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Show Child abuse calls rising 300 per year golf champs Frustrated fans seek rules change A6 A7 B2 Darts are Region 1 a DAVIS COUNTY PPER I rtiimniW tjHinuaiaJO m nam anm!i (sra'jb omaii tarewoiio d aincon o Icssfitfs PMfH eleciM pttd four cmntu BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor Tuesday, Oct. 5 is primary election day in most communities of Davis County. The only North Davis communities without primaries are Clinton, Fruit Heights, South Weber and Sunset That means they have two or fewer candidates for each of the open seats. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information on where to vote, contact your local city recorder. All communities will have polling booths open for the general election on Tuesday. Nov. 5. For a detailed look at their races, see pages 0 and A-- ll of this week's paper. Candidates are bringing a wide range of issues to their campaigns, but there are some common ofHdsfs met with leaders seeking job aid Kill Hill is looking for more than a few good peoHILL AFB The base is actively seeking workers to fill 2000 positions that will be available between now and July 2001. Most of those jobs will be filled by the end of next year. Maj. Gen. Rich Roellig, Ogden ALC Commander, invited local community and business leaden to a luncheon on Sep. 23 to explain Hill's hiring needs and seek assistance in attracting local applicants for the jobs. The Hill AFB Officers Club banquet room tables were arranged to encourage discussions about hiring suggestions from the representatives of local minority groups. The luncheon attendees included leaders of local churches, Hispanic organizations. n and Asian repNative American groups and resentatives. Andy Flowers of the Ogden ALC Personnel Office led the briefings that outlined the types of jobs coming to the base. The new jobs were explained in two basic types, maintenance and materiel management. The maintenance positions involve hands on types of work. The base is initially seeking skilled workers to fill these technician positions in electrical, mechanical and structural areas. The materiel management positions are office jobs. These items and the supply personare the managers of defense-relate- d nel who support the field. We are actively seeking engineers, Flowers stated. A total of 76 engineering positions need to be filled during the coming year. (Hill) teams are out recruiting for engineers now, Flowers said. The governments goal is to mirror the demoemployers with a similar mix of graphics of minorities in the workforce. In order to meet that goal the base practices an Underrepresented Group Hiring policy that specifically targets people who meet these needs. Anyone interested in applying for employment at Hill is encouraged to go to the Dept, of Workforce Services in Clearfield. A Hill representative will be available Tuesday through Thursday from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. The base job hotline Information is also available through phone number is the Hill AFB web site at http:www.hill.af.mil. ple. A-1- themes. Some are seeking more communication between city officials and the public; others are blasting the size of city government or facilities; many are concerned about growth, and the best way to handle it; still others want to know what should be done to stimulate economic growth, particularly in the commercially-starved communities, such as Fruit Heights and West Point. For instance, one incumbent running for in West Point, Glenn Wade, reflected many of the concerns in his community when he asked about such issues as placement of a proposed new city hall; whether a special improvement district should be formed for installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk; and how zoning for commercial development should be handled. in Local political races are officially Utah, although candidates in Davis County generally far-flu- non-partis- reflect the large Republican majority of voters. In Fruit Heights, political parties are formed solely for the nomination of candidates, the Pine Cone and Sagebrush Parties. In some communities, meet-th- e candidate nights have been held or will be following the primary, and narrowing down of the field of candidates. For example, the Kaysville Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a candidate forum as part of its monthly meeting the day after the elections. Wednesday, Oct. 6 at noon at the city hall. And while some political signs have appeared prior to the primary, that is expected to intensify as the race thickens to two or fewer candidates for each slot. In some cases, candidates are running unopposed, with up to four of five council seats to be replaced in at least one community. Teacher pool African-America- starting to shrink BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Writer California and Nevada FARMINGTON are always looking for ways to obtain water from other states. Now, they are searching for another precious commodity teachers. It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit teachers. It's not a dire situation, but the application pool is beginning to thin out. said Mel Miles, human resources director for Davis School District. Miles said there is a shortage of applicants for special education, math and science teachers. We used to have an abundance of applica- 777-376- 2. tions for elementary positions, but even that Cbcrficld Ccundl okays rssEo equipment buy CLEARFIELD CAPTAIN Joe Roh says goodbye to his wife, Diane, and daughter Hannah, before Photo by Steven A Carroll In anticipation of the new 800 MHZ law enforcement communication system startup next year, the Clearfield City Council has approved a major equipment pur- Hill chase. The $357,891 approved Tuesday night will pay for users equipment to be used by the fire and police departments, as well as related equipment in the new police dispatch center to be included in the new municipal building. Steve Layton, who oversees facility management for the city, said that costs are coming in lower than projected, thanks to con- solidation with Layton, where possible, and other cost-savin- HILL AIR FORCE BASE -The 388th Fighter Wing is once efforts. again supporting Operation Southern Watch over southern Funds had been carried over from the prior year's budget to pay for the cost of the new communications system, which Ls being implemented throughout Davis County and along the Wasatch Front. Layton said Clearfield will probably be one of the first cities in the county to go online with the system, that will include construction of a communications tower in the city. He told the council that by purchasing and installing the equipment now, it can be ready prior to any possible Y2K problems, noting current equipment is not Y2K compliant. I would rather not spend $10,000 to fix that equipment, he added. Motorola will be supplying the new equipment. Iraq as 350 airmen and ten Southwest Asia. What makes this deployment unique is the implementation of the new Expeditionary Aerospace Force concept. The 421st Fighter Squadron is not only one of the three squadrons of that are part of the 388th FW, the 421st FS F-1- also part of the first Air Expeditionary Force or AEF-1- . While the two terms is Expeditionary Aerospace Force and Air Expeditionary Force are very similar they have different Potential plans for a Legacy Highway Parkway and Quality Growth will be discussed in two upcoming meetings. The Legacy Parkway issue will be aired during a meeting Wednesday, Oict. 6 at 6 p.m. at Syracuse City Hall. At that meeting, northwestern Davis cities that could be impacted by the project will be able to air concerns and any plans. Although the Legacy Highway has yet to formally be announced, area mayors and others have discussed planning around development of such a corridor in order to minimize development problems later on. On Monday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m., at the Davis County Davis People FRUIT HEIGHTS On the Street Viewpoint Sports Lifestyles B1 YouthEducation Church life Lifestyles Television Calendar II ' 82 B4 ...85 ...B6 ...,B7 296-550- I There are ten AEFs made up of fighters, bombers, airlift, support units, links to surveillance, reconnaissance and stealth. The idea is for different Air Force Units to provide personnel and aircraft to support a part of the AEF. The 421st FS. along with the unspecified other Air Force units from around the world, is making history with this deployment in what the Air Force hopes will bring stability for its weary airmen. One of the things we discovered with past commitments is we haven't been very good at giving stated in an interview last year. AF concept will allow military members to plan well in advance for their deployments that will occur about every 15 months. These deployments are in addition to any normal training deployments that occur throughout the 90-da- y year. It's Tuesday afternoon when family and friends join this group of departing airmen in a predeparture roll call in one of the maintenance hangars on the 388th flight line. Put your dog tags on. instructs Master Sgt. Damion Englen of the 388th FW mobility They'll want to see them before you get on the plane. office. universities. We've been spoiled because colleges mthe state have always cranked out teachers who want to teach in our district. If the outward trend continues and growth trends continue, especially in north Davis County, we could have problems hiring quality teachers in the future." Miles said. The human resources director said it is difficult to find vocational tech teachers because people with expertise in this area can make double income in the private sector. Miles said while visiting one university, six technical vocational teacher graduates said they had their hearts set on teaching, but four of them already had salary offers from the private sector which amounted to twice as much as they would receive teaching. They couldn't pass it up." Miles said. Special education teachers are hard to find because it's such a challenging profession. advise to the city engineer, asked him to get back to us with another proposal. Once it's acceptable, then we ll adv ertise for the reconstruction." One plan reviewed last week would is mentioned, council members and residents get animated and passionate in their feelings. My greatest concern is aesthetics, said native J. Dale Green. That is one of the only landmarks left I grew up here. That bridge was part of our lives, he, said. We used to have a hard time getting a horse across there. I grew up here, too, said Mayor Richard Harvey, also from one of the city's pioneering families. The bndge discussion came up at a recent council meeting because plans are being formulated to make improv ements to the bridge. The state has the responsibility of checking all bridges, sent us a report, and several times in the past expressed concern about the age and width of the bridge," City Manager Richard Have a delivery problem? Call our delivery hotline 6 before 10 a.m. on Fridays at POOR COPY Iraq. people time to prepare themselves, Gen. Dick Hawley, Air Combat Command commander Fast-growi- - When Fruit Heights' Mountain Road hridge 'uC'Jlz-- j A2 A3 A4 A7 meanings. The EAF is the overall concept of providing a total air power force (the AEF) to handle a worldwide contingency such as zones over patrolling the no-fl- y Out-of-sta- because they offer higher salaries, signing bonuses and will pay moving expenses for teachers in some cases. G.irk County m Nevada is particularly aggressive in recruiting teachers, according to Miles. Meanwhile, the Davis District is becoming more aggressiv e in actively recruiting at all Utah BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor 1 IzzlCz deployment Mountain Road bridge improvements aired See "This Week" on p. A5 4 F-1- were deployed this week to reacting cn Legacy, 'Quality Growth' slated y troops deploy to Kuwait BY STEVEN A. CARROLL Clipper Today Correspondent g 90-da- pool has tightened over the past few years. he said. The human resources director said schools in California and Nevada are recruiting heavily in districts have an advantage Utah. feature a wide bridge with sidewalks on each side. It would also include a large culvert of six to eight feet to handle debns and w ater runofl In addition, efforts are under way to maintain as much of the current aesthetics as possible. Marchant told the council. That would include railings and the waterfall. Sidewalks on Kith sides raised safety issue flags for Council member Dan 48-fo- Phelps. We will have people wanting to cross (the street to see the waterfall)." MOUNTAIN Road bridge improvements are in the planning stages. Marchant told the Clipper Today. It s not dangerous, it just doesn't meet current standards" required on a frontage road for U S. Highway 89 and major street for the city. He emphasized that no final design or cost has been established. We want to try to keep the look and the feel of the bridge. Marchant said. Weve given some additional But as Council member Diane Maynes said, we want a safe place for people to do that." By having sidewalk on both sides, you're going to encourage people to cross, increase that tremendously." Phelps said. 1 f |