South Jordan city offices and libraries were scheduled to close Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day, according to a November 11 report by Utah Grows. While schools were in session on Wednesday, Nov. 11, Jordan School District students will have no school on Friday, Nov. 13, for a teacher professional development day.
Local facilities including the South Jordan and Daybreak libraries and the Gale Museum were scheduled to close on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Although these offices were closed, trash pickup was not delayed.
Several community events were scheduled for the week including a West Jordan Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 AM at Veterans Memorial Park, and a Draper Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, between 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM at Draper Park. Other scheduled activities include a Teen Chess Club on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at Daybreak Library, and the Salt Lake Family Christmas Gift Show at the Mountain America Expo Center from Thursday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, Nov. 14.
Real Salt Lake is scheduled to play Seattle in a Wild Card playoff match on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 8 PM MT on Apple TV. If the team wins, a second game is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27, at 8 PM MT at America First Field in Sandy.
A City Council hearing regarding a rezone request for 2929 W. 11400 S. has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1. The request involves changing the zone from R-1.8 to R-3. The Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing on the matter Tuesday, Nov. 10, but the city will re-notice the new hearing date.
The National Weather Service expects sunny skies with temperatures near 60 degrees on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and near 62 degrees on Thursday, Nov. 12. Partly sunny skies with temperatures near 63 degrees are expected Friday, Nov. 13, followed by likely rain into Saturday, Nov. 14.
South Jordan maintains a veterans memorial at the front of Memorial Park Cemetery. Erected in 2002 by the South Jordan Historical Committee, the monument features a two-soldier sculpture by artist L’Dean Trueblood and receives new names of veterans buried at the cemetery each year around Memorial Day.
