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Show SPECIAL tLOLLECTlDMc: Utahs teen workforce tops national average By TOM BUSSELBERG part of the working world, at just under Male participation rates averaged higher than womens in every age category. Female rates surpassed those of their counterparts across the country overall, but not so for ages 4 when Utah women fell behind. three-fourth- CLEARFIELD If youre between 16 and 19 years old, chances are you either held a summer job or are still working at least part-timSeven in 10 in that age group are included in the latest labor force statistics, says Jack Bailey, Clearfield Job Service manager. A teenager in Utah is more likely to find himself in the work force than nationally, where just over half in that 9 group held down e. 16-1- jobs. If youre male, and over 16, chances are just over four in five youll be working. For females, that rate stands at just under three in five. For both sexes, its higher s. 25-4- Married men were the most like- to be working, at just over four in five overall. For females, on the ly other hand, that highest rate occured for single, women, at just under three in four, never-marrie- d Mr. Bailey says. Some 54.2 percent of the states married women were working or looking for work in 1985. Perhaps surprisingly, the group of widowed separated and di- - More Utah teenagers find jobs than national average. than the national average: live cent for males and nearly two percent for females. Those higher overall figures reflect upon the states higher-than-avera- number of youth. By the same token, higher levels of parti- PHOTOSTOM HARALDSEN ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!! Crews began paving Main Street in Kaysville late last week, in anticipation of getting traffic back on the road this week. There is still a lot of work to be done, particularly on 200 North and its intersection with Main, but after a long, hot summer, downtown merchants can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. cipation in the labor market can also result in a higher unemployment rate since teenaters invariably reflect the highest joblessness rate, Mr. Bailey notes. Although men might envy the statistic that theyre most likely at to be working between 95.8 percent, women in the 20-2- 4 year-ol- d group are most likely to be 35-4- 4, C Preset umei BULK RATE loyon ijon S PAJO PoVoye County Fair seeking facility KAYSVILLE The manager of the Davis County Fair says that even with the success of this years exposition, the fair has a long wayto go to reach its potential.' Bill Blimes of Kaysville made those comments during the monthly luncheon meeting of the Kaysville Chamber of Commerce held last Wednesday at the Pizza Company Restaurant. Blimes, along with his wife proven that we can get the cooperation of the community for projects Blimes is leading a drive for conwe do, and that cooperation would struction of the Davis County Exposition and Activities Center, a help keep the cost of building such multi-millio- n dollar facility that a facility down, he said. Blimes added that county comwould likely be located on a missioner Harold Tippetts is very site the county owns between Farmington and Kaysville west of supportive of such a move, feeling the facility would pay for itself Interstate 15. He says such a facilthrough year round use. ity would be utilized throughout One of the problems weve run the year for sports and music events, as well as private parties into the past two years while holdand weddings. ing the fair at Davis High is conWe would want to have the flicts with activities the school has. center to rent out, and it would be Theyve been great to work with, something used year round. Weve but it would be better for all of us to have our own facility, he explained. Mr. Blimes told Chamber members that the purpose of county fairs is to give everyone in the County a chance to show w hat they do. Our fair has always been rich with memories and tradition, and we want to keep it that way. Using a flip chart of purposes of the Fair, she explained that the hillside locations where the possibility of sur3 Es are a part of its goal -- - educaface fault rupture and other geologic hazards tion, entertainment and exhibits." could turn a public facility into a hazard to the Mrs. Maughan added that next public, he told the county council of governfair will include a Comyears ments, last week. munity Showcase, a chance for A similar site investigation was carried on in each community in the county to cooperation with the Utah Geological and Minput on a display of what they are all Syl- via and administrative assistant Sharalyn Maughan, addressed the our own permanent facility. 140-ac- re County geologist pinpoints possible environment hazard By TOM BUSSELBERG SALT LAKE CITY - A county geologist is e environmental working to provide planning aimed at helping minimize earthquake, landslide or other damage to inhabited areas. Mike Lowe, splitting his time between Davis and Weber counties, is in his first year in that position. Created by the U.S. Geological Survey and Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, e staff program goal was to employ geologists to collect and translate technical hazards information for use by planners and local government officials. Among activities already carried out, Mr. Lowe has spearheaded site investigations at two proposed water tank sites in North Salt Lake. A preliminary geologic hazards evaluation was conducted to determine if the sites could be safely used. These evaluations are very important in -- long-rang- full-tim- eral Survey for Layton. Jn addition, site investigations and geologic report reviews were conducted for three potential county jail sites, he said. The geologic characteristics were so similar monetary and accessibility factors should be used to determine the site, Mr. Lowe said. Site investigations of homes in Farmington and Bountiful experiencing foundation cracks were conducted, he continued. Homeowners were told of possible causes of the cracks and advised to retain private consultants. Over the past year, several landslide sites have been studied, as well. 1985, Mr. Bailey notes. Those figures compare to state gains slightly less in the labor force up to 746,150, or nearly 17,000 more over a year ago; statewide job gains rose from 622,000 to 635,000, for a 2.2 percent climb. District modifies cheerleader policy FARMINGTON Chamber as part of a countywide effort to drum up support for the fair, and a proposed permanent fairground facility. He said the trio plans on visiting with every community in the county in the coming months: Our attendance of 35,000 this year was much better than in the recent past, he explained, adding that attendance has dipped as low as 10,000 in the past few years. We were glad to be able to hold the Fair at Davis High again this year, and plan to in 1987 as well, though we hope after that to be in 80,700 were listed in the civilian labor force. That reflects a gain of just over 2,000, or 2.6 percent, over a year ago. Jobs available totalled 52,970, a gain of 760 over the same time in R4041 oumai By TOM HARALDSEN vorced men and women showed the lowest participation rate, he says. For Davis County in July, some about, their people and their achievements. Were encouraging each city and town to get in- volved. Mr. Blimes told the Chamber that over $10,000 in goods and services were donated to the fair this year by businesses. He said 80 percent of those businesses werent even in the county, further evidence, he said, of the far reaching effect the fair is having. Davis County is unique in that Continued on page two According to the latest action taken by the Board of Education last Tuesday evening, cheerleaders can once again travel out of state for competition. This removes cheerleaders from the jurisdiction of athletic teams in terms of travel and places them once more within the realm of other extra curricular activities. The Board decision was made after several parents especially those with students in the cheerleading programs requested the policy be changed. Several parents were in attendance at the Board meeting Tuesday evening and they seemed very pleased when the Board reversed their position. The policy passed by a vote of three to one. Board member, Ray Briscoe cast the only opposing vote. Dr. Briscoe stated, Schools should promote growth in travel in academic areas, not extra curricular. all Although Board President Sheryl Allen voted for the policy change, she agreed with the philo sophy expressed by Dr. Briscoe. Our main purpose is to educate kids. Cheerleading should be part of an academic experience and it should be kept in perspective, she stated. Mrs. Allen noted that out of state travel would be the exception and not the rule. It would only be allowed when a team won special recognition and qualified events. for There is a spending limitation of $400 placed on all extra curricular groups. This includes The Board recommends but does not require a travel limit of 1,000 miles. Up until February of this year cheerleaders operated under the same guidelines as other extra curricular groups excluding athletic te out-of-sta- te fund-raisin- g. ' teams. The Board changed the compolicy in February to that rule the same petition only, applies to athletic teams. The rationale at that time was there are opportunities for many cheerleaders to participate and achieve, dmg te te Kaysville Theatre sets show dates The Kaysville KAYSVILLE Community Theatre will be performing in the new Kaysville City Municipal Building Sept. 20 and 22. They will be doing two one act The Man in the Bowler plays. Hat will start at 7 p.m. and The starts at 7:30 Marriage Proposal p.m. The Man in the Bowler Hat was written by A. A. Milne, and is being directed by Zella Harvey and Mark Hellewell. Starring are Cory Leonard, Marcel Walker, Justin Brown, Donna Brooks, Craig Nybo and Mark Hills. This fun play is truly a terribly exciting affair. Its a delightful comedy that turns a peaceful home setting upside down. is a The Marriage Proposal comedy in one act, by Anton Tche-kof- f. The English version was written by Hilmar Baukhage and Barrett H. Clark. TchekofF shows us the lighter side of Russian country life and offers many laughs at the stupidity and naivete as well as the of his people. The play tells of a marriage proposal from a Russian landowner to his soon to be spinster neighbor and you will laugh continually hoping to get the job done before the play ends. This show is being directed hy Steven Argyle and stars Michael Brian, Jana Doxey and Karl Hutchinson. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $1 per person. ss Buim plant getting national attention By TOM BUSSELBERG Davis Countys bum plant is LAYTON notoriety nearly a year before its comgaining pletion. The Aug. 18 issue of "Intermountain Contractor featured a three page article on the deplant, outlining construction progress and the of facility. tailing aspects The magazine is circulated to general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, public officials and others interested in the construction industry. It provides extensive coverin Utah and Idaho but age of building activities lists bidding projects in Washington, Orealso Nevada, Montana or ColWyoming, gon, orado. Calling the Davis County the article went on to note plant innovative, is 50 million percent complete and plant the $54 schedule. on Start-u- p testing should be initiated in Januon information proary, it continues, following vided in other articles generated by this newson plant progress. paper and elsewhere waste-to-energ- y . A detailed explanation of processes to be employed in the garbage bum process was provided. A 1,200 concrete refuse pit will be flanked by six dumping ports running along the length of the pit allowing uniform filling. Trucks bringing garbage will be weighed prior to dumping with the scale system connected to a computerized and billing system. An overhead crane will then mix the refuse in the pit, clearing dumping ports and loading hoppers. A second crane will be available on standby. The article notes that furnaces must be evenly charged to obtain stable combustion. The crane operator will have a birds eye view of the pit and dumping port thanks to his position in the main control room. Monitors will allow for careful scrutiny of the two furnace charging hoppers, scale and dumping ton-capaci- ty record-keepin- g area. In addition, the crane operator will have immediate access to controls of the entire process to ensure a steady refuse input into the incineration system. Two solid waste-fire- d furnace and boiler un its will be housed in the plant. Those furnaces will include mechanized incinerator grates, refractory walls and floors. The lower sections of each refractory or unit will be made of silicon carThe grates will form bide bricks and a slanted floor for combustion in the chamber while individual grates will constantly move up and down. Thatll cause tumbling of waste to guarantee complete combustion and the least amount of ash residue, the article says. Itll be a lot hotter than summer in Death Valley, as temperatures between 1400 and 1800 degrees Fahrenheit are maintained in the combustion chambers by air being fed between the individal grades. The nickel and chrome grates designed by Seghers Engineering of Blcgium are termed extremely important by Plant Manager James Young. He calls them the most important component of the plant aside from antipollution devices. Such grates must function 24 hours a day, seven days a week and have been used in European plants for about 50 years. Their life expec heat-resista- nt d. tancy far exceeds anything else on the market, he says, with no major service or replacement of grate components expected during the n first years of operation. The boiler system will convert heat from the combustion chamber into steam while heat will radiate from the walls of the boiler, then pastubes. Those tubes sing through water-fillewill be interconnected to preheat and Ihen the water to produce high pressure steam. That steam will be sold to H AFB for heating and industrial purposes and should generate $2.5 million annual revenue. When it comes to pollution controls, electrostatic percipitators will separate the ashes from plant emissions and neutralize the remaining chemical compounds so that only clean, dry heat will be emitted from the plant's stacks, the article says. Davis Energy Systems of Delaware will operate the 50,000 square foot plant with forming Davis County Construction Contractors to build the project. Brown and Root is general contractor with L. Frank Petersen serving as project manager. five-seve- d sup- er-heat Katy-Seghe- rs |