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Show n D Page 6A North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, January 16, 1985 Center Freeport Beauty of Animals Can Be Saved Wants to Attract LYNDA GRAHAM Review Correspondent LAYTON - When Gaye Smith heard the song Oh, give me home where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play," she didnt think the lyrics could refer to her living room. But with her husband Mike Smiths taxidermy hobby, she soon found that her home in Layton had indeed become a sanctuary for all types carefully preserved wildlife, including, for a time, a full size buffalo. Smith first became interested in taxidermy when he was just 12 years old as he became fascinated with animals. He wanted to preserve their beauty but back then it cost at least $30 to have a pheasant stuffed. Thirty dollars to a kid without a job was like a million," he said. And so a hobby was launched. He began by taking a mail order taxidermy course which he said really didn't give him much but a basic idea of what to do. Therm Preece, a Layton man who did taxidermy, became a role model for Smith and he watched him do animals, gaining much of his current knowledge and technique. Smith began with birds and then went on to learn about deer, raccons, fox, big horn sheep, badgers, and many other types of animals. He said it is surprising how many animals can be found and trapped in the Layton area, where he does most of his trapping. His home is filled with samples of his taxidermy work. He has several types 6f birds, three deer heads, about 20 sets of deer horns, racoons, red fox, a badger, several rabbits and along with a few other animals specimans. Smith said his wife put her foot down when he brought home a full size buffalo to repair and wanted to keep it. Smith was working for Lagoon at the time and was helping to restore some old animals that Lagoon had acquired when it bought out Pioneer Village. For a time, owner of Lagoon had planned to make a display of the animals but following the Farmington floods priorities were changed, delaying the dis- Review Staff CLEARFIELD- - Freeport Center officials are working closely with Davis County and concentrating their efforts on attracting business, said the Centers economic development director. The center is negotiating with a firm now that may move to acreage tying into Freeports north end, said Stephen Barrett, and could bring about 350 jobs. But talks could continue for several months before anything is confirmed, he said. The company is also looking at several other areas in the state. About 35 acres off 200 South in Clearfield is slated for new Freeport growth over the next out-of-sta- te hard-press- ed When the house became full, the Smith decided to use the garage for a taxidermy den so Smith can now work on large W. The seminar is called Staying Alive in 85: Financial Survival Techniques for Utah Farms and Ranches. It is sponsored by the Utah Bankers Association, Utah State University and the states farm and ranch organizations. The one day seminar will outline some of the financial problems farmers and ranchers are experiencing today, and offer so several years. Freeport officials hope they can JACKALOPE said. self to take enough time to do a really good job.j The excitement of seeing the finished animal tempts a taxidermist to hurry through the process but Smith said he has learned to discipline himself to proceed slowly to produce lasting job. ern Vistors from the East might easily mistake the animal for a rabbit with horns. Western folk, with a little more savy and a little less wool over their eyes, realize the creature is the work of a good taxidermist. Smith said the hardest part of doing good work is forcing him jack-albp- begin construction on a new building later this year, which should take another year to complete. 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We are optimistic about said. growth in the area, Barrett We are concentrating our efforts right now on companies who serve the whole western U.S., since we compete with distribution centers in Denver and Reno, he explained. Industry in the area is experiencing a trend to more manufacturing and assembly, he noted. About half our businesses out here are for manufacturing and assembly purposes, with smaller distribution centers. The Freeport Center is cited as one of the largest inland distribution centers in the U.S. Five years ago, only 10 percent of Freeport business was manufacturing oriented, he said. With a vacancy rate of between 10 to 12 percent right now, the industrial park has an annual inventory valued at around $450 million. APRIL ADAMS jack-alop- e, animals without takin up the entire house. Durning times of the year when animals are in season to be trapped or hunted. Smith often finds himself with a surplus of animals mounting up faster than he can take care of them. 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