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Show WEEKLY REFLEX--DAV1- NEWS JOURNAL, MAY 12, 1977 S Possible Site For Prisoner-Publi- c Safety Complex Is Examined By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County Commissioners will look into the possibility of acquiring 7.2 acres of land that has been proposed as a site for a $3.5 million combination county and public safety complex. medical and mental health facilities, the sheriff said. A study conducted in 1971 indicated that $362,000 was needed to renovate the facilities. He estimated that at least $500,000 would be needed to achieve a similar renovation at the present costs. IF THE facility were built according to jail preliminary sketches, the would be constructed on the third floor of the structure, with central receiving and booking headquarters on the first floor. Prisoners would enter by vehicle on the lower level and be transported by elevator to the jail facility. Sheriff Lawrence said this procedure will eliminate most security problems. Medical and mental health examining rooms would be constructed inside the security area of the jail near the reviewing area. e COMMISSIONER C.E. Moss was instructed by the commission to take the first step to obtain the land after the proposal for the building was unveiled by Sheriff William Dub Lawrence. Commissioner Moss said he will contact the Utah State Department of Trans- portation (UDOT) the agency, which currently owns the land, and request they step up action on the sale scheduled to go up for public bid. The land is located in an unincorporated area of the county south of the Farming-tobetween Lagoon Interchange of Lane and Burkes Lane. n SHERIFF Lawrence unveiled his AS proposal, for the 600,000 foot building, he asked the commission to act on the land, as well as considering letting out architectural bids on a speculative basis. The architectural plan will be necessary if the commission decides to give Sheriff Lawrence the okay to submit a grant request for construction to the Economic Development Administration (EDA). WHATS IN A Rewat Immak a Thai student, who attends the kindergarten class, learns EnglLsh as Roark tutors him by naming common objects. He begins by teaching the Thai children the names of colors and NAME? THE COUNTY is presently waiting for word from that same agency to see if the 1.25 million grant application to fund the proposed addition to the county court house is approved. The money is available through the Public Works Administration, allocated for public building projects. Sheriff Lawrence admitted that the request for funding of the proposed law enforcement building would be a long shot, but added that he has written grants and knows his way around. By ROSELYN KIRK The seven students from Thailand, who attend the Hill Field Elementary School in Clearfietd, know that their tutor Roark Neville understands their culture as well as d their language. Roark, a student at Weber State College, spent two years in Thailand as a missionary for the LDS Church. ROARK BEGAN to tutor the Thai students at the Hill Field School and two Laotian students at Wasatch School last fall. "Im not a professional teacher, but the most important thing I do is to show the kids that somebody pre-me- THE PROPOSAL, as outlined by Sheriff Lawrence, would solve overcrowding problems in buildings and parking around the courthouse complex. He proposed that municipal, county, state and federal agencies be housed in the public safety complex. He pointed to a similar proposal in Clinton, Iowa where local and state law enforcement agencies were housed in the same building. If built as proposed, 13 police agencies, 16 courts, and four fire districts would have space in the complex, in addition to the Davis County jail and sheriffs office. cares. The bilingual tutoring program at these two schools is one part of a Davis School District bilingual program which is administered through Davis Schools under the direction of Elaine Charvoz, elementary consultant in the language arts. Mrs. Charvoz trains and orients the five bilingual tutors and aides to the schools. All the work is coordinated through the principals, she OTHER agencies to be housed there would be the County Drivers License Division, the Highway patrol, Adult Probation and Parole, Division of Wildlife Services, County Civil Defense, State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Prisons, United States Marshals Office and Farmington City offices. ALTHOUGH Sheriff Lawrence said the building would solve building needs due to overcrowding voiced by other agencies, the main impetus for the project is based on overcrowded county jail facilities. says. ROARK WORKS with the seven children at Hill Field School about 20 to 30 minutes a day on a basis. Sheriff Lawrence said the County has called on the carpet by the Bureau of Prisons due to poor security facilities resulting from overcrowding. At present the jail has no facilities for female prisoners and no room to provide e contacts the childs teacher to determine what been He help the child needs. The students have no problems with math, but reading is central. Vho Knows? I begin by teaching colors and syllables. Then they read out loud with me. We write down the words they dont know and study them later. The Thai language has almost no relationship to English. koa is One word like spelled the same each time, but based on the tone of the spoken word, it can have five different meanings. The That language has no plurals, Roark says Instead of saying, There are two chairs, the Thai child - will two say, "There are chairs of them. Even with the language barrier, the Thai kids adjust well socially, Roark says. Sometimes they want to be a part of the group, but are not able to because of the language. If they get too frustrated, they can give up John D. McQuade Construction Co. Lie. Gen. Contractor 825-981- 2 Custom Homes, Additions, Remodel Concrete Fact Why Brigham Sand Country Gut de Mount S. tourxlaton . VJL. V-- " rood . Jenson Rocky Says: 571-762- Concifli best strangest wt 2. 7 whftsr, nicer flrttsh, compere Logan. Ogden A 9L Sand A Gravel, then Insist on Brigham City sand A gravel. Ever wonder 4?y toey haul N so far, Aak your architect or engineer in Stewart the U.S.? What great liner sank May 7, 1915? Answers To Who Knows from Hill Field School on reading in EnglLsh. Roark is an aide who works with Sommai for about 20 minutes every day. SOMEBODY CARES or become rebellious." The Thai children that Roark teaches at Hill Field School come from four families Their mothers are Thai women who are now married to G s stationed at Hill Air Force Base. The children are pure Thai, havfrom a ing been born previous marriage. The children speak Thai language almost exclusively at home and so find a real adjustment in the schoolroom and the school yard. ROARK SAYS holidays are a part of the new culture and he attempts to give the students some background try to explain about Easter and Halloween, but Im not sure they understand W'ewill be celebrating the Queen's one of their Birthday holidays, soon " Roark, who has an Asian Studies Minor, says he tries to observe some cultural customs. ln the Thai culture, the head is the highest part You never pass anything over the head or touch the head I try to observe that Thai custom when teaching the children, he said. ALTHOUGH the Thai and Laotian are children 1 Buddhist, they still celebrated Christmas last year. Most wear an image of Buddha around their necks Often Roark is invited to his students homes for dinner. Their mothers cook the Thai food, which is usually highly spiced rice, seasoned with curry powder. enjoy 1 speaking the language with the families. It keeps me in touch. students in Thailand are taught English from the fourth grade on, they still find the language difficult. The speech patterns are so different that they don't finish the syllables, but chop them off. Roark said 80 percent of any foreign language is picked up tnrough actually being in the culture. Knowing where to begin to teach the language formally ALTHOUGH is difficult. The kids need a speech therapist as well as a tutor, he said "To them the r sounds the same as the T. I don't know how to correct their speech patterns. He said that more instruction is needed in Utah to teach tutors how to teach English as a second language. ROARK SAYS all Thai children have nicknames. He calls them by their nick- names, even though the classroom teacher and the other children refer to them by their full name. Roark says knowing their nicknames, helps him to get closer to the children. The Thai children adjust well socially, even though they know theyre different. He feels this is helped by the attitude of the school and the children there. Its quite a cosmopolitan group with n students of Japanese, and Black cultures. In spite of that, the Thai students hang together right now until they are more acquainted with the language, Roark says. Saudi-Arabia- 1. Sixty-thre- 2. The Lusitania. mUU(B Dr. Clyde Marx, who is tional Trustee American for Optometry Na- the As- sociation, flew to South Dako- ta where he spoke at their State Optometry Conference. He spent six days in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended a Long Range Plan- ning Session with American Optometry the As- sociation. This past week his family accompanied him to Hood River, Oregon where they visited with Mrs. Marxs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parsons while Dr. Marx went on to Yakima, Washington to attend the Washington State Optometry Association Con- vention. Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Dean Jeffs had as weekend guests their two grandsons, Ricky and Chris Jeffs from Bear River City. Clesse Hilton spent a few days in Delta with his mother, Mrs. Vera Hilton last week. The Fruit Heights First their Spring Sing night on April 19 at their Ward Chapel Cultural Hall. The Teachers and the Deacons Quorums tied for LDS Ward held first place. A splendid program of talent was rendered during the evening. It is interesting to announce that the Kaysville 11th Ward has been changed to the Fruit Heights First Ward and the Kaysville 14th LDS Ward has been changed to be the Fruit Heights Second LDS Ward. Troy Nielsen, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nielsen was injured and is recovering in a brace. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson and family of Odessa, Texas spent a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Johnson. While here he and his family and his parents spent two days in Rexburg, Idaho with Dr. Dan Johnson. Mrs. Richard Harris of Provo spent the past weeks in Kaysville with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Leonard had as Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Hess and two sons Nathan and Craig of Far- mington; Mr. and Mrs. Golden Smith of Kaysville; Mrs. Judy Pierce and daughter Susette of Farmington; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bourne and family also of Kaysville. They were all on hand for the blessing and naming of their new son who was named Jeremy Truman at the Kaysville 13th LDS Ward Fast Meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard named their infant son after his that settled on their property in North Farmington. William Packer is confined great-grandfath- currently attempting to set up communications channels for dealing with emergency situations. If this department could be housed in the same building as the Sheriffs Office, the duplication of communications equipment could be eliminated, Sheriff Lawrence said. THE COMPLEX could also provide housing for agencies such as the juvenile court. Adult Probation and Parole, the Utah Highway Patrol and the Division of Family Services, who currently rent or lease space in other buildings. The problem of increasing traffic flow into the courthouse square would also be decreased if the complex were placed in another location, Sheriff Lawrence said. When commissioners questioned whether the building site would be available, Sheriff Lawrence said a spokesman from UDOT had indicated that the property in question had been declared surplus. The official said a request from county commissioners might result in a transfer of the property from the state to Davis County. DR. RICHARD Johns, director of the Davis County Health Board said he endorsed the public safety complex. He requested that, if the building housing the Sheriffs office were vacated, that the Board of Health take over that facility. If the public safety complex is constructed as proposed, most of the agencies would be housed on the second floor, along with the sheriffs office. County Civil Defense and the Fish and Game offices are planned on the first floor. ALTHOUGH Commissioners agreed to set the wheels in motion for acquiring the land they did not give the final okay for the project. The sheriff admitted that the grant application for the public safety complex would be in competition with the 1.2 million dollar grant for the courthouse. He said if the long shot pays off, the building could be constructed at no expense to the county, eliminating the need for a public bond election or the need to increase taxes. Maynard Dixon many nuclear energy plants are there 1 Build with someone who Cares " Mantua 1. How IN ADDITION to relieving overcrowding in the jail, the building would alleviate crowded facilities reported by the Davis County Board of Health, and the State Drivers License Divisions, currently housed in the basement of the courthouse. The construction would also resolve a problem with communications equipment. The Davis County Civil Defense office, administered by John Zippro, is to the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Nance returned from a ten-da- y vacation trip to Oregon. They took her mother, Mrs. Louie Duncan back to Oregon after she had been with them for the past two months. She will be making her home in Oregon with a son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Duncan at Weston, Oregon. They also visited another brother and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duncan at Salem, Oregon and visited Mrs. Nances two sisters, Mrs. Odelta Wiggins and Mrs. Blenda Barrett at Grants Pass, Oregon. Mrs. John Briggs spent the weekend in Hawaii on a business trip. Mrs. Janeel Ashmead Henderson of Logan was a guest of Mrs. Leone Gurr, Tuesday night where Mrs. Henderson gave the entertainment for the evening. Nine guests at- Will Hold Amway Watercolor Exhibit is Families Maynard Dixon Stewart, of art, San Jose State College, San Jose, Calif., will hold a watercolor exhibit through May 20, at the North Branch, Davis County Library. professor family teams who build a as Independent Distributors by Amway bringing exceptional products to North and service American homes. Call . . . business HE IS A son of local artist LeConte Stewart of Kaysville. 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