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Show rrr.rrJAL zv.?.zz S'J. 2ri E r 'JT 64115 Clearfield City has new IFubBoc Safety raining Officer a By LaVora Wayment Clearfield City now has a full time Public Safety Training Officer. Sworn in Tuesday morning by city manager Cayle Starks, was David T. Comer, a 30 year-ol- d Layton man. The innovative Public Safety concept which has been discussed by Clearfield City officials for the past two years as a desirable alternate to the firefighter and police officer programs now in effect, begins with the hiring of this new officer. Patterned after the Department of Public Safety program in Sunnyvale, Calif., which has been a successful operation for the past 30 years, the Clearfield Public Safety program hopes to be a functioning concept by r.ev July, with Mr. Comer training ;oe ;ire department personnel as well will eventually go to this system as a . as the police officers. According to Police Chief Daren Green, the program has been needed in Clearfield lor some time, I'm excited about it, we will double the size of the fire department by going to this program, he said. Chief Green stated he sees this program as an economical, functional way of meeting the needs of Clearfield City. The city has a unique situation due to the increased population caused by Clearfield Job Corps and Freeport Center. The population of Clearfield proper is 17,000 Add to this the fluctuating population of Freeport and Job Corps and We have to dei with a 21,000 population without any extra consideration (monetary or nianpowrfei I feel that cities around the means of providing more fire Public Administration Program protection with less manpower and equipment, the chief stated. Mr. Comer a former public safety officer at Westminster College, graduated with a B.A. in Behavioral Science from that institution and is currently enrolled in a Masters of through Brigham Young University A former member of the Marine Corps, in Santa Ana, Calif , he was in charge of the Military Police Trn.rung and was given the hifeh-- t isptct'on rating by the Marine Cmps for and directing the Military orga-nzinPolice Academy. Mr. Comer also r mission in Japan served a for the LDS Church. g two-yea- area US LEARFIElrP Clearfield City was sworn in Tuesday morning by city manager Gayle Starks. David Comer will train other officers in the of police to qualify them to become Public Safety Officers. THE FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL in duo-rol- e officer-firefight- Povoge PAID M r 1 Perm it No ' er i. 2 Life saving courses offered The Clearfield Swimming Pool announced the beginning of Red Cross Advanced Life Saving classes. Registration for the classes will be conducted during the next two weeks. Cost of the class is $20, and is for those persons IE or older For more information call 825-417- Vol 9 No 14 The Pool officials also are taking Mom or Dad and Tot class which will begin March 17 and will be held twice weekly for five weeks, from 0 a.m. the cost is $12. years. It all began in France with the gypsies! Donna and husband Burton Harmer lived in France for two years as a result of a job transfer for Mr. Harmer. While there, Donna found herself in possession' of some" of the French baskets, lovely, many of which were given to her by the gypsies who roamed throughout that country. hand-wove- n Though very rare and hard to French baskets are still sought after by the true basket entrepreneur, according to Donna. Donna ' brought many of her treasured French baskets home to the States when the Harmers stay in France was over, and thus began her collection. obtain now, two-ye- ar The Basket Shack was the brainchild of Mr. Harmer and a result of the collections continuous growth. Burt came home with a surprise for me one night, a wedding basket he then asked me to go for a ride with him as we drove along the highway, he pointed out a little stand that had once sold produce, and was presently being used to sell Oriental food supplies, and he said, Im going to lease that building and you can sell your baskets there. Donna said. Her first reaction No! I couldnt possibly do that, has since changed to Im busier and happier than Ive been in years. The recent public enthusiasm for decorating with baskets has made the Basket Shack a success, and proves that Donna is a gal who is a bit ahead of her time. Donnas collaborator in the e friend Fern Enterprise is life-tim- Jenkins. Several years ago, when the two Clearfield-Sunse- t March area 12, 1980 registrations for a Chamber to elect newboard members at annual dinner Hobby turns into business in Clearfield By Lavora Wayment What do you do with a hobby when it becomes too large to handle? You could do what the Harmers did open your own shop to display and sell the item of interest, as they did with the Basket Shack in Sunset. The hobby is baskets, and the person responsible for the collection is Donna Harmer, a Clearfield lady who has been collecting baskets for over 20 the Serving ladies had put their young families to bed for the evening, they would put their inventive minds together. They came up with a lovely and lighted bouquet of flowers they dubbed the Les Fleurs DeLumieres (The Lighted Flower), and proceded to patent and market the item. Bent on success, the ladies found markets for their idea in Canada, California, and all over the U.S. The venture ended when Fern became a new mother and Donna became Relief Society president. By the time they were ready to corner the lighted flower market again, a cheaper version from the Orient had already swept the country, thus ending their dreams of becoming tycoons, but leaving them with a good deal of knowledge of the business world. The Clearfield Chamber of Commerce will elect four new board members at their annual dinner i meting to be held March 18 at the Hill Air Force Base Officers Club. Following is a brief resume of each candidate running for a seat on the Board. DENNIS BARNEY: Program DENNIS BARNEY Manager for Eyring Research Institute. Company moved to Clearfield one year ago. Was Electrical Engineer' for Lockheed Missile Vra'nd Space Company, Sunnyville, California. He and his wife Robyn and three children reside in Roy. Is active in LDS Organizations. Loves to play Chess. LARRY BROWN: Logistics Managers at Max Factor and Company for 3 months. Served three years About her current success in the basket business, Donna said I love people and I love working with baskets and arrangements. A lot of my customers are Oriental ladies, Air Force wives, who come in and say this place is just like home. That was what I wanted to achieve here. as Factor for 1 year. Division Manager at National Distribution Systems prior to joining Max Factor. Born and raised in Clearfield. A graduate of With Mr, Harmer on a basket hunting expedition to the East Coast, Donna and Fern are busier than ever making up dozens of spring-tim- e arrangements to please the customers both men and women, who seem to want them as fast as the Basket Shack crew can prepare them. Always active in church and civic affairs, Donna is presently serving on the Governors Council for revueing nursing homes and hospitals. The Harmers have four children Dean, who is an audiologist at a large research center in Omaha; John, a Bishop of an LDS ward in Rantoul, a degree in 111., working towards Elaine medicine; Pope of veterinary Salt Lake City, and Becky Ernstrom of Syracuse. Their oldest son Dean received the Army Commendation Medal for developing a procedure for early detection of hearing problems in infants, and for discovering a way of detecting brain tumors. Consultant. Management Operations Control Manager at Max Clearfield High and Weber State College - majoring in Management. Lives in Clearfield with his wife Linda and 5 children. MARTY FISHER: Operations Manager at National Distribution Systems for 2 years. Was Division Manager for 8 years - Warehouse Supervisor for 3 years and drove a Forklift. Employed by National for 14 years. Educated in Davis County Schools. Graduated from Davis High School and attended Weber State College for 2 years. Involved in scouting for 6 years. Involved in City Recreation for youth. Was Chairman of the Clearfield Area Chapter for for 1979. Cystic Fibrosis He and his wife Camille and 6 children LARRY BROWN A Salt, Bike-a-tho- live in n Syracuse. STEARNS KILFOYI.E: General Manager of Freeport Cold Storage, Inc., for 3 years. Before coming to Clearfield was Manager of Jones-NormFoods, Inc., at Lewiston, Idaho for 25 years. Was Accounts A. MARTY FISHER Payable Manager at Smith Canning Company in Clearfield for 4 years. Lives in East Layton with his wife Donna. They have 3 children - two in LDS Active married. Organizations. Enjoys Skiing. Owner and GAY LANDES: operator of Carpet Factory for 5'2 years. Previously worked for Forest Service for 3 years as Personnel Clerk. She is married to Curt Landes. They have two sons - Roger and Forrest. Burn and educated r. Ogrie-sMoved to Davis County in 1973. Enjoys Tennis, Skiing, and Sewing. BILL SIMMONS: Manager at Blocks Clothing Store since November 1979. Employed by Blocks for 8 years 5 years as Assistant Manager at Clearfield at Clearfield - Manager at Saint Anthony, Idaho for IV2 years and Manager at Arco, Idaho for 1 V2 years before returning to Clearfield. Born in Layton. A graduate of Davis High School and Weber State College. He and his wife Jeannie and 4 children reside in Clearfield. Served on Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce , in Saint Anthony. Active in LDS Organizations. Enjoys sports. CRAIG SMITH: Presently a Partner with Victor R. Smith and Als Realtor Smith Insurance. Associate with Realty World Associates. Is Vice President and Treasurer of Albert T. Smith Company. Was dealer for Smiths Chevron for 2 years. Born and educated in Clearfield - graduating from Clearfield High and Brigham Young University. Received Bachelor of Arts from BYU. Lives in Clearfield with his wife Kathy and two children. Active in LDS Organizations. Owner and BLEN SMITH: of Blen Smith Agency Manager Insurance Counselor. Has been in the insurance business for 11 years. Prior to opening his own business 1V2 years ago was President and Agent of Vern Smiths Insurance Company. A native of Clearfield. He and his wife Carol and 2 children reside in Layton. CRAIG SMITH . -- BILL SIMMONS BLEN SMITH AFROTC group places first A group of 15 Clearfield High School AFROTC recently competed in the annual Greely Meet at Greely, Colo, and came away with an incredibly impressive victory, placing first in six out of six events. received from generous local communities, groups and businesses, such as, Clearfield City, Sunset City, Roy Elks, Cutrubus Motors, Eagles, Beutler Auto, Tony Zocci, AFA, State AFA, Wasatch AFA and Mr. White. Congratulations to the Clearfield High School AFROTC! The outstanding show was made by the following team members: Scott Bly, Team commander, Paula Bourke, Squad Commander, Linn Shaw, Mike Hawrelak, Brett Harley, Jack Barber, PhiF Hatfield, GordOh Heaps, Keith Weston, Steve Lesue, Karl Wilson, Leslie .Waldorf, Teresa Paulson, Mike Ingram and Brad Olsen. The Meet was sponsored by the University of Northern Colorado Air Force ROTC. with teams from Colorado, Utah and Wyoming being represented there. The Cadets have been diligently preparing for the event for over a year. CMSgt. John Deroin is the drill instructor Tor the team, and Lt. Colonel Jay C. Hess is the Airospace Instructor. AND BURTON HARMER successfully business, the Basket Shack in Sunset. DONNA converted Donnd's Basket collecting hobby into a the trip was raised by the team through various fund raising ventures. Donations were also Money for represented Clearfield High at the Annual Grelly Meet in Colorado last week. The team won six first place trophies out of six events, marking an unbeatable performance. THIS AIR FORCE ROTC TEAM |