Show 2B Stindard-Examm- Friday April 6 1990 er Metro Time doesn’t tarnish shine of wartime love affair By CHARLES F TRENTELMAN SianaarO&tamtter I 1 Ambrosius Ml OGDEN — It was almost a stereotypical wartime love afiair so it should come as no surprise that now 47 years later it's having a happy ending With a marriage and everything Just like Prince Charming Tony Wegener president of Design West a company with offices around the Wasatch Front couldn't be happier His mother is finally marry ing the man she loves and if that guy doesn’t happen to be his father well he’s still a nice guy Sh’ ready to marry the man she met 47 years ago It all started Wegener an Australian native said Tuesday during World War II in Perth Australia Penh is on Australia’s west coast and during WW II it was a base for US submarines Wegener’s mother — her name is Sylvia Ambrosius — met a sailor Henry Sipple second in command on one of the submarines in port there Wegener doesn't know the name of the boat “My mother had an affair with this guy apparently he said but he was a small child at the time and didn’t know about it then Well it couldn’t last because the boat had to leave Sipple went on to his life and a wife and became an admiraL Wegener’s mother whose husband was an Australian stayed home and did not live happily ever after er Wegener said life was different for him but he didn’t know why until a year ago when his mother and Sipple found each other again The story he said explains a lot about his own life Like why his mother lived alone with him for so long and why he didn’t see his natural father until he was a teenager “When my dad came home from the war that marriage didn’t work out" Wegener said “He didn’t even stick around “It was one of the things where you find your mother crying and she tells you ‘You wouldn’t un derstand and of course she was right" Wegener said She stayed single for a long time he said and finally remarried She never forgot her sailor though Two years ago her husband his stepfather died A year ago another American submariner also formerly based in Perth decided to bold a reunion of his war buddies and started advertising for them Wegener’s mother saw the ads contacted him and learned that not only did the guy know Sipple but had served under him She wrote jo Sipple in Delaware and he (whose wife had also died recently) wrote back The spark was rekindled He was scheduled to arrive in Perth on Wednesday and the wedding is Saturday The children apparently apj prove Wegener said he does “Of course I’m advising my mother it would be wise for the two of them to wait a while and get to know each other again after 47 years" he said “They said ‘Hell no we don’t have that much time’ " Brigham City balks at state’s loan offer seek smaller loan with fewer strings Will By JOHN DeVLBISS StanCard-Examm- BRIGHAM CITY — A loan offer from the state Safe Drinking Water Committee for 5617600 to improve the city’s water system is looking less like a deal and more like a sure bet that residents will be paying higher water rates if it goes through So the city council has decided to try for a loan of $200000 that has fewer strings attached Robert FopeS!arKjarrtxaminer Car truck collide Diane A Weyland 38 of Clearfield has a brace placed around her neck by an Ogden paramedic after the car she was driving collided with a truck at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and 12th Street Weyland was treated for minor injuries at St Benedict’s Hospital and released as was Kenney D Miller 17 of Huntsville the driver of the truck Weyland was cited with failure to yield the right of way in the 5:30 pm Thursday accident Police beat A summary of actions taken by local public agencies on Wednesday April 4 Riverdale City Council Unanimously approved an agree- ment between Riverdale and South Ogden allowing the development of the R Us Kids R Us building which will extend 25 feet into South Ogden Under the agreement Riverdale will not oppose the present or future desires of owners of property at 4018-402- 2 Riverdale Road to annex into South Ogden Approved on a 4--1 vote a conditional 6ite plan for the Toys R Us store The council's approval stipulates proposed Toys that the development company has a time limit to acquire the half-acof land that contains the Maple Gardens restaurant th re A summary of actions taken by local public agencies on Thursday April 5 City Brigham Council Heard request from Mona Low of the Mountain View Elementary School PTA She asxed that a sidewalk be constructed aiong Sixth East and Seventh South She also requested that a stop sign or speed bump be placed 8t the bottom of me hill leading up to the Eagle Mountain Golf and Country Club in an effort to slow traffic that goes past the school president-ele- ct Passed a resolution declaring the council's intention to construct improvements on streets in Special Improvement District No 23 This area includes portions of 100 to 500 East 200 to 500 North 200 to 400 West and Lakeview Drive Written protests must be received by May 15 Heard a report from Bruce Leonard public works director concerning a loan ofler ol 5617600 from the Utan Safe Drinking Water Committee to be paid back over 25 years at 6 percent interest The city council voted to proceed with the loan application but to ask for less money and to pay it back over four years instead of 25 years lOno Wed jackpot $8 million c Firemen suspicious ab it origin of blaze OGDEN — A fire of suspicious origin burned parts of 10 acres along the Weber River below the 31st Street Expressway near 500 West on Thursday fire officials said The blaze on the east side of the river began about 2:13 pm and burned for about four hours before firefighters were able to contain it Assistant Ogden Fire Chief Glen Burton said He said flames charred brush grass logs and trees near the river Firefighters used water from the river to combat the flames Burton said Burton said fire inspectors don’t know what started the fire but its location suggests a suspicious origin Clinton motorcyclist thrown breaks back A Ginton man broke his back Thursday evening after he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown from it while riding near Little Mountain in Weber County Laum Andrew Rice 18 of 671 1600 North was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at McKay-De- e Hospital a spokesman said The spokesman said Rice is undergoing tests and W might undergo surgery Rice’s biking companion Justin G Nielsen of Kaysville told Weber County Sheriffs Deputy Ray Day that Rice was trying to jump a hill when he lost control of his Yamaha 250 In a report Day wrote that Rice told him he tried to stand up after falling off but his back “folded in half" Because of the rugged terrain Day said Rice had to be taken by helicopter firom the scene of the 6 pm accident Paramedics treated him until the chopper arrived the report said The report said Rice was wearing a helmet and motorcycle boots Train broadsides car driver escapes injury CLEARFIELD — A pregnant Layton woman escaped injury w hen her car was broadsided by a train about 6 am today Police Sgt Scott Gianchetta said Teresa K Wallin 24 was driving south on 13th Street in the Freeport Center when the accident occurred slow-movi- “At this point we don’t know if she was trying to beat it or just didn’t see it" he said “Fortunately the train was going quite slow" Wallin's car a 1988 Ford Fies- - ta sustained about $3000 dam- age he said She was taken by ambulance to Hospital where it was determined she had no injuries a hospital spokesman said But because Wallin is far along in a pregnancy the spokesman said she was being monitored this morning at the hospital Gianchetta said because the accident occurred on private property it is likely that no citations will be issued in the incident McKay-De- e Fruit Heights girt hurt in bikecar collision FRUIT HEIGHTS — A bicyclaccident sent a Fruit e-car Heights girl to the hospital Thursday with a broken leg and other injuries Sheriffs SgL Curt Johnson said Christine Broadbent 10 of 622 S Blossom Circle was injured near her home about 3:45 pm Johnson said the car driven by Colin T Normington 56 of 555 S Cherry Lane was westbound on Cherry Lane when the girl’s bicycle came out of Blossom Circle and collided with the vehicle The Broadbent girl was taken by ambulance to Humana Hospital Davis North where she was reported today in stable condition recovering from a fractured femur and several broken teeth Johnson said no citations were issued StamarS-- xwnmer Davis Bureau FARMINGTON — Facing unexpected budget demands the Davis County Commission will host a public hearing April 16 to consider providing more money for the new county fairgrounds the 911 emergency communications system the health department and the Council on Aging But commissioners won’t be pleading poverty — they learned Thursday the county currently has about $22 million in reserves available to meet those unforeseen needs During a budget work session county fiscal analyst LaMar Holt said the county has a $637000 general fund surplus — plus more than $1 million that can be drawn from the county's hospital bond fund and $581000 avail- - able in the golf course fund In addition to that $22 million there is an additional $720000 in the county’s self-insuran-ce that could be used by the fund com- missioners if they decided they had a emergency of sufficient magnitude to justify using that money “We’re not in fat city" Holt told commissioners “but we’re well-ofinancially" That was good news for the commission which has been debating in recent weeks whether the county could scrape together enough money to: Fund about $240000 worth of capital improvements to the county fairgrounds Provide between $60000 and $100000 to finish the new senior citizens center in Kaysville Meet unexpected costs m- ff curred by the 911 emergency communications system Increase the amount Davis County pays to the South Davis Fire District and local cities for fire protection by $50000 Provide the Davis County Health Department with an addi- tional $30000 to $35000 to match new public health grants It appears most or all of those needs can be funded through the general fund surplus which came in $637753 over projections without tapping other funds “I feel great about this" said Commission Chairman Bill Peters "It’s a good report" concurred Commissioner Gayle Stevenson “I’d rather budget lean and come out heavy " Commissioner William "Dub" Lawrence did not attend director of pub- the committee to offer the city percent interest The city council voted Thursi day to proceed with a scaled-dow- n version of the loan application Leonard was instructed to return to the committee and ask if the city could borrow $200000 over a four-yeperiod ar The general consensus reached by the city council was that the city needs at least $200000 over this next year to work on locating and repairing leaking water lines Once that is accomplished the city can then proceed with devek oping city springs and wells The money for that can wait John Adams who heads up the city’s water and waste treatment said the city would save up to 35 million gallons of water a day by repairing leaking pipes He said something has got to be done to conserve water because after three years of drought annual precipitation thus far is 46 percent of normaL Teacher earns grant to promote science By MARY ANN LEMON Slandad-Exsmme- r Davs Bureau LAYTON — The elementary school child who thinks science is nothing but a bunch of dull formulas has something to learn from Layton High physics teacher Michael Harris Science is also a show of laser light playing across a darkened classroom conveying lessons about the behavior of light waves Harris shines a laser across a cloud of chalk dust and suddenly a group of fifth graders can see how the light waves bounce off particles creating a glittering beam Then he sends the laser light into a narrow coiling tube of plastic The children can see the faint beam bouncing off the sides of the tube and emerging at the far end bright enough to read by With such equipment doctors can see inside the human body without surgery Harris said The Vae View Elementary who watched the recent demonstration were impressed and maybe a little more inclined to study science “It was cool!” said student Ky Horrocks later “I used to didn’t like science I thought it was borbecause they don’t have ing enough equipment at (our) school to show us that kind of stuff Now I like it a lot more” fifth-grade- rs That’s the reaction Harris Davis County will hold budget hearing By DON EAKER The city originally asked for a loan to be paid back over 25 years and hoped that it wouldn’t be charged any interest Mayor Clark Davis said the state water committee is telling the city that its average monthly water billing of 5 1 545 is “woefully inadequate" if the city wants to make improvements to its aging water system He said the committee recommends that the city raise its water rates anywhere from 1 1 to 41 percent to generate enough funds to make the necessary improvements That could mean an average monthly water bill as high as $2177 for each water user Bruce Leonard lic works said voted in March the loan at a 6 rate hopes for For four years he’s visited elementary school classrooms in his spare time giving lessons Partly he hopes to spark an early interest mini-physi- cs Crowded From IB Judges also are asked to make jail reservations before sentencing individuals and schedule them for incarceration on weekdays rather than weekends In addition the county is seeking alternatives to incarceration by other means Home confinement allows an individual with a job to go to work and nowhere else Some are sentenced to wear electronic bracelets that track their movements from the house Richards said “The problem with home con- - in science by exposing children to interesting gadgets and demonstrations Most elementary schools have almost no budget for science equipment he said But it’s also because he lo with the little ones Recently Harris learned he will be able to teach his elementary school programs on a more regular basis fulfilling a longtime dream He has been awarded a $32200 grant from the US Department of Education for the promotion of science education The grant is named in honor of Sharon Christa McAuliffe the teacher who died in the 1986! Challenger space shuttle explo-- ’ sion Harris plans to cut back to ’half-tim- e at Layton High using the rest of his time to give his physics demonstrations Part of the grant money will be used for equipment he said He hopes to visit Davis County and beyond particularly in rural areas Unlike students near Salt Lake City rural children have little opschools-throughou- t portunity to visit the Hansen Planetarium or science museums and might benefit most from a traveling program he said Davis School District assistant superintendent Nancy Fleming said she believes Harris’ programs will help upgrade elementary school science programs With 13 subjects to teach and miniscule science budgets elementary teachers often lack the time and equipment for demonstrations finement is that it’s not really punishment” he said What is really needed he said is a “place to sleep those people" A dormitory-typ- e facility that would house people who arc authorized for work release is in the planning stage Richards said in the “Why house maximum-securit- y jail?" he asked Housing those arrested for public intoxication elsewhere is another way to help ease jail pressure Richards said Richards said they are “not really a risk" and could be taken to Problems Anonymous Action Group a housing facility the county contracts with to care for chronic alcoholics work-releas- es i |