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Show SERIAL ORDER ' DIVISION IG IT LIBRARY U OF U C.LT LARL CIY, UTAH 81112 ARR iV SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Conm fouie Presort u S Postage PAD 6 I pylon. Utah 84041 BULK RATI tomftno TTfl Davis TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ex tjj ouma 17, 1987 County Republicans honor three residents for service By TOM BUSSELBERG Dedication to KAYSV1LLE community and political party have brought praise to three county residents. The Davis County Republican Party honored three residents for many years of service to a myriad of causes during recent ceremonies at Davis High School. Feted were L.W.Hap Robinson of Farmington; E.M. Whitesides of well-know- n Kaysville and Oma Ellison Wilcox of Layton. Mr. Robinson is a Farmington native, born Nov. 1, 1901 to W.O. and Lucy Areta Clark Robinson. He was nicknamed Hap instead of his given name of Lamond William, because it was so difficult for me to cry. He moved to Logan as a youngster attending public schools there and the old Brigham Young lege. He played football and Colbas- - DHS Madrigals set feast KAYSVILLE Come back to the 1600s with the Davis High School Madrigals as they dine you and entertain you in the great dining hall of Davis High. The feast and program is an evening to be remembered as the Madrigals host their fifth annual' Lovers Feast. The event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Come and enjoy an evening filled with genuine Renaissance dress, dance, song and entertainment, along with a meal with the Lords, Ladies, Knights and Jesters as the hosts and entertainers. The cost is $ 1 3 per person. Tickets are available at Davis High School or by calling Come ye, come ye! jw nine-cour- 544-011- se 9. Constitution program set BDONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON Dr. Larry Wilson of the social studies curriculum department for the Davis School District has outlined several programs and activities that will be used in the elementary and secondary schools to commemorate the U.S. Constitution Bicentennial. The learning activities will span a three-yea- r period. In 1987, the focus will be on the framing of the Constitution. In 1988 students will learn about the radification of the Constitution and the emphasis for 1989 will be on establishing a government under the Constitution. Many Davis District teachers including Gail Bock and Claudia Schroader have been involved in planning suitable level. programs on a school, district, state and nation-wid- e students will particiThroughout the pate in many activities including history fairs, essay contests and model Constitutional Conventions. The Davis citizenship program for classroom and school government, reports, viewing public educational television programs about the Constuti-tio- n and working on educational programs prepared by commercial sources such as USA Today, Newsweek, the will also be included. Weekly Reader and McGraw-HilIt is our hope and our plan that each student in Davis District will have the opportunity to be involved, Dr. Wilson adds. l, District junior highs to offer health cirriculum By DONETA GATHERUM The junior high schools in Davis District FARMINGTON will be making a change in the curriculum offered to seventh and eighth grade students. Over the next two year period, the junior highs will move type or keyboarding into the seventh grade curriculum and health into the eighth grade course of study. The change will be based on the enrollment of the individual schools and availability of typewriters and space. The idea of incorporating health into the eighth grade curriculum started in 1982 when some parents of students attending Kaysville Junior High stated they felt the health subject matter was over the heads of the average seventh grade child. They were especially concerned in the area of growth, development and maturation and the material used in teaching about sex education and venereal diseases. Three years ago the change in curriculum was discussed by the junior high school principals. Matt Galt, principal at Mueller Park Junior High, requested the change be tried in his school. The program has been in operation for two years and has been appropriate and successful he indicates. North Davis and Syracuse Junior high schools have implemented health studies into the eighth grade course of study this year. Jim Hill, curriculum specialist for health studies lists five reasons why health should be taught at the eighth grade level: Students receive seven consecutive years of health education in grades K-- when the subject is taught in the seventh grade the students will not be exposed to health education again until the 10th or 11th grade; studies made in Utah schools relative to drug, alcohol and tobacco use in 1984 indicated the eighth and ninth grade years were critical years when students might be d most exposed to these substances; maturation education in factor the is another making mryor change; subjects) eighth grade students are more mature and can comprehend maturation education more easily. The move of health education to the eighth grade has the endorsement of the State Office of Education, dmg 6; (sex-relate- ketball for teams there and transferred to what is now Utah State University, where he also played on the basketball team. He and wife Jessie Jannette Knowlton Robinson are parents of four sons and one daughter, and more than 40 grandchildren and n. Mr. Robinson became a farmer with the purchase of 18 acres in Farmington originally owned by Ezra T. Clark. The farm led to a herd of Holsteins, mechanized dairy farm and family home. He has been active in the LDS Church, Cache Valley Breeders Association, the GOP and helped build the countys first senior citizen center. The couple makes their home now in Washington, near St. George. Mr. Whitesides was bom Nov. 11, 1894 and attended schools in Davis County, the University of Utah and Utah State, graduating from the U. He saw army action in France during World War I, and also fulfilled a LDS mission to the Eastern States. Mr. Whitesides married Miriam Renstrom in 1924 and they are parents of three children, two sons and a daughter. e n A and Davis County educator, he began teaching at Davis High School in 1925. He was principal at that school from 1954 to 1960 and also served as Davis County treasurer from 1963 to 1971. He served two terms as Kaysville mayor, from 1944 to 1948 and was chairman of the Davis County Republican party. Mrs. Wilcox is a central Davis native and has served in numerous capacities during her life such as the Utah Heritage Foundation two-ye- ar well-know- long-tim- Continued on page two 'mm Cutting the ribbon for Laytons new Surf N Swim pool are, from left, Richard parks and recreation director, and Mayor Richard McKenzie. Layton pool hold ribbon cutting LAYTON Although the Layton City Surf N Swim wave pool has been open for several months, the official dedication and ribbon-cuttin- g was postponed until the entire recreational facility, which includes racquetball courts and saunas, was finished. Attending were members of the County Commission, present and former Layton City councilmen, former Mayo. Golden C. Sill and Mayer Richard McKenzie and nearly all Layton City employees. Barry Flitton, chairman of the parks commission, conducted the program. Brief remarks were given by former Mayor Sill and by Mayor McKenzie. Former City Councilman Lynn Wood, who was the council representative for the parks an ! recreation department for several sears, offered the dedicatory prayer. Parks and lecieaticn chair-ma- r, Richard Hunt expressed appreciation for tne citizens who bonded for the wave pool and said he tfi s optimistic that the pool would be and of use Layton Council clarifies policy on fees for permits LAYTON One of the major decisions made by the Layton City Council at their February 5th meeting was changing the city ordinance which sets the time, the cost of fees for permits is established. In the past there was some inconsistencies in the rates charged by the city for these fees and permits. The new ordinance clarifies the procedure and sets the time when the fee or permit cost is established at the time that said license, fee or permit is paid in full. This means if a person makes a partial payment and the city increases the rate, the person would be required to pay the higher price for his license or permit. In other council business, a public hearing was set for March 3 at 7:15 p.m. to consider rezoning a piece of property owned by Evan Whitesides on Gordon Avenue and the Doman Lane from A to to allow an extension of the Summer-fiel- d Subdivision and the construction of the Doman Lane. This request would mean there would be homes on both sides of the presently undeveloped Doman Lane. The Planning Commission recommended approval of this zoning change. R-l-- 4 Highway 89 problems are focus of several studies By TOM BUSSELBERG Editor Reflex-Journ- al FRUIT HEIGHTS Traffic on Highway 89 wasnt that big a deal when Dean Brand moved to Fruit Heights 17 years ago. Today, its the subject ine formal study, of at least a couple of com- mittees and a lot of concern, especially from Fruit Heights residents. People in this small east county city are impacted more than any other group because schools are on the west side while churches and city hall are on the east. For them, the highway isnt just a road to cruise over to get somewhere else. It's their backyard, the mayor says. He and members of a Fruit Heights Highway 89 committee are awaiting results of a study being conducted by P.D. Kiser of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. He hopes to meet with technical staff including engineers from cities affected by the major arterial s as well as mayors and other politi-cian- within the next couple to the community for many years. Chamber of Commerce Execu- tive Secretary, Jack Whitesides presented the ceremonial scissors to Mr. Hunt, Mr. Sill and Mayor McKenzie and the pool was offi cially opened. Tours of the recreational building w$re conducted throughout the day. Refreshments were furnished by Pepsi Cola and Meadow Gold Dairy. Hatch tells teachers their job a calling during district speech By DONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON Teaching isnt a totally thankless job. It isnt Its a calling, stated U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch to a group of Davis County school teachers last Wednesday afternoon at a Zest for Teaching really a job. seminar. Sen. Hatch praised the teachers claiming Utahs education system is the best in the country. He said as a child, the greatest influences on his life were teachers, many teachers but one English teacher named Miss Eleanor Smith in particular who inspired the Senator to write. Teachers, according to the Senator, each day place a brick in the monument called tomorrow. After his opening remarks, the Senator opened the meeting to a public forum style 45 minute question and answer format. The first question asked concerned sex education in the classroom especially teaching about the use of birth control devices to control the spread of AIDS. cation and handicapped education programs have fared fairly well. He and others are strong advocates for the handicapped. Funding has been held at a status quo level, the Senator said. When questioned about channeling money spent for foreign aid into the education system. Senator Hatch stated only two percent of our total U.S. budget goes to foreign aid and that some of this money is spend on education and defense-relate- d programs. Although Utah is a depressed state economically at the present time, Senator Hatch predicted an Kenne-co- t economic change soon. is coming back. Higher oil prices will bring back the oil and gas industry. Utah is the of coal. If we dont overemphasis environmental concerns, this industry will boom. I want clean water and clean air but I also want jobs, the Senator said. We have the best recreation and tourist base in America and the best work force. Utah will boom. The Senator said he was working hard to get the system based in Utah and that he thought he had the support of the California legislators. This would be a wonderful boom to the state especially it would enhance higher education systems, the Senator said. He also expressed pessimism about ' getting these contracts. A state like Texas has much greater political strength than Utah, he said. Ill do all I can and remain cautious but optomistic. At the conclusion of his presentation the Senator challenged teachers to manage their own programs. Do something about poor teaching, come up with ideas and be aggressive. He that dedication to teaching is worth it. Saudi-Arab- super-collide- Senator Hatch said the responsibility of sex education he believed was with the parents but that there were many homes that didnt adequately handle the job. He said there was a need to teach about sex in the public schools but the methods used had not been clearly nor satisfactorily defined. We need to teach morality. This doesnt mean teaching religion but it does move away from the Humanistic education that is so common, the Senator stated. The problem in this area, Senator Hatch claimed is Whos going to set up the program and whos going to decide what to teach? In response to a question about cuts in special education programs, Senator Hatch said the special edu cost-savin- g long-rang- Department of Transportation, SEN. ORRIN HATCH . . Addresses teachers . Continued on poge two super-- one-ho- e We want to get their goals on how they plan to use Highway 89, the transportation planner said. I met with UDOT (Utah overseer of the road) to get a feel for what they are projecting and need. After discussions with all groups concerned well try to get to some Mr. Kiser conconclusions, tinued, noting UDOT appears willing to cooperate with affected entities. Hopefully well at least get some coordinated efforts, he continued. A report from last year said Highway 89 could be in for traffic r, ia conductor months. i 1 Hunt, ed ur |