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Show FEBRUARY 3, 1987 L, '(CV(Bll(lDpS By Brian Cray Who put Brian in charge ofa Fatbusters group For the record, I weigh 120 pounds... So putting me in charge of a group of dieters makes as much sense as making me a supervisor at a nuclear power plant. But here 1 am, the leader of Bryans Bulgies, one of the competing teams in this newspapers Fatbusters campaign. Youre perfect for the assignment, said my wife. With your skinny build you can be a role model for the team. e Ridiculous, 1 said. "Im too thin to be a role model. Every-timI have a flu shot, the vaccine doubles my weight. The last old sneezed, the gust blew me over. time my Sure, but you havent always been 120 pounds. Right. 1 once topped the 126 mark.. .And then I forsook my gluttony and came back to only three meals a day. Some people have a strange metabolism, said my wife. Youre one of those people. Calories dont show on you.. .The only thing that shows on you is your rib cage. Thats cruel. Well, maybe, but I still think you can serve a purpose with Fatbusters. Offer the dieters some encouragement and some advice. with all my 120 pounds of experience. First off, a So I am-a- nd little background. ..Last year, about 12 million adults started a diet, about 65 percent of the American adult population. Most of them were unsuccessful, according to statistics. In fact, about 10 percent of them attempted five different diets. Overall, 60 percent of all women feel they need to lose weight while only 45 percent of the men wish to lose weight. (A personal Cyclops survey, however, found that 98 percent of the men think their wife should lose weight. The other two percent had no comment.) Now to an amusing discrepancy... American food surveys show that three items increased in recent popularity. Two of these items are for the weight and health conscious: seafood and chicken. But the other item is premium ice cream. Apparently, millions of dieters starve themselves so they can enjoy a fancy dessert at the end of the day. Well, said my wife, whats the answer? Theres only one answer, I said. Religion. Huh! reWillpower isnt working, but religion will. A doctors But a if attitude. a with commendation may be greeted a then theres lose to tells Roberts weight, Oral like people guy sudden clamor at the low-fyogurt stands. The answer is to start a religion which forbids candy bars, chocolate malts, prime rib and brown gravy. You cant start a religion! exclaimed my wife. Why not just pass a law banning certain food items? Because people ignore laws. Anyone who had ever driven a freeway understands the failure of the 55 mile per hour speed limit. And how about cable television? As soon as the state legislature passed the cable decency bill, entire neighborhoods began signing up for dirty movies! No, laws wont work. We n n Christians we need need religion. Instead of Christians... Think of it. New psalms can be written about the brown gray. We can have cults picketing Tent ministers can rail against the evils of coconut cream pie while praising the merits of avocados. Youre not thinking of starting a religion are you? asked my wife. No. Im already LDS. Then youll have no involvement in this new religious cult? Well, I said, I wouldnt go thar far. Since Im only 120 pounds, I could maybe be a guest speaker at a revival meeting.-a- nd maybe even a candidate for sainthood! six-ye- ar 1 ho-hu- m at High schoolers have big choice of vo-e- d By TOM BUSSELBERG KAYSVILLE Vocational is someEducation Week Feb. thing that gets Dave King excited. While everybody may not share the vocational coordinators excitement, theyre likely to leave with a far greater appreciation for the potential in vocational educa9-- tion. He heads up activities at Davis High School that involve hundreds of that schools students. Quick to dispel the old notion that only hoods or dummies take vocational education, he says there are students with 3.9 grade point averages to foreign exchange students involved. Its our goal to educate every student with his hands and his mind, Mr. King says, noting the greatest potential for work in society is in the vocational sector. Although percent of Davis High students may aspire to a college education, nearly four in five jobs out there dont require a college education, he says. "Those jobs pay not just in fast food or the like. People are making a good living. About 50 pecent require six months of intensive training or 80-9- 0 well--they- re less. Its not only the lawyers, CPAs or engineers who can make a good living, the veteran teacher continues. Many vocational positions also provide comfortable livings. Even for those who dont choose ' such a career, skills gained in high school programs could at least allow a college student a temporary job that pays more than minimum wage, Mr. King continues. classes Vocational education covers such a vast array of subject areas, he notes. Its not just metal or wood shop. Its office occupations, computer training, welding, electronics, graphics, home economics or building trades. Home economics is no longer zeroed in only on clothing and food preparation, for example. Both learn family living boys and co-eskills such as how to successfully manage a household, child guidance and care to interior design. Horticulture classes dont apply e faronly to the potential valualso insists. he Theyre mer, able for learning how to landscape that future home. Several class schemes are available to meet students needs. They may take one or two classes as part of the regular school day. Or, they may complement a class with an outside job where they can utilize skills gained at school. More than 100 students are participating in the cooperative education program at Davis High. A d work experience program is set up. The student takes a class at school but then e travels to a work site where participates in an actual wagepaying situation. Students are involved in jobs ranging from fast food operations to produce operations, greenhouses, clothing and department stores to real estate and construction opportunities. full-tim- class-relate- he-sh- The students vocational instructor visits with the employer once each month for a progress report and to pinpoint any problems. Baskin-Robbin- The thing I KAYSVILLE like best about this class is that we are producing something that will help students. It is something I can look at and say this is what I have done. These are the words of Eric Brown, Davis High School Junior, who is a member of the building trades class that is making portable classrooms for use in the Davis County School system.' This is the second year the Davis High students have been building classrooms for the school district. It replaces an early trades program that was home building. Library slates opening At long last, Kaysville residents will get a KAYSVILLE their new library with a dedication slated Feb. 16 and business as usual starting the following day. The open house will take place at 7 p.m. and will include a short program in the municipal center followed by the ribbon cutting and library tour. The library will open Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Library hours will be 8 p.m.; Friday, 5 p.m. and Saturday, noon-- 5 p.m. Library cards will be necessary for checking out any books, patrons are reminded. In anticipation of the librarys opening, the bookmobile service will be discontinued at 4 p.m. Saturday. Monday-Thursda- 2-- 2-- y, Joe Hill, teacher and advisor for the buildings and trades classes says this is a very beneficial experi- Eagle Scouts Chadd and Trent Nelson are permanently marking the spot where LDS President John Taylor died with construction of this monument. Eagle candidates erect monument By DONETA GATHERUM KAYSVILLE History buffs and Kaysville are probably the only people who know John Taylor, third President of the LDS Church died while in hiding in the Thomas Roueche home on Roueche Lane in West Kaysville. This important event in local and LDS Church history occurred July 25, 1887, nearly 100 year ago. Chadd and Trent Nelson, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Nelson, knew this fact. They live close to the historic spot. Chadd and Trent are Boy Scouts working toward their Eagle Rank advancement. They wanted to do a special service project that would bring recognition to their neighborhood. After talking to some Kaysville natives, especially Alta Stewart about local history, the Nelson boys decided to erect a marker showing people the site of this historic happening. Chadd, the oldest started the project about one and one-hayears ago. He researched the subject through oral interviews and written material. Next he contacted the Roueche family who own the property to get permission to build the monument. The family gladly supported this scout. He then contacted the LDS Church historical department to see if the Church would be interested in helping with the project. The reply was affirmative. The Church would provide the wording needed for an inscription and they would pay for the plaque. The next step was to design and build a marker. Chadd looked at the marker by the Kaysville City Hall. He liked what he saw and patterned his design after it. After securing financial help from some Kaysville merchants and after getting donations of reinforcement bar and discount on cement prices, Chadd enlisted volunteer labor from seven of his scout friends who are all members of Troop 521 sponsored by the Kaysville 21st LDS Ward. Things usually dont go smooth old-time- rs Drug tests held By TOM HARALDSEN will serve to make students more As promised, CLEARFIELD new students entering the Clearfield Job Corps Center are among the first nationwide to be tested for drug use. Late last year, the center was one of nine centers nationally designated for the testing, which Job Corps officials are using to evaluate the success of drug prevention programs at their centers. Nine other centers without the testing procedures will also be surveyed, and the results compared. Drug testing came about as a way of preparing students for the job market. As an example, the Clearfield Centers respected United Auto Workers program for training automotive mechanics has had continued success placing students in General Motors plants. One requirement of GM is that new employees take drug tests before they are hired. Center health services manager Don Campbell says the program employable after they leave the Clearfield program. New students were tested two weeks ago as part of their orientation. The drugs tested for included marijuana, cocaine, heroin and PCP. Staff members in the health services center are being trained to analyze the tests. Job Corps officials will conduct the test program for six months, and should it prove successful, will likely implement it nationwide. Those students who test positive will not be dismissed from the center or punished, but will be put in substance-abus- e prevention and treatment programs. Campbell added that plans call for testing users every 100 days for six months, or at other times if a students behavior warrants it. The Clearfield Job Corps center, third largest in the nation, recently finished in the top 10 of oyer 120 centers nationwide for its successful training and placement of H&eflextPournal Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Tuesday, In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Mala Laytoa Utah 84041, Subscription rate: 25e per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed In county, $7.50 per year outside. John Stahl, Jr. Lucll S. Stahl J. Howard Stahl Tom BuMlbrg 544 9133 4 OwnerPubllsher Vice President Manager Editor lf ly. Chadd learned patience as he waited for the LDS Church to complete the plaque. A change in the historical department leadership slowed things down. Another de- lay was something Chadd will never forget. The company that made the plaque shipped it to the wrong location. It ended up in Ohio, not Kaysville. Chadd added one clever personal touch to his unique Eagle project. He made the marker the same height as he was when he designed the column post. Today Chadd is about two inches taller than his finished creation. It was brother Trents turn to become involved after the concrete pillar was finished. Trent decided his Eagle project would be to beautify the marker. To complete this, he followed Chadds example by studying other existing markers. Trent liked the looks of a split river rock facing. He went to a gravel pit in the mouth of Ogden Canyon and worked hard splitting the needed rocks before he discovered no local company makes sandstone comers that are suitable for an outside monument. Trent had to start over. This time, he selected a slate rock. Trent sold fish to raise the $200 he needed for building materials. Using labor from six scouts, Trent, assisted by Scott Frazier, a professional mason, built a front for Chadds pillar. This was covered with the slate. Mr. Frazier did the masonry work. the mortar The Scouts in a wheelbarrow. Because the weather was cold, Trent and his Scout assistants had to build a plastic tent around the marker and heat the interior so the cement work would set up prophand-mixe- d erly. This special community service project will benefit everyone. The site of John Taylors death is properly identified. Two Eagle Scout learned building skills, historical research techniques and the personal traits of hard work, patience and a sense of accomplishment through this activity. ; s are at Davis High By DONETA GATHERUM s. look at Classroom-builder- Continued on page 3 thin-agai- born-agai- portable classroom. Hes among vocational education students learning while producing portables for use in the fast- growing Davis School District. ence. Students learn many construction techniques while building the classrooms that will be used by the school district which already has over 40 portable classrooms in use throughout the school district. Mr. Hill sees one main advantage in building the portable classrooms over a home building project. The advantage is that four classrooms are built each year, one a quarter. A student repeats the building skill possibly four times. Building a home is a full-yeproject. Skills are done only once. The repeating ar of building skills reinforces the learning and each time a student performs the task, he improves. d The portable classrooms are show pieces for the school district. One is being used for the personnel office in Farming-to- n while another is used for a dis student-produce- trict meeting room. The portable classrooms ar 28x36 feet, elightly larger tha many regular classrooms. They ar constructed of about 3,000 squar feet of sheet metal with Vs inch ply wood inside and outside. The floor apd walls are 2x6 studs with insuls tion. inch sheet rock i used for the interior finishing. The classrooms are constructe in two sections and assembled . -. site. The school district maintenanc department completes the clas srooms on site by installing blac boards, book cases and other thing needed to make the portable root ' functional for school. Total cost for materials is unde $15,000. The market value of th finished product is over $22,000. About 25 students are enrolled i the buildings trades class. Thei are an additional 20 students enro led in the electrical class that dot the wiring for the portable cla srooms. All portable classroom have one advantage over the coi ventional school room, Mr. Hi notes . They are air conditioned. Mr. Hill is a good salesman ft the trades and industrial arts proj rams offered in the public scho system. He says there are many h nefits for high school students wh arent interested in a college educi tion to become exposed to the trad vocations through classes like hi: We give capable, serious studen' an alternative to college program: This is needed since most of oi working force is employed in noi professional areas, Mr. Hill coi eludes. : Five-eight- -- - . -- Layton chamber meets : LAYTON The Layton Chamber of Commerce will convene for its regular monthly meeting Thursday at noon at the Layton Golf Course. Speaker will be Berta R. Kim, an employee of Humana Hospital North. She will speak on alcohol and drug treatment and community service. Those interested in attending should make reservations by calling 546-129- 3. Clearfield chamber news Continued from page one 10:30 a.m.-- 9 p.m., six days a week, Col. Quimby noted. Mr. Rowe hails from Lynn, Mass., down the road from Lowell, where Mr. Quimby was bom and came to Utah in 1974. Mr. Landers is a man Ive known and worked with personally for several years,, Col. Quimby said. He was bom in 1924 in Ogden and started his long career of federal service as an old electrician at HAFB. He entered the Air Force the following year, was assigned back to Hill as an electrician and also worked in the weather squadron and later saw duty on 7 troop carrier aircraft in France. Returning to Utah in 1946, he C-4- married and resumed a civilian career at the Base, staying there 33 years. He worked in maintenance, contract administration and plans and programs for a total of 39 yea government service. In addition, Mr. Landers hi . been active in church and civ affairs, devoting much time to t! Boy Scouts. He and his wife Gle na have three sons and three daug ters. Hes the past president of tl . Clearfield Kiwanis and has been t ; avid backer of the Miss Clearfie : Pageant. : Mr. Stephens, the new presidei area manager of Devon Hoi Center, overseeing seven stores five states. He came to Clearfield ' is . ' July of 1984. Not wasting any time to get volved, Mr. Stephens became i : five in the chamber and curren serves as Kiwanis president. was instrumental in forming t chambers military affairs comm tee and holds a business manaj ; ment degree from Santa Anr : -- 1 -- Calif. College. |
