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Show L . w - 9 1! M .i 1 last keeps growing By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - A dubious record has been set w hen it comes to mental health treatment in Davis County. -- AS OF last Wednesday, the hugest waiting list ever was recoided. Some 104 were anticipating service from the Layton center and 77 from Bountiful. Asst, Direcror Wayne Owen has told the advisory board. Calling the statistics a little different situation-- ' especially for summer months, he was to give definite reasons behind the increase. Stall is short by four but he said the biggest surge in patient load usually develops in the weather-disma- l January-Mareperiod. THIS YKAR there has been a continued pressure on the staff that can create burnout," he said In spite of that, a "concerted effort to increase group-basetherapy" is hard-presse- d h . d under way. In addition, every client receives a face-to-fac- staff member to determine sevtation w ith an upperl-leve- l Owen indicated. "Many of and Dr. treatment need. erity the cases now are severally distuilvd" with emergencies handled as SOMEI I.MES people lind an 'dice resource or go out of the county for help, he added "I think the center is becoming well known and more ' people are turning to us for cervix l)i Owen continued. May-Jul- y face-to-fac- e ABOUT HALF the calls come from those already mental health treatment while main otheis originate with law enforcement agencies. Dr. Wasriburn said Depression tops the list of problems with suicide and family problems also high IN A related emergency tn ua; seivices report. Board Member Michael Washbuin s.nd more aie utilimg that, as well. north and south Noting about a 50-5- 0 split K of callers are female. county useage, he said two-th" I here seems to be more singh 1 divoiced" calling, as well, he added, with most seek a,.- I. dp m the age ' h'vm ii IT WOULD be helpful if we had a bed foi emereenev I hat would assist in evaluation allowing callers to be observed without hospitalization. if that's not needed calls." Dr. Washburn said he was told IK-5- group. T1IK consul e crisis situations, Dr. Washburn said. Stan I illmore coordinates the program that attempts to put callers in touch with a psychiatrist within three minutes, t enter Director Russell Williams and Dr. Owen serve as backups. About 215 calls were handled in with most solved by telephone although some contact was quickly arranged. In fact, neatly halfiequued further action, he said. R 1 service is in ended to assist those in WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 Tuesday LIGHTER SIDE A humorous look at serious topics. Kays, council ponders items Bountiful Saints? CYCLOPS B Guest Writer MARILYN ELISON KAYSVILLE - Among the important items discussed at city Last spring Bountiful Mayor Dean Stable introduced the Cyclops column to these pages. Now it is my turn to help him out. Davis County (and Bountiful in particular) has been the butt of the media jokes in recent weeks. The Sunday Tribune columnist has laughed at our legislators. ..a disc jockey, introducing a story on the disappearing act of our queen, asked about "the circus" in the Bountiful area... The Ogden newspaper scolded officials for the in the recent balloting for the queen's replacement. "It's time we get some respect," I told the mayor. "With the larger cities making fun of us. it's time we put Bountiful on the map!" "I agree," he said. "What would you suggest?" "It's time for a bold gesture," I offered. "Let's strike quickly by applying for a major league baseball franchise. We'll call them the Bountiful Saints." He didn't think much of the idea. "I doubt Bountiful can support a team. And anyway we don't have a major league ballpark."- - "No problem," I answered. "The New' York Giants don't play in New York-th- ey play in New Jersey, the most forbidding piece of landscape in the Continental U.S. So the site doesn't make any difference. And as for the fan support, almost all major league teams lose money. Accountants buy teams, not for profit, but for the ego of getting a good seat. The San Francisco Giants only drew ,600 to a game last week. If we had a Family Home Evening promotion at the ballpark, we could do much better than that!" "Well, give me another option. "Okay, we'll hold one of those charity concerts right here in Bountiful. council meeting Tuesday night in Kaysville were a storm drain master plan, need for an additional crossing guard at Kaysville in- Elementary and Kay sv file's terest in Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems battle over a power line right of wav flip-flo- p MARC BROWN was unable to attend the council meeting where he was to present the storm di .linage mastci plan to Kay sv ille's Oily officials. C ity Administratin' John Thacker explained the thick document vv hich is a culmination of ov er a year's work to determine where storm drain problems exist and how best to solve thei:i Slides of storm events in Kuv ville were shown, and m ,ps v. eie reviewed by the mayoi .aid cil. who were given copies of the document to take home and studv Areas along 2(to o:tb u, re found to be of greatest coiiecrn. and. slides indicated near flooding cono! a i.ur lorin. ditions as a t ALTHOUGH some of Kay sv ihaw-beelle's storm ill am alleviated through new con struction such as the KaysviP-Elementarbuildinc ' ,l! '.f to $6 million to impic e i 'be "Huh?" "When Live Aid was held in Philadelphia, all the national media crews were present. And now the governor of d Farm Aid concert for Illinois has arranged a his state. So think about this: Sen. Jake Garn once complained that it was difficult to make ends meet on his $60,000 per year salary. So Bountiful could host a Lemon-Ai- d concert for all the needy congressmen. We could get in Washington and all kinds of the media, the plan. City Adminis ,,uu Thacker pointed out that nc i star-studde- Blonde, left stars." Who could we get?" "The Osmonds would probably show up. ..and if the cameras are there, we could probably get Redford. We could even get Willie Nelson-h- e's singing w ith everybody nowadays. Think of the record sales for a Willie Tabernacle Choir ballad.' "You're crazy. said the mayor. "The next thing you'll suggest is that we host the Olympics!" "Great idea, mayor, I said. "If the Olympic committee can give this worldwide exposure to an icy Yugoslavian burg like Sarajevo or an overpopulated bunch of transistors in Seoul, then Bountiful should stand a chance. It's worth the try. "Or we could make a bid for legalized bingo. Look what horse racing has done for Evanston. Wyoming, or what blackjack has done for Wendover! Bountiful would be a natural. We could become the Bingo Mecca of the World, and we could draw busloads of little old ladies coming Nelson-Mormo- STATE FAIR ROYALTY n blue-eye- d Jacque Dawn Tingey. of Centerville, rear, was judged first attendant of the Utah State Fair Pageant. Patrecc McMullin. from South Jordan, front, was crowned queen and will represent the fair at the Miss Utah Pageant next June. Second attendant is Jill Leavitt, Orem, and third attendant is Stephanie Taylor from Cache County, A University of Utah student, Jacque Dawn has performed in several musical productions and has been active in vocal and dance for the past II years and drama for the last three years. no-na- Continued on page two Over the past 25 years THE DINNER menu will include steaks, hamburgers, fresh corn on the cob, cantaloupe and watermelon. I he cost is $5 per person for a steak dinner with all the trimmings. Young children will pay only $2. Council the problem which has de- veloped for children coming to school from west of Main Street. Because of heavy construction work still going on at the school and the new city hall, children must cross Main Street on the south side of Center Street. Trudee explained that a near accident had occurred on the first day of school, and that it was felt another crossing guard was needed at 1st Hast and Center Service has mushroomed By TOM BUSSELBERG Editor FARMINGTON annual Davis Saturday, Sept. 14, is the date set for the will be held at the which Picnic, Democratic Party County North Bowery in Layton Park. Games, volleyball, cake walk, etc. will begin at 2:30 p.m. w ith dinner scheduled for 5 p.m. Trudec Peterson, a PI A representative for Kaysville Elementary. explained to the Mayor and Continued on page two Reflex-Journ- Demo picnic Sat. million is not needed immediaiei but the adoption of the plan would give the City a definite course of net ion as Kaysville grows, flic City Council approved the plan. .. big-whi- high-power- .1, ' - Davis County Mental Health has jumped at a leap frog's pace in the past 25 -- years. BACK IN the early 6()'s, "We had terrible tiniex--i- t almost makes you cringe," said Eva Hancock, former adv isory bottl'd chairperson and instrumental in forming the agency's foundations years ago. She presented a history of mental health services, to the board during their monthly session. 1963-198- INVOLVED IN mental health activities for more than 30 years. Mrs. Hancock traveled the state initiating programs as director of vommunity mental health services in 1954. We opened an office in Davis County in the old rock building in where the health deKaysville partment was located, she recalled. In those day s, mental health venters were only clinics with staff opeiatcd largely under state and district health departments. part-tim- e WE TRIED to make it a sepa-iatagency" but bitter contests" against that step were made by reactionary groups, Mrs. Hancock said, to the point she and others e were threatened with losing their jobs. Those were hectic days it wasn't easy to get mental health (services) going." she explained, noting the seed for a formal agency was planted in Davis County in 1963. A STEERING committee was formed of "quite a few inleicsied" and goals formulated with Di E. Arnold Isaacson, county health director, "a great help." staff Compared to the today, a "small very part-tim- e staff" w as organized and an advis- - Continued on page two Volksmarch set Sept. 21 HILL AEB The fifth annual Volksmarch will be held at Hill Air Force Base Saturday. Sept. 21. Participants may begin either the or event anytime that day between 8 a.m.j and noon. Both routes begin at the log cabin near the Visiting Officers Quarters. THE EVENTS will feature bronze star medals or silver stai medals for those finishing the competition. and every participant will receive a certificate. Trophies will also be given for groups participating. More information and registration forms arc available by calling 777-241- |