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Show ASSN. UTAH STATS PRESS EAST 300 SO.- 467 e A Layton Residen Want On Cable MRS. SMITH acted as By TOM BUSSELBERG LAYTON After three Layton residents raised concerns about the possibility of pornographic cable TV programming. last week, the city council has agreed to consider a restrictive ordinance. SUCH AN ordinance could become invalid if federal regulations are passed by Congress that would supersede local ordinances, however. Layton City Atty. Bruce Barton told the council during its regular meeting last Thursday. The issue was raised by Michelthree city residents le Van Sickle, Mildred Fossett and Sharon Shumway Smith. The group proposed im- plementation of an ordinance that would prohibit show ing of movies that might not meet "community standards." 'f.fj 8fc Wv SV'S? SANTAS REINDEER By LAVORA WAYMENT When Santas LAYTON reindeer aren't on sled duty, they can be found munching on special pellets at the Double A Reindeer Ranch, 681 W. Antelope Dr., Layton. RANCH OWNERS Wayne Adams and son Brent have a herd of ten reindeer, two bulls and eight cows. It is, outside of a few head the Adams sold to Lagoon Corporation, the only herd in the state. In fact, according to Wayne Adams, it is one of only three herds in the country. The reindeer is a low protein animal," according to Adams. "Thay cant graze on the grass and hay that the livestock does in this area. Thus, the special pellets are needed, containing such ingredients as corn, wheat, soy bean and oats. A LOVE of animals coupled with the intrigue of some- thing different sent the Adams to Oregon to inspect a herd of reindeer they had read about. The herd, owned by John Zennstien, so intrigued them that they set out to own their ow n herd of reindeer. The difficult part of that plan was convincing Zennstein to sell a portion of his herd. THREE YEARS of negotiations followed and on Dec. 27, 1972 the first herd of five reindeer arrived in Utah at the the Adams ranch. The previous August, when an agreement had finally been reached, Brent Adams went to Oregon where he worked for Zennstein and learned how to take care of the deer. THE TRIP back to Utah took him on a tour of Washington and Oregon where 26 shows had been One of the few herds of reindeer in the country is located at the ble A Ranch in Layton. scheduled, making him weil seasoned in reindeer handling by the time he reached home. The reindeer are kept busy from the Thanksgiving weekend right through to Christmas Eve making appearances at parades, shopping centers and wherever they are invited. The Adams' and their team of reindeer left last Friday for a tour which will take them to Reno for four days and Flagstaff, Ariz. for three days. THE SEASON culminates for the reindeer on Christmas Eve. On that day, from p.m., the Adams host an open house with Santa Claus as the guest of honor. He sits in a little cottage built especially to house the sled and harnesses in the summer months, and greets any visitors who drop by for a visit with him and a peek at the reindeer. Mrs. Adams is always on hand passing out treats to the youngs- - ters. According to Mr. Adams the reindeer is a good animal to work with. They are trained in their first year to lead and be harnessed. The second year they are trained to work with the team. Although they are only called on to use this training for a brief month out of every year, they never forget their training. TRAINING a reindeer takes time and patience, he said. They are smart and pleasant of disposition but they dont like to be caught. "However, once you get a halter on them they are fine, he said, "very amiable and easy to work with. One thing reindeer really dislike is to be petted, especially this time of year. Their hair consists of hollow shafts which makes them buoyant in water but very sensitive. They will shed this hair come spring and replace it with a thick black coat. THE MAGNIFICENT antlers of the reindeer offer a sight to behold. Beautifully formed they grow approximately an inch a day during the summer months reaching By MARK D. MICKELSEN SUNSET Fear over a leak in the roof at the Sunset municipal building prompted city leaders Thursday to reevaluate their planned expenditures for incoming federal revenue sharing money. AT A late November public hearing set up to determine BAVl$ NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B" North Main St., Layton, Utah 84041 Phone 376-913- Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postagfe Paid at Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4 50 per year Out of State Subscription $5.50 Oversees Subscription $1500 (Payable in Advance) how the city will spend the federal money, the city council agreed to put off any improvements on the roof until some kind of municipal bond could be obtained for the project. A leak in the municipal building roof near the council and courtroom chamber last week changed their minds. MAYOR NORM Sant said he's worried that if the city doesn't do something quick the problems with the roof will worsen. He said when the city originally got estimates on a new pitched roof for the building the cost was around $25,000. Thursday, he told the council the price had risen to $35,000. WHATEVER we do is an he said, urging investment, the council to allow him to get bids for the project and to meet with an architect about the plans. The council was receptive. At the same meeting, Mayor Sant revealed some of the actual cost figures for equipment and services to be purchased this year and next with the federal revenue sharing funds. AT THE first public hearing, a suggestion from there was the council that the city buy several new gas pumps. Thurs- day, Mayor Sant said the pumps cost approximately used. new and $400-50- 0 He said a Huff loader for the city maintenance department now costs between and a sweeper for the city might run between $1 100 heights of over four feet. Although the male is usually the domineering animal. Mr. Adams said the bulls lose their antlers during the month of January and are then driven out by the cows who will no longer have anything to do with them. The cows lose their antlers in April or May after calving time. IF WE dont buy the items now," the mayor told the The CLEARFIELD Clearfield City Council put council, aside a formal resignation letter from City Manager Gayle ' bought later. The city plans future construction of a new firehouse and the renovation of some of the citys sewer lines. The costs of these have been estimated previously, but Mayor Sant said he wants new esti- mates before any revenue sharing money is committed. WE HAVE to look at expenditures first, he said, and check and see if the old estimates are still in the Dou- REINDEER average in weight from 300 to 400 pounds. A full grown animal can pull half its weight, Mr. Adams said. Although a Reindeer is a rare speciman in the lower states. Alaska has a reindeer population of some 26.000. They were brought there by the government in I860 from their native land, Lapland. In that country, reindeer have always been one of the chief means of transportation, due to their endurance and swiftness. TO THE Laplanders, the reindeer is horse, sheep and cow, all in one. The animals furnish the people with clothing. meat, and milk, and if they live in tents, shelter. Along with the reindeer, the government brought men from Lapland to train the Alaskan Eskimo how to raise the animal to provide a reliable source of food for the barren w estern areas. ACCORDING to Adms, the only negative side to raising reindeer, besides their expensive eating habits, is that one tends to get extremely attached to the animal making it difficult to sell one. He is the supplier for a California movie making firm. Several reindeer have died recently due to an unknow n illness. Each spring his cows newborns, who produce are trained to become the team of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen and the rest, including Rudolf, who is always the youngest bull. 4 system, knowingly distribute by wire or cable to its subscribers any obscene or indecent material. It defines "material" as any visual material show n on a cable system, whether or not accompanied by a soundtrack or any sound recording played on a cable system. Obscene material shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Utah. FINALLY the statement Indecent mateconcludes, rial shall mean a presentation or verbal description of a human sexual or excretory organ or function, or of nudity, which under contemporary community standards for TV is patently offensive." Space is then left to provide for penalties upon violation. Mayor Pro Tern John Baker said he had heard some citizen concern. "Some concerns I've received over programming R such as a lack of control rated movies, etc. Some people feel R should be rated X'." people with different stan- dards than ours. There are almost no federal requirements to regulate so it must rest on the local (level). The Supreme Court (federal) reportedly ruled the local communities have a right to set local standards. Were looking at she said. setting standards, I'D LIKE cable but if we can't keep some of this out w e wont be able to (have it). 1 really think we should take a serious look at the potential that could come in," Mrs. Smith added. Mr. Baker said the council "will take a close watch" on cable progress but noted, "I cant preceive the council will be able to restrict wholly but we w ill keep a close watch on it." He hinted the council would consider some sort of ordinance in the future after further study and information is given to the public. ATTY. BARTON said the city entered into a franchise agreement with Community TV (with Layton interests) in 1966 but no ordinance or agreement has been written since and the original had a 90 day duration. Now known as Community TV of Utah. Mr. Barton said cable officials had agreed in a recent meeting to formulate a proposed ordinance the city h KAYSVILLE - Fridays THINGS WILL start rolling n THE FRANCHISE fee percentage the city would gain from revenues could be two-fo- percent and those arrangements would be done prior to a city council presentation. he added. Speaking of city ability to conti ol transmissions to residents. Mr. Barton said, "It is such a rapidly expanding area Congress may act and that would (local control). Well raise concerns and let the council decide what's pre-em- valid." HE S AID congressional action could come within a year but added. "1 dont feel its necessary to hold up construction (of the cable system). Theyve laid 12 of 80 underground cable miles and during the winter will do overhead work." Any complaints about installation. etc., will be handled through Lad Schofield's office at city hall, he noted. HE SAID the l egislature has passed regulations "in reif gards to indecent display they v iolate that they can probably be brought to the council" for action. But cable officials have "already said there will be no movies" but said some R' movies would be aired. Cable hookups should be in place and service available by Mr. Barton indicated. d mid-198- Crime Down In Clinton By LaVORA WAYMENT A police reCLINTON port giving the impression that some Clinton parents are Handmade Items To Be Available At Kaysville Fair the day to buy those handmade items, w hether they be a quilt to crocheted materials at the first annual Kaysville Nutrition Site bazaar. could study and adopt. The firm is also preparing for TV activities for schools and of city council meetings, for example. at 8:30 a.m. and continue through 5 p.m. In addition to the handicraft items, specialty baked goods will be available along with the regular noon luncheon. Further information is available by calling 766-220- "being nicer to their kids" in 1980 than they were last year, was a bit misleading. THE REPORT, presented to the Clinton City Council by Police Chief Leroy Webb, w as the final item of a list of four "various police department matters" he discussed with the council. The report compared the first three quarters of 1980 with 1979. Child abuse cases were down from 25 to a mere two. The actual reason for this years low figure, according to Chief Webb, is that all such cases, except in an actual emergency situation, are now referred to the state's Division of Family Services. THE REPORT did show however, that crime, in general. is on the decline here. Theft, traffic offenses and accidents were three of those CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Managers Contract Renewed By MARK D. MICKELSEN they'll have to be :, THE SAMPLE ordinance, taken from the publication "Morality in Media" published in New York City, states: "No person shall by means of a cable television spokesperson for the citizen group noting, "Porn pushers find a good source of revenue (from cable TV). movies no one wants. movies are often rated by Starks Tuesday and voted unanimously to renew his contract with the city. IN THE last minutes of the Tuesday city council meeting. Mayor Donal Townley read a letter of resignation submitted by Mr. Starks In the letter, the city manager announced his resignation and commended the city council on their cooperation and workmanship in city government. The council had anticipated Mr. Starks resignation for Jan. I, 1981, in conformance w ith a city ordinance allow ing the city manager only a three-yea- r term, but was not surprised when the letter arrived early. THERE WAS no opposition from the council when Mayor Townley recommended that the city manager be reinstated for another term. I had many misgivings about Mr. Starks three years ago." the mayor said as he made the suggestion for a contract renewal. He said he and Mr. Starks have worked closely over the last couple of years and apparently most of their differences have been re- - to renew his contract for solved. another three years. COUNCILMAN John A. in view of his performance, I recommend THE ORDINANCE states that the city manager serves for three years and may be removed at any time with or without due cause by a majority vote of the city council. Beutler said that we retain Mr. Starks as The councilcity manager. man applauded Mr. Stark's work, saying the city has saved a lot of money" because of the city managers foresight" on problems. City Manager Starks was ill Tuesday evening and unable to present the letter in person to the council. Under the current city ordinance, he will be retained until his current contract expires in , after wNch the council is expected mid-198- 1 Mayor Townley said the term of employment for a city manager can be renewed at any time. COUNCILMAN H. Kay Chandler made a secondary motion that the council proceed with the paperwork on the issue since Mr. Starks is ill. He said the paperwork should be in order and sug gested that an assistant cify manager be hired if one is needed. "There's a lot of things that need to be written up." Mr. Chandler said, adding that at this point. I think we need to look dow n the road a ways and see what needs to be done." FOLLOWING THE city council meeting. Mayor lownley said all indications point toward Mr. Starks staying with the city "as long as the city council supports him." In other city matters, the council agreed to give $500 to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 |