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Show V.fFHYfifflfXPAWAS AUGUST 7, Clearfield of C ISidCfiTHDAViStfACfn.AliGySTJ, (Parade Winner ii tllAKHM- ( ( Na-N- k-i- il'a lg O1 1 T IN I hf ki-'a- IN N IUwJ,n ft fi.fcl.S) .M 1) JW.fcljrtl HiUl J fJt t laHiltltiljtl li'ft4 It. C, (! IN l tn Mill Inf IN li Kll fa flMtap fail ifl A MA'f t Ml ifcJil INI impfMiftnrttU afl fc mik liinn to in it Afl "II I II II f ! plaA awl IN Kuri, N m4, tula 41irtjj IN (jiiMpS tfcfjiflrs Ifl fiUn& I N pal aif jitJ pH'nirj (frutA aul w Ure. ' IVapltf JIcJ me nl 'alnifi la he lalj the men. if IN) y fal wan nv thing Mr. lines kMc4 1h.1i the o-' fHfllhNwikl IfallW will Itp IN fuiaJc nunemrnt- - lie that the piaMem he cm iclc4 in next year's piK1 la 'h4 cinluhMi, anj he ntaJe afl etfifll l Ihe oiher menthet that next year' judging f entries by thanged, vug-jrM- unkc "WHEN HIE entry HUrtl arc malted, ll should say an the hrm lhal lhc hare la he a! Ihe area by a eeriain lime fiflfll ft amhev Mid At pt."fl.fcMh I.a I. fly ( Sfcal Mid flftd M ptertef paH (.me rmpJoy lhal pou-Ikf- THE COl'NTY library hoard opted to participate in the stale library board rather yary board, ll M MU flftd ret and pf.ig. in tny pf about IferlatidayMiiiNAu. Mtih Jatit tW.iy. Mat named interim duraof vf iN Ihaic Couwy tytiem L.ti(iU ith IN dofl.it-Ca- l lame fot 1 St NMilI. iif tJ. I j tm t M t aflimme. it! iu. errand (fle (il (if.fcip, tn.fc.hied J flleC dllll IriM ip, Supt Itni can It'll dull Irani wa t liiewiHlt div flat dir IW CIMienifl flam ihe gioiip. ihi'ush ane cam fiufll turfierd aNmt ihe pf the g.mc ana. inhere 4irdig la He tfym her memher. under age children mere running ihe garnet iih na tupcrtpinn. (ham-hnun l,arry Hrann tud. "You cauldn'l figure pul h.il Ihe mrMl irsa-waiw- n e 1 N ( lumher't A cat r than continue processing in the headquarters Farmington lib- rary. But Library Director Jeanne Layton said it will take three months to program the stale computer" after its determined what should be included. Weve had two lengthy meetings up to now and as we ihmV ll a real opportunity and challenge, I Ifl Moling foTMard 10 ll. m gmltg 0 (flit flaUt ClWfll) bUl I watt them IN Nl," MRS. filVUYM rifled many capauNc in fiat it re-Ctmniy. Irym feme hlfcanafl, poaium in rjucaiuflully, the rcceitrd IN' ACC I matter' degree in library hi cnce from jingharn Young Cmvcrtiiy in 1100 in IVX pat pf puhhc information coordinator, SN had Moiled prciUMjdy at aoial.f crai IN I'nncrtiiy pf lUah Mamoll mC, Nr tendered Monday. 1 ibrary Board Chairman Lan ilhiictide aid. tte want la etpre our arprecuiMfl. SN THE AOSHUL Library it aKnil two year old did pul forth great elhtrf Mhitc N cred a director." building lahfaiy. PaiC fillahomafl. Mr, (jalMway Mat raited near Idaho t all. Ida. She ha ihree children and four grandchildren. sin iit uniifaujiiii If tN Idd NM wNn hmng iN rytirm in li?l. la Nr curreni eating Af.Kt, rei la peptc t1eaield Hot ttiml mai if e ndtenue three th"P Mmrill Ihctflhrf Ial 4sh AelieKir rtmed Bwc reeefiil. ateorJirtg la ftikfiH elm naird ihil in IN (oner area 4 ihe lean me. M e himhcr canc aul anlv S'l haii. g truth heller loan ihm in paM lent, ha pnlj tf Ihe THtY ttAVT lhal library 10 grow and January, I. get into it we're finding its more compics than both (state and county I anticipated," she saiJ. noting computer work could he completed "sometime after Jan. I." WE FELT we ought to have a trial run and that's six months minimum up to a year. Hhtfcdt in ihf area He OKs FARMINGTON ll look 1m Emotes an early morning emergency eiiH) f iN Dam County Board of Lducaiiiu) in allow for oflkial use uf S6.S million in la anticipation note. THE BOIKO had already accepted the ntct in a bid by ihree area bank in tNir regular meeting July 19 but a further rctoiution wa required by banking official for the notes to lake immediate effect. Thai brought ihe board ligethcr for a 7 a m. meeting Friday al div- - It" extremely complex. There are many things theyre locked int0 and we've lold them what we'd like hut we're having to work compromises, she said. Board Chairman Evan Whitesides said the county shout proceed and see for several months if it's worthwhile, and if not, go back (to trie! headquarter ington, in Farm- 1. 1981 li. I tr!n Anderten of Bountiful ihe paem of and iNy (even ihddren, mo hate graduated from fiouniifuf H'gh, flit children are ho primary m til that time hut Roger Cilmcs. Board Chairman Lucile Reading said IN special meeting had to be Nld for the bid hoard clerk. aid sueh an arrangement is preferred because it means the money can be inscstcd after tax dollar have been receued. to take effect Aug. I for interest reasons. THE NOT K$ arc used to pay district bill in anticipation of Dx monies rcccis ed later in the year, beginning in December, the practice is common with both the school district and Davis County. The mites will mature June of Zions First National Bank. First and Second National Banks of Layton and Clearfield Slate Bank submitted the only bid with a 6.24 percent interest rate, tb A CONSORTIUM VNVsWAVAW.V.VV.V.V.V.W.VAVA M county processing). PARTICIPATION in Ihe state processing doesn't cost the county extra because taxes finance the service. But Miss Layton added, "a great deal of time for our stalT would be involved," and noted. If they take us on we will he the Digest library in the stale (that they service). The only large one they do (now) is Weber County. They nvnumimiiiM dont do 1 taking. AND MISS Layton said. Amy Owens, state employee overseeing technical processing, said she would have to see the impact on the department before giving final word" on state's ability to handle the Davis County system, tb U. He fu worlcd wjih Ihtulid, Herculet and Unh Rotlefdyne he worled on ihe man in pacc Rotl-cidyn- 67 million dol- lar facility for the di'povtl of obsolete chemical munition. Many of the CAMDS autv me are com rolled by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare 11 are many of the schools. His office ha found May of Morling Mith HEW which would apply to educational problem, lit experience ha demonstrated to him the need for practical education for the homemaker, the secretary, the artisan and technician as well a the profession. He has worked in the direction and management of Urge, dollar project for 15 years. He feels that as a licensed, professional en- gineer that many of the techi-quof business, science, and industry can be used to improve the quality of education and yet keep the school budget within the economic limits required, by todays economy. His motto is "More Education for the Dollar." MR. PARKIN believes that engineers are problem solvers and that this philosophy of think that it's time that people put the blame where the blame belongs right hack on the individuals involved. . I'M REFERRING to the two families of south Davis County who recently experienced emergencies one a fire in their home and the other an intruder who entered their home and then had difficulty in getting emergency service that they so badly needed. in both cases resulted The hangup fiom the parties involved dialing the 911 emergency number only to find out that they do not live in Bountiful and the call was transferred to two other agencies before help was finally summoned. IN BOTH CASES, emergency service was on the way within minutes after getting the response. But in both instances, it was several minutes reportedly up to 20 mifrom the time the emergency call nutes was dispatched over 911 until police and fire assistance was at the scene. Now, what's the problem? THE PROBLEM, to put it simply, is that both parties involved live in the unincorporated area of south Davis County but have Bountiful prefix telephone numbers. Thus; they assumed that by dialing 911 they would be connected with the proper fire and police agencies. But they quickly found out that this is not true. , THE EMERGENCY 911 number dialed by persons with a 295, 292, 298 prefix goes directly to the Bountiful Police. And thats fine if the caller lives within the Bountiful city limits. But what about Centerville, Woods Cross, West Bountiful, Val Verda and some North Salt Lake residents who also have the Bountiful prefix telephone number but reside outside the Bountiful city limits? THATS l HERE the confusion exists in more ways than one. For example, Centerville, West Bountiful, Woods Cross and Val Verda residents should dial direct to the Davis County JVORTH SALT Lake has its own fire and police departments, but the problem here lies in the fact that some residents of the community have Salt Lake City prefix telephone numbers and a direct dial of 91 would put them in communication with the Salt Lake City, not the North Salt Lake police department. Those North Salt Lake residents with a Bountiful prefix (292 and 295) who dial 91 direct would be connected with Bountiful City Police Department, regardless of the nature of the call. 1 1 THUS, NORTH Salt Lake residents wanting police assistance should call the Davis County Sheriffs Department. Dispatchers there will immediately summon a local police car to the scene. Emergency fire calls should be made to the North Salt Lake Fire Department, And the Salt Lake area Mountain Bell Telephone directory finally has improved with the new edition just off the press. Previously, it listed 91 in big black letters for emergency calls. Then in small print "except for communities listed below and listed six Davis County communities. 295-113- 1 WHY CANT IT list each community in alphabetical order, just like it (Ma Bell) does for communities in Weber County and North Davis County? First, its human nature to look in the front of the book (telephone directory) for an emergency number. And if you are under stress and see the big black numerals 911 for all emergency calls, thats what you will call. ALSO, IT WOULD be frustrating for a person in stress to look for an emergency number for his city and not find his city listed. I think Ma Bell could do a lot to follow the format that it uses in its Ogden directory and list the 91 1 cities alphabetic-ally. Bountiful police dispatchers substantiate this theory. They get many calls sometimes 0 to 20 a day from callers who dial 1 and a large number of the calls have to be transferred to other agencies. THATS WHAT happened to the first two cases I cited at the beginning of this column. Now, lets review what happened, and why. Owner of a home on 2700 South frantically dialed 911 after a flash fire caught his garage and home afire. The caller has a 295 prefix and the call was received by the Bountiful police dispatcher. BUT ALTHOUGH the caller had a Bountiful prefix telephone number, the home was located outside the Bountiful city limits in the unincorporated area of south Davis County. The Bountiful dispatcher then incorrectly forwarded the call to the North Salt Lake fire department but the fire was also out of their jurisdiction. ACCORDING TO Davis County Fire Chief Brent Argyle, it was only after the third call that the county firemen received the emergency call and that they responded immediately and were on the scene in a matter of a few minutes. But we (county firemen) got all the blame, said Chief Argyle. Had we gotten the call sooner, without the delays caused by improper calling, we could have saved more of the home than we did. THERE WAS some $50,000 damage caused to the home, garage and contents (including three vehicles) and a frustrated owner is still mighty upset. Its understandable that the owner called 91 because he does have a Bountiful telebut phone number and mailing address does not, by a matter of only a block or two live within Bountiful city limits. 1 THE OTHER related case of dialing 91 1 and not getting immediate response happened to a woman who lives in the same general area of unincorporated south Davis County. She received a call from her young daughter that an intruder was in their home. The mother was at work at a Salt Lake hospital when she received the call. puldem of ihe h hoof ty .tern mud N intiiiied in ihe nhoof lyflem. (hher are of com cm are: (II Student arc important they come ftrti. 1 hey are more than a prifcJuci tut h at mu and bolt, they are people! Declining thould be made wuh theu bed imereti in mmd. Recently. he ha noted a tendency in education in varioui iiate to twitth to the product concept. 1 hi trend which occur in large educational y time mutt not be allow cd 10 occur in our county. (21 HE II IS noted a marked decline in the confidence that the electors have In the school board. This trend must be reversed if the school system is to enjoy the support of the elector, the lax payer. Without their support it cannot function efficiently. Ihe school board must be responsive to the desire of those who elect them. There are some limit to such responsiveness but w here practicable the board should attempt to carry out the wishes of the electorate. (3) MANY problems of Ihe past were due to poor communication between the board and the electorate and these problem continue. The channels of communication must be improved. Mr. Parkin has been active in the LDS Church serving as a bishop and as a stake high councilman. Previous to moving to Bountiful, he was a Rotarian in Granger. He has observed and worked on many school activities as a committee member of the Stoker Elementary PTA and the Granger Elementary PTA. duate work at the University of Utah and the BYU in child development and in children's terature. She has also been active in civic organizations. A former member of the Board of Trustees of the Primary Children's Hospital, vice president of the South Davis Community Hospital, she is now secretary and member of the board of Hospital. li- Lake-vie- By CARY R. BLODGETT 1 finding new. economical irproathe la oting ihe Seeks Reelection To School Board trite 91 arautvi. pahkin . e. prtgram. He lu alto worlcd in ihe flharmaccuneal induiry in La Angelc. He i curremly 'employed wuh ihe Hepari-meof Army an engineer Mill) Ihe PffiiC managing Ihe Chemical Agent Mumium Dip potal Slticm ICAMDSI. Live Before An Sheriff s Office for police assistance and the Davis County Fire Department for fire assistance. .S MR. PARKIN kludied ll BYU and received hr Nihe-M- r' degree in cNmnal engineering and hr metier in admimoiaiion from IN U. of multi-millio- n Orem, Provo or Logan. They do the smaller libraries. Its quite an under- Know Wlheir You 1 in board. Because pf Ihe broad range m IN ace of hJkthildren, N pefoflai!y coftierned ah- ihii edui'anofl ai ail It riv Ihe family inier? a m e due aiwn e lend bail 10 Ihe ut' Mhtii bo. gfta! grandfather Ma mi mNr of (he Uval Noo board, CAMDS IS and can't be repaid un- d gfadu-flit- auy fhgh in fie ll married la IN former Horn m in fct!ht ahead of lime. He tothfafed Ihe tUfctctt pf IN ne Mriitnt i,fccahfcis Ihe WavaUh I lnl. a chain lhal hat tpeni nuilront rf dollar m Adtenping otcr IN la! couple al the leniaiitc promoiion daiet. at announced by Ihe I3 Oumher. will N Npl. and X In aJJiuon. IN gtottp Mill full pff a memheithtp dm eon Auguti X. going frim hutinct to hutinct in an rJJort la gel iNm la join ihe Chamber. At Uoddy pul if Wednesday, ihe hey it MR. FlRMN Mat raiurd in Boganfitl and tiiendrd reaton for running for gfOMih, t4 feaftite Mluflflnd frl.fl. ilu.thed in powiioa alter Moc layiont rrmtiaiemrni in Nad-juane- iB a long May tatd, iinuigh HIIUIEV lhai ue rouiJ tlfaWW retad pliee . fuipi'N N tad, IN efcied meniNrt la kl IN n maylNy merthihithmi fa, rfld flier men-hrit- Many people d.ui1 iNy thtHild pun. tiictung 1 need lor tljei ( aanijr ShriJI 'iar, rn.fc.hied flaefi Alah.ifl Sihif Afcl-- IU 1.44 S.fcie hn.i4 ll.gli Si heal . ( lenl.fij hand award, I IN jfaiiaaiflg i.e hate la 'Viler in mer chiflit iJfis" r the i4, "tin II titi gel I iuth tiaiet." ij.thrlMoi added lhl Ihe pr.Mfl.fci.4i it 4 jpfctd at lapel Mfchrlfcfci hI hfi pine faunae ul. ( if uf ( Pn fiuilknkUtt. t hifihriiMflfMn I pUif rwiiHriul, her lf fiive .A t Iltj Ihe iiorq home, N Mat lot mg for an adding, pppofiumiy f.if imreatrd and cofltiftued cl Trial Run With Library FARMINGTON- -It coulJ be upward of a year before a Inal run" between the Davis County Library and State Library Board show if the two systems should join forces. I'm imprettrd Miih fk iliuet, IN Iom n ami IN htR fl htlll (iilloMay.cF Cfitun nt(, Nt Nrn iht4 t hlfcary iluriior i4 IN RotfJJ C Icrt.lfcf, lit INI (fluefl i4 IN ffcUiJij ihfp'-- j lfce. ike .4 IN i.fcett,N Ifirtf ira'i th. .!., fc',ih. fli.r iume f4Us!s ilifi." I m Kill.f VI JfifiS a. a maw-lfcf- Smipi kij f uf I luk '?.!, itJt.lhaliU tr mJe jfjJfcWii 4 ill t up U paiaJf M IN N Mrtl )rf, flfit, IS.fc.Mj .id IN gfatifl isniN j ftir la flet an - fiiiJr If.jj !jii Wismlj-iJljiJi.- lJ HI 04 $cill. 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Naturally, she was connected with Salt Lake Citys emergency because she was making the call from within Salt Lake City. She said she didnt know that Bountiful and Salt Lake City were on different 91 1 that there is no emergency frequencies connection between the two. THE FRANTIC mother, like many others, had been instructed to dial 911 for any emergency. But in this case, after calling the emergency number and getting Salt Lake City emergency facilities, her call was relayed to Bountiful. Realizing that the callers address was not within Bountiful city limits, the call was relayed to Farmington Davis County Sheriffs Office. lthe DESPITE THE mixup in 91 1 calls, it is not a long delay to be dispatched to the wrong agency, explained a Bountiful dispatcher. Its just a matter of getting on the radio (police) and calling the appropriate agency. However, this does necessitate re- peating the emergency message and address, thus taking up some time, the dispatcher explained. Perhaps the best solution to the confusion which arises in south Davis County is to have a single emergency dispatch system and a consolidated police and fire district. YES, THIS might help this particular problem because there would then be no boundaries to be concerned about. Police paramedics, firemen, and all other emergency crews would roll at the sound of the alarm regardless of the location of the emergency. But until then (if it ever happens), the best answer is for all families especially those in the unincorporated area of the county and those with Salt Lake City prefixes who live in the North Salt Lake area to be certain of their location and then post the appropriate emergency number on their telephone. REMEMBER, ITS where you live not that counts when your telephone prefix it comes to making emergency calls by dialing 911. LUCILE C. READING Lucile C. Reading, presi- dent of the bavis County Board of Education and a long time resident of Davis County, is seeking to that board from Precinct 3. She believes that knowledge gained from her educational, business, civic, and church experiences are vitally needed at this crucial time for the benefit of the school district although she had not previously planned to again seek office. MY GENUINE concern for the people of this area, especially the children and youth, and my commitment to service prompted me to file for she said. And I sincerely hope that my experience and maturity might prove valuable in keeping quality education in focus despite present problems. It appears to me that at this time it is essential to have some continuity in board membership. retary of the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society, Centerville Planning Board, and as secretary of the South Davis Chamber of Commerce. At the time of her association with the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Reading owned and operated the Mother Goose Shop in Bountiful. A widow, Mrs. Reading enjoys association with her two sons and their families, includ-- , n8 five grandchildren, and with the children and young people who frequent the old rock house in Centerville where she lives. DURING HER tenure as president of the Davis County Board of Education since January 1976, Mrs. Reading has been sensitive to the problems the taxpayers of Davis County, to the school administration, to the teachers of the district, and most importantly to the need for quality schools to help children and youth reach their highest potential for meaningful and productive lives. She has also acted as chairman of the Davis Area Vocational Center board since its organization two years ago. Vocational education is a must for this area in order to meet the challenge that faces dren published by the Chruch Davis County with its anticiof Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y Saints, Mrs. Reading has had pated growth and sebsequent need for skilled workers, many years experience as a , Mrs. Reading says. writer, feditor, and in preparation of language study courses MRS. READING for elementary grades for the recently received the Distiguished SerNorthwest Regional Educavice Award from Utah State tional Laboratory. She has University and has been cited also had comprehensive exfor an award by the Utah Assoperience in financing, budgetciation of Women as well as by ing, and balancing of funds. local groups of Davis County. Her chief interest, however, is MRS. READING received in giving service to children her BS degree from Utah State and young people wherever University and has done gra she sees a need. Managing editor of the Friend, a magazine for chil- |