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Show DAVIS COUNTY 04890'3a50 841 -- 07 HUSTE s PRE5S SUITE 84111 FIFTY CENTS wjfwyw VOL. 1 OS NUMBER ywpyw w U9 wtawre are And tt By CHERI HUBER and incumbent Steve Mangel with T148 votes. Losers included Scott The winds of change must have been blowing through Davis County on election day, 1993. First of all, Centerville elected a woman as mayor, this countys first. West Bountiful is the only city which decided to stick with an incumbent mayor, Carl Johnson. There will be lots of new faces on city councils in January too. Of those who were up for only Steve Mangel of Centerville and Joe Hill of Kaysville retained their places at the council table. Centerville voters broke with Hansen, first runner up, and Kevin Merrill. Bountiful City had a 30 percent voter turnout. John Cushing won the mayors race with 73.33 percent and 4,910 votes. David Piggott came in second with 1,781 votes which was 26.8 percent. In the city council race, Sam Fowler was the leader with 4,3 1 1 votes or 33.34 percent. Ann 77 fissoc S00, fc XML Wilcox received 3,845 votes or 29.73 percent. They were trailed by Jim Huefner and Renee Coon, an incumbent. Farmington had 39 percent of the citys voters cast votes. In the mayors race, Greg Bell received 1,678 votes or about 87 percent of the vote. He came in ahead of Alfred Paul Zaluski Jr. who received 249 votes or 13 percent. In the city council race, Tammy Boyce wai; the leader with 1,082 votes followed by David M. Conners with 1,049 votes. An incumbent city council member Hank Semadeni lost out as did Earl Kekmp. North Salt Lake had about a 30 percent voter turnout. Clare Jones won the mayor slot with 418 votes. He came in ahead of Jim Dixson who came in second with 377 votes. Carlin Jacobsen and Lee Stephens also ran. In the North Salt Lake City see ELECTION pg. 4 tradition and elected Davis Countys first woman mayor. MAYOR First woman mayor ready, willing, able Bv CHHRIE Hl'BER Priscilla Todd, newly elected mayor of Centerville, is the first woman mayor in Davis County. She gained much of her support by walking all of Centerville and talking to the people living in the various areas of the town. look at men and women as apples and oranges. I About 33 percent of the voters went to the polls. Priscilla Todd received 59.25 percent of the vote with 1313 votes. Incumbent mayor Michael Kjar got 40.7 percent or 902 votes. New council members will be Doug Nielsen with 1257 votes PRISCILLA TODD CENTERVILLE Priscilla Todd JOHN CUSHING BOUNTIFUL GREG BELL FARMINGTON CLARE JONES NO. SALT LAKE J. LARRABEE WOODS CROSS CARL JOHNSON H. A. JOHNSON W. BOUNTIFUL KAYSVILLE Even though the areas of Centerville are somewhat different, I found that there was a Davis UHP common concern among the people, a concern about roads, Crackdown election as the beginning of a about safety and about taxes. Todd says she sees her very exciting term. She believes that being a woman mayor will make a difference because she believes there is a difference in the way men and women look at and work on problems. I look at men and women as apples and nabs 279 motorists By MARK EDDINGTON Sta ff Writer LAYTON The City oranges. They bring different perceptions to the table. They Councils approval last week to hire two additional police officers paves the way for the formation of Davis Countys first special g task force. Council members approved the hiring of two additional officers within the next several months for regular patrol duty, a move that would free up two experienced e in combatting a officers to work anti-gan- HOME ON THE RANGE: helicopter herds buffalo into holding pens Saturday during the seventh annual "Buffalo Roundup" at Antelope Island State Park. About 600 volunteers mounted on horseback and in riding in vehicles assisted in rounding up the 700 animals. The bison will be weighed, tested and vaccinated over the weekend. Utah State Parks and Recreation plans to sell about 90 animals to ranchers and meat packing houses to pare the size of the herd. full-tim- growing gang problem. The action came, in part, as a result of research by Officer Kurt Cottrell that showed a marked increase in gang activity in Layton over the past several years. Cottrell said there are 100-plgang members in the city, and more and more kids are claiming gang affiliation. We have gang members committing everything from aggravated assaults to criminal mischief. Kids are intimidating others at school and committing extortions. There is also a lot showing up in the area, said school resource officer who researching gangs in Layton of graffiti Cottrell, a has been for three years. Gangs in Layton are causing problems in all sectors of Layton and are made up of members from across the ethnic and economic spectrum. Its really wierd, the officer noted. This isnt a racial or money thing. We have the problem everywhere. City officials hope to have the task force operational by Jan. 1. Gang officers will be tasked with gathering intelligence on gang activities, assisting with prosecution of gang members, and developing community and educational g programs. The money for hiring the additional officers and paying for uniforms and equipment, roughly $85,000, will come out of reserve funds until the city can put the additional expense into the citys 1993-9- 4 fiscal budget. anti-gan- High-tec- roundup corrals bison h By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer ANTELOPE ISLAND With three helicopters and 600 volunteer herders mounted on horseback, the seventh annual Buffalo Roundup on the island Saturday went like clockwork. One hour and ten minutes into the operation, 600 of the 700 animals on the 27,000 acre state park were herded into holding pens. A few defiant animals were stragglers and resisted herders efforts, but were eventually corralled and You joined the rest of the herd. All things considered, it went very well, said Antelope Island Park and Recreations program to prevent overgrazing has been successful. The condition of the herd this year will become clear over the weekend, after each animal is tested, weighed and vaccinated. On Saturday, the trick was to get the herd to the holding pens where they could rest until testing began. The sweep began on the southern tip of the island, where riders mounted on horseback theoretically assisted in pushing the herd north. In practice, Larsson said, the volunteers were there for the ride. You can herd a buffalo about anywhere they want you to herd them. The helicopters did most of the actual work, he explained. Regardless of how the can herd a buffalo about anywhere they want you to herd them. herd is moved, park Mitch Larrson manager Mitch Larsson. officials are glad to have The buffalo are getting the volunteers. are also gratified to see They in so are the corrals, used to going they the accorded to the annual event high visibility with. easier The work to first becoming year by the media. we did this was kind of wild. After testing on the herd is concluded, park This year marks a 100 years buffalo have been on the island. The states role on officials are looking at selling about 90 to 100 Antelope Island began in 1969 with the head of bison to keep the numbers down to creation of a 2,000 acre park. In 1981, the state where the vegetation on the island can properly got into the buffalo business by purchased the sustain the herd. Ideally, Antelopes herd should number between 550 and 600 animals. remaining 25,000 acres and thereby inheriting The animals will be sold to the highest about 250 bison. A vigorous management program begun by bidder. Traditionally, about half the animals sold go to ranchers and are used for breeding the state in 1987 has boosted the animals numbers to about 700. Pregnancies and stock. The balance are sold to meat packing weights are also up, an indication that Parks houses. look at problems from different angles. Together we will have a complete picture and make better decisions, she says, One of her main goals will be to make Centerville a more self see TODD pg. 3 IS HEWS WANTED: page 2 City council member THEFT BY APPOINTMENT Test ride never ends page 3 SPORTS STATE SPIKERS 'Cats invited to big dance Darts, page 1 8 NBA PREVIEW: Pro campaign opens Friday. page 1 9 LIFE MAYORATHON Cushing hits road MAN page 7 JOY LUCK CLUB Joy for viewers page 8 OPINION CHRISTMAS SPIRIT page 5 Does it exist? WEATHER - Cloudy and cool on : I Friday. HI: 50 LO: 30 |