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Show Toonsoi? Artist tries out 'what no one else does' April 17, 2003 www.cHmertmSay.com Boating fun requires spring preparation Hill not in imminent danger, but polities likely to surface in attempt to close 100 U.S. bases r! BY TOM BUSSELBERG ( Itppi Uvaudais buried s (I ii n g 1 - 111 set He is survived by his wife Jackie and sons Destre and Carson Fort Mitchell, Ala , his mother, grandmother Juana Moya, brothers, Walter, Tom, Phillip and Howaid Jr , sisters. Cathy , I emner and Lisa o Bountiful HreDsitL to oner CERT training - BOUNTIFUL The Bountiful City Tire Department is offering Community Emergency Response Training (Cr RT) beginning May 20 Tile classes will be held at the main Bountiful fire station 63 W 2(X) South from 0 pm each Tuesday and Ihuisdavthiough June 28 The course is followed by a full day of refiesher dulls and an opportunity to assist the fne department at local incidents Cost is $15 pei person, which includes materials and protective equipment Students learn to Understand bioterionsm threat Manage utilities and put out small fires 1 tills Week with Dl C IS ( euilltv lippel cccllllv.s keV discussed Illlona topics 1 hcis aie a lot ol ide is on what we is "on to I 'll s Sctllol Senitol s He! have to lies s of I B W IS unlit now the will dsicinune the kite ol as m mv is ' Km h isc s cnit ol 41 He is icteiiina to the upeom ( BR ( uni (Bise Realignment ind ( losine Commission) he nines which will stait nevt Ve ii In the is! BR ( ( lounds it bee mie vav polit teal Hatch said noting that Hill An ouc Base fill is would be sale ll lucked stllellv oil Its mcllts the best o die till cC .III logistics ee Ills is It ll Is oile ol the best sottw iic unit liuhtics in the woild s. n! munitions to li iq and h indies ill the landing ee u m initeiiancc loi the u oiec He commended the JlTli and tlsMli Indite Wines Iw noting then abilitv to put defensive shields ova US cities something vx L uuedhowtodo ckirino the Olvmpics he v ilue ol the I 'tali c sting V nr ng R met' It i I I I UTAH SENATOR ORRSN HATCH warns of the need for vigilance over County hopes for fall start at meeting center BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Alitor FARMINGTON - When it conies to planning for the Davis Conference Center it's largtlv down to the mttv grittv " oi example, since the conteience center will need a kitchen toi certain officials are lunctions examining whethet designs should allow tor easv I sharing with the adjacent hotel Countv Commumtv Development Director Wilt Sommeikoin said such issues, including who will do what between the county's conference eentei and the hotel are occupving a gicat deal 3 See "COUNTY," p. AS Hill AFB and the importance of tax cuts D See ' HATCH," p. A3 Officials laud visitors' bureau plan BY TOM BUSSELBERG C tipper Veu s dnoi FARMINGTON - Imitative plans to start a countv Convention and Visitors' Bureau (( VB) this summer are causing jubikition Irom ieprcsuita-tive- s ot the hotel and entcitainment mdustrv think it will be a vciv good thine to in place, said I odd Johnson manput ager ot the Fk'st Western Cotton Iree Inn in North Salt I ake As the vcais have gone bv, dittcicnt counties and organizations around us m Noithem Utah as well as Salt I ake and Provo, have developed ( V Bs to develop then aieas W'e ve been kit in the middle As we get new venues, new golf courses etc. and have a greater presence in the state and on the map this would be i wav that we cun take care ot our needs (or conventions and restau he said lohnson is also rants, etc chairman ol a Davis Chamber ot 1 Commerce tout ism committee Commission Chiu man Countv Dannie McConkie told the Clipper Fuesdnv that plans are in the works toi a CVB to start up bv lulv Although the issue was raised as part of a discussion on the pioposcd Conference Centci (sec stoiv at left) he emphasized that it x not oiilv about the conference center its about Davis Whv should people come Countv here' I his would tell about the hotels a restaurants and Antelope Island crown jewel we sec as a magnet We want to be able to market Davis We will he emphasized County, probublv pick up anothci 100 000 icsi dents in the next 20 vcais and we te at 260 (XX) now Still the inaontv ol oui workforce leaves the countv loi woik Hus would bring new jobs The idea for the CVB is not new and has actually been studied bv I ugoon and the Davis Chumbu ot Commerce for the past live veuis, nccotding to 1 committee kill! Sheldon spokesman lek We've been heading in this direction and have been hoping th it this would conic to bullion said killpaek who ism If you charge ol lagoons marketing look over the past decade Davis Countv is a much dilleicnt place than it was 10 vcais ago Ourinvciitoiv ol hotel rooms is much ditkiciit mu ollei mgs ol entertainment and dining aic much different With oi without a conic uncc centci a t V B will do nothing but enhance the uicu and help those hoteliers who aie dcspciatclv tiving to increase their occupaiicv Kites is well as drive mine ttalhc to loc il attractions he said II its done eoircctlv it will put m m beds Davis Countv. heads moie which m turn means they lx eating in oui lestauiants plaving.it out facilities, putting monev into oui tax base. killp iek said 11 i: See "OFFICIALS," p. A5 ictims safely Organize others to support first responders' efforts During a disaster, the number and size of an incident can overwhelm conventional emergency services. CERT trains for all hazards and helps participants protect themselves, their families, neighbors and neighborhoods in emergencies For more information or to For delivery problems, please call us before 10 a m. Wednesdays at: 1, 11 I tali Sui Oinn Hatch is uig-mcontinued vigilance to pioUct Hill An okc Base and savs 11101c Rcpuhlications aic needed in Conuicss to eiisuie that needed healllieaic and ecobe passe el nomic Ictoinis e No one can compaie to fill n ouc Base on Sen Olllll Hatch (low) eosls on oill woik ethic said cailici this week dtmiHj an hotn lone niteivicw SYRACUSE SSgt Nmo D Livaudais. 23, was buried with full military honors Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery The foinier Syracuse icsident and two others died in Iraq Apul 3 in an apparent suicide attack when a car exploded at a checkpoint near the I laditha Dam, 80 miles east of the Syrian border He was the second Utah soldier killed in the haq War He was on active duty in the U S Army at the time of the attack and received the Puiple I kart and Bronze Star for valor during the conflict Livaudais was bom Api il 30. 1979, m the Philippines, the son of the late Howaid and Divma Livaudais 1 le grew up in Syracuse A memorial service will be held at Fort Benmng Ga , and m Davis County at a later date still to be 295-225- i BOUNTIFUL at Arlington site Pros ide medical aid Seaich tor and rescue f ext. 119 or 120 Be prepared: West Nile virus on BY MEUNPA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Water - It s likely the FARMiNGTON West Nile Virus will hit Utah this summer, but that s not cause for the lives ot Utahns to be disrupted That was the word kom Utah health officials Tuesday as they unveiled the Tight the Bite, campaign aimed at the virus, which hit all but six states last year I Fealth The Davis County Department, in partnership with the Utah Department of Health, held a information session explainthe the means of attack and the virus, ing resources in place to keep the public informed The primary message of the session was that the virus almost certainly will hit Utah this year, but that docs not mean we should change our lifestyles or let it destroy our lives, said Robert T Rolfs, state epidemiologist However, residents should be aware of the virus and be willing to take precautions to protect themselves West Nile is transmitted to humans the way horses and other mammals via mosquito bites Gary Hatch director of the District Davis Mosquito Abatement said three of 15 species common along the Wasatch Front are carriers of the virus One of them the uiban mosquito. resides in urbanized habitats such as gutters, ornamental ponds, old cans and tires and swimming pool covers anything that sits and holds water Both species are most active at night especially at dusk and dawn Officials urged residents to keep such areas fiee of standing water Hatch and others said the best way for residents to protect themselves at d those high risk times is by wearing shirts and long pants and using repellent containing DLFT on adults and children ages 2 DEFT should not be used on children under 2. Instead, they should be covered with mosquito netting West Nile was isolated in 1937 in Uganda, but it didn't make it to the United States until 1999, when it was first long-sleeve- Health officials on Tuesday launched the "Fight the Bite" to inform the public of the West Nile Virus. campaign ITS ON THE WAY: M See "WEST NILE " p. AS |