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Show Stamlanl-Kxnmine- r i I.N'SIDIi Ploneerprofilcs hi ti lltYturllsifeiii' Id arrays COMMUNITY O Perfect piiia stones J BEiViDBWy arin Wn tTroiitmo Bmmk wi 9 ir Hy ti m JUNC 21, 1997 VOL lti.KO.14i DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AVIS LIVES Making journey of faith Modem-da- pioneers y 4 NEICHOOnS 4 tako trek back in time 7o tubmt an ftom lot Ntnt!tbOf Citli 7S MSI By LORETTA PARK feanOiMI (Mimnm 1 cmssjbiIsx Martin s cove. wo. - The Way to dance is so cold and its only thought when I woke up. I was wrapped inside my sleeping hag. wearing swcuis and sockx. A fleece blanket covered the top of the insulated bag, with a fount pud. lent and larp underneath me. My bones ached from the cold. IIow did they survive?1 I asked myself as I opened the tent window. A fog hud settled over Sweetwater River in Wyoming, almost concealing the mountain range. watch said it was 5:45 My tent-mata.m. A flock of geese honked loudly as they flew into a Held east of us. I, along with 13 other adults, and 42 teenagers were camped at Cherry Creek, Wyo.. which drains into the river. We were following port of the Mormon Hand- cart Trail and learning were soft. first-han- d . . . Layton (H Makiruee Love, 8, was Mini Mr.s Dill Team USA lor kinttofgortjn through Iliad gratia in a recent competition in Redondo Beach. that v Two handcart companies were almost wiped out in the area because they arrived late in the year, Oct. 19, 1856. The James G. Willie and Edward Martin Handcart companies were greeted by harsh and early snowstorms that day. Weaker members of the company, exhausted, hungry and freezing, began dying. Before they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in November of that year, 67 of the Willie Handcart Company and 145 of the V fmt , Martin Handcart Company had died. Many more lost hands, feet, legs and arms from frostbite. The two companies had experienced hardships from the beginning of their journey with handcarts falling apart, rations of food getting smaller and bad weather. To memorialize their suffering, the LDS Church dedicated the Mormon Handcart Visitors Center on May 3 as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of the Mormon Trail. The groups I volunteered to travel with were the West Point LDS 10th Ward Young Men and Young Women. It was their annual youth conference. They left West Point at 6 a.m. June 2. In all there were 10 vehicles in our caravan. We read aloud stories about the handcart pioneers as we traveled to our destination. I drove my truck and pulled the trailer with most of the coolers, tents, foam pads, sleeping bags, duffle bags,stoves and lawn chairs. The wards Young Womens president, Judy Frew, rode with me. Frew had heard about the new visitors center and camping area from her mother, Dorene Lloyd of Ogden, who visited the area with her sisters last year. Lloyd and one sister, Joanne Baird of Provo, accompanied the group. It is a drive or about 360 miles one way. The visitors center was once a The LDS Church bought some of the land and the ranchhouse last summer. Martins Cove is 1 1 miles northeast of Muddy Gap, Wyo., and located near the ranchhouse. A marker at Martins Cove was dedi- - y. contest. ,3 J Jf Giving service . . ( Stephens, was nominated for the state Mental Health 1997 Government Service Award by the Davis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Center. She was presented the award at the state Mental Health Conference banquet in May in Park City. Representative Stephens embodies the true spirit of volunteerism and dedication to community service; her compassion and kindness extend to everyone, regardless of who they are, said Davis Mental Health director Russ Williams. She is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and throughout Photo by LORETTA PARK PUSH AND PULL: West Point 1 0th Ward members Kelly and Bobby Rushton pull a handcart while Todd Thomas and Ralph Andersen push from behind. Melanie Twitchell and Stacy Gavin get a ride on an old pioneer trail near Martins Cove, Wyo. School district driving to build bus compound in Farmington By CYNTHIA E. THOMAS Standard-Examin- Davis Bureau FARMINGTON - Residents are putting up a fight against the Davis School Districts plan to build a school bus compound in Farmington. More than 250 already have signed petitions against storage space for 70 buses. Arguing that theyre tired of being dumped on, theyre angry that the compound and the buses may increase traffic, noise and pollution, and may cause property values to decrease. The traffic in Farmington is already bad. There are only a few streets you can take those buses on and not get in any accidents, said David Barney, a resident leading the protest. The location of the compound will be over the freeway near the Criminal Justice Complex. It will be built for 70 buses, but will house 35 at one time. Well only house the other half as growth and development takes place and we do some re- - .State Rep. Nora six-ho- ur See PIONEERS4 Caiil The daughter ol Matthew and Angie Lovo, Makinzeo has been involved in jazz dance since she was 4. She is currently taking dance at Spotlight Dance Studo in Layton and is a member of their Spotlight Show Company. Site has competed in solos since preschool. Her solos have been taught by Tammy Palmer, currently a Utah Jazz dancer. Recently at the Jr. Miss Utah Drill Dance competition at Northndge High School. M.ikmzee won the title of Mini Miss Drill Utah, vanning the overall title for kindergaden through third grade. From there, she went to the California routing, said J. Dale Christensen, director of transportation for the school district. If approved, the compound will be built by fall. Protesters, too, are arguing the complex will destroy the areas beauty. That piece of west Farming-to- n is being turned into a garbage dump for the rest of the county. Theyre seeing that as backyard Farmington, and we of them daily. Barney believes a better alternative would be to build the complex in Kaysville. Farmington only has seven square miles of actual space; Kaysville has 20, he said. District officials say reports from their traffic study reveal that traffic will have minimal impact. Christensen said he isnt aware of any complaints from elsewhere being a problem. Its never been an issue, even at Freeport where we have three times the amount of buses. He also said the district complies with all the regulations with pollution control, and that buses are inspected twice a year. But Barney begs to differ. We have videos of some of the buses coming out, and theres black soot coming out of the buses, he said. The Farmington Planning Commission will address the See BUS2 and midway fun for all at Bountiful City Park on 4th North from ByTOMBUSSELBERG Standard-Examin- dont want that turned into residents about buses stored backyard Farmington. We want that residential, Barney said. , The district says the complex is needed because its current storage space behind Davis ' High School isnt safe. Were just crowding into a very unreasonable space right now. Its not as safe or not as good for the amount of traffic on those vehicles, Christensen said. The majority of the buses are stored at the Freeport Center. Other buses are kept at Woods Cross High. Currently, the district has about 200 buses, and uses 160 Bountiful City celebrating its own sesquicentennial correspondent 4:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Handcart Days Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. the only place celebrating an anThe parade will begin at Five a niversary. With little more than north on Main Points month to go, plans are under way Street togoing 4th North. It will turn for Bountifuls annual Handcart west on 4th North to 1st West Days. with more that 100 floats, marchBountiful had its first settlers units, clowns, bands and cethe same year as the Salt Lake ing lebrities participating. Valley was reached in 1847, so is An ongoing variety show will also celebrating its Sesquicentenbe from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bountiful nial. City Park, including On Stage Events begin with a Bounti-fulDavProductions, Spotlight SensaArt Center exhibit and tions, Silvercreek doggers The comcompetition July and Smith Brothers. petition opening, reception and A fireworks spectacular will be awards will be held at the Art presented by the Parks and ReCenter July 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. creation Department at Mueller Regular exhibit hours are Park Junior High School, 955 E. Mondays 5 to 9 p.m.; Tuesdays-Friday- s, 1800 South at dusk. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and July 24 activities include food Saturdays, 2 to 5 p.m. The center and concessions from 10 a.m. to will be closed July 4:30 p.m.; variety show from 10 Other events include Fireside a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Bubble Pool will offer Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at South Davis LDS Regional Cenfree swimming from 8 to 10 a.m.; ter. LDS Apostle Jeffrey R. Holfamily swim and races from 10 land will be the featured speaker. a.m. to noon and ice skating exThe Goodman Family will preshibition from noon to 2 p.m. ent music. A softball tournament w ill run July 23 activities include food from July BOUNTIFUL - Utahs not is 4-- 6. 21-2- 4. f. the years has been a continual supporter of the Davis Mental Health and substance abuse center programs." Stephens has been in the Utah State Legislature since 1992 and serves as chairperson of the Health and Human Services committee PET OF WEEK This male Siamese mix is neutered, loving and good natured. He is available from the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $25 adoption fee. Adoption hours are from 4 p m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Call extension 2. 2-- 544-835- BEST QUOTE Its an entirely different game. Layton Mayor Jerry Stevenson referring to differences between the proposed Davis Conference Center and the Da- vid S. Eccles Conference Cen- ter in Ogden. 08773 00003 |