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By CATHY MCKITRICK See FEES2 Standard-Examine- Who operating 24 hours a day Concrete Products says By DICK WALTER correspondent -- supplying Wasatch Constructors sand and gravel for reconstruction project. the We want to work with the city and the residents to keep the dust down, Burgraff said. We intend to fully comply with all the state laws and do everything possible to use new technology to remedy the problem. Burgraff also said the company plans to curtail much of its operation around Christmastime and keep its activity low through the winter months. - Lew Jeppson, spokesman for the local residents, said the problem has to be dealt with before next spring. We cannot have another summer like this past summer, 7 See GRAVEL2 correspondent er 7. to keep dust problems under control it will try S? r word knows a three-letta small rectangular-shape- d that comes in several pastel colors and flavors and can be disgadget that repensed from a hand-hel- d sembles different characters or objects? Russell Sessions, a West Point old, wouldnt have to think twice about the answer to that question. He started collecting PEZ dispensers when he was Pit to keep continue in Winners in the Visual Arts pre-schoo- ls, Concrete Products Company was granted a new permit to the citys noise ordinance to continue its operations 24 hours a day - despite complaints from residents that the gravel pit operation is coating their neighborhoods with dust. At the North Salt Lake City Council meeting Dec. 2, John Burgraff, a company spokesman, said the permit was needed to Vt. To receive rank as a commissioned or non commissioned officer in the Corps of Cadets, a cadet must be proficient in academic and military subjects and must have demonstrated exemplary qualities of leadership. She is a 1995 graduate of Northridge Hgh School -- ' . . . Jennifer L Carlson was recently promoted lo the rank of Cadet Sgt Major in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets lor the 1997 98 academic year. NW is located in Northfieid There are three winners each category plus some entries received honorable mention. who operate day care or other educa- r rgonal (jfiwior Ck-a-ta- occupations, NORTH SALT LAKE Wui of tw C.'feHykJiCnl Nur&nj 7vvoua!.on NONA is a musmg o'j.in ,m! tn tti.it tecuvs on improving IxWth cnn for okkf adults. Yurth Mo director of nursing at Rocky Mountain Caro in Sho recently was awarded (ho M.iry Opal Watanm Graduate Scholarship and is working on her master S degreo in nursing Cv - nh i will pay a $40 fee. Thats a $15 jump from before. Standard-Examine- ifitws. Mi? 770 N. iliOn.il fr safety Those an turn tut Tg . . . Suzann Yurth. BSN eu-tioRN C has U-r-- which take a third of the time as nt NEICHDOnS Director elected - store-fro- u Cadet promoted But it was more fair, he said, than taking a base cost across the board for the citys 2,300 licenses. Each would have to pay $80. Overall, he said the small businesses would probably see the most increases, with medium-size- d businesses staying about the same and large businesses -with major revenue getting a break. regular, . 9 Wt TJ partment Home-base- d wk f.V pizazz ir alarms. Community Development Director Scott Carter said the new way took some guesswork to figure out the cost and effort devot-- , cd to administration by the de- ; tutijle Itiiiiuml fuf VOL Hi, NO. 216 with homo n West PomtAingtAaro somooliho Py AMY PRAY deal with, HZ 1wnntiful rtiucatiun PEZ collection Km ycarokJ i COMMUNITY Exceptional parents davis cquntys community newspaper DECEMBER 9, 1907 lt ONE OF 42: Russell Sessions shows off one of his PEZ dispensers. He has been collecting the candy dispensers since he was 7 and now has 42 of them. His mother, Mary Sessions, approves wholeheartedly of his collection. We always know what to get him, she said. Businesses Layton plans to spend at least $50,000 to put in lines for runofff By AMY PRAY Standard-Examin- Davis Bureau LAYTON - Several businesses along Mam Street will have to pay to take care of storm drainage. The city council voted last week to create a special im- provement district for the His collection has grown to a whopping 42, and there are still some he doesnt have yet. I saw a newspaper article that talked about someone who collected PEZ dispensers, and I knew I could do that too, Sessions said. Thats how his collection began. His mother, Mary Sessions, approves wholeheartedly of his PEZ habit. We always know what to get him, she said. Last year he lost several teeth, and the tooth-fair- y obligingly added to his PEZ collection. dispenser Russells favorite dispenser resembles a truck where the hood pops up to release the candy. And his favorite flavor is grape. Thanks to his aunt, his collection doesnt reside in a shoebox, but on a dis will have play unit in the hallway of his home. He iooks forward to adding Minnie Mouse, Batman and Batgirl, and the Star Wars characters to his PEZ dispenser collection. PEZ enthusiasts can delight in the fact that the handy gadgets have made it in TV and the movies. A few examples are E.T., Toy Story, The Client, Seinfeld and the The Late Show with David Letterman. And a favorite movie line for PEZ collectors might be Vem Tasios in Stand By Me where he says, If I could have only one food to eat for the rest of my life? Thats easy. PEZ. Cherry flavor PEZ. PEZ dispenser collectors also gather from all over the nation for annual conventions, where they can compare their collections and barter for the rare dispensers that are not easy to come by. But for Russell Sessions, its not the hope of buying low and selling high, or having the biggest or best collection of PEZ dispensers, but the actual enjoyment of having them that keeps him interested. Russell attends third grade at West Point Elementary and likes math the most. He is the youngest of five chil- - ' dren. His parents said they are relieved that he chose an economical item to collect. to pay for storm drainage area for storm drain Union Pacific tracks, emptying into a large storm drain. construction. Two ponds in the area help City Manager Alex Jensen catch and hold runoff during said he expects the businesses in large storms, but pipes that were the area to help pay back their supposed to carry the water out share within 60 days of construcduring storms were never built tion. Wal-Ma- rt and Sams Wholeduring the main construction of sale Club will be responsible for the area. $13,000, while some of the other The overflow has eroded surwould have to pay rounding fields. The city plans to businesses between $2,000 and $4,000. in least at $50,000 putting spend Some of the businesses had line that would travel an toward King Street and the not been notified prior to Thurs Wal-Ma- rt 18-in- IPOOTTCOPY days council meeting, and Councilwoman Lyndia Graham was concerned that they might not get a chance to protest. City staff assured the council that businesses could protest but did not anticipate any problems. Jensen explained that the special improvement district for businesses was different from a residential area, where owners had up to a payback. 10-ye- ar category: First place, Shanna Peterson; second place. Olivia Love and third place. Stephanie Adamson. Literature category, first place, Ashley Todd; second place, Natasha Bodily and third place, David Hall Music category: first place James Arnold and second place, Jordan Bentley Photography category: first place, Brittany Bentley, second place, Adam Mugridge; third place, Makena Hinrichs. PET OF WEEK This kitten is one of several awaiting adoption. She loves to cuddle and purr. She is available from the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $40 adoption fee which includes spayneuter certificate and exam. Adoption hours are from p.m. weekdays and 9 a m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays Call extension 2. for more information 2-- 4 544-835- best Quote we screw this up, its our own fault. If we let it go, its gone forever. If Layton City Manager Alex Jensen on the importance of trying to develop a business park in northeast Layton. I ' |