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Show ' Standard-Examin- er X ! V KST1 J APRIL 2, 1997 Scfc0 DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL 17, NO. 265 Engineering the future aW 4 f y- r- Z1 t, ' "r 5i5r - i m' v jm.4 S1 i . K'y&-V - Z ; If. h H2ll x. KORT Courtney Clarke and her classmates remote control obstacle course at West Point Elementary. ENGINEERING DAY: Fifth-grad- v r DUCEStandard-Examine- participate in a Kids learning in geometry, physics and more get By LORETTA hands-o- n PARK Standard Examiner correspondent rEST POINT -- Look. Our teacher is a Martian. West Point Elementary laughed when the tiny cameras they operated pictured their teacher, Jean Allred. They were participating in Utah State Universitys Junior Engineering Day at their school last week. Steve Hardman, program coordinator, said the university transports 36 modules, or about $250,000 worth of equipment, to schools in Utah and Idaho. Students learned in different ways about subjects including physics, geometry, earthquakes, transportation and light. He and his are at a different fifth-grade- rs school each day, and they will be at other Davis, Weber and Ogden district schools in the next several months. The week before the presentation, teachers attend inservice meetings to learn what they will be teaching, Hardman said. The teachers instruct the classes. We let the teachers shine, he said. He and his two coworkers were there to help or give advice. One of the modules allowed students the opportunity to learn how to run a simpler version of the Pathfinder, a robot NASA used on Mars. All day long fifth- - and rotated into Allreds room. After watching a video about the Pathfinder, they teamed up to operate their own Pathfinders made out of Lego blocks and a tiny camera. USU brought five computers that helped the students with the operation. Students took sixth-grade- See rs ENGINEER2 I1Y LIMITS BOUNTIFUL Bond resolution presented to council Jim Burr, bond counsel for the South Davis Community Hospital Project, presented a resolution to city council members recently to authorize the issuance of up to $10 million in refunding bonds. The resolution would make existing bonds more favorable to investors, and also would allow for parking lot expansion and other improvements to the existing facility at 400 E. 401 South. KAYSVILLE (Vi I . , Aril. r " 'i & Ii,fflrti 1 ii . Public invited to discuss projects rtw,W-1I- The Kaysville City Council will hold a public hearing at 6.45 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the citys proposed Community Development Grant projects. The city is seeking federal funding through the program for the proposed 50 West Street Infrastructure Project. For more information call City Manager John Thacker at 546-123- 5. Farmington Bidding reopened for trash collection The Farmington City Council to reopen the bidding process for the city's garbage collection. The decision came as a result of proposed increases by Waste Management, the city's present servicer. Waste Management proposed to increase collection fees from $3.10 per home to $3.70 per home with the second cart pnee at $1.65. They also want to utilize the Wasatch Front cost of living index for future increases, said Jim Jones, business development manager for Waste Management. A survey of other area cities showed collection service costs of $2.49 fo $5 56 for the base fee and from 50 cents to $2.74 for the second cart. has decided By D. LOUISE BROWN His goals are typical. The 19- - d in removal of of the right side of his brain. Seizures following surgery left the left side of his body partially paralyzed. Travis was also intellectually disabled. Doctors gave little hope that he would live past the age of one-thir- Standard Examiner correspondent car-ol- d the question of what he wants to be doing five years from now, and then answers, I want to be on my own, doing my own cooking and cleaning. 1 want a job and to travel and . . . yeah, majbe some friends." - Travis voices his goals slowly, carefully, gesturing with his right hand while his left hand sits still. Years ago doctors discovered a tumor m Travis brain, and at the age of 2 he had the first of many surgeries that eventually resulted While his father Craig moves chairs around the dining room table, Travis (above), who is in his second year with the Davis County Transition Program, helps his mother Claudia clean. We adjusted to make him AT HOME: 5. Aggressive rehabilitation brought Travis to a point where he walks w nh just a slight limp and has limited use of his left hand. 1 1c periodically experiences seizures, lbs speech is slow, but riddled with humor and insight. And totally unimpacted is 1 ravis fierce desire for independence. do things, said Claudia about instilling a good work ethic in Travis. At lert, Travis, a sports fan, watches ESPN while his dog Joey tries to get some attention. KORTDUCET Standard bvammer Clearfield council agrees on plan for refurbishing Fisher Parle New boweries, walking paths and sporting areas will be included Standard Examiner correspondent CLEARriELD - The Gear-fiel- down the only large picnic bow-crand nothing to replace it was planned until now. The plan calls for two new large boweries to be built, which will be able to handle more than 100 people each. In addition there will be several boweries placed in family-size- d various locations around the park. A walking path will be constructed around the perimeter of the park and into the interior where new concessions and restroom facilities will be placed. A baseball and two softball diamonds will be completed, which will change the location and the direction of the present soccer fields now shared by North Davis Junior High. We want this to be our main sporting complex for Gcarfield," lleun said. We decided instead of just plopping things clown anywhere, we should make 1 ishcr Park a place where residents would want to come and spend time. Other activities will include two new playgrounds, volleyball courts, a skateboard area and a y, By DICK WALTER d City Council agreed on the proposed master plan for a $1.3 million refurbishment of I ishcr Park at Wednesdays city council tvaminef With winter snows beginning to melt off the mountain and spring temperatures inviting folks out into the sunshine, visitors to the foothills above Farmington are reminded of the strict hillside abuse policy. We're going to stay tough on watershed abuse, alcohol abuse and unregulated vehicles on the hillside, said Farmington Police Chief Jeff Jacobson. We've got a loose mountain up there.' Farmington began its war on citys See TRAVISS blanrfrird Residents urged to care for hillsides meeting. The park was named in honor of Bernard I ishcr, Clearfields only Medal of Honor recipient. It was the first city park in Gear-fiel- d and began with a family picnic area and playground in the early 1920s I here have been many changes made to the park over the years," Tracy Hcun, Parks and Recreation director for Clearfield, said, but it has just been added upon and has not The been very well thought-ou- t. city has expanded the area as land was acquired, but not many attractions for activities have been added." A few years ago the city lore skating rink for portable hockey and open skating. "We hope to be able to have league hockey here, Hcun said. Additional parking will be added to the north side of the complex to accommodate 65 spaces, and the current parking lot will be expanded to allow for 274 stalls, lleun also said traffic flow around South Gcarfield elementary has been a problem in the past, and the plan calls for an access into the parking lot around the school. It will leave room for the proposed school expansion, which is expected to happen around the year 2000. A feasibility study is currently under way for a proposed expansion to the Gcarfield swimming pool, Hcun said, but work won't begin on that for a few years. We arc very exuted about the changes that will be coming to the park, Hcun said. "I he plan won't expand the sie of I ishcr Park, but will make much more efficient use of the property. We hope this will be one of the premier city patks in the county. in-h- hillside abuses about three years ago with the purchase of two heavy duty off road motorcycles. Farmington Police teems regularly patrol the hillsides and issue citations to oftenders. The Forest Service will soon be enacting a proqram and area designed lor four wheel vehicles. said Jacobson ll is hoped development of this area will decrease unlawful use of the hillsides COMING SATURDAY Conference on families Parents learn how to cope with issues facing families today Read about it in the next Lakeside i Rovidw lit |