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Show 4 u w ft , News about people and their lives Wednesday May 27, 1987 r s 5 ?!"" RTF!' 4 1 Smm I s I tl I " $1 4 r v ; W I s s v XX V & I t X ' . a Jx $! i J rsss: V. , fe&Sg1 Preceptor chapter elects officers h) s! 1' Community briefs , Tr.y,y aga&agi t i i ; f ; hiiiXXFi iilNy fpjii-u tf X ? 4 y 12 meeting j Pastel drawings of the Sims children peer into their d kitchen (left) in 1983 photo while today the Rudd Creek debris basin is located on site of the Sims and other homes (below). 1 mud-fille- .F V if ', 4-- A KAYSVILLE At the May of Preceptor Iota, Beta Sigma Phi, the Ritual of Jewels was held for Linda Luzitano and Judy Sanders. Woman of the Year awards were presented to Sharon Booth and Charlene Greenwell for their outstanding work for the chapter. A perfect attendance award was received by president Karla Breeder. Installation of officers for the coming year was conducted. New officers are Ann Barentses president; Traudy Johnson, vice president; Dee Shepher, secretary; and Charlene Greenwell, K & y w tfJT k .; v c 55X x yf treasurer. j? '&'', VXL, King Elementary sets 3 5 vX f?, vv i: r(mi 'f tutSm V f XXXFX, f-mW- U -- t.JHw,,w.wf .!,. K Fy ??$&$ , t;'....r iiniiin n. s.y44 w-- '$' school registration iFryr iff v 3 5 .$$ ? r. Shi ,t LAYTON Kindergarten registration for next school year at E.G. King Elementary School will be ongoing until June 3. Parents may pick up registration packets and information from 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. in the school office, 601 E. 1000 N., in Layton. Registration cards should be S .n V - i -- returned immediately to the FARMINGTON Many Farming-to- n residents can still recall with clarity the night of May 30 four years ago when the mountainside above Rudd Creek gave way, sending 100,000 cubic yards of mud and debris toward the homes below. Seven homes were totally destroyed and 25 others damaged. A Hollywood director could not have produced a more frightening scenario. In the late evening an east wind started to blow, bringing its usual eerie howl. A power outage plunged the city into darkness. Emergency vehicles drove up and down the dusty streets, flashing red and yellow lights in the windows. Adults remember being terrified but trying to remain calm to keep children from being frightened. They listened on crackling transistor radios to reports of the disaster in the small community where nothing ever happens. The Don Sims home was the first to be destroyed and it became the visual g in the Farimage of the mington area. Photos of the home appeared in many newspapers. Four years later, the Sims family live a few blocks away from their original property. We did not lose our home, said Don Sims, just our house. According to his wife Karen, the mudslide was a blessing to her. It was a wonderful thing. At some point you realize what life is all about, what is important. When we were driving away from our house we didnt know if our lives would be taken, she flood-fightin- said. We were so thankful that we were safe and alive. Everything that was of real value was in the car with us; our family. Now when things go wrong she recalls that moment and has more courage. We have had harder times since the flood with the everyday living, she said. Even though the Sims lost everything in the flood, Karen says they are happy. At first we had a great deal of freedom. We did not have to worry about getting a new couch or mowing the lawn or anything else of a material nature. We didnt have anything. It taught me a great lesson. We had a greater depth of joy that summer than we ever had before or after. And four years later the joy is still there for the Sims family. They live in a new house in the same neighborhood and although they have had financial problems there has been that added awareness of what is important in their lives. Donna Scharp, Farmington city recorder, said The 83 floods are still with us. We are still working with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and will be for another year. She toted around the Farmington city records in her car for weeks following the flood so that they would not be lost if the city had to evacuate in a hurry. I think we learned a lot from the experience, she said. school office and records of immunization and physical examination as completed up until than we did before and we are plan- We have learned how to handle disasters, we have an emergency preparedness system in order and we are better prepared than we were before. Next time it might not be in the form of a flood but we will be better organized. City Councilman Grant Ungerman is the only public official still serving since the flood. He said that it changed the character of the city. We formed a values committee to look into what we wanted in the community and we now have a storm drain master plan and system. We are planning for future emergencies. We can no longer say it cant happen here because it did and it might again, he Aug. 4. An orientation session for par- ning to have two weddings in the yard this year. Many people have helped us make it work. The bishop of our ward came to see us and told us he had a room for us at the motel, that we were just to leave the house, she said. It was hard at the time but now I see the wisdom. We are lucky we have good leaders here who can look at the situation and know what to do. She said she thought it was fun pulling together to put everything back. We visited more that summer than we ever have since. I am glad it happened to me. It made me realize what is important. Jan Arrington was surprised at the level of concern for the people here. I went to Europe soon after the flood with my parents and was amazed. When people found out I was from Farmington, they showed genuine concern for the people. That, I will never forget. I felt real sorrow when someone would move away because of the mudslide. We are a close community. Farmington experienced a terrible flood on Aug. 13, 1923, and history reoccurred on May 30, 1983. Most have the will to live in the area in spite said. The Merrill Law family home was also damaged by the flood that came down Shepard Creek in Farmington. How can such a horrible experience be good? Cheri Law asked. But it was. I dont remember the bad. I do remember losing hair by the handfuls and having nightmares. I was afraid to touch anything that came out of the house, but it was good. The Laws newly landscaped yard was destroyed. Their basement was filled with 7 feet of mud and the main floor layered in mud and water. The people were so good to us. Total strangers would stop and give us a hand, she said. Because the stream washed down poison ivy, many of the workers got rashes from it but they didnt complain," she said. We now have everything better ents and students will be conducted the first day of school in the fall. Preliminary readiness evaluation and vision and hearing screening will also be done dunng the first week of school. Council on Aging honors volunteers CLEARFIELD The Davis County Council on Aging hosted the annual Volunteer Banquet recently to honor many area volunteers. Among those honored at the banquet were 119 people from the Heritage Center who each donated more than 50 hours of service during 1986. The Heritage Center had 250 volunteers who donated a total of 18,024 hours last year. Mothers of twins will meet in Layton The next meeting LAYTON of the Ogden Area Mothers of Twins Club will be Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Members will meet this month at the Davis Vocational portable classroom, in the northeast corner of the back parking lot of Humana Hospital Davis North. This month members will hold election for new officers, and have the twin sale. Those wishing to sell twin items must be set up by 7 p.m. who wish to sell twin items please contact Shelly Kendall at of it. Karen Sims said, We each get a chance to learn by the experiences we have. Everyday living is harder than the floods we went through. The deep scar on the mountains above Farmington is barely visible but the people will remember the spring of 83 for a long, long time. Non-membe- rs iwun.jp m aw V 295-742- 2. 9 , ents. i t t Bethel to install new t : f ' 4V ' v V' a4 - l4?. f iir CLEARFIELD 1 t j officers, guardians , 'ru f -- cjr..'-- Wednesday at the Clearfield Masonic Temple, 452 E. 700 S. Scheduled is initiation of four new members, installation of bethel guardians Roger and Joanne Martin and the bethel guardian council. Installation of new bethel officers is Sunday, June 7, 4 p.m. For more informaor tion, - SSF 544-70- National Guard trucks and loaders (far right) filled 500 North in 1983 while today street (right) is back to residential use only. Basements were filled (above) as worker shovels out mud that came to within a foot of ceiling in 1983. Today most of the debris has been cleared though at least one house is still vacant and mounds of rock and gravel can still be seen. - i US' F Clearfield CLEARFIELD Chapter Order of DeMolay will meet at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 28, at the Clearfield Masonic Temple, 452 E. 700 S. The DeMolay Parents Club will meet in the lower level. Installation of new chapter officers Sunday, June 14. For more information, call 9 or - x fc- iUs F vA v if $ lr 4 " i. h. t4'Kv$v'stoS Fs? ' y v Callahan 0. club plan meeting 'v Jo-A- nn 546-007- 30 DeMolay, parents' front-en- d Story by Bethel No. 15, International Order of Jobs Daughters, will meet at 7 p.m., "4 ? i Photos by Robert Regan K f' 825-071- 544-703- 0. County needs adults clubs to help in 4-- H O Four-leaders are needed to work with youth in Davis County. Any adult who has experience and interest in sharing knowledge and skills with young people should contact Steve Jackson or Lee Sherry, to volunteer their time. See BRIEFS, page 4B H i I 451-340- I 9, -- |