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Show Mother And Child Survive Accident With Train Chief Green. Police reports said Mrs. Miller stated she did see the red warning lights flashing before attempting to cross the tracks, but felt she could cross the tracks before the train arrived. By TOM llARALDSEN CLEARFIELD - A Clearfield mother and her three children were very lucky to walk away from a -- accident near the to Freeport Center, according O. Daren car-trai- n Clearfield police chief THIS IS the first time in my memory that Ive heard of a accident in which the occupants of the car walked away," Chief Green stated. He said the train was moving at a rate of speed at the time of the accident. Mrs. Miller suffered minor injuries to her foot, leg and head, and was transported to Humana-Davi- s North Hospital, where she was treated and released. Her three children were not injured, th Green. car-trai- n DONNA Miller, 24, of 218 East 1700 S. Apt. B, was following her husband Kirby out of the Freeport Center when her car stalled on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks at 700 South Main. Mrs. Miller tried to move her car back off the tracks by sticking her left foot out the drivers side door and pushing her car backward, but the train hit the front of the car and spun it off the track, according to te Brian Namba Joins County Attorney Statewide Association of Prosecutors. For the past four years he has been acting as the Deputy County Attorney in Sevier County, prosecuting in the district, juvenile, circuit and justice courts. Loren Martin, the Davis County Attorney announced that Brian Namba, an experienced trial lawyer has joined the staff of the Davis County Attorney as a full time prosecutor. Its no illusion that the utility poles appear to be tilted at a angle. Pressure form the rising Great Salt Lake has pressed against the dikes along Interstate Highway 80, causing the poles to tilt. New poles have been installed and will soon be lined. Photo by Clipper News Editor Gary R. Blodgett. near-45-degr- NO ILLUSION MR. NAMBA is a AS AN author and contributor to several educational books and publications and being conversant in two foreign languages, Mr. Namba brings diverse skills to the county attorneys office. A native of the Salt Lake area, Mr. Namba has resided in Brazil and Japan, and now, along with his wife and four children, intends to establish permanent residence in Davis County. graduate of the University of Utah and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU. He also has received a certificate of advanced studies from the American Graduate School of Interna- tional Management. Mr. Namba, who calls himself a zealous prosecutor," has received training as a prosecutor from the Ada County Prosecutor's Office in Boise, Ida., and the Utah Rise In GSL Predicted ...continued from pg. one 1 ONE PROGNASTICATOR, a finance professor at Weber State College, said he has studied the weather patterns and rise of the lake and predicts a sharp rise in the lake level. Prof.Dale R. Hawkins said his research suggests a rise in the lake level during the next decade that would exceed record-higlevels since the Pioneers began taking measurements in 1847. h HE SAID feet by June there is an 85 percent chance the lake will rise Vh of this year. He also warns there is an 80 percent chance the lake level exceed 4,218 feet by will The lake level as of Feb. , 1985, was 4,208.9 feet - compared to the 1973 historic high of 4,21 1.6 feet. The present levels subwest of Salt merged Antelope Island causeway, damaged Lake City, caused extensive damage to private and public lands d (including the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge), and damaged tracks along the shoreline and across the lake. 1993. -- Very Healthy Budget Year For BARD rail-ro- ROSE PARK Golf Course is at 4,210 feet and probably will be flooded this spring unless extensive dredging and diking of the Jordan River is completed in time. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge northwest of Brigham City is also at 4,210 feet. Interstate Highway 80 near Saltair Resort - already have submerged would be completely under water at 4,212 feet. By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor -- - - BOUNTIFUL - Bay Area Refuse Disposal (BARD) a landgarbage disposal operation serving south Davis jeommunity communities 3 had a very healthy year in 1984, according to a review of the annual budget. -- fill rise in the lake Even though the records show only a three-inc- h is level level at the lake a that was not during January, currently reached until four months later in 1984 - which gives the spring runoff of 1985 a wide margin. -- HERES A brief resume of what the lakes level has been in the past and what is predicted by some for the future: SALT LAKE International Airport is safe for the time being with the lowest developed area being 4,213 feet. In Davis County, lakeside' sewage treatment plants and garbage landfills would be underwater at 4,212 feet without immediate diking. The same level, without diking, would cause extensive and put much of the land west of the highway damage to under water. -- AN UNOFFICIAL audit of the budgets revenues and expenses showed BARD collected $51,404 in total revenue and dispursed only $332,6 8 - and that included an end of the year purchase of a for $135,000, Alan Low, treasurer on BARD's board of directors, said it was a "real good year in 1984 and the prospects are just as good, if not better, for 1985. 1 front-load- Bloodmobile To Make Two Stops - BOUNTIFUL The Red Cross Bloodmobile will make two stops in Bountiful next week - at Bounti-fu- l -- High School, 695 South Orchard Drive, on Wednesday, Feb. 13; and at the Bountiful LDS Stake Center, 200 North 300 W., on Thursday, Feb. 14. DONORS MUST be at least 17 years of age (with parent's consent) or older who are in good con- dition and meet certain other medical requirements. Donated blood will be used as a gift of life for critically ill and injured hospital patients. There is no replacement of Red Cross blood or blood products is required, nor is a replacement fee assessed to patients. The only cost -- er BARD OFFICIALS earlier decided to transfer $144,900 from the general fund to the capital improvement fund, leaving that fund at the close of the year with a hefty $469,859. Also, investments netted an average yearly rate of 10.5 percent and earned BARD nearly $60,000 interest four times the amount of interest earned on investments the previous year, Mr. Lowe noted. CASH INVESTED during the year totaled $655,185, compared to $449,297 in 1983. Total revenue collected last year amounted to $51 1,404 an increase of nearly $85,008 over 1983. Total funds expended were $508,81 this past year compared to $426,808 in 1983. is a recovery processing fee, which is usually covered by insurance. - FOR FURTHER information, call American Red Cross Blood Services in Salt Lake City, - 1 THE BLOODMOBILE will be at Bountiful High between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and at the Stake Centerfrom 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. A spokesperson for the American Red Cross Blood Services, Intermountain Region, said all types of blood are needed. Burn Plant ...continued from pg. one tinized, he said. Comm. Saunders said it is important to have full time staff personnel because that will take the load and pressures off the newly elected officers and the board of directors. THE DISTRICT officials did not set a definite schedule of meetings but the bylaws call for meetings as frequent as necessary and at least once a month. OPPONENTS OF the burn plant have continually emphasized that they feel the plant - if constructed could not be paid for through a tipping (service) fee proposed by the directors, that of about $21 per ton. They argue that the cost will be at least three or four times that -- - amount. They also contend that there is not enough garbage in Davis County to supply even a scaled-dow- n plant of 400 tons per day capacity. "Bountiful, Layton and Clearfield comprise more than 50 percent of the countys population - thus about 50 percent of the total garbage - yet proponents of the plant exd pect to economically operate a The figures plant. garbage -- -- full-size- garbage they say. - just are there," Viewmont Choral Winter Concert THERE WERE fewer tons of garbage hauled to the dump last year than in 1983, 9,590 to 1,533, but commercial haulers brought in a lot more garbage in 1984, 35,868 to 23,534 tons in 1 The Viewmont Choral Department will present Frost In Winter on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the VHS Auditorium. THE CONCERT will feature the poetry of Robert Frost which will be read and sung as set to music by composer Randall Thompson. DIRECTOR Jeanne McGuire says this concert promises to be totally enjoyable for everyone, even those who think they dont like poetry. Cost for tickets will be $2 per person. 1983. There were no figures available for tonage brought to the landfill site by haulers. Residents pay $ per month to have their garbage hauled to the site. city-own- 1 County Fair Flans In The Mill. . . ...continued from pg. one Rodeo Club; Intermountain Reining Horse Assoc., Davis County Farm Bureau and poss- ibly the Utah Cutting Horse Assoc. AMONG STILL other activities that could be housed there are archery tournaments, jog- ging trails, registered livestock sales, trade shows and expositions, team roping, a school, clinics and seminars. A fairly ambitious development plan was outlined, including appointment of a steering committee by Sunday; site acquisition at an unnamed date; corporation formafoundation along with creation of a tion, both by March 10; unspecified dates for planning and engineering and site improvements. non-prof- it tax-fre- e STEERING committee members would include: Mr. Dygert as chairman, with: Thornley Swan, Buck Fields, Dan Lewis, Ralph Firth, Vernon Flint, Rulon King, Shawn Olson, Kent Staheli and Dr. Robert Poulsen. Chairman Dygert would like to see enough completed to hold the county fair and at least some of the previously mentioned activities, and looks at the complex as a potential means for bringing in extra revenue. The state posse meet, held in September, could draw upwards from outside the county, generof 3,000-m- ost four dollars for every dollar spent. to ating up ITS JUST a natural location for a regional activities center, he says, emphasizing the transportation corridor aspect held by Davis County due to its long, narrow strip that includes Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 89, carrying thousands daily from elsewhere through the county. He envisions an auditorium that would be "nice but not so elaborate that its not adding that it should be something like a school auditorium but available to the He said it's ben difficult" to utilize public. school auditoriums for other than school functions. cost-effectiv- e" THOSE VREAS with similar facilities see them filled up all the time," he continued. Urging development of a fair site other than the proposed West Kaysville acreage near the LDS Mills, Mr. Dygert stressed lack of good accessibility, especially if thousands were to converge on the area in a short time. Three sites are under consideration in the area, however, he said, urging fair placement in the center of the county. Farming-ton-Kaysvil- I i le SPEAKING of recent fairs, beset with problems from inability to use an air dome two years ago due to Farmingtons refusal to grant approval to last years wind problems that blew it down. Mr. Dygert said I think the fair itself has reached a low point and is grasping for air. I think the potential is well, its not unlimited, he continued, though leaning towards a word such as great. As Com. Gerlach said, private involvement in fundraising is vital to the project. Mr. Dygert estimated cost for the first two phases-excludland at about $1 million, emphasizing thats only a guess. IVE BEEN told by people in the know if (such a facility were built) we will have to double facilities within the next five years. He called it an anchor that would compliment already-goinprograms whether at the malls or elsewhere. Although the steering committee would, work as volunteers, he theorized a e staff of five might eventually be required to ing g full-tim- operate a year-roun- d recreation complex. Under direction of the corporation. That corporation would seek to meet three goals: accept grants and donations for development of facilities; make facilities available for the fair and other activities; spearhead educational opportunities. non-prof- it |