OCR Text |
Show NOVEMBER 25, 1986 Layton applying for Burn Plant status We were sitting in a restaurant discussing the election victory of Bob Thurgood, the Layton businessman who stepped over the teachers union to win the Precinct 5 seat on the Davis Board of Education. Thurgoods election has some administrators nervous, and the one we were sitting with was concerned about Bobs advog dogs be used to detect illegal drugs in cating that high school hallways. That idea wont fly, said the administrator. Theres a court case in which such a dog attacked a young girl whose only crime was to own a similar animal. The girl didnt have any drugs on her at all, but the drug dog picked up the other dogs scent and reacted. Now the girl is suing the school district. Even Cyclops will agree that dogs should stay in the kennel, not in the schools. You have a point there, I agreed. We already have too many animals walking the high school hallways. But the voters thought Thurgoods idea had some merit. Maybe we could come up with an alternative plan. g Like cats, said a teacher. If dogs wont do, g we could get cats. If the No, I said. Cats shed, causing too much clean-uschool district should avoid lawsuits with dogs, it should also avoid expensive custodial increases. Okay, said the teacher. Try a duck. Ducks arent messy. The school district could buy a mess of them pretty cheap and have them waddle around the school. In fact, a duck in the school would probably get a students attention a lot quicker than a cat or a dog would. How many times have you seen a duck in the school corridor? Youre right, ducks are uncommon. But it would create a poor image to have an educated school administrator, a man of dignity and respect, walking down the hall with a duck on a leash. And Im not sure a duck can be trained to sniff out illegal substances. We need a more intelligent animal. How about a mongoose? cracked the administrator. I just read a newspaper story in which an overseas country is using them to search for drugs. Great idea! But around Utah we might have a mongoose shortage. And we don't want to run out of animals on this mission. No, I think I have a better solution. Whats that? said the teacher. drug-sniffin- we go to open ful, the other large city that doesnt belong to the district, can operate a landfill, so can Layton. Harris Adams, President of the Mayor Hamblin of Clearfield informed about the direction Layton was taking, but that he had received little feedback from them (Clearfield). This is unofficial but my feeling that Clearfield will folthe Mayor low Laytons lead, stated. There are still four areas of negotiation between Layton and the Special Service District that need to be completed before there is total agreement on both sides. First, Layton wants to restructure the NARD Board. Instead of having a Layton Chamber of Commerce, stated that he was representing the Chamber in support of joining the Special Service District. Mayor McKenzie responded to Mr. Harris remarks by saying he resented the comments that the Mayor and Council had not spent enough time considering the alternatives. He said that if Layton assumed the responsibility of upgrading the landfill this would be not an inexpensive proposition." The Mayor asked, Where would FARMINGTON drug-sniffin- very-importa- nt A pig! A pig? exclaimed the administrator. I said. The pig, unlike the dog, will not sniff Exactly, where it shouldnt. And the pig, unlike the cat, is not a messy creature. And the pig, unlike the duck, is somewhat intelligent, drug-sniffin- three-memb- er Dr. Lawr- ence Welling, Superintendent of the Davis County School District, recently made clarification statements about the Utah State Board of Education elementary school fee policy and about the Davis District elementary school book fair policy. Dr. Welling contacted the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to find out if it is permissible to ask elementary school children to bring some items such as old shirts for poster painting, and egg cartons for craft projects to school. The. decision from the state was that children could be requested but not required to bring things to school only if the requested item had no real value. Anything that could be considered of value must be provided by the school system because the state maintains the philosophy that public education to the eighth grade must be This information was included in a memo distributed by Dr. Welling to all elementary school principals on Oct. 29. fee-fre- top-priori- ty 500-pou- drug-sniffin- drug-sniffin- g drug-sniffin- ACT test review planned KAYSVILLE Davis High School will offer a special program for all students who will be taking ACT tests this year. It will be four nights of review for a one time fee of $10. The students will be primed in three areas: 1. Learning test taking strategies. 2. Identifying content areas. 3. Learning to pace yourself. In addition to reviewing one test per night. The sessions will be held from 9 p.m. starting Monday, Dec. 1 with math taught by Mr. Shaw in room Tuesday, Dec. 2, English, by Mrs. Barnett in room 282; Wednesday, Dec. 3, will be social studies by Mr. Russell in room 180; Thursday, Dec. 4, will be science by Mr. Thompson in room 128. All students interested will need with Mr. Stine, jw to pre-regist- er Layton officers kept busy The Layton City LAYTON Police Department and Fire Department responded to two major emergency calls this past week. On Monday, Nov. 17 at 10:55 a.m., the fire department received an emergency call for a mobile home fire in the Lakeview Estates Park, 2600 N. Hill Field Road. Two engines and 12 firefighters were on the scene five minutes after the alarm was sounded. The fire totally engulfed the kitchen and living room areas of the trailer setting on pad 82. The occupant, Debbie Barnhart, was not at home when the fire broke out. . Estimated damage to the struc-.ture has been set at $15,000. This could be considered a total loss, fire officials said. Fire Fighters had the flames under control 10 minutes after their arrival. The fire is suspicious in origin, and is still being investigated. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, at about 11 a.m., a single car accident with injuries occurred at about 300 E. Gentile on the south side of the street. A car traveling westbound on Gentile lost control, crossed the center of the road and curbing and hit into a pole that was part of a business sign. A 17 year old male was transported by helicopter to a Salt Lake City hospital. He suffered facial lacerations and a head injury. At least two other occupants in the car were also injured. Citations are pending. If your name is Bridgette, or if you know someone whose name is, then listen up. A cardboard box which fell out of a pickup truck last month while traveling between, Layton and Kaysville has been re-trieved by a Kaysville family. The box is labeled Bridgetts. 4 The family finding the box has been trying desperately to locate its owner. If you know something about it, you can contact the family at 9 for further information., Those claiming the box will need to identify its contents. 546-165- Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Tuesday, In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Main, Layton, Utah 84041. Subscription rate: 25c per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed In county, $7.50 per year outside. OwnerPubllsher John Stahl, Jr. LucllleS. Stahl Vice President J. Howard Stahl Manager Tom Haraldsn Keith Duncan Editor SportsReporter 544-913- 3 own- ership. Layton wants to base the landfill percentages of ownership on completely current, right now numbers of households in each community that use the landfill. City Attorney Mark Arnold says this would probably increase -- the percentage of ownership Layton now has. The figures that are currently being used show Layton owns 37.8 percent, with Clearfield owning 16.8 percent and current. Regarding elementary school changed between adults. This means book fairs must be set up so Finally, Layton wants the Special Service District to manage the solid waste disposal services at a level no less than it is now. This means the District would not use transfer stations or temporary for solid waste. holding pits-bin- s Since Laytons decision to join the Special Service District was based somewhat on the problem of landfill management and upgrading, it should be mentioned that Layton has no financial reserve set aside for the landfill. The Special that purchases made are by parents, not students. Books could be exhibited during the school day for students to view and make selections. The actual book purchase would have to be done by parents, however. Dr. Welling stated, We are against selling to students. Any money exchanged must be done Service District, according to Attorney Hess, has a portion of their bond money that can be used for landfill acquisition and upgrading. If this money isn't used for these purposes, it goes to buy down the bond issue. between the adult sponsoring group, usually the PTA and the MRYANS PEOPLE An interesting look at people in Davis County Warren Hatch remembers the exact day he decided to retire from high school coaching. It was the first game of this year and his Viewmont Vikings had just beaten Clearfield. He should have he wasnt. been excited--bu- t It was at that point I realized that coaching was becoming just another job, he says. And when that happens, its time to do everyone a favor and let someone else do it. Strong words from a man who did so many favors for so many students. Honest words from a man who never lost sight of the end goal of public education. Introold spective words from a man who admittedly went through his jock phase before realizing that sports, while popular, should not be The wins and losses (21-- 8 at 33-ye- ar Santa coming to Clearfiekf this Saturday 8 at Viewmont) Richfield, were never that important. Hey, you can rattle off nine straight victories and feel just great. But you have to realize that 10 years later very few people will even remember. Once you have that in perspective, then you have to examine the true significance of what youre doing. If an athlete plays up to his potential, then who cares about the 17-1- The ClearCLEARFIELD field Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring Santas arrival for the Christmas season. The fat old man will arrive at the Kings parking lot, on Second South and State, on Saturday, Nov. 29 at p.m. He will stay until 3 p.m. 1 Candy canes and free tickets to a will be given away. Entertainment will be provided by a variety of artists for both children and adults. The event is childrens movie sponsored annually by the Chamber. final score? Its a philosophy understood well by his principal, Dr. Nancy Fleming. Warren always taught values as much as pure technique, she asys. I received a letter recently from a mother who credited Warren for reaching out to her son, and deteaching him pendability. Those values were always more important to him than the final tally on the scoreboard--an- d thats why he receives so many letters and invitations from his former students. Sure, he was a coach... But he was also an important role model in their lives. self-respe- ct Watch for bogus bills Davis County merchants should watch for counterfeit $10 and $20 bills, according to South Ogden Detective Steve Wallerstein. Working with the U.S. Secret Service, Detective Wallerstein said five counterfiet bills have been collected between the South Ogden and Centerville area. The counterfeiters are cutting the ends off of $ 0 and $20 bills and taping them on $1 bills, he said. 1 IcflextHournal concerns NARD landfill the Special Service District 45.4 percent of the landfill. At the end of the 25 year management contract period, the percentage of landfill ownership figures would again be updated. The third area that has not been settled is a clarification of the budget system. Layton wants to have two separate budgets - one for the bum plant and one for the landfill. The reason behind this is that Layton will retain its ownership of the landfill and the Special Service District will be a contractual agency hired to manage the landfill. The two budgets would be subject to continual review by the NARD Board. Should Layton or another city want to withdraw from the landfill management contract, the budget figures would be He knows the red education goal Bridgette box waits for owner 7-- 2; e. book fairs. Dr. Welling stated it is district policy to have money ex- g projects. And the pig, capable of being trained for unlike the mongoose, is not in short supply around the local hinterlands. In addition, pigs in school are fairly rare (except for times in the cafeteria), so they would get a students attention. If I knew a pig might snort and root around in my pants pocket with its hefty nose. Id think twice about carrying any marijuana around with me. Being surrounded by a pig is a lot more embarrassing than being nosed by a mutt! So you think an administrator would be caught dead walking a pig down the hall? asked the administrator. Sure, if his job was on the line. Teachers are doing much sillier things now for Career Ladder money! If the voters want g animals, then give them their request. I dont think g Bob Thurgood will mind if you exchange a pig for a dog. My word, what next! said the administrator. g Oh, it could be much worse than having a pig in the school. What could be wrose? Having a private business auditor sniffing around, too. drug-sniffin- NARD Board, Layton would like to have a voting NARD board consisting of a representative from Layton, a representative from Clearfield and a representative from the other members of the Special Service District that are also NARD members. The second area of negotiation Superintendent clarifies new elementary policies drug-sniffin- p. another landfill? The Mayor said he had kept Continued from page one At first glance these bills appear to be okay. The association with the students... its that part of coaching which Warren will miss the most. What he wont miss, he says, are the hours. To be a coach you have to be obsessed with the game, he says. You have to live and breathe it, too often making your family a casualty. From weight training in to the end of the football season, then into basketball, track or baseball. Well there are many days when you leave your home at 6 a.m. and dont return until 9 p.m. I have a one and year old I havent been able to d devote much time to her. I decided I couldnt let sports get in the way of family relationships and my own enjoyment. Since announcing his retirement as head football coach one month ago, Warren has also learned mid-Jul- y one-ha- Since Nov. 3, such bills have been passed at an Ogden and Gas-O-Ma- t. Although there have been no arrests in connection with the counterfeit money, Detective Wallerstein said there are suspects. The two suspects in the case are described as a Caucasian female abwith blonde hair. out She was wearing heavy make-up- . The passenger in the black newer-modvehicle was a Caucasian male with a mustache. el lf child--an- something else. For years I valued that special influence a coach can have on his athletes. But now I realize I can have that same influence on students in my English classes. Theres a lot of ne young men and 4 WARREN HATCH women who arent involved in athletics. Since coaching demands so much time, a coach often doesnt have the hours to build a relationship with the students. And yet Hatch doesnt diminish the importance of high school athletics. A winning season can establish a school mood for the remainder of the year and the football team can become a rallying point for the total community. In that way, he says, football is probably overemphasized. But the values taught in competition cannot be overemphasized. People who downgrade the importance of activites dont know much about human nature. I hear people say we should get back to the basics. And yet what is more basic than discipline and teamwork? Debate, footoall, are basic, competitive elements in each activity, all of which help student as he or she matures. A national study proved that a student's grades or test scores had little effect on future success, compared to the activities the student wa involved in. As a student, Warren was involved in just those activities. He earned only average grades, but excelled in football, baseball, bas non-athlet- ic extra-curricul- ar publica-tions--the- re ketball and track at Roy High School. His decision to play both football and baseball led to his turning down major college scholarships to attend Snow and Southern Utah State College. He remembered the special relationships he had with his own coaches and opted to repay the favor with a new generation. He never regretted the decision. And he wont regret the recent de-- . cision to return to the classroom. The parents were usually supportive, the student athletes were great and I enjoyed the attention one gets from being the head coach. Ive had eight good years at Richfield and Davis County and Ive gained some true friendships. But theres more to life than football. If my son wants to pursue football when he gets into high school, Ill support him all the way. But I'll never let him start thinking that football is paramount. Being on a football team is not as important, for instance, as learning the skills of a lifetime sport like golf, tennis or fishing. The key is to enjoy what you do and try to do it your best." What Warren is doing now is teaching English to 150 students. "And, you know, he says, Im having a ball! |