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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 4, REFLEX-DA- VIS list; sS- - -- . x I .. ! i I ' I t1 v' f Tl i: .AT? ' H tA ; AfU i'S V' V; ? ' ''"'' s f By MARK D. MICKELSEN CLEARFIELD - si ACCORDING to city officials, there are several reasons for the project. First, traffic lanes along the avenue are faced with a dangerous Dogs leg" effect as a result of recent construction in the area. And second, there is no shoulder area on the existing bridge where school children can walk safely. According to Engineer Ron 4.40" Smith WW- of Forsgren-Perkin- s bridge will not force traffic off the road for long periods of time, according to Mr. Smith. He assured council members that the existing bridge will not be torn down until the new concrete section is ready for installation. The Clearfield City Council has endorsed plans for the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge at the intersection of 1500 East and approximately 900 South. mkAmcrn Construction of the new crete box with retaining walls on both sides. En- gineering, plans call for the installation of a reinforced con HE TOLD city council members Tuesday night that he visited five suppliers of preconstructed concrete and steel boxes. The lowest bid received came from Amcor, at $22,640. By doing this, Mr. Smith said, we (the city) do not have to go to bid." As a result, the bridge project will cost the city only about $40,000. and Mr. Smith said the city will save 20 percent on the cost of the bridge box." ACCORDING TO City Manager Gayle Starks, funding for the project will have to come from state collector road monies and from the city's revenue sharing account. Mr. Starks told council members that under any other plan, the city would have to pay $40,000 for the bridge al ne, not counting curb and gut- IN ADDITION to widening the street to a Mr. Smith said plans call for the installation of 28 feet of curb, gutter and sidewalk and a six foot chain-lin- k fence on both sides of the bridge. right-of-wa- ter work, or the y needed for expansion of the bridge. The city council talked about the possibility of installing right-of-wa- curb, gutter and sidewalk beyond the bridge, but Mr. Starks said there is not enough money available in the city to cover the project. HE MENTIONED that property owners in the area appear willing to support the concept and may be able to pay their share of the costs. Mr. Smith recommended that the city take care of the bridge first. He said future desuch as curb, velopments gutter and sidewalk - will follow. - -- chain-lin- k fence. THE CITY also owns the "IF YOU piecemeal it." he said, "you just end up with problems." ! 't 4 Andrew Morgan loads his sleigh for one of several events in the annual Klondike Derby, an extravaganza of winter sports and competition for north Davis County Scouts. KLONDIKE DERBY Four hundred scouts and their leaders packed their sleds and moved into the snowy foothills east of Layton for a weekend overtwenty-fiv- e i night Klondike Derby. THE LARGE number of tents and boys were a surprising and spectacular sight to motorists traveling along Highway 89. The Scouts were members and the campout was an annual event held on the Leland Frost farm. THIS YEAR each scout troop made sleds to given specifications. The sleds were judged by the patrol leaders and ribbons given for first, second and third place for both scouts and blazers. In eight other activities the scouts demonstrated skills in knots, fast first aid, compasses, and fire starting. Games were played, meals cooked, tents set up and stories told around the campfire. Scouts who had advanced to the elete Order of the Arrow were in charge of the Friday night campfire program. Saturday morning everyone took part in a flag ceremony. RECENT snow storms added just the right touch to make this years theme, Klondike Derby, very appropriate. Now the campfires are out and the sleds have been put away. All that remains are the thousands of foot prints in the snow and warm memories in more than 400 young hearts. Suitable Trees For Area 4 ; of the Francis Peak District of the Lake Bonneville Council i i , With spring around the corner planting season will be in full swing. The Kaysville City Tree Committee suggests that citizens take an interest in what they decide to plant in their yards. aged bark. Avoid circling roots, dried out branches and weak stems. Knowing where to plant: check your city tree committee, there are ordinances set up as guidelines in landscaping. regulations require that trees be planted no closer than 30 feet to a comer or ten feet to a driveway, utility pole or fire hydrant. A list has been made of desirable and undesirable trees. The undesirable list of trees are illegal for use as Kaysville ONCE YOU plant a tree, consider its purchase as a longtime investment. Most deciduous trees are sold in containers. They are easier to transplant successfully than bare root stock. Look for straight sturdy trunks, good shaped, full buds and undam street trees. THIS GROUP includes Ash trees (all types) Box Elder, Cottonwood, Elms (all types), Mulberry, Poplars (all types) Russian Olive, Silver Maple, Tree of Heaven. Willows (all types). Suitable for planting on city street are American Linden, Bur Oak, Eanglish Oak, Ging-ko, Hackberry, Little Leaf Linden, London Plane, Globe Catalpa, Globe Norway Maple, Golden Chain Tree, Golden Rain Tree, Hawthornes, Hedge Maple, Mountain Ash, Pear and Purple Leaf Plum. THE KAYSVILLE City Lib rary , with the help of the shade tree committee, has developed resource materials on tree selection, planting and care. Books, phamplets and audiovisual materials are available. The U.S.U. Extension Service in Farmington also has phom-plet- s (many are free) and books designed to help the homeowner. There is a display By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON -- Much of the professional help provided handicapped students in the county could be lost if antici- pated federal funding cuts are approved by Congress, a local official says. NEARLY $100,000 was cut from last years budget. Special Education Director Mary Ann Williams says, and between $80-- $ 00,000 could be trimmed by Congress. And an "unsubstantiated rumor has it federal cuts could hit the 50 percent level, a point she said, were working wvery hard not to have it About 6,000 students in the county could be affected by such cuts although individual impact would depend on the amount and level of service they receive. hap-'"pe- garden with labeled mature planting. Other services in- clude soil testing and pest and disease identification. The Utah State Arboretum on the USU campus has a self guided tree tour and free even- - is channeled through federal sources, or about $7.5 million, says John E. Meyers, attorney with the Legal Center for the Handicapped who is also working with a d newly-forme- parents' coalition. That group, with some county members, joins others around the country organized to fight support from senators and representatives is being mustered through a petition and letter calling for President Reagan's endorsement to request a responsible level of 2 and funding for PL what some have proposed would be the end of Public Law or the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Two petitions have been circulating, including one signed by handicapped students, with both due to be presented to officials in Washington this week. There's hope federal Education Secretary Terrence Utah Bell, with ties, may accept them personally or they may be relayed through Senator Orrin Hatch, 94-14- oppose any substantive changes in the statute. CONGRESS IS due to pass a next "continuing resolution month that would pinpoint funding levels for the handicapped and other programs. The petition bears a strong message that each handicapped child has the right to a free, appropriate public educa- - long-standi- ing tree walks. The director and staff can also answer ques- tions about trees and their care, np 5 By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON The Davis School Districts media director has been named as regional coordinator for a national group of thousands of media educators. Clfd. Police And Fire Officials Support yes vote in the election does not mean a tax increase. JAY DANSIE, who has immersed himself in audio-visuactivities at the district for 16 years, will oversee activities in a region that includes Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. He's also been named to a convention planning task force for the 1983 national convention in Louisville, Ky. ' Hes also spending a lot of time preparing for the district's use of cable channel 12 where instructional programming can be fed from the district offices to the 57 schools. al THE DISTRICTS media collection has evolved from 26 black and white films that made up the film library to ,500 movies, 26,000 filmstrips and 15,000 records. In addi1 tion, his office coordinates the 375,000 library books in the schools, or nearly ten for every student. And if that isnt enough, hes also responsible for the districts printing operations of thousands of items from reports to circulars and media deliveries that last year exceeded 48,000 items. Keeping track of all of that used to mean constantly updating a huge master list on Jays office wall. Now, each school gets regular reports through a computer printout and its quick and easy to determine where items are. THE NATIVE Laytonite says his education, round about as it was in fitting together, pays off every day. He completed four years at the U. of U., two at BYU, and one at Utah State. Those seven years covered areas of study including marketing, a minor in elementary - school teaching certificate and classes in TV production and d areas. other CLEARFIELD Police and fire department supervisors here say there are more advantages than disadvantages to having a county-wid- e raised in paramedic program and education, obtaining a high media-reiate- BORN AND From January through November, 1981, Chief Green said the paramedic force worked 720 hours in the north end of Davis County, responding to an average of 17.7 calls per month in Clearfield alone. MUCH OF the time is spent assisting law enforcement officers, the chief told council members. The paramedics responded "to 219 assists other than medical emergencies, he said. In a report on paramedic activity during 1981, Chief Green said he found that 8.2 percent of all the calls logged by the paramedics were called in by Clearfield. SINCE IT costs the county about $350,000 to operate the Kaysville Elementary; Trisha, a freshman at WSC; Douglas, an urban planner in Las Vegas, Nev.; and Dana, who is enjoy, school in doing, I Jay says, recalling how shortly after getting married the couple was finding it impossible to secure a home loan. We built our own home we did the basic pulling together. We couldnt get a loan. So that meant getting assistance from friends in how to lay brick, for instance, and the family was on its way. He served on the Layton City Council, is a past president of the Layton Civic Association and currently serves on the citys library board as well as being actjve in his church. UPON graduation, jobs in distributive education one of were hard to his specialties come by, especially since the Davis District was cutting its program back. That meant two years accounting for a dealership before that first teaching job came along in 1954 at E.M. Whitesides Elementary in the city. Chief Green said the availability of paramedics in the area discourages law enforcement officers from getting involved in medical emergencies. But, at the same time, the chief said law enforcement officers have more time to do police work. CHIEF GREEN complained that the city needs to set up strict policies and procedures for determining who goes to an emergency. We are still running four units to the scene. he said. And I dont think it requires four units." IN A lot of cases, you have Green, speaking at a recent city council meeting, said the paramedics have greatly improved their response time and represent an important extension of local hospital care. France of Centerville, in his last quarter. They are parents of five children, including Ryan, an electronics technician living in Kaysville; Jayann, who is now into her second year of teaching at Im council members Tuesday night that more than one emergency organization responds when there is a call in POLICE Chief Daren bride, the former Marleen THE THINGS BOTH THE Clearfield police and fire chiefs told city agreed Tuesday that the service should continue despite rising costs. Layton, he's a son of Mr. and Mr. R.E. Dansie, who still live in the city and operated Dan-sie- s Market there for many years. After graduation from Davis High, Jay enlisted in World War II and fought in the Battle of Okinawa, spending 18 of his 24 months overseas. Fresh out of combat he went to the U. of U., catching his finishing optometry Fullerton, Calif. to have more than one (emergency) organization to get the job done," Mayor Nel-do- n Hamblin said. Agreeing, Fire Chief Roger Bodily said the paramedics often require back-u- p help from the fire department. IF, BY chance, SPECIALIST ELECTED Layton, of course. From 1962-196- 3, he attended the "U, obtaining his masters in marketing, a minor in elementary education as well as completing his requirements for a professional general administration en- - Davis School District's man, Jay Dansie, who is in the know when it comes to TV, films, library books and other media items, has been named as regional director of a national media coordinators association, and looks to challenges there as well as conquering new areas of providing media-relate- d educational opportunities for district students dorsement. He also managed before moving to the district. to squeeze in his high school Speaking of the potential for technology in education in teaching certificate. Davis County Jay says, "I IIE TAUGHT one more year think it can be very beneficia at Whitesides, moved to the to us. We hope it can help in old Hilltop Elementary, also in Layton, for another Vi years 1 the home on instruction so kids can be better prepared. Chief Green pointed out that the average per capita" cost is only $2.20. In his report, Chief Green pinpointed only one major flaw in the paramedics rising costs. I THINK were going to have to be cautious in what we can afford," he said. Current plans call for a 1.0 to 1.5 mill levy which would generate between $350,000 and $400,000 for paramedic service. Davis County residents will have a chance to decide whether or not they, want to support an additional mill levy during a March 2nd referendum election. Sheriff's department representatives who administer the program say a - - the para- medics cannot respond immediately," Chief Bodily explained, "then this is where the fire departments function comes in." He said fire department workers often do not know what the emergency situation is until they arrive on the program each fiscal year. MEDIA Year of Disabled Persons (1981). which claimed worldwide support, this is being seriously challenged by recent Department of Education proposals to amend and to reduce funding for programs below current levels. MR. MEYERS says some educators have indicated mildly mentally handicapped students may have to be pulled from special classes and mainstreamed in classes with other students. That could lower the average teaching level possible in the classroom. share the Administration's By MARK D. MICKELSEN I (36-44,0- being circulated along with the We petition he continued, Paramedic Program t: tion. Mr. Meyers explains. Quoting from the petition he continues. This statute is working successfully to bring federal and state administrations together across the country to provide a free and appropriate education to nearly four million youth in Utah). Only one month after the International Quoting from the letter i :i Mr. Meyers indicated. OF THE monies that could be lost. Dr. Williams says "the majority goes to buy services from professionals for children." It doesnt fund equipment or supplies. That could mean cuts in therapists and psychologists, for example. ON THE state level, of about $30 million received, one-four- th . scene. WE NEED the first response program and we need the paramedics," he said. Councilman Wayne Thor-noc- k praised the paramedic program for its success and said he, too, hopes the service can continue. 1 KNOW, said Mayor Hamblin, that (paramedic election) it's going to be a tough issue, because it dips into the pockets of those who think they are already taxed to the limit. concern for fiscal restraint. It is clear that reducing funding 2 for PL below current levels will produce a negative ripple affect on the entire social services and educational system. IF, ON THE other hand, the federal role in the education of handicapped children is maintained at current funding levels, the benefits will far exceed the costs. Short-tereconomic benefits may be realized through the cuts but "substantial fiscal problems at all levels of government will be incurred in the long term. Quoting from testimony given by the mother of a se- verely handicapped child Meyers said, "His specialness has cost the taxpayers about $44,000 so far. By getting the help he needs now he wont need SSI (welfare), special housing, food stamps, Medicaid and other assistance later. HE WILL pay taxes-prob- ably at least $80,000 if he worked at minimum wage for 40 years. That is nearly double what he has cost society, and society will realize an additional savings. She put that at $4 million the current cost of a handicapped person for life." Returning to the letter prepared with the petitions Mr. Meyers said, "imposing severe reductions in funding of 2 PL will result in a tremendous step backward for 94-14- the handicapped children of our country as they strive to become adults. WHILE CONCERN has been expressed regarding the federal regulations for this program, it has been documented that many of the administrative burdens related to implementation of (the law) are a result of state and local interpretations of federal statutes. Our major concern is assuring continuation of an effective state and federal partnership that exists." Another letter expressed the concern of a young handicapped Salt Laker. "Dear Mr. Bell. Im Jeffery Sweet. 1 live in Salt Lake City. My mom is worried that you will take Mr, Reagans money away from our schools for retarded kids. I am retarded. Where will I Bp tu Y0 school? 1 like friend." |