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Show Opinion: Clouds of 83 May Have Silver Lining BARRY KAWA Review Staff There may just be a silver lining for Davis County hiding behind the clouds that produced the infamous mudslides and flooding of the spring of 1983. No longer will the county get caught with its pants down in an emergency situation. The community emergency preparedness plan being implemented in every Davis County city, if kept in working order, will be able to handle all types of possible disasters, ranging from an earthquake to a nuclear attack. 'And the people of Davis County are more secure with the knowledge that their neighbors will lend a helping hand in an emergency situation. The floods and mudslides pointed out a need in county officials to prepare their defenses against a possible repeat of the massive damage of last spring. Gone is the lax attitude that has existed effort since the last major of the the days depression during flood-contr- ol 1930's. A major disaster possibility is in the minds of Davis County officials as it should have been all along. Evidence is the millions of dollars of new debris ba- - sins, clean channels and culverts await- line. With Farmington as the dividing line between north and south Davis counties, many cities on both sides barely knew the other existed. Yet, in last years disaster, north Davis cities worked side by side with south Davis cities in sandbagging and offering their available equipment. son-Dix- ing the worst Mother Nature has to offer. The feeling of it cant happen here among Davis County residents is gone. Last springs flooding and mudslides focused national media attention on the Davis County. County residents watched reports on the local situation on national television news and read about it in such publications as TIME magazine. Last years disaster helped bring a closer tie between cities who were formerly divided by the imaginary Ma- - Hill Air Force Base is now ready and organized to handle prioritized emergency requests from cities and the county. Instead of last years mass chaos in groups, organizations and cities asking the base for help, the state will now handle all requests and filter the most urgent ones back to the base. Thus, Hill Fields massive resources in numbers of volunteers and equipment can be mobilized and used in the most efficient way possible. Davis County and her residents have learned a valuable lesson from the spring flooding of 1983. And the results of this education is all around us. You can see it in the grim determination of residents and Davis County officials who will handle the next disaster situation with the experience of lessons learned. Page 3A (dlorial South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, May 9, 1984 hould Kaysville, Layton Join Library System? Presently, neither Layton nor Kaysville participates in the Davis County library system. Several lakeside area residents were asked to express their opinions about f 1 whether it would be advantageous to residents of the two cities and other Davis County residents if officials of Lay-to- n and Kaysville agreed to join the county system. I cant speak for Layton, but we want a library in Kaysville. At least since Ive been on the board weve not been formally approached by the county and as I understand it they could not guarantee to keep a library in Kaysville open. So right now its not an issue. Its never been brought up at board meetings or talked about. There is a tradition to have a library in Kaysville and we want to keep it. We are continually upgrading and offering better services." Don Edwards Chairman Kaysville Library Board Yes, I think they ought to join the Davis County system because it would benefit the children of Kaysville and Layton. They would be able to check more materials for their studies. John Jensen , Clearfield Davis High School has a pretty good library. I havent been to the Kaysville Library in a long time. 1 think if Kaysville had a better library it could provide for more indepth studies for the Yes, selection of books would be greater. They would have au- dio visual and longer hours would be available. Also Kaysville library is too small. Marjorie Putman students. Kaysville Carolyn Lawson Layton Well actually, I love the Kaysville Library. Its very convenient for my children for school research projects and I like going there. However, I feel larger facilities are also Important. Loretta Cheney Kaysville Letters to Editor Winter Hard For Animals ' Review Editor: The Humane Society of Utah has stated that this has been a very hard winter for the animals, especially the horses. Many were left to' starve in deep snow. The truth is they starved because the owners did not care, not because j of mother nature. To make excuses for the owners is absured, I feel nothing but disgust for them. The few that are taken to court for cruelty to animals are given such a small fine that it is an insult to the animals or they are found not guilty. The sadest thing of all is that people of Utah do not care. People moving here from other states all make the same remark, I cant believe how little concern the people of this state have for animals. Many of these people end up ' leaving the state unable to witness the cruelty. I moved to this ' state 5 years ago and decided to do something to help the ani- -. mals, last year I organized a group called Help Save the Animals IncyWe have high hopes of helping abused, abandoned and unwanted animals. During the last year we have rescued dozens of animals, they have been taken to a veteriner-ia- n for shots, spaying and neutering and cared for until good homes are found. We have placed ads in the papers asking for help from other caring people, but after placing ads and sending out flyers asking for donation for our annual rummage sale for a whole year, 8 people have given us help. We are very often asked why we bother doing what we are doing since they are only animals. So I know what I am talking about when I say that the majority of people here dont care. I am very thankful for having a Humane Society here, but many times the animals cant even count on them for protection. The Davis County Animal Control called me this winter, to bring my camera dn meet them ' at a horse pasture. What I saw there made me sick, one horse laid dead, several others was nothing but skeletons. Snow and thick ice covered the pasture. I saw the pain and hun, When ger they had suffered I decided to see what 1 could do to make sure the bwner would be taken to court at least. I went to the district attorney and was told that in order to prosecute the n owner I needed to have a see the horses. I then contacted a veterinarian and . , . veteri-neria- brought him with me to see the horses, he stated it was a terrible case of nelect and wrote a report to that effect. I then called The Humane Society and spoke to John Fox chief investigator, he told me that they had filed charges against the owner and that the vet I had spent the whole day getting would not be needed for the courts considered the Humane Society Investigators to be expert witnesses. I then repeated what the district attorney had told me, but to no avail. They even went so far, as to tell the veterinarian his testimony would not be needed. Well, it went to court and the horses lost because of lack of evidence. The judges reason, no. veterinarian had seen the horses. If the animals cant count on the Humane Society here for help who can they count on? Certainly not the pebple of Utah. The Humane Society has many caring people working for them, to bad I cant say the same for the ' management. My heart goes out to the suffering animals in' Utah. Karin Britten , Farmington - . , Tokens' Sought By Hobbyist would like to hear from anyone having one or more of these I tokens or from anyone that might be. able to help me. Any help that you can give me of any kind is greatly appreciated. My address is Travis Roberts, Box 1168, Bellaire, Texas 77401. Travis Roberts Bellaire, Tex. Thanks Given For Cat Show Review Editor: We at Pumpkins Pride would like to express our deep gratitude to the individuals and mer- chants who helped make our drawing at the cat show in the Salt Palace such a success. This helped us raise some much needed funds to continue our visits to the elderly and handi- Bureau started the feeding program two weeks later in northern Utah, than in other parts of the state. Why, I dont know. Especially since northern Utah re- and tilted the balance of nature. So now, we must continue to feed them.' The poor, wild, beautiful creatures are so unfairly put upon. ceived the heaviest snow. In the winter they starve and Strangely enough, the Utah freeze, and then are hunted in Wildlife Bureau did very little the fall. Mans intrusion into naabout feeding the deer and elk. ture is always thumbs down for It was mainly left up to the the animals. This season will be hunters and humanitarians. even more cruel, since many I am very much in favor of deer have become tame, and the deer and elk feeding. But, used to man. I agree with Dr. Stone, of they should be fed every winter. Weve allowed building, grazing, Spanish Fork, Utah (editorial of etc., into their winter range. The April 10, Deseret News) that the stockmen, poacher, and rangers U.W.B. had a budget nearing have slaughtered the predators half a million dollars. 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The mascot v ' , 50 for were tokens $1, good ; Marjie'' Higgins cents, 25 cents, 12Vi cents or Layton such in trade or merchandise or for j one of loaf bread, good drink, one shave, one ride or , whatever. were made of They usually metal, and while having the general appearance of a coin, they Review Editor: were made in all shapes and This terrible winter and the sizes with some picturing eledeer feeding is over. As you drive through the canyons and phants, cows, birds and buildwooded areas, the proof of a ings. I have reason to believe that heavy winter is evident. There some of these tokens were used are pitiful carcasses of deer in' your area and I would be strewn everywhere, particularly most interested in obtaining in northern Utah. some of them for my collection. Of course, the Utah Wildlife The Lakeside Review encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citizens to speak out on issues that involve the local commu- should be an accounting. Particularly, in view of the fact that the deer and elk feeding was mostly volunteers. Meanwhile, the rangers should collect the starved carcasses from the canyons. Tourists and others driving through our canyons surely must wonder why these once magnificent creatures are so disrespectfully left to rot in the open. It seems the main function of the Utah Wildlife Bureau, is to sell hunting, trapping and fishing deemed to be libelous or in bad taste. -- , 'S All letters must be sighed by the author and accompanied by an address and phone number. Address all letters to Review Editor, Lakeside Re- view, 2146 N. Main, Layton, Utah 84041, or 145 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010. Bachelors Programs Computer Science Electrical Engineering Additional Programs AdministrativeEndorsement Certificate for Educators J Certified Professional Secretary Registration Summer Quarter Registration will be held on June 4, 5, 6, at Hill Air Force Base. 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