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Show J 4 The Magna Times, West Valley News, Kearns Chronicle, Thursday, May 17, 2001 School Kearns senior volunteers are shining stars in city De Leeuw and planissues with helps aging centers. senior ning Pauline has been active in community development in the Kearns area for many years. She has served on the Advisory Council for the Kearns Recreation Center and is also involved with the Utah Womens Lobbyists. She is a delegate to the Utah Federated Democratic Women and Utah State Legislative Council. Her involvement in Kearns, along with many others, was instrumental in the creation of the Kearns Senior Center. Pauline has served on the Kearns Senior Center Advisory Council for lour years and has helped implement many worthwhile projects. Keith Bingham, who retired from Salt Lake Community College in was April's Volunteer of the Month. Besides teaching a computer class at the center and most recently putting together' the centers web page on the Internet, Keith also volunteers as a naturalist at Red Butte Gardens at the University of Utah. He says, "I dont know how I ever had time to work." He became more involved in volunteering following the death of his wife in 1999. Keith wants to stay busy to keep from feeling sorry for himself. Shirlene Lundskog also volunteers at several different locations. Her love is line dancing, and she now teaches a line dance class at the Friendly Neighbor Senior Center and Heritage Center in Murray, as well as substituting for Joann Cobbs class at the Kearns chairperson, Pauline By JOHN WARNKE Kearns volunteers are shining stars. This was the theme for senior citizens honored recently at the Volunteer. Business Appreciation buffet lunch at the Kearns Senior Citizens Center. Last month more than a third of the U. S. population 89 million were recognized for havpeople ing discovered the joy and benefits of volunteering, reports a survey that the Gallup Organization conducted for the Independent Sector. In the last four years, volunteering lias increased among those aged 75 and older, as well as divorced, separated and widowed people. But many more are still needed. Those surveyed gave various rea- sons why they volunteer to make a change in society, because they saw someone in their family helping others, or because they grew up in poverty. I he average American volunteers about four hours a week of their time. Charlotte Blackburn, coordinator for the Kearns Senior Center, reports that the Kearns Center has one hundred thirty-eigvolunteers. .They volunteered 3934 hours for the first three months of ht 2001. The Kearns Center has a dedicat- ed. ambitious community leader actively working for the betterment of the senior population. Presently serving her third year on the Council of Aging, she works closely with the Aging Service Director, Shauna ONiel and other committee members. Serving this year as l, Caring program. The first Monday of each month students and faculty serve lunches to the seniors. In December each classroom at the school donated a Christmas box of food and other items that was distributed by the Countys fire department to needy seniors in the Kearns area. Irmgard Garcia likes to stay busy and likes to knit slippers. When she attended the Midvale Center, she donated slippers to the centers bazar. Then she noticed that the personnel at the center needed help and became hooked on volunteering. Irmgard now volunteers at two Midvale and Kearns. centers She says, "It gives me great satisfaction knowing that I am doing some good in my community. Irmgard was instrumental in getting businesses to volunteer their services to our center. Her influence resulted in Donna Holtum and Jeanette Roberts from Washington Mutual to agree to sponsor our g breakfast on June 16th. Two branches from will be donatMutual Washington ing the food and preparing the breakfast in conjunction with the garage sale and classic auto show. Pattie English likes to travel. When Pattie was asked to be a candidate for the advisory council, she jumped at the chance, knowing that fund-raisin- Kearns senior citizen Jan Bullard listens to Wade Badda read a story to first graders at Beehive Elementary School. ture at Beehive Elementary School. Rose and seven other seniors read stories to first and second graders at the school. Rose says that volunteering at the school has given her a purpose in life and something to look forward to each week. But volunteering does not stop with seniors going to the school. Center. Once again Shirlene will be vo- lunteering at the Kearns Herb Festival during National Seniors Week on May 14th at 11:00 a.m., where she will demonstrate ways to use different kinds of sprouts in preparing nutritious meals. Senior Rose Lopez is a Kearns Shining Star. Each Wednesday morning she on hops the centers van anticipating a delightful adven part of the centers program was planning extended bus trips. To date Pattie has organized a five day trip to MesquiteTOacahn in June Lake Tahoe trip the and a five-da- y end of August. Marion Kendrix participates each Tuesday and Thursday in the ceramics program. She, along with others, help Mona Kone in making certain that the program runs smoothly. Perhaps what I do isnt I have much, but knowing that done something, she says, "helps me in knowing, that I have contributed to the betterment of the center. Diane Leishman isnt a senior citdidnt stop her from volunteering at the centers reception desk to answer phones and do clerical work. Diane says, "It gets me out of my home, and I have an opportunity to interact with people. These are just a few examples of how vplunteering has made a difference. Not only has it enriched the lives of those who give of their time and talents, but it has made a difference in the operation of this center. For more information on how to volunteer at the Kearns Center or any other Salt Lake County Aging . programs, phone izen. Yet, that 965-918- 3. The students from Beehive Elementary volunteer at the center as part of their "Community of 4,4 untft Jucfy Weefe As this school year is coming to tin end. calendars from the schools for this resulted months activities have in several calls to me for you to see. This year three homes have been constructed in the Buckaroo Subdivision at 3570 South 7800 about, the activities that are happening at the schools. West. Two homes, are in the,. The Granite School District does have a policy in place that provides guidelines to the schools as to what is appropriate during the final weeks of school. All schools have been notified of these guidelines. If you have questions about what your particular school is doing, please contact 4300South 1430 West. The homes will be open for public inspection on Friday from p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from p.m. Prices for the homes range from $167,500 to $399,000 and will be sold through the principal. It is the intention of the district to have children learn during the entire school year, including the last two weeks of school. If you are out driving and want to see some beautiful homes as well as the talent of the students from the applied technology department, I have a few addresses Winder Meadows' Subdivision, 4-- 8 a bid process. Last Monday, the Kearns Coalition held their annual Taste of Kearns celebration. As usual, the event was a success and those attending had a wonderful time. Every activity that you could think of was happening at the school. My first stop is always at the. "cooks station" and again this year I found the administrators of the local schools slaving over the hot then in past years, the cooks this year didnt seem to have the sweat on their brows.) They all did a fantastic job and everyone, especially the youth of the community were able to showcase the many talents they have. grill cooking pounds of hot dogs for the consumption of eager patrons. i In the past, I would always find Mr. Williamson, with sweat beading on his brow, busy at the grill. This year with his new assignment, he was not part of the fixtures and is appearance was Kearns High School principal. Parley Jacobs was the chair of this missed. (I did notice that although years event and many thanks to there were more hotdogs cooked him and the committee for a wonderful evening! Seminary Graduation The Magna Utah Central Stake of the Church of Jesus' Christ of Latter-da- y Saints is pleased to announce the, Seminary graduation of the Class of 2001 from Cyprus High School and would like to invite all those who would like to ", attend on May, 20 at 6 p.m. in the Magna Utah Central Stake t Center, 8181 West Breeze Dr. : (3320 South) in Magna, Utah. -- I t THROUGH TIME . . - Lets do the bright thing. . ' j i Its all about supply and demand. Your conservation efforts helped keep tlx energy crunch from becoming i crisis. That's the gxd news. But due to the weather and water situation, our region stilt faces an energy shortage. And it isn't going away anytime soon. 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