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Show Page 1986 MAY 7, 2 Fire destroys city duplex Lighter Side By Bryan Gray Poison letters taboo ( One least-favori- of my favorite persons is Bonnie Pierce. ..One of my is the woman who wrote her an anonypersons te mous letter. Bonnie is the drill team and dance club instructor at View-mo- nt High School. Her drill team this year captured first place in Region and second place in State competition. She was she is more pleased by the letters she has received pleased--bu- t from former students, including one this year thanking her for friendship and support and for teaching me about lifes responsibilities.. ..or the one that said youve been a major influence in my life. ..or the letter that said Ill never forget your help and your compassion. Those letters were signed. The one Bonnie received two months ago wasnt. Neither were the copies sent to her principals, her counselors and Davis District officials. The letter was a venomous attack. It accused her of having ice in her veins, assassinating the character of young girls, changing young ladies from the graceful to the awkward, not allowing the girls to perform as a team, sacrificing the girls lives for her own ego, etc. It was not your typical pen-pletter.. .Bonnie was accused of having done everything except poisoning the Bountiful water supply. But the most intriguing part of the letter was the signature: The Vykelle Parents of 1985-8Since its hard to fight a ghost, Bonnie couldnt reply--bher principal. Dr. Nancy Fleming, did. The principal sent copies of the letter to the parents of each of the 23 girls on the Vykelle drill team. ..and 20 of those parents have replied that Vykelle Pais not their signature, that they fully support rents of 1985-8- 6 Bonnies leadership. And that they want to know who wrote the letter. Ill tell them who wrote it. It was a woman with time on her hands, a woman with little else to do except store up poison and look for a youthful prey. It was a woman who overlooks proper grammar but who cannot overlook the temptation to hurt others through anonymous diatribes. It was a worrtan without the courage of facing up to her without the courage to confront daughters own insecurity-a- nd the teacher or sign her own name. It was a woman whose only sense of power is found through a stamp. Continued from front page complications. Mrs. Huntington was in bed with her two boys when Justin got up and went down the split entry stairs to the living room. He found a cigarette lighter which he used to light a candle. He dropped the lighted candle on the couch which caught on fire. Justin tried to put the flame out with a glass of water and was unsuccessful. By then the fire was to the ceiling. He rushed to his mother telling her there was a fire up to the ceiling. Mrs. Hunter tried unsuccessfully to put out the flame, ran to call the fire department then up the stairs which by now were in flames, got Justin out and then ran to get two year old Cole out having to go through the burning stairwell again. A PASSERBY, Brandon Jones, took Cole from the mother. Brandons father, Jonathan had also neighbor to regone to a near-bport the fire. investigation. y According to Don Howard, Kaysville City Fire Chief, the call was a five minute response, which is very speedy. The speed of the fire department saved the west side of the duplex. The only damage there was smoke. The fire is still under investigation because it was too hot and too quick of a flash. At this time the fire chief suspects a cleaning solution used the night before on carpets may have attributed to the flash and heat. MR. HUNTER and two sons are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dennis, grandparents, of Kaysville, until a place is found and Mrs. Hunter is well again. Friends and neighbors have rallied around and are collecting clo thing and furniture. Many people have expressed a desire to help the family with their loss. People wishing to contribute money can do so by taking donations to Barnes Bank, care of the Bobby Hunter Family Fund. al 6. ut 22-ce- nt And shes not alone. Most teachers, especially those advising or coaching a team terroror an organization, have heard from these modern-daists. Paul Waite, the assistant principal at Viewmont, remem- -' bers several such letters during his final year as head football coach at Bountiful. One letter told him he had his head in a mattress. . .another woman wrote that she would run him down with a car if she saw him crossing the road. Paul took it in stride--an- d this man with his head in a mattress took the Braves to the State Championship that year. y Drill team instructors are especially easy targets. Gathering up a group of 20 girls and having them spend some 20 hours each week together, without bruising a feeling or two is a formidable task, somewhat akin to penning up 20 hungry Dobermans in a so will high single kennel. The dogs will nip at each other--an- d school girls in close, competitive contact. The nipping might be over a handsome fullback, an untimed giggle or the color of pantyhose... But the teachers duty is to weave these single souls into a cohesive body that struts without stars. In Bonnies case, it worked... You dont win Region championships if your girls have the discipline of an antfarm. In the future, other teachers will receive such letters. Its only human nature for some people to plant bombs and for others to write stupid, unsigned letters. The two methods are different, but the mentality is the same. The entire episode is instructive. Cyclops has always approved of women working outside of the home. It not only brings in extra income, but also gives them less time to dash off obnoxious correspondence. Drill team instructors dont have time to write unsigned letters... They are too busy doing something useful. Put on flood watch By CHERIE HUBER FARMINGTON - Davis County Com. Harold Tippetts said that the public of Davis County should consider the next 60 days to be Flood Watch for Davis County. -- HE SAID that residents should watch the activity of streams in their neighborhoods and report any sudden changes to their city officials. He also cautioned parents to.be alert to the dangers of swollen creeks for small children. He noted that there has already been some serious slippage in east Layton and a road washed out on Kays Creek. DAVIS COUNTY monitors streams and mudslide potential and issues periodic reports. The state uses planes to fly over the area looking for possible flood or slide areas. Farmington has also reactivated the Rudd Creek monitoring station which will give advanced warning of possible slides in that area. Davis Reflex-Journ- al Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah S4010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Wednesday. In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Main Layton Utah 84041 Subscription rate: 25e per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed In county. $7.50 per year outside. , John Stahle, Jr. Lucie S. Stahle Noel C. Stahle Tom Harqldsen Keith Duncan Martin Lee PresTManager Vice President Advertising Manager, NewsEdltor SportsReporter Production Manager 544 9133 Covington keeps busy Continued from front page ing to tutor plus teaching basketball skills to fifth and sixth graders. This program has helped many grade schoolers end up being on the junior high and high school teams. Along with the programs Mr. Covington has started he has also written a math and reading program and given workshops in how to teach the concepts. He also has parents bringing him children from as far away as Los Angeles and Denver to spend time in private counseling sessions. AS EFFECTIVE and busy as he is in his profession, hes also been a great influence in his church callings as a young mens priesthood advisor, bishop and now member of Kaysville South Stake Presidency. President Covington has had a tremendous influence with turning lives around. Many young people L.D. s EYES really light up when he speaks of Norda, his wife, and their three girls Cori 17, Kristin 14, and Katie 13. L.D. met Norda in Provo while a student at BYU. He was selling shoes at Clarks when Norda came in to buy shoes. She was a U of U girl and engaged. He was going steady, but as soon as he saw Norda, something special sparked in them both. He ended up selling her the most expensive pair of shoes in the store and started selling himself. Six months later they were married. Whatever hat he wears, from Mr. C to President to husband to Dad, L.D. Covington wears it r V iU Kelley Greene Issues & Answers Shades of Kelly Green is both an Issues and answers column featured weekly in The Davis County Clipper and the Weekly Reflex. Kelley is happy to answer your questions, and will also contribute columns on issues and events found in our world and in day-to-d- h living. We welcome reader questions and hope to create a uniquely Davis County forum herein. Send your ideas and question to: Clipper Publishing Co. P.O. Box 267 Attn.: Kelley Greene Bountiful, Utah 84010 - Send your questions today and watch for Kelley each week. Ripped off or repaired?? well. Several years ago, as a new home was being constructed in our area, I would tour around the building site to note the daily progress. As the footings were poured and the structure began to rise from its foundations, I saw several things which dis-'- ,' turbed me. Cracks appearing in the settling cement were left., unrepaired, and lumber full of splits and cracks was nailed into place. Even my children noticed some of the shoddy workman- -' ship, and commented that they were glad it was not our home. I wondered what the code allowed and where the building inspectors were. They must have come, and somehow the work was passed, either because the builders covered up their inferior work, or the inspectors looked the other way. The house continued to rise on its frame, was finished, and eventually sold to unsuspecting buyers. About the same time, a friend was having a home built by the best contractors in the city. The difference between this construction and the previous, was that my friend also inspected the building on a daily basis, and required inferior work and-o- r materials be replaced and redone. The contractor and workers soon caught on that only top quality workmanship : would be tolerated. Upon completion, this home reflected from the outside, what it was on the inside, and has required little in the way of repairs. The first home has deteriorated, with new ' problems frequently surfacing. After a lull of several years, g has taken a drama- - -tic upswing. Skeletons of new homes are appearing daily on the horizon, signalling good news for all involved in the building industry, as well as for prospective buyers. Much of the current trend is away from a y dwelling, toward apartment buying and condominium living. Many of these new structures have sprung up around our city, some being finished feverishly to allow prospective occupants to take advantage of the lowest mortgage rates in years. As I ve noted all of the activity, there seems to be a need to again remind ourselves of the idea. Let the buyer beware. Beware of hasty decision-makinBe aware of overly-eage- r ; sales people who try to close the deal before proper and sufficient thought has gone into the deciding. Most of all, be- ware of builders or salesmen who try to rush you through before you ve had a chance for close inspection. A home is the largest purchase made by the majority of, people, thus careful inspection, planning, and e goals are necessary considerations which must be made by the buyer. The seller will generally not point out deficiencies in the property , so the buyer must be alert to his own needs, as well as on his guard against purchasing something which is not as it appears. ' Many flaws in construction are easily covered up and not' :: uninitiated. Ask the seller for the name of the"' 7 building inspector who passed the construction, and talk to him. " Find out what the code says; what is allowed and what is not. If talk to people living in the area you're considering to see what they observed in the various stages of construction. If ", you know someone who knows what to look for better than you do, take them along for closer inspection. There are many things to carefully consider before making' such a decision as which home, apartment, or condominium to,,, , buy. Make sure that sound financial arrangements arid agree-- , ments are made, so that you arent left responsible for someone, ;;; else s hen, or get caught making payment on a defaulted loan.. Ask lots of questions, and receive satisfactory answers before .... you even consider purchase. Unfortunately, there are dishonest: people in every business who will cut corners and skimp on goods and services to line their own pockets. Once a contract is.';.', signed and payment made, it is usually too late to insure action on flaws and defects which subsequently show themselves. A - " little extra caution may make the difference between a sound ' purchase or a :.r.' one. .. Political Forijm Deadline for Political News Releases and Photographs is Wednesday 6 P.M. l week prior to publication... Advertising deadline Tues. 6:00 P.M. week prior to publication. 1 H. Gerlach files for re-electi- on Harry Gerlach, chairman of the County Commission, has filed for the four year Davis County Commission seat. He is a 27 year resident of Davis County. home-buildin- COM. GERLACH says he filed -- for the third term because of a 10 year personal commitment to public service. As well as support and encouragement from many past and present elected officials. single-famil- As a commissioner he serves on dozens of local and National boards and committees. One highlight of his political career was his appointment to a National Steering Committee on which he helps establish National Policy in the areas of Health and Education, an appointment he still holds. COM. GERLACH is a candidate is and has been extremely active within the Republican Party. He has been a state and county delegate, legislative district chairman, convention chairman as well as a member of the State Central g. . ; -- , long-rang- that Committee. Some of his personal accomplishments are: removal of the pa- ramedic program from the political arena into a protected mandated program; formation of an effective county interlocal fire district agreement that has found national recognition; control of agencies by helping institute legislative changes; and formed in concert with the sheriff, the Criminal Justice and Jail Study Committee, to help plan the future in the areas and the courts. of ALSO HE helped with the Val Verda arch; of the merging of the Emergency Services and Sheriff's Dept, to better protect Davis County residents; helped play a part in the formation 9 attribute church activity and missions to Bishop Covingtons love and personal interest. Many older people have served missions because Bishop Covington has called them to service. M of a fiscal policy and procedure manual that specifically outlines and controls how, when, where tax dollars are spent; help form a fiscal policy that has eliminated double taxation in Davis County; and being the primary innovator of the Revolving Loan Fund that helps Davis County businesses expand and provide jobs. Com. Gerlachs If goals will be: to continue making county government responsive, responsible and accountable; to see the completion, progress, and policies set into motion during his administration through to their completion; to continue to lobby for legislative tax reform because, residential and commercial property owners are assuming too much of the tax burden; and to work with sister counties, legislators and the governors office to mitigate an ever rising and threatening Great Salt Lake. . rd - - Kelley |