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Show :!. OSWSNWSIW ... , U Ti-m- 0i u enex-jjoum- a toue ieyrt ,S ftOLK RATI rKjtfyj'je fAlD Permit no 6 UJylor (flyr H 404 NUMBER FORTY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1986 Kaysville People LIGHTER SIDE sheriff: Classy guf Jomensen: Artist extraordimre CYCLOPS By JOYCE WINTERS As Davis County Sheriff, Brant Johnson is in a position to make more foes than friends. Take your common everyday burglar, rapist or thug and ask them what they think of Sheriff Johnson. ..Odds are youll re- ceive a gritting of the teeth and very few kind words. Sheriff Johnson has a difficult time making friends with perverts. And even civilized motorists might snarl at times. ..None of us like to none of us like the mans name printed on get traffic tickets--an- d - KAYSVILLE To look at Dee Jorgensen you may not see a master craftsman at first glance, because hes a humble, rather shy unpretentious man. But to this observer he is an artist, a master sculptor and craftsman unequaled, yet tively unknown. the ticket. But there is one Davis County resident who received a ticket, was ushered into the Davis County Jail-a- nd left praising the sheriff and the efficiency of his department. even wrote a thank you note to the sheriff telling him what a nice jail staff he had, said the man. But dont use my name. People will think Im crazy thanking the sheriff for arresting TO SEE his works displayed throughout his small duplex and is a won- derful aesthetic experience that 1 you want to share with the world You ask yourself why a man so gifted is not very well known, and the answer is that it takes money to make money, especially for an artist who needs to purchase supplies to create masterpieces. His bronze sculptures cost him $1600 to make, which makes it difficult for him to get enough capital to create full time. Consequently he has worked in construction for ten years, about the length of time he has lived in Kaysville. me! The man is not crazy. ..but he is unusual. His story began last summer when he and his wife grabbed the Cabbage Patch dolls and carted their two children into the car for a vacation at adults, two children and two Disneyland. The six-tprimi dolls-rac- ed through southern Utah admiring the unusual scenery: The cows in Pleasant Grove, the cows in Nephi, the cows in Fillmore and the cows in Cedar City. But roaring around a curve 30 miles out of St. George, the man saw something other than a cow... A sturdy highway patrolman holding a radar gun. I was going about 70 miles per hour, the man admitted, and I admit I deserved a ticket. But lets face it theres not much to do in that area except look for assorted jackrabbits and red rocks. Even the jackrabbits are moving faster than 55 miles an hour! He signed the speeding ticket and continued the drive to Disneyland and, one week later upon his return to Davis County, he wrote a check for $32 and mailed it to the St. George precinct court. Six months later that ticket returned to haunt wo small-tow- f bald-head- n DEE WORKED in construction when the big slump hit in the 70s, so he started making jewelry from jaw bones of animals, and sold his creations in Jackson Hole, Wyo. When construction picked up a little he moved his family to Utah, but with hardly any money and ten days before Christmas he took orders for his art work. The sales were not enough to sustain his family, thus the construction work had to be his main source of income and his art a supplement to the him. was driving home to take my boy to a fathers and sons night performance at his school. On the way, 1 kind of nudged through a stop sign. The deputy who pulled me over was very nice. I really thought Id get a warning ticket after he radioed in to check my drivers license. Hed find I was a respectable citizen. I was only two blocks from my home. But while his son eagerly waited at home, the man was going to jail! The state computer had indicated the man had been issued an outstanding bench warrant from St. George7 "I had the cancelled check for the ticket at my house and I had never received any notice that there was a problem. I was going 1 on-aga- in sheet-rockin- off-aga- in jobs. g Even now 99 percent of his art sales are for out of state buyers. People in Utah like to look but dont like to pay for original pieces. LIKE MOST artistic people, the need to create or perform is a driving force, and in order to satisfy that drive Dee has branched out into several mediums. He sculpts, paints, carves in leather and in bones, works pottery, does pencil drawings, makes his own molds and teaches art and sculpturing. e One of his pieces, a eagle, is in the foyer of Bountiful Junior High. Several of his pieces to jail because of a computer error! So the man was handcuffed, hauled to the jail and fingerprinted. An hour later he handed over $1 12 to the jail clerk and returned home to console his son. old boy that he missed the Its kind of hard to tell a father-so- n outing because Daddy was in jail, said.the man. I was furious, but my anger didnt make any difference. But it did make a difference to Sheriff Brant Johnson. Hearing of the case, he discovered that the bench warrant was in error, the result of an oversight by a southern Utah clerk. Within several days the man received a check for $112 from Sheriff Johnson along with an apology for the foul-uThe sheriff was concerned about my individual case, said the man, and it wasn't even his fault. You just dont expect that kind of attention from government officials. It proved to me that Brant Johnson is really a class guy! And what else has the man learned? He grinned and said, I'll drive more carefully from now nd Ill never drive through Southern Utah. Next time I'll take an airplane. I agreed. The stewardesses are much nicer looking than all those cows. five-ye- rela- ar life-siz- PHOTOGRAPHYJim Haskett KAYSVILLES DEE JORGENSEN sits in his living room, surrounded by tributes to his artistic talents and love of the outdoors and the American West. The bronze eagle at right is similar to one he created that now sits in the foyer of Bountiful Junior High. are owned by Kaysville residents. Ken and Marilyn Mauchley, who consider themselves very fortunate to own the original Survival" in bronze. DEE WAS born in Star Valley, Wyo., but has lived most of his life ir. Utah, where he graduated from Bountiful High. While a youngster. go for about ten years. During this time he was moving from place to place and it was difficult to set up shop. He lives in Kaysville with his wife Luana and daughter Tera. but for how long, one wonders. A gift like this needs to be recognized and endowed so he can create full time. ...the need to create or perform is a driving force... he would have contests with his brothers to see who could draw the best cartoons, then later as a teenager he designed art work for his English teacher. Upon graduation from high school he let his art work and most likely that kind of backing will be found elsew here. If a move happens, it will be Utahs great loss and someone elses gain . for Dee J. Jorgensen is in a mold all by himself. jw p. Layton council denies request of mobile park on-a- By DONETA GATHERUM - LAYTON Aerospace Estates, a proposed 106 unit mobile home park that was to be built east of Hill Air Force Base and east of the Solid Waste Management District resource recovery plant, will not be built. At the last meeting of the Layton City Council, the council SJH principal named Assuming duties as principal of the newly elected Syracuse Jr. High on Monday, March 3, will be Dick Egan of Syracuse. ALTHOUGH the school is not finished, Mr. Egan will be working at the school board office in Farm ington until his new office is ready. As the new junior high is being completed for use in the 1986-8- 7 school year, it is expected to have 625 students with 90 students from the overflowed Syracuse Elemen- members unanimously decided that the Smedley Corporation, developers of the mobile home park had not complied with a council directive issued in February. 1985 that said all problems with the proposed development had to be corrected within the period of one tary. Mr. Egan served as principal of North Davis Jr. High School in Clearfield for the past seven years and assistant principal at the same school for six years prior to that. He was also a counselor at Clearfield High School for six years. MR. EGAN has been active in the LDS Church, holding many leadership positions. He is a mem- ber of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, his second appointment, having sung for nine and a half year. PHOTOGRAPHYJim Haskett FINISHING TOUCHES ARE being put on the new Kaysville City Hall addition. When opened later this year, the expansion will provide increased office space and meeting facilities for city officials and community organizations. years. He was a member of the Bishopric of the Syracuse 2nd Ward for six years and served ten years as stake clerk in the Syracuse Stake. HE RECEIVED his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, as well as his masters degree and has the equivalent of a masters degree from BYU. Hrjsmidie Bryan's People Sports Society Church ....page ....page ....page ....page 3 4 6 9 Kays. City expansion on time By JOYCE WINTERS KAYSVILLE -- The nicest addition to the business downtown area is the new city building. THE DESIGN compliments the old building, but makes a statement of its own in architectural design, with a large Gothic front window. Behind that window will be the room which large can be divided into three smaller rooms, to let different groups hold simultaneous meetings. The front chambers will house the regular city council. The building has 10,081 square multi-purpo- f feet, designed with a large lobby that can be entered from the north parking area as well as from Center Street. In that center area, the secretaries and billing clerks will be located. SEVERAL offices along the north and south sides will house the city administrator, mayor, justice and clerk, director of finances, computer room, city council office, building inspector, engineer and parks and recreation, lounge area for city employees. There will be a conference room and an emergency operation rooir in the center of the building. The emergency operation room will house radio equipment to coordinate any emergency w ith the 13.000 Kaysville residents. There will be a small kitchen by the multi purpose room from w hich clubs, community meetings and wedding receptions will have easy serving access. The colors w ill be in subdued blues, grays and beige. THIS IS a needed addition to the community, and will hopefully serve the residents in such a way as to bring people together in a central meeting place, for a variety of purposes. Completion is slated for April I . jw 1 TERRY SMEDLEY, representing the developers said the items that were left were very minor and they could be worked out" with the city engineer and city planner. Mr. Smedley felt he had conformed to the wishes of the council and that the mobile home park was in the Final form. Councilmcmber Kent Smith said he didn't feel the developers had changed anything in the year's time. He voted to deny accepting the final plans and refusing to extend the time w hen the plans could be completed. COUNCILMAN Bob Stevenson seconded the motion and stated that the area wasn't the best choice for a mooile home park. The council decision was unanimous against the park development. THIS ACTION brought to an end an unusual situation that dates back to 1979 when the mobile home park was first proposed. At that Continued on page two |