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Show 1 Edwards to I More pictures Kaysville of Electric Light Parade easy work of Hunter A2 B1 H" B5 perform in K. Darts make ' ms imooiuisaiiiiaOs BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today New s Editor cineer Mais miual in mavis NORTH DAVIS COUNTY -Thousands of North Dav is residents Air Force Base will dedicate new gallery Hill lined streets of Kaysville and Clearfield Monday night to v lew the Second Annual Clipper Today IILL AIR TORCE BASE Another dream is coming true for the Air Force Heritage Foundation of Utah and the Hill Aerospace Museum They will dedicate a new aircraft gallery on Dec 7 at 1 1 30 a m The public is invited This dedication comes on the 58th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and .Americas entry into World War II The building was financed with private and Foundation funds. It was built by Valley Design and Construction of Salt Lake City. The new gallery will house 0 fighter aircraft that are now stored outside. This will help preserve these historic aircraft for generations of Americans to view and study. The facility will save the museum tens of thousands of dollars in maintenance costs over the lifetime of an aircraft The new gallery is connected to the existing building by an enclosed hallway that lets the visitor view some 40 aircraft and other artifacts in an or heated setting The Heritage Foundation and the Aerospace Museum are dedicated to preserv ing the tools of freedom that were used by the men and women during World War II and other conflicts throughout the world during the past 58 years I 43.0(X)-square-fo- ot 15-2- Other floats ranged from y nies from across the country. the city should be able to save considerably By over hmng an in house emplovee He said the expected cost will be $7.(XX) to $10.(XX) instead of $25.(XX) to $30.(XX). including CLI RFIFID Amanda Kennedy and Scott Westbroek have completed the requirements for Firefighter I ceitification E ach firefighter must receive 70 percent or better on written and practical exams after six months to a year of basic firefighting skills training, including a weekly drill Fire Chief Roger Bodily and Mayor Tom Waggoner formally congratulated the two Clearfield firefighters during a recent council meeting "This certificate is not just giv en they earn it. spend many hours in training. the chief said. Every one in the department has at least a firefighter I, many Firefighter II certification. he added Mv is a firefighter m Layton, Mayor Waggoner said This is a great accomplishment two-ho- son-in-la- w Hay rides offered to benefit charity You can enjoy the hundreds of thousands of holLAYTON iday lights m Layton while enjoying a haynde to boot. The hay rides will be offered I ndays and Saturdays Dec 3, 4. 10, 11. 17 and 18 Thev will depart from the Burger Stop parking lot, 323 E. Gentile between 6 and 9pm Prices are $2 for adults, $1 for kids and under age 5 free Group rates are also available. All proceeds will be donated to The Shelter of Davis County. I or more information call 9 or 6-- pm It is an outdoor, guided tour that leads visitors over winding pathways to a live manger scene Costumed actors portray Roman soldiers, v illagers. angels and robbers m this dramatic, interactive production Live camels, horses and sheep complete the picture in this step back in time to the night of Christ's birth. B1 SANTA MADE his triumphal entry Monday night to cheers of thousands of children Student body officers from sev eral schools participated, as did fire departments. Utah Power &. Light, and several dance groups Kaysville's parade started in front of the DATC. went down several blocks of Main Street and ended at Kaysville Elementary School in the downtown area In Clearfield, the parade started at the Fisher Park Municipal Pool complex and finished behind the new More photos on p B1. municipal center (ustice court complex on Center Street La'-- t vear s parade was held in Kavsville and moved to I avion, traveling alone a short route that ended at the Lav ton Hills Mall Davis Conference Center: A new glimmer of hope? FARMINGTON A Cedar City construction group is holding preliminarv talks with Davis County ifficiak about m (Manned confereni . liter The Clipper Ioday learned Tuesdav that countv commissioners have had a brief discussion with Quantum (Construction Group). said County Commissioner Gayle Stevenson Emphasizing that the discussions were "mostly exploratory on both parts. he said the commissioners met Quantum officials in a St George hotel while they were there for county association of government meetings Stevenson added that "I couldn't say we're interwe are still trving to decide ested m anything whether it s good to go or not That probably needs to be determined before we move anvvvhere (with the conference center) " The conference center was first announced more than two years ago as a project that would include meeting facilities, later it was expanded to include an office building and parking terrace.all on 13 acres near the Layton Hills Mall The county has purchased six acres while NAS Development of Layton owns the adjoining sev en acres Plans to build all of the facilities were announced, with architects and contractors named NAS was handling the project m concert with Corporex of Cincinnati. Ohio However, before any dirt was ever turned the project ended up in a legal quagmire, with NAS officials saving it looks like things are prettv much taken care of with Corporex Rick Lunt. in real estate development woh tire meeting and no c i, iuntum. contnr believed another session is planned with countv offi, cials for the middle of next week However, the Clipper Today could not confirm that meeting We're looking to put the project back together and get it done. Lunt said W e're excited about it It's certainly a great location," he said of the site We've met with NAS probably three weeks ago. they 'd certainly like to (be partners) W e re not sure what the best situation would be. but rest assured we'd be willing to woik with them (the countv commission) anv way which we can to make sure the proiect goes," Lunt continued He said that representatives of the firm had met with Layton Mavor Jerry Stevenson. Countv Community Development Director Wilf Sommerkorn. Layton Economic Development Specialist Tom Chnstopulos. and pnv ate inv estors Chnstopulos said "Quantum is being evaluated by county officials along with a couple of other groups Then the countv will make a decision, it thev feel thev (Quantum) can get it done "Everyone's a little paranoid because of the past situation. he added "It s not an announcement ' uncstu; lime Quantum has built one hich school in Southern Utah and building another m that area now. among other proiccts In Northern I lah thev arc involved with buildinc Thank'-cime Point s new colt course ' II as The clubhouse and dinosaur museum Shops at RivcrwissJ an upscale shoppmgemponum in north Prov o Commissioner Stevenson added 'Weve got to do our own investigation of the group and be satis fied before anv formal action is taken Sommerkorn confirmed that efforts are under wav to get a meeting arranged between the countv s Stevenson and Quantum executives, to talk further, to see if there is anv thing we can pursue Nothing s confirmed. he added About Quantum Christopukis vud this croup is verv commumtv-mindemore tow aid public service ITiat s one of the things the want to be known it s sonic bodv d for The I avton m ivor said we would certainlv support anv thine the countv ckxs on this proiect We have all worked hard to see something develop there, he added, noting the otv's actual official involvement would be geared around anv announcement of an office building At that point because of the potential for hundreds of new (obs such a facilitx would house, the city would use its resources to build a parking terrace towers for millennium event BY MARK WATSON Clipper Tthltn Statf U ntcr Clinton woiked on its ckxk protect for two v cars Two Davis Countv cities will hold celebrations on Dec 31 to celebrate the new millennium Thev will also dedicate new dock towers monev to build towers on citv propertv The Clinton tower alreadv is m place while the tower in kavsville will be built within Inside Clipper Today Lifestyles Peak Service Unit of the Girl Scouts of America Davis High School Marching Band's percussionists, including 14 drummers, were among several groups adding music to the parades this year Through donations, both cities raised See "This Week" on p. A4 All lights from the Davis Applied Technology Center to the Francis Cities build twin Mountain View Baptist Church of Layton will EAYTON third annual free production of Journey to its present Bethlehem" Dec 9 and 10. 6 30-- 9 p m , and Dec 1 1 and 12", 9 Viewpoint Television On the Street a giant aglow with dozens of 479-907- Baptists to present 'Journey to Bethlehem' A2 A5 A6 semi-truc- k BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Toda hews Editor Two firefighters achieve certification Davis People reminded the jolly old elf to please pay their homes a visit Santa was perched on his throne atop the Clipper Today float, which served as a finale for the parade that included more than 40 entries In addition to many floats that had participated in last Friday's South Davis parade, there were entrants from the Ogden Electric Light Parade, including a float from the City of Ogden Near the head of the parade were two grand marshals Bee Fisher.who is nearly 106 years old. served m that capacity in Clearfield In Kavsville. however. Elizabeth Tall, nearly 102. was unable to participate due to illdiesel CLEARFIELD Ins Medical. Inc of Bountiful will handle ambulance billing for Clearfield's new service which is scheduled to begin m l ire Chief Roger Bodily said Ins and one other company were interviewed However, he noted that the firm does billing for ambulance services in Brigham City and Lehi, among other towns, as well as providing billing for most air ambulance compa- C3 some parents and teens vocally ness Bountiful firm to handle billing 451-75- Electric Light Parade Included in that throng were many eager children, some shouting with glee at seeing Santa Claus, while even From the Trenches ...B2 YouthEducation B3 Missionaries Sports Classiads B4 B5 Cl Have a delivery problem? Call our delivery hotline before 10 a.m. on Fridays at 296-550- 6 the next three weeks Both protects are supervised bv IntemuHint un L lectne Sicns Inc in Ogden The Kavsville project is more expensive than Clinton's because it will come complete with chimes and a sound svstem that can be piogrammed to plav up to 120 songs - anvihmg from the school fight song to jingle bells. Both structures will include similar high monuments at the base which will be able to house memorabilia and time capsules Kavsville s monument will also include controls for the sound svstem The monuments are built with 1 4- - inch plate aluminum which will protect them from vandalism six-fo- t ' Both cities were cxtremelv aggressive m their fund raising and raised enough monev so thev would not use anv public monev. said Brett Robertson of Intermountain Sums The sound svstem for the Kavsville tower was designed bv the erdtn Companv in Ohio The towers come complete with 4 inch tubuic and the nxfs are constructed with aluminum Having spent mnnv vears in the sum business. Robertson said it was the first time he has known cities to build clock towers ' It is absolutely unique he said The price 4 the Kavsville tower is in the S40.1 X) range with about 40 percent of the cost for the sound svstem 40 percent for the structure monument and clock cab and about 20 percent for the timepiece Robertson said the design for the Clinton dock took scime time with several modifications along the wav With Kavsville. thev had a jshoto and knew what thev wanted We just had to trv to duplicate it RoN.rtson said |