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Show i f- .-1 f ; 1 : 9 ;J VIV i t , ,i j v - Soup, food of contentment Cl ) HOMEMADE SOUP It hits the spot because you make it. w Davis r Sr NUMBER ONE FIFTY --S VOLUME EIGHTY Wednesday 3 April 1985 LIGHTER SIDE A hurr'u'ous v Earthquake Would Be Devastating ok af ser ous topics GARY BLODGETT Awards for Best and Worst in Davis CYCLOPS Guest Writer news editor Heaven help us it a m.toi evererupls in I)av is County. The results could be devastating. eaith-quak- e THIS WAS vividly brought to light last Thursday when the Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management hosted a tabletop exercise uslealistic--damaging ficticious--bu- t four-count- v e, d Every year a Salt magazine issues its Best and Worst edition. ..and every year Davis County is ignored. We arc never mentioned as having the Best Chocolate Eclair or the Most Friendly Goldfish Salesmen-- or any of the other important awards annually bestowed. Since Sen. Verl Asay lives in Taylorsville, we cant even Award! win the But our time has come. Below are my nominees for the Best and Worst awards in Davis County. Only Davis County readers may reply. Lake-base- BEST DISPLAY OF STUPIDITY: The East High School parent whom, when told her son had been caught urinating in the Viewmont High School library, told principal Dr. Nancy Fleming, If you press this issue, I'll sue you! BEST RESTAURANT PRICES: Bountifuls Hellenic House. A $5 bill at lunch is enough for your own food storage supply. two-ye- injurv and deaih figuies. The mock ' eaithquake was reported that morning (March 27) at 8:50 a.m. with an epicenter four miles west of Farmington and a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale. ABOUT 30 city, county, state, public safety and emeigency preparedness officials participated in the tabletop exercise with headquarters in the basement conference room of the Davis County Sheriffs Department in Farm- ington. Messages for each individual BEST PROOF THAT WE STILL HAVE A DEMOCRACY: The comment by Layton City Councilwoman Ann Harris, who commented on a request to oust city recorder Randall Heaps, Before we Find him guilty, shouldnt he have the right to prove his innocence?" (Not every MOCK EARTHQUAKE Highlights of a mock earthquake March 27 at 8:20 a.m. The mock earthquake erupted four miles west of Farmington in the Great Salt Lake, causing a rise in the lake that spread water east towards the Wasatch range Within hours, there were reports of 440 deaths, 15,300 persons injured of which 8,050 required medical treatment, about 4,000 were admitted to hospitals Damage to public buildings including hospitals and schools was very extensive, trapping hundreds of persons in rubble and debris. More than 600 homes were damaged or destroyed by the quake or ensuing fires. and U S. 8991 were extensively Major highways in of the country, making evacuation areas several damaged almost impossible. All major utilities were damaged There was no telephone service; natural gas lines were severed including the line entering Centerville that stretches across the Wasatch range and electrical power was disrupted The culinary water system was polluted throughout most of the county and sewage disposal systems and plants were 30-inc- paths iflraing t the loster dram agreed.) WORST QUOTE FROM A POLITICIAN: Rep. Ute Knowlton (Kaysville) questioned the value of bringing new industry into the area by saying, I don't think it (new industrial expansion) is so wonderful! BEST HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER: Jo Townsend. Viewmont High School. When BYU held its writing competition, her students took First, second and third place. BEST EXAMPLE OF WASTE: The Career Ladder program for Davis County teachers. When a Layton teacher is paid extra money for rearranging their Files," the program is in need of a tune-up. BEST DESSERT: A toss-uboth in Layton, between Pumpkin Log Pie at Don Pedros Restaurant or Deep-frieIce Cream at Anthonys Italian Restaurant. p, d 1 BEST EXAMPLE OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: Davis High Schools capturing of several truants who were make-u- p session. then ordered to attend an after-schoThe truants turned out to be district workmen. ol BEST HIGH SCHOOL COACH WHO WONT BE COACHING: Retiring coach Ron Johansen, Viewmont High. He said, Tve always told my players that being an excellent human being is more important than a win on the scoreboard. BEST EXAMPLE OF MASOCHISM: A store sign questioning the physical ability of Viewmont High boys. The stoic was located only several blocks from the school itself. These aie my nominees. ..If you have others, write a letter and let us know. Counevi- denced by the myriad of construction projects stretching nearly from one end to the other. CLEARFIELD Job Serv ices Jack Bailey outlines several multimillion dollar undertakings, ranging from a major motel to a new industrial restaurant to large-scal- e expansion. A new 120-15- 0 room motel is slated for North Salt Lake, near Interstate 15 and 2600 S .with construction to start soon. The Flying J chain based in Ogden is building the facility that will include a large solarium. BOUNTIFl L'S first office community park. Gateway Park, is slated for construction start, soonf hs well. It includes an 8.5 acre pari cel at 500 S. Interwest Com struction is the contractor. A new Sizler Restaurant is also slated to open this spring in the Gateway project. To include 6,200 square feet, it'll seat nearly 200. THE AMPAD Corp. . with a plant in North Salt Lake, has announced a $3. million expansion. The business paper products manufacturing facility should be completed in April and create 20 new jobs by year's end. Smith Management's distribution center in Lay ton is due for major expansion, as well. Some 370. 000 square feet of additional facilities--equto about nine acres of ground if placed all on one level, are planned at the 500 N. Sugar St. site. About 215 new jobs are anticipated by 1987. A NEW 40,000 square foot facility is currently under construction for Murdock Chevrolet Dealership. Located just south of Woods Cross High, all maintenance and repair activities will be possible under one roof. d full and part-tim- e employees will soon be woiking at the new Albertsons store nearing completion at 500 S. Main in Bountiful. Anticipating a grand opening within days, the site also features several small shops. BEST HIGH SCHOOL SOCL L STUDIES TEACHER: Cal Harris, Bountiful High School. The students say they like him-a- nd they actually learn history, too! BEST HIGH SCHOOL COACH STILL COACHING: Jim Dickson, Davis High School. The students love him-a- nd theres a lot of him to love! Expansion Creates New Jobs ever-changin- WORST BARGAIN: A Sunset real estate firm which advertised that customers would receive a free dollhouse if they purchased a new home. (And if you buy a $400,000 yacht, theyll throw in a free Snicker's Bar.) every competition they've entered. Industrial TOM BUSSELBERG senior reporter CLEARFIELD Davis ty's face is coun-cilmemb- er BEST LOCAL ANSWER TO MISS AMERICA SHAR-LEN- E WELLS: Bountiful High Mandonclles. Appearance aside, they have also won First, second or third place in h Earthquake devastation A2 flhe ar WORST EXCUSE BY A PARENT: The mother of a Kaysville Junior High student who told a teacher, You cant fail my daughter for never coming to class. How can you fail a student you've never seen? city were related to respective city and public safety officials seated at various tables. These officials read the message relating a specific then wrote how they would icspond to such a disaster. ABOIT 20 messages depicting extensive damage, injuries and death were given to leaders of each community. Reports from throughout Davis Couniv received at the Emergency Operations Center noted that w ith-i- n a tew hours after the mock quake, there were 440 reported deaths and about 5,300 injuiies of which X 050 received medical care. Half that number, or about 4,000 victims were treated in medical centeis, convalescent centers and hospitaS along the Wasatch Front. DAM GE TO private and public structu, s was very extensive througfu it the county, amounting to an estimated 5122,870,000, according to EOC officials. Standing on the Mount of Olives, the most famous ami most al beautiful lull sunounding Jerusalem, the causal obs'eiver can oversee the land wheie the Easter duima unfolded. With the old city of Jetusalem in the batkgiound and with the auib Dome of the Hot k commanding Mount Moriah wheie, according to tradition, Ain ahum was commanded to sat iifue Isaac a simihai to the one Jesus may foot-at- h s lave walked, clown through the Kichon Valley and bac k uf) the Mount of Olives to the (tarden of Gethsemane. Led by Roman soldiets, Jesus would have walked past the City of David loc cited just at the base to the left of the Old Wall and back up the lull to a night-lon- g seige of One-hundre- zig-zag- Inals. 1 Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, 6 April, Hopplest Sale of the Year Layton Hills Mall 10 a.m. see JOBS next pg |