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Show DAVIS Page 3 JANUARY 8, 1986 REFLEX-JOURNA- Cold, fog hamper bum plant project BRYANS PEOPLE An up close and personal look people in Davis County, at interesting LAYTON Utah's unusually cold, foggy winter weather is hampering efforts to construct a multimillion dollar burn plant adjacent to Hill Air Force Base. On patrol with Rescue 21 I I IK conversion facility is scheduled to be finished by mid-- 987. a schedule which energy district manager James Young still feels confident will be met. But he told the board of directors of the Davis County Solid Waste Management and Energy Recovery Special Service District that as of last week, construction had failed about five days behind. I he construction plan for the plant, the subject of much controversy the last few years, called lor a "float time" to allow lor delays caused by weather or other factors. Concrete work at For most folks, it was New Years Eve. But for Lane Gleave and Steve Cielinski, it was just another night on patrol. Gleave and Cielinski are de- WASTK-to-energ- y 1 puties with the Davis County Sheriff s Department-an- d they weren't grousing about pulling a patrol shift while most everyone else was toasting the New Year. I'd be at a party if I weren't working," said Gleave. "But its no big deal. 1 enjoy working nights. There's more action. This is the first evening shift Ive had in three weeks--an- d Im looking forward to four-mont- h the site is underway, and Young told the board that if serious problems do not develop, the plant could be totally enclosed by spring. IN O THER action related to the facility, the district has approved and is carrying out plans to annex Morgan County to the district. That county's disposal board has sought membership in the Burn Plant district for several months. Currently refuse from Morgan County is being trucked to a landfill in Summit County, but the action by the Davis district opens the way for temporary use of the NARI) facility in Lay ton by Morgan County until the Burn Plant is completed. Other entities outside the county are also interested in the Burn . Plant, district ollicials said, but agreements have et to be reached y with any of those interested. Mr. Young did say that Morgan County's inclusion in the district should not have a substantial effect on the plant's capacity to burn refuse. THREE OF Davis County's largest potential users of the plant. Layton and Clearfield, of the disboard has issued a final to those communities to will withhold annexing entities until the end ol January, when those three communities will have made final decisions. Bountiful. remain trict. The inv itation join, and any other I he board has also decided to meet just once each month, on the fourth Wednesday, starting Jan. 22. Meetings are held at 5 p.m. in the County Commission chambers of the Davis County Court House. it." The action they were particularly looking for was wearing between lanes, the hallmark of the intoxicated driver. "I'm a stickler on drunks." said Lane. I'm going on three years now with the Sheriff s department and I've seen too many casualties, too many victims. The drunks usually dont get hurt; its the other people that do. So dont have any sympathy for drinking drivers. If 1 theyre on the road tonight, we'll get them." And Cielinski nodded. The Rescue paramedic van at 6 p.m. Within three minutes the van was cruising north on Highway 88 in Fruit the deputies had Heights-a- nd stopped their first motorist. The truck ahead of them had been moving slowly, well below the speed limit, inching along in the right-han- d lane. "Heres our first one of the night, said Cielinski. But it wasnt. The driver had not been drinking. Cielinski wasnt disappointed. "You hope that every person we stop will be sober. This isnt a vengeance thing with us. Its simply a job. ..an important one. And what does he expect for New Years Eve? 21 left Farmington It's not one of the biggest nights, he says. "The potential is there for a lot of arrests, but theres not as much traffic on the road with the parties and all the publicity about drunk driving. If we catch anybody, it will probably be early in the morning after the parties end. But you never know what to ex- pect." At that point. Rescue 21 re- ceived an emergency call. An eight-year-ol- d girl in Centerville was in convulsions, spitting blood. Gleave made a turned on the siren and sped south on Highway 89. It was 6:30 p.m. n, Five minutes later, the dispatcher cancelled the call. The other paramedic team. Rescue 20 positioned in Bountiful, had already ar- rived at the scene. Gleave and Cielinski headed north once again. Were just traveling around in a central location," said Gleave. "being visible for motorists and located well in case of an emergency. Most of the patrol hours are pretty routine; in fact, sometimes it's downright boring. Thats why we have this radio here. We can listen to some music; a guy has to have something to do at 2 a.m. in the morning. The public doesnt understand what we do," agrees Cielinski. The public might see a cop in a coffee shop and conclude thats an easy job. And often it is easy-b- ut wheezily on the floor. Technicians from North Davis Ambulance are already applying treatment. Hes had too much to drink, says Cielinski. The ambulance guys will treat him and let him sleep it off. It's a good thing hes not driving though. He could hurt somebody." Gleave and Cielinski lift the victim up, shoulder him into a vacant room, and alert the hospital of the mans condition. They report the incident to the dispatcher who assigns Case 0001. It is the first case of the year in Davis County. Gleave. a graduate of Granger High School, attended paramedic school in California and worked in the infamous Watts district of Los Angeles before joining the Sheriff s Department. Cielinski moved around through an assortment of California and Wyoming towns before moving here some six months ago. Both see their job in realistic terms. Were never going to make a lot of money doing this, says Gleave. Thats not why you choose law enforcement. But despite all the routine, there's a satisfaction of knowing youre contributing If money were my primary goal. I'd be doing something else." Cielinski nods. It's often dull and uncomfortable riding around in this van. But then something all of a sudden you're one of the most important people around. You have an opportunity to help a lot of people, and you value those times... A lot of guys come into the job thinking its pure excitement. Those guys burn out something. hap-pens-a- early." Gleaves wife is a Sheriff s dispatcher; she understands the evening hours separating her from her husband. Cielinskis wife is 8 months pregnant: he wishes he could be home with her. But both men have to work the New Years Eve shift. Its part of the job. At 2:10 a.m. Rescue 21 receives an emergency call from a Clearfield trailer park. The details are fuzzy and the specific address unclear, but the first report indicates that a man is severely beaten. It takes three minutes to arrive at the scene. There is a victim hes incoherent and wandering around the streets. He tells the deputies of a man who attacked him and ran off. He doesn't know the attacker's name nor can he provide any description. The deputies ask him a few his story changes. Now, he can't remember any attack-- he just wants the deputies to go away. Stop hassling me." he says. "1 was just walking around and you people come and disturb me." Gleave shrugs his shoulders and notifies the mans brother. The brother offers to take care of him. 1 dont know how he got those bruises, says the brother. "Hes just had too much to drink. I'll put him down for the night. But thanks for coming over." Cielinski steps back into the van and laughs. If we're looking for an exciting night, we've picked the wrong evening. People are leaving ques-tions-a- the parties now, driving home. and Well just keep a good look-otry to keep any drunks off the road. Theres just not a whole lot haput pening. The next four hours are filled The dewith a boring hum-druputies spot no drunk drivers: there are no more medical calls. Look at it this way," says Cielinski. It's not a wasted evening. We were here for anyone who THESE TOYS WERE presented to the Humana Hospital Davis North in Layton by members of several veterans organizations. Shown in the presentation are. from left, Sandra Beddes, pediatric nurse; Mary Armstrong, state VFVV auxiliary president; Bob Zamora, commander of Post 87; and Dixie Zamora, post auxiliary president. LAYTON organizations Several veterans have joined in a toy donation to stock the Davis North Express" in the pediatrics unit at Humana Hospital Davis North. MORE THAN 30 individual m handmade Indian dolls Care Bears and to store-bougTransformers were presented to the hospital by the Layton VFW gifts-fro- MERCHANTS participating in the donation included Albertsons. Smiths Food King. Sprouse-Reit- z and Kings. The Davis North Express" was an idea of Dorothy Parker, a former member of the hospital's volunteer auxiliary and a past president of a local American Leeion Mrs. Parker, present years stocking of the children's cargo." said the train was built in 1978 as a way "of alle-- v iating the fears and the lonesomeness children often feel in the hospital." She said veteran's groups plan on making the stocking of the train an annual public service auxiliary . during this event. auxiliary (Post 8307). Layton American Legion ( Post 87) and locthe Disabled American Veterans and the United Veterans Council. Children hospitalized during the Christmas holiday may select a toy to take home. In addition, several toys were donated for presentation to the first infant boy and girl born at the hospital nearest Christmas Day. al units of needed help. And the fact that people knew we would be here probably persuaded some to watch their partying a little. We were an 544-034- 2 IN KAYSVILLE (Formerly) The Video Shop Y0DR VIDEO SPECIALTY STORE asset." At 5:45 a.m. Rescue 21 heads toward Farmington. They've concluded their shift. And as others wake up, Cielinski and Gleave will be asleep. then the next minute you're rushing out to save a life or make a tough arrest. Despite all the coffee, this jobs risky. If a cop doesn't view his job as risky, then he's in trouble, because you never know whats out there." And whaf s out there at the moment is a car with Wyoming license plates. The driver is crowding a truck ahead of him, and the deputies stop the driver. Hes sober-.- . .and at 6:50p.m. Rescue2l heads toward South Weber on a trespassing complaint. nae 19,9at'n of 1986 Civic DX tfona ed The next hour includes the stopping of several other motorists, aid to a stalled driver, a cup of coffee at a Clearfield restaurant, a check of a home for possible vandalism and a search for a drunk driver reported by a counter girl at a drive-i- n restaurant. There is little happening--an- d when the midnight hour arrives, the deputies hear it from the Sheriff s dispatcher. Gleave smiles and says, "Now we compete for the real awards-t- he officers logging the first case of the year." The first case occurs at 12:18 p.m. Rescue 21 speeds through Syracuse cn route to an emergency medical call at a Layton hotel. The victim, attending a private party of Hill Air Force Base airmen, is hyperventilating, struggling 19 no 3251 tW- - ioV e to 1986 Civic Si 0ny' ed No. 3279 TAKE-ON- E Ken Garff Honda 2nd East at 5th South Telephone 521 61 Open 8am-7pSaturday 8am-6p1 1 VIDEO a QUALITY DEALER AWARD 3 340 No. Main, Kaysville |