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Show The MagwestKearns Chronicle Magna TimesWest Valley News, Thursday, March 16, 2000 3 WVCs top employee in March is, Mr. Bean t Samuel Arnold Beckstead water pipe which can still be seen high above the canyon floor was used for 40 years to carry water down the canyon Samuel Arnold Beckstead, longtime resident of Magna for almost 80 years will be honored at a 90th birthday celebration day after several days of failure and another day of not getting selected, he just picked up a shovel and followed the men who were picked. In the afternoon, when the timekeeper came around and found that his name was not on the payroll, the timekeeper brought back the foreman who questioned him; did I pick you this morning? Arnold told him, No, I just came and started working on my own. Being a wise man, the foreman told the timekeeper, "If he wants to work that bad, put him on the payroll. Arnold worked for 35 years for Kennecott Copper Company at the Magna Mill and during that time he was never late for work. He has served many positions in the church of Jesus Saturday, March 18 at the Pleasant Green Wardhouse, 8739 West 3000 South from pm. Friends and relatives are invited to drop by and share memories. Arnolds early memories of magna as a youngster living in Ragtown, near Webster School. Ragtown was a community of tents and shacks, which housed early Kennecott employees. He remembers community water taps and outhouses which were shared by the surrounding buildings. As a teenager, he moved to South Jordan where he spent his teen years as a farm boy. He lived in a very rural area on 1300 West near the Jordan Christ of including He married the young girl who won his heart, Elizabeth Benson, in 1933 and moved back to Magna. He built a home for he and his bride two years later and has lived there ever since. In the years following the depression, times were hard and Arnold took a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps, working in Ogden Canyon. The results of w Army Staff Sfft. Cameron Mount Month for March. Tod began working for the city as the parking manager for the His responsibility was to bring together all of the parking and subsequent traffic concerns with a surrounding the solution agreeable to all parties involved. He dedicated many hours to accomplish this goal, and did it without complaint. He sacrificed hours with the family personally oversee parking at the sports complex, eventually making parking at the center a smooth process, according to Kevin Astill, WVC Parks and Recreation director. Tod transferred to the Fitness Center before it opened and selected the computer software to be used in the center. He also planned and scheduled several of the programs for the center. He started a summer camp for the youth and secured a large grant to pay for the program as well as pay part of his salary, thus saving the city funds. During these stressful times, no matter how he felt or the time required to complete a job, Tod was always upbeat, courteous and thoughtful of others. His appreciate his dedicated, hardworking attitude, Astill wrote in his nomination of Bean to the City Council. Saints, Latter-Da- y Temple worker. He remembers a time as a young man trying to find a job in the Magna area. At one point when the gas company was digging trenches by hand around the Magna and Arthur Mills, a gang of hopeful laborers would hang around the offices every morning in hopes of being hired for the day. Since Arnold was never real husky, he was never picked. One his labors, the large wooden Outstanding Employee of the different many bishiprics. Bishop of the magna 1st Ward, High Councilman, and Samuel A. Beckstead Temple. Tod Bean, Recreation Program Director for the new West Valley City Family Fitness and Recreation Center, has been chosen the citys sadly, Elizabeth, his wife of more than 60 years passed away in 1997. He had four children, Arnold Lamar, Samuel Earl, Colleen, and Lynn Kay (Earl and Colleen passed away in childhood), five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and two great-gregrandchildren. at mm arrived for duty at the Vilseck-Grafenwoe- Military hr Community in Germany. Mount is a military policeman with the 615th Military Company. He is the son of Carolyn M. Mount of 4034 Bird Haven Road, West Valley City, Utah. The sergeant is a 1984 graduate of Granger High School, West Valley. I-- !, i SSSniS. At Pioneer Valley Hospital Pamela Jamison and Father John Jamison of West Jordan on March 3. - Baby boy born to Mother Anita Flores and Father Merari Flores of West Valley City on March 5. Baby boy born to Mother Natasha Grunig and Father Christopher Holm of West Baby boy born to Mother Carey Drage and Father Bret Drage of Magna on February 29. Baby boy born to Mother Amanda Morzelewski and Father Todd Morzelewski of Taylorsville on March 1. - Baby girl born to Mother Stephanie Lobato of Magna on March 2. Baby girl born to Mother Valley City on March 5. - Baby boy born to Mother Angela Defa and Father Robert Tanya Segura and Father Victor Segura of Salt Lake City on February 29. - Baby girl born to Mother Crystal Lee and Father Dallas Lee of West Jordan on March 2. - Baby boy born to Mother Torie Sanchez and Father Johnny Sanchez of Taylorsville on March 2. - Baby boy born to Mother Defa of West Valley City on March 10. Baby boy born to Mother Cherie Pryor and Father Joshua Skadal of West Valley City on March 11. - Baby boy born to Mother Tammy Leasua and Father Emele Leausa of West Valley City on March 12. TV Jeff Raisor Elder Jeff Raisor has returned from serving an honorable mission to the Phillipines Quezon City Mission. His homecoming will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2000 at 12:40 pm at the Lakeridge 9th Ward located at 7895 West Sharon Drive in West Valley. Friend are invited to attend an Raisors home at 3382 South Sjiaron Circle (7925 open house at Elder West), and will start following the sacrament meeting. reconstruction notes for March 15 9000 South beneath will close Monday, March 13 at 4 a.m. to allow crews to reconstruct the interchange at 9000 South. This work will require the full closure of 9000 South beneath for approximately six months. The to 9000 South northbound will also close at this time, and the other three ramps will remain closed through the interchange reconstruction process. The closure extends from 450 West to Monroe Street (300 West). Northsouth access across 9000 South will remain for both of these streets. Several eastwest access routes will be available for area residents and businesses: 10600 South (also serves as an entrance to and exit from 10000 South 8000 South 7800 South 7200 South (also serves as an entrance to and exit from Area businesses and residents have been notified about the closure and have been provided with on-ra- especially when it includes building two railroad bridges, one at 9000 South and one at 9150 South, in addition to our standard freeway arterial reconstruction work. Wasatch Constructors crews must first build a temporary railroad track, then remove the old track, drive pile, set footings, build support structures, place girders and build a deck to support trains. Barrier walls and approach slabs are also part of the railroad bridge building project When the bridges are complete, trains will travel, over 9000 South and motorists will no longer have to wait for trains in this area. These new bridges will make 90th South a safer and more efficient area to travel in, said Mower. Along with building railroad bridges, crews must completely reconstruct the road and install new, more efficient ramps and the Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) signal systems beneath The Multi-ste- p reconstruction 5. process includes the following activities: Demolition of existing roadway and cross streetramp con1) , nections; Excavation and 2) of roadway; 3) Removal, relocation and installation of utility lines; Telephone Water Gas . - Irrigation lines Traffic control signals Sewer Fiber optic cable Construction of a new 4) storm water drainage system; Placement and grading of 5) the roadway foundation; Placement of concrete 6) paving on top of road base (up to three feet deep, including road base); 7) Installation of SPUI signal See continued on page 8 Income Fees Don't throw your money away on checking fees... maps to help residents, local employees and business customers know alternate routes and detours available during the closure. 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