Show o non 2B Standard-Examin- ©OUNTV Lines Local News Editor: Tuesday August 29 2000 er 625-422- (Ogden) 4 776-495- 1 (Layton) Flu vaccine Museum’s annual food drive set BRIGHAM CITY v The Influenza vaccine will likely staff r HILL AIR FORCE BASE - The Hill Aerospace Museum's annual fall drive is set for Sept 16 museum spokesman Deloy Food-For-Li- fe Spencer said One can or one item of food per perwill allow those visitors a le son - look at 20 select aircraft including the Douglas close-u- p C-1- 24 Globemaster II cargo plane which was recently moved to the front of the museum's main gallery “They’re still working on the Globemaster” Spencer said but years of restoration work by museum volunteers is nearly completed “They’ve done a real good job or building DAVIS COUNTY re- it” Job Corps student The Globemaster with its prominent nose covering its weather radar was the Air Force’s first heavy strategic cargo transport It could carry 90000 pounds of cargo or 200 fully equipped troops up to 4000 miles without refueling charged with rapo FARMINGTON ForeiglhiSeir mow 6m By 1970 they were finally reand C-- 5 jet placed by C-Icargo planes The huge Globemaster with its four 3800 horsepower encargines has an go bay It has a wingspan of 174 feet is 130 feet long and 48 feet tall 41 The Syracuse woman diagnosed with ALS after years of assisting with “Fill the Boot" drive By MEUSA ANN WILSON - After years of saving Ten Layton is hoping a SYRACUSE might pitch in to save hers fe visitors Spencer said Visitors will be able to sit in selected aircraft such as the the Syracuse firefighter was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Layton 36 had been working with the Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department on “Fill the Boot” a national firefighter effort to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association “I always wanted to be the one to raise the most money I never thought I'd be the ' Vought F Corsair Corsairs flew more than 90000 A-7- combat missions during the Vietnam War and the last two US squadrons from Air Force National Guard units even saw service in the Persian Gulf War before being retired However some aircraft such as the Lockheed SR-7- I result" ' Blackbird spy plane will only have their cockpits opened and visitors will be able to climb up for a look inside The exhibits will be open from 9 am to 4 pm The other aircraft open 16 include: Sept A-1- Wart- - 0 ' hog Voodoo Phantom II 5 Eagle and F-4- F-1- C F-1- F-1- Fighting Falcon fighters Aardvark tactical fighter-bo- 6 F-1- 11 02-Super observation plane 9 Flying Classroom trainer 4 Caribou Sky train Flying Boxcar A mber Sky-mast- er T-2- C--7 C-1- 19 staff Standard-Examin- event typically attracts about 2700 Food-For-Li- Fire departments across the nation volunteer for weeks to stand with a rubber fire boot and collect spare change from motorists at intersections and shoppers in stores such as Sam's Club Harmon's Macey's and Smith's Food and Drug Donations can also be dropped off at any local fire station Nationally the firefighters are the largest contributor to the association which serves people with ALS Layton said the hopes of her fiance children and self are on the money that's raised “The more we can give them the more they can help her” Layton’s fiancee Bill Woods said “That's what we're praying and reseomg emd “I always wanted to be the one to raise die most money I never thought I’d be the result -- Teri Layton volunteer firefighter Syracuse diagnosed with ALS hoping for every day - a cure” Layton's disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease will ultimately end in her death Gehrig was a baseball player first diagnosed with the disease His widow helped found the MDA Slowly Layton's voluntary muscles will cease to work one by one until her diaphragm gives out and she stops breathing She first noticed something was wrong last December She said her right leg wouldn't respond like it used to “It was cramping up and my foot started getting floppy" she said “Then my left leg started getting weak” She went to the doctor and wai told it was most likely a virus that would pass But it didn't She had to go on “light duty" at the department in June Then just over a week ago Layton went to the University of Utah Medical Center where a doctor told her she had ALS Though she is younger than most who get the disease he was sure “I was devastated It rocks your world" Layton said Woods a fellow firefighter had proposed to Layton on New Year's Eve He said the diagnosis has also devastated him “She's the most wonderful thing I've ever had Just how could it happen now?” Layton was immediately put in touch with the MDA in Salt Lake City Their organization will help provide counseling equipment and medical care for Layton The MDA also funds research The average life expectancy for a person who has ALS is two to five years That is something hard for Layton to get used to “I'm trying I'm just taking it day by day The hardest thing has been not being uble to work" Layton will still teach classes do desk work and attend meetings with the department as long as she can group Firefighters are such a close-kn- it Woods said the department hus rallied around Layton Now he hopes other firefighters will make a special effort this year to help Layton during the “Fill the Boot” campaign The campaign goes until Labor Day weekend and the Jerry Lewis televised telethon fund-rais- er All her life Layton has had to be tough She said she has had to work twice as hard as the guys to keep up in the fire department But when she found out about her disease Layton said she found she's prone to weakness You can reach reporter Melisa Ann Wilson at 3 or mawilsonaastamlardnet 623-423- C-5- C-1- 23 Hercules Provider VIP Convair and rt Jetstar planes and 3 Jolly Green Giant 1 Workhorse and HH-1Huey helicopters C-1- C-1- 30 C-1- cargo-transpo- C-H- H-2- H “They’re still working on the Globemaster They’ve done a real goodjob of rebuilding it” -- Deloy Spencer Hill Aerospace Museum spokesman Washington Terrace approves careless driving ordinance different but we had nothing to cite them for" Taylor said “Reckless driving is a serious charge We needed an ordinance which covered minor infractions" he said Reckless driving a class B misdemeanor involves the willful or wanton disregard of life or property Excessive speed or three or more moving violations at the same time qualify for reckless traffic infractions that amount to negligence but not recklessness By CATHY McKITRICK staff Standard-Examin- WASHINGTON TERRACE drivers using cell phones or laptops while cruising down the road should think twice about cutting through Washington Terrace Their erratic driving could cause them to exit from the city $50 poorer Last week the City Council unanimously approved a careless driving ordinance to covet minor — Distracted Washington Terrace police found that the reckless driving ordinance targeted actions more serious than many of the situations occurring in the city So Police Chief Merv Taylor drafted a careless driving ordinance to help fill in the gap “There have been several instances where we've had to ticket people for reckless driving when they've actually done something driving A court appearance is mandatory along with a $555 Utah drivers litter drinking and driving not Self-appoint- ed beer-bottl- e baron scoured America’s highways The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY be short supply this year due to various manufacturing problems according to a news - release from the Bear River Heath Department There will probably be little or no flu vaccine available through public clinics Any vaccine public heath departments do receive will be delayed Therefore the Bear ' River Health Department will schedule no clinics prior to A limited supply of vaccine will be available through local hospitals and selected pnvate physicians The Health Department will encourage these health care providers to reserve their vaccine for people In high-ris- k categories such as those who are 65 years or older those who suffer from chronic conditions such as lung or heart disease and diabetes in scheduled for Sept 16 Standard-Examine- short supply In drive Food-for-ii- fe BOX ELDER COUNTY - Dennis Brezina has come to a good news-ba- d news conclusion concerning Utah drivers litter drinking and driving: We're sloppy and we drink but we’re not as bad as some places After scouring 35750 miles of America's highways rural roads and country lanes Brezina 63 has tallied 995 randomly tossed beer cans and bottles per year for every mile of road After an April trip through Utah the Maryland retiree found that while drivers in the Beehive State are slightly less sloppy we still chuck out 775 beer cans and bottles per mile Cruising along the nation's highways in an old Ford Escort Brezina has concluded that this is a nation of slobs “There is certainly a litter problem everywhere you go” Brezina said He is particularly concerned about the number of beer and liquor cans and bottles he has “In Utah almost found were beer cans More than 90 percent of the bottles in the roadside were beer or liquor bottles I am ” trying to put a face on drinking and driving -- Dennis Brezlna beer bottle baron Self-appoint- ed found two-thir- of ds the aluminum cans I found were beer cans More than 90 percent of the bottles in the roadside were beer or liquor bottles" Brezina said “I am trying to put a face on drinking and driving” beer-bottThe baron discovered that the amount of roadside litter varied by locaed le Heavily Mormon Utah COunty with a proud tcetotaling legacy threw beer cans and bot- ties out on the road at a relatively tion “I was astounded that every week the cans had been replaced and I noticed how many were beer cans" Brezina said Five years and $50000 of his own money later Brezina accompanied by wife Deborah has traveled through 48 states hugged mile after mile of guard rail and picked up a lot of cans Throughout i “In Utah almost The ordinance for careless driving targets people who drive any vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner without due regard for the width grade curves corner traffic or use of the streets and highways Doing donuts in the snow would fall under this ordinance Taylor said If convicted of reckless driving the fine is $50 You can reach reporter Cathy McKitrick at 625-425-2 or cmckitrlckCa standardnet as bad as others of the aluminum cans I two-thir- ds fine tidy rate of 342 per mile Meanwhile roads in Summit County were littered with alcohol-container discards at a rate nearly double that - 626 per mile Brezina's effort to stay off main thoroughfares such as Interstate 15 and to focus on state roads and highways kept him out of Salt Lake County altogether That may have helped account for the state's overall low score less-travel- ed “I try to set parameters to get a fairly representative level for the entire state Utah had about the lowest count in the West" Brezina said Brezina founder and director of the nonprofit agency Alumi- num Anonymous first got the idea for his quest back in 1995 as he gathered cans from alongside the road to assist a homeless shelter in his hometown of Chesapeake City Md his quest despite carcasses of dead animals and containers of urine he has discovered along the way Brezina remains upbeat especially as he sees state and federal authorities use his data to combat drinking and driving “When I see the enormity of the problem and the need for increased visibility it has not seemed like a sacrifice It has seemed like public service" he said “I think I will keep on doing it for a while" f - A Clearfield Job Corps student was in court Monday on charges of raping ‘ another student over the weekend Ruben Toledo 19 appeared in 2nd District Court and was felony charged with rape That charge is punishable by up to life in prison According to court documents the purported victim repeatedly refused sexual intercourse with Toledo Toledo's bail was set at $25000 He is scheduled to be back in court Sept 11 fora preliminary hearing first-degr- ' pilot killed In Texas crash F-1- ' 6 An Air Force reservist training at Hill Air Force Base was killed Monday after the 6 he was piloting crashed into a Texas Panhandle field The single-sea- t jet went down about 6 pm CDT near the town of Tulia about halfway between Amarillo and Lubbock Military officials said the 6 was part of an Air Force reserve unit the 457th Fighter Squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Killed was pilot Stephen Simons 41 of Fort Worth He ' was returning to Fort Worth from Hill Air Force Base on a training mission said Maj Clayton Church a spokesman for the Air Station in Fort Worth There was no immediate word on the exact cause of the crash but a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety at the scene said the jet apparently clipped a nearby barn before It went down in a plowed field Trooper Wayne Belghle said debris was scattered for about a quarter of a mile REGIONAL Street work scheduled for today - The SALT LAKE CITY Utah Department of Transportation advises motorists of an asphalt rejuvenation project on 9000 South between Monroe Street and 1300 East today and Wednesday One lane in each direction will remain open to motorists while crews are working Lane restrictions will remain in effect from 8 am to 6 pm daily Writers to hold conference SALT LAKE CITY -- The League of Utah Writers Is holding its annual statewide writing conference September 15 and 16 at the Salt Lake Airport Hilton Hotel The conference is open to anyone who is a writer or has an Interest in writing There will be a literary agent and eight nationally-publishe- d authors to ' address fiction " n non-fictio- poetry and how to market one's writing Call Dorothy Crofts at Or her at 964-086- -St- andard-Examiner or 1 " i Croftsnumucomcom more Information i for ' |