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Show t YOUTH Utahs Olympiads V ,s ' l!)l"Hll4.1l ItWIUMlUS HiiiuY4wnitiui'n S ) ' COMMUNITY Sweet surprise ' (Jill MARCH 23. 1W7 Ktil jsrrui in DAVIS COUNTVS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL 10. NO. 108 Davis lives Neighdors To submit an mm tor He gnbors. can 7 IQ 4051 mt d.iyj Donations, donations . . . The words dinner, dancing end now donations, can be associated with Charley Charleys, a Daws County pnvato Its a boy ... and a boy ... and a girl him. Meritorious service blonde knew something was up when she The said. woman's intuition she thing, IICIGIITS Ferris and When Cyndee went off a birth control Dcrbidgc have a new phrase to repeat many limes. drug, she discovered her system was oil Yes theyre triplets, and yes were glad balance. The couple experienced infertility problems for over a year, so a fertility theyre ours. was prescribed. drug With the birth of the three babies two I knew there was a slight chance of weeks ago. the I crris DerbiJge family of multiple births, but it is only about I perFruit Heights went from three to six, incent, Cyndee said. When she got pregstantly. Joshua Derek, Jordan Alec, and Ta- nant the first momh, Cyndecs mind starttiana Celest were bom just minutes apart ed to race. I was always one of those people who March 7, at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City. All weighed slightly under 5 never wanted twins, especially after I had pounds, but arrived miraculously strong Trevor and saw how much work one child ALL IN A ROW: One and healthy. They all went home with is," she said. by one, Ferns Derbidge dresses the family's new triplets (from left) Derek, At 10 weeks, Cyndee had to know the Tia and Jordi, in the crib the threesome share. their mother four days later to meet their older brother, Trevor, 3. truth, so she asked her physician for an ulLuckily, the Derbidgcs had plenty of trasound. My husband went with me. He He started counting, one..two..throe. Cyndee admits she panicked. I was re- time to prepare for the new arrivals. thought we were just going to find out the sex of the child. At first I thought he was counting fin - ally scared about triplets. One mother has Shortly after discovering she was pregAs the ultrasound was performed, the gers or toes. 1 never thought he was coun nant, Cyndee, 29, became nervous she See BABIES2 might be expecting twins. The tall slender physician became animated. ting heads, Ferris said. BY SALLY GALE started showing at two months. Standard Examiner correspondent dub. Dan Hart owner of Charley Chaney s, 395 S, State Street, in Clearfield, said that over the past three weeks club patrons raised S2 010 lor the Muscular Dystrophy Association by buying shamrocks lor SI each. The green paper shamrocks bearing the donators name are posted throughout the club. Hah will present !he money to the MDA this week, adding thal the kindness ol his customers doesn t surprise FRUIT . . . The Davis County Mosquito Abatement District has honored Gene Greer of South Weber and Mel Wood of Sunset for their meritorious service. Both have served as board members on the board of directors for the DCMAD. Greer served as the appointed representative for South Weber to the Mosquito Abatement board for 18 years, only missing two meetings. A long time resident of South Weber, he worked for South Weber for many years. Wood has served as the representative of Sunset City on the board of trustees since 1964 and has lived in Sunset since 1954. He worked for Sunset City until he became public works director for Clinton where he has worked for City, several years Spelling it out . . . Jason Swaney was the top winner of the spelling bee held recently at North Davis Junior High. He received a $10 gift certificate from Peter Piper were Ryan Pizza. Runners-uStephensen and Kathy Murray They received a $5 gift certificate from Peter Piper p Egg hunts, Easter play, all part of holiday fun The Easter rabbits in a frenzy of activity right now getting ready for the upcoming holiday, but hes got some help locally. Area cities and organizations have planned Easter egg hunts and other events. Clearfield The Clearfield Pool will hold an Easter can egg dive Saturday. Children ages dive for plastic Easter eggs filled with cash 8-- and prizes. Cost is $1.25 per person, which in- cludes Open Plunge admission after the Heres a roundup. dive. The dive will be divided in three age groups starting at noon. For more information call Clearfield Recreation and the American Legion Post No. 134 and auxiliary will provide more than 600 dozen eggs for this years hunt Saturday. Six separate hunting areas have been designated for groups 774-727- 2. ages 2 and under, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 9 and 2 plus an area for children with special needs Parents will only be allowed to help their children in the age group and special needs area. 7-- 10-1- See EASTER2 acts like a kid - and is almost as big - Playing a bird for the Wall family. Ten A. Wall and her children, Danny, 13 and Eleata, 10, have four feathered friends that act just like kids, and a few that are almost as big. Ill never have an empty nest, says Wall with a laugh. My children may grow up and leave me, but my birds never will." - The first bird they got, Luver D. Bugger, was a month old when they got him in April of 1993. He had been hand-raise- d and hand-fed macaw is The called Luver for short, though theres nothing short about him. He hits my chin and his tail is down to my knees, says Wall. His beak is about 4 inches long. d. green-winge- Shepherd happy to be with people He is available at the Davis mix is County Animal Shelter for a $50 adoption fee, plus a $10 license fee Adoption hours are from 4 p m. weekdays and 9 a m. to 1 p m on Saturdays. Call extension 2, for more information. 2-- 3-- o, 544-835- BEST QUOTE Criminals are like predators: They go after the weakest link. r Holthaus, Clearfield Police, talking about how criminals choose their victims, which often include the elderly Bill h. ANIMALV2 . . . Lilian Kramer of Kaysville has been named to the deans list for fall semester at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. A student must achieve at least a 3 5 grade point average. Creighton is an independent Catholic university operated by the Jesuits which enrolls approximately 6,200. German His cage is 6 feet high and 5 feet long. Ive had Luver since he was a baby, says Wall. A face only a mother could love. Wall knows some breeders who taught her how to feed the birds. Its like bringing a pree-mi- e home from the hospital. He slept like a baby. He did eat every 4 hours. Its amazing how much they are like people. He likes to play peek-a-bosays Wall. Luver also likes to shake your hand with his tail, and take baths in the kitchen sink, said Wall. They live for a long time, as long as they are taken care of well, she said. Macaws eat everything people eat, besides chocolate and avocado. They eat every meal we eat, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, theyre really They also love very people-istuna fish, chicken, and fish sticks. See Making the grade This i LAYTON Joyce Elison was in charge and volunteer parents served as judges. Approximately 54 students participated. PET OF WEEK Bird By VIKKI LEZA Standard Examiner correspondent Pizza. BIG BIRD: Eleata, Ten and Danny Wall watch O one of their pet birds, a 3 green-winge- d macaw named Luver. $ 1 |