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Show -- WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, AUGUST 3, 1978 officer in the county to provide such a service, at have, he says, noting the cost at nearly $50, OvX) each. BOTH VAN ALLEN and Sgt. Lennox emphasized the willingness to serve in any By TOM BUSSELBERG with Davis County and can also call upon assistance from the Davis County Sheriffs Posse, Bountiful Jeep Patrol and Hill Air Force Base." Our eight-ma- n team has hundreds of hours of rescue operation training and is specialized in rescue techSgt. Lennox says. niques, The unit has a mountain rescue vehicle which will be enhanced as a rescue aid by a $4,000 donation from United Airlines of supportive rescue equipment, he says. FARMINGTON - Its early winter in Davis County, and the mountains are beckoning -- with their hidden delights, lets say. snow AMONG THOSE beckoned is a man and his son with a pair of snowmobiles stacked on the back of their four-whe- el drive vehicle. They take off Friday afternoon for a weekend along in natures winter wonderland-f- hours or full of bliss. But Sunday afternoon, the Davis County Sheriffs Office gets a call with an urgent-soundin- g voice on the other end saying, My husband and son left with their jeep Friday afternoon and were supposed to be back last night but I still havent heard from them. THE GIFT came as a gesture of appreciation from the airlines for Davis County Sheriffs Office support in the December, several other Davis County eight-ma- dals until the airline had cleared equipment and valuables from the site," Sgt Lennox says. rescue team. n THE SHERIFF is still the chief enforcement officer in the county. It would be rather foolish for the Clearfield Felice Department, for instance, to have all of the rescue equipment that we keep on hand. We respond to a disaster whether it be in the mountains or the Great Salt Lake or wherever it is. The team can respond with vehicles including snow- mobiles and four-whedrives, and has quick access to helicopters and other vehicles in such an emergency, Sgt 1 last Lennox 0 and area agencies, says Sgt. Tom Lennox, head of the communications arm of the shei iffs office and a member the Sgt. says. The sheriffs office was the primary backup security agency after the DC-1cargo aircraft disaster Dec. 18 in the mountains east of Fruit Heights, he says. We had to provide coverage at the site to guard against sightseers and van- WITH SUCH words, the Davis County Sheriffs rescue team can be quickly snapped into action with the help of of disaster aircraft ennox says WE ASSUME responsibility for the conducting of any seaich and rescue operation The eight man team was chosen for the assignment because of experience, training and physical ability of each individual, Lennox says. ,They were not forced into this but were recommended by the other men for the job. They dont receive any extra pay for this it is all volunteer. They serve in various divisions of the sheriffs office until an emergency and then are called into the rescue operation. SGT. LARRY Ward, who oversees the civil division in the department, heads up the search and rescue operation. According to Lennox, Sgt. Ward has been active in search and rescue related work for many years. He was active in years back in the jeep posse and has been involved in the rescue operation in the department for many years and has attended several specialized training schools. Hes the use of highly-skille- in d drives, motorcycles and other related outdoor vehicles. But he adds that all of the men have an expertise bringing them into the group. T wo of the newest men have spent most of their lives in the in activities such as hunting and as woodsmen for outand are door work. One of the team members was part of the Utah National Guard special four-whe- d forces. HE ADDS that his own training goes back to 1951 when he was affiliated with the old U S. Air Force Rescue Service, the forerunner to the present Air Space Reserve and Recovery group. Sgt. Lennox says he worked there as an article mountain specialist. Two of the men are scuba divers and a third a certified ski instructor. THE TEAM receives aid in disasters and training on a regular basis from Hill Air H TRANSMISSION TUNE-U- P ?1250 p INCLUDES CHANGING TRANSMISSION FILTER EXTRA. Otter Expires 5978 jSnSSSECOUPON SPECIALBtgnHSLi' TRANSMISSIONS thru FRI. 8a m to 6p flam m SAT. beneficial We have to get out for training and we either just train or go out on an actual mission I think you make adjustments in training, where it becomes just repetition But in an actual mission you have to give the best you can give no matter how long youve been trained The best we can do is save someones life THAT benefits the unit's So that others may motto, live We are a combat task rescue unit and could go into combat immediately, Van Allen says. The training received in operations including those carried on with the sheriffs office provides valuable assistance. It makes the men learn how to of it navigate, plan ahead-a- ll is important in combat HE SAYS the detachment flew 69 rescue missions last year and averages about six a month with five run since July 1. "On July 4 we had to go up Bear Canyon and rescue two to 2 p m resper- mm a roll Ftrv. W uoiipnrJ ujli miiimw J ll f.lcd. Clinic State Representative District No. 51 Sunset, Clearfield Warren S. Wimmer -- dime in August after having served as a resident in pediatrics at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City for about two years He was born in Fulda, West Germany and grew up in that area as well as living in Belgium, for three years with his family. He served in the German Army "I appreciate your support and from 1903-65- . DR. KRAMER graduated from the University of Marburg Medical School in 1971 He conducted a rotating in- ternship at the University Hospital in Freiburg, in sur- West Point, Syracuse & Clinton il A German-bor- n LAYTON doctor of pediatrics now living in Kaysville has joined the staff of the Tanner Memorial Clinic in Layton. Brussels, Your ( Tanner At DR. FRANK D. Kramer, 34, will begin practice from the 4 gery, internal will continue to do my best to represent YOU. Democrat- pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology from 1971-7he served as a During 1972-7resident in internal medicine at a hospital near Cologne and was a resident in pediatrics at the City Childrens Hospital in Cologne from 1973-7- Carolyn Goff, Chairman 8 v- - married to the former Astrid Luschin von Fbengreuth and they are parents of four children tb East Layton Montessori " WHERE QUALITY EDUCA TION IS A REA LITY Breakfast - Hot Lunch Ages 2'2 thru kindergarten Session or all day Qualified Personnel ENRICHED CURRICULUM Sensorial Awareness - Phonetic Reading - Mathematics French - Sciences HOURS: 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. KAAREN MANNING - CHARLENE GREENWELL U 1323 E. 1000 N. 376-033- 8 pa rcnnnn Basin Uater Sectors: Cautious r'M v- lie Hise Of UJate A - a tea I ON (in V. illard Bay) and we may as well use it and save the upper V. jbtrli' THH DISTRICT manager noted that runoff from last winters snowfalls was so heavy this spring that at least as much water flowed into the lake as was stored in It was just the reservoirs. too much for the reservoirs to handle But again the district manager reflected to the past. TAO YEARS ago we were in a drought and last summer, although we had a drought during the previous winter, it rained almost any time we needed the moisture. Its the luck of weather and oui weather is too unpredictable to take too many chances, said Mr. Winegar Asked if there was any chance of water restrictions this summer if the hot, dry weather continues, Mr. Winegar replied water I WOULD hope not, but I woulJ like to make a special plea for water users to con- serve water even though we have plenty for the time being It seems some people are over watering and not putting into practice what they learned last year He noted that because of the two months of hot, dry weather reservoirs have dropped drastically. A precautionary districts board of directors last Friday voted to pump water during August and perhaps September from Willard Bay thus holding the upstream reservoir water in reserve. "We realize that it costs more to pump water than to serve our customers water Mr. from the reservoirs, Winegar was quick to add, but after going through the scare we did two years ago when we had no water, board members felt it would be better to be safe with the water still in the reservoirs than to SINCE JULY aJmF Only i- Swwtr'1 r J1 August reservoir storages," said M Went gat "Our future salvation could be the holdover water we have in the upper reservoirs TODAY, A little more than a month latei, water officials aie getting a little concerned because of the long, hot sped in the area Were not crying wolf but we are looking at things a little cautiously, said District Manager Wayne M e only have to Winegar look back two years to see what a difference one year can make in our local water AS water is there he hen Webei Basin Water Conservancy District drew water from its reseivoirs foT the TTrst time this summer on July 1, all of the storage facilities weie "filled to the brim LAY ha. M along the lower Weber River By GARY R. BLODGETT 0f '1 LJS 3-- 1 10,1X10 Downright Good Pic kin s I i p I ETT3 Mens ACME-WRANGL- ER LI Broken Sizes I East Layton k aHiPQ ACME-WRANGL- ER Reg. $48.00! 43 L A L.- ? LphU ySH - Royal Blue Robin Blue Brown I Pineview from acre feet to 93,000 acre Even Willard Bay 1, w CLOSEOUT RESISTOL STRAW will Willard Bay evaporate an average of 100 acre feet a day during the summer, said Mr. Winegar. Thats more than 325,000 gallons of water per day. Youd think with the evaporation, wed have a thunderstorm off the lake every other day. the district had the best storage figures (more water in the reservoirs) than at any time in history. Reservoirs were filled to capacity and until July 1 there was still plenty of runoff water to serve the needs of the district But we have had more than two mornhs of extremely dry and hot weather and that has changed the water picture terrifically, he said. Weve got to take a look to the future and plan ahead. Boys-Girl- s $350 Reg. $5.50 THE DISTRICT manager said there are 36 entities being served by W'eber Basin 31 using treated and untreated water and five using un- treated (irrigation) water only He said the districts treatment and distribution plants cost about $5 4 million which is being repaid primarily from a mill levy and assisted by the sale of water. HE EXPLAINED that the district can pump Willard Bay water into the rivers for 1 irrigation use for farmers bh .! y!i Bells Men Boys Big I , LEVIS Re9s,sooS1195 Ladies DRESS PANTS Values to Your $24.00! Ml 17 right also have s1295 Mens Ladies Selected Styles Blouses Reduced $099 Central Air Conditioning Choice IS COOLii'O Reg. $18.00 Controlled Humidity si 50 S Efj (3 Reg. $44.00! 5,000 acre feet, but that is due primarily to evaporation HE NOTED that as of July h 112) feet. dropped nearly 1, 9 k Reservoir dropped be sorry. We 11 & P.M. 10-- 9 umum MU'a 3 6 Political Advertising Paid By Citizens for Wimmer c 10-- 6 Friday Davis County s only complete Family Western Store Command and duty with the Air Fence Security Service medicine, He moved to Salt lake City with his family in 1976. He is r;vV i f move, the Joins Staff 376-004- 1 Hours HIS AIR Fot ce assignments The colonel pilot F i m He Listens and Cares - command SO FRANK KRAMER 100 S. Fori Lane, Fort Lane Shopping Center include an aircraft tanker pilot with the Strategic Air Mr Winegar. It was hot and dry and the peak growing season for farmers. You could actually see the water level of the reservoirs drop Even riding in one of the VOTE was Good-fello- olonel Merritt has 22 years military service and is a r? 71 BRITCHES 1 HE PREVIOUSLY Base Commander at AH B, Tex. w BOOTS, HUMS. State Umveisity in 1956 and a Masters degree in the same field at lorida State University in 1905 A! B We used a lot of tioned. rescue Lt Col Dossey Merritt has been assigned as chief of the base operations and training division at Hill ( FAMILY WESTERN WEAR received a B S degree in mathematics from Florida HULAFB-- C of says. It teaches the guys to scramble. There are no hard feelings if were sent back. And as Sgt. Lennox says, it is the sheriffs responsibility as the chief law enforcement Assignment during July," said IF YOU get panicky, the law enforcement personnel the flight were told, mechanic will lower you down and let you calm down and then bring you back up. Just hold on tight and motion back into the seat, they were cau- dollar 817 MR. WINEGAR said ihe district was able to serve itcustomers until July 1 with runoff water from the rivers Then through the month of July water was taken ftom the districts storage teser-voir- s i MUCH OF the time was spent in what could look like a simple procedure to the bystander in sitting in a seat and wrapping one s arms around a hoist and being lifted into a helicopter a couple feet off the ground. That is what made up some of the exercise, bpt as the participants were informed, it isnt always that easy when done from a mountain ledge, for example. million accidents glider THERE IS no charge to anyone for this, he says. It is a service of the county." Or as Van Allen says, The taxpayers pay for it. But no victim of a disaster need worry that he will receive a bill in the mail for services rendered. Those involved do it So that others may live. Wed much emergency. rather be called and then never be used, Van Allen boaters stranded on tne Great Salt Lake, or the hypothetical are all possible disasters. The Hill Air Force Base team is called into action not only by the Davis County Sheriffs Office, but serves other northern Utah counties Were the only ones in the area with a hoist, for instance. Theyre just too expensive for everyone to picture rescue last Friday in a drill where H FLUID, GASKETS, AND ADJUSTING BANDS. OPEN MON. RICHARD Van Allen, sistant operational officer for the helicopter rescue operation, says his crew worked closely with the sheriff's department in such areas as mountain climbing training and mountain rescues, and says the training relationship and disaster assistance relationship, when necessary, is Helicopter Rescue team Members of the Davis techniques of helicopter cue were explained and formed. Hang as- team cooperated with that group s30 guys who drove a drive off the mountain, Van Allen says. It was dark and we had to find them from 12,000 feet up. RESCUE operations may be necessary, holiday or not, in scorchingly hot or below zero weather that occur in all types of situations, both Lennox and Van Allen agree four-whe- life. Force Base through such groups as the Air Force Sheriffs REG. helicopters was carefully explained to minimize difficulties m a rescue. There are four different radios going at once. Those in the helicopter cant talk. They may be talking at the same time that a pilot from outside is relaying information about an obstacle in the way. Stop all talking unless its very important, like the patient has stopped aspirating. Were here to save the patients whatever the cost. 33 13 SPECIAL Electronic Air Cleaning ?2L JACKS va.ue.S599 3 s$ RENTMEISTER HEATillGAIRCOlia 1950 W. 2250 So., Syracuse - 773-690- 0 Pair of Levi Checks with purchase of Tony Lama, Justin or Dan Post Boots I |