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Township to celebrate community identity
by JM Martin
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For the fourth year Millcreek residents can look forward to summer fun at the Venture Outdoors Festival June 20. Festival organizer Aimee McConkie said the annual event, designed to showcase M...



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Venture Outdoors Scheduled Events
Morning Venture Activities: 7:30 a.m. “Fill the Ark” 5K Run (Wasatch Jr. High) 8-11 a.m. Millcreek Bike Rodeo & Breakfast (Big Cottonwood Park) 9 a.m. Millcreek Canyon H...
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Recent tests have shown that air quality is cleaner at the temporary batch plant on 3900 South and Wasatch Blvd. than lower in the valley.
	
	
Batch plant is shown to have little impact on air quality
Millcreek residents can breathe easy about the temporary batch plant on 3900 South and Wasatch Blvd. Representatives from the independent firm Kleinfelder visited the Mount Olympus Community Cou...
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More movie nights in Millcreek Township this summer
Free open-air movies are being offered again this summer at various parks in Millcreek Township. The four community councils are teaming up to show movies in each of their areas now through Augus...
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 11-month-old Maggie Agnew has a mysterious illness that prevents her from gaining weight or growing. To help her parents pay for a trip to a special hospital in Boston, neighbors came together for a fundraiser May 15 and 16.
	
	
	
Neighborhood bands together to help one of their own
Maggie Agnew is a blond, blue-eyed, 11-month-old little girl who loves to cuddle with her family and play with her older siblings. But Maggie’s parents, Sean and Michelle Agnew are worried. Magg...
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Construction for sidewalks along 3745 South from 1100 East to 1300 East is scheduled to begin this July. Millcreek Sidewalk Grant
Despite a tough economy and major budget cuts, Salt Lake County is following through on promised sidewalk projects throughout Millcreek Township. “We’re doing everything that we had scheduled at ...
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A citizen committee, formed by East Mill Creek residents, is hoping to transform an area at the corner of 2700 East Evergreen Avenue into a historical monument with a tentative groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for July 4.
	
	
	
Residents hope to make street corner history
Some residents who felt frustrated by Salt Lake County’s design plans for the corner of Evergreen Avenue and 2700 East have decided to take matters into their own hands. The corner became an issu...
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 Ron Johnson speaks at the East Mill Creek Community Council meeting May 7. Johnson, a founding member of the council, is hoping to get enough support to get Salt Lake County to name the new community center after East Mill Creek.
	
	
One local resident fights to keep new recreation center under old name
East Mill Creek resident Ron Johnson is worried his community is disappearing. As a founding member of the East Mill Creek Community Council (started in 1990) and a long-time, second-generation m...
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 East Mill Creek resident Shirley Winn is a master gardener and she s put those skills to work in her own yard.
	
East Mill Creek master gardeners offer tips
East Mill Creek is a place where gardeners flourish, with several local residents having earned the title “master gardener” through Utah State University’s master gardener program. Among those is...
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The Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center
Cardiovascular disease kills thousands of people in the U.S. every year and affects millions more. Whether it’s coronary artery or heart valve disease, heart attack, irregular heart rhythms or co...
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Precision Heating and Cooling
Now that the summer months have arrived with their hot temperatures and long, sunny days, it’s important to make sure your home has the best possible cooling system in place. At Precision Heating...
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Senior News
Mt. Olympus Senior Center 1635 East Murray-Holladay Road 801-274-1710 The center provides activities, classes and lunch every day for persons age 60 and older. A $2.50 donation is suggested for lu...
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Corroon Column
With the advent of HDTV , many people are choosing to discard their old analog televisions rather than purchase the necessary converter kits. Many analog television owners don’t need a converter...
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Library News
Calvin S. Smith Library 810 East 3300 South  801-944-7630 Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Tuesdays and Thursdays in June, 10:30 a.m. During library hours E...
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\ Concerned citizens and property owners reviewed and discussed the findings of a Salt Lake County blight study with consultants who conducted the study at the Salt Lake County Government Center on May 4. 
	
	
Area in West Millcreek may see new development
At least 50 percent of parcels between 200 East and I-15, an area known as West Millcreek, are affected by blight, according to a Salt Lake County study. County officials have been looking at th...
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 The Millcreek South Richards parcel
	Open space above Olympus Cove purchased for future expansion of Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Neighbors want area to be kept a wildlife refuge A 51-acre parcel of land known by county officials as the Bonneville Shoreline Trail Millcreek South/Richards parcel was recently purchased with op...
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Scouts host 48th annual buffalo barbecue fundraiser
More than 1,000 pounds of buffalo meat was served when local Boy Scout Troop 410 showed true western hospitality to hungry patrons at a fundraiser held April 25 at United Christ Methodist Church...
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Easter Egg Hunt
Kids showed up by the hundreds to the East Millcreek Lions Club Easter egg hunt at Evergreen Park, located at 2266 Evergreen Ave, on April 11. The Lions host this event along with a July 4 commun...
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From left, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Coroon, County Council member Jenny Wilson and Council member Jani Iwamoto just before the golden shovel symbolic groundbreaking. 
Caption2: Neighbors of the new fire station at 3300 South 1911 East, (from left) Judy Woodruff, Alice Karpowitv, Frank Karpowitv turned out to the groundbreaking. 
Fire department arrives in East Millcreek neighborhood
Cars lined the narrow neighborhood street adjacent to the spot designated for the new Millcreek Fire Station 106, at 3300 South 1911 East, for the official groundbreaking April 20. Judy Woodruff ...
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 Attendees at the first annual Diversity Dinner enjoy a Mexican-style fiesta dinner while they answer questions about their identity. The dinner was held May 1 and was intended to bring people of different cultures together. Millcreek Township joins together for first diversity dinner
Millcreek residents were given some food for thought as they participated in the township’s first annual Diversity Dinner, taking turns to answer questions about their culture and background. The...
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West Millcreek seniors help others on a rainy day
Late April showers didn’t stop Millcreek area seniors from having a yard sale to benefit their less fortunate peers. Despite poor weather on April 24 the seniors living at the Millcreek by Encore...
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