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Show Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, October 10, 1984 2A Project Turn's House Mom Finds Time for Woodwork ' printed by the Friends (Quaker) Church. In her spare time recently, she built her own hutch, using simply a drill motor and a jigsaw. One gathers from her attitude that carpentry is a fun sideline to Mrs. Valencia, rather than a consuming art. CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Staff BOUNTIFUL Kitty Valencia, house mother for Project Turns group home for ; mentally retarded adults is also ; a mother, a freelance writer and -- her latest venture- -a carpenter. Taking care of eight handicapped adults, charting their progress, teaching new behaviors and cleaning would be enough for most women. But Mrs. Valencia finds time to raise Maria, her daughter and write inspirational messages for Fruit of The 'Vine, a daily devotional guide She couldn't afford the old hutch, so she built her own for $180. After cutting wood for the cabinet which was designed to fit available space the dining room of the Bountiful group home, Mrs. Valencia assembled shelves and doors with dowels and small nails and installed a lock to protect its future contents. She finished by applying imported, tinted She learned by asking lots of Her reason for purchasing pine wood and knotty paneling, sawing it in her pine garage to her own measured and drawn plans calling for. hand cut rabbets and hand designed hearts is simple: I fell in love with an old welsh cupboard in an antique store. one-inc- - h a r" bri-wa- x, questions. In zxjNffluiSEfarfSfak museums she I IllSlISl Mr 1 J 1 could measure and ask questions where you cant do that in an antique store, and she searched libraries for ideas. didnt She buy a router be- cause she wanted to have an authentic piece. They didnt have routers in those days. Nor did she purchase a band saw because she is afraid of them. Its piece . DETAIL of the nsia's hutch. heart-shape- d work from the top of Ms. Vale- Libertarian Vies for a little paint. I see things and say, I could build that. Anyone can do it, she says. Actually, Mrs. Valencia has had much practice at doing things the hard way. Born with a hereditary hearing loss, she was denied many opportunities. But the one thing she dreaded more than anything was having to wear a hearing aid. She was married and had children before she set out to finish an interrupted education. She took the GED test and reg- - $1 Million a she will miss 19 out of 20 words on a hearing test. Mrs. Valencia never received her degree, but she answered an ad in the paper asking for house parents at the Bountiful group home. She and her husband were accepted and now she feels that at the home she has all the social work she ev istered for college, hoping to graduate in social work and at the same time braved getting a hearing aid. It was not the miracle she had hoped for. All sounds were magnified and she had to practice filtering the sounds she wanted to hear from those that were annoying. But without it, FARMINGTON- Earthen dikes that may be laid next spring the local level and out of the hands of big government which is mostly interested in tax gathering for the benefit of the rich, she to protect the county from the Great Salt Lakes rising waters, could also become the road base for a proposed over $20 million is responsible for the cost and construction of the highway through their county, he said. Its a matter of securing the funds that will be needed. Salt Lake County has their funding in highway. place. where it belongs which is back into the hands of the people and on If this were done, we could kill two birds with one stone, said County Commissioner Glen said. Saunders. The highway would connect at I will work 5600 W. with Salt Lake Countys . wards. She promised to vote against every proposed raise in taxes er wanted. In her writings, she expresses her feelings about her work there: applied and here we are. I do now? That has been answered a question thousand times as I laugh, cry, despair, enjoy, and love. I Lord. What do Mile Vera Edwards is a Libertarian candidate for Utah State Senate from District 23. . I will work to put government to help businesses throw off heavy tax loads so they can use that money to expand and put people back to work. With the present tax burden they are forced to cut corners and to lay people off, said Mrs. Ed- without the help of modern tools such as routers or band saws, sets her daughter Maria on the hutch which she made. The hutch was designed by Ms. Valencia and made KITTY VALENCIA Earthen Dikes Could Be Highways State Senate Seat i so much fun to see a of wood come alive with VERA EDWARDS and work to bring about the last days of big oppressive government. West Valley highway, now under construction, and provide relief, for the overcrowded It would run through the western portion of Davis County, including West Bountiful, Kaysville and Syracuse, and on into Weber County. Each of the counties involved Construction cost is estimated $1 million a mile. The road through the county would be over The rising level of the lake, though it has dropped recently, has been a major concern to state and county officials. State legislators recently appropriated $600,000 for flood control studies. A portion of this will go toward a county-wid- e study to determine the length and height of the eastern shore dikes. 20 miles long. j The highway will run near the International Center, west of the Since the dikes needed would be about the same proximity as at Salt Lake City International Air-- , port, and extend up toward Redwood Road. i. ' Dikes running from Cherry Lane in Farmington to Cudahay Lane in North Salt Lake may be' constructed to protect property from next years projected lake , level. made. A second corridor through the county would be provided, if the highway is built, he said. It would be a continuos truck route or relief highway to take pressure Saunders explained. of off . , is considered fully saturated with 120,000 vehicles a day traveling through the county, he said. We have only one transportation corridor to handle this large volume of traffic. the proposed highway they should become the road base for the highway,. Saunders said. ' He surfaced the idea with the states water resources board and they said they thought it was logical, he said. The board is in charge of the flood control studies that will be , the county secured funds from the state to begin some planning and environmental impact statements. But the money cant be used until the county shows some funding source for the construction of the proposed highway. Last-!year- - Attorney Proposes New Policy Father Files Suit Against State For Misdemeanor Citations FARMINGTON- - Davis County Residents receiving Class B misdemeanor citations, such as speeding, may soon be sent only to courts where the police officer who issued the citation has primary jurisdiction I According to officials, the policys goal is to properly assign revenue. The entity the officer represents, whether the state, county or city, has a right to the money generated by the fines from the ticket. The policy was presented by Davis County Attorney Loren D. Martin recently. Though, it has not yet been adopted, it stands a very good chance of doing so. The policy would require that even if the offense occurred in Bountiful or Woods Cross, citations issued by Davis; County deputy sheriffs should go to the Davis County Precinct Court in Farmington. This is because the sheriffs deputies belong to a county entity. A strict policy on the matter is currently not in force, and the deputies can send the cases to the city justice of the peace where the offense actually occured. Citations issued by Utah Highway Patrol officers should go to either the precinct court or to a state circuit court in Bountiful, Clearfield or Layton, if the offense occurs there. UHP officers have state jurisdiction. Citations issued by a city police officer should go to the local city Justice of the Peace court, the policy explains. Meet Your Candidate Night Set BOUNTIFUL Viewmont High School will sponsor a Meet Your Candidate ; on Night Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 in the Little Theatre. The candidates that will be present are Jay Clegg and Ute Knowlton from District 17 and Lillian Wood and Lloyd Selleneit from District 18. All are running for the Utah House of Represen. tatives. The three school board candidates will also be there. From District 1, will be Ray Briscoe and Carl Johnson from District 2 are Sheryl Allen and Glen Gold and from District 3 are Scott Hansen and Henry Heath. This is a good opportunity to meet the candidates that you want to represent you and hear d how they feel on the issues that will affect you and your family. fund-raisin- Shriners will not ask for donations, but containers will be available for those who wish to contribute to the Shrine hospitals. All of the donations are given to the hospitals. There are 18 orthopedic and ill i Pavich, the dead childs sister,, by Scott and Kathleen Pavich. ; was taken by The the state agency after her younger sisters death, but was returned to her mothers custody. h, Heidi Jo Pavichs natural father. He blames the childs death on Scott and Kathleen Worthen, and the states Division of Family Services. Scott Worthen, the childs step- father, was convicted last month murder in her of second-degre- e death. He allegedly struck a blow to the childs stomach that caused her death. Worthen is in the Weber County Jail awaiting sentence. Her natural mother, Kathleen Pavich Worthen; was convicted recently of attempted obstruction of justice, placed on probation and fined $150. WE WANT TO WIPEOUT CANCER IN YOUR PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DISTRIBUTED FREE BY CARRIER DO YOU HAVE A NEWS TIP CALL YOUR LIFETIME AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Lakeside Review Lakeside Review AREA CORRESPONDENT BOUNTIFULNORTH SALT LAKE CHERYL ARCHIBALD EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, FROM ROY . 292-949- 9 THROUGH NORTH SALT LAKE. A SUBSIDIARY OF THE STANDARD CORPORATION. MARILYN L. KARRAS BOUNTIFULRECREATION Editor El Kalah Shriners wearing their distinctive red flezzes will be at grocery stores in all the major shopping areas of both counties. cured or helped. In 1984, the hospitals operating budget will be in excess of $84 million. three burn hospitals supported by g efforts. Shriners Since the first hospital opened in 1922, 281,000 children have been C The state agency allegedly ignored numerous reports of abuse of Heidi Jo, the suit also claims. , The suit also maintains emotional suffering and pain was allegedly caused to Jodi Kay first-han- Shriners to Pass Out Newspaper Members of El Kalah Shrine Temple will be conducting a Paper Day Saturday, Oct. 13, for the benefit of the Shriners CripChildren and Burn hospitals. pled ' Shriners will be handing out a newspaper entitled Help Crippled and Burned Children from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at locations throughout Weber and Davis counties. The paper contains information on the Shrine Hospitals and their efforts to help crippled and burned children. SALT LAKE CITY- - The natural father of the Syracuse girl whose stepfather was convicted of her murder, has filed a $4 million civil suit against the state and her custodial parents. 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