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Show 2" Standard-Examin- er . V zvly BE1E7 Aygg!apg,aa . JANUARY 15, 1998 XvK Combined chamber sets goals DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL 17, NO. 232 Sliding and soaring Second week of Utah Winter Games full of fun and medals By AMY PRAY their way to fun and medals in the second week of the Utah Winter Games. And theres still time to participate as many events are coming up this final weekend of competition. Brian Smith, 37, of Liberty, had always wanted to slide on a luge since he grew up in flat Michigan. We were gravity deprived. Snowmobiles towed us behind on sleds. I learned to parallel ski behind a snowmobile, said the emerHospigency doctor at McKay-De- e tal. Now he owns 21 sleds, three plastic luges and uses his half-mil- e iong driveway as his luge track. The starting ramp is off the garage roof. I take a luge to get the paper in, Smith said. Three years ago, when the Utah Winter Sports Park opened, he officially learned how to slide. Hes been clocked at 65 miles per hour, and he took fourth place in the Games competition. The mam emphasis of the Utah Luge Club is to train kids so they can earn a gold medal in the Olympics, Smith said, but I slide with them. Its all the kids and me. Its neat to be involved in a different sport starting from the grass roots and to use the most highly technical, highly developed track in the world. Judith and Bill Schmid of Bountiful were when they e took the clinic "Former Olympian Jon Owen gave us the luge instruction and taught us the lingo so we could impress our friends, Judith Schmid said. We started at Curve 12 on the actual Olympic track. As people got more confident, excited and cocky, we moved up farther. Id do it again in a heartbeat." It was a blast, Bill Schmid added. I highly recommend it." Also at the Utah Winter Sports Park, Trent Rounkles, 23, and his father, Keith Rounkles, 42, both of Ogden, soared from the HILL AIR FORCE BASE - Combining forces was only the beginning for the Layton and Clearfield chambers of commerce. Officials from the newly consolidated North Davis Chamber of Commerce have their eye on a new home and their thoughts on how to spotlight the entire county. They want to start by opening an office in the proposed Davis Conference Center, announced Steve Rush, past chairman of the Layton chamber, at last weeks chamber luncheon. From the beginning, the goal of the Layton chamber was to have a spot inside that center, he said, adding that it had become a priority for the merged chamber. The original proposal was to promote Davis County as a gateway to ski resorts and Antelope Island. Working with the cities and county, I think the chamber can take the leadership role in that, said. Rush said the chambers were finally ready to deal with competition to the north rather than drawing battle lines between cities in their own county. He and others involved in the new chamber have been trying to avoid any link with the last attempt several years ago to merge the countys four chambers. The deal fell through and relations between the groups fizzled. The South Davis and Kaysville chambers still declined the latest invitation to join the merger. g But Kaysville joined as a member and agreed to keep a dialogue open. Weve all realized its one big honkin county, Rush exclaimed with a laugh. Were going to have to work together and focus on what w'e have in common. Someday, we could be some huge umbrella organization. Maybe not. But thats way down the road, Rush said. Julie Snowball, new chamber chairwoman, said everyone in the county needed to cooperate if the county was going to be a force to be reckoned with in the state. The added power and stronger voice in the Legislature that a larger chamber could bring was a big factor in the decision to merge, she said. She challenged members to work with lawmakers and make their presence known to compete with Ogden and Weber County. InstCud of two smaller groups, we can go in as a chamber and all of a sudden people listen, Snowball said. The OgdenWeber chamber has such an organized effort. They usually run over Davis County on the way to the bank. Rush suggested that the conference center could Davis also host an office for a County convention and visitors bureau. I icldmg questions from the audience, the panel of new chamber officials still faced challenges. Some members were concerned that the cities might lose their distinct identities in a large group. Snowball said each city that joined would get a voting seat on the board. Programs sponsored by the chambers, such as Clearfield's annual I ourth of July fireworks, would continue to be a chamber event for at least the next two years. She hoped that the cities eventually would take over the civic duties, leaving the chamber to deal with area business. She also said they continued to develop bylaws that would equally include all cities. Traces of skepticism and wariness remain. Being the dissenter, I was a little surprised I was invited (to the luncheon), said Doug Stanger, Kaysville chamber chairman. "We didnt take the decision lightly, and it wasn't a unanimous decision. There were just uncertainties about how our cities would be served by a large chamber to the noith. He also disagreed with Rush's conclusion that Kaysville didnt know what they were going to do yet Stanger said they were certain they were not See CHAMBERS dues-payin- first-time- cr See GAMES 2 LUGE; HOME: West Bountiful Police Chief Wayne Jeppsons office is in one of the of a ion member Crae Anderson (above) of Bountiful participates in the luge event dunng the Utah Winter Games at the Utah Winter Sports Park in Salt Lake City At left, Anderson is ail smiles. Kornoun: SMnddrt) Lwroner building that will house the police department lEAHUOGStCN S twxfctfd ammr DOR COPY Farmington The city withdrew its appeal opposing the Davis County Planning Commissions decision to approve an application from Nextel Communications to locate a 120-focellular tower adjacent to Clark Lane at approximately 900 West. At the time of the appeal, the city was involved in land-us- e planning and transportation issues in the area and the proposal by Nextel Communications required further study. After careful review of the tower site and abutting wetlands, utility easements, approved and potential transportation improvements, and emerging land uses in the area, we stand by our earlier resolve that other sites on Mr. Richards property may be more appropriate for a cellular transmission facility. Nevertheless, the city council and I choose not to pursue an appeal," wrote Mayor Gregory S. Bell in his letter to the commission. It is our understanding after meeting with the property owner, Aaron Richards, and Nextell Communications, that the tower will be placed 120 feet from the line instead of the 51 feet originally planned for," said Bell right-of-wa- y Boyce honored by council Outgoing councilwoman Tammy Boyce was given her name plate and a plaque for her service on the city council for the last four years. The council and I are greatly saddened to lose the services of Tammy," Mayor Gregory S. Bell said last week. "She has demonstrated great energy, caring and a love of Farmington and the people She has a unique ability to take council from the public and then make good decisions." Newly elected Councilman David Dixon was welcomed Plaques commemorating service were given retiring planning commission members Niels Plant, Dale Buxton and Constance Hughes. WEST POINT Former mayor honored with day Wednesday has been proclaimed Howard Stoddard Day The day has been set aside to express appreciation for the former mayor s 24 years of serv.ee to West Point City An open house will be held in Stoddard s honor on Wednesday from 6pm until 8 p m at Schneiter s Bluff Golf Course, 3495 W 300 North in West Point Friends, colleagues, associates and others wishing to express appreciation are invited to attend in ... a house West Bountiful hopes soon to build a new place for officers L By DICK WALTER Sund,tJ Uanww coreiporxprt WEST bedrooms home The city hopes to begin plans soon for a new public works Wasatch Luge Club Police department is housed V1 ''.I rs leam-to-lug- cr FEELING RIGHT AT correspondent PARK CITY - Northern Utahns slid, soared and schussed Standard Examiner Davis Bureau Luts Tower appeal is withdrawn By HARRIET WALUS Standard-Examin- Communities pull together to spotlight all of Davis County he City t BOUNTIFUL -- When someone talks about old home week at the West Bountiful Police Department, they might just really mean it. The West Bountiful Police have been operating out of a house next to the city office for the past several years, and they would like to build a new home. According to City Manager Wendell Wilde, the house was was built in the 1950s and the po Planning panel members appointed lice have simply outgrown their env ironment. Originally, the police occupied a couple of small rooms which were part of the citv office building, Wilde said. We had two automotive bays in the back of the building and the city converted them to offices m the laic 960s or early 970s. When the police department outgrew them, the city purchased the home next to the city office and with very little modification moved the police into it It is rather unique," Wilde said, "to have the police working in rooms with gold foil and flow- 1 1 SeeHOUSL2 Two members have been appointed to the planning commission Gary Peterson replaces Richard Craythorne in one seat, and Gerald Page retains his seat. Also, Roger Woodward was appomted to the Board of Adiusfmenis for a five year term Woodward replaces newly elected mayor Jay Ritchie Gordon Champneys was appointed to a second term on the Mosquito Abatement Board |