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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-- D AVIS NEWS JOURNAL. MARCH 17. 1977 Future Paramedics Of Looking Up In N. Davis s provide service between KIRK By ROSELYN Adequate ambulance service in the north end of Davis County, necessary before county-wid- e paramedic ser- vice can begin, took a forward step Tuesday. TWO ambulance operators said they will provide a statement of services their companies can offer and submit this plan to the Transportation and Eqiupment Committee of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council. Law enforcement officers, fire chiefs and city officials from north Davis County met with Dr. Jan Freeman, chairman of the EMS Council, Dr. David Warden, EMS Transportation and Equipment chairman and Dr. Richard Johns, Director of Public Health, to determine whether the ambulance service should be provided through voluntary firemen or through private enterprise. THE OFFICIALS decided there was little volunteer Most of us are relieved when elections are over. All the talk, noise, confusion are tiring. But one thing usually lingers on long after the election is over, political advertising. Signs may stay attached to power poles, or doze counalong roads for many months. If politieials are going to improve the should try, or cleanup the environment, as they often promise, perhaps they start with their own campaign materials. POLITICAL AFTERMATH By GARY R. BLODGETT : The proposed two per cent entertainment tax imposed by Farmington City on Lagoon Amusement Park will ap- parently be resolved in court :jater this month. $ CITY OFFICIALS will in Second District Court, iFarmington, Mar. 24 to ap-:pe- defend city council action ;taken last week making the lax levy official. The proposed two per cent ;tax on Lagoon Corp. is somewhat of a compromise on ;the part of the city officials -I but Lagoon officials want no part of any taxation which would be solely against the amusement park. -- : AN AMUSEMENT tax tsuch as this against Lagoon, simply because Lagoon is the :only large amusement center. :in the area, is discriminatory, Lagoon attorneys con-- : tend. t The battle between Lagoon and Farmington City over the proposed amusement tax began nearly a year ago when t Farmington officials said they were imposing a 5 per cent tax against Lagoon. : FEW weeks ago, the city passed a resolution reducing the proposed tax from 5 to 2 per cent, but Lagoon officials A : : contend that either or both taxes are unconstitutional and park officials filed two suits against the city: (1) That any amusement tax against Lagoon Corp. is unconstitutional; and (2) THAT the park be' legally separated (dean- - : nexed) from the city.- The city's resolution calls for the become tax to proposed effective immedi- however - the ately, amusement park is closed for the winter. LAGOON attorneys filed an affidavit to show cause which charges that there was an oral agreement between Lagoon representatives and city officials that the effective date of any ordinance would not become effective until the constitutional question was settled in court. The affidavit also stated that only two hours verbal notice was given Lagoon Corp. officials before the most recent action by Farmington 4-- 4-- leaders in our county. Nationally there were 5,811,558 programs in youth in 4-- H 1976. IS youth education sponsored by Utah State University through Extension offices throughout the state. All young people up to 19 years of age are eligible to programs. participate in Parents take part serving as leaders or advisors. There is leader training and tional materials for leaders. staff wel Davis County 4--H 4-- LAGOON presently pays Farmington about of explained that the March 24 hearing to show cause will be only the first step in what is expected to be a lengthy court battle between the two entities. LAGOON is slated to open for weekends the first Saturday in April and open daily for the summer following Memorial Day. The council vote for the 2 per cent tax levy was 0 with 5-- Councilman Harold Tippetts changing his vote in favor of the proposal after earlier refusing to approve the 5 per cent proposal. COUNCILMEN Sherman Hoskins and E. True Johnson were absent for the vote to change the tax levy from 5 to 2 per cent, but earlier wenton record as favoring the proposal. However, Mayor LeGrande Gregory although he has no went on vote in the matter - - record as bitterly opposing any taxation of this type with Lagoon Corp. comes the opportunity to explain our programs for school PTA sponsorship, community group sponsorship or project club enrollment. Please call our office for more information Ext. 295. or 773-780- 0 867-221- WEEK will climax with a lovely banquet for Davis County volunteer leaders and companions at the Clearfield High School cafeteria on March 18 at 7 p.m. This banquet is sponsored by the Bankers Association of Davis County. Dr. J. Clark Ballard, Diiector of Extension, Utah State University will be the featured speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Blood, and their daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cottrell of Layton attended the Tabernacle Choir presentation and broadcast on Sunday morning at he Tabernacle in Salt Lake City and after they spent time at the Visitors Center. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butler and son Chris have moved to Firth, Idaho to make their home. Ronald has accepted a new position with Strevell-Patterso- n son-in-la- WE HAVE been in operation here for 81 years without an amusement tax, he said. park. He $40,000 in Center. SPOKESMAN for both private ambulance services sales, business and property taxes - amounting to nearly 20 per cent of the citys general fund budget of $209,613, according to city officials. If Lagoon from Farmington, the city would lose the nearly $40,000 the resort now pays, it was explained, grb . Company. Mr. and Mrs. Golden Bennett have returned home from an eight-datrip to Phoenix, Ariz. They were accompanied by her sister and brother-in-laMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schurz of Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Schurz are members of the Golden Spike Gem and Minerals Society of Ogden. and they took their carrousel made out of gems to be entered in the special rock Mr. and Mrs. Reid Daniels spent Wednesday in Payson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels and also visited with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Daniels. Miss Kay Marcusen, who is . attending Southern Utah State College, will be participating in the College Symphony band under the direction of Dr. Steven Allen in the Western MENC Divisional to be held in Salt Lake City on March 26 at the Salt Palace. Miss Marcusen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beckstrom recently traveled to Idaho Amy Falls, Idaho for a gymnastic meet, involving teams from Idaho, Montana and Utah. She placed third in all around in the PeeWee Division (9 years old and under) with a score of 32.25. She opened first in floor exercise, first in vault, third on bars and sixth place on balance beam. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Beckstrom of Fruit Heights. at turned home Wednesday show Phoenix. They all evening, March re- 9. Ron Wilde of Holladay spent four days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards and son Todd. The Elders Quorum of the Kaysville 15th LDS Ward attended a bowling party in Ogden at Weber College on Friday evening. Their wives accompanied them for the party. Keith Dr. and Mrs. Wayment spent last week in Denver, Colo., where the doctor attended medical meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Winn of Preston, Idaho were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. De Lamar Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meachem attended the funeral service of their uncle, Ralph A. Putnam in Salt Lake City on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Sanders, and Mrs. Sherman Rutledge, Mr. and Mrs. George Heywood, Mr. and Mr. Mrs. LaMar Green, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Dredge, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Maxfield. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duckworth, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ragland, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry McGlinch have returned from Bloomington, Utah where they spent a four-da- y weekend. Mrs. Wilma Buhler of Bountiful was a Sunday dinner guest in Farmington of her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Verle L Buhler. UprillG Births Welcoming their second former Kaysville residents. Mrs. Brown is the former Sydna Robison of Kaysville. The new miss arrived on March 1 at the Utah Valley Hospital weighing in at 6 lb. 8 oz. and will be named Britt-niAt home is a little brother Burke. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robison of Kaysville and President and Mrs. Reed Brown of Coalville. Mrs. Cora Crawforth of McGill, Nev. is the great- grandmother. Its a son for Mr. and Mrs. William G. Murphy of 531 North 150 West, Kaysville. The new addition arrived on Berjk of Minneapolis, Minn. Its now one of each for the Jon M. Cadys of 338 West 250 South, Kaysville with the arrival of a son Travis bom to them on Feb. 23 at the McKay-De- e Hospital in Ogden. He weighed in at 7 lb. 3 oz. and has a sister Amanda at home. The mother is the former Caroline C. Tullis of Mason City, Iowa. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. David Tullis of Roy and Mr. and Mrs. Elton Cady of Mason City, Iowa. Announcing the arrival of their third child, a daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Ward Holbrook of 431 North 30 West, Kaysville. of at the McKay-De- e Hospital weighing in at 8 lb. 10 oz. and he will be named femininity was born on March 7 at the Davis North Hospital in Layton and will be named Steven. At home is David, Theron, George, Wendy and Amy. Mrs. Murphy is the former Nancy Tolman. Amy. March 7 Mr. and Mrs. George William Murphy of Greybull, Wyo., and Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Carlston of Arlington, Va are the grandparents. Boasting over the arrival of a son are Mr. and Mrs. Juer-ge- n Berjk of 130 Majestic Drive, Kaysville. The 8 lb. 12 oz. lad arrived on Feb. 26 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City and will be named Jared H. Two sisters Bridgett and Heather are at home. Mrs. Berjk will be remembered as the former Linda Rigby of Kaysville. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rigby of Kaysville and Mr. and Mrs. Sisters at home are Emily and Mama. The mother is the former Sarah Browning of Canada. are Grandparents President and Mrs. Ben Holbrook, Fruit'Heights and Mrs. Margaret Browning of Centerville. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Williams of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Holbrook of Bountiful are the This is the seventh granddaughter all 312 years of age and under for Mr. and Mrs. Ben Holbrook and no grandsons thus far. True friendship is like phosphorescence it glows best when the world around you goes dark. Farm and Home -- and supplies coverage to a 12 mile area in Bountiful. The South Davis ambulance, owned and operated by the South Davis Firemen covers a 75 mile square area in the area between Bountiful and Cherry response time area. in such a large ILENE and Walt Bright, owners of the Ace Ambulance Service, said they can provide two ambulances, which will be housed in Layton. At present their service is headquartered in Ogden. Mr. Bright said the response time on these vehicles is currently Layton and 6-- 7 7-- 9 minutes to minutes to Kaysville. Both Dr. Freeman and Dr. Warden took issue with this estimated response time, saying it was much longer in most cases. THE ambulances Edward The 6 lb. 2 oz. wisp THE ambulance, manned by emergency medical technicians, operates out of the Bountiful Fire Department Sheriff Lawrence said what y child, a daughter, are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown of Orem ed. is now needed is an ambulance service in the 197 square mile area north of Cherry Hill. He said that residents in that area could not expect four minute Lex R. Marcusen. Miss agreed that it would be necessary to have two ambulances available in the area north of Layton at all times. Dub Sheriff William Lawrence, who has been pushing for the paramedic service for two years, said ambulance coverage in the south is already being provid- Hill. mQQ levy would be based on annual gross sales. "Based on past years, this would amount, to more than $80,000 per year on 2 per cent, he said. 4-- H 4-- H would bring Farmington. Sure we (Farmington City) need the money, all we can get, but we should also keep in mind what Lagoon has offered us (the city) in the past and what it can offer in the future, he added. Peter Freed, president of Lagoon Corp., said the tax 4-H- ers The week of March will Davis County recognize as Davis County Week, in 1976, 1889 youth were lead by 322 volunteer Mayor Gregory, and Ill stand up to that feeling as long as Im mayor. There must be a more feasible and fair way of taxation than an amusement tax against the resort. I think we should look far beyond the revenue such a tax SECOND District Judge J, Duffy Palmer will hear the show cause arguments at the March 24 hearing. Special Week For In Davis 13-1- 9, I DONT think the taxation is fair or constitutional," said City Council, During that time hundreds persons from Farmington have been employed by Lagoon, and some still hold permanent jobs with the interest in the north end of the county. Ace Ambulance Service, which is out of Weber County and currently provides some ambulance service to the north end of the county and Deseret Ambulance of Cedar City both agreed to submit proposals. The group also agreed that patient transfer is of primary importance once the emergency rooms in the hospitals and on the road are ready for service. The conclusion was that, whichever ambulance service is accepted, it will roll from Davis North Medical More currently Jobs Available In Area Of Davis monthly report. industries increased 1,147 and transportation jobs increased 107, the report showed. Unemployment rate also declined for the same period with February's rate being 6.4 per cent compared to 7.2 per cent for the same month last year. January (1977) had an unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent. SEASONAL employment at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Ogden was one factor that boosted nonfarm jobs up 1,545 in February over January. Good weather for outdoor construction and an increase in service jobs also added to the bright employment picture. Opening and staffing of the new hospital in north Layton also aided the service jobs. A QUARTERLY report by the Wasatch Front North Dis- trict also noted that payroll jobs in Davis County grew by 1976. permission were HE SAID he could supply one 1975 modular ambulance and one 1971 Cadillac ambulance. Mr. Embley said the advantage of a private ambulance service is that it provides faster response time and has personnel on call 24 hours a day. He said the ambulance service may have to be subsidized if it cannot pay its way I would need to leave that alternative open, he said. DR. FREEMAN told civic leaders that were talking about a lot of money when we jump jnto emergency medical care. Hiring skilled medical personnel is different than providing garbage men. Mrs. Bright said Ace Ambulance wants to develop service in Davis County. Were willing to grow with the service. We feel it should be our place to develop since weve been supplying service to the county. DR. WARDEN had pointed out earlier that Ace personnel needed to be monitored more carefully as to physical appearance. Ron Layton, Davis Fire Warden said a volunteer ambulance service might be possible in the north end of the county if it could be partially funded. But a spokesman from the Clearfield Fire Depart grb ment said that firemen in Clearfield would not be interested in emergency medical training or an ambulance service. from SPOKESMEN Syracuse and Sunset ques-toine- d what kind of ambulance response time would be available to their cities. Dr. Freeman said, while it would be nice to have an ambulance on each comer, costs would be prohibitive. Sheriff Lawrence pointed out that with the roving EMT unit, which is manned and equipped through the Sheriffs office, ambulance response time is not so critical. THE PROBLEMS to be solved by the transportation committee are only a portion of those that must be solved before the paramedic service gets underway by the end of the year. Committees of the EMS Council are also dealing with manpower and training, patient transfer and referral, communications, and medical records and evaluation. THE TIMETABLE for the paramedic proposal calls for 24 hour coverage from at least one emergency room, one base station hospital with telemetry capabilities and modular training programs to upgrade volunteer EMTs by July 1. By the end of the year, EMS Council plans call for one paramedic emergency vehicle to be staffed 24 hours a day by at least one paramedic-EMteam. Presently two Davis have County deputies completed paramedic training and two more are involved in the paramedic course at . Weber College, rk T Kaysville East: Court Of Honor The Kaysville East LDS Stake held a Multi-War- d Stake Court of Honor on Sunday, Feb. 27 in honor of National Scout Month and to honor Abraham Lincoln. Morgan, Russell Glines, Glyenn Short, Mike Young, Chad Jones and Kyle Sprague. THOSE receiving their awards THIS WAS portrayed in a stirring movie with Lincolns Gettysburg address in the background. As the evening unfolded, a correlation between the early flags of the United States and the steps of progress awards on the Trail of the Eagle were portrayed. KEITH S. Webb, State High Councilman over scouting, conducted the meeting with Kirt Carpenter, Second Counselor of the Kaysville 11th Ward conducting. The Kaysville 11th Ward was the host for the evening. The Stake Presidency, President - Lawrence E. Welling, Ben Holbrook and Clintort D. Zollinger gave assistance in presentation of progress awards, and other special guests were Lawrence C. Jansen, District Scouting chairman. Dean Sanders, training chairman of Francis Peak District. THE OPENING prayer was given by High Councilman T.J. Jones. Background music was played by Bill Marsden and Jeff Tenmson. The entire evenings program was presented with the aid of special help of Eagle Scouts from the entire stake. Jeffrey Nielson, Mike Nance, Kevan Larsen, Dean Taylor, Brad Peterson, Tim Whitmore, Kenny Carpenter, Norm Partington and Mike Securitys per cent during if granted. sen, Trent Leonard, Matt ALTHOUGH government job loss was 310 this year over last, employment in service 4 8 .Center Nybo, Steve Sabin, Kirk Lar- Employment is up in every industry except government for the area of Davis, Weber and Morgan counties, according to the Utah of Department Employment 4 p.m. and 6 a.m., but do not roll during the day. Reed Embley, owner of the Deseret Ambulance which currently works out of Cedar City, said he is interested in moving his company to Layton where he would base his two units at Davis North Medical Kemp. ALL OF the eight wards throughout the Stake were represented and each as- signed a special seat. They included Stephen Whitesides, 2nd Ward; Ronald C. Nybo, 4th Ward; Parry Wansguard, 5th Ward; Meldon Ward, 8th Ward; Ronald Nelson, 9th Ward; Kirk Carpenter, Roger Glines, Russell Peterson, Bruce Whittmore and Ted Jones, Uth Ward; Asel Evans, 13th Ward and William Park and Kim Furgeson, 14th Ward. The evening started with fifteen tenderfoot scouts being honored, with the boy and his parents being They included Paul Kirby, Thayne Carpenter, Greg Sheldon Harrington, Williams, Matthew Blazus, John Uharriet, Bryan Stan Olsen, Kenton Franston, Kirk Elder, Greg Pierson, Paul Smith, Robert Rosier and Kimball White. spot-lighte- Dan-gerfiel- d, THEN SEVEN second-clas- were star Shannon Garlick, Troy Garlick, Jeff Anderson, Larry Kettenring, Jim Hill, Steven Jones, Kevan Judd and Carrie Judd. Life awards went to Troy Cox, Brent Padilla, Myron Smith, Marlon Carlton and Mike Webb. DEAN TAYLOR, Michael Nybo and Mike Michie all received their Eagle Palms. Some boys were receiving only merit badges. Dale Hart 1, Kent Cart 2, Jay Ward 3, Steven Hansen 3, Todd Lewis 3, David Frodsham 2, Brent Nybo 4, Kevan Brough 3, John Sabin 4, James Hall I, Rick Call 3, Roland Stewart 5, Jeff Jones 1, Danny Morrell 1, and Dean Taylor 3. BRYAN Grant WARD 3, Brough 1, Scott Harris 1, Russell Cook 1, Keith Paulsen 2, Monte Franstom 1, Ragu Reynard 2, Steven Law 2, Warren Butler 1, Matt Wilson 2, Jay Kirkpatrick 1, Tony Paddilla 5, Bryan Sabin 1, Michael Nybo 1, and Matthew Nance 1. Then the climax of the evening came where three Eagle badges were presented. The candidates were Bryan Ward of Troop 581, Kelly Larsen of Troop 351 and Bryan Sabin of Troop 501. EACH OF the hew Eagles achievements were read by either their scout master or advance chairman. In an impressive ceremony, Dean Taylor, Eagle Scout read the Eagle Oath to the three Eagles. PRESIDENT Lawrence Welling, Clinton D. Zollinger and Ben Holbrook presented the letters of congratulations. The Stake Presidency presented the Eagle badge to the boys father who in turn pinned it on his son. The boy then gave the mother her miniature pin. THE FATHERS gave the boys their Eagle neckerchief and there was a mothers neckerchief given to her by the new Eagle candidate. The three new Eagles then were escorted to the Eagles Nest and all Eagle Scouts in the audience were invited to join in the Eagle Nest. To become an Eagle Scout is the goal of every boy in scouting and along the way to that goal, a boy becomes a leader. Developing leaders out of boys is the intent of the Boy Scouts of America program. s badges were awarded to Danny Johnson, Troy Meacham, Kenneth Jones, Brad Dangerfield, Allen Howe, Doug Mayfield and don Van Buren. El- Thirteen first-clas- s awards went to Rod Page, Kelly Nance, Brinton Stirling, Davis Kershaw, David Winters, David Taylor, Chad THE beautiful Battle Hymn of the Republic was played in closing and the benediction given by A. 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