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Show I k MARCH 16, 1983 Davis Legislators Fonder Session Springtime: Travel Utah By TOM BUSSELBERG If you havent caught spring fever, yet, it will only be a matter of days before the calendar catches up with you and it really is spring. Council with heavy use of the new book, Utah: A Guide to e the State by Ward J. Roy-lanc- that was released last year. ITS the advent of AND WITH warmer days and hours of daylight, lots of peoeven-long- ples sights start turning to and short-fro- m a few hours escape to vacations-lo- ng some nearby canyon or historic site to the month-lon- g variety. Utah is full of such places that can invigorate you while entertaining or educating, and through the coming months, well try to take you there, vicariously, through coopera- tion with the Utah Travel AN update and version of the 1941 American Guide Series project produced by the federal Writers Program of the Work Pro- afternoon. It goes on to cover seasons and climate, events, travel tips, museums and exhibits, the Great Salt Lake, Utah State parks, national forests and parks. and Washington counties; ColGarfield and or Country-Ea- st: Kane counties; Caste Country-Cand Emery counarbon ties and Canyonlands, Grand and San Juan counties. heard Youve most-likel- y ELEVEN TOURS are outlined, including: Bridgerland-Cac- he and Rich counties; Golden Spike Empire - Box Elder, Davis, Morgan and Weber counties; Salt Lake Valley Salt Lake and vicinity-Gre- at about Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah, but have much-expand- jects Administration. Its broken down into chapters on climate and weather, physical makeup of the state, history, economics, cultural scene from religion to the arts, while Part 2 is where our emphasis will lie, Touring Utahs Highways and Sideroads. Several tours are outlined of that shorter variety suitable for families who just want to get away on a Saturday or Sunday -- st; Western Juab and Millard counties; Mountainlands-Summ- it, Country-Ea- you ever read about what could be the oldest log cabin in the state nearby, Uncle Jack Robinsons Cabin, dating from possibly the 1830s? Utah--Tooel- e, Utah and Wasatch counties; Dinosaurland-Dagge- counties; Panoramaland-Eas- tt, Duchesne and Uintah t: Piute, Sanpete, Seviere and Wayne Counties; Color Country-We- st; Beaver, Iron THERES the states nationnatural sites, al parks and their ranging from Chimney Rock in the Canyonlands National Park area to the Zion National Park amphitheater where the visitor center is located and home to sites known as East Temple, Towers of the Virgin, the Beehives and the Sentinel. The Travel Council is set up to provide information about scenic sites as well s events going on around the state operating from its headquarters at the old Council Hall across from the State Capitol in Salt Lake City, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone inquiries may be had by 1 while letters calling may be addressed to the council, Council Hall, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah By TOM BUSSELBERG North County Editor - SALT LAKE CITY It may not have won many friends along the way, but the most important thing accomplished by the legislators in a key Davis County representatives view was holding the budget to just over $2 billion. year-roun- d, 533-568- REP. ROBERT Garff, House Majority Leader, made that assessment as he reflected session that back on the saw many major changes in laws affecting criminal justice and moral issues. A lot of people feel this particular session concentrated on the criminal justice and moral issues 84114. 60-d- THE GUIDE is available in hardback, containing not only the tours but chapters on culture and physical factors men- tioned earlier, or may be obtained in a paperback version containing only the tours from area bookstores. with such things as insanity defense, child kidnapping, the missing children registry and the revamping of the criminal justice agency. Were building new prisons. I personally feel the most important thing we did was to write the budget to just a little over $2 billion. The problem is, we were in a recession year, with no money to give salary increases. The fact is, most of our workforce is struggling with unemployment or reductions in work pay. sssasBHBaassssss man limitations, Getting Students Involved seminar, Mrs. Middleton said in a telephone interview. By TOM BUSSELBERG - HunFARMINGTON dreds of Davis County youngsters are being turned on to learning more than ever before. THANKS TO a new program implemented by hundreds of Davis District teachers, students are learning the power of controlling their own lives and learning how to learn when theyre individually ready, explains Bonnie Middleton, district social studies curriculum supervisor. Called the Workshop Way," its an organization of time, materials and strategies which gives teachers the way to nourish within each child the five basic dispositions that all people have at birth, she told the board of education in a recent meeting. IT IS A way of creating a work-lif- e climate in the classroom in which the children are involved independently all day, except during the times when they are taught by the teacher in either a small group or a whole class lesson. Noting some teachers first became involved three years ago, many more have taken an introductory seminar, with another one starting Thursday with 75 signed up and 30 others already hoping for another TEACHERS are really excited about it, she said, recalling the case of a 4th grade teacher where one student previously wouldnt read or pur- sue anything academically. He just blossomed. It helps the slow as well as the gifted to be in charge of their own lives. It takes a whole new direction. Some adjustment is often required of teachers as they discover its not best to tell students they cant go to recess until a particular assignments completed, for example. NOTING ONE teacher spent $350 on materials although thats not required, Mrs. Middeton said, adding that some have indicated, Ive waited for this all my life. Parents comments have all been positive, except for one who didnt understand the program, she adds. Teachers from kindergarten at Stewart Elementary in Centerville through the 5th grade at Farmingtons Knowlton Elementary are immersed in the program, she explained, indicating most teachers are getting involved with additional seminars planned. THE PROGRAM takes six basic elements as foundation for learning: conditioning of the physical and social environment, providing instant personality activities along with the daily whole class lesson, vocabulary project, use of time and content for personal growth and parental involvement. A workshop schedule, listing tasks required of students is accompanied by teacher preparation and classroom organization. The second phase comes though use of the five freedoms and activation of positive attitudes by the teacher toward the child and his learning process. , THE FIVE freedoms are: freedom from fear, freedom of movement, of position and location for work, freedom of conversation while working and freedom of choice frept quently. Positive attitudes asked of teachers include reverencing the dignity of the person in each child; believing that all children can learn; using positive approaches in dealing with children and their problems; sensing the values that clearly allow them to see the difference between people and things; to realize that, early in the education process, children have to learn so well that they become aware of their power to learn. THE DAILY whole class lesson is the third element and attitude toward work and a sense of cooperation. DAILY TASKS are set up to nurture those feelings in areas concerns total pupil involvement with awareness of oneself as a learner, concentrating on strength and deads- ureness. The self-conce- pt favorable vocabul- ary project is a homework vocabulary assignment given daily for the entire school year. A vocabulary lesson on duplicated paper the minimum requirement is to be able to read one word or phrase with expression and speed. STUDENTS MAY read more or even the entire paper but the encounter with the teacher has to be pleasent in some way. It requires that the teacher wait--n- o one knows when the child will reach the growth point making him want to participate. Time and content comprise the fifth element, individualizing content for wherever a child is in learning, set up to build a dynamic relationship between teacher and student. PARENTAL involvement is stressed also where parents are asked to visit the classroom, sit with and help their children, sharing talents with the class. Basic dispositions children have by nature, according to the Workshop Way personnel, are to love to seek the truth, love meaning knowledge, what is fair and just, to have a simplicity and openess toward existence with all its hu- - including: decision-makinawareness of being, deadsureness, reflection, sharing with others, study habits, pow- er to risk, responsibility, creativity, power of success, ability to finish and a sense of knowledge. IT WAS the most austere budget we passed, considering the times. Most of the state agencies are not exactly happy. But no one, I think, cut a fat hog so I suspect a delicate balance was reached between the taxpayer on one side who cant afford new taxes and the state agencies on the other side who serve the public. The veteran legislator with six sessions behind him further assessing the past two months by saying, There was a lot more philosophical unity than ever before. The Democrats were easy to work with and the Republican Senate and House were together. That was DHS - KAYSVILLE Twenty-on- e students in Dr. Tim Hunts biology classes at DHS have been awarded research grants for their experimental science projects. STUDENTS began work on the projects in September and applied for the grants in January. The grants from Weber State College are to help de- fray the costs. The projects will be on display and these students will be competing March 16 at the Davis County Schools Science and Engineering Fair. The student grant recipients and their project titles are: DEBORAH Johnson, The Effect of sodium thiosulfate on the growth rate of chlorella as measured by the spectrophotometer. Janet Albiston, Effects of light on reproduction of hamsters. Necia Palmer, Creating a Monster. Becky Poulson, Riders? last-minu- te Easy - Duane Knowles, The effect of light on irises of blue and brown eyes. Roberts, Wendy Hamster family life. Carolyn Layton, A comparison of the effects of natural vitamins vs. synthetic vitamins on laboratory anim- als. By GARY R. BLODGETT News Editor LAYTON - There were some heroic efforts in the in downtown Layton last gasoline burned a Centervilthat critically morning Thursday le man and threatened to blow up three large gasoline explosion-fir- e tanks. HEROIC praise should be placed on the man who wrestled the burn victim to the ground and extinguished the blaze; for the woman who aided police by in a nearby mobile home park and going residents to evacuate the area; and to the 22 ordering firemen risked their lives to move danwho Layton gerously close to the fire and extinguish the blaze before the large tanks exploded. in the Tom Randall DisStan Randall, a in is still critical condition at tributing Company, Medical Bum Unit sufferUtah Center of University ing second and third degree bums over about 50 percent of his upper body. door-to-do- er MR. RANDALL, 51, of 485 S. 300 E., Centerville, was apparently filling a tanker truck parked aside one of the large gasoline tanks when the flammable liquid (gasoline) ignited, setting Mr. Randall and the truck on fire. Witnesses said Mr. Randall began to run his but was tackled by Kelly Criddle, clothing ablaze an employee at the plant, who extinguished the flames by rolling Mr. Randall on the ground. - - MR. RANDALL was treated by Davis County Paramedics at the scene and then airlifted by Life Right helicopter to the University of Utah Medical Center Bum Unit. It was a tense hour fear that the large tanks could explode and cause devestation in the downtown area. Layton police immediately evacuated a nearby mobile home park of about 80 residents and ordered evacuation of downtown businesses on Main Street south of Gentile Street and east on Gentile Street for two blocks. - Youth Center To Cost By TOM BUSSELBERG With the anticipated opening of the new Youth Development Center facility on West 12th Street come October or November, 5 Ogden area residents will be out of jobs. 10-1- OTHERS OUT of the 90 staff will have transferred to the West Valley City facility or gained employment at the new more compact Ogden area facility, sais Development Center Director and Bountifu-lit- e Jeff McBride, who notes hiring must be complete before July 1. The new facility, housed on eight acres vs. 65, will house about 30 youth compared to just over 70 now, with a similar number planned for West Valley City. The center will draw on youth from Davis County to the Idaho line, he says, with average stay anticipated at seven months. THE $2.9 million center will provide closer scrutiny for those incarcerated, eliminating a lot of the waste inherent with a huge campus, including g several buildings. It'll be possible to reduce the maintenance staff, for inst far-flun- ance, possibly to even contracting it out along with a medical services contract that was implemented last year that meant letting go of some employees, he adds, although conceeding the new service from McKay-De- e Hospital is better. All of this activity has been in the works for about eight and was years, he says, "firmed up in 1976 when the Legislature approved changes in who would be incarcerated. and At that time, ungovernable youths were removed from youth corrections control and placed under the direction of the state department of social services. run-awa- Director Andy Gallegos is very aggresively committed to trying to place those employees who lose their jobs with other state agencies. WERE HOPING to give as much assistance as possible but theres no way we can guarantee a job, Mr. McBride continues, comparing it to the closure of a coal mine. There are just some jobs not needed after the closure. em- Although present ployees are invited to apply for the positions to be available at the two new facilities, an open hiring policy is in force, opening up to anyone and everyone interested to apply. WITH THAT has come a reduction in the youth housed at what was originally a military academy turned state industrial school where a high of 350 students were housed in the late 1960s. Because many of the staff are custodial, having to maintain everything from boilers to the expansive grounds, changes translating into reductions, are possible. Admitting the changes comes at a bad time when paired with the bad economy, Mr. McBride says State Social Services WE HAVE to look for the best people we can place. I think well probably give preference to local people and Im confident we could fill all the positions locally, he ex- plained from his comfortable office overlooking the almost farm-lik- e campus. Listings are on file at Utah State and Weber State where a lot of people are graduating with appropriate skills. That will include three cage-tori- of youth corrections counselors, three supervisors, Jennifer Clikeman Blood typing by use of plants. Joe Stuart, "Junk food and hamsters. JENNIFER Uharriet, The effects of a steriod hormone on euglena gracillis. Billie Two-goo- d, Sweetened vs. food and weight gain. Shari Farrar, The effect of sodium floride on bean plants. Vikki Bithell, Hamsters and Diet. Shelly Cook, Color preference - its not just chicken feed. Janee Black, Does color effect litter size. Billy Loveland, Heat resistance in chemically induced plants. Sonya Rees, The effect of Saline Water on bean plants. JAMIE Martens, The addition of sodium floride to house-plant- s. Julie Olsen, An ori- ginal integrated circuit. Becky Hansen, Behavior determined by the male. McBride notes. OF ALL THE sites that could be chosen for the new RECRUITMENT for the youth corrections counselor posts and control center positions is already underway and and is adjoined by government property, utilizing some of the should close March 21. The new counselors tentatively will begin working June 1 while early identification of em- ployees to be placed on the reduction of force roster will occur during May, it says in a Process of Termination paper available at the center. The first meeting to inform current employees of the change was held Feb. 10. THE EDUCATIONAL requirements for youth corrections counselors, as an example of what will be required, include four years experience or comparable college education for the entry level position. That goes up to a bachelors degree and experience for level two and higher for that third position. The supervisors must have a masters degree plus supervisory experience. Of the three, two are from Utah and the third, now living in Idaho, grew up in Ogden, Mr. center, he emphasizes the facility won't front onto 12th old Defense Depot Ogden property that had been utilized by the Nature Center. A trade was worked out with the nonprofit Nature Center for 24 acres of each bench property that will allow them to expand their efforts. The location I think is ideal, Mr. McBride empha- sizes. Its fairly isolated tending to hopefully minimize problems with escapes such as happened earlier in the month. Its thousands of times better than this facility, he adds. ITLL MEAN some stretched towards Ben Lomond. Some 15 youth will remain there as part of a diagnostic center but the rest has been turned over to the Ogden-WebVocational Center. And cost for the new facility was paid out of land sales, so er thing, Mr. McBride adds. any- ha- the noted he the session, of length a compromise had been hammered out on the retirement issue where some funds are inbeing given for a salary afcrease and benefit package ter all. vent been happy over OUR DEMOCRACY works best under pressure. unMany (bills) werent struck til the very last when youre forced to have a big group of that size, they have to make decisions as the time gets down to the crunch. He emphasized he doesnt share feelings of many quarters that passage of a sever-enc- e tax on oil or other minerals wouldve solved any problems. It would help to meet such needs as for education, Mr. Garff said, adding, even if we triple the severence tax, that only yields about $27 million. That wouldnt even give a three percent salary increase. I DONT KNOW where will answer all our problems. It wont be a panacea for educational questions over the next five years. There has to be a broader restructuring. The legislature and education will y a have to deal with street. Well have to find more money. We did find $20 million everyone thinks that ts two-wa- for growth, but were just scratching the surface, he I told educators continued. this was not the year for a tax increase, with so many out of work. In the future, if we come out of the recession, I promised educators I would sponsor a tax increase for education. EVEN WITH a tax increase and severence tax, that wont take care of everything we need. Well all have to be have to be very creative-the- re a lot of changes. We just dont have the resources to do all that people expect. There will have to be more funding for education--- a major overhaul in order to take care of it." Noting the anticipated population doubling within the next six years in schools. Mr. Garff said it would cost $1.8 billion to construct buildings "like weve had in the past-b- ut the state doesn't have that kind of money. And that doesnt even count teacher salaries and maintenance and operations-ther- a tremen- e's dous crunch coming. REPR. Morris Hansen of Syracuse took a positive view of the session in a telephone I thought we did interview. then the former well, pretty Davis School Board member turned his thoughts to education. "It would have been nice to have some for education. I thought we shouldve had a higher weighted pupil unit to allow for lane changes and increment pay (for teachers). I felt bad about that. I know there are going to be increased costs for utilities for the coming year. I thought so far as the departments and regulations, it did go pretty well up to date. I thought we did well on the drinking drivers and for the justice and courts to process them. I felt very good. I KNOW it wouldve been easy to put severence on but those people in the Uintah Basin have 30 percent unempdont think we loyment--! need to kick them when down. Two years ago we wanted a severence on coal, now thats at 30 percent Education Takes Brant Of Tight New Budget By TOM BUSSELBERG North County Editor ed pupil unit to continue running the same basic programs. On both counts, we came up short. FARMINGTON Thanks-- or no thanks--t- o the legislature and Gov. Matheson--parent- s as well as educators can look forward to larger classes and still more cuts for education in Davis County and around the state. THE LEGISLATURES refusal to implement a severence tax on oil or increase on minerals along with the Governors cuts in' retirement mean virtually an 11 percent backslide for teachers, when the zero percent salary hike, weighted pupil unit and retirement reduction are added together, said Dave King, Davis Education Assoc, president in a Friday afternoon interview. He was joined in strong concerns by DEA Executive Secretary Dee Bumingham, who called this years legislative action a setback not equalled in at least 20 years for educators. WE HAVE extremely good people in education in Davis County. I guess I am vastly fearful- -I feel for those whove made education their profession, who have tried to improve themselves every year. It has to be tremendously demoralizing for them, to feel that theyre benefiting society when no rewards are given. He emphasized teacher concerns werent pinned uppermost on a salary increase but providing sufficient funding to cover other increases brought on by inflation, such as utility costs that could jump 5 percent, as noted by Mr. Bumingham as a key example. 12-1- changes, too, for the current Youth Development Center, where in years past dairy cows grazed and hundreds of acres didnt cost the taxpayer go. While state employees THE TWO expressed concerns that with the states average classroom size already the largest in the country compounded by Davis Countys distinction as leading the state in that category for some classes. In addition, theres a fear raised by Mr. King that more teachers may exit the profession, not to mention decisions by future potential teachers to steer clear into another profession. It all means potential problems for students, though, when larger classes are forced upon them. All of the mechanical and electrical apparatus cant substitute for that personal feeling and caring teachers only can offer, Mr. King stressed. JTotss two food service workers in each facility, one maintenance specialist at each and two secretaries for each center. HE NOTED the "most stir caused during the session s last hour Thursday night came when the compromise was reached with the sales tax redistribution and building bond This w'as very proposals. the carefully orchestrated by The leadership of both houses. Senate moved to bond and the House moved to pay as you IT HASNT been only a lack of funding this year that concerned the two educators, but continual cuts piled on over the last three or four years that compound the problem. Our two main objectives in the last part of the legislative session were to keep the integrity of the (state) retirement system and at least minimal increases in the weight PERHAPS THE only bright note came e with legislative efforts that found monies to prevent the governors recommended 1 .5 percent cut in this years educational funding--- a cost that wouldve put the Davis District in the hole, with $915,000 to have been deleted. Mr. King said that at his school, the reaction from teachers after hearing the legislatures final actions was one of extreme frustration, anger in a sense. Ive never personally experienced a situation where they felt lower, a feeling that theyve borne much more of the brunt of the states problems than they should. one-tim- , THE LEGISLATURE and governor have made education a political football, Mr. Bumingham continued. Both in the process tried to blame each other for the cuts. As far as the kids, it doesnt matter who did.. He talked of more possibility that classrooms will be filled with 3 students in some cases, as the board of education grapples with the potential of having to hire fewer teachers and make due, in spite of the enrollment in Davis District. 39-4- ever-growi- BOTH MEN emphasizing a desire to work with the board of education and administration, realizing the difficult situation all sides are saddled with through action beyond their control. I think we feel weve tried to maintain a good limitation in the profession, tried to help with the problems, Mr. King said. I feel surely weve shouldered a much more significant share than we expected. It will hurt in the classroom. THE LEGISLATURE suggested that might turn around by summer, perhaps alluding to a special session that could be called to make amends, Mr. said, adding later, though, that he doesnt place much stock in such a possibility. Comparing the cuts to someone who's sick and needs an operation, Mr. Bumingham said that person cant put such surgery off. Education is being forced to curtail efforts that will affect not only the present but future for thousands of children who will only have this chance for their education. the-cono- m WHILE THERES a need to train students in more vocational and other skills, the monies arent being appropriated to meet the states job needs, Mr. King added, noting vocational education is suffering heavily through loss of teachers. |