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Show Davis County Clipper On Once in a while you feel the conference center Do I hear I talk about it, then it kind of dies away, I'm hoping the county is serious about it, but don't know for sure. think it would be nice for Davis County to I will actually be I built this time? Do have a conference center and get some of that business and money that has been going elsewhere. you care? theStreet don't think they (the Tuesday, May 6, 2003 conference center might be a good thing for A county) could get people to come up here. It would be a long way for people from Salt Lake City and there are not a lot of night time activities. Maybe they will push it through this time in an attempt to boost the local economy. I whether it I don't care happens or not. Friends, family fight man's rare cancer band, Matthew Garner asked guests attending their wedding reception in Bountiful Saturday to make a donation to Pusey's medical fund instead of bringing a gift. The old Pusey is the executive director of the Criminal Investigations Division of the the Utah Attoiney General's Office, and has worked in law enforcement throughout his ar career. Doctors are still stud) mg Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Saicoma, a disease which occurs mainly in childien and young men. The major symptom is a large abdominal tumor IN BETTER TIMES: Cancer victim Jade Pusey reads to rounds of chemotherapy, followed by another an stem cell harvest. I will then be surgery admitted to the hospital for a lethal dose of chemotherapy, followed by a stem cell transplant, utilizing my own harvested stem cells and the stems cells of a donoif who will be Puseys brother Jared. The risks are great. he admits. He will be in the hospital for at least a month and perhaps as long as a year. Any infection during his recuperation could be fatal. We are willing to undertake these risks because the doctors tell me it is the only chance 1 have to live. Last Thursday evening, law enforcement son. his fake County Sheriff's (where Pusey formerly was Department employed) and the attorney generals office rallied in support of Pusey. offering donations to the medical fund and calling on Puseys insurance carrier to reconsider its decision. Pusey attended, but could only stay about one-hahour, before fatigue set in While the law enforcement community has offered its support to Pusey, the family still needs financial help. Donations can be made at any Zions Bank to the Jade Pusey Donation fund or they can be mailed to Jade Pusey, do officers, many from Salt Clipper Staff Writer FARMINGTON - Hie Davis Board of Education has approved several administrative changes which will take effect next fall Junior Highs Farmington Principal Vickie Ingiam has been appointed principal of Woods Cross Principal Kathy Scott will serve as pnncipal of Wasatch Elementary School, replacing Loma Franke, who will become a district reading specialist. Other administrative changes 1217 N. 2525 West, Layton.84041 include Distnct Secondary Language Arts Specialist Debbie Robbins, who will serve as principal of Crestview Elementary. Her language arts position will be left vacant. District staff Development Coordinator Dr Ann Adams has been named staff development director, replacing Dr. Sandy Petersen, who will replace Dale Barnett as one of the districts elementary' school directors. ter is I U.S. highway funds Nearly $150 million in tedeial highway and transit funds appoi-tione- d in Utah were spent alomz the Wasatch Front m Fiscal Year 2002 most of that on transit projects. Last week, the Wasatch Front Regional Council, made up of five Wasatch Front counties including Davis, released a report required by the federal government on how federal highway funds were spent Information for the report comes I Itah the from WFRC, Department of Transportation, and Utah Transit Authority. A total of $992544344 m federal highway funds and $47971,665 in federal transit funding went to northern Utah projects That was 49.5 percent of highway and tian-si- t funding given the state Funded highway protects included work on Bountiful's 200 West, from 500 South to 400 North; signal cooidmation in Layton; 600 N Main, over Farmington Creek, US 89 at 200 variable North in Kaysville; message sigas, state road 126, Mam at ,500 North, Stieet Cleat field Syracuse Road. Main Stievt to 1000 West, nearfield; and the 1 tah Botanical Center, Kavsville; totaling about phase m $145(10(1 lederal and state kinds While much of the transit funding went to light rail lines in Salt lake Countv. Davis County saw some levtian bus replacements. "This list ot completed and 1 ongoing pioiects. many of which moss (unsdictional boundaries and receive funding from multiple souices. is an excellent example of what governments can do when they woik together for the common g(xd Proiccts on the list such as the icconstruction. the widening Salt Lake 12600 South m County the University of Utah of TRAX extension, the widening of Wall Avenue and 31st Street in Weber County and the widening ol Syracuse Road in Davis County aie essential to the mitigation of congestion along the Wasatch said W'asatch Front runt Regional Council chairman Glen Burton, who is also a Weber Countv commissioner 1 Cllpper.weeMtfflSM-flflresult-s The proposed Davis County Conference Center is a snoozer of an issue, according to the Clipper's weekly poll on its Web site (also see related question above). Few think it will be built this year, and few even care much about it; Those who believe it will be started this year Those who don't believe it will be started this year Those who think it's important for Davis County;. Those who don't think it's important . . 6.25 93.75 . . 37.5 62.5 Thanks IMIasnS Thank her for all she does... Mother's Day and other day ... with every something special from Super Wash. on Phgh School, replacing Rick Call, named district cumculum director. Boulton Elementary School Principal Liz Beck will go to Bountiful Elementary', replacing Cyndee Miya, who will move to the district Staff Development Office, replacing the retiring Betty Spencer. Memmott. Layton Mary Elementary Schools principal is moving to Centerville Elementary School, replacing Dr Jesse Taylor, who is retiring. Vista Monte Elementary School Principal Bernardo Villar will move to Doxey Elementary School, replacing the retiring Paul Christensen. Hill Field Elementary School principal Shauna Lund will be principal at Holbrook Elementary School, replacing Merry Fusselman, who will serve m the district Research and Assessment Office. Crestview Elementary School Principal Kevin Prusse has been Muir of named principal School, replacing Elementary Ofelia Wade, who is mov ing to the new Eagle Bay Elementary School. Clinton Elementary School I lf Changes made in school, district officials BY MEUNDA WILLIAMS think a conference cendefinitely a valid project. also feel that, so far as starting construction in September goes, it seems something they would be able to accomplish. A center like this could bring some outside business and conventions in. Clipper Staff Writer front. To help alleviate the financial hardship, Jiselle and her new husJades sister-in-la- The bad news is that only a few people have lived more than a year after diagnosis; the good news is they have learned enough about similar cancers that doctors believe there may be a treatment that might cure the cancer and save my lifer Pusev said His treatment plan involves several more think it would be a good thing to have a conference center to keep people in Davis County area instead going elsewhere for events. I'm optimistic it will be built. I'd say, sure, why not. BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Without a medical procedure his insurance company has denied. Jade Pusey will die of a cancer that only 200 people have been diagnosed with worldwide. The former Bountiful resident has Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Sarcoma, and doctors have little hope of Pusevs survival for more than another six months without a stem cell transplant his insurance company calls experimental. The expenses are far more than Jade, and his wife Tanya can manage $200,000 up still left many. Two days later doctois told Pusey they didnt think he would live, and on Apnl 2, they diagnosed the disease. Bountiful of Clipper Staff Writer seven-pound- Kaysville Davis receives chunk BY MELINDA WlLLiAtVtS and other tumors throughout the pelvic region. On March 17, Pusey underwent surgery in which doctors found dozens of tumors ranging in size from microscopic to a the size of a large cantaloupe. Pusey said the doctors removed as many as they could, but Bryan Brady I the county, but don't know a lot about it and, frankly, I'm not all that interested. Meg Seamons Buy WEDNESDAY tokens specially-price- d for Mother's Day, available 4 tokens for $10. May 0. 21ST MAV with awaid And, win Mom a beautiful Longaberger winning surgeon Register April basket! 25-M- 9 drawing May 10. 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