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Show DAVIS NOVEMBER 13, 1985 REFLEX-JOURNA- ILsiyttoim Stews LAYTON By DONETA M. GATHERUM 773-497- 6 PARENTS ARE encouraged to meet the teachers and discuss the progress of students on a basis, Secondary schools will be dismissed two hours early on Wednesday, Nov. 13 and Thursday, Nov. 14. Conferences at Layton High will be held only on Wednesday, residents Harris and Ethel Adams. Those who attended the blessing of Nathan included Mr, and Mrs. Harris Adams, Howard Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carlsruh, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilson and Mrs. Ruth H. Adams. This is the 39th for Mrs. Ruth Adams, dmg PRINCIPAL Paul C. Smith says, There is no single effort that can be more profitable in helping students have a successful educational experience than that of parents and teachers conferring together, We encourage conferences at any time, but we especially urge you to confer with teachers during this conference time, v dmg one-to-o- CDJH students hold pageant LAYTON DONETA GATHERUM 'i " . i ION - Community parks oplo. People limit the community parks. ; T,MSE two statements apply the beautiful Layton nu:s Park and the aviary j K.: s Creek on the west side i' 'i employees have donated to purchase many varieties wans and ducks for the pond ca of the aviary. The setting is ed by thousands of people year. Children walk along the Mile v. alk paths and feed the very .unc birds. Some have contributed money to feed the swans and P An. Many who walk through the park daily have watched young bn ds hatch, grow to maturity, nest and create more birds for the city aviary. THE PARK and the birds are a point of pride for almost all Layton residents. Isnt it too bad that some members of the community can destroy so many good things for everyone? Last Sunday morning a resident was walking his dog in the park against the information on the No Pets in the Park signs. The animal t ; away from his owner, jumped Ai.n'i link fence and killed a an.: m.iie mute swan, one of two m, le mute swans that hatched out this ear in the Commons Park. of a beautiful bird cannot be made. The value goes beyond dollars. The loss is deep. It takes three years for a swan to reach the age when the bird can breed. Mature animals can be traded with other aviaries for new species and for mates. Sometimes it takes as long as three years to find an aviary that has stock to sell or trade. THE KILLING of one swan Sunis only one example of many such cases. This year dogs have killed a black neck swan, two wood ducks, two mute swans, two Muscory ducks from Africa, cinnamon teal and one black neck swan valued at $800. Hunters killed a pair of wood ducks. They wanted to stuff them for trophies. The birds are very vulnerable. All are pinnoned so they cannot fly. All are so tame that they come to the fence to be fed. Many will answer to names they have been given by park employees and people who frequent the aviary. day morning THE LAYTON Commons Aviary has been built by city park employees. All birds have been purchased through money donated by park employees and citizens for this purpose. Not one cent of taxpayer money has been spent ac- PAIR of Mute Swans are allied at S 100. The ow ner of the A tog will be required to pay restitu- ion based on the value of the swan. Complete restitution on the loss quiring the extremely expensive-birdfor the aviary. It is a project built on city employees willingness to give of themselves. It is a generous gift from park employees to the citizens. The dogs who have killed birds over the past four years are not stray animals. They are pets who are allowed to walk in the park. Kaysville sets play - KAYSVILLE A new approach to Cinderella, If the Slipper Fits" written by Jeff Breece and Beth Owens will be at the Kaysville Tabernacle on Friday. THE GENERAL public is invited to see this refreshing and funny approach to an old story. Several pieces of music have been written especially for the show including one by the wicked stepsisters called, Aint I Got Class. Cost is 50 cents per person or $1.50 a family. - Central Davis USING A Miss Cellaneous beaucontest theme, talent numbers were introduced by Bert Park alias Eddie Meyersicle and various former Miss Cellaneous winners. Highlight of the talent assembly was the crowning of a new Miss Cellaneous. dmg ty Some roam freely. Others have broken away from the owners. DOGS IN the park is not allowed. Signs are posted advising owners of this fact. Legal penalities are severe. The dog is impounded. The owner must pay for replacement of the killed bird. In the case of the Mute Swan killed last Sunday this amount was $365. From now on, the dog owner will also have to pay for the cost of shipping and sending a city employee to pick up a new bird if and when one is available. LEGAL penalities are not as Auditions are now being held for a place on the Alis Dressage Aires precision horse drill team that is now being formed. Any person who likes to ride horses and has an interest in training horses to perform are invited to audition. No previous experience is needed. There is no charge to belong to the group. - THE AHS Dressage Aires is being directed by Ali Judy, professional trainer with 22 years experience. She has organized similar groups throughout the U.S. and the groups have won recognition everywhere they have performed. Ali Judy can be contacted at the Cloverleaf Stables on Angel Street in Layton or by calling 544-711- 1. BESIDES this special horsemanship program, the Cloverleaf Stables offers many lessons, special 2 '2 hour sessions and clinics that are geared to every phase of horsemanship from breaking and learning to ride to advanced training. Three professional experienced trainers are employed at Cloverleaf Stables. The stables also offers boarding facilities and a large lighted outdoor arena that is capable of hosting horse shows. ALI JUDY joined the staff at Cloverleaf in March. One of her goals is to organize the Alis Dressage Aires as a community service and a service to people in the area who appreciate trained horses, dmg t i 3200-gallo- n public has to pay for these thought- has no defense and then allow a dog to kill it, Mr. Woodward states. The only other alternative is to cage the birds so there is no contact between the birds and the people. This would defeat the whole purpose of the park and the aviary, operate. SOMETHING that started in 1981 by a donation from and local merchants to buy one pair of swans has grown PF1VTUAI CIlVr'HDC VLtHinlL aimifclto James-Woodwar- into a beautiful aviary. Community parks are for people. It takes everyones support and efforts to make sure that a few people dont limit the use of this fine facility, dmg well-stock- Making melodies pleasing to the ear are the Central Davis Junior High School Singers. Members include: back, Tami Reynolds, left, Michele Preece, Jeni Carver Tracy Barlow, Jeff Winter, Dan Nelson, An- gela Ortiz, Nikki Petroff, Stephen Mower, Karla Hous- ley, Jay Martinez and Donna Fernelius; front, Eddie Meyersick, left, Amy Parrish, Ralph Murdock, Debbie Winegar, Nathan Smedley, Mindy Hall and Bobbi Brophy. . LAYTON Central Singers under the direction of Miss Beth Preston were invited to attend the UEA convention and perform and give demonstrations for all junior high school teachers. The students sang some of the numbers that most junior high choirs will be learning this year. They also did and receive no credit for participat- CENTRAL SINGERS are a unique group of choral music students. They practice before school assemblies and for church and some sight reading drills and exercises. ing in the class. They perform regularly at school community programs, dmg Restrictions studied Imd uses Couimty views of agricultural lands -- -- less acts. According to James Woodward, Park Director, if the killing of birds by dogs continues, the birds will be removed. It is not humane to pinnon a bird so that it In an effort to provide information and ideas on the LAYTON HILL AFB - Air Force investigators have released conclusions of a study of an industrial accident which killed a civilian worker last September. DURING A press conference Tuesday afternoon, it was revealed that Burnell C. Parkinson, 52, of Wellsville, died when the torch he was using to weld a pump onto a sulfuric acid storage tank caused hydrogen gas in the tank to explode. Base officials stated the hydrogen gas was the byproduct of a reaction between some acid in the tank and the steel interior of the tank. Base spokesman Len Berry said Hill AFB has issued a Safe Alert notification of the accident as part of the Government Industry Data Exchange Program. He said changes will be made to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future. PARKINSON was sitting on top of a tank, attempting to attach a pump, when the explosion occurred. Several other employees in Building 505, where the accident happened, were taken to the base hospital for observation following the incident. Berry said sulfuric acid is used in a deionization process on the base, to prepare water used in electroplate operations, th se- By CHERIE HUBER Horse drill team formed HAFB explosion results vere as the penalties the general Mr. Woodward believes. Public support and pet owner support is needed if the Layton Commons Aviary is to continue to s -- Junior High School students enjoyed the suspense of a beauty pageant combined with talent numbers from the most gifted students in the school last Friday at the annual talent assembly. ne - great-grandchi- I er Several families from Layton traveled to Logan last Sunday to attend the blessing of Nathan Adams Mabey, the son of Annette Adams and Clark T, Mabey. Annette is the daughter of Layton ayton park swan, ducks killed by unattended dogs - Layton High School will hold their Fall Conferences on Wednesday, Nov, 13 from p.m, All teachers, counselors and administrators will be in the gymnasium for the convenience of parents. Parent-Teach- develop-'me- nt Davis County, the Planning Com-- : mission presented two views on the question of agricultural land - in the county and whether the development of that land should be restricted in some way. in RICHARD Mayfield the Davis County Planning Director told the board members that the County Master Plan has never been adopted as the official county plan, therefore, the discussion might lead to a direction for future county policies. Since the Master Plan was completed, laws have changed and cities have been able to annex much county land. Also, no Master Planning has been done in several years. A presentation was set up to present the problem to the board from the planners standpoint and from the landowners standpoint in an attempt to discover what the real issues are and if agricultural lands be preserved through zoning. WILF SUMMERKORN-wa- s assigned to present the position of orderly planned growth from a planners viewpoint. He point out that the characteristics that make larid desirable for agriculture are the same characteristics that make it good for urban use. About a half million acres are converted from farmlands to urban use annually in the United States. In Davis County there is about a four percent annual decrease in agricultural lands. Summerkorn also said that urban sprawl is costly to the taxpayers. Subdivisions scattered between parcels offarm land cost more for sewer, water and storm drains. More roadway per residence must be maintained and police and fire protection was more expensive. Ail the taxpayers in the county pay higher taxes to subsidize those services in the unincorporated areas of . the county. , BECAUSE dividing farm lands into lots ultimately cost every taxpayer in the county more, the could county justify the rezoning of agricultural property for residential restricting purposes A more cost effective plan of growth would be a slow even growth from the edge of the cities to the west instead of the or patches urbanization that are now occurring. Barry Burton, one of the planners was assigned to present the opposite side of the question. He pointed out that the board must consider the welfare of the farmer who might need to be able to sell part of his property just tQ afford to continue farming. BURTON SAID that protecting agriculture in Davis County might already be a lost cause. The majority of the farmers in the county have less than 50 acres. The majority of the farmers are already decreasing. part-tim- e farmers and the number of farmers is steadilv In agricultural property is now the farmers retire-mefund. According to information he obtained from an appraiser farm land must sell for less than $1 ,000 per acre to be t0 farm Ge?craly in Dav's County land sells for $800 Land is sold for development, not for PCr ac-farming nt feer wants to sell off land for retirement. th,e would like to divide offlotsfortheirchildren. The planning commission also has a moral responsibility to consider these peoples rights. After cussing both sides of the question with the board, the planning director said that the planning staffplanning will do research into current laws on this subject. A date will be January set upTor comment from farmers and other land owners affected by the problem. The planning commission will also put together an information sheet. n,h?ETIMES a |