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Show Hear If Declining I&L Meiahborhoods w By MARK D. MICKELSEN Months after SUNSET organizing an agressive citywide beautification effort, Sunset authorities are still hearing complaints about unclean and disorderly neighborhoods. Kindergarteners spacious, Hahne. SNACK TIME By LAVORA WAYMENT CLEARFIELD Holt School is just one week old and already teachers and sutdents are finding the new building quite inhabitable. IN FACT, one teacher ex- uberantly described feeling like a queen in a palace" at the new school. "Itsjust won- derful, exclaimed Mrs. Lorelee Hall, as she prepared for cutting papers in the large faculty workroom. Though originally scheduled to open at the beginning of the 1980-8school year, the $3.5 million construction located at 448 N. 1000 S., Clearfield, seems well worth the wait. 1 THE school really grows on you," stated principal Carl Peterson. One of the unique features of the building it its decor. We can see that we are definitely going to need more custodial help," he said referring to the pale walls as well as the spaciousschool. ness of the Though some folks, upon viewing the school for the first time, have compared it to a prison" others have been moved by the "airy, openness of the building. THE ACOUSTICS are wonderful, Mr. Peterson said. And the sound system here is excellent. Kindergarten teacher, Sandra Hahne, reported that her class cant hear the older children in the halls as they are going and coming to recess. She also likes the spaciousness. "We have lots of room for all kinds of activities" she said. The kindergarten classes (three adjoining rooms) also have their own outside exits, carpeting to muffle noise, private, closed in. outside play area and restooms with small, lavatory fixtures. One of the highlights of the school is the massive cylinder-shap- e in the front hall. It stretches from the center of the first floor to the second floor level and houses an elevator which will be used to transport the handicapped as well as large or heavy items. Painted bright red, it offers a striking contrast to the whiteness of the walls. WINDING IN a behind the elevator is a stairway from the first to the second floor which passes a half-circ- large expanse of windows offering a view of the play- ground. These large windows plus the light from the skylights are some of the reasons the school is touted as "energy efficient. Its a really different design, said Mr. Peterson. 5 Monday 9 p.m. for the public. MR. STEWARTS paintings will be on permanent display. Other artists works will be shown along with Mr. Stewarts. Schedule of events are: Feb. 14 through March, Janet Harvey, Sam Morgan and Paul Barber; April 4 through April: Craig Bybee; May 5 through May: Connie McCormick Borup. THE GALLERY is located at 15 East Center St. in 197 "B" North Main St.. Layton. Utah 84041 Phone 376-913- Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO John Stahle, Jr , Publisher Second Class Postage Paid at Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4 50 per year Out of State Subscription $5 50 Oversees Subscription $15 00 (Payable in Advance) degrees, he METAL-panele- ex d afford more in- sulation than a masonary building, according to Dr. Dean Penrod, school board official in charge of buildings and grounds for the Davis County schools. The school's potential will not be achieved. Dr. Penrod feels, until the students work is on display in the halls. Anything you hang in that naturally lighted concourse will make a . field, Kaysville and Davis County were successful in obtaining Community DeFARMINGTON Clear-- velopment Block Grants from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants for the three Way too many people are still unad ware of the countys LAYTON three-year-ol- SGT. LARRY Green, one of manning two rescue units to provide protection, deplored the lack of visibility still plaguing the 22 paramedics sheriffs office-operat- prog- ram that was inaugurated in August, 1977. People still dont understand what paramedics are some doctors dont even understand. The only ones who know are those who have used our service. Such ignorance means way too many heart attack victims and the like are coming into hospital ity, IT IS an exceptional Dr. Penrod said. facil- It is .very different and takes a wmle to get used to, howev- er. He called the Holt CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Or Change Companies? By MARK D. MICKELSEN IBM typewriters as long as the old ones can be fixed. FARMINGTON Davis County officials are faced with a problem whether to buy some new, but very expensive typewriters for some county offices, or change typewriter maintenance companies. And it appears that the latter might be the most economical. COMPLAINTS WERE waged last week from the au- ditors and clerks offices that too many of the courthouse departments are suffering typewriter breakdowns. y The problem is the county commission doesnt want to put out $1,000 a piece for new CLERK Rodney Walker said, however, he isn't happy with the job the maintenance company has been doing for the county. COUNTY Cooper Office Equipment was contracted out by the county this year to take care of any breakdowns in typewriter equipment and told the county they could repair the IBM machines, but Mr. Walker said you call them for sevice and they say theyll get there when they can." THE IBM machines, he said, have to be maintained constantly if they are to be an entities totals about $1.5 mil- lion. ANNOUNCEMENT for the federal grants came from U.S. Congressman James Hansen's office, late last week. Scores of Utah cities applied for the grants, but only the two cities and Davis County itself had grants approved, it was explained. KAYSVILLE will get the lion's share of monies, about CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Paramedics: By TOM BUSSELBERG striking exhibit, he said. The concourse walls are of white vinyl and were designed especially to hang the students creations on. could not identify by name, said she had no criticism toward the people in general, but was concerned that a deteriorating neighborhood near her home might eventually degrade the whole area. The area involved in that complaint, Mayor Sant said, was between 1000 North and 125 West. BLAMING neighborhood deterioration on the high cost of living. Mayor Sant said when inflation and utility rates go higher and higher people generally dont maintain their property as well. He said one of the reasons the city council voted to set up beautificaa tion committee was to motivate pride into the citys citizen-oriente- Successful HUD Grants program, a program official complains. JOURNAL 75 terior walls Change Typewriters, Art Gallery plus paramedics DAVIS NEWS THE Stewart The Kaysville Community Art League will open the LeConte Stewart Gallery of Art each Saturday p.m. and ONE LADY, who the mayor said. New Hours At cookies and milk in one of the three kindergarten rooms. Teacher is Sandra retrieve The high ceilings expose the girders and duct work, he said, however, the exposed water system is another energy saver. In the winter, hot water runs through the pipes keeping the school warm. In the summer months, cool water will run through these same pipes, keeping the temperature at a comfortable LAST WEEK, Mayor Norm Sant said several local residents had called, complaining that in certain areas of the city cars were being parked on law ns and that some $50,000 to $60,000 homes were not being properly cared for. The question is how far the city can go in convincing residents to take care of their property, the mayor said. emergency rooms when time and assistance from paramedics could be vitally needed to improve their chances to live. IN A FULL cardiac arrest if someone can start effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation in four minutes then its very likely the paramedics can revive them, he says, emphasizing the need for residents to learn ways they can help before paramedics arrive. But hand in hand with that they should make use of the free service available to all county residents. Davis Countys program is unique because paramedics work as sheriff s deputies trained as paramedics. The two vehicles. Rescue 14 and Rescue 15 one stationed in each end of the county are fully equipped to handle para medic situations. equitable investment. One suggestion is that the commission contract repair and mainteance services out to the IBM company. PARAMEDICS receive a extensive training course at Weber State College encompassing about 1.800 hours of instruction THE COMMITTEE was organized last year with local residents presiding and was set up to help beautify the city, without causing any legal problems with landowners. Many of the homes in Sun- - COM. ERNEST Eberhard State Offers what the average "dow n time for the typewriter is, how Coopers service has been and how many repairs have been done on the existing machines. County $1,000 For Counseling departments to determine Com. Recorder Nancy Burningham said she had heard a lot of complaints in several county departments over typewriter breakdowns. RENEWAL DATE for the pires March 1. LIKE Clearfield, Sunset authorities have studied the possibility of designing an ordinance which would prohibit property owners from parking vehicles on the lawn or to the side of the house. But the mayor said the council wants to see how the ordinance works for Clearfield before they make up one of their ow n. The city wants to study the he said, adding alternatives, that, in most cases, local residents resent being told what to do by the government. CITY AND county officials want the weeds taken care of. he said, "and people are complaining. Mayor Sant summarized the citys problem as having too many people living too close together. "The city needs ty and wide open spaces," he said. TO SOLVE the problem of deteriorating neighborhoods, however, he said the elected city officials may have to make some ordinances. But he also said the alternatives will be studied and plenty of citizen input solicited before any decisions are made. Ordinance CLINTON - The city council added an inclusion e for students in the citys ordinance which determines the amount a school pays for a business license. AN ORDINANCE is not ever designed to the final word. said Mayor Keith in advocating a change in the present rate set-uThe council was recently approached by owners of Studio of the Arts, a dance school, who requested a change in policy to accommodate their " student enlarge rollment. The previous rate of 65 cents per student per month was changed to 35 cents a e stumonth for each dent. With over 300 students enrolled, the dance school was faced with an annual business part-tim- part-tim- FARMINGTON MAYOR SANT said he knows "theres always going to be someone that disagrees" with whatever the city decides. Sunset has tried for months to convince some stubborn landowners to take care of their weed problems, but only recently has the city taken people to court or cited them for the offense. Clinton Amends part-time- said he would like to see a survey done of the various county contract with Cooper's HE SAID 40 to 50 percent of those older homes are now becoming rental units. Beyond the beautification committee, Mayor Sant said, I dont know how far we, as a city, can go. Cis-ne- y license fee of about $2500. OPPOSING the ammend-men- t, councilman John Rich said he feel there is justification for the higher rate. The school requires more city services than an ordinary business, he said. In other business, the city council voted to keep Alt Gras-te- it as the citys representative to the Davis County Economic Development Board. Commending the board, Mayor Cisney said he is pleased with what I'm seeing there. The board, he said, is actively working on getting an industrial park located in Davis County. I FEEL somewhat vindicated in making a lot of noise about them before, he said. Iw The state has agreed to pay Davis County $1,000 this year in return for counseling services to parents of crib death victims. ex- Until then, the commission has asked the county clerks office to prepare the survey suggested by Com. Eberhard to see what the departments feelings are about typewriter service and repair. In most cases, Mr. Walker said, typewriters should last for ten years, and then be traded in. THE COUNTY commission unanimously accepted a request from the state to provide services to families whose children die from the sudden infant death syndrome, an as yet unknown disease that kills countless hundreds of babies each year. d Funding for the counseling services is good for one year, mdm county-sponsore- Unknown? equal to what would be 45 work normal 40-ho- ABOUT 20 percent of the on average officers time is spent in paramedic activities. The remainder is spent in routine" duties w hether it be issuing a traffic citation or on patrol. But paramedic-dutie- s come first, he says emphatically. Regardless of what Im Ill drop what Im doing doing if we get a medical call we drop everything and go. That has meant some traffic violators had their dreams fulfilled when deputies couldn't complete writing a ticket, he says. d set were built during the late 1940s and 1950s, Mayor Sant said, and though they were once attractive, by todays standards they are no longer considered the elite homes of the city. weeks, Sgt. Green says. One doctor told us our training is like four years of school so its a little frustrating when you find doctors that dont even know a paramedic can start IVs. We can do emergency surgery in the field," he says, all under direction of a physician and emergency room staff. ALL THAT we do has to be under a physician unless thats not feasible then we go on standing orders, he explains, noting Davis paramedics operate in a way similar to those on the Emergency senes. But, he notes with pride, Utah's program is rated second in the nation behind Washington State. WE RESPOND to any type of medical emergency, he says, with the majority probably relating to cardio (heart) problems. The vehicles are fully equipped so that paramedics can act as an extension of the emergency room. We act as the eyes, ears and hands of the emergency room physician. Noting the difference between paramedics and ambulance personnel he says paramedics are trained to treat, and stabilize patients before transport by ambulance. And if any definitive treatment is started a paramedic will accompany the patient to the hospital. AMBULANCE personnel receive about 80 hours of training as emergency medical technicians but their role will be expanding, as well, he adds. ROBBERY SUSPECT This is an artists concept of the bank robbery suspect who held up the Bank of Utah, Centerville Branch, 200 East Pages Lane, about 2:25 p.m. on Feb. 5. The suspect is described as being white male, 25 to 30 years of age, 10 and weighs about 250 pounds. He about reportedly has dark glasses. He used an automatic pistol as a weapon in the holdup. Centerville police, working with the FBI, report no definite suspects in the robbery. A reward is being offered. |