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Show Drugs are a gateway into an unseen world; They take you up, up and away, or down below the world. Drugs slowly take over your mind, they take over your person, they take over your life, then you become a robot. Controlled by your dealers and people with drugs You start to wonder why everything is so wrong; then you take drugs to deal with life's pain. Drugs are a slow torture, probing your mind with all its powerfulness; then leaving you empty. The only way to be full again is to fill your mind with drugs; Drugs are a slow suicide, yet you dont realize that until you are dead. By GARY R. BLODGET'I Clipper News Editor litation center now being used for adults only will be opened to adolescents within the next few months." Another medical care center is being constructed between 500 West and Interstate Highway 15 in Woods Cross that will accommodate 16 chemically dependent patients. The facility will have a total of 56 beds, most of which will be used to treat emotionally disturbed patients. COMMITTEE speakers highlighted the need for peer counseling and for patient involvement before the disease becomes acute. Alcohol Council (ATAC) as well as other An teen clubs and organizations are actively combating drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents. REFERRING to ATAC, it was explained that there are FARMINGTON Looking at the positive approach was the theme of the Davis County Task Force for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Teenagers. DEALING with aftercare of chemically dependent teenagers, it was emphasized that without aftercare, 95 percent of all drug and alcohol users will return to the habit. Jan Bullock, a member of the aftercare subcommittee, noted that there are 13,000 adolescents in Utah with an acute illness of drug or alcohol dependency but with facilities to treat only 250 at one time. THERE ARE no hospital facilities for aftercare in Davis County, but a segment of the Lakes iew Hospitals rehabi- - All-Tee- n Continued on page two Davis CoMier route ftUUt 25 CENTS humorous look at serious topics. First to complain CYCLOPS NUMBER By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor - zoning were leveled at the Bountiful City Council last Wednesday night for the councils prior action to rezone property owned by Ren-de- ll Mabey. ATTORNEY Peter Guyon, representing a large group of residents who live in the area of the proposed rezoning, said that all other areas of the city zoned for single-famil- y If you hang around northern Davis County, youll probably hear someone mention the new Peppercorn Resthe restaurant is also the topic of taurant in Layton--an- d conversation in a local doctors office, too. O within 30 days, probably Councilman half-nake- non-alcoho- lf two-wee- Centerville police are attempting to clear the cars parked on the old Albertsons lot on Pages Lane in Centerville by tagging the cars as abandoned vehicles. Three days after the cars are tagged, they may be impounded. LAST YEAR local car owners used the Penneys parking lot as a place to display cars for sale. After signs were posted at Penneys, many of the cars were moved across Harold Shafter, who voted against the original rezoning, asked that a hold" be put on any further plans or construction on the site until the issue is settled. This portion of the proposal was included in the motion approved by the council. The course. Now before you think 38 minutes is a lifetime, keep in mind that during that 38 minutes the doctor was also munching on French Bread and salad. So considering that the doctor has average molars, he probably took 16 minutes on the salad and bread. That gives him another 22 minutes for social conversation, something normally done whenever a gentleman asks his wife to dinner. That doesnt seem like an abnormal dining experience--bu- t even if it were, we should consider the mans profession. Doctors are hardly notorious for seeing patients on a timely basis. When a physician sets a 10 a.m. appointment not necessarfora patient, he probably means 10 a.m.-b- ut entire The Time. Standard Mountain magazine indusily times the to due has patients must waiting prospered try spend in the outer office. And once the patient is escorted into a room (The doctor will be with you shortly!), the patient often has enough time to read another Redbook novelette before the physician physically appears. TIMELY SERVICE is hardly a hallmark of the medical trade. I have spent 38 minutes sitting in my shorts on a I would much rather be sitting at a resmetal table-a- nd d taurant socializing with my wife than I would sitting peering at a bottle of cotton swabs. But the slow service was not the only complaint the doctor had. He also was concerned about the cost of his drink and his trip for dessert at the Peppercorns chocolate bar. THIS IS HARDLY the place to debate the merits of restaurant costs, but typically an average Utah restaurant of Utah the fact that nets a 5 percent profit-a- nd restaurants go bankrupt within the first two years creates the impression that the restaurant industry is hardly a goldmine. Doctors, on the other hand, are hardly' known as a bargain basement enterprise. Whenever I receive a bill from a physician, my first inclination is to visit my banker. net income is for I have no statistics on what the pre-ta- x the medical trade, but I know that 50 percent of our physicians do not close their doors within two years. And if they k vacation do close their doors, its probably for a to the Bahamas. I TOLD Mr. Bastian not to worry about the doctors comments. And just then, the owner walked in with a confused look. Look at this bill I received from a group of radiologists, he said. it was THE BILL WAS for work done in April--an- d mailed more than five months later. My wife and I can wait for 38 minutes. But five months . . . Now thats slow service. earlier sooner. TO ALLOW doctor had to wait about 38 minutes to receive the main No parking prior to the proposed rezoning would allow 13 units per acre. The council, however, restricted this particular development to 10 units per acre. THE COUNCIL BUT NOT AT the doctors office. The good doctor recently wrote a letter saying he was displeased by his experience at the Peppercorn. And after reading his reasons, I had to chuckle. slow service. dwellings restrict development to seven units per acre. Zoning of the Mabey property approved the amended zoning actually making a new district out of Neighborhood 9 District 7 but postponed action on the revised ordinance until later. No date was set for the councils final action and signing of the ordinance by the mayor, but Mayor Dean S. Stahle said a decision should be reached ITS NOT surprising that the Peppercorn is an event for the area. The building is imposing, the decor exquisite and the restaurant itself is the first attempt at a luxury restaurant in the entire area. Anytime someone dumps a million dollars into Layton, hoists up a canopy and serves Sea Bass and Orange Roughy , it is natural for folks to chat about it. And so far, folks are doing more than chatting. More than 4,700 customers have visited the restaurant in its first month, and manager K. C. Bastian says most have been very complimentary. one-ha- TWENTY-TW- Residents protest regoning BOUNTIFUL-- - Charges of discrimination and illegal re Guest Writer THE FIRST complaint was the Po&oje Possible discrimination Tuesday LIGHTER SIDE A rt j5 RATE PAID Permit no 5 loylon Utof' 84045 10 units per acre in an area of which similarly zoned areas in the city are restricted to seven units per acre would be discriminatory and possibly illegal, Atty. Guyon told the council. The attorney also alleges that the councils action amend the district zoning was in violation of the citys master plan which is a guideline for residential and commercial development. He added that a Planned Urban Development (as proposed) would constitute spot zoning and would be in violation of neighborhood residents because the rezoning would not be protecting the valuation of their homes. SCOUTS PACKED IN About 5,000 scouts were expected to attend the Diamond Jubliee Encampment Friday and Saturday at Lagoon, but more than 8,000 turned up, making for mighty crowded conditions. Scouts competed in a variety of games, skills and contests during the weekend affair. Photo by Clipper Photographer Ron Boswell. Kays, gives land He said he would seriously question that the action taken (to form a new district with a higher density zone) is beyond the authority of the city council. for senior center By TOM BUSSELBERG ALTHOUGH Kaysville has a senior center sketched into their master plan, Mrs. Johnson said she FARMINGTON The Kaysvil-l- e doesnt know if thats the best City Council has offered ground place for one. for construction of a senior citizens She turns to the county as a center. whole in pondering the question of NORTH Salt Lake and West whether senior centers (or libraries Point, meanwhile, feel their com- or other facilities) should be lomunities needs are currently being cated in each city. "The cost is sufficiently met through Golden prohibitive for every city to have Years in Bountiful and Heritage one. A VAN can pick up seniors and Center in Clearfield. A facilities committee, chaired transport them to area facilities, by Helen Hough of Fruit Heights, she added, noting more emphasis is is studying needs to serve the coun-ty- s turning to homebound clients who 11,000-plu- s senior citizens. dont need centers. Centers are now located at BountiWhile service patterns have ful, Kaysville and Clearfield that been tabulated as part of the comd while Layton mittees survey, theyre only a are small part of future projects. operates its own facility. NOTING the present Kaysville Youll have an entirely different center, directed by Patsy Search, is segment of eligible population in a "overcrowded, its done very few years, she emphasizes. THE COUNTYS Aging Services well in attracting and serving senior citizens, Mrs. Johnson said reaches only a small percentage of seniors, Mrs. Johnson readily the location is very good. admits. In a recent month only abA lot of elderly live nearby out ,500 different people came and can walk or drive only a few blocks to the facility located on the only about one in seven of the seniors living in the county. city hull block. Reflex-Journ- Editor al - county-owne- 1 In one year, maybe we see a third of the total, the veteran Aging Services director says. "The other two-thir- d either dont need or dont want the service, she continues. MOST OF the seniors are in that youngest 59-6- 4 HE EMPHASIZED that the overall affect of the rezoning would create a legel presidence by establishing higher density in a residential area. What is to stop, other developers fro coming toTthe4 council, under similar circumstances, and seeking density higher than is allowed by current zoning? the attorney asked. ASSISTANT City Atty. Russell Mahan advised the council that he is not aware of any wrong doing nor could he in any way interpret the councils action as being age group and most of them work." The survey indicated a majority of those using 4 the centers are in the age 5 bracket bracket although the comes in second, followed by the 65-7- Mini-semin- ar 75-8- 59-6- Of services offered, hot meals prepared by the Davis School District and served each weekday noon hour are the hottest" items attracting 3,545 during the March sample month. Some 40 ate at Silver Age on an average day, 42 at Heritage and 92 at Golden Years. TRANSPORTATION drew about half that total. Some 425 males and 728 females were included in the survey. FORMATION of a corporation is being considered to help in construction of a new cen- non-prof- it Contlnud on poqt two BOUNTIFUL Medicare-Medicai- d - The proposed federal pay- ment program will be among health care issues to be aired at the Senior Citizens Oct. 24 at the Golden Years Center in Bountiful. A PANEL tentatively will discuss the payment system in the morning session while various workshops will follow a hot lunch. Subjects to be covered may include: How to Read a Hospital Bill; How to Evaluate Supplemental Health Insurance; Community Services Available When You Leave the Hospital; Nursing Homes-WPays for Them?" ho |