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Show Tuesday. October pageA4 31 , 1995 Oo o 4 Davis County Clipper NEWS ITEM: Prostitutes reportedly earn up to $1,000 dDuir dDp5im5on Dm o a night walking Salt Lake City streets Victims of violence will soon have a safe place in Davis County A small miracle took place Friday in Kaysville as ground was broken on the countys first and only shelter for victims of violence. We applaud the efforts of all those who made this event possible. As with many social issues the biggest obstacle faced by the victims abuse coalition has been denial. A Victim Program Director Ellen Archibald said that the community has had the opinion that abuse is a private affair and that individuals do not have the right to interfere in private family matters. But with the increased number of abuse cases being reported, and those that are unreported, we have ' not only the right, but the obligation to become involved. Archibald said on Friday alone she had been involved in requests for nine protective orders in the county. Over 2,000 abuse cases have been reported in the county in 1995. The recent publicity over the Q.J, Simpson case has raised the level of awareness and the level of fear in women , living in abusive relationships. Today those women and their children have nowhere to go in the county where they can feel safe. Now, as a result of thousands of hours of dedicated service of volunteers, a safe place is being built which will ' care for the needs of 36 women and children. The new shelter will house seven apartment style rooms with private baths. The shelter will be a starting over place for victims. There they will get the counseling and the legal help that they need to resolve or dissolve their abusive relationship, Archibald understands that the moment the doors open on the shelter it will be filled. Sadly, she said, it has always: been true, If we build it they will come. Kaysville Mayor Arthur Johnson dubbed Friday as a g great day in the history of Kaysville remarking that it is one of those buildings you would hope would never need to be built, but admitting in the real world it is necessary, The mayors remarks did not echo all of his constituents. The location of the shelter was controversial. Some Kaysville residents and council members were critical of the decision to build the shelter in Kaysville. The not ,in my backyard mentality is alive and well throughout the Best and Worst list continues to grow -- snow-falL.T- state. ' WORST COMPUTER ERROR: An Ogden man received a tax notice But the truth is, the women and children who will use the shelter will in many cases be the neighbors of those who don't want these undesirables in their community. Perhaps if these naysayers had gotten involved, instead of closing their eyes, they could have stepped in and made a difference that would have kept their neighbors' difficulties from escalating to violence. Rep. Marda Dillree recalled asking four years ago when she was a fledgling politician, who in the county took care of domestic violence. The answer was there is no agency, Dillree said she was told that day she needed to contact Faye Purdy. Dillree joined Purdy in her quest to help victims of violence and their efforts, along with hundreds of volunteers were rewarded with Fridays event. The good news is that victims of violence have advocates. Archibald works out of the county attorneys office and heads a volunteer program which includes 24 volunteer crisis intervention teams. They are supported by a group of 28 attorneys who will serve free of charge. This group has been put together largely through the efforts of Nelda Bishop. The county program is being used a model throughout the state and is being investigated by other states. Congratulations to all those who have provided a way out for victims of violence. There is a place to get help. Ail the victim needs to do Is ask. And we y ERATION: travel trailer valuing his (which hed bought last year for 33-fo- WORST TYPOGRAPHICAL COM- MENT: According to a story in the Salt Lake Tribune, a former South Jordan City political leader in oppos- - after. WORST It all started with pornography. At least, thats the way he saw it. His first response to the natural sexual curiosity of impending adolescence had been to steal glances at those girlie magazines at the drug store. Before long that wasnt enough of a thrill, and he started buying the magazines so he could study them, often stealing money from his mothers purse. black-and-whi- te by 1370 South 500 West P.O. Box 267 Bountiful, Utah 8401 Pretty soon he got bored with the e material he could obtain at magazine stands and convenience stores. So he started sending away for movies and magathe hard-cor- e zines that were advertised in the magazines. I cant believe how blatant I was soft-cor- er Onp Vomit my parents ever asked about the packages when they arrived Id explain them away with some lie. I got to be pretty good at lying. But didnt his parents ever catch on? Oh, they found some magazines a couple of times. And? And nothing. The first time they just left them lying on top of my bed. And the second time my mom tore all the pictures out of the magazines and cut them into little pieces. I came home and found the magazines on my bed and a garbage can full of cut up pictures. What did they say? Nothing. We never talked about it. 1 guess they figured theyd made their point They figured wrong. But then, so did everyone else who knew this young man. He was an excellent student, a star athlete and he made good money working a couple of part-tim- e jobs. He was even an active member Editor, How Newt the ...grinch stole Christmas. It was a dark and stormy night The night before Christmas, that is. The only stirring in the House is Newt or as his mother (yeah, he really does have a mother), calls him, Newty Boy. I guess thats nice he has a fan even if it is her. Newt thinks, Now, how can I screw up something else like Santa! He must be a Democrat giving away all those presents and stuff, hying to make folks happy. I must put a stop to this nonsense! I know. I'll per copy. $25.00 per year. Mailed: $35.00 per year. on ) Publication No. (USPS published Tuesday and Friday except the week of Christmas and New Years at Bountiful, Utah. Second class postage paid at Bountiful, Utah. Address all correspondence to . p. O. Box 267, Bountiful, Utah 84011-0267ISs"n: 1061-122- 149-180- 47-ye- ar Lakeside Review editor Andy Howell wrote, You can find many voters waiting for the traffic light to change at Hill Field Road and Main! BEST LOCAL TELEVISION COMMERCIALS: The funky spots for Brackmans bagels. WORST LOCAL TELEVISION COMMERCIAL: The insipid commercial for a local Dodge dealer in which an adolescent member of his family dodges a basketball. (Gus Paulos and Ken Garff could teach the Dodge dealer a think or two about top-notc- h auto dealership advertising.) LEAST STARTLING QUOTE FROM A COUNTY COMMISSIONER: Asked why beer sales at the Davis County Fair were not strong, Commissioner Dan McConkie mused, It could be there are a lot of folks who are not consumer. WORST GEOGRAPHY LESSON: KTKK Radio host S. P. Romney wasted 30 minutes complaining that the Davis County Health Department had threatened to close an Ogden restaurant. (Sorry, but Ogden is in Weber County.) semi-weekl- y I of the youth group at his church. But sexually, he was out of control. As soon as he could get away with it he was frequenting adult movie houses and book stores. Then it was topless bars. Then it was massage parlors. And finally, the citys red-lig- ht district. And now he was sitting in front of his minister, far too young to have the weary, timeworn look he was wearing. Financially, he was devastated, and having spent every spare dime on supsome he couldn't spare porting his habit His marriage to his childhood sweetheart was crumbling because she couldnt keep up with his demands for physical intimacy and he couldnt meet her requirements for emotional intimacy. And now his doctor was telling him he had a sexually transmitted disease. What really drove him to his minister, however, was the pressure. He couldnt handle living with all of the lies, the constant fear of being seen or discovered, the hypocrisy. He wanted out of the maze into which pornography had subtly beguiled him. He wanted to start out fresh and new. Above all, he wanted to be the kind of person everyone thought he was. They talked about what it would take for him to free himself from the bondage of addiction. They talked about the total effort it would take physically, mentally, emotionally and to mend his personal spiritually affairs and set things right with his wife. He left the ministers office committed to give it his best shot until they could meet again the next week. But during the week, the doctors report came back: he was He told his wife everything. Overwhelmed, she and the children moved in with her parents, and she filed for divorce. Meanwhile, the auditors at his work found evidence of misappropriated funds, and he was fired. Within days he moved, and his minister never heard from him again. Neither has his family, and his children cant understand why they never see their Daddy. And some people still insist upon calling pornography victimless. HIV-positiv- e. fiPppininoTO who stole Christmas 50 WANTED about things, he recalled, shaking his head sadly. I'd just order stuff, and if Newt is grinch rati: HELP POSTER: The Bountiful Fred Meyer in its front doors for a Customer Service Person. (Ability to spell is helpful, but not required.) WORST EXAMPLE OF PARENTING: A old Salt Lake woman proudly videotaped her son and his friends spraying graffiti in 85 different locations. When police arrived at her house without a warrant, she attempted to dispose of the videotapes through a bedroom window, resulting in her arrest on obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. MOST EXPENSIVE BEER: A Washington Terrace man faces two felony counts for shooting the side of a beer truck and then stealing one beer. The can of Coors was valued at $20,000 bail. BEST POLITICAL OBSERVATION: In noting that only 7.8 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the Layton City primary election. advertised ' Victimless pornography destroyed young Clipper Publishing Co., Inc Suascmeno Salt Lake Tribune D ERROR: In publicizing the upcoming Chinese Imperial Tombs exhibit, a Utah County publication urged readers to watch for the arrival of the Imperial Wombs. MOST ARROGANT A story about a naked man who injured himself while fleeing police and climbing over a barbed wire fence was headlined BUTT-NAKEBELLY BARBED. BEST EXAMPLE OF ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT: A drunk man chose a poor place to take a snooze last week. He parked his van in the middle of railroad tracks in Echo and a train arrived soon Canyon ot $16,000) at a staggering $470,000. need to listen. Published ing development of an apartment complex proudly notes that neither he nor his children ever have lived in apartments. (Now theres something of which a family can be proud!) MOST FOOLISH POLITICAL COMMENT: A leader of the Weber County NAACP told a Salt Lake radio audience this month that the Utah Legislature is the most racist legislature in the entire country." (And those silly school teachers we ranked behind thought Mississippi in everything!) WORST EXAMPLE OF ALLIT- Just in time for the first most recent Cyclops Best and Worst nominations from along the Wasatch Front. call my buddy Limbaugh Humbug. Maybe, he can go on the air and tell all the little Democrat kiddies that Santa met with a cadi flow problem, due to the reduction on his social security. Hes an old goat and hardly ever works anyway. This should stir up such a squall that the population of the USA, including Republican kiddies, will think that we are under attack by the folks on Medicare. Theyll all take cover. The Democrats hiding in the cellars where their food storage used to be, and the Republicans hiding under their tax shelter;. Newty then sits smugly in his speakers chair, munching lobster dip, and waits for the dawn happy in the knowledge that he has successfully spoiled, yet another American tradition. He opens his presents from his mother and muses how they would look in the White House. ' Do you suppose Rush will actually receive the hundred pound box of gummy bears that die Grinch promised? I suggest we give Tylenol and Bandaids for gifts this year. We just may need them. Merry Christmas Chloe Miller Kearns Barrus , Fisher heroes in fire Editor, While raiding the newspaper last Friday, I read of a fire that caused an estimated 20 thousand dollars I damage to a Centerville home. was appalled to learn that the article was referring to the fire across the street from my home that had occurred only nights before. The report was very misleading, claiming that neighbors attempts to control the fire only fanned the flames and they were forced to back down. Sometime around 10 p.m. the frantic shouts coming from across die street could be heard. When glancing out the window, flames seemed to have swallowed a house under construction. I grabbed a hose as my family called 91 1, and ran across the street, where neighbors Roger Banrus and Art Fisher, began to quickly extinguish the fire. Their efforts persisted even when the garage door came crashing down. I stood in awe, watching die brave actions of these men. Due to the new area the fire department had difficulty locating the home. By the time the first fire engine arrived, all flames had been extinguished. The firemen remained on the scene ripping out sheet rock to eliminate the possibility of any hot spots. I appreciate the efforts of the firemen and police department but the men that should truly be credited are die neighbors. In a world where teenagers have so many role models sending mixed messages, it is reassuring to know that there are still true heroes like Roger Barrus and Art Fisher. Brooke Flannery |