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Show Big: Harmons' Pharmacist honored Page 3 I i .mJn4-- m-i- A MM.ua TtTf'i a pm-fT- "1 I 1 r-TuaBS- I Hunter Cyprus corrections page standings ' Moaesiy anu ui izai iufless these are virtues which men Miss Magna praise and pass by. S -- Andre Maurois page 5 Thursday, May 24, 2001 VOLUME 92 NO. 56 in meth nabbed owner store sting Magna officers told the owners exactly what they were Bv DEBBI OLSON Editor A Majjna store owner was arrested as part of a joint undercover investigation that targeted stores selling precursor chemicals for the production of illegal drugs. Arrested was Chaekun Kim, 44, owner of Kim's Comer Market located at 8915 West 2700 South According to Barry Jamison, A Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent in charge of the sting, two to four purchases of precursor chemical products were made at the store by undercover agents. "In every case where we made purchases our going to use the products for," Jamison said. "We were going in there purchasing up to 10 cases of products for $2,000 to $4,000 at a time." The joint undercover investigation led to the arrest of three store owners and two store clerks in Magna, Salt Lake City and Woods Cross. All were accused of selling chemicals to make methampheta-mine. In all three operations, undercover agents seized 135, 683 pseudoephedrine and ephedrine tablets, enough precursor chemicals to produce 10 pounds of finished methamphetamine, which would have a street value of $1 20,000. The Magna store had been under investigation for several weeks before the arrest was maoe. "These arrests are just the beginning," Jamison said. "Our investigations are ongoing. We intend to do everything possible to stop meth cooks from getting the chemicals they need." Las February, more than 200 retailers in the Salt Lake Valley, including some of those who were arrested in the sting operation, attended the nation's first Methamphetamine Retailers Conference that helped to educate retailers and lab supply companies about the efforts law enforcement agencies were making to stop illicit methamphetamine The retailers were also informed that State and Federal laws forbid anyone knowingly and intentionally selling a precursor chemical to be used for the purpose of manufacturing a controlled substance. "The State of Utah forbids the sale of more than 12 grams of precursor products," Jamison said. "In October, the Federal level will be nine grams." That is not to say that a typical consumer with a cold cannot purchase several products such as Sudafed, a common product used by meth cooks. cold-reme- please turn to METH page 8 Delays on 8400 to end by June 1 Doing the dirty work Bv DEBBI OLSON Editor Motorist have only one week left of enduring rough roads and delays on 8400 West. Work crews are expected to complete the resurfacing work that began on May 7 between SR 201 and 3500 South. "We are currently doing a reg- ular rotomill pavement repair," - said Amanda Covington, spokes- woman for the Utah Department of Transportation. The project consists of taking inch of pavement and off one-hareplacing it with asphalt. The initial phase of the project included lowering the manholes so that each would not be damaged in the repavement process. lf "By continually updating and upgrading that corridor we extend the life of that section of road," Covington said. UDOT resurfaces state roads on a rotating basis. The 8400 West project is one of six being done concurrently in the county at a cost of$1.5 million. In addition to the repaving work, crews are working to install a new interchange and signal light project at the intersection of SR 201 and 8400 West. "We expect the signal to be in place within the next three weeks," Covington said. "This will be a single point urban interchange, which will be able to please turn to DELAYS page 8 Magna pool opens with treasure hunt Miss Magna contestants Vanessa Rodriguez, left, Jimmielee Torres and Annette Canham pick up litter collected in the creek along 9200 West Saturday during the creek clean-u- p project while Steve Evidence of summer being just around the comer will be evident this weekend with the opening of Pool. the Kennecott-Magn- a The kick-of- f the opening of the also available. In addition to open recreational swim, the Kennecott-Magn- a dive. Recreation Advisory Board. The coin dive is open to children ages years-olRegular pool admission will be charged beginning at noon. The pool will be open May 26-2- 8 and daily from June 4 to Sept. 3. Open plunge swimming will be held from p.m. and 5:30 3-- that collected at the creek base. Salt Lake County work crews picked up the creek debris that was gathered above the creek on Monday. d. -- 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. on pnotoa Ly Debbi Olson Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. Magna residents help Bv DEBBI OLSON Editor Members of the community were up early Saturday participated in cleaning efforts around the historic Webster Elementary School as part of National Historic Week. The Magna clean-u- p project included cleaning out the creek that runs adjacent to 9200 West. 'This is an effort to recog nize the history of Magna and make it a better place to live," said Virginia Anderson, Salt Lake Volunteer County Coordinator. Magna will be celebrating its 150 anniversary as a community this year. Throughout the winter the creek had collected an assortment of debris that included tires, plastic swimming pools, tree limbs lifeguard classes. Most swim lessons include 5 per eight sessions for session. All lessons are include instruction Monday $30-$3- through Thursday for two weeks. Lessons are offered from 9:30 a.m. to noon and p.m. beginning June 11. All Salt Lake County pools, including the County's newest pool at Centennial Park in West Valley will open during the Memorial weekend. In 2000, more than one million swimmers used Salt Lake County pool facilities. For more information regarding activities at the Kennecott-Magn- a pool call: 250-2194. Miss Magna Pageant clean-u- p and other garbage. Participating in the creek had removed most of the large debris and were working on weeding the embankment. 'The community will benefit from these types of projects," Anderson said. "Sometimes it's just pulling weeds, but it all makes a difference." On June 16 the city will clean-u- p clean-u- p were current Miss Magna contestants, local boys scouts and their parents and county workers. "A little time can do a lot and i it's true," Anderson said. "An hour or two of working in the community can make a differ- ence." Within the first half hour of work, participants in the creek please turn to CREEK page 8 to be held Friday The Miss Magna Scholarship Pageant will be held at Friday at 6 p.m. at the Cyprus High School Auditorium. Nine local girls, all students at Cyprus High School, comprise this year's contestants, which include: Annette Canham, Rachel Zupan, Lynsee Bringhurst, Becca Mulford, Vanessa Rodriguez, Brady Montoya, Raylyn Erickon, Jimmielee Torres and Crystal Bias. COPY f pool will offer swim lessons, water exercise, a youth swim league, lap swimming and junior te The party is being sponsored by the Magna Family and Fenstermaker and Jack -- Daily swim fees range from $.50 to $3.25. Season passes are summer swimming season, the pool will hold an opening day pool party complete with free a.m. admission from and a sunken treasure and coin Ehlert, shovel sediment , By CEBBI OLSON Editor Since January the girls have been involved in the community by visiting businesses and residents and participating in a variety of activities. Miss Magna is part of the Miss Utah U.S.A Program. Tickets to the pageant are $3 in advance and $4 at the door. Ticket can be purchased by contacting any cf the contestants or 0 contenting Peterson a! 508-182- i ..... 4 |