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Show Stamhml-Kvnmlne- r 1BEVJ.EW7 VOL lfi.NO. 175 DAMS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER si:m:Mm:R4.jyu7 Layton sets out to uncover historic buildings Dfy plans extensive surveys to determine worthy structures Dy LtfCTTC GAMHOA tfcMI Gentile Street, especially west of Main Street, and Main Street are the two areas with the highest concentration of old salvageable buddings. Indeed, the surveyor suggested dubbing these areas at historic districts first, belorc concentrating on other area of the city. Also, the historic business buildings along Main Street are relatively intact. Ilut many have aluminum siding or store fronts camouflaging the architectural de- 7is a good excusefor the city to h imvhvdfor thcpicsenation of the community identity. It's not just oil homes. There has to lkwl LAYTON - Resident may not know it, but the houc next door, their bunk nr that bam they dme by on the way home siffiiftetmt esents orhhtoiy may be an antique. Histone buildings are everywhere in attached to it.m Layton. Rut they're hdrd to vpoi. Some of the buddings have deteriorated City Planner Peter Matson or have been covered up. Other are hard ly identifiable, such as the shack in some In the future, lours of these home or one's pasture or the row of home that areas, and the old stories surrounding look just like the 200 other homes in the them, may be offered. area. A recently completed informal survey That may change, however. flushed out 875 building home, busiLayton officials and members of the nesses. bam - within Layton that silo, Commission Preservation Historic city's are gearing up to conduct intense surveys are considered historic. on 10 to 15 historic building. They aim to The surveyor found that Layton has not eventually place these sites, and possibly one, hut several districts that are considothers, on the National Historic Register. ered historic. h - tail. If these buildings are restored, the survey suggested. Mam Street can become a histone district and possibly a good candi- date for the National Park Service's Main Street" program. Other historic budding offer all shapes and sizes from different times. There are a few adobe structures built by the first settlers, ornate Victorian home built for the wealthy and the World War II bungalows built for practicality. The nest survey will bnng these build ing to life, for which Layton will receive $4,200 vta a 50 percent federal matching grant. Not only will the surveyor study the buildings, but he will interview the neighbors or anyone who knew anything about the sue. He also will look through old newspapers for stones about the people who occupied or built the buddings. Architect William Allen was known as the I rank Lloyd Wright of Davis County. He was one of the first to design the Victorian style homes. And he built many. In fact, two of Allen's homes in taiyinn are already on the National Histone Register. The surveyor suggested having a William Allen theme applied to several buildings. Renovation and restoration, however, are not jobs that solely pretty-u- p homes, said City Planner Peter Matson. "It's a good excuse for the city to be for the preservation of the commu- cd Sc HISTORIC Layton tax revenue guess off City Council lowers rate to reflect less income received - K . o ' v rf- YV Ti CIRCUS VIEWER: Lindsay Eaves, 9, of Layton, sizes up the By AMY PRAY . Siandard-Examne- ' V4 1 ' ' 1' VaV-- v' f little figures in the circus display at the south end of Pioneer Village in Lagoon. Circus a tiny part of Lagoon now Miniature display r Davs Bureau - LAYTON The citys finance director overestimated the amount of property tax revenue Layton would get for the 1997-9- 8 budget by more than $170,000. City Council members adopted a resolution Wednesday modifying the tax rdte at the lower, true level. If the city had kept the higher, estimated number, it would have technically been increasing taxes, which is illegal without a public hearing. The budget was adopted in June with an estimated property tax revenue figure because the county auditor was unable to provide the assessed property values and certified tax rate before the budget deadline. City Manager Alex Jensen said. The auditor couldnt calculate them in time because of complications that arose from the 1997 legislative session and a ruling by the Utah Tax Commission. So the commission suggested that cities make an educated guess, based on last years numbers and modify later when the numbers came m. a permanent feature See TAX2 J. VOLK Clearfield Standard Examiner correspondent Farmington SYRACUSE Carnival coming to elementary Cook Etomontaiy School w hold a carnival horn 5 p m. to 7 30 p m. Monday on hi south side ol the school on the playground. The PTA says that this carnival will be bqgur and bettor than last year. Thor wilt be 15 diHorent games to play, including a cake walk, tic tac toss, fishing, putting, a lace pointing booth, a fingernail decoration booth, a dunk tank (with a celebrity dunk time), a clown, and balloon animals. There will atso be rides. Food wilt include hot dogs, sloppy joes, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones Many prizes have been donated. Carnival goers can win videotapes, candy, movie passes, and dinner at area restaurants. The Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake has donated one night m the Gondola Room and the Out West Bed and Breakfast in Layton has also donated a one-nigstay. A balloon ride also be auctioned off. Punch passes and meal tickets can be bought in advance at the school, 1 175 W 1350 South. Syracuse. Punch passes range in price from $1 to S5. Meal tickets are $2 per person with discounts given for Advance purchases. Anyone joining' the'sehool PTA before Sept. 5 will receive a punch pass. will LAYTON Vae View seeks help from alumni The Vae View Elementary PTA is looking for alumni students who have already graduated from high school to gather information for an assembly to be held during Amencan Education Week. Former students are asked to share positive experiences they had while at Vae View and how a favorite teacher from the school influenced them in their life. Responses may be called to 0 Tammy Meadows at or Ethel Oswald at 544 5431 or 775-076- in Pioneer Village By KAYE SCHOOL BOARD - One of Job Corps tops again to ever Century America, the famous Sells-Flot- o Circus, has found a permanent home inside the Lagoon amusement park. More precisely, its the thousand-plus-piece model of the cirscale cus, built to a quarter-inc- h that now sits behind glass in a building basically built to house one of Lagoons latest acquisi- -' tions. , Set off the beaten track at the far end of Lagoons Pioneer Village, the circus is an easy attraction to overlook. Yet, as a slice of history its as impressive as anything found inside the many little shops and stores that dot the boarded walkways of the Vil- By CYNTHIA E. THOMAS Standard Examiner Davis Bureau CLEARFIELD - Hard work, determination, courage and brains are qualities that make winners out of Clearfield Job lage. What started 40 years ago as BUSY SCENE: Miniature food stands and circus wagons are just a small part of the huge circus display located suggested tension reliever. Laat the south end of Pioneer Village in Lagoon. goons miniature circus was built of W. Ogden by the late Donald " Salt Lake. ...he paid such close attention to detail that the big top is actually pulled into - He built it all by hand, said like the real ones were pulled into place with ropes Howard Freed, Lagoons curator place with small strings over collections at Pioneer Viland elephants. lage. Its made mostly out of bass wood, he said, referring to -- Howard Freed the wagons and trams that run through and circle the 22 tents that range m size from cus and colored hat pms that morning when a circus had pulspace. to several medithe main big-to- p m the air as a handfull of led into town and watch as the dangle And he paid such close atum-size and several smaller balloons. Lagoons miniature elephants were put to work settention to detail that the big top vendor tents. There are 105 circus is an amazing piece of ting up the big tops. It was that is actually pulled into place with hand-bui- lt wagons, 300 houses craftsmanship and creativity. Its real like the small strings, just early love for the circus that and 250 people m the display. origin began with the childhood made him want to build his ones were pulled into place with own, memories of the modeler. With cotton balls that reprewhen the doctor suggested a ropes and elephants, Freed As a boy, Ogden recorded 'said sent the essential cotton candy See CIRCUS2 i ' Included m the collection are required at any respectable cir- - how he would get up at 3 m the & ( Just N Corps Center students. For the second year in a row, members of the centers Academic Olympics have finished first in the Regional Academic Olympics. Fourteen centers competed in the event held in August. The Weber Basm center placed third this year, and first m 1993. The Academic Olympics are held annually to encourage students to excel in academics. The Clearfield team was made of Nick Farnsworth, Randall Mathews, Dennis Gullett, Bradley Douglas and Albert Lindsay. The team was coached by M. Keith Hoskins, with the assistance of Craig Jackson. The answers to the tough questions came easy for the students, and one of the answers, came with a challenge. Bradley, who won the title of math scholar of the competition, challenged the judges when one See CORPS? to DOswald735aol com The school will also have a garage sale from 8am to 1 p m Saturday to raise money for their marque Donated items may be brought to the school during the week or the morning of the sale Registration on for vocal classes Registration will continue for melodic minor vocal singing and performing groups The classes will begin Monday with kindergarten through third grades at 4 p m and fourth through sixth grades at 5 p m. Junior and senior high school students will be from 4 to 5 p m Sept 1 1 All classes will be taught at Central Davis Junior High School in the choral room Classes will include vocal production, basic rhythm, reading music, solo and ensemble singing, staging and public performances For more information call Denise Kotter at 546 0539 Anyone wanting to contribute an item for School Board should call 776 4951. 08773 IQ0003 T POOtof COPY |