John Atkin. The firemen themselves feel the service has been upgraded. Before June 16. if paramedics were needed in Magna, they would be dispatched from Beaver Street in Granger. Now there are seven Paramedic units throughout the county. The training and equipment that now go to a medical call are better. The training involved is 840 hours of medical schooling at Weber state, compared with the 80 hours of training an E.M.T. officer has. to service the ambulance. The paramedic must recertify in C.P.R. and Trauma every year. And totally recertify every two years. The unit itself carries better XVC7 1J-20' USPS Vol. 69, No. 325-58- 0 D medical equipment than the ambulance could, including better radio facilities. Lifjp Pak. Heart Monitors, Rescue tools to get patients out of car accidents, fire fighting equipment, air packs, etc. The paramedics are first responders to all medical calls in Magna, then Gold Cross Ambulance is dispatched to transport a patient to the hospital. If needed the paramedic unit will take V1 a patient to the hospital. There are six firemen at the station each 24 hour shift. The station has a Front Line Truck. Reserve Trade, an MM w. auxiliary truck, and the paramedic unit is Rescue 21. Magna this week. The new Paramedic Unit at in an 52. Station upgrade, emergency service for the people ol Magna. In-si- PLATOON A, Salt Lak County Firemen who man Station 52. Candeight auction for college fund RESCUE 21, stationed In SALT LAKE CITY- -A celebrity-studde- d fund raising dinner and auction will be held at Westminster College on August 6 in theManfordA. Shaw Center on campus. The candlelight affair will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour and silent auction followed bv dinner and the main auction at 7 :30 p m. Governor and Mrs. Scott M. Matheson will head a list of special invited guests who will attend the affair, which is expected to generate upwards to $50,000 for the private colleges general fund. Westminster President and Mrs. James E. Petersen. 3554069 will be and as host hostess serving throughout the evening. Radio broadcasting personality Tom Barbieri will be the master of and ceremonies Oost, Andy professional auctioneer, will handle the bidding on the long and impressive list of gifts. In addition, Kenneth Kuchler. assistant concert master with the Utah Svmphonv. will lead a string quartet in providing music and en- the new paramedic truck Magna Is fully equipped to meet any medical emergency. The paramedic truck Is better equipped than the ambulance previously housed at the station. tertainment. 52, recently built on this site, replaced the old fire station, situated further west on 2700 So. STATION Workers petition TAAA The U.S. Department of Labor has begun a Trade Adjustment Assistance Act investigation to determine whether imports contributed importantly to the loss of employment for approximately 650 workers at the Anaconda Minerals Co. in Tooele. A petition was filed with the Labor Department May 11 on behalf of workers who produced cooper ore, gold and silver. The Labor Departments investigation will determine whether increased imports led to these workers losing their jobs. If so. the Department may certify the workers eligible to apply for trade adjustment which may include cash trade allowances, readjustment limited training opportunities, emservices (counseling, ployment testing, and job placement services), job search grants, and relocation allowances. Persons interested in submitting written comments on this petition are welcome to do so by writing to the Director. Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Bureau of International Labor Affairs. U.S. Department of Labor. 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington. DC. 20210. Experts advise writers Experienced and inexperienced writers who feel their work may be worthy of publication will be able to obtain expert advise at the annual Rocky Mountain Writers Convention July according to Dr. Clinton Larson, director of the convention and professor of English at Brigham Young University. The convention will be held in the new BYU Conference Center this 27-2- 9, year. Editors will be available on July 29 for consultation. Writers will meet individually with magazine, newspaper, and publishing house editors to discuss submission opportunities and marketing possibilities. TTiis will be a rare and valuable opportunity for all writers who wish to sell their work. From a national point of view, few writing conventions provide this opportunity, Larson said. Editors from several major publications or publishers will participate in the convention. Among the organizations to be represented: Booker aft; Deseret Book; The En- sign; The Salt Lake Tribune; LDS Public ComDialogue; munications; the Deseret News; The Leading Edge (science fiction and fantasy magazine); BYU Studies ; and Utah Holiday. Sun-ston- e; July 22, 1962 Other organizations will be represented at the Editors Day: BYU Press, Cumorah Publishers, Osmond Communications, Promised Land Publications, New Era, Exponent II, Childrens Friend, Inscape, the Provo Western American Herald, Literature, Encore and This People. Another special feature of Editors Day will be consultation with Dr. Marden Clark, professor emeritus from BYU. He will advise participants on Educational Planning: What You Need To Know To Write As Well As You Can. William Stafford, poet laureate of Oregon and winner of the National Book Award, will be the speaker at a BYU forum assembly in the Marriott Center July 27. He will also teach convention workshops on poetry and creative writing. Richard Cracroft, dean of the College of Humanities at BYU, will give the keynote address to open the convention at 9 a m. July 27. The convention will include workshops on the writing of fiction, humor, childrens literature, feature articles, technical material, poetry, scripts for plays and movies, and personal and family histories Those interested in registering should call 378-47- KKC closes ROYCE HAAKINSON AND John Atkin are paramedic officers on duty in Platoon A at Station 52. Magna ties Lookout for weekend traffic The Utah Department of Transportation urges motorists to use extra caution when driving during the upcoming July 24 weekend. Many people will have Friday the 23rd off and will be taking advantage of the three-da- y weekend to take a short trip or go camping. Routes to popular vacation spots will be congested during the peak travel times beginning Thursday evening and Friday, and again on Sunday afternoon. Motorists should plan a little extra travel time to offset time lost on congested roads, and travelers should take advantage of the rest areas along our highways. Law enforcement officials will be long-distanc- e their efforts near concentrating recreation areas and especially wat- ching for tired or intoxicated drivers. Although work on most road construction projects on state highways will be shut down during the weekend, warning signs in the construction zones must be heeded to assure safe travel. We particularly ask motorists to be alert, slow down and make allowance for changed conditions at points where freeway lanes have entrafded and revert back to two-wa- y fic. MWSID meets the Magna The regular meeting of Magna Water and Sewer Improvement District trustees will be held July 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Magna Water Office. It was also announced that bids for public liability insurance on company properties must be submitted by August 25th at 5 p m. Interested insurance agents can Dick up forms and bid proposals from the Magna Water Office, five days a week, between the hours of 9 a m. and 5 pm. The bids will be opened at the A ugusl 25 mpel ine of t he t rust ees. this week. Kennecott Earlier Copper Companv announced possible closure bv the end of this year, if the economv continues along its present path. President G. Frank Joklik noted that no date has been set for such a closing, but said that its one of several In the plans being researched meantime, the Magna plant will continue to operate as though the economv will take an upturn. Copper prices at the World Copper Market are around 6 4 cents per pound, while KCC is selling theirs at 70 cents per pound. The cost of production is more per pound roughly than the going price. Since the slump in the automobile and housing industry. maior consumers of copper, Kennecott has sustained major losses. Rumors of closure have been rampant since earlv spring, when the layoffs at the Magna Smelter began. To date over 2.000 employees, both salaried and hourlv wages, have been layed off Even with the layoffs, production of copper and other metal product s at the smelter has continued At the present, sources say that Kennecott is the onlv copper company still operating at full production in the nation. one-thir- d Auction of vehicles Jui. two-wee- 28 k England, a full length dark mink coat, diamond stud earrings, and several original oil paintings from Utahs finest arts. Assisting Mrs. Petersen with the dinner and program arrangements are representatives from the Board of Trustees. Womans Board, Alumni Association. Chef Burdell Reusch, and the 1982-8- student body officers. Committee members are Kay Beile, Michael Black. Renee Krett, Nancy Nunn. Claudia Randi Ransom, W agner and Mildred W ard. 3 New sidewalk construction ComThe Utah Transportation mission Fridav approved plans for construction of new sidewalks in Salt Lake and Tooele Counties as part of the Safe S idewalk Program. Tooele County will receive $92,000 for curb, gutter and sidewalks along State Road 112 from 320 West in Tooele to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks west of town. Salt Lake County is to receive $538,275 for proiects in Salt Lake City, Draper. South Jordan, West Valley and eight other sites around the county. The Utah State Legislature ap propriated $1 million for fiscal year 1983 for new sidewalk construction along state highways around the state. The projects are for areas that to are dangerous potentially pedestrians such as schools. A formula was devised todistribute the money fairly on a basis. It takes into conschool sideration population. enrollment and the number of pedestrian accidents in the county. Local PTA and government officials worked with the Utah Department of in the Transportation selecting project areas. countv-by-count- Miss Utah Pageant Nov. Girls from all over the will compete in the Miss Utah-USpageant on November 5 and 6 in Salt Lake City. The Miss Utah-USis an official preliminary to Miss USA Universe a nationally televised' pageant. Susan Gasser Miss Utah USA 1982 will bethe official hostess at all pageant activities. Susan Gasser did win the title at the nationals of 2nd runner up to Miss US A . On November 5 the first day of the pageant will be staged at the Holiday Inn on 6th South. SLC. The entrants w ill meet then each will be judged by a team of judges on personality. At 12 30 the entrants will participate in a Luncheon-FashioShow Swim-sui- t judging that is opened to the publicbv advanced purchase of tickets through the pageant headquarters. The finals bee-hiv- state n e will y 5-- 6 be at the Salt Palace Little at 7 p m. on the 6th, tickets Theatre are $7. The Judges w ill be Dick Nourse of TV5. Tonya Anderson Miss Utah USA 1981. David Tanner professional model. Klis Hale whom has judged the Miss Universe pageants while they were in California. Chvleen Bluth an actress. Buddv Youngreen actor. Linda Bement who was Miss Utah-Mis- s USA and Miss Universe will be a guest of the pageant and she will be at all events. The new Miss Utah-USwill be crowned by Susan Gasser Miss Utah USA 1982 for further information regarding tickets or entry please contact the pageant office at 3732 North 600 East. Provo, 84604 . P i9, t v The State of Utah will hold its annual Auction of cars and heavy equipment on Wednesday, July 28. This years Auction will take place at and 13 th the old DOT. vard at South in Salt Lake Cit v The Auction will feature heavy-dut- y dump trucks, rollers, farm tractors, heavv equipment and late model pick-upautomobiles and drive vehicles. The Auction begins at 10 a m. and the general public is invited to attend. A special preview for inspection of this equipment will be held Tuesday, July 27 from 10 a m. to 4 p m Every item will be sold to the highest bidder No minimums. no reserves s. dinner featuring Senegalese soup. Beef Wellington. Greek Rice, and homemade cherry cheesecake will be served. Local merchants, businesses, and individuals have donated over 60 items for the auction. Heading the list of items to be auctioned during the evening is a mint condition 1970 600 series Mercedes-Ben- z donated by Mrs. George S . Eccles. Other exciting gift items include two round trip tickets and a Tudor mansion in stay in an A xv C four-whe- Susan Gastar |
