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Show ' JUNE 22, 1983 Housing Authority Studies Computer By TOM BUSSELBERG of entering it). Zions (First National) Bank got rid of theirs. Theyre costly, get outdated, are hard to handle you FARMINGTON The Davis County Housing Authoritys growing to where employees are working to their capacity and a computer system may provide some relief. dont have an extremely heavy volume. IT WILL eliminate quite a Mrs. Davis emphasized, noting a property clerk will be needed until the computers one line, if approved, and then that could lot of time, THATS THE feeling of Housing Authority Executive Director Rosemary Davis, noting the agencys grown through addition of new units owned and managed by 130 percent in the past five years while the staffs only grown by less than a third. On top of that, the staffs less than under the old Housing Authority before possibly be eliminated. Computers, including software, could be purchased from , she said, based on systems in place from Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., to Fresno, Calif. No Utah housing authorities are computerized, she added. I THINK we should get one for under $10,000, Mr. Tayler said, with approval given for Mrs. Davis to visit Reno and two California sites. In other action, the board was told additional information on bonding pt still isnt available although vO. slated to receive up to $85,000 in federal community develop- ment funds, this year, but, along w ith the millions of dollars figured for other agencies around the state, Gov. Mathe-so- n has frozen that money for possible use in flood damage repair, she told the board. Only $15,000 remains from the 1982 allocation that could be set aside to assist any elderly affected by the disaster w ho dont otherwise qualify forfed-era- l assistance, Mrs. Davis indicated. The 1982 funding distributed around the state may have to be retuijed depending the board that would see financing for apartment units. Thanks to arri val of warmer, drier, weather, construction is moving steadily on the family and senior citizen units with contractors still hopeful of reorganization before that, she on an audit outcome, she meeting original deadlines, etters to the was THE AUTHORITY Mrs. Davis said major dehave expressed invelopers terest. About $18 million would be needed to make the program feasible with interest shown by local developers in building projects in Clearfield, Kaysville and Bountiful. THE SALT LAKE City firm of Foster and Marshall American Express presented details in the regular May meeting of Mrs. Davis says. added. adds. Jaycees Thanks To Those KaysvilleDrive Sponsor Who Manned FACED WITH an addition in units operated and ow ned by nearly 80 percent come fall, Mrs. Davis says the computer could assist in recording a lot of information that now requires six different entries, for example. By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON -- When you - leave home, tell your parents where you are going and how long you will be away. Go where you say you are going and dont go anywhere else without letting your parents know. IF YOU meet someone, especially a young person that has had a terrible experience like I had, dont mention it to them. I want to forget it and go on with my life. I want people to be my friend just because they like me and not because Im the girl that got kid- napped. These were the two messages Melanie Larsen, kidnapping victim, left with the fifth grade students in Glen Larsens Crestview Elementary School class. MR. LARSENS class had been studying emotions and feelings in connection with a health unit. Some class members brought up questions about kidnapping and the emotions that would be experienced by the victim and the victims parents. Mr. Larsen invited Melanie, a 6th grade student at another Layton school, to discuss her experience with his class. Mrs. James Beck, Melanies elemental mother, accompanied Melanie to the discussion and participated with her in answering student questions. THIS WAS the first time since Melanie was questioned by reporters following her release from the kidnapper in Nebraska last summer that she has openly talked about her experience. It was almost 10 a.m. on July 23, 1982 when Melanie Larsen hung up the phone in the pay booth near the store on Main Street in Kaysville. She had just called one of her friends in West Valley City. A man quickly grabbed the blonde 10 year old, hit her on the forehead with an ice pick handle and maneuvered her to his car. 7-- AS MELaNIE faced Mr. Larsens fifth graders, several questions were asked about the abduction. Didn't you try to get away? YES. Did he hurt you? AT FIRST he said he didnt know. Later he said he needed cash. Melanie calmly went on to explain her abductor fed her only one meal in five days. She was given some water and some Coke at different times. I LOST 10 pounds in the six days he held me captive. Were you ever left alone in a room? didnt you try to get I THOUGHT it would be worse if I tried to escape and he caught me. What did you do all the time he had you captive? I WATCHED television. I saw my Mom and my Dad on TV. It helped a lot to know they were looking for me. I cried. I prayed all the time." Eventually, the kidnapper transported Melanie to Nebraska. She was confined in a trailer located behind a house. The abductors aunt discovered Melanie and told her to get out of there and run. WHY DIDNT this woman help you? She had been drinking. WHERE DID you go? I ran to the police station. HOW DID they know who you were? Melanies AFTER A few questions by the Nebraska police officers, a secretary in the police station helped Melanie call home to Utah. JUST WHERE he hit me on the forehead. I still have a little mark. Why did he do it? YES. Why away? formation all over the United States. The police in Nebraska knew who she was. mother answered, As soon as Melanie was reported missing, her description was put on a computer system that sent the in Did you ever have nightmares? YES, ALL the time at first. My mother took me to a psychologist. Now I dont have many nightmares. Does it bother you to hear about other children that are kidnapped? YES. Mrs. Beck said that just after Melanie returned home after her horrifying experience, the mention of a kidnapping would upset Melanie for days. The psychologist has helped Melanie work through these fears. WERE YOU afraid? Yes. WHAT HAPPENED to the man who did it? Hes in jail. ARE YOU GLAD? Yes. WHEN THE word fear was mentioned, Mrs. Beck told the 5th graders a little of her fears during the time Melanie was being held captive and even now when Melanie and the other children in the family are away from home. I panic when my children arent immediately accounted for. Please, tell your parents where you are. DavisEOC Unit Why do we need it, Board Member David Tayler asked. It sounds good but someones got to do (the work Rightly so, we have heard a lot about the activities and heroism of city officials, property owners and volunteers who have formed the first line of defense against the recent ravages of nature. They deserve all the accolades they have been heaped upon them, but there have been others generally unheard of and unsung. to her. In three hours after we discovered her missing, the police had her listed as a missing person and her description was sent out to law enforcement agencies. I REFER to those individuals .vho manned the County Emergency Operations Center located in the basement of the Farmington Library and those county employees who labored in the field as directed by those in authority. The EOC acts as a linkage between county, state, federal and city governments. It has the ability when need is requested or manifest to provide resources and help. DO YOU go places alone now? No. THERE WERE many adjustment problems Melanie had when she returned home after the kidnapping incident. One of the big obstacles she faced was acceptance from her peers. The kids teased me ab- THE CITIES that cooperated discovered that we could and did act as partners. Everyone in the EOC worked long hours. In fact, some worked several 0 hour shifts. I cant say enough about the cooperation of the Ham Radio Operators who, without pay, manned their radio vans and the EOC station 24 hours per day. Also appreciated were the services of the National Guard, the LDS Church, utility companies, the jail kitchen, the Red Cross and television station out the experience. They would point me out and say, Isnt that the girl that got kidnapped? I wasnt accepted by the other kids. When Melanie entered the sixth grade just a few weeks after her tramatic experience, a wise teacher talked to Melanies classmates when Melanie was out of the room. Today, Melanie is happy with school. She has friends. They are slowly forgetting that Melanie Larsen is the girl that was kidnapped. MELANIE still rarely talks I want about the experience. to forget it. 1 want to be just like all other girls. dmg 16-2- . al 4. EACH YEAR we elect new chapter officers. Annual elections coupled with "ex(forced resignation hausting to all members at age 37) gives everyong a chance to serve as an officer in the Kaysville Jaycees or the Utah Jaycees. 5. Our seminars or "Individual Development include: personal financial planning, All young men between young men in Kaysville can join, owning a business is not a requirement. 2. DEVELOP leadership by chairing community projects, serving in club management, participating in Jaycee sponsored leadership seminars (in- leadership, communication, dividual development), and listening to a wide variety of guest speakers. 3. The backbone of the Kaysville Jaycees is commun- ers from Davis County have ity service. Anyone interested of July included Kaysville City Mayor Gerald Purdy, Davis County family life, spiritual development, and time management. 6. RECENTLY guest speak- in assisting in the 4th activities should contact Sheriff Brant Johnson and businessmen Richard Bowman, Bowmans Market, and Gordon Peterson, Kaysville 5 Richard Diehl or Our Dwight Krebs traditional community projects are: 4th of July - chuck- 544-147- 544-281- Drug. EVENSEN ORNAMENTAL IRON Beautiful -29- 5-9895 Secure 815 So. Main, Ceiterville I I EMDENT1AL . WINDOW GUARDS WITH MATCHING DESIGNS GATES . PIPE - Harry Gerlach Santa-to-Tow- leadership development of : . - HE STATES the Jaycee Creed and other purposes of the Junior Chamber of Commerce are as follows: 1. The purpose of Jaycees is helicopters. IF ANY medals are to be handed out related to EOC flood activities, they would have to be given to all members of the road shop and Sheriffs Department who gave so much, and some, nearly their lives. wagon breakfast (fund raiser), fireworks, parade, Miss Kaysville float, afternoon and evenStar ing activities; Christmas Sanon the Mountain, Sub-fo- r Easter ta, and Egg hunt; and Jaycee family-mentretardation zoo outing. Richard Diehl, president of the Kaysville Jaycee Chapter is encouraging new memberships into their chapter. SECURITY PATIO r, GATES AND Security STORM PATIO DOORS RAILING STEEL STAIRS COLUMNS Ml ALSO AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL RAILINGS GATES PILLARS CUSTOM WELDING Davis County Commission HOW DID they know you were kidnapped? Melanies mother answered this question. Melanie doesnt go away without saying where she is going. She didnt know many people in Kaysville because we had just moved into the town. After about one hour of checking with her friends and her grandparents who live in Kaysville, we knew something had happened A good newspaper willjcp you anxious to read it wecxafbr wook. ore a form of art. 5 Each week lid highlights of local happenings cre organized with an artistic flair that keeps readers excited about receiving their next issue. As you have probably noticed, we have added color to keep the newspaper new and exciting. So when a newspaper representative calls you join the who have subscribed begin enjoying one of the ftsiejewspapers of Utah. ihd northllavis LOGO WINNER - Corey Bailey of N., Layton, is the winner of the Layton Civic Arts Association Logo conLAYTON 1133 E. 1250 Civic Arts Corey Bailey won the Layton graphic design. Layton area and graduated from Davis High School. He attended Weber State College and Utah Technical College. test. HIS ENTRY was selected over several excellent entries just last week by the LCAA officers. Mr. Bailey grew up in the CURRENTLY, Mr. Bailey is employed as a graphic desig- ner for Young Electric Sign Company in Salt Lake City. He has been with this company for the past eight years. Mr. Baileys entry was a graphic black and white design depicting in a simple way the purpose of the LCAA. OFFICERS of the LCAA want to thank all those artists that entered the logo contest. The response was greatly appreciated, dmg k pnfler |