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Show JL --TK. I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NDRTH DAVIS LEADER, DECEMBER 25, 1980 Dont Favor Development By MARK D. Vi - W w. fc - s :."W admits there is little the counts can do now to stop the construction. Mft - ' CLAW OPERATION By TOM BUSSELBERG - What does a respiratory therapist do? How much are medical technologists paid? What opportunities are there for nurses? THESE QUESTIONS and a million more could be asked about those and the myriad of jobs available in the medical profession today. Thanks to a health occupations course offered to a limited number of students at three Davis County high schools, this year, a lot of the uncertainty behind choosing a medical career is being erased. SOME STUDENTS at Viewmont, Bountiful and Layton high schools are spending time at Lakeview Hospital and Davis North Medical Center, a veterinary clinic and convalescent center, seeing what its all about. Under direction of instructor Scott Hess, he originated the program at Layton last year, expanded it to include some south Davis stu fv terminology text are utilized. In addition, different module booklets have been prepared outling each vocational area. Each category explains salary scale, working conditions, duties and training required. THE time theyre done in an area they know what people do," he said. It gives them a sort of head-staover many other students, to the extent Weber State College health educators say they want graduates of the Davis program because the students know what they're getting into and won't be nearly so prone to drop out. , BY rt AT THE beginning of the school year, students choose nine areas that they want to study during the year, ranging from ambulance emergency medical technician to speech therapy to the.hospital labora- .i tory. , ,A They rotate through the areas spending a month in each choice. Those in the laboratory may leam how to draw lot of students only know about nursing and doctors (before taking the class). This allows them to see areas they knew nothing about. A lot of them change their minds and go into respiratory therapy, etc. blood and see how different tests are performed, for instance, Mr. Hess says. ON-SIT- E t,., - (4)1 PEE of lesidents who now live near the development test." area, and a law er for the Mormon Church complained to the commission two weeks ago that the new subdivision will endanger Spring ( reek, one ol the areas natural waterwavs. and decrease the culinaiv water siipplv tor existing occupants. Com. Swapp said il the counts decided it did nol want Clark to build in the area. and Clark sued, theie is little doubt Mr. Clark would win the suit. I1F SAID the onlv recourse the residents ol iheaiea have is to convince the developer not to build in the area. Bui as lor the countv I om. HE NOTED that officials from Farn.ington city have taken no action to stop the development. nor have they contacted the county about a plan to do so. Asked about the danger of pollution to Spring Creek, the commissioner said if Clark s development causes problems lor the tributary . the ow ners of the SpringCreek Irrigation Co. will have to deal with those problems, lhe commission, he said, would have no jurisdiction over the matter. AT PRESENT, the county commission has taken the Clark issue under advisement . ment. Residents of the area near the proposed subdivision have complained that water pressure and water supplies in the sector are already in bad enough shape without adding more homes to the area. ONE OF the M or mo a Church's lawyers told the commission several weeks ago that the water from one of the wells is so contaminated, the church is hauling in drinking water for its farm employees. One of the Mormon Church's stake farms is located only about 50 yards from the border of the proposed Clark subdivision. Its all in a days training for health occupation students Gina Hadley, left, and Sheri Robinson, from Viewmont High School. Theyre assisting in claw operation on a dog done by Dr. Daniel A. Sims of Bountiful. dents this year and plans expansion to all six high schools next year. About 45 students out of well over a hundred who apply are enrolled in the class allowing for three weekly sessions of clinical experience and two days in the classroom. Mr. Hess says the clinical means actual hands-o- n involvement in hospital procedures in various areas. THE COM. MORRIS Swapp said Farmington city ought to be the one to make the final decision on the protect since they w ill have to provide serv ices to the multi-lo- t development, located on 18(H) West and Burke Lane. Since Mr. Clark already has -- claimto the water rights and owns the land there, the county commission has very little until a storm drainage plan can be approved for the develop- Swapp said. "You can only hold him off so long, then he's going to have to put us to the y Charles Clark subdivision built near Farmington, hut t!: BOUNTIFUL A FARMINGTON A Davis County official said Wednesday he does not w ant to see the . ,, ,v 4 recourse on the mailer. M1CKEI.SEN IT NOT only lets them know what they want to get into but what they dont want to get into, he emphasized. experience is augmented by two class periods a month where a college physiology and medical Acceptance into the program is based on interest, grade point average and intentions to attend college. The class wont do any good if theyre just interested but not planning on college, Mr. Hess noted. TESTS ARE given in class and field trips taken to facilities such as Weber State College radiology department, BYU nursing and University of Utah and the State Mental Hospital. And the class starts off with a bang. Students visit a mortuary or morgue to acquaint the students with death. Mr. Hess explains. OF THOSE already graduated from the program 80 percent are already into respiratory therapy, nursing, studies, etc., Mr. Hess says. And perhaps the best proof that the class provides valuable insight comes from the many employees associated with the students who say, "I wish I could have had something like this when I was in school. PERC COUNSELING pre-me- d Mrs. Hughes has a BS in nursing in addition to the master's degree and is a registered nurse and clinical social worker. Her social work experience Where FARMINGTON do you turn when your teenager still refuses to communicate after youve tried everything and are at wits end? sible help are the parent-helat the Davis Pa"specialists rent Education Resource Center in Farmington. In addition to their many educational aids and seminars, the center is now oflcring serv ice from certified social workers. Director Mary Hughes, herself holder of a master's in social work, says the center will be staffed with at least one social worker Monday-Fridap p.m. and Wednesday from 8:.30a.m. to p.m. 7 MATERIALS available include a wide range of books and other printed materials, filmstrips, tapes, games and parent-childre- v idual-lamil- PARENTS having concerns ranging from misbehavior to rebelliousness, communication blocks and lack of motivation can be aided by members of the leam. she says, emphasizing PERC is not trying to replace any mental health or other programs. We feel counseling gives new ideas and approaches to parents and it helps them make better use of educational materials available at the center." the director emphasizes. toys relating to work. Davis County mental health, medical social work consultant and school social work OTHER counselors include S. Roland Oliver, who holds a bachelor's in social work and is completing his master's in that same area. He has worked with juvenile court, cancer rehabilitation and summer y outh counseling. Jell t Li k e has been involved in family counseling, crisis intervention and has done indepth work in parent-indiconcerns. In addition, he has worked with homosexual it v involvement and emotionally disturbed. He will also present workshops through the center, and is employed by Davis School District. i y 4 n education. for the adult high school. FURTHER information is available by calling PERC at tb work instructor and done extensive work with the Davis District, including development of consumer education includes psychiatric social AMONG SOURCES for pos- 8:30 a.m. to Jeff Clarke counsels with young parent over problem with teenager as part of new Parent Education Resource Center program. parent-educatio- Pay Raises Okayed For Davis Workers FARMINGTON Pay increases for all of Davis Coun- ty's full-tim- e cluding merif raises) increase. Davis County officials and employees will still receive less salary than persons with similar positions in 3ebet. Salt Lake and Utah counties. For example, although the county commissioners salaries will be raised from $23,647 to $27,194, the new salary will be considerably less than Weber County commissioners. employees amounting to 11.5 percent w ill be granted effective Jan. 1. it was decided by the county commission. n SCHOOL SOCIAL Worker Denise Ladanye will also be available and has experience with elementary and seconproblems. dary student-familShe has worked with and emotional difficulties. Rounding out the counseling is Beverly Dawson who holds a social work master's degree and is a clinical social worker. She has worked with the State Division of Family Services, been an undergraduate social y drug-relate- d IN ADDITION, employees of the county may also qualify for 3.5 percent anniversary (or merit) raises. non-elect- These increases will be granted at the discretion of department heads, it was explained. Commissioners said elected officials as well as regular county employees will receive the salary increase in an attempt to bring salaries of Davis County officials and employees up to a level with those of neighboring counties." $32,251; Utah County. $32,100; and Salt Lake County. $36,480. COMMISSIONERS noted that similar discrepancies in salaries prevail for other elected officials. "Were trying to set the elected officials' salaries to be more comparable to other counties of similar size but even with the new raises we are $5,000 to $6,000 shy." commissioners explained, grb THEY EXPLAINED that even with the 15 percent (in Rural Communities Seek More Sales Tax By MARK D. MICKELSON HEALTH OCCUPATIONS . Bountiful High School student Cynthia Burgon assists reading Radiologist Dr. Richard Hartvigsen with at Lakeview Hospital. Choir choir is being A organized to include Kaysvil- le, Farmington, Layton and multi-regio- n Clearfield regions. All Young Special Interest and Special Interest in the regions are in- - sued to join. PRACTICES WILL begin jan, 3 an(j will be held each 10 a.m. in the Kaysville LDS Rock Chapel.. 25 S. 200 E. The choir will be sponsored by the Kaysville East Stake. Saturday at SUNSET City officials throughout Davis County are spearheading a plan to get the state legislature to allocate another percent of the state sales tax to the rural communities. SUNSET MAYOR Norm Sant Thursday said rural communities like Sunset and Syracuse. whose residents have to shop and spend money outside the city due to scarce local business, are getting less from the state on sales tax revenues. He told the city council Thursday that Sunset current ly gets only about $12 per capi- ta from sales tax. while other cities with business districts claim well over $100. A PLAN to increase the rural cities' sales tax revenues by another percent would allow community officials to slack off on harsh property tax allocations for their residents. "We. as a city . should not be penalized." Mayor Sant said, only because the residents of the area want to live in a basic- ally rural, unincorporated area. MOST OF the slate sales tax revenues, he said, are going to areas where businesses and shopping malls are located. Of the sales tax on eachtdollar spent, four percent year, as well. five-ce- goes to the state, three-quarter- s percent to the local governments and the remaining percent to the Utah Transit Authority. MAYOR SANT said since Utah doesn't have a surplus of syute sales tax revenue this state sales tax revenue tris. may have some trouble getting their bill through the legislature. The bill was already stalled once w hile the legislators de- bated a statewide property ow ner, renter rebate. That bill has been stalled for another MAYOR SANT said the smaller cities w ant and need to increase their sales tax re- venue and he predicts the only way to do that is to allocate another percent. If the bill eventually goes through. Mayor Sant said Sunset will cut back on resident property taxes and use the sales tax revenue instead. AN EFFORT is being made," he said, "to come up with some sort of solution." He said one of the problems with the bill is the fact that the smaller cities just aren't strong lobbyists in the legislature. |