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Show DECEMBER 18. 1W7 DAVIS CO UMTS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL Horse power ; ; jnx : .. AmmA -- . ' . . -.. SYRACUSE 1 Y? i iiiST-jJ-. . ' ; , , if v . V TM PROBLM?Asoufce of immense frustration for area motexets for months, SO Jt XW1 tMmi tts traTeaxw is Etfa more than a play toy for tfs horse in Orton. For the home executive Kaysville Tests show students womans day planner helps keep homemakers organized By D. LOUISE BROWN gaining Standard Examner correspond. first noticeable oddity on the tabs: The the listingsBirthdays and Special Days," "Christmas." A quick glance through this day planner only deepens the mystery. Page headings read, Talk to Husband About," I lousecleaning, "Christmas Preparations," and "Borrowed From" and "Lent To. Just what kind of a day planner is this? "We call it the I lomcmakers Executive said its creator, Gayle Crook of Kaysville. "Our motto is, Get it all together and then remember where you put it. Since 1980, the planner has been doing that for thousands of women. The planner came about when Crook joined forces with Beverley Cooper. At that time, both women were residing in Canada, and both were independently conducting lectures on the topics of organizing self, time, space and family. Their audiences of women were demanding a way to organize their lives. The day planners at that time were designed for business people, said G"ook. They even had areas where you planned increyour day in ments. Well, no homemaker can operate that way, especially if she has children, a telephone and no secretary. Crooks audiences were using three-rin- g binders, blank sheets of paper and rulers to map out a primitive planner when she met up with Cooper. A mutual acquaintance introduced the two, and they discovered many simi- larities in the systems they had each developed. After combining, then refining their systems, the planner - was printed. Distribution occurred primarily at their lectures. heart of the The planner is named, appropriately, Davis students scores above national average on Stanford tests By CYNTHIA E. THOMAS Standard Exanwier Davis Bureau Davis School District students are continuing to make gains when compared to other students on statewide and national averages. Day-Plann- day-to-d- The recent test results for , eighth- - and in fifth-- Ujif t vA . BRIAN NICHOLSON homemakers. things, said Crook. She might as well have a quick, easy way to do that. The Birthdays and Special Days section exists for basically that same reason. Crook has outlined the process of recognizing a persons special day to the point where a user will know when she has bought or made a gift or card, how much it cost, when it is wrapped and when it is mailed. Those are the types of things that the fellows dont get involved with, Crook said. But they need to be done, so this is just a simple system to remind us. Crook is particularly proud of the Family section. Imagine what it takes to just take a child in for kindergarten registration, Crook said. You need a birth certificate, a social security num- - r. The Directory section starts out normal enough with address and telephone listings, but di- gresses quickly with a Christmas card list and family letter list. The woman is the one who keeps track of those kinds of Lone Star Steakhouse hopes raise thousands for shelter By BRYON SAXTON r Davis Bureau Wendy Aiello, of Aiello Public Relations of Denver, speaking for the Lone Star Steakhouse chain, said the event is nothing new for the company, which likes to take a hands-o- n approach in the communities where they locate. It was such a great cause, for such a great group of people, they decided to do it, she said. Darlene Galbraith, Davis Coalition president, said she expects the dinner to generate several thousand dollars for the operation of The Shelter in Kaysville, which opened Dec. CENTERVILLE - Funds for Davis County victims of domestic violence will be beefed up with the grand opening of a Centerville steakhouse restaurant. . The Davis Citizens Coalition Against Domestic Violence is the recipient of a Dec. 27 g dinnef to be provided by the Lone Star Steakhouse in Centerville, 1 1 1 9. Frontage Road. The $600,000 eight-roobuilding is the ; The $20 a plate dinner with steak and all countys first public facility to house women the trimmings will be from 5 to 9 p.m. and is and children who are victims of domestic open to the public. The restaurant will begin abuse. regular operation hours on Dec. 29. They are donating everything, GalJohn White, Lone Star Steakhouse execu- braith said of the worldwide 240 restaurant tive vice president, said the grand opening chain based out of Wichita, Kan. event gives people the chance to see the resGalbraith said the restaurant can seat 450 taurant and sample the food, while raising people, and she is hoping with a four-hofunds for a good community cause. window they will be able to get at least twice that number served. Were looking forward to it, he said. fund-raisin- : Standard-Examine- r Gayle Crook of Kaysville sits in her front room with the planner she developed especially for One section tracks appointments; another phone calls. The main body of the page lists To Dos. Weve divided them into Have Tos, Need Tos, and Hope Tos, said Crook. I tell women that the Plope To section is where they should doodle if they feel the need, because we usually dont ever get to the things we hope to do. Expenditures and menus are tracked on this daily page, a running shopping list is kept, and a journal entry section allows users to jot down journal ideas at the moment they occur. Day-Planne- . ber, immunizations. Wouldn't it be nice if you could carry all that information with you in one place? The section compiles insurance information, drivers license numbers, credit card numbers, social security numbers, and just about any other information a woman suddenly finds herself needing, as well as individual family personal information, such as sizes. I tell them to write those in pencil, said Crook with a smile. The section also has a page entitled, Talk to Husband About. Say that you wanted to talk to him about Johnnys fiat bicycle tire, Crook said. So you jot that down. If a new tube is needed for the tire, you can jot that down over on the shipping See PLAN5 Restaurant opening to benefit abuse victims to Standard-Examine- - FARMINGTON DAY PLANNER: m , To ensure seats remain full, the coalition will extend invitations to local dignitaries for the event, as well as advertise the dinner to . e KjdImw, w0 is irtiunj Dec 31 aft r ?3 yovu pi swvite to in f9 . 1C Open houso set (or firefighter A 6fo.tl house held at 7pm today tar Asvstant fun Chnrf Cdm J v' 4 ,. v WHATTRAff NO. 220 CITY LIMITS r;cLir r--- ICi. the public. We dont want to miss anybody that has $20, she said with a laugh. The coalition became recipients of the fund raiser after Aiello visited the area looking for a local organization they could donate the proceeds to from their grand opening. It couldnt have come at a better time, Galbraith said of the $250,000 needed annushelter. ally to operate the 5,000 square-foAiello said the restaurant chain is more interested in putting their dollars into a community with their grand opening event instead of using it for advertising. Aiello said the chain also plans on doing something later to help the Rodgers Memorial Theater in Centerville, another organization she came to hear about during her visit. Ailleo said there is no better way to join a community, than to do something for the community. ot 1 rs reading, math, language arts, science and social science arc the results of the new Stanford 9 test Davis students took in September. On an average, all grade levels tested above the 50th percentile statewide levels. Every single school is at or above the 50th percentile ranking, and that shows weve made a sincere effort to build on weaknesses that are shown during assessment profiles, Superintendent Darrell White said. Were proud of our results being more than the national average, White said. Individually, half the students tested above the districts ranking, and half tested below. In math and the sciences, all grade levels performed well. Scores were the lowest for Davis students in language arts. In math, students continue to make unprecedented gains. in The average eighth-gradDavis schools is performing better than 69 percent of students nationwide. The average math student in Davis district is performing at the 69th percentile, while the average math student nationwide is at the 50th percenare pertile. Eleventh-grader- s forming at the 68th percentile. The test replaces the old version of the Stanford 8 and is used to test students critical thinking skills. In each area, students are challenged to do more than just answer. select a multiple-choic- e They are tested on their ability to arrive at a correct answer and think out the process that it takes to do so. Chris Wahlquist, Davis educational director, said school results vary because of the unique characteristics of each school, making the ranges shift from year to year, depending on the schools and their population of students. People think of Davis County as a homogeneous population, but we have a lot of diversity, she said. Even on a district with limited resources from the state, the district officials say theyre proud of managing well. Where choices have to be made, we put the dollars close to the student, White said. One of the goals of the district is to see that every student is reading by See TESTS5 er state-adopt- Pifiidmwt Syracuse Ho hits been o viy dedicated volunteer and hax Own a tremendous amount tf tuna to the cflions ot tbo city Ha will ho missed by hs follow fwehqtitms and ail those who Hava associated wan him, said Chief loiti Jnun Kimber is a true vofuntiHtr. Jenson said, KmitHf sa.d tie has always cnioyed firefighting Duong hs caieof ha (ought lues lor Cache National Forest Service. Kimbor reined Irom Kll An Force Base in 1991 as a computer specialist. Ha also worked m security at Hill. Aflm his retirement, he worked as the head of security at East Canyon Resort. He enjoys his grandchildren, and he said his retuement will give him more lime to spend with them The open house will be held at the Syracuse Fire Department, 1751 S. 2000 West. Everyone is invited lo attend. CLINTON Santa to make rounds In city The city will present its annual "Santa Around the Town" on Saturday. Santa will be riding atop Clinton City's new fire truck, bringing candy and music to the citizens of the city. The west side tour will begin at 9 a m. at 3000 West and will take in all east and west streets that do not end in a dead end. The tour will begin on the east side of the city between 12 and 1 p.m. at 1500 West. FARMINGTON Local student art on display at city hail Students from Monte Vista and Knowlton elementaries, Farmington Junior High and Davis High will be showing their work through January at the Farmington City Offices, 130 N. Main. The children are students of Farmington artist Jan Richins and were invited by the city's art committee to display their works. They have a chance to express their individuality and creativity, said Richins, who teaches watercolor and drawing classes from her Farmington studio. She has also taught in the high school and teaches at the elementary schools in their programs. Many of these young people are giving up extracurricular activities to learn how to paint and draw. Sara Conners is the most advanced of the group and attends Davis High. Shera after-scho- ol Threadgold and Jon Oleson attend Farmington Junior High. Jonathan Low, Mickell Jeppsen, Kaitlin Neville, Sheristan Stewart, Sydney Thatcher, Joel Ross, Jared Stats, Devin Gardener and Josh Branham are the elementary students. They have taken classes from eight weeks to 16 weeks. Richins art is in Utah galleries as well as in the Lyon Gallery in Scottsdale, Ariz. She is on the board of the Utah Watercolor Societies and is in charge of the creativity conference scheduled for April 1998 at Westminister College in Salt Lake City. , |
