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Show :r i - Lf 1 Symphony Announces 1 1 Community Profile Annual Valentines Concert Page 8 Page 3 MAGNA, UTAH 84044 THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2000 VOLUME 92 NO. 5 Wilson provides light for remembering vets By KEITH LOBDELL EDITOR John Wilson has been the main force behind the War Memorial that now stands on the comer of 8400 West and 2700 South in Magna, next to the welcome sign into the city. In December, he was given the distinction of being Magnas Citizen of the Year by the Magna Area Council. While he has done a lot to create and maintain the beautiful facility that he has created, there is still room for improvement in the future according to Wilson. North of where the new sign for the area of Magna now rests, John plans to build a special memorial to all the veterans of foreign wars who have served from the Magna area. In order to build the wall, Wilson plans to gather rock from every county in die state of Utah in order to complete the structure. The memorial would then have a plaque on it with the names of all who have served the nation from this area. Another new project for the corner grove will be the completion of a memorial garden on the east end of the complex, which will serve in remembrance of the fallen police officer from the area. The beginnings of this project start in Elko, Nevada, where Wilson saw the original model of the Memorial Wall. Wilson then started researching into the members of the Magna area who had given their lives in service of a nation. I went to many of the area vetSuch eran places, said Wilson. as from the KIA to the American Legion to the VFW here in Magna. Once research was complete, Wilson then looked to the community to raise die funds to create the The community monument. responded with die proper funds to create the memorial, and work was started and completed on the memorial. I thought that something should be done to improve that comer, said Wilson. This was it Wilson says that the purpose of the memorial is important My grandson once asked why I for put the flag at half-maMemorial Day, said Wilson. This memorial is to remind the younger generation of. the sacrist The Magna Area Council presented John Wilson with the "Citizen of The Year awardat the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony back in December. Wilson,' who has been the mastermind behind the Magna War Memorial, has big plans for the corner of 8400 West and 2700 South in the coming months. t fices made by veterans. Chilcott discuses Magna crime w "" "By KEITH LOSPELL EDITOR Phyllis Chilcott a member of the Magna branch of Community Policing, part of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs office, addressed members of the Magna Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to discuss her role in helping to prevent crime in the communities of Magna. Chilcott, who started out as a dispatch worker in the Provo Police Department, moved up to the Salt Lake County records department in 1992 while working to graduate and become a full time member of the police force. It was a life-lon- g dream of mine to be a cop, said Chilcott Chilcott then became involved with the community policing, which she says is a very important program that promotes a partnership between die police in a community and the residents that they look over. The community is now viewed as partners and customers to the police, said Chilcott While the new program has had some success, some members of the police force shun away from the program. A lot of older deputies do not support community policing," stated Chilcott They are against citizens being involved with police work." Community policing is used to help in such crimes as school vio lence, white colored crime, drug and gang related problems, and a more common problem to those with construction problems, road rage. Crime is something that occurs in a setting, said Chilcott. It needs a local solution. While the community policing program started as part of a federal grant, the grant was pulled away from the Salt Lake County office, threatening the future of the program for such areas as Magna. It was then Taylorsville City who stepped up to rescue the program, ty the providing funding for Taylorsville, Keams, and Magna. The three cities and areas in the zone covered by community policing consists of seven officers, with two in Magna and Kearns, and three in Taylorsville. Drug houses have been a big concern for Chilcott and her partner, Brian Wiedmer, who was once part of fee narcotics department of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs office. While on fee job in Magna, fee two have served warrants and shut down 20 drug houses in the Magna area. A lot of their success wife drug enforcement has come from using fee stakeout to survey domestic situations and any other forms of problems that may happen in the area. Just knowing (people in Magna) can sleep at night is my re ward' pad Chilcott Another problem wife fee drug problem in Magna involves chil- -, dren feat are bom in a home wife users. As of right now, there is no law against those who have children that are bom with a drug dependency, but feat is a situation feat Chilcott hopes to change feat soon. Another fact hurting fee Magna area is fee lack of response from fee heads of fee Salt Lake County Sheriffs office, We have a hard time getting the main office to respond to fee needs of Magna, Chilcott stated. Especially when we seem to have more drug houses here in Magna than in other places in the county. An example comes from the construction of the new Magna Fitness and Recreation Center and subsequent vandalism that have taken place. While a previous stake-oat the new poo) in that area resulted in S arrests for attempted vandalism in just two ut hours, a second call for a stake-ou- t by Chilcott was rejected. The told reason given was feat fee construction company is solely responsible for the development, which lead those in attendance to wonder out loud afterwards why police heads would feel feat way about a public development Chilcott would advise members of fee community to always keep their eyes open and always report any suspicious activity. Bone marrow drive Jan 29 There will be a bone marrow drive on January 29, 2000 at the Northwest multipurpose Center 1 300 West 300 North in Salt Lake City from 9:00 am to noon in conjunction with fee Leukemia Society team in Training kickoff, and in cooperation with the National Marrow Donor Program at LDS Hospital. You need to be between the ages of 18 and 60 and in good health to qualify for fee procedure which draws a small amount of blood to be tested, and then put on the national registry to help find donors to help save live. Scholarship deadlines coming up High school students with a grade point average of B or better and college students with a CPA of B or better are eligible for a $1,000 cr'i-- ge scholarship, if a US citizen. All requests for an application must include the students name, permanent home jres city, state, zip code, name of current high school or college, approximate CPA, and academic year, and be received by mail only on or about April 7, 2000, for fee year in school during me 1999-200- 0 250 scholarship openings. Poetry contest deadline approaching submissions due February junior Poetry Contest For contest tales, send 2000 for fee annual Utah State Poetry Soctuy Contest and double stamped business sized envelope to The Bassett, 475 East 56C0 South 2, Murray, Utah 84107. Thirty-eigh- t categories offer opportunities to write traditional or free erse, children s poetry, haiku, and book-lng feed manuscripts for cash prizes. Whiners will have their poems read at fee Utah State Poetry Societys Award Festival April at fee Airport Holiday Inn. Attendance is free to fee Membernon-membe- r Chamber concentrating on "funding for new Magna sign By KEITH LOBDELL EDITOR c 28-2- 9. value, with fee other half going to fee construction company in charge of fee sip upon completion. The Magna Area Chamber of Commerce met for fee first time in fee new century on Thursday, but had some of fee problems of last century at the top of their 4 r ' list Wife funds still low for funding for fee new sip feat was put up in late November in Magna, fee chamber is still, looking for fee business members in fee area for fee support feat has yet to be there. While there was a $2,500 down payment put on fee sip, there has only been $2,650 from tire community, which has been donated by 18 out of the 170 businesses feat have been asked to participate in fee fund raising for the sip. While the sign has also not been completed, there will be another payment made on the The Magna for sign for half of the remaining looking Also of a sign concern was fee use of fee marquee on fee bottom half of the sip. a small discussion broke out on wether or not to charge for fee use of the sign, it was soon dismissed as a action not proper for a not for profit organization. Use of the billboard will be determined by fee chamber president, and any donation for fee use of fee board will be accepted, though not '5 Chamber of Comerce is sign donations. necessary. In the general meeting, a moment was taken to reflect on the retirement of Brent Huish from fee chamber, and also fee passing of chamber member Jim Brusatto. He will be remembered for the support and contributions feat he has made to the community of Magna, said chamber member Susan Jew. We will all miss him. Replacing Huish and Brusatto will be Ed Hansen and Christine Kramer on fee chambers board. - Photo by Keith Lobdetl Westside Spotlight Layne & Cammy Hobbs Family Femllv gnd Occupation: Layne and Cammy Hobbs have lived in the Taylorsville community for fee past 4 years. They have three children including Malaree who is a 8th grader at Valley Junior High, Ashley who is a 3rd grader at Rolling Meadows Elementary and Zachary who is four years old. Layne works fa the assembly shop at Kaman Industrial Technologies while years ago Layne sevspent eral years coaching Granger's American Legion baseball team. The family has also helped at Camp H o b e working with the American Cancer Layne, Cammy, Society where Malaree has performed in the Make A Wish Foundation Choir. Cammy is a homemaker. 1, d, COPY - Photo Provided By Magna Area Council Cerrrrjrfte lrtvdver??nt: Layne and Cammy are both involved fa Bonnett Ball Softball where they help coach and work wife Ashley's softball team. A few The Hobbs' love to camp and spend time at Bear Lake wife their family. They also enjoy boating. University of Utah football and spending time with their family & Hobbs family and friends. Life: Layne: "Live your life to fee fullest and include your family PMggpphv abo-J- t and friends in everything you do." Cammy: "Keep family most important" |