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Show By KEITH DUNCAN For Clearfields Blanche Page, things are still in a bit of shock. After being named Mother of the Year by the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce, she admits its the greatest thing that could ever happen to me, THE CHAMBER honored her last week at a special luncheon that took place in Clearfield. Im still getting over my shock, Im just honored that they selected me, said Mrs. Smith. Joe Page, one of Smith and Blanches four children, played a big role in getting his mother nominated for the annual award. His nine paragraph letter was submitted to the chamber office as part of the contest to select the special mother of the city. JOE DIDNT notify any family member of the special plot and as he mentioned in the letters first paragraph, It didnt enter my mind what to really write about, but after thinking for a moment, I began to appreciate mom like Id never done before. Mrs. Page referred to the special letter as an emotional I'd never read experience. she anything like it before, said. A touching portion of the letter told of a critical illness Joe contacted while only eight years of age. The following paragraph appeared as it did in the letter. JOE REPORTED The really important time that stands out in my mind is when at the age of eight I developed Pnephristis (kidney failure). The doctors said I had a very slim chance of living. But my mother with so much faith, strength and courage never gave up. It was the hardest Im sure on her, but for nine years she nursed me back to health. I was not able to walk for about a year. All of my meals were prepared different from all the rest of the family, and I had to have complete bed rest. I was a lot of work for my Mother, but she always remained cheerful. She could always drop everything she was doing and play a game with me or read to me. 1 never once heard her complain. By MARK D. MICKELSEN Blanche and her husband Smith are the parents of four children, Annjean. Rodney, Joe and Sharlene. Smith still recalls experiences that found his wife catching pollywags, FARMINGTON Emergency Services Director John Zippro has been trying, for years, to get the Davis County Commission to establish a disaster fund a sort of kitty in case a emergency calamity strikes the Wasatch nightcrawlers and enjoying annual hunting and fishing trips with the children. Front. LAST TUESDAY, the new commission was approached with the same idea and they listened. There is even a hint that the neglected disaster fund may soon become a reality. MR. ZIPPRO met with the commission to ask approval of BLANCHE HAS been active in duties and position in the LDS Church. She has served as a Relief Society, Primary and MIA teacher all in the Clearfield First Ward, where her husband presently serves as ward clerk. She'll be the first to admit the joyous times she once had in serving as a den mother of nine cub scouts. "Those are years that Ill never forget, she said. the county natural disaster emergency plan. The plan is updated and approved yearly to assure that certain procedures will be carried out in the event of an emergency. The number of residents to be included in the plan rose this year, due to a recent increase in the county population, Zippro told the commission. NOW THE grandmother of grandchildren, Blanche got a little emotional in saying, I hope theyll be as proud of us as we are of them. One thing is for sure. Blanche won't forget the phone call she received the Thursday before this Mothers Day when a 12 THE COMMISSIONERS listened as he outlined the strengths and weaknesses of the county emergency ser- member of the Chamber, Gerald Gibson, called to tell her of the surprising news. IM JUST lost words to express ness they brought said Blanche of the selection. for enough the happiour way, MATUCD OC TUC VC AD I nCn Ur I nC Y CMn lYlU Chambers Clearfields Blanche Page was honored ,ast week as ClearfieldS 1981 Mother of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. Merls Jewelry donated the gift, a digital watch. No. County School Addition Outlined, Architects Named FARMINGTON Architects have been named to prepare plans for additions to three north county elementary schools. THE SCHOOL board has approved architects for six room additions at Samuel Mor- gan in Kaysville and East Layton and two rooms plus a media center at Kaysvilles Burton School. The 14 classrooms will help alleviate some problems in the near future, Schools Supt. Lawrence Welling said. Approved architects are Carpenter & Stringham for Morgan; Montmorency, Hayes & Talbot for East Layton and Ken Jones & Associates for Burton. The first two firms are from Salt Lake City and Jones is from Ogden. money has already been budgeted bid dates won't be determined un ALTHOUGH til after a $5.5 million bond sale AN ADDITION to Lincoln is conducted this summer, Clerk Roger Glines said. Elementary on east Antelope Drive in Layton will already be filled to capacity when it is occupied in August while portables will probably also be needed at Layton Elementary year due to by the 1982-8rapid growth in south Layton, Mr. Stevenson noted. A date has yet to be set for the bond sale with funding from that to go for the Layton High School addition and new Kaysville elementary Supt. Welling said the additions would move back the need for construction of Oak Forest Elementary in northeast Layton but Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson said the additions would offset overcrowding for a maximum of two years and indicated there could be portable classrooms at the three schools by then. B TOM Bl'SSEI.BKRG Teachers contracts FARMINGTON have been approved and signed, last year at this time, but it will be into next month before that same action can take place this year. THE NEXT negotiations session" between mediators ol both the Davis Educational Association (DEAL repiesenling the s teachers and the Davis Sehool Distriet is set for Mondav w iih funding cuts implemented by the legislaluie blamed for this years slow progress. In an interview with Dee Bmningham. DEA executive secretary . and l.aii Steele, teachers' representative, blame for the problem was laid at the feet of Ihe legislators. w ho approved such cuts as 32 percent in categorical funding for such programs as gifted and talented, and textbooks, to name iust two. D "BASICALLY. THE legislature gave the notion they would provide a six percent (teacher salary I increase in a time when the cost of living was 12.5 percent. Then they gave the impression the local school disbetricts would work it out IdilTerenc tween six and 12.5)." Mr. Burningham said. I he passage of the change in property assessment where it is assessed at 20 percent of 80 pereent-- or at 16 percent of its assessed value - w ill "drastically affect us in the county." Mr. Steele said. -- ALONG THOSE lines. Mr. Burningham said County Assessor Thayne Corbridge is anticipating a 14 percent increase in the assessment level for the average home, but and procedures, but no tools to carry them out. Zippro said he has made arrangements with the school district to allow certain SALE OF those bonds will mean the end of money from the districts current $35 million bond authority conducted about two years ago. tb Com. Gerlach said, "but plans are only as good as our capabilities. Zippro said he has recommended, repeatedly, that the county put aside money each year for the disaster fund. But, he said, the plan has not been accepted. HE EXPLAINED that one True ence is nothing more than a poor memory. Barker, Des Moines that has come alter five oi six veats since the last reassessment with home values cent in actuallv incicasingat least that time. And while people ntav complain about Ihe increase coming all m one vear. the school lev y has seen a drop of nearly two mills and all things considered even il the hoaid of education imposes up to four nulls additional taxes on Us ow n the affect w ill not be an mci ease ol that much. Mr. Burningham quotes Mr. Coi-b- i idge as say ing. THE DECREASES on Ihe one hand will be balanced out by any school board increases with the boaid considering implementing two of thiee mills nuthoiicd for a voted leewav and two ol three possible emergency nulls, 'People can really expect within one oi two mills of last year." Mr. Burningham said. "Properl v taxes will go up in the neighborhood of 15 percent and will probably represent less than a 21) percent increase in taxes when values have gone up 50 percent. IT really means is that local governments who depend so heavilv on property taxes are eroded, in desperate straits." he noted, although cities and counties have some sales tax revenue. " I hev're cutting the throats ofth.il local government everyone says should be more responsible. It will rest with the legislature to find a tax that is fair, equitable and will move with the economy." he added. "VMIAT FACED WITH these cuts, the district has opted to eliminate teaching positions. 20 in elementary and 20 in secondary. That will come through attrition, 40-4- 5 moving through the Wasatch Front during the day and night, many of them, unmarked. THE COMMISSION discussed the recent derailment of a Union Pacific train in Weber Canyon caused by a mudslide. In such cases, said Mr. Zippro. the county where the accident occurs is responsible for the cleanup and repairs. ITS Utah $35,000 A GOOD plan, lost community their entire city Part of the annual Riata Days July 4 celebration will be the traditional parade. Chairman this year is James Layton. He can be contacted by calling 6 All or businesses, school groups and organizations in Layton are encouraged to sponsor a parade entry. There is no entry fee. 773-425- 479-415- PRIZES FOR the best entries will be given. The parade am. Starting point begins at will be the Clarence Knight Pontiac lot on Main St. The route is south on Main Street to Gentile then east to Lancer Lane. It will end in the Layton High School parking lot. Parade entries should be in starting position at least one-hahour before the parade starting time. Entries are encouraged to follow the 1981 Riata Days theme, Progress Through Cooperation." 1 1 lf INFORMATION about the organization sponsoring the :vcr. with no tilings planned And that ligmc must he taken onlv altei additional teachers added to handle the expected 1.000 student increase, the pair emphasized. That will mean an average increase of up to one student per teacher but will actuallv translate into mote students for certain teachers, such as onlv two thud grades where there vveie three the veai or combining a fifth and sixth guide and then leaving two fifth and two sixth grades, resulting in more students lor all. be-lo- AND As soon as the train is off the tracks. Com. Eberhard said. Its the countys problem." Mr. Zippro nodded. s THE THING that me," Zippro said, is that the county does not have the space or money to buy and store certain crucial pieces of frus-trate- emergency equipment. He complained that residents needing assistance often call the Emergency Services office and the county has to get permission to rent certain items to take care of the disaster problem. 1 should have some kind of authority." said Zippro. to rent out needed items when they are requestd. Com. Eberhard suggested that pro- visions be started for an emergency fund. AT LEAST the (emergency) plan is here, Zippro told the commission, although we may not have the (monetary) resources." Meanwhile, the natural dis- aster plan has been approved for another year. Riata Days Parade Chairman Named specific disaster procedure outline, pinpointing actions to be taken in times of crisis. IN ADDITION, Com. Harry B. Gerlach explained that if any of the cities request aid from the county, there is no disaster fund to accommodate them. He said the county has disaster preparedness plans schools to be used as shelters in times of emergency. All Too often a clear consci- many dangerous materials vices program. Not all cities in Davis County have an emergency plan, he said. There are only six communities that have turned in a building planned adjacent to Kaysville Junior High School. d 1 .500-plu- Contract 3 budget when a serious flood crippled the streets and neighborhoods. Zippro said that particular financial disaster could have been offset had the city maintained a disaster fund. There was some talk from a few of the commissioners over setting up a special mill levy to establish the fune. However. Com. Ernest Eberhard said declaring a special mill levy would be a disaster. ALL THREE commissioners agreed that there is a need for a disaster fund, but could not come to grips with a specific plan to establish the fund. Com. Eberhard said he was concerned that there are so HILE the combined class vv ill be given a smaller student increase and probstudents as ably will have hand-picke- d pluses for the teacher, it will still mean extra preparation needed to teach the dille-ren- t subject areas, such as social studies differences between the two guides, the two educators explained. "You'll have teachers who will be vvoiking under heavy stress. Mr. Burningham said. 100-12- 5 And faced with a salary increase that may end up between six and 12.5 percent, although no one is say ing w here at present, more teachers will seek jobs elsewhere, they said. THE LIST of terminations is including more men with five-teyears experience deciding to change employ ment. threatening a change in the current percent ratio of female to mule teachers that could mean an alteration in the educational parade entry and what the entry represents should be submitted to Randall J. Heaps the Layton City Hall in advance of the parade. This information will be used by the parade announcer. Deadline for parade entries is June 20.dmg THE KAYSVILLE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "B" North Mam St.. Layton, Utah B4041 Phone 376-913- 3 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) - :er live years or more, lemale turnover is greater lot lamilv and other reasons. AND THE picture doesnt look bright lot more male instructors, he said, with Mi. Steele indicating Weber Slate ( olleue said 85 percent of its education students aie females. In spite of that. Mr. Steele, who incoming mathematics and science teachers said. "I think there aie still some very capable people coming in. still quite a few but not as main." inlci-view- s MR. BURNINGHAM said mam enter the field "out of idealism" explaining, "tollege kids don't have to look at the money aspect but it hits them as families come along, etc. Then main capable teachers say they cantalloidtodoit (teach any longer)." And in spite of what some sav about private sector salaries, they have nsen more in line with the cost ol living, except for last year w hen the aveuige inc tease vv as 9.6 percent, he said. "EDUCATION IN Utah isahc.idv being provided at a huge disemint 20 percent below the national average for the per pupil expenditure, a larger class load and salaries a bit below (average). " that salary figure put at percent by Mr. six-sev- Burn-ingha- n 60-4- 0 program. male teachers with sigProbably nificant experience" are leaving the district. not including retirees. Mr. Burningham said, noting male teachers usually stay Emphasizing that teachers aie trying to solve problems rather than look to a strike if acceptable negotiations aren't reached he added. "We've got to have solutions that arc acceptable." 25-3- 0 HE SAID "several issues" must be resolved by both the DEA and district administration before the Monday meeting. |