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Program teaches kids to stay safe
by Staci Duke
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Children in South Salt Lake will be safer thanks to the introduction of a nationally-recognized safety education program that teaches kids to aggressively avoid, resist and escape violent situati...
NICU Babies Reunite at St. Mark’s Hospital
by Staci Duke
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Not many infants can call themselves graduates. On June 28, St. Marks Hospital hosted a “reunion” to reunite its caregivers with all the babies who have been treated in the neonatal intensive ca...
Columbus Library
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Columbus Library 2530 South 500 East,  944-7545 Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Now to July 31 Silver Pen writing contest. Salt Lake County residents ...

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Columbus Senior Center
Columbus Senior Center 2531 South 400 East 412-3297 Lunch is served Monday through Friday at noon. Call the previous day before noon to make a reservation. Vocal Entertainment by the Brimhall’s -...
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UDOT’s east-west transportation study accepting public comment
Increased travel times, the concern about traffic congestion and worries about air quality led legislators last year to approve HB 108 , which resulted in a study that anticipates traffic patter...
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South Salt Lake schools such as Granite Park Jr. High, shown here, will now be able to expand after-school programs, thanks to funding from Sen. Bob Bennett. Sen. Bennett secures money for after-school program
Children from South Salt Lake may soon enjoy an expanded after-school program from new funding being secured by Sen. Bob Bennett. The funding, included in the Senate Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Ju...
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Liberty Senior Center
Liberty Senior Center 251 East 700 South 532-5079 Travelogueue with Kermit - Monday, Aug.4 at 10:30 a.m. Presentation is titled “Africa Part 1.” Beginning Spanish - Wednesday, Aug.6 at 5:30 p.m....
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Thanks to the efforts of local volunteers, the Pioneer Craft House continues to delight patrons from South Salt Lake and other cities along the Wasatch Front. Hidden arts treasure in South Salt Lake
You may have driven past without noticing it. Tucked in the corner of 3300 South and 500 East, hidden within a thicket of bushes and trees including Sequoia, Redwood and elms, lies Pioneer Craft ...
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Missy Ayers (left) was named Miss South Salt Lake June 21. On her right is first attendant Rebecca Gee.

New Miss South Salt Lake Crowned
Eighteen-year-old Missy Ayres was named the 2008 Miss South Salt Lake on June 21. Ayres, who graduated from Cottonwood High School last May, first entered the competition two years ago, but had n...
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Life and Laughter
The Big 4-0 There are milestones and there are tombstones. A 40th birthday is a combination of the two. It’s a marker along the highway of life, but also a gentle reminder that you’re closer to b...
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American Red Cross needs new volunteers Learn how to prepare for and respond to disasters; put your time and knowledge to excellent use
The Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is seeking additional volunteers to help us meet our response needs created by an increasing number of disasters, including mid-wester...
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Salt Lake Valley Health Department launches Nurse-Family Partnership Program
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon announced July 16 the launch of the Nurse-Family Partnership Program. The program enrolls low-income women who are ...
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Exhibits such as the one shown here will be on display at Salt Lake City’s Art Access II Gallery until Aug. 8. ‘Female Vernacular’ on display at Art Access
Art Access II Gallery is hosting “Female Vernacular,” an exhibition featuring the mixed media sculpture of Ogden artist Amy Adams and the mixed media paintings of Salt Lake artist Downy Doxey. It...
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Brown Bag Concert Series brings live music to downtown Salt Lake
Come and enjoy the sun, good company and great music at the summertime Brown Bag Concert Series presented by the Salt Lake City Arts Council. This year’s series has something for everyone with pe...
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Shilo Jackson’s Note to Self exhibit will be shown until Aug. 8 at Art Access II Gallery. Salt Lake artist fools viewers in ‘Note to Self’
Art Access II Gallery is hosting Note to Self, an exhibition featuring the trompe l’oeil oil paintings of Salt Lake artist Shilo Jackson. It will hang through Aug. 8 at the gallery, 230 South 500...
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Cast members for “Seven Brides for Seven Brother” are ready to entertain you at the Empress Theatre in Magna.
Empress presents ‘Brides for Brothers’
The Empress Theatre in Magna is presenting “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” Performances continue Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. until Aug. 11, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Aug. 9. The p...
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Megaplex at the Gateway launching digital 3D
The Megaplex Theatres at the Gateway in Salt Lake City and at Ogden Junction have launched digital 3-D presentations with the family-oriented feature film “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” Th...
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Multi-talented Lowe Family to perform at Bingham High
The Lowe Family, a gifted performing group of seven from Provo, will take center stage once again in their home state at Bingham High School on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Audience members will be wowed wi...
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Sandy Balloon Festival takes to sky Aug. 9
The second annual Sandy Balloon Festival will be held Aug. 8-9. Watch the sight as these magnificent 10-story high hot air balloons inflate, launch and float across the Salt Lake Valley. The hot ...
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Symphony series begins with string quarter
The Utah Symphony is presenting the 2008 Emerging Quartets and Composers Series throughout July and August with the help of the Muir String Quartet and distinguished composer Joan Tower. Events w...
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South Salt Lake City police officers and firefighters will soon receive pay increases, thanks to the approved 2008-09 budget, approved by the South Salt Lake City Council at the June 18 Council meeting. Firefighters, police officers and city officials to benefit from new budget
The South Salt Lake City Council approved the $30.8 million budget for fiscal year 2008-09 on June 18, tapping into $87,000 of the city’s reserve monies to balance the budget. Kyle Kershaw, direct...
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Disabled Rights Action Committee hosting event to raise funds for disability rights
Disabled Rights Action Committee is accepting donations of new or gently used items of all kinds to be sold at a rummage sale on Aug. 9. This fundraiser will help DRAC bring awareness to civil ...
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An artist’s rendering of the new building at Market Station which will eventually house Elite Model Management. Elite Model Management joins Market Station
Paris, Milan and New York City. Now South Salt Lake? Elite Model Management, an internationally-known modeling agency, is the latest business to join the Market Station real estate project in Sout...
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