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Show MAY 14, 1986 Page 3 Reflections A tribute to a dear Mend By TOM HARALDSEN Reflex-Journ- Editor al It rained last Tuesday, May 6, and that didnt set well with me. After all, in my role as Sports Editor of the Davis County Clipper, I had scheduled the annual Bountiful City Track Championships at Viewmont High, and now, after a lot of planning and work, that event would be cancelled. So I was in my office, finishing off last weeks and feeling sorry for myself, when the telephone rang. It was then that I received the news about Linda, a former neighbor of mine in Salt Lake City who truly was one of the kindest people Id ever met. Linda and her husband, a successful banking executive, lived next door in their dream home; and during the two years I shared fences with them, I watched them transform their home and yard into a lovely residence. Linda was the kind of neighbor everyone always always wanted. She and her family were quick to lend a hand if needed. Her husband EksAyn started a neighborhood tradition of having a Midsummer Nights watermelon party on the longest day of the year each June. When new neighbors arrived in the area, the Andersons were quick to welcome them with a loaf of bread or cookies. They often took walks at night, and it wasnt unusual to have them come visit my home at 10 p.m. or later. Active in her LDS Ward, Linda was the living example of her beliefs. She baked, she sewed her childrens clothes, and she supported her husband like no other woman Ive known. Most of all, Linda was a mother. She had given birth just weeks before to her seventh child, a strong young boy. She helped her old Reflex-Journ- al fresh-bake- d est daughter master the piano, supported her other children in their endeavors, and shared with all she knew her love of life, and her belief in life hereafter. Last Monday night, Linda returned from a Little League baseball game, feeling ill with a pain in her head. Her loving husband, always in tune with her needs and wants, took her to a local hospital, where she remained for observation overnight. Sometime in the early hours of last Tuesday, Linda suffered a broken blood vessel in her brain. She was put on systems for 36 hours, but eventually died Wednesday night. She was 32. Free meals will be available to children enrolled in the Migrant Program and will be provided at the Adams Elementary School, 2500 Scouters receive merit awards life-supp- During her funeral last Saturday, her father said that Linda never knew how many people she touched, how many lives she had affected. But the overflow congregation at her services just began to illustrate the circle of her reach. Ive met many people in my life, particularly as a writer, but few have left the lasting impression that Linda Anderson did. And with her death came the the stark reality of whats really important in life. Its not the mundane problem of finances, or car troubles or deadlines to make it's life itself. And suddenly, the track meet seemed remarkably unimportant. We will all miss Linda, but certainly not more than will her husband and seven children. And seeing her again after this life ends is certainly a goal worthy of aspiring to. But perhaps more than anything else, this experience has again illustrated to me that our priorities should be kept in order. I was angry last Tuesday because it rained, but Im not angry now, because I realize it wasnt rain after all. It was the heavens weeping, and who can blame them, for one of lifes truly worthy servants had left us and returned home. God Bless You, Linda. School service program The Davis School District announces the sponsorship of a Summer Food Service Program. OUTSTANDING SCOUTERS RECEIVING awards included, front from left, John Konnig, Lynda Washburn, Judy Loveland and Delbert Kearl. Back from left were George Hyde, George Howard, Mark Etherington and Bob Bowman. Absent was Gary Porter. North 2200 East, Layton, Utah 84041. This program will be held in conjunction with the Migrant Edu- cation Program. All children will be served the same meals at no charge regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, - Nybo, district explorer chairman. KAYSVILLE The Francis Peak District held its annual recognition dinner at Davis High School recently. Officers for next year were presented, along with nine outstanding scouters chosen for the Award of Merits. are: Parker Ward, district chairman; Harold White, district com- THE NEW officers were presented by Jon Adams from the Lake Bonneville Council. They man; Glen Walker, district scout chairman; Delmar Stevens, district Those chosen for awards of missioner; Clara Ward, district advancement chairman; Jon Adams, district executive; Bill Luce, district finance chairman; Larry Jansen, assistant chairman; Wanda Nielson, district cub chair- varsity chairman and LaMar merit were: Mark btherrington, Gary Porter, Robeit Bowman, George Howard, Judy Loveland, George Hyde, Del Kearl. Jon Kon-inVaughn Perkins and Lynda Washburn. THESE scouters were chosen for their years of devoted service to the scouting program, jw g, Kays. Chamber plans promotion - weekly puzzle solvers will then deposit entry forms to be drawn out each Friday at City Hall. The winner of the drawing will receive a $50 gift certificate from local participating merchants. Then all the puzzle solvers will be entitled to have their entries placed in the pot for the grand prize award on Aug. k 15, a paid trip to in Orlando, Fla. The Kaysville Chamber has never been stronger or more united. KAYSVILLE The Kaysville Chamber of Commerce met at the Pizza Company for their regular monthly meeting to discuss the upcoming Main Street Promotion contest Block Buster Puzzle Game. IN AN effort to keep the shoppers shopping at home, the Kaysville merchants have come up with y a clever weekly prize contest of solving a puzzle. The one-wee- give-awa- They are constantly adding new members. Recent new members are: Treasureland Child Care Center, Jack Harris Painting and Autobody Shop, and Sno White Laundry and Cleaning Village. They boast of nearly 45 local businesses now, with continued growth expected. ld WATCH this paper for more contest details, jw handicap, or age and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Any person who believes that they have been discriminated against should write immediately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. RrYANS people An interesting look at people in Davis County Lake flooding strikes home - WEST KAYSVILLE To the Davis County city slicker, the rise of the Great Salt Lake is a topic of conversation and a source of televised statistics: we could use it. Thirty years from now maybe my children can see it again. THE LAKE surface is now logged at 4,211.64 feet, a new record high. ..Flood danger is extremely high. ..The previous high water mark was recorded in 1873... The lake level has climbed 39 inches since it reached its seasonal low in November of 1985. ..The flood index is not gauged at 9.4... Our moisture for the month of May is now at 0 percent of normal, etc., etc. To the city slicker, the bloating of the lake is a futuristic threat: moisture, and when the rains or the lake wins the battle, then the alfalfa grows stodgy and short. This hay should be 50 percent higher than it is now, said the farmer. WeVe got other hay in Wyoming, so we can survive. But some of these other buys cant ...And the com crop is way behind. A lot of these farmers rely on 150-20- WILL IT spill over the freeway?... How can we ever get to Wendover?...What might it do to the Salt Lake International Airport? But to many farmers and cattlemen in this city, the Great Salt Lake is more than coffee shop talk-- .. .Their land is already under water. IN A BLUSTERY weekend drizzle, we bumped along Shick Lane while the farmer at the wheel of his pick-u- p gestured toward the rolling waters encroaching on another pasture. "Thats the next one to go, he said. THE OTHERS have already gone. His 300 acres, once used for grazing, is now down to 150 acres. The lake has claimed the rest. "If you dont live down here, you don't understand what its doing, he said. We used to keep 60 head of cattle on this land; now, well have to cut back in half... And 1 wont see it come back in my lifetime. If we have only average 5 rainfall, then it would take recede--an- d years for the water to then another 5 years after that to irrigate the salt out of the land so 10-1- 10-1- AND ITS affected his remaining 150 acres as well. Alfalfa fights their com. HE DRIVES the pickup to the waters edge and peers at the blur- ry image of Antelope Island. In the 1950s, the lake hit an low and we could walk out to the island about 10 miles away without ever touching water. The 1950s werent that long ago, you understand. It shows you the changing power of nature. all-ti- FOR THE farmer, nature is not the only thing to have changed. So has the economy, delivering a cruel one-tw- o punch to an embattled entrepreneur. The governments to buy out dairy herds has decreased the already low price of cattle, flooding the market with excess beef. Look at these yearlings over there, said the farmer. They just sold for $57 per hundred-weigh- t. Last year we would have got close to $65. Now if you figure we sell one hundred yearlings, then we just lost $4,800 without any effort at all." de-cici- as he once again drove away. Normally we lose about 20 percent of our animals, but this year started off good, down to about five percent... at least until now. Youve seen one dead calfalready--that- s another r-- Family Shoes 55 j Bartons 43 No. Main Bountiful j lVT $225 control. And the Great Salt Lake is one of them. Womens club meet CLEARFIELD -- - The Lakeview Business and Professional Koehles 825-360544-876- 8 is JJ Engraving and Trophies pleased to announce the completed expansion or Charlotte 0. Amy invests in No...we haven't units next to us. changed address, only taken over the two We now have additional showroom space, so we can offer our customers a larger variety of items to choose from. Name Plates Badges Trophies Plaques Ribbons Custom Engraving Rubber Stamps New Hours: Davis students KAYSVILLE of our store. will meet Thurs- day, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Country Gardens Restaurant, 175 E. 200 South, Clearfield. Sandra Richins, Branch Manager for Murdock Travel, will be the guest speaker. RESERVATIONS for the dinner meeting can be made by calling Jeri Benton, 295-730- 1 C out of our pocket. And that other one... She might make it., ITS A tough life but if youre raised in this environment, then its difficult to leave. You always keep thinking that next year will be better. But I wouldnt gamble on it. There are some things we cant Womens Club - - - The United States Army Reserves set a goal to invest $100,000 in Davis High graduates for this year. By the end of THE TRUCK wound its way ' this year, over $150,000 will go to 18 young men wholl join or have through his staring herd. He found one calf that had died during the joined from Davis High School. EACH OF those men will receive evening, another one collapsed and the searched He towards further education, $5,040 barely breathing. with the exception of one who will truck for a veterinary kit and, wavreceive $25,200 according to Sgt. ing away the calfs bellowing mother, attended to the stricken Silbcrstein, Army Reserve recruianimal. ter the Army hopes to increase that "This one might make it, though amount to over $200,000 for next shes in pretty sad shape, he said year, jw Srupain 3 an j 45 10:00-6:0- 0 Mon.-Fr- 10:00-4:0- 0 Sat. i. i 1 ,TTOpIlicA E. Gentile, Layton, Utah 546-051- 3 out of store purchases only L Expires May 30, 1986 |