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Show I i jr.NAL, CECEtouLfi 2J. I . ii7 which By ROSELYN KIRK The attorney for Ace Ambulance, a South Ogden company which operates in North Davis County, told the Davis County Commissioners thr.t Ace may file suit restraining the Utah State Division of Health from granting Davis County a license to operate an ambulance service in the north end of the county. BUT THAT threat did not cause the commission to back down on their decision to initiate the service on a one-year trial basis. Commissioners appeared to be in agreement with Dr. Richard Johns, ad- ministrator of the Davis later became North November when Ace went into a hearing to request that their license be renewed. THEY are still in the hear- Davis Ambulance, agreed to provide two ambulances, one a modular type. The county supported the proposal made by North Davis Ambulance and that ambulance company was licensed by the state and went into operation about June 1. Ace Ambulance continued to operate, although they have been plagued by a series of actions from the State Department of Health dealing with with licensing requirements and recertification of personnel. Calls were rotated by the Sheriffs office to each ambulance company in turn until ed to set up the county service on a trial basis for one year. That service is scheduled to begin on January L COMMISSIONERS said earlier that employees of the ing process and Delbert Sperry, administrator at the EMS state paramedic division said that matter will not be resolved until the hearings before the state board of health are complete and that board meets to applicants, would be allowed to apply for supervisory and EMT positions to be opened in staffing in the county-ru- n service. Commissioners questioned whether Ace had satisfac- decide whether to issue the certificate late in January. Last week, the commission learned that North Davis Ambulance was losing their funding from the Colorado Company and, since the two new ambulances are due to arrive late this month, decid torily met the allegations presented against them at the hearing last spring when their compentency was challenged by members of the county EMS council. Mr. can at- torney argued that it was (inadvisable for the county to set up the ambulance service in the north aid of the county and proposed that Ace Am- bulance could provide quality care if the two new ambulances, purchased by the department. Kaysville firemen paid tribute and honored Mayor Glen W. Cundall during a dinner in his honor at the fire station, Wednesday, Dec. 14. FIRE Chief Don Howard, on behalf of the fire department, presented Mayor Cundall with an engraved desk pen for his contribution to the fire department during the past eight years he has served as mayor. Mr. Howard stated they were indebted to the mayor for the outstanding assistance he rendered their department during his term. Without the cooperation of mayor and city council, there is no way the firemen can function to the fullest capacity. IT takes everyone working together to make any department in the city successful. Mr. Howard and his fellow firemen feel they had tremendous support all the way from Mayor Cundall and his council members, of which they were most appreciative. Mayor Cundall said, It has been an honor to be involved and to serve as mayor in charge of such a fine fire and police department, which have been both outstanding and efficient. HE SAID as mayor he was concerned at all times with public safety, and he had never had to worry if the firemen were doing their job well. He knew they were and this is a great asset to the city. He said he would encourage them to support the new mayor as well. Mayor Cundall expressed his thanks and appreciation to Fire Chief Howard and all the firemen. OTHER guests attending the dinner were the mayors wife, Mrs. Mary Cundall and the wives of all the Kaysville city firemen, np county a through matching federal grant were available to Ace. He argued that the tentative budget for operating the ambulance, which the commission set at about 178,000, was unrealistic and it would be less expensive for the county to contract out the service to Ace. is ACE Ambulance presently going through a hearing process to determine whether they will be issued a license. Both Dr. Johns and County Attorney Milton J. Hess advised that the county should not lease vehicles to Ace until that license is either denied or cleared up. Dr. Johns advised commis- sioners that subcontracting with Ace would "be a risk to he county since the company could have the license denied or it would be subject to further litigation. HE advised that commis- sioners run the ambulance service themselves until the' issue is clear. Mr. Hess said the commission had made the decision to operate the ambulance company themselves on the trial basis because of the uncertainty of the situation. Mr. Farr questioned whether the county could operate the ambulance service as inexpensively as they By GARY R. BLODGETT Economic activity maintained a strong and steady pace throughout the Davis, Weber and Morgan Job Service District, according to Harvey N. Rich, manager of the Ogden Job Service Office. THE OGDEN office receives and tabulates job service activity data for the three-count- y Wasatch Front North District. Non-faremployment now totals 87,630 Wasatch Front Disin the three-count- y trict. This represents an increase vices and project that the majority of the cost can be reimbursed by charging for ambulance calls. Dr. Johns said the bare budget estimate that he submitted to the county has been worked out with an expert from Gold Cross Ambulance. He had said earlier that costs would probably exceed revenues the first year. Mr. Rich. BOTH Dr. Johns and Commissioner Glen Flint said that the original objection to the Ace Service early last spring was that the company could not provide two ambulances lor service in the county, one a backup vehicle. Dr. Johns said investigation into the ambulance service began last March when the of about 3,200 new jobs over the previous year, said Mr. Rich. WE HAVE had projected. The county has budgeted 176,965 for the ser- days with much of this during the last being attributed to seasonal employment Christmas buying and hiring of part-tim- e workers to audit returns for the Internal Revenue Service. This category will show a spurt this time of year each year, then will taper off after only a few months. First we get a boost from the retail stores with part-tim- e Christmas clerks and about the time their jobs expire, IRS will begin to hire its seasonal workforce for the tax processing center (on 12th Street in Ogden), said 30 been able to maintain a steady, strong pace through much of 1977, he said. Theres hardly been a week all year that we didnt experience job and economic growth because of the opening or expansion of scores of business firms. As a result, the trade industry recorded the biggest gain and will end the year with more than 1, 100 more jobs than at the beginning of the year, the manager noted. ELSEWHERE, THE service industry showed a gain of nearly 1,000 over the past year, with the major gains being in the health-relate- d companies. Manufacturing also saw a big increase with a combined 700-jogain over the past 12 months. local employment displayed a healthy and substantial 3.4 percent increase during OVERALL, THE non-far- with the total labor force (including y farm labor) at 103,900 for the area. y The district experienced a 5i 5 percent unemployment rate with about 5,750 unemployed workers, Mr. Rich explained. 1977 transportation committee ' three-count- three-count- BUILDING construction also showed a boom year on the job market with nearly a 33 percent increase in number of building permits and a total value of construction up a whopping 60 percent compared to the same period a year ago, he said. "Weather has been a favorable factor in keeping the construction industry at a peak. Construction workers have so far been able to move along at a rapid pace, not being slowed by long periods of inclement weather. RETAIL TRADE increased by about 300 THIS COMPARES to 6.1 or about 6,140 unemployed workers in the district a year ago. Both unemployment rates are considerably below the national average. In a breakdown of the three counties: Davis has 41,820 persons on the payroll; Weber has 44830 employed persons; and Morgan has about 980 workers, the report Co. AT THAT time the commit- tee learned that Ace could provide only a 1969 Pontiac Ambulance to the county while Deseret Ambulance, showed. Ktew O of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council met with Ace Ambulance and, what was at that time, Reed Embleys Deseret Ambulance HaisH City in honor of Mrs. Jewel Warner Gibson who was recently married. Christmas parties are beginning to occupy the time of many Layton residents. This past week many Christmas activities were held in the area. Friday evening, the Layton Stake held a Christmas party at the stake center. Stake presidency members, high councilmen and bishoprics were accompanied by their wives to this activity. The same evening, the Lay-to- n Utah West Stake entertained the stake presidency, high councilmen, bishoprics and their wives at a dinner party held at Weber College. Layton High School choral group presented a concert Thursday evening at the high school auditorium. Among the vocal groups performing This were the Laytones. vocal ensemble has been in demand the past few weeks, singing at schools, organizations, churches and clubs. Saturday evening, the Lay-to- n 6th Ward held their an- nual Christmas party. Primary children presented an excellent program depicting the birth of Christ in music and words. The evening was ended when Santa Claus paid his visit. On Dec. 8, the Bonneville African Violet Society met at Kathy Pearces home in Syracuse to hold their pot luck summer Christmas party. There are 12 members of this group that meet the second Thursday of each month at members homes living in Clearfield, Layton and Syracuse. The ladies exchanged Christmas gifts. Tuesday evening, the Lay-to- n City Improvement Association held their Christmas party at the Chateau Reception Center. The group was entertained by a musical program presented by the Laytones of Layton High School. After the 29 people attending finished their smorgasbord dinner, they listened to a short speech of appreciation g LCIA from President, Jay Dansie. out-goin- Kaysville City Councils regular meeting was con- Purdy in the absence of Mayor Glen W. Cundall who was JOAN GOULD met with the council to ask the Kaysville council to support the League of Women Voters. She explained the purpose and functions of the organizations and asked the council for a contribution to support them. They must write, prepare and puoiisn a booklet for their organization and need financial assistance. She suggested one council in the county had Catherine Hunt, the East ted her resignation to the East Layton City Council, Tuesday evening at the weekly council meeting, held Dec. & The mayor and council members are looking for a new city recorder. This is a full time job. Any interested person is invited to submit a job resume. Residents of East Layton City will be considered first. THE recorder will be appointed on an interim basis, subject to reappointment for a four year term in February. In other business, the council rejected a request made by some property owners along Rainbow Drive. The property BOY Scout Troop 502 from the Kaysville 5th Ward and leaders visited the meeting for the scouts to fill their merit badge requirements. Wendel Wiser met with the council with regards to annexation of his property, some 4.9 acres east of Cherrywood Subdivision and Highway 106 and the council advised him that no decision could be made on new annexations until the water situation improves and they know they will have sufficient water for residents already in the city. contributed $30 and they would any appreciate amount. COUNCILMAN Purdy advised her they would take this under consideration and let her know at a later date. Ursula Dossing, owner of Ursulas Hair Fashions asked the council if the two hour parking along Kaysvilles Main Street could be changed to a longer period. She said there was no way her patrons could be through with an appointment within the two hour period and because of this, she was losing customers. THE COUNCIL discussed the storm drain line at . THE council agreed they '' had changed the main street parking to a limit of two hours, because the Kaysville. Chamber of Commerce had met with the council, ' requesting such an ordinance. The council asked for comment from Police Chief Lyle Larkins and his comment was that he had strictly been observing this issue and. that it was the majority of business people who were abusing the ordinance. HE SAID some of the business people park as high as three to four hours in front of their business and each two Crestwood Road and 1st East area. Dr. Keith Wayment new medical center ana it was the consensus of opinion that the Sob Kaysville City police report from the period of Nov. Accidents, 9; state report, 6; short form, 3; injury 3 and hit and run 1. Alarms, 3; Clover Club; food broker and private home. Arrests, 1; contributing and trespass. ASSIST other departments, 3, Farmington; alarm LPD and two separate DUI arrests. Assault, 1; bomb threat, 1; burglary, 4; home, 1; school (attempted), 1 and auto, 2. Harassment, 8; phone 7 and scaring young girls (picked up two young men), 1. Indecent exposure, 1, party was referred to mental health. Medical emergency, 4, accidents 3 and home 1. Malicious mischief, 1; narcotic violation, 1, cultivating 16-3- should be done right to to attend the Turf and Irrigation Conference at Utah State University in Logan Jan being lower. There was some controversy over the lower fees THE COUNCIL discussed council moved to fable the proposal and give it further consideration. 11-1- 3, some 400 feet Superintendent Max Major was given approval by the council to attend the AWWA (American Water Works Association) seminar on water chlorination at Utah Tech, pn Dec. 14, 15, and 16. They further approved Mr. Major Police the fees for nt Kaysville City Cemetery. The fee at the present time is $75 and Mr. Major felt this is not adequate, as equipment and labor costs are much higher and he felt it should be raised to $150 to cover costs, with the exception of newborn infants Clearfield Police Four employees of Max Factor at Freeport Center had their autos burglarized sometime during working hours Dec. 11 THE CARS belonging to Clara Hatten, Sunset; Kathy Teeter, Layton; Marlene Jen-iteClearfield and Sue Her-mo- Syracuse, were n, g, ran- sacked. Thieves took 48 stereo tapes, a drivers license, two credit cards and about $10 in cash. They broke open glove boxes to get to the ladies purses and left the contents strewn about the cars. THE case is being investigated by Clearfield Police Officer Reed Mecham. The police responded to 33 other emergency calls including seven cases of theft, four illegal possession of tobacco by juveniles, three suspicious persons, two driving under the influence of alcohol violations, and one each of criminal All the vehicles were parently broken into with a coat hanger which tore up the weather stripping in each car. mischief, damage to city property, public intoxication, forgery, missing property, a runaway, stolen outdoor Christmas lights, attempted burglary, false information, gas theft, telephone harrass-menreckless driving, car t, theft, illegal possession oi alcohol by a juvenile and they assisted one other agency anr one citizen assist ma GlEriiGld PoIIgc Say Give Joyous Holiday The Clearfield Police Department is concerned about driving while under the influence of alcohol and alcohol related incidents, especially on Dec. 23, which is the start of the Christmas holiday, said Chief Darren Green. this type of cases. All drivers should be aware of the problem which always on exists pre-holid- weekends and the police department would prefer to assist citizens to find rides home rather than have to investigate accidents, he Please give your said. families and friends a joyous holiday by driving sober and safely." ma marijuana. Prowler, 1; public intoxication, 6, all juveniles referred to parents. RECOVERED 2. property Runaway, 1, 0 2, rebicycles turned to father; state impound, 3; soliciting, 1; summons, 1; suspicious circumstances, 4; theft, 7, three be- ing bicycles, gas skip and power. Threats, 1. Traffic, 96, 1 driving without license, 2 driving left of center, 3 expired safety inspection, 2 failure to yield right of way; 1 improper registration, 9 speeding, 2 traversing closed road, 1 exhibition driving, 1 illegally leaving the scene, 1 no motorcycle helmet and 73 overnight parking, np Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gatherum were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hall of Boun- tiful. After dinner, some guests went to the Valley Music Hall to listen to the performance of Handels Messiah. Others went to Salt Lake City to watch West High and Clearfield High play basketball. Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilko held a Christmas piano recital in &-E- THE League of Cities and Counties requested council members to contact local legislators asking the lawmakers to support legislation that would put the control of water back into the hands of counties and cities and away from federal control. The proposed legislation will be brought up in the next legislative budget session. The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District submitted a letter opposing the proposed digging of a well by East Layton. Weber Basin maintains all surface and water already sub-surfa- appropriated. FINALLY, East Layton issued 17 building permits in November, valued In excess of $560,000. dmg their home. Performing at the recital were Bret and Jason Wilko and RaDon Gatherum. included Guests childrens grandparents. recently home in house is Gillman Drive. The family spent the summer building the home, doing much of the "work themselves and when they needed help. Ed! loss Windshield Specialists Guaranteed NOT TO LEAK Screens -- Home Glazing -- Store Windows Repaired -- Storm Doors Storm -- Mirrors Windows PHONE 4 or 123 Cross St, Layton 376-427- 1 the Mr. and Mrs. Donald Deru and their family moved into a new East Layton. The located at 1460 N. Dennis EicjDDfi, KeGiorteir THE council approved a bid submitted by ICG electric to install a flashing school crossing sign on the south side of Fairfield Road by the E.G. King School. Total cost of the project will be $525. Councilman Hohman read a letter, prepared by the East Layton City attorney, stating East Laytons position on the-- ' sewer system. The letter was sent to Layton City for their approval. so the MR. MAJOR announced the new garbage truck the city has ordered is built and in' California and should be ready for pick-u- p in three weeks, np THE department will have additional officers on shift that day to help prevent and handle SissCis owners asked the city to deed back to the private owners the property that was earlier deeded to the city for the purpose of widening and improving Rainbow Drive. ,The widening project was temporarily held up when East Layton failed to get a federal grant to help fund the project. being established, 1978. with and instructed Superintendent Max Major to have the engineer determine the size of line necessary and have the contractor proceed to install it from the project to Main Street, a distance of ClaysvilDe GBtty Layton city recorder, submit- hours come out and move it from one to two spaces and this goes on all day, rather than leaving it for the customers. The two hour parking restriction is only along Main Street. After further discussion, Councilman Purdy suggested Mrs. Dossing meet with the Chamber of Commerce and discuss this issue and have the Chamber make a decision, as the council just recently established the new ordinance on request from the Chamber. ducted by Councilman Gerald layfira By DONETA M. GATHERUM Thursday evening, Miss Susan Nelson attended a bridal shower in Salt Lake State Board of Health, but Dr. Johns said last week that Dr. Lyman Olsen, administrator of the Division of Health, said there should be no problem in receiving that license. KaysvoDBe MsM o Resfliotity PsiFCxDinig) Umlll be challenged in court, but "the commission needs to be responsive to what the health people in Davis County are saying. He said the licensing issue must be resolved, between the state and Ace Ambulance. STEPHEN Farr, Ogden receive a license from the I Dr. Johns said the issue of licensing Farr said that the hearings now in progress have indicated that a wide divergency of evidence was presented at the April hearing and that many ,of the statements against Ace have not been documented. THE commissioners agreed that, until the issue of licensing was settled between Ace and the State Board of Health, that the county could not turn the ambulance service over to Ace. The county must still North Davis Ambulance Company along with other County Health Department. the ! 825-748- Where glass is a speclalty-n- nt a sideline |