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Show -- CLIPPER TODAY A7 EAROUNDlDAVIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1999 Layton City Youth Council Business Showcase scheduled growing, back on track After more than LAYTON 13X) people attended the first-ev- Davis County Business Showcase, in a second such event has already been scheduled for next year r, BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor Chris Dallin, president of the North Davis Chamber of Commerce, says the dates of Oct 11 and 12 are being circled for the next such Showcase, although it will be held during the day rather than during evening hours as was the case this year We will have luncheon meetings of both the North and South Davis chambers of commerce, that will mean more people will come and make it even more successful," he said following a review meeting of the Expo More than anything else, it was the profound speakers we had You couldn't have paid money for better people than that, he said of the October. 1919 event Speakers included Rep James Hansen, economist Thad Robson, and Jon Huntsman Jr. After Layton Citys Youth back on track and growing LAYTON Council is again A group of three surviving members last May has blossomed to 18 now and is growing, says Cathie Zimmerman, new adviser to the group Her city council liaison now is Steve Curtis while Paula Axelrod, former youth mayor, has returned to act as a mentor we We can use more members haven't even got all of our positions filled, she says. Requirements to join are are simple students m grades invited, must be residents of the city, and able to attend at least most meet9-- ings The council gathers each Monday from 5 pm in the city council chambers at Layton City Hall Visitors are welcome, Zimmerman emphasizes Young men are invited to check there are out the young women only two or three males vs. 15 to 16 females on the council, and the adviser would like to see more of a balance in membership, she says Whatever the makeup, the current They (youth) do it all," Zimmerman claims If they plan it. theyre responsible for carrying it out ljust come and support it Most recently, several were involved with unloading food from the Boy Scout Food Drive, with another project planned to help sort out the food at the Davis County Food Bank during the coming weeks Other efforts have included marching in the parade and running a carnival booth at the Layton Liberty Days, a Rile the group says they want to expand, ran concession stands and greeted kids as McGruff safety char- acters during Layton's first-evNational Night Out observance, sorting quilts for the relief effort in Mexico at the LDS Humanitarian Sort Center in Salt Lake City, donating a wreath and tree for the Evergreen & Christmas Things fundraiser to benefit The Shelter The youth are also looking forward er Building permits drop LAYTON (AP) Construction m Davis Countv's most populous aty is down nearly 38 percent from a year ago as developers kxk elsewhere for commercial and residential projects. Roughly $51 4 million worth of coordinate issues and concerns and present a united front with the county's legislators. The economic development committee and Showcase also were a joint effort, including members from all chambers in the effort In addition, the Expo committee has been split With former Oiair Jim King of Zion's First National Bank thanked for his services, new chairs are Kevin Jones from U S West Dex, and Tom Hart. Kier Corp, will cochair the economic development arm 4-- group is keeping busy They conduct one to two serv ice projects per month while Diana Guetschow will chair the Showcase The North Davis Giamber, meanwhile, has grown to be the state's fourth largest with nearly 700 members. and growing steadily along with several successful local business people More than anything the committee was excited about the partnership between North and South Davis, that we are finally acting like a county should. Lor years the two areas have been fighting, but now we can take on our competitors. Dallin said The v anous chambers in the county are cooperating more frequently on issues, including the Legislative Affairs Committee, which meets to commercial and residential projects have been built in Lavton so far this year compared with $82 6 million over the same period last year We just don't hav e a big commercial project like we had last year with the Target Center, said Layton Community Development Director Scott Carter The three years that the Target Center was being built out made for a lot of building permits being issued Community First Bank starts new building LAYTON YOUTH COUNCIL members preparing tree include Lisa Axelrod, left, Erin Moyes, Julie Grosshans and Daniel Moulton. to assisting Rev Mark Tate of Layton 1 fills Baptist Church with the Fishes & Loaves food basketassistance program that involves several North Dav is churches, among other efforts. The council runs financially on funding from Layton City and grants, but Zimmerman says shed like to establish a scholarship fund that could be tapped for where matching moneys are needed In addition, the youth g have raised $XM) m Often, service projects involve not only the Youth Council but members of the Lav ton Youth Court, some offenders." Girl Scouts, and the Youth Summit Team w hich was dev eloped as a result of the Volunteer Youth Summit held this past summer The city's Youth Council was actually established about five years ago, and comes after the program was first initiated by Utah State University in the 1970s Goals of the effort include providing an opportunity for youth to develop mature citizenship, leadership, a sense of personal achievement. fund-raisin- and understanding of government Youth council members meet regularly with the city council, learn about the role of various city positions from key city staff, and have the opportunity to shadow such personnel as police officers on two hour or to see what the actual person holding their position with the city does for a half or full day Current council members and their positions are Sarah Adams, mayor. Julie Grosshans, mayor pro tern, Melissa Brown, assistant city manager, Mark Bruckman, secretary" Brittany Heslop, historian, Carlee Hamblin, city attorney. Alicia Johnson, finance director, Knsta chief. Kendall, police Jyana Messenger, city manager, Michelle Moore, community development g director. Daniel Moulton, committee chan; Enn Moyes, parks and recreation director, and Lisa Muir, recorder For more information call 5 Zimmerman at LAYTON Communitv First National Bank in Lavton has begun construction on a new banking faciktv at the comer of 700 West and Antelope Drive Plans are to vacate the current facility and move to the new building customers, and employees. says Karen Gracia, bank president We hope the new facility will provide more convenience and accessibility for our customers, offer an improved work environment for our employees and show Community Fust's commitment to this community and its residents The architectural firm of Nichols-- next spring We are very excited about this project and what it will mean for our nde-alongs- ," fund-raisin- 547-948- Lantern doubles as heater, light BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today Neus Editor LAYTON Lanterns are great when the lights go out And heaters are sure helpful for long-terpower outages. 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Photo by Neal Morton. lantem-heater-lig- ht is area On sale for about $90. he said sales have already been relatively brisk for the months-ol- d product It weighs eight pounds and can be easily earned by using a folding handle, is storable in a closet, under a counter, or on a shelf We pnxluced our first models a ample of months ago have already sold a couple hundred;' Taylor said, noting sales went bnskly at a recent emergency preparedness show in Denver A lot of people want it because of concerns over Y2K. and then there are always storms, blizzards, and we live on an earthquake fault. he con- sivmixi, tinued This replaces the need to hunt for candles when the lights go out or the Ml potential of freezing in the daik The product is built in Layton, with Il ins Taylor anticipating the production staff will reach between 25 and 50 employees. 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