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Show srsiAL c:iffr .i Divicin u Li;-:::t- o? u 0 rowm By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - A dubious record has been set vs hen comes to mental health treatment in Davis County. -- it AS OF last Wednesday, the largest waiting list ever was recorded. Some 104 were anticipating service from the Layton center and 77 from Bountiful, Asst. Direcror Wayne Owen has told the advisory board. Calling the statistics a little different situation esped cially for summer months, he was to give definite reasons behind the increase. Staff is short by four but he said the biggest surge in patient load usually dehard-presse- January-Marcvelops in the weather-dismTHIS YEAR there has been a continued the staff that can create burnout," he said. In a concerted effort to increase under way. e In addition, every client receives a h al d group-base- period. pressure on spite of that, therapy is consul- - face-to-fac- staff member to determine sevtation with an upperl-leve- l erity and treatment need, Dr. Owen indicated. "Many of the cases now are severally disturbed' with emergencies handled as crisis situations. Dr. Washburn said. Stan Fillmore coordinates the program that attempts to pul callers in touch with a psychiatrist within three minutes. Center Director Russell Williams and Dr. Owen serve as backups. About 215 calls were handled in with most solved by telephone although some contact was quickly arranged. In fact, nearly half required further action, he said. y. May-Jul- y SOMETIMES people find another resource or go out of the county for help, he added. I think the center is becoming well known and moie people are turning to us for service. I)r. Ow cn continued. face-to-fac- ABOUT HALF the calls come from those alieady receiving mental health treatment while many others originate with law enforcement agencies. Dr. Washburn said. Depression tops the list of problems with suicide and family problems also high treatment services report. Board Member Michael Washburn said moie are utilizing! that, as well. split between north and south Noting about a s of calleis are female. county useage, he said There seems to be more single or divoiced" calling, as well, he added, with most seeking help m the age group. service is intended to assist those m THE IN A related emergency 50-5- 0 two-thud- I F WOULD be helpful if we had a bed for emeigency calls. Dr. Washburn said he was told. hat would assist in evaluation allow ing callers to be observed without hospitalization. if that's not needed. 1 18-5- 9 7 Davis Catnet 'eviri u s BULK RATE PAID Prmtt no nytty' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 jj 5 NUMBER NINETEEN Stem plan Tuesday LIGHTER SIDE A e humorous look at serious topics. disemsse Kays, council ponders items Bountiful Saints ? CYCLOPS By MARILYN Guest Writer KAYSVILLF. EIJSON - Among the im- portant items discussed at city Last spring Bountiful Mayor Dean Stahle introduced the Cyclops column to these pages. Now it is my turn to help him out. Davis County (and Bountiful in particular) has been the butt of the media jokes in recent weeks. The Sunday Tribune columnist has laughed at our legislators... a disc jockey, introducing a story on the disappearing act of our queen, asked about the circus" in the Bountiful p area... The Ogden newspaper scolded officials for the in the recent balloting for the queen's replacement. Its time we get some respect, I told the mayor. With the larger cities making fun of us, it's time we put Bountiful on the map! I agree, he said. What would you suggest? Its time for a bold gesture," I offered. Lets strike quickly by applying for a major league baseball franchise. Well call them the Bountiful Saints. He didnt think much of the idea. I doubt Bountiful can support a team. And anyway we don't have a major league I answered. No problem, "The New ballpark.- y York Giants dont play in New play in New Jersey, the most forbidding piece of landscape in the Continental U.S. So the site doesnt make any difference. And as for the fan support, almost all major league teams lose money. Accountants buy teams, not for profit, but for the ego of getting a good seat. The San Francisco Giants only drew ,600 to a game last week. If we had a Family Home Evening promotion at the ballpark, we could do much better than that! Well, give me another option." Okay, well hold one of those charity concerts right here in Bountiful." council meeting Tuesday night in Kaysville were a storm drain master plan, need for an additional crossing guard at Kaysville Elementary and Kaysvilles interest in Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems battle over a power line right of way flip-flo- MARC BROWN was unable to attend the council meeting v here he was to present the storm drainage master plan to Kay svilles City officials. City Administrator John Thacker explained the thick document w hich is a culmination of ov er a year's work to determine where storm drain problems exist and how best to solve them. Slides of storm events in Kavs-vill- e were shown, and mips weie reviewed by the mayor and hhiii-cil- , who were given copies of the document to take home and studv reas along 209 Non! wne found to be of gieals'l .oswein. .o' slides indicated ne u Hooding conditions as a esni1 o! "ii to! m York--the- 1 Raw,! les stoim diain piohlems have U.IHOl (iff some star-studde- d Blonde, left big-whi- STATE FAIR high-power- ROYALTY Nelson-Mormo- n blue-eye- d Jacque Dawn Tingey. of Centerville, rear, was judged first attendant of the Utah State lepre-scntativ- Fair Pageant. Patrece McMullin. from South Jordan, front, was crowned queen and will represent the fair at the Miss Utah Pageant next June. Second attendant is Jill Leavitt, Orem, and third attendant is Stephanie Taylor from Cache County, A University of Utah student. Jacque Dawn has performed in several musical productions and has been active in vocal and dance for the past II years and drama for the last three years. 1 no-na- Over the past 25 years Service has mushroomed Bv TOM BUSSELBERG Editor - Saturday, Sept. 14. is the date set for the annual Davis County Democratic Party Picnic, which will be held at the North Bowery in Layton Park. Games, volleyball, cake walk, etc. will begin at 2:30 p.m. with dinner scheduled for 5 p.m. THE DINNER menu will include steaks, hamburgers, fresh corn on the cob, cantaloupe and watermelon. The cost is $5 per person for a steak dinner with all the trimmings. Young children will pay only $2. e Continued on page two Reflex-Journ- Demo picnic Sat. I S4-S- 6 d Continued on page two . been alleviated through new eon struction such as the Kaysville Elementary building it will take sd to S6 million to implement the total plan. City Administrator John Thacker pointed out that the million is not needed immediatelv . but the adoption of the plan would give the City a definite course of action as Kaysville giows. The City Council approved the plan Trudec Peterson, a I I A for Kaysville Momentary. explained to the Mayor and Council the problem which has developed for children coming to school from west of Main Street Because of heavy consti action work still going on at the school andthenew city hull. childien must cross Main Stieet on the south side of Center Street. Trudee explained that a near accident had occulted on the first day of school, and that it was felt another ciossing guaul was needed at 1st East and C'enlei Huh?" When Live Aid was held in Philadelphia, all the national media crews were present. And now the governor of Farm Aid concert for Illinois has arranged a his state. So think about this: Sen. Jake Garn once complained that it was difficult to make ends meet on his $60,000 per year salary. So Bountiful could host a Lemon-Aiconcert for all the needy congressmen. We could get in Washington and all kinds of the media, the stars. Who could we get?" "The Osmonds would probably show up. ..and if the cameras are there, we could probably get Redford. We could even get Willie Nelson-h- es singing with every body nowadays. Think of the record sales for a Willie Tabernacle Choir ballad." Youre crazy," said the mayor. "The next thing you'll suggest is that we host the Olympics!" Great idea, mayor." said. If the Olympic committee can give this worldwide exposure to an icy Yugoslavian burg like Sarajevo or an overpopulated bunch of transistors in Seoul, then Bountiful should stand a chance. Its worth the try. Or we could make a bid for legalized bingo. Look what horse racing has done for Evanston, Wyoming, or what blackjack has done for Wcndover! Bountiful would be a natural. We could become the Bingo Mecca of the World, and we could draw busloads of little old ladies coming i , FARMINGTON Davis County Mental Health has jumped at a leap frogs pace in the past 25 years. BACK IN the early 60s. We had terrible times it almost makes you cringe," said Eva Hancock, former advisory board chairperson and instrumental in forming the agency's foundations years ago. She presented a history of mental health services, to the board during their monthly session. 1961-198- INVOLVED IN mental health activities for more than 30 years. Mrs. Hancock traveled the state initiating programs as director of community mental health services in 1954. We opened an office in Davis County in the old rock building in where the health deKaysville partment was located, she recalled. In those days, mental health centers were only clinics with staff opeiated largely part-tim- e under state and district health departments. WF. TRIED to make it a sepa-- i ate agency" but bitter contests against that step were made by reactionary groups, Mrs. Hancock said, to the point she and others were threatened with losing their jobs. Those were hectic da y s it wasn't easy to get mental health (services) going." she explained, noting the seed for a formal agency was planted in Davis Countv in 1963. A STEERING committee was formed of "quite a few mteiested" and goals foimuluted with Dr. E. Volksmarch set Sept. 21 HIL.L AFB - The fifth annual Volksmarch will be held at Hill Aii Force Base Saturday, Sept. 21. Participants may begin either the or event anytime that dav between 8 a.m. and noon. Both mutes begin at the log cabin near the Visiting OlTiceis Quarters. THE EVENTS will feature bronze star medals or silver star Arnold Isaacson, county health medals for those finishing the competition, and every participant will director, "a great help." staff receive a certificate. Trophies will Compared to the also be given for groups particitodav. a "small very part-tim- e stall" w.is oiganied and an adv is- - Continued on page two pating. More information and registration forms are available by calling 777-241- |