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Show 1 : ;2A Eye Sores Razed Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, September 12, 1984 On Main Street Three Main BOUNTIFUL Street houses dubbed as eye sores were torn down last week by the Bountiful Redevelopment Agency. Houses at 264 and 266 Main and one at 22 East 300 North were leveled and the land put up for sale. RDA Director Randy Sant said there is already someone interested in the property. The property is zoned for comdwellmercial or multiple-un- it ings. One of the houses was set on fire for practice drill by the Boun-tifFire Department. The property owned by Jex and Richard Hepworth was bought by the RDA in 1981 when a mall for downtown was pro- ul posed. ! The mall idea was defeated and downtown revitalization project is now in the beginning stages of negotiations. Sant said some offsite improvements may be started in the spring of next year. Boaters Warned After Rescue From Island A state wildlife officer was res- Photo by Robert Regan , HERE TODAY, GONE TODAY. Thats the story of three houses on the corner of 200 north and Main Street in Bountiful. A hydraulic hand, operated by Rod Myers, removed the eyesores for the Bountiful County-Wid- Redevelopment Agency.,1 Probably the most interesting thing we find is old newspapers, said worker Dana Hinckley, who added they have found papers as old as 1915. ' e cued last Wednesday night on Antelope Island by Davis County sheriffs deputies, after he went in search of missing companions, became caught in a rain storm and couldnt return to the mainland. No one was injured in the mishap. The incident prompted a warning by Capt. K.D. Simpson of the sheriffs department to all boaters on the Great Salt Lake. All boaters using the lake for any reason, either duck hunting or recreation, should be wary of the unpredicti-bl- e nature of the lake. Be cautious and be prepared. e Bill Bates, a biologist for the state wildlife department, noticed that his companions boat was missing. State wildlife resource units had been out on the lake doing routine tests, Simpson non-gam- Petition Drawn Up to Oppose District APRIL ADAMS Review Staff A Clearfield man LAYTON will begin a county-wid- e petition drive this week against the formation of a special service district proposed to take care of garbage disposal in the county. The proposed district would handle the waste disposal needs of its member cities, which construction and operation of a garbage burn plant. ; James Hurst, one of the originators of the Committee Against the Bum Plant, has about 10 days to collect signatures. Petitions are being accepted from those in favor or against the special service district following a public hearing . may-inclu- last week. (See related story, Page 1A.) , Signatures of residents in Clearfield and Bountiful cannot be counted on the petition since their city councils voted not to participate in the special service district and will therefore Lay-to- n, have no say in the activities of the district. Jerry Hess, deputy county attorney, said the boundaries of will be redrawn and amended to delete these cities. d The district was originally commissioners are then obligated by law to drop the proposal for the district. However, if fewer than half the voters in the participating cities are opposed to dis- tricts creation, the decision will be up to county commissioners. The following cities voted to include themselves in the district: Farmington, Clinton, Sunset, Syracuse, Kaysville, Fruit Heights, South Weber, Centerville, West Point, Woods Cross, North Salt Lake, and West Bountiful. Hurst said that there is no problem with garbage in Davis County, and added that alternative methods should be explored. But Wil Jeffries, executive director of thWasatch Front Regional Council, said that three years were spent looking at every conceivable waste disposal alternative, including composting. The study was funded with federal grant monies, he said. We have the documents on the study. The only proven tive, technically and financially, t prb-pose- as county-widSince these cities voted not to include themselves in the district, voters from these areas cant be considered, even though 100 percent of them may disapprove. We can now look only at those who e. included themselves in," Hess said. This is written in the states, special service district law, he said. Hurst therefore needs the signatures of at least half the qualified electorate or of those who own property comprising at least half the assessed valuation in the 12 cities and unincorporated areas whose elected officials voted to include themselves in the service district. If Hurst succeeds, county burn recovery resource plant. He said that the two exista i$ ing county landfills, one in the south and the other in the north, have only so many years of life ' left. four-whe- el four-whe- el ming. ' Now there are 36 search and rescues posses in Utah; all but Bountifuls are in some way affiliated with sheriffs departments. Nationwide, there are 67 jeep posses in 10 states. Most are in western states. Hawaii has a posse with a membership of one who attended last years convention. Woods cross Girl Fatally Injured Sunday A WOODS CROSS Woods Cross girl was fatally injured last Sunday in a accident near her home. According to police reports, Kerri A. Gertsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dero Roger Gertsch, 1301 W. 500 S Woods Cross, darted into the path of a pick-u- p truck driven by Calvin Henry Owen, 19, of 853 Duluth Ave, two-year-o- ld pede- This year has been a slow year for search and rescue operations Palmer said; one reason is limited access to Davis County Mountains this year. Skyline Drive and Farmington Canyon are closed because of wash outs. Only one lost person was reported this year, but some years the posse responds to as many as 24 calls to find miss- The next to the last guy to leave the area found the scout, Marvin said. There were hunts for victims y of airplane crashes and a search in the mountains for a mentally ill woman who did everything she could to avoid being found. Smith finally brought her out. Men have gone door to door through neighborhoods looking for hundreds of missing children. Most of the time we find them at a friends house, said Marvin. Gun safety for hunters between the ages of 10 to about 21 years of age has been a primary concern of the group 26 years. Hunter safety courses are held three times a year ; with an average enrollment of 140 Palmer said.,1 Over 5,000 people have taken the safety course necessary by state law to acquire a Utah State hunting license. five-da- ing people. The men know the foothills and mountains and their expertise has aided law enforcement agencies in the past to find lost deer hunters and hikers. Marvin told of a classic example of a rescue operation. Years ago a scout was missing at Mirror Lake in the rugged Uintah Mountains. After days of scouring trails and brushes, the search was about to be called off when the men decided to make one more sweep. 4 t down just as the child ran into the street. He tried to swerve to avoid her. Sources from the Utah Highway Patrol said Owen was going 35 to 45 MPH in a 55 MPH speed zone at the time of the accident. aluminum motor boat and set out to find , ' ran-chhou- se half-mil- tle after 9 p.m. A short way from shore, they saw lights in the ranch house and after docking, discovered Bates in the cabin prepared to spend the night there. The return trip was worse than the trip out to the island, and took almost an hour because the waves were massive. That was quite a squall, Simpson described. 1 The boat also had to reroute after losing beacon lights on the causeway, but finally returned about 12:30 p.m. Simpson said the sheriffs office has received about 5 calls in the past few weeks on boaters who have been overdue in retur-in- g to the mainland. Most of the calls originate from the gate to Antelope Island, which has become a launching site for boaters since the lakes 1 level has risen. People just dont understand how deceptive the lake can be. Its unpredictable. Even professionals can get in trouble out there. He said a storm could come up instantaneously and catch boaters unaware. Simpson recommended that with duck hunting season approaching, boaters be prepared. Have a good, reliable weather report and take extra food and clothing in case boaters become stranded and must spend the night, he said. Focus On Before Antelope Island was America's Future sold to the state, the Bountiful posse had its own fire truck and was responsible for fighting fires that raged on the is- Help Prevent Birth Defects Support the land. When their help the Davis County partment or the departments, the is called and he calling chain. (m March of Dimes is needed by BIRTH Sheriffs Delocal police commander activates a DEFECT FOlINDAllON Potential new members of the Bountiful City Jeep Posse must be sponsored by two members of the organization. They must turn in an application and be visited by the visitation committee and are checked for criminal records. Funded entirely by membership dues, the men have another motto as a guideline for responding to calls for help. We will work with anyone, but for no one. woods Cross Officer Suspended A Woods WOODS CROSS Cross policeman was Charged with child sexual 'abuse two weeks ago. Gary Peterson, a resident of Davis County, is scheduled to appear Sept. 7 before the Bountiful circuit court. He was turned in to the Davis County Sheriffs Department by an anonymous party for allegedly fondling a girl under 14 ye.ars of He has been suspended without pay from the Woods Cross, police department, according to Woods Cross Police Chief Niles Stahle. Peterson age. 1 is out of jail on bail. r DO YOU HAVE A NEWS TIP CALL YOUR strian-automobile Salt Lake City. The police report further stated that Owen was eastbound on Highway 68 when he noticed children to the side of the street. He honked his horn and slowed 16-fo- ot the other officers, who docked soon after he departed to find Hurst said his petition will at- them. He became caught in a sudden tack the portion of the resolution with gusts of up to 40 mil-e- r squall commissioners passed by county per hour and couldnt return to that states that the district is being formed for the health andor shore because the waves were so high, according to Simpson. convenience of Davis County. Sheriffs rescue officers reThey havent proven that, he ceived a call from concerned said. wildlife officials at about 8:30 But, according to deputy attor- that night. We knew he had to ney Hess, statements to this effect be out in the lake, we just didnt are very standard. There is know where. But we thought he something similar to that pream- had docked on Antelope Island ble on ordinances passed by ev- and was staying in the small there. he said. ery government entity. Bates couldnt return because Richard Harvey, the countys the waves were too massive, evironmental health director, said said. Simpson that contary to popular belief, the federal Environmental Protection Agency is promoting the burn plant. They are the ones who funded the original studies on it. ' Using Wheels to Give Help 'Continued From Page 1A Each of us put in $5 for the I paint. I . Now all makes of ? drives are accepted and are not required to be red. A plaque with emblem was chosen, and a motto accepted. The shield on a round background is still displayed on the of posse jeeps and drives. ; When the posse was first organized, it took care of search and resue for the whole state. The men traveled all over i Utah and into Idaho and Wyo- said. Bates took a Sheriffs deputies J.R. Hunt and Bill Jensen set out to make e the journey from the lakes causeway to the island a lit- ILoIiesM PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DISTRIBUTED FREE BY CARRIER i EVERY WEDNESDAY LaCseside El view AREA CORRESPONDENT MORNING, FROM ROY THROUGH NORTH SALT LAKE. A SUBSIDIARY OF THE STANDARD CORPORATION. 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