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Show t ) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1979- - By TOM BUSSELBERG - FARMINGTON Often it seems the only place capable of handling an older person unable to completely care for himself is a nursing home. AMONG THOSE disagree- ing, and to trying do something to counteract that trend, however, is the Davis County Council on Aging. Through its Alternatives to Nursing ,or Convalescent Homes program, older county residents are often able to remain at homfe while obtaining needed assistance. Aging Specialist for Alternatives, Eva Hancock, is enthusiastic about the program in operation since last June and funded on a one-yetrial basis by the state legislature. So often families with an older member find they only have one recourse when no one can take care of them at home. That is to put them in a nursing home. THE PROGRAMS thrust is to maintain older adults in their own home by utilizing community resources, Mrs. Hancock says. That means one person may just need someone to spend Joi) Service MCUI IlCVV liICniA IVICUIH PCMTCD uCI I Ell By SHIA KAPOS - The sky is limit, exclaimed Mrs. Media Center Clayton, specialist; The Davis High School Media Center will be the most modern, best equipped, and the largest library in the Davis School KAYSVILLE thfe District. THE NEW media center will be approximately three times as large as the old one, containing three conference rooms, two glassed-i- n partitions, a reference room, video show areas, a magazine room, and a quiet lounge area. Also planned are glassed-in carrols, small individual units where students may study, watch films or videos, Patricia Layton, librarian, and student aid PattY Keeling are in charge of stocking the new Davis High School Media Center with books. or listen to cassettes. If a student misses a film strip in one of his classes, he can go to a special area where the film strip can be seen. FACILITY ANOTHER proposed for the media center will be a production area in which teachers and students can make their own slides, laminations and transparan-cies- . A video viewing room with a large permanent screen will also be available. Audio visual back-u- p equipment such as record players, projectors and tape recorders will be available to the teachers. Conference rooms will be available for conducting interviews, meeting with teachers, and holding debates. BUT THE new media center (Meld is not without its problems. It will be very understaffed compared to national standards. There should be two media specialists and two e aids for a school of this size. As it is, we have only one specialist and one part-tim- e commented aid, full-tim- Mrs. Clayton. Were going to need more library aids, continued Mrs. Clayton, I would encourage more students to sign up for library science, a regular credit class which is a very valuable experience. ALL KNOWLEDGE starts in the library. Teachers can teach the facts, but unless you know how to find information for yourselves, youll have to go through life not knowing. np Council QEiays its computer programmer, CLEARFIELD - As Clear- field continues its rapid growth, changes are being made in city government, to meet those needs. THE CITY council, during its regular Tuesday night meeting, opted for approval of several modifications in or- ganization, including creation of a combined parks and recreation department, creation of a director of finance position, and an ordinance amendment specifying fire chief appointment by elected officials. The new parks and recrea- tion department would be overseen by a superintendent, though the council can appoint one at a later time when deemed necessary, said City Manager Gayle Starks. THE NEW department brings under one wing the old recreation department, formerly a separate department, and parks, previously administered under the department of public works. Dean Benson has been serving as city recreation director for about ten years while Ross Kearl has worked as Unofficial parks director for some five years. He also has filled the role of maintenance and development director. THE NEW director of finance would supervise work of the city treasurer but wouldnt oversee any department heads. His major contact with them would be only in budget matters. And by making the fire chief position one of appointment, that brings to four the appointed positions in the city. They also include police chief, treasurer and recorder. Previously, the fire chief was hired by the city manager. IN OTHER action, the council okayed a contract whereby lodging, coming to about $70 each. Cadets will pay their own food and incidental ex- Justice as possible during The team has garnered several first place trophies in state competition and will compete with teams from throughout the nation. It par- regular working hours. He has been employed by the city to implement its programs on the citys computer but, as part of an agreement with the criminal council, must complete data programming to comply with a Northern Utah Crime Center grant. That grant supplied 6,400 for a printer. TO THAT end, Mr. Daven- port is working to create a uniform crime data reporting system for use by Northern Utah police departments. The city computer will be used as a central data base. He must complete the crime data work by May 31, said Police Chief Darin Green. The council also approved transfer of $100 for use by Clearfield High Schools Air Force ROTC unit to help cover transportation costs to a national meet in Greeley, Colo., later this month. SOME 13 cadets will be attending and have raised about half the necessary funds, said Commander Scott Bly. The Davis County School District requires the cadets fly and they will require two nights penses. ticipates in color guards, parades and gives school presentations, Mr. Bly said. IN ANOTHER philanthropic move, the council approved $140 for support of two boys to the yearly Boys State spon- March 31 deadline. LICENSES are available at the Kaysville City Office during office hours. It is required that every person who own, keep, harbor or maintain a dog or dogs must have them licensed each year, all dogs over four months old. The annual fee is $5 for spayed and neutered and $10 for all others, if the license is purchased prior to the March nel. THOSE REFERRED to the Council on Aging for program inclusion are valuated by that agency and the health departnent to determine what services are needed. Participants must be or older. The program has been looked at very carefully across the country, she says, "and the federal office on ag- Pill By TOM BUSSELBERG - LAYTON Keeping 759 employers staffed is a fulltime job for the approximately 20 employees at Layton Job Service. ing thinks it is so worthwhile. It was really only an experiment for one year. FUNDING WAS provided for 2 cases but Mrs. Han10-1- than that are uilizing the program. Some haven't needed any funds so the funds are going further and were and only two employ more than 1,000. employees THOSE north Davis County employers range from the mammoth Hill Air Force Base to nearly half the businesses having between one and three employees. But Job Service Manager Gary Bush says in spite of continued growth, his office is making an even bigger dent in meeting those employment needs. Placements for the last fiscal year, ended Sept. 30, totalled 1,904 compared to 1,690 the previous year. At the same time, through his offices efforts, welfare grant reductions came to $465,270. AT THE same time, cost for running the Layton office talled $342,606 meaning THERES no question ell continue to be the largest small office, Mr. Bush says. It is ranked behind Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo in terms of activity but is housed in cramped quarters. Up until Feb. 1, x other cases we may give daily care. In one case, a couple would probably be in a nursing home if the program didnt exist, she says. Their family provides care at night but other personnel are brought m during the day to meet the couples needs. 60-y- session. have three or less employees, 175 employ four to nine, 94 66 employ from 20 have to 49, 27 have 50 to 99, 17 employ from 100 to 249. Only four employ from 250 to 499, a single employer lists 500 to 999 times its only that a homemaker goes in for three-sihours a week. In saving money." About $17,000 was appropriated. Many participants want to pay what they can or are already compensated by other agencies, she says. But if a person cant pay or isnt covered elsewhere, the alternatives program foots the ONE PROBLEM is that some families and agencies wait until it is too late (to seek help), Mrs. Hancock says. If they would have called earlier, maybe we could provide manitenance in the home. We had two or three cases that we handled for only two or three weeks and then they died. We thought the family tried to do it alone for too long. They only called when the stress became so great that they called as a last resort. Sometimes, all families need is a brief respite from providing care, Mrs. Hancock says. We had a daughter and her husband who tried to help her mother. She (the mother) couldnt do anything for her- self. They wanted so much to keep her at home but it was killing the family off. They had to get care so the family could go out. bill. REFERRALS COME from individuals, their families, hospitals or senior citizens centers, Mrs. Hancock says. It is something that has long deen needed since so many didnt have resources. Some- - THE STRESS can be very great on a family where there is an incapacitated or ill person," she says. And there often is a thin line between being able to stay at home and not, Mrs. Hancock says. Sometimes FORTY-EIGH- T they can care for themselves when they have this help. One lady gets help with cooking and laundry and some shopping. Otherwise she couldnt handle it (without the help). THE VALUE is that we can tap all of the available and appropriate services, she says. We have had very fine cooperation from agen- cies accepting ibility. respons- Not everybody is suited for this program, however, she cautions. This cant take the place of nursing homes where people really have no alternatives. It may be the best place to go. BUT FOR those wanting and suited to the program, Mrs. Hancock and her staff try to create a manageable plan for the patient, family and the agencies involved. We always have a family member present when we do the (initial) interview. The program is to support the family and the individual. The family becomes a party to developing the plan. Those on the program are evaluated every three months to see if they still need the service or should obtain help The elsewhere, for instance. program isnt there to duplicate or take the place of another agency or of family support, she says. AND AS the bottom line, Mrs. Hancock adds, Im really impressed with what families do for their loved ones. When they say that kids dont do well by their parents, thata rare case. the office worked out of 2,960 square feet, or about twice the size of a single-famil- y residence. That space, in the Layton Professional Plaza at 195 E. Gentile, was getting too cozy for comfort. The staff has doubled from nine in three years, while space has stayed the same, Mr. Bush says. 4 to- a savings of $122,670. To meet the job needs of three working with the federal Comprehensive Employment Training Act program, three dealing with Veterans programs and four working as placement counselors. BUT EVEN though the numbers may sound impressive, Mr. Bush says the task isnt easily filled. Most of our employers are very small firms and placement (at a firm) is generally between one and three at a time. We dont have requests for 100 at a whack. Of the 759 employers, 373 SOME RELIEF was added, however, when additional space was leased in the same complex adding another 695 square feet in three offices. S We still need about 8,000 square feet (or more than double the present space) for adequate storage, for a conference room and things of that nature, he says. We hope in the near future to hear about that prospect. PLANS HAVE been drafted for a new facility but until projects in Provo and elsewhere are further along, Layton will have to wait in line, Mr. Bush says. The office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and all services are provided free of charge, tb sored locally by American Legion Post 134. And the council bailed out the citys Little League program with a $239 appropriation to pay some Dec.-Ja- n. County outstanding bills but stipulat- ed that shouldnt become a yearly procedure. IT ALSO set two public hearings, one for the proposed conditional use ordinance March 13 at 7:30 p.m. and another for the master plan that same night at 8 p.m. Mayor pro tern for the business portion of the meeting was Councilman Neldon Hamblin. Mayor Donal Townley was absent during that portion but conducted the section dealing with letters and reports. License Deadline For Dogs March 31 Kaysville residents are reminded that they must obtain a license for their dog by could involve daily checks and care by Davis County Health Department person- But the legislature may consider expansion during this Enpnd Facilities unemployment insurance, Rod Davenport, will complete as much computer work for the Utah Council on Criminal two or three hours a week doing housekeeping chores or it cock believes more people north Davis residents, the are divided employees six between handling Ciiaiges In Departmens By TOM BUSSELBERG -- VOLUME EIGHTY NUMBER 28 PAGES deadline.. If purchased after this date, the fee is $15. All dogs are required to have rabies shots throughout the 31 county. TO OBTAIN a license, the person must present a rabies certificate and if the dog has been spayed or neutered, a certificate verifying this service in order to purchase a license. Remember, deadline date is March 31 to prevent paying the late license fee. np Building Permits Valued At $267,000 - FARMINGTON Permits were issued for building activity valued at $267,000 during December and January by the Davis County Planning Commission. and residence-garag- included seven residences School Board To r:.3Ht zoth - The FARMINGTON Davis County Board of Education will meet in 7 regular session Tuesday at of the room board the in p.m. administration building in Farmington. agenda had been prepared as of presstime but the public is invited to attend. ICE AND SNOW LAYTON In spite of the cold stormy January, precipitation on most of the Weber River snow courses was below average. Also a combination to Lamb Engineering for a home at 1477 W. 1575 N., valued at $49,344, also in Farmington, and a residence at 919 W. Porters Lane in West Bountiful for Gordon R. Carter Jr., valued at $34,320. TWO ADDITIONAL permits issued for residences were to Douglas Moss at 553 W. 250 S. in Farmington for a FARMINGTON upper, with 69 inches of snow containing 21.9 inches of water, had the valued at and to Craig R. Anderson for a residence at 521 S. 2200 W. in Layton, valued at $27,300. tb $36,400 Farmington Creek with partial coating of and snow. Snow melt will soon enlarge this docile stream. ice Staynor Drive in Far- mington valued at $40,124, residencergarage to Love valued at Construction, $48,568 at 1496 W. Walker Lane in Farmington. home-garag- e NO SPECIFIC com- Syracuse, residence and garage to Edward Johnson at 1529 N. THE BULK of that activity e binations. Residences included a $20,680 home to Roscoe L. Coss at 2833 S. 3000 W. in best accumulation of snow and water. This course is 112 percent of average. Parleys Canyon Summit with 45 inches of snow containing 11.9 inches of water is 94 percent of average. CHALK CREEK No. 2 with 35 inches of snow containing 8.2 inches of water is 85 per- cent of average. Soil Conservation Service streamflow forecasts range from 100 percent of average for Farmington Creek to 72 percent of average for the Weber River near Oakley and East Canyon near Morgan. The Weber River near Coalville is forecast at 74 percent of average. ALL OF our reservoirs on the Weber River Drainage have above average storage. Lost Creek Reservoir is the lowest with 116 percent of average. Rockport is 117 percent and Echo 163 percent of average. Willard Bay is 147 percent of average. With the stored water available we should have a good water year if we obtain near average precipitation and on February during through the growing season. DAVIS NEWS JLUPNAL 197 B ' North Main SL, Layton PHONE 378-913- 3 Published Weekly by CUPPER FUBUSHING CO. 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