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Show Winter 2002 The West View - Issue #4 page 6 Multi Ethnic Advisory Committee Working to Unify Residents by Van Turner SLC Council Member, District Two eipercrananen promote community pride and to encour- ropnes sienna Se SS ee 8 borhood issues and concerns. It also gives me, as your City Council representative, the opportunity to discuss upcoming city issues with residents and get your input on decisions that will be made by the City Council. MEAC's mission is to actively work to unify all residents, to age political involvement. MEAC also works to create an atmosphere of respect downtown and acceptance of the cultural, religious and social heritage in our neighborhoods. At the next MEAC meeting, March Message from the Chair 1411 South Utah Street, a new chair and other officers will be elected. Any resident of District Two who attends the am looking forward to working with the residents of the Jackson neighborhood, meeting is automatically a member of MEAC and can participate in the election. If you would like additional information, please call my Constituent which is the area north of North Temple between 900 West and I-15 to 600 North. This area includes Jackson Elementary, Liaison, Marge Harvey, at 535-7626. If you have any questions or concerns about the re-districting or any other I hope everybody had a happy holiday season and a good new year. The long anticipated Olympics are finally here. I hope it's everything that everybody thought it would be. All we can do is bear with the inconvenience of road closures and a crowded city for a short period of time; this only happens once in a lifetime. Perhaps, it will be something to tell your grandkids about. If you have an opportunity to check out some of the venues, please enjoy. In the coming year, the community council will continue to obtain as much CDBG funds as are available for the continued repair and beautification of this area. As always, this is for all of you as a community, not for myself. We are continuing our I would like to extend a welcome to residents of the Jackson neighborhood, bers of the community to discuss neigh- by Randy J. Sorensen the Bend in the by Joani Shaver veteran of Korean martial arts, leads the As the 2002 Winter Olympic Games bear down upon local residents, there is comfort in knowing that one thing won't change: the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center will continue offering top-quality programs to people of all ages. Kids Karate, boxing, the after-school pro- gram, Computer Caubhouse, and Kids' Café are all scheduled to operate throughout the winter. Karate is open to youth, ages 7-17, and meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Boris Jeremenko, a 31-year group of 34 students and is proud of the have made since the November. Fees for through its katas progress that they program began in karate range from families to our area, a between the ages of 8 and 18, allowing them to explore their interests and ideas Housing, located for those with the help of state-of-the-art technology and mentors. The mentors are volunteers over the age of 18 who serve as guides, role models, and problemsolvers for the youth. The Computer Clubhouse is free and is open MondayThursday from 3:00-8:00 p.m., Friday from Noon-4:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Adults have free, open access to the Computer Center, children on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week at 5:00 p.m. during we the school year. “Open Recreation” is a nightly pro- gram at the Center and is free to kids, ages 6-14. Two different activities are scheduled each evening, ranging from salsa dancing to ceramics. Space is limited to 20 participants each night and kids must call 974-2420 each Monday to on Glendale Drive just south of Food World. environment and Saturday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Kids' Café is a program of the Utah Food Bank, hosted by the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center. | Homestyle meals are prepared in the Center's kitchen, then served by volunteers to the welcome any new residents to the area and invite them to our monthly community council meetings. Everyone is welcome! We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Glendale Senior "drop-in" Monday through Thursday from 1:008:00 p.m., Friday from 1:00-7:00 p.m., area, and training for competitions will be temporarily transplanted to Fleet services and the Center will provide transportation for them. The Intel Computer Clubhouse offers Boxing is very popular with Center kids, judging from the 265 of them who registered! Several of the youth enrolled are expected to participate in local and regional tournaments that are traditionally held in February and March. Since AmeriCorps volunteers will occupy the Fitness Center from mid-January through March, the boxers which will be an asset to the community when completed. We are continuing to try to draw new issue, please call me at 535-7600. + $15 - $50 for an eight-week session. struggle River which is located at 750 West 200 North. Sorenson Center Helps Residents Cope with Winter Blues against the 900 South rail line reactivation because we care about the safety our children at Parkview and Riley Elementary schools, as well as the homeowners who are negatively affected by the trains. We also are working on an open space park directly across the river from area are no longer part of District Two. But our northern boundary was re-drawn to include the Jackson neighborhood, which will join the Poplar Grove and West Salt Lake (Glendale) neighborhoods as part of District Two. | 13th at 6:00 p.m. at Wasatch Commons, I would like to extend an invitation to all District Two residents to participate in our Multi-Ethnic Advisory Committee (MEAC). This committee was established to give all District Two residents an opportunity to meet with other mem- which recently became a part of District Two. During the latter part of December, the City Council re-drew the boundaries of the Council Districts. State law requires that council boundaries be adjusted after the Census to ensure that each district has an equal number of residents. Because of the many new housing projects in our area during the past few years, we had grown considerably. Our eastern boundary is now Interstate 15. Consequently, the Rio Grande and People's Freeway neighborhoods and the reserve a spot for the week's activities. Beginning in January a partnership Hope to see you there. # ; se See : sa Sensat instructs young karatekas at the Sorenson Multi Cultural Center between the Sunday Anderson (Continued next page) Senior |